Chapter 14

Chapter 14

What on earth is this?

There were people who wrote songs in the band I was previously affiliated with too.

The people I had seen until now were people who were doing well in the Hongdae band scene and their skill was decent.

The people who tried to take me who was the DMC winner were mostly people with outstanding skill.

However the <​Rendez-vous> Cha Seoha made was far surpassing those people’s skill.

This...

Is not amateur.

Is professional skill.

But what was even more surprising was Cha Seoha’s attitude.

“What is it, a self-composed song.”

Cha Seoha was treating his own song as if it was truly nothing.

That means.

‘You’re saying it wasn’t composed by luck?’

Composers sometimes when luck touches them recall riffs or melodies beyond their own skill.

Songs born like that the composer himself notices first.

That this is a song that can’t be made with current skill.

But looking at Cha Seoha’s reaction it didn’t seem like a song born in that way.

When doing ensemble with the guys before I could only know that individual skill and harmony were good.

Thinking now it seems like it was something possible because Cha Seoha was at the center.

“Kang Min, ready?”

“What? Re, recording?”

“Why are you stuttering.”

“No, that, how was this song born?”

“What how born. Just stacked one by one.”

With the direct method?

Then is Cha Seoha’s average composing skill this degree?

Perhaps because too surprised, I don’t know what words to say.

So at Cha Seoha’s words that the recording room rental time is a waste I quietly sat in front of the drums.

“Alright, let’s go.”

Matching Cha Seoha’s instruction recording started.

I had done recording before too.

When producing songs the hyungs made, when receiving offers for actual performance for money etc.

Then it was work but now the mindset somehow felt different.

Fun.

It was a song that has the taste of playing.

Is it because the song’s quality is high?

That’s right too, but it doesn’t seem only because of that.

The emotion the music emits was excellent.

And hard to explain but a feeling like my taste was reflected...

Tak-

“Good Kang Min. As expected excellent.”

“Yeah, is this enough?”

“Yeah, perfect. You can come out.”

Cha Seoha raised a thumb from outside the booth.

Receiving recognition from such a guy for a moment but a greater joy than when winning DMC was felt.

Click click...

Cha Seoha was touching the drum track just recorded this way and that and I sat beside him.

“You seem to have done mixing a lot too? Hands are fast.”

“Because I’ve seen a lot somewhere.”

“That kind of thing doesn’t improve just by seeing.”

Editing the track, equalizing, putting comp is also pro level.

Some work I don’t even know what it is even looking.

But seeing the sound becoming much better this guy’s level was gauged.

Saying again this is not a level that can improve just by seeing a lot.

“It wasn’t only performing well?”

“To succeed you have to do everything well.”

The words that to succeed you have to do everything well.

I somehow heard that the opposite.

As if because he does everything well he will succeed.

Together with this guy it seemed like I could achieve much more than simply filling my own greed.

Thinking that somehow my chest seemed to tingle.

Even thinking again choosing Oktap seems like a well done choice.

* * *

“Hey Cha Seoha come quickly.”

“Hey Heo Junseong did you eat?”

“Ate hamburger.”

“That damn hamburger is disgusting.”

From a while ago we temporarily started using Kang Min’s practice room.

Originally we used the school practice room, but because students who were doing self-study even during vacation opposed saying it was noisy we had to be kicked out.

Arriving at the practice room Lee Doyoung was practicing bass in the corner.

Heo Junseong and Kim Jihu were bickering and giggling today too.

And Kang Min was lying on the sofa watching something and laughing lewdly.

Well, he’s probably watching animation.

“Hey, you said you wrote a song? I heard from Kang Min.”

Kim Jihu asked in a curious tone.

“Yeah, it was one I was making before and I completed it urgently yesterday.”

“The quality is excellent? Min said it was tremendous.”

This time Lee Doyoung talked as if admirable.

Even though he hasn’t even heard it yet.

“Not to the point of tremendous.”

“Oh, putting down bait? Perhaps it’s not good?”

“Heo Junseong. If you do that you might get embarrassed later.”

“Is it really that degree?”

“You have to hear this directly. It’s really tremendous?”

Actually Kang Min heard the song I made yesterday, precisely heard the song that was at the sketch stage and left a pretty good evaluation.

“You’ll know if you hear it. Alright, everyone sit. Ah, Min I’ll use the computer a bit.”

“Yeah.”

“What kind of song will it be.”

The one shining eyes the most at the words of bringing a written song was Kim Jihu.

“Curious.”

The guy’s expression was full of curiosity.

“Alright, then I’ll play it.”

I moved the song to Kang Min’s computer and played it.

<​Rendez-vous>.

The medium tempo <​Rendez-vous> jumped straight to a refreshing verse after a short intro.

Drums full of damping feel as main, following behind sensory bass and rhythm guitar.

There was synth adding savor here and there.

But to take care of the song’s popularity the one leading as the most main is the vocal after all.

And it unfolds.

Youth.

