The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 93



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93 That’s it

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Like a ⌜mirage⌟ of ⌜Unknown⌟.

This song was a little unusual.

A calm song that doesn’t follow the latest trends.

The only instrument used was an acoustic guitar, and he didn’t use any great skills.

However, the vocals weren’t that great.

I’m not saying ⌜Unknown⌟ can’t sing.

As K-Culture began to receive global attention, large entertainment companies in Korea began producing vocalists who could really fly and crawl.

He joined an agency at a very young age and spent almost ten years as a trainee.

And they debut as singers, beating odds of hundreds or thousands to one.

Infinite competition.

Naturally, the level of singers continued to rise.

Compared to such ‘flying and crawling vocalists’, ⌜Unknown⌟ could not be said to be obviously good at singing.

but.

People listened to ⌜Like a mirage⌟ and sympathized with it.

I shed tears and was comforted.

They expressed their gratitude in unison as it felt like it had been a long time since they heard a song like this.

What difference is there?

What is the reason?

There was a discussion about him on a broadcast program.

“I think it’s because ⌜Unknown⌟’s voice contains sincerity. “When you listen to his songs, you get the illusion that they are real.”

“Are you under the illusion that it’s real?”

“yes. He sings as if he is telling his story. People sympathize with that. This isn’t made up, it’s real. “I think this worked.”

The host nodded and then asked another question to the panelist next to him.

“Then let’s talk about MJ this time. In ⌜Like a Mirage⌟, he used instruments in a limited way. Still, the melodies he created seemed to have some power. “What part touches people’s hearts?”

“That’s a difficult question. In my opinion, he is a person who perfectly knows how to express his emotions through music. Joy, sadness, anger, fear, surprise. I guess he is showing his experience to the world. He’s probably been a guy who’s been through a lot.”

“I have similar thoughts. “I think he must be an experienced person.”

These days, the number of people looking for who MJ is has been increasing rapidly.

With the successive successes of the past, people’s curiosity reached its limit after the announcement ⌜Like a mirage⌟.

Among them, the name of a person known to be a strong candidate for MJ was mentioned.

“If I were to guess, I think it would be producer Shim Myeong-jun, who has devoted himself to the Korean music industry for over 30 years.”

“ah! He has many hit songs. “I also listened to the song ⌜Romantic Trip⌟.”

“yes. “I heard that he went to the United States to study when he was in his 50s, but it seemed like he was maintaining his anonymity because he was active there.”

“is that so?”

The panel nods silently.

At the same time, he put a lot of emphasis on the fact that Producer Myung-Jun Shim’s email address contained the word ‘MJ’.

There were many responses on the Internet that agreed with his opinion.

Perhaps thanks to this, a media company went all the way to Boston, USA, to interview Myung-Jun Shim.

As a result······.

“Who?”

“MJ composer. “Is that correct?”

“Who is that?”

“yes?”

“yes?”

It ended up being a bit of a surprise.

In Korea, musicians with the initials MJ in their names receive emails like this once in a while. I know you’re MJ and I’m rooting for you.

Actually, the real MJ was in a place that was hard to find, like a mirage.

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“Hehehe.”

Suyeon smiles while watching TV. She then glances at me. Funny. My younger brother is having a lot of fun these days.

“Is there anything fun happening?”

“huh. People couldn’t find my brother again this time. “I keep looking for producer Shim Myeong-jun.”

“It’s difficult.”

When I heard the news, I hurriedly sent an email. I apologize for causing inconvenience to producer Shim Myeong-jun. I received an answer saying it was okay, but I couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Soo-yeon sat next to me and watched TV, and for some reason the broadcasting station actually went all the way to America to visit her. They are great people.

Suyeon got up from her seat and continued talking while clinging to my back.

“I shrug it off because it feels like it’s a secret that only I know. “She gets all of these experiences thanks to having a good brother.”

“Isn’t it burdensome?”

“There is no such thing. There are times when I laugh, but that’s okay. “I got the hang of it.”

“tips?”

When I tilt my head back and look at Suyeon’s face, she smiles a little awkwardly.

“Uh huh. like this.”

I barely held back from bursting into laughter. Suyeon. The intensity of cuteness has become much stronger these days.

“Is that the trick?”

“that’s right. You can just laugh it off like this. I think everyone is taken aback by my natural acting. “There hasn’t been a crisis situation yet.”

“I’m glad. Now that I think about it, Soo-yeon can act later. “I almost got fooled too.”

“oh. really?”

“huh.”

Suyeon walked in front of me, put her hands on her waist and said, “Ugh! I can’t tell you who MJ is! He said, “Bring tofu instead!” and became fully immersed in it. I had to clap my hands.

