The next day, all of the managers assigned to each member of TWICE, including you, assembled in the dormitory building lobby.
This was your first gathering with your new coworkers, and it was both intriguing and awkward for you to be among these new faces.
"Guys, listen up first, we have our new addition on our team here to join us today and so on," Sadness grabbed everyone's attention to her.
She placed her hand on your shoulder and silently signaled you to take the turn.
"Hello, my name is YN/LN. I'm a newly employed in JYPE and under Division 3 for TWICE's Management Team. I'm also the new personal manager for TWICE's Jeongyeon. I hope we can get along pretty well." you bowed softly at them.
The other managers nodded and clapped as your introduction with their faces plastered with awe and gladness for you.
"Nice to meet you, YN. Welcome to the family!" they all exclaimed at once before walking forward one by one to welcome you and introduce themselves.
"Perfect. Jihyo just chatted me. They're about to come here," Sadness said, peering at her phone she'd been holding since before all of you walked in here.
After a few minutes of waiting and engaging in some small conversation to bond with your coworkers, the elevator doors opened, revealing all TWICE members, with the leader herself, Jihyo, leading the way.
You all enthusiastically welcomed your respective members before they returned the favor with a warm smile and the same message.
As you took Jeongyeon's handbag and paper bag from JYP, the 6 other members noticed your unfamiliar presence, which piqued their interest in you.
They already assumed you were Jeongyeon's new manager based on how quickly you approached the idol entrusted to you, but they also wanted to learn more about you as a person... They did the same thing as their other managers, whom they initially met in prior years.
They all boarded the first black van, while the management team boarded the second, and both drove straight to the JYP Entertainment headquarters.
Placing the car on one of the vacant spots of the parking lot, all hopped out before everyone entered the place, being greeted by the kind lady receptionists.
Through groups, all of you took the elevator to reach the 5th floor which is where the Michael Jackson Dance Practice Room is located. This is where TWICE is also scheduled to have their dance choreography today for their upcoming comeback.
As the other managers stepped out to go somewhere around the place first while TWICE is preparing to do warm ups, Sadness and Jeongyeon both noticed that the rest of the members keeps on stealing glances at the newbie which is you.
Jeongyeon walked towards you and grasped your arm. "We're complete this time, you can meet the other members now."
"They've been wondering about you already since the ride, YN. Go on.", Sadness encouraged you.
You nodded minimally before Jeongyeon shouted at the girls, her loud voice echoing around the room which effectively had their heads turned at the source of it.
"Oppa here has to say something for yall to listen guys.", Jeongyeon said as she pointed at you. Their pair of eyes are now landed at you, which makes you a bit shy knowing that you're literally about to talk in front of MORE THAN ONE WORLDWIDE-FAMOUS IDOL this time.
It feels like a dream it is to step in the center of a room you thought you will never ever got a chance to be in it, standing along with people that you never even expected to meet them not only personally... but very closely.
No other fans for them to see, just you all alone; waiting for you to speak and to learn who you are not just as a ONCE, but to serve another purpose for them too.
"Hello everyone, I'm YN/LN. I am a newly hired personal manager for Jeongyeon here. It's really an honor to meet and to work with such very talented and highly popular members of one of the biggest girl groups ever existed in K-Pop industry. I hope we can get along really smooth together as how I can definitely can say for me on what I can do also for you girls.", you bowed respectfully at them.
Mina and Jihyo just smiled widely at your good introduction that's probably better than what they got yesterday while the others especially Chaeyoung who is known with her very expressive self, gasping at what they heard from you.
"Hello, manager YN oppa! Pleasure to meet you too and please take care of us well!", they waved their hands simultaneously at you and bowed in sync, keeping that adorable pure smiles in their faces that didn't failed to melt your soul.
Nayeon, Momo, Sana, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu came forward to shake hands with you while Jeongyeon, Mina and Jihyo gave you a thumbs up before they proceeded with the warm-ups to prepare theirselves for another tiring day.
Minutes afterwards, they began playing "Ready To Be," their new single from their next album, and as an ONCE yourself, you can't help but feel absolutely thrilled to be the first to hear what bomb of a song they're about to put in the world soon.
