Chapter 71 "The Brothers I Know" Part 1 (Bonus Chapter at 20,000 words) Forum available...
"Let tides arise, let storms descend."
(Let the tides surge and the storm descend)
"True fire knows the truest gold."
(Only real fire reveals true gold)
Don't these two lines perfectly describe GD's current situation? This song was tailor-made for GD, wasn't it? GD is true gold that fears no fire. He has gone through many hardships and will eventually be reborn from the ashes. What about the Korean version of the eighty-one tribulations?
Finally, there's this line: "Where fallen kings and new gods rise!"
The old king has fallen, and a new god has been born. Combining Lumera's "Byebye" with its theme of "saying goodbye to pain" and "rebirth from the ashes," I think this sentence can be interpreted in multiple ways. One is the literal meaning: the old general has passed away, and a new one has risen. Another is that one has defeated one's former self and become a more powerful king or god.
Actually, the latter interpretation is more suitable for GD now. Being besieged by hundreds of thousands of news articles and still managing to make a comeback is truly amazing.
The whole song gave me the feeling of bravely standing up after experiencing a heavy blow. Ahhhhh, if the GC isn't real, then I'm not real.
【1L】
What does this mean? Is this your couple's love song? Then what are we, the OPs, going to use? We OPs finally have a good song, don't steal it...
【2L】
Hilarious! What a strange fan of the game, stumbling into a CP (couple) thread. Sorry for our CP-obsessed minds! You can interpret it as Faker surpassing his previous achievements and winning four championships, or you can interpret it as JiRen and HuangRen shedding tears again.
【3L】
I'm voting for the original poster. To be honest, I've already been using this song to edit GD's winning strategy.
【4L】
Does anyone care that FOX, the lyricist and composer of this song, is involved? I never thought I'd see that name again in my lifetime.
【5L】
I saw him a while ago. Who is this? Does he have any connection with Coldy? I thought he was a producer from the same company.
【6L】
If you ask me, I don't know who FOX is either. He's a mysterious person whose gender is unknown. All I know is that he appeared in the arrangement and production credits for "Self-Eater" and "Life is Too Tiring, So Jump into the Han River." Coldy calls him his teacher, so it's safe to assume that he was the teacher who taught Coldy how to write songs during the talent show. He last appeared in January, and now he's appeared again.
【7L】
This isn't a second project, though. Fox usually only releases second projects, giving the impression of letting students produce the work themselves while providing some guidance. This time, their creative talent is fully on display in this first project; this song is amazing!
【8L】
So, he's Coldy's personal tutor? Seriously, isn't that a bit ambiguous?
【9L】
It's alright, maybe it's a woman, maybe it's an old man.
【10L】
It's not impossible for a woman, but would an old man write such an energetic and upbeat song? That would be very much like a rock 'n' roll old man.
【11L】
I remember that Coldy mentioned FOX on her first variety show after her debut, saying that the song "Jump into the Han River" was completed with FOX's encouragement and was the first song she ever wrote, even before "Autophagy".
【12L】
That's great! The teacher-student friendship has lasted this long. It's also good that Fox has maintained his mystery. Be my costume then! Just imagining teaching Coldy would be awesome!
【13L】
The songwriter is Fox, the composer is Fox, and the arranger is Fox. I really want to know who this Fox is. All the songs he collaborated on with Coldy are my favorites. I feel like I'm sticking with the Fox duo for life.
【14L】
I can smell the CP (couple) vibes
【15L】
No, where did Coldy get so many fans who are obsessed with sex? They've been shipping female idols to male idols, and now the producers he works with, anyone can ship them, right?
【16L】
Perhaps this is the real brother-in-law, who has never hidden it, and the answer to the mystery has always been out in the open.
【17L】
I'm begging you, could you at least look at the title of this thread? I was totally engrossed in my GC (Gaming Content) stuff and then FOX (Fox Entertainment) popped up out of nowhere.
【18L】
This confusing relationship, could it actually be a threesome? I'll leave one person behind while two others feel guilty about the three-person trip~
【19L】
No! Leave my pure love story alone! No more love triangles!
【20L】
Actually, GD and FOX were both Coldy's admirers, right?
【21L】
FOX has produced producers now, which producers are good-looking? If they were all good-looking, wouldn't they all have debuted as singers? What a sexually suggestive pairing!
【22L】
I mean, what if? Aren't both GC and Fox producers? What if Fox has already debuted? Is it possible that this Fox is...?
[23L]
Ahhh, that's what I think too, can I say it? This song... has a YG vibe, no, it has a Dragon vibe? But it's not very strong, it's just a feeling. If you've listened to a lot of GD's songs, you should be able to sense it, like his signature style.
