When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 13

# 13

The beginning of KK (4)

#The beginning of KK (4)

“I was going to tell you already.”

“DJ? What DJ?”

Kim Sum, who did not know the situation, asked.

“I asked my teacher to find a DJ. The teacher found me. Thanks to you, I was able to meet you. thank you.”

“I heard your gratitude over the phone. You met? “You’re not sure you went on a night out, are you?”

“no! “I’ve never been to a nightclub before.”

“Of course you’ve never been there~!”

Kim Woo-yeon said it as if it were obvious, but in reality, Do-wook’s mental age was thirty-three. The fact that I had never gone out for a night out in my thirty-three years was a source of frustration at the time, as I only heard people say I was like a sorcerer.

“It’s not that I met him. My cousin and sister met. My cousin fell in love with Yong Soo-cheol after hearing his DJing, but she couldn’t figure out where he worked… so I just looked for Sasam World…” The

end of the sentence was clouded by a bit of guilt towards my cousin. . Kim Woo-yeon huffed when he heard the reason.

“what? You used my connections for such a vain reason? “You asked so seriously, I thought there was something special about it!”

I knew Kim Woo-yeon would say something, but there was nothing I could do. Rather, it was because this absurd reason was less absurd than the ‘real reason’. And it seemed that Kim Woo-yeon would quickly erase his doubts and attract attention by giving such a ridiculous reason.

“under! Because I was shocked. “If you can’t raise your high notes during the next lesson, it’s over!”

As expected, Kim Woo-yeon let go of the threat and stood up, dumbfounded. Kim Sum also smiled lightly and continued the story.

“Student Dowook is surprising. “I know how to build bridges.”

“Oh… no.”

“Then shall we go into the practice room? “You did the assignment we gave you last time, right?”

“Yes, of course.”

It was when Dowook was about to enter the practice room with Kim Sum. The cell phone in my pocket vibrated. After confirming the sender, Dowook quickly checked the text message. It was a text message from Youngmi Ahn.

[Tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the conference room. Emergency meeting called! All members participate! Don’t be late and come!]

***

Lunchtime at HIT Entertainment. One course was to eat at a nearby restaurant, buy coffee at a cafe on the first floor of the company on the way back, and then go up to the rooftop to smoke a cigarette. However, for the past few days, Team Leader Sim Jun has returned to his seat and sat down as soon as he finished lunch.

After the KK title song selection meeting, as the head of the album production team, the fact that he was unable to come up with the right song weighed heavily on Team Leader Shim Jun’s heart. I gave up my time for coffee and cigarettes and worked hard at recruiting songs every day.

[New Mail 2]

Team Leader Sim sat in front of the computer and opened his mailbox, discovering a new email. There were two new emails in total.

One email was from Kei, whom Team Leader Shim Jun contacted yesterday morning. Team Leader Shim quickly clicked on Kei’s email and his expression brightened.

Kei is a Korean-Japanese female composer who is active in Japan, and was discovered by Team Manager Shim while looking through various channels. As soon as he heard Kei’s music, Team Leader Shim sent Kei an inquiry email. I was fortunate to receive an answer sooner than expected.

Kei_you.mp3

It was written that there was a song that suited the mood of the song that Team Leader Shim requested, so a sample file was being sent.

“Good, good…!”

It seemed like my feeling of despair was relieved a little. Team Leader Shim downloaded the attached file and checked other emails that had not been opened yet.

[Sender | Brave Only Child]

[Title | [There is a song contest…]

Looking at the title, I think he is a composer, but it was my first time hearing that name.

‘A brave only child? ‘Who the hell is that?’

The email address used when uploading the song contest was the public email address of the album production team. The email being checked was Team Leader Shim’s personal email.

Another difference between the leaflet that Do-wook posted in front of Yong Soo-cheol’s house and the contents of the website was the email address. Do-wook wrote down Team Leader Shim’s personal email address so that he could listen to Yong Soo-cheol’s songs.

Team Leader Shim did not think it was a big deal that the email had been sent to his personal email address. The email address was not even a secret to people in the industry because I was passing out business cards so much. Often, new composers who found out Team Leader Shim’s email address from their acquaintances sent them songs.

‘But the name is so unfamiliar… It’s not just unfamiliar, but it’s funny, isn’t it?’

Team Leader Shim laughed and clicked on the email sent by ‘Brave Only Child’.

There was only one attached file,

Sorry (working title)_sample.mp3 , and the content was blank and white.

