It was the question I wanted to ask as soon as I heard his words.
The project.
What kind of project would a famous Hollywood director do with a foreign singer on the other side of the earth?
“Do you know about the movie I’m making?”
“I watched your interview, sir.”
Actually, I didn’t have enough ti to do proper research because I was called right after I heard the eting request.
There was no information in Korean, so I only read the articles in English.
I didn’t know much, but I wanted to show what we had studied.
“I was really impressed by the musical ‘Nostalgia’ that was popular on Broadway in the early 2000s. I saw an interview where you said you wanted to make it into a movie soday.”
“Do you also know about the original work?”
“Yes.”
Rihyuk, who took over the baton, spoke in fluent English.
“A man who was tired of all kinds of misfortune wandered around, and one day he got a job as a library security guard…”
But the library was under a spell.
It was what happened when the protagonist, who was on night patrol, opened a book called ‘Nostalgia’ that he found in an old bookcase.
His body shrank and the library beca a huge maze, and the books that had been quiet until then began to breathe.
Things that were only in books poured out.
The desert spread out, and mountains and seas appeared.
The protagonist, who was chased by terrifying monsters, decided to find the ‘Nostalgia’ that had disappeared to get the answer to this situation.
Along the way, he t the characters he liked when he was young and beca friends and went on adventures.
At the sa ti, he contemplated the aning of life, which was the content of the original work.
“That’s right.”
John Edwards, the director, smiled.
He seed to like the synopsis that Rihyuk summarized. The distribution staff who sat next to him also showed a satisfied smile.
The younger siblings who didn’t know English and smiled brightly also said ‘oh’ and clapped their hands with joy at the story that the interpreter told them.
“The content has changed quite a bit as I adapted it into a movie, but for now, knowing that much will make the story easier.”
The middle-aged man on the screen unfolded his legs and brought up the main point.
“The project I want to propose to New Black is a cover video of the main OST.”
“Cover?”
“I made an original song that wasn’t in the original musical when I adapted it into a movie. As part of the marketing, I plan to release it as a video before the release.”
Then I understood what he wanted to do.
It seed to be the sa promotional thod as the animation that was a huge hit in our country last year.
Releasing the OST in advance to stimulate the curiosity of the audience.
“I want to go one step further and have cover songs translated into the language of that country when the original song cos up.”
John Edwards, the director, said.
“Language has magic. No matter how good the song is, if you don’t know the lyrics, it’s only half. I want people to listen to this song sung in the language of each country and be curious about my movie.”
“I understand what you an.”
“Please understand that I take this project seriously.”
We also beca serious at his serious expression.
“Especially in a country like Korea, it’s a place that can’t be left out of marketing, so I’ve been working hard to select a singer to cover. At first, the distribution side recomnded Cha Woo Hyun? Soone like that.”
“He’s a very famous vocalist in Korea. He’s also great at singing.”
He nodded his head with a smile.
“I heard that too. I saw his performance video on Mitube and he was really energetic. But he’s not the voice color we want…”
“You want a younger voice.”
“Right. The age of the protagonist beca younger when I adapted it.”
He seed to think that the heavy voice of Cha Woo Hyun, the senior, didn’t match.
“Uh-huh.”
As soon as he heard the reply, Rihyuk started to turn into a mushy tomato in an instant.
He covered his mouth with his hand and said, ‘… …’ The staff laughed at his expression.
Director Edwards added sarcastically.
“By the way, I forgot to tell you this. He said he’s shy about complints, so he’ll be embarrassed if you relay them to him.”
“Uh, um…”
Rihyuk flapped his hands like a penguin, trying to cool down his flushed face with a hand fan.
We helped him by fanning him too, but Jiho made him blush again by giving him a thumbs up and saying, ‘Number one teenage vocal.’
I felt proud as I looked at Rihyuk, who didn’t know what to do with his embarrassnt.
He was really good.
Even in dance-oriented songs that were hard to show off his vocal skills, he was the one who got praised by other fans for having ‘three lungs as the main vocal of New Black.’
Whenever he grabbed the microphone in the Song Discovery Squad, he created the highlight of our performance that day.
“Yes. Rihyuk is good.”
“Hmm…”
“He is our main vocal.”
Rihyuk looked incredulous at our faces, which were smiling proudly.
Then, the tomato that had been crying with embarrassnt started to laugh.
While Rihyuk was returning to normal, I thought of Cha Woo Hyun, who was not in his seat.
He was amazing.
He flatly refused the song offered by the Hollywood film company, saying it didn’t suit his voice. It was not sothing a normal person could do.
I would have clung to their legs and said, ‘I’ll change my voice for you!’
I felt grateful to the senior singer who gave us the opportunity, along with human respect.
“Have you cald down a bit?”
“Yes.”
Director Edwards said with a smile.
“Mr. Cha’s recomndation was there, but it wasn’t just because of that. After hearing the story about the universe, I got curious and searched on YouTube.”
