Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 148



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 148

148. Drunken talk

‘How did it end up like this…?’

SHYine, Seol Hye-yoon sighs inwardly.

Sungjun’s studio visited to participate in Sungjun’s regular album featuring.

In a place where a cozy(?) recording session between just the two of them should have taken place, there was an unexpected guest present.

A short-haired beauty sitting snugly next to him on the sofa.

There were many different titles for her.

South Korea’s top female singer, celebrity among celebrities, and the pinnacle of Korean hip-hop.

And the second daughter of the Seol family and her only younger sister.

Seol Ha-yoon, it was ‘Yuna’.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Sungjun’s face is seen with his eyes wide open.

In his handsome eyes, there was the same question he had been wondering: ‘What on earth is going on?’

Seol Hye-yoon swallows a sigh again at those eyes.

‘That’s right. How on earth did it turn out like this?’

The origins of the incident go back a few days.

It was the time when Yuna returned from Milan, Italy.

The sisters were enjoying a cheat day for the first time in a while when their younger sibling suggested that they try localized pizza, as they were disappointed with the bland taste of pizza in the mainland.

Seol Hye-yoon takes out a can of beer from the refrigerator as usual.

however,

“Sister, I want to have a can today too.”

For some reason, Yuna asked me to drink beer too.

You’re a total alcoholic who gets so drunk you pass out after drinking just one can!

“Non-alcoholic?”

“No, the same thing as my sister.”

When I asked if it was a non-alcoholic beer exclusively for Yuna, Yuna shook her head.

Well, I thought my brother might want to get drunk once in a while, so I handed him a beer.

“braided.”

The sisters clink the cans of beer they are holding against each other.

Then, the sisters’ chat time with Pimaek began.

“How was Milan?”

“It was so much fun. Seongjun oppa is here, well-”

Yuna chatters about eating pizza, gelato, and visiting a music store.

One person is excitedly telling stories, and the other person is gulping down beer while listening to his younger sibling’s stories.

And soon, the can of beer was completely emptied.

‘Oh, I’ve already finished one can.’

Seol Hye-yoon checks on her younger sister Yuna’s condition while looking at the empty beer can.

And as expected,

“lol.”

As expected from ‘Alchi’, Yuna’s face turns bright red in an instant and she is smiling with her eyes slightly open.

As expected, I got drunk after drinking one can.

“Daughter-in-law!”

Yuna shows off her hiccups with her dragon point.

If I drink any more here, it will affect my schedule the next day.

“Should we go in now and go to sleep?”

It was the moment when I was about to get up from my seat to clear the table.

chin-

Yuna grabbed his hand and stood up.

“Sister, just a moment. I have something to ask you before I go to bed.”

Until this point, Seol Hye-yoon had never even dreamed of what her younger brother would say.

“Yeah, what is it?”

When I was affectionately patting my drunken younger brother’s head,

“Sister, do you like Seongjun oppa?”

···uh?

A completely unexpected question suddenly came out of Yuna’s mouth.

“The person from the company that you were interested in before… that was Sungjun oppa.”

My hair turns white.

It was natural to be speechless at the question that came without a blink.

One, there was no denial.

“How… no, since when did you know?”

When I asked again with difficulty, Yuna answered with her lips.

“When Sungjun oppa was working as ‘D.Voice’, he was in the same general affairs team as my sister. I vaguely remember when an introvert like my sister met a fellow YouTuber and said they were going to collaborate on content.

Besides, whenever I talk about Sungjun oppa, it shows on my face, how could I not know? Even my Durahan helmet is polished so carefully that it shines every day. The fact that I started writing lyrics recently must have been suggested by Sungjun oppa as well.”

Indeed, is it because I have been living in the jungle-like entertainment industry since I was young and have built up my wit to the point of being a hundred-year-old?

Yuna had already seen through everything about him.

To the point where I feel embarrassed about myself for hiding it so clumsily.

While I was gathering my thoughts on what to say, Yuna asked me another question.

“So you two are dating?”

A solid straight fastball with no changeup.

It was a question that was typical of someone who finds it annoying to beat around the bush.

“···no.”

Seol Hye-yoon slowly opened her lips.

Yuna’s eyes, which had been intoxicated by that answer, become clearer.

“I see···.”

Yuna, who had been muttering quietly to herself, slowly raises her head and looks straight into his eyes.

“But, Sister…”

At that moment, Seol Hye-yoon had a gut feeling.

I wonder what will come out of my brother’s mouth next.

“I like you too, Seongjun oppa.”

*

‘Ah, as expected···.’

