chapter 10
Arin’s gaze turned to me.
“At that moment, I met the CEO. At first, I was taken aback when he opened the door to the practice room and asked if I could listen to the song.”
So when I asked if I could come again next time, I said OK.
It was strange.
After the casting offer was bitterly rejected. When I asked if I could come again next time to continue my relationship with Arin.
To be honest, I knew I would be rejected.
“So when I asked if I could come and listen to the song again next time I had a chance, I said no.”
“that’s right. Even though we sang the same song in the same place, one person in the audience… said that they were moved by my song resonated so deeply in my heart.”
What would have happened if I hadn’t met Arin at that timing.
If the feelings that Arin felt at the time continued, wouldn’t he even lose his passion for singing?
“The song just ended as usual, and I said it was good… and to that question if I could come next time…”
“Did you see the light behind me?”
I couldn’t bear to face the gaze of what nonsense I was talking about and avoided it.
It’s a moment though, but thanks to the joke, the atmosphere was a little relaxed.
A smile burst out of Arin’s mouth.
“yes. I definitely felt the day I couldn’t come because the CEO was busy the other day.”
“What?”
“From now on, singing alone in the practice room will no longer be as enjoyable as before.”
that it is The words behind it are almost swallowed.
that would be true Arin has already heard the cheers of fans.
You won’t get the same satisfaction as before in the practice room where you’re alone anymore.
“That’s because Arin is so good at your skills.”
It might have been different if Arin sang while learning from Lee Ji-young in the practice room because of her lack of skills.
Every day, no, every week, every two weeks, he would have been satisfied with his growing skills.
However, Arin is a singer who is nearing completion, as Lee Ji-young said.
It is such a state that you may not be able to grow small enough to be satisfied with the effort of the month, not the week, or the year.
A level where being taught by others might actually have a negative effect on the current Arin.
“That’s why you waited even when I was late for the practice room.”
“that’s right. Seeing them happy with my songs makes me happy as well.”
It’s not that Arin fell for me or anything like that.
It literally means that he was happy to see me happy with his song.
The story ended there. Arin, who confessed his happiness, urged me to go quickly, as if he suddenly felt embarrassed.
Thanks to this, the car on the way back is quiet against the background of the gentle sound of nearby cars.
“I’ll take you to the front of the house.”
“yes.”
Arin still looked out the window and couldn’t see this side.
Arin’s side profile keeps getting stepped on by the gaze.
Let’s organize our thoughts.
Arin has just completed two performances.
I said it with my own mouth, but it has become a body that can no longer be satisfied with singing alone in a quiet practice room.
That was also what I was aiming for.
“Arin.”
“yes?!”
Arin, who was avoiding his gaze outside the window. I was startled by my calling.
“How was the performance today?”
Arin, who tilted his head at my question for a moment, immediately brought out an answer.
“It’s something I said before. It was so fun and happy. To the point where I wonder if I’ve ever had this much fun.”
“Then, how about trying this?”
“how?”
“You’ve only performed twice. So let’s do more.”
“A performance like now?”
“okay. What do you think?”
Of course you can’t refuse
I didn’t even need to hear an answer. Like the last time, I was able to see a face filled with happiness at my proposal.
“Did you say that? I still don’t know exactly how you feel.”
“yes.”
“Until I know your heart, which I still can’t make up my mind and don’t know. Let’s do it until then. I will always be by your side to help.”
“···yes.”
Arin nodded with an incomprehensible expression, and finally lowered his head with that answer.
I thought the story would end like this.
Arin’s words were not over.
Arin looks at me with his head lowered.
“If only.”
huh?
If the?
“If I change my mind and accept your offer.”
if you accept
“I wish I had a colleague with whom I could stand on stage rather than alone. Colleagues who can give each other strength and depend on each other.”
“A colleague…”
Arin’s words this time were really unexpected.
To be honest, I thought of the group until I met Arin. But after meeting Arin and listening to her song, my thoughts changed.
Arin’s level of skill.
Because there was such pain, I would never be in a group.
I thought so.
“really?”
“Oh no! A decision has not yet been made. But if I change my mind and accept the offer… I would like to do that when the time comes.”
“That’s not what it says… yes. I get it. Don’t think of my previous offer as a burden, let’s just think about the performance.”
*
A nutube channel has been opened.
The channel name is [Arin’s Music Box].
There are no special videos uploaded. Only two videos have been uploaded so far.
A video containing the tension and excitement of the first busking. A video of Arin, who has gotten used to it a bit, but still doesn’t know what to do with the audience’s cheers, was uploaded.
“Youtube?”
“okay. The you tube you know. Arin wants you to upload a video of your busking performance there.”
“Can I think about it for a minute?”
This is Arin, who was briefly troubled by my suggestion to upload a video on Youtube.
However, the time of concern did not last long.
Busking performances cannot be performed every day. Taking a day off on the weekend is the best situation for now.
