Five days later, IN生 was released.
A few minutes after the release, you were in the producer room (in the company), working on new lyrics.
eoneu nal sesangi meomchweosseo
amureon yegodo hana eopshi
bomeun gidarimeul mollaseo
nunchi eopshi wabeoryeosseo
baljagugi jiweojin geori
yeogi neomeojyeoinneun na
honja gane shigani
mianhae maldo eopshi
kkeuchi boiji ana
chulguga itgin halkka
bari ttejijil ana ana oh
jamshi du nuneul gama
yeogi nae soneul jaba
jeo miraero daranaja
Like an echo in the forest
haruga doraogetji
amu ildo eopttan deushi
Yeah life goes on
Like an arrow in the blue sky
tto haru deo naragaji
On my pillow, on my table
Yeah life goes on
Like this again
kkeuchi boiji ana
chulguga itgin halkka
bari ttejijil ana ana oh
jamshi du nuneul gama
yeogi nae soneul jaba
jeo miraero daranaja
Like an echo in the forest
haruga doraogetji
amu ildo eopttan deushi
Yeah life goes on
Like an arrow in the blue sky
tto haru deo naragaji
On my pillow, on my table
Yeah life goes on
Like this again
I remember
I remember
I remember
I remember
You: (I need to ask someone to help me add some rapping.)
You pull out your phone, opening your messages.
...
Nine days later, near dinner time...
Minutes after Show Champion, you and the guys arrive at the dorm.
You: I can't believe we finally got our first win of 2020!
Felix: I know Stay tried their best to get God's Menu its first win, but that's okay.
Lee Know: Let's cook to celebrate!
Before everybody could cheer, your phone starts to ring.
You: Hold off the celebration.
You pull out your phone.
Incoming call from Sana
You: Yeoboseyo?
When you answered your phone, your eyes go wide and you quickly head to your room to change.
Han: Noona, what happened?
You: I need to comfort someone!
You head out of the dorm, running to your car to drive to TWICE's dorm.
You hear Sana's voice in a worried tone.
Sana: Y/N-ah! Come to our dorm as soon as possible! Tzuyu is crying and she won't tell us why!
...
A short drive later...
After parking your car, you make your way to TWICE's dorm.
Knock... Knock...
The door opens, revealing Momo.
Momo: Y/N! Thank goodness you're here!
She let you inside and you removed your shoes.
You: Where is she?
Mina: She's in her room.
Momo and Mina lead you to Tzuyu's room, greeted with Sana in the front door. Sana lowers her voice.
Sana: I was about to get Tzuyu to eat dinner and all of a sudden, I heard crying.
Momo: So we decided to call you since you know, you are her girlfriend.
Mina: We'll leave you two alone.
You give a nod at the J-Line as they make their way to the kitchen and you knock on Tzuyu's door.
You: Unnie, it's Y/N. I am coming in.
When you slowly open the door, you find Tzuyu curled up like a ball with her knees towards her. She slowly looks up.
Tzuyu: Y-Y/N?
You make your way to comfort her and you look over to see a Chinese text from her mom.
"Tzuyu... Gucci passed away"
You: I am so sorry for your loss, unnie.
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It's been five days since you comfort Tzuyu over the death of Gucci.
You wake up at 6:45 in the morning, and you went to your closet to find something to wear to head over to Big Hit Entertainment.
You grab your belongings and mask, and you quietly exit out of the dorm to drive to the company in your car.
A short drive later...
You park your car at the lot and make your way inside the building with your laptop bag in your hand. Somewhere nearby...
Fan: Is that a girl going inside the Big Hit Entertainment? Wait...
They see a laptop bag.
Fan: Oh my god, it's Stray Kids' Y/N!
They take a picture of you, posting it on Twitter.
@westayforarmy
IS THAT STRAY KIDS' Y/N GOING INSIDE BIG HIT ENTERTAINMENT?!
...
When you entered, you spot a receptionist.
Receptionist: Annyeong, may I help you?
You: Yes, I came to see-
???: Y/N!
You turn to see RM walking towards you.
You: Oppa!
You give him a fist bump when he greets you.
