Beethoven Reborn - Episode 109
Beethoven Reborn Episode 109
25. 9Sal, regional qualifying ends(1)
After finishing the meal, I headed to the Saetbyul Entertainment office with Park Sun-young..
Rin Ishihara and the cameraman were eating chicken at the table in the middle of the office..
“Wow, Korean chicken is so delicious.”
“Should I order more??”
Rin Ishihara shook her head, but Himura, who had already seen nothing but bones, picked up the phone..
“Oh, I'm here?”
“yes. Should I eat some more??”
“no. no. I can do it while eating when it gets delivered. Ah, Mr. Himura. I like the seasoning better..”
It's a great joke.
After roughly preparing, Ishihara Rin got to the point..
“First of all, thank you.”
“thank you?”
“huh. The Japanese classical music scene is coming back to life with your album. 2009 and 2014. In just 5 years, album sales increased by 500,000 units..”
“It's a lot.?”
“then. Your first and second albums sold 430,000 copies, so Dobbin owns most of your shares. This proves that Himura and Nakamura were not wrong in calling you the hope of Japan..”
It looks like the second album sold quite a lot. Not long after it was released
I wasn't really paying attention, but I'm glad it happened..
“And there are many stories about how it really helped me when I was having a hard time. Everyone says they got hope. You have no idea how much your Japanese fans missed you while you were promoting in Europe and America..”
“It's something I'm thankful for..”
“huh. So, as a Japanese person, let me say hello first. thank you. really.”
I just played my music.
I think it can be perceived very differently depending on one’s perspective..
In fact, I have done very little about it. All I did was donate enough to not cause any burden on my daily life..
However, I am both burdened and grateful that my album released at that time was a great comfort to them..
“Then, when the interview begins... … . How do you feel about working on The First of Me??”
“It starts from there?”
Rin Ishihara nodded..
“I've been trying a lot of new things since I started working on the original Increase score. I'm either using an instrument I don't know or pretending it's not an instrument.
I also try to show off Lee. The First of Me was an experience that allowed me to take advantage of that experience..”
“Have you ever tried it??”
Behind Rin Ishihara, Himura shakes her head vigorously..
“no.”
“Hmm.”
She must have been quick to notice and turned around. Himura said she slyly pretended not to know.
“The First of Me achieved the highest sales in 2013 and is receiving favorable reviews from game users..
You have no choice but to immerse yourself in the game. There is a response that just listening to the music reminds me of scenes from the game..”
“I tried to do that.”
“I made a lot of money?”
My mother manages the money, so I don't know unless I check..
I think I was asked this type of question last time, but I think Himura cut it off firmly that time..
“well.”
“tooth. good. Then next question. The second album recorded with King Gau is a hot topic, and 200,000 copies have already been sold in Japan alone. Could you please introduce the album??”
“This continues with the answer I just gave. In the process of experimenting with various sounds, I wanted to harmonize natural sounds and artificially created sounds. For example, I wanted to make a song like Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and I think it turned out well..”
As we talked about this and that, before we knew it, new chicken arrived..
But unlike the drooling cameraman, Rin Ishihara didn't care one bit..
After all, a professional is a professional..
“Then the most important question! Why did you participate in the Creek Regional Preliminary??”
“To keep my promise.”
“promise? It's not to enter the Chopin International Piano Competition.?”
“It's not.”
“uh… … . First of all, what is that promise??”
“This is a story I had with a friend. I won't answer in detail..”
“It's disgusting.”
“It's privacy.”
“It was cute when I couldn't speak well.”
“Even so, I won't tell you..”
Rin Ishihara straightened up after writing something down..
“Yes! car! end! Thank you again today.”
“you're welcome.”
“Anyway, it can't be helped that a little steam leaks..”
Rin Ishihara began to complain as she unpacked the chicken box..
“What?”
“I thought you were going to enter the Chopin International Piano Competition. I have been competing in the Creek finals since I was 17 years old.
Because it's the only way to bypass this restriction. Also, next year will be the opening of the Chopin Competition, which returns every five years..”
I didn’t know, but it seems the Chopin International Piano Competition is held once every five years..
Hong Seung-il said that winning there was the greatest honor for a pianist..
I definitely thought that it could be possible if outstanding pianists from all over the world gathered together and competed on a regular basis..
“There was a lot to talk about. It's a shame. It's a shame. Ah, this is delicious.”
“Something to talk about?”
Himura, who was working separately, showed interest and approached..
“yes. Actually, Dobin has a rival in Japan..”
“rival? Ah, Tamaki Hiroshi.?”
“yes. Actually, I wouldn't even call them rivals. He is a great talent, but compared to Dobin, he is bound to fall short. But she won't market it like that?”
“but.”
“yes. It's not a fuss. Every media outlet claims that Dobin is a genius. Of course, she also participated in the Creek Japanese preliminaries..”
