Become A Music Monster Overnight! [EN]: Chapter 131

‘Of course, he’ll recognize it.’

No, with talent as monstrous as that, he can’t help but recognize it instinctively.

What I mean is, to what extent will he recognize it?

I don’t even expect the details. It would be a huge success if he could just vaguely recall the completed version he saw in his memory.

‘…That might be difficult.’

It’s not just that the image of the guided work is blurry. More than that, although I’ve improved a lot, it’s still immature in my eyes, and most of all, I lack experience.

It depends on the talent, but in the end, you only know as much as you’ve seen and experienced.

The same goes for me. If the experience of that guy in my memory hadn’t been imprinted on my mind, I wouldn’t have become such a monster.

‘In the end, time will solve everything.’

Of course, I could greatly reduce that time.

While I was lost in thought, “a lost girl” came to an end.

“……”

Even after “a lost girl” ended, their silence continued.

Their faces were still pale, but their reactions to the silence were different.

While Semi was closing her eyes tightly, trembling and clasping her hands, Jamie was just staring blankly into the air with a slightly dazed look.

My gaze lingered on Jamie’s face, which had an added touch of innocent charm to her sensuality, and I belatedly averted my eyes.

‘Sigh~’

Fortunately, no one noticed.

Jamie was still lost in thought, and Semi hadn’t opened her closed eyes.

Anyway, realizing that no one had recognized me, I felt much more at ease.

With the silence so profound that you could hear a pin drop, I couldn’t help but feel sleepy.

“Haaahm~”

I yawned loudly as if I couldn’t bear the boredom any longer, and unexpectedly, this one yawn broke their silence.

-Flash!-

Is that how a tiger’s eyes gleam when it’s hunting prey?

Semi’s face, suddenly opening her eyes, was somehow terrifying.

Was it anger? Her face was full of dissatisfaction, and it was eerie to see her, already grumpy, making such an expression.

Then, with a look of resignation, she opened her mouth with a dumbfounded expression.

“Seriously… Can you really yawn after doing something so ridiculous?”

“???”

I was puzzled by her sudden rebuke, and as I showed my confusion, she clenched her fists and trembled.

“Ugh~ I’m so frustrated! And you don’t even realize it.”

“……”

I couldn’t bring myself to speak, seeing her face similar to the one she had during the last feedback.

Fortunately, Jamie eased the awkward and grim atmosphere.

-Clap clap clap!-

She clapped wildly with an indescribably moved expression, and each time, her body shook, so I turned my gaze to the half-empty coffee for no reason and said.

“How was it? Was it okay?”

“Yes? Yes! This… this was really amazing! From the first song…”

Jamie, who usually spoke Korean to practice her English, started rattling off in English about the parts she was impressed with, as if she was in a hurry.

With her praise, Semi, who was next to her, also joined in.

Having attended USC Thornton School of Music, her English was as good as her native language.

“It’s amazing that 11 songs like this suddenly came out, but the most amazing thing is…”

“The song. How can you do that, Director?”

“Wasn’t it mesmerizing? To be able to produce such an androgynous tone. And especially the last song…”

“To pull off adult contemporary [a genre of easy-listening pop music] to that extent is really… cheating. Cheating!”

“Cheating, my foot…”

Thanks to them chattering and praising for over 10 minutes, the sleepiness that had been washing over me completely disappeared.

‘Come to think of it, those two look good together.’

I was already looking for a manager to dedicate to Jamie, and I concluded that Semi would be an excellent predecessor.

Having graduated from USC Thornton School of Music, with management skills and a considerable level of musical knowledge to produce great songs, she was truly the perfect fit.

She could fully support Jamie, who lacked a lot in terms of musical knowledge compared to her skills, and above all, I liked that she was the same gender.

It wouldn’t be easy to properly manage Jamie, who had a sensual charm that shook me, who had maintained composure even in front of countless famous actors and models, unless it was someone of the same gender.

Anyway, after they had been surprised and chattering for a while, I quickly continued.

“I think you’re forgetting for a moment. This isn’t a song I’m going to sing. I told you, these are songs that Jamie will sing. I only provided the guide vocal.”

“???”

They were so caught up in their surprise that they couldn’t even understand, so I sighed deeply, and only then did they belatedly realize the truth and shake their heads vigorously at the same time.

“That’s, a guide vocal? Since when has a guide vocal been like this? Did the meaning change while I wasn’t looking?”

“No way! How can I sing these songs! Especially the last song…”

“Uh… um.”

I was contemplating whether to get rid of one of the noisy ones, but I decided not to.

Now that I knew that Semi, the one I needed to get rid of, was a suitable manager for Jamie, I thought it would be good to let her know what kind of monster Jamie was.

“What do you mean it’s impossible? Especially the last song, you can do it. Of course, it’ll be difficult to be as good as me right away… But if you work hard for the next 10 years, you might be better than me.”

“Me?!”

“Liar! Is that even possible? Don’t be ridiculous!”

I shook my head slightly at Semi, who stood up as if it was absurd.

“I said you have to suffer for 10 years.”

I said it, wondering if she didn’t know that I was talking about a long period of 10 years, which is enough to change the landscape, but it seems she wasn’t unaware.

Semi trembled and shouted.

“Don’t be ridiculous! You’re saying it’s possible in just 10 years? Is this girl some kind of monster like Karen Carpenter!”

“Oh. Right. How did you guess? That’s amazing.”

The guy in my memory also realized it after seeing someone imitating Karen Carpenter. It wasn’t just similar, but she had a talent like the reincarnation of Karen Carpenter.

