Rockstar Again - Chapter 126



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Episode 126. Spring Day (1)

Spring is a beautiful season.

Flowers are blooming.

People’s clothing begins to become lighter.

In fact, I think that the reason spring is more beautiful than anything else is because it is the season that signals the beginning of something.

and.

Blue Porcelain’s first album was officially released along with spring.

we?

We are at the Cheong-A Entertainment building.

Since we mostly go back and forth to the practice room, our sense of belonging has somewhat diminished, but in any case, we belong to CheongA Entertainment.

Just what… … .

Just looking.

The album release has begun! It’s not like we’re going to start promotions all of a sudden, but rather we’re going to work according to our schedule, so we left the morning empty on the first day.

They say it’s a tradition of Cheong-A Entertainment.

The first day is when I go to work and the artists and company employees check the music charts.

Although it may take some time to count physical album sales, music rankings can be checked very directly.

Of course, traditions are not something that must always be followed. They are often limited to cases where they are expected. For example, an artist who is not given this position means that the company does not expect the artist or album to be there.

Looking around, I see a large TV screen hanging on the wall of the company, with major streaming sites split into split screens, filling the entire TV.

“Is there something like this?”

When I asked Suchan-hyung while looking at him, Suchan-hyung smiled broadly.

“I connected the computer. Dong-ha, you’re not good with computers, are you? Anyhow… …?”

“What are you talking about? I’m so good with computers. The dog that guards the practice room came to Korea after seeing Bandcamp.”

“… … Haha… … Puppy… … .”

“It guards the house. When it’s mealtime, it makes a fuss for food. When it’s bored, it comes running to me, saying it wants to go for a walk. It doesn’t communicate with people, but it can communicate with its owner. That’s what a dog is. Is a dog special?”

Suchan felt his brother’s smile become slightly awkward, and for a moment he thought of the Lars Roemer he had left behind in the practice room.

-I’m hungry. Give me food!

Well… … Taesung told me to deliver the three meals on time, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

What happened? He likes Chinese food more than Korean food. He’s just crazy. One time, because he’s a Westerner… … I tried to be considerate and ordered him some pizza and a hamburger, but he made a huge fuss.

– I won’t eat this kind of thing! Bring me the leftovers!

I don’t know…….

I’m unique, but that person is even more unique.

I came all the way to Korea to find something to eat. It’s a little scary to think that these days, people seem to be more interested in exploring Korean culture than writing songs.

You must have money, and you must have accumulated enough fame.

I’ve enjoyed success, but I’m starting to get scared that he might stick around by my side.

“Representative?”

Breaking through my thoughts, my gaze moved back to the monitor screen at the sound of the voice of Team Leader Na Moon-hee from the Marketing Team.

Mrs. Gu Seol-ryeong is staring at the monitor with excited eyes.

“… … They’re lining up. Our… … no, our Blue Porcelain?”

“Congratulations, sir!”

“congratulation!”

“Congratulations to the artists too!”

“it’s okay!”

“Is that great?”

Suchan asks me back what I’m talking about.

“Is this something great? This is incredible! Don’t you know what this means?”

“I hear a lot… …? It sold a lot?”

Standing in line doesn’t sound that difficult.

It’s a very intuitive expression.

Because the main rankings on streaming sites that appear on TV screens are lined up with our new songs from our album and are taking over the rankings.

The first place on all sites is occupied by .

I had expected it to some extent because the live recording from Rock Will Never Die Pro had already been released. Since then, it has been holding on to the top spot.

I like better, but the music left my hands after it was made.

The songs that fans like the most are probably the best-made ones.

I don’t think it’s meaningless to reflect trends.

After all, is a song that people would listen to these days.

Anyway, I’m not pretending not to know, as they say these days… … What should I say?

It’s intuitive, but it doesn’t quite make sense?

We sold a million copies, the initial stock sold out, there was an uproar all over the country asking for the album to be produced quickly, it doesn’t feel like that.

Of course, it was produced as CD and LP due to my stubbornness. It will take some more time to see the response.

Representative Koo Se-ryeong answered Suchan’s question.

“Line up. It’s not something that regular fans can do by streaming.”

“Then?”

“We have a fandom. For us.”

“Fandom… … .”

Seeing the representative of the old world smiling brightly, it seems like it must be quite a happy thing.

“Aren’t you happy, Dong-ha?”

“It’s just… … It doesn’t feel real. I think it feels more real when the stage is filled with fans. I’m not sure about that.”

“It’s going to feel real from now on. You’d better be prepared.”

I don’t know what to prepare for.

The cell phone I was holding in my hand started shaking violently.

[Jiha: Congratulations. You lined up.]

[Shiba-sekki Junho: Wow! But the song is really good! It’s all good, even the one that was pre-released on stage? This is crazy!]

[Wooyeol: Dongha. While waiting for the day we can meet again, we will also be working hard on our next album. You haven’t forgotten the promise we made to meet at the top, right? We will always… … .]

Ah… … Wooyeol hyung always talks at length.

I don’t think we ever promised to meet at the top, but I didn’t necessarily argue with that.

If I refute you, you’ll feel bad and the story will get longer.

“Shall we start moving slowly?”

As Suchan-hyung opens his mouth looking at me and the other members, Dongchan-hyung and Taeri-noona stand up from their seats.

The afternoon schedule is a radio program, but since it’s a visual radio show or something, I’ve already done the styling.

Let’s take a look at the hyungs, they smile brightly.

A white t-shirt with a youth top and bottom and Converse sneakers.

The colors of the sneakers are all different.

That got the point across.

Team Leader Gong Hyeon-seong caused a ruckus, but in my eyes, he was just pretty.

