The Skill of an Idol That Never Fails

41 episodes

A short behind-the-scenes video followed the stage video of ‘Sunny Day’. The story of Umbrella and Superpower led to Jung Hae-won’s writing process.

-I told Haewon hyung to write honestly what I felt on stage.

Shin Ji-woon said at Min Ji-ho’s condolences.

– No, how did you learn from Min Ji-ho? I’m really worried about this for the rest of my life.

– That’s right!

The members giggled at Min Ji-ho’s cry, and Hwang Sae-byeok opened his mouth.

-No, it was when Haewon joined and performed for the first time. He came down on stage then and cried.

-hey!

In spite of the fact that Jung Hae-won shouted, there was a behind-the-scenes video that came down from the stage and cried on the stairs. Hwang Sae-byeok’s voice continued above it.

– He really likes the stage. It is said that when the first Sanok of ‘Turn on the Light’, the cheering sound that the Sunbursts heard from their part was so good. Because that was the reason I liked the stage.

* * *

I didn’t have the confidence to see the reaction after the video was uploaded, so I had a tight schedule. Today, Yang Yi-hyung’s practical music and his junior, Jang Seok-hoon, were supposed to come and record a chorus and a guide.

I sent a message to Min Ji-ho and Han Hyo-seok while waiting for Jang Seok-hoon in the company’s control room.

[Hyoshik, Minjo. Come to the control room around three o’clock]

[Hyoshik: Yes]

[Minjo: Only the two of us? Gran!]

These are kids who don’t seem to listen very well, but surprisingly they listen well.

After making contact like that, I listened to Jang Seok-hoon’s released sound source, who will record today’s chorus. Jang Seok-hoon, who uses the name ‘Hey’, had a clean voice.

It’s a style I really like, so after listening to it a few more times, Jang Seok-hoon arrived and started recording.

* * *

Hei, who entered the control room, glanced at Jung Hae-won.

‘Wow, how does a person look like that?’

It was quite different from the image I had briefly seen when I was a Kuk Seon-ah. I thought I had met quite a few idols so far, but even without makeup, Hei was in the top three of them. However, in his tired face and state, he felt a familiar composer vibe.

Jung Hae-won bowed his head first to greet him.

“hello. Is this hyung your younger brother?”

“Ah yes.”

“My brother said he was a little late.”

“Yes, I have been contacted.”

Jung Hae-won said, holding out the headset with both hands.

“I can’t sing, but when I heard from the composer hyungs, they said that recording and delivering it verbally is completely different. Please listen even if it is hard for your ears.”

As for the part that didn’t give a demo, I decided to move on to saying that because they are idols, they are exceptionally strict with security. However, seeing that the guide was given to the song to be guided, I received the headphones thinking that the basics were already there.

The vocals were definitely not good. He was paying close attention to the reaction of Hei, who was listening to the song, whether he knew it or not. It was quite burdensome to look at him like that with an overly handsome face.

“I’m sorry, but if you look too closely… … .”

When I said that, I was more surprised than I thought and stepped back.

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

Then I pretended to work right away.

By the way, just looking at the screen where the sessions were organized, I could feel that he was a person who was ignorantly good at organizing things. That was not the level of cleanliness, but the level of a tidy wall.

‘You’re a perfectionist just by looking at it.’

I remembered Yang Yi-hyung saying that he was a very tired guy. Today’s guide and chorus recording difficulties were expected.

At the age of 20, he has a short composing career and a shorter directing career. It was full of bad conditions.

‘But the song is good… … uh?’

Even the chorus guide was included in the demo. And Hey, who has a long career in chorus, could tell just by listening to it.

‘X bar, X I’m a genius.’

If you think about your career, there is no way that you have a good understanding of the chorus. However, in the guide, he understood exactly as much as an experienced composer about adding and subtracting chorus.

There was no way to interpret it other than as an innate musical sense.

When the song ended, Jung Hae-won looked back and said.