[24L]
You mean he wrote a song for Coldy while dealing with the police investigation? That's practically impossible, right? Although I also feel the song has a bit of GD vibes, Fox and Coldy had already crossed paths last year, the timeline doesn't match up.
【25L】
Don't worry, Fox has absolutely nothing to do with GD. GD wouldn't be so free as to teach a trainee how to write songs. It was definitely the "SW" program that contacted them; that collaboration simply continued.
【26L】
Could the dragon scent be something GD taught Coldy during private conversations? It seems their relationship goes beyond just senior-junior; they're definitely friends.
[27L]
Using this song as a substitute for Brother Long's work has opened up a whole new world for me; it feels like I've heard a completely new song.
【28L】
Um...isn't that unnecessary? I've been writing songs myself, so I can just wait. Why do I need to find a substitute?
[29L]
This makes me really upset. Those stupid media outlets and those stupid Korean police, do they even know how long I've been waiting for this album?! I really had a feeling my brother was going to release an album, especially when the news of his collaboration with Coldy came out in October—that feeling of a comeback was so strong. But now, all of that is ruined. How can my brother possibly be in the mood for a comeback?
【30L】
I support Kwon Ji-yong releasing a diss track to slay these bastards and give me back my album! I heard a few seconds of "7 Hours" last year and I still can't forget it, and now I have to wait until next year?!
【31L】
Brother Long, bring on the same energy you used to diss MAMA and kill all these bastards!
【32L】
The results of the detailed tests should be out this month, right? The album can be released next month, right? Or maybe they should just make a comeback at MAMA? Coldy is already confirmed to attend MAMA, they could just have a husband-and-wife team.
【33L】
Dreaming is faster... You guys are already talking nonsense from anger, why not pray that GD releases the collaboration first?
【34L】
This is even more wishful thinking. A collaboration song would definitely generate a huge amount of traffic now, but it would also produce a lot of negative reviews, such as GC's joint hype or something. It wouldn't be released for at least six months.
【35L】
Life is so tiring, so hopeless, I'm going to jump into the Han River too, don't think about my sisters.
Fortunately, there is still a glimmer of light in this bleak life. On November 15th, the special episode of "Knowing Bros" featuring Lumera and Epik High aired!
Originally, it was supposed to be a solo special for Lumera, but the producers of Knowing Bros remembered that they had planned to invite Coldy to appear on Knowing Bros when he had his solo performance, but he couldn't due to scheduling conflicts. So now they decided to make up for it all at once.
It started with the regulars from "Knowing Bros" joking around.
"Oh, the weather has really gotten cold lately. At times like this, staying in my room and listening to music is the most comfortable thing."
"Wouldn't it instantly warm up if we could listen to a song called 'Wildfire'?"
"Yes, it would be best if all the Lumera members stood together; they would definitely warm up to the point of melting immediately."
The classroom door was suddenly pushed open, and eight girls in school uniforms strode in and stepped onto the podium: "Ah, we are Lumera! We will light up the era of Lumera!"
The regulars exclaimed, "Wow... is this really Lumera? She appeared like a genie in a lamp!"
Kang Ho-dong: "This must be a new transfer student. Welcome, welcome."
“Yes,” Jiang Tinghan, the team leader, spoke first, “we are transfer students here for the first time.”
They bowed again in unison, saying, "Please give us your guidance, seniors."
Just as the regulars were about to say something, the door was kicked open roughly, and three men, dressed in school uniforms, barged in like thugs, swaggering around.
Xu Zhanghui, one of the regulars: "Huh? Is this another transfer student?"
Another regular, Kim Heechul, said: "I thought they were thugs coming to collect protection money!"
"Ah, he's the school bully, isn't he?" Kang Ho-dong chimed in.
The three uncles couldn't hold back their laughter for long. The regulars were all quite old, and they were all men, but then eight beautiful young women stood on the stage, and they were all students. For a moment, they felt a little humiliated.
They greeted them, saying, "Epik High is here!"
“Wow… what a stark contrast! This is a youthful style, and this is…” Lee Soo-geun didn’t hold back at all, “It looks like the style of someone who could be the father on the left.”
Now, the foreign members speak Korean quite well, so they don't need a translator; they just understand and laugh.
Jiang Tinghan peeked out from the back of the line and looked at the familiar Epik High: "Isn't it a cool oppa style?"
"Wow, our Coldy is so gentle, it's true what I heard," Kang Ho-dong exclaimed.
Kim Heechul chimed in, "What did you hear? Coldy likes older men?"
Lee Sang-min quickly added, "Who wouldn't like a mature older brother who can guide and help them?"
It seems like the more I apply it, the darker it gets!
Jiang Tinghan felt that the MCs seemed to be implying something, but it was normal to be teased on this show. No one dared to mention that name during this sensitive period.
