The New Managers

Chapter Eleven

Published: May 13, 2019
Word count: 2212

-/Several days later/-

SuHee calls Jungkook over to him right before they go on stage for the interview.
"Mhm?" The maknae hums, bending a little to be at her height.
She makes a 'Suga face' at this but waves it off. "Do me a favor and keep this on throughout the interview. Don't touch it, okay? Not unless you have to." She clips a tie clip on his tie, a domed gem like thing on the end.
Kookie looks at it, up at her, then back down. He shrugs. "Okay."
A staff member waves for them to come onstage. SuHee stands beside Mina and PD-Nim, watching as the interview starts.
"This'll be fun."
"They will likely call you out to be a part of the interview, you know." PD-Nim informs us.
Out on the stage, all the members wave and bow their heads while saying "Hello, we are Bangtan Sonyeondan!"
SuHee nods and smiles. "I figured they would." She grabs Mina's hand and watches Kookie for a moment. "But we'll all be fine."
"Of course we will." Mina nods, squeezing back.

"So. I've heard you have new managers." The interviewer starts. "What's it like having female managers? Any special services that come with that?" He asks, trying to get dirt.
Namjoon shifts in his chair. "They are very hard workers, and I commend them for that. They really do help us keep on track with schedules, and they seem to always have water. They take care of us while we're busy practicing. Honestly, I think Bang PD-Nim couldn't have picked better managers."
The interviewer frowns. "Always have water? What do you mean?"
"Bottles of water. They want to keep us hydrated." Namjoon explains.
"Hydrated and healthy." Yoongi interrupts. "That's what they say."
"That's good." He pauses for a moment and glances at the camera. "How do they help you destress?"
Jungkook hops in his seat. "Noonas are really funny! They tell jokes!"
"Really? Why don't we have them join us and tell us a couple? I know they're here."
Mina swallows hard and tugs her friend's hand. "That's our que."
The two girls walk out and take seats that are placed in front of the boys.
"Hello. I am Go Mina." She greets in Korean, then nudges Suhee to introduce herself the way she taught her.
SuHee's mind blanks out with Korean and she shrugs, bowing her head. "I'm Nam SuHee." She greets in English.
The boys chuckle.
"She's not fluent in Korean just yet, but we're working on it." Mina explains.
"How do you communicate then?"
SuHee guesses the question and shrugs.
"There's the point and show method. Or I have Mina and Namjoon-Nim to translate for me. The boys use the English they know to bridge the gaps too."
"Our Korean and their English make it so we can communicate pretty easily." Mina finishes up.
SuHee smiles. "Unless one of us get frustrated with the barrier and then it's a jumble of confusion." SuHee adds, referring to the other day when Hobi got frustrated and gave up.
"Well that sounds like fun." The interviewer says, but his voice says otherwise.
"So, how long have you girls been working for BigHit?"
Namjoon mumbles a quick translation.
SuHee thinks for a moment. "A little over a week."
"Oh is that all? They seem very comfortable with you for that short a time. Perhaps you knew the boys previously?"
SuHee shakes her head. "Not even once. We met them the first day we started working." She stops herself from glancing at Kookie and smiles. "Mina and I have been ARMYs for years though."
The guy latches onto this information hungrily. "ARMYs, huh? So tell me. Who are your biases?" He glances between the girls with a face that says 'I gotcha'.
SuHee smirks for a split second. "We have biases, but we don't like one more than the other so it's not worth announcing." She answers calmly.
His eyes narrow ever so slightly. "Aw come on. You're fangirls, obviously you have a favorite member. One that's more handsome than the others..." He prods.
SuHee glances at Mina and smirks. "Right. We're fangirls. And true fans love them all. They all have different qualities that make them special and attractive. There's no way to pick one over the other."
Mina holds her hands up. "Hol' up... Suhee's right. But I'll tell you. Just you. You want to know how my bias is?"
The interviewers nods and leans closer. "Yes! Tell me!"
Mina nods and smirks. "Let me tell you, then." With a deep breath, she begins. "Kim Namjoon! Kim Seokjin! Min Yoongi! Jung Hoseok! Park Jimin! Kim Taehyung! Jeon Jungkook! BTS!!"
SuHee can't help laughing and the interviewer looks beyond annoyed with the girls. The boys stare at the girls in shock, not expecting them to say that. Mina and Suhee laugh together about everyone's reactions.