Chapter 48 - Practice! Practice! Practice!

President Yang had been in the dance studio with Jang Mi and the other members of 2ne1. They were practicing all the dances with Jang Mi. They were the only ones who knew about Jang Mi's surprised debut. Even Ji Yong sat in the dance studio waiting. He needed to practice Missing You with Jang Mi so he was waiting and watching. Even Park Bom was in the room watching, while eating a bun. She was well entertained. Park Bom was surprised at just how good Jang Mi was. She did feel bad that Jang Mi had to do her parts instead of performing normally. Jang Mi told her not to worry about it because she was having fun.

"Alright. So when you're performing Come Back Home, the part your singing doesn't come on until after Minzy, CL and Dara sings their first verse part. That's a easier way of hiding you and surprising the fans. Then straight after, you all will perform Falling In Love." The choreographer explained.

Jang Mi nodded. "Alright. So how do I know when I have to come out? I don't want to come out too early or too late."

The choreographer nodded. "That's going to be determined on the day of the concert when you guys go practice on the actual stage. Only then we can determine it. Because the dance studio is smaller than the stage, so the stage takes longer to walk across. Coming out at the right time is going to be very important."

Jang Mi nodded. "Ok. I'll work hard until the day after the family concert."

President Yang stepped forward from the shades of the dance studio. "Jang Mi-ah, while dancing, don't forget to smile. We want to show the fans that you're having fun. If you're just dancing, and not smiling at your fans, it's going to dull the performance. Other than that, you did good."

Jang Mi smiled brightly. "Thank you for the advice. I will take it and use it well." She said bowing.

President Yang just nodded. "Continue to work hard. I'm leaving."

"Okay." Everyone said in unison and bowed as he left the room.

It was time for the members of 2ne1 to head out to their next schedules. Jang Mi was happy performing for them. They weren't as different as they were from their television show that Jang Mi used to watch in her celebrity van while on her way to her scheduling. It felt peculiar that they were under the same company. She watched the show a lot even if it had been a long time since the airing of the show had stopped. CL is as fierce as she appears to be, but she's also very nice and smart. She's intelligent which was a different image Jang Mi had of her in her mind. Also very talented in singing. Dara was her same bubbly self except she was much more calmer. Almost like she grew a year older. However it was strange for Jang Mi to see her because she felt like they were the same age but Dara was way older. It wasn't only due to her young and wild personality but also because of how she looked. Jang Mi admitted it to herself that she looked older than Dara. For some reason she was alright with that. Minzy is the mature out all of them. She laughs a lot and dances well. She has a lot of energy and Jang Mi knew if they were besties, she would eventually run her tired. At the moment Jang Mi couldn't even handle Min Hyo Rin who lighted up the hallways with all her energy. Minzy was much more energized by singing and dancing. It was fun for Jang Mi to watch. Park Bom, of course is the strangest one out of all three. She scolded the choreographer when he would scold Jang Mi on her dancing. She talked very well. She always had something to say. Although she talked a lot, Park Bom was quiet most of the time. It was because she was eating. While Jang Mi was dancing, she could hear wrappers crumpling and come to find out Park Bom is eating sweet bread, chips, and she sat sticking on her coffee in her tumbler. Jang Mi was a huge fan of all four of them and is a huge dream come true for her to be able to perform alongside them.

"Thank you so much." Jang Mi said while bowing.

"You did a good job." CL said. "Thank you for doing this for our unni. We appreciate it a lot."

Jang Mi smiled. "I'm honored to do this much for my sunbaenims. Thank you."

"Yah! Call us unni. Making us feel old with formal speach." Dara said. "Remember, call us when ever and we'll treat you out to a meal."

Bom chuckled. "Just call me. I'll definitely come to treat you out for a meal."

Jang Mi nodded and bowed. "Thank you."

Minzy smiled. "For once, I'm not the maknae in the group. Feels weird."

Jang Mi shook her head. "Minz unni, you're still the maknae. I'm not joining the group."

