章節 21: Presentation
Han Sofia POV,
April 2019,
"Ye, oemma. I'll talk to Yoongi oppa later. He's very busy right now. Ye, see you later, please take care of your health ...", I said ending my conversation with my mother-in-law
She called me to ask about me and Yoongi. According to my mother-in-law, it has been several days since Yoongi hasn't replied to messages or picked up calls from her.
I can understand because BTS is currently very busy preparing for their new album which will be released in the middle of this month. I have been feeling very overwhelmed too since 3 months ago. My team and I have to prepare the costumes for their comeback photo-shoot, the costumes for their comeback performance and the costumes they will wear for the Love Yourself: Speak Yourself concert tour which will start early next month.
"Oenni, the meeting will start in 10 minutes," I said to Kim Raim
"Ye. Have you prepared everything?", She asked, carrying the files needed for the meeting
"Ye", I replied, pointing at the laptop bag in my hand
This afternoon we will have a meeting to discuss the comeback and concert schedule next month. Our team has to present the costumes we have made and we are preparing for this comeback.
It's been two months I worked on this project, I hope they are satisfied with what I have made. Before designing clothes for BTS, I first studied how they dressed. Then I adjusted to the theme they would bring on this new album.
The oldest member of BTS, Jin, has a simple and classic style of clothes. He likes clothes with simple designs, which are able to accentuate his model-like figure. The clothes tend to be neat and elegant. But sometimes he just mixed the clothes he saw in his closet and wears them regardless of the style or color of the clothes. Even so, he has his own love for the luxury brand Givenchy.
My husband, SUGA, has a straightforward fashion style. He prefers clothes that are oversized or loose and comfortable. His style is a combination of several unique streetwear brands, such as Visvim and Mastermind Japan (these two brands are his favorite brands). But he is often seen wearing bags, shoes and accessories from well-known fashion designers such as Gucci, Balenciaga and cartier (yes, I often see these brands scattered around our house). Well, according to his cool and calm personality, his clothes tend to be dark colors, you can definitely guess what his favorite color is ...
Then there is J-hope, among the fashion stylists Jhope's style called Sunshine Streetwear. It's no surprise that Jhope's fashion sense matches his cheerful and sparkling personality. The style is generally comfortable but experimental and eccentric, featuring bright colors and bold cut combinations, which most of us wouldn't dare to wear together. But his bright personality allows him to perfectly display this outfit. Jhope usually wears streetwear brands, his favorite is Supreme, but he is also often seen wearing Yeezy and Off-White. But Hobi sometimes also incorporate luxury designer brands into his fashion styles, such as Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, and Stussy.
Bangtan leader, RM, has developed a lot over the years, he is always seen trying out unique looks and putting different styles together in a bold way. Much like his multifaceted personality, his fashion sense is hard to categorize, as it covers everything from streetwear to a softer, almost boho (bohemian and hippie) look. RM often shows his love for Japanese streetwear labels such as WATPS, Neighborhood, and Yamamoto, and recently he's been using Visvim a lot.
Jimin's outfit is the epitome of cool and chic, he is often seen wearing a baggy shirt tucked into tight pans (a casual outfit that looks great on Jimin's figure). He often complements his outfits with square-framed sunglasses or edgy jackets, completing the effortlessly cool look. He also wears a lot of silver jewelry, usually wearing earrings and many silver rings. Although most of Jimin's clothes look casual, he also sometimes mixes them with well-known brands, including his favorite brand, Gucci.
When it comes to V's style, I can easily say one word: Gucci !!. My bias often dressed head-to-toe in designer brands. Aside from his love for Italian designers, V has perhaps the most clearly defined style among the BTS members. The outfit itself is usually a variation on wide, flowing black pants paired with a button-up shirt featuring vivid patterns in bold colors. When he's not wearing his favorite brand, V still tends to wear other designer clothes, such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Burberry and many more. Well, this man has expensive tastes !. V also accentuates his clothes with a variety of designer bags, belts, and ties.
