Chapter 108

Bursting out at this part isnt so bad . Should I switch things out a little?

How?

Kim JaeHoon showed curiosity towards KangYoons work . Kim JaeHoon knew about compositions as well, and that was why this was all the more interesting to him . He wanted KangYoon to burst things out even more than it is now . KangYoon worried for a bit before looking for even more sounds .

However, when he played back the sound, the light turned even murkier .

Ugh .

Seeing a darker grey than before, KangYoon shivered subconsciously . Kim JaeHoon also shook his head this time .

I think it was better before .

Youre right . Lets go at it again .

KangYoon looked for other sounds to combine . Many types of musical notes harmonized in front of him . When he did that, the grey from the beginning slowly faded out and white became more apparent . However, grey still remained and made him concerned .

I think its good .

Not knowing that, Kim JaeHoon was happy that his song was good, but KangYoon shook his head .

I think it will become awkward if we add the lyrics later . I need to make it so that your voice fits the song well . Can I record your ahh voice for a second?

KangYoon plugged in a microphone and gave it to him . Then, he switched the synthesizer to the grand piano and played a G .

Aah .

Okay .

After recording Kim JaeHoons voice, KangYoon started looking into more things to play . He had to look for instruments that matched Kim JaeHoons vocal frequencies .

Hyung, Ill be off first then . I have a schedule to do tomorrow .

Okay then .

In the end, Kim JaeHoon ended up falling asleep without managing to see the finished song .

The next day .

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Kim JaeHoon walked to the bathroom to wash his face . But then, he saw that KangYoons room was open . When he passed by, KangYoon was still in front of the computer .

Hyun!?

Kim JaeHoon entered his room withoutk knocking in surprise . KangYoon looked back at him with a very tired expression .

Oh, youre up .

Yes . You didnt have any sleep?

Uh, its this time already? Well, Im done anyway . I have a day off too . Ill be fine .

KangYoon stood up from his seat and stretched his arms out . His body was screaming in muscular distress .

The intro is perfect now . Listen to it .

KangYoon played back the song immediately . The brass instruments bursting out all in one go made Kim JaeHoon fall for it immediately . He drowned in pleasure for those 20 seconds .

The introduction ended when his ahh voice started .

Thats a pity . I wanted to listen to more of it .

I had no time, so Ill let you hear the completed version later . But for now, I need some sleep .

KangYoon couldnt endure anymore and collapsed onto his bed . Very soon, he could be heard sleeping .

He worked so hard during the day, and did all that during the night youre amazing, bro .

Kim JaeHoon shook his head while shrugging his shoulders .

In his view, KangYoon was an amazing man the more he saw him .

***

Signing a contract that stated that one party was buying a building from another, KangYoon shook hands with the former owner of the building .

Will you be coming in immediately?

Well take place in a week . Theres a lot to do including some construction work .

Okay . Although this building is a little old, its location is something Im proud about . Please use it well in the future .

The former owner of the building asked KangYoon to take care of the building well since this had many memories from him .

After the contract was over, Lee HyunJi spoke in joy .

Yes . Now I feel like things are starting to work .

We got this a lot easier than we expected . I thought we would only be able to get it by autumn .

Well, you did push the budget a little .

Hahaha .

KangYoon lauaghed awkwardly . He felt that he would never be able to buy a building if he kept going into detail .

Phew Just as I thought that we got some room in our finances thanks to JaeHoon Looks like Ill have to tighten my belt again . Please consider my situation running the company, would you? My waist size decreased by an inch these days .

Werent you 24 before?

Oh? How did you know that? I dont remember telling you that .

(T/N: tighten ones belt = live with a lower budget)

The two had a very bright mood between them . Achieving something gave them inexplicable pleasure, and the two knew how to enjoy it .

Lee HyunJi told KangYoon that she would pay the money by the date, and the matters about the concert hall ended there .

A few days later, Lee HyunJi settled the balance . She had already done things like confirming the certified copy of the register or things related to tax . Since this was buying a building, there were a lot of things to do .

Like that, a concert venue under the name of World Entertainment appeared in Yeonnam-dong, near Hongdae .

After everything was over, KangYoon and Lee HyunJi took White Moonlight to visit their new place .

It definitely is wide .

Lee HyunAh was surprised to see a concert hall that took both the first and second floors . It was definitely wide since the second floor was included as well .

It seems like it wasnt originally intended to be used as a concert hall, but as a shopping area . But I bought it since its location was good .

Well . Thats true . Its not far from a subway station . If we promote this well, then we might get a lot of people .

Lee HyunAh walked forward . Since this place was very wide, her voice echoed quite loudly . Hearing that, she tilted her head . Though, KangYoon spoke as though he understood what she was thinking .

