전 소민 (8th member of BTS)

Chapter 8

"Somin, could you tilt your head a bit to the right and sit up, please?" the photographer said, as Somin nodded, before Jungkook chimed in.

"Ooh yes, Minnie, the camera is in love with you!" he said in an over-the-top foreign accent, causing Hoseok and Tae to burst out laughing.

"Aish, this kid..." Somin rolled her eyes, waving her hand in dismissal.

"You're only a year older, don't get cocky." Jungkook replied, as Somin posed.

"I'm ignoring you. Mr. Cameraman-nim, is this alright?"

"Good, just a bit further." Somin obliged, as Jungkook laughed, seeing her flinch after getting startled by the flash. Eventually, her turn wrapped up and Taehyung walked past her.

"Good luck, oppa." She whispered, as Tae flashed a thumbs up. Soon, everyone was done, and no one had any idea what to do now.

"Hmm, how about we run through the choreo together?" Hoseok suggested, and everyone agreed.

"Hmm, should we take the bus?" Jimin said, as everyone nodded. They hadn't debuted yet, so they wouldn't be recognized. As they piled onto the bus, they still garnered stares and whispers. One girl hanging out with 7 guys looked seedy no matter what the intent was. She sighed, looking out the window as the landscape whizzed by.

"Hey, Noona, you alright?" Somin looked over at Jungkook, before shrugging.

"Yeah, I'm fine. What's up?"

"Nothing." After a few seconds of awkward silence, he continued. " Y'know, I had never really heard you sing before. You're good."

"Oh, thanks." Somin smiled awkwardly. "I've never really heard you sing, Kookie."

"Ah, no, they cast me as a rapper. I think singing would be fun though."

"Mmhmm." Somin smiled brightly as they arrived at their station. Getting off the train, everyone walked to the studio. Hoseok was already warming up and stretching, and Somin watched in admiration. No matter how many times she saw it, his dancing never ceased to amaze her.

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"No, do it again." Minnie sighed, as everyone restarted the choreography. She liked Hobi, a lot, but him in strict dance teacher mode was honestly terrifying. As they finished, everyone sat down, breathing hard. "Alright, everyone can take five." Somin stood up, going to refill her water bottle.

"Hey, I'm coming with you." She looked over at Yoongi, who stood up, following her. As they filled their bottles, Minnie started talking.

"This choreography is hard..." she whined, leaning against the fountain to keep her balance.

"Yeah, it is. I'm getting the hang of it though."

"I guess. I just hope people like us." Somin said.

"Somin, why do you care so much about what people think?"

"Well, we're trying to be successful. It's literally our job to care what others think."

"Well... one day I bet we'll get so big we won't have to care."

"Yeah, you think so?"

"I know so."