In mid-April, only a few weeks left for the TeStar tour in the US.
"Let's go to the cinema again!"
"We don't have time."
"Then let's make time!"
He was being persistent today.
I looked at Cha Eugene, who was singing to watch a movie even at the composing camp.
Because of this guy, we were on our way to see
'There have been quite a few sightings.'
We went and stopped when people who were aiming for prediction shots came looking for us, but they were doing that as if they had some kind of withdrawal symptoms.
"Cha Eugene, it's not good to continuously steal the hyungs' sleep time to re-watch the scenes that only last a few seconds…"
"Our voices came out for a long time! And we were great!"
"Haha, that's right. It was amazing to hear our song in the ending credits."
Yeah, I didn't know that our song would be adopted as the main theme song.
I didn't know, but I guessed that the reason the producer came to the scene last time was because he liked the song more than imagined.
'Even though those bastards never paid more.'
Let's say it was used for publicity. First of all, the composer himself was very excited.
"Yes! I was very excited too!"
"Yes."
"It's not surprising? Raebin's song was really good~"
Admiration poured out once again for the first-class contributor. Even Cha Eugene nodded.
"Kim Raebin's song was great too."
Kim Raebin solemnly nodded.
"There were parts that were somewhat disappointing in terms of completeness due to the hasty production, but after filming, I supplemented it with feedback, so I decided that it was finished to a level that I am not ashamed of."
"GOOD~"
Rarely did the two fight and agree.
"Th-the response is very good. Even in the US… An article appeared."
"Oh~ Really?"
It seemed that Seon Ahyeon even tried to search on rare occasions. If we did something different, we'd get all sorts of results.
I translated the article he gave me.
"It was a KPOP boy band that composed the main insert song for this Limestone movie… It is said that the identity of that impressive cameo performer is surprising the public."
"Oh~"
It was too early to admire that the articles were all popping up even if they were separated, but when I actually went into the American anonymous community and searched, there were posts about knowing it all.
'First of all, the movie was so successful at the box office.'
This was something we couldn't do anything about, but we were lucky.
Anyway, thanks to the well-documented eye stamp in that popular movie, it seemed like we were already coming up.
Even the TeStar cameo scene was leaked in low quality and was wandering around.
The funny thing was that there were a lot of people who said, 'I thought it was a supporting role, but I was surprised because they didn't appear again', probably not knowing that it was a cameo.
-I thought that crazy band would reappear later, but it's a pity But the song in the end credits is what they were playing, right?
└The cameo is a K-pop band
└My God
So, it seemed that now there was an article that summarized who these guys were.
I remembered the comments on a popular article titled 'The identity of the crazy band in
-*This* is K-Pop?
-Is my stereotype the problem, or are these kids the exception?
└It's both (crying and laughing emoji)
-TeStar is one of the most talented K-pop groups I've ever seen so I wasn't surprised
└ Right! I'm pretty sure this song belongs to their member – Raebin? He's the boy with the keyboard like a red sea urchin during a cameo
└ As expected, K-pop fans are popping out lol
And if I dug a little further, even the entertainment show that we used to sell hotteok in when we were in the U.S. was often posted at the end as a recommendation.
In other words, overseas responses were also more compliant than expected.
"The overall response is really good."
"I know."
And here was the guy who was listening carefully to all this while pretending not to be.
He was the one who brought this reaction in the form of a two-headed carriage with Kim Raebin.
I turned my head.
"Hyung was very good at acting."
"… Hmmm."
It was Bae Sejin.
It wasn't the first time someone around him has said this to him, but now he was a bit embarrassed. At first, he was very frightened.
Cha Eugene cheered.
"That's right! Absolutely perfect!"
"Actually, it wasn't perfect. I tried my best to interpret the lines according to the makeup and the situation, but there were pronunciation problems… Anyway! Thank you! That, you helped me a lot with my pronunciation."
"I know!"
Bae Sejin stopped at that point and admitted meekly. It seemed that he was finally starting to become aware that the atmosphere became embarrassing if he was serious here.
