God of Music Chapter 99-100

"HyunAh, where are you going?"

Asked Lee ChaHee, but Lee HyunAh left with a vague answer.
She rushed to the entrance of the office in fear of being late.
KangYoon was waiting for her at the entrance.

"Let's go."

Lee HyunAh suppressed her jubilance and stood next to him.

"Where are we going?"
"Wait a moment. There's one more person."
"What?"

As soon as he finished his words, a car stopped near them and the windows went down. It was Lee HyunJi's luxury sports car. She spoke from within the car.

"Huh? You're going too, HyunAh?"
"……."

Lee HyunAh looked at KangYoon with a strange expression. However, that only lasted a moment. Thinking back, it was her fault that she assumed that the two would go alone. KangYoon didn't seem to know what she was thinking and opened the door to the front passenger seat and got onboard. Lee HyunAh got onboard the back seat.
The three departed to Hongdae like that.
Inside the car, KangYoon and Lee HyunJi spoke about many work-related matters. These included their future plans, fund management, as well as employment of other staff.

'Wh…. What the heck? Why am I here?'

Why was it that she felt fluttered just before? Lee HyunAh momentarily felt that she was a fool. It only took an instant for her excitement to fall to the bottom.

"…Our current budget…."
"With the pay we get this week…."

Lee HyunAh wanted to participate in that conversation, but there was no way to. Their talk regarding money was something completely clueless to her. She only felt that the scale of the money was big, but nothing felt realistic to her. Of course, she knew some things about copyrights fee, but building usage fees, other singers, as well as other administrative matters were like an alien language to her.

'…I shouldn't have come.'

While Lee HyunAh looked out the window with a frown, the car stopped. It was a shared parking lot in Hongdae.

"The parking fees are expensive here…."

When Lee HyunAh said that in a worried tone, KangYoon received a ticket from the parking lot's agent and shook his head.

"Spending money here is much better than looking for an empty space on an alleyway to park.

Time was money. Agreeing with his opinion, Lee HyunAh followed behind him.
The three-headed to a nearby concert venue, Sweetpins. When they entered, a female staff in clean clothing greeted them.
KangYoon said that he had made an appointment and the female staff called the office to confirm. Soon, a man came out from the office and greeted them.

"Are you Mr. Lee KangYoon? Welcome."
"Hello."

After a light greeting, the male staff leads KangYoon and company to the office. They drank the coffee that the concert venue gave them and looked through the guide leaflets, the prices, and the materials about other concert teams.
Looking at those materials, Lee HyunJi asked the staff.

"How many people can it hold?"
"Up to 200. If we go with standing seats, we can go with twice that much."
"So around 300…."

Lee HyunJi judged that the staff was exaggerating and drew her own conclusions. The staff became awkward and turned his gaze around to KangYoon.

"We have done a remodeling recently and have replaced all the sound and light equipment to the latest ones."
"How high is the ceiling?"

When KangYoon asked an unexpected question, the staff couldn't reply easily. When KangYoon saw the papers, the height was there. He turned his gaze around to the papers.

"…Not that low. Looks like there's no need to worry about the sound."
"……."
"According to these, you seem to be using the Allen series of speakers. Those are quite strong in the highs, so I'm worried that there may be unwanted noise. Is there sound dampening on the ceiling?"

The staff sweated hard. These people were very picky. As an office worker, how was he supposed to know the special traits of speakers? It wasn't easy to answer those questions. The staff members back became damp with sweat. He still tried to answer to the best of his abilities using the papers.
Fortunately, KangYoon's questions weren't limitless.

"…Thank you for the coffee. I wish to see the venue now."
"Th… this way please."

After KangYoon's barrage of questions, the staff immediately led them to the concert hall. The hall was right in front of the 1st floor lobby. When the staff opened the door, there was a wide stage as well as a large clearing.

"The booth seems to be in a suitable place…."

KangYoon looked around and took pictures with his phone. Lee HyunJi also looked around in her own way.

"HyunAh."
"Yes?"

She, who was suddenly called out after all this time, was surprised by KangYoon's call.

"Go stand on the stage."

At KangYoon's request, she headed to the center of the stage. KangYoon stood in the middle of the audience area and looked at the stage; then asked the staff.

