EP12 – Festival (1)
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Sometimes in life there is a very important crossroads. And depending on the person, there are cases where the crossroads are decided by one’s own strength.
That’s my case now. Hold your breath. I look at the faces of the kids around me. Everyone has sharp expressions. So much so that you can’t even imagine the faces of the kids who normally chatted happily.
“Are you ready?”
Class president Seonggwang Moon asks. The other kids also nod their heads at those words. At the same time, the children’s breathing stopped, and Moonseong slowly opened his mouth.
“If you don’t pay, you lose! Rock Paper Scissors!”
Swish, hold out your hand. And look around.
Moon Seong-gwang saw it, the other two also saw it,
And me?
scissors.
After checking it, quietly raise your hand. won I did it. With my own strength, I decided to reach an important crossroads in my life.
“Then I can be the representative and decide the order of our team?”
The kids nod their heads with anxious expressions. The sight made me smile. Right now we are deciding on the order of the festival stages.
Midterm exams are over and the festival is approaching. At the same time, the school as a whole began to become lively. Seolwon Arts High School’s festival lasts for two days.
At lunchtime on the first day, there is a bazaar selling various items, including sports events. And in the evening, a special performance by the Korean traditional music department and the practical department will be held.
And the second day. The alpha and omega of the festival. Various clubs prepare events, and the art department submits and exhibits various items. The entertainment department prepares various events.
In addition, there are performances by the Korean traditional music department and the real music department in the evening. The flower of the festival is visited by people from various entertainment agencies and even nearby residents.
As a result, stage order is a very important issue. There is also a subtle battle of wits. It is not simply a battle of wits between even and odd classes.
It’s a battle of wits with another department, the Korean traditional music department, on stage together. Since it is a festival, there are no judges or scores, but I still consider who presented a better performance and this is important.
It may seem like the stubbornness of children, but if you think about it, they are high school students. An age where one is still childish and likes to play.
Well, the important thing is that I can stand in the order I want. What can I say about Seolwon Arts High School? It seems a bit old-fashioned.
First-year students always go first, followed by second-year students, and lastly, third-year students. Like this. I really want to go on stage in the second half of the day, but that’s impossible.
“Then I’m fourth.”
“Last in our class?”
“huh.”
Soo-yeon, who has no stage experience, cannot be put first. Plus, there aren’t many people in the beginning. I can’t put Suyeon on a stage like that.
“But who are you going to put on stage?”
While I was thinking about the stage in my head, Seonggwang Moon asked me. And the other kids also nodded in response to Moon Seong-gwang’s question.
I guess I have high expectations for my performance. Well, I did make a bit of a fuss at events and concerts.
“I’m your little brother.”
“Brother?”
“huh. “I’m going to perform on stage with my younger brother.”
After saying that, he returned to his seat.
There isn’t much left until Suyeon’s first performance.
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Seolwon Arts High School is serious about festivals. To be more precise, I am sincere on stage. That’s why we give a lot of consideration to students preparing for the stage.
Well, if you think about it, it’s natural. If you are good at performing on stage, entertainment agencies will hire you right away. And that becomes a school career. As a result, I have no choice but to be sincere about the festival.
And I legally skipped class and ended up at a small concert hall. Under the pretext of practicing for the stage. Of course, Su-yeon is not there, but I can’t miss this great opportunity.
Definitely not for skipping class. The reason I participated in stage practice was to watch other kids rehearse.
I plan to make Suyeon the main character of the festival. To do that, you need to know what kind of stage other kids are preparing for.
Because everyone on stage is a rival. Unfortunately, you cannot see the rehearsals of the 2nd and 3rd year students and the Korean traditional music department, but you can see the rehearsals of the 1st year students of the Silgeum Department.
And actually, that is enough. It’s my personal opinion, but Sooyeon’s biggest rivals are first year students. However, this does not mean ignoring the skills of other grades and Korean traditional music departments.
It’s just that this year’s first-year students are strangely talented. Does it make sense that Kang Seong-hoon, Han Go-yo, and Kim Tae-young are in the same grade in the first place?
Kang Seong-hoon, the best popular composer in Korea. Future world star Kim Tae-young. And even Han Go-yo, who has the greatest talent of all time at Seolwon Arts High School.
No, does this make sense?
Why is the balance like this?
“Are you here?”
While I was thinking that, Taeyoung Kim came and sat next to me.
