Album 3. Three Months and One Hundred Days
After the performance, I felt quite satisfied.
Not because it was the best stage, but because we achieved the goal we had initially set.
What I wanted to achieve through this second mission was clear.
The stage itself is great, but the focus isn't on me.
It is said that Han Si-on's individual skills are sufficient, but he does not stand out in team matches.
This is just appropriate.
The rap verse made a bit of an impact, but if it weren't for that, it probably would have been harshly criticized.
The expectations for me were high, but the original rap was a bit boring.
Still, I didn't do anything grandiose like I did during the pre-mission or the first mission.
Grime isn't anything special, it just changes the way it's expressed to make it more fun to listen to.
While I was thinking that, the judges started giving their reviews.
The story about the entire stage came first.
"The direction was good. "I thought it was an ideal stage that could be created in one day."
"I think the same thing. "I think it was very smart to pursue minimal unity while showing individual individuality."
Next, details about the participants were discussed.
On Sae-mi and Choi Jae-sung feel like they are being praised, while Kim Seong-woo and Shim Joo-wan feel like they are receiving positive feedback.
My thoughts are similar.
Jaesung Choi did quite well.
There are not many people who can show a 70-year-old stage with the skills of a 70-year-old.
Most people have 100, but they don't know whether to show 70 or not.
However, Jaesung Choi did the best he could.
However, the more I looked at him, the more I felt that I had seen Choi Jae-sung perform on stage in a past life.
I don't even know where I saw it.
"Sion Han's rap is… … ."
The evaluation of my subsequent rap was divided exactly in half.
Choi Dae-ho and Blue gave great praise.
It showed great expressiveness and maximized the fun of listening in a way I couldn't have imagined.
On the other hand, Yoo Seon-hwa and Lee Chang-jun expressed regret.
"If you look at the rap itself, it was great, but it seemed a bit distant from the song's concept of Boy Scouts. Why did you choose the grime style?"
"It was the only way I knew how to rap. "It wasn't a choice."
There's no way you can say something like, 'I think the grime style suits you better than the NOP version.'
The score given to the
Considering that the previous stage had 72 points, the difference was quite large.
As the two stages ended, I could feel the tension among the participants.
All missions and screenings that started as pre-missions have ended.
This meant that the time had come for the final five members to be selected.
Blue, who had been talking for a while at the judges' table, came back on stage.
Then, he created an introduction for the broadcast with various stories and then drew out a conclusion.
"So far, the contestants who have passed with four failing scores are… … ."
A name appears on the screen.
"There are four people."
Sighs erupted from everywhere.
This is a natural result for Lee Ion and On Saemi, and I have nothing to say.
What was surprising was Choi Jae-seong.
Personally, I think Koo Tae-hwan is a more attractive vocalist than Choi Jae-seong.
Choi Jae-seong would be better if he had to sing one song completely, but when working as a team, parts are distributed.
Listen well there.
However, it was not an unconvincing result.
Choi Jae-seong also did well on this stage.
With that thought in mind, I glanced at Choi Jae-seong, and before I knew it, my eyes were filled with tears.
No, are you going to shed tears just because you got one of these?
At that time, Choi Jae-seong looked at me and bowed his head with a bright smile.
"… … ?"
You don't really think of me as your homeroom teacher, do you?
Anyway, if this happens, there is only one seat left.
"And there are three contestants who received three failing marks."
Koo Tae-hwan, Kim Hae-un, Nam Seong-il.
"After a competition among the three successful candidates, the final member will be selected."
Those who have been completely deprived of the opportunity are seen lowering their heads, and the camera zooms in on them.
Someone's despair can sometimes become sweet broadcast sauce.
And I am also a person who is too exhausted to feel sorry for a scene like that.
hmm… … .
I have to act sad.
"great job. "There will definitely be better opportunities."
He unconsciously patted Kim Seong-woo's back and figured out the judges' intentions.
All four successful candidates selected so far are vocalists.
Even though I showed off my rap, there's no way I'd be allowed to do it in a rap position.
I don't know why, but in Korea, there is a culture of praising good vocalists more than good rappers.
However, among the three successful candidates, Kim Hae-un and Nam Seong-il are rappers, and Koo Tae-hwan also performed a rap performance on the second stage.
There is a feeling that the judges want a rapper as the last member.
I can't even remember what Kim Hae-un and Nam Seong-il rapped about.
What if I get selected?
At that time, while Blue was listening, he told me a good story.
"However, the judges do not evaluate the performances of the top three winners. "Evaluated by four successful applicants."
"yes? "Us?"
"Because we have to select the last team member to be with us from now on."
The faces of the successful applicants turned white as they felt pressured by Blue's words... … .
Rather good.
* * *
Finally, all filming for Coming Up Next, which lasted for 3 days and 1 night, has ended.
The cast was the first to go home, and then the filming team started to withdraw, but not me.
I have some things to sign because of the contract related to the release of the music for
"Here's your cell phone."
"thank you."
"If you sit on the chair over there for a moment, the producer will come."
"Can I go to the bathroom?"
"sure."
When I got my cell phone back that I had left behind while filming, I saw a lot of missed calls.
