Chapter 64

Chapter 64

Writer Kim Dayoung finished the interview the previous day and confirmed all interview videos other employees picked.

Inside the relevant videos quite fun content more than thought.

“PD, know Oktap kids doing busking at Banwol Park?”

“Yeah, know.”

“Maruru Band seems not liking that much.”

“Why?”

PD Lee Jongmyeong’s eyes widened.

Among cast who dislikes whom.

Tremendous sentence for broadcast director.

“As people going to see busking at Banwol Park increasing Hongdae busking scene died a lot.”

“Um, fun story.”

PD Lee Jongmyeong who didn’t even think there would be such scene’s position.

“How about attaching those two teams a bit?”

“Hmm...”

But PD Lee Jongmyeong thought something regrettable.

“If attach at what timing?”

“Well, main round or...”

Writer Kim Dayoung realized while answering.

“...Ah, won’t do.”

“Right, those two teams regrettable to drop in the middle. If possible good going up to finals.”

“Tsk, right.”

Two people full of regret when thought pulled out one good picture after a long time.

“Other things a bit none?”

PD Lee Jongmyeong asked while making mouth sound tsk with regrettable heart.

“Other things also there.”

“What?”

“Heard Destruction and Oktap fought in the past.”

“Ah, is that so? Now how relationship?”

“Seems not quite good.”

“That a bit fine?”

* * *

As audition proceeded up to 2nd round many people eliminated.

Now surviving bands total 18 teams.

While production team able to draw blueprint about remaining bands to some degree.

Started full-scale investigation about each band.

Based on information pulled out from the relevant investigation 3rd round matchups decided entirely according to production team’s taste.

3rd round session war.

Each band one representative comes out and forms team with people first seeing and have to ensemble with determined song.

In this round no eliminated.

Just rank and give producer priority designation right to do main round stage together.

Because a round to proceed with quite complex procedure the big screen in the waiting room publicized the judging items and score allocation percentage table.

“Hey, Kim Jihu what words all that?”

Heo Junseong whether lazy reading immediately asked Kim Jihu.

“Looking don’t know? Team score 50 percent and individual score 50 percent combined and give score.”

“Then what is that below?”

“Ensemble score think as contribution. Meaning will see how much help to the band. And individual skill just if play well give high.”

“Oh? Then those two where enter?”

“Will enter individual score idiot above written individual score.”

Heo Junseong seemed head about to burst.

“Ah, that is just if I play well fine. Right?”

Kim Jihu looked toward Cha Seoha.

‘If this guy picked no future to us.’

Cha Seoha nodded.

‘If Heo Junseong picked let’s discard this round.’

Unlike the two people’s despairing conversation that communicated without words the person called not Heo Junseong.

“Oktap’s Kang Min please stand up.”

As Kang Min stood up from the seat stirring sound heard around.

“Wow, crazy. Really?”

“Have to become same team as Kang Min.”

“Ah, please same team as Kang Min.”

“Please... Same team as Kang Min please...”

Kang Min already acknowledged skill in the scene from long ago.

DMC youngest champion’s fame valid even after a few years passed.

Whether Kang Min knowing that or other reason quite leisurely expression.

No, in fact close to listless expression.

“Do well and come Min.”

Kang Min nodding while smiling at Lee Doyoung’s cheer.

Following production team’s calling continued again.

“Will call the next member to enter this team.”

After briefly taking time one person called.

“Odyssey’s Choi Wooyoung please stand up.”

And another member.

“This team’s last member Destruction’s Im Hyeontaek please stand up.”

Like that one team completed.

* * *

“Min do well and come!”

“Cheer up.”

“Smash all and come... able? Hey, Kang Min tone doing like this right?”

“Noisy guy...”

Right before heading to the assigned practice room receiving friends’ cheers.

“Hey, Kang Min.”

Cha Seoha stopped me.

“Looking at team composition each coming out?”

“Yeah, roughly. Seems production team intentionally arranged like this.”

Cha Seoha seems worried about me a lot.

“Probably noise there.”

“Know, be careful right?”

Probably worried something happens between Im Hyeontaek and me.

“No, do as personality and come.”

“Huh?”

“Do as you want.”

The returning Cha Seoha’s words unexpected.

“Then do well and come.”

“Uh... Yeah, will go and come.”

Like that leaving friends behind headed to the practice room.

People assigned same team as me most people I know.

First as guitarist Dampa hyung.

Tremendously long ago occasionally greeted a few times passing.

Last time also saw doing our album review with YouTube live.

Vocal Destruction’s Im Hyeontaek.

Originally not particularly liking person but became uncomfortable.

Bassist first seeing person and keys Wooyoung hyung.