I blink at that sight.
“Aren’t you invited to the stage?”
“Right.”
“Then why are you here? “Invitation performances are rehearsed separately.”
“Anyway, you’re a stage participant. “Why should I take classes when I can do so legally?”
I look at Taeyoung Kim with pathetic eyes.
Then Taeyoung Kim added,
“And you’re curious about other kids’ performances too.”
“It’s an excuse, right?”
“huh.”
Taeyoung Kim was confident. I sigh at that sight and look at the stage. I’m also curious about Jin So-hyang and Kim Tae-young’s performance, but I can’t help it.
Still, where can you see Han Go-yo and Kang Seong-hoon on stage? I take a sip of water and watch Han Goyo diligently preparing on stage.
Even in their past lives, Han Go-yo and Kang Seong-hoon participated on stage. And I remember showing some pretty good performances back then too. However, I don’t think we will perform the same performance this time.
Han Goyo showed off a completely different side of himself than before at the Sileum and Concert. If she continues to maintain such skills, Sooyeon’s biggest rival will become Han Go-yo.
Kang Seong-hoon will take care of himself.
I think he hasn’t changed much.
At that time, Han Go-yo’s eyes meet. Goyo Han looks at me. He waves his hand lightly at that gaze. Then, Han Goyo looked like he was thinking about something for a moment and then waved his hand.
“Hangoyo also knows how to wave his hand.”
“You are stating the obvious.”
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“No, I thought you didn’t know what a greeting was because you were always nodding your head to me.”
“what.”
While I was chatting with Taeyoung Kim, preparations for Hangoyo’s rehearsal were completed. The staff members on stage come down and pose in front of the camera set up by Hangoyo.
Well, that doesn’t mean I’m dancing. Just holding on to the mic. But that alone gives off a certain atmosphere.
It is an atmosphere created by Hangoyo’s unique fragile atmosphere and dainty appearance. Soon after, the song slowly started to flow.
The moment I heard the song coming from the speakers installed on the stage, I made an absurd expression. He looks at Han Goyo with that expression. Goyo Han was ignoring me.
So this isn’t my imagination, I’m just turning my gaze in the opposite direction. Desperately. The sight is so absurd that I burst into laughter.
Ji-ing, ji-ing.
Creepy waterphone playing.
The violin playing followed by the sound of strong rain.
And slowly, the sound of the rain subsides, and the voice of Han Go-yo comes into play.
-I wanted something special.
I thought it was a song for me.
It’s a very familiar song. Yeah, it’s a very familiar song. The song prepared by Hangoyo was none other than 『Blame』, which was performed at the freshman concert.
For some reason, he asked if he could sing “Blame.”
Was it for this?
-Just because someone falls.
Because the world doesn’t change.
Ah, you idiot, Ha-jun Yoon! Why did you allow that! I feel ashamed of my own foolishness. He squeezes his head and looks at Han Goyo’s stage.
I’ve already heard “Tat” sung by Hangoyo hundreds or thousands of times. This is a song I listened to so much while preparing for his freshman concert. But that’s the older version of Hangoyo.
New Hangoyo, which was awakened through Sileumwa Concert, is now putting on an incredible performance. Even as a composer, I get goosebumps the whole time I listen to it.
“Really, what is he?”
Next to me, Taeyoung Kim mutters in an absurd voice. I also nodded at those words. What is he really? Are you a student? Actually, it turns out that he’s a regressor or a possessed person, isn’t he?
Does that make sense since it’s not like that? The freshman concert is at most 4 months in advance. Is it possible to grow like that in the meantime?
-Because there is no song for me.
It’s overwhelming. just.
The level of talent is different.
The feeling of holding and shaking a person’s emotions. Certainly, listening to the song feels like watching a moving movie that brings tears to my eyes just by watching it.
-Actually, I knew.
That I have nothing.
Hangoyo’s stage has ended. And at the same time, Goyo Han looked at me. Unlike usual, with a confident expression. How about my song? Are you fine? The confident expression on his face just saying that makes me angry.
Han Go-yo wondered if something was wrong with my reaction, and then stretched out two fingers. So, it is commonly referred to as a V sign. In that state, hold out your hand as if to emphasize it.
“······Yeah, you’re great.”
I can’t help but nod my head.
Then Han Goyo also nodded.
