Become A Music Monster Overnight! [EN]: Chapter 171

“Who guided you?”

Naturally, that question was bound to come up.

And it was also the question CEO Kim Seung-jae asked Director Park Seong-ryul. In response, Director Park Seong-ryul answered with a slightly troubled expression.

“I’m afraid I can’t answer that right now due to certain circumstances… but if you drop your preconceptions, you might find the answer surprisingly easily.”

“Preconceptions?”

Director Park Seong-ryul’s hint was quite significant.

Who would imagine that Jamie, one of the most globally recognized singers, would be the guide?

However, if one were to set aside such preconceptions, they would realize that Jamie’s unique vocal color is present in the guide.

But, of course, CEO Kim Seung-jae couldn’t figure out the answer.

That’s why he couldn’t help but be even more curious about the guide’s identity. And now, the number of people sharing that curiosity had increased.

Thus, the only answer he could give them was:

“You’ll know if you drop your preconceptions.”

“Pardon? Preconceptions?”

Park Seong-ryul shared the hint he had given himself with them, and the members of LITTLE LADY only looked more puzzled than before.

This was because the LITTLE LADY members were even further from the truth of the project than CEO Kim Seung-jae, making it difficult for them to understand.

“Ugh… I really don’t know.”

Song Ha-young, struggling, was the first to give up, and the other members shook their heads in turn.

They sang a song so extraordinary that it was hard to call them unknown, so they clearly thought it was a famous active singer, but no matter how much they thought, there was no one who matched.

“Me too… I don’t know. Who could it be? It reminds me of Jamie.”

Even Jae-hee, who had the most musical talent, grazed the truth, but preconceptions still led her away from it.

However, what was certain was that this song was truly a hit.

“Hello. We are LITTLE LADY.”

“Hahaha. Hello. I’m DK.”

Not many days later, DK, who would be in charge of producing this song, appeared before LITTLE LADY.

LITTLE LADY had to sigh in relief at DK’s kind greeting.

This was because DK’s appearance was striking. To anyone who saw him, he looked foreign.

He was of mixed race and had an appearance closer to a Black person than an Asian. He had inherited the blood of his father, who was a U.S. soldier stationed in Korea, but apart from his appearance, he was a native Korean who had lived in Korea all his life.

Thanks to this, he had to go through a fairly harsh childhood, but music helped him endure that time.

Music was his friend and his faith.

Unlike his appearance, he preferred calm and bright songs such as jazz or K-pop rather than gangster hip-hop, but apart from that, he also liked rock.

Of course, genres such as heavy metal that worshiped the devil were excluded, and naturally, it was obvious that he admired Black Tiger [a legendary Korean rock musician].

In particular, YC, who brought about a new golden age of rock and at the same time informed the world of the new horizon and potential of K-pop, was like a god to him.

“I must enter YC Entertainment.”

And he finally succeeded in entering YC Entertainment.

He even entered the YC Entertainment composer division, which was difficult to get into.

As the scale gradually increased, it was impossible for YC to handle all of YC Entertainment’s songs alone. No, of course, it wasn’t impossible if he only devoted himself to composing.

Young-chan, who was originally the owner of crazy inspiration, became the owner of inspiration that transcended human limitations while experiencing mysterious things.

However, treating him, the leading singer of YC Entertainment and the head of YC Entertainment, as just a composing machine was too inefficient.

Naturally, as the scale grew to some extent, the YC Entertainment composer team was created.

As befitting a global group, the composers who joined the YC Entertainment composer team were selected from all over the world.

Not to mention Korea or Japan, but also the United States and Europe, as well as Southeast Asia and India, were selected if they had talent.

Of course, the process was more difficult than most idol survival programs.

However, the reason why so many composers around the world try to become YC Entertainment composers is because they can truly begin their careers from then on.

If they are lucky, they may be able to collaborate with YC, and even if they don’t, they can give songs to top singers related to YC Entertainment.

Considering that the size of the K-pop market is increasing at a frightening rate, it means that you can earn a lot of money even if it is not the main song.

In addition, the level of welfare was terrifying.

In the case of the United States, they not only support the most expensive level of insurance, but also provide houses and personal studios wherever they want.

They prefer to do it within the company if possible, but they also provide it outside the company whenever they want.

In addition, the salary was enormous and the bonuses were great.

For those who dream of becoming producers, it is truly a dream job.

That’s why so many composers around the world are knocking on the doors of YC Entertainment.

DK was someone who entered YC Entertainment as a composer in his early 20s, so his talent was beyond words.

Young-chan watched DK’s talent and decided to involve him in this project.

He needed someone to produce LITTLE LADY in his place, and he thought DK had enough capacity to do so.

“T, thank you!”

Of course, DK cheered at YC’s choice in a voice like a scream.

Because of this, DK’s determination for LITTLE LADY’s production was immense.

“No… you can’t finish that part like that. Let’s take a short break and go again.”

“…Yes.”

Jae-hee, who had a career of 6 years, having released 6 mini-albums, barely answered with a pale face.

