When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 14

# 14

Sonata: Resonating (1)

#Sonata: Resonating (1)

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Team leader Shim Jun contacted us directly in response to Brave Only Child who sent us the ‘Sorry (working title)_sample.mp3’ file.

That very week, Team Leader Shim met Yong Soo-cheol at a cafe to sign a contract and was overwhelmed by Yong Soo-cheol’s large size and rough atmosphere. Moreover, he almost became prejudiced when he heard that Yong Soo-cheol was working as a night DJ, but Team Leader Shim scolded himself internally. What was important was the song.

Yong Soo-cheol received a portion of the composition fee in advance along with the song contract. Additionally, we were able to use HIT Entertainment’s studio, which is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment.

Preparations for the debut song were progressing rapidly.

At the same time, KK members got managers.

“Guys, how have you been?”

“Oh sister!”

Hyeong-seo Ahn opened the door after seeing Ahn Young-mi of the rookie development team visible on the intercom screen and welcomed Ahn Young-mi. Youngmi Ahn was in charge of the KK members and managed their practice schedules. It was the second time that Ahn Young-mi came to the accommodation in person since the moving day.

Jeong Yoon-gi, who had been contacted in advance, said hello to Ahn Young-mi. The KK members all gathered in the living room after hearing the news of Ahn Young-mi’s visit.

“Let’s take a look at the condition of the accommodation… Oh, it’s cleaner than I thought?”

For a house with six men living in it, it was quite well organized. Ahn Young-mi, who looked around the kitchen from the living room, asked in surprise. Ahn Hyeong-seo, who is very friendly, always answered from Ahn Young-mi’s side.

“Actually, my aunt visited yesterday.”

“As expected….”

“And Jihoon has a bit of mycelia. “I clean the bathroom all the time.”

Seok Ji-hoon, a former child actor who is now an idol trainee, had some unusual tendencies, perhaps because he lived an unusual life since he was young. Seok Ji-hoon smiled slightly shyly. Dowook, who was sitting next to him, had a characteristic blunt face.

The sight of two people sitting next to each other, making faces, really made a picture.

‘We’ll be shooting the jacket soon, so the two of you will be the main characters.’

Ahn Young-mi thought to herself. Although I was still inexperienced as I was the youngest member of the rookie development team, I was able to predict that much.

“The reason I came today is… because you too need to have a manager now.”

“omg! Are we going to have a manager?”

“Oh my gosh! What a manager. “You really look like a celebrity~!”

Ahn Hyeong-seo and Kim Won made a fuss at Ahn Young-mi’s words. On the other hand, Jeong Yoon-gi looked a little tired. If I had a full-fledged manager, my life would become more restricted than it is now.

As soon as I finished speaking, the bell rang. This time, Ahn Hyeong-seo ran out and opened the door.

And the person who came in was a man in his mid-30s with combed hair. His height was similar to that of Do-wook now, with a height of slightly less than 180 cm. He was holding a large luggage bag in both hands.

“He will be in charge of you from today, Manager Oh Baek-ho.”

He had a stocky physique and, as his name suggests, a fierce look and wide eyes. I had the impression that it must have caught several people. The members hesitantly greeted Oh Baek-ho.

Director Oh Baek-ho was originally the manager of Monster. Oh Baek-ho not only managed the adolescent male members who did not listen and ran wild, but he also thoroughly managed the extreme fans. As Monster became established to a certain extent, he was also given the position of manager.

The fact that Oh Baek-ho was sent as KK’s manager shows how intensively Hit Entertainment wants to manage KK.

“It’s five hundred tigers. I will be living with you from now on. “I hope you follow along on your own.”

It was clear that the afterword that he would scold you if you didn’t follow along was omitted. The members froze in the unusual atmosphere. Do-wook quietly looked at Oh Baek-ho.

‘Chief Oh……’

Oh Baek-ho He had become ‘Manager Oh’ around the time Do-wook was working at the company. It was natural that he managed his schedule thoroughly, and although it’s hard to imagine from what I’ve seen now, he seemed to be getting more and more recognition for his ability by appealing to the broadcasters as the celebrity he was in charge of.

