BTS 8th Member Scenarios // [slow updates]

Trainee Days

*circa 2014*

You only trained 2 months before Dark&Wild was released in August of 2014. You went to BigHit's audition in LA and got a call the next day about joining the group.

You were more than excited to join the group! You already were a fan of KPOP and enjoyed various songs from various Korean artists. But even though you considered yourself knowledgeable of this genre of music, you had no idea how back-breaking and serious the Korean music industry was.

That night, you packed your bags and left for Korea, leaving your family and friends behind.

You quit your job at the grocery store and withdrew your college applications (although you never planned to attend anyway). You gathered all the important things into one bag, packing lightly. Your wallet filled with cash and credit cards, your passport, laptop, headphones, iPod, a book, six pairs of sneakers, your favorite hoodie, and one outfit.

You figured when you got to Korea,  you could just buy the extra supplies you'd need. Luckily, the staff at BigHit were very nice and accommodating, offering you $150 to shop for whatever you would need for the next month. (During orientation, they explained that all members would receive something like a monthly allowance to obtain any necessary items, not including food. They prepared food for you all.)

After arriving at the dorm and learning the ins and outs of the company, it seemed like you were all set. Except for one minor detail: you didn't speak Korean.

Translators were available at your will and call, but your director Bang Sihyuk told you that he wanted you to be fluent within two months time.

TWO MONTHS?! You thought. It took you four years to learn Spanish and you were barely fluent in that!

But you wouldn't give up that easily.

So you downloaded some language learning apps and studied every day. BigHit hired a teacher for you to practice with, too. And the members even offered to help you learn.

RM: Since I also speak English, I could help you out with pronunciation and things like that.

YOU: Sure. That would be awesome, thanks!