Rockstar Again - Chapter 84



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Episode 84. What men live by (1)

Although Ahn Chi-seop specialized in entertainment, especially music broadcasting, he did not have much knowledge about music.

Actually, most PDs would be like that.

Once you study hard and get hired at a company, it was common for you to decide on your major. After you decided on your major, you would rush to learn broadcast production by following your senior producers. It was not only impossible to master a specific field, but it was also unnecessary.

So I can’t really find the words to explain the current situation.

But… … Even if he had been knowledgeable… … would he have been able to find the words to explain the current situation?

“Gyaaaaaaah!”

“Rock and roll!”

“Whoaaaaaaa!”

An Chi-seop glanced around and swept the goosebumps that had risen on his arms over his clothes.

The term ‘realism’ is often used in fields such as sports, concerts, and plays.

It is used to literally mean that the scene transmitted through the monitor cannot fully capture the vividness of the scene.

It’s exactly like that now.

In a not-so-uniform outfit.

Some people wear sunglasses with white masks.

Some people find sunglasses stuffy and simply wear a mask.

A good number of people are wearing black sunglasses and black masks, just like Blue Porcelain, and shaking their heads like crazy people.

These days, even the slogans are not unified, and the cheers are all in disarray.

If it were just them, I guess that would be understandable.

When the main rounds progress to this point, it is almost inevitable that a fandom will form to support a particular team.

Even if it’s a dead genre like rock.

However, I don’t see anyone who is thought to be a fan of another team.

Because they are all shaking their heads until their necks are sore.

‘How do you capture this on camera?’

People are shaking their heads so much that sunglasses are flying off their faces and flying into the sky.

But like crazy believers, they don’t care.

That meant that they were deeply focused on the Blue Porcelain stage.

I wanted to see this with my own eyes, so this time the stage was not in the control room, but right under the stage.

It’s a situation that’s hard to believe even after seeing it.

Apparently, it was an unreleased new song that was being revealed for the first time today.

That’s why people can’t follow it properly.

The audience doesn’t know the song.

So how do we explain this reaction?

“Wow, woow, woow!”

An Chi-seop shrugged his shoulders for a moment.

A deep voice rose from behind Ahn Chi-seop.

Judging from the voice, he’s at least in his mid to late 30s.

I turned around to see a man who looked to be in his late 40s with a chubby belly, squeezing his whole body like a madman and singing along to a song he didn’t even know the lyrics to.

… … Is it right to sing along to this song without knowing the lyrics?

Feeling the madness of the scene firsthand, Ahn Chi-seop praised himself for placing the Blue Porcelain stage as the last for the four teams on today’s broadcast.

Even though it is a competition show, asking the band to perform behind a team like this is something they cannot do.

“Oppaaaaah! Aaaah!”

As I instinctively turned my head towards the direction where the monster’s voice was heard, a teenage girl fan slid into the crowd and hid herself. It was clear that she had not hidden but collapsed.

There was a brief moment of laughter.

Is the person hidden behind the mask my brother or my father?

Or maybe he’s your younger brother, but you suddenly call him your older brother.

I also think that the reason Ahn Chi-seop feels this absurd is because he himself knows the truth.

‘Prejudice is a truly scary thing.’

A rookie who has just debuted.

Then even if you cover your face, people will imagine it.

Since you’re a singer.

Since you said you were a rookie.

I think he’s in his early 20s… …

An Chi-seop put aside his thoughts and shouted.

“Na Tae-pyeong! Hey, Na Tae-pyeong! Where are you!”

I urgently called FD Na Tae-pyeong, but he didn’t respond.

An Chi-seop moved his body based on his human instincts, not his PD’s. Considering the age of the fallen fan, it may not have been a big deal, but if he was stepped on by frenzied fans, it could have led to a big accident.

The responsibility for the accident naturally lies with the general producer, Ahn Chi-seop.

“Wait a minute, wait a minute!”

As Ahn Chi-seop weaves his way through the crowd, as if he were running against the clock during a zombie attack, a man is seen leaving the audience area carrying a female student.

Finding a man was easy.

A dark public hall.

Every time the stage lights flash, the back of the man’s head reflects the light.

