chapter 13
013. Jongwoo Lee Recital.
“Uh. really. I don’t know what’s going on these days.”
After consulting with Evie, Song Jae-ik was able to coordinate the schedule with cooperation from Nutube filming.
Of course, there were some conditions.
Do your best in practice for a week. The release of Nutube will be released after adjusting the timing after everything is confirmed.
Even if it wasn’t, he thought so, but when Lee Bi said that Kim Joon’s connections were not a joke and that he would bring a more than average opponent, Song Jae-ik was able to once again ignite his fighting spirit.
“Ha… Goddess Eve. It’s a duet. It’s like a blessed man. But thanks to you, I got an autograph and took a picture.”
Either way, Um Kang-seok seemed happy that he had just met Ebi, got her autograph, and took a picture with him.
“I need to tidy up the house anyway.”
The clothes I took off were all over the place, probably because I was engrossed in practice after Evie’s comments over the past few days.
“ah. Business cards and tickets. I forgot.”
Song Jae-ik, who was organizing his clothes, thought about throwing away the business card and ticket the old man had given him when he was busking the other day, so he searched for it out of curiosity.
It wasn’t because the ticket looked luxurious.
“What is it, Lee Jong-woo? crazy.”
The name that came up in that search was Lee Jong-woo.
He was a world-class pianist. They are also on a world tour right now.
Moreover, the business card he gave me was from a foreign classical music agency.
To dismiss such a business card as a small business scam.
“her. Crazy.”
Perhaps, to people in the classical music industry, they could be more valuable than Evie.
“Lee Jong-woo? Who is that?”
At Song Jae-ik’s muttering, Um Kang-seok tilted his head as if asking who it was. I must have heard it somewhere, but I can’t remember.
“I am a pianist.”
“pianist? Are you famous? But why is that person? That person came to that match with you?”
At those words, Song Jae-ik sighed and shook his head.
“Pianist who won the International Tchaikovsky Competition. A famous pianist on a world tour right now.”
“You have to say that to understand! Do you understand when I say your name? Anyway, he’s famous, isn’t he?”
Um Kang-seok sighed and shrugged his shoulders. I now know who Lee Jong-woo is, but that meant something.
“And the old man who gave us business cards and tickets the other day!”
“What? That small agency scammer?”
At Um Kang-seok’s reaction, Song Jae-ik sighed.
“It’s not a scam, it’s actually a super hit.”
Honestly, before he got the ring and played the piano in earnest, he must have had the same reaction as Um Kang-seok.
“A famous person like that went to and from the last busking? uh If you knew, you would put subtitles in advance before uploading the video! Shall we fix it now?”
“Edit or work hard.”
“I am working hard. I’ll have to try pulling it out. It’s a video of Goddess Evey. Because it burned!”
Eom Kang-seok was only regretful that another celebrity after Evie had seen Song Jae-ik busking but did not know about it, but Song Jae-ik stared blankly at the ticket in his hand.
“Tomorrow.”
The old man, no, the ticket given by Lee Jong-woo is scheduled for tomorrow.
I had to spend a week tight because of my schedule with Evie, but since it was my first time attending a concert by a famous pianist, I thought it would be good to watch a recital for a day.
‘Maybe we can find a clue about the jammed piano.’
After the performance at DDP, the piano was obviously blocked by a high wall.
I didn’t feel like I was digesting it or that my talent was developing at all.
Isn’t that why I turned my eyes to other things like vocals and guitar instead of piano?
“Tomorrow I have an appointment in the evening. I want to go to a piano recital.”
“The Lee Jong-woon I mentioned earlier? Didn’t you film there? I think it would be nice to take a picture.”
Song Jae-ik sighed at Um Kang-seok’s answer and shook his head.
It’s like a freak that’s crazy about you tube.
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The expression that it was a really restless morning seemed to fit.
In the late afternoon, I had to go to Lee Jong-woo’s recital, so as soon as I woke up, I looked for a song on You Tube to fill my stomach.
Then I go to the practice room and practice singing all day long. I felt it even when I was playing the piano, but when I actually practiced what I learned, the speed of digestion and the development of my talent were faster.
“I think I sing well enough with that.”
“You never know who will come. Make sure you do what you already do.”
“It’s not like that.”
Evie’s duet song this time is a song about the boredom of a loved one, and at the same time, there are lyrics exchanged in the middle of the song, so the emotional expression of the voice was very important.
It was such a difficult song, and it was also a new attempt for Evie.
