The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 130



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130 For just one person

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A broadcasting station in Korea.

“what? Jang Hyunpil’s new song came out? And that too in three years?”

“yes. The music site has set up a countdown to the release date. That’s how I found out too. There seems to be a bit of a fuss online because of this.”

“······.”

⌜Jang Hyeonpil Band⌟, which has a strong fandom in Korea, released a new song.

But was only the broadcasting station unaware of that fact?

This made no sense.

So, the man questioned his subordinate.

“Didn’t you say that ⌜Jang Hyunpil Band⌟ is currently on tour in the United States? But why did the song suddenly come out?”

“I’m not sure either. “I think there is some reason, but I think we need to look into it in detail.”

“What about local interviews?”

“Where you are now… It’s a bit remote in the U.S., so we don’t have any local staff. “No matter how quickly another state dispatches there, it will probably take a day.”

“driving me crazy. First, send someone to get an interview. We make sure not to be behind other broadcasting stations. If new facts come out, report them immediately. okay?”

“yes. All right.”

In fact, the ⌜Jang Hyeonpil Band⌟ did not specifically prepare to release the song in secret.

As we rushed to finish the song while touring in the U.S., the song came out a beat faster than rumored.

Regarding this, fans were showing their own reactions.

Wow. New song after 3 years? That’s awesome.

What happened in America?

ㄴ You’re a singer who chooses songs quite carefully. It seems like there was a song you liked.

ㄴHas there been any detailed information yet?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ All it said was that it would be updated soon.

⌜Jang Hyeonpil Band⌟ was quite popular among the younger generation.

A band that always tries new things, regardless of age.

They often released songs that fit well with trends, and there were quite a few cases where they ranked first on music sites for people in their 20s and 30s.

In addition, he became a judge on an audition program and gained great popularity.

Thanks to this, a variety of fandoms were created, regardless of gender or age.

After a while.

A post was posted on the ⌜Jang Hyeonpil Band⌟ fan site.

It was an article saying that the song information had finally been updated on the music site.

Fans who read the post began leaving comments without stopping.

ㄴ Kkkkkkkkk The composer is MJ? You were also in charge of the lyrics and arrangement?

ㄴ If it’s like this, you can understand. I guess it was some kind of teaser marketing.

Wow. It’s an explosion of anticipation. Is it true that an A-list composer gave a song to a legendary band?

ㄴ Jang Hyun-pil in MJ? I can’t stand this!

ㄴ They say they will be able to watch the live performance in the US at the time of the song’s release. It is said to be live on NewTube.

ㄴ Wow. oh my god!

ㄴ Crazy hahaha, I totally got it.

ㄴ Huh? But I heard that another band was in charge of recording the session for this new song?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ? Is that kind of information too rare?

ㄴ They put it in the song information section. ⌜Let’s prosper⌟? This is the first band I’ve heard of.

ㄴ Probably an indie band from Hongdae? I’ve seen it live on stage once. It was pretty good.

ㄴ Hyeonpil himself even left a comment and said that they are a pretty good band.

ㄴ Really? Well then, let’s find a song and listen to it.

B Oh. I just listened to the song ⌜Let’s Be Daeseong⌟, and it’s pretty good.

ㄴ Ahhh. ㅠㅅㅠ When are we waiting for NewTube Live? After all, the live starts in the morning.

ㄴ It can’t be helped because there is a time difference with the United States. Still, I’m glad it’s the weekend.

ㄴ The live is also live, so I hope the song is released quickly.

ㄴ ㄹㅇ I’m really curious what kind of song it is.

ㄴ MJ & ⌜Jang Hyun-pil Band⌟ new song? This is definitely a hit, right?

ㄴ No need to worry. yep

People’s interest grew little by little.

Because it coincided well with the weekend, ⌜Jang Hyun-pil Band⌟ and MJ also appeared on real-time search terms.

The number of people expressing their expectations on social media began to increase one by one.

Until morning comes.

That flow was continuing naturally.

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New spring apartment in the early morning.

“Hwaaaam.”

The little kid opens his mouth wide.

He looks at me blankly with a small teardrop in the corner of his eye.

The child has no focus in his eyes.

‘That’s why I sleep well.’

I asked Suyeon, wiping away her yawning tears.

“That’s why you said you would wake me up. “Why did you wake up so early?”

“That’s it… I’m looking forward to it! And you’ve had a really hard time over the past week. “If it’s your younger brother, of course you should be there to support him.”

“Even though it’s okay if I listen to it later?”

“no. “I am the first to praise my brother…”

Suyeon gently closes her eyes and lowers her head towards me.

I was surprised and when I held his head up, he lifted his head up.

“······ I have to do it!”

“uh? Suyeon? “Do you think you just went to dreamland?”

“············ no! Brother, I’m fine. “I don’t mind waking up this early!”

Suyeon’s reply was very late.

