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“You didn’t go to the studio right away, did you go to work this way?”
Team leader Woo Kyung-soo opened his mouth looking at Jo Sung-hyun.
Jo Sung-hyun nodded at her words.
“Yes, once the song work is finished.”
“… That’s fortunate.”
Team leader Woo Kyung-soo exhaled afterward.
She glanced around and stood up.
“Let’s go to the conference room.”
“Yep.”
To the words of team leader Woo Kyung-soo, Jo Sung-hyun immediately responded.
They quickly moved to the conference room and continued the conversation.
“Then how complete is the song?”
“The song itself is finished, but the guide hasn’t been attached yet, so I’ll attach a guide within today.”
“okay. If you send it today… Are you going to start recording tomorrow? I can do it from next week or finish it.”
At the words of Woo Kyung-soo, Jo Sung-hyun shook his head.
Jo Sung-hyun wouldn’t pay much attention to the recording itself.
Of course, if he seems to be lacking something while he is there too, he will come right away.
At least in terms of recording and engineering, Cho Seong-hyeon was going to do it as little as possible.
‘instead… You have to make it perfect in other parts.’
Originally, I was going to get out of here.
Picking a guide is something that Jo Seong-hyeon didn’t have to intervene directly.
Of course, it would be nice if Jo Seong-hyun intervened and gave the guide properly as a producer, but it was okay for team leader Woo Kyung-soo and composer Choi Woo-jin to do it.
Everything was ready for it.
First, Woojin Choi would do the work, and Jo Sunghyun would simply check it, and if there were any shortcomings, after making corrections, I would finally discuss it with team leader Woo Kyungsoo and pass it on to Seo Yena.
However, as I climbed up the elevator, I changed my mind.
Until the very end, to do it perfectly in the best way possible.
‘Because I don’t like blaming useless people.’
Seong-hyeon Cho, who has to take responsibility for nothing and doesn’t like being blamed for himself.
The 2nd singer team continued to blame Jo Sung-hyun and argue about this album.
I’ve even been told that if I can’t get in the elevator, just hand it over to someone else.
I mean, it was said to be as soft as possible, but the meaning in it was never soft.
Jo Sung-hyun was thinking of doing his best to be free from such things.
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Maybe it’s a very trivial effort for Cho Sung-hyun.
To the other person, ah, even things that can reveal that this person has done this.
“Are you going to work with Woojin all day today?”
“Yes, I think so.”
“I see. Then later in the evening, I’ll stop by the studio.”
Team leader Woo Kyung-soo shakes his head lightly and answers.
It seems that she is also tired in many ways.
He had a little more to say, but it was something he could say later, so Seong-hyeon Cho decided not to bring it up now.
As I was about to leave the conference room, Kyungsoo Woo sighed and opened his mouth.
“Seonghyun.”
“Yes, chief.”
“Last time, Jena-san went to work.”
“yes. I have been here once.”
“What? keen.”
“You just told me to work hard and give me coffee, right? And he seemed to be satisfied with the song.”
“Hmm. Yes. Okay then.”
I think being tired has something to do with Seo Ye-na.
After bowing his head slightly to Woo Kyung-soo, team leader Jo Sung-hyun left the conference room.
* * *
Getting a guide wasn’t really that difficult.
But it’s one of the most important steps.
Because it was to show exactly what kind of emotion a vocalist should use.
“hello. brother.”
“hello. Woojin.”
As always, Woo-jin Choi came to the studio first and was waiting for Seong-hyeon Jo.
He was sitting on a chair in the studio, and as soon as Jo Seong-hyun arrived, he jumped up from his seat.
“Mr. Woojin.”
“yes?”
“Now we need to record a guide, have you ever done it?”
Woojin Choi must have recorded a guide before to work comfortably.
“From what position? From the trainee’s point of view? Or from the composer’s point of view?”
“The latter. Having the former would be helpful.”
“As a composer, I have never recorded a guide. Usually, if there is a song I like out of the songs I have composed, I simply record it… Just that much?”
Choi Woo-jin was not a very confident face.
Jo Sung-hyun listened to his words and nodded his head.
Woojin Choi doesn’t have to do it professionally.
He said he had experience recording himself, so that was enough.
“Anyway, have you ever recorded anything? I even touched the equipment.”
“Oh, of course it is. Still, I was a trainee at Pan Entertainment for several years. I’ve done a lot of this and that.”
Basically, Pan Entertainment was a large entertainment company, and of course there were many opportunities given to trainees.
There are things that the company basically teaches trainees.
There were a lot of composers and artists, so there were a lot of things to record as a guide.
And more composers than expected take trainees from within the company and record guides.
Roughly speaking, it’s about giving 50,000 won or 100,000 won for pocket money and recording the guide.
