The Road to Glory – Chapter 169 – What Makes the Stage Fun

Author: Dawn

[HALO, there’s no way we wouldn’t want your music]

It’s only just after the second performance.

However, looking at how the world is filled with one person’s story, it feels like we’ve had about twenty performances.

[HAMILTON The Last DaY (TLD) feat. Frau···mp4]

[TLD Music Video Recreation and···(12)]

[The Sun saying his dance wasn’t bad.jpeg]

└OMG Soooooo cute

From videos to photos.

From articles to blogs analyzing playlists.

Those who turned on their computer search engines were likely to click out of curiosity, as reviews of Halo’s two performances were circulating, and what inevitably followed was-.

[HIT│No way, he sang TLD after Hamilton and then even yodeled and danced? Are you lying? Is everyone just teasing?]

[LA & HMT Playlist Full Analysis]

[Is it true that he sang the 12th album this time? I really like the 12th album]

The anger and wailing of those who couldn’t attend the concert.

[Ah, it’s started again… Don’t prepare so hard for concerts!!! Take it easy!!!]

└ The #1 celebrity who hears “take it easy” the most: Roh Haeil (alter ego: Halo)

└ Is Halo really the alter e…seriously?

└ LOL alter ego is #1 in monthly rankings

└ Someone’s main persona is #1 domestically, but I’m #1 in ticket buying failures… How can I not get even one? I’ve been to all ten shows since the small theater days ㅜㅜ I’m not asking for a golden ticket, just one seat please ㅠㅠㅠ

└ Uuuugh

└ The guy above got exactly one concert ticket

What people used to say about Roh Haeil’s small theater concerts was true. That it would be the first and last concert where you could hear all of Roh Haeil’s songs.

After Halo’s identity was revealed, the playlist combining Roh Haeil’s songs with 13 albums was vast.

With the ability to choose from various concepts, guests, and concert playlists.

That would be a great repertoire for those attending all concerts, but in reality, most people only managed to get one concert ticket. Or none at all.

[But isn’t that what Frau is wearing?]

[There’s the golden ticket]

[He’s wearing that out?]

[So where did Frau live again? Just curious :)]

In many ways, it was enough to turn even those who had thanked Frau at the concert.

However, there was something more important than all these issues.

[It’s coming, D-5 until that day]

[College Entrance Exam VS Roh Haeil Concert]

└ Shut up

└ 22 You can always retake the entrance exam, but the latter···.

└ Ah, next year it’ll be easier to go (crying frog emoticon)

[He hasn’t sung any Roh Haeil songs until now, right?]

└ I think he deliberately didn’t sing them because they’re in Korean, but I’m sure he’ll sing them when he comes to Korea

└ Foreign fans were crying saying they wanted to hear this

└ I know it’s considerate not to sing in a language they can’t understand, but that consideration is fine, so please, The Sun.

After the Hamilton performance in Canada, the next performance was to be held in Seoul. The homeland of Halo, and the main stage where Roh Haeil had been active for a year.

The Korean concert was highly anticipated, given that Halo hadn’t sung any of the songs he created as Roh Haeil during the two performances.

However, there was something else as important as Halo’s concert.

The D-day everyone was counting down to.

Roh Haeil, Halo’s 17th birthday was approaching.

The famous Roh Haeil fandom (now allied with Halo’s Korean branch fandom) was making full preparations for Roh Haeil’s second birthday.

[Haeil always has a performance on his birthday, that’s nice lol. Except for the fact that I can’t see it, everything’s nice.]

[Be a singer for life]

[100 albums···. No, let’s be realistic and aim for 1,000 albums]

└ Realistic is the problem LOL

While it attracted worldwide attention for having the last ticket sale, Koreans overcame it with the fastest internet in any country, numerous experiences, and considerable luck, and they were working hard to throw an even more spectacular birthday party than last year.

Wasn’t there something a bit disappointing about last year’s birthday?

While Halo was satisfied, the fans couldn’t help but feel a bit let down.

[Once is enough for the chaos like last time]

Once is enough for the stage to be in chaos due to strong winds, dolls flying around, and such a mess. Once can be laughed off, but twice would just be a disaster.

However, even they can’t control all variables. Especially when it comes to nature.

[Ah, it feels a bit ominous this time]

[Is the weather going to be okay this time…?]

[The weather forecast said… It would be fine. So it will be fine, right?]

└ You believe that?

└ How many times do you have to be deceived before you wake up!

[Info) The weather forecast said it would be clear with no wind on Haeil’s birthday last year too;;;]

[Has a gate finally opened in our country? Why is the weather like this?]

└ Yeah, awakened ones might appear soon

When Halo returned to Korea, the Seoul that greeted him seemed like a post-apocalyptic scene.

A sky full of fog and gray clouds.

There was little wind, but an ominous feeling naturally arose in the quiet land.

