Become A Music Monster Overnight! [EN]: Chapter 108

Music Monster Overnight! Episode 99

Los Angeles International Airport was temporarily paralyzed.

This happened because an enormous crowd flocked to Los Angeles International Airport, which was already cramped for the size of the city.

-Kyaaaaak!-

-YC! YC! Oppa!-

-ari! yuna!-

-giwon!-

-Blue Rose!-

-Naeun! I love you!-

-NEW DAZE Yugi! Unnie, you’re so cool!-

The crowd that flocked there consisted of fans who had gathered to see the members of YC Entertainment.

Centered around the fans of Black Tiger, who had announced their comeback at Coachella, the number of fans of Blue Rose, G1 Band, New Daze, and Lee Naeun was truly enormous.

They were still flocking in real-time, so the airport authorities, recognizing the seriousness of the situation, requested and mobilized a large number of police officers.

“Wow!”

“Are there this many people?”

“Look over there! They’re our fans!”

“What are you doing! Sakura! Wave your hand!”

“Oh, oh! Okay.”

Coincidentally, the youngest members, who were the same age in Korean age [East Asian age reckoning], and came from the New Daze contest, were excited to see the fans cheering for them.

The same was true for the Korean members, including Kim Yuji.

Especially for Kim Yuji, the dreamlike past two months since their comeback finally felt real.

‘I’m glad I wore sunglasses.’

She thought that if she hadn’t, she might have shown an unsightly appearance to the fans who came to see them.

It wasn’t just New Daze who were excited.

Blue Rose, who had come to the United States after a long time, was also the same. In particular, Yuna and Lee Yeonhee, who had tremendous extroverted personalities, responded to the fans’ enthusiastic cheers with cheers of their own.

Kim Ah-young, who was next to them, seemed embarrassed by her older sisters, but she still didn’t stop taking off her sunglasses and waving to the fans around her.

But the most excited were, unexpectedly, the older members of Black Tiger.

“Wahahaha! This body has arrived!”

“Autographs? As many as you want!”

“You’re coming to Coachella? Good! Good! Please cheer us on!”

“This song is great! Really! You won’t regret it!”

“A gift? Ah! Tell YC to deliver it. Hehehe, do that.”

“…….”

Was it because they were now free from practice? Or was it because they were about to perform at Coachella, which they had been hoping for so much?

Youngchan was embarrassed by the older members, who had been maintaining high energy even on the plane, so he turned his gaze away.

It wasn’t like they were people who would listen if he told them to stop, and he knew that the fans liked those kinds of appearances.

-Beep, beep! Beep beep!-

Soon, the police officers’ whistles began to sound, and the road ahead, which had been slightly congested, began to open up.

The members of YC Entertainment moved in four vehicles.

The largest vehicle was given to New Daze.

This was because there were as many as 11 idol members, excluding the manager.

But fortunately, the vehicle they were in was more than enough to accommodate that number of people.

“Wow! This is crazy! I thought it was just a bus!”

“Look at this! A sofa and a refrigerator! There’s even a TV!”

“It’s like a hotel room!”

“Wow! Come here! There are two beds! They’re huge!”

“It’s a double-decker! There’s a second floor too.”

This was because it was a super-sized bus with two floors, converted into an RV camping car.

There were as many as three shower facilities, and the number of beds was more than enough for over 20 people to sleep in, including the hidden ones.

In addition, when transformed into an open form to the outside, the indoor scale becomes twice as large.

The reason for renting such a vehicle was not for any other reason than that it was difficult to find proper accommodation around Coachella. It’s not that there weren’t any if you tried to find them, but the time it took to travel back and forth was considerable, and there was also the intention to give the singers, who had been busy, a rest through this opportunity.

New Daze had heard about it in advance, but they didn’t know it would be in such a luxurious form, so it was difficult for them to calm down their excitement.

-Thump, thump!-

The older Korean members were wary of the younger members who were never still for a moment, but soon joined in.

They were called the older members, but they were all in their early twenties.

As they faced the reality of being stars they had imagined since they were young, they were busy taking pictures of each other, and laughter never stopped.

How much time had passed?

Before they knew it, they were exhausted from the long journey and fell asleep.

“Ah~”

Then, when Sakura, who had fallen asleep first, woke up from a deep sleep, she exclaimed at the sight that unfolded beyond the window.

The desert landscape melting into the beautiful sunset had an unreal beauty.

“Unnies!” [Korean term for older sisters or female friends]

After staring blankly at the scene for a while, she began to wake up the Korean older sisters who loved her, in her still awkward Korean.

Black Tiger, who appeared as the headliner, received $6 million per weekend.

Converted to Korean currency, that’s over 6.4 billion won, an enormous amount of money.

However, from the perspective of an artist like Black Tiger, it wasn’t really that much money. It is possible to earn $10 million a night when doing a stadium tour.

Nevertheless, the reason why such large artists stand at Coachella is to secure new fans. In addition, the buzz generated through social media was more outstanding than any advertisement.

It wasn’t for nothing that Black Tiger was trying to announce their comeback song here.

