RAP STAR

Chapter 11 [Verse 1, Run this town]

Sang-hyun felt a bit bewildered. Judging by Miju's cheerful face, it didn't seem like she had any ill intentions. All the eyes of the audience, who were seated, were now on Sang-hyun. He felt incredibly embarrassed.

"Aren't you a vocalist? It's a great opportunity to collaborate with bands, so show off your skills a bit," Miju nudged Sang-hyun from behind.

He wasn't sure what this woman had seen to recommend him, but it did seem like a good opportunity if he were a regular vocalist. However,

'Even though it's been about 8 months in current time, in real time, it's been over 20 years and 8 months since the 'Sanghyun Dropkick' incident, which was the last stage performance of Sang-hyun's life. He had zero stage experience. Furthermore, he was a rap vocalist. While he could perform rap vocals over band sounds, he doubted whether the bands from 2005 would know hip-hop beats based on sampling.'

Sang-hyun eventually decided to politely decline with a smile.

"I don't think this is the right place for me to join in. If there's another opportunity, I'll consider it."

Miju shrugged at Sang-hyun's words. If she felt burdened herself, what could be done? However, suddenly, Lee Kyung-min, the bassist of the band 'Golden Finger', chimed in.

"Vocals everywhere you look."

Lee Kyung-min's unexpected remark left his colleagues and Miju bewildered. Even the audience reacted with surprise at the sudden harshness towards a high school student.

Lee Kyung-min, who naturally had a reserved personality, had been in a bad mood since the start of the jam session.

'Golden Finger' was the most famous indie band in Gwangju, thanks to the lead guitarist's compositional skills and the vocalists' singing abilities. The drumming was decent, and the bass was rated as average. Therefore, despite having a lackluster vocalist, there was a great sense of inferiority towards the bassist of 'L&S', who was considered the best bassist even though their vocalist wasn't great. Some even said that if only the bassist of 'L&S' joined 'Golden Finger', they would become a nationwide band.

L&S was the team Sang-hyun remembered as the Shaggy-cut vocal band he saw at the hospital. And today, Lee Kyung-min's sense of inferiority, who remained silent to avoid being compared to the dominant bassist of L&S during the jam session, was expressed in an unexpected manner.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" The leader of Golden Finger intervened to calm Kyung-min down. Even though Kyung-min wasn't known for his good temperament, this behavior was really damaging to the band's image. However, it was ambiguous to scold him harshly because Kyung-min, who had plenty of money to cover the performance fees and studio rental fees for Golden Finger's activities, wasn't easy to deal with.

"Well, what I said isn't completely wrong, is it?" Kyung-min insisted, leaving his colleagues feeling perplexed. While they were aware of his irritable personality, why was he targeting a high school student they were seeing for the first time?

However, the fans of Golden Finger who had been observing suspected that there had always been bad blood between Kyung-min and Sang-hyun. Since they couldn't understand the situation, they chose to think of it in a positive light.

"He's completely nuts..." Sang-hyun shook his head. He didn't get angry at the absurd and unexpected situation; instead, he felt sorry for the band leader. It was tough to manage such a troublemaker while carrying out band activities.

From today, I'm a fan of that band leader.

"For now, just stay quiet," but as Sang-hyun thought, the band leader wasn't necessarily a righteous person either.