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The turning point is a difficult song.

After all, isn’t it a piece created with great effort by our exceptional composer, Kang Woo-hyeon?

It can’t possibly be a simple song.

So what if I have to play that song only on guitar? How difficult would it be?

Of course, I thought it would become exponentially harder.

So I got all scared and didn’t even try…

“Um, how is it?”

– Oh, LOL

– I can hear it!

– What is this??

Unexpectedly, it wasn’t as hard as I thought.

Wait, how did they arrange it so brilliantly?

Of course, it can’t compare to the original melody, but it’s surprisingly impressive how they’ve lowered the difficulty like this.

If one is good at composing, they must also be good at arranging.

[Thank you for the 1,000 won donation, ㅇㅇ!]

Whoa, it’s not easy playing the turning point on guitar, but it’s quite the coincidence that I have the sheet music…

– For real…

– There happened to be the sheet music

– Lucky, huh? Hehe

“Isn’t it? Wow, I really have the luck of the heavens.”

– True, haha

– But who arranged it? I can’t find it no matter how much I search online.

“It was arranged by my friend, the composer Kang Woo-hyeon.”

– What the hell, the original composer made it? LOL

– No wonder it sounds great.

– Thankfully, there’s this connection you have.

– But why did he arrange it for you??

“Ahaha, well, I’ll practice some more now.”

Having managed to somewhat follow the beginning successfully, my motivation surged.

It seems I actually liked the song “Turning Point” more than I thought.

Just seeing how excited I got by playing it with the guitar proves that.

– But you’re going to play a game today, right?

– You don’t plan to practice all by yourself, do you?

– You have to do some pre-studying for this, ah!

– Please sing along too!

“Singing? Ah, that seems too difficult.”

– ???

– If it’s hard for you, how are we supposed to do it?

– You have to, lol!

“Uh-oh.”

I was just stating the facts here.

Weren’t we just saying it was a difficult song? Singing along also has quite the challenge.

So if I try to play while singing, I’m pretty sure it’ll get messy with my current skill level.

“I’ll consider it once I’m more comfortable with the guitar.”

– You’d better keep that promise!

– Haha, I’m looking forward to Miro singing “Turning Point”!

[Thank you for the 1,000 won donation, ㅇㅇ!]

(Link) <— Here, Miro is singing "Turning Point"!

"Uh-oh, don't send the donation link."

- Why is this? LOL

- Is that the AI song or something?

"No, don’t click that link. You’ll get a virus."

- Ahh!

- Money is disappearing from my account!

- That’s real; my acquaintance’s relative's younger cousin clicked it and passed away…

Given the broadcasting regulations, I had to temporarily ban them from sending donation links.

Truthfully, kicking them out would’ve been the right move, but I'll let it slide this once.

"Anyway, I'll continue practicing."

[Thank you for the 1,000 won donation, ㅇㅇ!]

Miro, could you show the sheet music on the broadcast?

"Oh, the sheet music?"

- Oh, nice!

- Let me practice a bit too.

- I'm really curious about how the arrangement was done...

"I'll ask the composer about that tomorrow."

With the composer's personality, even if I showed it on the broadcast, I don't think they’d say much, but you never know.

Since it was a favor to get the sheet music, I have to be a bit cautious in this matter.

- Ah.

- WuuuUUUuUh.

- Can’t you just post it?

"Uh-oh, that won't do. Just listen to me play and copy it."

And haven’t I been playing it already?

You should be able to figure out how it's roughly played!

- Your playing...

- Uh... not quite yet...

- Are you good at it?

"…Just wait a second."

I haven't been playing for long.

So right now, I can only manage to play a little bit of the beginning, but that’ll change over time.

"I'll learn it quickly!"

Imagining the day I play "Turning Point" on the guitar while singing.

I really kicked my guitar practice into high gear.

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[Sheet music for guitar?]

The day after the guitar practice broadcast.

Around noon, I called the composer.

"I wanted to ask if it’s okay to show it on my broadcast."

[It doesn't really matter… But finally, you're practicing the guitar!]

"Ahaha… I had some free time."

[Well, I actually saw you practicing!]

"Wait? You saw that?"

No way, does he watch my broadcast?

That doesn't seem likely.

[I came across the video on YouTube.]

"Oh."

Looks like someone clipped it and uploaded it.

I don't know about the algorithm for the composer, but for "Turning Point," it would definitely show up.

