Chapter 119
Manager Hyung told us not to stay up too late, but Ji Yoon-chul and I searched for a tiramisu recipe until late at night.
As feared, the method was much more complicated than making a typical drink.
"... I should have chosen to make coffee and meringue too."
Ji Yoon-chul muttered in a daze while watching a YouTube video that provided a detailed explanation.
While other members were making one drink, Ji Yoon-chul's tiramisu cake was said to take about 3 to 5 hours.
Fortunately, if you make one large plate, you can divide it into several slices, but it is still a very cumbersome and painful process.
"It's okay, Yoon-chul. I'm sure they won't ask you to make tiramisu during the cafe's operating hours. It's impossible to make and serve a dish that takes five hours on the same day. They'll probably give you time to make it in advance."
"Still.... I guess I should have chosen coffee."
I tried to ease Ji Yoon-chul's worries by emphasizing only the bright side as much as possible, but his gloomy expression showed no signs of recovering.
As before, Ji Yoon-chul's expression was as dead as a dead cat's.
"They asked me to choose my favorite menu, so I chose cake...."
"Yoon-chul made a good choice. From the beginning, we were told to choose the menu we liked, so you simply followed that order perfectly."
"Can I make this well? "
"Didn't they say we're going to take a class from an expert teacher tomorrow? They'll definitely teach you well, so don't worry too much."
"...Yes."
"But before you learn, it's convenient to memorize the recipe to some extent, so let's focus on memorizing this video before going to bed."
After two hours of trying his best to memorize the recipe, Ji Yoon-chul hugged Muto and fell into a deep sleep.
I turned off the lights and returned to my bed.
I didn't forget to set my phone alarm for 7 o'clock.
'Ji Yoon-chul sleeps a lot, so I should wake up first, wash up, and then wake him up at an appropriate time.'
After finishing all the preparations, I fell asleep in an instant.
And the next morning, I woke up exactly when the 7 o'clock alarm rang for the second time.
'For some reason, my body feels refreshed.'
After I washed off with warm water, I did my usual stretching routine.
I felt really refreshed.
After returning to reality, I continued to sleep in the
And thanks to the effects of the passive skill, I was able to maintain my composure and wasn't overly nervous or worried, but I may have secretly felt a compulsion to debut.
Maybe it's because the survival show has ended and my debut has been confirmed, but my body feels much lighter.
'Of course, there was another mission to prevent the system from disappearing.'
Although there was a new quest that required me to repair the damaged map, I still felt relieved that I had achieved my long-time dream of debuting.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, I woke up Ji Yoon-chul, who was sleeping soundly, by shaking him.
"Yoon-chul, it's time to get up and wash up now."
"Just 5 minutes... I want more..."
"No. Didn't the manager say there was a meeting at 9? If you don't get up and wash up now, you'll have to face the company people in a shabby state."
"... I think that'll be okay."
"No."
I stubbornly refused to listen to Ji Yoon-chul's desperate snoring and lifted his body up.
Looking at it this way, he really was a true first-year high school student.
While Ji Yoon-chul finally stumbled into the bathroom and took a shower, I went down to the first floor first.
"You woke up early? "
"We have to be there by 9, so shouldn't I be up by now? "
"The people in that room seem to think a little differently."
Kang Si-yoon, Yoo Min-ha, and Song Hyung-bin were all ready and sprawled out on the living room sofa.
Kang Si-yoon, who greeted me by asking if I slept well, shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the end of the hallway.
The door to the room that Chae Eun-gyu and Heo Yu-bin were using was not even open yet.
"What happened? "
"No, that's not it. I opened the door just in case and checked to see if they were both awake, but they were still in deep sleep."
"Then we have to wake them up."
"Well, um, no. You'll know when you see it for yourself."
I have no idea what you're talking about.
"I'll go wake them up first."
"I want to see it! "
"I want to see it too."
What a funny sight it will be. Yoo Min-ha and Song Hyung-bin followed me, sticking right behind me.
We quickly reached the rooms of Chae Eun-gyu and Heo Yu-bin.
Listening to the sound coming from behind the door, it seemed that they were still in deep sleep.
"Open the door."
I couldn't hear anything, so I just opened the door wide.
And what appeared before my eyes was...
"Wow, that's more powerful than what Siyoon said."
"That's amazing! How can a room be this messy? Even if I were to intentionally make it messy, I don't think I could ever do it like this."
"... Is this what Siyoon said? "
It was a room that looked like it had been hit by a real storm.
The unpacked luggage was scattered throughout the room.
The floor was barely visible, and all kinds of clothes had gone on a long journey to find their own freedom.
I looked at Chae Eun-gyu, who was sleeping and snoring, and tried to recall my memories.
'... I don't think it was like this when we used the same cell during filming.'
Now that I think about it, Cha Eun-gyu didn't bring much luggage when we were filming
As for clothes, he only wore two sets of clothes alternately: the team workout uniform provided by the production team and a comfortable shirt to wear to bed.
