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“listen? this?”
Han Hyo-seok asked, and Shin Ji-woon answered.
“yes. The arrangement is different, this is it. I heard the A&R team passing by the conference room.”
At that, Seonjae Park asked suspiciously.
“… … Brother, is the company’s security okay?”
“Our company doesn’t impose any sanctions on the original artists.”
“So. Security is not good.”
“It’s just not okay.”
Shin Ji-woon agreed.
I don’t know how a demo I never solved got into another company’s A&R team. However, the fact that he joined Shin Ji-woon’s company may have gone to Pomdahfi A&R as well.
Stork Dawn said.
“I heard backers from Pom d’Api. Or could this song be okay?”
The members agreed to that, and I laughed.
“You really like my song.”
Shin Ji-woon responded to my words.
“Not all good.”
“Yeah, it’s not done yet.”
Min Ji-ho clashed next to him. Ha, these bastards. Still, it’s true that these cool-headed two are quite helpful when I’m at a loss.
Anyway, after hearing this, I think that maybe X Daffy Entertainment may not have put my songs outdated.
I asked Shin Ji-woon.
“Can I get your Tikke Enter A&R phone number?”
“I will do it there. Brother, try Pom d’Affiliation.”
“Ah, uh, thank you.”
While Shin Ji-woon was calling Tike Entertainment, I made a call to Pomdaffy Entertainment.
And after the A&R of Pom d’Api answered the call, he asked directly.
“Have you heard of my song before?”
-yes? ah… … .
I can’t give you a definitive answer, so it seems that’s right.
Wow, it almost became X.
I’m glad I knew in advance, but it would have been bad if First Light had just recorded the song like this. Backward security of TYKE Enter was helpful.
Even if the other team had prepared ahead of time and left, I would have quietly discarded the music I had, rather than stressing about growing my job.
I hung up the phone, as I don’t think there’s anything more to be gained from the twirling A&R of Pom d’Api. And I called Lee Joon-hee of Big Blue. When I asked if I was filming because I didn’t receive it even after waiting, I hung up and the phone rang right away.
-yes.
It is an international call, so it seems that the pocket situation of a junior who is still light is taken into account. Well, thanks to the down payment, it’s not that light, but it’s a small citizen’s wallet. international call… … I’ve never even walked with my sister.
“are you busy?”
-It’s okay now.
“Yeah, I had a meeting with Pomdaffy A&R today. There is a small problem.”
It might be big depending on what you think, but… … .
I was talking.
“Where did the song come from? The A&R people received the song today and the response was not good, so the members listened to it and one of them heard it from another company.”
Lee Jun-hee paused for a moment at my words and said.
– It’s not a small problem.
“Actually it is… … . I am very concerned about security, so I think it was leaked from inside the company. Oh, I’m going to ask Lee hyung too. Anyway, it’s mine, this song.”
-I know. Because I got it from the initial concept.
Lee Jun-hee sighed as if she was in pain.
Last time I saw it, I just felt like a great celebrity, but when I started working with him, I was a little scared. Junhee Lee said
– So, did you hear who got the leaked demo?
“You didn’t tell me, so I called my brother. sorry.”
– Why are you sorry, I’m avoiding you. Okay, I’ll call the company and call you back.
“yes. thank you.”
When I hung up like that, Shin Ji-woon, who had called A&R, his company, came to me and said,
“I don’t know who sent it.”
“Did I tell you?”
“yes? yes.”
No matter how different the atmosphere is for each entertainment, Tyke Entertainment is very supportive of the artist. Even if I called, I would avoid all answers, but as soon as Shin Ji-woon called, I saw that he told me everything.
I asked.
“What do you mean you don’t know who sent it anyway?”
“I tried to call the number on the email that sent the demo, but they said the name and number were all fake.”
“… … Now that you contacted me, you mean that my song was black?”
A&R doesn’t explain to the composers of the demo that dropped, why it dropped. Most of them don’t even contact me about falling.
I heard from Yang Yi hyung, but I just pushed the song into A&R through my personal connections, so I didn’t know the feeling of falling.
“Brother, is that important now?”
“Then, what is more important to the composer than putting up a song?”
“Hyung is an idol, not a composer.”
but… … .
As I was being comforted by that fact, Shin Ji-woon continued.
“Apart from the lyrics and melody similar to the first one, the song progression and arrangement were completely different.”
“okay? Then it is.”
“… … When I see you sometimes, I don’t know if he has narcissism or not.”
“I think this should be enough.”
While we were talking like that, Junhee Lee received a call again. I answered the phone and said
“Can’t we make a video call because the phone bill is expensive?”
Lee Joon-hee answered with a smile.
-I’ll do it if it’s too late. I called A&R now and they said the contact number was fake.
“okay?”
So literally, there’s no benefit for me to become an X, but I’ve spread demos to all kinds of A&R companies. Of course, I’ve been making a few enemies these days, but… … .
By the way, I wonder if Big Blue’s hard work should be a song that has already been sprayed on all kinds of A&R agencies. I didn’t spit it myself, but someone else sown it first. We don’t know what problems will arise along the way, so probably our company A&R will be desperately against it.
Life as an idol song should have been considered dead.
Aside from looking for the leaked person from now on, this song is now a song I listen to alone… … .
-Anyway, it’s resolved, so it’s okay if I send it to the demo members?
I stopped at Lee Jun-hee’s words.
“yes? No need to write a leaked song… … .”
– It’s leaked, so we need to fix it quickly.
Unlike me who became defensive, it was a casual and relaxed answer.
After 10 years of debut, this kind of leeway seems to be available.
* * *
As soon as Big Blue’s Lee Jun-hee broke off the phone with Jung Hae-won, it was leaked anyway, so he just sprayed it on the group chat room with Big Blue members.
