Rattle.
It was quiet inside the moving car.
The members sitting in the seats of the spacious van seemed to be listening to songs or looking at their smartphones.
Kim Raebin tried to think of today's schedule and detailed preparation method, but gave up. The thoughts did not move in a productive direction.
And he felt guilty for that.
'This kind of negligence.'
It could be defined as 'the heart is very tired' in the vulgar language, but it came to himself as laziness.
'… Everyone is working hard.'
And then, he suddenly remembered the scene where the manager and the members were talking about today's schedule.
-It was filmed in an outskirts studio, right?
-Yes. That's right.
-Then it will take a while~
Certainly, it seemed like a long time had passed since he got into the car.
He didn't know if it was because the anxiety that lost direction throughout that time was endlessly going back and forth.
It was the hardest when he was still.
Previously, at times like this, various plans and thoughts that suddenly came to mind were recorded in an instant.
Kim Raebin turned his head to avoid the memory of failure being replayed.
The blue color hit his vision.
'Blue?'
The window he looked out of after half an hour was on a large road flanked by mountains.
The van… It was driving down the highway.
"… ?"
They said they were going to the outskirts, but if they entered the highway like this, wouldn't it be a completely different area from the destination?
Kim Raebin did not have a driver's license. However, since he remembered attending a local event, he came up with a reasonable question, but soon put up with it.
He was not In a position to ask questions.
After arranging to do as he was told, Kim Raebin quietly sat in his seat, swept away by the predictions and worries that came to his mind again.
And Park Moondae, who was sitting next to him, secretly checked his appearance and turned his head back.
'He didn't notice.'
And again after a while…
"Oh, we have arrived."
The members started to get out of the stopped car. Kim Raebin followed them down, as was his habit, but he soon hesitated.
The place they got off was halfway up the mountain on the side of the road.
There was only one old, tasteful house, but that seemed like a destination at least.
'Is it a nature-friendly concept… ?'
And before Kim Raebin again blamed his lack of knowledge, the manager climbed into the driver's seat again and nodded to the members.
"Then, I'll be down there."
"Yes! I'll contact you later!"
"… ??"
This was also quite odd.
'Isn't he going to accompany us during filming?'
It was the first time since TeStar's dedicated team was launched that they had been left to take care of the work themselves at work! Kim Raebin forgot his moment of helplessness in this unfamiliar situation and looked around him.
A cool breeze was blowing in the beautiful autumn mountains.
As if the tight knot had loosened, the wind blew into his heart.
'There's a mountain like this in Seoul too.'
He reflected on his short insights and prejudices. Wasn't it wonderful scenery like one of the Taebaek mountain ranges in Gangwon-do where he lived?
Then, as he turned his head, a road sign came into his eyes.
[Seorak Mountain ↑ 32m]
"… … ??"
Kim Raebin was confused.
Mt. Seorak… It was in Gangwon-do.
So, this was not the outskirts of Seoul… It was really Gangwon-do!
At this point, even those who were tired of self-blame would open their mouths on their own.
"I'm sorry, but I want to ask if there was an error in setting the destination!"
The members looked back at Kim Raebin's outrageous cry.
"Why?"
"This place looks like the mountains of Gangwon-do, not the outskirts of Seoul!"
"That's right."
"What?"
Ryu Chungwoo replied calmly.
"This is our destination, Raebin."
"… ??"
Kim Raebin fell into confusion again. Then, Park Moondae, who had sent the car back in which their manager was riding, finally looked back at Kim Raebin.
His respected hyung was smiling.
"Filming…"
"We didn't come to film."
"Then… ?"
"We just came to the mountain. Let's do some self-development training."
Park Moondae answered quickly as if he didn't want to speak out, but in the end, he smiled again.
"This is a songwriting camp."
Kim Raebin opened his mouth wide.
Entering the quaint brick cabin, it looked like a friendly cabin except for an unnatural, state-of-the-art TV.
However, Kim Raebin was still standing in the middle of the living room covered with floral wallpaper, unable to come to his senses.
"Kim Raebin, sit down!"
"Wow~ It seems like we really came on an MT, yes? The budget is right there."
(TN: MT: Membership training)
"Would you like some fruit?"
And when he came to his senses, he was sitting on the floor that was starting to get hot with one of his hands on his stomach.
"… ?"
What the hell was going on here? Without even noticing that everyone except himself was calm, Kim Raebin analyzed Park Moondae's words and fell into his anguish.
… Songwriting camp.
'Obviously, he seemed reluctant to let me continue to compose…'
Did that mean that he was so frustrated that he'd check the performance until he got it right? Kim Raebin was scared for a moment, because he didn't know if that was what he was hoping for.
'If I continue receiving and refining hyung's feedback, I might be able to write good songs like before.'
It might be very painful, but on the contrary, his heart became impatient.
From now on, he wanted to write a song right away, get it evaluated right away, get out of this helpless state and go back to his previous state…
So Kim Raebin immediately shouted as soon as Park Moondae, who had gone to the kitchen, entered the living room.
"C-can I ask what a songwriting camp is?"
"It's the literal meaning."
Park Moondae took out the equipment from his bag. It was his familiar laptop.