“It definitely stood out. In the past, Exton was also preparing to recruit him. Are you sixteen now??”
“yes. In an interview not long ago, you said that you would win the Creek and go on to win the Chopin International Competition. So, there is a lot of interest in Japan, but Dobin is participating. Now you understand why I ran without looking ahead.?”
“What does it matter??”
I couldn't understand what connection this kid named Tamaki Hiroshi had with my participation in the competition..
“It probably became a hot topic in Japan because you and Hiroshi Tamaki were set up as rivals. You think you can fight with real swords..”
“Hmm.”
I've never heard that kid play, but he's sixteen. Among the contestants, there are quite a few..
Even in Japan, they wouldn't leave someone without skills for no reason, so you should assume that they have some basic knowledge, but honestly, it's laughable..
“But why? I'm really not going to enter the Chopin Competition.?”
“I have no thoughts right now.”
“It's perfect! Opportunities like this are really rare. If you win the creek and qualify for the Chopin Competition next year, you could become the youngest participant and winner..”
“That doesn't matter.”
Hong Seung-il said that in 2010, a person named Choi Seong-shin became the first Korean to win first place at the Chopin International Piano Competition..
It is said that he is in the spotlight as a next-generation pianist who will lead Korea along with Namgoong Ye-geon..
Honestly, I think it's better for people like that to be given more opportunities..
Because I value experience, fans, and money more than that kind of fame..
I am not the only one who feels stressed about participating in competitions because everyone has different goals, but this is a special case..
“I don't know if the friend I promised will participate in the Chopin Competition, but I think that will be a bit difficult..”
I'm not ignoring Jihoon Choi..
At the preliminaries in the Seoul area, I was able to see how outstanding Choi Ji-hoon was compared to his peers..
But the age difference cannot be ignored.
After competing with people who had played the piano for several years longer, he passed the first and second rounds of the Seoul preliminary round and the finals..
It won't be easy to get through the creek preliminaries and finals to the finals..
“That's a bit disappointing. Because the interesting story disappeared.”
“Ishihara isn't asking you to have fun..”
“This guy. I can't even tell jokes. Ego.”
“……ah.”
Rin Ishihara ripped off the leg flesh and fed it to me. If it were anything else, I would have flatly refused, but pizza, chicken, and hamburgers are exceptions that I only eat occasionally..
“full. Mr. Himura, I enjoyed your meal.!”
“haha. As long as it's chicken, I'll serve it to you anytime. Please enjoy this article as well.”
“Do not worry. Even so, Bin is getting scolded at her fan cafe asking when he always writes special articles about her. Well then, Dobin, do well in the contest. See you later.”
“Bye.”
After Rin Ishihara came and went in a panic, Jihoon Choi and I advanced to the second round of the preliminary round..
2I passed the secondary preliminaries with ease and advanced to the finals of the Seoul regional preliminaries..
3end of month.
Choi Ji-hoon saw the final round assignments released at the same time as the second round results of the preliminaries were announced and practiced so intently that he couldn't even contact me..
The task is to play for 50 minutes, including one sonata by Ludwig van Wetthofen..
Although I thought it was quite strict for young children, I felt that the judging standards were gradually changing starting from the finals..
Although the standard is ambiguous.
“So what this means is that the judges don't know how much is allowed..”
“okay. So, do it within a range that is not excessive. As long as you don't improvise that variation, you're guaranteed to win..”
Hong Seung-il was not helpful in this regard, but he was of great help in organizing the songs to be played..
Since he has been exposed to various types of music for a long time and has a lot of experience in competitions, I thought he was better than me in terms of putting together a program..
And the end of April came.
Hosted by ICMCOC, 'Creak Concours' Seoul regional preliminary finals.
When we arrived at the main dock in Jongno-gu, Seoul, the area was already crowded..
I didn't like it, but as soon as I got out of the car, I ran to the prepared waiting room. Thankfully, she didn't have to run into reporters, so for a moment a thought crossed her mind: why should she live like this?.
When I came to my senses and looked around, Choi Ji-hoon had also arrived..
“female.”
“Oh, I'm here?”
“huh. There are so many people. You didn't have a hard time coming?”
“Actually, I came early to avoid being caught by reporters, but they came early..”
“They are really diligent people.”
Reporters are so proactive that it's hard to tell if they're doing it voluntarily or if the company is forcing them to do so..
“This assignment was difficult?”
“huh. The teacher made a program, but it was a very difficult song. Just playing without making mistakes was overwhelming..”
“I'm doing well now?”
Jihoon Choi grins at my question..
“then. Because I'm a genius.”
I laughed along too.
Then, I turned my attention to the waiting room screen, and while the performer was changing, the judges' table appeared on the screen for a split second..
From the final round, the judges were not announced separately in order to be more stringent in the judging process..
There was someone who seemed strangely memorable, sitting there with a fat old man with intense eyes..
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