Chapter 49
Chapter 49
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 50
Chapter Title: Legends Take on the Perfect Challenge
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After Cold Night, Kim Beomsin made a flashy comeback, showing that there were Four Heavenly Kings before Kim Seongyunjang and that he was still very much alive.
With the highest praise in Korean music history as the owner of the best voice, a divine falsetto bestowed by the gods, and boasting stable vocals, wouldn't someone like him be able to perfectly sing this song that even an AI vocal could handle?
All eyes turned to his video, and in an instant, he climbed to the top of the real-time trends.
-Whoa... he's killing it
- Feels like he really went all out on this one
- Kim Beomsin, rumored to sing effortlessly, is straining his neck veins singing this ㄷㄷ
- But it's a bit disappointing
- He couldn't quite pull off that part in the chorus where he adds flair and raises the key by half
- So close ㅠ If he'd nailed that, it would've been perfect ㅠㅠ
- There are other disappointing parts too, lol
- In the high note rise leading straight into the next phrase, he came in a little late lol Out of breath lol
- At this level, it's basically perfect. What more do you want?
- Yuin wanted it sung 'perfectly' exactly like the AI vocal, so this isn't it
- Can't give him the song ㅠ
- Could prime Kim Beomsin have done it?
- His vocal cords and lung capacity were in better shape back then, but his technique was lacking lol Probably couldn't have done it even better lol
Among everyone who's sung it so far, he did it the most overwhelmingly well, but compared to the AI vocal, it couldn't be called perfect.
Even Kim Beomsin himself expressed regret at the end of the video, hoping someone would succeed.
-At this age, I went all out just to tackle this one song, and no one's even challenging it? Did all the Kim Seongyunjang die? Call them Kim Seongyunjang under Kim Beomsin. Wait, shorten it to Kim-under-Kim Seongyunjang? Yeah?
No, he was provoking them.
-Lolllll provocation incoming lol
-Shortening everything like that is so Dad-coded;;
-He pulled aggro showing off his undying spirit, and no one's taking the bait?
-Kim Seongyunjang scared?
-Lolllll I'd be scared too lol
-But damn, Kim Beomsin really hasn't kicked the bucket. Sings great
- Drop a new song ㅠㅠ Something like Cold Night ㅠ
-What're you doing, Kim Seongyunjang? Sing it
-Scared?
-Kim-under-Kim Seongyunjang lolllll
Whether Kim Seongyunjang knew or not, with Kim Beomsin joining the Perfectly Sing It challenge, the hype skyrocketed, drawing even more people to try it.
Vocal YouTubers who do covers, vocal trainers, and even regular folks jumped into the challenge.
People tackling the second song, Game Changer, started increasing too.
Mostly bands, practical music majors, or indie vocal groups participated, but no idols dared touch this song easily.
They were probably wary of stepping up and suffering the same humiliating flop as Lilith.
But then, an idol group boldly took on the second song, Game Changer.
[Can we give it a shot?
Game Changer
HaDas]
None other than HaDas.
The monster girl group commonly known as the one Ellis and Yuin raised stepped up.
-They sing well?
-These girls are real deal
-When the lead singer seems low on power, the others jump in quick to back her up
-Good at making simple harmonies
-Not perfect, but it suits well?
-No way;;;; even girls at their level struggle with a proper phrase ;;;
-This was seriously made to be sung like this, right?
-Hey kids, are there even any who can sing at their level?
-Ladies can't for starters
-Ladiesㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-How'd Ladies end up like this lolllll
-One album flop lol
-Poor Ladies
While HaDas was soaking up all the attention, one person posted on SNS.
[@SEONGSEONG
Hyung Beomsin, this do it?
#BSK #PerfectlySingItAndYouGetTheSong1]
His name was Seong Junho.
The man handling the 'Seong' in Kim Seongyunjang.
Having come to Korea from the US in the early 2000s, he was remembered as the singer who established soul music in Korea.
His second and third albums were hailed as must-haves in Korean music history, with the track "Waiting for Autumn" from the second still sneaking into the Mango TOP 100 every fall.
Even after achieving his own legacy, his activities had grown sparse compared to his peak.
His most recent activity was a digital single six years ago.
Beyond the Perfectly Sing It challenge, fans gathered in excitement at the vibe of him singing after so long.
[No personal channel so singing on BSK.
You and Me
song by. Seong Junho]
And Seong Junho uploaded his cover to the official BSK Entertainment channel.
But Seong Junho was Seong Junho.
Having said "If it's not soul, it's not singing," and never singing other genres, he rearranged "You and Me" into soul and sang it.
-Not bad at all?
-Junho, drop an album ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-At least a concert, damn it ㅠㅠㅠ
-Oppaㅏㅏㅏㅏㅏ concertㅠ
-Wow, can't we just give it to him? Insane technique lol
-Really feels soul stirring in your chest somewhere
-But honestly, he lowered the key a bit lol Changed the tempo too lol
-Lol yeah
-Seong Junho was never a crazy high-note guy anyway lol
The response was explosive, but even he couldn't sing Yeonwoo's song perfectly.
