God of Music

Chapter 85

God of Music Chapter 85 . Three Years Later, a New Beginning (5)

“Unni, what is it!?”

Jin SeAh was surprised by the scream from the living room and rushed out . The other members all rushed out to the living room after hearing their leader, who was normally very calm, scream .

“Unni, what happened?”

“N… . n… . num… … . ”

“Num?”

Kim HyoRin only pointed at the screen with shaking hands, so no one understood anything .

Jin SeAh looked at the computer .

– 07 ↑47 Good Feelings | T&T

“WHAT!!!!!!”

Everyone gasped . They jumped 47 places and were now placed in the top 10 . This… .

“What, the hell is this!”

Even Lee Min, who was rarely surprised, gaped her jaws in shock . It was needless to say that the other members were equally as shocked .

“Call the president immediately!”

Among everyone’s excitement, Min HyoRin called President Lee WooSung with her phone .

“The top 10, huh? That’s quite high . ”

Lee HyunJi, who was monitoring it, couldn’t hide her surprise .

“Really?”

KangYoon only smiled lightly while drinking the coffee Jung HyeJin gave him .

“Looking at you, I feel like you saw this coming . ”

“Really?”

KangYoon shrugged his shoulders . Then, he spoke on after sipping the coffee .

“The producing side of Laurel was a bit of a pity . If that was better than the reaction would have been better as well . ”

“Well, we can’t help it since his skills are only subpar . It seems like your advice played a big role . But rather than that, the choreography is quite good . Their accents are on point . ”

“The leader has good senses, as well as experience . She’s quite the unlucky fella . ”

After watching the music video, KangYoon was surprised by Kim HyoRin’s dance . He even felt that she was lowering her skills intentionally to match the rest of the team .

The fact that the song was in the top 10 meant that the public would know about the group . After all, many people from all over the country must listen to the song for the rankings to go up .

“So, it’s about time we did the next thing . ”

“Yes . Now there’s only the receiving part left . ”

President Lee HyunJi laughed at KangYoon’s words .

“You know what, the more I look at you, the more I think you act on practical benefits . You should have had a hard time dealing with that old ass Lee WooSung, too . Did you know that it will come to this?”

“Maybe . He probably didn’t know that our song would go so well when we signed the contract . Well, he tried to abandon the music with all sorts of excuses, so he probably accepted such a contract . ”

“He’s a fool alright . ”

KangYoon shrugged his shoulders while thinking about the contents of the contract .

Once in the top 10, a percentage of all profits gained from the song must be paid to the composer . Instead, the cost of rights to use the song was lowered . Thanks to that, President Lee HyunJi could get him to sign the contract easily . President Lee WooSung tried to abandon the song with various excuses, but he could not think of one, and things eventually lead to this .

“Pfft, well then . I’m off to collect some money . ”

“Watch your words, there . ”

Seeing Lee HyunJi speak like a loan shark, KangYoon jokingly warned her . However, he also felt relaxed after enduring it for such a long time .

‘Was the audition programme this week?’

KangYoon called the number he got from Lee HyunJi . A producer of the programmer answered the call and notified KangYoon of the schedule . When he asked if there was anything to prepare, he was replied that only himself needed to be there . Also, he was warned that he may be physically fatigued as there would be a lot of people .

“…Okay . ”

– Before the shoot, there will be an interview with the writer of the programme . Is there anything else you need?

KangYoon asked him that he would be represented as a CEO of a company . He was doing this to advertise the company after all . The producer gave a positive reply .

After the call, KangYoon downloaded the audition programme videos that took place until now and watched them .

‘There are a lot of styles . ’

From judges that blatantly shouted at the candidates, to those that praised but gave them a fail as well as judges that silently did their markings; there were a lot of styles . The most eye-catching one was without a doubt the one that shouted and drove the candidates to the bottom . However, they had their charms as well: they said that it was to motivate them to do better . This kind of style grabbed attention and produced some news articles as well .

‘So, all in all, it’s a TV programme . ’

It was an audition, but at the same time, it was a TV programme . After everything that’s said and done, it was done to grab viewers at home . So, the judges were writing dramas in various styles . Even KangYoon thought that he might do that as well .

When he was thinking, he got a call . It was from Lee HyunJi . She spoke of her matter immediately .

– Everything went as the contract stated . We’ll receive the money by today .

