A New Career Singer Who Can Read The Future [EN]: Chapter 84

“Ho hyung [older brother or male friend], does this mean I’m a singer who sold out the Gymnastics Stadium for two consecutive days?”

Having been focused on ticket booking, Do-hyun belatedly realized his reality and asked Kang-ho.

“Yeah, that’s right. Wow! My singer! You’ve made it!”

“Wow, I can’t believe it. But I feel like my shoulders are getting heavier….”

“Heavier? Our next goal is to sell out the Jamsil Olympic Stadium for two days!”

“Ho hyung, you know that’s really difficult. Even among the top boy groups right now, only about two groups have sold out the Jamsil Olympic Stadium for two days….”

Kang-ho shrugged his shoulders, as if it wasn’t a big deal.

Do-hyun recalled the newly drawn card in his mind.

‘So that’s why the card emphasizing the importance of responsibility came out. I really need to manage my stamina well. If I collapse….’

“You know the concert is less than a month away, right? Don’t starve, and make sure to eat well even if you don’t have an appetite. It’s better to gain weight than to look gaunt on stage.”

“Ho hyung…. Ah, saying ‘Ho hyung’ keeps reminding me of brotherhood, so can I call you Hoya hyung?”

At Do-hyun’s words, Kang-ho laughed loudly. He said that his younger acquaintances all call him Hoya hyung, and told him to call him comfortably.

“Anyway, congratulations to our singer. You failed at ticket booking, but you’ve become one of the few solo singers to sell out the Gymnastics Stadium!”

“Thank you, Hoya hyung.”

* * *

As I was accelerating the concert preparations, I felt dizzy two weeks before the concert. The staff rushed to me when they saw me staggering slightly.

“Do-hyun, are you okay? You’re staggering….”

“I think I need to go to the hospital and get an IV. I’m too dizzy.”

“Your schedule has been too packed lately. So, it can’t be helped… Anyway, let’s go to the hospital first. Manager, please take care of him.”

With Hoya hyung’s support, I barely managed to get into the van. As soon as I got in, it was hard to sit, and I felt nauseous, so I lay down in the back seat.

“Are you sure you’re okay? You might collapse.”

“I’ll be fine. I think I’ll be okay if I get an IV and rest for a day or two, hyung.”

I said I was okay, but I felt dizzy. The pressure of having to do well with the repackage album activities and the concert dominated my mind.

It was an opportunity I barely got. An opportunity to show more of my abilities, which I managed to sell out.

“Haa….”

I sighed and closed my eyes.

When I came to my senses again, Hoya hyung had finished parking.

“I came to a big hospital just in case, since we need to do some tests.”

“I don’t think there’s anything serious. I don’t think I need to get tested….”

I felt unnecessarily burdened. I felt like I was causing trouble when it seemed like my body was just tired from the busy schedule.

“You have to take care of your health first. Otherwise, something big will happen. It’s better to get all the tests now than to collapse during the concert.”

Thinking about it, he was right.

“Okay, hyung. I’ll get all the tests then.”

* * *

The test results showed that Do-hyun didn’t have any major illness, and it was just a simple dizziness due to accumulated fatigue.

The day before the concert, Do-hyun was worried about whether he could fill the large Gymnastics Stadium alone and started the final rehearsal.

“Ah, can you lower the microphone by 1db [decibel]?”

Do-hyun thoroughly checked everything from the sound test to the movement path.

“He’s really a workaholic.”

Kang-ho said, watching Do-hyun’s 모습 [mosub – appearance or figure].

One of the A&R [Artists and Repertoire] team members who was at the scene added.

“Actually, I was against Team Leader Lee signing Na Do-hyun… I think I know why he wanted to bring him. It’s because he’s such a workaholic. Seeing him work so hard even when he’s hurting himself.”

“Isn’t he amazing? Honestly, it’s amazing that he sold out the Gymnastics Stadium at his level… It’s just amazing that he’s so full of determination. Oh, I was so surprised when he said he’d be fine after getting an IV and resting for a day or two.”

Kang-ho sighed. Do-hyun’s condition was fine now, but the worry that he might collapse was still in a corner of his mind.

