Become A Music Monster Overnight! [EN]: Chapter 67

That’s why I had high expectations for this first official album.

“At this rate, a concert tour shouldn’t be a problem.”

Inquiries about concerts have been pouring in since the special concert in Japan.

Korean fans, in particular, have been protesting quite a bit.

They’re protesting because we did it in Japan but not in our own country.

If we hadn’t done it in Japan at all, it might have been different, but since that wasn’t the case, it was understandable that they felt discriminated against.

“More than anything, it seems like it would be good for my uncles’ skills.”

They’ve reached the point where they’re mimicking the inspiration I’ve given them as their own, so this tour will be an opportunity for them to move beyond imitation and digest it as their own.

In that regard, deciding to expand the Japanese branch was a good move in many ways.

Thanks to that, we ended up spending over 2 billion yen, but since we’ll be harvesting Bitcoin in two months anyway, that amount of money wasn’t too much of a burden.

On top of that, Lee Na-eun and the G1 band are already generating a decent amount of profit, so we were still financially stable.

“Anyway, this song is finally coming out into the world.”

The title of Black Tiger’s first official album is ‘brilliant struggle.’

It’s a song I used to play occasionally in the early days of Kesera Sera, and it’s a song that means a lot to me.

‘brilliant struggle’ was the first rock song I wrote that reached number one on the Billboard charts.

Also, that’s why it’s a song I have regrets about.

Originally, ‘brilliant struggle’ was a song I was going to release as Black Tiger, not as a collaboration with a legendary band.

However, as this song became known by chance, love calls poured in from them, and in the end, unable to overcome the legends’ requests, I gave them the song on the condition that I play the guitar and sub vocals.

It was also a great song that these stories weren’t strange.

Many critics have said in unison that it was the song that ignited the fire in the declining rock music scene.

In fact, it was loved so much that it stayed at the top of the Billboard charts for a whopping 11 weeks.

It was also a song that was revered among musicians.

That’s because it’s a song with a level of difficulty that most people wouldn’t even dare to attempt with their skills.

Even professionals who make a living from sections [session musicians] would shake their heads at the techniques, and you had to be able to infuse the song with rich emotions while doing so to play it.

In the case of the guitar, it reached the pinnacle of its difficulty.

Because of this, there was a saying among guitarists that it was a song that only the chosen ones could play.

Thanks to this naturally awe-inspiring infamy, I became known as one of the world’s leading guitarists.

As such, ‘brilliant struggle’ was a great song, but from my current perspective, there were many things I regretted.

“I was so full of myself.”

When I wrote this song, I was at the height of my arrogance and frustration.

So, instead of finding a composition that suited the song, I focused on creating and incorporating more difficult and complex compositions.

I am a special being.

A genius, a monster musician.

I have now become the monster my uncles were talking about.

Those were his thoughts at the time. It’s so embarrassing it’s childish.

More than anything, when I think that he was a year older than me at the time, my face burns.

‘No wonder his mental state was so messed up.’

He exaggerated and packaged himself so much that he soon thought he was really such a being. So he wasn’t satisfied even when he made songs, and at some point he couldn’t move forward.

He just copied his own songs that had been highly praised.

Of course, such childish ideas created the masterpiece ‘brilliant struggle,’ but knowing the process, I couldn’t release it as it was.

Of course, I rearranged ‘brilliant struggle.’

I boldly cut out the terribly twisted composition in the childish idea and put in compositions that suited it.

In addition, I increased the proportion of the second guitar, which was not originally there, to make it richer.

Finally, I raised the difficulty of the first guitar even higher.

The guitar skills of the guy at the time when he was active in this song were definitely at the level of a world-class guitarist, but if you ask me if he was the best, I can say it firmly.

“No way?”

It’s not like there’s a combat power measuring device in a famous Japanese manga [likely referring to Dragon Ball Z’s scouter], and considering that each person has different musical tastes and standards, it’s something you can’t say definitively.

But if you ask me that now, I think I can say that I’m pretty close to it.

As I honed the playing techniques created by the intense inspiration that sometimes comes to mind, I was able to do techniques that were not possible before.

On top of that, the inspiration that pours out when I pick up an instrument makes the flat techniques three-dimensional, so I can have such arrogant thoughts.

The guitar solo part of ‘brilliant struggle’ created in this way has been transformed into a really extremely difficult level.

Perhaps there are not many guitarists who can only catch up with the techniques, excluding the emotional part.

“The scary thing is that there’s still potential for development.”

Perhaps his childish idea of being the best might really come true.

In any case, the completed ‘brilliant struggle’ received tremendous praise internally.

No, in the case of the uncles who played together, they had to take a break for quite some time. That’s how intense the shock the song gave.

‘Maybe it was after this?’

My uncles were so engrossed in improving their skills voluntarily like me.

They even hid their tendinitis symptoms, so it was really a burning passion.

“It was summer. Or was it?”

I made a silly joke and, as I had more time, I started to focus on producing Blue Rose again.

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“I’m already looking forward to their debut.”

Blue Rose’s debut process was going so smoothly that Young-chan couldn’t help but say that.

This is thanks to the tremendous synergy created by the planning department led by Tokashi, who was properly awakened through Young-chan, and Hong Ui-chan.

On top of that, for some reason, Ari, Lee Chae-young, and Lee Yeon-hee’s dance skills have also improved, allowing them to show off a more spectacular performance than originally planned.