And the last one is the Golden Maknae, Jungkook. His style tends to be the most laid-back of the other members. In the past, JK clothes became famous for being hilariously predictable !. But even so Jungkook still exudes natural and understated masculinity in his white T-shirt and Timberland boots, so we can't really blame him if he returning to these outfits again and again. Jk's favorite brands are H&M and TOPMAN, reflecting his emphasis on practical style. But he is also often seen wearing streetwear brands, such as Off-White and OBEY.
"Annyeong", Raim and I greeted the heads of other departments when we entered the meeting room
Raim and I immediately sat on either side of Kang Yeri, who had arrived first.
"Is everything ready?", Yeri asked us
"Ye", we replied at the same time
"Then, you will be presenting for today, because you took care and made more costumes for comback this time. Don't worry, I'll include it in your internship report later", said Yeri smiling at me
"Huh? Me? .... ummm, alright", I answered haltingly
"You can do it, Sofia~aah. Fighting!", Said Raim encouraging me
"Ye ..", I answered softly
Jeez! Ottoke? I was very surprised by Kang Yeri's decision. Suddenly my heart was beating fast, I was so nervous.
One by one the team leader and staff entered the meeting room, followed by the BTS members and CEO of Bighit Entertainment, Bang Shi Yuk. Since today is the final meeting, the entire team and people involved in making the album, comeback and concert are present to report on their preparations.
I looked around the packed meeting room, my eyes met Yoongi's, then he quickly turned his gaze to another direction. Since our fight back then, my relationship with Yoongi seemed to have ended. He completely ignored me. We only talked about work. When he came home, he always locked himself in his room or studio.
I lowered my face and played the hem of my dress nervously. I tried to push my problem with Yoongi out of my head. I have something to worry about right now, our presentation. I took a deep breath repeatedly until I felt a little less nervous.
"Good afternoon everyone, because it is already 1 pm and the whole team is here, so we will start the meeting today", said the man named Lee, who I know as the head of the Artists Management Department
Everyone in the meeting room immediately turned their eyes to Lee. Then he read out the agenda for today's meeting. The stylist team took the third turn to present what we had been working on and prepare for the upcoming comeback and concert.
"Are you nervous?", Yeri whispered to me
"Huh? Ye, a little", I replied softly
"Gwaenchana. You can do it", she said smiling at me as she lightly patted my hand
Then the comeback schedule, press conference and everything related to the release of this new album were plastered on the big screen. Actually, their concert schedule has been released by the company since mid-February. But at that time the schedule for the concert in Korea itself had not yet been released.
Right now, a staff from the Visual Creative Department. is showing 4 versions of the album Map Of The Soul: Persona, in front of the entire team. He explained what was in each album and how many pre-orders the album had so far.
"We will release the first teaser MV 'Boy With Love' on April 7, and the second teaser on April 10. Then the whole tracklist will be released on April 8", said the staff
"How was the MV finalizing process? Is it finished?", Asked Bang PD
"We are still in the process of finishing the credit list", the staff replied while looking at the production team
All members seemed to nod their heads at the staff's explanation.
"What about the special comeback schedule?", Asked Bang PD again, this time he asked the Artist Management team
"It will be done according to schedule. We have confirmed this two days ago with the SNL team", replied a woman named Kim
The visual creative team finished the presentation then followed by the performance Production Department , which discussed about the preparation for comeback and concert. There is talk that the final concert will be held for 3 days in Seoul. However, the exact date for the implementation is still not decided.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was quite conducive, everyone even the members without hesitation expressed their opinions and thoughts. I can say that they are very active in every show and concert that they will have.
"I think Fire and Bapsae should still be on the setlist, because the song makes ARMY excited", said Jhope while pointing to the setlist of songs they will perform at the Love yourself: Speak Yourself concert next month
"Ye, it's best to take out Blood, Sweat & Tears," said RM, agreeing with Jhope's suggestion
"I think Idol and Dope should also be included", suggested Jungkook
It took about 30 minutes to reset the song setlist, a lot of debate until finally all the members agreed with the final setlist. There are total of 24 songs that they will perform in the concert, 4 of them will be performed medley.
