ANNOYANCE

Idol

Our K-Pop group called 'Bullets' consists of eight girls, PyuRi being the eldest and SeokNa being the youngest. I was just elder to SeokNa and younger than all others. The age differences in our group did not lead to any awkwardness, thanks to them being good natured. Also I was the last one to join hence everyone else was more trained than me but my manager said that it was because I already had all the pre-requisites of being an idol. I wasn't very surprised by this comment of hers since I had been dreaming to become an idol one day, not just an idol but a very successful one. From talent to behaviour and etiquettes, I had ingrained in my personality everything that I could understand was necessary. Since all these traits are in my personality, whatever I say I truly believe it since it's my brain that I'm speaking out and hence there aren't any double standards or lies. That is how I prefer to live- to be myself and love my flaws and perfections.

The eldest ones were Pyuri and Minna who had been receiving training for three years were talented. I honestly was impressed, not intimidated though. Seokna has received it for an year and it's been half an year for me. We debuted two months back and everything, from fan following to critics, everything has escalated. It was something I could assess would happen so things did not come as much of a surprise to me. The practices, the interviews and variety shows, the fan meets- I sort of could fathom the new developments since I had been working for all this. It is overwhelming, exciting but bland in the same moment. This schedule, apart from fan meets, was something I had been doing for years now on a regular basis. But each passing day made me happy and satisfied with myself obviously leading to even more confidence boost. I knew how to remain humble and not get over-confident. I knew my roots and my journey till here and that made me humble since the journey wasn't an easy one. Everyone has problems and I had too and that darkness is why I can look at the light and brightness and be happy that I overcame it.

Today is yet another day that I stared at myself for too long in the mirror leading me to think about my life. I should get going since it's a big night after some hours. All six of us have individual rooms in our dormitory, a common green room where all the make-up and most of preparations take place, a common living room, kitchen and dining area though kitchen and dining areas haven't been used that often. A bell rang indicating that the manager had instructions to give so all of us left our rooms and went to the living room and smiled to each other. We are a group that respects individuality but when it comes to others trying to harm any of us, we are like one family. We respect each other, whether elder or younger and that is another boon for me.

"So the costumes have arrived..." and our faces were lit. I simply smiled unlike Seokna and Minna who squealed together. "It's nice you're excited and everything but remember to be careful, as I've told you all before. It is MAMA and all groups will be present, many eyes and cameras will be on you all too since you've made good progress. Maintain your poise and composure and be the wonderful talented ladies you are. The theme as you know is spring, since your debut and the only album was Spring so reflect spring in your behaviours too. Be fresh and radiant and carry yourselves well. I know you all know this but you've come far and I'm proud of you and today is a big night. Go to the green room and the makeup artists are there and the costume designers too so they'll help you, you know how. I'll be accompanying you but have your meal first, don't eat too much since I don't want to see any one of you puking or anything. Just refrain from doing anything that might cause trouble, okay?" we nodded and replied with a "Yes, we understand" after Inha, our manager ended her instructions or low-key speech.

We walked to the dining, ate a little, went back to our rooms clad well into our costumes and then green room. Four hours was what it took to get ready from head to toe. I had long hair that reached my thigh so I preferred them tied neatly into either a bun or ponytail most of the time. Since I got them straightened, they were easier to handle. Though I pressed upon getting a bun my hair dresser said that a high pony-tail suited the costume better and who was I to deny when it came to looking my best and confident at important places. And it did look great.

Since our group had a vibey and pleasant concept as the debut concept which was unlike what K-Pop groups usually do, our costumes varied too. While everyone else wears shiny or glimmered fashionable clothes, we had elegance that seeped through our appearances and it was what was required. We wore things that were comfortable to us, than to force ourselves into something that only others usually wore or did. It isn't wrong to say that 'Bullets' has a more open-minded ideologies and freedom than what most enjoy in the industry. We dare to be ourselves and that is what caught many people's eyes and we are very well appreciated and of course criticized for it too. We were strong, elegant, talented, confident, bold and ourselves. 

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