Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 161



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 161

161. The host

『Sungjun (D.Voice)’s Destiny, Billboard’s #1 feat!』

『Sungjun vs Johnson Twins, A Fateful Great Reversal!』

『Sungjun, the first K-pop singer to headline Lollapalooza!』

『Brother Johnson, “I can’t accept the result”』

A super match between top Korean and American singers for the headline spot at the Lollapalooza Music Festival.

As soon as the final winner was decided, articles poured out like a torrent.

These days, the world is full of fake news.

“Hey, even so, how is Sungjun #1 on Billboard? He’s a rookie who hasn’t even debuted for a year.”

When the first breaking news came out, people reacted with disbelief,

After just a few seconds, I realized that the situation was not serious as I watched the article being updated in real time.

And soon after checking the Billboard charts, what came out of their mouths was,

“This is crazy!!!!!”

It was a loud exclamation that cast doubt on the previous one.

It wasn’t the first time a Korean singer topped Billboard’s main single chart, the ‘HOT 100’.

Even before Sungjun, there was a boy group that achieved number one on the charts, creating the current worldwide K-pop syndrome.

First, there was a special reason why the mass media was making such a fuss every day.

It was the same reason why people who first came across the article couldn’t help but be skeptical.

Because Sungjun was a rookie who had only debuted for 8 months.

Moreover, it was noteworthy that he was a solo singer-songwriter and not from an idol group.

Meanwhile, a YouTube link was uploaded to Ariel Grande’s SNS, who participated in Sungjun’s featuring.

– This is the first full-length album by a Billboard #1 singer. Want to listen to it?

#1 in number of Instagram followers among women worldwide.

Ariel Grande boasts a whopping 380 million followers.

A lot of people? They followed the link and gathered to see Sungjun’s past showcase video.

And a new world of music unfolded before their eyes and ears.

“Are you finishing the song?”

The genre that Sungjun uses is ‘pop rock’, which is widely loved all over the world.

Sungjun’s unique charisma and appeal were added to it,

The translated subtitles left by ‘My Star’ from each country helped in understanding the lyrics.

Then something unbelievable happened.

Sungjun’s regular album is also starting to receive a huge response!

Among them, the title song and track 10 featuring global K-pop star Yuna received great responses and entered the Billboard charts.

And then the chart climb continued.

The two songs that had been running up the charts with unstoppable momentum finally stopped not far from where the American singles were located.

[Billboard HOT 100]

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

5. Become I – Sungjoon

10. Worldwide – Sungjoon (feat. Yuna)

It was the birth of a historic record that shook the music industry by ranking three songs in the top 10 of the Billboard chart at the same time.

This kind of promotion was also reflected in the album chart, Billboard 200.

Their regular album, ‘I’, ranked 5th on the charts.

This, of course, was the highest record ever for an album by a Korean solo singer from a non-idol background.

Mentioning the amazing results on both charts? The following comment was made in a column by Lee Jun-min, an entertainment reporter for The Star News.

– Proof that dispels all negative outlooks surrounding the future of K-pop!

– A good precedent that showed other domestic artists that ‘you can reach No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 as a solo singer, not as an idol or a group’!

The achievements of Seongjun were constantly praised and reproduced.

At the same time, Koreans identified with such Sungjun and indulged in the pleasure of ‘pride’.

The only drug permitted by the state, along with music.

It was ‘patriotic’.

With a greater sense of excitement than when I sang the OST for the previous ‘I’m Alone’ movie, the community was filled with people shouting for help and looking for a bowl of patriotism.

– Wow, I’m intoxicated by the fact that we have a country with a #1 singer on Billboard~

N My Star kids seem to be really enjoying the fun

n In the neighboring country, they are talking nonsense that they pushed Sungjun at the national level.

N It’s not particularly annoying, just a little sad···.

– Anyway, honestly, Seongjun should be exempted!

N I’ve already served in the military, what are you talking about? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

n Then why don’t they give pensions like those who win medals in international competitions? Why is it that only athletes are exempt from military service, while those in the arts aren’t? They both contributed to the national prestige.

N This seems to make some sense

N Billboard #1 pensionㅋㅋㅋㅋ It was amazingㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Around the time when a faint intoxication was felt in the community.

This time, the new song released by rapper Jay Jay is the topic of conversation.

This is because the song, which quickly rose to the top right after Sungjun’s first place win, contained an updated ‘World Class Line’.

[Sungjun, Choi Seokyong, Pater, JJ Let’s get going~]

Sungjun has truly risen to the ranks of world class by reaching number one on Billboard.

His dedicated music video director, Choi Seok-yong of Aloha Shirt, a master of the music video industry who grumbled that he would really not let his name be left out again.

And even FATER, the world’s number one player in the strategy game ‘League of Knights’.

– The members of the second monthly lineup are also awesome

– Sungjun has grown a lot. He even got his name on the same level as Pater.

-Pater: Welcome to the ‘Do You Know Club’, youngest.

Listeners who heard Jay Jay’s song each showed a reaction of agreement.

