Chapter 34: The Test
Before a minute arrived, Kim's mother sent the phone number and address, Kim Dojun glanced at it lightly, didn't look carefully, and saw Seoul's Samsung Cave, the number with the tail number 4408, put away the phone, and the two of them quickly got up, ready to go out to forage for food, and see what special delicious food there is in Seoul, after all, just returned to South Korea, everything is brand new, even the food is the same I am used to eating American-style foreign fast food, and for the two people now, they are particularly eager for authentic Korean food.
The two of them drove a nanny car to wander the streets of Seoul, stopping from time to time to ask passers-by to see where there is authentic Korean food, especially in the old alleys or century-old shops, as the saying goes, the aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, and good food is always passed on by word of mouth.
The two of them searched for half an hour but couldn't find it, like a hungry hyena, looking for food everywhere, and finally stopped the car, walked through the alleys, and came to an old shop called Cooking Heaven, which looked small and only had two floors.
As soon as Kim Do-jun entered, he asked the store which ones were delicious, more distinctive, and had the same portion, when the dish was served, Kim Do-jun and Han Chenghao were shocked, this amount was too much, a big bowl full, not only tuna seaweed rice, kimchi soup, omelet rice, but also pork chop rice, and even the amount of radish and onion kimchi sent by the store was also a lot, and the saliva of the two people eating, Han Chenghao also made a sound from time to time: "Grunt", his throat was also constantly stirring, and he started to move, The two men began to fall silent, staring only at the food in front of them, and began to wipe out.
A text message prompt came from Han Chenghao's mobile phone, Han Chenghao took out his mobile phone from his pocket, looked at the text message, and kept stuffing his mouth with his right hand, he had to burst his mouth, he kept refusing, looking at the text message, his eyes were over.
Suddenly, he slapped the table hard, because the two of them were eating at a traditional Korean restaurant, so it was very similar to tatami mats, a very long table, and two people sat on both sides.
Jin Daojun watched him slap the table hard, his mouth kept chewing food, and thought he was choking on eating, so he hurriedly handed over a glass of water, Han Chenghao rolled his eyes when he saw it, stretched out his mobile phone, shook it vigorously in front of Jin Daojun, and motioned him to look at his mobile phone.
Kim Do-joon took Han Sung-ho's mobile phone, took a closer look, it turned out to be a text message from Lee Yong-chul, and then looked down, it turned out that he had just told tigerjk about him, originally this kind of thing would not be ignored, a person who had never studied music and had never been a trainee, actually wanted to make his debut as a singer directly, this matter was incredible in tigerjk's opinion, and I wanted to refuse directly, but because it was the first time that Lee Yong-chul asked him, he continued to let him talk about it. Listening carefully to Kim Do-joon's story, TigerJK found that Kim Do-joon was very similar to himself, not only in terms of experience, but also in personality.
Tigerjk is also the same as Kim Do-joon, born in Seoul, is the eldest son of the family, immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of twelve, studied taekwondo in Miami and earned the title of black belt 5th dan, witnessed the violent conflict between black and Korean Americans in Los Angeles as a teenager, determined to use music to bridge the gap between races, joined drunkentiger at the age of 16 to become a member of it, and finally graduated from the famous American university at Los Angeles, He is also a representative of high education among Korean stars.
In the end, TigerJK agreed to give Kim Do-jun a chance to meet, and after Li Yongzhe heard the news, he hugged JK excitedly to express his gratitude, and then hurriedly sent a text message to Han Chenghao and made an appointment to come to the company in the afternoon.
Jin Daojun had a spoon in his mouth and sent a text message with both hands, since he knew the good news, he had to express it and return a salute, otherwise it would be too rude.
"Brother Cheng Hao, thank you, let's make wine with drinks, forget it this time, when I become an adult, I will definitely drink it with you." Kim Do-jun picked up the drink in his hand and said with a smile, it could be seen that he was very happy, it was a smile from the heart, and his wish for many years now finally had a chance to come true, and of course he was in a very happy mood.
"Okay, then I can write it down, you owe me a drink, I have to think about where we are going to drink, let's do it." After saying that, the two of them clinked glasses together.
After eating, after settling the account, the two of them drove directly to TigerJK's company, this time the opportunity was placed in front of Kim Do-joon, and it was up to them whether they could succeed or not.
Jungleentertainment Company on the 3rd floor, No. 10, UNCHON-ro, Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Kim Do-jun and Han Sung-ho searched for a while before they found it, and when they first arrived at the door of the company, Lee Yong-chul was already waiting outside, and he should have been waiting for a while, his eyes kept looking, and when he saw his car coming, he ran over directly.
"Cheng Hao, why did you just come over, I've been waiting for the two of you for a long time." Li Yongzhe wiped his sweat while talking, and Kim Dojun saw it, and quickly took out a pack of tissue paper from his backpack and handed it to him.
"Brother Yongzhe, I'm sorry, neither of us know the road, and this navigation doesn't know what's going on, and the address can't be displayed at all, so I haven't found it for a long time, if we don't ask the students on the side of the road, we probably have to look for a while." After speaking, he looked at Li Yongzhe with apologetic eyes.
"I'm sorry, Yongzhe, you won't blame me, it's a big deal that I invited you to drink at night, we haven't drunk for a long time." Han Chenghao said with a smile, putting his arms around Li Yongzhe's shoulders, looking very intimate.
