A New Career Singer Who Can Read The Future [EN]: Chapter 225

As much as Do-hyun had prepared, his fans had prepared even more.

During ‘The World,’ the last song of Do-hyun’s main stage performance, the fans held up slogans that read, “I’ll give you the world / Please stay there for me.”

Seeing those words, Do-hyun wondered if he truly deserved such love. Overwhelmed with emotion, he realized that his fans’ world revolved around him, and tears streamed down his face.

He couldn’t sing and simply sat down, overcome by the moment.

The fans shouted, “Don’t cry!” but Do-hyun didn’t hear them, lost in his feelings.

“I’ll give you the world / Please stay there for me.”

It was more romantic than any words he could imagine.

He already felt like he had the world. He had fans, wealth, success, fame, and the love of his life. And to think they wanted to give him more. He knew some people were upset by his sudden marriage announcement and had turned away… but these fans stayed by his side, offering their unwavering support. He was simply overcome with emotion.

“Everyone… thank you… thank you….”

The band’s performance stopped abruptly, all eyes on him.

It was because of Do-hyun’s words.

“Originally, I was supposed to sing this song… but I don’t know where to start or what to say. In tarot cards, the World card signifies completion [representing the end of a cycle and fulfillment]. I wrote the title track with the determination to show the completion of me as a person through this album.”

Do-hyun wiped away his tears and continued.

“In tarot cards, the World card is also the last number of the Major Arcana… so… anyway… so, while writing this song, I wanted to show you the final stage of evolution that singer Na Do-hyun has reached… Does that sound too cheesy when I explain it like that? Anyway, I wrote the song with the determination to show you that side of me… and I’m so grateful that you welcomed me with such beautiful words. I love you. I love you and love you again. I love you so much that the word ‘love’ isn’t enough. Session members, let’s start the song again from the beginning.”

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That’s how the first day of the concert ended in a sea of tears.

But Do-hyun shed tears not only on the first day but every day until the last.

The slogan phrases, prepared differently for each day, moved Do-hyun to tears without fail.

The phrases written on the slogans, timed perfectly in coordination with The Dreamer Label’s planning team, were more beautiful than any lyrics Do-hyun had written in his entire career.

That’s what made it so incredibly touching.

In the end, Do-hyun lost consciousness while coming down from the stage after finishing the encore song on the last day.

He fainted due to excessive crying and emotional exhaustion.

Do-hyun was rushed to the hospital.

As a result, all sorts of speculative articles ran rampant. There were even absurd claims from YouTube commenters that he was getting a divorce.

However, when a figure who was clearly by his side was briefly revealed in a video, the commenters quickly received backlash.

In addition, The Dreamer Label also quelled the divorce rumors by releasing a brief official statement saying, “Na Do-hyun, the representative and singer of The Dreamer, felt fatigued after the performance and fainted, but was discharged after receiving an IV drip.”

Even after the concert ended, Do-hyun couldn’t shake off the aftereffects for several days.

He could still hear the fans cheering in his ears, and he could see the waves of cheering sticks in front of his eyes. It was as if spotlights were shining on him from above, and a drone show was constantly unfolding in his mind.

“Do-hyun… are you okay?”

Do-hyun repeatedly fell asleep and woke up, caught in a cycle.

Hana was worried about his abnormal sleep patterns, so she even took time off from work to care for him.

“…I’ve never experienced such severe concert aftereffects before.”

“It seems like it. Are you really okay?”

“No, I’m not okay… I want to do a concert again… If not, I want to do some busking [street performing]… I can’t stand it. I’m going out to do busking today.”

Despite suffering from a fever, Do-hyun showed his determination to do something, anything, at Hana’s worried voice.

“I really want to perform, Noona [term used by a younger male to address an older female he’s close to]. I guess I’m really made for the stage. I sometimes think… if I had held back on becoming a singer as my grandfather and parents wanted, if I had just forgotten about it and lived a normal life… I wouldn’t have felt these emotions, right?”

“…Yeah. You wouldn’t have. I don’t know the emotions you feel as a singer, but… as a fan, there are times when I feel like I’m sharing what you see and feel on stage. Every time that happens, I think, ‘I’m glad you’re a singer.'”

“Thank you. Thank you for saying that. Can I go busking when my cold gets better?”

“…You don’t have to go busking. The Dreamer Label concert is coming up soon, too.”

“I just… I just want to sing freely in front of people. There’s also The Dreamer Label concert, but I want to be more free and spontaneous.”

“Hmm… then let’s go when your cold gets better. Okay? Promise.”

The two made a promise by hooking their little fingers.

That’s how Do-hyun suffered for another full week.

After Do-hyun was completely healed, he went to Yeonnam-dong to busk, wearing warm clothes as Hana had repeatedly told him to.

Although the location had changed and his circumstances had changed, his heart was the same as when he appeared on KBC ‘You First Singer’ Season 1 [a fictional singing competition]. That burning desire to succeed as a singer. Not only success, but also the simple desire to sing comfortably in front of an audience had never faded.

Do-hyun even brought his own equipment, including amps.

People who recognized Do-hyun in a corner of Yeonnam-dong shouted, “Oh? It’s Na Do-hyun!” and started gathering around him.

