The Road To Glory [EN]: Chapter 1621

< I Can’t Be the Only One Seeing This -162>

I don’t know if it was timed to coincide with LA’s golden hour, but the ticket sales began at 6 PM Washington D.C. time.

That’s 7 AM in Korea.

Ticketmaster opens the waiting room an hour before tickets go on sale, so the office worker, who woke up at 5 AM, finished getting ready for work early, took a sip of coffee, and accessed the Ticketmaster site at 5:30 AM.

Can I even describe the ominous feeling at that moment?

Sometimes dramas include foreshadowing to hint at future events. Like a picture frame suddenly falling off the wall, or stepping in dog poop on the way to work.

Of course, the office worker didn’t experience any such misfortune beforehand. He was at home, so there was no chance of stepping in dog poop, and as a minimalist, he didn’t even own any picture frames.

However, as soon as he accessed Ticketmaster, his newly built computer started lagging.

And after proving he wasn’t a robot about five times, he was eventually kicked out on the sixth attempt. The office worker felt a strong sense of foreboding.

He managed to get back on the site, but he couldn’t help feeling anxious and biting his nails.

Upon entering the waiting room, the remaining time was displayed.

54:31. Meaning ticketing would start in 54 minutes.

Some people enter their payment information at this point, but the office worker had experienced K-pop overseas concert ticketing several times, so there was no need to enter payment information.

Thus, a time of patience began.

It was 6:30 AM. Normally, he would be waking up around this time, yawning, and idly scrolling through his phone, but today, time felt like sharp shards of glass, prickling him.

Who could understand the conflicting desire to quickly seize the tickets and want time to fly by, yet also wish that time would never come?

Soon, the words ‘4 Mins left’ appeared in the waiting room.

The office worker tried not to refresh the page and gripped the mouse tightly.

The screen switched automatically.

At this moment, the office worker thought he was going crazy.

Without expecting any luck, he assumed the ‘2000+ people ahead of you’ screen would appear, but instead, he was faced with a blank white screen.

A blank white screen reflecting his dumbfounded face.

Did the server crash? What should I do?

I shouldn’t refresh. No, I have to refresh. While reason and emotion fought, fortunately, the screen he had been waiting for appeared.

The cursor kept showing a loading symbol, but the office worker considered even this lucky – in fact, when he checked later, quite a few people couldn’t even get in –

The phrase ‘2,000+ people ahead of you’ is of no help.

Does it really mean there are exactly 2,000 people?

Or does it mean there are 20,000 people?

Maybe there are 200,000… 20 million… or even 200 million. At least it would far exceed The Forum’s capacity [a large arena in Los Angeles].

1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes… the number didn’t decrease, and the progress bar didn’t budge. This LA concert was definitely a bust.

Or was it?

Surprisingly, it wasn’t just his ticketing that was a failure.

Not even 5 minutes after the ‘2000+’ number appeared, the loading symbol suddenly spun, and the words ‘Page Not Found’ appeared.

“!”

That’s right.

Ticketmaster’s server, which had handled countless concert ticketings, had crashed just five minutes after ticketing began.

For thirty minutes, the server was inaccessible. Many people were kicked out of the payment window.

Ticketmaster soon announced that they would reopen the server, and after an hour of hell, the server finally opened.

“No, there’s nothing left.”

The office worker slammed his head on the desk.

He had expected and hoped that everything would be gone. VIP seats, anything on the first, second, or third floor, there were no seats anywhere.

He had a bad feeling, but to fail without even trying, without even knowing what the venue looked like…

“…”

It goes without saying that SNS [Social Networking Services] and websites were in real-time chaos.

Especially those who failed to get tickets because they were kicked out of the payment window were even more upset, and the Canada Hamilton ticketing, originally scheduled for three hours later, was also delayed.

[From now on, you’ll have to prove you’re not a robot even when you go to the bathroom]

[Anyone know Ticketmaster’s company address?]

[If you don’t return my seat right now, your place will be only one. Churchyard.]

The curses against Ticketmaster were so fierce that those who had secured seats at The Forum couldn’t even brag about it.

If Ticketmaster hadn’t apologized and promised that this wouldn’t happen during the Hamilton ticketing the next day – which was eventually postponed to the next day – their headquarters in West Hollywood, California, might have disappeared the following day.

The surprising thing was that Ticketmaster wasn’t a company with such a weak server. There had been errors before, but there had rarely been such a clear server crash when handling concerts of this scale. -Later, Ticketmaster cited an unprecedented surge in traffic and multiple hacking attempts as the cause.-

An hour and forty-five minutes later, when the various incidents had subsided, someone boasted about their online ticket on SNS, starting another wave of chaos.

At first, everyone thought it was just clickbait.

That’s because there was no announcement about the golden ticket anywhere. However, more and more people started certifying their golden tickets, claiming they had also won.

Seven people had verified it.

Some people asked if it was a promotion run by Ticketmaster. However, the golden ticket was clearly for HALO’s LA The Forum concert.

[What on earth is ‘Golden ticket’? ⎪ Holly_NEWS]

What the heck is a golden ticket?