“Do-hyun will do well. I have no doubt that he will do well.”

“He’s working so hard, it would be strange if he didn’t do well, right? Well, unless something unusual happens… I think he’ll be able to do well enough.”

“I guess so?”

Amid the concerns of the two staff members, Do-hyun finished the final check and came down from the stage. Do-hyun’s face was covered in sweat. It was a sight that didn’t match the autumn season.

“Hoya hyung, where’s the water?”

“I’ll get it for you.”

“No, it’s more comfortable for me to get it myself.”

Kang-ho pointed to where the water was, and Do-hyun walked over there, opened a bottle of 생수 [saengsu – bottled water], and gulped it down.

“Wow, that’s refreshing. I hope the water I drink after the concert tomorrow is this refreshing, hyung.”

Do-hyun revealed his honest feelings. It was his first proper concert, and the Gymnastics Stadium was a 부담감 [burdamgum – burden or pressure].

He felt pressured to do well.

“You’ll do well. Don’t worry. Okay?”

Kang-ho patted Do-hyun. This was all Kang-ho could do for Do-hyun. He couldn’t fill the stage himself.

“Yes, hyung. I really hope so. I should go to bed early today. Let’s go home quickly.”

Do-hyun roughly wiped off the sweat and headed towards the exit of the Gymnastics Stadium.

When Do-hyun appeared, the fans who had come to do ‘geotdol’ [walking around the venue before the event] the day before the rehearsal screamed.

Kang-ho came out to find the car, and Do-hyun followed. When the cheers grew louder after he came out, Do-hyun 인사했다 [insahetta – greeted] to the fans.

“Everyone! See you tomorrow!”

“Do-hyun, get in the car quickly. The road will be blocked.”

There was a risk of not being able to get out because of the fans lined up to the parking lot exit.

At Kang-ho’s words, Do-hyun quickly got into the car.

Soon, the car moved.

* * *

[Honey, who’s going to the first concert, the goods line is really long now. I really want to buy only the keyring and photobook among the goods, but it’s really long]

└How long is it?

└There’s the Olympic Park bridge, right? It’s already there

└Isn’t it still morning? It’s 7 AM now?

└I hope Hue Ent has 뽑아 놓았길 [ppoba nohassgil – prepared or stocked] enough 물량 [mullyang – quantity or stock] ㅠㅠ

└Ha… I have to go to work today, so I can only go after work, so I have to give up on the goods

└Find out about proxy purchases, Honey ㅠㅠ

* * *

The first day of Do-hyun’s concert dawned.

At 2 PM, there was a press conference.

Do-hyun was busy preparing not only for the concert but also for the press conference.

Setting up and preparing for the press conference, he felt like he was going out of his mind.

The lunch menu was prepared with catering.

Kang-ho was worried about Do-hyun, who didn’t seem interested in the catering, perhaps because he had no appetite.

“Do-hyun, you have to eat something if you’re going to have a concert later. Aren’t you going to eat?”

“I think I’ll get 체할 [chehal – indigestion] if I eat now, hyung.”

“Hey, what do you mean you’re going to 체할 that much? Still, eat something simple.”

“I’ll just drink water. I think it’s better than performing with 체한 [chehan – indigestion].”

Do-hyun declined, but Kang-ho stubbornly brought a simple catering according to Do-hyun’s taste.

“Eat this. I brought it according to your taste.”

“……I’m really okay.”

“As your manager, I’m not okay. Let’s eat this and do it.”

Since Kang-ho went this far, Do-hyun couldn’t say he wouldn’t eat it.

Do-hyun thought that even if he left some food, he should eat at least a little out of Kang-ho’s sincerity, so he picked up a fork and ate a little cake.

He would have eaten a whole cake if it were 평소 [pyongso – usual or normal], but he was so nervous now that he couldn’t eat well.

‘Ah, I need to see Tarot at times like this. Should I see Tarot for now?’

Do-hyun always carried Tarot with him. He didn’t know when and where he might need the advice of Tarot cards.

“Oh? Do-hyun, can you also see Tarot?”

One of the staff members asked, surprised.

“Ah… I learned this by myself, so I can see it.”

