Chapter 12
Today I will be working alongside Hyowon (more commonly known as P-Dogg), Kwon Do Hyeong (known as Slow Rabbit), Bang PD, and another new producer named Vanilla. Vanilla won't tell me his real name, but I will probably find out in the future.
First, I will be working with Vanilla in his studio, so he can teach me the rookie training for basic work around the building.
At Bighit Entertainment they have names for the studios the producers work in. P-Dogg's studio is called 'Dog Bounds', Slow Rabbit's studio is called 'Carrot Express', and Vanilla's studio is called 'Ice cream break'.
There are some other studios I won't be working in, which include Supreme Boi, Adora, and a few other producers. Supreme Boi's studio is called 'Supreme Escape', and Adora's studio is called 'Adorable Trap'.
I really admire Adora; she is absolutely adorable and an amazing producer. I really hope to become just as good as her one day.
Apparently, I won't be able to work with Adora or Supreme Boi because they are busy with album preparations and other jobs in the cue.
I didn't realise the producers had their own stage names. Bang PD said I should think of one, but I can't decide. I have a week to decide so I can think about it later. Maybe BTS can think of one to give me.
After working with Vanilla, I will be working with P-Dogg. He will teach me more about the technology they use and what I need to be competent in.
After that, I will work with Slow Rabbit on the style of music I need to be competent in and how to do research on music styles and genres when I change the style.
Lastly, Bang PD will give me training on safety, eating, lunch breaks, and other basic work stuff. I also have to sign a privacy statement, stating I won't take photos with BTS or of BTS and show them to everybody or sell them to anybody, especially without permission.
Once I've completed all my training, I will be working with BTS when they have time, and then with Vanilla the rest of the time.
As I enter the building I spot Vanilla immediately. He is a blonde fairly attractive guy a few years older than me. He has big brown eyes and a cheeky smile. Everything about him screams 'player' but I can't help but feel my heart start to race as he smiles at me.
"Hey, ready to work?" He says in a way of greeting. I nod, feeling a little nervous.
He gestures for me to follow him to the elevators, taking me up to the recording studios.
"Today, I will be showing you what your first job will be like," he explains as he opens his recording studio, "Welcome to the ice cream break," He smirks. I pass him into the studio, looking around at his set-up. He has a computer, a Beatpad, and a few other pieces of electronics to help create music. I pass by the first piece of equipment I recognise, fiddling with the switches and sounds it makes.
I turn around to see where Vanilla went, to find him standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame. He is watching me with his large eyes, taking in every move I make. I tense, folding my arms across my chest.
"S-So, will my studio be like this?" I ask to break the silence. Vanilla steps into the room, laughing to himself.
"Maybe. It depends on how well you do during training. Bang PD-nim will decide on your beginning set-up, and then you can apply for more equipment from there, or purchase some yourself,"
Vanilla sits down in what appears to be his normal seat, gesturing for me to sit in the chair beside him. I oblige.
Vanilla continues to smirk to himself as he opens up a program on his computer.
"Today, you will basically be my shadow. I will show you what I do every day and how the breaks work. Pretty easy, right?"
I nod, trying to ignore his sleazy grin.
He opens a file he saved and begins working on it.
"Basically, I just produce music all day, and sometimes it gets accepted into an album. Occasionally, one of the other producers sends me a little demo to play with or a song that has been chosen for an album that needs to be cleaned up. Each song on every album gets passed to everyone before Bang PD, who decides whether to leave it or if we need to have a group meeting to fix it up. Generally, they send me songs to add sound effects to. Later, we'll decide what you're best at and that will be your job in the polishing process," Vanilla pauses to add a new instrument to his demo before continuing, "However, not all songs are done this way. Some get created entirely by BTS and one or two other producers, or just Bang PD, and some songs don't need polishing. You just have to keep an eye on your emails,"
Vanilla falls silent, playing around with the song he's making. It has no lyrics. It appears to be a basic hip-hop beat with some electronic style with it. It sounds pretty dope, but I have an idea.
"Here," I lean forward, pointing at the Beatpad, "If you add this sound just before your chorus there, it'll make it sound more like a drop,"
Vanilla frowns, taking my advice. He listens back to the section I suggested editing. As he finishes it, he smirks, turning around in his chair so he's facing me.
"That sounds a lot better," His eyes narrow slightly, "Where did you study?"
"University Sydney, Australia," I smirk, "It's just something I thought of as you played that part,"
"I see... intuition..." He smirks again, turning back to his work.
We sit there for 2 hours, playing around with this song and the beat. We end up with a really nicely polished song. It's really catchy.
"We've made a really good song here," He laughs, "I'm not going to lie when Yoongi said you were good I thought he was lying,"
"Why would you think he's lying?" I ask, raising my eyebrows in mock annoyance.
"Well..." Vanilla smirks, "I don't think I should tell you,"
"Why?" I frown, feeling legitimately annoyed now.
"Well, Yoongi and I are really good friends. We went to the same high school together," Vanilla strokes his face for a second, "If I tell you, it'll be betraying his trust,"
"Just tell me!" I grumble, folding my arms. Vanilla snickers, mocking me.
"Woah, when he said you were cute, he wasn't lying,"
My cheeks flush as Vanilla continues laughing.