Perhaps the fact that he saw so many good reviews also played a role.
I recalled the favorable reactions pouring in on the first day of release.
-I just thought he was an actor
-He's crazy.
- What is Bae Sejin? What is Bae Sejin? Is it real that a Hollywood cameo captivates everyone in 3 seconds?
In fact, I was surprised to see it.
'He asked a lot of questions on set.'
Bae Sejin tried to understand as much as possible about the script and the situation, even using Cha Eugene as an interpreter.
'As we finished it at the end, his ad-lib passed in one cut.'
In the beginning, the cameo line was only a humorous curse word and a line of argument.
However, I thought, 'Wouldn't it be more fun to say something at the end', and the line I came up with on the spot was that ad-lib.
- Come listen again.
It was a pun, knowing that our song would play again in the latter half of the fight scene.
I didn't know that it would come out with a euphemism with vocals in the ending credits, but it would be recalled.
Anyway, his skills related to his acting and talent were at a level high enough to sweep away almost overwhelming positive reviews.
Of course, thanks to this, there were also people who tickled each other.
-I don't know why they're idols. Isn't acting good for them? I think it's good that TeStar goes up in quality and Bae Sejin does well
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋlook at the way he speaks
└ Sejin is a pro-idol super cute hamster, I don't accept payment for him leaving.
This was so obvious that the group's fans all prepared and blocked it.
However, it was a problem that such an unusual reaction came out even among ordinary people and cinephiles who just came to see the movie.
- It's too wasteful to just do a cameo. Build up your filmography quickly.
- There is a famine for male actors in their 20s, and he's a trustworthy child actor?
Predictions and expectations that, of course, Bae Sejin would completely turn his career around acting.
'Anyway, they still pay more to actors than idols.'
Was it a matter of job life and characteristics? I thought briefly, then just shrugged and quit.
'For now, let's enjoy it.'
Right now, right after TeStar has raised the status of the group by winning the grand prize, public opinion was not collapsing and maintaining a balance.
In the first place, TeStar participated in this movie as an OST, so Bae Sejin appeared as a member of it.
It meant that the atmosphere was not expected that Bae Sejin would quit group activities 'immediately' and start acting.
'Still, if he wants to do group activities naturally while doing individual activities, we have to start paying attention from now on.'
I didn't know what these guys would prioritize then… For now, it was safe to create an environment where they could choose.
'It's good to do various activities as a group and produce good results.'
And I wondered if things that had not yet been properly revealed in this film would help with that.
Coincidentally, a similar topic had also returned among the members.
"Umm~ Hyung, did they ever say when the entirety of our OST would be released?"
The OST of this movie we sang.
'Black hole'.
Even though this was not an official song, even illegal music extracted from trailers was circulating. Google even auto-completed it in English.
However, we did not have the right to release the music.
"Well. I didn't receive a specific date… It will probably be released according to the schedule of the film company."
I nodded.
"Yes. Because it will be included in their OST album, not ours."
From the standpoint of T1, since the contract was like that, it wouldn't be much of a difference.
… … And in fact, we were aiming for this too.
'If this side had the authority, they would have already released it with excitement on the first day of release.'
This kind of thing should be released when demand was at its peak, but it would have been unbearable until then because it was full of public opinion. I was sure.
Besides, the most important reason was this.
"Limestone will take care of it."
It was the title of 'Limestone'.
An American superhero film series.
'If it's released as an OST for this movie, it's a huge profit in the US.'
As soon as the song came out with the familiar and cool Limestone title, not the name of an unfamiliar foreign or KPOP singer, the entry barrier to the song disappeared.
The elimination of preconceived notions and prejudices.
It was the best reward.
'This is worth doing.'
In addition, there was content to add boosters here.
'Hmm.'
"For an American album, that's amazing."
"Yeah, that's right. It was also our first film song… You've worked hard, Raebin… !"
"Ahyeon-hyung also worked hard with smooth communication support and performance guidance!"
