Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 844

Episode 844:

Daily Life of the Empire (3) The ‘maiden boatman’ and ‘maiden of Soyang River’ taught to courtesans when Hyang was crown prince were sung throughout the empire.

However, at some point, the people felt bored, and the gogi and singers who noticed this responded by changing the lyrics.

But this was only a temporary measure. This was because in most cases the melody and lyrics did not match. To solve this, we tried things like slightly modifying the middle melody, but it only brought about worse results.

“In the end, a new song is the answer…”

The singers and singers looked embarrassed. It was a natural result, but there was no way to solve it.

This was because Sinjapga was completely different from the folk songs they had learned orally through oral tradition.

This was the same for Anpyeong, who was pointed out by Hyang.

“Your Majesty, are you asking us to create a new Sinjapga?”

“exactly.”

Anpyeong’s decision was quick in response to Hyang’s response.

“The ability of conviction is not enough. “Please take it away!”

It was Anpyeong who immediately rejected it without thinking twice, but Hyang didn’t back down either.

“The results the duke has done so far prove the duke’s ability?

‘Cavalry on the Front Line’, ‘Soldiers on the Wasteland’, ‘Battle Cry’, and finally ‘Imperial March’, weren’t they all from the Duke’s hand?”

Anpyeong was the person who played the biggest role in the process of changing the theme song of ‘Dollar Trilogy’ and ‘Imperial March’ into Korean traditional music.

Of course, it was Anpyeong who taught the tune and gave advice, but it was Anpyeong who recorded it, turned it into sheet music, tuned it, and produced the result.

“Haona….”

“There is only one peacock.”

Anpyeong had no choice but to bow his head at Hyang’s firm words.

“I follow your orders.”

* * *

Anpyeong, who received the order from Hyang, pondered over and over again, but could not get the right result.

“Not this either!”

Anpyeong, who was notating the melody he had just thought of on Jeongganbo, shouted and threw down the notation he had been writing down.

“I get excited in my head, but why does it get boring when I write it down?” why! why! why!”

Anpyeong screamed with a sorrowful expression and struggled.

“I don’t even have time!”

‘Time’ was the most powerful enemy Anpyeong faced.

Since the work he had to do as the director of the entertainment office did not decrease, Anpyeong had to divide his time into composing music.

“Whoa~. “I guess I have to admit it.”

Letting out a long breath, Anpyeong turned his head towards Gyeongbokgung Palace.

“I have to admit that my eldest brother’s abilities were not average. “I did everything I had to do, but I also did everything I wanted to do… I’m definitely not an ordinary person…”

Although he acknowledged Hyang’s excellence, Anpyeong’s expression wasn’t very good.

“But everyone thinks they’re the same! If you entrusted me with a task, would you reduce other tasks? Even cows will lie down if you tell them to do this! “I can’t stand it!”

Anpyeong jumped up from his seat and ran straight to Gyeongbokgung Palace.

“…So either reduce the work or give us more time!”

Hearing Anpyeong’s whining, Hyang looked puzzled and asked.

“I never gave you a deadline to make it?”

“uh?”

Anpyeong, who had a blank expression in response to Hyang’s question, carefully reviewed his memories.

“It really wasn’t there… Ah! Every time I was told by what time to finish… Ahh!”

Anpyeong, who could not bear to utter a curse word, pounded his chest in frustration. Seeing that, Hyang secretly asked.

“Can I help you?”

Anpyeong bowed deeply to Hyang’s words and answered in a loud voice.

“Hwang Eun is devastated!”

* * *

A few days later. Rooms were attached to Jangakwon and government offices across the country.

-Notified by the entertainment office.

-Looking for a new song.

-Only songs with different lyrics and melodies that are different from existing miscellaneous songs are recognized as new new miscellaneous songs.

-Composers and lyricists of new songs registered with the Entertainment Administration have intellectual property rights to the new songs.

-Profits are distributed to composers and lyricists according to the number of times new songs are sung at general entertainment venues.

(Omitted below)

When they saw the proclamation officially issued by the Entertainment Office, many people began to make a fuss.

“Shall I give it a try?”

“You? that’s right! “You sing!”

Those who made some noise in the neighborhood and those who knew how to play musical instruments began to respond to the entertainment office’s proclamation.

What’s interesting is that not only the imperialists reacted.

Among the scholars and students staying in the empire, those who knew how to play musical instruments or were versed in music also moved.

“I guess I can make a name for myself through music…”

So at some point, people with notes and sheet music for the new songs they had created began to gather at the entertainment center in Seoul.

After receiving the report, Anpyeong muttered with a bewildered expression on his face.

“You only get good results if you put money into it…”

* * *

New new songs began to appear, but it took more time for miscellaneous songs to become as popular as the songs that were spread by incense.

“Hey, there’s only a melody and no lyrics?”

“Yes, Soin doesn’t have writing skills….”

“It won’t be registered if it only has a melody, so take it back and add the lyrics.”

“Then why not add the lyrics to an existing miscellaneous song?”

“Have you forgotten the condition that you must have a different melody and different lyrics from existing miscellaneous songs to be recognized?”

Composers who were rejected for not having lyrics soon began to search tirelessly to find lyrics that fit their miscellaneous songs.

The first people they visited were people known around the area where they lived to be good at writing poetry.