"Can we test the lighting and the speakers right now?"
"Please wait a moment. The engineers are on leave today…."

The staff showed an awkward expression. The engineers usually only came to work on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, where there were shows. This was done to save on human resources cost.

"Just open the door. I know my way around."
"If you say so…."

The staff didn't dare to refuse a request from a potential customer. He brought KangYoon a set of keys from the office and opened the booth.

"HyunAh, stay still."
"Yes."

Lee HyunAh nodded her head.
KangYoon started fiddling with the lights in the booth. He controlled the lights with the light mixer and soon grasped how it was done. The staff watched KangYoon from behind.

"Can you switch the lights?"
"If you contact us prior to the show, then yes."
"Good. The lights here have too much blue tone. HyunAh doesn't do well with blue lights…."

KangYoon fiddled with the lights for a few minutes before turning them all off. Then, he left the booth and turned on the spotlight. With one strong light shining down upon her, Lee HyunAh asked KangYoon in embarrassment.

"So, do I keep standing here?"
"Yeah. You're going to be performing here in the future so have a look around too."

Lee HyunAh felt as though she had become a puppet. Before, with Greenlight, there was no prior testing due to time problems…. And this felt strange.
KangYoon went back to the booth again. He turned on all the lights and had a look.

'Is he some kinda engineer?'

From what the staff knew, KangYoon was supposed to be the president of a company, but he felt more like an engineer instead. The way he controlled the lights with the light mixer was just like an expert. He would even believe it if KangYoon said he was an employee here. He had met various presidents until now, but someone like KangYoon was a first.
KangYoon controlled the lights for a while before turning off the light mixer.

"You said that we can change the light settings, right?"
"Yes, of course."

Asking the same thing made KangYoon quite the annoying customer, but the staff member was a professional. He never lost his smile, However….

"Can we test the acoustics as well?"

When KangYoon said that he wanted to test the sound mixer as well, the staff's eyebrows twitched. These people were very picky.

'Ha…….'

At this point, the staff became absent-minded. However, it wasn't like the customers were in the wrong or something. He permitted them with a slightly trembling voice.

"Yes. O… of course."

Normally, getting to know the stage was a very reasonable thing to do. However, other people usually looked for things like the location of the venue, the makers of the equipment, and other superficial things like that, but this person was completely different. He even went on to do some testing himself. This was the most frightening of customers out there. The staff clasped his hands in nervousness.
KangYoon told the staff that he wanted to borrow a mic. At this point, the staff had half-given up. KangYoon gave the mic to Lee HyunAh and HyunAh connected to the mic input.

"Ah, ah — mic test. Ah, ah–"

Listening to Lee HyunAh's voice over the speakers, KangYoon checked the overall acoustics. It would be good if he had a music recording with him, but he didn't have one on hand.

"HyunAh, can you sing a song for me?"
"A song?"
"Yeah, it's for testing."

HyunAh seemed to be happy that she finally had something to do before she warmed up her voice and raised her voice.

"All day - my heart - is on top of that clock -"

HyunAh's voice filled the hall. Observing the weak white light from the green note, KangYoon checked for the sound. This was the base test without any effects added to HyunAh's voice.

'It's not really a satisfying sound. It feels murky.'

That was KangYoon's conclusion after considering the musical note, the light, and the sound he heard through his ears.

"Should I do more?"
"No, it's fine."

KangYoon thanked the employee before turning off the power switch and leaving the booth.

"Thank you. Can you give me a business card?"

At KangYoon's question, the staff gave him a business card. He was already sweating on his forehead.

"Then I shall contact you later."
"Please have a safe trip back."

After a handshake, KangYoon left the Sweetpins concert hall.
Heading to the car, KangYoon asked Lee HyunAh.

"How was the hall?"
"Hm…."

Lee HyunAh thought about it for a moment before replying.

"Honestly speaking, it didn't feel that good. The sound was murky, and the lights weren't too my style either."
"Really?"
"But if pre…ppa wants me to do it, then I'll do it." (T/N: President + oppa, now in reverse)
"…Mind how you address me."
"Sorry."
"Anyway, so this place is no good. Let's look at a few others."

Lee HyunAh seemed embarrassed about what KangYoon said and scratched her cheeks while looking away.
After that, the trio looked around a few more concert venues. The employees there all had a hard time due to KangYoon's testing.