RM: Glad you can make it. Let's meet with the producer, along with Suga hyung and J-Hope hyung.
You: Alright.
As you follow RM, you feel a vibration from your back pocket.
With a confused look on your face, you head onto Twitter, seeing lots of tweets about you.
@btswithluv
ISN'T BTS GOOD FRIENDS WITH Y/N OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND?
@stayingwithskz
I SENSE A COLLAB
@myynuniverse
@skz_yn IS THIS YOU?!
You quickly create a tweet.
RM: Alright, here we are.
He opens the door to one of the producer rooms.
You: Gomawoyo.
The two of you head inside, seeing the producer and people on the computer screen.
You: Annyeonghaseyo.
PDOGG: You must be Y/N.
He gives you a fist bump.
PDOGG: RM told me a lot about you.
You: Yes.
You look over to see J-Hope and Suga.
You: Annyeong, oppas.
Suga: Annyeong!
J-Hope: Here, Y/N.
He scoots over, making room for you to sit. You whisper to him.
You: Who are those people on the monitor?
J-Hope: According to Hyowon hyung, two of them are American while the other is German. They are probably songwriters.
You: Ohh.
Chris: ...So, let's take a listen to the instrumental that we worked on.
He plays the instrumental.
Throughout the instrumental, you start to bop to the music until the end. You switch to English.
You: Whoa, it sounds amazing!
Ruuth: Thank you, Y/N!
Antonina: We heard that you wrote some lyrics.
You take out your songbook.
You: I did, but the thing is that I'm missing some rapping part.
Suga: We'll be happy to help you, Y/N-ah.
Ruuth: Fantastic! We'll leave you guys to write and record.
Chris: Make sure we get the final record of it!
RM: We will, thank you!
The Big Hit's producer ends the call and turns to you, Suga, J-Hope, and RM.
PDOGG: I'll leave you four on the songwriting.
J-Hope: Gomawoyo.
The four of you watch as he exits the room, closing the door behind him.
Suga: Mind if we look at the lyrics that you wrote, Y/N?
You: Sure.
You hand him your songbook for the rap line to see and you pull out your phone to text someone.
You froze when JYP asked you to go to the company.
You: (Fuck).
RM: ...And done.
You put away your phone.
You: That was fast. Should we get the other members so we could record?
RM: Sure!
A few minutes later...
You and the rap line look to see the members arriving at the producer room.
V: Aye! Y/N is here!
Jungkook: Awesome to see you again!
You give them a fist bump.
Jin: What are you doing here?
You: Well... the rap line and I wrote something for your guys' new album.
Jimin: Really?
J-Hope: Yup!
V: How long are you staying here?
You check the time on your watch.
You: I'm here until 8. I need to visit someone and then get ready for Inkigayo with my group.
V: Alright, cool.
You make your way to sit on the chair.
You: Let's start with Jungkook.
Three minutes later...
JM & V: ...I remember.
You press the button.
You: That was amazing, oppas. Kamsahamnida.
Jimin and V step out of the booth.
Jungkook: (I wonder why Y/N was sad earlier.)
A few minutes ago...
As Jin records his part in the pre-chorus...
jamshi du nuneul gama
yeogi nae soneul jaba
jeo miraero daranaja
Jungkook noticed your facial expression.
Jungkook: Y/N, do you need help with the background vocals?
You: Sure, oppa.
Jungkook takes a seat next to you.
Jungkook: Hey, are you okay? I noticed you were feeling down when Jin hyung was singing the second pre-chorus.
You: It's just...
You sigh.
You: There's this person that I've been dating for five months-
Jungkook: Wait, isn't your company doing a dating ban or something?
You: Yes, but they don't know about me and the person that I'm secretly dating. Well, I got a text from my PDnim and I'm worried it has to do with it. Anyway, we turned our friendship into a relationship, but I'm nervous to make it official before my ban is over.
Jungkook: Ohh. How long did you know them?
You: Since trainee days. Even after we debut three years apart, we tried to avoid having feelings for each other, but it failed.
Jungkook thinks for a moment.
