Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 160



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 160

160. I’ll have fun

“ha···.”

A sigh escapes from the mouth of a woman lying on the bed with a pack on her face.

“ha···.”

A woman looks at the cell phone in her hand and sighs again.

A woman who had been looking at the ceiling with an expression as if she was thinking deeply about something gets up from her seat.

Then, with another soft sigh, she removes the mask pack, revealing her beautiful appearance.

It was Seol Hye-yoon.

Despite being a Confucian girl who grew up hearing the old saying, “If you sigh, good fortune will come out,” there was a good reason why she let out three sighs that seemed to have a story.

Recently, I have three worries that I can’t tell anyone.

Among them, the first worry was her ‘relationships with men’, which ranks equally at the top of all women’s worries.

A relationship between men.

It’s the perfect wording for someone to misunderstand, but Seol Hye-yoon’s relationships with men are very simple.

dad.

And the person you have a crush on.

These two are everything.

Therefore, the man who caused Seol Hye-yoon’s worries was naturally the latter, her unrequited love interest, Seong-jun.

Since the last housewarming visit, the progress in our relationship from a former co-worker to a friend has stalled.

This is because Sungjun has been very busy since his debut, creating a sensation as a singer-songwriter.

Before our debut, we sometimes had time to meet for coffee or meals, but after that, all we did was exchange texts or call each other to ask how we were doing.

While the opportunity to meet face to face became distant, her heart continued to run towards Sungjun, not knowing how to move away.

Love is such an ironic thing.

And here the second worry came into play.

It was not long ago that I was enjoying a beer with my younger sister Yuna.

“Sister, I like you too. Seongjun oppa.”

Yuna, who was drinking a can of beer, suddenly revealed her feelings.

Sisters falling in love with the same guy at the same time…!

Seol Hye-yoon’s thoughts were paralyzed when something that seemed like something out of a soap opera or a novel happened to her.

She was worried about how she would get along with her younger brother in the future, but fortunately, things didn’t change much between the two.

Is it because he is a celebrity with a mentality that goes beyond that of an ordinary person?

So cool Yuna didn’t show any behavior that distanced her from or restrained her older sister.

Rather, she said that the sisters should unite to push away the rivals around Sungjun, and even coached her during a recent featuring competition.

···Still, it was inevitable that I felt a little nervous.

It was the same when the rankings for this featuring competition were decided.

“Gyaaaah! My sister got second place!”

When the result, which was predicted to be 4th or 5th, turned out to be 2nd place, the sisters held hands and jumped up and down.

“······.”

There was a strange awkwardness in the results between the two people.

Seol Hye-yoon also naturally expected her younger sister Yuna to take first place.

Because my younger brother is a top star who is loved by countless fans.

‘but···.’

While I was convinced and accepted the decision in my head, I felt regret and resentment in my heart.

Without realizing it, he was thinking that the result of this fight would be to choose Sungjun’s woman, just like everyone else was talking about.

Sungjun and his younger sister Yuna are colleagues from the same agency and work in the same music entertainment industry.

There are many commonalities, such as experiences, conversations, and schedules.

Moreover, the two recently visited Italy together as global ambassadors for ‘Korea’.

I was overcome with a sense of anxiety and impatience that if things continued like this, the gap would continue to widen.

Then, an opportunity arose for Seol Hye-yoon.

Recently, his sub-character ‘Shine’ has started to gain popularity as a lyricist rather than just a cover song artist.

Seongjun’s ‘Cherry Blossom Road’ and Sisters’ ‘Do You Like the Sea?’

And even ‘Bright’ by ‘Breeze’, which brought about the 4.5 generation girl group syndrome.

Every song she wrote became a huge hit, and her songwriting orders skyrocketed.

Blood cannot be ignored.

Did he have an inherent talent for music like his younger sister Yuna, who reached the top of the music industry?

Seol Hye-yoon discovered a talent she had never known about.

Meanwhile, the pay per song was considerable.

The fee I received for writing the lyrics for Breeze’s recent title song was comparable to two months’ salary for Saehyang.

In addition, the monthly income that comes from copyright fees is enormous.

Seol Hye-yoon, who saw the numbers printed on her bankbook, worried about the taxes she would have to pay at the end of the year.

So now, the income from music is greater than the salary from the company.

Seol Hye-yoon’s third worry originated from that.

Until now, I thought of writing lyrics as a hobby or a side job to strengthen my connection with Sungjun.

But writing lyrics is becoming more and more fun.

It made my heart flutter that the lyrics I wrote were loved by the public.

When I listen to music, especially love songs, I naturally imagine myself as the main character of the song and being with the other person.

Of course, that opponent was Seongjun.

So, in the end, all the changes that are happening now started from Sungjun.

Anyway, thanks to that, Seol Hye-yoon was at a crossroads.

Whether to continue going to work or not.