I could vaguely guess why more effort was put into this song, which is only the eighth track.
After devoting himself to singing practice until the afternoon, when it was time for the recital, Song Jae-ik arrived at the concert hall of the Seoul Arts Center in casual clothes.
Those who had already arrived early were having conversations with the people who had come with them, but Song Jae-ik looked at the program book with an awkward feeling because it was his first time coming to a place like this.
This recital is highly anticipated as I listened to Lee Jong-woo’s piano pieces a lot when digesting his piano talent.
“To Mozart. Schubert, Chopin, and Lystra. Looking forward to it.”
And when it was time to enter, Song Jae-ik finally confirmed his location and was stunned.
“Whoa, pretty close?”
Seats literally right in front of the stage. Looking at the position of the piano, it was such a position that it was possible to make eye contact with the player.
In addition, the seats with more than 2,000 seats were already full without any room for input.
This shows the popularity of pianist Lee Jong-woo.
“Did you really give me tickets like this just because you listened to my performance?”
And when the time came, the lights dimmed and Lee Jong-woo entered the stage with the applause of the audience.
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‘Come to think of it, was it today?’
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Lee Jong-woo checked the date and confirmed that the date of the ticket given at the last busking was today.
Did he come or not?
To be honest, I thought that if you are a piano player, there is no reason not to upload your concert tickets.
Although he humbled himself in media interviews as a sign of modesty, he knew well that he was a very famous pianist and performer in Korea.
However, the reason why he felt this way was because he hadn’t contacted him even though he had handed over his ticket and the agency representative’s business card.
Even though it was an agency that people who do classical music would not know about.
“Sir, I am ready.”
And when the time came, the road to the stage. Lee Jong-woo smiled as he confirmed that the young pianist he had seen at the time was sitting in the seat of the ticket he had given him.
‘As expected, if you’re a piano player, you can’t come.’
And as I remembered the performance of the day, my heart felt a little lighter at the same time.
For some reason, I felt that today’s performance would work out very well, just like the performance on the day I saw that young pianist play.
The performance that day was such a performance that it was talked about forever.
‘I need to talk to you once more. Who the hell did you learn the piano from?’
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Lee Jong-woo lightly greeted the ensuing applause, met the pianist’s eyes as he was looking at him with a bit of surprise, and sat down.
Today’s schedule is 7 pieces including the encore. It was his intention to clearly demonstrate his performance to that young pianist.
In return for that day.
The first piece is WAMozart Fantasia in D minor, K.397 (Mozart Fantasia in D minor).
As soon as the first key was pressed, Lee Jong-woo focused entirely on his piano performance.
More than ever on this tour.
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“ah!”
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Lee Jong-woo’s performance begins. As Mozart’s performance continued, Song Jae-ik unknowingly spat out a short and small exclamation.
‘This is a real piano performance.’
No matter how good the performance is, no matter how good the speakers are, it’s not as good as hearing it in person.
It was a simple truth, but Song Jae-Ik, who had never been to a piano recital like this, hadn’t felt how big the difference was until now.
However, the performance of a world-class pianist in a venue built for such a concert was definitely different.
From the moment I first heard the performance, my heart hadn’t stopped beating.
Obviously, Lee Jong-woo’s performance today was of a high level, and it was definitely good. It was just vaguely good.
‘Why didn’t I think of coming to this concert sooner? It’s so good.’
Especially Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy was really awesome. It was to the point that it felt like music completely different from when I heard it on You Tube.
Song Jae-ik closed his eyes and literally enjoyed playing the piano.
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Lee Jong-woo talks about Mozart, Schubert, and Chopin.
All the songs being played now were both learning and inspiration for Song Jae-ik.
As if to repay him, his talent for the piano, which he hadn’t had before, was filling up as if he wanted to digest it right away.
‘ah. Learning through the ring. It wasn’t just about You Tube.’
So far, I’ve been absorbing talent mainly on You Tube, but that wasn’t the case. No matter what kind of talent it is, judging from this talent that is now filling up heavily.
If it is learning and if you think it is learning, you can absorb it.
‘It’s up to you to think. really.’
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Literally so far piano, games, cooking. Although I have digested various talents, I felt that I was not able to properly utilize the function of the ring.
‘under. It’s really awesome.’
It was a really great recital.
After a short intermission, until the encore. When the recital, which lasted nearly two hours in total, was over.
Song Jae-ik could see that his heavy stomach had absorbed his piano talent, which was difficult to digest right away.
