Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Rehearsal ended and while singers waiting the audience seats were fully packed with expectation together with the audience.

“Who coming out today?”

“Who released album recently?”

“Um, Yoon Hyejeong?”

“Oh, possibility there hey.”

“That girl group who? Kids active recently. Song doing Something whatever~ exists.”

“Astella?”

“Right! They might come out too.”

“Wow, really want to see Astella real. Really fucking pretty.”

“Or Do Minhyeon?”

“Crazy, if Do Minhyeon comes out I might die.”

The names mentioned in the murmuring audience seats one and all either fame outstanding, or musicality outstanding.

Anyway teams that can satisfy everyone’s expectation.

Of course among them welcome names also mixed.

“Hey, surely Oktap?”

“Wow! Hey, if production team has sense unconditional recruiting Oktap? Released regular a while ago.”

“Right, released last week.”

“Hey, really this has king possibility.”

“Want to see Oktap too. One and all all good-looking.”

People expecting Oktap not one or two.

Quite many people thinking perhaps Oktap also comes out.

Naturally that expectation will be filled.

But if knowing today’s entire lineup where will the direction of the emotion they expected flow?

Disappointment? Or satisfaction?

That depends on how well Oktap performs.

* * *

“Alright, wear in-ear. Please confirm makeup once.”

While the first order hip-hop label team’s performance proceeding Oktap was fully immersed in last check at the backstage.

The makeup artist Jo Hyeonseop called last checked faces and in-ear’s state also good.

Oktap standing in a line waiting for the stage.

They who mobilized staff shabby to the extreme compared to other teams.

Somehow the aura emitting the most flashy among teams that came out today.

Their splendid appearance also played a part but bigger influence than that probably the serious heart before facing music.

The staff producing the broadcast looking at such Oktap thought similar.

‘High school student topic everyone good to see.’

‘Today’s lineup fierce hope do well a bit.’

‘Wow, looking like that fucking good-looking...’

‘These days controversy a bit quieted hope not skill controversy bursting sandwiched between masters...’

Not even knowing such thoughts wandering squeezing the backstage Oktap just waited for the signal to come.

Soon Jo Hyeonwoo’s ment flowed in riding the in-ear.

“Alright, next order. Youngest among today’s cast.”

Jo Hyeonwoo taking time to raise expectation.

“These friends if ordinary don’t come out on broadcast well. Struggled a bit recruiting.”

At the words this team’s scarcity outstanding the audience seats stirred.

“Everyone, do you like band!!!”

Jo Hyeonwoo asked the audience while fully containing rocker unique shouting.

“Waaaa!!”

“Kyaaaaak!”

“Yeeees!!!”

Youngest band that doesn’t come out on broadcast well.

Probably around now people who know all caught the hint.

“Introduce! Oktap’s stage! Please welcome with hot applause!”

* * *

The song Oktap brought out as first order was this regular’s title song Awaken.

Wake me up

Awaken now

Wake the sleeping heart

Connect the scattered me

Will run again!

At the energy pouring out without hesitation the audience who already knew this song unknowingly followed and sang the song.

People hearing this song for the first time also shouted cheers as if possessed.

Basically ‘Jo Hyeonwoo’s Gift Box’ was made to watch sitting so some among the audience had to endure the heart of wanting to stand up from the seat right away and enjoy.

Dazzling lighting and abundant sound equipment.

And the combination of Oktap’s excellent ensemble beyond excellent degree to the degree brilliant.

Clearly Oktap are fresh and cute kids not all young feel removed.

Nevertheless Oktap singing and playing as if rolled 10 years in this scene.

Could feel that gap, but the audience couldn’t think such.

Because the power the stage gives too outstanding.

Wake me up

Awaken Now

The sound calling us

At the place believed the end

I will start again!

Oktap presenting absurd capability.

Jo Hyeonwoo and broadcast related people watching that stage only troubled.

“Right I said place at the very back.”

“Aigoo, even so the people behind years too high placing Oktap last picture-wise a bit...”

“From when did our broadcast look at such eyes.”

“Hmm...”

Oktap has no mega hit song.

That definitely disadvantageous point.

But among the four teams that appeared today there was a weapon only Oktap had.

That, the point they are band.

