The Road To Glory [EN]: Chapter 1051

< Invitation or Proposal >

The era when All-Con became a vulgar joke.

[Roh Hae-il Concert Ticket War… Fans Say “We Saw True Hell”]

A reporter walked through a battlefield.

[Inner Park Tickets, Roh Hae-il Concert Tickets Sold Out in 1 Minute, Ticket Power Certified]

[How Can I Book Roh Hae-il Concert Tickets?]

[Roh Hae-il Small Theater Concert My World… Fierce Ticketing War Expected]

General ticket sales for Roh Hae-il’s small theater concert ‘My World’ at Inner Park on the 27th at 8 PM took place. As Roh Hae-il’s first official concert, it garnered much attention.

The concert, which runs for a week, is Roh Hae-il’s debut concert. After the ticketing announcement, it topped the real-time search rankings on various online portal sites. And above all, the Yeonguk University Centennial Hall, where the concert is held, has only 830 seats, so a fierce ticket war was predicted.

The concert, which runs for a week from September 21st to September 27th, opened ticket sales at the same time to prevent black market tickets, but many fans posted about their failure, saying that even though they accessed the site right when tickets went on sale, they only stared at the waiting screen for about an hour. Even the server crashed, and reservations were not properly processed afterward.

Inner Park’s server issues have always existed, but have never been resolved. Was the CEO’s inaugural address, promising to increase customer satisfaction and become a customer-centric company, just empty words?

└ Going well until suddenly? lol

└ Was the reporter the one who stared at the waiting screen for about an hour?

└ The sudden outburst is funny, but I’m also a victim ㅜㅠㅠ I’m shedding tears. Roh Hae-il, you devil, Inner Park, you trash site.

Until 8 PM when ticketing opened, the atmosphere was like the calm before the storm, but as ticketing progressed, the losers and winners were divided, and the online space became noisy.

[Looking for Roh Hae-il tickets, pleaseㅠㅠ]

[If you’re not a Roh Hae-il fan, please give up your tickets]

[Roh Hae-il’s final concert tickets are on Carrot Market [a Korean online marketplace similar to Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace], but ㅅㅂ scalpers, is that the price]

└ Wow, the black market price is crazy

[Seriously considering, it’ll be amazing live for 17 seconds, right?]

However, the already sold-out tickets showed no signs of being released, except for a few black market tickets. That’s how the bloody summer passed, and September arrived.

The season when the hot summer goes and autumn should be welcomed.

However, autumn has long disappeared in Korea, and it was still muggy.

Sweat pours down so much that I miss winter.

Even the air conditioner couldn’t completely take away the heat.

I should stay still to be cool, but I started preparing for the concert in earnest and spent busy days.

As the host of the concert, he had to create a perfect stage that no one would regret.

“Huff, I feel like I’m going to die.”

His members had to practice just as hard.

They already knew all the songs Roh Hae-il made, but they were terrified of making a mistake on stage if they were careless.

And they had to prepare another set of music.

That was HALO’s 9th album.

The 7 tracks included in the 9th album were scheduled to be recorded immediately after the concert, so it was necessary to prepare them in advance.

“Crazy···.”

Seo Yeon-i received the 9th album sheet music and turned pale.

If she had to pour her emotions into the 8th album, the 9th album wasn’t about emotions… it required elaborate speed playing. Seeing the notes filling the staff paper, she lost her appetite.

It might be wise not to think about going home for this year’s Chuseok [Korean Thanksgiving], which is in the first week of October.

“By the way, where did the boss go?”

“Ah, he went out for a while regarding the concert.”

“Isn’t the concert planning all done? The company was decided earlier than expected.”

“There’s one important thing left.”

“Important thing?”

HALO entered a Korean restaurant in Cheongdam-dong [an affluent neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea].

“Hello? Is Hae-il here?”

Opening the Hanok [traditional Korean house] door, two people who had arrived earlier waved their hands.

“Hello.”

Leeve, who was not tired after finishing the Southeast Asia tour, radiated bright energy. And-.

“Yo.”

Shin Joo-hyuk took his hand out of the leather jacket and raised it roughly. He said he was busy, but he came. Shin Joo-hyuk added, noticing the boy’s sullen expression.

“I didn’t come to see you either.”

“···.”

“Answer.”

“Yes.”

“The two are still on good terms.”

HALO sat across from Leeve and Shin Joo-hyuk.

