Invasion from Seoul (4)

Choi Gihoon was a pitiful developer in the IT industry, commuting to work in Gangnam. He lived a life that had little to do with music.

His day was ordinary. He left around seven-thirty, arrived at work at nine, left around seven in the evening, and got home around eight-thirty. He played with the children his wife had brought home and was looking after, did the housework, took care of this and that, and before he knew it, it was time for bed.

Because of that routine and the strain of raising children, Gihoon usually tried not to go to work on weekends. But this Saturday, he had no choice but to head out in the morning. He needed to make thorough preparations for the service launch the following week.

“Ah, I really hate this.”

Gangnam Station was still crowded despite it being the weekend. Was it really possible for there to be this many people when it was almost ten? Thinking that, Gihoon passed Exit 9 and walked toward work. As he did, he heard music and applause.

“Wow~!”

He turned to look without thinking and saw a handsome, well-built male band performing. There were cameras trained on them, along with about thirty people who seemed to be taking notes.

Nearby, four or five people were enthusiastically cheering for the band. “Aketeria, you’re so good~!” “I love this song!!” “You’re handsome, Choi Jonghun!” The band played energetically, responding to the cheers from time to time.

‘Is this some kind of television shoot?’

Thinking that, Gihoon took out his phone. He searched for [busking broadcast], [band busking], and [Gangnam Station busking band]. After looking through the results, he learned that what was happening was the live preliminary round of the audition program [Invasion from Seoul]...