[kkk Older woman/older woman type, who at the event wasn't older/older to Coldy?]
But many of them are married older women, so it's hard to guess which "older woman" they're referring to.
[Actually, I was referring to that older woman who's been getting really close to Coldy lately.]
[This episode seems special; they've already launched a fierce attack right from the start.]
When it comes to dating younger artists, Kim Heechul and G-Dragon probably have a lot in common.
[kkk How mean! If I remember correctly, these two seem to have had a conflict before, and their fans had a huge argument back then.]
The three uncles quickly waved their hands.
Tablo: "Then it seems we don't meet this selection criterion."
Tukutz: "Although we look a bit old, we're still less than ten years old at heart."
They went to great lengths to distance themselves from Coldy's preference for older men.
Kang Ho-dong: "Shouldn't we go to the hospital to check the situation first?"
After making fun of Epik High, it was Lumera's turn.
"Could we find out how well the foreign transfer students are doing with their Korean before class?" Kang Ho-dong said, raising his hand. "Coldy, you don't need to say anything, you're exempt from the test."
He simply banned the most powerful one.
Putuo Qian said generously, "There's no problem with daily communication now."
Sika: "We can all understand each other when we communicate within the team. Before, we mostly communicated in English, but now we use Korean and numbers."
Min Kyung-hoon asked curiously, "Why use numbers?"
Anri Tsukichi: "This was invented by Coldy. It's mainly used for sending messages. For example, '1' sounds like 'eat,' so it means asking us in the group if we want to go out for a meal."
Lee Soo-geun, drawing inferences from this example, asked, "Then 2 means 'to'? It indicates going somewhere."
“2 is Lee, so it means Lee Soo-geun senior nim,” Jiang Tinghan said casually. In Korean, 2 and Lee are pronounced the same, both being “i”.
Lee Soo-geun was somewhat smug and took Jiang Ting-han's words seriously: "I didn't expect to see me so often in Lumera's team chat. It's truly an honor."
Kim Heechul pondered for a moment and said, "Is 8282 'Bari Bali' (hurry up)?"
The number “8” is pronounced “pal”, and “82” sounds similar to “ppalli” (hurry up).
Kong Yeon-seo: "Senior, you have completely mastered our language. Also, 520 means Saranghae."
Xu Zhanghui: "Moragu? Why is that? Is it a homonym?"
Kim Heechul suddenly realized, "Ah... I think I saw Chinese fans say that it's a homonym in Chinese, right? 520 in Chinese means 'I love you'?"
Min Kyung-hoon: "Why the sudden confession? Let's not accept it."
Kim Heechul: "Who cares whether you accept it or not? I'm saying this to the transfer students."
Jiang Tinghan smiled and said, "Yes, that's the meaning in Chinese. I thought that since we're all a team, if we often express our affection for each other, our relationship will be stronger. So we started using numbers like 520 and 1314. 1314 means 'forever' in Chinese."
"Wow...that sounds really romantic."
Kang Ho-dong: "Our Epik High could also learn from this communication method."
The three of them shivered in unison, firmly refusing and exclaiming to each other with disdain, "We really can't imagine spending our lives with them. Such an important number should of course be reserved for our wives and children."
[Haha, Uncle, just keep bickering and joking around like this for the rest of your lives!]
[Coldy is completely different from his appearance! I didn't expect him to often say "Saranghae" to his teammates. He's cold on the outside but warm on the inside!]
[Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard! Xiao Kou, are you serious? 5201314 was a "secret code" I used when I was a kid, it's so embarrassing to see it now!]
[I want to know if Coldy has sent 5201314 to anyone other than his teammates.]
Yes, they sent it to me.
"Did any of you bring your admission notices today?"
Like a class representative, Yin Zhicai carefully put away the notices. As is customary, she had to show off her talent when handing them over. She glanced at Jiang Tinghan, who immediately understood. He raised his hand for her to gently hold, and she quickly took a step and spun around, instantly appearing in front of the residents with waltz steps and handed it over.
Tablo did the same, except that it wasn't his first time there. He simply walked over like an ordinary middle-aged man, placed the item on the desk, and said, "Please keep it safe."
[The contrast between office workers and real students is stark!]
Who came up with the idea for this new boss vs. new leader showdown?
[Oh my, our little team is so sweet! No.1 and No.2 are definitely the best match!]
[Wow, Zhicai can spin so many times! That's amazing, and she can even stay upright!]
While they were looking at the notice, Jiang Tinghan said, "Actually, I'm here today to ask you a favor. Our Lumera is about to hold its first concert, so we're having trouble finding guest performers."
"Moragu?!"
The permanent residents all put down the blank paper, their expressions showing utter shock.
"Can we perform on the same stage as Lumera?"
