Chapter 65

Chapter 65

“Um.”

Unable to endure more in the end Kang Min opened mouth.

“Not using drums?”

Kang Min asking while spinning the drumstick in the air.

“At the end.”

Im Hyeontaek left only those short words and concentrated on arrangement.

Im Hyeontaek intentionally avoided Kang Min right.

Because not liking.

Choi Wooyoung also intentionally not mixing words with Kang Min.

Anyway uncomfortable.

Dampa originally type of touching drums last in song work method.

Im Minju just following instructions.

Somehow Kang Min continuously alienated.

“Ha...”

But not wanting to place obstruction so first watching Kang Min.

Actually arrangement progressing quickly and level quite fine.

‘Let’s see until when like that.’

Like that after other instrument arrangement ended entered drum arrangement.

Original drums very simple.

Originally not even real drums so from here real creation’s area.

“You have drum line thought?”

“No?”

“What? You until now what did not listening to what we doing?”

Im Hyeontaek raised voice to Kang Min.

“Have to instruct. Since leading arrangement?”

Kang Min looking straight at Im Hyeontaek and not avoiding eyes.

Im Hyeontaek laughed emptily then nodded.

“Yeah. Got it.”

Gradually the two people’s spirit fight spreading into the air.

“Drums will go too not standing out. Anyway guitar and synth main more than other instruments so have to stand out a bit.”

“Yes, know.”

Drum line not greatly changed from original’s pattern.

Degree of fill-in sensorily inserted to decorate other instruments’ entry in the middle.

Im Hyeontaek in the end did arrangement directing up to drums and result quite fine.

Not liking Kang Min but couldn’t make only him do low-level playing.

The appearance instructing this arrangement now camera all containing and team overall score will enter evaluation items.

Heart wanting to mess Kang Min’s drum formation.

But have to guarantee the song’s quality.

Like that after the song completed entered full-scale ensemble.

Members who started ensemble placing the score fully painted with pen.

Harmony quite fine.

Kang Min’s drums too Dampa’s guitar too Choi Wooyoung’s synth, Im Minju’s bass too.

And up to Im Hyeontaek’s vocal placed on that.

Degree no shame even if original team.

But that only the area of ‘ensemble’.

While ensemble proceeding smoothly.

Like that around the time first chorus ended and 2nd verse’s verse proceeding Im Hyeontaek frowned expression a lot and shouted into the mic.

“Hey, hey! Drums!”

“Kyaak!”

At that big voice Im Minju surprised and screamed.

“What, what hyung? Why like that?”

Dampa also surprised put down the guitar and ran to Im Hyeontaek.

Choi Wooyoung just sighing.

“Hey, play drums straight.”

“What?”

“Noisy. Who plays drums with full damping in practice room? Becoming song disturbance.”

Whether Kang Min’s drums annoying or just Kang Min annoying Im Hyeontaek in the end raised voice.

“Not full damping?”

“What?”

“Not full damping. How play more quietly here? Or make click track and do except me.”

“Hey, talking back?”

“Did I say wrong words?”

Im Hyeontaek momentum of hitting Kang Min right away.

Dampa blocking him with whole body.

“No, Cha Seoha even if play stronger calls well what on earth why...”

“Hey, what did you just say.”

At the remark comparing with Cha Seoha killing intent hovered in Im Hyeontaek’s eye light.

“Ah, that side somehow a bit different from our Oktap vocal.”

Kang Min faintly smiling.

Im Hyeontaek hearing Kang Min’s annoying smile and Cha Seoha’s name anger rose to the top of the head.

“What? This bastard really?”

“Ah, aigo hyung! Endure. First back, back. Wooyoung! Try stopping a bit!”

The almost fists going in an instant Dampa barely stopped.

Im Minju scared and fled to the corner of the practice room.

Naturally production team not greatly stopping and containing this appearance as is on camera.

In the end as Dampa pulled Im Hyeontaek outside the practice room ensemble stopped.

* * *

The fact Kang Min’s strength a bit strong side true.

Actually occasionally cases Kim Jihu saying noisy please play a bit quietly.

