Chapter 40 · 10 min
Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Received guide that Killing Band episode 3 will be uploaded about 2 weeks later.
“If comes out this time what reaction.”
“Probably reaction not the best? Seems the best among what we’ve done until now.”
“Right, I also honestly this seems the best ensemble since born.”
“Oh, Kang Min you that degree?”
“So, so. Certain.”
“So? What so?”
Heo Junseong and Kang Min fully excited even the video not uploaded yet.
Looking at those kids’ reaction seemed need to firmly say this time.
“Broadcast appearance this is really the last.”
“Eh? Already? Before releasing album going somewhere more wouldn’t be good?”
“Stop, stop! I also hard picking work!”
“Well, if so can’t be helped.”
I want to become an artist not a manager.
Moreover making music is much easier.
I also now want to stop wandering outside and concentrate on music.
And now really have to release album.
Already over 3 months since <Rendez-vous> single was released.
Soon school will start and then album production speed will slow.
Now really have to devote to song work.
While chatting with the guys arrived at ST Studio.
The songs to record today two songs.
Completed songs until now six if today passes eight songs.
Our goal minimum 10 songs.
If songs all made thinking of releasing immediately.
After that open release showcase and perform excitedly.
Ah already excited.
“Cha Seoha, why smiling so pervertedly? Not recording?”
“Ah, have to, have to.”
At Kim Jihu’s words the delusion scattered and spirit flashed.
The guys who finished recording preparation were sitting on the sofa waiting only for my instruction.
“Alright, Go Yu Junseong. Enter.”
“Uu... Me first?”
“Then? You always first.”
“Yeah, got it.”
Heo Junseong moved sluggishly and headed to the booth.
Cha Seoha calmly looking at the monitor.
Lee Doyoung Kim Jihu Kang Min sitting behind started quietly whispering.
“Today don’t want to be scolded.”
“Um, first time a guy stricter than me since born.”
“Hmm, scary Seoha-kun...”
Completed songs until now six.
Barely two months.
From last December when first started song work until now producing this degree quality and speed thought impossible thing.
Until knowing Cha Seoha’s true appearance.
“Stop, stop! That’s not it Heo Junseong!”
“S, sorry!”
Cha Seoha was a crazy guy whose actions unpredictable as he pleased.
Still always a kind and good guy to us.
Entering proper album work scarier than ensemble time.
Everyone grew a lot more than when first recording but not the degree satisfying Cha Seoha’s greed.
“Hey, you come out.”
“Yeah...”
At Cha Seoha’s instruction Heo Junseong fully scared crawled out of the booth.
“Give the guitar.”
“Here.”
Cha Seoha started playing directly.
“Do like this.”
“Yeah...”
“And, like this.”
“Yeah...”
“Is this hard for you?”
“No.”
“Do you really want to do band?”
“Yeah.”
“Then enter again and do it.”
“Got it.”
A scene seeming seen somewhere in some idol audition program.
Too violent scene.
“Still you guys almost not scolded.”
“Yeah?”
Words Lee Doyoung said to Kang Min and Kim Jihu.
“Scolded is always me and Junseong.”
“Well, that is so, we just the atmosphere scary such words.”
“You guys don’t know.”
“Yeah, that is so...”
“You guys don’t know how scary Seoha is...”
“Hey, Lee Doyoung.”
“Sorry... Please save...”
“Uh uh, Lee Doyoung broke.”
“Won’t do again. Sorry. From now on won’t play bass again. Sorry this humble me dared to play strings. Won’t do again. Please save, please save, please save, please save...”
“Uh uh, hey, come to senses.”
“Shall we hit and fix?”
“No, what that, why hit the kid?”
Kang Min really started hitting Lee Doyoung here and there.
“Shall leave the band...”
* * *
After finishing recording like war headed to the hamburger store closest to the studio.
“Today I’ll really eat a lot. Don’t stop! Order two!”
“No one stopped. Heo Junseong.”
Heo Junseong who aged a lot enduring hard directing ran wild saying have to charge nutrients.
Always whined no money where does hamburger buying money come from.
“Everyone worked hard a lot.”
“Work hard what. Always doing.”
“Yeah, difficulty also not that high doable.”
Kim Jihu and Kang Min answered with tension not different from usual.
Lee Doyoung and Heo Junseong didn’t even answer.
Um, did I drive too much.
