The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 173



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 173

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Tioje, who volunteered and was completely exhausted from the two-day recording studio schedule, looked more like a zombie than an idol.

“Ugh, I’m so so tired. Hobin hyung, can you take me to the bed? Please! Just once!”

“Mr. Mars, I’m smaller than you, how could that be…?”

“Mars, I’ll carry you. … Let’s go.”

“Jaeha, hyung! There’s really no one else but you!”

As soon as manager Yoo Ho-bin took her to her lodgings, she started crawling halfway to her bed.

“Ugh, then guys, sleep well… .”

“Huh… Good night? Good morning? Whatever.”

“Oh my, let’s all wake up and see. Ugh, ugh. I can’t even speak…!”

“Brother Yoochan, take some propolis before you go to bed. Ugh, my body… .”

And of course, our Kim Chun-yong was also included in that procession.

I compose songs and choreograph dances.

Oh, how could I not be tired?

“Chun-yong, could you please close the curtains before I go to bed? I want to, but I’m too tired…”

“Yes, yes. Just a moment… .”

Kim Chun-yong, who reached the curtains on his knees, was barely able to close the curtains for his and Son Jae-ha’s rooms and lay down on the bed.

There were only two thoughts in that red head that had become almost pink, as someone had previously suggested.

Wow, I’m so fucking tired.

But, this is it.

‘… Fighting!’

With an overwhelming sense of satisfaction that covered him from head to toe, Kim Chun-yong shook his clenched fist in the air without disturbing Son Jae-ha’s sleep.

If someone saw this, they might wonder why there’s such excitement when the album hasn’t even been released yet… .

Looking back on the approximately 19 hours of work it took, it was worth it.

“Oh my, Yongyong hyung! You’re back? Have you finished drafting the choreography?”

“Uh, uh. It’s only the highlight part… I recorded two or three parts. I brought them here because I wanted to show them to the members. More importantly, what about the song?”

“Ah, it’s in full swing. Yoochan hyung is recording a demo right now. Logan wrote the lyrics in advance, and he changed them into Korean little by little, adding more flesh to them… Please give it a listen first.”

“…oh.”

Is it because the members started to do their jobs in unison, or is it because the song Logan had made was so amazing?

“… Good? Is this your first demo recording?”

“Yeah. It’s crazy.”

To begin with, [Repackage Album Title Candidate_Final], the first recording before the [ReallyPleaseThisIsReallyGodLast] version was released, was also good enough.

– Somewhere, where you choose

I already know, it’ll be good enough

Somewhere, where you talk

Every step you take is sweet

Walk on waltz, Walk on wales

Logan’s song, which was sung by Bang Yoo-chan, who opened the door and entered the infamous Korean University dormitory, had a different charm from what Kim Chun-yong knew.

– Oh, Oh, Oh, Walk on, Walk on!

Next episode too

Oh, Oh, Oh, Walk on, Walk on!

Perfect up to the epilogue

It’s a bit more powerful and poppy than when Logan sings with guitar.

It was a song that suited T.O.J. perfectly, as he had the image of a ‘boy growing up from the past’, as expected from a survival program.

“I think it’s good as is. This is the first time I’ve recorded a demo that was finished so quickly. Logan, your directing is really great.”

“Holy, thank you, Yoochan hyung. I’ll write an email right away. We’ll get off work early too!”

However, the reason why this good enough song was made into a [really please this is really reallygod final] version is… .

“Um, wait a minute. Logan. I was writing lyrics and I checked… The ‘Wales’ here is not a typo for whale, but the place name Wales? Uh, Commonwealth?”

“Um, yes. That’s right. That was when I went on a trip to Wales with my grandmother.”

“Uh… I’m a bit hesitant to bring it up, but wouldn’t it be a bit off-topic with the overall nuance of the song? Actually, even when I understood it as a whale, I thought something was off… I think it would be good to just change this part to different lyrics.”

“Oh, sure. It’s no problem to change the lyrics! But I accidentally sent the email already… What should I do?”

“… let’s fix it, re-record it, and send it again.”

The very, very small things keep holding me back.

“Wait a minute, Logan. I think this part of the demo should be done by me, not Yoochan hyung. It’s a rap part after all. Wouldn’t it be better for me to do it?”

“God, right. I forgot! Hey, Yoochan hyung? Can I have a seat with Hwaseong for a bit… Oh, no. I already sent you another email!”

“Um, Logan hyung… I think it would be better if Chun-yong hyung and I split this part… .”

“What? Wait, wait, Siwoo. I need to check something… God, my email is doing its own thing again…”

“Brother, you just pressed me with your elbow….”

After Son Jae-ha pointed out the subtle lyrics with his keen eye, feedback poured in.

Just the fact that Kim Chun-yong stopped by the recording studio every now and then to check on it was close to 10.

And, the thought, ‘If only we could fix this, it would definitely be better, right?’ made all the members working together to prepare the demo song work harder.

“… The bridge changed? Wait, wait. Send me this file. Then I’ll have to fix this part of the choreography a little.”

“What?! Hyung Chun-yong, you choreographed the bridge up to the second verse?”

“… It’s a situation that needs to be fixed now.”

It goes without saying that Kim Chun-yong, who was choreographing the dance to match the song, also had a hard time.

There, is Kim Chun-yong’s hardship limited to just choreography?

“Uh, so… is this the ‘This is really, really the last’ version?”

“Yes. It took a really long time to get here. Almost 9 hours, Mars?”

“Isn’t that too short, Logan?! We should’ve added another three hours to that!”

