The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 63
The third dogeza of the day.
Yu Chan hyung and I, now accustomed to the act, mechanically lifted Ryota and comforted him, while he looked nearly despondent.
âThatâs okay. Ryota, youâre not Korean.â
âYouâd have listened to more male idol songs, so itâs totally understandable. And saying you havenât listened to the mentorâs songs in front of the camera is very much like you, Ryota.â
“Ah, Iâm of no help right nowâŚ!”
âIt happens.â
I calmly patted Ryotaâs shoulder.Â
Perhaps slightly assimilating into our atmosphere, Jang Si Woo, who had been sitting at a distance and just watching Ryotaâs comedy, awkwardly stood up and observed us.
This isnât it, Ryota.
I was planning to pretend to be inspired by your idea.
ââŚAh, maybe. Didnât Mentor Min Si Young use a different stage name when she was active in Japan? Maybe you know it?â
At my words, Ryota, who had been crying, wiped his face and looked puzzled.
âA different stage name? Did Mentor Min Si Young need to use another name?â
âWell, not for any big reason. She said something about wanting to increase accessibility⌠What was it again? Yuki Ame, perhaps?â
My feigned cluelessness sparked a light in Ryotaâs eyes.
ââŚChunyong, are you talking about Yurino Ame ( (çžĺăŽé¨))*?â
(T/N: Translated to âRain of Liliesâ)
Exactly. How could he not know?
Suppressing my laughter, I vigorously patted Ryotaâs thigh.
âAh, right! I think it was something like that. Do you know any songs by that name?â
Glancing at the three Koreans, including me, Ryota straightened up a bit more confidently than before.
âWell, if itâs Yurino Ame, thereâs one song I know. Probably, you all know it tooâŚ.â
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âWow, this guy reallyâŚâ
âHuh? PD-nim, whatâs up?â
âNo, it’s just that the team with Kim Chunyong chose a song. The writer should take a look at this proposal.â
Main PD Joo Cheol Yeong handed over the proposal, which contained the song title and arrangement direction, to writer Lee Hyeon Jeong, shaking his head in disbelief.
Indeed, the choice of this song had already astonished everyone in the editing room who had checked the footage.
Receiving the paper with a listless expression, Lee Hyeon Jeong’s eyes widened in disbelief as she read it over again to ensure what she saw was correct.Â
But the song title remained unchanged.
ââŚâBeyond the Wavesâ? My goodness. Was this a Min Si Young song?â
<Beyond the Waves>
A song from the opening of the childrenâs anime series “Sailing on Galleon,” which became phenomenally popular in Japan and was even exported to Korea.Â
Its lyrics, suggesting that “the sea we venture into with friends is not scary at all, and beyond the waves, a treasure chest awaits us,” made it a lively song that could be enjoyed by people of all ages. The song had almost no feeling of incongruity when covered by both Japanese and Korean singers, making it a brilliant selection.
Especially with summer just around the corner, it would be hard to think of a better song than this.Â
Joo Cheol Yeong clapped his hands in approval at Lee Hyeon Jeongâs puzzled look, continuing.
âExactly. I was so surprised that I looked it up, and it turns out Min Si Young sang it first in Japan. She sang it even before her debut.â
âBefore her debut⌠So, she was just a kid when she sang it. Is that why it was unknown?â
âMaybe. Min Si Young might not have wanted to include an anime opening she sang as a kid in her brand image. But thatâs not the point. The point is that Kim Chunyong chose this song. Now, it’s almost scary, really.â
âHe has a knack for selecting songs, then. That explains why he approached the first ranking evaluation with such unique song choices.â
âAnd thereâs more to this guy. It wasnât him who outright said âLet’s do this song!â It was all about guiding his teammates to suggest it themselves.â
âHuh? Thatâs surprising. Youâd think heâd want to get more attention by being the one to suggest it. Even if he has great intuition, I didnât think heâd consider that.â
At Lee Hyeon Jeongs candid observation, Joo PD showed a momentary look of confusion before slapping his knee as if he had an epiphany.
“Ah, right. This is your first survival show, isnât it?”
“…What? Yes, it’s my first time working with you.”
“So, this must be your first time seeing trainees select songs, arrange them, and choreograph dances.”
Joo PD, with a peculiar smile creeping onto his face, spoke clearly and deliberately,
This writer.
In a survival showâŚ
“When things don’t go well, everything becomes fodder for criticism. Thatâs the nature of survival shows.”