"Sofia~aah get ready," Raim told me
When Mr. Lee asked the Stylist Department for the present our reports, I took a deep breath and walked steadily towards the presentation desk. My hands are shaking when connecting my laptop with the projector cable. I feel all eyes on me at this time.
"Annyeong haseyo, I am Han Sofia from the Stylist Department. I represent our team to present the costumes, make up, and hair stylists that will be used by BTS during comeback shows and concerts", I said starting my presentation
I showed them the pictures of the clothes they will wear during their special comeback on SNL, then the clothes they will be wearing during the press conference for the album release on April 17th.
"Will they also use Prada on their comeback on Mnet?", Asked Bang PD in a friendly manner
"Ani. They will wear suits from Paul Smith and clothes that we design ourselves", I replied while pressing the remote presenter button to show the clothes they will wear on Mnet
"Is that the final result of the robe? Wow, so cool ... we will look like real gods", said Jin with a chuckle
"This Greek robe is called a himation. I made it a little different from its original form, because I want it to be easily removed when you use it", I replied
"You also make Thyrsus*? Wow," said RM, smiling happily seeing Dionysus' wand
*Thyrsus was a wand or staff of giant fennel (ferula communis) covered with ivy vines and leaves, sometimes wound with taeniae and topped with a pine cone or by a bunch of vine-leaves and grapes or ivy-leaves and berries.
"Ye. I thought this would be an interesting additional property. As it says in the song : 'Thyrsus, grippin', drink in one hand and Thyrsus in the other'", I replied blushing
"Woaahh ... cool. RM you will look awesome", said Jhope patting RM's shoulder with a laugh
"Daebak", said the others
"Do you just make one or we'll all get it?", Asked Jimin excitedly
"Too bad, I only made one. Only for RM to use at the beginning of the song, because I thought it would be difficult if you had to dance using this", I replied
"Yes, it makes sense", replied Yoongi flatly
"Are we also going to wear it at the concert?", Asked Jk
"For concerts you will use this white silk suit and shirt, but not for the himation", I replied
"You made black himation too ... woah", said V
"Ye. I don't want the audience or ARMY to be bored with your clothes, so I made two colors so that you can appear in different clothes on every comeback stage", I replied again
"Very good ...", asked Bang PD
I then continued my presentation, showing all the clothes they would wear at BBMA and concerts, and tell about the time for fitting these clothes.
"Aren't they going to wear clothes from Dior?", Asked Bang PD again
"Ye, that's right. They will wear Kim Jones custom designed clothes from Dior when they perform some songs. The rest they will wear other designer designs and also clothes made by our own team", I explained
"Arasso. Is the Dior costume finished?", He asked again
"Not yet. It's not finished yet. They said the costume will be finished at the end of this month. And because the shipping costs are very expensive, our team decided to fit and take the costume when BTS is already in America, to be precise after BBMA is finished", I replied looked at Bang PD
"Isn't it too risky? The BBMA schedule with the tour starts only 2 days apart," said Bang PD frowning, staring at me and Kang Yeri alternately
"No PD nim, I think there is enough time. We can change the fitting schedule before BBMA if you want", replied Kang Yeri helping me answer Bang PD's question
"Ye. I think it's better", said Bang PD nodding
After finishing discussions and questions and answers with Bang PD and other members, I was finally able to finish my presentation.
"Good. Very good ... ", praised Bang PD when I bowed in front of everyone to end my presentation
"Kamsahamnida", I replied with a big smile on my face
Then I returned to my seat. I can feel several pairs of eyes still watching me when I have sat in my seat. I lifted my face and my eyes immediately met Yoongi.
He didn't do anything, his face was flat, without a smile just looking at me intensely. I frowned, while my lips said 'wae?' silently at him.
Then I saw V pointed two thumbs at me while showing a big boxy smile.
"You're amazing, Sofia," said Yeri and Raim, distracting me from V
"Huh? Kamsahamnida", I replied smiling back at them
I looked back across the table and smiled back to V. I saw in the corner of my eye, Yoongi averted his gaze from me with a grunt.