There was also an attempt by Ara Entertainment to scout, so Dowook also heard about it. However, the scouting failed because Oh Baek-ho was preparing to leave the company and become CEO at the time.

Anyway, he was a very talented person. As Do-wook, he was satisfied that someone like Oh Baek-ho came as KK’s manager.

‘I will be able to do many things in the future by taking advantage of my relationship with Director Oh.’

Dowook’s eyes sparkled as he looked ahead.

Oh Baek-ho, who had no way of knowing such thoughts, was looking around at the members and making his own evaluation. It’s impossible to know everything at once, but at least he didn’t seem childish and full of defiance in his eyes.

‘They said they put a lot of effort into the rookie development team, but did they really select the right kids…?’

Oh Baek-ho nodded, feeling that it would be easier than when he was in charge of monsters. Of course, I couldn’t even imagine that it wouldn’t be easy in other ways later on.

That’s how Oh Baek-ho entered KK’s dorm.

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The meeting between composer Yong Soo-cheol of Brave Only and the members of KK took place on Christmas Eve. KK members and manager Oh Baek-ho rushed into the studio in the office building given to Yong Soo-cheol by Hit Entertainment.

Even today, Yong Soo-cheol was wearing a black rider jacket with a lot of studs on his chest. The members shrugged their shoulders without realizing it due to the harsh energy of the spring, which was not something Oh Baek-ho should show.

Team leader Sim Jun introduced Yong Soo-cheol and the members to each other. He also added which part the members are in charge of, vocals or rap.

“Oh…!”

When Yong Soo-cheol was introduced to Do-wook and looked at his face, he shouted.

“Is there a problem? “Composer?”

“This guy! The friend I met and heard about the composition contest…!”

“yes?”

Team leader Sim Jun also looked at Do-wook in surprise. I heard about it when I signed a contract with Yong Soo-cheol. The story was that a singer from Hit Entertainment sent an email saying he was looking for a song. After signing the contract, I tried to look for it within the company, but I was so busy that I couldn’t find it.

I was wondering what kind of singer under the company would do something like that, but it was trainee Kang Do-wook.

‘I knew it wasn’t a normal bet, but…’

From the time they had a meeting about the title song candidates, team leader Sim Jun was quite impressed with Do-wook.

‘I heard you captured Team Leader Lim Seong-an’s heart right away at the audition. ‘It’s not just about being handsome.’

He seemed to have a basic musical sense for listening to music, and the way he stared straight ahead and expressed his opinions clearly seemed different from the average nineteen-year-old.

Do-wook responded to Yong Soo-cheol, who was looking at him intently.

“Ah, I saw you then!”

Do-wook knew he was going to meet Yong Soo-cheol, but he had to act as if he didn’t know that the composer of the song was Yong Soo-cheol.

“You’re a composer, so you know this stuff well!”

“No, it’s not that I know very well… Anyway, thanks to you, I was able to find a good opportunity and debut as a composer, so should I say thank you?”

“Thank you! The song was really good. Thank you so much for sending me such a good song.”

Dowook bowed his head. Yong Soo-cheol tapped Do-wook’s shoulder shyly, which did not fit his large body. Anyway, the idea was to do well.

The other members and Oh Baek-ho had no idea what was going on. Team Leader Shim stepped forward and briefly introduced the relationship between the two. The members and Oh Baek-ho looked at the two people in turn, amazed.

“Did you do that on your own without saying anything?”

“I’m just frustrated… I don’t know what else to do.”

Do-wook calmly answered Jeong Yoon-gi’s question. Since Dowook debuted not long after becoming a trainee, I thought he was less eager to debut than other trainees, but I was wrong.

The members had to admit that they didn’t know much about Do-wook when he heard that he went out of his way to find a song for his debut. It was even more so because Do-wook did not talk about himself incidentally. The members realized once again that Dowook really wanted to debut.

“Even with that method, we ended up bringing in just the right composer, so maybe we should at least scout for the production team.”

Team leader Sim Jun joked. Everyone laughed lightly at Team Leader Shim’s words.

