My Idol

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The story unfolds with the development of love between Irene and Jungmin (JM). It all started on the day they first met and continued on the day he announced his solo debut.

After leaving when their car arrived, Irene felt disappointed without understanding why. She noticed a warmth whenever she saw him, and the way he talked made her feel warm. 

"Jungmin is a good man. He's different from our other fans," Seulgi said as they fixed themselves. 

"Come to think of it, he didn't take a picture with us or give us a signature," she added, to which Irene agreed. "You're right," Irene said. "He's tall too. He's a handsome man too. How old is he? What do you think, unnie?" she asked her. "Beats me," she said. But inside, Irene felt something warm and kept thinking about him without even knowing why.

As days passed, news was released about a new solo artist from BigHit who would debut soon. "Oh right, speaking of BigHit. What is he doing right now anyway?" Seulgi said. 

They looked at her. "Who?" Wendy asked. "Ah right. We didn't tell you about that," Seulgi said. Irene just listened to the news as they rested in their dorm on their day off. 

"Well, remember that day when unnie and I went out?" Seulgi asked them, receiving a hum as a response. "We noticed fans following us, so what we did was just walk and act like we didn't see them," she said, taking a drink of water first. "And?" Yeri asked. 

"While walking, we saw that they were starting to take pictures of us. They probably noticed that we are Seulgi and unnie. While walking, we saw a man who is tall and waiting for a taxi. So what we did was hide from his side. That is my time to take a glance at them. They stopped and pretended like they were not following us," Seulgi said, thinking. "So when he called a taxi, we heard that he was going to the BigHit company, so I asked him if we could go with him. But before that, we told him that someone is following us. So he just let us in as the driver started to drive," she said. Irene listened while looking at the TV screen. 

"What's his name?" Joy asked. "Jungmin, and he's really pretty tall. He's like half-half, I think. So, we went out with him in the taxi. So we revealed ourselves. Oh, and when we were at the car, the fans were following, but thank God they stopped because we were not going the way where the SM company is but in the way where the BigHit company is. But, shockingly, he is one of the rookie trainees at BigHit. And he confessed that he's a big fan of our group," she said, taking another drink of water. 

"Then that's it. We thanked him as our car came. We bid goodbye to him," she said. "How old is he?" Yeri asked. "About your age, I think. Right, unnie?" Seulgi asked Irene. "Maybe," Irene said. "That's it?" Wendy asked. "Yeah," Seulgi said.

And then came the day that Jungmin, or his stage name JM, was announced to debut as a solo artist, and his MV was released. Many people were impressed by how good looking he is, his voice, and how he danced like a professional, as if he wasn't a new solo artist. As Seulgi watched it, she was shocked as she realized who the person was. She gasped, catching the attention of her little members and unnie. Yeri looked at what she was watching. 

"Oh, you're watching that too, unnie. He's really amazing, right?" Yeri asked. "Who? Who?" Joy asked as she looked at what Seulgi was watching. 

"Oh, that JM. He's trending right now. Look at the views of the MV," Joy said as she showed the MV views. "Is that why you're shocked, Seulgi?" Wendy asked. 

"No, I just realized. Unnie..." Seulgi called Irene, still in shock. "Isn't this Jungmin?" she asked her, showing his face. As Irene saw it, she was shocked too. 

"I checked his profile. According to this article, his stage name is JM. His real name is Chan Jung Min. His age is 19? but he's turning 20 this year. From BigHit entertainment, a solo artist... uh-huh," Joy said as she looked at the article. "What is this? Look... He's young but he looks mature," Joy said as she showed a picture, and her members looked at his picture. While Irene blushed a little and smiled secretly without even knowing why.