Chapter 18

Chapter 18

“So you decided to give that song to someone else?”

“Yeah.”

“Wow, this is a crazy guy.”

Kim Jihu who heard the incident looked at me like a real crazy guy.

“Hey, we should use that.”

“If I sing that the taste lives less.”

Of course if calculating very coldly even if Moon Gayoung sings the taste won’t live that much.

Because it’s a song that has to be sung really well.

But if saying who can sing closer to full marks, female vocal rather than male vocal.

“Good, well. Yeah, it’s your song. If it’s a song you made and assumed female vocal we can’t stop. But what is the variety?”

“Let’s cause a stir.”

“What stir does briefly showing face on broadcast cause? What fantasy are you immersed in?”

Kim Jihu’s words aren’t wrong either.

Cases of ordinary people briefly showing face on broadcast are many.

But with that causing some big thing or entering the major board at once.

Such things were hard to see cases.

But we are different.

There are various elements but the most important is three things.

First is that our members are good-looking.

Second is that I am there.

Third is that Kang Min is there.

“Kim Jihu.”

“What.”

“Want to bet with me?”

“What bet?”

“Whether within two months the indie band community is plastered with our name, or not.”

“Are you crazy?”

“Do it or not?”

“Do. Prize?”

“Um... Wish ticket?”

“Call.”

“Alright, then first we have to prepare to go to the school festival right?”

* * *

“Crazy, it burst...”

Kim Juhee was operating YouTube as a hobby.

Originally the videos she uploaded were mainly daily vlogs.

She was uploading steadily, but videos mostly didn’t gain popularity.

Then one day on the way home from work she happened to know one high school band.

Usually high school band has a taste of clumsy but romantic felt.

Those kids played and sang just like pros.

As if possessed by something she filmed the video.

From some moment she became convinced those kids would definitely float.

And for the day her video is reilluminated she diligently edited and uploaded the video.

Then from some when her video received ‘the algorithm’s choice’.

-Office worker daily Vlog. Banwol Park busker Oktap new song reveal!

-Oktap - <​Rendez-vous>(Full ver.)

One video inserting the performance between her vlogs.

And simultaneously uploaded one full version video of Oktap’s <​Rendez-vous> performance.

The full version video of <​Rendez-vous> was recording 12 thousand views.

“Until now no matter how high the views it didn’t exceed a thousand...”

Kim Juhee opened the comment window excited at the burst views.

-These days high school students’ appearance level is no joke.

└Real these guys’ features seem brighter than my future?

-Are they idol trainees?

-Wow the song is freaking good where can I hear this song?

└Even if searching it doesn’t come out seems like unreleased song

-What our school kids??? Why is the 4th class president coming out there?

-The kid playing drums doesn’t seem like a high schooler lololol

└Yeah baby face

└Isn’t the drums the best looking? Saying baby face

└Don’t know that kind of kid later hears during face sound

└Baby face acknowledged, good-looking also acknowledged

-Self-composed song? Sincerely freaking good?

-When does here become holy ground? lol

-Debut kids... Sis has a lot of money

-Just gather these guys and make idols it would be fine

└The kid playing guitar on the left seems to need to lose a bit of weight

└Left is not guitar but bass...

└Really just looking seems like lottery

└Is it baby fat? Anyway if losing weight seems like will do a strand

-Because filmed with camera, in real life it would be ordinary?

└Don’t know usually real life is better than camera

-There are freaking many comments talking about appearance here but that’s not important these guys just fucking do music well

-Much better than ordinary band riffraff? How on earth did they gather?

└100% the agency is viral-ing right before debut

└Oh seems plausible

“Ha, going crazy.”

Kim Juhee was stomping her feet unable to calm the exciting heart.

Just filming and uploading someone else’s performance video but a strange feeling like she became a celebrity was felt.

“So that’s why celebrity fans see things like home masters.”

Kim Juhee now also had affection to the degree she could say she is a fan of Oktap.

Oktap becoming famous was good but the point that it started from her own hand.

And at the same time the expectation that her YouTube channel would grow.

Those two hearts were blooming her passion even bigger.

“Have to edit prettier.”

* * *

We put in the school festival application under Oktap’s name.

The school side considering the point that our team has outsiders.

And the point that these days we are popular inside the school specially granted the qualification of external invitation team.

Well, that wasn’t a tremendous benefit but the meaning is good.

