Chapter 39:

Chapter 39:

Chapter 39

I sent my siblings back to their dorm and stayed in the studio.

It was to finish the remaining work.

Im the type who has to go all out once I get inspired, so I cant sleep if I end it like this.

Just like the day I prepared the arrangement for the year-end evaluation, I stayed alone and devoted myself to the work.

I roughly grasped our musical tendencies.

I turned on the laptops notepad and wrote them down.

-Theme: Love (general)

-Mood: Warmth

-Emotion: Joy

-Current songs concept: Refreshing summer season song

I wrote down the facts I already knew and wondered what I missed.

-Message I want to convey to the fans: ???

The most important listener for an idol is the fan.

Unlike popular music like Something, the biggest consumer of idol music is the fandom.

Fans are the reason why idols exist.

Then, what message should I convey to our fans who are registered in the fan cafe now, and those who will become our fans in the future?

I tapped the keyboard as I thought for a moment.

-Invitation(?)

Idols and fans are in a relationship that shares the same dream.

So I invited them to the dream we have I pressed the backspace to erase what I wrote.

Its too burdensome.

This song is our first meeting with the fans.

This message is too heavy.

Its like going on a blind date and the other person suddenly says, Mr./Ms. Who, wont you dream of the future with me?

Burden spoils the fun.

If you meet someone whos too pushy on a blind date, the pasta will go in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Lets go lightly.

Instead of keeping the meaning of inviting them to join us, I changed the content from dreaming the same dream, which is burdensome, to having fun together.

Come here and lets have fun together, that kind of message.

When I thought about it, it matched well with the refreshing concept of summer and the image of the sea.

Lets summarize.

In a warm atmosphere where we laugh and chat together, we meet strangers and have fun, and friendship sprouts among the people we met at the travel destination.

Then, the play would be the main material.

What would be a good title to symbolize the play?

What do you do when you go to the beach?

The thought that flowed like water stopped.

An unexpected setback, shall I say.

When was the last time I went to the sea and played?

I think it was the last time I went to the sea in front of Gunsan for a field trip in the second grade of elementary school.

After that, I moved to Seoul and continued my trainee life, and I only practiced on my days off.

Of course, Ive been to the sea a lot.

There was a sea 30 minutes away from home, and I had a lot of opportunities to go to the sea during my trainee days.

I also got a lot of suggestions to go to the sea together on vacation.

The latter was obviously a dubious purpose, so I refused.

That aside, its a bit shocking.

What have I been doing until now?

I dont even know what to do at the sea.

Keywords like grilled clams and swimming came to mind, but that was only what I heard from others, not my experience.

I shook my head as I thought about posting a question on the internet, What do you do when you go to the sea?

I wanted to put my own experience in the song I made.

I think I used to play a lot at the beach when I was a kid.

As I drank chocolate milk and thought for a long time, I remembered a very faint memory.

Was it when I was five?

It was a memory like a very old and worn-out book.

***

Fireworks?

The next day, I told my siblings the title of the song.

I want to make a song with the atmosphere of playing together at the beach, and I thought fireworks would be a good material to symbolize that. Besides, fireworks have various meanings, right? Like celebrating something new or commemorating something by shooting them. It also fits the meaning of our debut album.

Youre making sense for once.

Ri-hyuk expressed the best positive he could. If the most picky Ri-hyuk was okay, the other kids didnt need to ask.

Jung-hyun stroked his chin and asked.

How did you come up with the title? It seems fine.

I remembered something from my childhood.

It was a memory of being at some beach with my parents when I was about five years old.

Strangely, I dont remember their faces, but the fireworks I saw then are vivid in my mind.

A streak of fire that soared into the bright and sunny sky.

The kids smiled oddly at my explanation.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com

Why are they like that?

Bi-ju said with a smile.

I think its good. It suits the mood of the song.

I was about to thank him when the youngest one chimed in.

Hyung, are you going to use Korean for the song title?

I thought about using English at first, but Firework doesnt sound very good. My grandmother finds English hard. She always calls Something Samssing, so how unfamiliar would Firework be?

The siblings who were sitting on the sofa in the studio nodded.

They nodded their heads at someones casual remark.

They all knew about the success of Something, but the overall expectation of the A&R team staff was very low.

That was because of the purpose of giving Woojoo the task of composing in the first place.

In a situation where more external composers offered to give them songs after Something and Music Cafe, there was no need to waste one filler song on a beginners self-composed song.

