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Although he never showed it in front of the members, Choi Jae-sung often regretted choosing Sedalbaekil over Ryan.
This was especially true last week.
When I toured numerous indie shows and not a single article appeared.
When it seemed like the people in the world were not paying attention to 'Just 3 Months and 10 Days' rather than 'Coming Up Next's 3 Months and 10 Days.'
The feeling of regret deepened.
Jaesung Choi wanted to become famous.
I wanted to be popular and show them off.
I, who was ignored by you, is loved by the public.
I am also a person who can receive enough love.
So, the moment I realized the pressure of Ryan Enter, I became afraid.
Maybe I won't be able to become famous until the end.
If I had stayed at Lion Entertainment, I would have been able to debut in about 1-2 years.
Maybe my decision to choose three months and one hundred days was wrong.
But again after a few days.
Jaesung Choi was able to realize his sincerity as he watched the performance video that Han Si-on had filmed by hiring a part-time worker.
He did not regret choosing three months and one hundred days.
I was scared and wanted to run away.
What was so scary... … .
I'm afraid of falling behind.
I was afraid that I would become an unnecessary person in 3 Months and 10 Days.
I didn't want to become a useless person, so I ran away and arrived in the three months and a hundred days, afraid that I would become a useless person again.
Choi Jae-seong thought that his fears were not unfounded.
You can tell just by looking at the performance video right now, right?
Han Si-on, Koo Tae-hwan, Lee Ion, and Ohn Saemi-ro all stand out.
But not yourself.
That made Choi Jae-seong afraid.
Needless to say, Han Si-on is a genius.
Of all the musicians he has ever seen in his life, he is the most outstanding.
Not an idol, but a musician.
Thanks to his family environment, Jaesung Choi has met numerous musicians and witnessed their talent from time to time.
But I can assure you, there was no one better than Han Si-on.
If I said this, those who disparage idols might scoff.
That's nonsense.
There is no way that Han Si-on has greater capabilities than classical musicians, traditional Korean musicians, pure music composers, and orchestra conductors.
But in Choi Jae-seong's opinion, it was like that.
I'm not sure about the depth of my musical knowledge.
Han Si-on is not the type to boast about his knowledge.
But ultimately, music is the act of combining notes to create sound.
If you want the sound to be perfect, it's pure music, if you want it to be beautiful, it's classical music, and if you want people to like it, it's pop music.
Han Si-on could do everything.
Sometimes we pursue a popular direction, and sometimes we choose a way to be beautiful.
I've never seen him pursue perfection, but I've seen him do something similar when producing Lee Ion.
So, for Choi Jae-seong, Han Sion was not an object of comparison.
It was an object of envy.
The problem was the remaining members.
Koo Tae-hwan, On Saemi-ro, and Lee Ion.
When the program started, they had clearly different strengths and weaknesses.
Koo Tae-hwan had a strong intro, but couldn't lead the entire song properly, and On Sae-mi had mental problems.
Aside from his looks, Lee Ion didn't really have any strengths.
So even at that time, Jaesung Choi had an advantage over the members.
Because there were no weaknesses.
Although it doesn't have a clear advantage, it was stable compared to members with clear disadvantages.
But as time passed, things changed.
The members began to eliminate their shortcomings and maximize their strengths.
Koo Tae-hwan worked hard to maintain a sense of rhythm throughout the song, and On Sae-mi maintained his mentality.
In particular, Lee Ion's transformation was dazzling.
When I started studying how to make sounds like musical instruments, I became a completely different person.
Of course, according to Han Si-on, Lee Ion's tonal weakness still remains.
That's not something that can be corrected.
However, he also said that the tone is not that important as long as you can hit the perfect note at any time.
The tone is ultimately determined by the innate scale, pitch interval, and sound pressure, and you can control that.
In other words, all members were moving forward.
It may be slow, but in the right direction.
Except Choi Jae-seong.
Of course, Si On Han told me that he needed me like this.
"It may be a weakness if you are a solo singer, but in group activities, you need someone to provide balance. "On our team, that's you."
He is someone who never makes empty remarks when it comes to music, so it must have been the truth.
But Choi Jae-seong could not be relieved.
You don't have to be the main character at every moment, but shouldn't you be able to be the main character even for just one moment?
If not, am I what this team needs?
Because the 'person who maintains balance' does not necessarily have to be Choi Jae-seong.
I was scared.
Choi Jae-seong was a person who could not bear the thought of being useless.
So I had to check.
That you too can be a protagonist.
It's okay to stay on this team.
Just like that, Choi Jae-seong went on stage.
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Today's stage where Sedalbaekil was a special guest was the solo concert of the indie band '1 Million Won'.
So far, the indie performances that Sedalbaekil has participated in have been small-scale performances with small audiences.
At most, there were less than 300 people, and there were cases where there were less than 20 people.
But not today.
The band Million Won was the hottest band in the indie scene at the moment.
That's why today's performance was attended by nearly 1,000 audience members.
This was the reason why Sedalbaekil was the opening act.
