Koi No Yokan

Summer and Team's Newbies

Minju's POV:

It was Monday yet again and it was August we've been informed last June that we will have new team members, eight months into the fifth year since both dorm parents left us. The fifth summer we are going through alone in the void and darkness. Chaen says that we have newbies to the team and she asked us to be in our best behavior and that we needed to be nice to the newbies. I've since lifted my ban on talking to her and not allowing her to bully anyone. I ought to tell her to say those words to herself. Because out of everyone in the team, she was the one who was alway hot headed and ill mannered. She screams a lot and have been notorious with everyone as a scary Debuting Leader-nim that's what she was referred to by the other people in training.

We sat in a semi-circle and was already done stretching and warming up. The first agenda was to actually teach the newbies choreography for Nekkoya the never ending 'debuting' song we've since had. It was hot out today, we're in the middle of summer. About a few more weeks and we'll finally be out of this hot summer days. I can't wait for us to finally be just out of the summer days and into cooler days. I hated the summer but still enjoyed having ice cream on hot summer days like these. I was excited to meet our newbies. The classes have started and Sejeong Unnie came in and told the class the new format we are going to follow, she also told us that a survival show will be done in the next three months and everyone including the debuting team would participate, etcetera, we got the picture.

Then Sejeong Unnie spoke to us and told us to welcome the newbies with a round of applause after they introduce themselves. She first introduced the first trainee. She said Trainee Number 1 from Japan, Sakura. Then there she was, unmistakeable and really beautiful. She was my AKB48 and HKT48 Bias. She was pulled dead center of the room. She faced us and a shy smile crept up on her lips. She began to speak to us and said in perfect Korean plus accent and pronunciation.

Hello, I'm Miyawaki Sakura, I am 20 years old and I was born and raised in Kagoshima, Japan.

I was mesmerized by her and I briefly looked at Chaeyeon and she was just staring blankly upfront. Her eyes full of lust over Miss Miyawaki Sakura. She bowed 90° at us and stood upright after. Sejeong Unnie was checking something on her file. I heard her say and gesturing towards Miss Miyawaki's Team.

Miss Miyawaki, Team A.

I was elated and excited for her to be on our team. I couldn't contain my happiness right at this moment. I wanted to approach her and really admire her. She sat beside me and next was another HKT48 Ace, Yabuki Nako. She introduced herself similarly after Miss Miyawaki nodded at her encouragingly, albeit she sounded like a tourist, her pronunciation was good. She bowed similarly like Miss Miyawaki did. She was again assigned to our group, her cute chubby self sat beside Miss Miyawaki. She was similar to Haneul Appa and Seri Eomma, only she stood 4'9, her short legs were cute, she's so cute and adorable.

Miss Miyawaki held her hand and squeezed her tiny hand. Probably to tell her it was okay and that she did great. I've seen Miss Yabuki held Miss Miyawaki's hand tight. I understood them honestly as both of them were outside their comfort zone. Both have been popular 48 Group Members. Both have been Aces of their Generation, Miss Yabuki was Third Generation Ace, Miss Miyawaki the Senior was First Genetation Ace of the 48 Group. Her improvements over the years have been an upward trajectory. Albeit her group doesn't do much choreography, their songs weren't as polished as a K-Group's, these two were considered aces of the group.

The third one was Honda Hitomi, she was also one of the aces in her group. She together with Miss Miyawaki and Miss Yabuki were Aces and held Concurrency Positions where all three would appear with HKT48 at the same time they are still members of AKB48. Recently, before Rino Sashihara left the 48 Groups, she was finally transferred to HKT48, but still led AKB48 Concurrently. Sashihara always referred to Miss Miyawaki as her daughter, together with Murashige Anna and Matsuoka Natsumi. I've watched several of their broadcasts, albeit I didn't understand what they were saying, Mong always helped me with the translations.