Chapter 66 : Concert Session (5)

“Enjoy your meal.”

“Yeah, you too.”

After the customary greeting, he scoops a spoonful of rice and puts it in his mouth.

The meal proceeds without much conversation, but unlike the first time when it felt like sitting on thorns, it has become quite familiar now.

“Is the concert this weekend?”

“Yes.”

“Will Mom be able to go?”

“I’ll ask if there are any invitation tickets.”

To Ha Su Yeon  answer, Hye-in replied, “Thank you~” He smiled awkwardly and continued to eat his rice.

A big spoonful of rice, a bite of vegetables and kimchi.

‘Why do I keep craving food these days.’

His food intake has definitely increased.

But his weight hasn’t increased much.

Is it a growth spurt? If he’s a high school student, that’s possible.

Ha Su Yeon  didn’t care about her appearance at all, but… she was quite interested in her physique and physical strength.

The guitars and equipment that ‘ Ha Su Yeon ‘, who was over 180cm tall, used.

It was something that ‘Ha Su-yeon’ couldn’t easily use no matter what she did.

‘I just want to be over 170cm.’

She does 5km of running and grip exercises every day, as well as simple bodyweight exercises… but it’s hard to overcome the limitations of her physique with that.

So, there were many times when she asked Iseo to “Hold this for me.” because she lacked the strength to lift instruments or objects, and she often felt envious watching Iseo lift objects with ease.

‘Does she exercise separately?’

Thinking about it that way, Iseo’s physique was mysterious.

On the schedule – Ha Su Yeon  knew Iseo’s schedule roughly because he had to coach her – there would hardly be any time to exercise.

But she has a good physique, good strength, and a good body? Anyway, something like that is good.

Is it genetics after all? Seeing that Hye-in’s height isn’t tall either, ‘Ha Su-yeon’ might be the same…

“Come to think of it, don’t you guys make that kind of thing?”

“What kind of thing?”

“Something like an album. I heard you’ve been composing a lot, but Mom hasn’t actually heard Su-yeon’s songs.”

Album.

Ha Su Yeon  savored the word.

Album, huh.

Unless she was accepted into the support project, she hadn’t really thought about albums at the point of being rejected.

‘But there must be a need for it.’

Some of the songs Ha Su Yeon  has made now only have first editions uploaded to YouTube, and those songs have changed a lot.

So much so that there are people who listen to the same song at Paradox and say, “Why don’t you do that song?”

It is also necessary to organize those things once.

For smooth consumption by fans, promotion, and other things… In order to take a full-fledged step as a band.

‘At the very least, when going to auditions in the future, shouldn’t we bring at least one EP to save face?’

“I have a plan to make one.”

Ha Su Yeon  thought so and told Hye-in the answer.

Hye-in is quite happy.

“Tell me when the plan is finalized. Mom also has something planned.”

“…Yes?”

Ha Su Yeon  scratched her chin slightly at the meaningful story.

She says she has something planned… She’s not planning something like a solo concert for promotion, is she?

“Today is the last day.”

After the performance.

The people who have been waiting for ‘a series of feedback and then resuming the performance’ that has been going on for weeks.

But Ha Su Yeon’s first words, who stood up and took the microphone, were a little different.

“Thank you for your hard work. String part Park Ji-hwan-nim. Kim Hyuk-soo-nim. Lee Ji-yeon-nim…”

Ha Su Yeon mentioned each person’s name and induced applause.

Applause poured out on each person.

Some people were slightly moved, some were happy, and some were relieved.

There’s no other way.

Ha Su Yeon treated the concert session like she was handling her own band.

“String! There were a lot of mistakes in the performance just now. I told you that’s not the feeling.”

I told you that we have to hit and run here.

It’s not time for the rhythm guitar to be ding ding ding ding~ like that.

It’s like this jwang jwang jwang jwang! And you have to go in as if you’re running out full throttle.