-Black Tiger’s new song ‘Stars in the Night Sky’ Pre-Released!-

-YC worked again this time?-

-YC is once again causing a huge sensation on Billboard!-

-All experts say that the quality of Black Tiger’s new album has improved significantly!-

-Black Tiger’s members are greatly highlighted in this album! Indeed!-

-Hollywood directors send love calls again after seeing YC in this music video!-

As soon as ‘Stars in the Night Sky’ was pre-released, the already devoted Black Cats [Black Tiger’s fanbase name] showed even more fervent interest in the performance.

There were 190 participating musicians across 6 stages, and the audience exceeded approximately 700,000 people.

Because they could listen to various genres of music, even fans of other genres who weren’t particularly interested in rock music were flocking to Black Tiger’s stage.

With the crowd already exceeding 120,000, Black Tiger’s performance began.

The first song was ‘Brilliant Struggle,’ which rose to the top of Billboard for 6 weeks last year after a viral challenge.

-Doo doo doo doong!-

-Jee jee jee jeeng!-

However, the ‘Brilliant Struggle’ shown at this Coachella was different from last year’s version.

It was a slightly rearranged version, showcasing the band’s improved skills, and its quality and addictiveness were undeniably superior.

However, one thing that hadn’t changed was Youngchan’s guitar solo.

-Ja ja ja ja jang!-

The tremendous speed and raw emotion that poured forth were enough to captivate even those who didn’t typically listen to rock music.

Even the audience who had been cheering loudly fell silent at this moment.

As if paying homage, people instinctively listened to the incredible guitar performance.

-Da da da dang!-

-Waaaaah!-

However, after the guitar solo ended and the full band resumed playing, the crowd erupted in cheers, as if they had been holding their breath.

After that, they continued with beloved songs like ‘Old Soldiers Never Die’.

The Black Cats reveled in this stage, many shedding tears of joy.

Then, finally, the comeback title song from this album, ‘Stars in the Night Sky,’ began to play.

The genre was Pop Rock.

The reason Youngchan chose pop rock as the title song this time was because it was a genre with broad appeal.

He wanted ‘Stars in the Night Sky’ to be heard by as many people as possible.

-Memories of one star

love of one star

The bitterness of a single star

A longing for a single star

A poem of one star, mother of one star, mother-

And Youngchan’s idea worked perfectly.

Just one day after the pre-release music video, many audience members were already singing along to the lines from Yoon Dong-ju’s poem ‘Counting Stars at Night’ [a famous Korean poem].

Among them were dedicated Black Cats, but also many new listeners who had discovered Black Tiger through this song.

However, captivated by the profound emotion contained in these few lyrics, they all memorized this part and naturally sang along.

The massive crowd of nearly 140,000 people singing ‘Stars in the Night Sky’ in unison was a thrilling experience in itself.

After this song, the members of YC Entertainment appeared one by one and continued the show with the audience.

Not many people left after Black Tiger’s stage.

Only about 10% considered leaving.

The most meaningful aspect of this Coachella performance was introducing K-pop artists to people who hardly knew anything about them.

The performances of New Daisy and Blue Rose made people realize why they had risen to the top in Korea.

Of course, there were still those who left because it didn’t suit their taste, but most of them showed surprised expressions, as if they were encountering a whole new world.

And it wasn’t surprising.

Stunning visuals that seemed otherworldly, combined with excellent dancing and singing skills, and group dances that flowed with perfect synchronization.

On top of that, even addictive and popular songs.

It was a stage that showcased the essence of what had been achieved through intense competition in the fierce K-pop market over the past 20 years, so it was natural for them to be captivated.

“Hahaha! New Daisy made a proper impression, didn’t they?”

Youngchan was satisfied with the cheers for New Daisy, who were trying to break into the American Billboard charts alongside Black Tiger, and finished preparing to set up the final stage.

-Taaang!-

After the final New Daisy stage, the lights went out for a moment, and then Youngchan appeared with a black grand piano, accompanied by a dazzling display of lights and sound.

-Waaaaaaaaah!-

When YC reappeared with the piano, the audience cheered wildly.

This was because they were eager to hear YC’s piano playing, which had already received rave reviews from numerous critics and pianists.

Above all, there was only one song that came to mind when thinking of YC’s piano.

-Painkiller-

Those who were impatient were already shouting ‘Painkiller’, and Youngchan smiled at their enthusiasm and nodded.

After taking a moment to catch his breath, he began to play Painkiller, which he had arranged as a solo piece.

-Da da da dan! Dadan!-

-……!!-

Painkiller, arranged in a solo version, felt like a completely different song, even though the underlying composition remained the same.

If the original ‘Painkiller’ was a song about the artist Painkiller’s life of adversity, this solo version felt like a song about the fans’ feelings toward Painkiller.

It wasn’t just a feeling; the lyrics were actually slightly modified and sung from the fans’ perspective, making this stage a very special gift for those who loved and sang along to Painkiller’s music.

In an instant, time seemed to fly by, and the piano solo, along with the final verse, resonated deeply with the audience, ending all too quickly.

-……Waaaaaaaaah!-

The audience, who had been silent for a moment, stunned by the amazing performance, soon erupted in tremendous cheers and praised YC. The Coachella stage, featuring all the members of YC Entertainment, had begun successfully.