In fact drum sound too big occasionally thing when any band ensembles.

This if person who did band everyone would have experienced.

Naturally Destruction also the same.

But today to Im Hyeontaek Kang Min’s drum sound particularly annoying to ears.

That not because of Kang Min but because own heart twisted but annoying can’t be helped.

“...Hey, you fine?”

Choi Wooyoung asked while sitting beside Kang Min.

“Yeah, fine.”

Awkward relationship but fight occurred and as hyung saying nothing a bit what.

“Briefly will cut recording!”

As the two people’s conversation started production team briefly stopped filming.

Im Minju still sitting gloomily in the corner with monologue we ruined.

“Hey, not recalling old days?”

Choi Wooyoung pulled out words first.

“Old days thought?”

“When doing Skydiver. At that time really fought a lot. I scolded every day.”

“Ah, there? Don’t know, not even recalling.”

At Kang Min’s cynical answer Choi Wooyoung shocked.

Still a place with memories attached but this guy forgot all.

“You really changed?”

Choi Wooyoung hated while envious Kang Min who does everything first.

But if this guy producing achievements while discarding initial heart didn’t want to cheer.

“Skydiver is a failed band.”

“Why? If you didn’t go out wouldn’t there succeed more than Oktap now?”

“No, there failed from the moment discarded hyung.”

“Me?”

Kang Min after becoming DMC champion recruited to Skydiver Band.

After that band members whose ears heightened seeing Kang Min’s skill had continuous dissatisfaction with Choi Wooyoung’s skill.

In the end reached expelling him.

And Kang Min hated other hyungs who expelled Choi Wooyoung and jumped out of the band with own feet and right after Skydiver disbanded.

Kang Min as soon as going out of Skydiver proudly said to Choi Wooyoung he also went out of the band.

But Choi Wooyoung with no mental leeway at the time hated Kang Min who jumped out of the dream-like band he was kicked out of without care.

So poured all kinds of curses at Kang Min and after that the two people never met.

“I hated that. Does it make sense expelling precious member with barely skill? Skill increases if practice.”

“Hey, even so naturally skill important what sound that?”

Choi Wooyoung asked with puzzled expression.

“More important than skill is heart.”

“Heart?”

“Yeah, more important than ensemble is unity. Look at us now. Will this go well?”

Choi Wooyoung looked around the messed practice room.

Ordinary practice room appearance but somehow messy atmosphere.

Recalling Im Hyeontaek who first picked fight with Kang Min definitely here no answer visible.

“If heart not communicating like this. Skydiver also fought every day because of that. Too no brother consciousness.”

“Is that so...”

Choi Wooyoung still missing the past.

“Hyung, these days watching me right?”

“Huh? No? Not?”

“What not came to Banwol Park like that.”

“Saw all?”

“Yeah, in hyung’s view these days how am I? Not look very good?”

“Yeah in fact looked tremendously good.”

“With Oktap kids heart matches well. Somehow felt like fate from first seeing.”

Choi Wooyoung only quietly listening to Kang Min’s words.

“Like that as soon as saw first day did ensemble. Then became certain. Here the place I should be.”

“Place should be...”

At those words Choi Wooyoung one band floated.

Not Skydiver another band.

“Odyssey 2nd watched well. Best among hyung’s playing I saw. Heart matches well with there right?”

“...When did you become adult like this?”

“The place hyung and I should be not this temporarily arranged band nor Skydiver. Odyssey and Oktap.”

Choi Wooyoung hearing all the words Kang Min stretched long shame surged.

In the end what’s important not envying and jealous and envious of others.

Doing best in own nest.

“Don’t be too bound to the past. Hyung will have many days to be together with Odyssey.”

Remember the past well.

Look at the future straight.

Live the present faithfully.

Kang Min was throwing such message to Choi Wooyoung.

Hearing such words from a much younger younger brother.

Choi Wooyoung became ashamed of himself bound to the past until now.

“Sorry Min. Until now you a lot hateful. Because of you expelled from that good band and seemed only you doing well.”

“Seemed so. Now don’t care and live hyung’s life. We just good friends Skydiver forget.”