Kim Raebin held out his hand to receive it quickly, even though he seemed to be stiff from tension.
Tok.
The heavy weight came down by focusing on performance rather than portability.
He spoke in a trembling voice.
"Then… From now on when I write songs, other people will give me feedback… …"
"It's not just you."
"What?"
Park Moondae took out a new laptop from his bag without stopping.
"Oh, is Moondae flexing?"
"Take out the red one! REDMAN~!"
And he distributed the laptops one by one to those who reached out.
"Everyone will compose on their own. And negative feedback is prohibited."
"… !"
"During camp, we can't get any feedback from the outside. We haven't installed KakaoTalk on the laptop. Mail is prohibited."
There was no tyrant, so Kim Raebin couldn't think of a phrase to refute.
Lastly, Park Moondae took out his laptop and spread it on the table with his back to the TV.
Tak.
Reflexively, Kim Raebin followed and opened his laptop.
Then, watching his program appear on the screen as it was the last time, he asked with a slightly trembling voice.
"Then, for what purpose are the songs…"
Cha Eugene intervened.
"There is no use!"
"… !"
"It's as Park Moondae said. It's a camp."
Bae Sejin calmly concluded his words.
"We're just making songs."
• * *
Being locked up in a mountain hut blocked from the outside for 3 days and 2 nights was passed with full support more than expected.
'… I didn't know that the cabin would be like a family home.'
I checked the ginseng wine on the veranda and twitched my eyes, but I held it in.
Keun Sejin and Ryu Chungwoo chose a mountain lodge that looked like a relative's house in the countryside.
'I should have left it to Bae Sejin instead.'
Just then, Bae Sejin opened his mouth.
"… The atmosphere here is friendly."
"Yes, it is."
I changed my mind. I should have chosen it instead.
But it was my job to make the plan, so I couldn't help it. It had been a long time since I tried to do something so unproductive, so there was trial and error.
I looked at Kim Raebin.
He was looking around at his laptop and people with a puzzled look on his face.
Okay. It was understandable. That was the case if you suddenly made people compose songs.
So, I had decided on the candidates for the subject of composition.
"Each of us will pick a theme… I thought about what we could do for fun."
I turned my head and turned on the TV. WeTube was connected to the only state-of-the-art smart TV in this house.
There were several conditions in selecting the composition subject.
First.
-It shouldn't be related to TeStar's activities.
Now, Kim Raebin was in a state where if there was an element that would become TeStar's career in the song, even if there was no feedback, he would make a virtual reaction and pay attention.
'It should be a pure hobby.'
In the same sense, the second.
- It won't have anything to do with TeStar in the future.
In a word, it means that there was no possibility of the song being officially involved with us, so there would be no room for useless thoughts.
Of course, even if it was announced, it should be a topic that would not be caught in a corner, so he would not be anxious.
'Then the scope narrows dramatically.'
And lastly.
The most important point.
- Anything that might interest you.
From the second team match of
'Inspiration.'
Something that he would want to make into a song. So the first topic I picked was this.
I operated WeTube with the remote control.
And after logging in, I clicked the playlist.
Electronic sounds, 8-bit sounds, and text floating on a black screen.
[Welcome to Section 127]
[!wARninG! ※L21%]
"This is the boss theme BGM of the sequel to the 127 section sequel."
"Oh~"
It was the sequel to the well-made game 〈127 Section〉, which we collaborated on at the beginning of our debut.
'We can never use this for work.'
Because it'd be copyrighted.
And in the future, this copyright problem would not be solved. Because it ended neatly and fell out the first time we did it. Everyone knew that doing it again was brain damage.
'But it's fun.'
Because…
"Finally, each boss in the second episode… They said it was from the first tutorial member we collaborated with."
Because of this.
Association and creativity.
'I think it sounds like a grudge from some parallel world.'
In any case, what was certain was that it was a choice that brought back memories of past work but was not burdensome.
[Sold OUT – II8: BGM]
On the screen, the sound of the first boss, which was taken from the character I played in the trailer, 'B11', was coming out.
"How about arranging the BGM for each character you've been in charge of?"
"Oh, interesting? Moondae recreation instructor. Hey~"
The guy who went through the briefing yesterday and voted unanimously was making a fuss.
However, this structure itself was necessary. A structure in which each person attempted to compose.
It should have been like this.
'We put too much pressure on Kim Raebin.'
Right now, it wasn't like I sang entire verses alone just because I had the highest singing stat.
It had to be the same in producing.
As for the music part, it was not only necessary to get feedback, but also to participate more actively in the production itself and increase proficiency, but it was delayed.
Because Kim Raebin was so good.
'The song is the most important thing, so it didn't work.'
It would have been bad from the beginning if Kim Raebin was alone to hear something like the identity of TeStar's music.
It wasn't at the level of making a concept and genre frame, but we should have touched it in detail at least once.
I thought after checking the composition program installed on my laptop.
'I hope this has the effect of reducing the pressure.'
Okay. Anyway, I'd have to check his reaction.
I looked up and looked at Kim Raebin and opened my mouth.
"And next…"
No, we didn't need another one.
I shut my mouth. Kim Raebin was watching the video on the smart TV.