Im planning to do a proper acoustic reconstruction here . The clubs near here mostly had horrible acoustic construction with tight spaces . Im planning to do one properly even if we have to spend a lot of money .

Oooh, Im definitely looking forward to that .

Lee HyunAh exclaimed out as though this was her dream coming true . The rest of her band was the same .

Lee HyunJi calmly told them .

The reconstruction will begin next week . Were planning to use the 3rd and 4th floors as waiting rooms for the performers . Were planning to use this entire building as a small concert hall .

Wow this isnt a joke . Is it?

Lee HyunAh gulped . She was worried that a small company with not a lot of members was going beyond its capabilities . Seeming to notice that, Lee HyunJi calmly told her .

This is an investment from us to you . You did hear about it, right? Youll be the ones playing here every week . It will be troublesome for us if you dont get us any achievements even when we prepared all this for you, right?

Th thats right .

Unlike KangYoons words, Lee HyunJis words pressured them . They now felt the responsibility . The fact that KangYoon stayed silent meant that he implied the same .

After thinking for a while, Lee HyunAh replied in a serious voice .

Dont worry, director-unni . This investment . Well never let you regret it .

Okay . Ill look forward to that then .

Lee HyunJi turned around and headed to the place where the broadcast studio will be . She implied that the rest will be up to KangYoon .

Sheesh . Everyone, listen to the Directors words well, okay?

Yes .

Thanks to Lee HyunJis heavy words, White Moonlight had a slightly heavy atmosphere . Everyone calmly followed behind KangYoon .

KangYoon stood in the empty space where the stage would be . Right now, there was nothing there . KangYoon talked about the facilities he would bring in .

Over there, well bring a mid-sized speaker . I want to decrease the number of monitor speakers as much as possible . I want the stage as clean as possible, after all .

But dont we need one for each instrument?

Kim JinDaes words brought about KangYoons agreement .

Yes . We do need them . If its possible, lets replace them with headsets or in-ear mics . It may be more expensive to do, but it will be a lot better . However, well have to get them ready since other teams performing here may use it .

Yes . If we have sufficient monitor speakers and a mixer with enough channels, I think it will do .

Replied Lee ChaHee . KangYoon also thought that she was right .

KangYoon asked White Moonlight about the things they needed on stage . They each had their own instruments anyway . However, a drum kit and some amps were still necessary . Since they were things that other bands required when they performed here, they decided that they would buy them, and they wrote down other things they needed as well .

While discussing that, time passed by in a flash .

After having a look around the 3rd and 4th floors, Lee HyunJi came back down .

Lets go now, then .

When Lee HyunJi lead the way out, everyone followed suit .

Inside the van heading home, KangYoon asked the members of White Moonlight .

We need to decide on a name for the hall . What do you think would be good?

A name?

Lee HyunAh shook her head saying that this wasnt her forte . Everyone pondered seriously about the name .

At that time, Lee HyunJi, who was driving, just threw one out of nowhere .

How about Lunas?

Lunas?

When KangYoon showed curiosity, Lee HyunJi continued .

Luna is the goddess of the moon, isnt it? White Moonlight, Luna . Goddesses . Dont they seem related?

Thats good . How about it?

Its good!

Kim JinDae thought that it was very cool, while Lee ChaHee thought that the name was more suited for a coffee shop, but everyone rather liked the name .

On their way back .

World Entertainments new concert hall, Lunas, was born .

President Choo ManJi of Yoonseul Entertainment was all smiles recently .

His 5-girl idol group, DiaTeen, was doing very well in the absence of Eddios, while other entertainers of his company was rising as well . Thanks to that, the stocks of his company was rising by the day . The shareholders and directors all looked at him very pleasantly .

However, despite all that, just one thing was not to his liking .

Ah, Eddios I need to crush that Eddios once and for all .

In his own office, he was tearing his hear out while looking at a news portal about entertainers . In the article, the journalist said that he or she was going to compare the charm points of Eddios and DiaTeen and compared their respective leaders, Jung MinAh and Kang SeGyung .

Why is our SeGyung second!

The article said that Jung MinAh was superior to Kang SeGyung by about 55:45 . This was a much better result than before where it was mostly 80:20 or 70:30 .

The problem was the comments section . It was as though Jung MinAh had some fanatic followers of her own, as the comments section all talked about Jung MinAh . Although DiaTeen received positive feedback, many people found her lacking when compared against Jung MinAh . Especially regarding dancing .

However, he was cool-headed .

This is because each of their members have strong characteristics . Jung MinAh for dancing, Han JooYeo for singing, Lilie (T/N: Ailee?) for acting cute . A month or two of difference is really hard to overcome . I dont think theres much difference in their skills We were pushed back in marketing .