And at the same time, if this talent is digested, it will definitely make great progress once again.
Or, I had a vague idea that one of the two endings would be possible.
After the concert, Song Jae-ik generously applauded Lee Jong-woo, who showed the best performance.
And thousands of people were applauding Lee Jong-woo. It was only for one person, Lee Jong-woo.
“ah. I want to play the piano soon.”
As soon as the performance was over, Song Jae-ik felt the desire to play the piano fill up.
I was only full of thoughts that I wanted to go to the practice room and express the emotions I felt at this performance on the piano.
In addition, expectations were raised about what other changes would be made if he digested his talent, which was so full that it was difficult to digest.
“Wait.”
And the timing when the audience leaves one by one.
Someone stopped Song Jae-ik as he tried to go outside. A man who shows with his whole body that he is not a suspicious person in a sloppy suit.
“Mr. Lee Jong-woo wants to see you for a while. Is it okay?”
“Me?”
“yes.”
When Song Jae-ik said that the ticket was not the end, but that he wanted to see it for a while, Song Jae-ik had doubts, but nodded and went up on the stage and went through the door to the waiting room.
pounding chest.
Wasn’t it the pianist who impressed you until just now?
smart-
“Come in.”
When the door opened, Lee Jong-woo greeted Song Jae-ik with a happy expression.
“A military genius pianist to finally meet.”
“yes? me? Are you a genius?”
In response, Lee Jong-woo burst out laughing. That reaction was because I thought it was sincere.
“okay. I don’t know who your teacher is. Seeing how they raised a genius like you, it’s not normal.”
In response, Song Jae-ik laughed, saying that he understood only then. It was because of the thought that Lee Jong-woo, like many people who saw his piano skills, had the same misunderstanding. Of course, a little bit of lip service is needed here.
“I never learned anywhere. To be honest, I studied on my own after watching You Tube. I learned a lot by watching your videos.”
“What?! you tube? love of learning?”
In response, Lee Jong-woo touched his forehead.
It must have been crazy. It’s self-study. Youtube too? I’d rather understand if it’s private tutoring.
“Are you okay?”
“Have you ever learned to play the piano anywhere?”
“yes. First of all, universities are also liberal arts.”
Seeing Song Jae-ik’s face asking what’s wrong, Lee Jong-woo had no choice but to believe his words.
“haha. See if it’s true That’s the realm of real talent. You must have a talent for the piano.”
“Thank you for your words.”
“Not at all. It’s true. You have to be a pianist!”
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Lee Jong-woo was greedy.
It is already a talent close to completion. Besides, there is no teacher. I used to learn from watching YouTubers.
‘If I teach just a little bit more, what level can this pianist reach?’
It was pure kindness and curiosity at the same time.
“Are you thinking of learning the piano from me?”
When Lee Jong-woo asked a question with a serious expression.
“My main job is a nutuber. If it’s a line that doesn’t get in the way, I want to learn it.”
I thought about it, but it was a similar reason to Muse Entertainment’s casting offer.
purpose I want to achieve. It was for that purpose. However, at the same time, although it was a selfish greed, there was also an expectation that if Lee Jong-woo taught me, this slow digestion would speed up.
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Lee Jong-woo couldn’t keep his mouth shut at Song Jae-ik’s answer.
Even with that piano skill, you’re a YouTuber. And how easily he dismissed what he said he would teach!
“Ha ha ha ha ha···!!”
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Lee Jong-woo burst into laughter. It wasn’t because I was offended or in a bad mood. It was just funny.
“great. Instead, I also have one condition.”
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Lee Jong-woo replied as if it wasn’t bad.
“You must know the value of my teachings. If you had just watched my videos and studied on your own.”
“yes. I know.”
Although he said that he was a nutuber, it was obvious that he could play the piano as much as I did, and it would have meant that he put in that much talent and effort.
I don’t know why, but looking at those eyes, it was clear that he had a goal he wanted to achieve.
It just didn’t look like it was a piano.
“I am on a world tour right now. There are still months left before the tour ends. Until then, please post at least one piano video a week on your You Tube. I also want to teach students who are willing to learn.”
At Lee Jong-woo’s suggestion, Song Jae-ik smiled and nodded. Because it wasn’t that difficult.
And I thought that if I could receive Lee Jong-woo’s teachings with that much effort, that wouldn’t be too bad.
Of course, even if he perfected his piano talent before Lee Jong-woo’s teaching.