Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Conveyed the necessary words to Jo Hyeonwoo’s question.

From the words of saying wanted live to the PD and the broadcasting station side can’t prepare so we took charge.

Even up to the words that a problem arose in the process of preparing like that.

“It became like that. Only drums need to be solved but time is a bit tight.”

The drummer who was hearing these words answered instead.

“Seems have to give up? How to do that during rehearsal time?”

“Yeah, not easy. If ordinary performance hall then whatever but environment is this complicated.”

As expected no particularly good method.

Then have to tell my plan.

Have to confirm whether realistic or not.

“How about the method of putting my hand mic to the drums?”

“It works. If only adjust gain well and touch equalizer well as temporary measure fine.”

Um, as expected possible.

Only imagined theoretically but confirmed realistically possible so that was enough.

“But that’s not the problem? Then what about your mic?”

The hand mic prepared today is only one.

Precisely only that one mic connected to the channel.

“Ah, I think using head mic will be fine.”

At my answer Jo Hyeonwoo Band members made mouth sounds and tilted their heads.

An expression as if this little kid doesn’t know too much even if doesn’t know.

“The idea wasn’t bad, but if both hands are empty it will come out tremendously crude more than you think. No camera director to cover that either, moreover do you know that mic’s sound pickup power falls? Rather poison to live.”

All fitting words.

Cases of both hands empty on a stage without choreography are almost none unless musical.

Head mic sound pickup power falling is common sense.

Affection is felt in their words trying to stop me.

“Ah, is that so. Understood. Thank you for the advice.”

After that we exchanged respect and encouragement then returned to the waiting room.

* * *

Oktap who returned to the waiting room immediately started discussion.

“Hey, Cha Seoha are you really going to do?”

“Yeah, can do. Don’t worry.”

Kang Min looked at Cha Seoha as if a crazy guy.

Where is a crazy guy who uses head mic in the world while doing band music.

Not only Kang Min but all members were thinking that.

“Can you really do?”

This time Jo Hyeonseop asked.

For this plan to be realized Jo Hyeonseop’s help was desperate.

“Yes, can do. Troublesome but please quickly help only mic setting on site.”

Owner Jo Hyeonseop’s expression was subtle.

“Isn’t it too reckless? Music broadcast isn’t kids’ play.”

“I know. Because not play trying to challenge.”

Jo Hyeonseop recalled Cha Seoha he had seen until now.

He was a surprising existence.

Following imagined Oktap’s future ahead.

That is sparkling but still faint light.

“Have to do live necessarily. Not words given with an easy heart. Well know it’s not a stage one or two people see.”

From Cha Seoha’s willful expression Jo Hyeonseop seemed to see some future.

Faint light.

After that fog clears how much is the brilliance of the light that appears.

As if himself became a member of Oktap passion welled up.

“You guys really have to do well. My reputation is also at stake here. Not one or two people who know me on site.”

“Well know. Will do best so as not to become a nuisance.”

Cha Seoha answered with a confident attitude.

“You guys will also work hard right?”

“Of course! Is that words.”

“Just doing as usual is fine.”

At the appearance of little kids engaging with overflowing confidence one and all Jo Hyeonseop had no choice but to be swept.

“Yeah, let’s all work hard together.”

Jo Hyeonseop who somehow recalled his young days self.

He decided to do best so Oktap can do live.

As he did in young days.

* * *

Oktap who went up on stage.

Finally checked in-ear and mic, instruments.

In the audience seats a small number of people filled as pre-recording audience were packed.

Behind those audience seats Jo Hyeonwoo Band’s members were sitting.

“What, really using that?”

Cha Seoha on stage was wearing head mic.

“Told not to do really...”

Jo Hyeonwoo Band’s members one and all frowned.

That wasn’t simply because juniors not listening were regrettable but because sincerely worried.

A good opportunity for an indie band to stand on music broadcast.

Have to show a good appearance.

“No, first let’s watch.”

Jo Hyeonwoo fixed gaze on the stage and said.

Looking at Oktap on stage somehow old thoughts came.

While having nothing jumped into a difficult market holding only passion for music.

Adults clicked tongues looking at them and surrounding people also criticized saying will that work.

But gritted teeth and endured and received recognition of their efforts and skill.

Looking into a little while ago Oktap also seems to be spending quite a hard period these days somehow a pitiful heart and heart wanting to cheer.

And felt homogeneity.

However if there is one difference point between them and Oktap it was skill and plan, execution power.

Unlike them who succeeded by stupidly beating only time and effort Oktap had good potential.

After ending the conversation in the morning and Oktap returned to the waiting room directly searched and listened to those kids’ songs.

Musicality of course guys with very outstanding sense.

Simply discovering a promising junior in a dying scene and getting excited too.

Came to want to see their end.

Today’s music broadcast the environment is harsh.

Still most cast had companies to cover that difficulty and had career so don’t experience big difficulty.

In such a situation Oktap overcoming the worst environment without company.

If only do the stage well how excellent a completion of narrative this is.

“Alright! When signal given please cheers!”

Oktap seemed to have finished preparation.

Oktap’s members waiting in each position.

Looking at them Jo Hyeonwoo somehow pounded.

“One! Two! Cheers!”

“Waaaaa!”

The audience shouted cheers and the camera started turning.

And starting <​Rendez-vous>.

