Chapter 56:

Chapter 56:

Chapter 56

Sometimes life throws you some absurd situations.

Like right now.

A person who hadnt spoken to me for almost ten days since our debut, and who wasnt on good terms with me, came up to me and handed me a hundred thousand won.

How was I supposed to interpret this?

For a moment, I had a blank expression like a computer with no response. I looked back and forth between Shin Saimdang and the person.

Are you giving this to me?

Yes.

Hanjo nodded slightly and asked.

Didnt you lose this?

I was wondering what he was talking about when something caught my eye.

It was a wallet that was under the bill.

An old wallet that was very familiar to us.

The person explained as I took it nervously.

I went down to the basement to greet the seniors and I found it lying in the hallway. I looked inside and saw a ID card with Kim Jung-hyun written on it I tried to return it to you at the waiting room, but you werent there.

Oh Thank you.

Do you want to check if anything is missing? I took the money out as it was and brought it to you in case you lost it.

Thats not necessary.

I thanked the person.

Thank you. My friend who lost this is looking for it right now.

I wondered why Kim Jung-hyun had sneaked out to go to the cafeteria.

He must have taken only his same-age friend with him, knowing that he would get scolded.

I smiled as I imagined the wallet expedition team bickering.

We should give you something in return.

No, its okay.

Hanjo waved his hand and smiled.

Suddenly, I saw his diss rap from the showcase flash over his face.

But business is business and life is life.

I was about to offer to buy him a sandwich or something, but he waved his hand again.

Its not a big deal, really. Besides, we

We?

Hanjo looked at a corner table in the distance and we followed his gaze.

Oh, wow.

Eight pairs of sharp eyes.

The street boys, dressed in hip-hop concept outfits and gold necklaces, were looking at us.

But.

Whats going on?

As soon as our eyes met, they flinched and turned their backs.

Whats up with that?

By their looks, we should be the ones hiding, not them.

They looked like thieves who were caught by the police at a crime scene. No, more like gangsters.

Hanjo chuckled and gestured.

Kiwon, come here.

I didnt need to look for who Kiwon was.

Seven of them turned to look at one person.

It was like watching a mime show.

The member who was singled out turned pale and shook his head.

Come on.

After a brief tug-of-war, the person came over hesitantly.

We watched him curiously as Hanjo pulled him over and said.

Jang So-won sunbae-nim, were going to be guests on your radio show. Well be doing some comments and stuff, but it might be awkward to greet you there. So we wanted to say hello in advance and ask for your favor

In other words, he wanted to get acquainted with us before the broadcast.

I smiled inwardly, but I played along.

I introduced our main vocal, who still had a cold face.

Were going to be on the show as a duo.

He nodded silently as a greeting.

That was the end of the conversation.

We didnt have much to talk about, even though we started talking because of the wallet.

Hanjo and Kiwon exchanged eye contact and went back to the table where their members were.

I turned my gaze to my younger siblings.

Then I remembered something I had forgotten.

Oh. Right. Jung-hyun.

I was about to call him, but Ji-ho was already talking to him on the phone.

I heard a relieved voice from the other side.

Meanwhile, my eyes were drawn to Ri-hyuk, who was staring blankly out the window.

Ri-hyuk, whats wrong?

Its him.

Who?

The guy we just greeted. Yoon Kiwon.

Ri-hyuk lowered his voice as he glanced at the youngest, who was happily chatting on the phone.

I just remembered who he is.

***

That day, as soon as I returned to the company, I had a brief meeting with Director Jo Gyu-hwan.

It was because of the radio schedule.

I wouldnt have needed to talk to him otherwise, but I had something I wanted to show the listeners on this radio show.

I asked for a consultation just in case.

Im here.

The studio at 10 p.m.

You must have sensed it when I said I wanted to go with my own song.

What are you talking about? I never had such a feeling.

He looked uneasy as he moved his wheel chair away. I handed him an A4 paper.