“Yeah, thank you this bastard.”

“Kkuk... Curses on broadcast a bit uncomfortable?”

“Wow, this bastard now tone returning? And now not even filming what.”

Like that around the time the two people’s misunderstanding resolving.

“Um, um...”

Im Minju approached with voice crawling in.

“We seem have to do ensemble gradually...”

“Ah, right. I will go.”

Kang Min stood up from the seat.

“Hey, I will go.”

“No. I have to go.”

Kang Min like that went out of the practice room and set out to find Im Hyeontaek.

* * *

Kang Min as soon as going out of the practice room could find Im Hyeontaek’s location.

Because Dampa’s big voice calming Im Hyeontaek in the bathroom heard.

Immediately heading to the bathroom Kang Min.

“Um. Not doing ensemble?”

At Kang Min’s voice Dampa and Im Hyeontaek turned at the same time.

“Huk. Hyung, must not hit. Don’t know when camera comes!”

“Know...”

Im Hyeontaek panting.

Appearance of excitement rising because momentary anger surged unknowingly and not calming at all.

Kang Min confirmed no camera around and bravely entered the bathroom.

Kang Min standing straight in front of Im Hyeontaek.

Originally came just to say let’s proceed ensemble again.

Thinking carefully too unjust.

“Um, Hyeontaek hyung.”

“Um?”

“Hyung somehow nothing changed from Band Slam time?”

“What?”

“No our Oktap releasing album and going on broadcast why Destruction still same? Picking fights like before.”

Im Hyeontaek at Kang Min’s provocation momentarily felt switch going off in the head.

Slap-!

Kang Min momentarily felt left cheek burning.

A little later rising pain.

“Uh, uuh! Uh hyung! Why hitting the kid! Hey, Min fine?”

“Kang Min this fuck bastard. No things visible because going on broadcast while doing band play with idol bastards?”

Cheek numb but what floated in the head first before pain was Cha Seoha’s voice.

‘Said do as personality and come.’

Anyway seemed have to engrave leader’s words well.

“Yes, not visible well. Bottom-tier bands like Destruction.”

“What? You really want to die?”

“Uh, trying to hit more? Yeah hit somewhere. Hey, Im Hyeontaek. You if release album do 100 people listen? If perform do 10 people come? Have disturbance fee? Oh, seems did part-time a bit?”

Kang Min also didn’t endure more.

As original personality.

“Wow, this bastard really...”

“Hey Im Hyeontaek. Practice more in the time of checking others. Stop old man acts in the band scene. Because of bastards like you the scene stagnates. Know?”

Im Hyeontaek gently scratched Oktap from Band Slam time.

After that too if meeting band scene people badmouthed Oktap saying no roots.

Naturally that entered Kang Min’s ears.

And Kang Min didn’t know but Im Hyeontaek also uploaded posts defaming Oktap on the band community.

Probably, if like Cha Seoha would have used a bit wiser method dealing with Im Hyeontaek.

In genuine rocker Kang Min’s head no such gentlemanly method.

Just kind and ordinary otaku in front of friends.

No hesitation to person touching own happiness.

“Hey, Im Hyeontaek. Don’t you want to catch up to us? But why you not even practicing and going to drink alcohol every day? Doing Oktap curses at drinking seats.”

“Th, that...”

“You think no people close with me in the band scene?”

Im Hyeontaek speechless.

“Acknowledge you do well. But if over 8 years that degree have to do you think doing well because skilled? Just put in time.”

“Um, Min. Stop... And informal speech a bit...”

Dampa anxiety filled to the end at Kang Min’s appearance with no hesitation.

Im Hyeontaek momentum of hitting Kang Min with fist right away.

“Today hit will keep secret so act straight and go. If unjust float.”

“Th, this bastard really...”

“And if want to float manage Destruction or what well in the time of checking others and do ensemble once more.”

Kang Min like that first heading to the practice room confirmed the production team running late from far.

“Not doing ensemble hyungs! No time!”

Kang Min switching to honorifics right after confirming there is camera.

Looking at such Kang Min Dampa thought such.

‘Wow, fuck. That bastard fucking cool.’