“Thank you for your work . You must have had a hard time . ”

– Not really . Oh, President Lee WooSung wishes to call you, should I hand it to him?

When KangYoon gave the okay, the caller switched .

– Composer, I’m Lee WooSung .

“Yes, President . Congratulations to you . ”

– Thank you . Thanks to you, the results were good . I thank you again .

Good greetings were exchanged . President Lee WooSung didn’t have that complaining tone anymore .

“Not at all . Thanks for your hard work as well . ”

– Not at all, no . It’s all thanks to you .

That attitude . There was definitely something he wanted from this . Probably something like lowering the contract conditions . KangYoon knew that well . Of course, he wasn’t going to do that .

“Oh, I must apologize, I have a different call . I’ll call you next time . ”

– Composer, com… .

KangYoon ended the call . He waited to see if he called back, but there were no calls .

“You deserved that . ”

The superior position in this contract was flipped .

***

“…I apologize . I don’t think I can go there alone . ”

Lee HyunAh voiced her thoughts to the scouter of Yerang entertainment .

“I wished that we could have a better relationship… but okay . Let us meet next time if fate allows us to . ”

The scouter from Yerang entertainment gave Lee HyunAh a business card while expressing disappointment . Lee HyunAh received the business card and put it in her bag .

“Man . Maybe I’m missing an opportunity because of that oppa . ”

Left alone inside the café, Lee HyunAh drank the rest of the Americano and grumbled . However, her expression looked as though she was relieved .

“Well, then . I’m not so busy anymore so let’s go hit him in the chest . ”

Having drunk the coffee, Lee HyunAh was about to leave through the front door . However… .

“Excuse me, miss… .

“Sorry? Is something wrong?”

“You haven’t paid . ”

“Sorry? Didn’t the woman that just left pay?”

“She only paid for one person . ”

“…… . ”

Lee HyunAh felt absurd after seeing the meticulous ‘going dutch’ (individual pays for himself/herself) from the businesswoman that seem to imply that their fate ended there .

***

– Wow!! Oppa, what is all this money?

HeeYoon called KangYoon after seeing so much money in the bank account .

“What do you mean? This is all the profit from the song this time . I’m not sure about the cost of rights to use the music, but I got loads from the extras . ”

– You’re one capable man .

“I must get the proper payment for a good song . Eat some nice things with that money . ”

– Okay .

KangYoon was delighted to give HeeYoon so much pocket money . To be exact, he was planning to give HeeYoon all the composer rights, but HeeYoon left the money with KangYoon saying that he should use it for managing the company . KangYoon was proud to see her sister’s growth over these years .

After telling her to beware of boys, KangYoon ended the call and stood up . Today’s was the filming day of Korea ONE STAR . KangYoon headed to SBB TV station in Seoul .

“Hello . ”

“Hello . ”

KangYoon headed inside the station with the assistant director that came out to meet him . He leads KangYoon to the makeup room . He had his hair done and put on some light makeup .

‘This feels awkward . ’

Although he visited TV stations many times, this was the first time he would be appearing on any programme . Although it was a special guest appearance, he felt very fresh .

It took around 30 minutes for the stages to be set up . KangYoon headed to the waiting room . Today, veteran singer Lee JaeHyuk and composer Moon SangJae were there . KangYoon greeted them and got ready .

One of the programmer writers entered and they started an interview . He asked about their standards for their judgment today as well as their preferred genre of singers . KangYoon was interviewed last .

“What kind of candidates are you planning to pick?”

When he was asked that, KangYoon answered after a little bit of thought .

“I wish to pick a candidate that has a unique trait as well as skills . ”

“Do you have any candidates that you have your eyes on?”

“Hmm… . ”

He didn’t specifically have one, so he shook his head .

After the light interview, the judges took their seats . The audition started like that .

Although this was the 2nd round of auditions, there were still a lot of candidates . Although each of them got less than 5 minutes’ worth of time, the endless numbers of candidates exhausted the judges .

“My heart – to the sky— “

“Wait wait . Did you not have breakfast today? You sound too powerless . ”

“S… . sorry . ”

“This is an audition . Try again . ”

Singer Lee JaeHyuk was like a roaring tiger towards the applicants . Sitting in the center, he glared at the applicants through his sunglasses . Moon SangJae supported his words as he branched off the candidates .

