LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 249
Chapter 249
The instigation of this non-incident was none other than the producer Ban Ga-eul, who was renowned in the industry for her robust career, which had continued from her youth to the present, and her steadfastness as a creator.
Recently, Ban Ga-eul, who had completely finished mastering the song ‘Again’, had boasted to her peers in the same industry with the pride of an aunt with a brilliant nephew.
‘Some connections are better left unknown’ (8)
Me: [Guys]
Me: [I found a real rookie!?]
Me: [Get excited Let’s GO (fist emoji)]
Sansebaby: [?]
Beotsseu: [???]
NonsenseTalker: [Sunbae-nim, did you drink?]
OrangeCorgi: [Get excited let’s go hahaha]
Bonuseu: [No matter what anyone says, you’re the best, Unni, one and only.]
Bonuseu: [(heart-shooting character emoji)]
NonsenseTalker: [Look at that opportunist trying to join in;]
SeemsOdd: [Ga-eul]
SeemsOdd: [As your older brother, I’m giving you sincere advice, go to sleep early instead of doing this at dawn.]
OrangeCorgi: [But isn’t it legendary that none of us are sleeping at this time?]
OrangeCorgi: [Or is it that we can’t sleep^^]
MaplePsycho: [Unniㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
MaplePsycho: [Are you going to abandon me again because another talented kid appeared, like you did with Winter and Rewind???]
NonsenseTalker: [She’s doing this without even drinking..]
MaplePsycho: [Please answer meㅠㅠㅠ]
Beotsseu: [So persistent]
MaplePsycho: [Unn-niㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
Me: [Ha.. I’m scared]
Me: [Of my kid’s talent…]
Me: [(self-absorbed duck character emoji)]
SeemsOdd: [I’m scared too]
SeemsOdd: [Of you..]
MaplePsycho: [ㅗㅇㅅㅇㅗ]
Me: [ㅗ^^ㅗ]
MaplePsycho: [Unni, we’re connected><]
SeemsOdd: [Next to Seed, who sees you as a decent representative, I’m the most pitiful.]
NonsenseTalker: [? Hyung, why are you pitiful?]
Sansebaby: [This is a secret, but Director Yi Sang got rejected by Ga-eul when he confessed while drunk in college because she said he was ugly.]
┗ (message deleted)
SeemsOdd: [F***]
NonsenseTalker: [Ah]
SeemsOdd: [Sanse, you wanna die?]
Beotsseu: [Why is that a secret? None of my friends don’t know about it hahaha]
NonsenseTalker: [Seems like Director Yi Sang doesn’t know his place haha]
SeemsOdd: [Hahaha I’m heading to Sinsa-dong now]
Sansebaby: [Bring beer when you come]
Beotsseu: [I think.. something is off in this chatroom.]
Beotsseu: [I feel like I’ll go insane if I stay here too long? haha]
Sansebaby: [No no]
Sansebaby: [There’s a reason why they say birds of a feather flock together]
Sansebaby: [Everyone here is the same from birth]
OrangeCorgi: [Haha…]
OrangeCorgi: [Sanse, you’re hitting us hard at 4 AM…]
Me: [Anyway, we’re going to dominate the charts in the second half, so good luck in advance*^^*]
Sansebaby: [Director Ban’s bluff is annoyingㅡㅡ]
Bonuseu: [Yes, good luck to you too, Unni haha]
Acknowledged by all, Ban Ga-eul, a young and sociable insider in the composing world, had a high bar set for what was considered ‘good’ in her primary job.
It was only natural for peers in the same industry to be curious about the rookie she praised so highly.
‘When Kwon Winter topped the charts and Seo Moon-gyeol’s Rewind reaction exploded, the flaunting wasn’t this intense…….’
‘Even though that sister is a bit odd, her instincts are sharp. Just how good is it?’
Among them, those who were in the same group chat as Ban Ga-eul and had to listen to her bragging endlessly, clicked on the music video link she sent as soon as the song was released to find out.
And……
“Wow, what is this?”
Beyond the song’s quality, what shocked these particularly discerning listeners was the difference in the way the same thing was expressed.
Composer Yi Sang, who listened to the song once more as if spellbound, was once again amazed.
“Wow… this is truly… born with talent.”
A student learning composition from Yi Sang, who sounded almost despondent, asked him.
“Why is that? It’s good, but… is it really that surprising?”
This student, who had received evaluations suggesting a certain talent, also found ‘Again’ to be a very attractive and commercially appealing song as soon as he heard it.
However, he couldn’t quite grasp why Yi Sang, who was notoriously stingy with praise even during composition lessons, had such a face of ecstasy.
Even hit songs that topped the annual charts of music sites were mercilessly criticized by Yi Sang, so it was difficult to understand why he reacted so dramatically to this song that didn’t seem that different.
“Ah, this is… a bit hard to explain.”
“?”
“How should I put it…”
After pondering for a while, Yi Sang reluctantly opened his mouth.
“Listen, I’ll give you an analogy.”
“Okay.”
“Imagine someone painted a huge picture. This picture is immensely large? It looks really well-done even from a distance. But then you think, ‘I can probably do that if I really try.’ Are you thinking that right now?”