Those two guys fully sulky expressions.
But if not doing like that quality doesn’t come out what to do.
I wedged between Lee Doyoung and Heo Junseong and asked while shoulder hugging.
“Hard? You guys still?”
“Then hard would it be easy?”
“Yeah, I was also a bit burdensome. Thought grew a lot...”
“Hmm, yeah sorry I these days pushed too coercively.”
“No, still have to do what to do.”
“Sorry. Please save...”
“What did you say?”
Suddenly a sorry heart arises.
Music has to be done enjoyably not forced.
Of course later if this becomes real job there have to be times forced but no need from already.
Thinking carefully these days I seem to have pushed the kids too much.
While picking work wandering outside and slightly dipping feet in the industry was too obsessed with success.
We have disadvantageous conditions compared to other pro singers but showing good appearance piercing that disadvantage.
But from the industry’s position hard to see as having promising future.
Because the music we showed was only one <Rendez-vous>.
So putting strength into the next album pushed the friends too much.
Sometimes carrot is also needed.
“Yeah, mood. Today burger I treat!”
“Wow!!! Crazy really? Buying both my burgers?”
“No, only one.”
“Ah, stingy.”
“Stingy. Heo Junseong you also have money.”
“Hey, where do I have money?”
Heo Junseong answered in a slightly wilted tone.
“Hmm... Would have? Heo Junseong you too, Lee Doyoung too Kang Min and Kim Jihu too.”
“Ah, right?”
Kang Min is an expression of understanding my words.
At my words question marks floated on the remaining three guys’ faces.
“Alright! What are these words? Today what day is exactly!”
I opened the smart banking app and showed the guys.
“Our first settlement day!”
“Yai! Hey! What is this really?”
“Oho?”
“Wow!”
“Hee! Hontooooo!!!!!”
In fact I also received money last month.
Singer settlement is the fastest.
Copyright holder and actual performer settlement one or two months late is universal.
The guys stopped walking and took out each phone and confirmed the account.
“Hmm...”
Heo Junseong who confirmed the account first confirmed the account with an ambiguous expression and confirmed again.
What, not time to come in yet?
Surely comes in next month?
“Didn’t come in?”
“No, came in but...”
Around the time Heo Junseong trailed off Kim Jihu muttered.
“More doesn’t come in than thought?”
“M, my words! We still went up on track chart too does this make sense? Wasn’t about 10 million per person coming in?”
“Heo Junseong... What dream are you swollen in...”
“Still 890 thousand is too much!”
“That degree is a lot you brat.”
Fortunate to know the reality of the track market at the early age of high school student.
“Did we sell album sell goods? The money we can receive is all profit generated from streaming.”
While walking to the fast food store again started lecturing the adult world to Heo Junseong with unjust expression.
“Alright, one song not even doing album sales no music video profit, no broadcast performance profit at all. Then if track ranking 80th total sales roughly how much seems?”
Naturally no one caught the sense.
“Not even 10 million comes out. About 8 million?”
“Um, unexpected definitely.”
The 10 million per person Heo Junseong said is nonsense.
“Then there platform and distributor take half. Then roughly 4 million left?”
“Yeah, right.”
“And actual performer profit is 20% among that.”
“Wow, too little.”
“Moreover we five so have to split too?”
“A market with no answer.”
“At least you guys all participated as Your Time lyricist so a bit more attached. Originally would be less.”
Originally track streaming profit has no answer.
Make physical album and sell attaching goods too make music video and earn video profit, do concert and earn ticket price...
If not that the music market has no answer.
“Still everyone cheer up. We now only released one single.”
“Ah, well, looking at hyungs active together before barely couldn’t earn 10 thousand a month.”
“Can’t earn 10 thousand? Really?”
“Too little...”
Other guys were quite surprised but Kang Min’s words are reality.
The money stuck in our account right now was shabby compared to the popularity visible on the surface.
But because we have many to show ahead not just depressed.
“Then Cha Seoha. Your composition arrangement cost? How much came in that?”
“...”
“Came in a lot?”
“...”
“Came in a lot...”
Over 2 million came in how to say in this atmosphere.
“Um, so said buying burger!”
“As expected stingy.”
“Will buy two!”
“Okay. Convinced.”
* * *
-[#KillingBand]
Oktap’s Killing Band live!