Well, most of them are great-aunts, so ignore this.
The others are LB Studio CEO Lee Hyun-seok, BVB Entertainment team leader Seo Seung-hyeon, and Uncle Hyun-su.
In addition, I received small calls from people who seemed to be my friends from high school, but honestly, I don't remember their names.
Because I've forgotten a lot about who I was before infinite regress began.
With that in mind, I headed to the bathroom, but there was someone waiting for me among the retreating filming crew.
It was Koo Tae-hwan.
"What's going on?"
"Thank you, thank you."
"Thank you. "It was my hard work."
"no. "If it wasn't for Mr. Han Si-on, I wouldn't have been able to make it."
It was like that.
The last spot on the Coming Up Next B team was taken by Koo Tae-hwan.
Honestly, Koo Tae-hwan should be thankful to me.
It was only a light help during the first mission, but they made it possible for me to participate in additional missions.
Of course, in the eyes of others, it won't be obvious that I was planning to tag Koo Tae-hwan.
Secretly inciting people is a familiar thing.
"Do well in the future. "We'll be on the same team for a while."
"I'll try my best."
Well, it's addictive too.
"If you haven't eaten yet, let's eat together…" … ?"
"I'm going to get tired of watching it anyway, so I'll eat it next time. "I stayed because I had something to talk about with the producer."
"Ah yes."
"But I have a question."
"Please tell me."
Watching him stand upright, I wonder if he knows my age.
Choi Jae-seong also said that… … .
Am I showing my age?
Well, I lived a long time.
"Why did you believe in me and put in so much effort? "We are the same participants."
What I achieved in my past life and what records I achieved are not left in this world.
So, in the eyes of others, I am just one of many aspiring idols.
He may seem talented, but it is rare for someone like Koo Tae-hwan to abandon the way he has been doing things and completely follow advice.
So I'm curious what you were thinking.
"My father has been like that since I was young. "You will meet a genius at least once in your life, so don't be proud and be obedient and ask for help."
"Is there a guarantee that just because I'm a genius, I'll help you unconditionally?"
"I heard they'll help you if you're a real genius."
"hmm… … ."
Now that I think about it, I think that's true, right?
The geniuses I've met so far have no hesitation in sharing what they have, unless they have an eccentric personality.
Either because of the confidence that I wouldn't be able to imitate even if I told them anyway, or because of the pride that I already have in abundance.
"Does your father play music too?"
"You run a mushroom farm."
Well, mushrooms can have geniuses too.
"What are you two doing here?"
At that time, PD Kang Seok-woo appeared around the corner of the hallway and spoke to me.
"We met on the way to the bathroom and had a quick chat."
"We'll see each other again from now on, so it's good to become friends. Mr. Han Si-on, did you hear about the contract?"
"yes."
"Let's go and finish it now. "You must be tired, so you should return home quickly."
I exchanged greetings with Koo Tae-hwan and said I would see you next time, and followed producer Kang Seok-woo.
Oh, but I didn't go to the bathroom.
"Mr. Han Si-on."
"yes."
"I think you wanted to add Koo Tae-hwan at the end, is that right?"
"Not really, but I thought he was the best of the three remaining."
"hmm. Si On Han knows this too, right? "What is Coming Up Next?"
"I know."
I haven't seen PD Kang Seok-woo for a long time, but I have a rough idea of the character.
This person is someone who respects people who have similar levels of intellectual thinking.
To confirm that, I have a habit of subtly leaving out the subject or predicate.
"A program created to promote take scenes."
"But why did you appear?"
"I want to choose."
"select?"
"Rather than waiting blindly for someone to debut, I want to be in a situation where I can choose the hand that will let me debut."
"Haha, that's fun. "Do you really want to debut?"
"I think it's something that needs to be done."
Kang Seok-woo chuckled and tapped my back.
"is it so. Let's get off to a good start."
So, I signed a contract with producer Kang Seok-woo regarding the sound source of
As expected from broadcasting stations, the distribution channels and profit distribution conditions were very unfavorable, but they did not stumble.
Although we will never say it, we have entered into an unspoken contract.
"Mr. Han Si-on. "I asked you to do me a favor earlier, right?"
"yes. "It was like that."
"Do you really think what you just did was a favor?"
"Maybe three?"
"… … That's interesting. Let's do well in the future."
Producer Seokwoo Kang reflects my intentions in the program, and I run towards the direction that Producer Seokwoo Kang points to.
This implicit contract is maintained unless I am pushed out of the center of the program or producer Kang Seok-woo attacks my image.
So, it is right to go smoothly with the music contract.
"The music recording schedule will be tailored to Zion's condition. When is a good time?"
"It's okay if it's not for today. "It's possible right now and tomorrow."
"After all, it's good to be young."
The recording schedule was set 3 days later.
"By the way, do you know who the composer Flowers Bloom is?"
"I looked and it was a name I didn't recognize."
"Then how much do you believe what you said on stage?"
That the original song was a male version?
"I think it's 100%."
"hmm."
PD Kang Seok-woo made a strange expression and slowly nodded.
"It would be fun if that were true."