Looks like he's still mad at me, I thought. I sighed and shifted my gaze forward to watch the next presentation.
Presentation after presentation continued, until finally the meeting ended at almost 7 pm. One by one the staff and the members left the meeting room. I'm still typing in something about the change in activities we'll be doing during the concert in Bangkok next week.
"Sorry, I think I have to go home early. My mother said that my son has a fever", said Raim as she put her cell phone back in her pocket
"Jinjja? Your child is sick? Go home then", Yeri replied
"Ye oenni, go home. Let me finish the rest," I replied, looking at Raim
"Jinjja? Gomawo yo ... thank you for your help Sofia~aah", said Raim hurriedly leaving her chair
"Come on Sofia ..", asked Yeri
"You can go without me, Gyejang nim. I still have to do this for a while," I replied, pointing at my laptop
"All right," she said as she walked out of the meeting room
Almost everyone has left the room except for 2 Artist Management staffs who are seen still discussing at the front desk.
"Done!", I said, pressing the save button, turning off my laptop and putting it back in my bag
I walked out of the meeting room and pressed the elevator button to get down to the 5th floor where my room was.
* Ting
The elevator door opened and I hugged my laptop bag tighter when I saw Yoongi in the elevator alone. I stood staring at him. Our eyes met but he showed no sign that we knew each other.
"Are you coming?", He asked, tilting his head to the empty space in the elevator
"Huh? Umm ye, ye. Thank you", I replied slowly entering the elevator
The elevator doors closed. I stood a little way behind Yoongi. I could smell musk and vanilla from his body. I closed my eyes and inhaled slowly, filling all my senses with this scent.
We didn't say anything, just stood still, busy with our own thoughts. I can't stand this awkwardness, I thought.
"Yeobo, oemma called me," I said breaking the silence
No answer. Didn't he hear me ?.
"Oemma said that she had trouble contacting you. Are you okay, yeobo?", I continued
He still didn't answer me. I pay attention to his ears, there are no earphones, then why is he just silent ?, I thought irritably.
The elevator doors opened on the 5th floor and he walked out of the elevator.
"Yeobo! ...", I called while pulling one of his hands to prevent him from getting out of the elevator
"What?", He asked coldly
"We can't go on like this. We have to talk ...", I said still holding him back
I walked in front of him, blocked him from getting out and then I pressed the button for the 3rd floor until the elevator door closed by itself.
"I'm busy, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you", said Yoongi avoiding my gaze
"Are you still angry?", I asked softly, still holding his hand
"I told you, you can do whatever you want. I won't interfere in your life anymore", he replied coldly
* Ting
The elevator doors opened on the 3rd floor. Without thinking, I pulled his hand out and walked towards the emergency exit beside the elevator.
"What are you doing?", Yoongi asked irritably
"We have to talk, yeobo", I replied, releasing his hand
"Are you crazy? What if someone saw us?", He asked incredulously
"I don't care", I replied irritably
"Yeah, you never really care, you don't care about my situation, you don't care if our relationship is known by other people, you don't care if my career is ruined, you don't care about our marriage! You only care about yourself! ", said Yoongi sharply
"Yeobo ...", I murmured, widened my eyes to hear his words
"Have you met the man you love? Where is he? I will immediately end this relationship when he comes to see me", he said loudly
"Yeobo ... I'm sorry. Jinjja, mianhae! I didn't mean like this. I'm sorry ...", I said with teary eyes
Did my words really hurt him? I didn't really mean it, I thought.
Yoongi looked away from me.
"I have to go back. They are waiting for me", replied Yoongi indifferently as he climbed the emergency stairs to the top floor
"Yeobo, wait! We haven't finished talking ...", I called to try to catch up with him
He accelerated his footsteps leaving me 5 steps below him.
"Yeobo, wait! Ouch ...", I screamed
I fell, my right high heel came off and my knee hit one of the steps. I grimaced in pain staring at my bruised knee. Why does it hurt? It's not only my knees that hurt but my chest hurts too.
