When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 18

# 18

Sonata: Reverberate (5)

#Sonata: Reverberate (5)

“……?!”

And the beat was added.

Question marks and exclamation marks appeared on the members’ faces at the same time. Soon, my mouth opened with admiration. Although he was the one who came up with the idea, Dowook was also impressed by Yong Soo-cheol’s sense.

-Sorry but I love you~ I love you~ sorry~ really~ but love you~ As

the chorus pre-recorded by one of the vocal teachers played repeatedly, I could clearly tell that the members had not yet debuted. ‘This works!’ I almost wanted to scream.

“You… so… nice?”

Jung Yoon-gi, who listened to the song until the end, even stammered a little and expressed his impressions. Everyone nodded in unison. I’ve already gotten a good response from team leaders and directors, but it was nice to hear it one more time. Yong Soo-cheol shrugged his shoulders and got to the point.

“The part with only the beat will have rap, and the two people there can write the lyrics themselves before recording.”

“Oh yes!”

“Yep~!”

Yong Soo-cheol spoke while looking at Jeong Yoon-gi and Kim Won, and the two responded with a close sense of discipline.

Yong Soo-cheol explained exactly who should write which part of the rap. The two took out their phones and frantically took notes. The first part of the first and second verses were handled by Jeong Yoon-gi, and the second part of the chorus was done by Kim Won. Jung Yoon-gi was in charge of the important intro.

“At the beginning of the vocals, verse one is done by Jihoon, and verse two is done by Taehyung.”

The problem was the most important part of the refrain.

“The refrain is…”

Do-wook glanced at Ahn Hyeong-seo, who was sitting next to him. Ahn Hyeong-seo’s expression looked normal. I was just a little nervous and not extremely depressed or anything. These days, I’m definitely back to my old Anhyeongseo.

‘I’m glad that you seem to have put your mind together as expected.’

They say he doesn’t know anything about people, but Ahn Hyeong-seo was kind by nature. Do-wook judged that he was not a person who would mess up his work due to envy or jealousy toward others even if he supported them a little. Also, in the past, he suffered from depression because his debut was canceled, but seeing how he got back on his feet shows that he was not just weak-tempered.

‘It may be difficult for those who have stood up once, but they can stand up twice or three times.’

Just like he did before.

What Dowook saw was correct. Ahn Hyeong-seo was in a peaceful state in his own way. I was a little excited. Because I really liked the song that I and my group would sing. I planned to sing the part given to me to the best of my ability. Whether it’s 4 bars or 16 bars.

“Let Hyung-seo do the first chorus and Do-wook do the rest.”

“……yes yes?”

Of course, the refrain was Ahn Hyung-seo, who thought he would return to Do-wook. Ahn Hyeong-seo stumbled while trying to answer.

“Do-wook can do the refrain of the second verse, and Hyung-seo can do the part where the chords are raised and the pitch is raised.”

Ahn Hyeong-seo looked at Yong Soo-cheol with a puzzled expression. And then I saw Dowook. Dowook was checking his part as if nothing had happened.

Of course, Dowook also sings the second verse refrain. The distributed time itself was not that big of a difference. However, if we divide the parts like this, Ahn Hyeong-seo was clearly the lead vocalist.

The thought that something was wrong dominated Ahn Hyeong-seo’s mind. When the KK members were formed, most people, including myself, thought that the lead vocalist position was mine. But for now, it was right for Kang Do-wook to be Kang Do-wook’s lead vocalist. Despite his fear of springs, Ahn Hyeong-seo stepped forward.

“Uh… producer.”

“What is it?”

“Do-wook is better than me…!”

“Oh, I would like to advise you to think twice before speaking. “Part distribution is one of the PD’s powers, and it was distributed after careful consideration.”

“I’m sorry.”

“So what do you want to say…?”

“no.”

Hyungseo Ahn shook his head. As Yong Soo-cheol said, it was a decision the producer made after much deliberation. It wasn’t something he could discuss carelessly.

However, the fact that Dowook was not the lead vocalist continued to make Ahn Hyeong-seo uncomfortable. It was even more so after acknowledging Dowook. Dowook was a truly great vocalist and member.

The members decided to practice individually and left the studio.

The first recording was scheduled for a week later. It was a generous schedule because the members had to write lyrics.

Ahn Hyeong-seo, who had left the studio and was walking about half a step behind Do-wook, stood next to him. He looked like he was hesitating because he wanted to say something. I wanted to say something to Dowook, but I actually had nothing to say. Do-wook, who read Ahn Hyeong-seo’s thoughts, opened his mouth first.

“I’m already looking forward to it because I think my brother will sing the highlight song.”

“No, what are your expectations?”

Hyungseo Ahn scratched his cheek.

In fact, Yong Soo-cheol and Do-wook met separately yesterday. Yong Soo-cheol contacted Do-wook, who gave him the idea for the introduction. He was asked if he should be named as the arranger since he helped so much with the arrangement, but Do-wook immediately refused.

It is true that he gave the idea, but all the actual work was done by Yong Soo-cheol. It was the spring that created perfect harmony by changing the sound and speed.

“I can’t raise my name to this level. Later……”

“Later?”

“If we work together properly in the future, please put my name next to it.”

Yong Soo-cheol smiled broadly at Do-wook’s words. It was a moment where Dowook’s desire for composition was revealed. Yong Soo-cheol said he was looking forward to it and additionally asked Do-wook lightly about the distribution of parts.

