My Daughter is a Music Genius

Episode 10

The time at the aquarium was fun.

Chae-yoon wondered if the aquarium full of sharks and rays was strange, so she stayed in front of it.

Shortly thereafter, an announcement was made.

– In a little while, there will be a stage for the mermaid friends at the Sea Nara Aquarium.

Hearing those words, Jo Sung-hyun turned his head slightly and looked around.

Jo Seong-hyeon, who found the word “Sea Nara” written in front of the aquarium, took a seat.

Chae-yoon sat down next to him naturally, and Jo Seong-hyun held her child so that he could sit comfortably.

But after a while, people began to flock, and in the end, Jo Seong-hyeon had to hold Chae-yoon and put her on his lap.

“Hehe.”

Chae-yoon looked at the aquarium while lightly hugging Seong-hyun’s arm.

That moment.

“Wow!”

“It’s a mermaid princess!”

The screams of the children began to ring at the same time.

A diver dressed as a mermaid appeared in the aquarium.

The quality was much better than what Jo Seong-hyeon remembered.

When he was young, even if he did a performance like this at the aquarium, it didn’t seem like it was particularly great, but it’s definitely different these days.

Jo Sung-hyun moved his gaze to look at Chae-yoon.

The child was looking at the diver in the aquarium with a blank expression on his face.

With a face that seemed to have fallen into a fantasy, Jo Sung-hyun smiled and hugged her softly.

Chae-yoon, who felt Jo Seong-hyeon hugging him, hugged his arm and continued to watch the performance.

-The little mermaid in the sea had a dream.

narration.

and the song that follows.

-oh… when will my life finally begin.

Jo Sung-hyun listened to the song and quietly watched the performance.

The show ended in about 15 minutes.

Even after the Little Mermaid’s performance was over, Chae-yoon couldn’t move easily, staring blankly at the aquarium.

It looked quite impressive.

“Oh, Dad.”

Soon, Chae-yoon turns and looks up at Jo Sung-hyun.

Jo Seong-hyeon gently grabbed his arm and looked at Chae-yoon as he spoke and blinked as if to tell him.

Chaeyoon, who seemed to hesitate for a moment, finally opened her mouth.

“When Chae-yoon grows up, she wants to become a mermaid.”

“uh?”

At the unexpected words, Jo Seong-hyun asked in bewilderment.

I was so impressed that I wanted to talk about wanting to become a mermaid when I grow up, and I also understood that I might want to become a mermaid with fantasies in my young mind.

When Jo Sung-hyun asked again, Chae-yoon spoke in a slightly unsure voice.

“Chaeyoon can’t be the Little Mermaid… ?”

Jo Sung-hyun pondered for a moment on how to answer that question.

The thought didn’t last long, and he finally spoke up.

“If Chae-yoon works hard, won’t she be able to become the Little Mermaid?”

“Hey… .”

Chaeyoung gently rolled her eyes.

Jo Seong-hyeon got up from his seat and made Chae-yoon’s body stand up.

Chae-yoon took Jo Sung-hyun’s hand and moved.

This aquarium was well visited.

The next aquarium had an otter.

The otter lying quietly on the Johyeongdol was pretty cute, and Chaeyoon liked it too.

She hummed a song and waved at the otter.

“when will my life finally begin… ”

It wasn’t exactly the same pronunciation, but it was definitely the song that came out earlier when I was performing on the Little Mermaid’s stage.

I could hear it right away because I knew exactly the note and sang along.

Even though it must have been a song he had heard once, Jo Sung-hyun was a little surprised at how he immediately followed it.

Of course, it was the highlight part, and it wasn’t the most difficult part to learn because it was the most intense part of the song…

‘It’s another story to sing along to it.’

Also, a 7-year-old child.

How should I accept this?

Others can just say that our daughter is amazing and pass it on.

But, at least, it wasn’t Cho Sung-hyun.

Because he was a musician.

Chae-yoon didn’t just follow the song.

I understand and sing the song.

‘It’s not common. that’s interesting.’

Seong-hyeon Jo asked Chae-yoon with such thoughts in her mind.

“Chae Yoon-ah. Do you like the song?”

“yes!”

“Why is the song good?”

I wondered.

Why does Chaeyoon like to sing?

“uh… Chae-yoon likes to sing. Because it’s a song.”

I tried to explain something logically as much as possible, but in the end, there was no reason why I liked it.

No, maybe it was Chaeyoon’s best explanation.

Why did Jo Sung-hyun like music?

‘I just… I liked it because it was music.’

Of course, there were a lot of things in the beginning.

Sadness over his wife’s death, turning away from reality… But when I really started to focus on music, I liked it because it was just music.

It felt like my heart had stopped beating again.

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Maybe Chaeyoon feels the same way?

If that’s really the case.

What should he do?

What if he vowed never to do music again, but his daughter said she would do it again?

In his troubled eyes, he could see Chaeyoon humming a song.

Suddenly, I wondered.

Why did Chae-yun want to become a mermaid princess earlier?

“Chae Yoon-ah. But suddenly, why do you want to become a mermaid?”

At Seong-hyeon’s question, Chae-yoon opened her mouth without hesitation.

“uh… When I become a mermaid, I can sing well… !”

One last wave to the otter, the child answered.

Hearing that answer, Jo Sung-hyun’s mind became more and more complicated.

