Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 171



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 171

171. Declaration

“uh?”

Seol Hye-yoon and Yuna both made the same sound at the same time.

Seol Hye-yoon, who had been blinking her eyes repeatedly as if surprised, turns her head to look at Seong-jun’s face.

A look that conveys the meaning of, “How did this happen?”

It was a reaction that was not particularly strange.

Because the male members Baek Seok, Oh Hae Soo, and Sung Jun had not shared with each other who they would bring in as advisors.

It was judged that inviting people who would help me for the day into a group message room or introducing them in advance would only make things more awkward.

However, since Yuna already knew that she would be participating as Baekseok’s advisor, she had just told him indirectly, ‘There will be someone you know, so don’t be too nervous.’

“That was Yuna···?”

“Yes, the last time I saw you two in the studio, you were close, so I thought you both knew each other was coming to the meeting today.”

Seol Hye-yoon is like that, and Yuna’s expression is like that too.

It seems like the information wasn’t shared.

“Hello, sister.”

“hello.”

Yuna seemed embarrassed at first, but soon greeted Seol Hye-yoon with a happy expression, and Seol Hye-yoon smiled back at Yuna.

Then, Sung-jun, who was sitting with Seol Hye-yoon, turns his gaze towards Oh Hae-soo.

The advisor sitting next to Oh Hae-soo was also a very familiar face to Sung-jun.

‘I never thought that the person Haesu brought was ‘us’.’

Oh Hae-soo’s partner was none other than Cody Wee Woo.

She was the type of person who spoke to Oh Hae-soo in a way that was different from how she usually spoke to herself, but her tone was somehow filled with nagging.

‘So at first, we misunderstood that we hated Haesu.’

Those two seem to be quite close.

Well, we’re still hanging out as a duo, but if I really hated it, I would’ve said something already.

“We’re here too.”

“Yes, it just so happened.”

When Sungjun greets her, Wiuri scratches her cheek with her finger and answers.

After that, the six people exchanged brief statements.

“Hello, this is Seol Hye-yoon.”

“Are you by any chance SHYine?”

“yes that’s right.”

When Oh Hae-soo asks cautiously, Seol Hye-yoon nods.

She is the one who visited Seongjun’s studio several times.

As many showcase guests as there were, Oh Hae-soo and Wi Woo-ri couldn’t help but know about her bare face under the Durahan helmet.

Sungjun felt like he was a man who knew everything, and Baekseok obviously knew that too.

Thanks to this, a comfortable atmosphere was quickly created without any major awkwardness.

Then the full-fledged meeting began with coffee and refreshments.

Oh Hae-soo, who was in charge of the presentation, puts up a PPT with the profiles of the two people targeted by this Love Manipulation Team.

“These are the two people we want to bring together.”

Choi Dae-heon, head of MXM Entertainment and a Baekjeongjang maniac.

And Cha Seong-eun, Sung-jun’s older sister and an elite who works at Mackenzie Korea.

“Wow… She graduated from Korea University, went to Yale University, and now works as a McKinsey consultant. This woman’s qualifications are no joke… No? Is it Cha Seong-eun? Could it be Sung-jun’s?!”

“Well… first of all, she’s my older sister.”

When Seol Hye-yoon asks in surprise, Seong-jun nods his head nervously.

“Somehow, you’re so beautiful that you look like Seongjun oppa···!”

“oh my god.”

Yuna and Wiuri’s eyes also grew wide.

“Oh, no way. The person I met at the entrance to the underground parking lot…”

“Huh? The underground parking lot?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

In the meantime, Seol Hye-yoon muttered something unintelligible to herself.

Afterwards, the two briefly greeted each other in the waiting room after Sungjun’s showcase and briefly explained that they felt fond of each other.

A trio of women who all agree that it is truly fateful and romantic.

“Anyway, in this situation, the two of you are trying to find a way to meet naturally.”

“As soon as I heard that behind-the-scenes story, this came to mind. How about something like this?”

Starting with Yuna, who was very excited, Seol Hye-yoon and Wi Woo-ri, who had been listening carefully, each expressed their opinions.

The quality of the ideas is definitely different from when the three men went head-to-head.

“hmm.”

Seongjun, Baekseok, and Oh Haesoo look at each other and nod.

There was a murmur that their decision to call an advisor was right.

Meanwhile.

“Well, I think we should hear what the men think about this part. What do you think Seongjun oppa would think?”

Yuna asks Sungjun for his opinion.

Of course, each person will have different tendencies and tastes, but the question that men generally feel is whether their thoughts are persuasive.

“Well, I guess I’m okay.”

