Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Probably since we started busking today seems the most harsh.

There were times drunk people invaded and recently someone who dislikes us sent boos.

Such things could be moderately ignored and fans who cheer us also fought instead.

Such things weren’t hard.

But today...

Really nose, hands, feet literally frozen and seem like they’ll break.

Can’t have fans fight instead with the weather.

Whether hands froze Lee Doyoung and Heo Junseong’s playing wasn’t putting out speed.

Kang Min at least as a drummer using large muscles wasn’t greatly related.

Like that even Kim Jihu who values perfection had delicacy falling in touch.

This is a big problem.

Because of such thought the moment my concentration was also trying to scatter.

An audience trembling just like us entered the eyes in front.

Whether trying to forget the cold or just excited they were rejoicing at the crude ensemble we created even while trembling in the cold.

Such a thought arose.

In such cold weather, can they be this enthusiastic at this imperfect ensemble?

These people didn’t come to listen to our music or see the performance.

No, that is right but not all. Rather than for appreciation there was something more fundamental.

Just us being good.

This stage was merely a lump of sound where already messed up playings gathered.

But the feeling of enduring the cold together with us inside this space is good.

How do I know?

Because I like that now too.

Laughing and playing while running nose together with these people who came to see us is fun.

A little over half a year has passed since returning to the past.

Excluding the time of gathering friends in a short time making such a precious fan base like this the thought of oneself being admirable arose anew.

Of course because it was a result achieved together with friends only thankful to the guys too.

Taking advantage of Heo Junseong’s guitar solo part I examined the friends’ expressions.

When only looking front could only hear the guys’ playings that became a mess.

Heo Junseong was running wild more than usual and Lee Doyoung was smiling silly what was so good.

Kim Jihu seemed to have given up all now and was roughly tapping the keys.

Kang Min just looked like the spirit left.

Well, that guy was originally half spirit left.

Everyone is enjoying this stage in their own way.

Probably feeling a similar mood to me.

Because of the fierce cold couldn’t show even half of usual capability.

But that we grew was visible to the eyes.

The friends didn’t get nervous even in harsh environment.

Knew how to communicate with the audience.

The audience already knows. That today’s performance failed.

And our members knew such hearts of the audience.

So in the midst of putting effort into communication rather than perfection.

Proud.

We, had come farther than thought.

* * *

“Thank you! Until now we were Oktap!”

After ending the performance organized cables with frozen hands and packed instruments.

“Was fun?”

“Well, not bad.”

“I was fun.”

“Playing this mess as a performer is shame...”

“Udeudeudeu... Cold...”

Everyone while having expressions of dying from fun.

Still until the weather warms up a bit should rest busking.

Fans are important but managing our kids is also an important thing.

“Um, are you all done?”

Then a group approached us.

“Ah, yes, to use...?”

Too familiar face.

“Yes, weather is cold worked hard a lot.”

Seonghun hyung.

In the original history a solo singer whose debut year was 2 years later than me.

Did he originally do band?

Looking behind Jo Seonghun hyung three instrument players were together.

Seems haven’t heard such a story.

In various ways a pitiful hyung.

Personality was quite outstanding but because couldn’t do music...

No, precisely not that he himself couldn’t. Just luck was bad.

Anyway meeting young Seonghun hyung in an unexpected place the mood was strange.

“We are Oktap fans.”

“Ah, really? Thank you.”

“We also formed a band after seeing Oktap.”

The person holding the guitar behind Seonghun hyung added words.

Ah, the future changed.

“Anyway weather is cold work hard. I’ll cheer.”

“Yes! Thank you!”

* * *

Office worker Kim Juhee today also stopped by Banwol Park and was heading home.

“Uu, cold...”

She from Oktap’s early days steadily uploaded busking videos to her YouTube channel.

On a day like today would be fine to rest but deliberately deliberately visited Banwol Park.

“Today’s video won’t be able to upload.”

Playing and singing were both a mess.

Of course that wasn’t disliked.

Because the day was too cold and wind also blew to the degree of too much so couldn’t be helped.

“No?”

Checked the video filmed a little while ago again.

Cha Seoha’s nose was redly frozen and strong wind sound was also contained as is in the video hindering the music.

“Rather might be okay?”