At the same time, Kim Ah-young is showing off her innocence, literally bringing the words ‘power innocence’ [a concept of being both powerful and innocent] to life.

“You’re going to pre-release the music video on A broadcasting station?”

“Yes. There is a lot of interest in the fact that YC Entertainment’s first idol is coming out, but there are also many skeptical views.”

Although they succeeded in making Lee Na-eun successful, solo singers and idols are another dimension.

More than anything, Young-chan is a rock musician, and he has no experience in producing idols before, so it was not strange to look at him skeptically.

The problem is that if this public opinion gradually increases, it will have a negative impact on Blue Rose’s debut.

They will evaluate Blue Rose with eyes covered with negative filters.

That’s why the planning department decided to pre-release the ‘Pink Diary’ music video.

Unless they are not confident in the results? Hong Ui-chan succeeded in creating a music video at a crazy level this time as well.

It was comparable to Lee Na-eun’s ‘Bunny Bunny,’ which was highly praised.

No, considering that they didn’t use the cheat key called Young-chan, it was actually more than that.

Hong Ui-chan was so disappointed in this part at the time.

He tried to put Young-chan in the ‘Pink Diary’ music video as a cameo, but no matter how he conceived it, his image didn’t suit Blue Rose, which was pushing for innocence.

Thanks to this, he was able to focus on Blue Rose that much, but on the other hand, there was also the disadvantage of not being able to create an issue.

“It doesn’t matter how much more money it takes for promotion. Let’s try to maximize the number of views of the music video first.”

What makes YC Entertainment better than other entertainment companies is the size of its YouTube channel.

As a result of steadily uploading cover songs about once a month and growing the YouTube channel, the number of subscribers to YC Entertainment’s YouTube channel has now exceeded 5 million.

The number of views is also at a similar level, so it was not difficult to aim for a rapidly rising video.

On top of that, as the Black Cat support firepower was proven during Lee Na-eun’s activities, it can be said that it is also YC Entertainment’s weapon.

With the end of August just around the corner, Blue Rose began to be promoted in earnest.

As YC Entertainment’s size has changed significantly, the firepower poured into this promotion was no less than that of any major entertainment company.

A broadcasting station, which decided to do a Blue Rose documentary entertainment show together, was openly pushing for it.

They were advertising the teasers as if they were promoting a program from their own broadcasting station, and thanks to this, awareness of Blue Rose was rapidly increasing.

This was possible because the PD [Production Director] involved in this Blue Rose documentary was Lee Ki-chan PD, who had a relationship with ‘Legends of Rock.’

“Wow! I knew the idol market was already small, but it’s going to be a mess again? I didn’t know it would be this much!”

He regained his passion for music in the past through ‘Legends of Rock’ and immediately became convinced that Blue Rose would cause a major accident.

That’s why Lee Ki-chan PD boldly did something.

“I want to make Blue Rose’s debut stage a special stage.”

“Thank you for doing so much for us.”

“No. Rather, I am more grateful to be able to experience the music like this first. By the way, there’s a big problem. The music of the participants in ‘Legends of Rock’ Season 2 is not coming in well because of this music. It’s been a long time since I’ve had this experience.”

If it’s too addictive, you’ll get tired of it easily, but Blue Rose’s ‘Pink Diary’ never gets old.

In particular, the intro part kept lingering in my head the most.

Whenever I had some time to rest, the sounds suddenly came to mind, so I couldn’t help but look for them.

It was no wonder that Lee Ki-chan PD was complaining like this.

With such growing expectations, the first Blue Rose documentary entertainment show was finally released.

The first part of the documentary entertainment show was decorated by Young-chan.

“Hello? I’m Park Young-chan, CEO of YC Entertainment.”

Starting with a simple self-introduction, he had a huge impact just by appearing.

In just a short interview of less than 5 minutes, he took the top spot in search rankings on all domestic portal sites.

This was an impossible phenomenon, no matter how hot a celebrity he was.

However, it was not strange for those who watched the interview video.

He showed an aura no less than the ‘Bunny Bunny’ music video when he appeared in public after a long time.

In particular, the decadent beauty seen in his somewhat disheveled and tired appearance left a more intense impression than imagined.

Naturally, interest in Blue Rose increased explosively over time.

The fact that he, who showed such an aura, was an idol that people considered a miracle, so it was impossible not to be interested.

Amid such interest, the veiled Blue Rose was revealed to the public for the first time.

Blue Rose’s first interview subject was Ari.

She was disheveled because she was filming in the middle of practice, but her visuals were still admirable.

“Um. Hello. I’m Ari, the main vocalist of Blue Rose. I’m so happy to greet you like this.”

Unlike her first impression, which seemed foxy and haughty, her cheerful greeting was a bit of a twist.

After the greeting, a short interview was conducted, and then her practice videos from the past month were shown with soft music.

Unlike her delicate body, she showed a fierce dance reminiscent of a top-notch male idol’s performance, which was enough to overwhelm viewers.

However, the highlight was her vocal practice video, which exploded with the soft music suddenly cut off.

“Ah ah ah ah~”

She effortlessly digested the endlessly rising high notes, reminiscent of a foreign pop singer, and grooved to the music, making it clear why she was in charge of the team’s main vocalist, not the main dancer.

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