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.
“That’s okay. Ryota, you’re not Korean.”
“You’d have listened to more male idol songs, so it’s totally understandable. And saying you haven’t listened to the mentor’s songs in front of the camera is very much like you, Ryota.”
“Ah, I’m of no help right now…!”
“It happens.”
I calmly patted Ryota’s shoulder.
Perhaps slightly assimilating into our atmosphere, Jang Si Woo, who had been sitting at a distance and just watching Ryota’s comedy, awkwardly stood up and observed us.
This isn’t it, Ryota.
I was planning to pretend to be inspired by your idea.
“…Ah, maybe. Didn’t Mentor Min Si Young use a different stage name when she was active in Japan? Maybe you know it?”
At my words, Ryota, who had been crying, wiped his face and looked puzzled.
“A different stage name? Did Mentor Min Si Young need to use another name?”
“Well, not for any big reason. She said something about wanting to increase accessibility… What was it again? Yuki Ame, perhaps?”
My feigned cluelessness sparked a light in Ryota’s eyes.
“…Chunyong, are you talking about Yurino Ame ( (百合の雨))*?”
(T/N: Translated to ‘Rain of Lilies’)
Exactly. How could he not know?
Suppressing my laughter, I vigorously patted Ryota’s thigh.
“Ah, right! I think it was something like that. Do you know any songs by that name?”
Glancing at the three Koreans, including me, Ryota straightened up a bit more confidently than before.
“Well, if it’s Yurino Ame, there’s one song I know. Probably, you all know it too….”
* * *
“Wow, this guy really…”
“Huh? PD-nim, what’s up?”
“No, it’s just that the team with Kim Chunyong chose a song. The writer should take a look at this proposal.”
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.
But the song title remained unchanged.
“…‘Beyond the Waves’? My goodness. Was this a Min Si Young song?”
<Beyond the Waves>
A song from the opening of the children’s anime series “Sailing on Galleon,” which became phenomenally popular in Japan and was even exported to Korea.
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.
Joo Cheol Yeong clapped his hands in approval at Lee Hyeon Jeong’s puzzled look, continuing.
“Exactly. 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.”
“Before her debut… So, she was just a kid when she sang it. Is that why it was unknown?”
“Maybe. Min Si Young might not have wanted to include an anime opening she sang as a kid in her brand image. But that’s not the point. The point is that Kim Chunyong chose this song. Now, it’s almost scary, really.”
“He has a knack for selecting songs, then. That explains why he approached the first ranking evaluation with such unique song choices.”
“And there’s more to this guy. It wasn’t him who outright said ‘Let’s do this song!’ It was all about guiding his teammates to suggest it themselves.”
“Huh? That’s surprising. You’d think he’d want to get more attention by being the one to suggest it. Even if he has great intuition, I didn’t think he’d consider that.”
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, isn’t 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 show…
“When things don’t go well, everything becomes fodder for criticism. That’s the nature of survival shows.”
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