Chapter 28
“By impactful combination, do you mean arrangement?”
“That is so . ”
“It will take a lot of money, though…”
President Yoon MoonSoo expressed his difficulty as he was worried . For a small entertainment company, budget was always a pressure . However, KangYoon was firm in his decision .
“It’s a necessary investment . And there won’t be a lot of parts arranged . At most, it will be 1 minute . And it’s an arrangement to fit that 1 minute . There isn’t much arrangement so we need to negotiate well with the composer . Although well-known composers have good ability, we’ll have to go for a not well-known one . ”
“An unconfirmed one… Do you have anyone you know?”
President Yoon MoonSoo was worried . However, the risk of no money was very big . In the end, it had forcefully made him select that choice .
However, unlike President Yoon MoonSoo who was worrying, KangYoon had assurance .
‘That composer should have started being active about now, right?’
There was one person he could think of . In KangYoon’s past, he was a composer who worked with the pen name YHB . Now was a period where this person was criticized a lot for his horrible compositions . However, he was also a person who would rise high in just 1 year .
“Don’t worry about the money for the song . I will make it that we use as little budget as possible . I know that it’s an invasion of rights for a planner to intrude on this, but as you want something more than just a performance, please understand me . ”
“I understand . ”
President Yoon MoonSoo obeyed KangYoon’s words . It was an event he found with a lot of difficulty . A TV programme stage was distant and it wasn’t easy to find a countryside event either . Despite that, it was fortunate that this event was quite a large-scale one . He was desperate for this opportunity .
“When are we in the order of sequence?”
When Song HaNeul asked, KangYoon flipped the setlist and answered .
“We’re 4th from the back . ”
“A lot of people will only gather if it’s the first or last… how long is the time?”
“It says 4 minutes . ”
“So short…”
Song HaNeul muttered as if she was disappointed . She debuted as a singer but as she didn’t have many opportunities on stage, she had a lot of desire to go on stages . KangYoon replied immediately as if he had heard those words .
“We can’t do anything about the time . However, we should try to change the order of sequence . It’s a department store event . In such places, people come to see popular singers and not unpopular singers . They won’t give you much time . ”
“We know that too…”
Kang HyeSeon expressed her rage a little as if her pride was attacked . She had thought that they were ignored when he said ‘unpopular’ . However, KangYoon had only told the truth, he had no malicious intentions .
“Then we’re just sidekicks for those popular singers?”
Song HaNeul asked directly . She didn’t want to show it, but the word ‘unpopular’ had struck where it hurts . Not only her, everyone else became depressed as their pride as singers were cut . However, KangYoon coldly spoke the truth .
“If we go without any preparation, then we’ll just be sidekicks . However . . ”
“However?”
“If we prepare meticulously, we may as well be the main character . ”
At KangYoon’s turnaround, everyone focused their attention on him . The members of SeasonS were girls who had different expressions every hour . KangYoon found it curious that they could express such a variety of expressions .
“We need to do something transcendent that’s out of people’s expectations . This will be our objective . ”
“A transcendent stage that’s out of people’s expectations?”
The members of SeasonS were all sinking into KangYoon’s words with HanNa as the head . They were all bewitched at his words as if those words were like magic .
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“Uwaaah…”
HeeYoon, who arrived at the new house after finishing school, exclaimed when she saw the neat yard and the tree inside it . A dog house placed in one corner, and a shed to boot… As she had only seen houses which looked like they were about to collapse, such a house was a new world to her .
“Oppa doesn’t seem to be here yet . ”
HeeYoon, who entered after pressing the password to the house, couldn’t adapt to the wide living room she had seen for the first time . The living room floor was wide and clean, and there was even a TV hung on the wall, a latest trend . To HeeYoon, who couldn’t talk to her friends a lot as there was no TV in the old house, everything was a new world to her including the large TV .
“……This is my room?”