But, as is the case with light, there must be darkness.

If there is a passionate fan base, there are bound to be critics as well.

– This Billboard #1 wasn’t entirely due to Sungjun’s skills. It was due to noise marketing.

N I admit. And honestly, if it weren’t for Ariel Grande’s featuring, it would have been hard to even make it to the top 20.

n It seems like ‘My Star’ and the media are making a big fuss and exaggerating

Those who were jealous of Sungjun tried to create negative public opinion.

It’s just the effect of noise marketing.

MXM Entertainment bribed Billboard along with George Brown’s label ‘New Era’.

It’s not certain, but it seems like it’s a plagiarism of an existing song.

They spread fake rumors, making up all sorts of absurd excuses.

However, their lowly scheme did not last long.

– Kill those nationalities!

– Give a lawsuit that will fill the bellies of the immature children who spread fake news!

The public took the lead and began to protect Sungjun and root out malicious commenters.

The management of ‘My Star’, also known as ‘Bloodless Empress’ or ‘Anemic Empress’, who was preparing for sortie, didn’t even need to step forward.

The music video for ‘Destiny’, which pays homage to Japanese animation, surpassed 100 million views in just one week.

Sungjun’s Instagram follower count has surpassed 15 million.

Just a few months ago.

When Sungjun first opened his Instagram, the number of followers exceeded the 10 million that Monsta Z leader Jiwoong had expected.

The number of applicants for the ‘My Star’ fan club also skyrocketed.

Since most of them were foreigners, there were times when the management was at a loss.

one side,

As for MXM Entertainment, there was a flood of emails from American broadcasting stations and various programs asking for Sungjun to appear on the show.

Half of them asked to appear with Ariel, who featured in the song.

First, we will select programs and interviews in which Sungjun will appear alone.

Through the now-familiar video conference, MXM Entertainment and New Era gathered to select a program on which the two would appear together.

Could it be because we have come to resemble each other’s way of thinking through our joint work?

The programs that both sides put forward were exactly the same.

“”The Tonight Show.””

Hosted by comedian and actor Tommy Falcon, the historic late-night talk show on NBC, also known as “The Tommy Falcon Show,” is one of the highest-rated programs in the United States.

This show became famous among Koreans as it featured Yuna, a Billboard chart senior and fellow MXM Entertainment member.

“If you want to complete Lola’s schedule, you’ll probably be staying for quite a while this time.”

“Okay. Then I’ll see you in America soon.”

The meeting ended with a greeting to George Brown across the screen.

“Then, as I said, I’ll go home early today and get some rest.”

“Yes, because it will be a forced march from now on.”

I returned home in a van driven by Oh Hae-soo.

Seongjun sat on the bed after taking a quick shower.

Then, as his hand slashes the air a few times, a system message appears before his eyes.

After reaching #1 on Billboard? It was a notification about the success reward for the mission to ‘win a headliner spot at one of the world’s top three music festivals’, which I had put off checking for a while while replying to the flood of congratulatory messages from those around me.

[You have acquired the SSR grade item [Recycle Mixer].]

The identity of the reward, which was initially marked as a ‘question mark’ and aroused curiosity, has been revealed.

“Why a blender all of a sudden…?”

Besides, what does ‘recycle=recycling’ mean?

Seongjun tilts his head at the appearance of an unexpected object that seems to have nothing to do with music.

However, soon, Sungjun let out an exclamation as he confirmed the true value of the word ‘recycle’ written in the item description.

“If I put in 100 of any item, it will convert them into 1 SSR grade item?!”

In other words, it is a definite self-soothing machine!

The number of materials required was considerable, 100.

Fortunately, he currently had quite a lot of consumable items in his possession.

R-rated item.

Random taste jelly bean and turmeric flavored lozenges.

These were miscellaneous items that I accumulated while logging in and keeping the mission reward coins for gold coin synthesis, and sometimes when I was desperate to play gacha, I would turn the gacha once or twice.

Adding up the things Santa brought back from dog walking activities, I ended up with a lot of extra stuff left over, enough to use for future song writing or stage work.

“Right now, it’s only enough to recycle once.”

Its future value was infinite, as it would allow us to continue to effectively use the surplus junk items.

“Then let’s try it right now.”

Select and load 100 items from your inventory window, and a transparent recycle blender will be filled with jelly beans and lozenges.

Next, press the power button on the mixer.

Wheeeeeeeeing-

The blade rotates and crushes the contents inside the mixer bucket.

Then a dazzling light burst out from the mixer.

It was a natural rainbow color, like when you summon an SSR grade item from a gacha machine.

The colors flowed down from the tilted mixer, and soon hardened into a shape of something.

A small, round head is visible.

“This is···!”

At first I thought it was a snowman, but it wasn’t.

It was a doll made of cloth that had already taken shape and looked a little different from a snowman.

And the system told Sungjun the name of it, which was quite unfamiliar to him.

Tiring-

[You have acquired the SSR grade item [Disposable Weather Doll].]

Weather doll?