However, no one dared to say outright that a storm was coming. As the old saying goes, words become seeds, so they tried hard to have cheerful conversations.

For instance.

[The celebrities at this concert will be no joke]

[Are Roh Haeil’s acquaintances coming out?]

└ Impossible due to the ticket sales being fucking difficult this time

[Maybe more people from overseas will come?]

[I heard a lot of reporters have gathered at the departure hall]

└ Who’s coming?

[Wow, they say BB just appeared at Incheon Airport]

At Incheon International Airport, many people were coming and going as usual. It’s not strange that the number of foreigners seems to have increased lately.

Interest in Korea was also growing due to Netflix and K-pop. There were statistics showing that the number of foreigners visiting Korea was increasing day by day.

Still, if it seems particularly crowded, it might be because of awareness of ‘Korea’s Mozart’.

Reporter Hwang can’t forget April of this year.

The moment when it was confirmed that HALO, the immortal genius who had shaken the world for the past year, was the Korean rookie singer, Roh Haeil.

At that moment, the earth shook, and the epicenter was Korea. Of course, it was that Halo after all.

The tremor was so great that it felt like they had returned to the 2002 World Cup.

The whole nation chanted together.

Beer flowed from the eyes of those watching Coachella in beer halls, not even overseas soccer.

Roh Haeil instantly joined the “Do You Know” club, gained the right to brag, and even a petition was submitted asking for military service exemption – with desperate phrases like “What if he changes his nationality if we make a mistake?”

How sweet was the view count he gained by leading the charge.

“Huh.”

Reporter Hwang wiped the drool he had unknowingly drooled, and came to his senses.

Back to the main point, the reason he came to Incheon Airport ahead of HALO’s concert.

It was absolutely not because he failed the ticket booking.

It wasn’t because he was ruthlessly rejected when he inquired about press tickets, thinking there might be some, and it wasn’t because he rushed out of the office after seeing the watch on Frau’s wrist.

Thinking about it made his heart ache, but he came out for a really important matter.

Let’s talk about movies for a moment, not music.

The film industry in Korea.

Putting everything else aside, he wants to talk about the symbolism of ten million viewers.

The keyword that everyone first thinks of when talking about a hugely successful movie in the Korean film industry.

Of course, there are many successful movies that don’t attract millions of viewers, but considering that Korea’s population is fifty million, the scale of a number that corresponds to one-fifth of that hits differently.

It means that one out of every five people you meet on the street has seen this movie. Considering that small gatherings usually start with four to five people, it means that everyone can know about this movie.

From then on, it wasn’t just a successful movie.

It was a trend and a culture in itself.

News arrived that one of the directors who made such a ten million viewer movie was coming to Korea.

Moreover, it wasn’t even a blockbuster action movie or a Disney animation, but the great director who achieved ten million viewers in Korea with the genre of music.

‘Brian Berry’, one of Korea’s most beloved directors after Christopher Nolan.

As the door of the departure hall opens, camera flashes go off.

Reporter Hwang also hastily raised his head.

Although it was somewhat overshadowed by the issues of HALO’s birthday and the Nanji Park concert, Brian Berry’s visit to Korea was quite a big issue. Under normal circumstances, it would have been an even bigger topic of conversation.

Whether he came to Korea for an actor or for a movie.

Or-.

“Brian, what is the reason for your visit to Korea?”

“Is it related to your next work?”

“Do you often watch Korean movies?”

“We heard you like K-pop, what music do you enjoy-.”

“A little Business…and a little private.”

Brian Berry calmly replied.

Reporter Hwang, entering among the reporters, spoke for the first time. The reason why he, who only chases after Halo’s news, is here.

“Did you come to see Halo’s concert?”

“…!”

Despite the awkward Konglish, Brian Berry reacted for the first time.

It was a different attitude from when he had been answering steadily before.

Reporter Hwang inwardly exclaimed, ‘I knew it!’

It was a rumor that had only been circulating in communities that Brian Berry was a fan of Halo. He had taken a shot in the dark, but to think it was true.

Other reporters also start asking about Halo after hearing that he came to see Halo’s concert. And so they missed one thing.

If Private is Halo’s concert,

What could Business be?

The news view count that day was needless to say.

[Korea’s beloved master, BB (Brian Berry) revealed to have come to Korea to see Halo’s concert…]

At the same time.

Halo was tapping the window with his index finger, looking at the city landscape expressionlessly.

November. It’s the season when the cold wave is about to hit, but the city was gloomy. As if snow or rain would fall

“The weather forecast just said it would be cloudy… hmm.”

Moon Seoyeon let her words trail off.

The weather forecast from the meteorological administration was not to be trusted.

Even she, with her positive personality, was made to groan.

In contrast to the concert being right around the corner, Seoul was only quiet. Like the sea before a storm hits.