Seongjun answered after checking the idea that Oh Hae-soo, who was the secretary for today’s meeting, had typed out at the speed of light.

After that, Yuna’s barrage of questions for verification began.

“Seongjun oppa, what aspects of the opposite sex do you find attractive?”

“Seongjun oppa, what kind of fantasy do you have about your first meeting?”

“Seongjun oppa-”

At first, the questions were evenly distributed among Baek-seok and Oh Hae-soo, but gradually they became focused on Seong-jun.

And every time Sungjun answers, Yuna reacts by exclaiming, “Wow,” as if she has found out something important.

Sometimes I even scribble something down in my notebook.

“You’re really working hard. I’m sure President Choi will be impressed when he finds out later.”

“Huh? Oh, haha. That’s right. I have to get Uncle Choi married.”

Yuna smiles awkwardly somewhere.

one side,

‘Is Hye-yoon writing it down too? Huh?’

Seongjun’s eyes widen as he turns his head slightly.

Note-taking was just a flirtation.

A ‘Rec’ sign is floating above the screen of a cell phone that is placed somewhat casually on the table.

Yes, that’s right.

Seol Hye-yoon was recording all of these meetings.

Seol Hye-yoon, who has always been meticulous and smart since her early days, could easily do that, but I didn’t know that everyone would be this serious about this.

Seongjun sticks out his tongue at Yuna and Seol Hye-yoon’s passion.

However, Sungjun didn’t notice the strange gazes passing between the two.

As time passed, the meeting drew to a close.

“Then, for now, let’s decide on these two.”

After much debate, two options were chosen through voting.

First, plan A.

“We invite you as an external consultant to MXM Entertainment.”

MXM Entertainment is at its peak of popularity with Sungjun and Breeze, who debuted this year and are enjoying great success.

Accordingly, in order to fully target the global market, there was a plan to expand overseas branches starting with nearby Japan, like the other big four entertainment companies.

The name is MXM JAPAN project.

This is precisely why Choi Max-heon has been making frequent trips to Japan recently.

The reason I was away all day today was because I had an external meeting with the strategic team members involved in the project to open a global branch within Enter.

In the process, the first plan that was currently unanimous was to ask for consulting from Cha Seong-eun, who works at Mackung Korea, and to start by meeting for work and gradually narrow the distance.

Plan B encourages a more casual encounter.

“The second is to invite you to the MXM Entertainment year-end party.”

MXM Entertainment, which aims to create a family-like atmosphere, holds a company-wide year-end party every even-numbered year.

At this time, it was suggested that Cha Seong-eun be invited as a guest.

“We are open to having artist families attend our year-end party.”

Because it can reassure families who worry about what company their precious children and siblings are working for, and it can instill pride in artists.

It was an event that all of the Monsta Z members’ families also attended.

Since then, the satisfied family members have responded very positively to the upcoming contract renewal with MXM Entertainment.

“Then let’s proceed with Plan A first, but prepare Plan B in parallel as well.”

“Yes. I’ll let my sister know about the year-end party schedule in advance.”

That concludes the first meeting of the Dating Manipulation Team.

*

That evening.

A sister’s house.

“I was really surprised earlier. I didn’t think that the person Seongjun oppa said he’d bring was my sister.”

Yuna, who was putting a mask pack on her face, spoke to Seol Hye-yoon, who was also putting a mask pack on her face.

A person you met at an unexpected place this afternoon and are now back home talking about the meeting you had a while ago.

“By the way, Sungjun oppa’s older sister is amazing. If you’ve been seeing her since you were little, you can’t help but have high standards.”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

Seol Hye-yoon nodded, and memories of the underground parking lot came to mind.

What did you say to the girl who gave you the lipstick that day?

What if I come across as a crazy person?

I was so surprised to hear that my sister was making a surprise visit that I don’t remember very well.

“Anyway, thanks to you, I was able to gather quite a bit of information about my brother. Right?”

While Seol Hye-yoon recalled her memories, Yuna smiled with satisfaction.

The notebook in my hand is full.

One quarter is about Choi Max-heon and Cha Seong-eun.

The remaining three-quarters are about Seongjun.

Here, Seol Hye-yoon’s recording is combined to complete the Seol sisters’ strategy notes.

I was so excited to find out Sungjun’s tastes that I exchanged glances with Yuna and joined in writing the strategy notes.

Seol Hye-yoon is still not sure if it is right to be like this with her younger brother and a man.

It was when my head started getting complicated.

“So, when are you going to confess?”

Suddenly, Yuna dropped a bombshell.

“confession?!”

The mask pack falls off Seol Hye-yoon’s startled face.

Yuna said this as if it was natural, without paying any attention to her older sister.

