RAP STAR

Chapter 53 [verse 8. Jeonju Worldwide Indie Music Festival, END]

L&S had prepared a total of 6 songs, with Sanghyun working on 3 songs, or more precisely, 2 songs and 1 verse. The verse was used on the first day. Now, Sanghyun had two remaining songs to participate in. One of them was "Run This Town," which had brought L&S and Sanghyun together. The difference this time was that all the verses were rewritten in Korean, and a vocal part was added. Of course, the song became even better with the new lyrics.

"If it's 'Run This Town,' we should easily pass the 14th round."

This thought was shared not only by Sanghyun but also by the L&S members. And when the matchups for the 14th round were drawn that morning, Sanghyun couldn't help but feel like it was some kind of fate's joke.

- L&S VS Golden Finger

Golden Finger.

The team with Lee Kyungmin on bass.

It was L&S's fate to compete against Golden Finger, whom they had met through a twist of fate at Sejong Musical Instruments.

For Gwangju band fans, it might have been regrettable to see the only two Gwangju bands battling it out, but Sanghyun was pleased with the matchup.

Lee Kyungmin had stirred up negative public opinion during the Showbiz incident.

There were even suspicions that he had posted negative comments about the 888 crew on the hip-hop bulletin board.

The members of the 888 crew suspected that the user BassLee referred to bassist Lee Kyungmin.

"We'll send them home."

The L&S members and Sanghyun waited confidently for their turn. And when they got on stage, they put on an exciting performance.

"Walk this way!
Walk this way!"

Many people sang along with the chorus, and some even got excited and jumped together.

Golden Finger's stage, based on melody and vocal abilities, was decent. However, Sanghyun was confident that L&S would win.

After both teams finished their performances, the five judges began their evaluations.

Among them were also the vocalist and drummer of Under Kid.

"First of all, L&S's stage... was truly impressive," said Under Kid's drummer, Kim Woong-gak, prompting all the judges to nod in agreement.

"Rap metal bands are rare in Korea, but it felt like watching Linkin Park & Jay-Z's Numb/Encore," a song that was a big hit even in Korea and widely used in commercials.

Impressed by the great praise, Sang-hyun clenched his fist tightly.

However, strangely, the members of L&S didn't look particularly happy.

"But the problem is that you don't have the same experience as Linkin Park or Jay-Z. The drummer barely kept the beat but got too excited, causing imbalance in hands and feet. When the ghost note dies, the groove dies with it. You know that, right?" Hwang In-soo nodded heavily.

"The same goes for guitar and bass. It's good to play exciting songs, but getting too excited and over-swinging can cause the performance to stutter."

The judge continued, "The rapper did well with the rap, but seems to lack a lot of understanding about real sound. If you don't recognize the difference between computer composition virtual instruments and real sound, you can't fully demonstrate your skills on stage. Lastly..."

As Cha In-hyun swallowed hard, the judges' comments on L&S ended. The subsequent comments on Golden Finger were that the song was good, but lacked digestibility. However, because of their extensive practice, their fundamentals were not shaken.