Hyukjun, who tried to switch to a daily conversation without hanging up the phone, blocked his mouth.
Then, he spat out the words to meet, and pressed the end call button, leaving behind the urgent voice that followed.
“after.”
I’m curious.
Hyukjunie who is treated as a member of the galaxy.
How will it look in my eyes now?
There is a saying called unchilgisam.
No matter how lucky you are in the entertainment industry, you wouldn’t have been successful if you didn’t have a talent close to 30%.
Will my eyes be able to find talent in Hyeokjun?
I’m curious too.
*
The week went by really fast.
And there was someone who waited more than anyone else for that week.
A person named Arin who chatted beside him.
“How many songs shall we sing today?” “About 10 songs as prepared. Since we have to communicate in between, let’s set it up for a little over an hour. It’s okay to do more if you like it. How are you, Arin?”
“I like them all.”
The wounds of the past heal. Arin, who had tasted the cheers of the fans, couldn’t stay still.
The songs we sang in the practice room for the past week were also simple.
How about singing this song?
What do you think of this song?
Wouldn’t this be so calm that it wouldn’t fit in a noisy place?
etc.
Arin’s nerves were focused only on today’s performance.
It must be tiring after coming back from part-time work.
Her eyes twinkled like the stars in the night sky.
The sparkle didn’t stop until I stopped the car in Hongdae.
Unlike last time.
“uh? You’re the one who sang last week, right? Are you performing today?”
“yes. I’m going to do it today, can you come?”
“of course. I was just wondering if it would come this week as well. What time do you do it?”
“I’m going to start preparing now and do it in 20 minutes. The venue is the same as last week.”
“Then I’ll be on time!”
Is it because Arin’s short performance last time was impressive?
Before even arriving at the busking location, there were people who recognized parking and packing equipment.
At the question of the woman who recognized Arin at a glance, Arin answered excitedly.
A guitar is hanging behind Arin’s back as he heads to the god or busking location.
Today, I prepared 5 songs using MR and 5 songs to sing with guitar.
I have no intention of performing for a long time like the others.
The goal of the busking performance was to show Arin the joy and happiness of singing.
“uh? He came today.”
“I really listened to the song last week.”
“Could you make it a little longer today?”
Upon arriving at the busking location, the same thing as before is repeated.
Maybe because Arin has a striking appearance, I remember her better.
“yes. I prepared 10 songs today.”
Arin excitedly answers questions from people who recognize and greet her.
“please wait for a moment. I’ll finish preparing quickly and start singing.”
Arin’s hands speed up in case he gets tired of waiting.
“Are you going to shoot today?”
“okay. Don’t worry, we’ll only be filming while singing.”
“yes.”
After setting up the equipment. I took another step back and took out my filming equipment.
It’s not a huge piece of equipment. It’s just a small recording device to capture Arin’s happy image.
“hello. This is Arin.”
Even though I introduced myself last week, there was no response back.
Today was different.
Quite a lot of people are waiting to hear Arin’s song.
“Then let’s begin.”
Arin’s fingers touch the string.
And the sound flows through the small lips.
“okay. That’s it. am i right? Because I’m tired.”
“and. tell me to be quiet It’s getting in the way of listening to the song.”
And one of the two men I saw last week came to see me today.
The man who grumbled about going out for a drink takes another friend.
Forgetting what he did last time, he shrugs as if introducing the treasure he found.
“This is what I felt when I saw it last week and also this week.”
“Why do you keep talking? Let’s focus.”
“Isn’t that expression really awesome? He sings with a happy expression that he has all over the world, but really…”
There are many people who are simply good at singing. There are many people who have found their own individuality unbecoming an amateur.
but.
“and. You are right. I wondered why I fell for it, but it was because of the happy expression all over the world. Crazy singing ability is basic.”
“Right? Was it good that you listened to me? Young-ho, who couldn’t come today because he had a date, will regret it if he knows this.”
“why?”
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“After listening to it the other day, I wanted to hear it again, so I searched for it a lot on the Internet. But there was no information coming out.”
there may be information
Before I started my trainee life, I was a student who enjoyed singing at a music academy.
During my trainee days, only those who were interested would know that Arin was on the list of trainees.
After quitting as a trainee, there would be no way to know about Arin unless he was a student at the same academy.
There is no way that there is even a single piece of information about Arin on the Internet.
“I need to get an autograph. I think I will be a total fan.”
“What about Five Girls?”
“They don’t even say a word. And now that one catches my eye more than the five.”
At the man’s words, the man who seemed to be a friend shook his head.
