Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Comedy, Completed, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 283
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
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Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
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“Teacher. This is Hwang Suk Min.”
– Oh wow, Teacher Hwang. It’s been a while. How have you been?
“I’ve been pretty much the same.”
– I guess there’s something going on? What is it? Did you want to get a drink? You’re calling this old woman out of the blue.
“No. I might have to cram for an exam. Let’s do drinks next time. I called you because I think I found a gem and I wanted to see what you thought of him.”
– Gem? A pianist?
“Yes. He’s 17 years old, but he’s only been playing the piano for 2 years.”
– 17? Then he started at 15… That’s very late.
“Due to that, he isn’t bound to standards and is very free. No, rather than free, should I say he’s wild? Anyway, he’s really something.”
He did not think that Jun Hyuk was free, but it was difficult to pinpoint a way to describe him.
– Is that so? But do I really have to see him? If you say he’s a gem, he’s a gem.
“There’s… something that bothers me but I don’t know what it is. I can’t tell if it’s a flaw or his color.”
– I see. Bring him over sometime. Let’s see him together.
“Thank you, teacher. Then.”
When Hwang Suk Min hung up, Jo Hyung Joong who had been next to him opened his mouth slightly,
“Uh… Who were you just talking to?”
“Oh, it was Professor Jeon Hye Jin. You know her, right?”
“Jeon Hye Jin? The pianist Professor Jeon Hye Jin?”
“Yes.”
At 24, she came in 3rd place in the Long Thibaud Competition (biennial piano and violin competition in Paris) and started to tour the world. She did not have the skill to be called on by world-famous symphonies like Vienna, New York, and Berlin, but she was successful enough to hold piano recitals with orchestras of high standards in each city.
When she returned to Korea after living abroad for about 10 years, she was scouted by many universities as the first person to go up in the Long Thibaud Competition. She is now serving as a professor at the Music Conservatory, a Korean educational institution.
“Were you talking about Jun Hyuk?”
“Yes.”
“Is there a problem with Jun Hyuk’s piano?”
“Honestly, it’s an amazing skill. It’s almost impossible for someone to reach this level with self-education… but if he had received formal education, he would have been an outstanding pianist.”
“But why…..?”
“There’s something that bothers me, but I can’t pinpoint what it is. And if Professor Jeon Hye Jin is interested, it could be a great opportunity for Jun Hyuk.”
“Oh, I see.”
Hwang Suk Min’s real objective was to see if Jun Hyuk had the talent to stand on major, international stages with other geniuses instead of being wasted on a TV show like this.
Two days after Jun Hyuk and the orchestra finished rehearsing, a bus was taking the final 12 participants to the Sangam-dong broadcast station in Seoul.
There were still more than 12 hours left before the live broadcast, but backstage was noisier than a marketplace, and there were staff members moving busily everywhere. The 12 participants who were standing amidst all of this awkwardly were not the protagonists of the stage, but just props.
“Everyone listen up. You have to be alert today. Don’t run around. If you need something, tell your manager. These 3 people here are managers for the day. They’ll take care of everything you need.”
The participants memorized the faces of the three strongly built men.
“There’s no point in asking other people for what you need. Even if they say okay, it’s not their job… so they’re just answering out of courtesy. You have to make your requests to these 3 people. Keep that in mind.”
The production team was so busy inspecting the 11 participants excluding Jun Hyuk for the sound, light, stage equipment, et cetera that they did not know how time was flying.
After finishing his rehearsal, Kwak Hye Sung came backstage and sat down blankly, looking wearier than everyone else. After watching his opponents’ rehearsals, he could not shake the feeling that he would be one of the two eliminations today.
He could see it in the expressions of the staff after he was done singing. He had seen that they looked bored without any emotion, surprise, or admiration.
His stage looked like it was included to fill the time. No one showed anticipation for his performance.
“Try shouting boldly.”
“Oh, it’s you Jun Hyuk. I heard you’re not rehearsing?”
“No. We did our rehearsal the day before yesterday.”
Kwak Hye Sung took the water bottle that Jun Hyuk handed to him and thought of what he just said.
“But… shout what?”
“Didn’t I tell you before? I told you to use the technique you used in vocal training to bring change to the song.”
“Honestly, I don’t have the confidence.”
“Then what are you going to do? Are you going to sing in this dejected state without confidence?”
Kwak Hye Sung seemed to be so removed that he did not even want to respond.
“There’s still a lot of time left. Don’t we start at 10 at night? That’s enough time to practice.”
“Then can you help me a little? You don’t have rehearsals anyway.”
“What can I help with? You’re just doing what you know how to do. You can just do it. You’re a lot more apprehensive than you seem.”
Jun Hyuk left Kwak Hye Sung’s side after he spoke.
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“You handed over the judge and MC scripts?”
“Yes.”
“How about the list of eliminations?”
“I handed them over. Nam Seung Hee and Kwak Hye Sung, right?”
“Yeah. Also, how is Son Jin Young’s expression?”
“He seems a little upset. I think he was expecting her to go on air at least twice.”
“We’re going to be strict from now on. We have to eliminate them in order, since we don’t know if a dark horse might appear.”
Producer Kim Ki Sik was reviewing the cue sheet one more time before the live broadcast that was approaching in an hour. The players in today’s 1 and a half hour live broadcast would be the 12 participants, the MC, judges, and audience. Producer Kim Ki Sik is the maestro conducting all of these people.
Before MC Moon Kyung Min who was in charge of proceedings went on stage, he paced backstage while peeking at the audience to relieve his anxiety.
“What happened? It’s too unilateral.”
MC Moon Kyung Min was scolding the staff taking care of him. That was how worried he was regarding the audience’s excessive bias.
“We’re going crazy too. We chose the audience by area and age but…..”
“Don’t we have to reduce the placards and signs? They’re all Jang Jun Hyuk. You’re going to put this out on air?”
“Senior, the staff is going around the entire audience switching them appropriately.”
“I don’t know about anything else, but it’s a huge problem if the other kids’ performances finish and there isn’t a reaction. Practice that with them. It’s a contest with 12 people, not Jang Jun Hyuk’s fan meeting.”
It was clear that unless it was a family member or friend of the 11 participants, everyone in the audience was there for Jun Hyuk.
After 2 hours of waiting, the audience complaints began to trickle down. Then, an announcement came out and the stage lights began to dance. The 1st live stage had started.
Total Chapters in book: 283
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
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