A sigh lingers on Seol Hye-yoon’s lips at her younger sister Yuna’s shocking drunken confession.

The thought that ‘what was meant to happen has finally come’.

I had planned to set a date someday to have a serious conversation… but who would have thought that today would be the day?

What should we talk about with each other from now on?

Since when did you like him? What do you like about him?

So who will give in and give up?

It was the moment when Seol Hye-yoon’s mind was starting to become complicated.

“Anyway, I knew this would happen when Seongjun oppa equipped Natural Plotting as his passive.”

Yuna grumbles in a light voice.

When Seol Hye-yoon, who had expected a heavy atmosphere, looked surprised, Yuna said.

“Huh? Why do you look so surprised? Didn’t you know that I like Sungjun oppa?”

“No, I guess that’s what it would be like…”

Seol Hye-yoon’s face became blank and she trailed off because Yuna asked so confidently.

Then Yuna smiled with the corners of her lips raised like her usual little devil self.

“Isn’t it amazing, sis? Sisters falling in love with the same person? I thought it was something out of a soap opera or web novel, but it’s true.”

“Foot-”

Seol Hye-yoon, who was relieved of her tension by Yuna’s teasing, ended up bursting into laughter.

Even if you’re not fighting by grabbing each other’s hair.

I was worried that there might at least be a fight or an awkward conversation…

As for Seol Hye-yoon, she was grateful to Yuna for creating an atmosphere where nothing seemed to be wrong.

“Sister, now is not the time to laugh. This is a very serious situation. It’s not just the two of us who are after Sungjun oppa.”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“Look at this. I told you that you still don’t know anything.”

Yuna asked, wiggling her fingers.

“Sister, you’re also featured in Sungjun oppa’s regular album. Have you heard who the other featured artists are?”

“huh.”

A member of Yeseonha and Mimyosonyeo who filmed a music video with Sungjun. And a man who worked together in ‘Who’s the King’.

But why on earth do they do that?

“When I asked our mixing/mastering team, they all said they were completely ‘serious’ about featuring.”

“So what? Isn’t that how it’s supposed to be?”

“That’s right. But the problem is that ‘sincerity’ has a different meaning from the ‘sincerity’ we normally think of.”

Yuna explains more directly to Seol Hye-yoon, who still seems to not get it.

“It contains my ‘true feelings’ towards Sungjun oppa. Thanks to that, it became more than just a simple featuring. It became a fierce battle to win Sungjun oppa.”

It was an unintended competition brought about by Sungjun’s recruitment.

Anyway, the title song is Sungjun’s solo song, so let’s leave it out.

A total of five featured artists are featured in the remaining songs.

Among those who kissed Sungjun (featuring him), who will have a featuring song that ranks higher on the charts?

In other words, it has become a bet of pride as to who is the most worthy partner to have by his side!

“In other words, it is a ‘featuring war’.”

“Huh!”

Seol Hye-yoon lets out a gasp of surprise after learning about the inside story of the ‘Featuring Battle’.

“So, right now, there are four rivals, including my sister and I, but I don’t know anyone named ‘Oh Jin-woo’. I also heard from Wang Seok-chun’s YouTube channel a while ago that Sung-jun oppa is really popular among the people there. He’s a devilish man regardless of chromosome.”

“Oh, that. I saw that too.”

From some point on, Seol Hye-yoon would visit the official ‘My Star’ fan cafe three times a day: when going to work, when leaving work, and before going to bed.

So she also saw the related article posted on the fan cafe along with a screen capture.

It became a hot post with explosive views.

“Anyway, let’s have a brief truce amongst ourselves! Before that, I think sisters need to cooperate.”

“Cooperation?”

“Yeah, let’s eliminate all the other rivals first, and then have a showdown between just the two of us. What do you think?”

Yuna reached out her hand to Seol Hye-yoon.

And Seol Hye-yoon, a strategist from the marketing team.

I was really persuaded by Yuna.

“···call.”

Thus, the two people who had been sisters but had become rivals once again joined hands as the Five-Weekly Alliance.

For Seol Hye-yoon, it was truly an ending she had not expected at all.

Still, I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was fortunate.

“In that sense, can I come and observe your recording this time, unnie?”

“Tour?”

“Yeah. Since the other players are all musicians, I think you’ll be relatively lacking in experience. So I was thinking that maybe I could go with you and give you a little advice.”

That is, he will sit next to the boxer who steps into the ring.

“Of course, Sungjun oppa will do a good job of directing, but I’m sure there will be help I can give along the way. And I also want to see what Sungjun oppa is like when he’s with you.”

