Gateway to a New Life: BigHit's Girl Group

Recording Studio

Mi Sun's POV:
I'm glad Seol-jin is our leader. I think that she would be the best leader. I mean, she's the one who helps us and stops fights. I really admire her, I like her a lot. She's just amazing.

We share secrets with each other. Secrets that we haven't told anyone. I have a secret that I won't tell anyone yet: I was anorexic at a time. I can't tell them that. I will just tell them a different fact about me.

"Mi Sun, tell us a secret about yourself," Seol-jin says. What I say isn't exactly a secret. "I-I'm pansexual," I say. It's not exactly a secret because I've always been perfectly open with my sexuality. I hope I don't have to tell them my real secret anytime soon.

"What about you, Seol-jin?" Chiaki asks. "I am actually bisexual," she says. "My parents don't know. If they find out, they'll disown me for sure, considering that they already don't like me." "Aww!" I say, going to comfort her. "I will love you more than they ever will."

"I'm a lesbian," Nari says. "I've just never had any interest in guys. I have always preferred girls." "And that's ok," Malee says. "I prefer girls, as well, even though I am bisexual. But my sexuality isn't really a secret, though. Everyone knows about my sexuality." "Yeah, if anyone is homophobic, they can just leave!" Jinhee exclaims.

"I used to be bulimic," Eun-kyung says. "I had to go to counseling for it. After 6 months I got over it. I love myself the way I am now." All of our jaws drop because of what she said. Damn, I wish I could tell the girls about my anorexia that easily. It's not as easy as it seems.

"I have a secret," Malee says. "My dad, he...um...cheated on my mom 10 years ago. That's why they got divorced. He left my mom to take care of me and my 4 brothers, 2 older, 2 younger. I have no sisters." "Malee, I had no idea!" Jinhee exclaims. "Ah, I'm so sorry!" Eun-kyung says. We all give her a hug.

"My parents are divorced, too," says Jinhee. "It's because...well...my mom...used to hit me. Every time she got angry, she would take it out on me. Never my older sister, always me! So when I was about 13, my dad won custody over me. He's getting married this fall." "I can't believe it!" Malee exclaims. She gives her a tight hug.

"I was kicked out of my house," Chiaki says. "My parents didn't want me to pursue my dreams of being a rapper/dancer, so I lived with my street dancing buddies when I was 14. They hated my passion for music so much that they destroyed my headphones and my MP3 player. Why couldn't they accept me?" "We're your family now," Seol-jin says. "And we'll accept you no matter what."

Some of them have dark secrets! I can't believe what they've had to go through, and my life isn't that great, either. My mom and dad aren't nice people, and they're no better than the other girls' parents. Sometimes I wish I had different parents.

Seol-jin's POV:
All of a sudden, it occurs to me: we haven't named our group yet. No good names come to mind. I tell all the girls. "That's right!" Chiaki says. "Or our stage names. When I was in Street Jams, my stage name was Tiny, because I was the smallest. I want a better stage name, like Passion." "Passion is perfect!" I say.

"I want my stage name to be Lee, short for Malee!" Malee exclaims. "I will be SJ," I say. "I want to be Grace, my American name," Eun-kyung says. "Plus, I want to feel gracious on the stage." "I won't have a stage name," Mi Sun says. "Me neither," says Nari. "I will not, either," Jinhee says.

"Alright!" I exclaim. "Our stage names are decided, thank you, Chiaki aka Passion. Now we need to think of our group name." "I have an idea!" Mi Sun says. "How about Mystical Dream?" "I like it," I say. "Does anyone else have an idea?" Silence. "Do you all agree on Mystical Dream?" "Yes!" all the girls say together. "Mystical Dream it is!" I say.