Kim Juhee’s channel ‘Human Kim Juhee’ recently subscriber number sharply increased.

There was a time video views floated once for no reason.

The time it rose in earnest was right after Star Observation Cam broadcast.

And now riding a small but steady rise.

And the majority of people subscribing to her channel were favorable to Oktap.

“Seems eating a bit of curses these days...”

Kim Juhee rolling her head this way and that.

In the end she reached the conclusion that anyway uploading this video is right.

* * *

Moon Gayoung too, PD Park Yunchan too, our members too all met intending.

But the connection faced unintentionally made a truly subtle feeling.

In this life hope Seonghun hyung does a bit well.

Like that we pierced the cold and packed instruments and arrived at the practice room.

“Uuu, a bit livable.”

“Hey, Cha Seoha will you do next week too?”

“No, let’s rest a bit. Too cold.”

“Wow, really?”

“Are you Cha Seoha?”

“Seoha is strange... Seems broken because too cold.”

“Doushite...”

No even if saying let’s rest a bit it’s a fuss.

Like that we unpacked the luggage and were about to warm the body a bit.

“Wow, crazy! Hey! What is this?”

“What again?”

“Ah noisy.”

“We charted in?”

“Huh?”

“What did you say? Crazy?”

Heo Junseong showed the phone to everyone.

...

97th: Lockda - Exit

98th: Oktap - Rendez-vous

99th: DohEO – Irony

100th:...

The friends’ growth too, the track’s grades too were approaching the target point faster than my expectation.

In the past life when a rookie even trying that much felt like a hard to reach place.

Didn’t know would enter the chart this quickly.

Anyway because my main focus was toward noise not track ranking.

“Wow, really amazing.”

“No, isn’t it all just riding broadcast a bit and eating curses a bit? Listening to our music this much?”

“This... Surely not something like chart manipulation controversy arising?”

“Where is a person who barely pulls 98th with chart manipulation? Is Heo Junseong an idiot?”

“Ah, right.”

I was also surprised but still didn’t see as no possibility.

So these guys were several times more surprised than me and unable to take eyes off the phone.

Until a little while ago everyone was whining cold.

Now seemed to have forgotten all that.

“Really amazing. Cha Seoha did you expect it would become like this?”

“To some degree?”

“Tremendous.”

The friends looked at me and stood stupidly for a moment.

“Then next plan?”

At Kim Jihu’s question I decided to kindly answer.

Lee Doyoung too this guy target point is important.

“Do you remember meeting with Moon Gayoung for variety program a while ago?”

“Yeah, remember.”

“In the end decided not to go there but that PD will call soon. Let’s do one broadcast as our complete form.”

“Oh, really? What broadcast is it?”

“Music broadcast.”

“...Huh?”

“What broadcast?”

“Ah, music variety?”

“Ah, music variety you mean, haha! What variety is it?”

“No, the music broadcast that K-Net channel does every Thursday.”

“Really that music broadcast?”

“Yeah, yeah. How many times are you asking.”

At another shocking news that came beyond charting in the guys broke down secondarily.

“Alright, charting in too, going on music broadcast too are all things that happened and decided. We have to move for the next. Stop being broken and everyone come to your senses!”

I largely clapped and called the guys’ spirits.

The expressions of the guys who faced reality revive one by two.

“Wow, if we really go on music broadcast will eat curses big time?”

“Obvious. Honestly I wondered what would be more than Star Cam to eat curses but a very certain method.”

“Yeah, Seoha amazing picking music broadcast.”

“Tashikani...”

Expressions full of joy beyond bright.

No matter having a plan even saying will eat curses they like like that.

While thinking how much more curses have to be eaten for our nature to be relieved suddenly reached the thought that as expected there is no normal in this team.

A laugh came for no reason.

These crazy guys.

Around now full of excitement probably.

If together with these not right mind friends anything seems good.

Even if cursed as ignorant okay if together with Heo Junseong.

Even if solidified as annoying image if Kim Jihu is there seems no worry.

If together with Lee Doyoung any appearance is good.

Even if pointed as a loser with low confidence good.

Of course otaku treatment is declined.

If we five together can overcome any adversity.

I also quite excited.

“Alright, then since the words came out shall we all together conceive the next album production?”

“Good!”