* * ＊ Prologue I ＊* *

SONG AREUM STRUTTED WITH A SENSE OF CALMNESS IN THE FAMILIAR HALLS OF MAD ENTERTAINMENT SOUTH KOREA. 

Her trustworthy employees parted like the red sea as she continued her walk. She was far more comfortable here than she'd ever be in any other hallway of any other entertainment agency that asked her to check out their trainees or help them with their auditions. 

Without a blink, Areum looked to the side- and walking beside her, effortlessly keeping up with Areum's rather speedy pace- Xu Mingxia, better known by her stage name- Iza. Rondo's General Hydrangea.

A bit of information about Rondo- they are the world's #1 most influential girl group. They easily topped all of the others. Their popularity is surprisingly breathtaking. They're like the female Shinhwa- except on a totally new scale, an international scale. They're composed of MAD Entertainment's very first and most talented trainees of all time. They're Areum's most prized work of art, and the group that is hardest to duplicate. They're the true Idol Queens, the true Queens of Apop. They're nearly perfect and Areum would always be proud of them the most, because they were the hardest girl group she ever managed. In the beginning, the rivals of these girls weren't fellow girl groups- but rather, the biggest boy groups- like DBSK, Super Junior and SS501. She's proud of how far her girls had gone. 

"I'm glad you came when I called you Mingxia." Areum remarks. "I'm sure you'll like this group."

Mingxia twists the ends of her twin tails, and arches a brow. She was the only girl who could pull off twin tails and make it look like the iest thing- ever. 

"I would?" she asked in her soft, collected voice. Mingxia didn't sound one bit like the best vocalist of Rondo she was- but just wait till she did her adlibs. She was the best. 

"You would." Areum confirms, her voice completely sure of this.

"I've never doubted you for a second jiejie." Mingxia replies. Not a single face muscle twitched to show an emotion- and this was Rondo's General Hydrangea. She may not have displayed the most emotions now, but when she sings, she sings with all the passion people thought she wouldn't possess. She was the original Nation's Marionette. "I'm supposed to become their manager of sorts?"

"Until they can take care of themselves, like Rondo." Areum replies shortly. Mingxia hummed, she looked at Areum through thick, dark and heavy lashes. "And what of us? The others are restless jiejie." 

"Soon." Areum promises. "Assist me with these-" Areum handed the Idol Queen a bright neon pink Hello Kitty folder. Mingxia barely blinks at the blinding pink folder before taking it with perfectly manicured fingers and flipping it open. 

"Comeback. Comeback. Debut. Debut. Debut. Debut. Comeback. Quiescence's Debut. Our Comeback. Debut. Debut. EXO-N's Comeback. Debut. Debut. Debut." she muttered under her breath. "You've got a lot of work to do jiejie." 

"Exactly." Areum sighed. "I need to do this before I lose my inspiration, I'll be depending on you ladies for these."

Mingxia chuckled.

"Ladies huh? I could still remember when you referred to us as girls."

"You've grown up now," Areum turns to her, with a small sad smile. "More than I've ever imagined... but I'm definitely proud of you... girls." 

And Mingxia's lips curled- just slightly- a half smile. Many, all over the world would pay to see her smile at all- and Areum was one of the very, very few who didn't need to pay to see that smile. 

The ladies both paused in front of a door with the words: TERPSICHORE PRACTICE ROOM.

"Ready to meet you're first girl?"

Mingxia rolled her eyes before pushing the door open.

YOON SAERA FINISHED HER DANCE WITH ONE OF THOSE AMAZING AND STYLISH HAIR FLIPS, AND POSE- before tu