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Y.T.T. / ˗ˏˋ THE FINAL STRETCH ˎˊ˗JULY 2, 2015
"Wah, Hawaii was so fun," Connie said to her members as they were all lounging in their company's meeting room. Everyone had gotten back from their mini vacation the previous night, yet they were asked by their managers to head down to the meeting room the next day due to their CEO having news for them. The nine were completely tired from their trip, yet they had no choice but to go down. The other eight girls nodded to Connie's statement, quickly talking about how Hawaii was for them all.
Everyone had done their own thing in Hawaii, yet everyone had done the same things. When people were on the beach, others were shopping. When people were shopping, others would be bathing in the sun on the beach. There was a fair nearby as well that a handful had gone to in order to enjoy the few days they had in 'paradise.' Some had even gone to swim with the dolphins or even went snorkeling. Joyce, on the other hand, had gone surfing for the three days and four nights they were there. A few of her members had gone to see Joyce in action, one even taking a video for memory, yet they had envied Joyce. Why? Well, because of the fact that soon afterwards she was bombarded by various male surfers or beach goers who continued to push away her members. Nevertheless, everyone had a great time off from the business of Korea in order to enjoy the sun.
While the girls continued to talk about Hawaii, the CEO had walked in mid-conversation. The girls had not noticed until their CEO had dropped his suitcase on the table. The nine jolted from their seats in order to bow to their CEO, greeting him a good afternoon. The CEO let out a smile before telling them all to sit, "So I hear you all had fun on your little vacation to Hawaii, yeah?" All the girls nodded, some with a soft smile that had made Taewon smile as well. "Well, I want to discuss a few matters with all of you today, considering that a special event will happen soon."
The girls looked at Taewon with either wide eyes or happy eyes, the aura in the room was quite confusing. Taewon looked at all of them before pulling out two files from his suitcase, "The first matter is about your appearance on the new show, 'The Idol World.' I've been hearing comments that are more good than bad. The ratings for the show after the first airing were equal to that of 'Running Man.' You girls are a hit. After your vacation in Hawaii, the ratings rose 2.1% more than the first episode. Congratulations." All the girls clapped at their achievement, even after they had disappeared for three or so months. Taewon then concluded of their show, "The ratings were so high that we are preparing for a Y.T.T. comeback as soon as possible." Suddenly the girls' expressions darkened.
"Wait," Gummy exclaimed, "As soon as possible? Won't we be competing more since Sistar and AOA had their comebacks not too long ago?" Taewon nodded, "You will also be going against Teen Top, BTOB, Big Bang, Nine Muses, Ailee, SNSD, Girl's Day, A-Pink, and other groups." The girls knew that they were not as popular as the groups that their CEO had mentioned, considering that they were all in the music industry longer than they have. Some of the girls sighed, but Taewon quickly gave a speech, "Girls, listen. It won't be easy competition, considering that they have more experience than you, but I assure you that you all will do great no matter what. Life is all about competition, and you choose to either go head to head or not at all. The decision is yours. If you all would like to make a comeback and go against a handful of your sunbaes, then I will schedule a recording session and practice session in order for you girls to learn the dances and song as soon as possible. If not, I can always push it back until you girls are ready. The decision is all yours."
The girls quickly huddled together near their leader while Taewon watched them converse. Gummy quickly made a statement, "If we go with the comeback then people won't forget us. Besides, our show is already a big hit, and if we have a comeback we can become as great as our sunbaes."
"Yeah, but we're going against some of the largest names in K-Pop," Nae.O had made a good point, yet Gummy counterattacked her theory, "That's completely true, but we never know until we try." Everyone looked at each other before nodding. They looked at their CEO with a smile, some even giving a thumbs up, and the CEO did the same.
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JULY 6, 2015
Today marks the day that the nine were going to start preparing with their promotions. The previous day, they had chosen a song and came to a conclusion of doing a song that would continue their cute-like aura, yet a song that will slowly showcase their mature and y side as well. A song that would appeal to the younger generations and possibly the older generation as well, so basically Lya's age and Connie's age groups. Theyc chose a bubblegum pop song that will discuss about love and how you should never be afraid to tell of your wishes and/or dreams— Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).
At the moment, the girls were split according to their strengths of either being a vocalist or a rapper. The vocal team, which consisted of Connie, Dani, Rie, Lya, and Eight, was sent to the recording studio to meet with their vocal coach who will help them record their parts of the song. The rapping line which consisted of the remaining four members (Nae.O, Yeonyul, Gummy, and Joyce) were sent to their practice room where their choreographer and dance coach was, only to see what moves they have for them with the instrumental of the song their producer and coordinator had created that morning.