Hyung who did Skydiver Band together in the past and now relationship twisted.

How much investigation did to make team like this?

Broadcasting station probably as Cha Seoha said hoping noise arises.

Since Cha Seoha said do as my personality and come...

As expected listening to leader’s words right?

* * *

3rd round session war’s preparation time 6 hours.

Other members meanwhile proceed interview or have free time.

And each team have to prepare ensemble within 6 hours with the song the production team prepared and do stage.

Arrangement whether free.

Kang Min’s team received the song of girl group ‘XerMan (Jermann)’ called.

Song released last autumn and swept all awards.

Songwriting simple and sound intense song and song where vocal becomes main.

Instruments simple song from beginning to end so arrangement practically forced.

Kang Min’s team gathered in the practice room.

Kang Min and Im Hyeontaek, Choi Wooyoung sitting without particular expression and bassist also unable to endure this awkwardness.

“Alright! First will do introduction! I’m Damjang Party Band’s guitarist Dampa! Real name Yoon Dam. Where, next... Min want to do first?”

“Yes, Kang Min. Long time. Everyone.”

“I’m Im Hyeontaek. Please take care.”

“Choi Wooyoung. Since bound as team anyway let’s do well.”

“I’m Im Minju. Hello.”

The only female bassist in fact sensing this strange air from the beginning.

Im Minju with expression dying uncomfortable only looking around.

Fortunate there is lively Dampa.

“Alright! Somehow everyone seems shy a lot then since no time fine if I proceed leading?”

Dampa tried to lead the atmosphere with thick-skinned expression.

In fact all actions conscious of camera but also necessary role.

“No, I will do. This song vocal important. And I seem oldest fine?”

And Im Hyeontaek who cut that and stood up.

Unexpected appearance in this atmosphere but no particular opposition.

“Good. First let’s try ensemble. Everyone sight-reading?”

All members nodded.

“Okay. Let’s start.”

Like that first ensemble started.

* * *

Ensemble once sufficient.

All members all skilled and bassist Im Minju with no acquaintance also presented quite excellent playing.

Asking Dampa seemed young face but said played only bass 12 years from very young.

Matched key to Im Hyeontaek’s vocal and full-scale meeting started.

“This hard to go as is seems have to arrange a bit, everyone fine arranging?”

At Im Hyeontaek’s words everyone nodded.

All efforts put into sound texture but songwriting too simple original.

In other words song arrangement forced.

A song with limit as band cover no matter who listens.

“Good, then let’s determine arrangement direction a bit. How genre?”

Im Hyeontaek’s question continued and each gave opinions.

Original dance pop with no relation to rock at all so genre moderately determined as alternative psychedelic metal degree.

“Um, hyung! To do psychedelic have to touch guitar tone a bit long fine to take time a bit?”

“Ah, yes. Do so. Tone important.”

Dampa sought understanding and approached Choi Wooyoung.

“We have to match tone so let’s match once together.”

“Ah, yes. Good.”

“Um, Im Minju? Come here quickly to match tone.”

“Ah, yes! Understood!”

Three people gathered in the corner muttering to match instrument tones.

Like that Kang Min and Im Hyeontaek left alone.

Vocal and drums timing with nothing to do.

“...”

In this awkward air left only two Im Hyeontaek ended up thinking such.

‘Ha, hate doing with this Kang Min bastard.’

* * *

Moderately sound tone matched and full-scale arrangement started.

Im Hyeontaek leading the arrangement.

He mainly shared opinions with Choi Wooyoung who touched psychedelic a lot.

“Wooyoung, how pre? Ascending?”

“Yeah, ascending then bend in the middle and go up again?”

“Yeah, good. Let’s do so.”

Whether Choi Wooyoung’s main genre idea quality different.

“Dampa-nim, the line just touched there quite good how about using in outro not here? A bit much long.”

“Wow, Hyeontaek hyung as expected sense good let’s do so!”

Similarly Dampa with absolute pitch touched the song at right places and arranged and if needed created new lines too.

And Im Minju excellently digested what they instructed.

The bar the original implies big meaning of attracting everything in the world with the speaker’s charm and quite cheerful.

The arranged version’s depressed downed tone and seemed expressing desperation suppressed by gravity.

“Wow, quite good?”

“Ah, all thanks to hyungs giving opinions well right?”

“Yes, well. Fine.”

“Haha, right...”

The song clearly being produced in good direction.

But Im Minju too uncomfortable.

Because Kang Min sitting alone in front of the drum kit there continuously alienated.

Naturally won’t not use drums.

Will join even at the end and complete the song.

But Im Minju who kept feeling uneasy heart.

‘Are we fine like this.’