Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 173



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 173

173. Run, run

Dazzling moonlight shines through the gray clouds.

The thing emitting moonlight is a spherical ornament shaped like a full moon that appeared somewhere in the darkness.

All around are long, winding pieces of clouds, reminiscent of Korean paintings, in shades of lavender and deep pink.

The pastel colors create a mysterious and tense atmosphere.

And then, five members of Breeze appeared under the lighting created by the moonlight.

“Wow!”

The cheers of fans filling the O2 Arena echoed as the celebratory performance artists graced the Rock Cup final stage.

And soon, the gaze becomes focused on the clothes the girls are wearing.

“What’s that? It’s a design I’ve never seen before. It’s so pretty.”

“It looks like a reformed version of traditional Korean clothing?”

With patterns that are newly interpreted and inspired by various Korean motifs such as the eaves of tile-roofed buildings, cloud-patterned skies in folk paintings, Dancheong on the underside of roofs, and lotus flowers.

It was a hanbok that exquisitely combined traditional elements such as mother-of-pearl inlay and gold leaf with modern elements such as a partially see-through style.

And soon the lips of the girls who had been standing in a line and showing off their beautiful hanbok opened.

“Moon, moon. Bright moon. Shine on my heart that longs for you.”

The members begin to dance to lyrics taken from traditional Korean children’s songs.

Bring both hands together in front of your chest to make a circle.

You could tell at a glance that it was a choreography depicting the moon.

In the dance that followed, which was restrained yet graceful and had flowing curves, Breeze’s fairy-like beauty and Korean beauty were simultaneously expressed.

The worldview and concept of the girl group ‘Breeze’ is that of a fairy of music.

The dance and costumes presented today were a production that expressed the ‘fairy’ by interpreting the concept in a Korean way.

“Run, run. Round run. I want to kiss you.”

Following the gestures of the Breeze members, a landscape painting of Korea’s mountains, valleys, and sky unfolds on a giant back screen as a canvas.

Tigers and fish running around vividly inside.

Leisurely flowing clouds and birds.

As the song progresses, the four seasons change and the landscape painting also changes colors to black, red, and white to match the season.

The only thing that remains unchanged is the moon in the sky.

“It’s really beautiful…”

The audience is left breathless and in awe at the beautiful directing that is impossible to take their eyes off.

Their reaction didn’t stop there.

“Dara dara~”

Along with Breeze’s signature easy-listening melody, the lyrics in the chorus, which are easy to sing along to even in English, stick in your ears.

Thanks to that, in the second verse chorus, many people were already shouting ‘Dal-a-dal-a’ together.

The song features Breeze’s signature easy listening.

Korean lyricism in lyrics and choreography.

The set and production simultaneously brought out the grandeur.

And as this unique stage, never seen before in a Rock Cup performance, is shared in real time on online communities around the world, the number of simultaneous viewers begins to rapidly increase.

The number of concurrent viewers reached 60 million in an instant, double the initial number.

With so much more attention focused on him.

Before I knew it, the song was entering its bridge section.

Dying-♪

A strange sound is heard from somewhere.

A sound made by plucking a taut string.

That crisp sound was very familiar to Koreans.

At that moment, the heads of the girls who were dancing slowly turned upward.

To be exact, it is where the moon-shaped decoration is installed.

Following Breeze’s gaze, the audience’s gaze also turned towards the moon.

Then, a figure was projected onto the surface of the moon by a projector shot from afar.

A man playing the zither.

The audience shouted in surprise when they recognized the face of the man wearing a hanbok with a black overcoat remodeled into a suit.

“It’s Sungjun?!”

*

“Whaaaaaaaah!”

The moment when the audience roared.

Seongjun was watching his reflection on the moon from the first row of the audience, not on the stage where Breeze’s performance was taking place.

A situation where no one around you can recognize you due to the effect of the SSR grade item [Ordinary Glasses].

What was projected on the lunar surface was a video that had been filmed in advance the day before the performance.

Of course, appearing in person was also a way, but that could have easily taken away the attention and interest that should have gone to Breeze, so he came up with this plan.

one side,

“As expected, the response to the geomungo is good.”

Seongjun, who was scanning the comments on YouTube with one hand, raised the corners of his mouth.

After ‘Cheong-eum’, for some reason, Seong-jun’s understanding of stringed instruments increased significantly.

I guess it’s probably because the mythical Orpheus was a master of the lyre.

At that moment, I was contemplating whether I could give a unique impact with Korean style.

The first thing that came to mind was the geomungo.

‘Because the geomungo, like the guitar, is a six-stringed instrument.’

I immediately asked Oh Hae-soo to bring me a geomungo from a music store, and the moment I put my trembling hand on it, my hand moved naturally.

The knowledge that was truly given through ‘listening’ was effective!

Even a geomungo player can play to this degree.

The skill level of playing the lyre, or the real harp instead of the lyre, called a mini-harp, is depicted as far greater than that of today.

‘Should I try using it at a concert?’

Seongjun, who had a pleasant imagination for a moment, turned his gaze back to the stage.

Breeze members take out their fans as they enter verse 3.

As the fan flutters, seven lines of light are drawn in the air.

This is because there are seven-colored LEDs attached to the end of the fan.

“Wow, it’s like a rainbow.”

The audience sitting next to me muttered at the colorful dance moves of Breeze.

Under the full moon night sky.

A rainbow-like sight.

In some people’s minds, Sungjun’s Lollapalooza performance from a few months ago must have come to mind.