Compared to solo singer stage dominance advantageous.

Number similar to hip-hop crew but instruments added so rich sound-wise.

Still not even the later orders performed but Jo Hyeonwoo and staff could know instinctively.

The fact today’s performance Oktap will chew and eat.

Of course if Oktap does well good from Jo Hyeonwoo’s position.

Band scene craze was what all bandmen dreamed.

Somehow Jo Hyeonwoo was harboring expectation that Oktap might do that.

“Thank you!”

Oktap’s first song ended and seats organized.

The audience didn’t stop stirring at the lingering aftertaste not disappearing.

“Wow, what...”

“Wow...”

“No, that...”

“Uh, that is my words...”

“Uh... Wow... Wow...”

The audience want to say something using language but hard to find appropriate words because brain accepted too much information.

Well, whatever feeling the same mood with each other.

Like that stage organized and Oktap’s members and Jo Hyeonwoo sat in seats.

“Band scene’s troublemaker! Team that achieved the feat of appearing on various broadcasts like music broadcast, Killing Band after accidentally filmed on last year’s NBC Star Observation Cam. Juniors I quite like too. Introduce Oktap!”

“Waaaa!”

At the same time as the audience’s cheers Oktap’s members exchanged eye light then greeted simultaneously.

“Hello. We are Oktap!”

“Puhahat!”

“Uwahahaha!”

In the audience seats laughter burst at the same time.

Oktap naturally puzzled.

Laughing was the same for Jo Hyeonwoo.

“Ah, the words doing right after showing tremendous stage until just now. Helloooo! We are Oktap!”

“Ah, senior when did we do that?”

“Hahaha! In our view looks like that. Ah, really funny.”

From the start atmosphere friendly.

Oktap was an expression of unjust but anyone looking was like that.

Until just now the kids doing the stage as if about to chew and swallow Korea suddenly returning to high school student appearance and greeting energetically.

Couldn’t not hear as ‘Helloooo! We are Oktap!’

Atmosphere organized and entered full-scale recent status interview.

“These days how are you living?”

At Jo Hyeonwoo’s question the first to grab the mic naturally Cha Seoha.

“These days semester so attending school and on weekends doing busking living.”

“Ah, right students. Now everyone 3rd year high school?”

This time Kang Min answered.

“Yes, these friends all busy doing band up to school life. I dropped out in the past so relatively leisurely.”

“...?”

“...!”

At Kang Min’s words this time other members of Oktap’s expressions distorted.

‘Have to endure.’

‘Must not laugh.’

‘Have to protect Kang Min.’

‘Why that crazy guy’s tone like that?’

Even Cha Seoha most skilled in broadcast hard to endure this moment now.

“Ah, is that so. Kang Min I know as youngest winner of Drum Master Championship is that right?”

“Ah, yes. Shameful but right. At that time probably when I was sixteen. Luck good.”

Members gradually hard to endure.

That is why use such tone usually and make members difficult.

“Luck what. Skill good. In fact I was also there that day. Know we are acquaintances?”

“Yes, know well. Really honor meeting then.”

Kang Min please stop...

Around the time members’ faces about to burst Jo Hyeonwoo finally turned the topic.

“By the way really indie right? Everyone knows the controversy recently?”

Quite stimulating question continued and only quiet silence hovered in the audience seats.

“Ah, yes. Know. Conclusively we are indie, no affiliated company.”

“Then how did music broadcast come out?”

“Um, that we also don’t know well. Just a person who knows us well contacted and suddenly said would be good to go on music broadcast...”

Being high school student good for this.

If honestly saying entered a punctured seat becomes problem.

How many teams wanting to go on music broadcast.

Teams who reserved earlier than us but pushed in order due to skill unsuitable clearly there.

If such teams hear the detailed inside won’t stay still.

Making that issue won’t change greatly but broadcasting station side will become annoying.

Didn’t want to turn broadcasting station into enemy with premature remarks.

Just pretending high schooler who knows nothing best.

“Yes, anyway seems doing the moves indie band hard to show very coolly even from senior position good to see.”

“No. We are seeing and learning a lot.”

Like that pleasant talk and up to album introduction continued.

“Alright, then around here will appreciate the rest of Oktap’s performance.”