Chapter 45

Chapter 45

Today filming proceeded in our practice room.

Jo Seonghun hyung’s instruction fell and we played instruments and sang matching the signal.

Acted as passionate as possible and emotion well revealed.

“Cut! Alright, everyone come here.”

Monitor time confirming the cut filmed just now.

“Seoha expression too good, Junseong also excellent. Min the expressionless with weight felt like now good but Doyoung and Jihu feeling too stiff.”

“Ah, is that so.”

“No expression.”

“Let’s try again, Jihu seems good to engage with serious attitude while frowning a bit in the middle and Doyoung a bit more leisurely feel? Let’s try like that.”

“Understood.”

Lee Doyoung and Kim Jihu followed the instruction without complaint.

Seemed having difficulty but full of enjoyment on the expression.

Both guys only did music and study hard such filming first time.

Both were quiet tendency but kids who know how to feel interest in new things.

Good, if artist should be so.

Filming proceeded again and this time the result quite good.

“Wow, both expressions very good? Why didn’t do this well?”

“Haha, now will do well.”

“Gradually catching the sense.”

At Seonghun hyung’s praise the two guys became awkward.

Kim Jihu’s smiling appearance what to say...

Good to see in various ways.

“Alright, now move location.”

“Yes!”

We packed instruments and headed to Hongdae.

The places selected as music video filming locations were quite several.

Seonghun hyung’s school empty classroom, Hongdae’s performance hall, Euljiro’s hip alley, ST Studio, Hyun’s Resonance, Banwol Park etc.

Probably some filming parts will be discarded and most used shortly.

“Hyung!”

“Oh, Min doing well?”

Nam Dohun who hosted Band Slam welcomed us.

“Hello. Long time.”

Unlike the majority of artists who saw us hostilely at Band Slam this person wasn’t.

Because even lent the performance hall for free for music video filming like this.

Just today no one using.

“As said before just turn on the lighting well.”

“Okay. Let’s match a few times.”

The scene to film now is not playing scene but our members’ drama part.

A scene inserted for short direction so filming time expected not long.

“When I give signal please move the lighting this way continuously.”

“Yes.”

“Actors please stare at the lens matching timing. Will film quite close.”

“Understood!”

Said will be used importantly Jo Seonghun hyung quite active.

“That detail pervert starting again...”

“Yes? Detail?”

“Yeah, that Seonghun guy a guy crazy about analog.”

“Analog...?”

Curiosity rose at the words a colleague who came together said.

“No need to use lighting like this applying brightness gradation effect at the editing stage much easier.”

“Ah, would be so.”

“But detailed sensibility direction this method much superior.”

As I know this scene filming now probably occupies about 1 second around the intro.

“Troublesome but that passion tremendous is also a fact.”

Jo Seonghun hyung sat Kim Jihu in front of the piano on the left of the stage and after confirming the composition was confirming the lighting’s brightness etc.

Thinking about it that hyung succeeded more as video media producer than singer.

Had various abilities from young.

“Alright! Okay preparation end! Filming enters! Jihu, empty feel! Absolutely can’t forget!”

“Understood!”

Kim Jihu answering energetically in a big voice unlike usual.

Seonghun hyung’s sincerity conveyed.

“Alright, scene 1-2! Ready! Action!”

-Ziiing...

The lighting moved from the opposite side of the stage toward Kim Jihu.

As soon as the lighting arrived Kim Jihu turning head left and looking at the camera lens.

“Ooo...”

Seonghun hyung spat a short exclamation.

“Okay! Cut! Wow, Jihu expression too good. Alright, next! Kang Min!”

Thought that hyung originally timid personality...

Seems I knew wrong.

Tremendously active and voice also big.

* * *

Utilizing weekend filmed most scenes.

With Jo Seonghun hyung’s help production was smooth.

Moreover our kids never acted so made easy continuity from the start.

Thanks to that could put out filming speed to the maximum.

The time taken for music video filming total 4 days.

Seonghun hyung said will send the 1st edit version as soon as editing ends.

Said will definitely repay but Seonghun hyung declined a few times.

But at the question of how about writing one good song said will receive that.

As expected a person who knows something.

Song work to be included in the album all ended.

Now music video production also entered the final stage.

Now remaining is album cover photo filming.

Album cover photo drafts too many even if many.

Photo of us playing.

Photo of only instruments placed alone.

Lee Doyoung’s directly drawn picture also in candidates.

Even homage to famous band albums very diverse.

