Episode 411
After joint practice with Seoul Orchestra.
In fact, the lives of Jo Sung-hyun and Chae-yoon did not change much.
There was no need to change, and there was no reason.
It’s joint practice. It’s something you do when you have a schedule, and you just have to practice individually just like you always did.
Chae-yoon goes to school, and Seong-hyeon goes to work.
A life of continuing personal practice whenever I have free time.
That was the daily life of Jo Sung-hyun and Chae-yoon.
Only the part that has changed.
“… I don’t like it.”
Chae-yoon frowned while grimacing.
Cho Sung-hyun stopped playing the violin and stopped the strings.
He looked at the child quietly and made a strange expression.
During individual practice, Chaeyoon’s gaze changed slightly after joint practice with the Seoul Orchestra.
Before the joint rehearsal with the Seoul Orchestra, Chae Yoon-yi obviously practiced with a lighter mind.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that the child practiced not seriously, but it meant that Chaeyoon’s attitude toward individual practice was quite different then and now.
If you practiced a little more happily before, what would you say now? .
‘I’m trying to practice a little more stubbornly.’
Jo Sung-hyun thought to himself and let out a small sigh.
Of course, it is very good that Chaeyoon is passionate about practicing.
It was of course a good thing for a child to be greedy and try to grow on his own.
But as a father, it was unavoidable for him to feel strange when he saw his daughter pushing him too hard.
It’s not a grown-up daughter, it’s not Chae-yoon, a first-year elementary school student.
Such a Chae-yoon has been practicing with Jo Sung-hyun for two hours and frowns as if she doesn’t like her performance.
very small mistake.
No, it wasn’t a mistake.
It was just that the feeling that Chae-yoon wanted did not live up to perfection, and it wasn’t a big problem.
If it was normal, I would have just ignored it and continued playing.
You don’t have to be perfect in everything.
In the end, the most important part for Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon while playing and making music was the ‘balance’ part.
If you try to make every element perfect, it’s hard to be perfect overall.
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Music is like that.
Especially in the case of a song composed by Chae-yoon, you shouldn’t try to play something rigidly… .
Even though Chae-yoon must have been well aware of it, the child was hoping that every performance would be perfect.
As a father, as a fellow musician, I have no choice but to worry.
In the end, Jo Sung-hyun made a sound and opened his mouth.
“Chae Yoon-ah.”
“yes… .”
“Practice, is it difficult?”
“… I don’t like it. The orchestra was really good. If I can’t do it, I can’t do it.”
Chae-yoon said so and sighed a little.
Seeing such a child, Jo Sung-hyun put down the violin he was holding and approached Chae-yoon.
He carefully sat down next to Chae-yoon and stroked the child’s head.
“There’s no need to be too impatient, Chae Yoon-ah.”
“still… The orchestra did a really good job.”
Chae-yoon said as if blaming herself.
The orchestra did a really good job, but at the tone of Chae-yoon who seemed to say that he couldn’t, Jo Seong-hyun blinked.
“Is Chae-yoon really good too? No matter how good the orchestra is, it cannot be as good as Chaeyoon.”
“no. You did better than me… .”
The child says with a sullen face.
Jo Sung-hyun scratched his cheek.
Last time, I felt like this when I came to see ‘Kingdom of the Wind’… .
He seemed to be in a slightly more serious trouble now.
When I saw ‘Kingdom of the Wind’, I wanted to play like that myself, but I was in a situation where I couldn’t play properly because I thought I would ruin the music.
Right now, I’m tired of the orchestra’s performance and I’m thinking about whether I’ll be able to get along well.
Chae-yoon was trying her best to perform better than she is now.
Jo Sung-hyun could understand such a child very well, but… At the same time, I was well aware that just trying to play this perfect performance with clenched teeth was not the answer.
It wasn’t easy to stop Chaeyoon from working hard, but it’s still impossible to just watch the child struggling.
Jo Sung-hyun smiled and kissed Chae-yoon’s forehead lightly.
“No one knows a song better than Chaeyoon and Dad. Even if the orchestra can play a little more splendidly, nicely, and grandly… The people who can play this song the best are Chaeyoon and Dad.”
Jo Sung-hyun said in a calm voice.
It’s a song that only the two of us, Chaeyun and Seonghyeon, can perform best.
He said so.
Chae-yoon’s darkened face opened up a little, and the child turned to look at Jo Sung-hyun.
Jo Sung-hyun tapped Chae-yoon’s cheek with his finger, touched it, and continued talking.
“When Chaeyoon wrote the song, how did you make it? Did you make it with the orchestra playing?”
“no.”
“then?”
“I made it with my dad and I playing together.”
“yes. So. Chaeyoon and Daddy can play the best. Right?”
“… right.”
“But the orchestra has a lot of instruments, and it’s crazy because they play it so well.”
“Because he played very well.”
Chaeyoung nodded and said.
The child rubs his cheek on Jo Sung-hyun’s shoulder.
