“Thank you, goodbye.”

He left with a small box of bagels. He wished he could bring that person out of his workplace and treat him to a good meal, but since that person wouldn't budge once he started working, he had to buy bagels to bring him instead. It was rather fortunate that that person liked all types of bread.

Sinsa-dong, Seoul. This place had changed a lot since the last time he visited here. The old-style coffee shop where LP music could be heard had been replaced by a franchise café, and the bar that used to be the top dog of this place was now surrounded by metal beams. It seemed that it was going to be torn down, and a new building was going to be built.

Junmin drove along the stream and stopped in front of a small café. After he parked the car, he climbed to the second floor using the staircase next to the building.

‘Studio M’. He looked at the gold-colored plate on the door before opening it. Black soundproofing materials covered every wall inside. Junmin stopped in front of the door that said ‘Mixing Room’. When he peeked inside through the small window on the door, he saw a man working in front of the mixer.

Junmin pressed down on the rather stiff door handle. Despite the door opening...