[BTS: Love Yourself Series] MinYoongi x Save Me

Chapter 4: Debut Stage

13 June 2013, M-Countdown Backstage

🐱Yoongi: Nuna, can I not have the eyeliner? RapMon did not have his eyeliner drawn too.

Makeup Artist: He is wearing a shade so he doesn't need it. I'll try to keep it minimal since your skin is fair.

CJ Staff: Alright Bangtan boys! Get ready for rehearsal performance in 15 minutes!

[Jihye's POV]

CJ E&M Center

Okay, it has never come across my mind that I would ever come to support an idol group to the extent that I am attending their live performance. But ever since my random encounter with the first video of the BulletProof Boy Scouts, I am totally drawn to their music. I'm holding their first album and a little placard I've drawn to support them. I hope I am not too late for the queue since I heard that fans need to come as early as 5 am to queue up. Now it is close to 10 am, I hope I can still get an entry wristband.

[M-Countdown 13.06.2013

All entry wristband has been given out.

Thank you for your support. Please try again next time.]

And of course, how am I deserved to get in when I am not even committed to coming early. I look at the list of idols who are performing today.

Lee Hyori, 2 PM, MBLAQ, After School, Bumkey ... and the two debuting groups are Bulletproof Boy Scouts and Boys Republic.

With nothing but disappointment, I make my way to the exit.

[Girl in black T-shirt]: Chogiyeo (Hey there)! The girl in the green shirt!

A girl wearing a black T-shirt, standing near the foyer elevator now walking towards me.

Looking around, I think I am the only one wearing a green shirt.

🦉Jihye: Me? Are you calling me?

[Girl in black T-shirt]: Yes! Annyeonghaseyou. Are you perhaps, a fan of Bulletproof Boy Scouts?

🦉Jihye: Ah, yes. How did you know that?

[Girl in black T-shirt]: From your placard. It is drawn with a really cute character with the word "SUGA". Did you draw this? Is SUGA your bias?

🦉Jihye: Ah, yeah. I just drew this yesterday. Bias? Ah, he is my favorite member of the group. I watched a few vlogs and the music he made on SNS, and I really like the message of the album they put out. Anyway, today I was just trying my luck if I can get to the live performance. But I am too late for it.

[Girl in black T-shirt]: Look, I just happened to have one of the fansite members unable to make it for the pre-recording. We really need the numbers to cheer hard for the boys. It's their debut stage, we need to make sure they can receive the attention they deserve.

🦉Jihye: Really?! Can I really join you? Kamsahamnida! (Thank you)

[Girl in black T-shirt]: You're are absolutely welcome. I chose you because your bias is SUGA. I'm a fansite SU Can Fly administrator. Your drawing skills would be an asset to the fansite. So what says you? Would you like to join me to run the fansite together? Are you still in high school or in college?

🦉Jihye: I'm in my 1st year in Sogang college. I wouldn't mind contributing to the fansite if I'm free.

[Girl in black T-shirt]: Okay. Anyway, my name is Park-Yewon and I'm year 3 in SungKyungKwan college. You can call me Yewon Unnie. What's your name?

🦉Jihye: You can call me Jihye.

🦢Yewon: The boys' pre-recording is starting in 2 hours' time. It's almost time for us to go in. Here's the entry wristband.

Yewon handed the wristband to me and I followed her to join the line of people for the pre-recording.

Yewon Unnie certainly is a veteran in idol-chasing. She taught me about the way to get entry to all the different music shows, how to get into fan sign events, getting tickets to festivals and commercial performance, and how to sign up for the official fan club. Though the Bulletproof Boy Scout has not formed its official fan club. It seems like an agency company staff is collating names from fansite administrators for the interested applicants. Nice enough, Yewon Unnie had me in signing up for the fan club.

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After hours of waiting, we were finally ushered to the recording studio. We were in the third row for the audience pit. After another half hour, the pre-recording for No More Dream begun. I was totally carried along with the audience and started doing the fan chant together. Everyone was doing really well, the rappers were really stable in delivering especially SUGA. I was really impressed with how stable and loud his voice is even when he is dancing so hard on the stage. And the little kid Jungkook was really good as well. Something that I did not expect was the abs though *shy*. I am too busy to cheer for them to see if I am blushed or not.

After the pre-recording for No More Dream, the boys went back to backstage to get ready for their second song We are bulletproof pt. 2. The boys did not fail to impress the fans again. Jimin and Rap Monster's part was a lot more stable this time too. What caught everyone as a big surprise is the hat performance, it certainly left us all in awe. Even the recording staff were can be heard that they are also impressed by the boys.