So I guess this kind of bomb-hit landscape didn't come that far.
Kang Shi-yoon probably retreated after seeing this desperate sight, but there really isn't much time left now.
I strode forward without hesitation, searching through the clothes.
And I shook up the two with both hands.
"Get up, both of you. It's almost time for our meeting."
"Ughhhhhh.... I don't want to get up...."
Heo Yu-bin strongly refused, but the situation ended thanks to Chae Eun-gyu breaking it right away.
So, with 20 minutes left until the meeting time, the entire Seleste group was able to leave the dorm.
"Then can I play you the songs we've prepared right away?"
"Yes!"
The planning team and A&R team that showed up for the meeting had very serious expressions on their faces.
It seemed like they were really hoping that the new songs they were going to share with us would get passing marks.
"There are a total of four songs that can be used as title tracks. We were thinking of including the rest as tracks, but please listen to them all and choose the ones you like."
The first song was played.
A decent synth-pop song with a refreshing vibe.
It was similar to what I did in the third round.
'The song is good, but anyone who has heard it can easily feel a similar atmosphere.'
I felt a little disappointed.
The second song sounded like a pop genre mixed with a trap feel.
It was rhythmic and had a new vibe, but it didn't really fit with the members of Seleste.
While I was evaluating the songs in my mind, my eyes were fixed on Heo Yu-bin.
Among the members, Heo Yu-bin is the only one with a talent for composing.
That's why, in order to determine which song is the best, it was important to trust his intuition, which has the characteristics of a 'genius composer'.
The third song was a dance-pop song that seemed to focus too much on the addictiveness of the hook.
Before long, the song that was playing was the fourth song.
A slightly muffled piano sound, as if coming from a synthesizer.
The EDM sound over the sensual and sophisticated R&B beat was impressive.
As soon as he heard the song, Heo Yubin's eyes widened slightly.
He had been sitting upright until a moment ago, but he leaned forward and listened closer.
'It's addictive, and the melody line is powerful.'
The powerful melody line means it's perfect for adding razor-sharp dance moves.
Considering that most of the members of Seleste have strong dancing abilities, it would definitely be a good idea to choose a title song in this genre.
'Since the members who debuted in the previous episode are completely different, the title song itself is bound to change as well.'
I recalled the memory buried in a corner of my mind and thought about what song Seleste had sung in the previous episode.
I intentionally didn't pay much attention to it, so it was a bit vague, but I think it was probably similar to the refreshing atmosphere of track 1.
But in many ways, this fourth song suits the current Seleste best.
While I was thinking like this,.
"I think this song is the best."
After listening to the song for about two minutes, Heo Yu-bin expressed his opinion.
The first to react to his words was Song Hyung-bin.
"Does Yubin think this song is the best right now? "
"Yes. When I listened to other songs, I didn't feel anything special, but the moment I listened to this song, a picture naturally formed in my head."
While preparing for the stage, Song Hyung-bin witnessed Heo Yu-bin's songwriting ability.
He nodded as if recalling memories from that time.
And he gently asked additional questions to elicit Heo Yu-bin's opinion.
"What inspired you? "
"Since it's a title track, I thought it shouldn't be too over the top. The previous song had a good chorus, but the EDM sound felt too loud. But this song feels like a melody that's easy to listen to, combining R&B pop and EDM. And should I say that there's a sense of power behind the melody? We have a lot of members who are good dancers, like Hyung-bin Hyung, Siyoon Hyung, and Yoon-chul... I think we'll be able to put in a variety of choreography based on this powerful melody."
When Heo Yu-bin added a detailed explanation, everyone looked slightly surprised.
"After hearing what Yubin said, I think this song would suit us the best."
"I didn't feel my heart race with other songs either, but just like Yubin said, I really felt it with this song! I think we can make a really cool group dance! "
"Yubin has talent in this area."
Chae Eun-gyu looked surprised at his roommate.
Heo Yu-bin, who heard his hyungs' praise, puffed out his chest and looked proud.
"This is basic! I hope I get the chance to compose my own songs later."
"That would be good too. We could compose our own songs and let our fans hear them."
So, all the remaining people agreed with Heo Yu-bin's opinion.
With the title song being decided as the fourth track, we've overcome the biggest hurdle during the production of our debut album.
'Honestly, I was really surprised.'
I didn't expect the process to be this smooth.
No matter how thoroughly you prepare in advance, you can't guarantee the quality of the title song.
But when I think about the songs that the planning team just gave us, I think they were perfected to the point where they could be released as music right away.
It's unlikely that Sigma Entertainment has a talented in-house composer, so they probably outsourced it.
It seems like they've used their capital quite effectively.
As the saying goes, well begun is half done, and our debut process took a big step forward in a refreshing atmosphere.
But after lunch, let's move on to the cooking class.
"Do I have to keep grinding this all day? "
"Uwaaahhh! It, it's so bitter? "
"... Wouldn't it be better for me to change the menu? "
A chaotic situation has arisen that leaves everyone speechless.
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