“ CEO.”
“huh?”
“I will prove it. Wherever you go, keep the CEO by your side so that you don’t hear such disrespectful words any more.”
I guess I was worried for nothing.
Because I could see Arin burning brightly with firm determination in front of my eyes.
Seeing it makes me feel safe.
“okay. Let me show you.”
“Legends gathered in one place! The stage of the legends begins!”
At the same time as the main MC shouts, thunderous applause from the audience erupts.
“Introducing the first singer. He was a hot topic recently. I am Arin from U & Na.”
Starting with Arin.
Each name is called and revealed.
Let all eight singers sit down.
The moderator asked Kim Chang-hoo.
“What do you think, Mr. Kim Chang-hoo, about the stage of the legends that started this time?”
It was a rather naughty question.
And it was also the question people would be most curious about.
“It’s really nice to have these great singers together. I am really looking forward to it.”
The moderator’s question is not over yet.
“Then, Mr. Kim Chang-hoo, who do you think will win first place in the first contest?”
At the momentary question, everyone’s eyes turned to Kim Chang-hu’s mouth.
Who will be the name that will come out of the mouth of the most senior Kim Chang-hoo?
Kim Chang-hoo said with a laugh at the gaze that was focused on him.
“well. It wouldn’t be strange if someone won first place. But isn’t it possible that something unexpected will happen?”
In response to Kim Chang-hoo’s answer, a camera quickly caught someone.
＜ Episode 70 ＞ End
＜ Episode 71 ＞
PD Park, who was brewing coffee from the vending machine, approached a junior PD.
The junior PD, who was slightly watching Park PD, spoke cautiously.
“Seniors. Right now, U & Na’s Arin has been announced as one of our program line-ups, so people’s reactions are rather enthusiastic.”
“know.”
“If you know, why are you so calm?”
Park PD’s head turned toward his junior.
“Do you know why our program has a huge budget and a lot of manpower?”
“I know. once every other week. That’s because the live stage is broadcast live. There are literally seven or eight legendary singers.”
Park PD beat his chest as if he was frustrated by his junior’s words.
“okay. If you’ve answered that far, you should know what to think. How long do you have to eat it? A guy with a lot of seniority.”
“sorry. I guess I’m still not enough to follow the deep will of my seniors.”
The junior PD only scratches the back of his head at PD Park’s scolding, but it seems that he still has not found an answer.
“Live stage. It is also a stage where it is broadcast in real time and the results are decided by text voting. Not many singers can withstand the pressure of such a stage. Especially if you have a lot to lose.”
This was even more true for those who were known to the public as talented singers.
The pressure they are subjected to on a stage like this is beyond imagination.
It should show as much as the heightened name value.
That’s how it is.
If you stumble, you end up falling off a cliff.
“You know I went all-in for one Kim Chang-hoo, right?”
every know
PD Park was the one who made a fuss about not starting this program unless it was Kim Chang-hoo.
“Indeed, that Kim Chang-hoo was invited. Everyone shook their heads when I said that we would hold a live contest once every two weeks, and that too live.”
“I guess so. If you make even the slightest mistake, the reputation you have built up to now will be shaken. The comparison target is Kim Chang-hu.”
It was a live broadcast, not edited and broadcasted from a filmed recording.
Live broadcasting without filtering even a small mistake.
They also have to prepare for the best stage once every two weeks.
Indeed, what kind of singer can not feel the burden of that condition?
True to the name of the program ＜The Stage of Legends＞.
After Kim Chang-hoo’s recruitment, only the number of recruitment candidates on PD Park’s list exceeded 20.
In other words, that number was a list of singers who were selected only for singers who could be suitable for this program.
but.
“Seven is the number I barely filled until I was over thirty by adding more to that list. Seven.”
Park PD shakes his head.
As if the nightmare of that time was reviving.
“I couldn’t come out. last one. Just then, my son, Naemi, watched a video. The video of the King of Mask Singer stage.”
I saw Arin there.
Park PD, who had a feeling, looked at all the videos about Yu & Na’s Arin, a singer.
“Right now, to be honest, I don’t have a lot of value for my name, and I think my skills will barely reach the bottom.”
but. Park PD said firmly.
