Forever Young 영원히 젊은 Park Jimin

Chapter 16: (VLive) Jennie- A Message to Everyone

2:36 AM

Jennie- a message to everyone has just started!

A girl appears on camera, obviously a bit tired and sleepy. Her brown hair is unstyled, her face free of makeup, and she's wearing her pajamas. She's sitting in her dorm's living room, the only light coming from the lamp beside her and her phone.

"Hello everyone." Jennie greeted. She was speaking in a hushed voice, as to not wake up her members. "I want to talk to you guys about something serious. I know, this is a weird time for me to be doing this, but...it's not letting me sleep."

"First of all, I would like to say how thankful we are for all of you BLINKs who keep on supporting us. We appreciate you guys and we love you so much." She said, although it was obvious that she was stalling.

"Everything went wrong three weeks ago, right after New Year's, when these rumors started floating around. Ever since then a lot more people have been hating on Gale. I know, as idols this is something that we just have to deal with, but lately the attacks on her have been too much." She ended in almost a whisper, then something flashed in her eyes. It looked like anger, which looked so foreign on the girl's usually smiling, cute face.

"When the rumors started spreading around, they supposedly came from a "trusted source"- an insider from YG." She explained. "If that were true, why doesn't the person who started this come forward with evidence? Why would anyone believe this person anyway without any proof?" Then, her eyes turned soft again.

"Gale acts like there's nothing wrong. She smiles all the time and jokes around, but I'm her best friend, and I know when something's bothering her." By now her voice was shaking, and it was obvious that she was trying not to cry.

"I'll address these three rumors now, so they can finally be put to rest. After this, please stop hating on my friend." She said, "We kept quiet about this because we thought that everything would just die down, but apparently not."

"The first rumor, Gale bullied Rosé and stole the main vocal position from her." Jennie took a deep breath before continuing.

"This is stupid." She told the camera directly. "Gale never bullied anyone, and she never stole anything from anyone either!"

She caught herself, immediately stopping before she woke up her members. When she composed herself, she continued.

"When BLACKPINK was formed, our positions weren't clearly stated yet. We only finalized everything once Gale was added." She explained. "And I'm not saying that Rosé isn't talented because she is! But have you heard Gale sing?"

Jennie readjusted the cushion that she was leaning on, moving slightly to the left before leaning back again.

"The second one- Gale is from a rich family and only became an idol because of her father's influence. Originally someone else was supposed to be the fifth member of BLACKPINK.

"Anyone who has seen or heard any of our performances would know that this is simply not true. Gale is both a talented singer and dancer, and she works really hard too. It's her dedication and passion that got her to debut so soon.

"And so what if she came from a rich family? She became an idol because of her own merits."

"BLACKPINK was originally supposed to be a four-member group, but even though our debut was only a year away, Yang-sajangnim still felt like we were missing something. He had thoughts about pushing back our debut, but then Gale came into the picture. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't be BLACKPINK. There was no one else considered for this group but her."

Jennie paused and looked up from the camera, thinking that she heard something move from somewhere in the room, but when she didn't hear the sound again, she continued.