[@BELLE: Ok, I know you enjoyed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. So, are those who got the golden ticket invited to your factory (label)?]

[Not VIP, but Golden Ticket?]

└ Golden tickets are in VIP and on the 3rd floor. Seems random?

[Lunch voucher?]

Although Veil hasn’t made an official statement yet, people are speculating about what the golden ticket is.

Some people were looking for precedents in K-pop concerts, while others suddenly analyzed the movie *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*.

This intensified after the Hamilton ticketing the next day. ‘Gold Tickets’ also appeared in the Hamilton ticketing.

7 people verified in the LA concert.

9 people in the Hamilton concert.

[It’s funny that eight out of the nine people who verified aren’t Canadian]

└ They don’t even live in Canada LOL

└ Holy shit please get out of our country. Is it even fair that Canadians can’t see a concert held in Canada?

[What the hell is golden ticket So what is the golden ticket]

[Didn’t Veil suddenly shut their mouth?]

└ Veil didn’t talk much in the first place.

No matter how many inquiries were made to Veil, the answer was unknown. Ticketmaster only received a request and didn’t seem to know what it was.

[I think it’s just an error. It looks weird, so I’ll trade you my ticket.]

└ I can trade you too ^^ I’ll even compensate you with a hundred dollars because you’ll be heartbroken!

Gradually, people began to take notice. Anyway, the existence of the golden ticket was certain, and it was clear that there was something to it.

The question was what scale it would be.

[It just looks fancy because it’s a golden ticket, but isn’t it just a simple gift? It might not be a big deal.]

Someone got somewhat close to the truth. But it was half right and half wrong.

Instead of a meal ticket or a label invitation, he argued that it might be an album or a pen or notepad commonly used as merchandise.

At that moment, someone trembled.

“Ah, I remember…”

It’s gradually coming back to me.

The memories of the past.

Her singer, smiling brightly, saying she had prepared a small gift.

And the ‘small gift’ that came out of it.

Those who had experienced it once at Noh Haeil’s concert trembled all over.

[Am I the only one getting this feeling?]

[The opponent is Noh Haeil… Ah, I suddenly feel dizzy]

[Please no, I failed all the ticketing and I’m pissed off, please no, Haeil, please no]

[Honestly, that’s crossing the line… really noㅠㅠㅠ]

[Suddenly reminded of the fan meeting reviews, the time we all shed tears of blood…]

In fact, this story had come up once when the official tour was announced.

They wondered if their singer, who gave excessive gifts at small theater concerts and fan meetings, had prepared something for the world tour as well.

But rationally speaking, a world tour was impossible.

How much does a world tour cost?

Besides – even though it’s only 10 shows – the number of people is on a different level than at small theaters or fan meetings, so it would be difficult to give gifts on Noh Haeil’s scale.

But strangely, there was a strange feeling.

It might be because the Seoul concert ticketing was about to start. The existence of the ‘golden ticket’ was enough to trigger their trauma.

They didn’t expect meal tickets, fan signings, label invitations, or handshakes at all. That’s because Noh Haeil wasn’t the type to communicate well in their eyes.

But gifts were definitely possible.

Anyway, the ticketing became increasingly competitive.

Some people cursed TV stars who showed off their tickets, and there was even a rumor that someone was robbed by thugs with guns for showing off their tickets on the street.

The golden ticket may have attracted some attention, but the HALO concert ticketing itself was nothing short of a hot summer.

[HALO’s concert tickets are as hard to get as picking stars in the sky… Please add more shows ⎪CMN_OFFICAL]

[A hotter summer than ever, a sun harder to see than ever]

[Prau Dwen’s new song release D-7]

LA, The Forum capacity 17,505 (100%)

Hamilton FirstOntario Centre capacity 17,383 (100%)

Leaving the undetermined dates aside, the next show at London’s Wembley Arena was also sold out, and there were rumors that the royal family would be attending.

Following that, ticketing for the Paris AccorHotels Arena and Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle also took place.

By the time those who couldn’t get tickets were spitting blood, and those who got them were shedding tears of blood.

Prau Dwen’s new song, a collaboration between Jason Dyke, HALO, and two others, was released.

As it was a song everyone had been waiting for, it goes without saying that it entered the charts upon release.

But the important thing wasn’t the score.

Wasn’t it an album with already strong artists participating?

A music video uploaded to YouTube.

The music video caught attention as soon as it was uploaded and ranked #1 on the worldwide real-time trending list.

A village in America.

Palm trees and well-maintained gardens like those in California. Even the straight road in front of the regularly built mansions. It was a common residential area in America, but what was on it was not ordinary.

Prau Dwen, who is Black, and a boy smiling at him were on the thumbnail.

The new song embedded below

[The Last DaY]

The autoplayed video turns into a black screen.

And the anchor standing behind the anchor table, Prau Dwen, began his last report.

The melody that begins to play softly is clearly R&B.

-First of all, thank you to those who tried to let us know that the world was going to end. You were quite wrong, but as long as the result is right.

The subtitles that rise silently on the black screen are Prau Dwen’s unique jokes.