I pressed my chest lightly and decided to sit on one of the steps. I really am selfish, I only think about my feelings all this time. I never thought a bit about Yoongi's , I thought.
I put down the bag I was carrying and cover my face with my hands. Maybe it's too late, Yoongi doesn't seem to want to forgive me anymore.
"What are you doing ?!", said someone coldly
I lowered my hands and saw Yoongi take my fallen shoe.
"You whiny! You have to get up when you fall, not like this," he said while trying to put shoes on my injured leg
"Hajima (don't), I can wear it myself," I replied, trying to take the shoe out of his hand
He ignored me and lifted the heel of my right foot and slowly tucked my foot into my high heels.
"Can you walk?", He asked, staring at my bruised knee
"Ye. I'm fine", I said, covering my knees with the dress I wore
I grabbed onto the banister and tried to stand up. But Yoongi squatted his back instead.
"Get on! Palli! (Hurry)", he said
"Huh? Ani. I can walk," I replied, walking slowly
I bit my lip in pain.
"Aish! Come on, hurry up", he then pulled my hand to his shoulder
"Gomawo", I muttered softly as I wrapped my arms around his neck
"Aiisshh you're so heavy", he said when he was carrying me on his back
"Ani~", I said trying to get off his back
"Hey !! Don't move, or we both will fall! Tsk, how troublesome", he said
"Mian", I murmured
Yoongi started to climb the stairs slowly, his hands supporting my thighs so that they didn't slide down. I feel a little uncomfortable actually, because I'm wearing a knee-length dress, so Yoongi's hand directly touches my thigh. But I didn't say anything, I don't want his good intentions to be misunderstood.
"Be careful next time, don't fall again ...", said Yoongi
* thump!
Suddenly a memory popped into my head.
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I was running in a field full of colorful spring flowers. A smile crossed my face. I've never seen a flower field this beautiful.
"Oppa!", I called to a boy who was waving his hand in the distance
I was so excited that I tripped and fell.
"Ouch! It hurts ... huhu", I cried, staring at my bleeding knee
"Sobi~ah, gwaenchana?", Shouted the boy as he ran over to me
"Oppa!", I replied still crying
"You're hurt. Come on, get on my back. I'll treat your wound," he said, crouching his back to me
I climbed onto his back sobbing. He carried me carefully and led me to a lawn chair where we put our school bags.
"Sit down", he said
I still sobbed staring at my bleeding knee. I saw the boy took out his drinking bottle, a handkerchief and a band from his bag.
"It will hurt a little, please hold on for a moment," he said, kneeling before me
"Ouch!", I sobbed, biting my lip in pain
He washed my injured knee with water, then dried it, and covered it with a band aid.
"Gwaencahana, your wound will heal soon", he said, smiling at me
"Gomawo, oppa", I replied
"Don't cry. Girls are most beautiful when they smile," he said, wiping the tears from my cheeks
"Jinjja? Am I beautiful?", I asked him looking into his eyes
"Of course!", He replied curtly, scratching the back of his ear
I smiled and looked at him.
"Oppa, I really like you. I hope I can be your bride one day", I said
"Huh?", He did not answer but was busy scratching the back of his head
"Let's go home, Sobi~aah. Be careful next time, don't fall again ... ", he said, smiling, showing his gummy smile.
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I gripped Yoongi's shoulder firmly. My head hurts, like it's about to explode. I gritted my teeth and buried my face into Yoongi's back.
"Sobi? Are you okay ??", he asked, stopped walking
"It hurts ... the pain comes again", I groaned
"Do you remember something?", Asked Yoongi anxiously
"Ye. Please yeobo, it hurts", I groaned while wrapping my arms tightly around Yoongi's shoulders and neck.
"I'll take you to the hospital, Sobi. Hang in there!", He said as he ran down the stairs
He ran and kept running until I felt my body shake. I don't know where I am. All I know is, my head hurts a lot and I'm having trouble breathing right now. I have to use all my strength to be able to hold on to Yoongi so as not to fall ...
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