The only thing that can feel the reaction of the audience is that short performance time.
But what if you tube?
The sense of realism and emotion at the time that gradually fades as time goes by. And even the comments that can respond to Arin’s song.
There is no need to hesitate.
“But don’t expect too much. Unless you’re a celebrity or celebrity, even if you upload a video to YouTube right away, there won’t be any reaction.”
“no way. of course. I know that much.”
“There really could be no comments at all.”
He said that, but his eyes widened. I was excited at the thought of seeing the comments that would already be running, but I must have crashed at my words.
“And will Arin talk about the direction of your busking performance?”
“Busking?”
“okay. that busking. I asked you this before, but Arin, how was it when you sang your song in front of a large audience?”
At my question, Arin gets into trouble for a while.
how many minutes has passed
Arin’s head turned toward me, as if his thoughts had been sorted out.
Episode 10
“Really… I really liked it. To the point where my heart feels like it’s going to burst and when it’s over and I’m asked for another song, I don’t want to go home.”
As expected, Arin was born with the destiny of being a singer.
It’s called stage constitution.
Even before going on stage, I felt nervous and worried about what to do if I made a mistake.
He is a natural talent who shakes off all of those things as soon as he goes on stage and shows more than his high point.
Arin showed such talent.
A lot of it too.
“Then let’s do it at the same time this weekend as we did the last two times. The week after that, and the week after that. So that people can come to hear you sing.”
“yes? Am I alone?”
this. It seems you misunderstood my words. As I said earlier, jewels shine everywhere.
If Arin, who has such a brilliant talent, was sent alone, there would be not one or two people who would recognize its value and approach it.
Didn’t he offer to be cast after hearing Arin’s song while passing by just the other day?
Even though I saw you right next to me.
I can’t send Arin like that alone.
“No way. You will always go with me like now. You sing happily like now. I’ll capture that image of you in a video and post it on the [Arin’s Music Box] channel.”
“ah···”
As if she was happy just imagining it, Arin’s eyes widened in a hazy way.
The twitching mouth must have already experienced happiness in the future.
“Don’t expect too much. As I said before, even if you upload a video to the You Tube channel, there may be no response.”
“Ah, I know.”
Arin, who was in the future, was caught in reality by my words. With a slightly sad expression.
“And once you get used to communicating with the audience on set, let’s do a live broadcast.”
“A live broadcast?”
“okay. Not right now. It’s still too much for me to accept everything the audience says on set.”
“That’s right. I’m more used to it than at first, but it’s still hard for me to react individually.”
As Arin becomes accustomed to performing, he will be able to respond only to the necessary words from the audience and lead the fans’ reactions in the direction he wants.
Not now, but later when you get used to it.
“that’s right. So let’s do it every week as we get more used to it.”
“yes!”
You Tube real-time live broadcasting is still unreasonable. The life of live broadcasting is communication with viewers.
For the current Arin, who has only performed two performances, just communicating with the audience on set is overwhelming.
As I do now, when I gain experience and become proficient in field performances. At that time, it would be good to try live broadcasting as well.
*
A story is needed to create a singer named Arin.
How did a singer named Arin rise step by step from the bottom?
And what kind of stories did you grow up with?
What was created for that story was [Arin’s Music Box].
A channel created for Arin, who is still constantly refreshing and aiming for an unchanging number of views.
Even if you stare at it like that, no one will come because it is a channel that has just been created.
“uh? Comments were posted!”
“already? It couldn’t have been. Did one of the spectators at the scene give it to you?”
“no. I came across it by chance, and they said they liked the way I sang.”
Really.
Someone actually came and commented.
The channel was created right after the last performance, so even people who were present would have no way to know.
I wonder if I came across a related video by chance, and there were really comments on each of the two videos.
in the same person’s name.
“uh? The same person left another comment, but if you let me know the time of the next performance, I really want to come.”
what?
For a moment, I thought that he was a strange person.
“Don’t worry. You are not a strange person.”
is that even weirder?
Who is it?
This thought came to me first.
Of course, you can become a fan with only two videos uploaded to You Tube.
That’s because Arin’s appearance in the video was attractive.
However, it is enough to be considered strange that you become a huge fan in one day and say when the next busking performance is and that you come and see it at that time.
No matter how you think about it, the progress is too fast.
“Did you say anything else?”
“yes. He even added that if you feel that his words are too burdensome, you can block them.”
“no. Please don’t do that, and the next performance will be the same as the last time, so tell them to come.”
You still don’t know who your opponent is. In this situation, it is better to check the face directly than to scare the opponent into hiding.
If you’re really lucky, you’re probably a fan who fell in love with the video showing Arin’s happiness.
If that’s not the case, if you’re going to become a malicious fan in the future. It would be better to check the face first before it gets serious yet.
“Maybe?”
Arin has a face of pure joy. I can’t help but be happy to see myself in the video and become an avid fan.