Rockstar Again - Chapter 157



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Episode 157. Shadow Thief (4)

Dante, the Italian writer famous for his Divine Comedy, had a woman named Beatrice.

Camille Claudel for Auguste Rodin.

George Sand for Chopin.

As for modern figures, Linda McCartney is to Paul McCartney of the legendary rock band The Beatles.

And John Lennon had Yoko Ono.

A being that inspires creators.

We call them muses.

In general, if the creator is male, the muse is often female.

They say that among the ten thousand emotions that humans have, the most beautiful emotion is love.

From the moment you fall in love with someone.

Everyday moments when I think about that person.

And all the processes with that person are moments of love, and these seem to become the source of creation.

Does that mean someone’s muse has to be a woman? … I guess that’s not necessarily the case.

“What’s so fun about it?”

Taeju hyung, who arrived at the practice room after a long time, tapped me on the shoulder.

“Are you here?”

“I got here five minutes ago. I thought you were writing a song, so I didn’t want to bother you. I just wanted to talk to you because you looked nice.”

“Do I look good?”

When I said that and looked at Taeju hyung, the corners of his mouth went up to touch his earlobes.

It’s not that I’m really laughing because it’s funny, I’m just making that face.

“Your face just looked like this.”

“really?”

“Yeah. Do you have a girlfriend?”

At Taeju’s words, I rolled my feet and spun my chair around.

“What do you mean by a woman, when you can’t even introduce her to a girlfriend? But it seems like you’ve got a pretty fun toy.”

“toy?”

“Yeah. Ugh.”

“… … Yeah, if something comes up, that’d be great. Our Dong-ha. Can I take a look at the song?”

“Oh. Take it easy.”

Since Taeju and I originally talked about songs together, we are used to sharing each other’s work.

However, the reason Taeju asked me in advance is because Taeju is also a creator.

The creator’s incompleteness is like his naked insides.

Unmanaged, mulberry flesh.

I also think that Tae-joo hyung is definitely top-notch when it comes to dealing with people.

If it were Taeju hyung as usual, he wouldn’t have mentioned it until I first talked about the song.

I guess I’ll get lucky first since I look happy.

anyway.

After looking at the music for a few minutes, he hums a nasal note.

“Hehehehehe… … Hehehe… … .”

The drum sound is also made in time with the timing of the drum entering the mouth.

“… … Knock, knock, knock, knock… … .”

I looked at that sight with a pleasant expression.

“how is it?”

“Oh… … It’s good? Is the tempo what I think it is?”

“Did you do it with your nose?”

“huh.”

“This song is faster and more high-tension.”

“Oh… … Right, that would feel more real.”

“Isn’t it good?”

“Uh. I’ll have to see if I can find out once I put the lyrics together, but I think the song really makes people feel good. Unlike the songs on the first album, it doesn’t feel like a grand song. That actually makes it more sophisticated. I guess you have to prepare yourself to listen to songs that feel like grand songs, don’t you?”

I was a little surprised at how accurate the analysis was.

Now that I think about it, I forgot.

Although I taught myself, I definitely learned a lot from Taeju hyung.

As I was smiling happily, Tae-ju put down the music score and asked.

“Toys… … seem to have a really good influence on you?”

“why?”

Tae-joo, who seemed to be thinking about what to say for a moment, opened his mouth again.

“The songs in the first album… … suddenly you became deeper… … that’s what it felt like? It felt like a depth that someone who has been through a lot can write about… … Of course I understood. How could you not have depth after going through all that? But this song… … is just exciting rock music written by a genius in his early 20s, about your age. That’s exactly what it feels like.”

“Ugh.”

“Good. So personally, it’s better than the first album.”

“Ugh. You smell like an old man. You keep pretending to be an adult, right, hyung?”

“You’re an adult.”

Then he ruffles my hair again.

Anyway, it’s true that I feel good.

It’s fun, to be exact.

Even though Nose gave up on studying, he was a high school senior from the lowest class, so he couldn’t call me often because he felt like he would be noticed when he went out.

In the meantime, I became more active and couldn’t sing anymore.

The only friend I had around the same age was my younger brother, who was a bit older than me, but I guess I was secretly lonely.

Of course, when I think about it like this, I think of the members of NBD9.

Since they are both busy with their own work, and during the short break they only get to see their hometown friends and parents, there are so many people to meet that they don’t really get to hang out with fellow celebrities.

If you look at it that way, Nuclear Woojae is also a celebrity colleague… … but something is different.

Isn’t that kid a bit stubborn?

He acts like he knows everything, but he especially flinches when Donghae glares at him.

I picked up my phone and found a number in my call list that I hadn’t saved.

[Latest Toys]

When I save it like that, a happy dad smile naturally appears on my face.

Since I saved it… …I should contact you briefly.

I’m not trying to say anything by calling you.

This is a 10-second sample voice message cut from a recording I made yesterday.

The message went off with a whoosh sound and it didn’t seem like it had been 10 seconds.

“The phone is ringing, Dongha.”

Taeju hyung is someone who usually just thinks things are like that, but it seems he was curious.

The reason why I feel good.

“… … The latest toy… … ?”

“huh.”

And then there’s a pretty good signal and we answer the phone.

―Hey! You XXX! XXX! You piece of XXX, I’m really going to XX you!

Tae-ju frowned at the sudden torrent of curses that poured out like a waterfall.

My face is filled with a smile.

Look at this.

If I touch it lightly, does it not react?

That’s why the latest model toys are better.

I guess that’s what my brothers are like… … They’re all getting old.

I opened my mouth without hiding my laughter.

“Are you sober, bro?”