“If you look at the growth rate so far. Could such words come out in the second contest? I guess not.”
“Is it really so?”
“And it was said that it was the stage of legends, but when the names from Kim Chang-hoo to Arin appeared, there was an uproar.”
Is it just a fuss?
It’s a situation where people are going crazy over whether Arin is in the class to be included in this list.
“As a PD, shouldn’t we welcome this topic with open arms before the program even starts?”
Park PD was also a PD who worked at a broadcasting station all his life.
Live by the ratings and die by the ratings.
Now that it’s roaring before it even starts, where can there be a better situation than this from a PD’s point of view?
“And maybe the CEO of his agency predicted this situation in advance? Did you say Choi Woo-hyuk?”
okay. there was that person Park PD then drinks the remaining coffee.
“Do you know why geniuses who usually appear like comets at small and medium-sized agencies disappear after a short period of prime?”
“I do not know.”
“The biggest reason is that the agency runs it like crazy, and the kids get ruined and a lot of them disappear.”
There were geniuses who literally appeared like comets in the music industry.
However, there were not one or two geniuses who went beyond the crowd and were crushed by the tight schedule that bordered on overwork.
“But the CEO there was a bit different. Have you ever heard of him running around events?”
“uh? I don’t see it.”
“yes? It means that he thoroughly cares for the singer of his company. It was just like that when I contacted them there.”
At first, it was PD Park who tricked people into proving Arin’s skills.
However, Choi Woo-hyuk’s answer after returning from the receiver was simple.
[It seems that Arin has already proven his skills through King of Mask Singer.]
Called.
Park PD, who felt that way, changed his method.
It is a live stage that is broadcast live once every other week.
In addition, legendary singer Kim Chang-hoo has already confirmed his appearance.
Arin, a rookie, will be able to learn a lot if he appears this time.
It was Choi Woo-hyuk who showed a tempting reaction only then.
“The CEO there seemed pretty good. I think I can take care of the mental part that worries me because I am a rookie.”
Park PD slowly rose from his seat.
It’s been too long to come out for a cup of coffee to wake up for a while.
“Besides, legends with a lot to lose and a rookie with nothing to lose. The pressure they feel is bound to be different.”
“I guess so.”
“You know? Will Arin show the best performance on the variable of a live stage? If that’s how you survive after the second contest.”
“What if?”
“Think about it. Think about it.”
PD Park, who weakly hit the junior’s head, threw out the last words as he moved his steps.
“I might become a female singer representing the Korean music industry in the next year or two. Perhaps CEO Choi Woo-hyuk was aiming for that and accepted the appearance after enduring such an uproar.”
Before PD Park turns around the corner and disappears.
I left these words to my juniors for the last time.
“You know what else? Will there be an underdog rebellion?”
Called.
*
The first shooting day for ＜The Stage of Legends＞.
The main MC and 8 singers gathered together.
“and. I’ve seen various stage emcees, but this is the first time I’ve seen such a gorgeous composition.”
It seemed like a joke, but it was true.
Kim Chang-hoo, Kim Woo-jung, Park Chan, GK … Finally, Arin.
It was really difficult to get all these people together in one place.
“Since Kim Chang-hoo hasn’t been on TV for a long time, many people have been curious. How have you been?”
It was definitely Kim Chang-hoo who started it.
The biggest reason why ＜The Stage of Legends＞ is talked about by many people is that Kim Chang-hoo.
Kim Chang-hoo’s song was still in the top 3 songs that many men sing when they go to karaoke, even after several years.
“hmm. I didn’t appear on TV, but I spent a lot of time doing musical activities. I had a concert, and I worked a lot with my juniors.”
A number of trivial questions were asked.
The full-fledged start was when the question of what kind of song to present came out.
“As everyone knows, the stages of legends are broadcast live. It will also be performed live. It means that even the sound of your breathing is transmitted to the viewers without filtering.”
The atmosphere that was empty and warm until just now is gone.
“Which song are you thinking of?”
No one was in a hurry to step out.
It was then.
“I think there are many people who have been waiting for my song to appear after a long time. So, I will sing ＜The Scream＞ in this first contest.”
“ah.”
“and.”
“Isn’t it too strong from the start?”
