I Decided To Become a Perfect Girl chapter 150

150 – Gibberish: No matter how you say it, it makes sense

Our comeback album, which was approved, was once again a single album.

What this means is that two songs are needed as tracks.

There was no need to worry about the included songs.

A high-tempo song performed at a previous concert.

Because all you have to do is add a fan song.

But the most important thing in the album is the title song.

That’s why Chae-rin and I, who were in charge of our own A&R team, were listening to the demo songs over and over again and doing countless blind tests.

An acoustic room where only the speakers thump repeatedly.

Sarah was the first to show her fatigue.

Sarah collapsed on her sofa and covered her ears.

“Guys, my ears hurt so much now…”

Sarah is the main vocalist of Seven and she helped us with our work. She sang along to her demo song until dawn, and she covered it with her own voice, so she was exhausted. .

“Then shall we make a choice now?”

Actually, I wondered if there was any meaning in listening to it repeatedly like this.

I already chose my pick.

“Okay, let’s do it.”

Unni Chae-rin seemed to be tired, and she immediately started playing the song she had chosen.

The two songs playing through the speakers are.

No. 8 And No. 12.

My sister opened her mouth with an unfamiliar expression.

“First of all, I think these two are the best options left.”

Definitely, as my sister said, ‘at least’, the songs in question were not of high quality.

Because the good songs were already included in Innus’ regular album.

Instead, my sister’s pick had its merits.

“Yes, I know what you’re feeling. Isn’t it about improving the quality of the album rather than the quality of the songs?”

Both songs are lyrical medium-tempo songs, so if they become the title, the genre will be opposite to the high-tempo fan song included in the song, giving diversity to the album.

It is definitely a good album track as it will create an atmosphere that matches the album name, which means dawn.

“Yes, that’s true, but…”

But it didn’t feel the best.

“It’s a bit disappointing. It might be better not to make a comeback.”

This is because it is a single album with only two songs on the track, so the album’s completeness is not meaningful.

More than anything, the title song has to be good.

“So, Dohee, what about you?”

That’s why I chose the exact opposite of my sister and her.

“Number 2. How about number 2?”

Chaerin dragged the list.

“What was number 2…”

When you left-click the mouse, an exciting rhythm flows through the speaker.

“This? It’s EDM?”

At that moment, Sarah, who was lying face down on the sofa, flinched.

“Dohee’s EDM…!?”

Well. Why.

“EDM… Club… Club girl… Boo… Booking…?”

What are you saying?

“And boo-boo-boo…?! No! Protect Do-hee!”

“Oh, why are you like this?”

Anyway, what I chose was EDM.

“Oh, don’t hug me. It’s hot.”

“Protect!”

To be precise, it is a house genre with a disco feel.

Chaerin seemed puzzled by my choice.

It is worth it.

“Dohee, it’s EDM, so let alone the completeness of the album, the quality of the songs is… Too much.”

No. 2 May have been written by a novice composer just like us, but the quality of the song was very low.

I sat in front of MIDI and clicked on some parts.

Bongjjak bit added here out of the blue.

Melodies that are subtly out of focus here and there.

Sessions that were forced to represent excitement.

All these parts strangely ruin the quality of the song.

“Don’t you think it would be good to refine this?”

Get rid of unnecessary things.

If I match the development in my head to a space that has become a bit boring.

If you add sessions that can provide an early morning atmosphere that will improve the quality of the album.

A bad image comes to mind.

I think this is a word used in times like this.

“Let’s arrange this.”

***

Group composition is not strange these days.

At least two and three people.

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There were many cases where more than 10 people worked on a single song and filmed it by part, line, and beat.

This was a method adopted by most composers because it not only allowed them to create original works, but also prevented them from falling into the mannerism of mass producing identical songs.

Of course, there were still composers who felt comfortable working alone.

In any case, it meant that it would not be strange if we joined in composing and arranging songs that had already been created.

Of course, if you get permission from the original author.

And permission has already been received from the A&R team.

The original writer said he was very happy that his song was recognized.

‘Well, the quality of the original song wasn’t very good…’

First of all, there is no need to meet the original author separately.

Exchanging opinions can be done via video.

What we needed now was a talented person to help with the arrangement.

A talented person who will quickly transfer the direction and musical ideas that Chae-rin and I have in mind to MIDI and coordinate them.

And there is one person who comes to mind first.

‘This person must be good…’

After much thought, I took out my cell phone.

[Coral Blue Lyra: Is it worth the tour?] +2 – 8:31 PM

A cold chat from two hours ago.

‘What should I send…’

For now, I decided to send it politely as usual.

[Me: Yes, senior. Thanks for your concern!]

[Me: Senior, how are you these days?]

And 5 minutes later the reply arrived.

[Coral Blue Lyra: Yes, I like it too]

[Coral Blue Lyra: But you speak very kindly today, huh?]

He looks the same as usual.

[Me: Oh, I see]

[Me: Then, if it’s okay with you, can I ask if you have some free time?]

[Me: I need help ㅠ]

[Coral Blue Lyra: Suddenly?]

[Me: Yes!]