“Let’s go. Being late isn’t my style.”

My words include the hyungs and even the manager team.

Our team stood up.

ah.

I’m not the type of person who should be here, but maybe it’s because it’s my first day… … or maybe it’s because I don’t have any specific duties assigned to me.

anyway.

Secretary Kwak Moon-ki also stands up.

I don’t think the security team will have to worry about anything in Cheong-ah.

I heard that because of Tae-joo hyung, the security team at Jae-min Group headquarters hired more people… … .

however…….

“Oppa!”

“Dong-ha oppa! Why are you doing activities again now! My throat is sore from waiting!”

“Brother, please roll down the window just once!”

Fans surround the car we are riding in.

That’s an incredibly large number of people.

“Uh… … I wonder if there’s going to be an accident?”

There were so many fans equipped with various cheering tools and cheering for the start of our first album that even Dongchan, who was holding the steering wheel, was flustered.

“Fire Man Kim Dong-shi, Iik!”

“Dongsik oppa is cool!”

“Tae-ju oppa! Remarry me! I’m ready to become Jae-min’s mistress!”

“Uncle Youngpil! Fighting!”

Most of them are my fans, but I also see some of my hyungs’ fans here and there.

“Why… … I’m the only one who’s an old man… … Dong-sik is also an older brother… … .”

Yeong-pil, whose mouth was slightly protruding, pressed his hand against his brother’s mouth.

“You want to hear my name that much? Isn’t that unconscionable?”

“… … No… … Everyone is my brother… … Except me… … .”

“Why don’t you call me grandfather? It’s because I got married late. If it were like before, I would have been old enough to see my grandchildren.”

“… … .”

Just keep your mouth shut.

The car moves like a turtle, but suddenly picks up speed.

“uh?”

In response to Suchan’s question, I also looked out the window… … .

“why?”

Jae-min’s well-trained security team is directing traffic.

“I told the fans not to do anything reckless.”

Tae-joo, who said that, leaned back on the car seat with a relaxed expression.

“Oh. And this is what Director Kwak told me. He said that all of our company’s stocks hit their upper limit today.”

“… …Jae-min?”

“huh.”

“… … No, why Jaemin?”

Normally, he would have answered everything I said, but he just had his eyes closed and a faint smile on his lips.

This guy too… … seems secretly excited. He pretended not to be.

* * *

KBC Annex, Radio Station.

“You must have put in a lot of effort… …?”

The PD of the program , who welcomed us as guests today, chuckled at my words.

“Oh my. Of course. Isn’t that the hottest blue porcelain these days? It would be rude to invite a rock band and just play their music… … hahaha.”

While doing so, instead of looking at me, he sneakily looks at Tae-ju hyung.

It’s true that Taejoo hyung is the master key.

Having a lot of money isn’t synonymous with power, but Tae-joo hyung isn’t the kind of person who just throws in money and becomes rich.

Although KBC is a public broadcaster and takes a ten-tenth of the money from the people’s pockets, the broadcasting station’s main source of income is ultimately advertising.

As expected.

The PD of carefully approached Tae-joo and bowed.

“Mr. Chairman. It is an honor.”

“I just came as a band member.”

“Oh my. Of course. I made a mistake! Thanks to artist Yoon Tae-joo, today’s advertisement was just laid out by Jae-min Group… … Actually, I was a little worried about the production cost. Since it’s a radio program, the budget is a pittance. But since the advertisements are packed in before and after our program, haha. We can prepare a stage like this. I’m just grateful.”

“… … It wasn’t my intention… … I think I was overly loyal to the company.”

“Of course!”

I don’t think that’s the case.

The way Tae-joo looks at me is like shooting a laser.

I went next to Mr. Kwak Moon-ki, who was expressing a sense of pride while looking at Tae-ju hyung, and whispered.

“… … Are your company employees streaming too? Are they even hoarding albums as a company? … ? Then is that a crime?”

“No, that’s not it. The advertisement is partly due to the company’s excessive loyalty… … In fact, after the identity of the chairman was revealed as a member of Blue Porcelain, the stock price initially fell, but after the win, it actually recovered. We included it because we judged that it would actually help the company’s marketing. There may be employees who stream or buy albums, but… … It’s not simply loyalty.”

“Then?”

“It’s kind of… … windy. A spring breeze.”

I don’t know, me either.

Taejoo hyung is too big to be simply considered a member.

As my nostrils tell, I’m definitely the most popular member among the female students right now.

They say that among the guys, Taejoo hyung is overwhelmingly more popular than me.

They say that Tae-joo hyung is the number one person that men want to marry… … or something… … .

It’s just plain crazy.

I glanced around the broadcasting room with a hollow laugh.

They say it’s the biggest broadcasting room in the radio station, and I guess that’s not wrong.

Inside, our instruments are already set up.

The table is also quite spacious.

There are plenty of microphones… … .

hmm?

I rubbed my eyes, wondering if I had seen something wrong.

But I didn’t see things wrong, did I?

As our eyes met, Donghae, who had been checking the script inside, got up from his seat and bowed.

The PD, who misunderstood that, insisted on adding more words… … .

“Hey… … I’ve seen Choi Dong-hae bowing to greet you. You have to live long to see this… … . He is a man who is always upright when he meets the director or the president of the broadcasting station. As expected, he is Chairman Yoon Tae-joo. You’ve already greeted him on the Rock Will Never Die program, right? When you were interviewed before about writing a script with Dong-hae, you said you were really close with the members. Are you like brother or sister?”

“We are also like brother and sister.”

Taeju hyung says that and smiles at me.

This fucking East Sea bastard.

If I get caught by the screws, it’s definitely because of that guy.

Rockstar Again Episode 127