Or should I just dive right in and focus on writing lyrics?

It’s about living your future life.

Rather than being swayed by momentary emotions, she calculated things rationally and coolly, as is typical of her personality.

The worries were bound to be prolonged.

While spending those days.

I happened to hear a song I was featured in.

Dream.

It was a story about a boy with a dream.

The moment when my voice overlaps with the voice of a man singing about his childhood dreams,

My mind, which had been level, tilted to one side.

I decided to start writing lyrics more seriously.

And I decided to tell my senior, Seongjun, who was leaving the company, about this important decision.

It was also a kind of announcement that he had now entered the same world as Sungjun.

Seongjun’s first reaction when he received the call was, of course, surprise.

“What? Why? Who harassed Hye-yoon?”

Are you going to quit because of bullying?

Thank you, but it was a really cute worry.

“No, that’s not it.”

After laughing, I told him the truth.

“I··· am going to try writing lyrics in earnest.”

Seongjun was silent for a moment as he repeated his pledge one by one.

And then he asked cautiously.

– ···Somehow I feel like I dragged Hye-yoon in, so I’m asking even though it’s a bit rude. Don’t you regret it?

A gentle question mixed with a sense of responsibility.

“Yes. I don’t regret it. And what if I regret it a little? Everyone else does it too.”

Seol Hye-yoon answered with a soft smile that Sung-jun couldn’t see.

“Well, if you’re that worried, will you help me a lot in the future?”

– That’s obvious. Since I’m the one who dragged Hye-yoon in, I’ll take responsibility and take care of it.

Seol Hye-yoon is left speechless by Seong-jun’s reply to the joke he made.

You said you would take responsibility···.

This guy, again and again! He easily blurts out dangerous statements that shake people’s hearts.

I swallowed the nagging thought that was about to come out, telling her not to say that to anyone.

Instead, he answered with a lot of meaning, contrary to Seongjun.

“I remember what you said about taking responsibility. I promise. I won’t complain later.”

Suddenly, the word ‘promise’ that he had uttered felt familiar.

‘Come to think of it, didn’t you say something similar when Seongjun told you he was quitting the company?’

Clearly, it was a promise that said, ‘No matter how famous you become as a singer, you can’t pretend not to know me’ and ‘If you get over 1 million subscribers, I’ll gift you a song.’

And maybe it was from that time.

When I heard the news of Sungjun’s resignation, I felt regret, but at the same time, I realized that my curiosity about him had turned into affection.

I don’t know if you know your own heart or not.

– When you get your retirement pay, you’ll treat yourself to a meal, right? With beef?

Seongjun makes a pointless joke.

Seol Hye-yoon smiled brightly, saying that she liked his unchanging teasing.

*

one side,

‘So Hye-yoon is finally taking the path of a lyricist.’

Seongjun had a feeling that this would happen someday.

As soon as I finished the call, a system message appeared before my eyes.

[Guild member ‘SHYine’s’ hidden mission ‘Change of Job’ has been fulfilled.]

[Personal mission appearance frequency and mission difficulty will increase.]

As soon as your ‘career’ as a lyricist was decided, you reacted immediately.

It is a system whose end is unknown.

Let’s go back to Seol Hye-yoon’s decision to resign.

As she revealed in the call, she was aware that her choice this time had a great deal to do with her.

It was I who first suggested writing lyrics.

After all, it was he who introduced Seol Hye-yoon to many people.

While the sense of responsibility was immense, I was confident that Seol Hye-yoon’s choice was the right one.

Her talent as a lyricist was innate.

I plan to spare no support so that his talent can shine even brighter.

by the way.

“Is it finally tomorrow? I get to fight with the Geogi brothers.”

D-Day is one day away.

Johnson Twins’ record label, MXM Entertainment, and New Era have agreed to match the album release date.

Since it had already happened, we decided to make it even bigger.

While someone’s chance to headline Lollapalooza would be blown, the attention and revenue that would come with the title of Global Super Match would clearly outweigh the loss.

The public interest was that enormous.

Both teams’ Instagrams had posts with ‘D-1’ written on them, and the number of hearts and comments on those posts were being updated at a frightening rate every second.

And that’s not all.

Artists from the United States and Korea each posted posts and stories cheering for the two teams.

Added to this are artists from the Lollapalooza lineup.

In the fashion industry, Angela, the chief designer of ‘Kore’,

In the animation industry, the support grew bigger and bigger with the addition of director Sotozaka, the master of ‘Mu-Portable’.

As a result, the online battles became fierce.

Each team gave their own plausible reasons for predicting the winner of the two teams.

In the Dark Route, there was even a betting game between the two teams.

Amidst such unprecedented attention.

The next day at midnight.

The two teams’ songs were released simultaneously.