“Yes you bastard! Do you want me to write lyrics that go well with the song you wrote? “What are you looking at me for?”

The problem was that most of these people were high-ranking noblemen.

It was common for people to be covered in salt or feces, and in severe cases, they would even be rolled into a mat.

Of course, if something like that happens, the Pocheong government steps in.

After these hardships, composers found an alternative.

Among them, they were famous for their skill in writing poetry and prose.

The lyrics written by those who left were extremely sad. After obtaining the lyrics, the composers reworked the melody accordingly and then visited the entertainment office.

“It’s okay. “I will register.”

“thank you!”

“Gratitude is something that I rather be thankful for. So, at what entertainment venue and when will who sing?”

“That’s not yet….”

“You have to be sure about that so you can receive profit sharing later.”

“Yes yes!”

After listening to the advice of an entertainment office official, the composer decided to quit again after much deliberation.

The composer found a suitable place through Toegi’s connections and reported it to the entertainment office.

* * *

After all of these processes were completed, a bulletin board was posted at the entertainment venue in the town where Gagi lived.

“huh? “Maewol is singing a new miscellaneous song?”

“The title is… Light Pink First Love?”

Residents visited the entertainment venue in anticipation of hearing new songs, and the audience seats on the stage at the entertainment venue were filled with people.

After the song ended, people who liked the new song clapped and shouted loudly.

“Re-creation! Re-sing!”

“Once more! Once more!”

In response to people’s heated requests, Gagi smiled brightly and calmed his voice.

Meanwhile, next to the stage, an entertainment office official meticulously recorded these reactions.

Of course, not all new songs received this kind of response. There were as many songs that received harsh reviews as there were songs that received favorable reviews. And the singers who sang the well-received songs soon went on tour to entertainment venues in the surrounding area, and as time went by, they went on tour to entertainment venues all over the empire – it was not yet possible to reach Shinji.

However, since touring performances alone could not meet the demand, some singers went to the composer and negotiated for permission to sing their songs. If these negotiations were successful, a contract was established under the notarization of an entertainment office official.

Songs that received favorable reviews in this way earned the composer and lyricist Gagi a lot of money.

Thanks to the state-run entertainment venue, profit distribution was transparent, so no one had any doubts or complaints. After receiving a lot of money, the composer and lyricist became happy, and the National Tax Service also became happy.

“Withholding tax is the best! Long live your Majesty the Emperor!”

In this way, people who made a lot of money came out, and famous people sought out famous composers and begged them to sing for them. Additionally, those who thought they had some talent for writing began to aim to become lyricists. The same was true for composers.

Also, the same was true for the noble families who raised children in their families. In addition to further refining the skills of the gogi they were raising, they also invited famous composers and lyricists to sing for them.

It was a natural change for more and more new songs to become more diverse. This was because the tastes of miscellaneous songs were as diverse as the people who listened to them.

Thanks to this, not only singers sang miscellaneous songs, but singers also began to appear on stage.

Love songs sung by women and love songs sung by men had different emotions, and later, many singers who received overwhelming support from women began to appear.

As the singers of miscellaneous songs were added to the ranks of singers, the title ‘Gain’ came to be used to refer to those who sing miscellaneous songs.

The change in japga was not limited to the addition of gender.

In the beginning, the only solo was sung by Gain alone. However, as people from Europe began working as composers, miscellaneous songs using chords and double singing began to appear.

As dance was added, miscellaneous songs became more diverse and colorful.

As more and more people came forward as Gainers, there were even people who signed contracts with them and managed their schedules.

It started with the Kiruna family, who took care of Gagi (歌妓). However, as time passed, professional companies emerged to provide professional services.

Of course, among these companies, there were several disguised companies.

Every time she received a report about this, Hyang smiled bitterly and muttered.

“Indeed, apart from drinking, singing and dancing, we are a people called the Corpse.”

As a side note, at the entertainment center, every day there is a performance, a bulletin board is posted showing who is performing.

At this time, it was natural to write the name of the most popular singer at the top in the largest possible format in order to attract more viewers and sell more related products – portraits.

And the entertainment office tallied the popularity of singers, created a ranking table once a month, and hung it on the entertainment venue’s advertising bulletin board.

And every time a ranking was posted on the bulletin board, there was an uproar.

“no! Hyangwol is in 12th place? Does that make sense!”

“Oh my! Your brothers are only in 7th place? Nonsense! Don’t do this! Be sure to come to the entertainment venue this time! “Don’t fall in!”

It was the origin of the later music ranking program.

* * *

As time passed and Wan ascended to the throne following Hyang, Sinjapga was no longer exclusive to the empire.

International students or sons and daughters of international students who came to study in the empire entered the world of new families.

International students mainly attempted composition and lyric writing, and those who were good-looking among their sons and daughters attempted to become singers.

This was because their appearance, which was different from that of ordinary imperial people, contributed to their popularity.

The most important of these foreigners were those from Europe.

As mentioned before, European music, such as harmonic music, was completely different from the music of the empire and brought a unique inspiration.

As many foreigners came and left, new music began to flow not only from Ming and Japan, but also from Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

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Author’s note.

I have to go to a big hospital. It seems to be the limit now.

I hope I end up in orthopedic surgery.