After the festival was decided we split time every day and engaged in practice.

“Alright, short rest!”

“Wow, fingers feel like they’ll go out.”

“I have to buy drum sticks new again.”

“Hey, Kim Jihu do you have remaining picks?”

“Buy with your money you brat.”

The guys even while sprawled exhausted didn’t stop chatting.

High school students are good because of this.

No, noisy because of this.

“Alright alright, as leader there’s something to gather opinions. Everyone attention.”

“What are you saying?”

With the mouth they grumbled, but everyone raises the sprawled body.

Ah ah, is this the leader’s power.

A cool sensation.

Clearly if the past life the 13,173rd meeting of whether to pay attention to Cha Seoha’s words or not would have started.

“What do you have to say?”

“The band’s orientation point.”

“Orientation point? Not what we talked last time?”

Grow size and contact capital.

Whether thinking the conclusion was made like that Kim Jihu tilted his head.

“What we’ll do today is talk about how to grow the size.”

“If we steadily show good music won’t we be loved?”

At Lee Doyoung’s words I nodded.

“Correct answer. In the end if the music is good I think it will float someday.”

“Then isn’t it done?”

“Then do you want to leave that someday to luck? 3 years? 5 years? Or 10 years?”

Everyone not being fools, they seemed to have guessed that my words were related to this time’s Moon Gayoung’s variety program.

“What do you want to say?”

“I want to separate music and marketing.”

“What?”

“Our music will always be pure. We’ll try to find the best, and no matter what anyone says we’ll only sing songs containing Oktap’s identity. Even if someone gives 10 billion and tells to play dance pop, if that goes against our identity I won’t do it.”

“10 billion is a bit...”

“Ah, be quiet a bit. Heo Junseong.”

“About music I also agree. Then what is marketing?”

Looking at the rarely serious Kang Min’s face I opened my mouth.

“But in announcing such our music I want to not choose means and methods.”

“For example?”

“We can film promotional YouTube videos, we can go on audition programs too.”

“Um...”

Everyone at an age where ‘cool’ is important seemed to feel slight rejection.

“Or we can make all indie scene fans curse us.”

“Curse? Why curse us?”

“Saying rootless idol band. But if such noise comes I won’t explain. I’ll gladly utilize it.”

“Why?”

“Because even to curse they’ll listen to our music more. No matter what we do as long as the music is good it’s all good right?”

At my words everyone seemed to be immersed in thought.

But Heo Junseong and Kim Jihu, Kang Min’s expressions were soon organized.

“As long as the music doesn’t change it seems fine.”

“Me too.”

“In fact can’t not do marketing at all.”

However Lee Doyoung had a complicated expression.

It can’t be helped...

Lee Doyoung’s older brother took his own life.

Because of malicious comments.

But so I wanted to show even more.

Your older brother did nothing wrong.

No need to make someone’s criticism into reality.

Your older brother in heaven would wish that too.

But since me knowing this fact is still a secret, I didn’t add words.

A little later, Lee Doyoung’s mouth opened.

“If being cursed together with you guys it seems fine.”

Whether not reading Lee Doyoung’s complicated complexion, Heo Junseong said lightly.

“No but this is a kind of metaphor. Not that we really get cursed.”

“No, Heo Junseong.”

“Huh? What?”

“We will get cursed. Very refreshingly.”

* * *

Inside the vehicle returning to the company after finishing drama filming.

Doze doze sleeping when the manager oppa’s voice woke me.

“Gayoung, you said the studio rental is tomorrow?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Okay. What time shall I pick up?”

“Since reservation is 2 in the afternoon please come about 30 minutes before.”

“Yeah, got it.”

“Thank you.”

“Um, recording is good but are you really thinking of releasing?”

Perhaps an adult who spent more time than parents.

But even such a person in the end has no choice but to represent the company’s interest.

“If it comes out well. If bad I shouldn’t.”

“Right?”

The manager’s face brightened sharply, but these words were a resolution to myself.

The song Cha Seoha made was too excellent.

Honestly speaking in the cafe I had no choice but to struggle desperately to keep face as a celebrity.

Especially that guide vocal going back and forth between true voice and falsetto to express female vocal...

Even receiving such a song if singing skill that can’t give myself a passing grade, not doing singer is right.

I was thinking that.

‘But isn’t reality too lacking compared to composing ability?’

Because the request Cha Seoha made instead of song fee was too small.