KangYoon was also judging the people coming on stage . He was looking at the light emitted by them while saying some comments . However, there was a problem .

‘Why is everyone so stuffy?’

It was grey light everywhere . Not only that, KangYoon was now more influenced by the musical lights . It was hard to endure this audition venue that was filled with grey light . He tried his best to endure by drinking lots of water . However, the stuffy feeling did not go away so easily .

They continued the audition without even eating .

“Number 701 entering . ”

With the assistant director’s notification, a girl clad in school uniform entered with a guitar .

“Hello . My name is Kim JiMin . I’m 17 and I currently go to XX Girl’s High . Please take care of me . ”

All the judges were fixated on the guitar behind the girl’s back . The first one to ask was Lee JaeHyuk .

“So, you play the guitar?”

“Yes . I liked playing it since I was young . ”

“Really? Hmm . ”

He seemed to be interested and urged her to play . Then, the girl started playing on the seat that was prepared for her . At that time, Lee JaeHyuk coldly spoke .

“Wait, aren’t you going to tune it?”

“Ah, I forgot . Tuning… . Tuning… . ”

Nervousness made her forgot about the most important thing . Kim JiMin finally took out the tuner from her bag but there was no way the judges would wait for that .

“…Forget the guitar . What have you prepared for us today?”

“A song called ‘Romance’ . ”

“Oho . That’s a hard one . Go ahead, then . ”

The song ‘Romance’ was a high-pitched song sung by a veteran female singer . Lee JaeHyuk’s eyes shined in interest . KangYoon was the same . Kim JiMin did a light vocal exercise and started singing .

“The romance I dream of – “

Quiet and soft – Kim JiMin’s voice rang out . Lee JaeHyuk and Moon SangJae closed their eyes and admired her song .

‘Strong . ’

KangYoon was surprised . The white light from the purple notes was getting stronger as the song progressed . Lee JaeHyuk and Moon SangJae were humming under its influence .

However…

“Go—slowly—roman…”

Due to her nervousness, she messed up a tone . Thanks to that, Lee JaeHyuk and Moon SangJae’s eyes abruptly opened, Kim JiMin ended up stopping there as she was surprised by their reactions .

“Ah… . ”

“Hm . ”

Lee JaeHyuk and Moon SangJae shook their heads in disappointment . Her voice was very good, but it felt as though she was lacking something . Lee JaeHyuk started his evaluation first .

“Your voice is very good . ”

“Thank you . ”

“But you’re too nervous . You must learn to relax a little bit more . And right now, only your voice is good . Come again after you get used to this kind of stage . For me… . ”

He pressed X . It was a fail .

“Ah… . ”

Kim JiMin lowered her head . There were two votes left .

“I’m not that much different from Mr . Lee JaeHyuk’s . You have a good voice, but I wish you could practice some more before you come again . ”

Moon SangJae pressed X as well . 2 out of 3 gave an X . This was a fail .

“…Thank you . I wish I can see you again at this place next time . ”

Without even looking at KangYoon’s result, Kim JiMin left .

“Looks like she was disheartened . ”

“It’s a pity . Her voice was really good . ”

Lee JaeHyuk and Moon SangJae talked about Kim JiMin . Her voice was good, but it was too early for her to get a pass . This was their opinion .

However, KangYoon was different .

‘If she relaxed a little more, she would be really good . Looks like I’ll have to see her again . ’

Just the voice was good? Not in KangYoon’s opinion, no . Among the trainees KangYoon saw, there were rarely any that could produce such a clear white light . He stood up from his seat as though something tugged his mind .

“Can we have a little rest?”

“Hmm… . Should we? I’m hungry too . ”

When Lee JaeHyuk agreed to KangYoon’s request for a rest, the programme was paused . KangYoon immediately left and looked for Kim JiMin .

‘Where is she?’

However, she wasn’t in the lobby . When he asked a staff in the lobby, he got the reply that a girl with a guitar had just left the lobby, and he ran out .

Fortunately, he could see the girl not far away from the building . KangYoon ran .

“Wait!”

“Eh?”

The girl turned around at KangYoon’s call .

“Sir judge?”

“*pant pant… . *”

Looking at the girl’s confused expression, KangYoon made a bright face .

“Fuu, I was looking for you . ”

“For me?”

The girl, Kim JiMin, looked at KangYoon with very confused eyes .