Prau Dwen, who came out in front of an American residential area like the thumbnail, began to walk, opening a 4-minute and 15-second music video.

[Well, Let’s do the last project. Just one day for me, you and us. Just one day fair for everyone]

As Prau Dwen opened the door, Michael followed.

[I’m going to start the morning with a McMuffin. With a Starbucks coffee. Dick said he’s going to eat pancakes made by his mom – hey, that’s my lyrics – she’s going to make the lyrics too.]

Michael is sitting at a table in an ordinary American home, as he said. He is wearing a tuxedo, and a McMuffin is prepared on the plate where the main dish should be. Along with a paper cup with the Starbucks logo on it.

The next scene was Michael in a suit going up to a high-rise building and scattering money. Dollars fell like wings, and people rushed to grab the dollars.

The next turn is Dick, who had his lyrics stolen by Michael.

Dick was lying down wearing ridiculous glasses, listening to classical music. On the tape that flashed by, the phrase ‘HALO is classic’ seems to be visible.

Dick spends an elegant day with his young daughter and wife.

It’s an ordinary day, except that it’s a little more elegant. He went to his young daughter’s school performance, applauded her ballet skills, and kissed his wife. And as time passes, it becomes night. In an instant, the performance hall became the sea,

They lay under a parasol, watching the seagulls and the night sky. Soon, when the sun rose and tomorrow began, a huge wave swept away the sandcastle made by Dick’s daughter.

[How about you, Jason?]

And when Dick stopped rapping and turned his head, Jason, who played an extra on the beach, jumped up and answered.

[Just Run.]

He gets on a bike and runs down a long road.

He took his hands off the steering wheel and spread his arms, he felt like he was going to die before tomorrow came.

People expected HALO, the last remaining member, after Jason’s scene, but what came out was Prau.

He was in charge of the hook, and the lyrics were repeated, just like when the prelude started.

[Well, Let’s do the last project. Just one day for me, you and us. Just one day fair for everyone]

However, one lyric was added.

[Or unfair]

It goes without saying that the lyric meant a boy born with the most unfair talent in the world.

A boy in a fancy outfit stands in the middle of the city.

The people who call out to him are like those of sports fans.

The boy sang in the center.

The accompaniment begins.

It was impossible to know what song HALO was singing at the concert. I had no choice but to infer from the shape of my mouth.

When those watching the music video wondered what song he was singing, the song stopped for a moment, and HALO’s voice was heard.

It was yodeling.

It was funnier because he sang it well.

It was a short moment, but the impact was enough, and the melody of [The Last DaY] started again, and HALO’s singing was heard.

[It’s going to rain that day]

[Why? Because it’s the last day?]

Prau cut in and asked. The boy ignored it and continued the lyrics.

Along with the lyrics, lightning struck in the video.

As if the end of the world was approaching, lightning struck in several places, and the boy with his back to the lightning jumped down to the people who loved him.

In the hands of the people, the boy was smiling happily, as if he wasn’t going to face the last day.

The video changes.

Again, the camera showed an ordinary street in America.

Prau walking down the street.

And soon, a boy wearing a white shirt comes in from outside the camera. It’s from the music video’s thumbnail.

[This is the last project. Just one day for me, you and us. Just one day fair for everyone]

The hook was repeated with slightly changed lyrics,

[Maybe you had a good time without regrets]

[I would have spent it with the people I love]

[You can eat what you usually like, or you can eat what you haven’t eaten before.]

[Also, you will choose your favorite music as your dirge]

[I would have filled the time left for me, you, and us with only what you like.]

[It was a time without regrets.]

When HALO came in, Prau looked at the boy.

[I’m going to say I won’t regret it]

[To the people I love]

[Because it was a day full of everything I love]

[I was pretty good]

The boy’s voice rang out.

It was what people loved.

The voice full of HALO’s soul seemed to be saying that he was the happiest on the last day of the world.

[Now It is the last project, boy. Just one hour for us. Just one hour for everything]

Prau repeated the hook.

And he looks at the boy as if telling him to do the last thing left.

The camera shows a happy family.

There was only one thing left to do in the last remaining time.

Greetings.

The boy who stopped where the sun was setting smiles.

And instead of the ‘Good bye’ that everyone expected, he said to them.

[Morning]

Maybe he just didn’t want to say ‘Good bye’, but the last lyrics leave a hopeful afterimage. As if tomorrow morning will come.

The song ended like that, but the accompaniment continued for a long time.

Like a movie, the names of the people who helped were uploaded on a black screen.

I didn’t forget to say Thanks for my friends.

Just when I thought the video was over, the screen was shown again.

It shows the street in the daytime, not the sunset evening.

Prau and HALO standing side by side.

Prau, who was excited by the slightly wrong [The Last DaY] accompaniment, danced, and HALO, who was looking at Prau with a ‘What is this’ look, soon smiled faintly.

And at the same time as he started swaying his body with Prau, the video ended.

The subtitles on the black screen.

[I can’t be the only one seeing this?]

The reaction was, of course, explosive.