It wasn’t exactly dazzling… … but it was definitely sparkling.

An Chi-seop, who had barely caught up, caught the man.

Because the surroundings were so noisy, Ahn Chi-seop had to shout loudly, squeezing his throat and shouting.

“Excuse me! Is the person you’re carrying the student who just collapsed?”

“Yes. Ah… … I was a spectator watching from the side, and I saw you fall, so I was carrying you out. Huh?”

“Uh… … ? Move… … .”

An Chi-seop, whose name he should not have revealed at that moment, urgently checked his surroundings and continued speaking.

“Is that right? That… … father?”

“Ah… … Yes. That’s right. It’s been a while. First of all, if there’s a place like a break room for this student… … .”

“Ah, yes yes. I will guide you. Please follow me.”

As Ahn Chi-seop walks ahead, Lee Dong-ha’s father follows him, carrying a female student on his back.

* * *

Behind the stage of the TVK Media Center, Ahn Chi-seop and Lee Beom-seok stood awkwardly in the hallway while the female student was laid down in the employee-only lounge.

Was it because I was away from the blaring music and dim lights?

or not…….

“How have you been? Father?”

“Ah… … Yes. I’ve been doing okay. How have you been, PD-nim?”

“Ah, yes… … Thanks to you, it’s me… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

It’s not like I’m getting a job, I’m just standing in the hallway instead of a perfectly good break room, wondering what this is.

In the awkward atmosphere that had completely calmed down, Ahn Chi-seop mustered all his strength to open his mouth.

“I… I’m sorry about that last time.”

“… … No. I was the one who was rude.”

Usually, the dynamic between the contestants and the general producer of a survival program is a perfect A and B situation where both sides are tilted to one side.

A conversation they had at a coffee shop half a year ago flashed through An Chi-seop’s mind.

-Father. Are you really going to let Dong-ha quit like this? Can you handle it?

-Did you say you could handle it?

-Yes, that was it.

―What do you mean you have to handle it? No, if you want to talk about that, I’ll call one of my friends. Just wait. He’ll be here soon, since he’ll have nothing to do.

-What do you mean by that all of a sudden?

– Are you saying that there might be legal issues? I’ll call a lawyer, so wait.

-Father! Are you really going to do this?! Dong-ha, your life in the entertainment industry will be tough from now on, but are you okay with that?

―If you do this, what can’t I do? You filmed the kid on TV and made him listen to all sorts of contempt in a strange way. And when I listened, I found out that you had made a promise you couldn’t keep from the beginning to hold onto Dong-ha!

-You said that!

―Yes! That’s right! How can I call someone much younger than me ‘nim’? You idiot! You have to be moderate in your bullying! Why did you make my life in the entertainment industry so hard for me to say such things!

-Are you a bully? And what about you? Nimmi?!

-It’s not Nimi, it’s Nim!

Because of Yoon Tae-joo’s words, I was going to let Lee Dong-ha go without a hitch, but the rice cake I was holding in my hand was too big.

So, Ahn Chi-seop met Lee Dong-ha’s father once, very secretly and pettily, in an attempt to win him over.

Even though I knew that Lee Dong-ha was not Eul, I confronted Lee Dong-ha’s father with the logic of A that had been ingrained in me for a long time, and we had a big fight…

An Chi-seop continued the conversation in a polite voice, recalling the memories of that day.

“How is your friend?”

“Friend? Who are you talking about?”

“My father’s friend. The representative of Odaeyang Law Firm… who came in 10 minutes at that time. I was so surprised when I saw his business card. Haha. Just in case, I came back and searched, and it was right.”

“ah…….”

The two people were silent for a long time again.

An Chi-seop has to hide his petty past.

Lee Beom-seok must hide the embarrassment of having shown off his petty power in response to the attacks of a petty opponent.

In the end, both of them have the same thing to hide, so why bring up that day’s events?

It’s getting awkward again.

“I’ve been reflecting a lot since that day. We walk together, not as A and B… … like that… … .”

“… … No. I also reflected a lot. No matter how old I get, all the cultivation I’ve accumulated can go down the drain in an instant… … That’s why I’m going back to temples these days. To accumulate virtue… … .”