"How was it? Didn't I play badly?"

[..If you put in more effort, it seems you will improve.]

…So I didn't play well, huh?

That's okay.

I wasn’t expecting to be good right from the start.

"Just wait and see. I’ll confidently play the full song!"

[I'll be cheering you on for that day. To be honest, I’m already happy just to see you practicing guitar.]

"Haha..."

Thinking about it, the composer has been subtly hoping for me to play "Turning Point" on the guitar.

So I guess he arranged it into a guitar version and provided the sheet music for me.

[I had given up because there had been no news, so it’s really nice to hear!]

"If you say that, it puts pressure on me!"

[I meant it that way. This time, keep practicing consistently.]

"Ugh..."

He really knows how to pressure me over the phone...

At this rate, it'll be awkward to give up halfway through.

Of course, I planned to keep at it, but still.

[Well, more than that, you got in touch well.]

"Wait?"

[I was actually about to contact you."]

"Me?"

These days, besides text messages about variety show offers, I rarely got contacted by the composer, so that was quite surprising.

Of course, I declined all the variety show offers.

I just didn’t feel like going out for any of them.

[There’s some good news recently.]

"Oh… what is it?"

Good news... honestly, I can’t even imagine.

Moreover, if he’s trying to contact me, it must also relate to me, but I have no clue whatsoever.

[Finally.]

"Finally?"

[I’m going to working on a song with Slim Gold!]

"Uh... really?"

I never expected that.

Is Hyeon-su going to collaborate with the composer?

But...

"Isn't Hyeon-su busy preparing for concerts?"

Isn't Hyeon-su super busy with the concert preparation?

On top of that, they want to make a new song too?

[Oh, I don’t think you’ll need to worry about that.]

"Is that so?"

It seems the composer was quick to answer, as he knew about that issue.

[Yeah, from what I heard, they want to quickly produce and reveal it at the concert first.]

"..."

Aren't they stretching themselves too thin with that?

That really sounds like something Hyeon-su would do.

Revealing a new song first at the concert—fans will be thrilled!

"That's quite surprising, though. They’re collaborating, have they become quite close?"

Last I heard, they had no connections at all... Honestly, it seems abrupt that they’re working together.

[Yes, there was an opportunity to meet at a variety show earlier, and considering they have overlapping interests, they quickly became friends.]

Well… they could stay up all night just talking about music, so I guess it wouldn’t be hard to bond over that.

[And it’s also thanks to Kim Soo-hyun.]

"Me?"

[Yes, having mutual friends is one of the quick ways to get close.]

So, my story was shared around them, huh?

I hope there were no bad words exchanged.

Well, it’s hard to imagine them cursing while together.

"Well, I’m happy for them."

Instead, I sincerely congratulated them.

Although it feels strange that my acquaintances are getting close, it's not a bad thing at all.

[Right, I'm also excited thinking about new projects to work on.]

Apparently, the composer had been waiting for the chance to collaborate with Hyeon-su.

Judging by how excited he is, it seems so.

"I'm also looking forward to it. It should be a great song, right? Since both of them are musicians I like, I’ll be counting on it."

This time I expressed my support as a fan rather than a musician and nodded to myself.

Kang Woo-hyeon the composer and Hyeon-su joining forces!

How amazing will the song turn out to be?

This is the birth of quite a risky combo...

[So you have time, right?]

"Huh?"

But then, the composer dismissed my fan support casually and continued.

"Why would I...?"

[I need someone to help with the song that I’m doing with that guy.]

"Uh, there are many people who could help, right?"

If they’re asking someone to assist with their song, I’m sure a lot of people would rush to help.

[Both of us have somewhat of a musical pride, you know?]

"That’s true."

[So we need someone to mediate between us. Plus also help with the featuring.]

Someone to mediate between me and Kang Woo-hyeon and Hyeon-su while also doing the featuring?

"Where would you find someone like that?"

Aren't you asking for too much?

I’m pretty sure a lot of people would hustle to help, but...

[There is someone right here.]

"Me??"

[Slim Gold said that he would ask Soo-hyun for a favor, apparently.]

What does that mean...? Oh...!

I suddenly remembered something I told Hyeon-su a while back.

I had agreed to do them a favor when they got the peaceful lake.

[Didn’t you just say you had some free time? What a coincidence!]

"Ahhh!"

And thus, a rather risky trio was formed...

I had no intention of it, but it seems I’m about to get busier after all.

 

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