Damn Idol Episode 122

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One of the prejudices people have is that classical musicians look down on popular music.

Of course, there are people like that.

Since they enjoy a high-level music culture, they treat popular music like low-quality fast food.

However, there were more people who purely enjoyed popular music than these people.

In fact, among classical musicians, there was one who answered 'Madonna' when asked 'Who is your prima donna?'

Although it was a joking answer with a play on words, it was an answer that could not have been given if people thought that popular music was low-grade.

Similarly, among Korean classical musicians, there were many who liked popular music.

In particular, classical music majors attending music schools liked K-pop idols.

Before they were classical music majors, they were youths who were crazy about stars.

However, this did not mean praising the musical perfection of the idol group they were rooting for.

To be honest, there were many times when I saw things that were disappointing.

But it's not meaningful.

Because what they were rooting for was not accomplished musicians, but desperate hard workers.

But… … .

Three months and one hundred days appeared.

No one paid attention to the appearance of this group with an ambiguous name.

However, things changed as Coming Up Next slowly began to gain popularity and the music released there began to hit the charts.

"No, what is the rhythm of the main part?"

"This is the first time I've seen counterpoint used like this in popular music."

"Who is the guitarist?"

"Is this in sonata form?"

There is a lot of music that would put classical music majors at a loss.

Of course, Sedalbaekil's music was not sonically difficult or difficult.

There are frequent loops (repeating sections) that are characteristic of popular music, and the use of melodies seems to be aimed at easy listening.

Nevertheless, the techniques hidden in the music are amazing.

But what was more surprising than anything else was that the public liked it.

Just because you study deeply doesn't mean you can write good pop music.

People who have never received professional training often become star composers through pure talent.

In that sense, the music of Sedalbaekil was amazing.

Although it shows a high standard, it does not show it at all and attracts the public.

So the music students did not believe that Si-On Han taught music on his own.

This is not something you can learn on your own.

It is clear that I learned it professionally, but for some reason I am not disclosing it.

In fact, their thoughts were correct.

Han Si-on once tried classical music.

Conductor Herbert von Karajan sold more than 200 million albums, and Luciano Pavarotti, known as the Prince of High C, sold more than 100 million albums as a tenor.

But this was truly a world of geniuses.

Even a returner cannot reign as an unrivaled being.

Moreover, in the classical music industry, where relationships with priests are important, it was almost impossible for a 20-year-old aspiring singer to enter the mainstream.

So, I gave up after only three attempts, but during this time, there were many achievements in Hansion's music.

Of course, it wasn't happening at this point, and it wasn't that important.

Whatever it is, the important thing is that the music is good.

By this time, Si-On Han's nickname among classical music majors had become 'the idol of music students.'

There were many people who first started dating thanks to Hansion, and even among those who had a favorite, Chaae was always Hansion.

The same was true for male performers.

When I listen to Sedalbaekil's songs, I feel like I know the answer to the question of how to use classical techniques that the public likes.

There is no reason not to like it.

Sangwoo Park, a violin major at a famous music school, also did the same.

He clearly likes Hansion's music.

My feelings about the team called Sedalbaekil are close to favorable.

However, I have never thought about joining a boy group's fan club... … .

Somehow I ended up signing up.

The 'just so happens' that I'm talking about here is to have a natural conversation with my classmate that I have a crush on.

"Hmm."

So, Park Sang-woo had an ambiguous expression as he looked at the package that arrived at the dormitory.

I think the kit that they give you when you join the fan club has arrived, but I think I need to quickly open it and hide it before my roommate looks at me like I'm crazy.

After that, I'll send a KakaoTalk message to my crush, pretending to be excited.

"What are you doing?" … ."

Park Sang-woo muttered, took a cutter knife and stuffed it into a large delivery box.

It was an act that would have shocked the most loyal fans.

You don't know what's inside, but you cut the package up so ignorantly!

However, Park Sang-woo, who had no such thoughts, dismantled the package appropriately and used force to tear it apart.

What you see inside is... … .

"Eh?"

It was a dark blue box that looked like a lot of effort had been put into its design.

It has <TIME LOCK> written on the outside, so it looks like a time capsule.

You put things in the ground, bury them, and then open them a few years later.

'Why did you put it in a time capsule?'

Park Sang-woo, who does not know the world view of Sedal101, touched the box with that thought in mind.

The material is quite nice and sturdy and looks luxurious.

Do you think it would be okay to store socks and underwear?

However, upon closer inspection, I found out that the way to open the box was to turn the gear wheel on the right.

It even has a spring, so it opens automatically when you turn it.

"hmm… … ."

Looking at it, it seems a bit of a waste to store socks.

I think it would be better to include something meaningful, such as a diary or photo.

If you date your crush, it would be a good idea to include letters to exchange.

With that in mind, Park Sang-woo automatically began checking the contents of the opened box.

I have no prior knowledge about fan club kits, but I do know that there are a ton of them.

Apparently, my partner said that she was upset because of the internet reaction that the 3-month-101 goods would not be good.

'Is this perhaps not enough?'

Actually, that might be the case.

Because he has no idea how other groups' fan club kits are made up.

Anyway, because there were so many items, Park Sang-woo started checking the small, easy-to-use items first.

The luxuriously packaged key ring, card holder, and stickers are all deep blue in color.

The color of the box is the same, so perhaps there is a deep blue lover among the members.

After skimming the stickers next to it, Park Sang-woo opened the transparent packaging of the thick photo book.

