AM 4:44
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[THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO WHO ARE YOU TONIGHT?]
3 years ago, Bang Yong Guk lost everything.
Once the rising star of the police force, his undercover stint with the Black Dragon, the biggest gang in the Seoul underworld, forced him to question everything he thought he knew – the difference between right and wrong, darkness and light, appearance and reality. Unable to detach his emotions from his mission, he found himself sinking deeper and deeper into the underworld. The gang became his family, and he fell hopelessly in love with the daughter of the Black Dragon's leader, Choi Na Ra, which led to the beginning of the tragedy. After the successful bust of the Black Dragon, Yoo Young Jae and Moon Jong Up were imprisoned, while Kim Him Chan, Jung Dae Hyun, Choi Jun Hong and Nara died in a car accident while attempting to escape the police. This put a major dent in organized crime, and peace reigned in the streets of Seoul despite the storm that overtook Yongguk's soul.
After mourning for 3 years, an increase in gun-related offences arouses his suspicion, and he discovers that the dead he'd been mourning are still alive – and they want revenge. Just when the dust was beginning to settle, it seems like his world is about to be shaken up again in a way that he may not be able to handle a second time.
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Foreword
Song inspiration:
Bang Yong Guk - AM 4:44
The heavy weight carried on two shoulders
Nobody would know how scary the mask I wear is
I don't even know what I traded my passion for in place of everyone's cheers
For what am I insisting on trying so hard to keep on running
Feeling inferior and guilty are what's left, reality is rising and blocking my throat
What if the card that life has thrown at me is really right?
Others judge me for what is so simple
The lyrics I put my heart into aren't worth reading to them
Everyone wants to chase after money and fame
In the end my lyrics are trash letters, go away
Why do they all look at me with closed minds?
Whatever I did to walk enthusiastically in the world
To them was hypocrisy, trying to hold his head up in pride
People stared at the young child like he was dumb, adults shamelessly worry for you
After stepping, ripping and making you fall over
Values surrounded with money, their crooked compass
Don't try to defend me to the end, I'd rather leave than become like them
Respect towards my brothers who thought it was happiness and ran
Above in the night sky, my reverence to my grandfather in my heart
Every night I spend my lonely nights with bad thoughts
No one needs to hold me so I shut my mouth tight
With a glass of soju I anesthetize the sadness
In the end, it's all one thing
I don't even remember anymore just what a dumb I am
I wanted to live without an ounce of shame to my brothers no matter what I did
The s who ruined this are living with their bellies full
Just as they don't pay attention to the victim mentality that they left behind
To try to forget all the ignorant ones like empty dust
Just like the pill in my left hand, my love has also left me
My fans hold my two hands and hold me so I won't fall
I know I want to leave and put down the weight of reality that has trapped me and just cry
I think I need it, I'm my own refuge, right?
When you're feeling the loneliest and having a hard time because of the world
I will pat your shoulder and you can lean on me then
However, when I'm having a hard time you won't even be interested
Get far away from me, all the words of comfort are meaningless
Why?
The meaning of hurt to me, no way, only to the people full of lies
Every night I suffer through nightmares, leave me alone
I'm just doing my thing
Every night my song flows
It's no use, this is just my confession
To my grandfather's arms, I will go back
I know it, I know it, I know it, I'm in need
Everyone go away, everyone go away
This damned world, everyone go away
Everyone go away, Everyone go away
Sympathetic stares, everyone go away
Everyone go away, everyone go away
I don't need love, everyone go away
Everyone go away, everyone go away
Everything's going to be alright
This is a sequel to Who Are You Tonight? and you will need to read that first in order to follow this story. The prologue of this story will pick up from the last chapter of the prequel, but the rest of it will go back to 3 years ago, to fill in the gaps between the accident and Yongguk's discovery. There will definitely be references to scenes in the previous story. Readers who have forgotten the previous story may want to re-read it.
AM 4:44 really broke my heart when I first heard it, and I knew I definitely wanted to use it as inspiration for one of my stories. Since this story will be more focused on Yongguk's internal conflict and his disillusionment with the law and justice, it's a perfect match. Nara will still be the main character, and most of the chapters will still be focused on what happened to her and the boys in the last 3 years, but I'm giving a lot more airtime to Yongguk's thoughts. I couldn't in WAYT because of the plot twists, but here, I can fully allow my readers to delve into his psyche.
This story will not be long. I'm thinking 10-20 chapters, just to wrap up WAYT. It's really one for the old readers. Hope you guys enjoy this emotional rollercoaster!
xx.
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