Chapter 46

"Let's make a bet, shall we?" Yoon Hyun suddenly laughed.

"What kind of bet?" Jin Taeyeon, who was already prepared for a scolding, was taken aback.

"There are definitely 8 monkeys eavesdropping outside the door right now," Yoon Hyun said with a smile.

Taeyeon was stunned for a moment, then laughed, but quickly realized her laughter was inappropriate and stopped.

"Sit down." Yoon Hyun sat on the sofa and pointed to another one.

Taeyeon obediently sat down, but not deeply, just on the edge of the sofa.

"To be honest, I'm quite disappointed in you," Yoon Hyun said casually. "Although your performance was indeed perfect."

"What do you mean, OPPA?" Taeyeon was a bit confused, but hearing Yoon Hyun say he was disappointed in her, she felt a bit disheartened.

"Some of your actions. You did a great job as a leader, carrying the entire Girls' Generation on your shoulders for your juniors." Yoon Hyun continued casually, "Except for YoonA, you almost successfully protected every member from any attacks. In this aspect, you did a very perfect job, and I take my hat off to you." As he said this, Yoon Hyun bowed to Taeyeon. "But, you also disappointed me. I thought this setback would make you grow, but I can see that in the entire Girls' Generation, you have transformed from a sister role to a mother role. This is not good, very not good, and it disappoints me greatly."

Taeyeon didn't quite understand what Yoon Hyun was saying, so she just listened quietly.

"As a sister, you would be the support behind them when they face storms. But as a mother, you protect them too well. Through this incident, they haven't grown at all. And you have already gotten used to this protective role, which naturally leads to some controlling tendencies," Yoon Hyun said casually. "I don't need to ask anyone to guess that the complaint about the song being too simple was your idea. Even Jessica must have said it because of you."

Taeyeon lowered her head and said nothing.

"You only protect, but you forget to understand. This is not a difficult choice. You are a team, 9 people together are Girls' Generation, and apart, you are nothing. It is this understanding that helped you through the darkest times, supporting each other to get to where you are today, isn't it?" Yoon Hyun's tone slowly became more severe.

"But, some people have become too arrogant, thinking that everything is their own achievement, that they are the greatest contributors. So they started giving their opinions, commanding, and ordering, rather than understanding and communicating."

"I didn't!" Taeyeon cried.

"Didn't you? Then tell me, when I gave you 'The Brightest Star in the Sky,' did you let YoonA try singing it? Did you let Hyoyeon try singing it? Did you let Sooyoung try singing it? Could they sing it?"

Taeyeon opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing.

"Or did you plan to sing the whole song yourself, maybe with Jessica and Seohyun, and have the others just dance for you? Would that still be Girls' Generation?"

Taeyeon lowered her head.

"Look at Wonder Girls, who were once on par with you. If 'Nobody' was given to you, would you have the same attitude? Hmm?"

Taeyeon's head lowered even more.

"You are Girls' Generation, now, in the future, and forever. I was deeply impressed by your self-introduction." Yoon Hyun said casually, then checked the time on his phone. "I'll start recording in an hour. Go and adjust your girls' state. Show the demeanor of a leader!"

Taeyeon stood up with her head lowered and bowed to Yoon Hyun.

"I haven't congratulated you on winning the Golden Disc Award for Popularity yet." Yoon Hyun suddenly said, "How is your English?"

"Me?" Taeyeon, who was about to leave, was taken aback. "Not very good."

"Find some time to learn from Pan and Sica. Focus on pronunciation. When you're ready, let me know." Yoon Hyun finished and waved Taeyeon out of the room.

An hour later, Yoon Hyun welcomed the 9 girls in the recording studio.

"Since you're here, it's a sign. Yes, this is good." Yoon Hyun looked at the girls, whose eyes were all a bit complicated, and felt a bit melancholic.

"Both I and Yu Yong-jin have extremely high expectations for you and this song. For this song, I postponed IU's first album by 4 months." Yoon Hyun said, holding up his hand to show the number 4. "This is my expectation for this song, and also the minimum requirement. For 4 months, this song is the only one allowed in the Korean music industry, and it will be the only one. I know some of you still doubt my judgment. I don't want to say that my judgment has never been wrong. I prefer to speak with facts. Since your album production is in the final stage, including choreography and MV, I, as the producer, will make my demands and force you to complete them. If there are any objections during this period, I will suppress them forcefully. We'll talk about the reasons after the results come out."

Then Yoon Hyun arranged for several S.M. recording studios to work simultaneously, and the girls started recording their parts separately.

Perhaps because the song was indeed a bit simple, or perhaps Yu Yong-jin had already done a lot of work, the audio for the song was completed in just two days.

Next came the choreography.

Fortunately, the best dancer in the group, Hyoyeon, had no chance to cause any trouble. After suppressing YoonA's resistance with brutal extra practice, the previously strongly resisted dog leg dance was finally practiced to a decent level.

The album release plan was approaching the final deadline in the midst of this busy schedule.

"There's no time, let's shoot an indoor MV." Seeing the tight schedule, Yoon Hyun was a bit helpless. He had already written a script for the MV, a plan he had from his previous life! That hidden wish from two lifetimes!

Then came the tense indoor MV shooting.

It took less than two days to complete the MV shooting.

Then the countdown for the release of Girls' Generation's third album officially began...

Finally, after completing the last work, Yoon Hyun returned home to be greeted by IU's somewhat resentful gaze.

Since giving the song to the little girl, Yoon Hyun had immersed himself in the preparation for "GEE," and IU's new song still had no melody...

So, without even taking a break, Yoon Hyun dove into the preparation for IU's album.

However, it was much better than working for Girls' Generation. Whenever Yoon Hyun felt a headache or a sore neck, a pair of gentle little hands would massage him.

No wonder ancient men liked the fragrance of red sleeves; it was indeed romantic! Yoon Hyun thought lewdly.

But it was just a thought. If he were to do something to the little girl, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

In this sense, Yoon Hyun was still an upright and principled young man.

While Yoon Hyun was still editing and revising IU's song, the MV for "GEE" was officially released online.

Then came the music download.

Then the album release.

Then the music shows.

Almost within a week, just like the craze of "Gangnam Style" back then, the melody of "GEEGEEGEEGEE, Babybabybaby" echoed everywhere.

Then came the sweep of awards for Girls' Generation at various music shows.

During this period, "Yoon Hyun OPPA," who was always mentioned in Girls' Generation's acceptance speeches, was not in South Korea.

He was invited to Beijing to participate in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala because of the Chinese song he released during the Olympics last year...