My Daughter is a Music Genius

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‘pretty.’

Jo Sung-hyun thought as he looked at his daughter.

Chae-yoon, sitting in front of the piano, was more beautiful than anyone Jo Sung-hyun had ever seen.

The child’s hand moves slowly.

hit the keyboard

follow.

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Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 16.

It’s a song that anyone who plays the piano will really get tired of listening to, and even people who don’t know piano know this song when they hear it.

However, even with such a song, it was not easy to play it really beautifully.

Although the practice period was short, in the first place, Chae-yoon was a child with the ability to imitate at least a little bit as soon as she heard it.

The short practice period was not a big weakness for Chaeyoon.

Follow me, follow me.

follow me.

Chaeyoon’s piano continued smoothly.

very cheerfully.

It was a song like a puppy playing in the grass on a spring day.

Jo Sung-hyun listened to Chae-yoon’s song and thought it was perfect.

If possible, I wanted to record this moment as a video.

Chae-yoon was playing the piano more seriously than ever.

I wasn’t even nervous.

Perhaps Cho Sung-hyun’s thinking was wrong in the first place.

The very thought that Chaeyoon would be nervous is just that.

Ai had already experienced playing Yumi’s music video in front of a lot of people, even in front of the camera.

There, I often played the piano in kindergarten, and this time, I went to Hongdae and played the piano with Yumi to shoot a me tube video.

Even there, Chaeyoon wasn’t too nervous.

In a situation where there were only five people in the audience, including Jo Seong-hyeon, there was no way to be nervous.

‘you’re good.’

If it wasn’t for bean pods, then Chaeyoon was clearly showing a really good piano performance.

Jo Sung-hyun is Chae-yoon’s father, but he is also a musician with experience in music.

It was a slightly different field from classical music, but I had enough ears to roughly judge what piano playing was like.

It was a decent performance even compared to the performances I had been doing at home.

There were no mistakes, and it was clearly felt that Chaeyoon was enjoying herself and playing.

He wondered if it was his own thoughts, so Seong-hyeon moved his gaze slightly to look at the side where the judges were gathered.

The others were faces I had never seen before, and Jo Sung-hyun was also unfamiliar.

One is a familiar face.

Jeong Se-yeon, pianist.

The corners of her lips were raised.

His eyes twinkled, and it was clear that he was not negatively looking at Chae-yoon’s performance.

It was fortunate.

Because, objectively, it means that your daughter is playing well.

Even if I fall in a contest, even if I win another prize.

It has nothing to do with Jo Sung-hyun.

Chaeyoon won’t be obsessed with the award too much.

‘No, in the first place… .’

Your child may not be aware of the importance of awards.

If it was Chae-yoon, I would rather just go out to dinner with Jo Sung-hyun than receive an award.

Jo Seong-hyeon looked at Chae-yoon who was playing with a proud smile.

That child was her own daughter.

* * *

Jeong Se-yeon.

Since she injured her hand, she has been working hard to recover.

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Meanwhile, an offer from JK Group came in.

A contest is held with the support of JK Group, and a proposal was made to join as a judge.

JK Group, who wants to emphasize their youthful image while at the same time clearly highlighting their dignity, selected conductors with long careers as judges, but at the same time selected young rookies such as Jeong Se-yeon as judges.

She was the youngest among the judges, and of course she didn’t have much of a say.

So Jeong Se-yeon has been quietly observing the situation until now.

Until a child named Chae-yoon appeared.

Jeong Se-yeon was a young, up-and-coming pianist, and of course, she was less well-known than other judges who had been active for a long time.

However, those who knew her well knew that the pianist Jeong Se-yeon’s skill was not low.

A pianist with good ears and a good sense of following trends.

That was the evaluation that those around me looked at Jeong Se-yeon.

And Jeong Se-yeon looked at Chae-yoon playing the piano.

‘free.’

I play the piano with a very, very free feeling.

Up until now, all the children had the proper form.

Of course, that wasn’t to say that Chaeyoon didn’t have a proper form.

Chae-yoon and the other children have a proper form.

But there is a crucial difference.

‘It’s his own form.’

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Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 16, played by a child named Chae-yoon now, is a song that can be said to be of moderate difficulty, but… .

It was rare to be able to perform the song in such a unique style.

‘I’m 7 years old… ?’

A child playing like this is only 7 years old?

Jeong Se-yeon thought it was absurd, so she looked at the profile of a child named Jo Chae-yoon in front of her once again.

Instead of winning the contest, he won a prize, no. He didn’t even have any experience in the first place.

Such a child suddenly jumps out and plays like this.

‘What a great talent you have.’

Jeong Se-yeon shook her head.

The other children I had just watched were boring.

Yes, of course it was good to see and good to hear.

But now this kid is something different.

Just like animals in the zoo are different from those that live in the wild.

Chae-yoon’s performance was lively.

