Marrying My Bias: iKON's Kim Jinhwan

MMB30: Missed

Yoo Mi's POV

Noong araw na iyon ay natapos ang dalawang show na kinabibilangan ko. Maging ang koneksyon ko kay Jinhwan.

Kinagabihan naman nun ay ang finals ng Queen of the Highest. Ibinida ko ang english song pero Filipino made song ni Julie Anne San Jose na Deeper. At kahit may sakit pa ring dinadala, I won. I sang it whole-heartedly. I sang it just how Julie sang it softly. What makes it different and better is that, I sang it with my heart that time. Not that Julie didn't. But my heartbreak that time was fresher. So I think, the judges also felt what I'm feeling that time. I communicated with them through singing.

I almost cried when I sang the song's climax. I was teary-eyed. Hindi tuloy maiwasan ng mga judges na magtanong kung bakit ako naluluha. Syempre, alangan namang sabihin kong dahil kay Jinhwan! I simply said, "I'm nervous." Sabay tawa.

Kinabukasan, matapos kong manalo sa Queen of the Highest ay siyang pag-aanunsyo naman ng debut ko. At dahil dito, ang buong buwan ng Agosto ko ay libre. Sa umaga lang ang mga schedule ng pictorials, pagkatapos ay magkukulong na ako sa practice room para sa paghahanda sa debut ko.

Nagpatawag ng meeting ngayon si Young Min para pag-usapan ang debut ko. I'm on my flannel shirt and denim jeans now. I sat beside my manager.

"Good Evening po, CEO Youngmin." Bati ko sabay yuko at saka umupo.

Ngumiti siya't tinuro ang upuan ko, senyas na umupo na ako.

"So! You're trending again, huh?" Malawak ang ngiti ni Mr. YM nang ibalita sakin iyon.

I knew. I checked my accounts before going here. I even changed my profile pictures into a Starbucks cup with an IYM written on it.

I just laughed.

"Now, tell me na hindi matutuloy ang The Grand World Tour mo ngayong ganito ka na agad kasikat." Ani Ms. Choi.

"Am I famous enough already?"

"Goodness! You always trend on Twitter with million of tweets and still, you doubt yourself? Seriously? I don't know if you're just acting humble or you're just really outdated about your own career status, Yoo Mi? Followed mo naman ang Allkpop, Soompi at Koreaboo pero bakit outdated ka pa rin?" Natawa si Ms. Choi matapos ang sinabi.

Oh. I see. Is fame now counted with how many tweets you trend on Twitter? I didn't know that!

Nagkibit na lang ako ng balikat at hinarap na si CEO. He's smiling while looking at us.

Bahagya pa siyang tumawa bago humilig sa lamesa at pinagsalikop ang dalawang kamay na nakapatong dito, "That's good, Yoo Mi. Stay humble and innocent. So that the fans will continue to love you. So..." sumandal uli siya sa swivel chair niya. "Where do you want to shoot your upcoming music videos?" Tanong niya.

Oh right! We're here for my debut!

"Hmm, I already thought about this last week and... I want it in the Philippines." I smiled nervously. Baka hindi sila pumayag. Wait. Why not?

"Specifically where?" Nagtaas ng kilay ang CEO.

"B-Boracay."

He laughed, "Yoo Mi, are you going to compose a summeric song?"

"No, Mr. CEO. I only want my carrier track be shoot there. And the other two will be in Iceland and California."

Agad na napanguso si CEO sa narinig. Akala ko tuloy ay hindi niya nagustuhan ang sinabi ko. Medyo magastos kasi lalo na't magkakalayo ang mga destinasyong pinili ko. But, he smiled and it's a good sign for me!

"You already planned this, huh? I like it. You want your territory bigger that's why you'll shoot with 3 different countries. And I'll take note that they're all far from each other. We'll need so much budget just from there."