Chapter 66

Chapter 66

Before 3rd round started the production team thoroughly did background investigation of the cast.

Then in the end pulled out the desired picture.

“PD one picture came out.”

“Yeah, heard. Appropriately cut and attach the front filming parts and lay only Destruction and Oktap nerve war well.”

“Understood.”

“Would be just good to use in early episodes.”

The full-scale conversation Kang Min and Im Hyeontaek shared in the bathroom not contained on camera.

Even the incident in the practice room sufficient to create stimulating scene.

And broadcasting station bastards also filming all of Kang Min and Choi Wooyoung’s conversation.

“And PD. Also secretly contained Kang Min and Choi Wooyoung’s old story a bit. Earlier reconciling in the practice room?”

“Reconciling?”

The words of cutting recording and going naturally lie.

The two people not familiar with filming believed only the production team’s words and shared sincere conversation not even knowing that all filming.

“Shall put narrative Odyssey and Oktap a bit too?”

“No enough. In current episode no one likes putting emotion point.”

“Well, would be so.”

“Ah, if Odyssey goes up high separately take and put.”

“Ah, yes understood.”

* * *

While editing direction decided in the PD room the studio full-scale preparing the main stage.

A few teams already finished performance and now Kang Min’s order approaching.

“Min preparation did well?”

Kang Min who met friends before going up on stage.

“Easier than usual? Song quite easy. Drums just play almost basic rhythm fine.”

“Well compared to the hell-like song Cha Seoha made that degree what...”

“Right if not doing with Seoha anything seems easy.”

“Because Cha Seoha still a guy who thinks Oktap is taekwondo department.”

“No, what are these bastards saying? That degree basic. Anyway these days young things lazy and.”

“Same age right?”

In Kang Min’s eyes friends stretching nonsense fully contained.

‘Why seems like tears will come...’

Until a little while ago involved in storm-like incident.

Heart uncomfortable and ensemble not particularly fun.

Experiencing such things and returning family-like friends welcomed him.

Probably because of that Kang Min who felt Oktap more precious.

As expected thought here the place I should be.

‘Ha, these guys troublesome...’

Like that a little later production team’s instruction and the moment Kang Min goes up on stage approached.

* * *

This round’s main performance unlike other rounds all sessions ensemble looking at the score.

Because given time too short to memorize all score.

Teams that arranged separately had to newly produce score and that style of leader gathering opinions and conveying to production team.

One hour before main stage starts.

“3rd team not come yet? 3rd team no arrangement?”

Production team urgently looking for one team.

“Not coming? Let’s go to waiting room.”

At that time Im Hyeontaek urgently ran from somewhere.

“Ah, sorry. Went to bathroom a bit.”

“If late what to do? Score quickly please.”

“Yes, sorry.”

Im Hyeontaek handed the score modified together with team members.

Production team quickly organized that and printed as new score.

“Sorry for being late. Thank you!”

Like that Im Hyeontaek took the printed score and returned.

Main stage started.

* * *

“No all doing this well what to do?”

“How to rank...”

“Lower ranks certain but upper rank superiority distinguishing not easy.”

Judges looking at previous two teams’ stages only troubled.

All did stages too well.

Temporary bands composed of 18 teams survived until now total three teams.

Previous two teams did stages too well more than thought.

To the degree hard to distinguish superiority externally and internally of team.

“Next team will do better...”

The last remaining team the team Kang Min belongs to.

A team expected because all five players’ individual capability so outstanding.

“No, perhaps might not. The stronger individuality and better skill the more want to stand out right?”

“Um, right words.”

“And hearing earlier these fought.”

“Ah, why?”

“Seems Oktap and Destruction originally relationship a bit not good.”

“Wow... Production team really.”

“My words.”

While such various talks coming and going next team went up on stage and offered greetings to judges.

“Yes, preparation did well?”

While team members hesitating Dampa answered.

“Yes! Cleanly prepared well!”

“Haha, Dampa always overflowing with energy good. Alright, then will look at stage once.”

* * *

Finished tuning and Kang Min briefly sat in seat and did deep breath as usual.

Im Hyeontaek cursed at Kang Min and hit cheek but not the degree to shake mental.