This was because DK’s producing was so detailed, as if he was trying to draw a picture with pointillism [a painting technique using small, distinct dots of color].

It was a level of obsession that would make people sick, but the reason Jae-hee tried to follow his instructions was because the results he showed in between were so amazing.

This was because DK shattered her belief that she would never escape the clutches of the guide’s ‘puppy love’.

It’s not that it’s better, but is it that the color or temperature is different?

To put it simply, the quality of the work was so crazy that it only made her think that there was only a difference in taste, so Jae-hee had no choice but to follow him even if her body was dying.

Just looking at this point, she knew that DK, who she thought was an unknown producer, was a rare genius producer.

As a result, even during breaks, she didn’t even leave the recording studio, but instead looked at the already worn-out sheet music and began to engrave DK’s instructions in her head again.

“…I think I know why he chose them.”

If Jae-hee was surprised by DK’s genius producing, DK was also surprised.

LITTLE LADY, whom he saw in the studio, were so talented that he couldn’t understand why they were called the epitome of a failed idol.

If you simply look at the talent itself, it may be lacking compared to first-tier idols.

However, is it desperation? Or is it their past experiences? The current LITTLE LADY, which combines those things, was not lacking compared to any first-tier idol.

“And… Jae-hee is more than enough to be called a genius.”

DK thought Jae-hee had gone down the wrong path.

Perhaps if there had been a proper producer around her. No, if there was even one musician next to her who could tell her which direction to go, maybe a new monster would have appeared in the current K-pop market, which is full of geniuses.

“That’s why I ordered more than I originally thought….”

And Jae-hee digested DK’s orders at an amazing level and quickly.

As things progressed, her greed increased and the quality improved.

“The problem is that we have to increase Jae-hee’s part because of this.”

She will try her best, but it is not easy for the current LITTLE LADY to digest the quality that has been increased due to his greed, so this happened.

Thanks to this, the presence of the other members has weakened, but this is something that can be improved in the future.

“The important thing is to make them successful.”

As he will be working as LITTLE LADY’s exclusive producer in place of YC in the future, the most important thing he can’t help but think about is that they must first succeed.

At first, he wondered if YC could succeed in this way, but after hearing the direction of the project that YC had given him, he didn’t think it was impossible.

He was 70% sure when he heard Jamie’s guided ‘puppy love’, and now he was 90% sure through his work with Jae-hee.

“Anyway, it’s clear that LITTLE LADY has found its color through this ‘puppy love’ work.”

Now, all that’s left is to work on the songs that will be included in the next album based on ‘puppy love’.

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“Wow!”

I couldn’t help but exclaim when I saw the results DK had brought.

I was worried that LITTLE LADY would be able to work properly because Jamie’s ‘puppy love’ was too strong, but I realized that all my worries were in vain.

“Jae-hee is even more amazing than I thought?”

Jae-hee was the main reason for deciding on Happiness for this project.

If you only look at her talent, I thought she would stand out in the K-pop idol market, which is becoming truly amazing, but her talent was more amazing than I thought.

“Although she went the wrong way, does that mean that she didn’t spend a long time working as a professional for nothing?”

A genius who was about to win a survival program since middle school.

There was no way that genius would go anywhere, and it had grown in a different direction in the process of a rough singer life.

She took the wrong direction, so she grew in the form of spreading around from the direction she should have gone up, but as a result, it can be said that it was a good choice.

It’s hard to say that it’s good when you think about the hard times she had as a failed idol, but it’s clear that her broadened musical range will be a great foundation for her future growth as a musician.

“As a result, growth can also be accelerated.”

Wasn’t that the case just by looking at the work of this ‘puppy love’?

Of course, it was thanks to DK, who has monstrous talent, producing it, but no matter how great he is, he can’t create something out of nothing.

Everything is possible because her talent is outstanding.

“The other members are still a bit lacking, but they seem to have done well enough.”

In particular, Kim Ga-eun and Song Ha-young, who debuted this time, were amazing.

“It’s not for nothing that YC Entertainment picked them.”

In fact, both of them were in the top 10 among the 2nd tier trainees.

Thanks to DK boldly raising the quality of the song, I had to rearrange the songs to send to them based on this.

I thought I could be a little more greedy if I could raise ‘puppy love’ to this level.

Three months have passed since then.

There have been quite a few things that have happened during that time, but the biggest thing is that the two teams that debuted at YC Entertainment this time have hit the jackpot.

Among them, ‘NineteenNine’, which was originally created targeting the US and European markets and consists of Europeans and Americans, has taken over Billboard at a frightening pace faster than expected.

-’NineteenNine’s debut song ‘First’ enters Billboard Hot 100 at 93rd place!-

-Signs of success blowing in Europe ‘First’!-

-Korean-American ‘Mia Lee’ forms a huge fandom in Korea!-

-UK chart entry!-

-’First’ enters Billboard Hot 100 at 6th place!-

That’s how terrifying NineteenNine’s run was.

If they continue to push them like this, it didn’t seem impossible to reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In fact, there was talk of number 1 in this week’s expected rankings.