Late night music show, Hula.
This was a music TV programme done by Moon Shinhak who was an entertainer, musician, as well as an actor, and this programme was a music-specific programme that was broadcasted just after midnight. The motif of this program was to let famous singers sing to their heart’s content as long as it was within the studio inside the TV station.
Today, Kim JaeHoon was recording that programme.

"You didn't forget anything?"
"Yes!"

The parking lot in front of the front gates.
KangYoon asked the band who were loading their instruments into the van. This was their first time appearing on TV, so they all looked nervous.

"I also want to go, but I have a lot of work to do. Damn…"

Lee HyunJi showed her disappointment. It was such a pity for her that work was dragging her feet.

"But it's because of you, director, that I can leave the company without worries."
"Thank me more."
"T.h.a.n.k.y.o.u."

KangYoon replied in a prankful tone to Lee HyunJi's grumbles.
Lee HyunJi turned around to Kim JiMin behind KangYoon.

"JiMin, you can't go touching things just because they all look curious to you, okay? You can't step on the lines either."
"Yes."
"Pfft, the lines are fine. Though, she might be electrocuted."
"Oh…."
"Hahaha, it's a joke."

Kim JiMin shrank back at Lee HyunJi and KangYoon's pranks. Thanks to that, their mood as they went to the TV station was very bright.
With the exception of Lee HyunJi, Jung HyeJin, and Lee HyunAh, who remained at the company to practice, everyone else was going to the TV station. This was an outing with a lot of members since the founding of the company.
Inside the car, Kim JaeHoon clasped his hands and closed his eyes. This was his first appearance on TV after a very long time. His heart pounded with nervousness.
Behind him, Lee ChaHee and Kim JinDae were fighting, while Jung ChanGyu and Kim JiMin were talking about serious things.

'Looks like they are getting along.'

KangYoon looked to the back seat through the rearview mirror. Seeing everyone get along, he felt joyous.
When they arrived, the assistant director came out to meet them.

"Hello, I've been waiting for you."

With KangYoon at the front, everyone followed the assistant director. The studio of the recording was on the 17th floor. When they arrived at the studio, the drums, mixer, guitar amp, and many other musical necessities were mostly set up.
While KangYoon greeted Moon Shinhak, the presenter, and the producer, Kim JaeHoon, the rest of the band started to tune their instruments. The drums were tightened to produce a suitable sound, while the electric guitar was controlled through an effector. The bass guitar was also tuned to match the rest.
Kim JaeHoon installed the microphone that KangYoon had gotten him and started to tune his voice.

"Love you — love you —"

Kim JaeHoon sang lightly to tell the requirements to the sound engineer. Today, there was no ear mic. Instead, there was a monitoring speaker, and Kim JaeHoon had asked the sound engineer to add the base sounds of the bass guitar, the drums, and the synthesizer.
A lot of time had passed, and the other members had finished setting themselves up. However, Kim JaeHoon was still in the middle of setting.

"It's just as I heard."

Moon ShinHak narrowed his eyes. KangYoon asked from the side.

"What have you heard?"
"His perfectionism. Kim JaeHoon is known for being a perfectionist, isn't he? Looks like the engineer fellow will suffer quite a lot today."

Just as Moon ShinHak had said, the engineer had a hard time doing the minute settings. To the others, like the band and the producer, it didn't sound that much different, but Kim JaeHoon kept asking the engineer to retune it in dissatisfaction. A whole 20 minutes had passed since the rest of the band had finished their settings.

'Oh no.'

It was very rude to keep dragging time with setting in front of a senior like Moon ShinHak. Moon ShinHak was smiling in understanding since he was a musician as well, but who knows what would happen if they dragged for any longer. KangYoon headed to the engineer's location before things got worse.

"Excuse me, but can I have a look at it?"

The engineer let go of the mixer with a blank expression at KangYoon's words. Perhaps he thought that KangYoon would be good since he was the president of the company that Kim JaeHoon belonged to.

"JaeHoon, let's do this quickly."
"Okay. Love you — love you—"

Yellow musical notes started appearing in front of KangYoon's eyes. Soon, those notes started generating white light. KangYoon started controlling the mixer. As JaeHoon had requested, he minutely increased the bass and decreased the middles a little. Then, the light became stronger, albeit very little.

