Prison On Sea (BTS Story) (Complete)

J-HOPE

Jung Ho-Seok holds the handle but he doesn't walk in. The office looks small and a bit shabby. It is located on the third floor above a Cafe. A sign on the front door reads, "Big Hit entertainment."

Is this the place? It doesn't look promising.

He has been contacted by this agency. They said they might have a position for him. A spot for their new idol boy group.

A teen boy pushes the glass door from the other side.

He squints his eyes when he stares him.

"What are you doing here? This place would never glow. You could never be an idol from a slum like this."

Another teen boy behind him scolds, "Soleil, you can't say bad stuffs like that to newcomer. I know you aren't pleased with the agency. Still..."

Soleil turns around to face him.

"Joon, you should leave too. Join me. My new agency would take us in. We would get plastic surgeries. We would look handsome. Perfect idol materials."

Joon shakes his head.

He confesses, "I'm not handsome, I know that. My skin is darker than requirements. Still I believe my music shall conquer all boundaries."

Soleil scoffs, "Maybe it would work. If you joined bigger agency. Not a dump like this one."

"PD Bang will let us make our own music. We won't be limited to one music genre. We could write any kind of songs we love. Hyung, please stay with us."

"Don't dream too high, Joon. You would hurt yourself when you fall."

"If you never fall, how could you fly higher than anyone else?"

Soleil shakes his head.

"This dump suits you well. You and PD Bang are a bunch of delusional folks. Belonged to a mental institution."

Soleil leaves after saying those harsh words.

Joon rubs his head. He is almost two heads taller than Ho-Seok.

He offers his hand and Ho-Seok shakes it.

"Kim Nam Joon."

"Jung Ho-Seok."

Joon says, "Sorry for the drama. Soleil got fed up and leaves this agency. I just wished he won't speak ill of PD Bang and his agency."

Ho-Seok stares to Joon's darker skin. Korean has very strict rules about beauty. Pale skin worth more than darker skin. Idols with dark skin like Joon won't be able to rise high in music industry.

Joon pushes Ho-Seok into the office.

He says, "The staffs have gone out earlier. Something about audition. It's just me here right now."

Ho-Seok is silent.

Joon asks, "Have you selected your stage name yet? Mine is RM or Rap Monster. I wanted to be a rapper. PD Bang said I better work in a boy group."

Ho-Seok finally replies, "Not yet. I still don't know if I would join this agency or not."

"Why not? I heard you are a pretty good dancer. You joined the audition, didn't you?"

Ho-Seok closes his eyes. He refuses to answer him.

You are ugly. You would never become an idol. Just give it up already.

His father's harsh words kept replaying in his mind like a broken record. Joon is silent. He wait calmly for him to open his eyes again.

Finally Ho-Seok opens his eyes.