―Bro, you fucking XXXX! Who’s your bro? I’m four years older than you! How insolent! Where the hell are you! You XXX! I’m really going to kill you this time! You wrote the article too, didn’t you? That makes no sense! We made a quick appointment and met, how can this be an article!

“Hahaha. This is still fun.”

-Fun? Fun? Huh? Fun! This time, get rid of Senior Choi Dong-hae! Huh! Meet me right now!

He laughed out loud for a long time, holding onto his phone.

I just poked it with a lighter and it started burning.

Anyway, I’m the kind of person who doesn’t want to do something even if I want to, just because the other person wants it.

“No. Stop being so clingy and hang up. I have to work on a song.”

―… … What? Hey, you, Zig… … !

As soon as I hung up the phone, it started ringing again, over and over again.

I calmly moved my fingers and put my phone on silent mode.

“… … The latest toy… … is that guy? The guy that you drank with yesterday, that was in the news?”

“Correct answer!”

When I answer excitedly and look at Taeju hyung, Taeju hyung makes a bewildered expression.

Saying this.

“Wow… … But I’m older than our Dong-ha. And on top of that, I’m 30 years older. At times like this, I think that’s a good thing?”

Even if he grows older by 30 years, he will still be Yoon Tae-joo to me.

Now, I can only laugh.

Keep this tension alive.

I need to finish the song.

“I guess I should just title the song Toy.”

The lyrics also pour out like crazy.

A child is thrilled to receive an unexpected toy as a gift from an unexpected person.

A child’s feelings of excitement and anticipation.

Even the happiness of playing with that toy every day when you wake up.

That’s why the creator’s feelings are important.

Even if I think of the same thing, if it was before I met the toy called Woojae, my feelings would be the same.

From the toy’s perspective, wouldn’t it have expressed the loneliness of always waiting for its owner, the solitude that comes after a brief moment of happiness?

I thought I had filled in the lyrics so quickly.

I checked the clock hanging on the wall in the recording studio and saw that more than 10 minutes had already passed.

So I checked my phone, which was on silent mode.

[17 missed calls.]

There are about twenty messages from Woojae.

Rather, at this point, it’s a concept captured by shadows and shadow thieves.

shadow.

That is, I think that the problem is that the emotions that I thought were dark are fading away.

They say they’ve almost finished the work.

There are eight songs in total.

When it comes to double albums, I want to fill each album with at least ten songs to give it an old school feel.

Reading and ignoring the curses poured out by the new muse.

Just as I switch my phone back to ring mode, a call comes in.

[Devil Granny]

It’s the savior.

“Why are you calling again?”

As I answer the phone, the weakest person in this area, the company CEO, Gu Se-ryeong, whispers in a sticky voice.

-The songs that Dong-ha uploaded to Bandcamp are getting responses from overseas. What should we do about them?

“Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

-Literally. I mean the songs you and Taejoo uploaded to Bandcamp. You haven’t seen them lately, have you?

Was that so?

Rather than using it to upload songs, it was more of a practice space?

Even though I was very inspired when I was at the peak of my activity, I just let it slide because I didn’t have the stamina.

anyway.

I tilted my head and asked the Savior.

“But how did you know that? I uploaded it without telling the company.”

-I know everything. Whatever we do together.

“Ah… … Now that I see you talking dirty again, I know who the culprit is.”

-gaily?

The Savior is momentarily confused, but only one person comes to mind.

My confidant.

While also claiming to be one of Yoon Tae-joo’s close associates.

A rare octopus that doesn’t even let go of its sense of belonging to Cheong-A Entertainment.

Park Soo-chan.

In some ways, Suchan hyung is the greatest.

No, how can you spread them all over the place without making a single enemy?

But seeing as he doesn’t seem to be particularly hated by any of the three sides, I think he was born to deal with people.

The character is somewhat shallow, so I guess it doesn’t exist… … When I think and talk, it’s right next to me.

―That… … It’s not like it’s dirty, that’s important. That’s how it is. Anyway, what are you going to do? My mailbox is overflowing with inquiries about purchasing songs.

“Well? What should we do?”

-huh?

When I asked again, he expressed doubt, so I told him precisely.

“I didn’t upload it to sell or use it. But it’s not like I’m going to use it because it’s just a practice piece. What should I do?”

―… … You have to sell it. You have to sell it and make it known. If you want to do rock music… … you have to get recognition in the West. Should I do that?

“Yes, well. I know… … No, just a moment.”

Let’s wait for the savior like that and look at Taeju hyung.

Taejoo hyung’s face already gives the answer.

Even if it’s not necessarily speaker mode, you can hear calls to some extent right next to you.

I think Taeju hyung listened to it together with me.

I checked Taeju’s face and answered the old man again.

“Sell me the songs. If you buy them, I’ll buy them all.”

I wonder if there is anything worth selling since I just made it up as I went along… …but.

I don’t know.

Music isn’t just about adding bean sprouts and lyrics.

Depending on how you interpret and decipher the score, you can create a completely different song without changing a single note.

Even more so if you do a little bit of arranging.

“Let’s hang up the phone,” Tae-joo said, not hiding his anticipation.

“Who… will… call me, really?”

I deliberately lowered my tension and answered indifferently.

“well?”

“Ah… … I guess so? Well… … nothing is certain. Especially until the actual contract is signed. Even if you sign a contract… … what actually comes out is another matter… … .”

I swallowed my laughter as I listened to Tae-joo hyung’s words mixed with anticipation and disappointment.

It’s clear that this isn’t the usual Yoon Tae-joo.

When I see things like this, I think I shouldn’t treat toys carelessly just because they’re old.

Even old toys react so lively, don’t they?

Rockstar Again Episode 158