When she opened the door to the room that she estimated to be hers, a bed she had never seen before was placed inside it . Also, there was even a desk and a computer . The furnitures were all new as well . She rubbed her eyes thinking that this was a dream, but her books on the desk and her belongings in one corner of the room proved that it was indeed her room .
HeeYoon, who was dumbfoundedly exclaiming about her room became curious about her brother’s room . She immediately went to her brother’s room .
“…What’s this?”
However, HeeYoon was very much disappointed after she opened the door to KangYoon’s room she expected so much . There was only a bed and a closet . It paled too much in comparison to her own room . He had always invested in HeeYoon and not in himself – HeeYoon felt stifled when she thought about it .
When she looked around the kitchen, bathroom, and the balcony, they were all new worlds to her . The new house was wide, comfortable, and warm . There were no leaks for cold air to come in . The window she had to cover with a plastic bag due to the cold, and the hot water which only existed by boiling the water with gas, all didn’t exist in this place . Even with those, HeeYoon was happy .
Excluding one thing .
‘What’s up with oppa’s room…’
When HeeYoon opened the door to KangYoon’s closet, there were only a few clothes hung here and there . It was due to not being able to look after himself as he invested a lot in HeeYoon . As this was the result, HeeYoon felt her heart ache .
When she looked around the house, and made dinner with the side dishes inside the refrigerator, KangYoon’s home time came soon .
And when she was about to finish preparing dinner, KangYoon arrived at home .
“Oppa . ”
“I’m back . ”
KangYoon also seemed awkward at the new house as he looked all over the place . It was despite the fact that he had already cleaned the house with the movers in the morning . It seemed like a little bit of time was needed to adapt .
“I already finished preparing dinner?”
“What’s for dinner today?”
“Black soybean noodles . You said that one eats these after moving . ”
“Good . I’m hungry . Let’s eat . ”
While KangYoon was washing up, HeeYoon placed the dishes on the table . Unlike before, they didn’t have to take out heavy mini-tables and only had to deliver the dishes to the table . Everything had become more comfortable .
“Do you like the house?”
“No . ”
Dinner time .
At KangYoon’s question, HeeYoon unhesitantly dropped a bomb .
“What? Why? Where?”
“Your room . It’s too small . And there are not many things in it . A man shouldn’t be like that . You’ll look bland . ”
“I only sleep here, anyway . ”
“Then what’s up with my room? No, do something about your room, oppa . What is up with that?”
HeeYoon blurted out everything inside her . The tattered room kept getting in her mind whenever she saw KangYoon .
“Little girl . You’re all grown up now? You’re even worrying about me . ”
“I’ll be an adult soon . So do something about your… No, oppa . Shall I decorate your room?”
“How?”
“I’ll buy a duvet and change the blanket cover . Your room’s so dull . ”
As HeeYoon was so stubborn, KangYoon had no choice but to hand his card over to her . With the words that she shouldn’t buy anything much as it will be heavy and affect her health . HeeYoon said ok and put the card in her pocket .
“Next time, I will do it with my own money . ”
“Wow, you just promised, right?”
“I’ll become someone with as much ability as you and feed you . ”
“You’re admirable . ”
KangYoon was thankful even if it was just words . In fact, to KangYoon, HeeYoon was a thankful existence just by living . However, she even knew how to say such things… KangYoon could only be thankful .
The two’s happy dinner time flowed like that .
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-It’s very easy – the word ‘parting’ – only takes a few seconds –
2nd floor of MG Entertainment, in a dance practice room, the title song for SeasonS was flowing out . KangYoon had called the SeasonS members and was looking at their dance routine .
‘Ha…’
KangYoon ended up seeing all sorts of lights from the SeasonS members when they shook their waist lightly – a part of the dance . It wasn’t that they were offbeat . However, KangYoon knew that these kind of elements attracted attention .
“Thanks for your work . ”
He had already dropped the formalities with the members of SeasonS . They also called KangYoon ‘oppa’ and started becoming friendly with him .
However, regarding work, KangYoon was cold .
