Black Pandora | iBigHit

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For you Brother Bear.

Chua Mei constantly gazed at those words while deep flashbacks awaken her. Those days were still quite fresh, undying.

A strong knock suddenly snapped her out of the fantasy. But the sound of the door banging is giving her extra chills. Her body felt alarmed so she quickly grabbed the knob, hoping it's not some random stranger who found her hidden vent.

Thankfully, it was only Manager Hyunsoo as she swung the door open. The man was breathlessly panting, as if something's up.

"Mei."

"Hyunsoo-nim."

"We got a really big problem this time."

"What is it?"

"Come with me quick!"

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The Blue Angel's dormitory is as usual. At least that's what the main dancer, Choi Minji taught, observing each members around their average-sized room.

In this hour, they're usually fulfilling their skincare routines, so the comfort room is apparently traffic jammed by the rapper and the lead dancer. "Hey, would you guys tone down your voice a bit?" Minji exclaimed while the echoed squeals inside are constantly loud enough to disturb everyone else in the room.

She undid her towel on her head and started to dry her hair from a personal hot oil treatment. Being one of the top girl groups of XY is never easy. A lot of maintenance and beautifying is to be done to become number one.

But those are just basic observational things. Right now, Minji's thoughts are concerned of the two members silently seating on their respective single beds; Kim Chahee and Park Hyeri Bye. Of all members, those two are probably the most secretive, both good at hiding things. Maybe, it's because of the fact that they are the only ones closer to the managements' negotiations, since we're talking about the leader and the visual of the group.

Yesterday, Hyeri had a brief talk with Manager Minhyo, talking about future plans. She's always been the power house, and the most popular member, so the management often explains their target and expectations. But the talk was rather personal.

'You've probably heard of Black Pandora, Hyeri.' Minhyo said while they were having a personal meeting. The girl could only wonder why would her manager bring that up all of a sudden.

'She's practically all over the news, manager.'

'Great. Listen carefully. That anonymous artist... is a threat to the entire industry. Her primary target is our agency. And you know what happens when we go down? Blue Angels' career also goes down.' He managed to stress out every phrase that his words became a perfect medium for a good old brainwashing.

Hyeri felt terrified when he heard him mention her group. 'And what are you trying to imply?'

Minhyo looked at her through the eye deceivingly. 'Right now, you're our strongest defense, Hyeri.'

'What do you mean?' She slightly tilted her head so innocently, enough to captivate Minhyo alone. He smiled back softly and reached out his hands to tuck the girl's hair behind her earlobe.

'Use your looks to distract the audience. It doesn't matter what release. As long as you look pretty in music videos, people will eventually worship you, till Black Pandora becomes irrelevant. Do you understand?'