Jungkook: Knowing you, Y/N, you should tell them how you feel. Maybe you can sing them this song.
You: Really?
Jungkook: Yes.
He looks at the time.
Jungkook: Let's start recording the background vocals before you leave.
You: Alright.
You and Jungkook take turns recording the background vocals for Life Goes On.
A/N: Pretend the girl's hidden vocals is you
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Five minutes later...
After saying goodbye to BTS, you drive your way to JYP Entertainment.
When you entered, you start making your way to JYP's office.
You: (Don't be scared, Y/N. Just tell him the truth.)
Knock... Knock...
JYP: Come in.
You close the door behind you after entering. You take a seat in front of JYP.
You: Annyeonghaseyo.
JYP: Annyeong, Y/N. How are you?
You: I'm good, how about you?
JYP: I'm good as well.
You start to feel nervous.
You: So, what do I owe you for this meeting?
JYP looks at his computer.
JYP: It's about what happened on Twitter.
Your eyes go wide.
You: It's true, I was at Big Hit Entertainment, but I was there with BTS sunbaenim because I had a song that I wrote a long time ago-
JYP: No, no, it's not that. Although, that's cool that you're helping another group with a song.
You: Oh, gomawoyo.
JYP: There were some tweets regarding you and Tzuyu-ya.
You froze in your seat.
JYP: Is something going on between the two of you?
You close your eyes, taking a deep breath.
You: The truth is... we're dating.
You hold your breath, but there wasn't any yelling.
JYP: Oh, I see. How long have you guys been dating?
You give him a confused look.
You: For about five months, but I don't think our fans know. All I know is that there was a fan that said our dating news might be coming soon from their speculation.
JYP: Oh.
You: Since I told you the truth, I will accept any consequences you give me.
JYP thinks for a moment.
JYP: I'll be honest with you, Y/N. I am surprised to see a same-gender couple within the company.
You: I know netizens might not approve, but we will try to keep a down-low until it's safe to announce after my dating ban is over.
JYP: Is there anyone that knows this before you told me?
You: Only our groups.
JYP: Ah, okay.
You: Is it okay if I tell Tzuyu everything that we talked about when I get to the venue?
JYP: Yes.
You stand up from your seat and bow.
You: Kamsahamnida.
You exit out of his office to make your way to your car.
...
A short drive later...
You arrived at the venue that JYP sent you.
You: (It looks like TWICE is making a music video.)
You noticed a familiar person walking towards you.
Pinky: You, you're not supposed to be here!
You: Oppa, it's just me.
You lower your mask and lift your hat a bit.
You: Stray Kids' Y/N.
Pinky: Oh!
He bows.
Pinky: My apologies. What are you doing here?
You: I texted PDnim that I could visit the girls.
Pinky: I can take you to them if you want.
You: Sure.
Pinky: Follow me.
You follow Pinky Oppa, leading you to a subway station scene.
Director: ...Ready, action.
You watch as the girls are in sync, but your eyes lay on one person. Tzuyu.
Director: Alright, take a rest.
The girls make their way to get some water, but for you, you grab one and make your way to Tzuyu. You deepen your voice as you hand her a water bottle.
You: Here you go.
Tzuyu: Gomawoyo.
She was about to take a sip, but she looks at you.
Tzuyu: Wait, are you part of our music video? I don't think we're having trainees at the moment.
But she noticed your necklace, her eyes go wide.
Tzuyu: Oh my god, Y/N/N?
You start to blush and lower your mask.
You: Annyeong.
Dahyun: Hold up, Y/N is here?!
Jihyo: Yah!
You spot the other eight running towards you.
Nayeon: Y/N, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with your group for promotions?
Sana: By the way, Y/N, congrats on getting your second win for Back Door a few days ago.
You: Thanks, Sana unnie. We are currently taking a break, but we have Inkigayo in a few hours or so.
You look at the props.
You: I'm guessing you guys are making a comeback soon for your guys' fifth anniversary?
Mina: Yes.
Chaeyoung: You can stay and watch if you want.
You: Alright.
Momo: Yay!
You turn to Tzuyu.
You: Unnie, can I talk to you privately?
