Chapter 72

Chapter 72

In school days study not well.

Did exercise a bit but just degree of good at soccer in neighborhood.

Not the degree to drag that as career.

Just ordinary student one in class that me.

Then one day after encountering punk rock friend played my life completely changed.

After making Destruction Band life started becoming a bit fine.

Didn’t earn money with that but at the moment doing music all noise of the world disappeared.

As if music destroying all hard things of this world.

Like the name ‘Destruction’.

Like that steadily efforted to succeed as band.

Young days full of passion.

We did music whenever gap and even while sleeping dreamed of doing music.

In the end we obtained the title of rebel of indie scene.

Like that Destruction advanced smoothly.

Around when 3 years or 4 years passed after forming band we started withering.

Because after everyone went army and came felt how big the wall of reality.

Two early members in the end went out of band and recruited new members.

Our musicality improved day by day but rise width not like before.

Rather than pure posture facing music anxious heart of how to succeed growing faster than skill.

As worry growing we more frequently had time of meeting about the future of Korean band scene at drinking seats than time of ensemble.

Like that spent time evaluating other teams rather than our music.

Then one day.

Wanted to try hard again and together with members produced album and try starting Destruction’s 2nd act in earnest.

Like that the day album released.

There was thing receiving more attention than our album.

-Star observation cam Moon Gayoung’s friend that? Oktap’s Rendezvous Full Version stage!

At first honestly just thought so.

Because thought band that will briefly like that and disappear.

But after that Oktap went on music broadcast.

The identity of the band that interfered our album promotion idol couldn’t tolerate.

After that when Oktap came out on Band Slam more couldn’t forgive.

Like that came up to here holding heart of hating Oktap.

Hated them and envious and jealous and not wanting to see face.

To smash such Oktap today we prepared all.

Oktap’s excellent musicality.

Prepared song superior to that.

“Waaaa!”

Cheers like screams heard from audience seats.

Slow but heavy drums and bass.

Guitar full of reverb occasionally shooting sharply.

And I sang desperately on that.

Like <​Diamond> enduring all trials and adversities of the world.

* * *

“Doing much better than rehearsal...”

“Hyeontaek that friend did that well?”

Producers only letting out admiration at Im Hyeontaek’s stage control power.

“Song also good?”

“Who wrote the song? This not those made.”

Destruction members’ ensemble outstanding.

Level incomparable to the stages they showed until now.

Song of level far surpassing that excellent ensemble’s level.

Destruction like that sang and played as if immersing in own world.

Felt like unfolding the times they walked until now as video.

Destruction’s narrative clearly recorded on one page of band scene’s history.

And that grand 8-year narrative realized as today’s this stage.

All people watching the stage feeling similar emotion.

* * *

Destruction’s stage participants in waiting room also appreciating in real time.

All participants received individual waiting room as much as main round stage.

Damjang Party’s members who grasped victory in the previous round also appreciating Destruction’s stage in personal waiting room.

“Wow... Team that did long definitely different.”

“Really, really too well.”

“Stage tremendously cool but what a bit... Emotion? Like...? Such feel coming.”

While Damjang Party’s members praising Destruction.

Team’s vocal and guitarist Dampa somehow appreciating the stage with anxious heart.

“Tsk...”

“Why hyung?”

“No, because too well.”

Dampa rarely maintaining low tension.

He with absolute pitch and excellent power of analyzing music in his view Destruction’s stage perfect.

Symphonic rock well lived epic atmosphere.

Session and vocal very well digesting the prepared song.

Their outfit and flags grandly shaking behind.

Too perfect stage.

“If do well not fine? Really legend stage.”

“No, not such just Oktap a bit...”

Because looked dangerous.

Know Oktap does music well but can do above that?

And the fact Oktap does music well already fact many people know.

If bringing that as weapon again will it work?

Might have advantage because visual good but thought hope not win with such.

“Surely Oktap won’t drop.”

Dampa inwardly hoping Oktap wins.

Also personal fan heart but in the last session battle Im Hyeontaek’s not gentlemanly action not liking.

And Kang Min’s manly response too cool.

Oktap newbie overdog of band scene.

Destruction old turf.

Dampa really wanted to see the picture of newbie smashing stagnant water.

* * *

I’m Unbreakable

Like a Diamond

Unlimited Spirit

Going on forever

Im Hyeontaek fully contained shouting into the mic.

And as his shouting ended Jeong Bowoon wearing guitar walked out to stage center.

Harmonics very well suiting atmosphere penetrated the studio.

Swept the neck a few times with left hand instantly shook the arm then entered picking.

Jeong Bowoon fully concentrating on playing with head dropped.

As picking’s speed gradually faster somehow the emotion of playing peaked.

Playing drawing image of some medieval fantasy world’s protagonist breaking through adversity and advancing toward goal.

Excellent playing where medieval nobility and rough atmosphere overcoming adversity simultaneously drawing.

As guitar solo ended entered last chorus and Im Hyeontaek sang again and walked out to center boldly.

As song reached the end Im Hyeontaek now containing audience in eyes.

Sang fully immersed in own world until just now.

Thanks to that could clearly draw what this stage trying to convey and while running toward the end thought such.

‘Today we beat Oktap here and go up to higher place.’

Im Hyeontaek’s resolve conveying to the whole studio riding the band’s resonance.

‘Execute fakes and correct the discipline of band scene.’

Audience who felt the emotion that resolve gives one and all overwhelmed and fixed gaze on Im Hyeontaek as if possessed.

‘We decorate one page of band history today!’

Destruction who perfectly digested the stage without letting go of concentration until the end.

Like that their stage finished drawing ‘perfect’.

* * *

Seats organized and Destruction’s members stood on stage.

After that producers’ impressions excluding dedicated producer Shin Myeongcheol continued.

“Watched too well. Really... Really tremendous. Didn’t even imagine would see such excellent stage seemed like seeing one movie.”

Jeong Hyeok judge conveyed impression with sincere admiration and Destruction bowed head and conveyed thanks greeting.

And following Park Cheolhwan’s judge evaluation.

“Symphonic rock if wrong can become neither this nor that stage. Difficulty too high. But the stage I saw today really perfect. No need to attach more words.”

Park Cheolhwan inwardly favoring Oktap but no lie in impression.

Because the stage Destruction just showed truly perfect.

Like that after hearing even judges’ impressions Destruction exited to backstage.

* * *

“Oktap will enter after 1 minute!”

Destruction’s stage quite fine.

Stage setting, instrument playing, vocal, performance.

All superior to my expectation.

But there was one thing that didn’t deviate from my expectation.

That exactly the point Destruction checking our Oktap as Kang Min’s words.

Due to that the point will come out with song able to show off high musicality didn’t deviate from expectation.

Only thankful.

“Good, everyone gather!”

At my call the guys gathered round.

“Saw opponent? Stage doing tremendously well?”

At my question the guys reacted in their own way.

“Yeah, saw!”

“So what will do!!!!”

“What, don’t care.”

“Zettai makenai!!”

The guys answering until voice bursts in noisy backstage.

These guys answering with such tension not simply because of confidence.

To well take out the weapon we have.

“Good! Let’s go and smash all!”

“Good!!!”

“One two!”

“As Oktap!!!!”