Just now, Ju-hyun-nim did an ad-lib that screamed a high note here.

So what? The background should also give off an exploding atmosphere.

But right now, everything else is going well, but it’s not coming out properly in the keyboard section.

No, I’m doing ad-libs to bring out the purpose of the session band.

There are people who match it.

And there are people who just say I don’t know and play as usual.

And even matching is not matching properly, but people are staggering while saying uhuhuh.

So it’s getting messed up now.

“We are a band. It’s also Ju-hyun’s first session band concert in her life. To show the difference, you have to be able to follow ad-libs like this unconditionally. First, think about matching. I’ll cover everything that goes wrong.”

Feedback that rushes in based on overwhelming skill.

There were people who protested, but they were all sunk by skill and logic.

What remained were empty eyes.

But it didn’t take long for the eyes to return.

“A little more from there. Okay. Your fingers are too stiff right now. Like this… stretch it out like this. Take the strength out of your elbows.”

“If you want to do an ad-lib, you can’t do it like that. Rather than like this dang dang dung dang… mix a little swing. Do you understand? This song is a jazz type. If a swing comes in here, we’ll match everything. Go in boldly.”

I don’t know how it’s possible, but it’s feedback that goes in regardless of the instrument or part. 

And a strange structure in which skills improve by following that feedback.

It didn’t take long for the sessions to respect… or rather, half-worship Ha Su Yeon .

And our band’s drummer Yoo Seo-ha, keyboardist Jung Hyun-ah, and bassist Choi Iseo.

Everyone worked hard.

I don’t like it when you make the atmosphere by bowing your heads and having a company dinner after practice, so I’m saying hello now.

I think you can go right after practice.”

Laughter erupts among the people.

“I don’t think there’s anything more to add. You’ve all worked really hard so far. Let’s finish practice cleanly for the remaining time, and I’ll see you on the rehearsal day. Let’s match with Ju-hyun-nim one last time and finish…”

Unlike Ha Su Yeon ‘s wish, it didn’t happen that everyone scattered as soon as the session practice was over.

Everyone was sticking to Ha Su Yeon as soon as it was over and saying this and that.

“Teacher, we will definitely contact you.”

“I’m doing a project these days…”

“I will definitely recommend the teacher.”

“My daughter wants to learn guitar, is it possible to get lessons?”

“Do you also do sessions as a band?”

Ha Su Yeon is embarrassed and responding while handing out business cards.

Iseo watched the scene with wonder.

She definitely said, “I’m just going to do it moderately.” at first, but at some point, she sincerely taught other people, and ended up like that.

After waiting for about ten more minutes, the people finally dispersed.

Iseo smiled and approached Ha Su Yeon .

“Popularity is exploding.”

“I’m dying.”

She should be happy if the work increases, but Ha Su Yeon had a very blunt expression.

Is it because she already has a lot of work?

“I’m busy these days. It would be nice if I had some time. I have to go to school, and I have to take on work that comes in through other routes. I’ll take it because it’s all work and money… but still, the good thing is.”

Ha Su Yeon held up a business card.

An ordinary session’s business card.

But on the back that Ha Su Yeon showed, it was written [Specializing in rare instruments and effector wholesale/retail].

“I got something like this.”

“What is this?”

“I’m trying to ask him to get some of Ha Su Yeon teacher’s effectors. I was wondering if I could get one somehow.”

Se yoon and Sehyun were fans of Ju-hyun.

To be precise… Se yoon was a passionate fan, and Sehyun was closer to being dragged around because her sister said she was uneasy (lonely).

But the two siblings were very uneasy today.

Seyoon was worried about whether Ju-hyun’s first attempt at a ‘session band concert’ would go well, and Sehyun was worried about whether the concert would end badly and her sister would make a mess at home.

“It’ll be okay, right?”

“No, it’ll be okay. Why do you keep doing that? Those people are professionals too.”