“Huh. That’s right. Anyway, what do you think, Chun-yong hyung? Can I send you another email now? Once I send it once, I’m not afraid to send it multiple times anymore.”

“Oh, good. Very good. But… can you add a little more sound?”

“Oh, what is it?”

“So, um. It’s like the music box that first came into play in ‘Hide and Seek’… .”

“… Wait. I have some samples. Do you want to choose one from among them, Chun-yong?”

Kim Chun-yong said that he had to give Logan hints about the finished version of the song that he had released in England during his time with Arrows.

As a result, the number of emails they sent to Moon Yoon-ha and the A&R team increased, and the version of the song was finally called [Really please, really god is the last].

“I brought you some coffee so you could take a quick break. Are you finished with your work now?”

“Hyung Hobin! Yes. We’ve been doing this for almost 17 hours without resting… Huh, this is totally a potion. Give it to me, me!”

“Oh, yes. Really, everyone worked hard. Take care of your throat. … Hmm? Mr. Logan, are you writing an email right now?”

“Yes! This is my 21st email. God, this makes me feel like I’m really becoming a member of society….”

“No, you sent 21 song emails? Wait a minute!”

Thanks to that, it was no secret that Hobin, who found out that Tioje had sent such a mess of an email to the group, had to take a class on ‘how to write a polite business email’.

“…after.”

Kim Chun-yong, recalling a day when he breathlessly devoted himself to a single song, slowly blinked his eyes with a low sigh.

If you only listen to this far, it might just be an absurd tale of a rookie idol’s struggles, but the reason it’s a tale of heroism rather than a tale of struggles lies in the results.

“Everyone, thank you so much for following the directing today… I shared the song on our account cloud, so please download it and check it out!”

A demo song that they worked hard to create and ended up on the phones of all the members of T.O.J.

The song that made Kim Chun-yong exclaim inwardly, “That’s it!” as soon as he heard it, seemed like it could be a good weapon for him to wield in X’s surprise mission and to keep Shin Gi-ho in check.

‘… It will definitely become a title. With this level of completion, even if Director Shin didn’t want to include it in the first place, he could have included it. This is really enough. So, when I think about what comes next… .’

Kim Chun-yong quietly organized his thoughts in his head and slowly reached for the cell phone he had thrown on the nightstand.

The phone that had been left unattended was full of messages from the youngest sibling who was upset because his older brother didn’t play with him.

– X: Huh? Do you really think you can get first place just because you do this? Do you think first place is a joke to you?

– X: The song is good, but – – I know you’re working hard, but – –

– X: Hey, you understand the basic thing is that you owe me an apology, right?

– X: That one is enough, but you’re really poisonous, Chunyongnyong

Kim Chun-yong lightly ignored X’s message, in which he eventually confessed, “I was upset because I felt like you didn’t care about me,” threw his phone aside again, and exhaled.

Kim Chun-yong didn’t have much to say to X.

To sum it up, is it ‘It’s not because of you that I’m doing this’?

It wasn’t a thought that came to mind to defeat the grumpy X, it was Kim Chun-yong’s true heart.

Well, actually, even if the ability value drops by 5, it wouldn’t be a big deal in the current situation.

These are the skills and Pokedex I have received so far.

Thanks to that, my abilities are pretty good and I’m satisfied with them.

If Shin Ki-ho had been stubborn and prevented Logan’s song from being included, Tioje wouldn’t have suddenly received such a terrible report card.

First of all, when I received X’s ridiculous surprise mission, and when I heard Shin Gi-ho’s almost threatening words.

Kim Chun-yong was incredibly righteous.

It was just that I consistently had the attitude of ‘I’ll do it because it overlaps with work that had to be done anyway.’

“… … .”

Kim Chun-yong briefly glanced at the calendar on the desk he was using with Son Jae-ha, then shut his eyes tightly and stretched his mouth into a straight line.

A few days ago, I had fun hanging out with the members and thanks to that, I met my family.

Since then, a new thought has filled Kim Chun-yong’s clear-headed mind.

As time goes by… .

“Did you all pack your bags well? Then, we can just take the limousine bus… Wait a minute. Kim Na-ri. Why is your luggage so heavy?”

“Huh? They’re all clothes, clothes. What else could there be?”

“… Hey. We’re going to a country where it’s summer now. Are you stupid?”

“Oh my, Chun-yong. That’s mom’s… .”

“Hey, Mom!”

“Haha, son, daughter. Dad said he’d go there and buy mom some clothes. Let’s go. If we keep going like this, the limousine will be late!”

“Yes, Kim Chun-yong. Hurry up and carry the luggage. You really have a mountain of luggage, this is…!”

That ‘that day’ when he lost everything was approaching.

“…omg.”

Kim Chun-yong opened his eyes wide without realizing it and took a deep breath. He got up from where he was lying on the bed and rubbed his face with both hands.

That’s why.

Because I cleared my head once. Because I remembered why I came back like this.

I was so strongly inspired by people who were so precious to me that I would have been foolish not to have realized it.

Because of that, from that day on, Kim Chun-yong became more determined.

That the past that has become the present will change more than before and meet X’s demands more quickly.

“…after.”

Kim Chun-yong, who had caught his slightly rapid breath, looked at his cell phone once, then at Son Jae-ha, who was soundly asleep, and then at the family photo on the side table.

The release of the repackaged album will be another turning point in his new life.

And, there are year-end music award ceremonies where the condition of winning the ‘Rookie of the Year’ must be met.

Slowly, it was approaching.