Jung Jihoon, The Original Maknae: An H.O.T/Shinhwa Story

Necessary Changes

Jung Hana has become SM's trainee back in 1998 after visiting her brother's building for the first time. She didn't know what to expect upon entering. Everybody present was older than her, many older than her brother. She didn't consider following in her brother's footsteps until she met a friend.

Possessing large doll like eyes, larger than her own with a bright smile that eases any troubles away. She initially joined in for the same reason Hana has joined. Her brother was interested in becoming a trainee. Being only a few months younger, that girl has made a name among the trainees for her talent. She was so talented that the company started taking time to mold her into an incredible star.

That girl was Boah.

Hana and Boah started wrapping their training day exhausted and relieved the day has ended. She took a drink of water to give her necessary hydration.

"You're really thirsty today unnie." Boah stated fanning her sweat with her hands.

"Training was very brutal today. I think my legs are going to sore for a while. I don't know how oppa keeps up with this training. Even the new diet is hard to maintain." She rubbed her stomach in hunger.

She like the other trainees followed a particular diet to help them stay in shape. Although she wasn't against staying healthy the amount of effort they put in these routines was too much. She was glad she was done today.

"It must be so we can stay in shape. I lost a lot of weight since joining in SM. Even you have too unnie look." Boah pointed at the mirror against the wall.

Hana much like Boah lost of a lot of weight since her first day. Gone was most of her baby fat. She shared her brother's small oval shaped eyes. One could easily tell she was Jihoon's sister. Another feature of hers was fairly large nose, she scrunched her face at the sight of it. That was the only part of her she felt conscious about.

"You're still worried about your nose unnie? I think it looks fine, it's not as big as you make it out to be." Boah assured her.

"Still Boah-ah... It's just way too prominent. How is any boy going to like me with this thing in the way? I wish I could be pretty as you." Hana expressed jealously.

"There you go again with the comparison. You're you and I'm me! I wouldn't really call myself the prettiest Hana. Jang Nara unnie and many others are way much prettier. I don't know what I'm going to do... I don't think I told you unnie but Sooman-nim wants me to debut soon."

"Mwo!? Already!?" Hana's eye went wide in shock.

"That's what they told me. I don't know the details, but they want to be ready by the fall to debut. Apparently, it's going to be big news. I just thought I wanted to tell you since you're my best friend. You're fine with that right?" Boah seemed nervous for some reason.

"Of course not! I'm so proud of you!! Congratulations!!" Hana jumped in celebration.

"Really? You're not mad at me?"

"Of course not Boah-ah! Why would I be? I know how hard you wanted to become a singer. This is like your dream come true!" Hana said congratulating her.

That's what Hana felt at first. The next week Boah stopped appearing on the training room. As the weeks went by Hana took notice of the lack of presence of her best friend. Doubt started to creep in. She wasn't sure if they were planning on debuting her friend. For some reason any information was kept secret.

It was until three months later that she found out why. It happened during the middle of training. Hana was training as usual to get her body in peak condition. She was still in the peak of puberty so her body needed to maintain optimal health. She started dieting more, much like the other girls have. She started to take care of her looks a little more, but nothing compared to seeing Boah live on stage for the first time.