Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 159



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 159

159. Final Winner

Sungjun’s first full-length album ‘I’ was successful in ranking first on the Kiwi charts.

However, as some expected, not all 10 songs made it into the TOP 10.

This is because the title song of the 4.5 generation girl group Samdaejang, which debuted last July, barely managed to make it into the TOP 10.

The three girl groups that were ranked 1st to 3rd barely saved face as they were pushed down to 7th to 9th place.

It was fortunate that Sungjun released the album on August 15th, Liberation Day, his parents’ wedding anniversary. If the release date had been brought forward, the current drop in rankings would have happened much earlier.

If that had really been the case, the unfortunate event of Sungjun eating into the position of ‘Breeze’, which was produced by Sungjun and was under the same MXM Entertainment, would have occurred.

Since ‘Breeze’ had just finished its 4-week promotions, Sungjun and MXM Entertainment were able to proceed with album promotions without any worries.

Well, anyway.

Now, the fans’ interest is focused on how the remaining seven spots in the TOP 10 will be distributed, excluding the three spots occupied by 4.5 generation girl groups.

The ‘music chart performance battle’ between the five Avengers has already become a hot topic online.

Additionally, each of the Avengers had their own fandom, and each fandom had one common reaction when they encountered the issue of the ‘ranking battle’.

Songs featuring my singer should be above songs featuring other singers!

This was a matter of pride for me as a singer, and the pride of each fandom.

Thanks to this, each fandom began a full-scale streaming campaign to get their featured song ranked higher among the six spots, excluding the title song that rose to number one.

Even though it wasn’t a comeback by the artist himself, an unprecedented event occurred where a notice regarding a full-scale attack was posted on the fan cafe and group message room, and naturally, this was caught on the radar of scoop hunter Gaeko Lee Jun-min and turned into an article.

And soon after, the results of the general strike came out.

In the rankings where the joys and sorrows of each fandom are mixed.

The last song listed was ‘First Step’ featuring Oh Jin-woo.

Oh Jin-woo, who received support from fans who enjoyed watching ‘Who’s the King’, ranked 10th out of the TOP 10.

Although it was regrettable that he only made it to the top 10, Jinwoo Oh was said to be very satisfied with his performance among the monsters.

Next, right above the three 4.5 generation girl groups ranked 7th to 9th, the 6th place is ‘Reversed’ featuring Mimyosoyeon Ain.

One step above that, in 5th place, is ‘Still’ featuring former Pink Rose main vocalist and current popular actress, Ye Seon-ha.

The rankings of the two men were a result of a reversal that defied many expectations.

Because many people predicted that there would be a member who should have been in the lower ranks of the Avengers featuring.

That member, of course, was lyricist ‘Shine’, who had not yet officially debuted in the music industry along with Oh Jin-woo.

Shine, the protagonist who surprised everyone with a twist, took home a silver medal in Avengers and 4th place in Kiwi TOP 10.

Many people questioned why she, who is not even an idol, was ranked above Ain and Ye-seon-ha, and analysis of the reason soon followed.

First, the analysis said that the theme of the song ‘Dream’ was the most popular compared to those of other featured members.

Secondly, he cited the help of a ‘strong assistant.’

“Everyone! ‘Shine’, who wrote the lyrics for ‘I Love the Sea’, has participated as a featured artist in Sungjun’s album this time! Everyone, please listen to it a lot!”

Unlike the recently popular girl group Mimyosonyeo or the former legendary girl group Pink Rose that disbanded, the current top tier girl group Sisters is still reigning.

The support of the Sisters fandom went to Shine as Hyoryeon, the leader and main vocalist of the Sisters, shouted out and cheered for Shine during a live communication with fans.

In addition, Shine has been building a solid fandom of supporters on SNS and online communities, including her main channel, YouTube, as a character who is said to be ‘perhaps an incredible beauty under a helmet’.

That is, a popular song and the support of the Sisters fandom.

Thanks to the added firepower of the main force, we were able to break everyone’s expectations and achieve 4th place.

And the person who stood on top of that shine was the person everyone expected.

– As expected, Yuna got the top spot

– I knew it lol His weight class is unrivaled lol

Yuna, the true top singer in Korea.

Even the elderly who only listen to trot have heard of Yuna’s name, and she has wide recognition across all age groups.

The combined efforts of her global fandom ‘Yunapia’, which has a size of over 1 million, quickly placed Yuna’s featured song ‘Worldwide’ at ‘3rd place’.

With the rankings of the five featured Avengers decided, there was one more thing left for fans to pay attention to.

That song featuring the superstar Yuna only made it to 3rd place?

So then what song is in second place?

Fans who had been questioning quickly nodded their heads in understanding after seeing the song title engraved on the second place.

The second song was Sungjun’s fan song for ‘My Star’, ‘Milky Way’.

‘My Star’ who sang ‘Milky Way’ with me is my first featuring.’

Thus, based on the ‘featuring’ saying that will remain in the history of the music industry for a long time, the glory of the final victory in the ‘featuring’ battle went to ‘My Star’.

in result,

[Kiwi TOP 10]

1. (New) Become I – Sungjun

2. (New) Galaxy – Sungjun

3. (New) Worldwide – Sungjun (feat. Yuna)

4. (New) Dream – Sungjun (feat. SHYine)

5. (New) Still – Sungjun (feat. Yeseonha)

6. (New) Reversed – Sungjun (feat. Ain of Mimyosonyeo)

7. (↓6) Bright – Breeze

8. (↓6) Shh – Seven Days

9. (↓6) My Name – Name

10. (New) First Step – Sungjun (feat. Oh Jinwoo)

Fans who checked the chart are leaving a lot of comments.