The light atmosphere ended there. At Yong Soo-cheol’s words, the members immediately started to get nervous.

“Then, first of all, I want to see what level of skill everyone has.”

Before properly arranging and distributing parts, it was an essential step to check the members’ skills and characteristics. Accordingly, the song was able to be modified little by little.

At Yong Soo-cheol’s words, Team Leader Shim organized the order.

The rap part, Jung Yoon-ki, and Kim Won started first, and the vocal parts, Tae-hyung Park, Ji-hoon Seok, Kang Do-wook, and Hyeong-seo Ahn, decided to enter the recording booth in that order. We each decided to sing one song from our practice repertoire that we were most confident in.

A strange tension began to form in the studio.

Although it is said to be a time to lightly understand one’s skills, today’s evaluation could have been a reference point. The parts were not distributed equally as they were cut off by tens of seconds in a 3-minute song. It is decided who will be the main rapper and who will be the main vocalist.

The closer the skills were, the more intense the fight would be. Since it was the main dance part, it was a very important moment for the remaining four, except for Park Tae-hyung, who was a bit weak in vocals, and Seok Ji-hoon, who had bigger dreams as an actor.

First, Jung Yoon-gi entered the recording studio booth as the first hitter. The remaining people sat on the waiting sofas waiting for their turn.

Yong Soo-cheol and Team Leader Shim were sitting in front of the machine in front of the booth.

“Oh, I’m so nervous.”

Although his debut was confirmed and he had used the recording studio for practice purposes, Jung Yoon-gi was a little nervous as he stood in front of a composer he was meeting for the first time. People outside could also hear Jung Yoongi talking to himself as he stood in front of the microphone in the recording booth.

Before becoming a trainee, Jung Yoon-gi was a talented person who made it to the final four in the audition “Student Rapper”. He had experience in broadcasting or performing. Seeing Jeong Yoon-gi nervous like that made the rest of us even more nervous.

“iced coffee. one two. one two.”

“Yoongi, are you ready?”

“yep. “Give me a song!”

The song prepared by Jung Yoon-gi was a song by the hip-hop group Dynamic Triple. As the song played through the headphones, Jung Yoongi started rapping as if he had become nervous at some point.

Jung Yoon-gi pursued a light and fast wrapping style. The quick yet accurate diction was excellent. He has improved a lot since he was a student rapper.

On the other hand, Kim Won’s wrapping that followed was heavy. Contrary to Kim Won’s usual lively and lively image, when he started rapping, he sang the foreign song Rendrick’s rap in a low voice.

Dowook thought that he had to do well in his turn, but he also wanted to use this opportunity to gauge the members’ skills more accurately and objectively. Dowook’s eyes were keen as he watched the members entering the recording studio.

“… Everyone is very talented.”

Yong-soo couldn’t help but be a little surprised. I knew that the kids preparing to become idols these days were very talented, but it was true that I thought of them as being confined to the frame of ‘idol’.

“Our kids are really hard-working kids.”

Team Leader Sim Jun muttered, unable to hide his pride.

Next were Taehyung Park and Jihoon Seok. It didn’t feel outstanding, but it felt okay. Park Tae-hyung had a clean voice for a man, and Seok Ji-hoon had a unique nasal voice. I felt like a little more refinement could have given the song a point.

And then it was Dowook’s turn.

When Do-wook entered the recording studio, Yong Soo-cheol adjusted his posture and sat down more properly.

Even when I looked at him again through the glass wall, he was so handsome that his face seemed to glow. With a face like that, I felt like I would have to bow even if I just sang a song.

Nevertheless, Yong Soo-cheol was expecting a little more. All of the members had good skills, and I hoped Do-wook would be the same. It was clear that if Dowook performed his song well, there would be a fantastic stage that would captivate both eyes and ears.

The song Do-wook chose was Kim Geon-bu’s ‘Sleepless Night, Snow Falling’. I wanted to show off my singing ability with a serious ballad, but the title song was a tempo song anyway. I wanted to show off my singing ability as well as my excellent sense of rhythm.

Dowook started singing by clicking his fingers to the rhythm.