During Eddioss debut days, MG Entertainments marketing was very strong . It wasnt an exaggeration to say that the biggest girl idol group fandom was made back then . President Choo ManJi didnt try to clash head-on against that fandom, and slowly shaved away from the outer rim . If he did clash head one, DiaTeen may have been buried way before . Eddios was that strong back then .

However, the moon wanes after its full . With Eddioss long-term stay in the US, their fans had left them, and were slowly becoming more and more forgotten . It wasnt like they achieved any success there either . However, it was unknown what the directors at MG were thinking, and they didnt seem to have any intentions on bringing them back .

Are they planning to not contract them again? Although I did hear that they were raising a new girl group, but Im not sure if theyll be as strong as Eddios Did they ask for something unreasonable? I wouldnt know .

Although he didnt know about the internal affairs of another company, this was an opportunity for him and DiaTeen . He closed his browser, then called for his secretary .

Secretary Han . Call SeGyung in her practice room to come up .

Yes, sir .

After a brief while, a lady with a short violet hair entered his office .

Sit .

She greeted the president and sat down .

SeGyung, is practice going well these days?

Yes . Well have our comeback soon, wont we? Everyones trying hard .

Well, you girls can take care of yourselves now .

He asked about their progress . Kang SeGyun talked about how theyve been doing lately .

After that discussion, President Choo ManJi went into topic .

The title song this time, why dont we get it from another place this time?

Another place?

Kang SeGyung tilted his head . Until now, the title songs for all of their albums were composed internally within the company . She also didnt question her companys style . But now, they were getting an external one to do one for them .

Are you trying to give a change?

Change? Well, I guess you can say that . You know, the hot composer these days . Youve heard of him havent you? About Muse .

Yes . Of course I have . You mean the one that rose through Korea ONE STAR, right? Hes pretty famous nowadays and people all said that Jay Han won the program thanks to him .

The internet was one thing, but this side was an uproar too . He should have gotten quite a lot of requests this time, I think . But seeing that hes still quiet, I think hes being cautious . Maybe hes trying to raise his value but I heard that hes at World Entertainment, where Kim JaeHoon is currently at . I think he has good senses, and I think it would be pretty good to ask him for a song this time . If the song is good, well have to invest . Lets go there with me tomorrow .

Okay .

After everything was over and Kang SeGyung was about to leave, President Choo ManJi stopped her .

SeGyung .

Yes? Do you have something else to talk about?

Lets put some filler in your nose when you do your comeback this time .

Eeek? Why? My nose is quite high already! I dont want to do it!

Its just a joke .

When President Choo ManJi giggled, Kang SeGyung shivered .

***

This is the primary shopping list for the equipment we need . There are things that arent sold domestically, so youll have to look into a lot of things .

Im not that knowledgeable with musical equipment .

Jung HyeJin was worried after receiving the list from KangYoon . However, KangYoon told her about foreign music sites and blogs that explained in detail .

If you see here, there are websites that lead you to where you can buy them . Compare their prices and calculate the date they can come in the country by, as well as the taxes . The construction can only start once theyre all in place .

Okay .

Jung HyeJin sighed deeply saying that she got another difficult workload . Understanding her, KangYoon added one final line .

After this is over, Ill give you vacation and a bonus .

Please leave it to me!

Her eyes were suddenly lit on fire .

After his work was over at work and he was about to go down to the studio, Lee HyunJi stepped into his office . Behind her were two guests .

President, you have guests .

Guests?

When KangYoon saw, it was a man with narrow eyes and a thin body . Behind him was a lady with a short, violet hair that looked to be an entertainer .

Whoa . It really was you, Mr . KangYoon . No, I guess youre President KangYoon now . Its so nice to see you here .

President Choo?

KangYoon stood up from his seat and accepted the hand that was offered to him . Although this visit was outside his expectation, he met the guest with a bright smile .

Jung HyeJin gave them coffee and the four sat down on the sofa .

The first words came from President Choo ManJi .

I only heard that you started your business a while ago, so I wasnt able to send you any flowers . Please excuse me .

Not at all .

KangYoon shook his head . He was curious about President Choos business with him . After briefly talking about recent matters, President Choo ManJis business came out .

I want to buy Muses song .

Who is going to sing it?

President Choo ManJi pointed at the lady next to him .

DiaTeen . I wanted to see the composer that is producing many good songs nowadays . I heard that I could meet one here .

A song for DiaTeen .

Although this was unintentional, didnt this mean that he had to create a song for Eddioss competitors by his own hand?

KangYoon felt somewhat strange at this offer .