God Idol Project: Hope

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A reward I could give to Hyun-oh hyung. After much thought, the solution I came up with was 'a song gift'. Having found peace through music since I was young, I naturally started composing songs. It was a natural conclusion. I couldn't stand it if I didn't express my inner feelings in some way. I continued to compose songs, even though I never had a chance to share them with others. Since I had a lot to say, the song dedicated to my brother just came out in no time.

The problem is the lyrics. The song itself is decent enough to listen to, but I didn't like the lyrics even after writing them, so I debated whether to scrap them all. How would Hyun-oh react? The answer was obvious. He would say it was okay to make a crappy song and give it to me. It was obvious. I decided to give the song to my brother without any modifications.
The next day after making that decision, I anxiously looked for Hyun-oh. I suppressed my embarrassment and handed him the file containing the music score.

"A gift. It's a song I wrote."

Hyun-oh opened the file, checked the music score, and opened his eyes wide.

"Me, you're giving me a song? A song you composed yourself? Really? Wow... ."

My brother's voice was trembling because he was so touched. It was rewarding to hear that you liked the gift so much.

"Is it okay if I look at it now?"
"Do whatever you want."

The ownership went to my brother. I composed and wrote the lyrics for him, so I hoped he would sing it to his heart's content. Hyun-oh didn't sing even after looking at the entire score and lyrics, but just moved his lips.

"I can't do it. I'll practice it and sing it after I've mastered it. I want it to be perfect when you hear it for the first time."

It was an attitude that showed how much he cherished the songs I wrote. We're not even close to formalities, so you want to show a perfect stage? That was truly the heart of a singer full of sincerity.

"Lee Won-ah! Let's go on a trip! We're going on a music trip."

Like this, all of a sudden? Out of the blue?
"Not right now, but you're on winter break in a few days. Let's go then. I'll sing it there. Our song."
Our song. Ticklish.

"And I really want to leave this behind. I have to leave it behind. My brother will take care of all the travel arrangements, so just get permission."

Does leaving it mean you're going to record a song? ... How serious are you?
* * *
Hyun-oh hyung was a runaway train.
When he was working as an idol, he met an acquaintance who recommended filming and sound equipment to him and I said I would learn how to use them all.

The year has passed and I have been keeping all those promises.
It was unexpectedly serious, so I was bewildered, but I didn't hate it. As a minor, I decided to just trust my enthusiastic older brother.
My brother gathered the equipment by buying and renting it himself. He rented a camper van and planned the schedule. I just brought my instruments, clothes, and my body.
A winter trip in a camper van. It was a romantic trip that I had always wanted to try, so I was excited for the first time in a long time.
Family trips were overseas, and school trips and field trips were forced upon me, so my memories were erased. So, the trip with my brother was my first proper domestic trip.

My brother's first travel destination was Inje, Gangwon-do, where he said he would stop the camper van in a place with beautiful scenery and no people.
My brother ran around like a puppy that had just met snow, exhaling white breath.
"How about this composition? The background is nice."
The snow-covered white birch forest is so beautiful. There aren't many people, so it's perfect for taking videos. But I have one complaint.
"cold."