The Skill of an Idol That Never Fails

18 episodes

After a short break of the day, First Light’s schedule started again.

Since we had a very tight release schedule for the digital single, all the preparations were going on in a hurry.

It was an extreme week where the recording schedule and the concept meeting schedule overlapped. In a hectic situation, I prepared for directing for the first time.

It was the first day, so I was terrified. Recording starts at two in the afternoon, but I have been in the recording studio since dawn. And around one o’clock, Yang Yi-hyung went to work.

Today, using two recording studios, I decided to record ‘Turn on the Light’ on my side and ‘If I Become a Star’, which will be released as a special video by Yang Yi-hyung.

The first to record ‘Turn on the Light’ was the main vocalist and the youngest, Park Seon-jae. After recording once, I asked.

“Maknae.”

“Yeah, bro.”

“Sleep.”

I tried to sing the part I want to point out, but the note I want does not come out.

No, why can’t I make the sound I’m thinking in my head with my throat? I’m bored and I’ll go back

Suddenly, the roulette reward was disappointing. Recording would have been a little easier if the player had the directing skill B.

But I have no regrets about my choice.

For a moment, I thought about asking Yang Yi-hyung to explain it to me, but I decided not to.

It was from the thought of which singer would trust a director who relied on others.

I thought for a while and opened my mouth.

“Youngest child, ‘Turn on the lights’ is repeated three times. The two tones in front are so similar. But do they sound the same?”

“ah. uh.”

“I wish I could call you a little differently though. The further back you go, the bigger the fire should feel. Since I’m singing the third, I want the second to come out with a tone that’s in the middle.”

I tried to explain the vocals I wanted in a tone that was neither exciting nor disappointing. Fortunately, Seonjae Park had such a good pitch that he understood what I was trying to say.

“Oh, I got it.”

“Okay, let’s do it again.”

And after recording again, Park Seon-jae asked.

“this is right?”

“That’s right. you’re good.”

“Can I still do it one more time?”

“You can do it a hundred times.”

Park Seon-jae’s vocals were amazing, and I admired him every time he did it. I thought it would be good to record a real hundred times.

I’ll have to do some detail recording later, but the first recording went smoothly. The vocals of Hwang Sae-byeok and Han Hyo-seok are good, and Shin Ji-woon finished the recording in an instant. Min Ji-ho also liked this song so much, it was okay except for being over-immersed in it.

“Ahh, umm.”

“Sorry.”

“I’m not going to apologize.”

As expected, Joo Won Ahn was the problem.

“I’ll do it one more time.”

I repeated the recording infinitely, but the pitch didn’t come out. First, after recording, Yang Yi-hyung, who came to see me, said:

“Joo Won’s pitch doesn’t come out at all.”

“I know.”

I asked Ahn Joo-won.

“Is your neck okay? Should I go back to the hospital and do it again?”

“it’s okay.”

I guess I’m dazed. I said because I thought the recording wouldn’t go well this way.

“I’m coming here to smoke.”

“Come with me.”

As I said, Joo-won Ahn immediately left the recording studio, probably because she still wanted to come out.

Today too, I had a recording, so I had no intention of smoking, so I put the cigarette back in my pocket and asked Ahn Joo-won straight-forward.

“Did you not practice?”

“I did. I did a lot.”

“Ah, okay then.”

When I said that, Joo-won Ahn asked, bewildered.

“Are you okay?”

“Okay what? If it doesn’t work, I’ll change the part or make it easier to sing.”

“… … you’re not mad You are wasting your time because of me.”

This time, I was absurd and slapped Ahn Joo-won on the shoulder.

“Don’t talk bullshit. This is a song I made for you. It’s a song I wrote to give to the team including you.”

“… … .”

“It’s because I’m new to directing. I will do better later.”

When I said that, Ahn Joo-won, who had her hand in her thick cardigan pocket, smiled.

“Hey, I feel at ease because my friend is directing me.”

“okay?”

“When I was recording last time, I said only once that I would do it again. The kids will too.”

Well, I have a director’s schedule.

As much as the director tries to tell the singer in a good way, the singer also cares about the director’s condition.

I predicted.

“I can stay all night. I’m going to record the details again anyway. I’m going to squeeze you until you like me anyway.”

“It’s fine as long as the finished product is good.”

“Is not it?”

The good news is that Ahn Joo-won is not without greed. The desire to make the best and best music possible is the same as the other members.

Although we recorded more than one show, Ahn Joo-won also finished the recording safely. And it was almost twelve o’clock when I finally started my recording.

Yang Yi-hyung, who will take care of the direction, put up the medicine.

“Now this is the real final boss.”

“Ah, don’t crave it before you even start. I’m still scared.”

I don’t know why I get so scared when I just try to sing.

Still, when I put the microphone in front of me, my heart was pounding. I was nagging at Min Ji-ho not to get excited before the recording, but I can’t stand the excitement.

Before recording, I was covering my face with both hands, so Yang Yi-hyung asked.

“why? Are you mentally bad?”

“No, I love it.”

It’s not that I hate being scared.

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On the contrary, it was very good. I don’t know why it’s good to do something I can’t do, but it’s just good.

The fact that I was recording was so good that I felt like crying.

And it was worthwhile to carefully manage the vocal cords, so I got compliments from Yang Yi-hyung.

“Chul, have you grown?”

“Have you grown? Aren’t you good?”

“That’s not right. You don’t know if you have ears. You have absolute pitch.”

“Oh, it has grown in absolute pitch.”

