Chapter 100

I went to work at the Bermuda label today because I had a serious meeting with these three rappers.

"Come on in. How come every time I see you, your face looks better?"

"Ugh. You should really not do any exercise."

"Hey. Look at this body. Is this a body that hasn’t exercised? It’s just covered in muscles."

"What a selfish guy!"

I went to work at the Bermuda label today because I had a serious meeting with these three rappers.

"Um, now that the main stage is almost wrapped up, it's time for the rappers to collaborate with the producer team."

This was the most important part of the process because the applicants who made it to the second round of the main stage now had to form teams with producers, release songs, and be evaluated by the public.

"Here are the candidates. Do you want to take a look?"

I looked over the list of candidates that Hotshan handed me.

"Have the choices already been made?"

"No. We have to choose now. Of course, they have to choose us too. But honestly, it's up to us."

"Hehe. You know, Yuna blew everyone away in the first preliminary round. She said she would do a feature if they made it to the main stage. After hearing that, all the rappers here are trying to join our team."

This is Yuna's power.

They must have had their own teams in mind, but they all abandoned them to do a feature with Yuna and joined our team.

"I feel bad for the other teams."

"Haha. They might act cool on the outside, but they're probably burning inside."

"But if we offer a feature with Yuna, the people on the other teams would probably join us right away, right?"

"Yeah. No one can refuse Yuna, especially since she's the top of Korean hip-hop."

Yuna Jung, the top of Korean hip-hop, has become a meme on the internet.

At first, it was treated as a joke, but as Yuna's videos became more famous, people started to realize that the joke was actually true.

Yuna didn't show much outwardly, but she seemed to be in a good mood inside.

"Anyway, we've narrowed it down to three candidates."

The three people they pointed to with their hands.

I nodded and looked at the candidates who weren't chosen.

Then I noticed one candidate.

'This person... '

To be honest, I don't know much about hip-hop.

I only got into the hip-hop world through these three rappers.

In fact, I didn't know much personally.

I didn't listen to hip-hop songs much in my previous life either.

But—

'I can't not know this name.'

A hip-hop legend that every Korean has heard of at least once.

'Right, this person was also a Money to Money contestant.'

But now, they are just one of the many contestants who participated in Money to Money.

'I know they will become incredibly famous later.'

The person who hit the charts with every album and proudly claimed the title of top male hip-hop artist.

It was surprising that this person wasn't even on our team's list of candidates.

"What about this person?"

"Huh? Jacob?"

"Yes."

The three of them had a slightly dubious look on their faces.

"Jacob, well..."

"Hmm. He made it to the second round of the main stage, but his performances so far have been just okay."

"I guess it's too early to judge, but I'm not sure about Jacob either."

Their evaluation of Jacob was unexpectedly harsh.

"Is that so?"

I haven't seen the broadcast yet, so I don't know how Jacob performed on stage.

But I know that Jacob will become one of the best hip-hop artists in Korea in the future.

'I remember he was a really good rapper.'

Listening to his songs gives a refreshing feeling, and it's like hearing a predator roar. He was a rapper with a very powerful voice.

'Maybe the song selection wasn't good?'

Or maybe he hasn't fully unleashed his talent yet.

Then, who won in this season?

"..."

I've never watched this show in my previous life, so I wouldn't know.

But the important thing is that I know who will become a big star in the future.

"I want to choose this person."

"Huh? Jacob?"

"No. Really?"

"Why?"

Their reactions were amusing.

They all had a look of confusion.

"Hmm. From what I've seen on the broadcast, I think he could be a good rapper if he's polished a bit."

"Really...?"

"Psst. Is this another one of those things where we can't see it, but Yoonseong can?"

"If someone else said that, I would have said they were talking nonsense, but since Yoonseong said it, it seems like there's something to it."

They were taking my words seriously.

"Yoonseong, to be honest, most of the songs we've prepared were made by you."

"No, that's not true. You guys worked so hard."

"No, we have a conscience. You did make most of the songs. That's why we want to give you the choice this time. But once you choose, you can't change it, okay?"

"Yes, I understand."

"Hmm, you're determined. Good. Then I'll go with Yoonseong's choice."

"No, if you say that, we have nothing to say."

"Haha, it'll be interesting. We're choosing a rapper who isn't even a top candidate. There will be a lot of talk about it."

They seemed to think that even with me, it would be difficult for Jacob to win.

But don't worry.

I'll show you soon that this person's rapping skills are amazing.