‘By the way, in songs like this, the gaze definitely goes to Haneul.’

Seongjun nods his head as he looks at Jin Ha-neul standing in the center.

The pure beauty that Jin Ha-neul possesses has been perfectly sublimated into oriental classical beauty.

Sungjun predicted that after the stage ended today, the names ‘Breeze’ and ‘Center Guy = Jin Ha-neul’ would be on the real-time trends of each country.

A secret one-two punch prepared by Sungjun and the Breeze members.

The rainbow fan dance performed by Sungjun and the members, who rhythmically played the geomungo on the moon, once again increased the number of concurrent viewers.

The number of online viewers has now exceeded 90 million.

Meanwhile, the song sung by the girls under the moonlight also reached its end.

Members stand in a circle and stretch their hands toward the moon.

And the stage ended with Jin Ha-neul in the center grabbing the moonlight with a squeak.

“…….”

A few seconds of silence flow in the hazy ending pose.

And soon the cheers and applause poured in.

Through the deafening cheers,

Tiring-

A clear system sound rang in Seongjun’s ears.

[You have achieved the special mission.]

[Energy has been accumulated to open the non-passenger gate.]

*

The next day.

The Rock Cup finals are over.

The two rivals of Yongho Sangbak, Pater and Chubby.

After a close fight, it was Pater who emerged victorious.

It goes without saying that Pater was also selected as MVP.

With this, Pater achieved the legendary and immortal record of winning the Rock Cup five times, and the gaming industry and community are still buzzing about it even today.

And on the other hand,

In addition to Pater’s five wins, another issue was being hotly discussed at this year’s Rock Cup.

This is the congratulatory performance of the final match, ‘Breeze’.

– Korean beauty properly shown off in London

n The music, visuals, and directing were a trinity.

n My heart is puffed out. This is what it means to promote national prestige.

n The most Korean thing is the most global thing!

N Breeze Hanbok was perfect for her. Jin Ha-neul’s visuals were especially crazy. As expected, she’s my bride!

N crazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– The lyrics fit so well. It’s from a folk song, right? The idea was brilliant.

ㄴ I also looked up the lyrics because I really liked them, and this time the lyrics were written by ‘Godshine’

ㄴ I can now trust and listen to the ‘Sungjun X Shine’ combo song

Breeze’s Korean-style stage and lyrics received rave reviews.

In particular, Jin Ha-neul’s Korean beauty-filled appearance has garnered a great response overseas, and as expected, her name has risen to the real-time trending list.

And that ‘someone’ who predicted Jin Ha-neul’s popularity as well.

– But the scene that had the most impact was when ‘The Holy Father’ appeared, right?

N I admit. I screamed when Sungjun’s face appeared on the moon while watching it on YouTubeㅋㅋㅋ

N The visuals and force were awesome. As expected of a Billboard No. 1 singer.

n I saw in the Breeze interview that Sungjun could have gone on stage himself, but he intentionally appeared in a video. He said he was considerate because he thought everyone would pay attention to him if he appeared.

ㄴ He even took a selfie with a fan he met by chance on the subway recently, and his personality is also top-notch!

– I was more surprised by the instruments. He started with the guitar, then he started playing the violin, and now he even plays the geomungo.

n Is the geomungo an easy instrument to play?

n I’m a current geomungo player, but not at all. To play at that level, you need to practice for at least a year.

n If it’s been a year, you should have practiced the geomungo before Sungjun debuted. Weren’t you a company employee at the time?

No, what is Sungjun’s true identity?

In addition to the legendary match between Faker and Chubby, another incredible event occurred thanks to the celebratory stage created by Breeze and Sungjun.

Reaching 100 million simultaneous viewers online and offline, breaking the record for the highest number of simultaneous viewers in the history of the World Championship!

Needless to say, there was a flood of nationalistic articles.

On the other hand, when Korea was doing well like it is now, there were neighboring countries that were hurting.

– Breeze’s stage is copied from our Chinese one!

– We demand an apology from Breeze and MXM Entertainment!

Some netizens from neighboring countries came forward with outrageous claims.

The Breeze imitated and stole their traditional culture.

Korean netizens could not sit still either.

– Here we go again lol Aren’t you tired of being stubborn?

They insist that everything oriental is their original.

N I think Breeze will do better ㅋㅋㅋ I see a controversy that doesn’t make sense

Also, one of the university professors who was watching the situation

‘As K-contents have been gaining the attention of the world, the inferiority complex has become too severe. It is just a pity that we cannot escape from the ‘distorted Sinocentric ideology’.’

He also left a comment saying, ”

Anyway, thanks to this buzz, Breeze’s new song entered the Kiwi charts and once again took the number one spot.

That wasn’t all.

A match watched by 100 million viewers worldwide.

The promotional effect is priceless.

There was no way that Breeze’s music sales, which were achieved on such a stage, would remain in the domestic market.

in result,

[Billboard HOT 100]

10. (New) Under the Moon – BLIZ

A miracle occurred as the rookie girl group Breeze, which had not even debuted for half a year, entered the top 10 of Billboard’s main chart.

At that time, the media and the public were going wild over a lethal dose of nationalism.

Jin Ha-neul, the leader of a girl group that created miracles and was reborn as a global innocent beauty, was drinking coffee.

Sitting across from her is the producer who made her and the members into Billboard singers.

Jin Ha-neul’s lips opened as he held a warm mug of Americano with both hands.

“PD, I love you.”