No, when Ju-hyun oppa does a live broadcast, she gets scammed by really weird things.

I guess this time too, she was tricked by some weird people and is doing a band or something?

The words that it’s not like a neighborhood talent show and that it’s possible were swallowed into Sehyun’s heart.

It is clear that she will be hit on the back if she says such things.

“Why are you so worried? How many years has he been a singer? It’s hard to get scammed.”

“You know too. Scamming is easiest when you’re off guard. Maybe Oppa is like that…”

Seyoon babbled unnecessary worries and walked to the concert hall with Sehyun.

The line was crowded because they were cross-checking IDs and tickets to prevent black market tickets.

While waiting in the boring entrance line, Seyoon searched for information once again.

[I came to the concert today, but I heard that this Seoul concert is a band, not MR]

Is that possible? I don’t know if the concert will be ruined 

• These days, singers do concerts with bands too.

• The band can bring out the live feeling and it’s good

• MR has too much of a pre-arranged feeling, so you have to prepare ad-libs or something, so you can’t go right away as the feeling comes in on the spot.

• If the band that is doing the session isn’t good, it’s not good 
   Will you care about that when you go to the concert hall?
   I care a little  When another singer I used to stan changed bands, the taste changed a little.

• There is such a thing.

• The band that is doing the session this time seems to have their own band http://x.com/Gro~

Seyoon just turned off her phone because everyone seemed to have similar worries.

‘Well, even if the band screws up, Ju-hyun oppa will cover it up, right?’

Seyoon doesn’t know well, but… the advantage of a band is that you can freely throw out ad-libs.

Then Ju-hyun was perfect even when he was doing MR, so what would it be like if Ju-hyun’s ad-lib reins were released?? Just imagining it……

“Your expression is unpleasant, can’t you do something about it?”

Seyoon came back to his senses at Sehyun’s scolding.

The line that had already shortened a lot.

Passing through the entrance, a wide-open concert hall came into view.

“You should hold a concert in a bigger place now.”

“That’s all a strategy. Intentionally increasing scarcity to create noise…”

“Shut up!”

After suppressing the reckless person who spread false rumors, Seyoon went to his seat and sat down.

It’s in the first row, but it’s a bit of a corner.

Thanks to that, he had a good view of the ‘session band’ that people were talking about.

The MC comes out and starts the proceedings.

“Hello everyone!! Welcome to the proud fans of Ju-hyun, the best singer this era has produced!!” Flattering comments that make the fans feel good.

But Seyoon thought, ‘Just bring Ju-hyun oppa quickly.’

While thinking that, the session band members who slowly appeared caught his eye.

“Hey, the people are coming over there. Those people must be the band.”

“That’s right. They’re not super old people? Aren’t most people who do bands old… huh?”

Sehyun pointed to one side of the stage.

Four girls who didn’t look like adults at all were coming in.

He wondered if it was a staff part-time job, but they kept coming in and sat in the front row of the session band.

“What is it?”

“Is she a short person?”

Seyoon thought so.

But even if he doesn’t know the tall person well, the other kids are still young-looking faces.

“Isn’t it a bit wrong to use teenagers as a band? Did he really get tricked by someone?”

Right? There’s no way Ju-hyun oppa would suddenly change his concert style that was doing so well.

He must have been tricked by someone.”

There are many geniuses in the world.

Ju-hyun also heard from the fan cafe that he was famous as a genius since he was young.

But even if there are many geniuses, it doesn’t mean that everyone you see is a genius.

From that point of view, Seyoon found it hard to believe that the kids who came out as a band would show a performance that would overcome their age.

‘I just hope they don’t ruin the concert.’

With that in mind, Seyoon put his hands together and looked forward to it.

He was thinking that he hoped there wouldn’t be an accident that would break his immersion in the long-awaited solo concert.

Just a few hours later… without thinking at all about the future where  a new object of fandom would appear .