Symphony of Renewal [A SKZ FF]

Chapter 2: Unsettled Waters

Third Person POV:
"What?!" Hyunjin exclaimed, dramatically getting up from the armrest he was sitting on. Felix gave him a look, which made him sigh before sitting back down.

JYP nodded calmly, seeming to have expected the reaction. "Yes, due to the circumstances that are currently at hand. I, along with others, thought this would be the best decision for the group," the CEO explained.

"But we can't possibly add another member to the group. We've been through so much!" Minho was the next one to speak up.

JYP sighs, "Boys, please try to understand. There's no other option... unless you're willing to face disbandment."

The boys' eyes all widened after hearing that. There was a moment of silence before Chan spoke up. "PD-Nim, can we have a moment?" he asks, and JYP nods. The members all head to a corner of the room and huddle up.

"We do not want or need another member," Minho says firmly. He seemed to be against the idea the most.

Chan sighs before responding, "Look, none of us do... but we don't exactly have a choice here. We have to go about this reasonably."

"Besides, we have to be the longest active group, remember?" Seungmin adds in.

They all discuss for a bit longer before coming to a decision. They would suck it up, albeit reluctantly. They didn't want to disband, after all.

They turn back to face JYP, Chan speaking up, "PD-Nim, before we accept, can we at least know more about the new member?" he says in a polite tone. As much as they hated the fact that someone new would be joining the group, they still wanted to know more about her.

JYP smiles before responding, "I'm glad you asked. Her name is Hayashi Yazumi. She's been training for 6 years; 3 at Sunshine Entertainment, and 3 here."

The boys eyes widened a bit in surprise. She sounded interesting. "So that means she's going to be a producer, right?" Changbin asked. Sunshine Entertainment was known for their self-produced groups, after all.

JYP thinks for a bit before responding, "Most likely. She'll also be a part of VocalRacha."

Seungmin and Jeongin both sat up straight in their seats when they heard that. "She'll be a part of what?!" Seungmin exclaims incredulously.

"You heard me. She'll be a great addition to the groups in terms of vocals. Plus, it wouldn't exactly be fair if 3Racha or DanceRacha had 4 members, while VocalRacha only had 2, would it?" JYP responds.

Seungmin grumbles under his breath but doesn't say anything in response. The CEO was actually making sense, and he would never want anything bad for the group after all.

"PD-Nim, how old is she?" Jeongin was the next one to ask, a curious glint in his eyes.

"She was born in 2001, but a few months after you. That would make her the maknae," JYP says.

Jeongin pouted a little. He would no longer be the maknae? "Ha! Looks like you're no longer the maknae, Innie," Seungmin says, not being able to resist the urge to tease the younger. Jeongin just looks away from him.

"Wait!" Felix suddenly says out of nowhere, leaning forward in his seat. Everyone stopped what they were doing to look at him. Once he's gotten their full attention, he continues, "If we're getting a new member... does that mean we'll have to re-record at least 5-Star?"

There was silence before the other members all groaned. "Nooo!" Seungmin drawls out.

"We just released a re-record album not long ago! I am not re-recording another song!" Han says defiantly.

"No. Not again," Jeongin mutters, his gaze distant as he rocks himself in his seat.

JYP sees all the reactions and chuckles, "Relax, boys. I wouldn't want any of you to go through that again. Miya will join you in your next Korean comeback. When you perform any of your songs, the line distributions of said songs will be adjusted to include her. The same goes for your choreographies."

"Great. Re-learning choreos," Minho quips sarcastically, which the CEO ignores.

"Wait. Miya?" Chan asks, a little confused.

JYP nods, "Oh. Miya is Yazumi's stage name. She chose it herself."

"YazuMI, HaYAshi. Oh. I get it now," Chan mutters to himself. The other members were just relieved that they didn't have to re-record another full album.

They discuss more with JYP. Miya sounded pretty interesting and talented, at least. They were just about ready to go when suddenly.

"Hayashi... why does that sound familiar?" Minho meant to say to himself, but everyone in the room heard him.

A look of realisation takes over JYP's features. "Right. I forgot to mention. Miya is the younger sister of Black Forest's Kyra," he says casually.

A stunned silence fell over the members, which was broken by Han letting out a loud gasp. "Kyra?! As in Black Forest's Kyra? As in Black Forest? Who's about to overtake us in popularity?!" Han says in disbelief.

JYP nods calmly, having expected such a reaction. "Yes. That's the one," he replies.

Hyunjin lets out a huff, mumbling. "Well... things just got a whole lot more interesting."

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A/N: Sunshine Entertainment is another OC of mine and is the agency Black Forest is under.

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