In This Life, I Want an Oscar, Not a Husband - Chapter 75

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This life, I choose The Oscars over a husband.
Chapter 75

Ha Eun-rae
Teacher. I have an advertisement shoot today, so I think I’ll be available from 7 PM. If 7 PM works for you, we can do it then. If not, I’ll stop by before the shoot.
What time does the shoot run?
Ha Eun-rae
9 AM to 7 PM.

…Are you joking?
You’re doing a ten-hour advertisement shoot from 9 AM to 7 PM, and you want to add vocal training before and after?
This isn’t a singing variety show—it’s an audition program, isn’t it?

I’ll see you at 7 PM.
Ha Eun-rae
Oh, right. That pronunciation practice you mentioned last time. I tried it again. Would you listen to the recording?
Ha Eun-rae
[Don’t Love Me_Practice_Practice2_Pronunciation_Final_FinalFinal_FinalFinalFinalFinal.mp4]

Stop it.
‘At this rate, we’ll all die!’
Ha Eun-rae was the one tormenting her instead.
But there was something even more surprising.

“Aaaaaaa.”
“Nay-nay-nay-nay.”

…Even with all that practice, her voice showed no strain.
In truth, it was because she’d undergone rigorous vocal training in her previous life while doing theater, but Sung Chae-kyung, unaware of this, could only shake her head in disbelief.
At this rate, she could tour the entire country in concert.
In any case, thanks to Ha Eun-rae’s steel-like stamina and steel-like vocal cords, the two of them continued training every single day.
Of course, receiving daily training doesn’t mean vocal ability can improve dramatically in just two weeks—

Tell me if you grow tired of me and turn away.

…shouldn’t it be?
She carefully managed her expression while listening to Ha Eun-rae’s song.

I hate it if you’re staying because you don’t like me.

Pitch.
Rhythm.
Even the final note was flawless.

If you see someone other than me, tell me.

Even that thing she emphasized to her students every single time.
‘Emotional resonance.’
It was far too perfect.
Ha Eun-rae was infusing emotion into every note as if reciting lines from a script.
Because of that, it wasn’t just ‘Ha Eun-rae’ as a person singing—
it felt like watching a scene from a film.

You don’t love me….

Sung Chae-kyung’s eyes reddened without her realizing it.

I hate you…

Because the heart of the one singing reached her so profoundly.
The poignancy woven through Ha Eun-rae’s voice sent shivers through her entire body.
She should have been marking the sections where the pitch wavered, where the rhythm slipped—
“…you’ve improved quite a lot.”
She couldn’t do any of it.
She quickly hid her blank score sheet behind her back as she spoke.
Though her tone was flat, an unmistakable smile bloomed across Ha Eun-rae’s face.
“Have I?”
Ha Eun-rae, laughing with embarrassment, seemed like a completely different person from the one who had been singing moments before.
At that sight, Sung Chae-kyung found herself smiling too.
It would have been shocking to the other students.
She never smiled within this sacred Practice Room that she controlled.
Yet now, without realizing it, she found herself rooting for Ha Eun-rae.
May Ha Eun-rae receive nothing but praise on that singing variety show she’s appearing on!

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Two days after the final rehearsal.
I found myself at BeepTV Headquarters.
The theater audience seating was packed for the 【Celebrity Singing Competition】, and MC Song Sa-woo skillfully kept the crowd energized.
“Oh, we have a couple here, do we? No? Siblings? Well, you don’t have to look so serious about it!”
Laughter erupted throughout the venue, and the panelists chimed in with their own remarks to maintain the momentum.
Most of the panelists were renowned singers.
What stood out most was Jung Min-hyun.
A veteran singer in his forties who was thriving as both a composer and producer.
But watching how he commented on the celebrities performing before me—

“I didn’t expect such a famous singer to appear. Someone who once shook an era… but I have to say, I felt the vocal technique was a bit outdated. That’s why I had no choice but to give a ‘FAIL’. Ha ha.”

He dressed up his words in entertainment speak, but he was essentially a fact-bombing critic.
‘This is intense.’
During the pre-production meeting, the Producer had said the title was a bit playful, but they were pursuing high-quality music broadcasting, which made me wonder what that meant.
‘The judging criteria are stricter than I expected.’
The 【Celebrity Singing Competition】 worked like this:
Contestants sang from inside the recording booth until the end of the first verse.
After hearing the song, the panelists each pressed either ‘PASS’ or ‘FAIL’.
Only if the majority voted PASS could they sing the second verse.
Then during the second verse, they would exit the booth and their identity would be revealed.
But among the four contestants so far, only one had made it to the second verse—
‘Just one person.’
That meant a 25 percent pass rate.
It was terrifying.
Except for one comedian, the panelists were all significant figures in the music industry, which seemed to make their judging standards even stricter.
Well, my goal on this program wasn’t to receive a ‘PASS’ anyway, so it wasn’t a major concern.
‘Even if I get a ‘FAIL’, as long as I make a strong impression, that’s what matters.’
That’s why I’d deliberately put extra effort into the first verse during preparation.
“Actress. Please stand by.”
Just then, a staff member spoke to me.
I followed their guidance and entered the recording booth.
Soon after, the intro to 【You Won’t Love Me】 began to play.
It was an intro I’d heard hundreds of times.
I steadied my breathing and slowly immersed myself in the emotion.
All the rhythm, pitch, final note technique, and vocal control I’d practiced flashed through my mind, but I dismissed them all.
It was because of what Sung Chae-kyung had said.

“You’ve improved tremendously from a technical standpoint, but to be honest, you’re not quite at a professional singer’s level.”

Well, that’s obvious.
I’m not a singer.
Just because I updated my Wiki doesn’t mean I can sing as well as a professional—that’s impossible.
And I never expected that anyway.

“But I think you have a major advantage over most singers.”

I closed my eyes.

“Your greatest strength—Ha Eun-rae’s greatest strength—is emotion. When you sing this song, you become someone afraid of not being loved.”

If you won’t love me, turn away.
I don’t care, just step back.
But the truth is, I—
‘I want to be loved.’
With that thought, I entered the first verse.

Your words that our love will never change.

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