Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 63

Midnight Stroll (1)

“Wow, hyung [older brother or male friend]. The reaction to your YouTube channel these days is amazing,” a man said, frantically clicking his mouse in front of a large monitor. “Yeah, really.” “Aren’t you curious, hyung?” The man, who called Yeonwoo ‘hyung,’ was a skilled sound engineer hired recently. He was an all-around talent who handled everything from recording to mixing and mastering.

-Gasp! Are you the main character of that sound source?! Really?! The engineer, who supposedly graduated early from a famous B music school in the United States, couldn’t hide his shock when he learned that Yeonwoo was the main character of ‘that video.’ -My friends will totally freak out if they find out! The composition students, as well as the classical music students, were dying to know!

-……?

-Classical music is classic, but it also changes according to the tastes of listeners depending on the era! That’s why it goes from Baroque to Classical, to Romantic, and then in the 20th century, it’s divided into Impressionism, Expressionism, and various other branches?

-……??

-Anyway, the important thing is not the past. Music only exists if there are people listening to it. As classical music becomes stagnant, it’s declining… So, there were kids who thought that the more your music becomes known to the public, the more it will ride that trend.

A master who dominated an era, Salieri, created a masterpiece over two hundred years ago. It is natural that his music has that much influence. However, the person who threw a large stone into the calm water was not very interested.

-Gasp… Can I really work on it?

-That’s why I called you.

-What an honor…!

-……?

‘Another unique person has come in.’ That was Yeonwoo’s impression. To be a little more specific: ‘Is he comfortable?’ To that extent? Of course, every time he looks at him, it’s as if he is looking at something dazzling, and he covers his eyes. Or when he hands something to Yeonwoo, he always uses both hands politely. Every time he listens to Yeonwoo’s draft, he puts his hands together as if praying, -Jesus! He was hard to get used to, with his attitude of acting like a fanatic worshipping him. Fortunately, he knew how to handle machines that Yeonwoo couldn’t adapt to no matter how hard he tried, so it was bearable; otherwise, he would have sent him back already. Anyway, thanks to the engineer, the completeness of the music was further improved even when Yeonwoo listened to it.

“If the channel reaction got this good, I would be so excited.” Especially when you see the people who used to curse are now admiring, you feel catharsis. Whether it’s the engineer’s characteristic or something, there’s a persistent side to it.

“Do you see this ID [identification]? This guy was a terrible commenter from the beginning, but this time the comment is praising him so much that he’s almost worshiping him. Oh. This person is also a new person who commented last time, but how did he comment this time……”

“Wait a minute. You remember all that?”

“Yes. I’m reporting this to Seonghyun hyung……”

“What?”

“Ah. I misspoke. Korean is too difficult.”

“……?”

Wasn’t what he said so far Korean? More than that. ‘I think I heard a familiar name?’ The engineer was about to bury his face in the monitor again, as if he had never said anything. For some reason, that guy was more enthusiastic about managing the YouTube channel than Yeonwoo. Even though Yeonwoo, the person involved, didn’t think much about it. That’s because,

[Multiple lifespan auto-harvesting has been completed.]

[Lifespan auto-harvested: 78 days]

[Multiple lifespan auto-harvesting has been completed…….]

[Auto-harvested…….]

Even if he didn’t bother to look at the comments and the number of followers, he could directly feel the influence he had on the YouTube channel.

‘It’s more effective than I expected?’ Especially recently, the amount of lifespan that is automatically harvested has been quite substantial. It started with Salieri, but gradually he fell in love with the melody Yeonwoo was drawing. There was also a difference in influence depending on who created the music.

“Hyung. Do you have any plans to reveal yourself? Even now, there are many different opinions about who hyung is.” The engineer chuckled as if he was enjoying himself, and moved the mouse in a flashy manner.

-Isn’t this the famous pianist AXXX? I can tell by the bowing feeling?

ㄴNo, he posted on his Instagram that it wasn’t him.

-As far as I know, it’s pianist P who won the Chopin Competition three times in a row?

ㄴThat person can’t play the violin.

-There’s a rumor that it’s rapper J who’s famous in the US these days…….

ㄴAre you okay in the head:(?

ㄴThat’s the funniest joke I’ve heard this year:D Nice try!

-There’s a famous YouTuber K with a million followers. There’s a rumor that it’s that person’s sub-account, isn’t that credible?

ㄴIf it was that person, why would they hide it? They’re a very famous attention seeker?

“The company says they’re getting a lot of requests for interviews. There are people who want to film documentaries, and there are even people who want to buy the song. If you were to pick the hottest YouTuber these days, it would be hyung. But you don’t have any plans to reveal yourself, do you?”

“Annoying.” Yeonwoo bluntly rejected the engineer’s humble wish with one word.

“That’s a shame. If you reveal yourself now that you have 800,000 followers, you’ll easily hit 1 million……”

“Not interested.” It’s cumbersome and annoying. The reason he opened the YouTube channel was to find out the possibility of the influence of music. This is enough to find out enough.

“Ah. And please note that there won’t be any new songs on YouTube for the time being.”

“Yes?! No, why?!” Yeonwoo’s fanatic… no, the engineer who calls himself the No. 2 fan threw the mouse he was holding and jumped up. For reference, Kwon Seonghyun was said to be the No. 1 fan. The engineer said, -How dare I surpass Seonghyun hyung and become No. 1. He humbly claimed to be No. 2. Of course, Yeonwoo only gained more confidence that, ‘He was indeed a unique person.’

