Chapter 154
Chapter 154
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 155
Chapter Title: The Miracle Voice
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The moment the mic approached.
As if it had been waiting for this exact instant, Kim Beomsin's fairy appeared in front of Yeonwoo.
Kim Beomsin's fairy gave Yeonwoo a thumbs-up as if to say it was all good, then emitted a blue light.
The moment that light seeped into Yeonwoo's body, he could read the fairy's thoughts clearly.
‘Okay, breathe from your diaphragm. Is it tough right now? Relax your body and breathe from your belly.’
Until now, he had been piecing it together with hand and foot gestures, but there was no need for that anymore.
Reading Kim Beomsin's fairy's thoughts and following them exactly, Yeonwoo tried to relax his body and breathe from his diaphragm.
‘Sing from your belly, not your throat. No need to strain your throat. Naturally, like breathing—let your voice out.’
Yeonwoo kept his hands moving on the piano without pause and finally produced a voice in time with the accompaniment.
“Ti…….”
*Tide crush, I'm yours, I've given up.*
A clear, pure, beautiful boy's clear voice rang out, filling Rockefeller Plaza.
The power from Kim Beomsin's fairy wasn't just about reading thoughts.
It restored Yeonwoo's voice—which had been weak and breathy due to long-term elective mutism—to its original boyish timbre, and gifted him a large, resonant volume and steady breath control.
At that voice, Olivia Snow—who had half-jokingly handed him the mic for the encore stage—looked at Yeonwoo in surprise.
Oblivious to her gaze, Yeonwoo sang on as if entranced.
*Wave after wave, I lose control.*
As if the lyrics had become reality, Yeonwoo's voice swept over the audience like waves crashing beyond the stage.
But that was it.
After singing a few entranced lines, Yeonwoo flinched at the sudden burst of cheers from the crowd and stopped singing.
‘That’s enough now.’
Yeonwoo shook his head.
He couldn’t raise the key any higher yet. It would definitely go flat and ruin the song.
Olivia Snow watched Yeonwoo shake his head with a regretful expression but continued singing.
After finishing one more song, Olivia Snow came off stage with Yeonwoo.
“Master, what was that?”
“What?”
“Your singing—it’s no joke. Did you practice alone?”
“No. I was surprised too. A song came out. From my own throat.”
Yeonwoo knew his vocal cords weren’t normal.
He could make sounds, but he couldn’t shout powerfully like others, nor could he sing.
He had been practicing steadily, but his vocal cords still weren’t functioning properly.
Kim Beomsin's fairy had fixed that.
Maybe Kim Beomsin's fairy had been waiting every day for Yeonwoo to get the mic, to show interest in it—unlike Yuaehyuk's fairy that returned to its host or Himari's fairy.
“Why not learn vocals properly while you’re at it?”
Yeonwoo shook his head.
“I’ll think about it after puberty.”
He had never said he wouldn’t sing at all. Someday, he wanted to make a song for himself with his real voice.
But not yet.
He planned to sing after cherishing his voice enough and passing through puberty without issues.
Having lost his voice before, Yeonwoo hated the idea of anything going wrong with it. He wanted to treasure his vocal cords more than anyone.
“Come on, won’t you sing just one more for me?”
“No.”
“Why?”
“I’ll sing for you when I can do better than you, sis.”
“……Why?”
“I don’t want to show anyone a version of me that’s musically inferior.”
Music is my pride.
“Hey, voice is something you’re born with. Singing is innate too. You’ve gotta have some flaws to seem human!”
“Yeah, no it’s not.”
“It is!”
“Yeah~ no it’s not~.”
Embarrassed about singing, Yeonwoo acted unusually childish for once and scampered off.
“Hey!! Master!!”
Olivia Snow hurriedly chased after him.
“Master! Slow down!”
“No way! I’m going to Korea!”
“Tomorrow, right?!”
“Can't it be today?”
At Yeonwoo's words, Olivia Snow considered it.
Their U.S. schedule was over anyway.
It was time to return to Korea.
And that day, Yeonwoo’s singing became his eternal record of singing on stage for the first time.
Countless people cheered at the boy’s clear voice right away and regretted its brevity.
* * *
The popularity of Yeonwoo’s first album and mini #1, ‘STAR’, showed no signs of cooling.
The title track From Cracker had solidly held #1 on Melboard Hot 100 for 10 consecutive weeks, followed by Hadassah’s Keep Going and Ishiun’s Rising Star at #3, occupying 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
Yeonwoo’s piano instrumentals unusually hovered between #6 and #10, never leaving the Melboard Hot 100 top 10.
The album itself had held #1 on Melboard 200 for 10 straight weeks.
This was the second-longest #1 record for a Korean artist on the Melboard charts.
#1 belonged to the now-legendary group NGS’s 12-week streak.
No one had topped the Melboard chart since NGS, so it had been nearly 7 years—a demonstration of Korea’s prowess.
Amid that, September passed—calendar autumn, but still hot—and Yeonwoo’s track finally tied NGS’s record for the longest #1 by a Korean artist at 12 weeks.
And one week later.