The design of the photo book, which seemed to be made of hard cover material, was quite luxurious.

If you end up dating your partner, it would be nice to include the photos you took together here.

There was no particular appreciation for the photos of Sedal101 included inside.

It's just that Lee Ion is insanely handsome.

But personally, I liked Koo Tae-hwan or Han Si-on better than someone who was unreasonably handsome like Lee Ion.

Koo Tae-hwan looks like the tough ace of the sports team from a sports cartoon, and Han Si-on looks like the leader of a band.

'How does it feel when something like this happens?'

The next thing Park Sang-woo opened was a palm-sized brown leather case.

I glanced at it and saw that it was a photo card.

Park Sang-woo also knew about photo cards because he had heard about them from fans around him.

When you buy something like an album or goods, it is sent randomly, but I heard that you buy or exchange it to have a photo card of your favorite member.

I also heard that in famous idol groups, there is a huge difference in the price of photo cards for popular and unpopular members.

Come to think of it, when I joined Sedalbaekil's fan club, I had to choose whose photo card I would receive.

At first, I was going to use three Han Si-on, but that didn't work, so I chose Han Si-on, Koo Tae-hwan, and Lee Ion.

Han Si-on and Goo Tae-hwan were Park Sang-woo's favorites, and Lee Ion was his crush's favorite.

Wouldn't they like it if I gave them a card?

I checked the photo cards contained in the leather case, and there were six, not three.

Looking closely, there are two photos for each member, one is a quick shot and the other is a full shot.

However, there are strange letters written on the top left.

Hansion was founded in 1997.

Koo Tae-hwan was born in 2007.

Ion is ????.

I was looking at it out of curiosity, but it seems to be a concept year.

In the full shot, Han Si-on is wearing clothes that appear to be from around 1997, and Koo Tae-hwan is also wearing skinny jeans that were popular at the time.

It's a detail that Park Sang-woo wouldn't even think about, but the members' makeup methods also gave off the feel of that era.

However, this ion is a bit different.

I was wearing a very large basketball tank top that looked to be about XXL, but I wasn't wearing anything underneath.

"eww."

The male's instinctive repulsion was felt, but he thought his mate would like it, so when he took a closer look, his body was quite nice.

Unless it has been corrected, it looks like it is exercising quite differently than it looks.

After that, Park Sang-woo looked at the remaining items.

There were figures made of five people, a deep blue tumbler, and a mini humidifier.

'Can I give this much away?'

Even if the unit price went down due to the large production quantity, I think it would be well over 40,000 won?

I checked to see if the subscription fee was 140,000 won, and it is true that 40,000 won was paid.

Park Sang-woo, who tilted his head for a moment, thought so.

Would you really do business at a loss?

I guess they do it because there is a way to get it all back.

But, I feel pretty good.

I thought about why I felt good, and unboxing was unexpectedly fun.

Except for the photo book, everything was in opaque packaging, and every time I opened each one, there was something I had never thought of inside.

Moreover, it was of a quality that could be used in real life.

"kid."

When I looked closely, I saw that the kit box had scratches from a cutter knife.

As I was handling the box, I noticed something I hadn't noticed before.

At the entrance of the box that opened automatically, there was still a deep blue colored envelope.

It was an envelope that looked exactly like a wedding invitation, but when I looked to see what it was, there was a membership card and a laminated handwritten letter.

There was a QR code on the back of the letter.

I wasn't particularly interested in the contents of the letter, and when I scanned the QR code, it took me to a sign-up screen on some website, which seemed to be the official fan club website.

"wow."

The homepage is also ugly.

It looks like a lot of money was spent.

While I was debating whether to sign up or not, my phone vibrated.

"… … !"

This is a text from my partner.

Park Sang-woo quickly got up from his seat and checked the message with a reverential attitude.

[Yayayayayaya, did you get the kit?]

[Did you do the kit????]

[Is there a photo inside??]

picture?

When I took a photo and sent it to the photo book, I received a reply asking me to show the photo card instead of this.

'Are all the photos different?'

Sangwoo Park took six photo cards and sent them without thinking.

Immediately afterwards, a phone call comes in.

I felt my heart pounding, so I took a deep breath and answered the phone.

And Park Sang-woo realized how lucky he was.

It turns out that the year of the photo card is sent randomly, and the probability of each year is different.

90% probability in 2017.

9% chance in 2007.

1997 with a 1% chance.

And a special cut with a 0.1% chance.

In other words, Sangwoo Park received three cards with probabilities of 9%, 1%, and 0.1%.

Because Lee Ion's photo with ??? written on it was a special cut.

Out of curiosity, I calculated it and surprisingly the probability was 0.00009%.

This is more than enough to extract the rarest items from the online games he plays.

Park Sang-woo decided to give all six photo cards to his partner in exchange for getting chicken and beer.

-Thank you so, so, so much! I will buy chicken and beer 10 times! No, I'll buy it for you every time you say so! And I will never sell this! I really promise!

His voice almost sounded like he was crying.

No, it looks like crying.

After hanging up the phone, Sangwoo Park became curious and accessed the Internet.

Since they say they're not selling it, it looks like there's some demand to buy it, but I'm curious about the price.

However, as soon as you search for 'Three Months and 100 Days Fan Club Kit', a ridiculous number of search results come up.

When I looked closely, it was the #1 real-time search term, and it was the only story in the world.

'what?'

Confusing.

When I saw it on the internet, I was told that Sedalbaekil was a beggar idol who couldn't even get into the middle or small level.