Because Kang Min said all words to say refreshingly.

Moreover drum difficulty also quite low so no problem in ensemble.

But the most important unity on earth how...

“Erai, don’t know first let’s try.”

In Kang Min’s head only thought of finishing quickly and returning to friends.

A little later camera roll signal heard.

Main stage started.

Choi Wooyoung’s mysterious synth sound 1 second.

No, played for shorter time than that and right after. Dampa’s clean tone stroke guitar played.

Music breathed much slower than original.

Cracked Ground

Feet shaking

In dizzy dimension

You lost the way

Im Hyeontaek’s vocal muttering as if reciting.

Direction very well suiting slowed tempo.

A little later bass slid and joined.

Kang Min’s light closed hi-hat splitting and adding slight cheerfulness.

Entering first verse’s B part and the section acting as pre-chorus kick snare joined.

As Dampa’s guitar playing transitioning to picking mood transitioned from ‘calm music’ to ‘cynical music’.

Very natural progression.

All players skilled veterans so no discomfort in listening.

Smoothly continued song somehow reached first chorus.

Super Gravity

Unrejectable Force

You get sucked into me

Super Gravity

Originally girl group’s song and vocal of strongly shooting singing method.

Im Hyeontaek digested the relevant part much rounder.

Appropriately mixing emotions not too excessive.

His vocal cynical and mysterious atmosphere far from usual intensity.

And guitar of atmosphere very well suiting his vocal.

Dampa’s guitar full of fuzz and distortion hanging.

And some wall of sound filling the back.

Choi Wooyoung’s synthesizer full of reverb and delay hanging.

Choi Wooyoung who deeply directed spatial sense as expected strong in psychedelic.

And Kang Min’s 8 beat drums and Im Minju’s bass calmly laying below that.

Balance and atmosphere direction level.

No intensity of piercing vocal, no speed overflowing playing.

Direction power as if seeing video just listening to music.

“Wow...”

“This degree not completely remade the song?”

“Became completely different song.”

“Did atmosphere direction amazingly...”

Judges admiring the arrangement direction.

“Such arrangement can be ambiguous but players’ skill too good so cover power excellent.”

“Previous two teams also good but this team better.”

Song now came a bit less than half.

Judges anticipating what progression will show ahead.

The moment very clean 1st verse all ended and entering 2nd verse.

Kang Min turned one page of the score and momentarily wondered if saw something wrong.

“What is this.”

Score messed.

Measures also strangely divided and empty parts too.

Even parts note notation wrong.

Briefly looking at other players seemed no problem to them.

“Ah, really.”

Im Hyeontaek’s doing.

In fact couldn’t obstruct Kang Min’s playing with barely such.

Originally drum pattern simple and if Kang Min degree skill in this degree playing score only reference.

Im Hyeontaek also naturally knowing that fact.

Can’t obstruct Kang Min’s playing with barely this degree.

But recalling the appearance of insulting himself in the bathroom earlier played prank in anger.

In other words just picked fight again.

Because Im Hyeontaek picking fight again various thoughts started arising in Kang Min’s head.

Because rhythm difficulty easy outwardly seemed playing smoothly.

His heart not peaceful.

‘No, why that person keeps picking fights with us?’

Choi Wooyoung’s high note synthesizer playing touched Kang Min’s mood.

Booming bass also annoying and wanted to smash Dampa’s guitar right away.

And Im Hyeontaek smoothly called the song.

‘No, just saying will do music hard with friends and live watching anime is that so problem?’

Together with such thoughts some scenes of the past floated.

Period of wandering after jumping out of Skydiver wondering whether to quit music.

Days of receiving hate from the world after entering Oktap and wanting to do music a bit fun now.

Day of being hit in the back of the head by colleagues known in the past at Band Slam.

And up to the humiliation received today.

Because Im Hyeontaek continuously scratching himself even not good memories floated.

Even family situation not particularly wanting to recall...

Around the time thoughts reached there second verse finished and timing to enter chorus approached.

And at that timing Kang Min’s irritation reached the extreme.

Cha Seoha said such words earlier.

“No, do as personality and come.”

“Got it Cha Seoha. Will do as my personality. Everyone watch clearly.”

Like that the song entered the chorus.