President Yang's Request: T.O.P

Chapter 48 - Practice! Practice! Practice!

President Yang had been in the dance studio with Jang Mi and the other members of 2ne1. They were practicing all the dances with Jang Mi. They were the only ones who knew about Jang Mi's surprised debut. Even Ji Yong sat in the dance studio waiting. He needed to practice Missing You with Jang Mi so he was waiting and watching. Even Park Bom was in the room watching, while eating a bun. She was well entertained. Park Bom was surprised at just how good Jang Mi was. She did feel bad that Jang Mi had to do her parts instead of performing normally. Jang Mi told her not to worry about it because she was having fun.

"Alright. So when you're performing Come Back Home, the part your singing doesn't come on until after Minzy, CL and Dara sings their first verse part. That's a easier way of hiding you and surprising the fans. Then straight after, you all will perform Falling In Love." The choreographer explained.

Jang Mi nodded. "Alright. So how do I know when I have to come out? I don't want to come out too early or too late."

The choreographer nodded. "That's going to be determined on the day of the concert when you guys go practice on the actual stage. Only then we can determine it. Because the dance studio is smaller than the stage, so the stage takes longer to walk across. Coming out at the right time is going to be very important."

Jang Mi nodded. "Ok. I'll work hard until the day after the family concert."

President Yang stepped forward from the shades of the dance studio. "Jang Mi-ah, while dancing, don't forget to smile. We want to show the fans that you're having fun. If you're just dancing, and not smiling at your fans, it's going to dull the performance. Other than that, you did good."

Jang Mi smiled brightly. "Thank you for the advice. I will take it and use it well." She said bowing.

President Yang just nodded. "Continue to work hard. I'm leaving."

"Okay." Everyone said in unison and bowed as he left the room.

It was time for the members of 2ne1 to head out to their next schedules. Jang Mi was happy performing for them. They weren't as different as they were from their television show that Jang Mi used to watch in her celebrity van while on her way to her scheduling. It felt peculiar that they were under the same company. She watched the show a lot even if it had been a long time since the airing of the show had stopped. CL is as fierce as she appears to be, but she's also very nice and smart. She's intelligent which was a different image Jang Mi had of her in her mind. Also very talented in singing. Dara was her same bubbly self except she was much more calmer. Almost like she grew a year older. However it was strange for Jang Mi to see her because she felt like they were the same age but Dara was way older. It wasn't only due to her young and wild personality but also because of how she looked. Jang Mi admitted it to herself that she looked older than Dara. For some reason she was alright with that. Minzy is the mature out all of them. She laughs a lot and dances well. She has a lot of energy and Jang Mi knew if they were besties, she would eventually run her tired. At the moment Jang Mi couldn't even handle Min Hyo Rin who lighted up the hallways with all her energy. Minzy was much more energized by singing and dancing. It was fun for Jang Mi to watch. Park Bom, of course is the strangest one out of all three. She scolded the choreographer when he would scold Jang Mi on her dancing. She talked very well. She always had something to say. Although she talked a lot, Park Bom was quiet most of the time. It was because she was eating. While Jang Mi was dancing, she could hear wrappers crumpling and come to find out Park Bom is eating sweet bread, chips, and she sat sticking on her coffee in her tumbler. Jang Mi was a huge fan of all four of them and is a huge dream come true for her to be able to perform alongside them.

"Thank you so much." Jang Mi said while bowing.

"You did a good job." CL said. "Thank you for doing this for our unni. We appreciate it a lot."