[Coral Blue Lyra: I don’t know what it is, but I hate it hahahaha]

Oh…

[Me: Why…]

[Me: (poor rabbit emoticon)]

[Coral Blue Lyra: Open the chat window]

I tried dragging the screen to bring up the chat window.

[Coral Blue Lyra: (File) How about this song? I didn’t make it, but it’s a song made by a junior at our company]

[Me: (sleeping rabbit emoticon)]

…Hmm.

[Me: That was my junior’s cute charm, hahahaha…]

But after playing around for about 5 minutes, you ended up giving everyone diligent feedback.

Even though we are rivals. Uh?

[Me: Next time, I won’t bounce and I’ll run to you whenever I have time, including feedback!]

[Coral Blue Lyra: Really?]

[Me: Yes!]

[Coral Blue Lyra: ㅇㅋㅇㅋ]

[Me: Then, where should I go?]

[Coral Blue Lyra: But I’m in the United States now hahahaha]

[Coral Blue Lira: Are you planning to enter the country next week?]

Ah.

Really.

***

“That’s why you came to me.”

Dohee comes alone late at night.

“Yes!”

Seeing Dohee’s still bright appearance, Top East A&R team leader Jeong So-hyun sighed inwardly.

‘Whoa…’

It wasn’t specifically because of Dohee, who came at this hour when everyone else had left work.

Jung So-hyun always worked late into the night.

The cause of the sigh was the shock ending.

‘Is LE the problem?’

Of course, Innus also hopes for the best since there are two trainees from Top East.

But I never thought there would be no staff to dedicate to the Seven members.

Jung So-hyun decided to leave a message to her management team.

In any case, we decided to give Dohee and Seoyoon a manager in addition to their personal schedules.

I don’t think any further measures will be meaningful.

Dohee, the person involved, doesn’t seem to care much and the contract doesn’t have much left.

“Okay then. Let’s listen first.”

I took Dohee with me and headed to the midi room.

Dohee took out the USB and connected the song.

And the song that came out was, as expected, of poor quality.

“So, how do you want to arrange it?”

“Um… I’ll try to get rid of what I need to get rid of first?”

Dohee sat down in front of her laptop and began to clumsily scribble down the MIDI sessions.

It seemed like he studied alone.

When Dohee was a trainee, it was not that she had no intention of teaching composition separately.

However, it was considered too much to handle school grades, piano competitions, and basic trainee training, so composition was left out.

Now that I think about it, I think I could have taught it.

Because he’s such a hard-working kid.

I thought that I should hire a full-fledged composition teacher after my activities were over.

I don’t know if I will have time to learn because of my schedule.

“Team leader, shall we play it again now?”

In the meantime, it seems like Dohee got rid of it quickly.

“Yes, play it.”

And the track that was played again definitely lost the dissonance, but it became a flat and boring song.

Instead, there was an attractive point that made it possible to understand what Dohee was talking about.

The important thing is how to save it from here.

“Okay, what do you want to put here?”

“Um… First of all, I just want to add sounds like bba-bambam.”

Dohee began to reveal her evil thoughts in earnest.

“It’s similar to a trumpet, but if you sing it loudly and without any notes, it purrs.”

A purring sound?

“Instead, I raised the pitch and put some notes in. At the end, I added distortion to make it rough and torn… Ah, it kind of feels like an accordion. Ah! Ah! I cut this to 4. If I repeat it in /4 beats, I think I’ll get that feeling. But even if it’s an accordion feel, I need to get rid of a lot of the popping feeling. That’s the feeling in the original song. Ah, but how do I get rid of that feeling? What else should I add?”

Jung So-hyun’s story was not easy to understand, perhaps because she was closer to a director than a producer.

“…Would you like to say it again? Slowly.”

So, we decided to call arranger Joseph Jeon, who mainly works with Top East, to help us.

“…Um, would you like to speak slowly?”

And the arranger Joseph Jeon who arrived also took a while to understand Dohee’s words.

“Is this what it feels like?”

“Um… Ah! It feels like the closing ceremony.”

“It felt like a closing ceremony…”

I expressed my impressions in such a chaotic manner.

“Ah, but again, it’s not a depressing ‘goodbye’, it’s exciting… To what extent?”

“…It would be quicker to find a sample first.”

In the end, I looked through the samples and dashboards and compared them one by one.

“This feels like a sample, right? I think it’s similar to what you said.”

“Um… Just be a little rougher.”

“Like this?”

“Hmm… I don’t think it feels like this when I actually post it.”

“Ah… Okay.”

Somehow, I was able to fiddle with the midi and create the samples that Dohee wanted.

“Oh, this is it! Wow, the composer is truly a genius. Awesome.”

“…Thank you. I think Dohee, who has this in her head, is also a genius.”

“Really? Thank you!”

Considering that I had the whole idea in my head, the work was very slow.

But Dohee liked it, saying it was dozens of times faster than her usual work speed, so it must be okay.

However, we were able to see what Dohee’s usual work speed was as she had not learned composition properly.

Jeong So-hyun was determined to teach composition so that she could do it on her own.