[Yeonwoo Solely Claims Korean Artist’s Longest Consecutive #1 on Melboard Hot 100 and Melboard 200.]
[8-Year-Old Genius Boy Conquers Melboard.]
[Korea’s Genius Boy Captivates the World.]
Yeonwoo had finally claimed the Korean artist’s longest Melboard #1 record all for himself.
Entertainment shows, popular YouTube channels, news outlets—all sought him out, but Yeonwoo declined appearances.
Instead, he went live on the official SSHIN channel.
He had realized something after a few broadcast appearances.
Unlike YouTube lives, where he could chat real-time with fans, broadcasts had no interaction.
And there were so many restrictions: do this, don’t do that, this won’t work.
Yeonwoo found it uncomfortable, stifling, and unpleasant.
He didn’t plan to do broadcasts anymore unless something special came up.
“You all know, right? Don’t feel bad if I don’t show up on TV. I like these lives. SNS? You know I can’t as a minor. Just watch YouTube. Oh, and…… anyway, thank you. I really love it. Oh, who’s that in the back?”
-??? Keeps whooshing by in the back
-Yeonwoo, broadcasts are fine, but do lives more often? Aunt needs healing ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-But seriously, who’s in the back? A ghost? Scary
-Why assume ghost just cuz it’s scary? Who’s gonna take responsibility if Yeonwoo gets scared?
-Ah sorry
-HWAWWW donated 100,000 won.
-I love you Yeonwoo!!
-Yeonwoo said not to donate lol
-Still wanna give pocket money auntie feelings ㅠ
-Even if donate, Yeonwoo doesn’t use it, helps the needy, we share ㅎ
-Our Yeonwoo’s so pretty ㅠ Kind heart too ㅠ
As usual, Yeonwoo chattered nonstop today. When viewers asked about the thing whooshing by off-screen, he turned the camera.
“That’s Olivia Snow sis. Won’t go home, just lounging at our place. Total bum, right?”
“[Huh? What’re you doing? Filming me? Hey, nice to see everyone.] Love Korea!!”
-Olivia Snow ㄷㄷㄷㄷ
-Yeonwoo’s neighbor?
-That’s not a person, that’s a thing lol
-Treated like an object
-At that level, basically siblings lol calls her ‘that’ no human respect lol
-Same as my little bro lololol ‘that’ lololol
-But they live together at this point ㄷ
-Bare face what ㅠ Skin flawless ㅠ
-What’s she wearing? lol Why spa clothes?
“Oh, she went to the spa, liked it, so the owner gave it to her as a souvenir. Don’t misunderstand.”
-Jealous ㅠㅠㅠ Dating spa trips? ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Imagining Olivia Snow at spa with towel bun, eating corn dog and sikhye—kinda cringy funny lololol
-Absolutely can’t imagine lolol
-Olivia Snow I know was like British nobility
-Am I only one? She seems relaxed, vibe’s chill and nice ㅎ
-Maybe this is her real daily life ㅎㅎ
-Yeah ㅎ Shine on stage, private life’s private
-Fresher, I like it lol
-Feels closer now
Sensing attention shifting to Olivia Snow, Yeonwoo quickly turned the camera back.
“[Sis, go away. I’m doing the live alone.]”
“[Why not me? Let’s do it together!!]”
“[You don’t know Korean.]”
Yeonwoo wanted all the attention on himself.
Pushing Olivia Snow aside, Yeonwoo dove back into the broadcast.
-Yeonwoo, new album plans?
-Tell us activity schedule ㅠ
-It’s been a while since the album ㅠ
“Well…… No for me, but Yuri sis and Annosuke bro are coming back with full #1 albums soon.”
-Whoa huge
-When’d they prep another album ㄷ
-Ooh good news
-Was missing Yuri & Annosuke anyway
Yeonwoo chatted about this and that before ending the live and checking on his label’s artists.
“Soon” meant Yuri & Annosuke—who had mastered their full album—would release next week.
“Ah.”
Thinking about it, it was time to check on Invincible and Chae Hayeon.
“Teacher’s the most urgent.”
Chae Hayeon had the least recent activity.
Invincible was touring nationwide with their current track, but Chae Hayeon was on hiatus with no promotions.
“Bring teacher back…….”
Muttering that a full #1 album would be good for her too, Yeonwoo stood up.
No ideas popped up immediately, but the Chae Hayeon folder had plenty of songs made for her.
Not perfect, but a few could make the album lineup with some rearranging.
Come to think of it, he hadn’t checked email in a while.
He had left everything to JOP and his aunt, but while prepping the full album, he asked proposals to be sent to his email too.
In case JOP or aunt missed someone filtering.
JOP blocked unknown agencies without money potential, and aunt was slow with work info due to busyness.
“Gotta check email too.”
Yeonwoo postponed the studio for tomorrow and checked email on his tablet.
“What?”
Unread emails numbered in the hundreds, unbelievably.
In Korean, English, Japanese—even letters resembling alphabet but unknown to Yeonwoo.
Too many to check alone.
“……Just ask the company.”
Yeonwoo closed the email.
Unaware of the monumental proposals inside.