The singers who were next to Kim Chang-hoo’s words, and even the main MC, who was supposed to host the show, were dumbfounded and couldn’t react.
＜The Scream＞ by Kim Chang-hoo.
A song that expresses the sadness of a man who has lost his loved one to death.
It was the song that made Kim Chang-hoo who he is now, and it was also an unmoving song that still does not come down from the first page of the karaoke popularity ranking.
“Yeah. It’s no joke from the start. Then what about the others?”
The next hitter was Kim Woo-jung.
“This is also Kim Chang-hoo sunbaenim’s own song. I will also sing ＜Beautiful Day＞.”
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That was the beginning.
Subsequently, each singer also declared that they would sing their own hit song.
The remaining turn was Arin.
“This might be a bit difficult for our juniors to choose, right?”
At that time, the person who spoke up was Kim Woo-jung.
Of course, as the camera is rolling, his face as he speaks is full of worries.
If someone sees it, it’s as if it’s sad. To the extent that it looks like that.
“It’s a duet song, so it might be a little weak compared to the songs of the people here.”
Literally live.
It is also a method that proceeds through text voting by viewers.
Can it be a competition between these prominent fronts, singing Yuanna’s song now?
“I am···”
Everyone’s eyes focused on Arin’s mouth.
Full of curiosity about what kind of song will come out of that mouth.
“I will sing Kim Chang-hoo’s ＜At the End＞.”
“what?”
“under.”
Several reactions came back to Arin’s words.
the camera turns off
“no. Everyone sings their own song, but you’re going to sing the song of the great senior who appeared here alone? under.”
Kim Woo-jung, tongue-tied, leaves first.
The other singers also shook their heads at Arin’s words and left.
The only thing left until the end is the owner of the song Arin said he would sing.
It was Kim Chang-hoo.
“Brother.”
“yes?”
Maybe he’s trying to get angry because he said he would sing his song on the stage of the contest?
However, that was not what Kim Chang-hu said.
“I have high expectations. Actually, because of my daughter, I looked at the stage of my juniors.”
Rather, it was a word that contained worries that the seniors would not have been surprised by the reaction.
“I knew it when I saw the first debut stage and the recent stage. This person is of stage constitution. On stage, you can show more than you have.”
Arin’s surprised eyes turned to Kim Chang-hu.
he grins
“From what I’ve seen, if you’re a junior, I think you can sing my songs well enough. Please take good care of me.”
“yes!”
What was the song made about?
And it was Kim Chang-hoo who explained for a long time how he sang the song with what kind of emotion.
I was watching the conversation from afar.
It was fortunate.
And actually, when Arin asked me what it would be like to sing that song.
I found Kim Chang-hoo’s contact information and contacted him.
They say they want to sing your song rather than Yuanna’s song on the contest stage.
On the contrary, he liked it and readily accepted it.
After I got to know him by chance, he is a junior I look forward to a lot.
I also added that if you have any difficulties, please contact me at any time.
*
＜The Stage of Legends＞ was literally a place where people with legendary names gathered.
Even now, there was no fuss on the Internet with opinions on whether or not it was true that Arin was included among those names.
“CEO.”
“Arin, don’t worry about you. Those chaos will disappear as soon as you show your first stage.”
“I don’t care. Because the CEO is by my side cheering me on.”
“okay.”
The reason why I decided to appear in Arin despite anticipating such a controversy.
Arin was literally a genius.
A genius who developed his talents faster than I expected.
＜The Stage of Legends＞ are geniuses like Arin.
It was a stage where people who had walked the path of music all their lives with their genius talent gathered.
No matter how much I used all of my personal connections, it was a stage where singers of such a level that it was difficult to meet separately were gathered.
How many things can Arin learn there?
It will probably show a different look from day to day.
I’m really looking forward to it.
look at it now
No matter how much Arin showed outstanding performances through ＜King of Mask Singer＞ and various music shows, those reactions that said that he was still infinitely lacking.
Admit it.
It is absurd for a rookie singer who debuted less than a year ago to be included in the name of a legend.
but.
Geniuses are different.
We call him a genius because he defies all common sense.
Arin was a genius with enough talent.
That’s why I decided to change all of those reactions through this opportunity.