"He said I'm cute?" I mumble. Vanilla sighs, looking up at me as if I've left him no choice.
"Well, as soon as you moved to Korea he hasn't stopped talking about you. He said you're a really good singer, rapper, and composer. He said you made him excited to record because he gets to see you. He said he finds you extremely attractive," Vanilla sighs, "You've made him into such a corny guy, it's weird."
I blush darker, taking in his words. Was he being serious when he said he likes me?
I allow my mind to imagine dating Yoongi for a moment. What sort of dates would we go on? Would he hold my hand?
The thought of his wondering hand jumps into my mind, causing me to shiver. Maybe he really does like me.
"Well, we should head out to lunch, it's break time," Vanilla stands and heads to the door. As I follow him, he stops in the doorway, turning around to face me.
"Ah, by the way. You can't mention what I said to you to him, okay?" He jokes, grinning again. I nod, watching as he visibly relaxes.
"Hey, don't mock me for being worried about Yoongi's anger. He'll kill me if he finds out I told you," Vanilla chuckles as he leads me into the hallway, following a few other producers.
We spend lunch talking with the others about the song we made. Vanilla plays it for them from his phone and they enjoy it.
"Good job rookie!" A guy pats me on the back. I try to look cool and play it off like it was nothing. But I already feel a bubbling of happiness filling me up.
At the end of lunch, we head back to our studio. As soon as we enter the hallway I spot Yoongi leaning against the doorway, smirking secretively to himself.
. . . . .
Yoongi:
JIMIN: Where are you? We have practice.
SUGA: I'm going to be at the recording studio today.
JIMIN: Why??
SUGA: My favourite girl is training with my friend and I need to make sure he doesn't give anything away ;)
JIMIN: You're skipping out on practice for that?
SUGA: Yep, I already told Namjoon.
JIMIN: He says you're coming back.
SUGA: Yeah, I'll only be 30 minutes. I want my girl to know I'll always make time for her.
JIMIN: If you don't leave Lilly alone and come to practice right now, I will kill you!
SUGA: Too late, I'm hanging out with her right now!
JIMIN: MIN YOONGI!
Yoongi closes his phone, grinning like an idiot. Jimin is too easy to tease, and apparently, he's even easier to tease when he's jealous.
Yoongi looks up and spots her entering the hallway with Kim ShinHyun, also known as Vanilla. The smile slides from his face as ShinHyun pales when he spots him.
He's said something. He can't hide secrets from me. I know he's said something!
Yoongi glares at him, willing him to reveal how much he told her.
Lilly gives Yoongi a kind smile as she enters the recording room. This both makes his stomach flip with happiness and drop with anxiety.
What have you told her?! He mentally screams as Vanilla scurries past him.
"So, what are you here for?" Lilly asks as he closes the door. Vanilla doesn't greet him as he sits down in his chair. Lilly watches him with her eyebrows raised as if suggesting he shouldn't be so obvious.
Yoongi ignores Vanilla, addressing Lilly.
"Just bored, curious about what you guys are doing in here," Yoongi gives a meaningful look to Vanilla, who grimaces in return.
I'm going to kill you.
"Oh, you know, just talking about music, work, and who likes who," Yoongi's heart beats hard as Lilly smirks suggestively.
"O-oh..." Yoongi stutters.
So much for playing it cool.
"So, you were telling the truth, huh?" Lilly giggles as she steps forward, watching Yoongi's face change from red, to green, to pale white, faster than traffic lights. She appears to be enjoying herself. She must have picked up on Vanilla's sudden change in behaviour and Yoongi's silent gestures.
Yoongi decides to suck it up, and just tell her. Nothing is going to change. Being shoved into a situation like this practically doubles his courage.
"Yeah," Yoongi shrugs, "I wasn't lying. I like you, a lot."
Lilly blushes. She must not have been expecting Yoongi to be so forward as well.
"I see," She starts getting flustered, looking for a change in conversation.
"Anyway," Yoongi steps forward and taps her nose with his finger, "Don't let my feelings interrupt your learning, keep doing your job rookie," Yoongi grins as Lilly's blush is replaced with an eye roll.
"I don't think I'm a rookie anymore, listen to this!" Lilly steps forward and plays an audio clip on Vanilla's computer. Vanilla has relaxed a little, but he knows to be wary.
Yoongi listens to the demo Vanilla has been working on. He can already tell what changes Lilly made, as he heard the original. She has changed it so it's unique, mixing styles and genres in a really pleasant way. It'll be hard to choose a genre for this one.
"I like it," Yoongi smiles as the song finishes, "Can I put lyrics with this?"
Lilly frowns, unsure whether Yoongi is making fun of her or not.
"Sure... do you think it's album worthy?"
"Yeah," Yoongi nods, trying to look professional, "It's unique, its got a good beat, its BTS,"
Vanilla smirks up at Yoongi but falters when he sees his expression.
You're not allowed to look at me, you little shit!
Lilly begins chatting about her decisions in the production and how she really enjoyed making it.
Yoongi loses himself in her enthusiasm. He watches as her gestures get larger and her voice rises with excitement.
Falling, falling, falling.
Falling for her, so easily.
I just hope there is something to cushion the fall.
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