“This is no good . ”
“You’re too direct…”
Kang HyeSeon complained . She was the member with the most fluctuation in her emotion . It was an influence from being youngest in both her house and the team . She had a completely different personality compared to her mature outer appearance .
“What should we do? Even if the song goes through an arrangement, it’s still this song . ”
Jang HanNa asked worriedly . She looked for a solution, as expected of the oldest . She had a small stature and a cute outer appearance, but she was very responsible .
KangYoon was also worried in his own way . This group seemed like they debuted too early no matter how he looked at them . Even their dance abilities were at a level that was just above the trainees . Their looks were alright, though .
‘Did I know a girl group called SeasonS?’
Even KangYoon didn’t know all the singers . Countless singers hit it big, and disappeared . In his memory, there wasn’t a group called SeasonS . That meant that they disappeared without making themselves known . Moreover, he had never heard of any of the members here .
In the end, this meant that he had to do everything with his own ability .
‘I think I should change the strategy first . ’
A waist-focused dance . These were something that the male populace would like – this was definite . Moreover, the members of SeasonS all had beautiful appearances . KangYoon planned a strategy .
“Do you like clubs?”
“Clubs? Of course, they’re great . ”
“Hey!!”
When Moon JiHye replied without batting an eyelid, Jang HanNa was surprised and smashed her back . Moon JiHye complained that it wasn’t anything big, but Jang HanNa suppressed with her age .
“Let’s do a club dance . A sexy one . ”
“What?”
Excluding Moon JiHyeo, who said she liked clubs, everyone else’s eyes widened . To think it’s a club… They had never even thought about it . Moreover, this was an event at a department store where all sorts of audience, including elderly and children, would gather .
“We’re not only looking for a reaction in the event venue itself . Isn’t the thing you want a ‘hot issue’ anyway?”
“But won’t we look too cheap if we do a club dance? Besides, the clothes are too indecent too . ”
Song HaNeul shook her head as she was worried . Female singers already had short clothing anyway . But to emphasize a club dance, more skin would show and whether it was trousers or skirts, it would get shorter as well . It was obvious that their stage costumes will become indecent . She didn’t like that .
“We’ll go with a club dance as the motif but it’s not completely a club dance . To explain easily, you can think that we’re just getting the motif . It’s the same with the clothes . In clubs, there is the objective to seduce the opposite gender, and hence, the clothes will get shorter, but for us, let’s not over do it . Let’s change the dance routine to fit a club dance . We’ll arrange the song to be a little more electronic as well . Of course, the choice is yours . ”
KangYoon thought that it would work on the populace . The place where the performance is is where people of all ages and gender, gather but the performance was at night – meaning many couples and other young people will gather . If they do a club dance that doesn’t look cheap, then they could expect a good reaction . Of course, it was a paper-thin difference, so it won’t be easy .
“We understand . We’ll do it . ”
The SeasonS members, who discussed for a long time, eventually decided to do it . They couldn’t find a solution with their current dance routine anyway . They judged that it was better to go on an adventure . KangYoon wrote down the confirmed things and went out to request for an arrangement .
“Won’t we have to spend a huge amount of money? We don’t even have any though . ”
When KangYoon left, Moon JiHye asked worriedly . She became worried when so many optional products increased after they had bought the main product .
“But doesn’t he have the ability? We should believe in him . I heard that he was a rising star nowadays . Sedy following JooAh – He said that he will rise up more in the future . ”
“Who did?”
“MoonSoo oppa did . ”
Kang HyeSeon and Song HaNeul conversed worriedly . As they were of the same age, they liked to whisper to each other . Like many other people, they especially liked to talk about other people .
“Let’s first do as we’re told . He’s an expert . We should believe in him . ”
“Ok, unni . ”
Jang HanNa organized their opinions and the members all agreed . However, they were worried a lot . How much more money would they have to spend, how would the people’s reaction be, and what will become of them after the performance – they had complicated thoughts .
However, those girls realized in less than 1 day . They realized how useless their thoughts are, even when they were ‘thinking about the future’ .
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