Behind The Scenes: A Daragon Story

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3rd Person

Sabay sabay na napalunok ang mga babae. Alam nila na walang magandang nangyayari kung may nalelate sa meeting kasama si Yang Hyun Suk - ang kanilang boss, at sa kasamaang palad, late sila. Kahit ang lakad takbo na ginawa nila para marating ang opisina ni Yang Hyun Suk ay walang ginawa dahil late sila by 3 seconds, which makes it even worse kasi pwede sana nilang maiwasan ang pagiging late, if not for that damned elevator.

"Mianhe, sajangnim." Paghihingi ng tawad ni CL sabay yuko. Yumuko din naman ang tatlong babae, not wanting to meet the eyes of their scary boss.

"Hmm. Maupo kayo, I have something to announce."

Tumango ang mga babae saka isa-isang umupo sa mga monoblock chairs sa harap ng mesa ni Yang Hyun Suk. Maliit lang ang opisina ng boss nila. Masasabing isa itong typical na opisina ng isang CEO na nagsisimula pa lang - which was not the case for their CEO at all since YG was founded in 1996 - may mesa, may mga upuan, may mga nakahanay na mga folder ng records sa kabinet na nasa likod ng mesa saka may isa pang cabinet sa gilid ng kuwarto na puno ng mga trophy. Ang kaibahan lang siguro ng opisina ni Yang Hyun Suk sa ibang opisina ng mga CEO ay ang mga figurine na nakapalibot sa kuwarto. Mahilig talaga kasing kumulekta ng mga ganoon ang kanilang boss.

"Malapit na kayong magdebut." Panimula ni Yang Hyun Suk. "Next week ipapalabas ang music video ng Lollipop na shinoot niyo kahapon kaya the public will know of your existence eventually, lalo na at kasama niyo ang Big Bang sa music video. Gusto kong mas makilala pa kayo ng tao. Gusto kong malaman nila ang araw-araw niyo dito sa YGE kaya napagdesisyonan kong gawan kayo ng reality show." Seryosong sabi ni Yang Hyun Suk habang nakapangalumbaba. Tinitingnan niya ang mga reaksyon ng mga babaeng nasa harap niya.

"Sajangnim, reality show po? Pero we're not stars." Nag-aalalang sabi ni CL.

"Kaya nga po. Baka walang manuod." Sabat naman ni Bom.

"Huwag kayong mag-aalala. Dahil nga next week na ang release ng Lollipop, sigurado akong maraming magtataka kung sino kayo kaya we'll support the company's previous statement on the topic of YG debuting a girl group and say that the girl group we're debuting will be having their own reality show to show the public more of them, individually and to show the them behind their group name and company name. After 2 weeks of the release of Lollipop, you'll debut. Your debut song just needs some polishing pero its already good. I am sure that it will top the charts. Maybe earn some awards even."

Hindi sumagot ang mga babae at tumango lang. Their sajangnim has a point. Sooner or later the public will know them and will be curious about them kaya its practical to strike while the iron is hot and make the public recognize them through their hardwork as normal people chasing their dreams.

"But there's still an issue though." Yang Hyun Suk blurted out making the girls look at him with worried expressions. "Wala pa kayong group name. Kayo na nga lang magdecide. YG Girls, Tornado or Twenty-one."

"Sajangnim, wala naman pong maganda sa mga ibinigay niyong pangalan." CL said cautiously, trying not to piss their boss who only nodded his head, agreeing to the fact na wala talagang magandang pangalan sa mga binanggit niya.

"Twenty-one is good." They all looked at Sandara, a little taken aback, dahil she's voicing her opinions - which she doesn't normally do. "I mean, sajangnim did mention that he wants his new girl group to become a girl group of the 21st century kaya I think Twenty-one is suitable. But, aside from outright speaking the word Twenty-one as 'Tuwenty-wan', why not make it slang? Like-"

"Toweny-one!" The other girls shrieked in glee, cutting off the words Sandara was about to say.

"Right." The petite girl said, smiling, amused by how their minds think alike when it came to anything related to their debut. "It also sounds similar to 'to any one' which suits the reason why the company started us in the first place. To create music for any one. To dedicate music to any one." She smiled brightly at her friends who were also doing the same thing at her. But a thought crossed her mind. Kaya, she looked at their boss shyly. "Pero if you don't like it sajangnim, forget that I even mentioned it."