Chapter 791: New Song Discovered
Before the regression, Lee Mal-Soon released 'Youth, Once Again!' and became a nationwide sensation. But now, that very song was displayed right there on the monitor.
I barely managed to steady my pounding heart and pointed at the title. "What's this song? Just from the title, it doesn't sound like a dance track or a ballad."
Han Hye-Jung looked at 'Youth, Once Again!' and answered, "Oh, that? It's a trot song. Mr. Choi Tae-Yong got a request to make something upbeat and fun, so I gave it a shot... but the client trashed it after one listen."
Apparently, Han Hye-Jung laid down the base melody, and Yoon Sae-Yeon handled the arrangement for 'Youth, Once Again!' The lyrics were the result of the two of them wringing their brains together.
'But seriously. Who in their right mind rejected such a great song?'
"Who was the client?" I asked.
Yoon Sae-Yeon, pouting beside me, answered. "It was Ms. Han Yo-Jung."
"You mean that so-called 'trot fairy'?"
Han Yo-Jung was currently twenty-eight years old, a third-year idol in the trot scene. She burst onto the scene like a comet, capturing the hearts of middle-aged men with ease and forming a solid fandom, who affectionately called her the trot fairy.
Han Yo-Jung originally debuted as a member of the girl group Lovely Lovely, but quickly reinvented herself as a trot singer when the group disbanded. With her stunning looks and idol background—especially in knowing how to handle fans—she instantly won overwhelming support from male fans, and even topped the trot charts last year with the bubbly track 'Hey, Oppa!' To this day, Han Yo-Jung was still trading places for first with Lee Mal-Soon.
However, I couldn't wrap my head around it. Before the regression, every song Han Yo-Jung released became a hit and people praised her for her keen taste in music. Her focus on male fans was just part of a larger, calculated strategy. Later, she even branched out into diverse genres and was dubbed the nation's daughter-in-law.
'And she rejected this song?'