"Huh? Hyung. Put up the gain a little bit."

Kim JaeHoon was excited as though he had finally found the sound he wanted. KangYoon adjusted the sound per his request. Then, the white light became a lot stronger.

"This is good. Okay, thank you."

The settings were finally over. KangYoon said excuse me to the engineer and left the place.
Moon ShinHak showed interest in KangYoon.

"Are you an engineer as well, president?"
"I learned a little."
"Haha. Your ears aren't ordinary. Kim JaeHoon, that fellow, is known for being very picky, but you got an okay in one go. The sound is definitely better too. Looks like there will be a good stage today."

Seeing KangYoon make an awkward reaction, Moon ShinHak told him that they should have a drink together sometime and stood up to get ready for the show.
After a band jam for the overall sound adjustment, the recording began.

"Can't win against my loneliness - I wander through the night, drunk, looking for you–"

A quiet ballad filled the studio. The hefty, yet thin voice gradually became more powerful and made Kim JaeHoon's own unique song.

"My hot love - is washed away by the rain –"

Contrasting to the bass that kept becoming lower, Kim JaeHoon's voice kept going higher. Then, Kim JinDae's drums halted for a moment before re-entering powerfully to heighten the atmosphere.

"Your promise to return - made me live on - but –"

Kim JaeHoon's voice became gradually more powerful. KangYoon could already see a strong white light covering the entire studio. The white light seeped into everyone present and made them absorbed into the song.
However, KangYoon wasn't as satisfied. He could see something different within the white light.

'Is that from back then?'

It was similar to 'that light' that he saw from Lee HyunAh's stage. It was silver light.
The more Kim JaeHoon's song heightened the song, the stronger the light became. However, the silver light didn't completely overwhelm the white light. It became stronger before going away and did that again. In Lee HyunAh's case, the two lights were intermixed, but this time it was different.
The song ended like that. Everyone in the studio cheered and clapped.

"Fuu, thanks for your work, everyone."

Kim JaeHoon greeted everyone while sweating. Although this wasn't a proper concert stage, he was happy to sing to his heart's content. The band members also felt very happy that they were able to go with a vocal that was not HyunAh.

"Let's rest for 30 minutes…."
"Wait."

Before the assistant director could declare rest, KangYoon stepped up.

"I apologize, but can we record this song just once more?"
"What?"

The producer did not hide his surprise. Kim JaeHoon's song was one of the best he had heard. But why? Even Kim JaeHoon looked at KangYoon with a confused expression.
However, KangYoon was thinking differently from everyone else.

'This song isn't one that will end with just this.'

While everyone looked at him in confusion, KangYoon was convinced.
He was convinced that he would be able to raise the power behind this song.

Lanzhou, Gansu province, China.

[Ready, action.]

A woman in a tight Chinese dress blocked an opposing one clad in black. Following that, she hit her opponent with her elbow. The opponent tried to retreat from the force but had to fly in the air due to a blow from the knee and the fists.

[Cut! Good, very good.]

The director, holding the megaphone, continued onto the next scene as though he was satisfied with the action scene. But this time, the black-clad woman switched. It was an action double. However, the lady in the Chinese dress shook her hands to signal that she was okay. The director gave the sign as soon as the makeup re-do was done. The shooting began.

[Where is he?]

During a clash of fists, the woman in the Chinese dressed asked that question, but the black-clad lady did not answer. The two's body flew up into the air before clashing again. When the two floated into the air, a giant fan caused their dresses to flutter.

[Cut! Okay, let's rest for a bit.]

It was an okay sign on the first shoot. As a difficult action scene was very good on the first try, the director also seemed to have felt good and gave everyone a break. While everyone went back to their places, the lady in the Chinese dress laid back on a long bench.
Her manager gave her a bottle of cold water as she wiped her sweat away with a towel.

"Well done, JinSeo."

The woman in the Chinese dress - it was Min JinSeo. She drank the whole bottle in one go and put it down.

"Thanks, JooHwan-oppa. How about HyeRin-unni and the others?"
"They're all nearby. They're busy touring the Jiayuguan."
"Sheesh. Tell them to watch out for their organs."
"Whoa, JinSeo. Where did you learn that from?"
"From you, of course."