* * *

Sunday morning.

Chaeyoon came in after having fun until last night and was still sleeping soundly.

It was about 8:30 when Jo Sung-hyun opened his eyes, whether his body was used to it or not.

I slept at 11 o’clock last night, so I slept a lot.

‘It’s been a long time since I slept.’

I haven’t been able to sleep for a long time because of insomnia since last life.

Even after I came back, I couldn’t sleep easily because I was struggling with various things and grasping reality.

It had been a really long time since I slept more than 9 hours.

Jo Seong-hyeon sighed and got up.

Chae-yoon was still asleep next to him, so he got up carefully and got out of bed.

Everyday life with Chaeyoon sleeping next to her when she wakes up.

It’s only been a few days, but I’ve already gotten used to it.

Now that I opened my eyes, I felt like I would be so empty without Chaeyoon by my side.

While looking at Chaeyoon who was sleeping quietly, Jo Sung-hyun turned around and went outside.

The house was not very big, but it was large enough for two people to live together.

One large room and one small room.

living room, kitchen.

there will be everything

Among them, the space where Jo Sung-hyeon mainly lived was a small room.

There was a desk, so it was a room with a desktop where I could work.

I used to always fall asleep while working in a small room, but these days, I haven’t been able to go in for a few days.

click.

The door to the small room opened with a small sound.

After turning on the light, Jo Seong-hyeon glanced around.

The cluttered desk was the first thing that caught my eye.

Seeing the traces of her hard work, Jo Sung-hyun knew that it was about Yumi’s new album.

‘By the way, I have to tell Yumi-san as well.’

Next Tuesday, Yumi’s music video was filmed, and that day will probably be filmed until late in the evening.

I couldn’t let Chae-yoon go to the House of Representatives alone in kindergarten, so I was thinking of telling Yu-mi and taking her to the filming set.

If no… .

‘Then I have to tell the team leader to come in the evening.’

If he had been in a normal situation, it would have been absurd, but Chaeyoon is already the one that should be given the highest priority for Jo Seong-hyeon.

There was nothing that could not be done.

“I think Yumi-san will of course say it’s okay.”

It was Yumi who liked Chaeyoon, so there was a high probability that she would say it was okay.

Thinking that we should talk tomorrow, he pulled out his chair and sat down.

Sitting still, he thought about the song that was going to be included in Yumi’s new album.

If this is recorded in Yumi’s album as it is, the reaction is good in the beginning, but it is later revealed that it is plagiarism, and it becomes difficult to promote properly.

I wanted to solve it, but that didn’t mean I wanted to go ahead and work on it.

It’s hard to say that this song shouldn’t be used because it’s plagiarized.

“… I should look for it.”

If it turns out to be plagiarism, it will be possible to search for it since it is a song that has been exposed.

With that thought in mind, Jo Sung-hyun connected to Sound Cloud.

Sound Cloud was mentioned when the plagiarism incident occurred.

I can’t remember the details, but I do remember that much.

Sound Cloud is a platform that Jo Seong-hyeon often uses afterward.

It was actually hard to find.

It was Sound Cloud where tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of songs were uploaded.

It wasn’t easy to just find plagiarized songs here.

Jo Sung-hyun wasn’t looking for it with high expectations either.

how can i find it

I’m just looking at it with that thought.

Stop.

Jo Sung-hyun’s hand stopped.

“uh… ?”

something similar?

same pattern.

There are differences because other elements are included in the middle, but there are commonalities that anyone who makes music can understand.

He immediately rummaged through his smartphone and played the sound source file uploaded by team leader Park Joong-won on the group chat.

After listening to the whole song, the song uploaded to Sound Cloud is played again.

The songs on SoundCloud felt a lot more immature and unorganized at all…

“Hey… same.”

Hearing Chae-yoon’s voice from behind, Jo Seong-hyeon hurriedly turned around.

“Chae Yoon-ah, are you awake?”

“yes.”

He didn’t look sleepy.

sleepy shape.

Jo Sung-hyun gulped, swallowed, and opened his mouth.

“Chae Yoon-ah.”

“yes?”

“Do you think the song is the same?”

“yes!”

Chae-yoon responds with a bright smile.

“Where is it the same?”

“Nana Nan Nan is the same… yo. this?”

After singing along to the same part, he looks at Jo Sung-hyun with a lack of confidence.

Hearing this, Seong-hyeon shed a smirk.

Last time, when Chaeyun played the piano in kindergarten, Yumi also had a job.

No, to be precise… pretended not to know

Because Jo Sung-hyun wasn’t ready to accept music yet.

I didn’t think about Chaeyoon in relation to music, I just wanted to see Chaeyoon herself.

So, I worked hard to turn away and try to see Chaeyoon’s appearance except for music.

But now.

Jo Sung-hyun knew instinctively.

Ah, Chaeyoon and music must be hard to separate.

Our Chae-yoon.

his daughter.

‘Talent… .’

You have a talent for music.

Cho Sung-hyun, just like he did.

Chae-yoon had talent.

I still don’t know what kind of talent it is.

It doesn’t have to be a huge level of talent.

Conversely, it may be talented enough to be called a genius.

If it’s something that Chaeyoon likes to do, it’ll be fine no matter what.

In the eyes of Jo Seong-hyeon as he was thinking like that, he saw Chae-yoon smiling hehehe.