They all chuckled. They started getting their things together as their manager waiting outside the dance studio for them. They left the dance studio with waves and bows. After seeing the members of 2ne1 out, Jang Mi saw Ji Yong standing up and stretching out his back. Jang Mi sighed because her work wasn't done yet. She still had to practice the dance moves for Missing You with Ji Yong. Soon afterimmediately his stretches, he plotted himself onto the middle of the floor. Jang Mi scratched the back of her head and eyed him weirdly. The choreographer just chuckled.

"There is no set stone dance for this song." Ji Yong said.

"Ah-" Jang Mi said nodding. "Then why do we need to be here?"

"You're going to practice singing it live with Kwon Ji Yong." The choreographer said.

Ji Yong nodded, agreeing to what the choreographer was saying. "It's going to be different when performing it live though. So we just need to practice. We'll also get a chance to practice it on stage."

Jang Mi nodded. "Okay."

"Yeah, and you can even dance around freely. However you feel. Kwon Ji Yong usually sits and plays with the fans of VIPs." The choreographer pitched in.

"That doesn't sound bad. What if I go up to a fan and hand her/him the mic to sing some of my parts. Do you think VIPs would be alright with that?" Jang Mi asked.

Kwon Ji Yong and the choreographer stared at her blankly. They couldn't understand why she would even want to. To give a fan the mic to sing some parts of the song seemed weird to the both of them. Kwon Ji Yong didn't go so far into choosing one person to sing a part of the song. He usually just pointed the mic out and fans would sing loudly into it like they were singing into it normally. In a way it made the fans feel closer to them while it caused Kwon Ji Yong to have the crowds of VIPs involved with the concert instead of just attending it.

Kwon Ji Yong shrugged his shoulders. "I don't see a problem about it. However, I think the stage is going to be way too tall for us to even reach the fans. Especially during a family concert. The crowed is pushed far away from the stage."

Jang Mi nodded. "Ah, I see." Jang Mi shrugged and sighed. "Let's practice singing then."

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After an hour and a half of singing in the dance studio, Jang Mi and Ji Yong were now headed to the recording studio. Teddy was waiting for the both of them. Jang Mi had to record her parts of the songs so her own voice is backing her up. It would sound weird if Jang Mi was singing live but Park Bom's voice was clearly heard through the back ground. She also had to sing her part for Missing You. The original singer has a very different sound from Jang Mi's. Jang Mi's voice was much more smoother and a little lower than the original singer, while the original singer had a peculiar sound and was much more unique than Jang Mi's voice. Her voice blended amazingly well with the original song on Kwon Ji Yong's album. If Jang Mi were to be singing her part but her voice was playing in the background as well, it would sound weird live and it would make Jang Mi look like a bad singer.
The two arrived into the recording studio. Just like every time Jang Mi came into the studio, the doors were blocked with curtains. Kwon Ji Yong had been hearing a lot of rumors floating around. Some artists thought that Papa YG was hiding an undercover singer. One who's identity hasn't been known of. The rumor also stated that the only ones who knew about the hidden singer were someone from both 2ne1 and Big Bang. It was an odd rumor. The artists got that just from the curtains hanging in the door. Ji Yong didn't know how such a rumor started just by a simple curtain in the door.

"Jang Mi-ah, you're finally here." Teddy stated as they both walked in.

"Helll." Jang Mi said bowing formally.

"I'm here too hyung!" Kwon Ji Yong said waving at him.

He chuckled and shook his head. "Let's get started."

Jang Mi nodded and headed into the recording booth. She placed the headset over her hair and waited for Teddy to start the music. Jang Mi smiled when the beat for Falling In Love started to play. Teddy nodded and Jang Mi brought out her inner Bom. She needed to be confident in singing like Park Bom is. She knew she could sing, so she sang. Jang Mi wanted to deliver Park Bom's parts for the song as best as possible. She wanted to do it as flawlessly as Park Bom did. It was obvious that Teddy and Ji Yong wanted the same for the song, since they kept making her sing the same part until it reached their expectations. Jang Mi is going to debut and she's going to work hard so that her debut is flawless.

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Have you guys seen the new YG 'Who's next?' poster? We're all thinking 2ne1 right? I really want it to be 2ne1! I'm gonna cry. I miss my Park Bom so much!

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