Dowook replied that he thought Ahn Hyeong-seo’s unique voice suited this song better. It was not to give up his seat to Ahn Hyeong-seo. This song really suited Ahn Hyeong-seo better. Yong Soo-cheol was a little worried about who to give the lead vocalist position to, Do-wook or Ahn Hyeong-seo.

‘Is that really the case?’

After hearing Do-wook’s answer, Yong Soo-cheol became confident as a producer.

“Your voice is perfect for this song.”

“huh?”

“So, don’t think about it for nothing.”

“Ah… thank you.”

Hyeong-seo Ahn was once again deeply impressed by Do-wook’s thoughtfulness. I felt like I knew roughly what Do-wook meant by the word ‘just’. The reason why Brave Only Producer chose him as the lead vocalist.

“I’ll do well! Do your best!”

Hyungseo Ahn shouted in a bright voice.

***

The days continued as we locked ourselves in the practice room and practiced. The members’ appearance was becoming more and more ‘shabby’. Among them, the person in the most serious condition was Jeong Yoon-gi, who had to do the rap making himself and was responsible for a larger volume than Kim Won.

Until Do-wook left for his early morning workout, Jung Yoon-gi was writing rap lyrics in the living room with the light on. When Do-wook, who came out after getting ready, asked if he was sleeping, only then did Jeong Yoon-gi react like a zombie.

“Ah… stress.”

“Isn’t it used much?”

“uh. Not even one line.”

“yes?”

Jeong Yoon-gi thrust a dirty notepad in front of Do-wook, heavily lined and without a single sentence intact.

There were less than three days left until recording. Do-wook let Jeong Yoon-gi into the room, saying that he should sleep first. There seemed to be a lot of pressure to participate in writing lyrics for the title song of their first debut. Thinking that he needed to find a way, Dowook set out to exercise.

Was this what added insult to injury? That morning, manager Oh Baek-ho hurriedly visited Jeong Yoon-gi.

***

Lunch hour. The KK members were ordering and eating bulgogi at a restaurant near their dorm. Since we had been sober since morning, we all hurriedly shoveled rice into our mouths.

There were other members and manager Oh Baek-ho, but Jung Yoon-gi was not there.

“I don’t know if Yoongi is eating.”

Ahn Hyeong-seo, who remembered Jeong Yoon-gi only when he left the last spoonful before emptying the entire bowl, muttered worriedly.

“You must have taken good care of it.”

Oh Baek-ho replied to Ahn Hyeong-seo as if to say, “Don’t worry.”

The news that Oh Baek-ho delivered early in the morning was about the ‘Student Rapper’ special broadcast.

〈Student Rapper〉 planned a performance at the preliminaries to create buzz ahead of the Season 2 preliminaries. The preliminary performance was scheduled to be performed by the top 3 cast members from Season 1 and the rapper who appeared as a judge.

But a problem arose. The contestant who came in third place was hospitalized with an acute appendix. Since the show was supposed to last about an hour with a minimal cast, there were too many empty seats.

As a matter of course, the person who received a casting request was Jeong Yoon-ki, who came in fourth place. The performance was just two days later. It was clear that the schedule was unreasonable. However, for the company, it was a schedule they did not want to miss as it allowed Jung Yoon-gi, who is about to debut, to be exposed once more on TV. Hit Entertainment’s position was that the more famous Jung Yoon-gi became, the better.

Hit Entertainment accepted Jung Yoon-gi’s broadcast appearance on the condition that one or two of the KK members were sent as concertgoers to support Jung Yoon-gi and that member was also exposed on the broadcast.

The conditions were not difficult, and it was difficult for the broadcasting company to hire someone better in a hurry, so they immediately accepted Hit Entertainment’s offer. In this way, Jung Yoon-gi prepared two songs, one group song and one free song that he sang on broadcast.

The one who was distracted by the sudden schedule was Jeong Yoon-gi. With only two hours of sleep, Jung Yoongi hurriedly got ready and headed to the practice room of the cast preparing for the “Student Rapper” performance.

Oh Baek-ho had just returned from dropping off Jeong Yoon-gi and was having lunch with the members.

The reason Oh Baek-ho, who is supposed to just manage, also takes on the role of road manager is because observing the members more closely and getting to know them will help in future work. I was planning on continuing the role of Lord for a while.

“It looks like Yoongi hasn’t finished writing the lyrics yet… Is that part okay?”

Dowook asked about an urgent problem. Oh Baek-ho looked at Do-wook. After being appointed as KK’s manager, Ahn Young-mi of the rookie development team gave a brief briefing on the members. As for Do-wook, ‘He’s good at everything.’ It was this one line. The added explanation was, ‘There is nothing to worry about.’

It was exactly what it said.

After watching, he was very trustworthy and did everything really well. Moreover, he was not only doing well on his own, but was also sincerely helping the members next to him to do well.

I thought I had my way as a manager, but this was my first time being a trainee like this. It was a skill and personality that even an idol in his 5th year of debut and who went through all sorts of hardships would find difficult to possess.

“I think your recording will be delayed because of that performance. “About three days?”

The other members heaved a sigh of relief at Oh Baek-ho’s answer. From the other members’ perspective, it was like gaining three days of time. I didn’t know if the delay of only three days would really mean much to Jeong Yoon-gi.

Do-wook put down his spoon and thought deeply.

‘Hmm… Jung Yoon-gi is a person who once he starts writing lyrics, he sees the end at once. The work speed is by no means slow, but the problem is a mental slump… Will I be able to overcome that slump while performing?’