Time passed quickly while playing with Sooyeon.

5 O’clock.

It’s finally time.

Because of this, I waited at home early today.

I changed the TV channel, and after a while, I saw a familiar face.

Suyeon reacted first.

“and! Seolha is so pretty! “Look at the dress!”

“They said you prepared a lot today.”

“You look so much like a princess!”

Seolha’s new song showcase.

I heard that they prepared a slightly bigger stage.

Since it was a live stage, you could also see real-time reactions on your smartphone.

Chatting is generally…

ㄴ Haha, fighting cute Seolha!

ㄴ Let’s make the new song a hit this time too!

ㄴ I don’t know. Why are you embarrassed even though you’re dressed pretty?

ㄴ Isn’t that the charm of our soft tongue?

ㄴ Ah~ I’m looking forward to hearing that it’s an MJ song. Let’s just do it like we did ⌜TEST⌟!

The response was very good.

I felt that Seolhanuna’s fan base had definitely grown stronger. She also seemed to have benefited greatly from recently increasing her entertainment activities. Those words ‘cute’ and ‘pop’ were words commonly used in entertainment.

– hello! Ahahaha. It’s been a while since I wore a dress like this, and it feels a little awkward. Am I okay…?

I heard that fans were also invited to this showcase. Fan meeting and showcase. The response seemed enthusiastic. The fans’ cheers are amazing.

After the greetings were over, the stage started immediately.

Light choreography followed with a cheerful melody.

‘It looks like your ankle is completely healed now.’

Just looking at that made me feel happy.

The stage was great.

Gorgeous melody, powerful beat.

In addition, Seolha’s unique refreshing vocals.

The clear and refreshing voice was very pleasant to hear.

“Hmm~ Hmm~”

Suyeon, who was watching the showcase with me, imitates the song. She sings often. I glanced at him and he explained it first.

“I memorized the melody quickly. Interesting.”

“It’s a song made with that feeling. “Easy to sing along to.”

“and···. “If you think like that and make it, this is what will happen?”

“It worked to a certain extent.”

Suyeon nodded heavily.

“After all, I don’t think there are many people greater than my brother.”

“Not to that extent.”

Meanwhile, the stage was completely over. Sister Seolha’s face is captured in close-up.

A slightly flushed face.

I smile brightly and say hello again.

– Please love my new song ⌜Sunny from today⌟ a lot! Especially composer MJ! Thank you for making a great song! I will work hard!

The playful expression that I often saw when I was with Seolha’s older sister appeared on the TV screen.

“oh. brother! Seolha says she is thankful to composer MJ? “Did you hear that?”

“I heard. You’re kidding me again. “He does that to me often.”

“It’s awesome. “It’s so amazing!”

The showcase that followed was also fun.

At the request of fans, he showed off another cute dance…

“I can do it too. “Would you like to show me?”

I feel a little sorry for Seolha, but Suyeon danced better. cell phone. cell phone. Fortunately, I succeeded in recording it on video.

Fortunately, the response to ⌜Clear from today⌟ seemed good. It safely rose to the real-time search word rankings, and the number of views on NewTube was also rising rapidly.

The Deputy Charina called me briefly and told me that I could rest in peace.

‘That’s enough.’

When the showcase was over and Suyeon was drinking a glass of water.

I received a message from Lee Ha-eun.

[Haeun: Can you come out for a moment?]

[Me: Where?]

[Haeun: The playground in front of your apartment. I stopped by while passing by. I have something to give you.]

[Me: Wait a minute. I’m with Suyeon. Can we go out together?]

[Haeun: Of course!]

I asked Suyeon and she said it doesn’t matter.

“It’s good for me to get some fresh air with you. You can make such a request at any time. “I can take this opportunity to say hello to Ha-eun.”

Su-yeon is taking care of something.

We arrived at the playground in just a few minutes.

“Kyaa! Sooyeon!”

“Ha-eun unnie!”

Su-yeon ran over to Ha-eun and fell into her arms. Then she gives lemon candy first.

“It’s a gift from my sister. It’s not a big deal, but please accept it. I heard that you are busy practicing piano with my brother these days. “Take it when you’re having a hard time.”

“Suyeon, how can you speak so well? thank you!”

“you’re welcome.”

Lee Ha-eun is holding Soo-yeon’s hand and doesn’t know what to do. After all, we need to know how popular our brother is.

While Suyeon was briefly playing in the sand with her peers.

Lee Ha-eun handed me a pretty shopping bag.

“what’s this?”

“cake. Eat with your family. I received a song from you, but there was nothing worth giving. Giving you money is the same. So, I waited in line for a long time to buy it from a famous store near my school.”

“Have you even stood in line? Ah, that’s why you said you would go to school first today.”

