Chapter 237
"When I think of the season called spring, I feel like it brings to mind images of hope, warmth, and, above all, love sprouting. So, I'm creating these lyrics based on that story."
The planning manager who came out for the briefing said while passing over the PowerPoint.
It seems like he's explaining each concept by hand because the work hasn't been done enough to print out the lyrics and hand them out.
"The main character was having a very hard time. Whenever he looked outside, he only felt the same emotions, and even when he saw a landscape painted in bright colors, it felt like black and white. I think you can understand that he was in a situation where his willpower was greatly diminished due to continuous frustration and hardship. Then one day, he meets someone who completely changes his life."
When he moved to the next slide, the black-and-white picture changed into colorful colors.
"Thanks to this person, the main character's world starts to turn again. It's as if someone had painted the black and white world with paint, and the scenery that usually didn't have any emotions suddenly looks beautiful."
"In a word, he's really fallen in love."
"It's no exaggeration to say that he felt something more than love."
The planning director continued with a faint smile at Chae Eun-gyu's words.
"It's like giving the protagonist, who was living a dull life, the strength to move forward. How much can one person change? Looking outside with such a newly changed perspective, it just so happens to be spring."
"There will be a lot of flowers blooming in spring, so it will look even prettier!"
"As Min-ha kun said, the cherry blossoms are fluttering, the sun is shining warmly, and he will remember this newly changed scenery forever, and I'm planning to leave a message at the end that I want to continue to see this world with you."
With those last words, the planning director's PowerPoint presentation ended.
He looked at the members and asked for their opinions.
"What do you think?"
"Well, I'll know for sure once the song and lyrics are complete. But right now, I think the word spring and the song fit really well together."
Song Hyung-bin spoke slowly, as if he was thinking about many things in his head.
"The lyrics that go well with the bright melody are added, so I think it will be able to deliver the message much more effectively to those who listen to the song."
"...I like it too."
This time, Ji Yoon-chul nodded and shared his impressions.
"I think it's good because it's intuitive, just like Hyung-bin hyung said. The song's message isn't complicated, but it captures the emotions as they are, so it's easy for everyone to understand."
"And most of all, I like that the concept doesn't overlap with the songs we've done before!"
Yoo Min-ha used a different point as a basis.
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"It feels awkward when Min-ha speaks so eloquently."
"What on earth do you think of me, hyung!"
"Just kidding, kidding."
Kang Si-yoon waved his hand at Yoo Min-ha and laughed.
He then explained that he felt the same way as Yoo Min-ha.
"I've never done a song with such a vague feeling before. The previous two songs were both strong and intense, so I wanted to do a song of a slightly different genre this time. I thought it would be good if we could show that we are idols who can pull off various concepts."
"I thought the same as Si-yoon. I thought that in order to go higher, we shouldn't stay with one concept, and I'm glad that we got a good opportunity this time."
I also agreed that I was generally satisfied with this project.
However, there was one member who was still thinking about something.
"Uuuum....."
"Why, Yubin. Is something on your mind?"
"....yes."
Heo Yu-bin has an innate ability to compose songs.
As he also has the characteristics of a composer, he often comes up with good ideas and concepts from a different perspective than others.
This time, it seems like something good has come to mind.
"I have a question. At the current planning stage, there are only two people, the main character and the existence that appears in the main character's life, right?"
"Um, that's right."
"Are the two feeling exactly the emotion of love?"
"We did plan it with the concept of love."
In response to the planning manager's answer, Heo Yu-bin carefully began to express his thoughts.
"If it's going to be used only to describe love between a man and a woman, I thought the concept was a bit wasteful. Chief, I think it would be better if the lyrics included this kind of content........"
"What's the content, Yubin?"
"The main point of this song is to sing for the grateful person who showed up to me and taught me the feeling of love while I was living a difficult life. I thought it would be better to interpret this feeling of 'thank you' in a different way rather than viewing it as just 'love'."
"What are you thinking of?"
Everyone in the conference room looked at Heo Yubin with eyes filled with anticipation.
In the past, Heo Yubin would not have been able to stand the attention focused on him like this, but now it's different.
He has grown in many ways while going through countless situations with the members. He can easily withstand the anticipation from people.
After organizing his thoughts in his head for a moment, Heo Yubin opened his mouth again.