“But anyway isn’t this better?”

“No, this good.”

“Cha Seoha this time won’t leave as you please!”

“Why?”

“Just! Because annoying!”

“Aheo...”

“Is the picture I drew still bad?”

“Ugly.”

“Too much.”

Five opinions collided for a long time but we in the end after agreement chose one draft.

“Again became as Cha Seoha said.”

“That guy’s speaking skill not a joke.”

“On earth why bad at study?”

“Hidoi na! Seoha-kun!”

Then try persuading me well.

Four clumsy speaking skills rushing no match.

At least Kim Jihu a bit threatening but anyway high school student riffraff.

“Decided?”

Seonghun hyung who was watching the long long consultation stood up from the seat.

“Yes! Will do with this.”

“Oh, chose one with feel. Good let’s enter filming. Everyone lie down.”

At Seonghun hyung’s words we took seats and started lying down.

I lay in the middle and on the left Kim Jihu lay obliquely with an indifferent expression.

Between me and Kim Jihu Heo Junseong roughly holding the guitar wedged in.

And on my right Kang Min lay pretending normal holding the drum stick and between that Lee Doyoung hugged the bass and gently closed eyes.

“Oh, oh...”

Seonghun hyung looked at us contained in the angle and spilled exclamation.

“Hey, crazy feel too good stay as is!”

-Click.

* * *

Now really only release left.

Since last July when flew to the past already 9 months passed.

In time not even 1 year really many things happened.

Gathered friends and made band came out on TV too ate curses to the fullest.

Also receiving love too much.

Moreover reunited with past colleague Moon Gayoung and Jo Seonghun hyung.

Ahead what things waiting for me again?

After this album is released what should we do now?

Naturally open showcase and have to promote the album.

And during vacation want to go play here and there with friends.

Even that all ends.

Really what should we do.

What fun thing shall we cause.

In a short moment my head started filling with numerous Ifs.

* * *

Our track and music video went over to the distributor.

Same at <​Rendez-vous> time and probably until release date comes out about 3 weeks.

Now the things we have to do two.

First one is promotion.

Ahead of album release we made Oktap official SNS account.

Uploaded the profile photo taken for release.

Also uploaded each member’s photo.

Following accounts only our five.

Still followers 0.

And another thing to do...

“Hey, how to do this?”

“Don’t know? But why made us two do?”

Kang Min and Heo Junseong were holding the computer and wrapping heads for a long time.

If album releases will open performance.

Can’t rent big performance hall so small performance hall planned.

In preparation for too many people gathering decided to make reservation form.

The people to do that Heo Junseong and Kang Min.

Lee Doyoung and Kim Jihu busy so homework given to the two people.

Cha Seoha is an idiot.

Making those two idiots do such a thing.

“Shall we just write on paper and submit?”

“Oh, tensai da!”

“Genius meaning right?”

“Yeah! What, how did you know?”

“I also do learning.”

“Wow, really smart?”

And Cha Seoha who just arrived at the practice room looking at that scenery.

“Somehow seems not done even one...”

“Oh, came? Hey, Cha Seoha this hard.”

“So-da yo, hontoni taihen da yo!”

“No, what are you saying?”

Hope Kang Min does Korean a bit.

“Meaning working hard tremendously!”

“Hee? Heo Junseong really understands?”

“Uwahaha!”

“Uwahahaha!”

What to do with those idiots really.

Occasionally thought of showing off taekwondo skill but held back.

“I’ll do, just. You guys go out and play or something.”

Threw the two idiots outside and alone produced the reservation form format.

Just enter the site and press the production tab hard...

Anyway no help help.

“Hey! Those two idiots there!”

“Yeah?”

“Nani?”

“Quickly share Oktap SNS account address on your accounts.”

“Ah, right!”

“Haaaait!”

Each of our five accounts had quite many followers.

Lee Doyoung 11 thousand, Heo Junseong 8700, Kim Jihu 16 thousand, Kang Min 9200.

And me 28 thousand.

Our five each uploading Oktap official account on story is the start of first promotion.

“Hey, what doing?”

“Oh, Kim Jihu came. Making performance reservation form.”

“Didn’t leave that to those guys?”

“Couldn’t do this.”

“That just a few mouse clicks done that can’t do?”

“Yeah, just I do fine.”

“Aigoo, those, idiots...”

Between Kim Jihu’s sigh Heo Junseong and Kang Min’s giggling sound outside achieved harmony.

Aigoo what to do with those really.