“Yes…”
“You get all these ideas in your head about how to draw this part, and then paint this section yellow, and so on. You get all these grand plans in your head. And then you get this confidence that you can now paint something exactly like that.”
“Not to that extent, but…”
“Just listen, kid.”
“Yes.”
“But then you get closer, right up to it, and you see.”
“See what?”
“Wow, this person used completely different colors than I thought. I thought this part was yellow, but it’s actually purple? And it’s not just one or two places; the whole thing is like that. They used entirely different colors to create a harmony that makes up the whole picture you saw.”
“Does that… make sense? How can yellow be purple? It’s not even orange.”
“You don’t get it, which is why you’re still a rookie. If you try to replicate it with the colors you initially thought, it might look similar from a distance, but the overall value of the picture changes drastically.”
“Is it that significant?”
“That unique, exceptional artwork becomes an utterly ordinary and common trash when I try to replicate it, just because of those tiny differences that most people can’t even notice!”
“I don’t quite understand, but I do get that if you keep emphasizing that ‘art,’ your next song won’t appeal to the masses.”
“Ugh, you little… I’m letting you climb all over me because I’m being lenient.”
“Sorry. But it is important that it looks replicable, right?”
“Yes. You didn’t completely waste your learning. It’s very important that it looks replicable. If it looks easy, it’s more likely to appeal to the public.”
“So, this is more amazing than it looks. It’s not difficult, but it’s not common either, and it’s special.”
“Exactly. What’s truly frustrating is that you can’t learn this. Although as a newcomer, some parts are still rough and sloppy, those can be fixed with experience.”
“So, should I envy this person now?”
“Of course. I’m envious too, kid. If I’m at that level, you should be admiring.”
“Don’t discourage budding talents.”
“Sigh… Ban Ga-eul wasn’t bluffing out of sheer arrogance. This is the real deal. It’s so frustratingly good.”
The reason why On Raon’s song had such a distinctiveness was that he had lived in a different world for as long as 23 years.
Even if On Raon’s world and On Hae-jae’s world were twin-like, as evidenced by the fact that almost no identical creative works exist in modern popular culture, their content was different.
And On Raon grew up seeing and hearing the culture and arts of a world that no one in this world had ever experienced.
The overall flow of popular music was similar, but the detailed essence was different, leading to a result that was fresh yet not completely out of sync with this world’s standards.
His experience living in a world about five years ahead created a sense of trendiness, and the familiarity captured by his popular sensibilities provided comfort, making success inevitable.
‘Did they say Haize?’
Entering the group messenger chat, the inquiries from colleagues who recognized the potential of the mysterious rookie composer were already flooding in.
Sansebaby: [@HalfGa-eul Can you give me Haize’s contact?]
Me: [It’s not Haize, it’s Haejae]
Sansebaby: [Sorry, how old is he? Don’t just say he’s a minor.]
Ban Ga-eul: [TOP SECRET]
SeemsOdd: [Is he a foreigner? His pseudonym has a foreign vibe steeped in orientalism.]
Me: [That’s enough, Choo Sang-a.]
Bonuseu: [When did he start composing? What does he live on? What’s he doing now????]
OrangeCorgi: [I haven’t listened to it yet, is it that good?]
Beotsseu: [Yeah, it’s amazing.]
NonsenseTalker: [How much did you help him, senior? He didn’t just come up with the melody, did he? Did he work on the whole thing?]
Me: [^^]
Ban Ga-eul, who hadn’t forgotten the contempt she received from those who dismissed her with ‘no bluff’, laughed alone in the representative office at the flood of interest.
* * *
A few hours earlier.
Despite knowing that ‘Again’ was a good song, the Aeri were anxious until just before the music charts were updated, worried that it might not perform well.
There were a few differences between the previous ‘Dream’ promotion and the current ‘Again’ promotion.
The rival group Liftin had achieved first place on a public music broadcast during their last comeback, and recently, Pitch, the largest music site, had also made noticeable policy changes.
The biggest concern was the recent disbandment of the collective streaming team, which was responsible for the group’s music performance, due to an unfortunate incident.
– Airisㅠㅠ Since we don’t have the streaming team this time, let’s stream even harderㅠㅠㅠ The boys made a comeback with a really good song, so we must get them to number one this timeㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
– Did the Orca streaming team disband? Why?? Their music performance was good for a rookie boy group.
┗ Not fully disbanded
┗ What happened?
┗ During the school violence rumor about a member, the staff ostracized them and told them to leave the private account. After the rumor was cleared up, a lot of them were cut, and they haven’t been replaced since.. For this promotion, they didn’t even receive any funding, and they’re only announcing streaming lists and download timings.
– But since Pitch banned re-downloads, the streaming team doesn’t really matter anymore.
┗ ?? What’s re-downloading?
┗ Repeatedly deleting and re-downloading the song with different accounts.
┗ Yeah, after they banned re-downloading, even groups that came back afterward didn’t benefit much from the streaming team..
┗ Still, it’s better than nothing. It makes a huge difference in terms of rankings.
Finally, 7 o’clock.
An Aeri, whose hands trembled while checking the updated charts from the bottom, finally found ‘Again’ and widened their eyes in surprise.