Breaking Rules

RULE # 21: DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE

Of Sunbaes and Maknaes

While rehearsing for their performance for the coming Friday – a back-to-back special with 2NE1, Teddy dropped by with Se7en to watch them practice.

"You've got to extend that arm more" Teddy pointed out to Chaerin "You're making a statement Chaerin. You're the leader... They have to all know that. Ok?"

Chaerin nodded and shook out her whole body – prepping herself.

"Maybe we could change Chaerin's stage name Teddy" Se7en suggested, lounging on a bean bag "Chaerin's way too cute for someone who we want to be fierce."

Teddy acknowledged this with a nod. "I think you're right Se7en. I have, in fact, been thinking about doing something like that."

Both men faced the leader "Have you thought up off a stage name you'd like to use?" Se7en asked.

Chaerin smiled widely "Actually... I was thinking of asking Manager to allow me to use CL instead."

"That sounds cool" Daesung commented.

"I like it too" T.O.P. added.

"We should have her use it" Ji said in a final note.

Se7en nodded. "I think it'll fit well. We call Ji Yong – GD for G Dragon. It fits that their female counterpart's leader should follow suit – CL sounds great to me."

"How about the other girls, do we think up names for them too?" Seung-ri asked excitedly.

"I think we should ask them about that" Teddy replied and faced the other three ladies "How about it? Do you want to be known by another name?"

All three looked at one another.

"We haven't really thought of that, Manager" Bom answered for the trio.

"I think it would be cool if we could think of stage names for you as well" Seung-ri pushed, oblivious to the looks Se7en gave him. The maknae has become over-excited again. "Bom-noona has the most powerful vocals. She's also very pretty and funny. I think your stage names should be patterned after your characters. Like, whenever we perform in Japan, I get to pick the name Victory!"

Ji Yong rolled his eyes at him "They don't need stage names Seung-ri. And I think they don't really want to have stage names. Their names already fit them well if you just listen to it... like Bom for example. Her name sounds like an explosion and that's what she is on stage – she explodes with her powerful voice."

"Minji's name sounds cool too" Young Bae inserted "It sounds like she's going to turn anyone daring to battle her on stage to minced meat."

"And Dara's name justifies her child-like tendencies" Ji continued "She's quirky and funny like a child but she can be quite serious and focused too – when the need arises – which isn't quite often, mind you."

Dara crunched up her nose at Ji's description.

"Wow" Teddy exclaimed "You have gotten to know them quite well. You guys have only been together for six months but I see that you have seriously taken your titles as sunbaes for our girls to heart."

"They're inheriting a title we've worked very hard to achieve Manager. We have to fully know them to make sure that they become worthy of it and to create names for themselves too, when the day comes" Ji answered.

"I'm glad... not only because you have given your all to do as I wanted but because you have justified the amount of faith I have given you. You both worked more than anyone else I have handled and you are yet to give me problems" Teddy smiled at this "on the personal side..."