Chapter 76 – This Is Enough
Two days ago, when I recorded and sent a sample to propose to a publisher, I focused on recording quickly.
Suggesting ‘use us’ had to be said as soon as possible, so I recorded it as close as possible to the original song and sent it.
Then I thought.
‘It doesn’t suit me either.’
Freya’s character song was the opposite of Ha-eun’s style, and the point was a voice that was as cute and charming as possible.
So, even if Ha-eun tried to copy it as much as possible, the result came out that she was awkward and the quality was rather poor.
‘It’s like watching me put on kindergarten clothes with those breasts. I like the strange sense of immorality that comes from not fitting in, but objectively I’m out…’
But she couldn’t have asked for more.
In the first place, if there was a photographer she didn’t like, Ha-eun would quickly leave the set while blaming that she didn’t want to work with her.
‘I’m so sorry.’
If you sing a song that will be used in an advertisement, it’s good to be able to digest that song perfectly and leave an impression in people’s minds.
‘It’s so strange. The appearance she showed while recording the commercial synced so well with Freya, but why does her character’s song style not match Haeun’s?’
Um, wait.
Haeun’s look and Freya’s look matched, but the song didn’t match…?
The character song also follows the character image, but it is strange that there is a gap between the two.
‘Wait a minute…’
If I do well, this might be an opportunity to appeal to Ha-eun, right?
***
Back in the present, in the waiting room in front of the recording studio.
I continued talking while looking at the dispatcher in the eyes.
“Considering the character Freya, wouldn’t it be more fitting to sing in this style?”
Freyja in the game is a female warrior with high pride, so it suits her very well to sing in a cool and energetic style.
“Is it…?”
“Do you remember Ha-eun’s play as Freyja?”
“Sure.”
“The reason why the acting was good was that Freya was a cool character, and Ha-eun suited such a cool character.”
“Huh? But wasn’t most of the commercials taken at that time showing Freyja being captured?”
“That’s right. There was a gap in the image of a cool and confident female warrior character who was just ashamed and captured. Fans liked that image, so we filmed that image for an advertisement.”
The character Freya itself is cool.
That’s why Ha-eun Lim’s acting matched well in ‘Originally cool and cold, but showing a gap and being shy when captured’.
Since it’s such a character in the first place, people went crazy for the ‘kill it’ kind of look or the slightest bit of cuteness, and doujinshi that emphasized that part just poured out.
“However, that gap can only be established when the original image is present. First of all, we need to properly show the image of being cool and strong, so that the other image is more palatable, right?”
It’s fun to train a strong kid, but it’s not fun if he shows a weak side from the start.
In my experience… Kuhm Well, anyway, I know it well in many ways.
“So, if it’s a character song that reveals basic character traits, it’s right to sing it in the current style, right? Isn’t it cute?”
“Of course.”
At my words, the conductor crossed his arms.
“Umm… What you said is not wrong…”
Rather than objecting to my interpretation, he seems to be concerned about whether it will be okay if I don’t do what I originally said.
This is more than half way over, so I just need to convince him a little more.
“I analyzed some of the comments on the original song on You Tube.”
“Yeah? Did you do that too?”
“Yeah, I did it together while analyzing the character of Freyja… I did some tidying up here, but as you can see, there are a lot of subtle things in people’s reactions.”
I showed the materials I had prepared on my cell phone to the dispatcher.
“‘It doesn’t suit me a bit’, ‘It doesn’t match the character of Freyja’, ‘It would have been better if I sang it more coolly’, ‘Isn’t it too conscious of the gap moe’… These things. The reaction in Korea is similar. The communities These are comments…”
“It’s kind of… The reactions that don’t suit you.”
“Yes, people saw that the current character song didn’t go well with Freyja. Maybe that’s why there are quite a few people who have covered this song.”
This time, after showing the list of songs that were covered by amateurs and uploaded to You Tube…
“This is the song with the best evaluation among the cover songs, so let’s listen to it and compare it.”
“Um… Yes, I will.”
I handed over my earphones and immediately played a song that Haeun sang similar to her style.
“Huh, hmm, similar feeling… I like it…”
“Yes?”
This is pretty much over the top.
I continued to persuade the deputy director.
***
“Sister, here’s the water…”
At that time, Dao Entertainment didn’t.
Shin So-ye and Park Min-ji, who were practicing dance for the title song of their 2nd album, had a break.
“Thank you Minji.”
Shin So-ye laughs and drinks the water Park Min-ji gave her.
Park Min-ji secretly looked at Shin So-ye’s notice.
“Sister… Where’s not good…?”
“Huh? No, there’s nothing like that? Did something weird happen at practice today?”
“It’s not like that… I’m not feeling well… I can see…”
At Park Min-ji’s words, Shin So-ye weakly smiled and answered.
“I just… Wanted to go with you on this recording.”
“Together…?”