You have to write lyrics, Ri-hyuk.

This is a scam. I never agreed to this.

You know writing lyrics pays well, right? This is all because I want my younger siblings to be rich.

He looked like he had realized that the company he joined was a pyramid scheme.

I smiled apologetically.

Im sorry.

Its because I dont have much talent in writing lyrics.

***

At first, he sighed heavily and gave me resentful looks, but once we started working, Ri-hyuk did his part well.

No.

He soared.

I thought he had talent when we made Fireworks, but he definitely had a knack for writing lyrics, probably because he read a lot of books.

Of course, I wasnt resting either.

Since it was a song that contained my personal experience with my grandmother, I made the skeleton of the lyrics, and Ri-hyuk polished the important parts and the sentences I wrote.

In the meantime, I also coordinated the work with the A&R team.

Our Woojoo, you must be worried that the A&R teams work will decrease?

Im sorry, Im the culprit

I must have spent at least a hundred thousand won on Americanos for the staff.

Fortunately, thanks to the success of Fireworks, the A&R team grumbled verbally, but they enjoyed working with me.

Most importantly, this song was basically a song that looks like it was made by ourselves, even if its a bit clumsy rather than a song that was touched by an expert from start to finish, so it didnt need much intervention.

Thats how [Composition: Woojoo], [Lyrics: Woojoo/Ri-hyuk]'s <Night Sea> quickly took shape.

It was possible because we already had a nearly finished song.

But everything was going smoothly when an unexpected problem popped up from nowhere.

Hmm

Three days before the Wonderful Night guest broadcast.

I was practicing live with Ri-hyuk in the studio when I felt a strange discomfort in his singing.

Ri-hyuk.

Yes?

Are you sure you can sing this?

What do you mean, can I sing this?

It was hard to pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

But

I dont know, its just a feeling, but this song seems a bit hard for you.

What? Did I make a mistake?

No, Im not talking about the technical aspect. The vocal trainers always say that sincerity is important when singing. You have to feel, empathize, and convey the emotion in the song.

Sincerity.

A song is a medium that tells you to feel the emotion Im expressing.

Therefore, before I sing to the audience, I have to have that emotion in me.

I dont feel that in your song right now.

Honestly, you sing much better than me. But its like youre missing two percent. We made Night Sea with our own experiences in mind. My experience of falling asleep on my grandmothers lap when I was young. The memories of my childhood that grew under her warm touch, thats what we chose as the theme

I dont feel that in Ri-hyuks song.

I was careful not to sound too harsh, but he answered calmly.

Youre really a ghost when it comes to work.

Tell me, whats the problem? If you think you cant do it now, just be honest. We can prepare something else.

If it was a ready-made song with guidelines on how to sing it, we could get ready in three days.

To be honest, its really hard to catch the emotion.

In what way?

Night Sea is about remembering and longing for the person who treated me warmly when I was young.

Right.

This might sound weird, but I dont have that kind of memory.

I have to react well to this.

I didnt have much contact with my relatives or grandparents. And, well, my family had some personal issues.

Uh I see.

Dont make that face. Im not saying this to make you pity me. Im just telling you objectively how I am.

Then, did you have someone you relied on? Anyone?

No.

Really?

There was a decent vocal teacher at the academy.

But?

He got arrested for drunk driving a few years after I left. I cant sing a beautiful night sea~ while thinking of that kind of person.

Yeah, I guess not.

I racked my brain and asked.

Then lets think the other way around. What if you were that kind of guardian, and you took care of other people? Any experience like that?

No.

Youre answering too fast.

Because I really dont have any.

You have a younger sister.

Hmm. Thats different.

He said to me, who was embarrassed.

I dont like it when someone takes care of me, but I dont like the opposite either. Ive never seen anything good happen so far.

Is that so.

Dont you remember what I told you last time?

He bit his tongue and said.

Yoon Kiwon of Street Boys, I got fired from the company for helping him.