“I won’t keep liking you. I don’t think you’d ever be the first to confess. You’ve only ever confessed to me because of that face. Do you think you’ve ever confessed to me first? Well, that goes for me and my sister too.”

Yuna, who also took off her mask pack because she felt uncomfortable, continued speaking.

“Anyway, I guess the right time to confess is after oppa’s year-end concert. If I do it before then, my head will get complicated and it will be a nuisance. So, I guess it will end up being January 1st of next year.”

“······How are you going to confess?”

Seol Hye-yoon, who had been listening to her younger sister, broke the silence and opened her mouth.

“I have to appeal with what I do best.”

“If it’s what I do best…”

“It’s a song, isn’t it?”

Yuna said, looking straight into her older sister Seol Hye-yoon’s eyes.

“I’m going to write a love song that expresses my feelings for my brother. I’m going to release it this December.”

Yuna declared to Seol Hye-yoon.

It was a sign of fair play that both the method of confession and the date were revealed.

Also, my older sister should make her own decision accordingly.

“···okay.”

Seol Hye-yoon’s head becomes complicated as she answers heavily.

My brother is ready.

So, she also has to find a way to convey her feelings to Sungjun.

January 1st.

Sungjun’s debut day.

The fateful day of the two sisters has been decided.

*

MXM Entertainment’s first boy group.

Self-produced beast idols, ‘Monsta Z’ have made a comeback with their follow-up song.

1,000km/h

This is the song that Sungjun composed on the plane and gifted to Monsta Z.

Fans were excited at the news of the collaboration between ‘Monsta ZX Sungjun’, and the follow-up song following the title song also reached the top of the Kiwi charts.

In this way, the MXM Entertainment division was on a winning streak in the music charts in the second half of this year.

As the youngest daughter of the division, ‘Breeze’, comes down, the new world rookie Sungjun releases a regular album and Billboard’s #1 single.

As Sungjun’s long reign comes to an end, the beastly idol group Monsta Z makes a comeback.

There is no sign of him handing over the throne.

Because of this, other entertainment companies were left in tears.

In order to aim for first place on music shows and the top spots on the charts, there were many instances of strategically postponing the originally planned comeback date by 2-3 weeks.

One, news came that would throw another wrench into their plans.

『Music source queen Yuna, comeback with mini album in December!』

When MXM Entertainment’s pillar, Yuna, announced her comeback, the industry went crazy.

“The comeback schedules are definitely going to make this year the year of MXM Entertainment?”

“As the saying goes, ‘rowing when the water rises’, CEO Choi and Director Baek are gnashing their teeth!”

“They are also pushing for the establishment of a branch in Japan, so they are saying they will show performance.”

Now, no one, even as a joke, would treat Choi Max-heon as just another man of destiny who had discovered Yuna.

The domestic music and entertainment industry is flowing in that direction.

The e-sports industry has begun a festival that fans around the world have been eagerly awaiting.

2024 LoK (League of Knights) World Championship.

At the end of the year, the Rock Cup, where the top club teams from nine regions compete for the title of World Champion, has made its grand opening.

There were two main things that fans were interested in at this year’s Rock Cup.

First of all, of course, there is the expectation of whether League of Knights’ star player ‘Fate’ will be able to win the championship trophy again this year among strong competing teams.

Recently, with young players rising rapidly in Korea and China, fans’ attention has been focused on matches against them.

And the second is the anticipation for the artists who will perform on the Rock Cup final stage.

It has already been announced through articles who the artists who will shine in this year’s finals are.

The 4.5 generation girl group ‘Breeze’ swept the top spot on domestic music charts as soon as they debuted, and their popularity has recently been spreading abroad at an extraordinary rate.

– Are you going to bring Easy Listening this time too? Then it’ll be a bit difficult.

– I admit, it sounds good, but it doesn’t seem to fit the Rock Cup atmosphere.

– I think there will be a huge twist. It will definitely be a great song.

– The song will be released as a pre-release soon. It would be better not to make any hasty judgments until then.

There is a lot of debate among netizens about how they will fill the grand stage of the Rock Cup finals with their specialty, ‘easy listening pop’.

Meanwhile, Breeze had already finished recording their new song, ‘Wolha (月下)’.

And while the members were practicing the choreography, Sungjun was rearranging ‘Wolha’ into a live version.

At that time, ‘Breeze’s’ mother, Shin Jin-hee, visited Sung-jun’s studio.

“Mr. Sungjun, I’m talking about the Rock Cup final stage-”

Shin Jin-hee relays her opinion that came up during a meeting with the team in charge of ‘Breeze’.

Then Seongjun asked back.

“Yes? I wish I could stand on stage with you that day?”