I wondered if it was a joke, but I heard it anyway and didn’t think it would be bad. Team Leader Shim downloaded the file after checking for viruses. Two songs were placed side by side on the playlist.

Team Leader Shim put his earphones in his ears and pressed the play button, then immediately stood up from his seat. The file that was standing on the desk fell over and made a noise. The album production team members who happened to be entering the office looked at team leader Shim Jun in confusion.

“We need to call a meeting right away! “There’s no need to wait any longer!”

At Team Leader Sim Jun’s shout, the employees realized the situation a little too late and began to move quickly.

Songs by two composers forwarded by Sim Jun arrived in each person’s mailbox. Team Leader Shim picked up the phone and contacted Lim Seong-an of the rookie development team.

Through contact with team leader Lim, a meeting for the title song candidates was scheduled for the morning of the very next day.

***

It was the second meeting that was held so suddenly. I couldn’t hide how glad I was that the next meeting was held sooner than expected. The team leaders were worried that the entire company’s plan would go astray, and the members were worried that their debut would be delayed, so it was a meeting that everyone was looking forward to.

Team Leader Sim Jun played the song with a slightly flushed expression.

The meeting was held in a markedly different atmosphere from the last meeting. Last time it was a problem because both songs were bad, but this time it was a problem because both songs were very good.

But everyone had a clear number one. As soon as we heard it, everyone felt as if an exclamation point had appeared in their heads. Team leader Sim Jun looked at everyone’s expressions and was satisfied with the expected reactions.

“That’s amazing! It’s amazing… As soon as I heard it, I felt like this was bound to happen.”

Im Seong-an muttered as if possessed. A melody that catches your ear with a cheerful and fast beat that makes your shoulders shake. It was immediately familiar to my ears, to the point where I wondered if I had heard it before, but it also had a freshness that I had never heard before.

This song is absolutely perfect. The entire album production team was of the opinion that even if it doesn’t hit the jackpot because it’s a rookie, it will definitely be a medium hit or higher.

The members could not hide their excitement at the fact that they would be singing such a great song.

“Who is the composer? “Where did you find this song, Team Leader Shim?”

“I think he’s a rookie, but he sent me a song by email. When you look at things like this… KK is a team that will really grow.”

Team Leader Shim said excitedly. Dowook smiled slightly as he felt the excited atmosphere of the conference room.

“But I also really like the song by a composer named Kei…”

The song “You” that Kei sent was a medium tempo song with a flowing melody that was the highlight. Perhaps because I worked in Japan, I felt a different sense from Korea. It was a song as sophisticated as Man to Man’s ‘You’re So Pretty’, which debuted recently.

In response to An Seong-an’s muttering, Team Leader Shim expressed his opinion.

“I think it would be okay to use You as a coupling song. manager. “The two songs are not far from each other in terms of freshness, and if the lyrics of both songs are written in line with KK’s concept, the album will be complete.”

“It’s a coupling song… I like it. Actually, it feels like a waste because it feels like a title. “The response was good, so I think I could use You as a follow-up song if the activity lasts longer.”

“Yes, that’s right. “If we insert both of the title tracks, it will be a classic album for a new group.”

Team Leader Shim said confidently.

“great. “Of course, I will follow all of Team Leader Shim’s opinions.”

“yes. Then, I will report it to the director and we will proceed more quickly. “Let’s move quickly!”

Upon encountering a good song, Team Leader Shim was burning with determination to create a good album. Team Leader Shim’s sense of hitting the jackpot was alive and well.

“Yes, I understand!”

The production team members answered in unison.

As they left the conference room, the members hummed the melody of the Brave Only Child song they had just heard.

“Do you think it would look cool if I put a wrap on it?”

“That’s right, absolutely perfect!”

Jung Yoon-ki and Kim Won, who are in charge of rap, also looked excited. The same was true for other members.

Do-wook looked like he had been at a loss for a while. It was fortunate that Yong Soo-cheol sent the song exactly as Do-wook had imagined at the right time.

Clearly, ‘Sorry but I love you’ was a great song. In this era, as team leader Lim Seong-an said, it was a song that was bound to be a huge hit.

But how many more years has Dowook already lived after the release of ‘Sorry but I love you’? Dowook was familiar with many songs that became popular later. Because of this, like everyone else, the feeling that it was really good was diminished, even if just a little.

‘I think it could get a little better… a little better!’

Dowook stopped in his seat. The members looked at Do-wook, who suddenly stopped, but Do-wook was so immersed in his thoughts that he didn’t even feel their gaze.

‘ah! That’s it!’

The eight-bar melody sparkled in Dowook’s mind.