My Idol

15

We are currently shooting for the collaboration. Some people are looking at us, but luckily, there aren't that many people here.

"Okay, get ready, IU and JM," the producer said. We both nodded. IU noona is a good actress, so I won't make that many mistakes.

We already started shooting. We need to shoot three times, I guess, to see what's best for the music video. After many hours of shooting, we took a break for lunch. IU noona is in her car to eat, and so am I. We shouldn't be too close. You know what people think. Social media is everywhere. The cameraman is filming me, so I smiled at the camera. I put on my wireless headset to listen to our song, so that I wouldn't forget it. I ate while listening to the song, humming along.

The music video shooting scene was finished anyway. Tonight, we will continue shooting the music video because tomorrow, we will go back to South Korea for a photoshoot and to continue my music video. Perhaps the paparazzi already know that we are here, and I guess they will post it on social media that IU noona and I will have a collaboration. That's the power of the paparazzi. They quickly know 'everything' and make theories.

After I finished eating, I took my phone to take a picture. Right now, I'll roam around with my manager and the cameramen shooting me. Of course, I changed my clothes and they applied some makeup. I'm wearing an outfit suitable for the weather here in Paris and the place, with a cap, of course.

"I'm ready," I said, opening the camera, which was now filming. IU noona is doing the same thing, but we can't be together because it's for our channel. "Hello, guys, this is JM. I'm here in France. We just finished filming with Senior IU. I hope that when the music video is released, you'll support us, okay?", I said, looking around. Some cameramen were filming me and just following me, but some people around were looking at me.

"This is my first time here in France, so I'll make this memorable," I said, showing the envelope containing some money. "But I only have a little money here," I said and took a picture as I walked. While walking around, I saw some food stops, restaurants, and others. I went to the top where I could see Paris from a smaller perspective.

"I'm going to walk and enjoy the view and take a pic," I said as I looked around. I saw IU, and she saw me. So I decided not to show her on the camera because she was filming, but she came to me!

"I'm going to introduce you, JM," she said and showed me to the camera. "Introduce yourself, JM," she said. I felt shy, of course! I didn't expect her to come to me!

"Hello, I'm JM," I said and bowed a little.

"Oh, I have this mission. How about you?", she asked.

"I don't have a mission. Why?" I asked.

"Well, I have to go to the amusement park and ride some rides, some extreme rides. If I succeed, they will treat me to some food, so I'm going to do it," she said.

"Well, good luck, noona," I said. She pouted, I know she wants me to go but we can't.

As I looked around, I saw some people stealing pictures from us, maybe fans of IU.

"Okay, I have to go. Bye," she said and waved at my camera.

"Oh yeah, wait, sister IU. Introduce yourself here too first before you leave," I said. She stopped and showed herself to the camera energetically. "Hello, I'm Lee Jieun! Nice to meet you, ML's. Oh yeah, wait, what does ML mean?" she asked.

"My Light," I answered. She nodded.

"Okay, bye. I'm going to get some free food now. Bye," she waved again and left.

"Senior IU is really friendly. She's like a big sister to me. So I call her sister IU when she's here because if I call her senior, she said that word makes her feel old, so I call her sister personally," I explained.

I went to where the cameraman was to ask a question.

"They didn't give me a mission?" I asked him, and he acted as if they didn't. I pouted.

"Pdnim, mission, please," I said, looking at the camera. I walked and enjoyed the view of the sky. I sat down to rest after walking for an hour. When I saw some food and drinks, I went there.

"How much is this?" I asked in English, pointing to the burger. He told me the price, and I counted how many cameramen were filming. There were at least three cameramen, so I asked them, "Do you want a burger and drinks? My treat." I offered them food, as I didn't want to eat alone while being filmed.

"Don't be shy; I'll buy you guys burgers and drinks," I said, and I bought four burgers and four drinks. I handed them out, and they thanked me, so I t smiled back. I sat in a chair, as there were seats there.

"You know, eating alone is not fun. I don't want my friends to see me eating alone while they're not eating. It creates an awkward atmosphere for me," I said, munching my food.

"I hope sister IU is finished with her mission. She's probably starving," I said(which she really is right now haahaha). I ate silently as the cameramen also ate while filming me. A few minutes passed, and I was finished eating, so were they, and we threw our trash in the garbage. "I'm going back now," I said.

After a few days, it was the day of my graduation. When idols graduate, photographers usually take pictures of them holding their diploma. As I exited, I saw my mom and dad. I hugged them immediately while some took pictures of us. There were other students there too.

"Congratulations, my son," they both said.

"I'm so proud of you, my son," Dad said in Chinese.

"Thanks, Mom, Dad," I said, smiling happily.

"We rarely see you, and here you are, all grown up, just as expected. Here's a gift from me and your dad!", Mom said, handing me a box.

"Thanks. Finally, I graduated," I said.

"Sorry to interrupt, but we need to go somewhere private," Mr. Joe said. We nodded, and we went to a room. Mr. Joe opened the door, and I was not expecting this. TXT was here! They came to me and hugged me, congratulating me. And the last thing I saw was that they were on V Live, and they showed me a phone with BTS! I was shocked, and I was about to cry, but I stopped myself.

"Hello, JM! Congratulations on graduating, our young solo artist," Jimin said.

"Thank you," I said and wiped my tears.

"Hey, hey, JM. Guys, he's crying. This is my first time seeing him cry!", Soobin teased and said to the V Live. I saw my parents there, crying.

"Thank you, guys. I didn't expect this," I said, looking at the video call. I saw all of BTS there.

"We have some free time, so we came here to surprise you, and we succeeded! Senior BTS are too busy to come here, so it's just a video call," Yeonjun said.

"Thank you, TXT, and Senior BTS," I said and wiped my tears. The V Live ended, and so did the video call. We were going home now. My parents went first. Some fans were waiting outside. TXT went ahead of me. I immediately got into the car. It wasn't a celebrity car, but it could fit five people. As the car started, when we reached the gate, a lot of people were outside. There was space for the car, so I opened the car window. They screamed and congratulated me. I shouted, "Thank you," and waved at them. They took a picture of me. The car moved away from them, and I closed the window. Mom and Dad texted me, and I smiled at their message.

Tomorrow, a teaser will be released. Fans already know about it, and they've been waiting for the music video. I hope they will like it. I know I have some anti-fans, but I just ignore them.