OPEN YOUR EYES (BLIND I) - MUSIQ SERIES PART 2

62. DO IT FOR ME

The next day the girls spent day and night practicing the dance for «Perfect World» in order to do well for their second music video. Not all knew Japanese, so the ones who did not also had to memorise the lyrics in order to lip-sync accurately. They had no time to rest and think about anything else so, when the following day came and they had to leave at five in the morning to film, they were all looking so exhausted that even the staff seemed to be worried about them.

"Juna," Heejin shook her awake once they arrived at the filming site, which that time was a theatre. "Juna, we've arrived."

"Oh, yes, sorry," Juna finally woke up and stretched. "Let's go."

They almost looked about to faint, which was what worried everyone the most. They were filming music videos so they did not have to worry about being perfect on a live stage, but they still barely had time and they therefore sacrificed their much-needed sleep in order to work.

"Heejin, the director wants to talk to you," a staff member called her once they arrived, right before they went to get their makeup and hair done.

The director was looking at the girls from afar while talking to some staff members but, when she approached him, he quickly turned his full attention to Heejin.

"Haven't you slept?" he asked her. "You all look almost sick."

"We have been extremely busy preparing for the shoot, but do not worry. We will do our best."

"If you need to stop or something, just say so. I don't want any of you fainting on set."

"Thank you for worrying about us." She bowed. "I was wondering, however, if we could film the dance portions of the video first so we do not look as tired during those. Most of us slept on the ride here, so this is probably the most energy we will have for the day."

"Yes, of course. Both dance scenes are on the stage, so we can start with those. I'll tell the crew to prepare everything there while you get changed," he told her, quickly telling his assistant to spread the word. "Also, make sure you have some coffee as well. It might help."

"I will get some to the others. Thank you for understanding."

After her conversation with the director, she rushed to get ready with the rest of the girls and not delay filming because of her. The hairstylist had told her she wanted to experiment with Heejin's hair a bit more, so she would be taking more time than some of the other girls to get ready.

As she had a short bob at that moment, the hairstylist added clip-on extensions to make her hair go down to almost her waist. She had not had hair that long in years, so it was strange seeing her reflection in the mirror as she was getting it done. It even caught the attention of the other girls, who quickly approached her to look at it up-close.

"You look like a completely different person..." Juna told her. "I'm not saying it looks bad at all, but you just don't look like you."

"I just agreed to it because it's temporary. I don't think I can ever have hair this long for real," she admitted. "Let's hope I don't screw up the dance since I'm not used to it."

"It's easy to get used to," Eunae assured her. "Just make your head movements a bit stronger so that the hair doesn't end up in your face and you can actually see."

Although she was receiving positive feedback from the girls, when she looked at her reflection, she did not feel like herself. She did not hate it, but it felt like putting on a costume more than just adding some hair extensions.

As they got ready, Kasai and Hikaru arrived, wanting to wish the girls good luck on the filming. As they were also Japanese, it made sense that they visited them that day instead of for the previous song.