Manager Kim JooHwan was scared stiff at Min JinSeo's words. Min JinSeo giggled seeing him panic.

"It's a joke. Oppa. What about the thing I asked you about last time?"
"You asked me something?"
"……."

When Min JinSeo's expression turned frightening, manager Kim JooHwan immediately clapped his hands as though he remembered.

"Oh, that? I looked into it already."

Manager Kim JooHwan tried to act calm as he replied.

"Team leader Lee is in Korea right now."
"In…. in Korea? He came back from America?"

Min JinSeo shouted very loudly. All the Chinese staff looked towards her due to the sudden outburst of Korean, but Min JinSeo did not care at all.

"Where, where is he? Is he doing well? He's not sick anywhere, right? Right?"
"Don't get excited. Calm down, do things one by one."
"…Sorry. Anyway, he's in Korea?"
"Yeah. For now, anyway."

Min JinSeo stood up as though there was nothing more to say. She looked as though she was about to pack her bag and go. Kim JooHwan grabbed her in panic.

"Let me go."
"Calm down. Where do you think you're going?"
"What do you mean where? Of course, it's to Korea…."
"You want to ditch this place and go to Korea? Do you think that petty team leader would like it if you go to Korea right now?"
"……."

Min JinSeo became silent. With his personality, if she told him that she ditched work to meet him, then it was obvious that he would book her a flight back immediately. KangYoon was such a person.

"Moreover, if you ditch your work here, your life as an entertainer will be over. The female protagonist left the film scene in order to meet a guy. I'm afraid of rumors. How much do you think this film costs…."
"……."
"Actually, the company told me to never tell you about it, but I'm telling you because you're an adult and I believe that you can take care of yourself, so let's work, okay?"
"…Okay."
"You're going to Korea in half a year anyway? Our goddess, please do your best, okay?"

Min JinSeo powerlessly nodded her head at his words.
Her heart had already flown over to Korea.

Resting time.
Kim JaeHoon was resting while drinking some water to relieve his fatigue.

'Record it again?'

The song was definitely satisfactory. But recording it again? Kim JaeHoon approached KangYoon thinking that he might have done something wrong.

"JaeHoon what is it?"
"The recording. I'm wondering if my song was bad."

Kim JaeHoon expressed his question. It was definitely okay to his ears. That was why he gave the okay… on top of that, he was known as a perfectionist too.
KangYoon was already aware of what he was thinking and carefully replied.

"What do you mean bad, it was very good. But there were parts that I thought were slightly off."
"Off?"
"Yeah. This part. - I'll get ready until then - this part. You know that the tone switches here, right?"
"Yes. Because I raise the sound quickly."
"Why don't we slow it down a little?"
"Slow it down?"
"Yeah. In my opinion…."

KangYoon spoke the things he felt while observing the notes. Kim JaeHoon was suspicious at first but eventually looked as though he understood.

"Okay. Perhaps it's because I keep getting into the habit of thinking about the MR. I thought I matched it pretty well."
"You're not doing it wrong. I think it's just a matter of feeling. You know, something minute."

Kim JaeHoon was very sensitive. KangYoon indirectly spoke of his opinions in order to not make Kim JaeHoon react sensitively, and Kim JaeHoon listened to him well.

After the rest, the recording began again. Kim JaeHoon's singing rang out through the studio again with the piano accompaniment.

"The meaning behind the tears on my eyes - I consoled myself that it was rain –"

Kim JaeHoon's voice rode on the faint piano accompaniment and emphasized the bass. The drums calmly generated the rhythm. All the notes produced white light and filled the studio.

"Can't win against my loneliness - I wander through the night, drunk, looking for you–"

Kim JaeHoon's song heightened gradually. At the same time, the light became more intense as well. KangYoon could see the faint silver light amidst of the white light.

'This is the part.'

KangYoon was nervous. This was the phrase where the silver light started increasing. KangYoon clasped his hand hoping that Kim JaeHoon would do well.

"My hot love - is washed away by the rain –"

The bass lowered and the drums became fancier. At the same time, Kim JaeHoon's voice became higher.

"Your promise to return - made me live on - but –"

White light had already filled every inch of the studio already. This was enough to enchant the audiences. However, KangYoon wanted more than that. The silver song was what he was waiting for.
And finally, the moment KangYoon waited for finally came.