Passing time

Passing space

I’ll go to meet you

No matter how much it changes

I can recognize you

look up the sky

I can fly

In the past the lyrics of this song were content of going to meet the girl he loves.

If possible he wanted to use the original form as is, but while arranging the song popularly he had no choice but to modify the lyrics.

Well, even now the big frame hasn’t changed.

Only that the target of the meeting is not a lover he loves.

A universal arrangement but excellent songwriting and refined restraint made the lyrics and vocal of this song stand out.

After that the song that was uprising reached the peak as it arrived at the chorus and exploded together with a funky rhythm.

When we meet

It starts

A new world

New music

No matter how much it changes

I can recognize you

Under a blue sky, youth in school uniforms running finally meet.

And respond as if recognizing each other.

As if they were people who originally knew each other.

Roughly, intensely.

And the song flowed the chorus again then finished with a refreshing outro.

“Alright, it’s the end.”

I asked with a smile.

“How is it?”

A short silence flowed.

Somehow I got nervous.

Even though I have received evaluations from numerous experts and the public until now, still I couldn’t stop being nervous.

Moreover originally this song was a song that reflected the members’ opinions, wasn’t it?

Because I changed that as I pleased it seemed more nervous.

Then everyone’s reactions poured out.

“What how is it you crazy guy!!”

“Awe, awesome...”

“This is our song? Really?”

“See! My words are right? It’s tremendous?”

Looking at the members continuously spitting praise a feeling like something that had hardened in one corner of the chest was loosening was received.

“Glad you like it.”

Heo Junseong eventually ran to the computer and played <​Rendez-vous> again.

“Wow, tremendous. Let’s hear it again!”

Kim Jihu also sat beside and listened to the music together while admiring.

A refreshing feeling lifted me up fully but I couldn’t only be immersed in appreciation.

Like that I started briefing the next plan to the guys with <​Rendez-vous> as background music.

“Alright, there’s something we have to do with this song.”

“What?”

“I already told Kang Min yesterday but we’re going to release this song as an official track. Making one or two more songs.”

“Oh! With original songs?”

“Wow, our track...”

“Good, if we have one official track differentiation will arise.”

“For that we have to do each session recording. I’ll re-record my vocal too.”

Yesterday Kang Min easily did the drum recording.

Basic skill was good and recording experience was quite there.

It was an excellent recording with nothing particular for me to say this or that.

“Recording is next week. Until then each focus on recording practice.”

“Then this week since there’s recording practice too is ensemble resting a bit?”

Heo Junseong asked with eyes full of expectation.

Naturally behind that were the three guys making the same expression.

“No? We have to keep doing ensemble aren’t we doing busking?”

“Wow, that devil-like guy.”

“Seoha is a monster.”

“Think about it. When we become stars and do a world tour can we neatly separate recording practice and ensemble practice? Naturally do it at once.”

“Seeing presenting high goals it seems like leader material but a bit excessive.”

At Kim Jihu’s reaction I shrugged.

Excessive.

It’s the reality that will come, and that we have to achieve.

“Guy. There’s no separate demon king...”

Kang Min’s word use was extraordinary today too so I ignored it.

Sorry but for us who just started there is no such thing as rest time.

If we release an official track differentiation from other bands will definitely arise.

Of course there is the problem of how to promote that track...

Because a good opportunity will come soon.

“Anyway know it like that and everyone prepare hard until recording day!”

The guys all looked at me with bored expressions.

But the passion contained inside was also burning at a similar size.

* * *

Like that another week flowed.

Cha Seoha visited ST Studio for recording.

“Hello, owner.”

“Yeah, friends?”

“Hello!”

“Seems like the band friends you mentioned before. Nice to meet.”

Jo Hyeonseop instantly scanned the band members greeting energetically.

Heo Junseong if he grows a bit more and dresses up seemed like he would be considerable.

The appearance of Kim Jihu giving off a cold atmosphere and Kang Min who looked manly seen last time too was already complete form.

Looking at Lee Doyoung he thought the baby fat had to come off a bit more.

‘No, not baby fat but does he have to diet? Anyway the base is excellent.’

There wasn’t a particular purpose and it was just occupational disease.

“Anyway work hard. Today free only up to 1 pro.”

“Sufficient.”

Cha Seoha took the members like that and headed to the recording room.

“Is it someone you know?”

“A bit?”

“What is a bit.”

“A thankful person but not a deeply knowing relationship.”

“Um, is that so. Later let’s buy something delicious.”

“Yeah.”

Around the time Lee Doyoung and Cha Seoha’s conversation ended the instrument setup finished.

“Alright, let’s start. Everyone can do well, right?”

“Of course. You drove us like that if we can’t do it is that human?”

“It was a universal practice amount.”

“Seoha, that’s really not.”

“That guy sometimes looking has no mercy?”

“The one who broke my drum sticks this fast was that guy first.”

Today’s recording room rental had set time.

Since we couldn’t record unlimitedly today we had to finish the work in a short period.