BOY BAND

MEI'S POINT OF VIEW

Mr. Chen aka my new boss, was kind enough to show me around the different departments of the agency. PHOENIX had many trainees and very few but talented idols; the idol group METAL HEART had just debuted their world tour and had been nominated for the next American awards. They really were famous and I hope to achieve such goals with my group.

Mr. Chen finally took me in a conference room, there six boys were seated probably waiting for Mr. Chen and I. I rapidly realised what was going on, I was going to manage a boy group and not a girl group as I had expected.

All of a sudden, I started panicking. I always had bad experiences with boys and I was seriously doubting if I was qualified enough to manage them and furfill their dreams.

I was so lost in thoughts that I didn't realize that they had all introduced themselves and they were waiting for me to do same. Geez, I didn't even get their names. I bowed to them before introducing myself, "My name is Mei Chang, from now on I will be your new manager. I look forward to working with you. Let's take care of each other.''

Mr. Chen briefed us on some details before exiting, he gave me an agenda with informations about all the members and left wishing us good luck. The boys all left for their dance lessons and I followed them, afterall it is my job as their manager.

Throughout our way there I kept a safe distance not wanting to interfere with them as I didnot get their names as they were introducing. The two boys whom I met outside were equally there and the one with whom I crashed with occasionally turn around to offer me one of his boxy smiles to which I will respond with a wave.

Once in the practice room, they went in position and started rehersing. I have to say, they really are good. They were in perfect sync as if they had done this all their lives long. I took advantage of this moment to take a look at the agenda. They all had foreign names and from what I read from their personal records almost none of them were purely korean. Jackson, the oldest was a 94 liner and was half korean and half Canadian. The second, Arhnaf was a hundred percent Indian, from what was written in the agenda, he was born in New Delhi was had grown up here in Seoul. Mr boxy smile went by the name Lucas and was a quarter French, a quarter spanish, a quarter Mexicain and a quarter Korean; what a mixture. The next up was Ethan, half Japanese and half Korean. The last two, Thalian and Emerald were purely Korean. Emerald's features were breath taking, I could already see him as the visuals of the group; he was svelt with a perfectly shaped jawline and those amazing pale green eyes that decorated his face, I now see why his parents called him Emerald.

I closed the agenda and watched their rehersals to the end. Their choregrapher was really strict on their moves but encouraging nevertheless. They kept moving for an extra one hour before ending the session, I had not even realised that an hour that flew before the choreographer mentionned it.

I clapped at them before handing them their respective water bottles which they chucked down almost instantaneously.

"Did you really like it Manager?", Ethan asked apprehensively, he was the youngest and seemed really sensible. "It was very good, I was surprised when your choreographer said that he had taught you these moves yesterday.'' , I smiled at him making him feel more confident. ''Real idols learn moves in 24 hours. It is not by congratulating us for a choreography learnt in two days that we will become real idols!", Jackson spat this to me as if I had done wrong by cheered them up. I looked at the other members, they all looked hurt by Jackson's words but none seemed to have the courage to stand up to him. I decided to, afterall as their manager I had the responsibility to take care of them, "how do you think not only idols but people in general progress if they are not encouraged and cheered up once in a while? I know you want to become an idol but being hard on yourself and on others won't help." he glared at me before sighing, "you are right. Guys, I am sorry." With that he exited the room, I turned and eyed the five boys before me,"Look in life you have to learn to stand up for yourself because if you don't you never will reach the top. From your behaviour I can guess that you don't know each other that well but you have to, if you want to be solid enough to reach the sky. I know Jackson is the oldest but don't let that intimidate you ok?". They all agreed as I took my bag I had dropped on the floor. I waved them goodbye before leaving. Mr. Chen told me that since today was Friday, there wasn't anything much I could do so I decided to go home.

Those guys had no bonds linking them and I had to remedy to that if I wanted a solid team.

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