“Haha… … Yes… … . Oh, you came to see Dong-ha?”

“Yes… … Humble… … Humble… … .”

“You should have told us in advance. Then we would have given you a separate ticket.”

“It’s okay. I’ve been lucky enough to see all of Dong Ha’s performances live.”

“Ah… … yes… … .”

It’s still awkward.

That’s why the beginning of a relationship is important.

Since a relationship started with a fight, it is not easy to improve.

I thought B was the boss, but he was diligently bowing his head. It would be easier to talk if the other person was the boss, but he was embarrassed and lowered his head along with me. Our hands didn’t meet, so we were just hanging in the air.

‘Hey… … How does this work… … .’

If it weren’t for my father, I would have just left him behind and gone a long time ago.

An Chi-seop taps the ground with his foot.

Squeak click click.

As the two people turned as if they had made a promise at the sound of a dry iron hinge sliding(?), the female student, who had just woken up, popped her head out.

“Excuse me… why am I… here?”

* * *

The time when the live broadcast of is in progress.

Rooftop of the building across from the Blue Porcelain practice room in Jongro.

The man and woman got up in the fading moonlight.

“Should we just pitch a tent here? I don’t think there’s a better place to go if we go out and do reporting.”

Ko Kyung-je let out a hollow laugh at Joo Hyo-eun’s words.

“That’s right. I wonder why I went to Kota Kinabalu. And with you.”

“I should be grateful that I went with such a beauty. It’s a shame.”

“What about the beauty? I thought I would die of embarrassment because I snored so much on the plane.”

“Hey. I guess the senior made the decision. What should I do?”

“… … Okay.”

I recalled the journey that the tongue-licking Ko Kyung-jae had taken all the way to Kota Kinabalu.

It can’t even be called a journey.

I mustered up the courage to go and even added my own expenses, but the reporting was over in less than a day after arriving.

Even if we confirm that there is no Lee Dong-ha in Kota Kinabalu since it says on SNS that he is in Switzerland, that does not constitute proof that he is in Korea.

It has become a given that it is not in Kota Kinabalu.

But I couldn’t chase them all the way to Switzerland.

This is also a money issue.

Because the resources available for reporting are limited.

It is true that I was somewhat shocked at that time.

Even Ko Kyung-jae himself is thinking of just sitting down and roughly imagining things and writing them down… …

When a dog chasing a chicken looks up at the roof, it naturally has all sorts of thoughts.

Most of the reporters who don’t even go out on their feet are writing all kinds of novels as if they were articles, and some of them are just busy spreading rumors from YouTube, abandoning their duties as reporters.

Articles like that get a lot of views.

Because it piques people’s curiosity.

Vocal A is actually the legendary vocalist Kim Yun-seok.

Kim Yun-seok, whose identity is hidden, is challenging rock.

No, in fact, he is rocker Hwang Su-yong, who was active until the early 2000s and then disappeared.

Among them, there were some articles that were in line with the direction of the high economy.

Vocal A is actually moving. In fact, Lee Dong-ha did not go abroad, but is making it look like he went abroad to hide his identity.

but.

In the end, Ko Kyung-jae thought that an article without facts was just a rumor even if it was true, so he moved once more.

In front of the building where Lee Dong-ha appears, I lie in wait with the intention of taking a picture of his neck.

If it is true that Lee Dong-ha is Vocal A, then it is judged that he will definitely move on for the broadcast of .

“Wow… … This is really something I never imagined… … .”

Finally got one.

That’s why you have to run around on your feet to be a journalist.

Because this is a twist that no one could have imagined.

Ko Kyung-jae checked the small window of the camera again.

Four people wearing masks and sunglasses get into a car.

And as I flipped through the photos, a woman and a child who looked to be elementary school age approached the car.

Another photo shows a man getting out of a car without a mask or sunglasses.

Even the image of a man holding a child and a woman and smiling brightly.

to be honest.

It’s been a while since I took this photo, but I sat there on the rooftop for hours, lost in thought, wondering how to interpret it.

To that extent, the main character in the photo was a huge surprise.

After checking the photo again, Ko Kyung-je opened his mouth with a face that was still in shock.

“Hong Young-pil was a member of Blue Porcelain… … .”