Then he slowly got off the stage and sat down next to me.
“how was it?”
“It was good. It was good, but why is it ‘fault’?”
Were there no other songs to sing? I don’t think so. In response to my thoughts, Goyo Han took a sip of water and spoke.
“I feel like I didn’t show it properly last time.”
“what?”
“『Blame』. “Because it was very lacking.”
I see That stage was lacking a lot. The stage was sorely lacking in Han Goyo, where the teachers were impressed and I, as a composer, felt proud.
I get goosebumps. How far will this thing evolve? But what if you want to ascend to heaven while singing? Hmm, I’m starting to get worried.
Will Suyeon really be able to become the main character of the festival?
Is this too strong?
“And there was one more thing I wanted to show you.”
“more?”
“huh. So, I can sing your song this well? Something like that.”
Goyo Han, who had said that far, kept his mouth shut. And then he was looking at his stage. Goyo Han’s expression was as indifferent as usual.
However, one thing that is different is that the face has a slightly redder tone than usual. It feels like there is some kind of awkward silence…
“No, Hajun, I guess I’m the one who sings the best song?”
Oh yeah.
Taeyoung was there.
“what?”
“Hajun made an amazing song for me this time.”
Don’t do it, please. You crazy guy. Han Goyo’s expression becomes increasingly cold. He takes his eyes off the stage and looks at me. Stare. The red expression turns completely white.
I never thought I would think like this at my age.
It’s so damn scary.
“I am?”
“That means Kim Tae-young has already been booked…”
“What about my song?”
“Of course we are preparing.”
Why am I making excuses? While talking with Taeyoung Kim and Goyo Han, preparations for the next stage rehearsal were completed. The main character of the next rehearsal was Kang Seong-hoon.
It’s Kang Seong-hoon. Stop talking and look at the stage. To be honest, I don’t remember what stage Kang Seong-hoon performed in his previous life.
Apparently, I made something like an idol song and performed it on stage with girls. Wow, I don’t remember this very well.
On stage, Kang Seong-hoon was talking about various things with four girls. I knew it. It seems to be an idol song concept this time too.
Soon after, as if the story was over, Kang Seong-hoon came off the stage. And then our eyes meet. Seonghun Kang looked at me without saying anything.
After doing that for a while, he sat down in the audience.
What, why are you looking at me like that?
What did I do wrong? In particular, I don’t think I did anything wrong to Kang Seong-hoon. Soon after, the rehearsal stage prepared by Kang Seong-hoon began.
There is a heavy but exciting drum sound at the same time. A hip-hop beat with a heavy groove that makes your body move on its own. At the same time, the four girls on stage started singing.
-Put your hands up.
Leave your worries behind.
A very sophisticated melody. It’s a sophisticated melody that feels too much to listen to now. At the same time, it was a very familiar song. I am left speechless by the sight unfolding on stage.
I know this song.
That has to be the case.
Because it’s a very famous song.
Kang Sung-hoon’s greatest hit song.
『Flowing』
But why is this coming out now? 『Flowing』 is a song that will not be released until 6 years later. This song was given by Kang Sung-hoon to a new girl group, and the new girl group topped the charts for 10 weeks with this song.
Why is that song coming out now? Of course, it’s not exactly the same. Compared to the songs I know, there are many parts that are lacking.
Nevertheless, the core parts are completely consistent. And that alone makes it incredibly addictive. In fact, Taeyoung Kim is also singing along to the lyrics of 『Flowing』.
I look at Kang Seong-hoon.
Kang Seong-Hoon was also looking at me.
Their eyes meet, and Kang Seong-hoon slowly opens his mouth.
[Look forward.]
I didn’t say anything.
I can only infer it based on the shape of the mouth.
What do you expect? What do you expect? I sigh. No, Han Go-yo and Kang Seong-hoon are like this. Why are they suddenly like this? Did everyone take any drugs?
Feeling a bit unfair, I complain to Taeyoung.
“Isn’t this really a foul?”
“what?”
“No, it would be unfair for me if everyone was like this. I’m just preparing for the orchestra, huh? Are you preparing the organ? Don’t say that. Where can you find something like this!”
“Well, that’s true too.”
“What’s wrong with that, you crazy person?”
Kim Tae-young makes an absurd expression at my words.
I ignore that and look at the stage.
Even though the difficulty level increased, it increased too much.
What should I do about this?
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