Rockstar Again - Chapter 124



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Episode 124. Game Changer (4)

OST… … .

To be honest, I don’t really like adding my voice to songs written by others.

The merit of being able to wear whatever stage costume you want is greater than you think. If I wear the costumes that Cheong-A Entertainment provides, I feel like I’ll get hives all over my body.

There are some things that I’m trying hard to adapt to in the future, but there are also some things that I’m having a hard time adapting to. Fashion is one of those things.

Just looking at his nostrils, he has fluttering pants, a top that’s bigger than his body, and ugly shoes.

In the 1990s when I was there, if you had worn something like that, you would have been labeled an outcast… … .

I don’t mean to say that, but it’s a fact.

As you can see, tastes don’t change as easily as you might think.

Because of our identity as a rock band, we don’t even think about wearing clothes that are said to be trendy these days.

Not rough at all, not sexy at all.

“Shall we go in?”

He held the doorknob and nodded slightly when Suchan asked him a small question.

“Yeah, whatever.”

When Suchan and I entered the recording studio, the faces of everyone there brightened.

“Wow… … He’s much more handsome in person.”

“Nice to meet you. I am Choi Pil, in charge of producing this drama.”

“I’m a fan! Oh, and let me introduce myself… … I’m Moon Soo-hyun, the scriptwriter. Oh my, what should I do? He’s so handsome.”

“Ah… … Yes, hello.”

It’s awkward.

A place like this.

I received the song in advance and checked it out, and it’s just a typical progression.

Honestly, there’s no need for a place like this. Just receive the song, sing it, and that’s it. But it seems that adults’ work isn’t as simple as I think.

The drama production team wanted to put my name prominently on the OST and use it for promotion.

I think our company will be able to create synergy with our first album that will be released soon.

Since there is such a conflict of interest, the production crew visits the meeting and recording location.

It means that I will film the scene of me recording the OST and record it in a making-of film and use it for promotional purposes.

I don’t intend to be picky.

Music is an industry after all, and I understand that Blue Porcelain is a company that gives our band full support.

You know that in order to do what you want to do, you have to do things you don’t want to do.

Of course, you don’t have to do that, but I know that compromise is necessary within appropriate boundaries.

When the direction of a relationship starts to flow one-sidedly, the tension in the relationship becomes tense and eventually the string breaks.

Overcoming everything with skill?

We’re a rock band, so we just have to be good at music?

That’s ignoring everyone except Blue Porcelain.

-Don’t even think about seeing me wearing that!

Team Leader Gong Hyeon-seong, who ran out of the conference room screaming, “Back!” I guess I’ll have to call my brother and buy him a drink of soju later.

Again, I’m not ignoring the type, it’s a matter of taste.

however.

A rather… familiar face appeared in the corner.

“Why are you here, hyung?”

At my words, Inchang smiles innocently.

“The song you’re going to sing, I wrote the lyrics and composed it. Haha.”

“… … It was somehow so typical.”

“Is that a compliment?”

“Well… … It wasn’t bad. The song structure was a bit desperate in the beginning, and then it reached a climax in the middle and latter half. I screamed out loud. It was a good song. It was a shame that it felt so common, though.”

“Ah… … Hey… … Those two seem to be really close, right?”

A man named Choi Pil, who was in charge of producing the drama earlier, interrupted our conversation.

“Haha, yes. We’re really close.”

Jo In-chang is answering on my behalf, but the atmosphere is a little strange.

I wondered why, but the question was surprisingly easily solved.

“… … Earlier… … You were really scary to the friend who recorded first. But you weren’t like that to Dong-ha?”

Earlier, first?

Who recorded first?

To make recording and filming easier?

So the meeting place was a recording studio inside the broadcasting station? Not Inchang’s recording studio? If it had been Inchang’s recording studio, it would have been easier to find out that this hyung was involved in the production of the album.

“As for Dong-ha… … Actually, there’s nothing I can teach him. If you yell at someone who’s doing well and get angry, that’s just another problem. Haha.”

And then me again.

“Who recorded first?”

“That… our Mijin.”

“Oh, Bitnaris? Are you coming back?”

“I’m going to avoid making a comeback when your album comes out. Please share the schedule in advance. The company is aware of it, but it’s better to hear it directly from the person involved.”

People around us seem quite surprised by our relationship.

Once again, Mr. Choi Pil started leading the conversation.

“First of all, let me say that it was suddenly arranged. That’s why it’s a bit tight. Normally, we would have been filming in real time today, but the writer said he was such a big fan that he made special time for us.”

“Ah… … yes. Thank you.”

Then, I glanced at the writer, a woman named Moon Su-hyeon, and her eyes sparkled. So I slightly averted my eyes.

In the meantime, a man named Choi Pil, who is either a producer or a director, continues speaking.

“It’ll be in every scene where the male and female leads’ emotions are heightened. It has to be a bit desperate… … and touching. Of course, you two would know this better than I, but as a producer, I’m worried about it. Haha… … .”

“… … .”

“It’s basically a romantic comedy format, but the scenes where this music comes in have to be really intense. That way, the romance and comedy come alive.”

Love song.

Desperation.

Longing.

I fully understand the emotional line. The song isn’t difficult in the first place.

Of course, singing it in a song is a different matter.

‘I’ve never experienced love… something so desperate… something so heartbreaking.’

So is it difficult?

That’s not it.

“Shall we get started right away?”

After saying that, he went into the recording booth.

As I entered the recording booth, Jo In-chang quickly sat down in the producing seat.

