Chapter 239: Again After Rainfall (15)

Chapter 239: Again After Rainfall (15)

Goh Yoo-Joon effortlessly charmed the audience as he introduced himself and his next song in smooth, simple English. The song he picked was “As Always,” which came highly recommended by Joo-Han. He believed it suited Goh Yoo-Joon's vocal prowess perfectly.

As Goh Yoo-Joon weaved his harmonies, I was ready to complement “As Always” with my own harmonies and add depth to the duet.

As the rugged strums of the guitar filled the air, the stage was set ablaze. Goh Yoo-Joon's voice rode on the sharp and unrestrained melodies and started to craft the song's story.

You and I have very different personalities

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Because it's natural for me to be by your side?

I simply closed my eyes and surrendered to the music. Goh Yoo-Joon's low, velvety tones transformed the song and introduced falsettos that painted a new color to the song entirely. It was clear that he was a natural performer, blessed with both a captivating voice and an innate musical sensibility. I calmly savored Goh Yoo-Joon's gradually building song as I picked up the microphone.

Anyway, we have to go through this ordeal

As always

we will be happy again after a short period of pain

As always?

The unexpected harmonies I added from the background elicited soft gasps of surprise from the audience. They were unprepared for the layered depth of our performance.

After I matched the harmony, one audience member stared at me intently. I could feel their gaze, so I turned my head to look at that person as soon as the harmony ended. Then, they appeared surprised for a moment before smiling and giving me a thumbs up. I just slightly nodded in response and prepared for the next harmony.

The performance, led by Goh Yoo-Joon's serene delivery, wrapped up with grace and resonated with everyone. After all, the audience was fond of the tune and enchanted by Goh Yoo-Joon's rendition. They were thoroughly mesmerized, and their applause was a testament to the success of our performance.

With a brotherly pat on Goh Yoo-Joon's back, Joo-Han offered his praises. “Thank you. He's the member with the best voice among us."

Joo-Han spoke fluently with great composure. After that, he smoothly transitioned to introducing Yoon-Chan, who opted for Reina’s song instead of a conventional pop song.

His choice “Lessa” was imbued with an enchanting Orientalism[1]

“It's a very... interesting melody, so I hope you enjoy it,” said Yoon-Chan. He gracefully lifted the microphone to sing, his eyes sparkling with anticipation. Then, a band member behind him unveiled a gleaming new violin.

I relaxed my body and raised the pitch with strength. As I maintained the high note steadily, cheers erupted from the audience. After Reina saw me finishing cleanly, she smiled meaningfully and continued to watch my performance until the end before disappearing behind the camera.

“Here comes our last performance,” Joo-Han said, and it elicited sounds of disappointment from the audience.

Throughout the performance, a large number of people gathered to watch our show. It was so gratifying to think that we provided a stage worth watching even though they didn't know who we were.

After that, the final stage commenced. Joo-Han stepped forward, revealing the true identity of the group and explaining the concept of the next song.

“We are actually dance singers. I want to showcase our song with dance," he announced, eliciting enthusiastic responses from the audience.

The rest of us promptly rose to our feet, assuming our positions on stage.

“The name of the song is ‘Parade’.” Soon, the intro to "Parade" started to play.

***

Meanwhile, Reina remained behind the scenes and observed the performance alongside Callia Lawrence, who had made a special trip solely to see Reina. Callia was accompanied by her manager and bodyguards, all dressed inconspicuously to blend into the crowd. However, despite their low-profile attire, they were heavily armed, ready to fend off any paparazzi attempting to snap unauthorized photos.

“Are they the ones you mentioned?" Callia asked and pointed at Chronos with her chin.

Reina nodded in confirmation. “Yes."

Callia let out a deep sigh and shook her head dismissively. She stated quite bluntly, “They are just dancers."

This starkly contrasted with the eager persona Callia had projected on Stagram, where she excitedly anticipated meeting Chronos following their street stage performance the day before. Unbeknownst to Callia's followers, it was her manager who curated her social media presence, not Callia herself.

“You missed their singing part," Reina pointed out as she felt a headache. Chronos's choice of songs and their vocal prowess were impeccable. Considering Callia Lawrence and Reina had almost identical tastes in music, Reina thought for sure that Callia would enjoy it.

The issue, however, was the timing of Callia's arrival. Yesterday's street performance was just a dance, and unfortunately, Callia missed all the songs that had been earnestly performed up until now due to her tardiness. Hence, she could only see the "Parade" lip-sync performance.

Due to technical issues with the stage equipment, live singing to dance tracks was impossible. That was the only reason why the members of Chronos were lip-syncing.

Nevertheless, this unfortunate timing made Chronos appear to Callia as just dancers, merely mouthing the words without singing. This perception turned them into faux singers, leaving the worst possible first impression.

1. refers to how Westerners often depict Eastern cultures in a way that's exaggerated or distorted, focusing on stereotypes and exotic elements. So, in the sentence, it means the song "??" is full of these kinds of portrayals of Eastern culture. ☜