You were organizing Jeongyeon's upcoming schedules for tomorrow and the following days this week in your tablet as they made a barrage of stomping sounds in the dance floor as they moved so energetically and with full cooperation with each other while the banger played in the background as they danced through its rhythm, you were organizing Jeongyeon's upcoming schedules for tomorrow and the following days this week in your tablet.
They reached their limit of time for them to get their deserving break for a moment, you were still had your eyes stuck in the wrestling match playing on your phone that caused you to be unaware of Jeongyeon slowly approaching your side.
She poked your side and you tilted your head at her.
"Oh hey Jeong."
"We're on a break now oppa."
"Good. Rest well, okay?"
"Yeah, but... we're going to the JYPBOB to eat and I want to ask if you... want to join us there?", Jeongyeon requested.
Your eyes dilated at what Jeongyeon said. It shocked you that you're about to eat with the girl group you're heavily stanning all by yourself.
If this ain't called luck, you don't know what to describe this unreal moment anymore.
"M-me?"
"Yeah. Was there any YN in this room too?", Jeongyeon ridiculously looked at you, smirking as her eyebrow raised. You scratched your nape apologetically at your dumb response.
"We just want to get to know you more, oppa and ofcourse for them to have you as their new friend from work."
"U-uhh sure, I don't really have a problem with it's just... I'm not completely processed the fact that I'm working with you girls and this company.", you chuckled sheepishly.
"I'm still in disbelief, you know. Now i'm here again, on the second day of my work; just got spoiled by your new song and the next one is me about to eat with you girls in one table."
Jeongyeon giggled at your dreamy look.
"It's fine, YN. You'll get used to it someday. But you know, I would like it more if... you'll get along with us not just as a fanboy but just as being yourself you know.
Let's set aside the music, the industry, work. Everything. Just us, having close connections to one another like what friend's typically have between."
You nodded, agreeing at Jeongyeon's point. "That's my intention, Jeong. I don't want those to be the only thing that revolves around us. I would rather live a life with you girls just minding our own happiness and how related we are on many other things than that."
Jeongyeon smiled, relieved at what you admitted. "We're even then. Let's go, Momo's probably whining now below because they're ain't allow to eat yet while we're still not joining them.", she gestured you to follow her and you did, placing back your tablet at your bag.
Entering the JYPE's famous eco-friendly, cozy and healthy cafeteria; you saw the 8 other members talking at each other before they got interrupted with you and Jeongyeon's apperance.
Momo who's always excited to eat, sighed in gratefulness that both of you still had a plan to include yourselves in their group lunch.
All of you prayed with Dahyun leading it, sending thanks to God for having a delicious and healthy meal for today before everyone began devouring each other's foods.
During the whole lunch, each of them urged you to start a conversation with them, setting a beginning of constructing a strong and closer bond of friendship with every single one of them.
JYP and Sadness noona didn't lied. They sure are keeping their real personality even when the cameras are all filming and recording them for their projects, news, interviews etc.
What you learned from them when you were once doing a research about each members after you newly stanned TWICE in your early days of being a ONCE was the same as what you experienced to them while talking with them.
Nayeon being the most hyper, teasing target of Jeongyeon and Tzuyu and the member who gets easily sulk and grumpy whenever they do that. That was the reason why she was given the nickname "granny" not only because she's the oldest of the group.
She even proposed a collab with you just to help her get protected from the teasing she's getting from her bestfriend and her little maknae, which Chaeyoung agreed at that idea and yes you all witnessed it in your own eyes... and it surely had you found it funny and cute.
And as for other members, you also observed some new qualities of them too that you never able to figured it out when you were once watching them only from everywhere.
Momo surely does eats a lot and it makes her really quiet when food is in front of her. She barely even spoken throughout the whole break. Just one curious question from you and she's done.
She did laughed and reacted with them tho, but that's where she can only do already when she still has a yummy food to beat first.
Sana is undoubtedly the most bubbly. She laughs a lot. A LOT. And her small girl voice whenever she unleashes such an adorable sound like that easily makes you also share the same mood as her.
Jihyo is the most matured one but she also joins not only with the flow of Nayeon and Jeongyeon's crazy doings but as for the other members too; with her intention to guard and monitor them just in case things won't go well.
She's like a mother who's managing to keep her kids entertained while at the same time to maintain their well controlled and stable state, hence that's why the leader position was given to her.
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