"I think we, the ones singing the song, feel this way when we look at our fans. The difficult and colorless times refer to us before we achieved our dream of debuting, and the time when color returned to the black-and-white world can be interpreted as when we went on
We listened to Heo Yu-bin's story quietly.
As he continued to speak, it felt like the same emotion was sprouting in everyone's hearts.
"I thought, what if I put our feelings of wanting to share this beautiful scenery with fans for the rest of our lives into the lyrics?"
Heo Yu-bin smiled broadly and spoke with a confident voice.
"It was Seleve who gave us love and breathed color into us."
This was the pure emotion that was quietly echoing in Heo Yu-bin's heart.
Isn't this the gratitude we want to convey to Seleves who have always supported us without fail?
"....."
"....."
"......As Yubin kun said, we can expand our perspective in that way."
The one who broke the silence was the planning manager.
He smiled with a special smile.
"As expected, I'm really glad we asked for your opinions. You always point out things we never noticed. I think Yubin kun's opinions are very valuable and meaningful."
"In a word, let's make a fan song that isn't a fan song, right?"
"Yes, yes, it's a bit of a stretch to make the title song a fan song, but if we put implicit content in the lyrics like this, the fans will be able to fully interpret it."
"That's a really good idea."
The A&R team also gave a very positive response.
The members who had been silently listening to Heo Yu-bin's words got up all at once and went next to Heo Yu-bin.
Then they stroked his whole body with all their might.
The head was the basic, and Chae Eun-gyu attacked Heo Yu-bin's cheek.
"Oh my, you're so special! Hey, when did you come up with such special ideas?"
"Yu-bin, you should definitely write your own song later."
"Oh, oh my! Hyung, don't pull my cheek so hard-!"
"What should I do with something so cute?"
I waited for a moment until the commotion died down and quietly thrust my fist at Heo Yu-bin.
Then Heo Yu-bin brightly bumped my fist with it.
'I remember when Heo Yu-bin first showed off his arranging skills in the
At that time, Heo Yu-bin was the one who saved the team from a crisis.
The creativity shown back then was fully utilized this time as well, laying the groundwork for a plan to deliver a great gift to Seleves.
"Then, we will quickly start working by summarizing the ideas from today's meeting. I will let you know as soon as the guidelines for the music video filming and concept photo shoot schedule come out."
"Thank you!"
"Thank you for your hard work!"
Today's meeting ended in a friendly atmosphere.
During the short distance to the dorm, the members began to happily discuss what they wanted to do for the comeback.
This discussion did not stop even after arriving at the dorm.
""This time, love is the concept, so it would be nice to do this at the ending fairy. You can put a heart on your palm or foot and show it to them."
"Oh, I was a little disappointed about that too! I couldn't act cute during the ending of
"Okay, then let's write down one heart sticker like Hyungbin had suggested, and what else is there?"
Song Hyung-bin even brought a notebook and was writing notes.
For Kang Si-yoon, who boasts a fraudulent ability in such event-oriented ideas, it was the perfect stage.
"I think it would be good to make the first place promise [something they would do if they won first place] a bit more diverse. Singing the bridge part accappella, wouldn't that be so unique and attract a lot of attention?"
"Oh, accappella?"
"I need to practice a lot."
"Hmm, what else is there? Oh, how about this? Putting the first place trophy on the floor, holding the center line, and doing the stage properly. During the encore live, we'll do the stage again."
"T-this, this also seems like it'll take a lot of practice."
The members were already thinking about getting first place without any worries.
Usually, I would have stepped up and told them not to drink kimchi stew, but today, I didn't really want to stop them.
'And honestly, it might not be kimchi stew'
It's no exaggeration to say that Seleste, who has achieved first place in a row, has now reached the top class.
If there aren't any other big-name singers on the schedule for the next comeback, we should be able to easily win several first place trophies.
My biggest concern was whether or not we would achieve the long-cherished terrestrial triple crown this time.
Our abilities are important, but we can't ignore external factors, so I hope we get a little luck this time.
While we were talking about the comeback, our manager stopped by our dorm and told us some unusual news.
"Guys, we've got a schedule set before February."
"What kind of schedule is it? Is it a variety show?"
"It's still a little early to film a variety show, and you guys have never done one before."
"Huh?"
Everyone tilted their heads at the word "we've never done one before."
Since our debut, we've experienced almost everything, so this is a new schedule for us.
Our manager posted a notice in our group chat.
"It's your first commercial shoot!"
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