“Did you watch our videos?”
“There were a lot of interesting things.”
Interesting?
“Did you really light this fire?”
“Pfft!”
I almost spat out the water I was drinking.
It was because of the scene from the ‘History Exploration Squad’ that Director Edwards showed us on his smartphone screen.
The scene where Junghyun and I lit a fire with a stick made the distribution company staff burst into laughter, and we choked on the sound.
“I didn’t even notice the ti passing because there were subtitles. I’m interested in the history of other countries. Is this sothing that really happened?”
“Yes, it’s called the Military Coup…”
It was the content where the youngest of the military officers, holding a hamr, harassed the tattooed seniors, saying, ‘Are you the only ones who can talk?’
Every ti Jiho hit Bi Ju’s back with a thud, I felt dizzy.
‘Why is that there?’
‘Why is the History Exploration Squad on the phone of a strange Hollywood director?’
‘Very pleased.’
Except for the dung beetle, who had no sha at all, we all had a bewildered expression on our faces.
No. Why… no, no. No.
I was confused.
It felt like soone had found a diary that didn’t exist and read it in front of .
When we talked among ourselves, we would say, ‘Wow, history!’ ‘Exploration squad!’ and clap and laugh, but what should I say? It felt embarrassing to hear a foreigner talk about it.
Our goal was to keep the lid on it.
“It’s really fun. My daughter is majoring in East Asian history at college, so I recomnded it to her.”
“…”
“Our staff also enjoyed it.”
One thing was proven here.
The History Exploration Squad, which was made for dostic use, also appealed to Aricans.
Director Edwards smiled and said to us, who were embarrassed.
“Anyway, there were a lot of videos about New Black. I also liked the fact that you’re a famous singer in Korea. ‘Best of Best?’ I don’t know if that’s the correct translation, but I saw a clip from the TV show…”
The Song Discovery Squad was translated as BoB.
He looked at Rihyuk and said.
“As soon as I heard your voice, I felt that you were the right person. It was like the feeling I get when I audition, when the right person walks in through the door.”
“Wow…”
We brightened up at his sincere words, which were not typical of Arican lip service.
Then, when he told Rihyuk to ‘hurry up and say yes’, he asked with a slightly worried face.
“Do I… have to do it alone?”
“Of course. It’s a solo song.”
“Uh…”
I could read his mind clearly.
He wanted to do it, but we were in his way.
He was hesitant because he had never done anything personal before.
While the director was waiting for his answer, we four spoke at the sa ti.
“Let him do it.”
“He’ll do it.”
“He’ll definitely do it.”
Then we all gave him a subtle pressure with our eyes.
‘What are you hesitating for? Just say yes.’
‘Bro, say yes while he’s being nice. It’s a rare opportunity.’
‘You’ll regret it if you don’t.’
Rihyuk finally said ‘Okay’ reluctantly.
John Edwards, the director, said ‘Great’ and was pleased.
We also cheered and patted Rihyuk’s back, who was still smiling awkwardly.
We clapped our hands lightly to celebrate the successful end of the first eting.
The other side blinked.
“Hmm? It’s not over yet.”
“…?”
“There’s a reason why I wanted to see you all together.”
Wasn’t offering Rihyuk a cover song the end?
We stuck our butts to the chairs that we had just moved and looked curious.
“Is there anything else?”
“There’s one more thing we’re preparing as part of the global marketing.”
“…?”
“There’s a scene in the movie where the protagonist goes to the foreign book corner. We left the sound blank there.”
It seed like a scene where the foreign books sang in their own languages and made the protagonist dizzy.
“We’re receiving songs from the singers who will sing the cover songs. To increase the promotional effect for each country.”
“Oh…”
“You don’t need to make a whole song, just a few lines briefly. Are you interested?”
“Yes. Of course.”
My chest was burning with a spirit of challenge. The director smiled and said to with my determined expression.
“Of course, this only applies to the Korean version. You might be left out in other versions. We’re going to choose the best songs for the version that will be released in the US… So there’s no guarantee that you’ll be selected. Just keep that in mind.”
“Yes. I understand.”
Following my answer, my brothers who were looking at answered the director with confident faces.
“Leave it to us!”
“We’re confident!”
They were more confident than .
I wasn’t even sure, but I wondered where their confidence ca from.
Their heads turned at the sa ti.
“…?”
‘?’ They nodded at my gaze.
Then they looked at with their sparkling eyes.
‘You can do it, right?’
‘Work hard, Dobby.’
‘Work, Nobby.’
I smiled warmly at the lazy dogs who were dreaming of a free ride.
We got a new project.
Our schedule was already tight due to the album preparation and concert, but we were fairly positive.
“What if we don’t have enough ti?”
“We use people!”
“What kind of people?”
“We use experts!”
It was a lesson we learned from our experience.
To produce a good quality product within a given ti, we needed to get help from experts in the field.
[I’ll buy you at. et in front of our company! >_
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