Leeve told them that she had already ordered the menu and chuckled.

Even after returning from a two-month Southeast Asia tour, Leeve showed no signs of fatigue.

Rather, she led the conversation with the same energy as usual and even gave gifts.

“Hae-il, I’m sorry again that I couldn’t do the featuring.”

And to tell you the reason why we gathered here.

The first reason was that Leeve, who had rejected the featuring proposal, felt sorry and said she would buy them a meal.

“I listened to the song… it was my taste. I should have just said I would do it.”

The second reason was the regret about ‘Zigzag’ that she couldn’t feature in. The last reason was-.

“I heard you’re finally having a concert. Congratulations, Hae-il.”

It was because of Roh Hae-il’s first concert.

They had been continuing their relationship since they met through <2030 Sing Festival- Rendezvous>.

The Rendezvous group chat room was still active, and above all, there was a separate room for Leeve, Shin Joo-hyuk, and Roh Hae-il, who were closer in age.

“But the concert is really soon. I think you’ll be busy preparing for the concert. How are you going to do the music show?”

Hae-il thought for a moment and shook his head.

“I don’t think I’ll do it for a while.”

There are many things to do, such as preparing for the concert and HALO’s 9th album, but in fact, time can be created. By reducing sleep or other activities. The reason for not doing it is simply because he is not attracted to it.

The music shows he had experienced recently were fun, but he wanted to focus on the stage he was creating himself rather than the stage created by the broadcasting station and many people.

Of course, one thing he regretted was disappointing the fans who came to support him at the public broadcasts.

‘Everyone will come this time, right?’

Hae-il, who drove most of the fans into ticketing hell, thought calmly.

“Okay, now tell me.”

Although the meal was set, before anyone picked up their spoons, Leeve looked at Hae-il and said meaningfully.

“You have something to say.”

The reason why he bothered to come out for a meal during this busy time.

“Or, should I guess?”

Hae-il opened his mouth, not expecting Leeve to speak first.

“No, I’ll tell you.”

“Okay.”

“Can I ask you to be a guest at my concert?”

A collaboration that he had asked to do several times at Rendezvous.

Leeve smiled brightly as if she had been waiting for this question. Well, she expected the boy to ask her to do it when she came to this place. Rather, she would have been disappointed if he hadn’t proposed it.

“Okay. If it’s Hae-il’s concert, I have to make time no matter what.”

“What about me?”

Leeve wouldn’t come out 7 times a week.

What about the remaining guests? Shin Joo-hyuk gestured at himself, but Hae-il, who neatly ignored him, smiled faintly.

“Thank you, senior [term of respect for someone older or more experienced].”

“It’s nothing.”

Leeve, who is confirmed as the first guest for the concert, said lightly. Her ash violet hair, which she had dyed for the tour, shook softly.

Now that the main point was over, it was time to start eating in earnest. Leeve remembered something and opened her mouth.

“Come to think of it, I forgot. Hae-il, will you do me a favor too? It’s nothing.”

“What is it?”

“Will you come out too?”

Where to? To the concert?

As Hae-il was wondering, Leeve winked.

“Unfortunately, the tour has recently ended, so a tour is impossible for a while. Won’t you appear on the content I’m doing? I’ll treat you well.”

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Meanwhile, September 1st is Labor Day in the United States, a day for workers to take a holiday.

To commemorate Labor Day, the band Scorpion landed in North America. August. The world tour, which started in England, continued to Canada and then to the United States, and was scheduled to proceed from east to west and from north to south.

In fact, they were the most famous metal band in England, so all seats were sold out up to LA. Among them were enthusiastic metal fans, so there were faces that could be seen everywhere they went.

Fans followed not only the concerts but also all his movements, but there weren’t always only fans.

“Mr. Lil, is there a reason why you suddenly decided to come to Korea?”

Before the Chicago concert.

Reporters found him and flocked to him.

Looking at them, it wasn’t the yellow magazines [tabloids] or media companies that followed him around every day. It was a face I saw for the first time. They were reporters made up of Asians.

‘Korea’.

That word caught my ear.

Lil, who was about to ignore it and go, stopped walking.

‘If it’s Korea.’

The members looked at him with ominous eyes as he suddenly stopped.

Lil would usually flip his middle finger to tell them not to follow him, but he was strangely docile.

‘Let’s just go in.’