The scary rookies of the hot indie scene these days showing scary ensemble! (Album pre-release song included is not secret!)
March 5th (Wed) 3 PM!
Confirm on Dango Music YouTube.
#Oktap#Rendez-vous#KillingBand
A while ago a preview post of Killing Band next guest went up on Dango Music.
-What? Killing Band? Did this too
-What subscribed but didn’t know if Killing Band was why didn’t float?
-Album pre-release? Seems releasing album
-By the way Oktap? Aren’t these famous kids these days
└Yeah rookie idol band
└Kids with selling-in controversy but did well
-But Nabitsmo Bulryang Onion next Oktap? Somehow flow a bit strange lolol
└Feeling of entering main after pre-festival
└Ah right lolol adults festival end and main go
Reaction less than thought.
15 comments.
Hasn’t the news reached band fans yet.
Not even the main video uploaded yet.
First wait slowly.
“Cha Seoha, are you looking at the phone?”
“Ah, no.”
“Look at the blackboard.”
“Yes.”
The day first regressed comes to mind.
Welcoming March we officially became 3rd year high school.
Fortunately became the same class with both Heo Junseong and Lee Doyoung.
In 2nd year seats were close but this time all different groups.
Lee Doyoung in the very front seat.
Heo Junseong in the back seat closest to the back door.
I was sitting in the middle seat on the window side.
Wandering here and there during vacation school is quite awkward.
Want to graduate quickly and do music to heart’s content.
Being student is young and good but freedom too low.
Aigo by the way class really boring.
Don’t know just hope Killing Band releases quickly.
The world will become noisy to the degree this peaceful classroom’s atmosphere is awkward.
Want to directly confirm that scenery with eyes quickly.
* * *
The news that Oktap appears in Killing Band episode 3 was slowly spreading to every corner of the world.
As always the fans of Oktap who encountered the news were pouring expectation and affection.
The band scene was pouring curses saying why are those bastards joining there.
Almost to the level close to curse.
And here another person full of dissatisfaction.
“No, why are those bastards going there?”
Destruction’s vocal Im Hyeontaek.
In the past recruitment contact for Killing Band also came to him.
Contact of planning such content later can participate.
Im Hyeontaek naturally said will appear and was only waiting for his turn.
Nabitsmo and Bulryang Onion’s views were miserable but thought if they come out different.
Unlike those two legends who almost quit activities he was working hard.
Thanks to steadily active many songs that can be presented right away and many core fans who like them.
Destruction who had everything prepared.
But what came out earlier than themselves happened to be Oktap.
A feeling of blood rising backwards.
We have long history and good skill.
Why happened to be them first?
“Agency sucking.”
“Ah...”
Im Hyeontaek who heard Destruction’s guitarist Jeong Bowoon’s words was unjust.
Did music much longer than Oktap or something.
Could be confident loving this culture more.
But with only the reason of having a good agency going much better than themselves the stomach hurt.
“By the way Hyeontaek hyung, my words right? Producing album.”
“Yeah, written pre-releasing.”
“Bastards let’s see how well. Just try bringing fucking retarded songs.”
“Even without seeing obvious. Mixing dance songs or hip-hop and bringing popularity plastered song we are band. Won’t do?”
“Right, or bringing ballad or R&B we are rock. Will do.”
“These days agencies who think just drums and guitar is band what to expect?”
Like that Destruction dragged the information of idol bands seen until now and criticized Oktap for a long time.
Achieving the dream they want to achieve with company sucking the stomach hurt and envious and annoyed.
“Annoying...”
Other members were the same.
“Enough, won’t do.”
“Yeah, even if asked to appear let’s not. Dirty can’t do.”
Around the time talk of not going even if appearance request for Killing Band or something comes and goes Im Hyeontaek stepped forward in rebuttal.
“No, let’s all do.”
“Huh?”
“Let’s all do too. Whether broadcast or whatever go out and prove. Have to prove there are many things an indie band without agency can do.”
Wanted to show the miracle of indie band.
That we can also do.
“Without agency making good music and going on broadcast capturing the public’s hearts. If becoming superstar like that is there anything as cool as that?”
“Um, right words.”
“Let’s try. Work hard and press down the idol band. Why can’t we do what those bastards do?”
Destruction grinding teeth tightly.
They were completely not knowing that the Oktap they so hate and envy jealousy is running their target point.