-Dong-ha, have you ever been in love? Can you feel it in your face?

Inchang hyung was talking hoarsely into the producing mic, probably worried that I might be nervous.

“I’ve done things that are desperate… … heartbreaking… … things like that. I’m still doing them.”

―… … Huh? Really?

“Let’s start recording. You know I don’t like recording too many times, right?”

-Oh, okay. I understand.

I put on my headset and slowly closed my eyes in front of the standing microphone.

Music is… … sometimes so typical that it’s easy to create a high note.

This song is like that.

From the perspective of the person who created the song, the intention is clear.

Be sad.

Think of someone you miss.

I feel sorry for you.

Well… … I guess you’re supposed to feel those kinds of things.

For that, I wrote typical progressions and intuitive lyrics.

So I slowly opened my mouth, thinking of someone I miss every day.

“Today. I won’t―remember―you. Our―fun―.”

The promise not to remember always ends up being remembered.

I promise not to remember because it hurts to remember, but just like when I promise not to think of pink elephants, pink elephants still come to mind.

It makes me remember again.

Thanks to that, it was very easy to catch my emotions.

-Have you eaten?

Always like that.

I take out from time a man who, whenever he saw me, would first wonder if I had eaten.

I miss my dad.

―Over there… … Here… … A note… … .

A female student who is now another man’s wife and a mother.

Now, living in the 21st century, thrown alone in the world, I miss you but cannot see you. The longing only grows stronger.

to be honest.

Even though I have older brothers, I often miss the older brothers I remember as blue.

It’s not really a good thing for me to be young like a cryogenic human.

If we had lived in the same era, wouldn’t we have shared more things?

Like a yellow horse, we drink soju together and talk about our worries in the world, growing old together?

So… … To summarize… … .

I guess I’m saying that I always have a more passionate and earnest love in my heart than anyone else.

All that cannot be retrieved.

After finishing a short recording and opening my eyes, I see Jo In-chang, Choi Pil, and even writer Moon Soo-hyun blankly staring at me. I can see people outside the recording studio.

As I leave the recording studio, Jo In-chang asks me a question in a slightly unfamiliar tone.

“You… … are you… … ?”

At those words, he wiped the tip of his chin with the palm of his hand.

The water droplets that had formed are wiped away.

“That kind of love. I told you that I was having it… … I.”

“… … Hey, what are you… … This is a making-of recording… … .”

“I’ll cut it out for you. And, you know, love isn’t just about those things, right?”

“What does that mean… … ?”

And then I passed people by.

The woman named Moon Soo-hyun looks at me with worried eyes, but the eyes of the man named Choi Pil, who is a producer, are filled with joy.

It’s ironic that we can think different things when looking at the same thing.

Coming into the 21st century, finding my brothers again, meeting Nureongi, and making the music I wanted to. In the midst of all the joys, I always felt lonely.

“Ah… … I’m sorry, but please cut out the comment I just made in the making… … I will officially request that the company cut out this part.”

Suchan hyung says something behind me and follows me out late.

As I open the door to the recording studio and walk in, Suchan’s voice continues.

“Hey… Dong-ha, what’s wrong with you? You’re not doing love or anything like that, are you? There’s nothing I don’t know…?”

“It’s because of menopause.”

“……climacteric……?”

“Or maybe it’s puberty.”

Whether it’s menopause or puberty.

It’s not uncommon for people’s emotions to fluctuate, but even I think I’m a bit… …severe.

I sometimes feel homesick. I was also stubborn about fashion, even to the point of getting nagged by Team Leader Gong Hyeon-seong.

I wonder if it wasn’t a struggle to not let go and to miss that time that can never return.

“… … If there’s anything… … like a secret love affair… … then tell me. I’ll help you sort it out and do whatever I can. Oh, but that’s not it… … ?”

“Oh my. The song is so old and common that I just got emotional. Is it that serious?”

As a smile appeared on my face again, a mixture of worry, concern, and relief came over Suchan’s face.

“Isn’t that true?”

“Why? Is it really true that I can’t date?”

“Ah… … I guess it won’t work… … Ugh… … I don’t know… … Honestly, I shouldn’t tell you this, but… … Everyone dates behind your back. It’s a win-win if you don’t get caught… … So if you’re going to date, use me well.”

Huh?

He stopped for a moment and stared blankly at Suchan’s face.

This guy… … I don’t know…

Oh my, I feel sorry that I’ve only caused you trouble since we met.

Although he was his older brother, he still felt like a comrade and put his arms around his older brother’s neck.

It’s no problem because he’s shorter than me.

“Schance.”

“say.”

“Schultz is a good manager.”

“of course.”

“He’s a good older brother too.”

“… … Why is it so embarrassing… … ?”

“Some things you have to say right away when they come to mind. You have to say them later, because sometimes you can’t say them later.”

“… … .”

Looking at Suchan’s unresponsive face, I get the feeling that this guy can’t hide his expression.

That’s also its charm.

Suchan took his arm off his brother’s neck and started walking away.

Suchan’s voice is heard from behind.

“You’re anxious. You know that, right?”

“Rock stars are inherently insecure. You can feel it from those around you.”

“Think of me always then. I’ll always be by your side. Okay?”

“Don’t hit me in the back of the head. All celebrities get hit in the back of the head and get scammed by people they trust.”

“……baddie.”

Pick – laughter erupts.

I think this is the first time I’ve heard this from this guy’s mouth.

Rockstar Again Episode 125