The reason was simple.

Image making.

They wanted to use the composer idol image to promote the debut album.

Thats why they didnt care much about the song in the first place. It was a business, regardless of their musical curiosity.

Besides, the source that Woojoo used as a base, thats really hard. Is there anyone here who hasnt tried it?

They shivered at the thought of the notorious source.

It was a source that no composer in the A&R team could ignore. It looked easy on the surface, but everyone who tried it lost their soul.

If you cut this, that pops out, and if you cut that, this pops out.

They had no idea how to handle it, so they all gave up.

Professional composers all gave up and cried out, how well could an idol who just started composing do?

They nodded their heads as their thoughts reached that far.

Yeah, its definitely going to be hard this time.

Lets just cheer him up a lot. Hes done a lot for us, the company and us. We ate a lot of meat thanks to him, right? Hes a good kid. He knows how to take care of people.

Every time Something set a new record, Woojoo treated the staff of Lemon Entertainment to a dinner.

He also gave them small gifts.

The staff liked and cared for the leader of New Black for that reason.

Thats why the A&R team staff prepared in advance what kind of words or reactions they would have.

So that Woojoo wouldnt get hurt, or lose his confidence.

The director and the team leader are coming.

At the youngest staffs words, they all stopped talking and organized the documents on their desks.

Soon, the producer Jo Kyu-hwan, the A&R team leader, and the New Black manager Yoon Seok-hwan came in through the door.

Behind them, the New Black members followed like chicks.

Hello!

The staff greeted the energetic members with a warm smile.

They only exchanged greetings for a moment.

Before starting the meeting, there was a time for Woojoo to present the results of his work so far.

So thats why we chose that title. We targeted our fans or potential fans as the main listeners of the song. We focused on creating a cheerful atmosphere, and we decided on the deep house genre But after making it, it felt a bit tropical, so the boundary is vague.

Woojoo smiled and nodded his head.

We know its not perfect, but we hope youll like it since its our first work.

Of course. Well like it.

Thats what they thought as they exchanged glances with the A&R team members. Even if they were disappointed, they agreed not to show it in front of them.

Soon, the song started playing from the speakers.

Huh?

They tilted their heads when they heard the intro.

The beginning was good.

The rhythm was unique.

It was like the stars in the night sky were twinkling in the beat. And a joyful melody adorned it.

They didnt need to describe the background to imagine a clear night sky.

Not bad. Theres not much to fix.

They enjoyed the flowing intro with satisfaction. It seemed like there was not much to touch on the song.

They were happy for a moment, thinking that their work was reduced.

Their eyes changed when Kim Jung-hyuns rap came in.

Jung-hyun is good at rapping. He definitely has talent for rap making.

The rappers voice flowed under the upbeat melody. His voice was strong, so it sounded clear even without much effort.

They exchanged looks.

But until then, they just thought that Jung-hyun was good at making raps, and didnt think much of it.

The problem started from then on.

From the part where Bi-jus voice was heard to the part where Ri-hyuk sang.

The rhythm and melody that were gradually rising changed explosively at the chorus.

Like fireworks.

Instead of flames, a refreshing melody soaked their ears.

Did he make this?

They were amazed not because of the quality of the song.

To be honest, they studied every day listening to foreign or domestic hits, so they wouldnt be surprised by this level of song.

They were surprised not by the quality of the song, but by the color.

The strength of this song was the harmony with the members.

The musical color, if you will. Anyone who heard it would say, Oh, this is their song.

The members personalities stood out while blending well.

Like the group name New Black, different colors came together to form a beautiful black.

No matter how good a song is, its not a good song if it doesnt suit the singer.

Even if a big agency has a lot of money, its hard to succeed if they cant give the singer a suitable concept.

On the other hand, even if a small agency has little money, they can succeed if they give the singer a good song that fits them.

Thats why they say that idols are a fight between A&R and planning.

In that sense, Fireworks was more than passing in terms of planning, not just pure musical aspects.

The A&R team members minds were tangled.

They thought it would be mediocre, so they prepared reactions and feedback, but they didnt expect the song to be this good.

What should we do with this?

They felt a dilemma while admiring the good song.

It was like trying to cast an extra actor in a movie that had already finished casting the main and supporting roles, but suddenly a more suitable actor for the lead role appeared.

When the song finally ended, silence filled the room.