“Wow, can you see Tarot for me later when you have time?”

The sound of shuffling cards echoed in the waiting room, and everyone’s attention was focused on Do-hyun.

‘This is a bit 부담스럽지만 [burdamseureopjiman – burdensome or uncomfortable], it’s unavoidable because it’s being viewed in the special situation of a concert.’

Instead of doing a spread, Do-hyun touched the cards from above and picked the card that he felt when he felt it.

[Judgement]

The Judgement card came out. A card depicting the Archangel Gabriel blowing a trumpet and the dead resurrecting from their coffins. It was a card with the meaning that things would work out well.

“Oh, a somewhat scary and mysterious card came out. Does this mean it will work out well?”

Do-hyun nodded at the staff’s question.

“I think it will work out better than I thought. Of course, I have to do better than I thought.”

“Of course. You can do better! Do-hyun, fighting!”

* * *

Sports Daily’s Yoo Hana reporter was very excited today.

Originally, she was 출입 [chulip – assigned] to the broadcasting side, but recently her 출입처 [chulipcheo – assignment] changed to 가요 [gayo – pop music], 연극 [yeongeuk – plays], and 뮤지컬 [myujikeol – musicals].

The reason why Yoo Hana reporter was excited was 바로 Na Do-hyun 때문이었다 [baro Na Do-hyun ttaemuneotda – precisely because of Na Do-hyun].

When she was 출입 to the broadcasting side, she was 출입 to MBS [broadcasting station], so she couldn’t even see Do-hyun’s shadow.

But this time, her 출입처 changed to 가요, and she was able to cover Do-hyun’s concert.

In particular, Yoo Hana reporter couldn’t help but be happier because there was a press conference where she could face Do-hyun at a close distance.

She had already 자랑을 잔뜩 [jarangeul jantteuk – boasted a lot] to those around her that she was going to cover Do-hyun.

“Reporters, please eat catering while doing it.”

Hue Ent’s public relations team went around and 권했다 [gwonhaetta – offered] catering prepared for the reporters.

Yoo Hana reporter thought this was the time and 붙잡고 [butjapgo – grabbed] the public relations team and 던졌다 [deonjyeotta – threw or asked] various questions.

“Hello. I’m Sports Daily’s Yoo Hana reporter. I have a question about Do-hyun’s concert… Are there any other stages besides the 큐시트 [kyusheet – cue sheet] data you gave me?”

“Oh, reporter! Didn’t you 챙겨 주시지 [chaenggyeo jusiji – take care of or support] well with articles when our kids went out to MBS? I remember you 딱 [ttak – exactly] when I heard your name! Especially since you 챙겨 주셔서 [chaenggyeo jusyeoseo – took care of] our Do-hyun well… I think there’s a stage prepared besides the 큐시트… Ah! Reporter, you can’t say this. Okay?”

If you were in the same industry as your favorite celebrity, there were these advantages. The advantage of being able to get information a little faster than other fans.

“Of course. I won’t say it. So what song are you going to do?”

“Hmm, I don’t know that well either. I heard that I’m going to cover my favorite band’s music….”

At that time, a song flashed through Yoo reporter’s head.

‘Okay, that’s it!’

“Anyway, reporter, please write a good article about Do-hyun today. Okay?”

“Of course. The public relations team leader and I will have a meal next time.”

“I’ll contact you next time.”

While the reporters were sitting at the table and eating what they had 떠 [tteo – scooped or taken] on from the catering, the public relations team leader announced that Do-hyun would be coming soon.

The reporters 꺼내 들었다 [kkeonae deureotta – took out] the laptops they had 잠시 옆으로 치워 뒀던 [jamsi yeopeuro chiwo dwotdeon – temporarily put aside].

Soon, Do-hyun appeared.

“Hello! I’m Na Do-hyun!”

Do-hyun, who was wearing 화려한 무대 분장 [hwaryeohan mudae bunjang – fancy stage makeup], was 아름다움, 그 자체였다 [areumdaum, geu jacheyeotda – beauty itself]……라고 Yoo reporter 생각했다 [rago Yoo reporter saenggakhaetta – Yoo reporter thought].