Title: Idol Enlistment

Type: Short Story [about 6 Chapters]

Rating: PG [for hints of profane language and/or ual references]

April 21, 2012 @ 22:30

Dear Diary,

This day must be a happy day... Yes, it MUST be a happy day to me! Why? Today’s the launching of my very first solo album, Wishing Star! Being one of the most celebrated female idols in South Korea, I, Park Dara, felt greatly honored to have accomplished something for myself after my activities with 2NE1. Oh, I miss the girls... Hey, I haven’t lost my touch yet! T’was a blessing in disguise since there have been struggles of idols in keeping a career in the entertainment industry. Fans have been seeking new trends every 2 weeks! What do they think of idols – magicians? Heavens! It ain’t easy to produce good music nowadays. Geez, aren’t these fans demanding...

(R~ing!) Taking an urgent phone call from Attorney Kang.

OHMAIGAHD! I just heard from my manager that my cousin, Jay Park, robbed $20M of my money and properties... Wait a minute, I HAVE $20M SAVINGS AND PROPERTIES? I was that rich without me knowing it?! Great...just great! Now, I’m totally broke. This day was supposed to be happy, right?

April 22, 2012 @ 06:30

Good Morning! Wearing this neatly pressed army uniform makes my day. Anyway, I was tasked to open the SK Army Office today. Just a great way to start the day... Now, where did I put those keys? (searching his pockets) Aah, got them right here!Sergeant Kim Jaejoong felt something unusual that morning. That something was right at the very doorstep of the SK Army Office. Surely, it wasn’t a sight to behold. It only made him crease his forehead.

“Ma’am, don’t you know that you aren’t allowed to sleep in these premises?,” he politely said.

(awakens) “Yes, I know... (still groggy) I don’t have a home now. But, can I use your bathroom before I’ll leave?,” the lady grins innocently.

Sergeant Kim looks at the lady in front of him. Seemingly, he is not able to believe that this woman, who is dressed like an angel, claims to be homeless. What’s more odd is that, how sassy this beggar can look wond’ring around the streets of Seoul. Somehow, like magically, he just had a feeling to look upon the skies. A big surprise awaited him to where his eyes just laid on... It was a billboard of a rising star.

Dara was freshening herself up when she saw a promotional video about the enlistment for the SK Army. She was totally struck on the lines: DISCOVER YOURSELF. BE A PART OF THE SK ARMY. She was busy having her thoughts when the officer from this morning went to her.

“Thank you for letting me use the bathroom!,” she began. “I was considering joining the SK Army. (pointing towards the LCD TV) Those women in the video look cool in their uniforms!”

“Ma’am, are you sure you want to be a part of the SK Army? You know, this is no joke. I think you got it all wrong.” Sergeant Kim thought of being pranked (looks at his surroundings whether there are hidden cameras around him).

“No...no... I’m serious. I want to enlist myself and join the SK Army.”

(he felt he had to address her properly; letting her know that he knows who she is) “Park Dara–sshi, SK Army is not like the entertainment industry. So, if I were you, I’d be more busy composing, singing, and making songs hit # 1.”

“Officer, all this time, I’m being told what to do and how to do things. Not you too. Now, I want to do things my way.” He took her words as finality.

“Park Dara–sshi, are you ready to serve your country?”

“Yes, Sir!”

Little did Dara know that her joining the SK Army will be the greatest turning point of her life. Will she be able to survive? We’ll just have to find out...

Character Profile

PARK SANDARA

Nickname: Dara

Age: 24 years old

Birthday: November 12, 1986

Birthplace: Busan, South Korea

Height : 162 cm (5'4")

Weight: 40 kg

Star sign: Scorpio

Blood Type: A

Profession: Actress, Singer, Dancer and Model

Talent Agency: YG Entertainment

Reason of Enlistment: To discover myself and become the person I want to be without anybody else controlling me.

Background: She debuted as a solo singer–endorser and launched her first solo album – Wishing Star, still under YG Entertainment. Due to her busy entertainment life, she had neglected her siblings Sanghyun and Durami that made them cold towards her. She has been living alone since then with the help of other people; making her dependent on them. Unfortunately, her cousin Jay Park, with whom she trusted all her wealth, robbed her everything. Now, she has nowhere to go and with this had herself enlisted to the South Korea (SK) Army.

KIM JAEJOONG

Nickname: JJ

Age: 26 years old

Birthday: January 26, 1984

Birthplace: Gongju, Chungnam, South Korea

Height: 180 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 63 kg

Star sign: Aquarius

Blood type: O

Profession: Military Sergeant

Military Base Assignment: Camp Hovey, Seoul City

Reason of Enlistment: To fulfil my dream of becoming a soldier, make my family proud, and be given the chance to serve my country and fellow men.

Background: His family is known to be military folks by whom he got inspired to become a soldier himself. He almost did not make it through Basics Training. However, with his will and determination, he passed the final drill – the last examination in order to graduate and proceed. It was his ticket to fulfilling his dream.

Just a note: (in case you might wonder..)

The nicknames i placed will be significant in the story..it's easier for me..

I interchanged the birth years of Dara and Jaejoong..just to make JJ older..

The information i got are mostly from DramaWikii..so i suppose these are true..

Camp Hovey, Seoul City is a real place..you might want to GOOGLE it up..

On JJ's pic, he wears a school uniform i guess..it was stated on the site where i got it..