“Yes, we plan to select some guests today, and we are considering seniors from Epik High,” Bae Soo-min said.
The three members of Epik High puffed out their chests and said confidently, "We should be number one, right?"
Jiang Tinghan thought for a moment: "About the same?"
Tablo immediately objected: "What do you mean by 'almost'? Are there others? Don't forget ours—"
The three of them rapped in perfect unison: "A silent kiss..."
Kang Ho-dong reached out and grabbed: "I caught your kisses."
The three of them burst into laughter, speechless.
Jiang Tinghan said calmly, "Now it's second in line."
The smiles then shifted to the faces of the regulars.
"Haha, it seems Coldyxi isn't buying it."
Xu Zhanghui silently struck a pose: "I think I look more promising."
Min Kyung-hoon: "Seeing you must be a sign of despair."
Kang Ho-dong: "We'll talk about this request later. Let me take a look at the notification first... Ah, Coldy has a nickname, Kkol-Di (internet slang, referring to someone who stays at home all the time, focused on playing games or surfing the internet). Why is that?"
Kim Heechul: "Is Coldy a gamer? Like, singing 'Let the Fire Meet the Flood!' while typing away on the mouse and keyboard?"
He sang an off-key tune and then referenced Lumera's latest single, "Fire and Torrent".
Yoon Ji-chae shook her head: "No, Coldy doesn't play games at all."
Kong Yanshu continued, "But she is very addicted to her phone. As soon as she finishes work, she picks up her phone. When you see her, she is usually looking down at her phone, and you can only see the back of her head."
Li Shangmin spoke up for Jiang Tinghan: "Aren't all young people like this nowadays? Playing on their phones is also a form of sustenance."
Kong Yeon-seo: "Yes, normally that's how it is, but what's strange is that she's always holding her phone. She should be able to reply to messages quickly, right? But that's not the case. For example, if her manager says something in the group chat, she has to reply to show that she knows. Coldy is always the last one to reply. She usually replies two or three minutes after the seventh person has replied."
Kim Seo-hee: "We asked her why, and she said it was because she had too many messages."
Kang Ho-dong: "Hey, this isn't right. It's okay to have too many messages, right? Isn't there supposed to be a pop-up window? Or is the pop-up window being constantly overwritten by other people's messages?"
Yoon Ji-chae casually revealed the truth: "It's because I had Do Not Disturb mode enabled."
The regulars were utterly shocked: "Moragu? Do we need to put the work group on Do Not Disturb mode too?"
Jiang Tinghan lowered his head instantly, somewhat afraid to face the topic.
She tried to explain herself: "I had it on at first, but one day I had too many messages and the pop-ups kept popping up. I was thinking about the lyrics at the time and felt it was a bit of a distraction, so I turned on Do Not Disturb. Then I forgot to turn it off, and I got used to it after that."
Kim Heechul: "Ah, I understand that mentality. It's about taking control of your life. When I can see your message depends on when I choose to open the group chat, so I'm not just passively seeing it."
Jiang Tinghan's tone was more agreeable: "That's right, it's good to be mentally prepared beforehand that 'I'm about to start working.'"
Min Kyung-hoon: "It's only a couple of minutes late, which is fine. It didn't delay the time too much, which proves that Coldy joins the group chat quite often."
Putuo Qian joked, "After all, it's almost like she lives on KakaoTalk."
Jiang Tinghan was immediately on edge, her mind racing as she thought about how to answer if the resident members pressed her for details. Fortunately, the resident members were more interested in other topics.
Lee Soo-geun asked, "Do you guys have experience with creating work groups and setting up do-not-disturb in private chat groups? Heechul must have, right? There are so many of you guys, it's pointless for just three people from Epik High to create one, right? What about the other members of Lumera?"
Kim Heechul shook his head: "I like to check messages, but I don't usually open them. Seeing a bunch of messages makes me feel happy."
Tablo shook his head: "Don't underestimate three people. Sometimes three people can be quite noisy."
Anri Tsukichi: "I don't turn on Do Not Disturb, but I will collect messages from a period of time together so that it is more convenient to read them all at once."
Kong Yeon-seo: "I'm different. I'll definitely click on the message as soon as I see it because I'm very curious."
Kang Ho-dong joked, "Coldy, do you also do not disturb me in group chats or with people outside of work groups?"
All eyes turned to Jiang Tinghan, filled with curiosity and a desire to explore.
Jiang Tinghan calmly replied, "Generally not."
Kang Ho-dong pressed further, "What about special circumstances? Under what circumstances would you turn on Do Not Disturb?"
Jiang Tinghan thought for a moment, then smiled slightly and said with ease, "During the live stream, I might show my phone screen to my fans."
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Author's Note: Breaking news in progress—
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