Forever Young 영원히 젊은 Park Jimin

Chapter 34: (BTS Cam) Weekly Idol

The members of ST4RLIGHT held their final poses as the music ended. Then, they all stood up properly, looking eagerly at their sunbaes.

"So, what do you think?" Bang Shihyuk asked the members of BTS. The boys looked at each other, waiting for someone to speak first. When Shihyuk noticed their reluctance, he turned to the four girls.

"Girls, please take a break." He said. The girls nodded obediently, bowing respectfully before exiting the room. When the door closed, Shihyuk turned to the boys again.

"Come on, be honest." He told them. When no one started talking, he called Hoseok who was sitting next to him.

"Their moves were powerful, but the dance didn't flow as well as it should have." BTS' main dancer said quietly. As much as he loved helping his bandmates become better dancers, Hoseok didn't enjoy giving criticism.

Shihyuk nodded, then his gaze moved on to Jin.

"Their voices were great, but there's still room for improvement." The eldest member commented.

Before he could be called, Yoongi voiced his opinion.

"The rap could still use some work. It seemed disconnected from the rest of the performance."

Shihyuk sighed, rubbing his temples.

"I don't get it. The four of them are BigHit's best female trainees. Do you think they need more training?"

The boys looked at each other again. They all knew that they were thinking the same thing.

"Sir, we don't think that the problem is caused by their lack of training." Namjoon spoke up. "Individually they're all great, but as a group, we don't think they've learned to work together yet."

"Hopefully they grow into it soon. We've already announced their debut so we can't delay it any further." Shihyuk said. "I was wishing that some of your teamwork would rub off on them."

"With all due respect boss, but a boygroup isn't the same as a girlgroup." Jungkook answered. He didn't mean anything negative by his words, he just meant that brothers bond differently than sisters do, and he understood how important it was to get that bond right.

"You're right. It's too bad BigHit doesn't have a girlgroup that could mentor them." Shihyuk sighed again. He was now really regretting the early announcement of BigHit's newest girlgroup. He should've made sure that they were ready before he greenlit their debut.

Namjoon, noticing the stressed look on their boss' face, made a suggestion.

"Well, they might not be a BigHit girlgroup, but if we talk to BLACKPINK they might be willing to have a chat with ST4RLIGHT and help them figure out their group's dynamic."

"I'd be really grateful if they would." Shihyuk replied, his face lighting up. "But wouldn't it be too much to ask of them? I'm sure they're quite busy."

"I don't think they'd mind boss." Taehyung assured. "And besides, they're our friends and we haven't seen each other in a while. We'll take any chance to have an excuse to hang out."

"When you say friends, you do mean friends, right?" Shihyuk asked. The boys became silent again, all of them deliberately trying to not look at Jimin, whose cheeks started turning pink.

"Come on boys, you know that you're not prohibited from dating." Shihyuk chuckled. "But I would advise you to be very careful. BLACKPINK is rookie girlgroup under one of the Big Three companies. It's bound to turn into a dating scandal if it gets out."

"W-why are you looking at me boss?" Jimin stuttered, noticing that Shihyuk was looking intently at him when he spoke. Their boss just laughed.

Shihyuk wasn't an idiot. From the moment he saw Jimin and Gale's dance video that Jin tweeted, he knew that there was something going on between them, and the previous dating scandal only made their "friendship" stronger.