chapter 7
Singing mechanically.
There is no echo in your song.
But as he said, I closed my eyes and called, and I couldn’t hear anything.
Although I was embarrassed when I suddenly took a picture of myself with a camera.
I quickly got better, thinking that it would be good if it was helpful to me and not harmful.
[The alley that night was so warm.]
The moment I uttered the last note, barely suppressing my trembling.
the song is over
I have to open my eyes now
‘I don’t want to open my eyes…’
‘When I open my eyes, everyone might be pointing fingers…’
These thoughts squeezed my eyelids.
The moment when tears are about to burst at the momentary negative thoughts that fill up.
“Arin. Open your eyes.”
in pitch-black darkness.
I heard his voice.
“Mo, I can’t open it…”
“are you okay. Trust me and float.”
okay.
Kim Ah-rin is going to try it.
you’re not alone anymore
The moment you carefully open your eyes.
The mouth is open.
“This, what is this…”
countless people.
A lot of people who couldn’t even put it all at a glance were listening to his song.
It wasn’t the criticism he was worried about either, but the enthusiastic response he showed at the beginning.
with that reaction.
I couldn’t help but be surprised at the situation that I created, no, my own song.
Episode 7
before you start busking. No, the way to get here by car before that.
“after.”
“what’s the matter? tremble?”
A sigh of tension was heard from Arin, who was sitting in the passenger seat. I said I was confident Are you nervous about appearing in front of people?
“little bit. Oh no, I’m a little nervous. I said I was confident, but I don’t know if I can do well.”
it could be.
Practical music academy, and trainee life is all about Arin.
Going out in front of a lot of people for the first time can be nerve-wracking.
Besides, I was reluctant to sing in front of others with a closed mind.
Excitement, anticipation, and pressure and tension.
I can feel it when I see Arin’s face mixed with various emotions.
A way to give Arin a more dramatic impression.
“Arin.”
“yes?”
“Do you want to close your eyes while we sing?”
“You want me to close your eyes?”
At my words, a question mark appears above Arin’s head. It must be strange to suddenly close your eyes.
Arin’s face full of question marks burst into laughter for a moment before continuing.
“If you try, maybe it will help you. It won’t do any harm. So trust me and try it.”
“···all right.”
Although he made an expression that he couldn’t understand my request. Arin replied that he knew.
It was simple to tell Arin to close his eyes while he sang.
How many people your song can stop and stop.
I wanted to show how much change can be made before the start and when the song is over.
Not just the light of visible talent.
Because my ears, which had been listening for over two weeks, were telling me.
A singer named Arin can be successful with just her voice.
You don’t know it yet, so you have to feel it for yourself.
And I want to make you feel how daunting that change can be for you.
If you feel that daunting impression.
Wouldn’t the reluctance to sing in front of others that I’ve felt so far disappear?
“ah···”
And my conviction became a reality.
By the time you’ve just finished setting up. No, not even before the song starts.
In front of Arin’s eyes, there were only three people.
Most people glanced at Arin’s face and were curious, but they soon moved on.
I’m sure it was…
“Oh, hello. This is Arin.”
Arin, who opened his eyes after finishing the song, must have seen it. That many people who looked at least over 30 stopped to listen to their songs.
As soon as the embarrassed Arin finished his greetings, the audience responded enthusiastically.
“I was really… really surprised. A lot of people are listening to my songs.”
Clearly, before the song started, even before the prelude rolled and I closed my eyes, the complex and mixed emotions I had seen.
None of those negative emotions were visible now.
“Thank you for coming to listen to my song during your busy time. For the next song, I will sing our memories of teacher Baek Sang-yeol last night.”
Arin’s face blushed as he hurriedly prepared for the next song.
okay.
It was because of that expression.
The reason why I didn’t give up on Arin even if I wasn’t in the light of my talent.
Because of that Arin’s expression, when she is happy listening to the song, she is happier than anyone else.
[Last winter night, that alley where it snowed…]
With a face full of joy, Arin sings.
Are those feelings reflected in the song?
“Hey. that guy is awesome Let’s listen for a bit and then go.”
“Is that so? and. I know what kind of singer you are. No, you think you’re better than a singer?”
“brother. I’m sorry, but wait a little longer. I think I’ll be a little late because something suddenly happened. what? Do you go to a nearby cafe? I mean, it’s important.”
Arin’s song catches the footsteps of passers-by.
The number of spectators, who had been in two lines, gradually increased to three or four lines.