“It’s just something I sketched out, so if hyung has something to add or subtract, please do it.”

“Do you think we should go like this? Are you okay?”

“Really? I’m glad.”

When you compliment me, I quickly laugh. Contrary to my first impression, I smiled very well.

First of all, Hei started the chorus of the song with the working title ‘I waited for the morning’.

“Hyung, would it be better for the rap part chorus hyung to do it?”

“It’s better for the members to do it here. Probably.”

“Well… … Wait.”

Then he hummed to himself for a moment and said,

“I’m sorry, but I still don’t know, so can I get it for now? Follow ah, follow ah. Just like this.”

“Yes, yes.”

“thank you.”

The chorus, which was expected to take a long time, ended sooner than expected. It was because the guide was so accurate and the understanding of the chorus was perfect.

Above all, some professions do not, but a songwriter’s sense was an important job, and Jung Hae-won was very good at that momentary sense.

[The days with you are short and the nights alone are long, I waited only for the morning to tell you]

A chorus was applied over Shin Ji-woon’s heavy and harsh voice.

After finishing the chorus recording in an instant, before starting the guide for the last song, both of them were exhausted and drank energy drinks and coffee. Jung Hae-won talked about behind-the-scenes compositions in front of him saying that they became close soon.

“I am working on this as a secret from the members. Because I think of it as a unit song for the worst kids among our members… … .”

“What if the two of you don’t like it?”

“If they say they don’t like it, the song is bad, so we have to stop.”

To be honest, I was a little shocked by the answer. It was the answer of a person who firmly believed in the passion and ears of his team members for music.

Hei checked the score of the song that had to leave the guide for the last time. The title was Two Villains, two villains.

[Ah- the victory of the villain. Earth perishes. The hero has been defeated.]

A siren sound was heard before the song started, followed by a narration with autotune.

[How’s it going heroes. Did you have a hard day today?

I’ve seen you protect the Earth.

It would have been difficult if there was only one villain. we are two

Even if you don’t have one arm, swing the other arm. saw? Are you crazy? Is life a hero too difficult?

This is the villain’s plate

Even if you look innocent, even if you look calm, I doubt you

Even if this night is over, our world won’t end

Two villains, one world, our victory

The night is our time, the sun doesn’t rise anymore

As if entering a battle between a hero and a villain with an intense electronic sound, the FX (special effect sound) that bursts out without a break has taken the soul out of it.

It was a song that could make the composition of the album colorful at once without completely letting go of the freshness felt in one chorus today.

When Hei had just finished recording the guide for this song, Yang Yi-hyung arrived.

“Uh, what is it? Are you done already?”

Hei said to Yang Yi-hyung, who was shocked because it ended so sooner than expected.

“Hyung, this writer is a real genius.”

At that, Jung Hae-won laughed out loud. And after saying hello without saying much, he started his own work again.

Jung Hae-won said he had no idea, so Hei went out to have a drink with Yang Yi-hyung. And I said to Yang Yi-hyung.

“Hyung, I’m honestly an idol, so I came here with a lot of worries. But the work is very comfortable.”

“Oh, it’s nice to work with him. I’m really sure what you want. If you gain some experience, will you have less time than this?”

“No, I don’t choose a genre.”

“Oh, everything is fine. You’re crazy, absolutely.”

“brother. It just sticks.”

“Hey-san, that’s why you’re just leaving the kid living in my studio. It’s very own home. Do you notice me as I walk in?”

“I don’t think I can’t come out with that face with that skill.”

“Seeing you every day, you might be pretty now.”

“Ah, but after listening to the guide, I thought the vocal cords were very weak. Are you unable to control your vocal cords?”

“Uh, their agency is so small that their vocal training seemed sloppy. It’s because the vocal cords are weak, it’s not like there’s nodules or anything like that.”

“When I was a vocal trainer, I saw a lot of guys with weak vocal cords.”

“Did you?”

“Yes, I am a real expert in vocal cord strengthening.”