I didn’t hear any swearing after that, but I think he said, ‘Are you crazy?’

Anyway, thanks to the neatly restored vocal cords, I finished recording faster than usual.

As soon as I finished recording, my legs relaxed and I sat down in front of the control room door. Fortunately, no one asked me if I was okay, and I was able to enjoy my alone time.

And the status window pops up.

[1st recording of First Light Digital Single ‘Turn on the Light’ has been completed]

[Chapter 2 begins]

[Chapter 2. first activity]

[Achieve 1 million video views]

[You will receive a Class A ticket for (Red Roulette of a hit song maker)]

100 million.

Heh heh heh.

“After 200,000, what should be 300,000 or 500,000?”

As I grumbled, I started to think about how many more than one million.

* * *

A few days later, a special video was scheduled to be uploaded to TRV’s official YouTube channel.

It was ‘If I Become a Star’, which the six current First Light members and Jung Hae-won sang together during the days of Seon-ah Kuk.

Since it’s such a good song, up until now, fans have often asked First Light to sing this ‘If I Become a Star’. But for that to happen, Jung Hae-won’s part had to be cut, so there were differences of opinion among fans. If there are several people, it was a bit inhumane to cut the part of just one person.

Then the song was uploaded.

[Huh, if I become a star, I have three hours left!!]

[My heart is trembling ㅠㅠ]

[Jung Hae-won’s joining is real. If I become a star, I see you uploading it… … .]

[I’m another fan, but are you really joining the national hatred?]

[↳ We do not know]

[↳↳TRV continues to talk positively, so I will eventually do it hahahaaha]

[↳↳TRV There is no real sense of floating stones… … .]

[I have not seen it yet, but suddenly putting a spoon on it is a national hatred]

[I hate it so much]

[No, I’m used to six people, but why are you here now?]

[Are you close with Pura’s kids?]

[↳ There must be no children who did not fight. However, Pura’s kids were nice and took care of them until the end]

[↳↳I still talk often on kids shows… … .]

[↳↳Min Jiho and Haewon hyung are good, but I also hear other fans say things like this hahahaahaha]

The story continues at seven o’clock. A special video has been uploaded.

It was a video of them singing softly in a small theater near the company.

[What are the faces of today?]

[Han Hyo-seok should be sued ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[1:20 Can the dawn look like this? Do you think I’m crazy?]

[This is a real masterpiece… … .]

[When I think of Guk Seon-ah, I cry ㅠㅠ The kids worked hard ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[That’s why ㅠㅠ They were fat babies back then ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[by the way… … Isn’t it?]

[I’m sure you’ll be sincere]

[I was worried that I might appear like the main character at the end, but I didn’t show up]

[↳ I thought the same thing hahahaaha]

When such a reaction was continuing, similar to the upload time, an article was posted on Yang Yi-hyung’s SNS.

[Thanks to the First Light members who called me if I became a star after a long time ^^ Seon-ah Kook was really babies, but they are really growing up~ Vocal skills are also growing~ I hope it will be a good gift for fans!

And behind the scenes of this song… … It was after talking with Haewon that it changed a lot from when it was first released. At that time, I was given a lot of help by saying a lot of good things… … The most memorable thing was that I wished that the ‘star’ in ‘If I Become a Star’ would be the North Star. I wish people’s love could be as stable as a star that doesn’t move… … . I remember hearing that and editing the whole song. Thank you Haewon~ Have a good life~]

* * *

“Why do you talk like this?”

There are people who have completely different personalities when they write on the Internet and when they usually talk, and Yang Yi-hyung is exactly that. He’s usually annoyed at everything, but there’s no angel on Instagram. did you write

But I can’t make fun of this. I sent a message to Yang Yi-hyung.

[Thank Haewon~ Have a good life~]

I stuffed it, and Yang Yi-hyung sent me an answer right away.

[XXXXXXX]

It was a double bath.

“Yeah, that’s how it should be.”

I was giggled when I saw it, but Yang Yi-hyung sent another message.

[Actually, I should have put your name in the lyrics.]

[why? I didn’t do anything.]

[If it affects the lyrics this much, it is right to upload it. What you said actually went into the lyrics. I think it was a value that was not raised at that time.]

I know how difficult it is to be on my side in the current situation. There is no brother I am so grateful for.

I said thank you and thought about clicking on the comment, but I stopped. I don’t think public opinion will change significantly with this, so there’s no need to stress about buying it.

I threw my phone away and sighed.

Today was the day of filming for our own variety show that marked the beginning of the First Light universe, which will be broadcast for build-up before the ‘Turn on the Light’ activity.

Before filming, I entered the shop for the first time since Kook Seon-ah. Arrived much earlier than the other members, bleached my hair and got my makeup done. However, the reaction of the shop staff was strange.

what. are you ruined? No matter how hard I try, it doesn’t go away?

My head got complicated, but for once I pretended to be asleep and closed my eyes. I could hear the staff talking from behind.

“What should I do, Haewon-san, you are really powerful.”

“I didn’t know it would be this bad. I’m not a bit human… … .”

“It’s so splashed that I have to cover it again, what should I cover it with… … .”

I don’t really understand what you’re talking about, but I know there’s a problem.

When the staff moved away, I opened my eyes again.

I have a very strong scalp and hair, so I decided to bleach my hair completely silver this time. I looked in the mirror and it was surprisingly silver.

I think it’s a color I wouldn’t do unless I was a real idol.

And I don’t know what it is, but looking at the reactions around it, it seems to mean that it’s not very good.