Everyone was busy, so the last contact was about a month ago.
[I received a song, but I was looking for a member to join]
Then all the other four members read the article faster than expected.
“… … It’s cheaper than you think.”
Junhee Lee muttered and checked the watch. It seemed to feel at ease if at least one person got an answer before filming began.
Since it is a 3 minute and 4 second song, I thought it would take 5 minutes, but within 30 seconds, one person answered.
[Park Min-ha hyung: Me]
[Did you hear the song]
[Park Min-ha hyung: I’m not in a situation to listen to]
[Park Min-ha hyung: Trust your ears hahahaahaha]
Fortunately, except for Park Min-ha, everyone else listened to the song and sent a reply.
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): What song did you get it from?]
[Junior. my connections]
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): … … Do you have time to build a composer network right now?]
[Yoo Chan-hee: I want to do it too. No, but if you don’t do it now, why don’t you leave?]
[uh]
[Park Min-ha hyung: If it’s Lee Joo-ni’s personality, it’s still there]
[Dani hyung (Daniel Seo): I want to do it too!]
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): No, but]
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): Guys, have you heard all the songs?]
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): Are you busy after all?]
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): Wait a minute, listen to me after filming, don’t do anything except me]
[I shoot too]
Except for the worried leader, he said he would do it as soon as he heard it as expected. And when Lee Jun-hee came back from filming, Big Blue leader Choi Jung-min had also heard the song.
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): Jun-ah, was this song written for us from the beginning?]
[yes]
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): I cried. The song is good, but it’s about us and the fans… … I’m sorry I haven’t been paying attention… … and]
[Yoo Chan-hee: I cried too, and I knew everything about hyung, so please summarize it.]
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): I’m sorry… … I have a progressive disease… … .]
[Dani hyung (Daniel Seo): Oh Jung Min-ah, I’ll do it, I’ll say it, say it!!!]
[Park Min-ha hyung: If Dani hyung gets frustrated, it’s really frustrating. Jung-min hyung hahahaaha
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): Oh, of course. lets do it. Let’s go! This song is so good! Be sure to do it!]
[Hyung, I understand even if you say it just once]
[Big Blue Captain (Choi Jeong-min): Yes… … .]
Although Lee Jun-hee replied bluntly, a smile was always on his face.
“… … Look, if the song is good, we will come together.”
We decided to talk about the leak later. I’ll fix it right now.
By the way, seeing the demos sprayed maliciously like this, it seemed that Jung Hae-won had many enemies. He seemed a bit goofy, but he didn’t seem like a bad person. Above all, he had a talent enough to convince him that he was someone he had seen for a while, but he was a network that should never be missed.
And above all, he was sincere. Even in that busy year-end schedule, if you ask for something to give, you will surely send the work earlier than the promised time.
Whether this song goes well or not, I was thinking of continuing the relationship. Even if one day I become a giant to the point where it is difficult to receive a song, so that I can receive it.
* * *
The company also started to figure out where the leak was, and I decided to think the opposite of the company.
First of all, I’ll start with the boys’ Choi Yun-sol, the one I suspect the most.
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Of course, it could be that you’re framing a decent person, so be careful… … .
“Youngho hyung. Do you know Yunsol?”
I tried to do it, but I think I’m a little weak.
Manager Kang Young-ho tilted his head at the question he just posed.
“Are you a member of the boys? Of course I know.”
“What, you don’t have any personal acquaintances?”
“Not at all. why?”
“… … Just.”
I just threw it and it didn’t work out, so I used the fact that people felt sorry for me and made a depressed expression, so as expected, Manager Kang Young-ho took care of it and became depressed together.
“I wonder if the management team will only take care of the boys if it is acquired by VMC?”
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Ooh, that interpretation is good.
“Ah yes. That’s it.”
“Before that, I think I should be worried about getting organized… … .”
… … Gosh. So it is.
If TRV is acquired by VMC, there will be staff here to be cleaned up. You don’t know who it will be, so everyone will be anxious.
I said to manager Kang Young-ho, who was depressed.
“Ah, bro. Why are you depressed, we should go together.”
“… … right? Let’s go together, Mr. Haewon!”
I was suspicious at first because he is a person who keeps a distance from the members, but now that I talk about it, he seems to be just a less sociable person. hahahaaha. Somehow, all of our members liked it.
The person who has easy access to my MacBook other than Kang Young-ho is manager Park Joong-woon, but there is no way that manager Park Joong-woon, who always takes good care of me, leaked it. When I went out mentally, it was Manager Park Joong-woon who could be more relaxed than the members.
Then, while I was thinking about who could have access to the work, Park Seon-jae came into my studio.
“brother!”
After manager Kang Young-ho took care of him and avoided his seat, Park Seon-jae held out his cell phone to me.
“Look at this video.”
“What?”
I received Park Seon-jae’s cell phone.
It was an edited video of Lee Joon-hee’s live broadcast that just ended. When I looked at my cell phone, I saw Lee Jun-hee’s broadcast notification.
I checked Park Seon-jae’s cell phone again.
“It’s a video from 15 minutes ago, what’s the number of views… … .”
I watched the video while feeling the influence of Lee Jun-hee.
During the live broadcast, Lee Jun-hee inadvertently hummed the song I sent him, gave him a spoiler, paused, and said:
– Spoilers? what a spoiler no.
Before the leaked demo caused problems, it was released first.
“… … Junhee sunbaenim is really good at acting.”
“Well, it’s because I’m an actor… … .”
I also agreed with Park Seon-jae’s words and answered.
Comeback spoilers spilled out to fans who have been waiting for Big Blue’s comeback for 5 years.
Naturally, Big Blue’s fans as well as the public were turned over.