[… I will build memories with you forever.]
Around the end of Arin’s second song.
The number of people surrounding this small busking place seems to exceed 60 people.
This time I sang without closing my eyes. That is why Arin saw with his own eyes the growing number of audience as his song progressed.
As more and more people stop to listen to their songs.
Arin’s eyes sparkled as he sang.
“and. So many people listen to my song. Thank you so much.”
As the song ends, applause and whistles spread throughout.
Arin could not stand it and got up from his seat. Then, he thanked the audience for listening to his song.
front, right, left. And finally to those who listened behind the scenes.
“Are you a singer? Or are you preparing for your debut?”
“yes? Oh, no. I just came out because I like to sing.”
Arin responded in bewilderment as if he had heard the question that came through the sound.
“Nonsense. I haven’t seen anyone sing this much live except for concerts.”
“and. Is this a normal amateur?”
“Don’t you know the King Banin? The one who can sing better than a singer is King Van.”
“What is the next song?”
A lot of reactions that Arin can’t answer all come out.
But what the audience wants is one thing.
Hurry up to sing the next song.
“Then I’ll sing the next song right away.”
By the time Arin’s two subsequent songs were finished.
Among the many busking places, the most people were gathered near Arin.
“Unfortunately, it’s already the last song.”
There were a total of 5 songs I decided to sing with Arin today. As it was my first time, I was going to call it just enough to taste it.
The moment of the last song has already arrived before I knew it.
“No! Sing 10 more songs and go!”
“yes?! sorry. This is the last song I prepared for today. If I do it again next time, I will prepare a lot.”
At Arin’s words, “It’s the end,” regret spreads among the audience.
It seems that I didn’t think that I would call it so short.
Because now people are starting to come in earnest.
But it’s good to leave when regrets remain.
On the contrary, so that a strong aftertaste can rage in Arin’s heart.
What if the 4 songs so far started with a calm prelude?
It is not a prelude to the last song.
From the start, the intense drum sound hits your ears.
The faces of the audience who heard the beat were gradually stained with astonishment.
“uh?”
“what?! Are you going to sing this song?”
“no way. You must have played it wrong.”
“Is it a completely different song from before?”
Arin’s voice is not only emotional.
And now, Arin was trying to show his strongest strength right now.
when was it
It was probably about a week ago.
Inside the small practice room.
It is clear that he only sang with his pure voice without a microphone.
Arin’s voice, which I always thought could be heard beyond the door, filled the practice room.
Listening to Arin’s songs, I thought that he was more suited to being a ballad-type solo singer rather than a group member.
But thanks to Lee Ji-young, I found out that my thoughts were wrong.
“CEO. You haven’t heard of Arin’s real weapon yet?”
“Isn’t it a sensitive appeal? It is a feeling that shakes the heart.”
“no way. If that were all, I wouldn’t have said that Arin could debut as a solo singer right away in this day and age. Ask Arin directly. Then you will know.”
Lee Ji-young’s cryptic words asked Arin directly.
“Arin. The director says I haven’t lifted your true weapon yet.”
then i saw
Arin’s confused expression.
I hurriedly comforted Arin in case it had something to do with the trauma.
“It’s okay if you don’t show it if you feel uncomfortable. It seems that he made a burdensome request to you after listening to the director.”
“no. I’ll go out for a second and ask the teacher if there are any other classes and then I’ll come.”
huh?
I’m singing in the practice room. Why bother with the other classes?
The thought was shattered after a while.
Thinking about the past is over here.
I focused my attention on the camera that was filming again.
It was important from now on.
So far, the audience has been soaked in the calm sensitivity of Arin’s voice.
However, this last song prepared as a secret weapon was not.
this song.
[I’ll forget everything from now on. It won’t be easy though. Like a dream, erase it like nothing happened~]
“and. oh my god···”
“It just goes up smoothly.”
“Did you see the goose bumps on my arm? awesome.”
“crazy. Isn’t that how you raise the treble in the last third?”
It was a song that boasted an insane level of difficulty, with the highest note at the climax going up to a 3-octave par (F5).
It is a song that even most female singers do not easily challenge live.
Korea is also a country that loves high notes.
If until now, a song soaked in emotion caught the footsteps of passers-by.
The high-pitched song that was rising coolly now was calling even those who were far away.
[Leave me as is. Don’t show any regrets and go away!]
The atmosphere is getting more and more tense.
Leaving the last high note, I feel one common emotion from people.