Of all times, at a time like this. When they have to have an outdoor performance at Nanji Park.

Nanji Hangang Park, newly created by the Han River Renaissance project, is a place where large-scale festivals are held every year from spring to winter.

With the Han River flowing right next to it, and various animals and plants living on the lush grass, this place was suitable for families, couples, or friends to spend time.

Also, Nanji Park already had a stage prepared from holding festivals, and the dates matched well, so the conditions were good.

As soon as the Seoul city permit was issued, the Youth Square of Nanji Hangang Park became the venue for his third concert.

Halo was quite looking forward to this day.

Isn’t it just like Rendezvous or Coachella, where so many people came and heated up the night? The difference this time would be that he alone would be occupying the stage.

The fans seem to be looking forward to it more because it’s his birthday, but he was already overly happy last year. That birthday celebration was enough. It didn’t have to be as grand as then.

After all, making the stage enjoyable was his job.

With such expectations, the first thing Halo saw when he came to Korea was the Seoul sky.

He doesn’t mind performing in rain or snow.

But what bothered him was that the audience would feel the weather more intensely than him at the outdoor concert venue.

As always, he had no intention of making his fans suffer. They should only pour their energy into his stage. He didn’t want to put them in extreme conditions.

“Should we perform a rain-stopping ritual?”

Halo smiled faintly at Moon Seoyeon’s joke.

“That wouldn’t be bad. Shall we go and try it?”

“Yes, I’ll prepare it.”

Moon Seoyeon, who just responded, slapped Nam Gyuhwan’s back, telling him to prepare.

“What, what?”

“Just prepare something!”

Halo, watching the members who always got along well, erased his worries about the rain. It’s enough to worry when the time comes.

Now, it’s time to proceed with the rehearsal at Nanji Park. Matching the movements between the main stage and the protruding stage – installed with Seoul city’s permission – and checking the equipment once again.

There are some things others can do, but it’s more certain if he does it himself.

Well, some preparation should be okay.

Halo sent a message to the manager who had told him to use it anytime.

And finally.

The day of the concert everyone was waiting for arrived.

In the end, it turned out as everyone had hoped wouldn’t happen, but had expected, which was the problem.

“It’s coming after all.”

“I hoped against hope, but as expected, the weather forecast can’t be trusted.”

“No wonder my knees were hurting.”

Nam Gyuhwan and Moon Seoyeon turned to look at Han Jinyeong.

Han Jinyeong, who had said it as a joke, tried to quickly change his words when they took it seriously, but-.

“Well, oppa is getting older now… Make sure to take supplements like MSM well.” (+) ^[1]

“What’s MSM?”

“A joint supplement.”

“Ah, I’ll gift you one, brother.”

“No, kids. I’m not that old yet.”

The fire had already been burning for a long time.

Han Jinyeong, the oldest, felt wronged as those not much younger than him treated him like an old man. However, Moon Seoyeon and Nam Gyuhwan seemed to have already found joy in teasing him.

“Boss, Jinyeong-oppa says his knees hurt!”

Halo (age 16), the youngest, grinned at him.

“If it hurts a lot, do you want to take the day off?”

“Haeil, you too… even you…”

Han Jinyeong cried out like Caesar, with eyes full of betrayal.

Halo, disregarding this, shrugged his shoulders and nodded towards the chair, and it seemed the person who would be teased all day was decided.

Halo smiled faintly at the more relaxed atmosphere and stretched out his hand. The falling rain touched his hand.

In the end, it started raining from the morning.

Contradicting the weather forecast from the meteorological administration.

Fifteen minutes after that, [Today’s Weather] was uploaded to match the current weather.

The only fortunate thing was that it wasn’t the rainy season.

The rain falling like autumn rain was thin.

Nevertheless, rain is rain, and if you get caught in it, your body temperature will drop.

“In the end, we won’t be able to use the protruding stage.”

“We might slip if we’re not careful. It can’t be helped.”

Only the main stage at Nanji Park had a ceiling, and the additional protruding stage was exposed without a ceiling. If one goes out to the protruding stage, they’ll be fully exposed to the rain.

Halo, who had been quietly looking at the protruding stage, realized that the manager had returned.

“I’ve delivered it to the counter.”

“Is it not enough?”

“Of course not.”

The manager said it wouldn’t be lacking, let alone have any left over.

With not much time left until entry, Halo nodded with satisfaction, thinking about what the fans would soon receive.

Then suddenly, he looked at the protruding stage again.

Halo, who had been catching rain in his palm, suddenly raised the corners of his mouth.

“Could you bring me just one of the leftovers?”

To rephrase, he doesn’t like making fans suffer. However, he tends to enjoy stepping up to create the stage.

If the manager knew his thoughts, he wouldn’t have brought it, but unable to read his mind, he nodded.

Soon, people started to enter.