“Huh? What did you say…?”

I glanced at Jamie, who was shy, probably because she was so surprised, and said calmly.

“Do you think I would have made a song like ‘a lost girl’ as the title track for no reason? It’s because this girl is a monster like Karen Carpenter.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, really. You know I don’t joke about music, right?”

“I know. But…”

Apart from knowing, the enormous truth that was too unbelievable seemed to confuse people.

Like the head understands but the heart doesn’t, she hesitated for a moment and then plopped down in her seat.

Then she stared intently at Jamie, who was next to her.

Naturally, Semi’s eyes looking at Jamie were completely different from before.

If before she looked at her like a promising rookie, like a visual member like Kim Ah-young in an idol group, now she looked at her with eyes that were dying to have her.

‘I guess so.’

It sounds like I’m bragging, but Black Tiger was a band that had achieved legendary status. And I, at the center of that band, was an existence that wouldn’t be wrong to call the pinnacle of popular music.

In other words, there were limitations to the help I could give, let alone nurture.

Unless it was in the area of business care, I couldn’t be proactive in music-related matters.

So, unlike other managers, Semi, who was full of talent, couldn’t help but find it uninteresting.

Then Jamie, a tremendous talent, appeared to her.

It was no wonder that she was so eager to have her, as Jamie was a talent who could satisfy her expectations and desires, which had become as high as they could be while being in charge of Black Tiger.

However, I didn’t say, “Semi, you will be in charge of this girl now.”

To some extent, I wanted to take this opportunity to teach the usually playful girl a lesson, but more than that, I thought I should make a more careful decision because it was an important matter.

‘Of course, it’s over 80% decided.’

I looked at Jamie, who was troubled by Semi’s eager eyes, and said.

“Seeing is believing. Shall we do a simple test?”

-Gulp!-

At the word “test,” Semi and Jamie swallowed hard for different reasons.

“I’m lost, where should I go?”

And of course, the result of that test gave Semi a tremendous shock.

“Karen, Karen Carpenter?!”

“Yeah. Right. Karen Carpenter. But I think she’s a little better than her now.”

“Huh?!”

Semi looked at me with eyes that said, “Is that even possible?” but I casually brushed off her gaze and grabbed the microphone.

“It was okay for the first time. But the emotions are a bit scattered. I’ll play the guide vocal again, so try to remember the images that come to mind. And then sing it right after.”

-Click-

As soon as I finished speaking, I played the song I had guided. The dazed look on Jamie’s face, who was listening to the guide song again, was no longer visible.

She was focused on capturing the images I had mentioned in detail.

‘She knows it too. That this is the answer.’

Whether it’s exercise or anything else, it’s important to have images in your head. Even studying is the same, because it allows you to focus by setting specific goals.

The level of brain activity changes, which means that talent is ignited, allowing you to perform better than usual.

That was Jamie’s state right now.

Jamie was already feeling “a lost girl” with her whole body, with her eyes closed.

-Click!-

Before the song was over, I started recording again without saying anything.

It was something that could have been embarrassing even if I had said it in advance, but Jamie wasn’t flustered. Rather, she nodded slightly as if she understood why I had instructed her to do so, and then began to sing “a lost girl.”

“……Oh my god!”

Semi’s face began to tremble as she listened to Jamie’s newly sung “a lost girl.”

And I, who was directing next to her, nodded with a satisfied expression. I knew that Jamie was capturing the images properly.

Of course, it wasn’t as good as the completed version I had shown, but I was more than satisfied that she had noticed some of the details.

“’a lost girl’ is enough for now. Don’t try to do anything more here, just keep rolling the images in your head like you are now.”

“Oh… okay.”

I gave her instructions, seeing her looking dumbfounded as if she was surprised by what she had done.

“Ah!”

At that moment, Semi exclaimed and looked at me.

I raised Semi’s evaluation as a candidate for Jamie’s manager at that horrified gaze, which was now familiar, as if she was looking at a monster.

I smiled and asked.

“You know why I gave those instructions, right?”

“That… yes. I understand. You’re right, Director. It may seem like her skills have improved right away, but she could end up becoming an imitator of you.”

“Hahaha. That’s right.”

I laughed pleasantly and nodded.

What I wanted to give her was an image of the completed version, not the skill to imitate me exactly.

If I wanted that, I wouldn’t have paid so much attention to her in the first place.

‘I’m better at that, so why would I want that from someone else?’

That’s why I liked Jamie’s changed version a little while ago.

She only concretized the images according to my direction, and didn’t try to imitate my skills.

After that, I immediately started directing her on the other 10 songs besides “a lost girl.”

Unlike “a lost girl,” all 10 of these songs were typical pop music that Americans were familiar with. However, it would be unique if the genre mixed in each song was different.

Thanks to that, I had a really enjoyable directing time.

I was able to see up close what it would be like if Karen Carpenter could handle other genres besides adult contemporary.

“Director… are you really human?”

While I was enjoying it, Semi, who had been silently next to me for half a day, asked me if I was human.

It was a question that sounded like a curse in some ways, but knowing what it meant, I jokingly said.

“Well. Do you still see me as human?”

“……As expected.”

I was dumbfounded by her nodding as if I wasn’t human at all.

“What do you mean ‘as expected’! I’m human. I’m just a human with a lot of musical talent.”

“……Yes. I understand.”

She said she understood, but for some reason, she was showing an attitude and expression that she didn’t believe at all, so I decided that I shouldn’t make jokes like this in the future.