“It was close.”

“You don’t have to give me this.”

“still. “Because it’s my heart.”

“Thank you.”

“Nothing to say~”

For no reason, I imitate Sooyeon’s speaking style.

Suyeon seemed to have succeeded in controlling her peers. She builds a sand castle by lining it up in a neat line.

Lee Ha-eun said that she also watched Nuna Seolha’s showcase on her smartphone on her way here. It was a good song. I was so excited.

We talked about various things with our eyes focused on Suyeon.

Most of it is about ⌜Like a mirage⌟.

“It’s currently cruising through the charts, so I think it will quickly rise to number one.”

“Thanks to you.”

“It’s because it’s a song you made.”

However, the more I talked to Lee Ha-eun, the more strange it became.

So I asked that directly.

“Didn’t you say you would sing this song to your father too? “You couldn’t say anything in the end?”

“that is······.”

I thought that if it became famous in Korea, people would naturally listen to it. There is a time difference with Canada. I didn’t even have a chance to talk. I couldn’t even make a phone call. I even forgot. I didn’t want to disturb people working.

More than any of those reasons, I think…

“I guess I haven’t had the courage yet.”

Lee Ha-eun nodded very slightly.

“I feel like it’s somehow forced. ‘I miss you, Dad!’”

“It’s true that you want to see it.”

Lee Ha-eun is secretly looking at me. I guess he didn’t want to lie in front of me.

“······ That’s right. Still, it was difficult.”

“It’s difficult.”

“huh.”

Suyeon and her friends made a castle moat out of sand. He nods his head as if he is satisfied, and then moves smoothly again. It seemed like the work of returning to its original state, or leveling, had begun.

I made a suggestion to Lee Ha-eun.

I wonder if I could send an email directly to Lee Ha-eun’s father.

Under a name other than ‘Han Seo-jin’.

Lee Ha-eun shook her head.

“I can’t just ask you any more favors.”

“Where is that word? “Thanks to you, I was able to create a good song and release it.”

“······ That and this are a little different.”

“I was just talking about the lyrics ⌜Like a mirage⌟.” “Just like you helped me, I want to help you this time.”

“······.”

“You’ve already shown a lot of courage. “Then I guess it’s my turn now.”

“······.”

At that time, Sooyeon came back. Seeing that he was sweating profusely, it seemed like he would sleep well today.

“It was fun?”

“huh! “Everyone was a great worker.”

As she was wiping Sooyeon’s hands with a wet tissue, Lee Ha-eun seemed to have gained a little courage.

“Then… just this once…”

“What is the point of helping friends by considering numbers? “If you can, do it.”

“······.”

“Right?”

“······ huh.”

I received a message from Lee Ha-eun, and Suyeon and I went straight home.

I wrote an email that night.

My identity in the email was ⌜Unknown⌟.

⌜Unknown⌟, who happened to hear the fan’s story, wrote the email himself.

After sending the email, I went out to the living room.

I took out the leftover cheesecake from the refrigerator after eating it with my family.

Cut a small corner of the cake with a fork and take a bite.

The cake was really delicious.

‘I hope it goes well.’

Thinking like that,

I spent some time alone, even if only for a moment.

* * *

A man who was cutting wood, sweating profusely in the scorching sun, went under the shade of the tent.

A man takes out a water bottle from his waist and takes a gulp of water.

A neighbor girl who was watching this asked a question.

“mister. “Aren’t you overdoing it?”

“There are things people must do. “Only then can you take care of your precious people.”

“Uhm. is it so?”

The man raised his head and looked at the clear sky.

The girl chattered non-stop in front of the man.

As he looked at that, the man burst into laughter.

“How old did you say you were?”

“Me? “She turned 13 last month.”

“Then… you would be 14 years old in Korean age.”

“How old are you in Korea?”

“In Korea, counting age is a little different than here.”

“How amazing.”

Because he had a lot on his mind, the man stared into space for a while. Still, he answered the girl’s questions with sincerity.

I looked at my phone to check the time.

Meanwhile, I checked all my phone calls, texts, chat messages, and emails.

It was a man’s habit.

But the subject of one email particularly stood out.

‘Lee Ha-eun…’

Since my daughter’s name was there, I had no choice but to click on the email.

The content of the email was quite long.

Self-introduction of a singer named ⌜Unknown⌟.

⌜Unknown⌟ is said to have accidentally learned ‘that child’s story’ after receiving a letter from a fan named Lee Ha-eun.

I thought the song I sang and Lee Ha-eun’s story were similar, so after much thought, I decided to write this email.

‘There is also an attached file.’

The man downloaded the music file while reading the email. And he regenerated it right away.

The girl next door opened her eyes wide within a few seconds.

