Once the movement I was most nervous about was over, I felt at ease.
Done.
I felt relieved.
I was able to successfully complete the part where I would have to stamp my feet, wondering what would happen if I made a mistake.
It feels like a decade-old congestion has gone away.
It was the same with the other guys.
Although I said I believed it, I think I was worried that I might make a mistake.
The atmosphere of Team New Black began to change.
I think everyone is relieved now.
The much softer expression and dance line proved that.
We were having fun.
There is a stage like that among the stages.
It came out better than I had prepared.
It's a stage where it's a shame that the song ends after going beyond 100% and giving 120%.
It wasn't just me, everyone was disappointed.
I could tell without saying a word.
Because I could see them trying to vent everything for the remaining time.
Meanwhile, something began to change in my mind.
Even though I had been practicing for nearly a month, there was a wall between me and the members, whether I knew it or not. But through this stage, it felt like that wall was finally being torn down.
No...
To be more precise, it felt like everyone's walls were collapsing.
One thing we all agree on is that we like music and dancing.
Feeling as if we had become one, we played the last part.
🎶"Thanks and thank you
Give up your gratitude
Now that it's a letter
open your heart."🎶
Sunny Black, or rather Sunny, did his best to dance while singing the chorus.
As if it were the last time.
As if I would never be able to stand on stage again after this performance.
We finally came to the end of the stage with even the slightest hand movement being corrected just by moving quietly.
We are standing on stage and gasping for breath.
"… … ."
There was silence for about two seconds, and then applause broke out.
It wasn't thunderous applause.
Honestly, isn't this the stage of the century?
But it was true that it was a good stage.
If I had to pick the best stage in this year-end evaluation, I would pick us without hesitation.
But now the reaction didn't matter anyway.
Because there was another income.
On the stage where we poured everything we had practiced, we looked at each other and smiled.
It just feels good.
I don't know how to explain this.
A sense of liberation?
Or joy?
A heart-pounding feeling that cannot be explained by anything. I felt like we could accomplish anything and wanted to do anything together.
I found the grandmother in the middle of the audience and smiled brightly.
Grandma.
I am here.
* * *
"He's good!"
When Mrs. Sunita Morningstar, who was applauding, even had tears in her eyes,
Raju Shah, who was watching, smiled and said.
"How about it, Grandma? "Is your Grandson, good at singing?"
"Hmm."
When she sees her grandson coming down the stage, she clears her throat as if she has come to her senses.
"Well, it's not bad."
"Didn't you really like it just now?"
"Ah, okay, it's good! Aren't you also happy as manger?"
"Yes, I'm happy too."
Director Raju Shah said.
"I didn't know he could do this well."
He was worried that they would make a series of mistakes like in the evaluation in the first half of the year, but they did so well that those worries were for naught.
'great job. Guys.'
He applauded heartily.
* * *
Street Boys seemed stunned by our performance.
Their mentality was half gone from the beginning.
-Hello…
-hello! This is Street Boys!
Should I say that the personnel issues do not match up?
It looks like they practiced a lot, so there were no mistakes, but the stage was dull.
Were they are being conscious of our stage being aimed at popularity?
Confidence is important in a performance that mixes hip-hop and rock, but the atmosphere seemed to lack confidence.
In the end, the first place in the 2013 year-end evaluation naturally went to Idol Rising Entertainment's New Black.
* * *
"Director! We are number one!"
-Good job, guys.
As I held up the cheap trophy, Director Jack Reed, who was on a video call, smiled as if he was proud.
Avi shouted with a very flushed face.
"Buy us meat! meat!"
-Talk to the representative. He will buy it for you today.
he said with a smile.
-Anyway, congratulations, you worked really hard today. Guys.
The CEO who came soon afterwards seemed to be in a good mood and kept smiling loudly as he announced a company dinner.
There was also a time for family reunions.
"Grandma!"
As soon as I found my grandmother, I ran over to her and hugged her tightly.
"Let go! You are not child anymore!"
"Let's stay like this for a while. I really missed my grandmother's smell."
"Ugh."
Grandma also grumbled and patted me on the back.
I opened my eyes brightly while holding on to my grandmother's shoulders.
"How was it? Did I do well?"
"what. now...You did."
"what? I can't hear very well."
"Ah! Good job!"
Oh my, I'm surprised.
Although we were talking among our families, our members were still gathered in one place.
I don't know why.
Should I just say I want to be together for now?
As we looked at each other, I felt good and the corners of my mouth twitched.
"It was really hard. Guys."
"Yeah it was."
Gary said with a smile.
"Wow, I was really worried when I first heard that we are doing trot, but really… ."
"It was a godsend."
"That's right, it's truly a godsend."
"You really had a hard time, bro."
"No, you guys had a hard time."
There was a time when five people were having a contest to see who could say the most unfamiliar words.
A completely unexpected third party entered the conversation.
"Hii."
The moment we saw the person who had come between us, we all froze.
A beautiful woman with a coat draped over her shoulders.
Singer Lilly Watson, with slightly sharp eyes but a charming smile on her lips, was looking at us.
"Oh, hello! Senior!"
"Hi."
This person, who exudes sophistication, was the original writer of the song we performed.
We couldn't help but freeze in a situation like this.
"I enjoyed the stage. It was fun to put together."
"Thank You!"
When I bowed 90 degrees to say thank, the guys who were watching quickly bowed all at once like they were surfing the waves.
"Wow, my ears are stinging. Just relax."
"Ah."
"I just came to say hello and say I enjoyed the performance. As the author of the original work, I thought it would be polite to say thank you."
Lilly Watson smiled and looked at us.
It was like a predator looking for prey.
"Anyway, who arranged it? Looking at your workmanship, it doesn't look like the company did it for you, but rather it looks like you did it yourself."
I raised my hand.
"I did it."
"Oh? Did you really do it?"
"Yes."
"Great."
Lilly Watson looked around at us and asked.
"I'm giving you contact information, but who is the leader among you?"
"Leader? We still…"
I was about to answer, "we haven't decided,"
but I blinked.
This was because the other four members were looking at Lilly Watson, pointing towards me.
Lilly Watson responded that it was so.
"You are the leader? no wonder."
She wrote a number on a post-it note and handed it to me.
"Why are you doing this to us?"
"I'm currently preparing a single with a collaboration song. I was looking for a singer to sing with."
"With us?"
We looked at each other.
Is Lilly Watson proposing a collaboration with us now?
"Take it easy. Have a chat with the company about this."
"Yes."
"I'll be waiting."
Lilly Watson, who represented a phone in the shape of a hand, smiled at us and walked away.
All we could do was look back and bow our heads in sorrow.
"Oh My God."
When she walked away, everyone gathered around me.
The members swallowed their saliva and looked at Lilly Watson's contact information as if they had just received a ring.
And other people around us were looking at us like that.
"Hey, Raj!"
Someone ran up and grabbed me by the shoulder.
Raju came out with a flushed face and looked at Lilly Watson disappearing in the distance.
"Are you now, no, I mean, you've been offered a collaboration by another singer?"
"… Uh? Uh."
"This amazing guy!"
Lilly Watson seemed to be happy that he got to do free publicity without spending any money, and suddenly he hugged me.
"Oh, go away!"
The people around me burst out laughing at my reluctant reaction.
It was a nice laugh to hear their laugh.