“Right. Since it’s the Seoul Orchestra, it’s only natural to be good at playing. But we can do better than that orchestra, so don’t be too impatient… We just need to slowly tell the Seoul Orchestra about our performance.”
Jo Seong-hyeon carefully grabbed Chae-yoon, who was rubbing the ball on his shoulder, placed her on his lap, and said.
How about Chae Yoon? He shook his head and then smiled.
“I have to work harder to do that!”
In the end, seeing Chae-yoon going to practice harder, Jo Sung-hyun burst into laughter.
I’m worried, but… It looks brighter than before, so it’s okay.
Jo Sung-hyun thought to himself.
And how much time has passed
Seong-hyeon Cho picked up his smartphone, which vibrated briefly, and checked the text, and got up from his seat.
“Chae Yoon-ah, now Hyun-ah unnie is almost all here. You have to leave soon.”
“yes… .”
With a voice that seems to have left a little regret, the child glances at the piano and answers.
Chaeyoon got up reluctantly and quickly put on her coat.
Had it been for a different schedule, I would have chosen to stay at home and practice… .
Today was a schedule that Chae-yoon had been looking forward to and could not miss.
It was the day when Yumi’s first concert was held.
* * *
Jang Hyun-ah was in a situation where she left the concert hall while she was really distracted.
It was also to pick up Jo Sung-hyun and Chae-yoon, and Han Ah-reum decided to shoot a video.
For that, it was also because I was most comfortable with Jang Hyun-ah.
“Is Joongwon hyung with Yumi?”
“yes. The team leader also left it to another person in charge of Heimdall’s schedule today.”
No matter how comfortable Jang Hyun-ah is with Jo Sung-hyun and Chae-yoon.
If Park Joong-won hadn’t been with Yumi, he would have been stuck at the concert hall.
Since Park Joong-won, who is almost as influential as a director, and has known Yumi for a long time, I came to pick up Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon in a little bit of time.
“The concert hall is really crazy, isn’t it?”
“I was rehearsing yesterday, and it’s the same day, so it’s really crazy.”
“How are you, Yumi?”
Jo Sung-hyun asked Hyun-ah Jang, who was driving.
Chae-yoon was still tapping her knee with her finger as if it was a pity that she couldn’t practice more… .
At the same time, there was excitement about going to Yumi’s concert, so her face was bright.
It also looked like she was trying to listen to Jang Hyun-ah with her ears pricked up.
Jo Sung-hyeon laughed lightly at Chae-yoon’s appearance.
“Well… There is definitely a lot of nervous tea coming out. Again, what I said… I’m also looking for Chaeyoon and sunbaenim.”
“haha.”
When I imagined Yumi trembling with anxiety in the waiting room while nervous, it made me laugh.
Not long after, Yumi’s concert hall appeared.
People are already lining up, and there are a lot of banners and pickets outside announcing that Yumi’s concert will be held.
Chae-yoon puts her face on the window and sees the people passing by and the banners.
“cool… .”
The child sighed and muttered.
Perhaps there are no more regrets about practicing, Chaeyun was just concentrating on Yumi’s concert in front of her.
With the help of the staff delivering the vehicle, they were able to park the car without difficulty.
“Come on, we’re all here.”
As soon as Jang Hyun-ah said that, the door opened and Chae-yoon got out of the car.
Jo Sung-hyun laughed and followed the child down.
Heading to the waiting room where Yumi was, she was talking to Park Joong-won.
“I am so… .”
Without talking, Yumi found Jo Sung-hyun and Chae-yoon.
“brother! How is Chae-yoon?”
With bright faces, Yumi waved to Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon.
He certainly looked nervous.
Her body is a little stiff, and her face is a little paler than usual.
After greeting Chae-yoon while hugging Chae-yoon, Yu-mi turned her gaze to Seong-hyeon.
“Thank you for coming. brother.”
“Of course you should. This is Yumi’s first concert.”
“Thanks to you, I was able to even hold a concert like this.”
“Thanks to me. It was all done well by Yumi.”
In response to Yumi’s words, Seonghyeon Jo waved her hand in response.
Seeing them like that, Park Joong-won sneaked in.
“Isn’t there a bit of my virtue?”
As he said that, he grinned and tapped Jo Sung-hyun’s arm.
“It’s true that Yumi worked really hard to make it, but it’s true that you suffered too. Let’s not lose too much.”
After saying that, Park Joong-won turned his head and looked at Jang Hyun-ah.
“Ah, Hyuna worked so hard too.”
At his words, Hyuna Jang smiles and bows her head slightly to greet him.
We sat on the sofa in the waiting room and the conversation started.
Simple snacks were prepared, but no one touched them.
It is the same for Yumi, who has to hold a concert, but also for Park Joong-won and Jang Hyun-ah, who are in charge of the process.
Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon also felt that Yumi was nervous, and at the same time, they were a little nervous, not even thinking about looking at the snacks.
And, how much time has passed in the waiting room?
“Now you have to stand by.”
A staff sneaks up to you and speaks to you.
Yumi sighed and took a long breath.
she got up from her seat
Now, it was time to start the concert.