"I'll get ready until then - it doesn't matter if you're late–"

This was the repeated bridge after the chorus. Kim JaeHoon seemed to have perfectly understood what KangYoon wanted and took his time raising his voice. The minute misalignment between his voice and the instruments now matched and the song turned silver.

'This is it!'

KangYoon gripped his fists.

"Everything for you - the day you come back to me —"

Kim JaeHoon's voice became higher and higher. He even ad-libbed higher than he had to. When he did, the white that had turned silver glowed brighter and filled the studio.

"Whoa…."

Moon ShinHak couldn't even exclaim as he wanted to. He had already lost his calm. The producer and the staff had all of their gazes stolen away by him. The silver light enchanted all. Only KangYoon was not charmed by it.

"…A gap? Did such a thing happen?"
"I should get his signature later."

While all of the staff members were dumbfounded by that scene, Kim JaeHoon's song reached the climax.

"The love hidden deep in my heart — you are the one — I love ——-"

Kim JaeHoon's song reached its climax.
The silver light had also reached its peak. The studio was already filled with light and notes that KangYoon couldn't see in front of him. The band also used fancy techniques.
The song then slowly faded out. However, the silver light did not fade away and left behind a deep presence.

"……."
"……."

No one reacted. To be exact, no one could react.
A moment of silence passed. Then….
Clap, clap, clap clap clap.
All of the staff started applauding. It was their appreciation to Kim JaeHoon for letting them listen to a great song.

"Thank you."

Kim JaeHoon did a 90-degree bow politely. The camera caught him doing this.

"…This looks awesome. This is like a huge jackpot."

The producer was already imagining how to package this and broadcast it to the public. Today's shoot could definitely be considered the single best episode among the ones he did until now.
Kim JaeHoon's late night music show 'Hula', finished like that.

"Lee HeeYoon!"

JooAh ran towards HeeYoon who was waving from the grass. JooAh hugged HeeYoon strongly and jumped.

"HeeYoon! My girl! When did you become so pretty?"
"JooAh, look at you. Your butt is so round now."
"…Hey, hey. It’s actually padded."
"What? It doesn't feel like it though."
"That's a joke. Aren't I good?"

The two girls expressed their joy. Soon, the two headed to a nearby restaurant.
JooAh ordered a lot including steak. When HeeYoon became surprised, she made a 'v' with her fingers saying that she would pay.

"Looks like you're stressed out?"
"Phew, tell me about it. I'm always busy fighting those directors."

JooAh insulted the directors for a long while. She didn't hold back on her words and said that they were all haughty when they didn't even know how the actual scene turned out. HeeYoon sighed after hearing that.

"So those old men have a lot of problems."
"Ah, forget it. I at least can resist them. But the Eddios girls are really pitiful. They're going around clubs, but they don't have any intentions on calling them back to Korea…. Why are they all like this?"

Even in JooAh's eyes, the directors had a lot of problems. They looked as though they weren't thinking about their actions at all. To be exact, they looked as though they were more sensitive to their own profits rather than the profits of the company as a whole. She was worried that the image of MG Entertainment would fall like a toppling tower at this rate. However, she switched topics saying that such a topic would just cause headaches.

"Is KangYoon-oppa doing well?"
"My brother? He's doing well."
"He's doing well as an arrangement composer. Oh yeah, HeeYoon. Do me a song."
"A song? Are you going to do an album?"
"Not yet. Later."
"Sure. I'll force you even if you don't want it so don't worry about that."
"Hahaha, I'll judge you."

The two girls kept talking away for a long time.

Two weeks after the recording of the late night music show 'Hula'.
The program was broadcasted. Although it was a late-night show, KTS (The TV station) leaked that Kim JaeHoon was going to appear and gathered everyone's attention. Moreover, articles appeared on the internet as well as on hot search words list. This was a result of KangYoon's business. Kim JaeHoon's name value also played a role.
Yoo SungGyum was a fan of Kim JaeHoon. As soon as he saw that Kim JaeHoon was going to appear on KTS's 'Hula', he decided to watch the main episode.
And 30 minutes past midnight arrived. He turned on the TV and clad himself in his blanket.

– Hello? I'm Moon ShinHak. Today….