Even if a star from an entertainment program that exceeded 10% in viewership ratings appears,
In this situation, the first to go on stage was Choi Jae-seong, standing alone under the lights.
"Choi Jae-seong! "It's Choi Jae-seong!"
"crazy!"
The fans of Sedalbaekil who were lucky enough to visit the concert hall immediately recognized Jaesung Choi.
However, they were not fans of the band Million Won.
"who is this?"
"I don't know?"
Those who do not recognize Choi Jae-seong do not mean that they will not know until the third month and 100th.
However, Sedalbaekil's popularity and Choi Jae-sung's popularity cannot be the same.
When I think of the group Sedalbaekil, the first thing that comes to mind is Han Si-on, followed by Lee Ion.
Maybe Choi Jae-seong could have been the fifth.
So, with little interest and a lot of indifference, music began to flow.
♬♪♪♪♪♪
There was no self-introduction, and there was no opening statement.
Just slow, medium-tempo R&B beats filled the stage.
Choi Jae-seong, who was shaking his head as if out of sight, grabbed the microphone.
The day you left-
suitable weather
cool breeze
"uh?"
When Choi Jae-sung started singing, fans of the band 'Million Won' raised their eyes.
Familiar lyrics and familiar melody.
The hit song 'Good Day' made Million Won a powerhouse in the indie scene.
Choi Jae-seong arranged this song into medium-tempo R&B.
This was a song written with Choi Jae-seong's input.
The work itself was done by Han Si-on, but the direction of the song was created by Choi Jae-seong.
So, the arranged version was not much different from the original song.
The melody is the same and the chorus is the same.
It's just sung over a slower, stickier beat.
In some ways, it was a typical arrangement.
But Jaesung Choi liked this.
It's cool to change and reassemble everything to create a better sound like Hansion, but isn't it also fun to make something familiar just a little bit unfamiliar?
The audience's reaction was not bad.
"Good?"
So much so that everyone focused on the opening stage, which was started with all the effort.
And so the real singing began.
pin at the end of the road
A flower with an unknown name
The voice goes softly.
There are many solo singers who sing better than idols, and there are many rappers who are better at rapping.
There are many people who dance better or have better looks.
So idols were easily disparaged.
There are many people who are better than you, so why are you enjoying more popularity?
But that's why the job of being an idol is cruel.
If one could succeed just by singing well and rapping well, everyone would have put those people on stage.
If one could succeed based on looks alone, only those people would have debuted.
So everyone knew that wasn't the case.
We need more than that.
Jaesung Choi thought of it as a 'stage' that could satisfy people.
hung on it
warm sunlight
At that moment, Choi Jae-seong stretched out the arm that was not holding the microphone.
And then he did some moves that suited medium tempo R&B.
There are many types of dance, but in the end, what matters is line.
Does it move in a straight line or curves?
Does it extend all at once or slowly move away?
Only by being able to control those things can you create choreography that matches the melody.
In that sense, Choi Jae-sung's dance went well with the song.
However, Jaesung Choi put it on top of a sticky beat, and created a curve using Lean Back as the basic.
When I just listened to the song, it just sounded like a light arrangement that changed the genre.
But with the addition of dancing, it feels different.
walking with you
temperature and humidity
I feel that
just right
I feel a longing to spend this wonderful day with you.
I feel a thirst that tells me I haven't given up on you yet.
This was true even though the original song contained a feeling of resignation.
This came as a surprise to fans of the band Million Won.
Even though it's the same lyrics and the same melody, it can show completely different emotions.
And that it's not tacky or artificial.
Meanwhile, the song reached its refrain.
Good day-
Good day-
I broke up with you
Except for one thing
Even though the high-pitched refrain exploded, Choi Jae-sung's dance did not fade.
On the contrary, it became more intense.
It gives a clear accent to the beginning and end of the wave and pushes the curve out longer.
When their song appeared on the opening stage, the members of the band Million Won who were watching were surprised.
One time, Si-ion Han was surprised by how long Choi Jae-seong was breathing.
Although it was only half-joking, he also said that he should become a swimmer.
That was at play here.
Singing while dancing is difficult, but it is not difficult for Choi Jae-seong.
He did not sing better than Onsaemiro.
He didn't have a better sense of rhythm than Koo Tae-hwan, and he wasn't as handsome as Lee Ion.
But I didn't think that was the only way to satisfy people.
Because I'm an idol.
-Wow!
-Wow!
For the first time, cheers erupted.
Because Choi Jae-sung's stage deserved cheers.
The moment the chorus ends and verse 2 begins.
Three men appeared and began supporting Choi Jae-sung's choreography behind him.
On Saemi-ro, Koo Tae-hwan, and Lee Ion.
Although Han Si-on was not visible, it was not difficult to recognize that it was three months and one hundred days.
Only then did Million Won's fans realize that it was Choi Jae-seong who performed the opening solo stage.
Cheers erupted once again.
This time, the cheers weren't just for Choi Jae-seong, but people knew.
On this stage, it is not Choi Jae-sung on the 100th day of the month, but Choi Jae-sung on the 100th day of the month.