“and! It’s a great song. “I like the melody.”

“That’s right.”

“Are the words spoken right now Korean?”

“······.”

The man couldn’t even open his mouth because of the lyrics coming out of the song.

⌜One day, I heard a story.

That’s how it happened. So please understand.

I was too young and didn’t know what it meant.⌟

⌜It was a moment when I got scared.

Because only a mirage remains next to me.⌟

⌜Even if you cry, it won’t come back.

Where can I see her?

There was only a picture in a small frame.⌟

The man continued reading his email while listening to the song.

There were some things I already knew, but there were also some things I didn’t know much about.

‘I just said I did well on the test…’

I proudly took second place in this midterm exam.

⌜Even people who have been with me my whole life.

Even the person who spent his entire life by my side.

It has become a mirage again.

That’s how it happened. So please understand.

I heard the story again.⌟

I’m doing well with my friend.

I especially get along well with a friend named Han Seo-jin.

This time, we got to do a piano ensemble together.

⌜He is the person who created my name.

He is the person who created my voice.

He’s the one who made my fingers.

That person is no longer within my reach⌟

The lyrics of the song pierced my heart.

I couldn’t lift my head because of guilt.

⌜I don’t know what I’ll do when the moment to say goodbye comes.

hi. Bye. Is it okay to say something like that?

How on earth can you say something like that?

Maybe everyone is cold-hearted.⌟

at that time.

“uh? “Are you crying?”

“······.”

“It’s a good song. “Do you have any sad lyrics?”

“······.”

A neighbor’s child came to talk to me.

The man couldn’t answer.

⌜They all eventually left.

That was about the time I lost my mind.⌟

If you were in Korea.

Ha-eun would have become a child like this.

You must have seen it yourself.

That’s what I thought.

The last part of the email contained concise information.

Lee Ha-eun will participate in the Baekwol Youth Competition this summer.

It is said to be a fairly famous competition in Korea.

‘I always thought it was just a competition… Was I indifferent…’

A child who always spoke indifferently even when I called.

There were some new facts I learned through this email.

especially.

‘I…I miss you…’

I thought I was okay because my mom was by my side.

My daughter told me not to worry because she was having fun at school.

The good boy always told him to take care of his health and was actually worried about his ugly dad.

The man listened to the song while holding the smartphone tightly in his hand.

Over and over again.

How many times.

I thought about my daughter endlessly.

He couldn’t move for a while.

* * *

two days later.

In front of a bus stop in Saebom-dong.

“not······”

Before I could finish saying hello, something rushed at me. It wasn’t a surprise attack, Lee Ha-eun hugged me tightly. The force was so strong that the headphones I was wearing came off.

From the headphones, the song I was listening to flows softly.

⌜But you know.

It’s not like there’s no one next to me.

On the other side of the mirage is the real thing.⌟

“thank you. thank you···. really···.”

⌜There is someone who loves me the most.

I have a friend who is happy to see me.

I was there⌟

“What on earth are you thankful for?”

⌜We have to move on from here.

Because I can’t sit still.

Because there are people who reach out to me when I fall.⌟

“Just everything. Everything. Because of you…”

⌜Just like you helped me.

This time I will help you.

Don’t be there.

I heard that.⌟

I had an idea.

I asked Lee Ha-eun, who was hugging my torso.

“Did everything work out with your father?”

“······ huh.”

“How do you do it?”

“They said they would come to see my competition… “This summer.”

⌜I want to help you when you are filled with emptiness.

Just take one step forward.

Because you trust me.

I heard that.⌟

“Good. “But why is that?”

“It’s just that I’m crying.”

⌜Know what is most important to me.

To you who asked that.

I’ll help you.⌟

“Seojin, do you know how much of a help you have been to me?”

“What a great thing.”

“You… are my benefactor.”

⌜Forever.

No matter what happens.⌟

“What is a benefactor? “Just between friends.”

“no. I will never forget this for the rest of my life. I said it last time too. I really won’t forget it. “If you have a hard time, I will risk everything to help you.”

“That’s grand.”

“It’s true…”

⌜Just like you helped me.

This time I will help you.

That’s enough.⌟

“Don’t be like that. Take it easy. And if you really appreciate it, please do something else.”

“Is there something I can do for you?”

“huh.”

“What?”

“How about tteokbokki after today? With what you shoot.”

Lee Ha-eun bursts out laughing.

Then, he moves slightly away from me and looks at my face.

Last time, I was diagnosed with a complete recovery from ‘second-high school disease’.

It was no use.

“tteokbokki? “Is that enough?”

“That’s enough.”

“really?”

“then. “We are friends.”

“okay······. “That’s enough for friends.”

⌜If that’s the case.⌟