Looking at the people exchanging conversations in the way that 'the experience alone was enjoyable', I worked hard on calculating the return on investment in my head.
And after a few days…
In the name of 'Thank you for your support', the OST was released with the label of Limestone.
And not only the song, but also a short video was released to the world.
- What is this?
- Huh, fuck
It was a live performance that we filmed on the set of a bar on the set.
Yeah, the Limestone bastards decided to release it all for publicity, not VOD or Director's Cut.
• * *
The day the OST sound source and performance video were released…
While returning to Korea for a while, we watched the video on a tablet PC using the in-flight WIFI.
"Wow."
"The editing is definitely different."
It was edited to make it feel like part of the movie, a little different from the camera work used on stage, so the unfamiliar taste was excellent.
[Black-hole!]
The hands, feet, chin, lighting, and back of the instrument were artistically caught under colorful lights that resemble neon signs.
The avant-garde outfits and backgrounds, rebellious performances, and clear vocals. The band performance that made the most of the atmosphere of
It was natural becausee there were people who had actually used similar instruments to the bizarre space instruments.
[Hit it like a comet!]
At the end, I nodded my head at the camera that caught Cha Eugene throwing a microphone up in the center.
'It took quite a bit of effort.'
It was full of American sensibility, but it was unique because the image of this band in the movie was so strong. There was a definite attraction.
And I didn't think it was because we were the ones who performed.
[22,938,704]
It hadn't even been a few hours since it was released, but it had already reached tens of millions of views.
At that moment, Cha Eugene blew a whistle.
"We're #2 in popularity in America!"
"Oh~"
"You mean real-time popular video rankings?"
"That's right!"
That was how I knew where this hit was towed. It was the target market.
It was done.
Whether it was a movie or not, there was nothing wrong with a high-quality performance video that had a steady rise in views.
It would take some time to explain that we weren't a band, but that would be over once we made it an episode on a talk show.
'We're getting popular.'
It was time to roll my head on how to maximize this.
Keun Sejin, who was watching the previous video and monitoring the reaction, suddenly hit my shoulder. What?
"Park Moondae."
"What."
"Look at this."
I checked the smartphone he was holding out.
[Comparison of TeStar's OST plagiarism controversy]
"… !!"
Plagiarism?
I immediately checked Kim Raebin face in the front seat. Then Keun Sejin shook his head and pulled my hair.
"Keep reading."
"… …"
I turned my eyes once. And read the text… …
TeStar's Cosmic Gunner OST Blackhole Bridge (from 1:30)
Arrangement YouTuber 'Song of the Stars' channel 〈127 Section〉 Time running Arrangement (from 2:56)
It's up to you to judge.
+For your information, Song of the Stars is a student who studies, but they are not an amateur and have participated in the official game theme song.
"… ??"
What was this?
Why was there an account for our arrangement?
I immediately called Kim Raebin. And I showed the article to Kim Raebin.
"… ??"
He made the same stupid face as I did two minutes ago.
I waited patiently for some more reaction. Fortunately, Kim Raebin shouted as if he knew right away.
"… ! I see, some of the samples I made before overlapped because I was in a hurry!"
"Ah."
"Sorry. Since it had the same concept, I didn't recognize it during urgent work and stopped…"
And to sum up the following guy's explanation, it was like this.
'I frantically picked and worked on the OST among the pre-made beats and samples, but it seems that they overlapped because it was the same concept. It's my negligence! I will do deep reflection and take countermeasures at the same time!'
"No, wait."
I calmed down Kim Raebin.
"Moondaemoondae?"
After showing a gesture asking Keun Sejin to stop for a moment, I first entered the account of 'Song of the Stars'.
The comments on the video were already exploding.
And the main argument was this.
-Sue never sue
-Song of the Stars, cheer up hyung, I'm rooting for you
-It's the first time I've heard it, but it's a really good song. It really can't be compared to a plagiarized song. Fighting!
"Oh."
Everyone was excited.
I rubbed my chin. This… If we did it well, we might be able to use it.