I think it was because of the last reason, but I couldn’t bring myself to refuse.

If I reject Yuna’s offer here, I’ll end up running away out of fear for no reason.

If it were normal, I would have just laughed it off, but…

This time, I didn’t want to do that.

“Okay. Okay.”

*

That was the truth of this somewhat(?) uncomfortable three-way confrontation.

However, they did not reveal first that they were sisters.

It was because I didn’t want to cause unnecessary anxiety to Sungjun, who was about to record an important regular album.

If I were a normal person, it would have been normal for me to have noticed it on my own and asked about it, but…

Seongjun was more insensitive than I thought, and I waited for him to realize it on his own, and it ended up like this.

And finally,

Seongjun, who was facing the two people in one place, opened his mouth.

“The fact that you came to the recording together today means that, as expected, the two of you······.”

Gulp-

Seol Hye-yoon and Yuna swallow their saliva at the end of Sung-jun’s rambling words.

Now I finally realize that we are sisters-

“You contacted me in advance! Why, you both said you were fans of each other! I was going to arrange a seat anyway, and now this seat has opened up for me.”

At Sungjun’s reaction, Yuna and Seol Hye-yoon look at each other at the same time.

And then a light sigh.

‘Then that’s right. That dullard.’

Well, it wasn’t just because Sungjun had no discerning eye.

Since they were young, not many people could tell at a glance that the two were sisters.

One is cheerful and lovely. One is intelligent and proud.

The atmosphere must be very different.

However, in Sungjun’s case, he must have received quite a few hints, but he was dull because he didn’t know.

Meanwhile,

“Yuna. ‘Shine’ has some circumstances and usually hides his face, so you shouldn’t go around talking about it.”

Seongjun gives Yuna some words of advice.

Not calling me by my real name is also to protect my identity as a company employee.

‘I told you he is a very honest person.’

The corners of Seol Hye-yoon’s lips go up.

It must be because of these small but detailed things that both he and his younger brother fell in love with him.

Anyway, today again, it was not revealed that the two people were sisters.

One, it’s something that can’t be hidden forever.

It would be proper to announce it soon when the time is right.

With an apology for keeping it a secret for so long.

“Then I will start recording.”

Seol Hye-yoon entered the recording booth and put on a headset.

Through the glass window, I can feel Yuna’s gaze as she sits on the sofa.

As a professional singer, younger brother, and lastly as a lover.

A look that contains many emotions.

Maybe that’s why.

‘I feel more nervous than usual for some reason…’

Up until now, I have been considerate and yielding to my younger sibling who is three years older than me in many ways.

When I listen to other sisters’ stories, it seems like they fight almost every day.

Strangely enough, the two never argued or fought.

Seol Hye-yoon cherished Yuna, and Yuna followed her lead well.

So, in a way, this was almost like the sisters’ first fight.

‘But this time… I’m sorry, even though you’re my older sister, I can’t give in.’

Seol Hye-yoon’s tension subsides with the promise.

Then, the MR of the song she was going to sing, track 1, ‘Dream’, flowed out through the headset.

Seol Hye-yoon slowly opened her mouth to the accompaniment.

*

‘···Sister, you’re serious.’

Yuna, sitting on the sofa, thought as she watched her sister singing with excitement in the recording booth.

Could it be because he mentioned the meaning of this ‘featuring battle’?

It feels like they are really putting all their effort and passion into singing.

How much practice have you had?

Clean pitch and ending without any unnecessary embellishments.

There is also ‘real emotion’ in it, which was hard to feel when she sang cover songs in the past.

Songs with ‘real emotions’ capture the hearts of the public.

No matter how flashy the vocal skills or the composition of the song, they cannot surpass that true resonance.

Yuna’s heart also pounded while listening to her older sister Seol Hye-yoon’s song.

A sense of crisis felt at the same time.

‘···It’s dangerous.’

I never expected that my sister would be able to appeal to this extent.

He even felt that if he didn’t do his best the next time he recorded, he might end up accepting unexpected results in the ranking competition.

‘My older sister, who had been hiding her feelings…’

I can’t believe I can express my feelings so honestly.

It was all thanks to one man that Seol Hye-yoon was able to achieve these changes.

Yuna’s gaze turns to the man, Seongjun.

His eyes, ears, and mind, as he unfailingly shouted ‘again’, were all focused on his sister in the recording studio.

Of course, that’s because I’m focusing on recording and directing.

still······.

‘I won’t lose.’

Yuna bit her lip tightly.

That’s how time passed in the studio for the two sisters and the man.

It was the beginning of summer.