“Yeah. Like Sejin said, it would have been nice if we could have taken on the opening cover for that game as well.”
Shin So Ye-do also has a desire to succeed as an idol.
No, thanks to her hard work for a long time, her heart is quite strong.
That’s why it was a pity for her to miss each and every one of these trivial opportunities.
“Um, that’s right…”
Park Min-ji also had a sad voice.
It was more that she regretted not being able to work on the game she loved.
“If Ha-eun finishes recording this time… There will be a lot of work coming in from that side.”
“Can’t unnie… Come in too…? Looking at that game, there are a lot of kids who hang out with that, Soye unni… Like Hera… Like Ishtar…”
Shin So-ye, like Lim Ha-eun, will work well.
Consoling that, Shin So-ye laughed at her and finished her story.
“Yeah, Sejin will ask for it. Now, let’s go back to practice.”
“Joe, if you rest a little longer…”
“No. Let’s not stretch and go in one more time.”
“Hey…”
Yes, this side should work hard on what it can do now.
Then she will have a lot of work for herself.
‘It’s just the beginning, but I can’t be nervous… I can’t, I can’t.’
Shin So-ye patted her own heart like that and then focused on her practice again.
***
Recording ended successfully.
Ha-eun used her own style to sing her song as well as she could, and I finally succeeded in convincing her deputy director Song.
“We will also upload a new style song to the head office. Whether it will be that way or just a version that follows the original song depends on the other party’s decision…”
A person who is a publisher employee made me actively post a suggestion to the head office while adding one more job for no reason.
This was all I could do.
On the way back to the company after finishing the recording like that.
“How do you go back to what you said? I got an ok sign right away.”
“It’s because you called me well.”
“It’s okay to say things you don’t like.”
“No, I mean it.”
“…Huh.”
Maybe it was embarrassing, but Ha-eun grumbled at my praise.
“Your singing style and the character’s original personality match well, so I already said that if you sing in your style, the other side will be satisfied.”
“Umm, I don’t understand that. The original song was obviously a cute song…”
“That’s a bit of a mistake in interpreting the character in the original song.”
“Are you saying that you’ve been so hard on interpretation?”
“That’s true too.”
“Pretending to be proud~”
It was a sarcastic tone, but I could feel that there was praise in it.
“But do you need to work so hard for this job?”
“Cover song?”
“Uh. I’m still busy with lessons to release my 2nd album soon.”
“I’m doing it for that reason.”
“Yes?”
Ha-eun makes a face asking what she is talking about.
“I think this advertisement and the scheduled date for the release of the music video for the title track of the 2nd album will match if done well.”
“Why is that?”
“We’re aiming for a synergistic effect. The more your face is exposed together, the more people pay attention to it.”
Girl group Hana released the title song.
Rather than that, a girl group released a title song, and I think I saw that face in a commercial.
This side will have more than twice the publicity effect.
‘Oh, I’ve seen this guy here too, and he’s coming out there too. Is he famous?’ It arouses curiosity and creates a linkage effect.
“There are a lot of idol fans among game fans, so the publicity effect will come out well.”
“Ah~ Are you using the game advertisement as my advertisement?”
“Yeah, that’s it.”
“You use your brain well, Sejin.”
“Well… You’re doing your best.”
I’m not sure if the results will turn out the way I thought.
***
Headquarters of ‘Forest’, the developer of ‘Grand Ragnarok’, Japan.
The person in charge of overseas publishing was reading the mail that had arrived in front of him.
“…So, in order to increase the advertising effect by covering a song that fits the image more, we want to use a cover song in a different style from the original song. We will send you a version that mimics the original song as much as possible. I’ll make an ad with ‘ho-ho-ho… That’s fun.”
The person in charge who checked the contents of the mail from Korea was impressed.
Publishers usually do things roughly or subtly try to reduce the work that needs to be done, but it was amazing that they even offered such an active proposal.
So he checked the song file right away with a friendly heart, which led to admiration.
“…Oh? Does it feel good?”
“What are you doing, senior?”
“Uh, the Korean side sent me a new recording of a character song… It’s pretty good. Give it a listen.”
A publishing manager who plays song files to junior employees.
“What do you think?”
“That’s cool, isn’t it Freyja?”
“Isn’t it? It’s similar to the new recording style. I’d like to sign a commercial recording with this.”
“I think it’s good. It’s 100 times better than the one I sent from China last time.”
“Okay, then I’ll send you an autograph…”
“What are you doing so softly? Do you see something dirty?”
“What’s the naughty thing, I’m at work… Huh, Director?”
The two were surprised by the sudden appearance of the director, but soon their expressions returned to normal.
I already knew that a director is a person who wanders around the office looking for something interesting when he is bored.
“Do you see anything interesting?”
“Listen to this. It’s a commercial recording from Korea, and it feels pretty good.”
So they immediately told the director the song they had just heard…
“Hmm…”
Upon hearing the song, the director’s expression changed slightly.