[@SEONGSEONG
Sorry, tried throwing pride away and singing original but couldn't ㅎ So I arranged it
#PerfectlySingItChallenge #ThisSongIsHard]
-Lolllll
-This uncle's so honest lol
-Arranged version was still good though ㅎ
-Love you Junho hyung ㅎ
After the near-pioneer of soul stepped up, eyes turned to the other Kim Seongyunjang members.
-Kim Jaebeom might sing it lol Dude's high-note ego is off the charts
-Yoon Yohan has potential too
-Jang Sehan basically vanished, right?
-Jang Sehan disbanded his team and went to the countryside for an orchard? Real?
-Lolllll for real
-Jang Sehan's a no-go lol
-Orchard lolllll you'd think he's Four Heavenly Kings gen lol
-Kim Beomsin did it, no chance for other Four Heavenly Kings?
-The Four Heavenly Kings are actually beasts... but old now, can they?
-Prime Yoo Jaehyuk could've sung this lying down
-Yoo Jaehyuk's a rocker so technique lacking, perfect's tough lol
Even the Four Heavenly Kings before Kim Seongyunjang got mentioned.
As if responding, Kim Jaebeom joined the challenge after Seong Junho, and Yoon Yohan did too.
But no one succeeded in replicating the perfect rendition shown by the AI vocal.
The song demanded sky-high keys, intricate technique, and perfect play with the rhythm—it wasn't easy to nail it all.
As countless videos poured in with people just trying to keep up since no one nailed it perfectly, Yeonwoo watched it all.
Yeonwoo had uploaded the song and video on a whim, thinking it'd be fun, but he was reaping unexpected rewards.
Data on singers, which he previously had none of, was steadily accumulating.
Until now, Yeonwoo had to search by genre—ballad, jazz, rock—because he knew so little about singers, but this incident let him learn who the real powerhouses were.
Kim Seongyunjang especially caught his eye.
In Yeonwoo's world, the best singer was Kim Beomsin.
So when composing this time, he'd made it tough enough that even Kim Beomsin at full power would struggle to match.
Yet here they were, trying to match it.
In Yeonwoo's view, purely on vocal power, some sang far better than current Kim Beomsin.
"Yoon Yohan…."
That person was none other than Yoon Yohan.
His nickname was textbook.
All singers, vocal trainers, and music professors told people to sing like Yoon Yohan—he was the epitome of textbook singing.
He was currently a practical music professor, still famous for retaining his prime vocal cords.
But to Yeonwoo, he was boring.
His singing felt like a computer-generated AI vocal.
Conversely, what grabbed Yeonwoo's attention was Seong Junho.
Precisely, the soul genre he loved.
Soul, younger than jazz, was—to Yeonwoo—the song where the vocalist's voice carried more power than any instrument.
Born from the sorrow of Black people, it was music made to raise voices for their alienated human rights.
Yeonwoo first realized a captivating vocal could outshine countless instruments.
He thought he'd try composing soul if he had time.
But not now.
"…I'm here."
Lost track of time in the Perfectly Sing It challenge, February arrived before he knew it.
Yoo Jaehyuk had returned from the US after surgery and treatment.
"I've been waiting."
Yeonwoo smiled brightly at Yoo Jaehyuk's voice, still emitting red fairies but far more stable to the ear than before surgery.
"Now teach me to sing."
His voice couldn't be fully restored, but unlike before when he had to force it out, he could now produce sound effortlessly. Yoo Jaehyuk's eyes shone brightly, unlike in the past.
It was the hopeful, excited glint of someone who could sing anew.
"No more of that… shouting thing? You don't need it now?"
"Forgot it while getting treated. Just thinking of new singing techniques."
"Good. Let's make it together then."
Yeonwoo immediately shoved Yoo Jaehyuk into the recording studio.
Yoo Jaehyuk, starved for it during treatment, eagerly entered the booth.
Inside the recording studio.
As if waiting, Yoo Jaehyuk's fairy stood beside Kim Beomsin's fairy.
Yeonwoo met their gazes.
'Can you make it?'
The two fairies nodded in unison. At the same moment, new fairies appeared behind them.
Fairies born from watching the videos.
Kim Jaebeom, Yoon Yohan, and Seong Junho's fairies pointed at themselves, as if begging to join.
The Perfectly Sing It challenge had inadvertently assembled Yeonwoo's vocal squad.
Yeonwoo nodded at the reassuring fairies just from looking.
"While you were in the US, Aunt did the lyrics. Made a guide with AI vocal too. Listen once and try following."
At that, Yoo Jaehyuk frowned and spoke into the mic.
-Don't call me uncle.
Huh? Anyone can see he's Dad's age or a bit older, so what should I call him?
Yeonwoo tilted his head, and Yoo Jaehyuk grinned.
Yeonwoo faced Yoo Jaehyuk's smile for the first time.
-Call me uncle, kiddo.
"Ah, yes! Uncle!"
Only then did Yoo Jaehyuk nod in satisfaction. This time, Yeonwoo spoke.
"Then don't call me kiddo either."
-Oh, my bad. Should I say President? Or Producer? Composer?
"No, outside it's Shin Yeonwoo!"
In the midst, Yeonwoo played the guide track. The moment the song flowed, Yeonwoo's eyes sharpened with a charisma unfit for a child that even adults couldn't defy.
Then he said.
"Inside the studio, it's Yuin."