I cuddled close to him in case his head fell off, and he used my shoulder as a pillow to gently lean on it.

My mother, who was sitting on the sofa, saw this and laughed.

“If you’re sleepy, you can sleep. “Cute.”

“Shhh. “I’m already asleep.”

“already?”

“It’s still impossible for Suyeon to wake up at this hour. “I think I can wake you up later when my song comes on.”

Suyeon, taking a deep breath, said, “Wow… brother···. “I heard you like the song…” she said, talking in her sleep.

In the meantime, my father carefully brought snacks from the table.

“You can’t miss something like this when watching a concert.”

“You are very wise.”

The three of them opened the bag carefully so as not to break Sooyeon and shared the snacks.

But I guess I couldn’t easily escape Sooyeon’s radar.

“me too······.”

Suyeon put one cookie in her mouth and munched on it until she got the second cookie.

“oh. “Is he sleeping?”

“This is my first time seeing someone fall asleep while eating snacks.”

Suyeon was fast asleep with half of the cookie dough in her mouth.

“Tsk tsk. Since it’s come to this, should we take just one picture together?”

After taking a family photo, led by her mother, that Suyeon would be very happy to see in the future.

Live video of the performance began to appear on the ⌜Jang Hyeonpil Band⌟ channel.

The new song ⌜Long day⌟ was supposed to be sung last.

As the singer has released over 20 albums, the first part of the performance was filled with hit songs from ⌜Jang Hyun-pil Band⌟.

My mother and father also nodded slightly as if there was a song they were familiar with.

When I found out, he said that they had gone to see a performance together when they were dating before.

“Your dad fell in love with me from that day on. “Before that, I was holding his hand wrong.”

“Hmm. “Did I…?”

The two people’s expressions looked very bright, as if they were remembering various memories.

Before we knew it, Sooyeon was rubbing her eyes and waking up.

I was shocked when I saw the performance scene on TV.

He went into the bathroom to wash his face with cold water, came out, and brought the two dolls into the living room.

They were ‘Kur Kong’ bear doll and ‘Guriguri’, a raccoon doll bought from ⌜Extreme Park⌟.

“you! If I fall asleep, you have to wake me up. If you miss this, you are losing a little bit of your life. Because today is such an important day. Everyone, come to your senses. Understand?”

At the same time, he opens his eyes wide with the two dolls at his sides.

I guess it was something similar to a self-resolution.

I stroked Suyeon’s head once.

“Ahem. brother. This is nothing. So, you don’t have to praise me.”

“But you did this because it looked amazing?”

“······ In that case, you can do whatever you want, brother.”

I stroked Suyeon’s head a few more times, and she smiled slightly.

Before we knew it, the performance was coming to an end.

The response to real-time chatting through smartphones was explosive.

There were many chats looking forward to ⌜Long day⌟, which will soon be revealed on stage.

Singer Hyeonpil Jang decided to translate the lyrics of ⌜Long day⌟ into English and sing it today.

In order to make it easier for local fans to understand, we conveyed to ⌜Moonlight⌟ that we wanted to do that on this stage.

I said I could do anything.

The person who listens to the song is the audience.

I will agree to anything that can help the audience understand.

The band on stage unleashes all their energy.

He continues to play to the best of his ability as if there is no time left.

Singer Hyunpil Jang also pushed the limits of his vocals to the limit.

Because it is an outdoor stage, the camera captures the sweat pouring down like rain.

Even though there are still songs left to sing.

Singer Hyunpil Jang seemed to do his best in each song.

The audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Singer Hyunpil Jang looked directly at the camera and took a deep breath.

The band takes a step back.

The drummer put down his stick.

The camera closes up Jang Hyun-pil’s face.

Eyes slowly closing.

He stayed still like that for a long time.

People standing under the stage cheer endlessly for ⌜Hyunpil Jang Band⌟.

However, even after hearing their voices, singer Jang Hyun-pil remained calm.

Sooyeon quietly came into my arms.

It seemed like the tension on stage had spread to him.

I made Sooyeon sit on my lap and we looked at the stage together.

The session recorded with ⌜Let’s Daeseong⌟ became MR and started playing.

The drum beats at a steady beat and makes a sound similar to the heartbeat.

The bass plays extremely low notes.

The two electric guitars played different melodies as if they were competing.

The two melodies combine to create one melody.

and.

Finally, singer Hyeonpil Jang fixes the microphone.

He looked into space, not at the camera.

His voice is not only heavy but profound.

His vocals, which seem to contain the passage of time, fall low.

Because the lyrics were in English, Sooyeon asked me the meaning.

I first briefly summarized and explained the overall content of the song.

Suyeon is watching TV and hugs me tightly.

And then he whispers.

“Oppa… you can’t go far. You can’t do that again… never.”

Suyeon remembered that time.

So I patted my younger brother on the back and made a promise.