“Are you busking today?”

“Yes! I’m busking! Starting a little later after setting up the equipment!”

“Wow! Awesome! Even in this cold weather?”

“I have to! Singer Na Do-hyun does it even in cold weather!”

Do-hyun laughed and answered the people’s questions.

While carefully unloading the equipment, Do-hyun set it up piece by piece.

In the meantime, more and more people gathered.

“Wow. Na Do-hyun is busking. I have to post it on SNS [Social Networking Service].”

“Wow… Na Do-hyun… how old is he? He’s getting more and more handsome….”

“Na Do-hyun is really aging in reverse… I’m the only one getting old.”

“Do-hyun’s visuals are really amazing… Our Do-hyun… sniff… Noona loved you a lot….”

Even amidst the excited whispers, Do-hyun steadfastly installed the equipment.

After finishing the setup, Do-hyun sat on a chair and tested the microphone.

“Ah, ah… Can you hear my voice well?”

“Yeeeeees?!”

Do-hyun chuckled at the audience’s loud response.

This feeling was something he knew he would never forget.

“I love being on stage so much. That’s why I came here as soon as I recovered from the fever after my concert. I hope you enjoy Na Do-hyun’s performance on stage today. Thank you for gathering even in this cold weather! Then I’ll start the song.”

While Do-hyun was singing…

“Sunbae [term of respect for a senior colleague or mentor]! Hurry up! It’s amazing! You knew Do-hyun was coming out today, right?”

Yoon Min-hye said, urging Yoo Hana.

Hana, who was wearing a hat pulled down low and covering her face with a mask, was carrying equipment on both shoulders.

That’s right.

Today, for the first time in a long time, she came to take pictures of Do-hyun as a dedicated fan.

Min-hye was in charge of the camcorder, and Hana was in charge of the DSLR with a telephoto lens.

“I knew, but… I just fell asleep….”

“No wonder… I didn’t receive your calls… Sunbae, you’re really sleeping too much these days, aren’t you?”

“I’ve been feeling sleepy even if I sleep a lot these days because it’s winter.”

“Sunbae, could it be….”

“That’s not it, so don’t think strange things.”

“Ahem. I just threw it out there once.”

“Okay? Anyway, we have to take pictures of Do-hyun, so let’s go quickly. Why is it so heavy to carry the ladder after so long?”

Hana grumbled while running with a two-step ladder.

Min-hye chuckled as she looked at Hana.

‘Sunbae is really… complaining about doing it after a long time, but she seems more excited than anyone else….’

“Are other home masters [fans who run dedicated fan pages] already here? Oh, what if we don’t have a seat? The person who reserved the seat for us said that the seat might be taken… The number of audience members is increasing exponentially….”

Min-hye said, receiving real-time updates on the situation.

At those words, Hana quickened her pace.

After a few minutes…

Min-hye and Hana arrived at the scene and worked seamlessly together. Hana, carrying the ladder on both shoulders, unfolded the two steps one by one. Then, Min-hye and Hana each held a tripod and a monopod and stood on the ladder. It was a location where Do-hyun was very visible.

Do-hyun was singing passionately.

Hana thought that even if Do-hyun knew her well, he wouldn’t recognize her in this situation, so she started taking pictures without worry.

After taking pictures for a while, Do-hyun’s eyes widened. Then his gaze turned to Hana. Hana took a picture of Do-hyun, thinking, ‘Could it be…’.

Do-hyun smiled at the camera.

Only then did Hana realize.

That Do-hyun had recognized her.

‘Well… it would be funnier if he didn’t recognize me, who lives in the same house… I’m such an idiot… I’ve been dating and bumping into each other for years…’

“Daebak [amazing/incredible]! Na Do-hyun’s wife is here?”

Hana, startled by those words, pulled down her hood even further.

In that state, she took pictures of Do-hyun even more diligently.

The fans looked around, trying to find Hana.

But they couldn’t find Hana with just the keyword ‘Na Do-hyun’s wife’.

That’s how good Hana was at playing the role of an ordinary person.

Only Do-hyun and Min-hye could recognize her.

Min-hye even wrapped a blanket around Hana, who was worried that she would be caught.

Thanks to that, Hana was able to avoid being caught until the end of Do-hyun’s busking.

“I feel really good to be busking like this after a long time. It’s also nice to see the faces of the fans up close. I’ll come back often with surprise busking like this. Everyone.”

At Do-hyun’s words, the fans shouted not to go.

“I don’t want to go either… but there’s a set time. I’ll come back often, everyone.”

Do-hyun stood up politely with his guitar on his back and greeted them.

The fans shouted and pleaded with him not to go.

Do-hyun bowed deeply and said.

“Thank you, everyone. I’ve always been grateful, and I’m grateful again. I’m not forgetting the love you give me.”

“Do-hyun-ah! Don’t gooooo!”

Hana shouted Do-hyun’s name without realizing it.

Her fan spirit for Do-hyun had burst out.

At those words, Do-hyun, who was turning around, looked straight ahead again.

Then he gave his last greeting.

“Until now, it was Na Do-hyun, a rookie singer with experience. Now, I’ll greet you as Na Do-hyun, a singer with experience! Thank you!”