Sakura's POV:

I left Japan and my Japanese Idol status to challenge myself and improve my singing and dancing skills. 7 years of being a Japanese Idol, I grew up in the entertainment industry having joined HKT48 at a tender age of 13. I auditioned for WM Entertainment and got in, thus leading to me quitting HKT48, AKB48 and KIV, yeah I gave up being a member of these J-Idol group HKT48 and their sub-units. Though I was already a popular center and Team Captain of AKB48 and HKT48. I felt like my skills are trash and lacking as a dancer and singer. So, Yabuki Nako, Honda Hitomi and I have quit HKT48 after passing our online auditions, equipped with Annyeonghaseyo and a phrase to introduce ourselves as the only words we know. We arrived at the company now, Nako and I were ushered into Team A's Classroom and Hitomi was ushered into Team B's classroom. We had to quickly follow the teacher and the rest of the New Korean Trainees and then we found ourselves in the middle of the half circle the class created.

The teacher must have said something to the class about Nako and I. Then my name and Nako's name was called and the teacher pulled me and made me stand front and center of the circle. I guess, I'd have to introduce myself(?). I took a deep breath and once I exhaled these Korean words came out of my mouth.

"Annyeonghaseyo, My name is Miyawaki Sakura, I am from Kagoshima, Japan, I am currently 20 years old." I said in Korean and bowed down exactly 90° degrees.

The teacher pointed me to Team A's circle. I sat with them and the girls were so giddy and excited to have me. Nako was pushed lightly Front and Center to introduce herself. My poor baby Nako seemed to want to cry, I stared at her for a good 5 seconds and nodded at her. Nako started to speak the same introduction with her name, place of birth and her age. Nako and Hitomi were same aged friends while I was the older one among the two girls, they are my babies as they were my fellow members from KIV sub-unit of HKT48. I was in charge of the two of them, even back when we are still members of HKT48, I was the one who cooked their meals, cleaned up after them and scolded them for misbehaving or when they keep on laughing in the middle of learning a song.

Earning me the nickname 'Kkura Okan' from the two younger members. Okan is a pet name for a mother and has originated from Osaka, but is now widely known as a common pet name for a Mother in Japan. Kkura was my nickname from HKT48 a short for my actual name Sakura. After Nako bowed she was pointed to Team A's Circle then the rest of the new trainees followed and they were pointed to other circles in the class. After the initial introduction of the newbies, we were taught a Choreography for a song called Nekkoya that will be presented at the end of the day. We were dispersed into our own circles. The whole Team A started to walk out of the class, the rest of the Team A were leading the way but one of them waited for us to catch up.

Nako and I held hands tightly as we ran towards the member who stayed behind to wait for Nako and I. She offered a cool smile to us. Then she speaks to us in Japanese and said.

"Hello, my name is Lee Chaeyeon, Leader of Team A, I know you guys barely know Korean, but don't worry, I'll make sure to translate for you. I want you both to understand that I will not repeat myself so please focus on my translations and keep up, Team A holds a special place in the company as Team A members are about to debut, so consider yourselves lucky."

Chaeyeon said to us before walking off.

She seemed cold and serious, I watched as Chaeyeon walked through the hallway. Nako looked at me and said.

"Kkura Okan, I think she's scary." Nako said trembling.

"Nako, she's probably just stressed about being a team leader, let's give her a chance okay? Besides, she offered to translate to us. She's probably the only person in the team that speaks Japanese." I replied to Nako.

Nako could only nod and held my hand tighter as we walked down the corridor and when Chaeyeon abruptly takes a left, we followed her. We reached another room that was dimly lit, Chaeyeon held the door for us and allowed us to enter first before entering herself. She speaks to the rest of the team in Korean before turning back to us and she spoke to us in Japanese.

"You two will stay with me. I will teach you two the whole choreography once and then we'll join the rest of the team for practice. Do you both understand?" Chaeyeon's voice was firm and slightly raised.

Nako and I could only nod and we followed her out of the room and into another room directly across our room. Chaeyeon sets up her phone on the speaker dock and faces us.

"We'll listen to the song first, then I'll show you the choreography." Chaeyeon said her voice booming across the whole room.

She sat on the floor and pats the space beside her. Nako didn't want to sit beside her so Nako pushed me and hid behind me, this child really! I walked and sat beside Chaeyeon. I listened to the song Nekkoya, it was an upbeat song and it sounded excitable. It looks like we are going to have a hard time singing and dancing to Nekkoya. As Japanese Idols, we rarely sang and danced, just waving our hands and acting cute. I dreadded now the decision I made, I especially dreaded for my two babies, Nako and Hitomi. If I was determined to quit HKT48 and improve my dancing and singing skills, the two babies only wanted to be with me.

This thought made me uneasy and with our future in WM Entertainment. But Nako was assigned to Team A, so I guess we are good? We still don't know and I don't want to jinx our chances with complacency. Nako and I should work hard and hopefully restart our careers as ex-HKT48 K-Pop Idols. I also needed to buy some books so I could learn my Korean Language which will be crucial for our survival as ex J-Idols. I was still listening to the song when I started to Hyperventilate without reason, Chaeyeon noticed me and hit the pause button immediately.

"Yah! Sakura?! What's happening?" Chaeyeon said in Korean which made me feel more anxious and my tears started to fall one after another. She's intimidating with her Korean accent and voice.

Nako spoke to Chaeyeon and told her.

"She's having an anxiety attack." Nako said to Chaeyeon in Japanese.

The next thing I knew, Chaeyeon held both my hands and said.

"Breathe with me Sakura-chan, inhale, exhale, slow, inhale, exhale, slow." Chaeyeon whispered to me like a mantra in Japanese.

Until my breathing went back to normal and my tears have subsided. Chaeyeon pulled me into a hug and whispered into my ears.

"You'll be fine, Sakura-chan, I want you to be succesful like the whole of Team A, You and Nako-chan, so I got you through this, trust me okay?" Chaeyeon whispered to me in Japanese.

The hug lingered for a few more seconds, she eventually pulls away and held my chin up to keep my head from falling down, she smiled and wiped the te