I should have seen this coming. A few weeks after May's wedding, another Korean teacher - Christine - announced her engagement. One night after work, we went out to a restaurant and May was joking and said "Katie you should sing at Christine's wedding, haha." That "haha" is how I got myself in trouble the first time, mind you. Anyway, I thought I was in the clear because Christine said "no, offense, but I don't want singing in my wedding." And of course none taken.
A few weeks later Christine came to me and asked "would you sing in my wedding?" Dumbfounded, I answered yes while wondering what changed. Then she asked if I would sing a Korean song that she picked out. She asked me this two weeks before the wedding. But I love a challenge and I miss those days in choir when we had to memorize a foreign song in 45 minutes so I of course said yes.
I memorized the song in two days and then was left for twelve days wondering if I'd have accompaniment or if I'd have to sing a Capella. The day came and turns out I had Karaoke-style accompaniment once again.
Despite how strange it must have been for 200+ Koreans to watch a foriegner butcher a beloved Korean song, the performance was pretty uneventful. I remembered all the words!
I think one more wedding officially makes me The Korean Wedding Singer. No?
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