My brother said he would always be by Sooyeon’s side.

I promised myself several times.

Suyeon nodded slowly.

A tiny little child.

I could feel my younger brother’s heartbeat pounding.

I looked at the TV.

I left everything to singer Hyeonpil Jang, who will sing this song.

I just looked at the stage.

.

.

.

⌜

It was a long day.

I was on stage and you were in the distance.

Just when the performance was about to start.

I heard that story.

There was no other way.

With my hair that has turned white.

Because I couldn’t think of a plausible way.

⌟

Hyunpil Jang sang instinctively.

I couldn’t think of anything right now.

Just do as much as you can.

I brought out the story that had been buried deep inside.

⌜

The trembling of the instrument plays a melody instead of my heart.

A voice inside me that I thought would never come out.

I can barely breathe.

⌟

This song was my own unspoken story.

It was that kind of song.

So Hyeonpil Jang did his best.

Without thinking.

I leave everything to the song.

⌜

Me from then until now.

Every single day.

I’m continuing to play.

As if it was natural, casually.

⌟

Hyunpil Jang came off the stage without even knowing how the performance ended.

All I could do was hear the audience’s huge cheers and realize, ‘You did a good job.’

Hyeonpil Jang immediately got into a car in Charleston.

And then we headed to Vance along a familiar but unfamiliar road.

Fortunately, it was summer so the sun was still up.

It seemed like the earth would soon eat up the sunset light, but it didn’t seem like it would be too late.

The place where Hyunpil Jang arrived was a cemetery park in Vance.

So cruelly, rain began to fall, one or two drops.

Unexpectedly, the sunset disappears in an instant.

Hyeonpil Jang stopped in front of a monument.

Time stopped was written on the small white tombstone.

Hyeonpil Jang flopped down next to the tombstone.

And I took out an acoustic guitar.

I played the MR of ⌜Long day⌟ on the smartphone I took out of my pocket.

As the rain continues to fall.

He began singing a rewritten song just for one person.

Lyrics that are slightly different from the original lyrics of ⌜Long day⌟ flow from him.

⌜

iced coffee.

I’m much older than you were back then.

You are still the same in my memories…

Time passes so cruelly.

I want to resent time.

⌟

He played mournful chords on his guitar.

But in this performance.

In the melody played by a junior band.

Not just sadness.

There was also happiness and gratitude.

The reason I felt longing was because I was happy at that time.

Hyunpil Jang also knew that.

So he sang at the top of his lungs.

⌜

mother. mother. mother.

I was happy to be with you.

I’m much older than you were back then.

You are in my memories.

You are much younger than me now.

I think of you when I pass by here.

I miss you.

I am filled with longing.

⌟

The melody of ⌜Long day⌟ penetrates the park.

Hyeonpil Jang was drenched in the rain.

Still, it didn’t matter.

Thanks to the rain running down my cheeks.

Because I was able to hide a lot of things.

⌜

I won’t see the last of you.

I ask for your forgiveness in this way.

mother. mother. mother.

I have had very long days.

It was difficult, and it was very difficult.

There was no one to comfort me.

I have lived my life in that solitude.

⌟

Today was my mother’s anniversary.

So we set the performance date for today.

To say hello.

To ask for forgiveness.

The old unfilial son could only think of this method.

⌜

still.

I still sing.

I seek comfort through song.

mother.

Is it better there than here?

Probably a better place.

Sometimes I close my eyes.

I make sure to close my eyes before playing.

Then suddenly I think of you.

⌟

The melody that felt heavy gradually becomes brighter.

The melody of the two electric guitars that collided at the beginning soon sings of peace.

Jang Hyeon-pil’s voice was trembling.

but.

He smiled brightly.

⌜

I know you are there watching me.

I found out that.

so.

In that beautiful place.

I hope you find peace.

⌟

The park was dark.

At this moment, when some time passes, it will become night.

The rain gradually stops.

A ray of sunset shines on Hyeonpil Jang from beyond the horizon.

Although it was only a fleeting moment.

Hyeonpil Jang felt warm.

⌜

It was such a long day.

I was on stage and you were in the distance.

But now.

At least at this moment.

I sing this song next to you.

⌟

The song is all over.

Hyunpil Jang, who was playing chords on an acoustic guitar, put down the guitar.

The MR that was playing on smartphones also gradually disappeared from here.

Hyeonpil Jang stretched out his hand.

I placed my hand on the name written on the small white tombstone.

He spoke in a very quiet voice.

The deep inner voice was brought out to the outside.

“mother. mother. mother.”

“Can you hear me?”

“Your son Hyeonpil has come to say hello.”

“I am······.”

“I have never forgotten it in my life.”

“That time…”

Something I couldn’t say to my mother much when she was alive.

The old vocalist who repeated the words “I love you.”

I sang ⌜Long day⌟ once again.