“Come to the studio and say something. He doesn’t even cover his face anyway.”

“I cover my face.”

“It’s boring.”

Yang Yi-hyung giggled because it was ridiculous, and headed to a nearby bar with Hei.

* * *

The recording ended neatly and quickly, so we had some time before Min Ji-ho and Han Hyo-seok arrived.

I was contemplating on whether to sleep or what to eat, when the phone rang again.

As Jiwoon Shin always does, he was only looking for good comments and sending them. Knowing that I don’t see the placenta, it’s so steady.

I picked up my phone again and, after thinking for a while, clicked the capture comment that he sent me.

[It’s ruined, there’s an announcement tomorrow, and my eyes are swollen ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[So you mean sunny days are going into the next regular? My sister will make a lot of money… … .]

[It’s the best gift I’ve ever received in my life ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[I got it!!! All you have to do is be in the sunshine for the rest of your life!!!!!!!!!!]

[Honestly, the time has come for the sun to admit it. My stomach rolled in]

“Oh, I’m glad. Good response.”

I thought and turned to the next chapter, and looked at the comments for a while.

[Thank you, Haewon, I love you so much]

love you very much.

The words I love you from one day on, it felt like Santa Claus to me.

In terms of believing only until you know the truth.

That’s why I don’t understand either.

“… … Oh, that sounds like a lie.”

rather anxious. I thought it would change soon, no, I did it because I knew it would change soon.

I turned off my phone, cleared my breathing that was starting to get anxious, and counted inwardly. It went up to an odd number, then came down to an even number, and came down by counting the multiplication table backwards from 9×9. It was a method I learned on my own.

I was prescribed an anti-anxiety medication, but after taking the medicine, my head didn’t work and I couldn’t sleep because I didn’t want to eat it. It was too busy a time to soften.

But today, I can’t help it, so after taking the medicine, fortunately, Min Ji-ho and Han Hyo-seok arrived.

“Brother, we are here!”

“Did you have a meal?”

Still, seeing the faces of the members just makes me smile.

I started explaining to the members.

“You were the villains in Jacon this time. Now, even before the comeback, the first round will start to unravel… … . That’s where the inspiration came from.”

After explaining that and playing Two Villains with the guide floating around, the two spoke at about the same time.

“I have to do this.”

“It has to be done.”

“Why do you two get along?”

I saw what the kids liked on their faces, so I laughed and teased him, but Min Ji-ho was excited and said:

“If you don’t listen to this, you’re stupid!”

“Hyung, did the A&R team also share this part?”

“yes. If only you are thinking of doing it.”

“sun! do you do it unconditionally? will you?”

When Min Ji-ho looked at Han Hyo-seok and urged him, Han Hyo-seok responded with annoyance.

“I do.”

“Hyung, Hyo-sik did!”

“Then Hyoshik, call me here. I’m going to be using Autotune a lot, so I don’t know how to put your voice in yet.”

He has such a neat and clean voice, so I don’t know if it will suit the song.

Han Hyo-seok listened to the sheet music, then grabbed the headset and sang while listening to the guide. My voice was more attached to Autotune than I expected. Not to mention Min Ji-ho’s voice, it’s almost like a natural voice for autotune. hahahaaha… … .

Min Ji-ho said excitedly.

“Oh, it’s so good, isn’t it? Can’t we just record it right away?”

I knew I was going to be tired, so I thought that polite Han Hyo-seok would stop me, but Han Hyo-seok secretly sympathized with me.

“Give me an hour and I’ll practice hard.”

“Then let’s turn on the guide after an hour and try it out, record sooner or later, and edit the details quickly. Then I sleep for an hour.”

“If you sleep well, I will practice here.”

“How do you sleep because it’s noisy?”

“Ah, hyung, you sleep well while listening to music. Put on your headset, listen to the music, go fast.”

It’s nice to see your face, but it’s kind of annoying to be with you. It’s ironic.