The TV introduced Moon ShinHak and some short commentary from him. Then, Kim JaeHoon appeared after a bit of time. The band had appeared on the camera as well.

'White Moonlight? So, the session is a band.'

After a comment that the singer and the band were from the same company, they talked about more recent matters for a little while. After a short conversation, Kim JaeHoon's song began. This was the moment he was waiting for. Yoo SungGyum perked his ears.

– I will not - love -

Kim JaeHoon's voice was as good as ever. The 4 year-gap, 2 years of conflict with his former company as well as the 2 years in the military - looked as though it had not happened. Yoo SungGyum unintentionally waved around in his blanket.
Every one of them was a famous song. There were some of Kim JaeHoon's own songs, and some English songs as well. Kim JaeHoon's unique low voice was so cool as he sang those songs. A perfect voice - it was definitely worthy of being called that.
And then….

– This time, I've prepared 'Promise Again'.

This was the song that put Kim JaeHoon up to the top. Yoo SungGyun rejoiced inwardly. Finally, finally!
The piano accompaniment flowed out and Kim JaeHoon's voice drenched his ears.

– The meaning behind the tears in my eyes - I consoled myself that it was rain -

It was as good as ever. Yoo SungGyun exclaimed. He felt as though he was about to shout in joy. The song flowed on and his heart became more fulfilled.

-Your promise to return - made me live on - but -

He felt heightened as the song continued. The accompaniment waved and his heart also waved. However, the true wave started at that moment.

– I'll get ready until then - It doesn't matter if you're late -

Kim JaeHoon's voice leisurely rose and beat his heart strongly. This felt completely different from before. His ears trembled and he felt goosebumps all over his body. A good song now came to him as something completely different. It felt as though an electric shock had passed through him.
He couldn't get a hold of himself, and the song reached its peak.

– The love hidden deep in my heart — you are the one — I love ——-

It felt as though everything burst out at once. All the hindrances crumbled as though a dam was broken through. Kim JaeHoon's low yet refreshing voice pierce through him completely.
The song ended, and even though commentary resumed, Yoo SungGyum couldn't get a hold of himself.

'This…, this…. What is……!'

Tonight, Yoo SungGyum was met with a great song.

– Kim JaeHoon bursts out with emotional. Music show Hula was….
– Those four gap years have done nothing to him. Kim JaeHoon, when is his comeback?
– Will he cry the hearts of women? Kim JaeHoon's experiences…
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KangYoon closed the internet. The day after the broadcast, the internet's top search word was already Kim JaeHoon. Not because of his conflicts with his previous company, but purely because of his song.
Lee HyunJi smiled at the good results.

"Are we a step forward now?"
"Yes. We can start now."

KangYoon replied with a deep sigh.
There was a 4-year gap, but Kim JaeHoon is still as good as ever. No, he became stronger!
They could appeal this point through Hula this time. It was a great success.

"Leave the PR to me. I already have the SNS down."
"You're really reassuring."

Thanks to Lee HyunJi, KangYoon could work on his own work more comfortably. A partner who worked without having to tell her what to do was a great partner.

"Wait a minute. Is this JaeHoon's schedule?"
"Yes."
"Haa…."

But Lee HyunJi made a confused expression after looking at Kim JaeHoon's schedule.

"Is, is this fine? I think he might fall ill."
"Shouldn't we get our investment? He only needs to work hard for three months."
"Pfft."

Lee HyunJi covered her face and laughed.
Speaking of the devil, Kim JaeHoon opened the door and entered. Due to the effects of the TV programme yesterday, he looked very bright.

"Hello."
"Hello, Mr. JaeHoon."
"You're here."

They greeted each other, and the three gathered around.

"Here's your schedule."

Kim JaeHoon received his schedule.

"…What the!"

Kim JaeHoon almost screamed after looking at his schedule.

"W… wait. This… is this really… humanly possible?"
"We'll try. Don't worry. I'll be going with you."
"Th…. That's not the problem… the number of events here…."

Kim JaeHoon shivered after looking at the extremely long list of events on his schedule. However, KangYoon smirked and replied.

"I told you last time. You won't have any time to rest."
"But this is still…."
"I don't speak lies."
"……."

Kim JaeHoon felt the fright of KangYoon properly.
Like that the two's hot(?) spring began.

Chapter end