The words which are not in the given language will be in italics.
Like this chapter is translated from Korean so the English words they speak will be in Italics
Translated from Korean
There are mornings when we just lie down for some time and relax before getting up from our beds, that was nearly never the case for Jeon Jungkook. It was difficult to be Jeon Jungkook. He was a member of one of the biggest bands on the planet called BTS or Bangtan Sonyeondan. And since the release of their new song Fake Love they have been busier than ever. Never before in his 21 years of life has he been so tired. He could feel his body ache from all the dance practice and weight training that he did nearly every day. And just last week they got the news that they would be performing at the BBMAs this year in a little over a month so they were working harder than ever.
But things were not always like this for them. Earlier they worked hard but the results were slow. Jimin, Taehyung and Jungkook were all still at school back then. They used to make music and practice at night and attend school in the morning some days. They could not afford a lot of luxuries, so Jin and Yoongi used to drive them to and from school. At times they used to make their own posters and distribute it themselves.
They have always worked hard but now they could finally see the results of it. They were now recognised globally. There still were a lot of difficult times and prejudice but the love from ARMY made it easier for them. For Jungkook it was all worth it. This was a dream that they had all seen together and accomplishing it together was just that much sweeter.
Jungkook heard the knock on his door again. The first few knocks had already woken him up.
"Jungkookie-ah wake up." Jimin kept knocking again and again because he knew Jungkook never woke up soon.
"I am awake now Hyung. I will be out soon." He replied in a muffled voice due to his face pressed on his pillow. Jungkook went to get fresh and take a quick shower after which he went downstairs.
To put it simply, living with the rest of the members was never boring. The seven of them have been living together since more than seven years now. Their collective efforts made this band into a family. And Jungkook loved his Bangtan family more than anything else in the World but they were too chaotic for seven in the morning.
When he came downstairs he saw, Jin and Yoongi making pancakes while Jimin and Hobi were setting up the table and cutting fruits. Namjoon was talking to someone quietly on the phone. Jungkook went and sat beside him. He did not have a favourite member but his love for Namjoon was always the greatest.
"No, we are not free at all in this month. We are free for about two weeks after the BBMAs so let's try to adjust the photo shoot then." Namjoon was saying this to someone on the phone.
Taehyung came downstairs and then they all sat down for breakfast.
"Hobi I think we should try to add something to the choreography of Fake Love for the BBMAs performance." Yoongi said.
"Yah, the dance is already difficult enough as it is." Jin complained and Namjoon nodded affirmatively.
"I am not saying to add more steps or complicate the choreography. I just want to up the game a little." Yoongi explained.
"Like make it more surprising?" Hobi asked.
"How about fireworks?" Taehyung asked excitedly.
"It is not our concert Tae and the performance is in the States. No way will all that be allowed." Jimin replied.
"Let's discuss this with Sungdeuk Hyung today." Jungkook suggested. Sungdeuk was their lead choreographer.
"Jiminie clear the table now." Jin told. Jimin scowled in reply.
"Why should I do it alone? Tell Taehyungie to help as well." He complained. Taehyung just shrugged his shoulder and replied, "Jin Hyung told you to do it not me." Then he stuck his tongue out to Jimin.
Jungkook sighed and started to clear the table. These two never stopped bickering but separating them was also just as hard. At times he felt older than both of them.
They left for the Bighit Entertainment building in their Van. They usually travelled in a Van if they were all travelling together. BigHit Entertainment is the name of the company they worked for. Their boss, Bang Si Hyuk, commonly known as 'Hitman' Bang, is strict yet friendly. Over the years however, they have formed a closer relation with Sejin Hyung who has been their manager since the very beginning.
Jungkook was still feeling tired after only sleeping for 4 hours last night so he kept his head on Taehyung's shoulder and slept for the next 40 minutes.
They practiced for 4 hours non-stop and then took a break in the afternoon. The choreographers were sitting with them.
"Jungkook how would you like to be the centre of attraction at the BBMAs?" Sungdeuk asked.
"What?" Jungkook did not understand what he meant.
"You have been working out for some time now. It is time to show off your hard work." He replied and pointed to Jungkook's stomach.
"Ooh! This is s a great idea. At the' love you so bad' part how about you lift your shirt?" Hobi suggested. And all the other members hummed in agreement.
"Woah. Wait. No way am I doing that." Jungkook replied. Nope, that was not happening.
"But you showed your abs in the Music Video." Jimin pointed it out.
"That was different. It was not live and in front of people Hyung." Jungkook stated nervously.
"What? JK you have to do it. It will be perfect and just hot enough to take everything by storm. Our performance will be golden just like you" Namjoon explained. Jungkook knew he was buttering him up but he couldn't say no to his Rap Mon Hyung.
"Kookie-ah if you have it, flaunt it." Jin encouraged him teasingly. Of course Kim Seokjin would say something like this.
"Fine, I will do it." Jungkook agreed.
Everyone in the room cheered on his answer.
They ordered lunch during the break and Jungkook scrolled online for some time. He loved to see how ARMY was doing, so, whenever he got some time to spare he saw what was going online. The hashtag #BTSatBBMAs was trending on 8th worldwide. All this could never happen last year. They gained more recognition abroad after the release of their song DNA which came on the Billboard chart.
They started practicing again and then the choreographers showed Jungkook when and how to lift his shirt during the sequence. When he did so, Taehyung and Jimin started hooting which made the others laugh. JK also smiled at their antics.
Later when Namjoon was scrolling through Twitter, JK went and sat with him. He was going through some English Tweets, he had been doing this a lot more since the past few months. He wanted to be up to date with what the I-ARMYs wanted.
JK tried to read some of the tweets. He could read English but did not understand it perfectly neither could he speak it fluently. He could only understand a few words here and there. This was same with all the other members except for their leader Namjoon also known as RM, he was fluent in English and acted as a translator for them. He always inspired Jungkook so much to do better and push harder. Jungkook wanted to be more like him. RM did not only rap for BTS but also wrote most of their songs along with Yoongi or Suga and Hoseok.
"Hyung, what does tease mean?" Jungkook asked him. He had come across this word many times on Twitter. But he did not understand how they teased ARMY because BTS never made fun of them. How could they make fun of ARMY? They loved ARMY.
"Like you know making them want us more." Namjoon explained.
"But doesn't teasing mean making fun of someone?" Jungkook asked.
"It does but it has more meanings," Namjoon replied. He got a call so he ruffled JK's hair and went out of the practice room to receive it.
English was confusing and difficult. But one day JK was going to be fluent in it.
When he came back inside after a few minutes Namjoon looked a little pale and was taking small steps.
"Namjoon-ah what happened?" Jin noticed it as well and asked him.
RM just sat down on the floor with his hands on his head. Jungkook was getting scared by this. Jungkook was the youngest of the seven and in a way he derived strength from their confidence and strength. If the older members were feeling down it indirectly affected Jungkook as well.
"Joon say something please." Yoongi said slowly.
"My Uncle is very sick. I just got a call from my cousin asking me to visit them in New York. Samchon (Uncle) keeps asking for me." Namjoon started to cry after informing them. Jimin took him in his arms and Jin brought water for him. Jungkook also put his head on Jimin's shoulder.
Hobi and Yoongi went to talk to Sejin, their manager, about this. They came back after some time.
"We found a flight for tonight and pulled some strings at the embassy. The Visa will be here in two hours. Don't worry Namjoon everything will be just fine." Sejin informed and patted Namjoon's back.
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