* * *

"Ah!"

At Yuna's scream, I got up from my bed and rushed to her room.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Yuna, who was lying on her desk, cried out.

"Brother, I really can't do math forever."

"..."

I shook my head and tried to leave the room, but Yuna grabbed me.

"No. Where are you going? You have to teach me this."

"Didn't I teach you the formula last week?"

"Ugh. I forgot everything."

"Already?"

"Isn't it strange that I remember everything from the busy schedule of a celebrity while trying to remember this? There really is a monster out there."

At that moment, Father, who overheard our conversation, slipped into the room and said,

"Yuna, your mother and I found such things as cold porridge during our school days..."

"Get out, Dad!"

"Hmph."

Father was chased out without getting a word in.

Yuna, holding her head with both hands, said,

"Ugh. Dad was good at studying, and so was Mom, and even Brother is good at studying, but I'm so bad. Maybe I'm not really part of this family and was switched with someone else?"

Sometimes, when I see Yuna like this, I think that God is fair.

She's beautiful, sings well, is super popular, speaks well, and even has a metabolism that doesn't gain weight.

If she were good at studying too, the world would be really unfair.

"If you think about it that way, Brother is the one who's unbalanced! You have a good face, body, voice, and songwriting skills, and you're good at studying too!"

"Hmm. That's because Brother studies hard..."

"Don't lie. I know you don't study for even an hour a day."

"Ahem."

Yuna is right; I don't study for even an hour a day.

It's not about effort.

I inherited good intelligence from my parents, and I have the ability to absorb auras.

Because of this, I can easily learn any subject, master it, and even absorb languages quickly.

Even I think I might be a cheat character, not Yuna, but maybe it's just my body.

"Okay, I'll teach you. Even if it takes 100 or 1,000 times, you'll eventually remember."

"Ugh, I suddenly don't want to learn anymore."

"It's too late, so sit down."

I taught Yuna what I taught her last week again.

At first, she nodded and listened attentively, but her eyes gradually started to droop.

Eventually, she even nodded off.

I found it cute and just watched her.

"Ugh-!"

Finally, Yuna snapped out of it after hitting her head on the desk.

"Brother, I really can't study, can I?"

Yuna yawned and stretched.

Well, she's not good at other subjects either, but she's especially weak in science and math.

In the end, Yuna, with her head completely on the desk, sighed deeply.

"Brother."

"Hmm?"

"When are we releasing our third album?"

I was taken aback by the unexpected question.

"Third album?"

"Yes. It's been a while since we released our second album."

"That's true. But it feels like we've been releasing albums non-stop?"

While the official third album of the daily siblings hasn't been released, we've been consistently releasing songs through dramas and other variety shows.

Even in this show, my song is scheduled to be released soon.

Although the album is still on the second, we've been consistently active in music.

"Brother, I just wanted to take it slow. You have so many schedules, and releasing a third album would be too much pressure, right?"

"Umm? Really?"

"Yes. I'm not doing music just to make money. If I were, we would have released the fifth album by now."

Yuna chuckled.

"And to be honest, I sometimes think we're pushing too hard."

"Really? Not at all?"

"Then it's a relief. But if you ever feel stressed or overworked, don't hesitate to tell me. You don't have to do this just for money."

"No, I'm really having fun."

If that's the case, I had a question too.

"Then, Yuna, if you're doing this for fun, how far do you want to go? Like, until what age, or do you have any specific goals?"

I've always wanted to ask this.

There's no pressure to do this job or make money.

So, why is Yuna doing this?

Even if she's doing it for fun, everyone has some goals in mind.

I've been hesitant to ask, but since the topic came up, I decided to ask.

"Hmm, goals... "

Yuna tapped her chin and continued.

"Brother, remember when you wrote a song for Jang Yeon-wook?"

"New Life?"

"Yes. Remember how that song was loved so much and even reached number one on the Billboard?"

Jang Yeon-wook's comeback song, "New Life," broke 1.5 billion views in a short time and held the number one spot on Billboard for several weeks.

"After seeing that, I thought a lot about various things."

"What did you think?"

"We're popular in Korea, but not known overseas."

"That's true."

"I started thinking about what it would be like to be a star who is popular not only in Korea but also overseas."

Wait. What is Yuna trying to say?

Could it be...

"So, if I have a personal goal, there's one thing I really want to do."

"What is it?"

With a nervous heart, I asked, and Yuna smiled and answered.

"Reach number one on the Billboard."