[ Hey, Beauty – Johnson Twins ]

[ Destiny – Sungjoon (D.Voice) (feat. Ariel Grande) ]

The Johnson brothers put out a plotting song in the style they always release, and Sungjun, as already known, showed off a featuring song with America’s little sister, ‘Ariel Grande.’

This is the first song that Sungjun released targeting the American market.

At first, fans only paid attention to Ariel, who was featured, but little by little, interest in Sungjun began to spread.

It was natural.

Because the song and the voice were amazing!

– What, this song is really sung by an Asian? His voice is so appealing! It’s very deep, just like his name!

– The duet with Ariel is fantastic. In my opinion, it’s the best duet among the singers she’s sung with so far.

– The song is also very sophisticated and fancy. I heard you composed it yourself.

– I agree. The chorus line in particular is so ecstatic that it melts your ears. It’s like a melody given by the gods.

– And look at Sungjun’s visuals. I can see why Corea chose him as its global ambassador.

The overwhelmingly positive response followed.

At the same time, a major fluctuation began to occur in the Billboard music chart rankings.

The two songs began to swim upstream against the strong current of Billboard like salmon during the spawning season.

The period set by Sungjun and his twin brother is ’24 hours’.

The rule is that the team that records a higher Billboard ranking during the day wins.

Along with watching water and watching fire, watching a fight is called one of the three greatest spectacles in the world.

Everyone interested in this super match, including Sungjun and the Johnson brothers, held their phones in their hands and refreshed the Billboard rankings at regular intervals.

If you fail, you will be disqualified from Lollapalooza!

If successful, it will be a revolution in headliner takeover!

The aggro effect with polar opposite outcomes was tremendous.

Entering the top 100 on the charts immediately after its release, it broke through to the top 50 within an hour.

After 2 hours, it rose to 30th place.

After 3 hours, he broke through the 20th place barrier.

And soon, both songs entered the Billboard TOP 10.

“Billboard Top 10! Top 10!!! And in less than half a day!!!”

Cheers erupted from both Sungjun and Johnson Twins’ agencies.

It was a huge success for super match marketing.

However, it was still only ‘half’ successful.

He said he was going to enjoy it to the fullest until he received his final grades.

In an atmosphere where excitement and nervousness coexist.

The two songs continued to climb the charts.

Billboard is where the best songwriters and singers in the world gather.

Among them, the top 10 is the domain of truly global stars.

Since the TOP 10 area is where such stars compete, from here on out, in order to rise one step, you have to break through a wall as solid as concrete.

Accordingly, the two songs that had been climbing the charts with explosive momentum until now also saw their rise slow down after entering the TOP 10.

First, the climbing speed may have slowed down, but it did not stop.

Really, one step at a time.

Slowly pushing away the stones that were lodged in place, finally.

“Entered the TOP 3 – Ah, I made it to the TOP 2!”

Stand on either side of the throne.

Up and down.

The rankings of the two teams change every minute, every second.

Fans who were excited about the Super Match couldn’t put their phones down for even a moment that day.

It was the day when Billboard’s site recorded its highest number of concurrent users and longest connection time ever.

one side,

– Everyone! It’ll be tough, but please do your best until midnight!

In Korea, the fandoms of the Featuring Avengers, who were divided and fighting a streaming war just a few days ago, have met a common enemy and formed an alliance.

As a temporary military force for the Allied Forces, one of the ‘Mystar’ officers, the empress who handles coffee, ‘Bloodless Empress’, was selected, and under her direction, a coordinated general attack was launched.

One, the opponent was not easy either.

A pop star loved in the United States, a country with a huge land area and population.

Although opinions may differ about the brothers’ personalities, their recognition and musical careers cannot be ignored.

Thanks to this, the close match continued, with no way of seeing even an inch ahead.

And 10 minutes before closing.

[Billboard TOP 10]

1. Hey, Beauty – Johnson Twins

2. Destiny – Sungjoon (D.Voice) (feat. Ariel Grande)

Among the two songs that were repeatedly turned over like Othello, the Johnson Twins’ song was ahead of Sungjun’s.

If things continued like this, Sungjun’s participation in Lollapalooza would be canceled.

“please···!”

‘My Star’ and Sungjun’s global fans put their hands together and pray to the God of Music who exists somewhere in the sky.

But maybe it’s because the clouds are thick today.

Their earnest prayers seemed to go unanswered and the rankings remained unchanged.

The fans’ faces are filled with despair and resignation.

And finally.

It was midnight, the closing time for betting.

As the Billboard rankings were updated at the top of the hour, a single star shone brightly through the dark clouds in the night sky.

The winner’s name appeared in the eyes of fans who pressed the refresh button.

And as if it had been waiting.

The official Lollapalooza SNS has updated the lineup poster with the names of the teams that will headline the second day instead of question marks.

Additionally, a post was uploaded to the team’s Instagram.

– Headliner, thanks bros. Thanks to you, I’ll have a blast.