It's hard to be an idol

Chapter 287 Closing
I was not mad at you
i'm not mad at you

I was not trying to tear you down
I didn’t want to destroy you with my own hands

The words that I could've used
did not say what should have been said

I was too scared to say out loud
I just dare not reveal my heart
If I cannot break your fall
If I can't stop you from making mistakes again and again

I'll pick you up right off the ground
I will also help you from the ground where you fell
If you felt invisible, I won't let you feel that now
If you feel neglected, now I won't make you feel that way

……

Xu Lai walked around the stage alone and sang this song, because it was a new song, no one could sing it, but everyone was waving their aids in accordance with the rhythm of the song.

When the song ended, Xu Lai accepted the cheers from the audience. His mind was clear, and a sea of ​​lights was shining brightly in front of him. He was transported back to a year ago.

It was dark that night, but there was a little light; but tonight everyone cheers for him and shines for him.

"It really hasn't been long since the concert. Being with everyone for a few hours is the happiest and most relaxing day I've had these days (courtesy words)."

"I remember around this time last year, I made my debut at SM's family concert, and my debut song was..."

"Flashlight!" fans chanted the name of Xu Lai's first single.

"Yes, it's "Flashlight". This song actually fits the scene that day. It was very dark that night, but I still saw some lights that lit up for me. Some people told me that it was indeed very dark that night, but I’m shining too.”

"Now everyone listen to my command, turn off all the support lights and put down all the support objects." Xu Lai calmly held the microphone and directed the fans to create the scene that night, while the staff behind him helped him put the piano to Move onto the stage.

"Okay, everyone did a great job. Thank you everyone for letting me feel like traveling through time." Xu Lai smiled at the eyes in the darkness in the audience.

Afterwards, Xu Lai turned around and walked back, walked to the position of the piano in the center of the stage, put the microphone on the microphone stand of the piano, then sat down, adjusted the direction of the microphone, and then said to the microphone: "I hope everyone will join me Go back to that night a year ago, and then... please also remember that when there is darkness all around, it may be because you are the only light."

""Flashlight", for everyone, and for myself." Xu Lai smiled, then restrained his smile, put his hands on the keys, and pressed down lightly.

"When tomorrow comes
when tomorrow comes

I'll be on my own
I will be alone

Feeling frightened up
Fear arises spontaneously
The things that I don't know
This fear of the unknown"

Xu Lai's voice was very soft, but his voice spread throughout the venue with the sound system. Nearly 10 people were listening to his singing, but everyone closed their mouths at the same time, and did not make a sound. I just watched Xu Lai performing under the lights on the stage.

Because there was no interference from the support lights under the stage, everyone could see clearly that Xu Lai was sitting alone in front of the piano, and the lighting engineer shone a beam of light on him, and there were no other lights around.

The song "Flashlight" is a layered song. Before the first climax, it was only Xu Lai's piano solo. With the piano, the somewhat cold voice seemed more lonely and deserted. But at the first climax, the song The drum beat came out.

"I got all I need when I got you and I
When you and I are by my side, I get the whole world
I look around me, and see sweet life
I look around for happiness

I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
I'm in the dark but you cast a light on me

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night
You come closer to me step by step and stay with me all night long.”

……

After the first section ended, Xu Lai stood up from the piano, picked up the microphone and walked forward. The band's accompaniment continued, and he sang as he walked.

“I see the shadows long beneath the mountain top
I see shadows hiding under the mountains
I'm not the afraid when the rain won't stop
I have never been afraid of letting the rain pour down
Cause you light the way
Just because you light the way forward

You light the way, you light the way
Light the way ahead and guide me"

When he sang here, he happened to reach the second "one" of "Qian". Originally, he was going to continue singing, but the light that suddenly came on under the stage made him stunned for a moment.

During the interlude, Xu Lai watched his fans suddenly light up without obeying the command, and then the light spread from the lighted position like a wave, in less than ten seconds. The lights in the entire arena lit up again.

Because of this confusion, he missed two sentences, but he did not feel panic, but instead showed a smile on his face.

"I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
I'm in the dark but you cast a light on me

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night
You come closer to me step by step and stay with me all night

Can't stop my heart when you shinin' in my eyes
When you catch my eye, my heartbeat cannot stop
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
There is no denying that this is happiness.”

……

At the end, there was a long section with the phrase "you're the flashlight". Xu Lai only sang the first line, and then the fans sang along with him to the rhythm. In the end, they overshadowed his voice and he stopped singing. , fans continued to repeat this lyric until the music ended.

"Ohhh!!"

After the song ended, there was a carnival that was more enthusiastic than any burst of cheers. Some people may have lost their voices, but they were still roaring vigorously. In just a few minutes, they seemed to review this scene with Xu Lai. In one year, from the desolation of the crowd to the heyday of popularity, and now to the concert venue crowded with 10 people, it is actually more or less dreamy.

Maybe no one would think that this big boy who sang indifferently in the dark and was so sad in the audience that he needed comfort from his seniors could become a world star (anyway, South Korea believes that as long as you are famous in Europe and the United States, you are a world star), and it was only a short time. of one year.

The concert ended with cheers. Xu Lai announced the end of the concert, but the fans were not willing to end it yet and stayed there shouting "encore". Xu Lai sang "Love yourself" a cappella before ending.

The concert here is over, but the reaction from the outside world is that it has just begun.

In fact, the outside world reacted during the concert, from the cheers that broke through the sky heard outside the venue, to several hot-search news within a few minutes after the concert ended.

“World star Seo Rae’s first tour in Seoul ended successfully and was extremely popular!”

"Xu Lai's first song "Invisible" given to fans, he said: 'I don't want you to feel small.'"

"Re-sing the debut song "Flashlight", the fan interaction is touching!"

And then there's...

"The new single from Chanyeol's album was revealed for the first time at the concert of good brother Xu Lai!"

"Xu Lai: I have someone I like. I hope she likes me very much. Maybe the confession is still in the planning?"

"Who is the world star Xu Lai? (Click below to leave a message about him and her you like)"

(End of this chapter)