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Maybe the animals in the zoo are better cared for and look better.

Animals in the wild are not well cared for, and they can get hurt and look bad.

‘But, to have a really good animal life… .’

It is a wild animal.

Of course, I did not mean to point out the structure of the zoo.

Some animals will be content to live in a zoo.

That would be much safer.

But what is clear.

Animals that live in the wild are more free.

follow.

The child has finished playing the piano.

“haha… .”

Jeong Se-yeon let out a smile filled with joy without knowing it.

It was a very small laugh, though only she could hear it.

What is certain is that I really liked Jeong Se-yeon.

I want to hear more of this kid’s piano.

I had that thought of myself.

We are preparing to open our mouths as soon as the children and their guardians leave.

Before the children and their guardians could leave, someone spoke first.

“Hmm. Not good.”

Jeong Se-yeon’s body stiffened and stiffened.

She had to doubt her ears.

not good?

what does that mean now

Did you hear the same song as me?

“Even if it’s a formal qualifying round, I think these kids need to be dropped to get a good level. What do you guys think?”

Others nodded as if in agreement with the words of the judges who were the oldest and most experienced here.

But Jeong Se-yeon could not nod her head.

“professor.”

In the end, Jeong Se-yeon opened her mouth.

When Jeong Se-yeon, who had been quiet until now, opened her mouth, everyone focused on her.

Jeong Se-yeon continued speaking as carefully as possible.

He wasn’t sure how the other party would take his words.

“I thought I was fine… Do I really need to drop out?”

“Hmm… .”

Kim Seon-bin, a maestro in his late 50s and a professor at a famous university in Seoul, looked at Jeong Se-yeon with a frown.

Jeong Se-yeon, who refutes her words, seems to be saying that she doesn’t like it very much.

However, Jeong Se-yeon did not bend her will even with those eyes.

Kim Seon-bin’s eyes changed strangely.

Jeong Se-yeon, who would normally have just skipped over it, but as she continued to make eye contact with herself without bowing down, it was a bit embarrassing.

It wasn’t a very pleasant feeling.

“It was Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 16, and I couldn’t even express it properly. You want me to pass in the qualifiers?”

“… sorry. professor. I heard it was well expressed.”

“her… Are my ears deaf as I get older? If you heard that our pianist Jeong Se-yeon expressed it properly, that would be it.”

Kim Seon-bin said with a smile.

The mouth was smiling, but the eyes were not.

Jeong Se-yeon felt a bit of a sense of crisis.

There’s nothing good about pretending to be with Professor Kim Seon-bin.

Nevertheless, the reason Jeong Se-yeon refuted this far was because she really wanted to listen to the piano of a child named Jo Chae-yoon once again.

“no. professor. The child’s performance was very immature, and it was a little far from an orthodox expression… Still, I was a little greedy because it seemed that the child’s own interpretation was properly included.”

Jeong Se-yeon said

As the atmosphere became more subtle, other judges stepped forward.

“First… Is it true that the preliminaries now are a formal preliminary, and that no matter how formal preliminaries are, there must be a dropout… Should we eat something sweet and talk about it again? haha.”

Everyone nodded at his smiling words.

Jeong Se-yeon or Kim Seon-bin.

Because we knew very well that we didn’t need to set a date for each other.

“I… Then excuse me for a moment.”

“Oh, yes.”

Jeong Se-yeon bowed her head slightly and got up from her seat.

* * *

“I think it’s right to say it wasn’t great.”

Jo Sung-hyun muttered like that and scratched his cheek.

Obviously, just before I left, I heard one of the judges say that.

He didn’t understand it at all.

Where the hell did it go wrong?

I started to worry, wondering if Chaeyoon would be eliminated like this.

‘There is no point in worrying about it now.’

Jo Sung-hyun decided to put his worries aside for a while.

A performer who showed a beautiful stage was right next to him.

Now is the time to focus on the child.

“Chae Yoon-ah.”

“yes?”

“how was it? playing the piano.”

“It was fun!”

Chae-yoon answered with an excited voice.

It looks like it was really fun.

“What was the most fun?”

In response to Jo Sung-hyun’s question, Chae-yoon narrowed her brow as if worried, then opened her mouth.

“I don’t know.”

“I don’t know?”

“yes. Too many.”

“Then what, was it sad or something?”

“Umm… Chae-yoon wanted to listen to another piano, but couldn’t hear anything.”

It seems that the child wanted to hear other children play as well.

“If you pass the preliminaries, it will be a public audition from the finals, so if you want to see it, you will be able to see it. See you then.”

“Hey. I like Chae-yoon.”

“Now, shall we go eat Gyukatsu?”

At Jo Sung-hyun’s words, a smile forms on Chae-yoon’s face.

“Daddy is the best!”

the child cried

Jo Sung-hyun laughed.

So, Chaeyoon’s first preliminary stage was over.