– Is it true that all the songs up to TOP 5 are Sungjun’s songs? It’s so real, my heart is pounding

– It’s amazing that Shine got second place.

I think it’s because the song ㄴㅇㅇ resonates with me the most

n The Ye-seon-ha and Mi-myo-so-nyeo fandom were a bit bitter. If only Hyo-ryeon’s live broadcast hadn’t happenedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

n There’s still time. Let’s stream more viciously and overtake.

– It’s so meaningful that the 2nd place is the fan song Milky Way

ㄴ The final winner of the featuring competition was ‘My Star’☆

n It’s ‘Unapia’, I admit it. Congratulations!

n I saw the ‘featuring’ quote live at that time, and for the first time I realized why the word ‘fan-ajeo (save even if you’re not a fan)’ came out

– It’s a bit disappointing that he didn’t dominate the charts. Then he would have been a true legend.

ㄴ Has there ever been a singer who has topped the charts with a regular album with more than 10 songs?

n I don’t remember

N Well, I feel the same way about it, but the 4.5 generation three-leader song was too strong for that.

N They also launched a full-scale attack to fight a defensive battle

N What the heck, several fandoms are going all out for this albumㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

N Don’t forget that the song Breeze was composed by Sungjun

In this way, there is a lot of noise online about the results of the featuring competition.

Offline, Sungjun’s appearance on a music show took place.

This time, as usual, it was a clean, one-week activity.

MXM Entertainment is famous for its marketing that understands the needs of fans and gets them excited.

In fact, considering the great interest focused on this ‘featuring battle’, we planned to recruit the featuring singers of the songs that performed best on the day of release, excluding the title song, and ask them to participate in the pre-recording.

But what the heck.

The fan song Milky Way, which was not featured by anyone, took second place.

Thanks to this, the songs that were showcased at the recording session were the title song ‘Become I’ and ‘Milky Way’.

The first of these is the stage for the included song, ‘Milky Way’.

The image of ‘My Star’ waving a star bong from the previous showcase is displayed against a dark LED background.

In front of the stage, the star wands of fans who participated in the recording swayed back and forth, creating a spectacular sight called a wave of starlight.

Next, in the main stage, the title song ‘Become I’, Sungjun’s passionate singing continued in a sensory set that mixed a school classroom, a company office, a guitar, and a piano, in line with the theme of Sungjun’s life.

A little later,

“This week’s #1 is…! Congratulations, Sungjun ‘Become I’!!”

Amidst the applause from the cast, Sungjun held the familiar first place trophy in his hand.

And such scenes continued two more times.

Just like the last comeback, they achieved the triple crown.

Three trophies were added to Sungjun’s display case.

It was while articles about Sungjun’s first week of comeback were pouring out.

– Something bigger is coming soon!

Someone wrote something like this in the community.

Sungjun’s fans couldn’t help but wonder what the ‘big thing’ mentioned in the post was.

It was clear that this was the very same issue that had recently been making headlines in American gossip magazines and was causing a stir in Korea as well.

It was a time when expectations were running high.

A post was uploaded to the Instagram of an American pop star twin brother.

Someone’s account was hashtagged with their comeback single teaser.

– We’re ready. Come in. @Sungjoon_official

The account holder whose name was called responded with a comment.

– Let’s go. Leave your seat empty.

The atmosphere was heated up by the exchange of microphones between an American pop star and a Korean K-pop star.

Was the Lollapalooza headliner showdown really real?!

I believed it was just an unfounded rumor from the paparazzi, but the nuance of the short conversation between the two teams posted on SNS was unusual.

One, no one has directly mentioned the headliner for Lollapalooza, so it’s too early to jump to conclusions.

It was around the time when I was observing the situation.

The next day, a post was also uploaded to the Lollapalooza account.

Inside the picture was the outline of the state of Chicago, USA, where the festival is held, and it was a poster for the lineup of performances for four days in September.

The posters are filled with the names of famous artists from all over the world, including America’s national little sister Ariel Grande.

[2nd DAY – ?]

The name that will headline the second day is question mark.

The moment I came across a sign I had never seen before on a Lollapalooza poster,

Heart pounding

The hearts of fans who sensed that something thrilling was about to happen fluttered.

When someone who couldn’t stand it asked in the comments what the question mark meant, the response was,

– The protagonist of that seat will be the ‘winner’

This was the official response from the organizers.

On this day, three keywords dominated the trending searches on numerous social media platforms around the world.

2024 Lollapalooza Headliner

Johnson Twins

Sungjun (D.Voice)

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one side,

At a time when the world was going crazy over the global super match between the Sungjun and Johnson brothers.

Seongjun in the studio was absorbed in a phone call with someone.

“···What, you say?”

Seongjun’s expression as he asks the other person on the other end of the phone is unusual.

Judging by the amplitude and intensity of the pupil vibration, it was clear that he had heard something quite shocking.

And after a while.

A voice spoke, accompanied by a short sigh.

– Mr. Seongjun… I’m thinking about quitting my job.