One of the members desperately hoped, but Lil, as always, did not follow his wishes.

Lil turned to the reporters and looked at the Korean reporter.

“What?”

“Well, the schedule for visiting Korea has been additionally increased, is there a special reason?”

The reporter, who was startled by the sharp gaze, stuttered and asked again. He had heard several times that his interview attitude was not good, so he had no choice but to be intimidated.

He asked, but he didn’t expect him to answer.

At that moment, Lil’s voice was heard.

“There’s someone I want to meet.”

“!”

The reporter forgot that he was scared and opened his eyes wide.

The reason for visiting Korea is to meet someone?

It’s a scoop. Other reporters seemed to have the same thought, and they began to point their microphones and cameras.

“Who is it?”

“Is it a woman?”

“Mr. Lil, are you seeing a woman?”

Seriously, thinking about it.

Lil clicked his tongue as he looked at the reporters who were all thinking the same thing.

What is he trying to say?

The members were as curious about Lil’s answer as the reporters. They didn’t even know that they were touring in Korea until the concert started.

Lil’s arbitrariness was not new, so they were not unpleasant. They were just curious about his change of heart.

He had never answered no matter how much they asked.

But today, he felt like he was going to say something. Members and reporters all listened.

“A fan.”

“Yes?”

The change of heart that came again.

The member opened his eyes wide.

You had a Korean singer you liked?

“Fan?”

“Lil listened to k-pop?”

“A fan?”

And the reporters reacted the same way.

Officially, HALO is the only singer Lil likes.

However, it is impossible for a person to like only one singer and listen only to that singer’s music.

The reporters thought of articles such as [Scorpion, recently enjoying k-pop…] and continued to ask questions.

“Can you tell us who it is?”

Lil smiles and smiles.

The more he did, the drier his throat became.

“Well.”

Lil smiled and a sigh leaked out.

That crazy bastard. He wouldn’t say it easily.

He had already pulled out an article saying that Lil was listening to k-pop, but he had no idea who it was.

If it’s K-pop, it must be an idol group, right?

Rather than a male idol… it must be a female idol.

“No.”

Lil, who was about to enter the concert hall, stopped.

When his voice was heard again, the reporters’ hearts fluttered as if they had met their first love.

Even though they felt like they were being played by Lil’s change of heart, it was good. Pride doesn’t feed them. Only the god of views gave them daily food.

“Come to think of it, it’s okay to say it.”

“Of course.”

“It’s okay.”

The reporters hurriedly responded.

“Who is it?”

“Is it a woman?”

People who were bloodshot in his answer.

Lil, who was just about to say it, licked his lips.

What should I call him?

He was just about to say it, but he didn’t feel like easily revealing what he had found out with difficulty (?) to these idiots.

“He’s called Roh here.”

“Roh?”

The reporters, who were wondering, talked among themselves and soon exclaimed.

“Wait, if it’s Roh.”

“Are you talking about Roh Hae-il?”

Lil didn’t affirm it, but the reporters were already convinced that it was Roh Hae-il.

In the first place, the Roh family is not a common surname, and there was only one artist who was briefly called Roh in the United States.

In other words, Roh Hae-il was the most famous Roh.

Anyway, it was big news.

“Mr. Lil, how did you become his fan?”

“Do you usually listen to his music often?”

The reporters poured out questions like crazy.

Around that time, the yellow magazines and American media companies that always followed him were also involved.

Just as he was about to leave, someone shouted.

“Do you have anything to say to him?”

Hmm. Good question.

Lil decided to answer one last time.

Staring at the camera filming him.

“Roh, you-.”

Lil thought at the same time as he spoke.

I protected one thing, so it’s okay to do this much, right?

“I hope you come to my concert.”

“!”

“If possible, on stage.”

Isn’t that right, HALO?

The camera flash went off.

“Jackpot! Is it a concert guest proposal?”

“I think he’s proposing to open the concert in Korea?”

“No, when did Lil know Roh Hae-il?”

“Excuse me. Who is him, hello?”

“Let’s upload the article first. It’s a scoop.”

“Roh Hae-il’s value will go up like crazy again.”

Korean reporters, and foreign reporters also frantically delivered the scoop because it was the first time Lil had said he wanted to have a concert with someone.

So they missed one thing.

The proposal to have a concert together was very polite, unlike the head of a scorpion.

They simply dismissed it as a fan’s words.