“I’m going to start the radio soon, so I’m going to focus on that.”

“Ah. That’s right. You said you were going to release your own songs on the radio too, right? Oh, you almost made my heart drop. So, you’re going to stop YouTube for a while?”

“I’m planning to.”

“You said the songs you’re going to release on the radio are pop songs?”

“I thought it would be good to put lyrics on it and sing it.”

“Finally, it’s becoming complete……!” The engineer once again bursts out with an incomprehensible exclamation.

“YouTube must be anxious. Hyung suddenly disappeared.”

“That side started as a practice, so there’s nothing I can do.” The reaction was much better than I expected, but I didn’t forget the original purpose.

‘Well, if necessary, I can do both in parallel.’ And a few days later.

“Hello, this is Kang Yeonwoo, who will be filling in for Lee Juha for a month. Shall we start ‘Midnight Stroll’ together?” Finally, Yeonwoo’s first solo radio broadcast began.

***

“Yeonwoo-ssi [term of polite address]. Did you go somewhere to receive training?” As soon as the ON AIR light on the radio booth went off, the writer who approached him asked, shining her eyes. “Yes?” “Did Juha tutor you? How can you be so skilled at hosting?” When Yeonwoo asked, the writer nodded fiercely. “It’s okay. Our listener bulletin board is already a mess! There are even people who say you’re better than Juha! Juha will cry if she finds out. Was there anything difficult? I don’t think there was, looking at what you’re doing……” “Yes. I came out as a guest once before, so it felt familiar and it was okay.” “Oh my. If you get used to everything after coming once, would I have put so much effort into finding a radio host? It’s all because Yeonwoo-ssi is doing well.” “Yes, well. Thank you for saying that.” “I’m not saying this empty-handed! It’s 100 percent sincere.” [Truth] Thanks to ‘understanding intentions,’ the writer’s sincerity was very well read even if she didn’t raise her hand and say it as if declaring it. Seeing the writer shouting ‘sincerity’ both inside and out, a short laugh naturally leaked out.

“Uh…… uh……?” The writer was flustered and covered her mouth. At the same time, the child spirit clicked his tongue next to him. [Tsk tsk. Kang Yeonwoo. Don’t harass innocent women in places like this?] That was the reason why Yeonwoo was able to get used to radio hosting. Child spirit. And countless ghosts, including the child spirit. The ability to choose and concentrate that had been trained by watching those guys all along was a great help in the progress. -We will sort out the stories and show them to you, but there may be unexpected situations because it’s live. If you think there’s a problem, give me a signal. The writer’s worries before the broadcast started were so insignificant. ‘Compared to when I ignored dozens of ghosts sticking their heads over the textbook and read it, it’s a drop in the bucket.’ When he was young, he couldn’t control his spiritual power properly. Even reading a book required a lot of interference. Was that all? Looking at the blackboard was not easy either. Because the ghosts fascinated by Yeonwoo’s energy coveted him and peeked around, it was difficult to receive the class content through that complicated and dense field of vision. Besides.

[Oh. This story is interesting.]

[Wow. This person looks really tired?]

[Oh dear. Tsk tsk. I feel sorry for you.] There is a ghost next to me giving advice. ‘Even dog poop has its uses.’ Surprisingly, it is sometimes awkward to talk alone, not in conversation. However, Yeonwoo had an excellent conversational partner called Dongja-ryeong [child spirit]. There is no reason why he can’t respond to words delivered in text when he is good at talking to ghosts. So, the awkwardness that the radio staff worried about could not exist.

“Um, ahem! Ahahaha. Is it a little hot?!”

“I think you’re cold……” How can it be hot when there are so many earthbound spirits here…… “Ah, anyway! It’s not a proper tally yet because it’s the first day, but we think Yeonwoo-ssi’s talk is getting a great response. In particular, the response was very good when Yeonwoo-ssi read the stories and gave a comment. The viewership is also increasing little by little.” The story corner that the writer was talking about was a listener participation corner that would be available on any radio. It is a kind of device that makes people focus more on the broadcast and participate. Very few people will send stories hoping for proper counseling. But.

“The number of stories received has increased 1.5 times compared to before. When a new DJ comes, the main focus is on welcoming and chatting, but the number of messages for corner participation was overwhelmingly higher than chatting. It has increased a lot compared to when Juha was there.” Today was different. In particular, Lee Juha had a playful style, so the counseling corner was only nominally famous and was no different from a chat corner. But today, it showed a very different aspect from Midnight Stroll, which had been going on for many years.

“It’s a really smooth start considering it’s the first start. So, there’s a story that we should make that part a fixed corner, but what do you think, Yeonwoo-ssi? There’s no need to keep the format that Juha made as it is. Rather, it would be good to make changes since Yeonwoo-ssi has newly joined.” “I don’t mind. I guess it was helpful that I just answered with my own sincerity.” “To be honest, I was very worried because it was a program that Juha had been running for several years. But thanks to Yeonwoo-ssi, I ended up worrying completely unnecessarily. Seeing the explosive reaction from viewers from the first day, I don’t think there will be any worries in the future. Thank you so much for coming.” As if this was the main point, the writer bowed her head. “Please take care of me tomorrow too! You must be tired, so go and rest, and see you tomorrow.” “Yes. I look forward to working with you too. See you tomorrow.” The first radio show in which he participated as the main DJ, not a guest, was a huge success without having to think twice.