Jo Hyeonwoo and members started appreciating the stage holding breath.

* * *

Lighting brightly illuminated Oktap’s members.

Heo Junseong’s guitar and Lee Doyoung’s bass showed a short slide.

Matching that Kang Min’s drums joined.

Kang Min whose characteristic was intensity even usually showed off unique energy without regret.

That was all thanks to the mic Cha Seoha handed.

That intense drums and Heo Junseong’s guitar unfolding pleasantly.

Lee Doyoung’s playing sparsely followed those two and danced leisurely.

Kim Jihu’s refreshing synthesizer drawn at the highest place.

Youth unfolding refreshingly.

Now the turn for Cha Seoha’s voice to write a story on top of that.

As if rewriting the past someone walked.

As if pulling out again the passion they forgot and lived from beyond memory.

Please do well.

Can that guy do well.

Jo Hyeonseop in front of the console too.

Jo Hyeonwoo Band sitting in the audience seats too.

Everyone cheered Cha Seoha’s song with one heart one will.

And Cha Seoha drew the song called memory on top of youth.

Passing time

Passing space

I’ll go to meet you

No matter how much it changes

I can recognize you

Not the hand mic used in the morning.

While wearing head mic with much worse sound pickup power.

“Crazy!”

“As expected...”

A song quite different from the original song’s feel.

Much more intense emotion was contained and raw feel was stronger than precision.

Naturally that was only the singing method Cha Seoha chose to well contain sound.

But the adults appreciating the stage had no choice but to accept that as if containing a bit more different intention.

First Cha Seoha was excellently doing the song.

Whether can maintain this tension until the stage ends is a thing to watch but first the start was good.

The friends’ playing and Cha Seoha’s song were cruising while achieving excellent harmony in their own way.

Not ended yet.

Not all-purpose just by singing well.

This is stage and at the same time broadcast.

Have to be well contained in the camera.

Cha Seoha already memorized all camera filming timing during rehearsal.

As the song progressed the camera moved busily.

As main 1 camera light came on contained Cha Seoha’s upper body in the angle.

Cha Seoha showed leeway with appropriate posing and gaze processing.

After that naturally moved gaze toward the jimmy jib approaching while sparkling red light.

Because a composition where both empty hands are all contained brought the right hand to the mic line fixed on the cheek and contained passionate emotion with the left hand lightly clenched.

The song continued to an uprising pre-chorus that very well suited that emotion Cha Seoha expressed.

Before the chorus bursts out members concentrating on instruments matching the short appearing section rhythm were illuminated in order.

And as Cha Seoha is caught on camera again the chorus started.

When we meet

It starts

A new world

New music

No matter how much it changes

I can recognize you

Cha Seoha in the midst of well overcoming the disadvantages head mic has by well utilizing the degree the camera contains.

Much different from the original song’s feel but that was difference not wrong.

<​Rendez-vous> containing youth.

Cha Seoha’s voice volume that became fully abundant resembled youth’s passionate appearance.

Members playing doing best received lighting and sparkled.

And Cha Seoha singing on that sparkling playing was brilliant.

Cha Seoha emitting that brilliant light again and illuminating the friends.

The dazzling music they created drew out the viewers’ awe.

“Hyung, those guys are amazing?”

“Yeah, especially that kid in charge of frontman really does well.”

Words about Cha Seoha.

“Making sound like that with that mic wouldn’t be easy.”

“That’s not all. Do you see that guy looking at the camera now?”

“Camera? What camera?”

“Because hands are embarrassing when the camera pulls bust or tight only poses, when caught in full shot doing gesture is not ordinary.”

“Coincidence... wouldn’t be?”

“To say coincidence striking scenes at all moments.”

“Oh, as expected hyung has different eyes because tried idol training too.”

Clearly heard no company.

Jo Hyeonseop also said so.

Just a high school student doing up to that that can’t be explained unless genius.

No, even decent genius couldn’t do like that.

Not only sense good but a smart guy.

Thinking power about stage too insight too, moreover even imagination. All have to support to be able to do.

But the most interesting person in bandmen’s view was not Cha Seoha.

“Isn’t that kid playing bass no joke?”

“Yeah, that kid is the best item.”

In the view of people doing instruments there was nothing that makes dopamine burst as much as Lee Doyoung’s caution.

Of course everyone was excellent.

Kang Min originally knew that existence.

Kim Jihu’s sharp playing too, Heo Junseong’s explosive playing too.

All members’ skill was outstanding more than thought.

Jo Hyeonwoo Band looked at the stage with soul left and Oktap’s stage continued.

Used a few necessary sounds as AR but the members’ playing and song were all live.

A stage where that thick live feel is very well felt.

As the song progressed to the latter part the playing became even more intense.

The mood was strange.

Before standing on this stage neither tension nor excited emotion arose.

Just only striving to build the live environment.

Because first it was also a stage stood too much.

This music broadcast is clearly a cool and excellent place but wasn’t our target point.

Just a passing crossroad.

But hearing the guys’ playing doing best even on that crossroad emotion welled up.

Even a stage with no particular inspiration could become special together with these guys.

The success together with Oktap longed for like that.

The If imagined countless times.

That if becoming reality was blooming one by two. And was right in front of full bloom.

The miracle of being able to live in memories that were youth looking back.

The fact of being able to sing that miracle was unbearably joyful.