Tzuyu: Oh, sure.
You and Tzuyu step away from the group.
Tzuyu: What's up?
You: I just want to check and see how you're holding up.
Tzuyu: I'm still grieving over Gucci's death, but I'll be fine.
You: Didn't you say you were planning to adopt a mother and daughter pair a few days ago in your group's Instagram account? I was thinking we could go get them in two months.
Tzuyu: Our group's anniversary is at the end of next month, but we'll see.
You: Oh, okay. One more thing, I... told PDnim that we're dating.
Tzuyu's eyes go wide.
Tzuyu: What? Why? What will happen to your group when you leave?
You: Don't worry, I'm still in the group. I told PDnim that we will try to keep a down-low until it's safe to announce after my dating ban is over.
Jihyo: Tzuyu-ya! We need to head back.
Tzuyu: Coming, unnie.
She turns to you.
Tzuyu: I'm surprised PDnim is okay with our relationship.
You: Yes. You should rejoin your group, I'll be here, watching.
Tzuyu: Alright.
You watch as Tzuyu joins her members to finish recording.
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Two hours later...
Director: That's a wrap!
You watch as the girls go in for a hug, causing you to smile to yourself.
Ring... Ring...
Incoming call from Bang Chan
You: Yeoboseyo?
Bang Chan: Hey, Y/N. Are you busy at the moment?
While celebrating with the members, Tzuyu looks up to see you on the phone.
Tzuyu: I'll be right back.
After the girls gave an approving nod, she makes her way to you.
Bang Chan: ...We have to prepare for our first Japanese EP as soon as our Back Door promotions are done.
You: Alright, I'll be there in a bit.
You hang up as soon as you see Tzuyu walking up to you.
Tzuyu: Did something come up with your group?
You: Yes. We are preparing for a Japanese comeback with our first mini-album.
You adjust your hat and mask.
You: I should get going.
Tzuyu: Do you want me to walk with you?
You: That's okay, unnie. I want us to keep a down-low, trying not to expose our relationship.
You hug Tzuyu.
You: Jal gayo.
You pull away, making your way to your car to drive to the company to meet up with 3RACHA.
...
After spending hours in the company with 3RACHA to work on a Japanese album, you were alone in the producer room, starting a V Live.
You: Annyeong, annyeong!
"HI!"
"Yay! Another hideout V Live!"
You: How are you guys? Enjoying Back Door after getting its second win?
"I SURE AM!"
"CONGRATS!"
You: So, since today is my solo V Live, I have a lot of music recommendations for you guys.
During the next couple of minutes, you end up playing songs from Red Velvet, BTS, Monsta X, TWICE, GOT7, DAY6, some Stray Kids, etc.
You: ...Before I end this live, there was this song that I enjoyed listening to. Imagine yourself at the beach during relaxing summer vacation...
"IS THIS A SPOILER"
"I miss going to the beach"
Out of curiosity, you start to do a move for I Can't Stop Me.
You: "I can't stop me, can't stop me."
You clear your throat.
You: Wishing that person was here.
"Wish You Were Here?"
"Wait, isn't that song by SuperM"
You look at the comments.
You: You guys are correct. Wish You Were Here is by SuperM hoobae...? Do I call them hoobae or sunbaenim? I know they debuted last year, but it consists of members from the senior groups.
"Poor Y/N, she's confused ㅋㅋㅋ"
"I think you call SuperM hoobae, but the members as sunbaenim"
You: So, shall we listen to the song, Stays?
"YES!"
"LET'S GO!"
You hover to the song, playing it.
As the song starts to come to the end, you lower the end.
You: I got to say, that song is addicting. Can we talk about the chorus?
You start to sing it.
Every night I'm singing
Ba ba ba-ra
bab bam barid bam bam ba-ra
You: "Can you do an SKZ-Record on it?" I'll try to do it when I'm not busy with promotions. Well, I have to go!
You wave at the camera.
You: Good night, Stays. Thank you again for the second win for Back Door!
"You're welcome!"
"Stay healthy!"
You end your V Live and gather your belongings to head back to the dorm.