However, it is likely that the friend will ask for an autograph as well, as his ears prick up to Arin’s song.
After one song ends, the two men stop talking and clap their hands like crazy.
this.
It seems that a singer only I knew has a fan number 2.
If I had grumbled and went out for a drink last week, I wouldn’t have had a second fan.
Episode 9
“excuse me.”
After a successful busking, there was a voice calling to leave.
People who wanted to get autographs lined up as soon as it ended.
“Can I sign your autograph?”
It’s not an autograph, but it was Arin made at the request of the audience after the last performance.
Being that kind of Arin, she automatically reflexively asked if she would sign her autograph.
However, it seems that the purpose of the voice was not a sign.
Rather than asking for an autograph, he took something out of his pocket and handed it to Arin.
The owner of the voice seems to be quite old.
what?
“Rather than a sign… I am this kind of person.”
uh?
What the man gave to Arin.
“Is that a business card?”
“yes. Our company is a bit small now. It is a place with great potential for future development.”
“yes.”
“I was passing by and heard the song, so I really want to cast it.”
Arin’s eyes turned to me.
It seems like the man didn’t see me because he was only focusing on Arin. If you had seen me, you wouldn’t have come out like this.
no.
He might have come out despite seeing me.
Because in this town, those who are stolen are stupid, and those who are stolen become powerful.
“I… thank you for the suggestion. sorry.”
“this. If you ever change your mind, please feel free to contact us. As you will know if you search it, the president of our company is famous enough to have heard of it at least once.”
“yes. Thanks for the suggestion. are you okay.”
After the man backs down on a flat refusal.
Arin’s eyes turned to mine.
“CEO···”
“huh?”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
Is it resentment?
no. Arin wondered why he didn’t step forward even though he saw the person who offered him a casting.
It was for a simple reason.
What I just didn’t step out of the situation.
“Because your choice matters.”
“yes?”
“Do you remember what you said when I first proposed?”
Arin said that he had no intention of entering the entertainment industry any further.
Because it was the entertainment industry where there were people who had already finished their debut and established themselves.
That’s why I didn’t think that the door to my heart that had been tightly closed had already been opened.
and singing in front of others. It’s a different story to face the people who criticized you for challenging yourself in the entertainment industry again.
but.
Just like now, sing your song to your heart’s content in front of others.
If those who heard the song continue to react and cheer like today.
I thought it wouldn’t open in a long time.
That’s why, even with me by my side, even though casting offers came in, I didn’t step forward.
“yes. I said I never thought about it.”
“now?”
“yes?”
“What are your thoughts now? Being loved by so many people. How do you feel now that you let your songs be heard to your heart’s content?”
“…”
Perhaps it was a sudden question, Arin did not answer.
However, the shaky eyes are directed to the ends of the earth, as if in deep trouble.
Time passed relentlessly.
1 minute, 2 minutes, and 5 minutes.
“I am···”
Are you a little early?
I think so. I wondered if it would open up a little bit through the first performance and the second one that followed today.
but.
I… said, but Arin’s face, which was speechless, looked confused.
Looking at that face, it seems that it is still a little too early for a closed heart to open.
As expected, Arin’s words were also as expected.
“I still… I don’t know yet.”
Perhaps the reason why my heart, which had opened little by little, became confused again was because of the casting I had just received.
Arin was genuinely delighted with the audience who were happy and delighted with her song.
However, thanks to the recent casting offer, the forgotten entertainment world must have come back to mind.
I must have been terrified at that moment. If I became a singer, there must have been someone I would have to meet.
The person I watched, Arin, hadn’t become that hard yet.
Arin opened his mouth as if he had organized his thoughts a little.
“For the first time… no, today is the second time I sang in front of so many people.”
I did. I hear a small whisper saying
“It was so much fun. I wonder if I’ve ever been this happy while singing.”
Is this a positive answer?
I thought so for a moment, but it faded away.
I saw Arin’s expression.
“But you can’t be as happy every day as you are right now. Even when I returned to the small practice room at the academy after finishing my trainee life, I was happy and happy, although not as much as now.”
Humans are adaptable animals. The happiness that I felt even with small things at first, as I get used to it, the size of that satisfaction has no choice but to get smaller and smaller.
The same goes for Arin.
Even though I sang alone in the practice room for the first time, the amount of happiness I felt would have gotten smaller and smaller as time passed.
“But at some point, I wasn’t happy. Even though I sang as much as I wanted, I was so tired after work that I thought a lot about just wanting to go home.”