"Okay, I know, tigerjk is already waiting for you inside, hurry up, don't let the boss wait, although tigerjk is the boss, but he doesn't look like a boss at all, and he doesn't like others to call him boss, I guess it's the same as Daojun, because of staying in the United States for a long time, you just wait to go up and call my brother directly, I'll help you on the side." After speaking, he patted Kim Do-jun on the shoulder, signaling him to rest assured, since tigerjk let them come, they must have been mentally prepared, and it won't be too much.
The group came directly to the third floor, the company is not large, Kim Dojun thought while looking at the company's environment.
Hiphop singers like freedom by nature, and creation is generally their own daily life experience or sudden thinking, so they like to stay in the house and not go out, or travel outside to find inspiration, the more popular hiphop singers generally have their own private music room, so they don't have to go out, and they don't have to spend a lot of money to rent a music room, so except for special circumstances, most of the company's singers will not come to the company, except for administrative staff, agents, and trainees, of course, These people still have to insist on coming to work and practicing every day.
There was a gentle knock on the door, and the three of them rushed in.
"Brother, they're here." Li Yongzhe walked over and whispered, South Korea's identity and humility are still vividly reflected, even if you are good at talking, no matter how good your temper is, the president is still the president, the agent is still the agent, even if you call you a brother at the wine table, to put it bluntly, the gap between identities is not so easy to overcome.
"Oh, are you coming, okay, I'll be right over." TigerJK stood up, tidied up his clothes, and saw that there was nothing, and walked to the reception room, many presidents in South Korea have suites in their offices, and there is a separate reception room outside, and they generally work inside, which can not only protect **, but also sometimes satisfy some small personal exchanges between themselves and the secretary.
Kim Do-joon saw a man with an explosive head coming over, he looked like he had a lot of hair, very messy, a little sloppy, his hair was like being electrocuted in a movie, it was both explosive and looked naturally curly, he had a mustache under his nose and under his mouth, he was trimmed with personality and handsome, he wore a long vest T-shirt, which was dragged down to the waist, a pair of black shorts, and a pair of flip-flops on his feet, although he didn't look very good, but he couldn't say how coordinated, I feel like I was born a hiphop singer, and at this time, two words "freedom" came to Kim Do-joon's mind
"Brother Tiger, hello, I'm Kim Do-joon." After speaking, he quickly bowed a ninety degree bow, this is a senior, on the way back just now, I went to check on the Internet, it turned out that I didn't know, and I found out that tigerjk is not only his senior, but also the most famous singer in the entire Korean hiphop industry, he and his team are recognized as pioneers in the hiphop industry in South Korea, although they have been in the United States for a long time, but they can't fail to abide by etiquette.
"It's Kim Do-jun, this one next to me is Han Sung-ho, Li Yongzhe has already introduced you to me just now, don't be so restrained when you relax, it's okay, don't call me Brother Tiger, just call me Brother Brother." Tigerjk said with a kind face, to be honest, he is very willing to communicate with young hiphop singers, because there are many people who like hiphop songs now, but there are very few people who do music for the real reason. Until now, there are only a handful of trainees in their own company.
"Brother, I want to make my debut as a hiphop singer." Kim Do-joon looked into TigerJK's eyes and said firmly.
Tigerjk touched his mustache, lowered his head and thought about it carefully, and suddenly he said in a low voice: "I know your situation, it is very similar to me, I have always lived in the most complicated area of Los Angeles when I was a child, and you live in Queens, New York, compared to me to come to you more abundantly, I want to promise you, not only because we have the same experience, but also because you are very temperamental, and your personality is very low-key and introverted, I heard that Han Chenghao called you boss, I know what side hustle you are also doing, although many artists are doing side hustles, But in my eyes, as long as Pei Yongjun is really successful, because he is low-key enough, being a singer is actually the same as being an actor, he must be high-profile in his works, playing songs, appearing on variety shows, performing commercially, and catching up with various announcements, but learning to be quiet in private, this is very important, and I see it from you.
Besides, I have to be responsible for my company, so I can't directly promise you to sign a contract to become my singer, and then make your debut, which is not only unfair to our company's trainees, but also unfair to you, because your strength has not been recognized by everyone, so I will give you a chance, you create a song a month, compose your own lyrics, or compose your own music and find someone to compose the lyrics, I will give you the key to the upstairs recording studio, if you think it's okay, take it, if not, The gate is over there, and you can go straight out.
Every hiphop singer has their own personality, from the time they say Rap, they find that everyone's pronunciation, rhythm, and melody are the same, especially the rhythm is different, even if the same song raps out of the feeling, tigerjk is also like this, although he looks very kind, always likes to laugh, once it comes to music, very serious, this is the self-requirement of hiphop singers, and idol artists are completely different, because it involves the company's management system and composer's restrictions, There are very few idol artists who really create, except for those who are really particularly talented. Kim Do-joon also hopes to become a singer, a composer, and a producer, so that he can experience the joy of music and the recognition of society and the market.
After speaking, he looked at the key to the coffee table, gently picked it up, put it in his backpack, stood up and made a ninety-degree bow, and only raised his body after about five seconds, looked at tigerjk and said, "In a month, I will come to see you with my own song, thank you, brother." With that, he left TigerJK's office.
"He's going to be a good singer." TigerJK clasped his hands to his chest and said in a low voice, leaving him alone to sit quietly in the reception room.
The summer of 2007 was destined to be an unquiet one.