"Okay girls," their vocal coach, Mei Lin Hwa, clasped her hands together as she looked at the group of vocalists. "Although we did not practice the song in relation to vocals, I'm hoping that you girls will impress me by doing it without practice. Can you girls show me and your producer, here, that you girls can do that?" The girls looked at each other with an unsteady gaze before nodding. Mei smiled brightly before calling Connie to go and begin recording her part.
While the vocal line of the group were recording their parts of the song, the rapping line was busy vieweing their choreographer and dance coach with what they had so far. Although they should be practicing their parts, they were mesmerized by the two dancers that were focused on working with the instrumental.
"Yah, it's so hard if there's no words to the music, Jae," Their dance coach, Hwang Mei, said to an equally frustrated Ahn Jaebum. Jaebum dipped his head in a nod, agreeing to the struggle that was currently real in the room to the point that even the four girls were feeling the struggle. Suddenly Yeonyul got up, followed by the rest of the girls. Mei and Jaebum were confused with their sudden actions, yet they had realized what they were about to do.
"Yeah, we see you struggling there," Yeonyul said, which caused the other girls to laugh. "So, we'll be helping you with this 'choreography' for the song." Mei and Jaebum looked at each other, only to smile. They both had the idea that if people had heard that a few of the members helped with the choreography, then people will realize their talents since they were able to come up with dance moves that will appeal and relate to the song in some way. Mei and Jaebum nodded, allowing the girls to help with the choreography.
"Okay, so what I had in mind," Mei continued as Jaebum got up from where he was sitting. "I thought the beginning of the song should go a bit slow then it would progress into something slightly more intense, but it would still appeal to the 'cute' side of you girls. So Jae and I thought of doing something like this." Mei and Jaebum stood in a line, showing as to what they had in mind so far, while the girls watched intently at the two. Jaebum, who was behind Mei, suddenly jumped from behind and did a cute pose. His actions, for being someone of his age, made the girls cringe and scrunch their noses.
Joyce shook her head, "No, no, no, no. We're not doing that. Besides, the chances of us doing this in heels are pretty high." The girls nodded before Mei and Jaebum realized their mistake of not thinking of dancing in heels.
"What if we did something similar, though," Nae.O said as she told the other members to stand behind her in a line. Nae.O told the girls of her idea of how the beginning of the song should be in relation to the beat of the instrumental, and the girls nodded as a sign towards their liking of her idea. Nae.O turned towards Mei and Jaebum, who were sitting and leaning their backs against the mirror. "What if we did something like this." As the music played, Nae.O counted the amount of beats before sliding to her right as Gummy, who was behind her, slid the opposing way. The two other members did the same, but farther than that of Nae.O and Gummy in order to make the 'stage' seem larger.
Mei and Jaebum nodded as they liked their idea. Nae.O then spoke again, "And then whoever's singing the first part, they can walk forward while the rest of us keep going to the side, making the stage bigger." Mei and Jaebum smiled, giving them an approving thumbs up. The four girls smiled, gathering in a circle and hugging each other, seeing that they are making quite some progress with the dance.
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JULY 11, 2015
Today was their final preparations for their comeback that was scheduled by the company for Wednesday, yet it was not like any other comeback stage. Their comeback stage is said to be memorable, due to the fact that they were going to hold a free mini concert for their fans or anyone who had wanted to watch the girls. Today, though was their real shooting day for their show as well as their photoshoot for their comeback with 'Tell Me Your Wish.'
Joohyuk had stopped by the warehouse where the girls were getting fitted for their clothes, yet the girls were unaware of who Joohyuk had brought along with him. As Joohyuk, and his two special guests that day, walked into the set of their shooting, they saw that two girls, Gummy and Eight, were already doing their solo photos. Some of the staff members gasped at who Joohyuk walked in with, but Joohyuk pressed his finger against his lips, making a hushing noise. The staff members nodded, only to internally panic at the two males who came with Joohyuk. Suddenly Joohyuk saw the managers playing around with their son, and Joohyuk quickly went up and greeted them.
"Oh, Joohyuk," Minhye smiled as she got up to bow, followed by Hyungsik who was carrying Jun. Joohyuk kindly introduced the two guests, "They're here to suprise Yeonyul. It was her birthday yesterday, no?"
