Childhood Friends

Chapter 6

When Day6 finished their introductions, TWICE follow them,
"One in a million! TWICE 입니다!" TWICE exclaimed.
"Hi, I'm Jihyo." Jihyo said.
"Hi, I'm Nayeon." Nayeon said.
"Hi, I'm Jeongyeon." Jeongyeon said.
"Hi, I'm Momo." Momo said.
"Hi, I'm Sana." Sana said.
"Hi, I'm Mina." Mina said.
"Hi, I'm Dahyun." Dahyun said.
"Hi, I'm Chaeyoung." Chaeyoung said.
"Hi, I'm Tzuyu." Tzuyu said.

Then, it was ITZY's turn,
"All in us, ITZY입니다!"
"Hi, I'm Lia." Lia said.
"Hey, I'm Yeji." Yeji said.
"Hello, I'm Ryujin." Ryujin said.
"Hi, I'm Chaeryoung." Chaeryoung said.
"Hi, I'm Yuna." Yuna said.

Finally, last but not least, NiziU.
"私たちはNiziUです。" NiziU said. They are the lone all-Japanese group in the company.
"Hi, I'm NiziU's leader, Mako." Mako said.
"Hi, I'm NiziU's source of energy, Rio." Rio said.
"I'm NiziU's swan, Maya." Maya said.
"I'm NiziU's cheerful youngest, Nina." Nina said.
"I'm NiziU's charming voice, Rima." Rima said.
"I'm NiziU's smile maker, Miihi." Miihi said.
"I'm NiziU's chameleon, Mayuka." Mayuka said.
"I'm NiziU's energetic squirrel, Riku." Riku said.
"I'm NiziU's fluffy beauty, Ayaka." Ayaka said.

I take a step back, seeing all my favorites standing in front of me. I have to drop my bags that are in my hands just to cover my mouth. I can't believe they're all standing in front of me. Although, I wasn't a fan of K-pop way back in the day of 2PM and Miss A, but I still appreciate their incredible talent. It's sad to have seen the group, 2PM, slowly but surely leave JYP. I go up to each of the groups, having a hard time believing that these people are real. I approach GOT7 and Day6 first. They are the ones I am most familiar with. Then, I go to ITZY, TWICE, and lastly NiziU. I watched Nizi Project, so I know all the girls by heart. They have come so far since then. I was able to befriend the members of ITZY and NiziU because they're around the same age as me. Yuna, in fact, is exactly a month younger than me, so we bonded over the fact that we're "same-age friends."

After hanging out with the JYP Entertainment artists, getting to know them, it was time that I go off and find my own place. It was quite exhausting trying to talk to everyone, but now, all I want to do is to relax and maybe take a nap. I was left to find my own little place on my own because Hyunjin had to continue his activities with Stray Kids. I wandered all over Gangnam since that is the neighborhood where all the entertainment companies are located. I know this is one of the expensive neighborhoods, so finding an affordable apartment that is perfect for me, is going to be hard. I asked advice from my friends, and they told me my best bet was to go to Hannam or Itaewon.

I looked into Hannam first. I found a few good places at a reasonable price. Then, after looking at Hannam, I then looked at Itaewon. It is known as the neighborhood with a lot of expats/foreigners. I finally settled on moving into Itaewon because I loved the look of it, and I found a good place. My budget was $800-$1,000. I wouldn't get a place that is over $1,000/month. I found a place that was under my budget, $727(USD)/month, a two bedroom, one bathroom. Once arriving at the place, the landlord asked if this is the place I want.
"Yes, sir. This is just perfect. I love it." I said.
"Okay, your rent is $727 or ₩793,734.97." Mr. Kim said.
"Thank you, sir. I will get my first month's rent to you as soon as possible." I said.
"Great! Enjoy your new place." Mr. Kim said.

I had filled out all the necessary papers and documents for renting out the apartment. This is a villa located in Itaewon-dong, and I couldn't be happier with the place. It has a kitchen, bathroom, and two bedrooms. It has everything I could dream of in my own place. I finished filling out all the papers, signing them, and then that was it. I am set to move on within a few days. Once my papers get processed, I will be given the okay to move in. For now, I'll have to make my way back to the Stray Kids dorms. Mr. Kim told me I can pick up the keys to my apartment once my papers have all been processed.

This is all becoming all too real. I am really excited to tell Hyunjin about the place I found in Itaewon. Now, Gangnam and Itaewon are about 5.5km or about 3 miles apart. It's not like I'll be too far away from Hyunjin. I think I will turn my spare room into either an office or gaming room/studio. I'm not sure what I want to do with it yet, but I'll figure it out later. I arrive back to JYP Entertainment and tell Hyunjin the great news.
"Guess what?" I asked.
"What?" Hyunjin asked.
"I found myself a place in Itaewon." I said.
"Oh, let me see." Hyunjin said.
"Okay, here." I said, showing him pictures I took of the place.
"Wow, that place looks good." Hyunjin said.
"Right." I said.
"Can't wait to see what you do with it." Hyunjin said.
"I'm planning on hanging up all my posters." I said.
"Good start." Hyunjin said.

♡3 Days Later♡
I finally was given the keys to my apartment, so I can officially move in. I start organizing it. This is a clean slate, and it can become completely mine. I am in a brand new country and am inspired to make it anew as well. I take out all my albums that were packed away in boxes. I had picked up a few of the boxes that were coming in today at JYP. I lay out my albums on my bed, trying to think which posters I should hang first. I'm thinking of putting my BTS posters up first and organizing those on the wall. In my old room, I had them hung in no particular way, but this time, I want to make it look aesthetic. While I am hanging posters, I listened to my K-pop playlist. Since there is no Spotify in Korea, which is kinda whack, I had to transition to YouTube Music, which I didn't mind using.