October 1996
"Annyeong everyone!! Today we have two special guests here with us today. Two of the biggest boy bands have joined forces for one special broadcast so don't miss it!! Give it for H.O.T and Backstreet Boys!!" The woman announced to an excited audience. H.O.T bowed like any normal Korean would do while Backstreet Boys waved hands the Western way. Both groups stood next to each other.
Heejun stared at Kevin, Tony at AJ, Woohyuk at Howie, Kangta at Brian, and Jaewon and Jihoon at Nick Carter. Rain being younger, looked like a kid in a group of teen boys.
"You can introduce yourself!" She said with a accent in English.
"Hello Korea I'm the oldest Kevin!"
"I'm the dude with best sense of humor Howie."
"I'm Mr. Prince Charming AJ."
"Brian's my name. I got style yo!"
"And I'm the youngest. Nick Carter!!"
"Fantastic greeting! Now then H.O.T it's your turn."
"Hi I am the leader Heejun."
"I'm the American hypeman Tony! I can speak English!"
"Hi I'm Jaewon, the tallest!"
"My name is Kangta. It's an honor to be here."
"Uhh Hi my.... Name ... Is Jihoon?" Rain tried to speak but failed miserably. He really sucked at speaking English let alone understand. He cursed himself for sounding like a complete idiot.
"You look so small little man." Brian said. Rain struggled to understood so Tony translated for him.
"Ooo... Beecuz I amm young. Yes I am foulteen years old." Rain said counting fingers.
"Wow Nick he's even younger than you. We got a little baby here!" Howie teased. They were growing find of the maknae's cute expression.
"We're here because we wanted to share a little about each other. Both of you have debuted around the same time and have gathered massive success. You think you can do a little dance for us?" The woman said before repeating it in English for Backstreet Boys.
Tony started by doing a little funny dance where he wiggled his legs on the floor. Then Backstreet Boys tried to imitate but it ended up looking very awkward. Everybody laughed at their performance. Afterwards each group gave a little harmony session, common for groups at this time. The next thing they did was do the viral Macarena dance.
"Kid got some energy!" Kevin said liking the kid's vibe.
"In Korea we call someone who is the youngest maknae... Jihoon is very hyper all the time." Tony said with a laugh.
"Nick's the same way. Little rascal always gets himself in trouble!!" Laughed Brian causing Nick to glare at him.
"Now that you all performed let us close this segment with a dance off from both of you!" The woman announced. Backstreet Boys were the first to perform followed by H.O.T. the High Six of Teens brought their colorful energy on stage.
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