Hyungsik nodded, "Yeah, but we weren't able to celebrate it since the girls were busy with their music video shootings. All she got from us were presents from each member and us, of course, and a small cake that Rie made." The three males 'ah'-ed at what they had heard from Hyungsik. Joohyuk then told him of the suprise they had in store for Yeonyul, who was currently doing her solo photoshoot at the moment, and Hyungsik told them whhich room to go into, "The room all the way down the hall and on your left is the main room. I believe a few of the girls are in there resting and what not."
The three males bowed, thanking him for his help, as they headed down the hall to find the room to prepare the small party they had planned for Yeonyul.
All the girls, but two, were in the room with Joohyuk and the two guests. As they were finishing, Hyungsik recieved a text from Hyomi, who was still out where Yeonyul and Eight were still doing their seperate photoshoots. Eight was told to stall Yeonyul until everyone had finished with their preparations and Hyomi was told to text whenever they were done. Hyungsik quickly gathered everyone's attention, "Guys, Yeonyul and Eight are on their way!" Suddenly, everyone began to hustle to finish blowing up balloons and putting them around the room, tying them to whatever they can. The two guests quickly hopped into two large boxes that were shaped like large presents, putting large bows on their heads as well.
The members began to hear Yeonyul's voice as she was yelling at Eight to step aside, most likely due to the fact that Eight was blocking the doorway. Everyone began to hide behind the large presents where the two guests were, taking the cake and quickly lighting the candles. Connie quickly texted Eight in Chinese, just in case Yeonyul would be nosy about it, that they are all ready and that Yeonyul could come in. Once Connie had sent the text, everyone began to softly giggle, thinking of Yeonyul's reaction to their birthday surprise for her.
The girls soon heard the door open, as a quick 'what the' came out of Yeonyul's mouth. Soon the girls, as well as Joohyuk, appeared from behind the two boxes as loud words of 'surprise' came from each individual person. Yeonyul jumped back, realizing that this was all done for her birthday and that it was an accomplishing surprise. Yeonyul suddenly bursted out crying, seeing that all her members were in on this. What shocked her the most was that Rie had a smile on her face and had helped with the surprise as well. At that moment Yeonyul forgot all about her dilema with Rie.
"But wait," Joohyuk suddenly said as her members had comforted her, some even wiping away her tears. "These two large boxes hold two people that wanted to come and wish you a big, big, big, big, big happy birthday. Eight? Nae.O? Would you like to do the honors of opening them?" Eight and Nae.O nodded as they opened the two boxes in an almost unison form. Soon the two guests, Key and Seungri, began to sing happy birthday as the members did as well. Yeonyul, once again, began to burst out in tears as the candles on the cake continued to flame brightly in Dani's hands. Once they finished singing the song, Yeonyul blew out the candles, only to run into Rie's arms and crying loudly on her shoulder. Rie patted her back affectionately, also forgetting about their personal problems with one another.
"Okay, now someone help us out," Seungri said as Key quickly agreed as well since the two were struggling to escape from the boxes. Their actions, since both had fallen trying to get out, had made everyone in the room laugh, even the cameramen that were currently present laughed as well.
Night soon fell and their show had ended once Yeonyul had opened the various gifts from Key, Seungri, Joohyuk, and her personal fans as well. The three men had left due to their busy schedules the following day, but the staff of 'The Idol World' had stayed for some unknown reason. Their photoshoot had come to an end as well, yet their photographer had wanted to do something special. Hyomi gathered everyone to the area of the photoshoot, "The photographer wants to take a special picture."
Everyone was confused to their photographers actions since they were techniqually done with their photoshoots. Everyone had party hats, some had balloons in their hands and some even had plates of cake as well as on their lips. They were all going to clean up, but the news of their photographer taking a special photo caused them to quickly gather. The photographer smiled before taking out his camera, "Smile." The nine quickly formed smiles, some still in confusion about what was going on. The photographer took a number of photos as the girls eased up as they realized that their 'special photo' was due to the fact that Yeonyul's birthday had happened the same day.
Once they all finished the photographer grinned in the direction of the nine girls, "These special photos will be in your photo album as a surprise and maybe another surprise will be in store for you with one of these photos. You're all free to go now. Thank you and happy birthday, Yeon."
Everyone thanked their photographer as well as the staff of both their photoshoot and reality show for their hardwork and effort. The girls then sang 'happy birthday' to Yeonyul for the second time that day as they all exited to the van in order to get back to their dorms. For Yeonyul, though, she was quite shocked at Rie's sudden change of personality, considering that the two had a shaky relationship. Whether or not Rie's change was a fake, Yeonyul was actually quite happy seeing that her dormmate had pushed aside their differences in order for her to have a great birthday.
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