For the trainees, it was a good deal for each other because they could earn pocket money, and if they did well, they could stand out from the composer and get a good opportunity.
The composer can clearly inform the artist about the direction he wants.
Trainees were sometimes re-evaluated through guides, and they were able to score points from high-ranking people in the company.
“Then that’s it. I record it.”
Choi Woo-jin nodded at Seong-hyun’s words.
He approached Jo Sung-hyun and opened his mouth.
“Then who can record the guide? My vocals aren’t bad, but honestly, I don’t think I can bring this feeling to life.”
“yes.”
Jo Sung-hyun gave a brief answer and set the equipment.
In such a situation, Choi Woo-jin did not stop talking.
“I thought about it for a while, but there are trainees I know. There’s a girl named Yerin, who is good at capturing emotions, and when he records… .”
“Mr. Woojin.”
“yes?”
“I don’t think I will ask other trainees for this recording.”
“Oh yeah?”
Choi Woo-jin looked at Jo Sung-hyun.
Jo Seong-hyeon calmly explained to Choi Woo-jin why he didn’t give trainees a guide for this album.
“It’s a song where emotions are important, and in my opinion, the trainee who can really bring out the emotions of this song is… There won’t be many.”
“I guess, yes.”
The purpose is to show how to properly convey the emotional line, but we must not save that line.
Of course, I didn’t want a vocal that perfectly captures emotions.
You just need to keep that line alive.
‘In the first place, if it’s a vocal that can perfectly express emotions, then I’m not even a trainee.’
Jo Sung-hyun thought to himself and continued speaking.
“There is probably no trainee who has a higher understanding of the song than us.”
“It is natural. Who has a higher understanding of songs than composers and producers? And hyung is not just a producer. He is also the arranger who arranged the song itself.”
Choi Woo-jin said, as if a trainee could have a higher understanding than Jo Sung-hyun and himself.
Seong-Hyeon Cho nodded.
“So, I think it would be better not to ask someone else for a guide.”
“… ? Brother, but I’m not really confident.”
As if Choi Woo-jin was begging for his life, he smiled awkwardly and spoke.
Seong-hyeon smirked lightly.
Because it looks like he’s sulking.
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Maybe Choi Woojin too, if you roll, you will have enough vocal skills to guide this song.
However, it is literally ‘when you roll’.
Cho Sung-hyun didn’t have time for that.
So what are you going to do?
“Do not worry. I will do it myself.”
The recording of this guide is done by Cho Sung-hyun himself.
to do the best you can.
To make the song even a little more perfect.
He decided to go on his own.
Choi Woo-jin’s face was colored with astonishment.
* * *
kindergarden.
As always, Min Eun-jung took notes while looking at the children.
The children were enjoying their nap time, and it was a precious time for teachers to do other things, even for a short time.
Then someone approached her.
“Eunjung-ah.”
“Ah, sister.”
At Na-yeon Park’s voice, Min Eun-jung turned her head.
Park Na-yeon, a class 5 teacher, and Min Eun-jeong often met personally and played with each other.
“Records?”
“yes. I think my arm is going to fall off.”
“However, you can’t just use it. tight.”
“So.”
The two teachers spoke in small voices.
Park Na-yeon yawned as she watched the sleeping children.
“Uh-huh, I’m sleepy too.”
“Did you not sleep last night?”
“Because of the preparations for the children’s graduation ceremony. doing something how about you? I’m not a senior, so that’s fine, but you’re a senior.”
“It’s just fine. The kids listen.”
“What kind of piano solo stage is this time?”
“yes. Chae-yoon will do it.”
Teacher Min Eun-jung nodded and answered.
Without realizing it, a smile came to my lips.
Lately, whenever I think of Chae-yoon, I am happy.
Before, he was really quiet to the point where he didn’t say a word all day, and he felt like he was bullying the whole world by himself.
A lot has changed these days.
The attitude toward friends around me has also changed a lot, and on the other hand, the attitude of my friends towards Chaeyoon has also changed a lot.
In particular, Young-jun and Mi-hyeon have been hanging out with Chae-yoon a lot lately, but in the case of Mi-hyun and Chae-yoon, they’re not on good terms with each other, but they’ve been spending more time together lately.
That means that positive changes are taking place in Chae-yoon.
“Ah, did that father say that he won first place with a song at the athletic meet and received a prize?”
“yes.”
“It’s too bad. I should have seen it too. All the teachers there were amazed. You sing really well.”
At Na-yeon Park’s words, Eun-jung Min burst into laughter.
She put down her pen and smiled.
“Wow, look at your face. Did you really like it?”
“Honestly?”
“yes. to be honest. how was it?”
Park Na-yeon asks.
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Min Eun-jung shrugged her shoulders.
“It was like coming to a concert.”
That was the best description she could have.