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The next time I saw the child was at a dinner that took place in place of my aunt's wedding.
When I was in high school, my mother passed away, and my aunt, who was by my side sometimes like a friend and sometimes like a mother... My aunt, who had insisted on being single for a long time, suddenly said she was getting married when her friends were about to have their grandchildren, and replaced the wedding with a nice meal with close relatives.
Because she was like a mother to me, I forced myself to make time to go out even though I'm incredibly busy these days preparing to launch a new girl group. My uncle-to-be told me that one of his nephews was an idol and that he wanted to introduce me to her, so he insisted that I come..?
Who on earth is it...?
It would be okay if the child didn't know Chacha well...
If you happen to keep in touch, I'd be happy to hear from you.
If you were one of the kids who got eliminated and lost contact with you during your trainee days, it would be incredibly uncomfortable, right...?
I wanted to tell my aunt that I didn't want to see her, but I think my uncle wanted to introduce me, who works at an entertainment agency, to his nephew who had finished his idol career to help him build some connections in the entertainment industry...
Even if that wasn't the case, it was a meaningful event that took the place of a wedding and I had to attend, so I went anyway.
First of all, I have to think about my uncle and whoever I meet, I have to try to brush it off well.. haha Suddenly, many kids I treated harshly when I was managing the debut group during my time as a new employee flashed through my mind... But what can I do? It's all my karma...
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When we arrived at the restaurant, my aunt was introducing her nephews one by one as if she was bragging about her children.
"Eunju~ Welcome~~"
"Congratulations on your wedding, Auntie~~~💜"
After greeting my aunt, I quickly handed her the shopping bag containing the wedding gift.
"This is Eun-ju, whom I raised like my own daughter~"
"Hello, this is Eunju Kim."
He bows and looks very social.
I quickly handed over a business card.
I quickly scanned my surroundings, but I couldn't find anyone with a familiar face. If they'd already debuted, there's no way I wouldn't recognize them...
Then, you didn't come... haha
Haha, okay! Then I'm alone.. lol
It was already awkward because it had been so long since I had seen my cousins.
Then, shall we hurry up and eat a delicious meal alone?
I quickly took my seat at the end of the table.
It's a perfect place to eat alone.
How long has it been since I last had a proper meal.. haha
And steak..!
Thanks to you, Aunt and Uncle, I will eat well!
With a sparkling expression, shouting out his inner thoughts
I'm slicing a steak.
Yes... I'll guide you to your seat...
The employee guided someone to the empty seat in front of me.
It was the moment I raised my head with the meat I had carefully sliced in my mouth.
""Manager, it's been a while~"
What? Long time no see..? This Shaki is speaking informally to me from the first time we met..
Did you become so popular that you forget about it?
But, sir..? Now that I think about it, your voice sounds familiar..?
The man sitting in front of me took off his sunglasses.
Oh my, Park Jimin... It was Jimin.
I almost spit out the meat I was eating... but it was a waste...
Chew hard and chew hard.
Oh, I want to eat well tonight...
It's the first day in months without overtime work ㅋㅋㅋ ㅜㅠㅜㅜㅠ
(Mumbling) Oh, it's been a while!
"So the person my aunt mentioned about working at a planning company was the director...?"
You're starting a planning company?? Something got distorted..??
I looked at my aunt who was being very cute to her uncle.
To the uncle who is proud of his idol nephew
Did my aunt want to brag that she also has a connection to the entertainment industry?Or maybe you thought I started a management company because I didn't come home for so long this time... haha... I don't know...
First of all, the conclusion isI guess it was just my oversight...
"energyShould I do the drawing?
No, I'm still at SS Entertainment...?
By the way, what your uncle said
He was the nephew of an idol...
You're not an idol, you're an active member now, right? "
Jimin took off his sunglasses and looked like he didn't know either.
I shrugged my shoulders.
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Jimin was the first rookie member I was in charge of.
Such a lovely and pretty child..
I felt really bad because even though I was working hard, I always felt like I was just whipping him.
Even after the monthly evaluations were always harsh and the debut group was confirmed, he treated the kids harshly and made them very jealous.
I wonder why I was so cold back then... Now my thoughts on trainees have changed a lot and I try to embrace all the different sides of them, but it wasn't like that back then.
Jimin, who is in front of me now, is a very successful singer who debuted as an idol and became successful as a solo artist.
At the same time, he was also a child who I left behind as a sore thumb, someone I didn't love enough, because I ended up changing companies midway due to my self-doubt.
Of course, he is too big a figure in the music industry to be called a sore thumb, he is cool and has no shortcomings, and I am always happy and supportive of him whenever he appears.
"Are you hungry? There was food prepared for you.
If it seems to have cooled down even a little,Should I ask for a new one again..?"
Before Jimin could even answer, I was already calling the server and asking him to bring me some new meat.
"Uh... I'm fine, older sister..."
"Oh, sorry... I got into a habit when I was working...
Excuse me... I'll just eat it then.~"
I quickly sent back the server that came towards me.
Habits are the habits that come out when I take care of my children...
Before I can even say it, I'm blocking you...
Even though I was harsh... I took good care of the kids...;;
"But are you okay..?
You weren't good at saying what you wanted before either."
Jimin pouted at my words.
"I'm expressing myself better than I did back then...? It's been so many years..."
"That's true~ Our 18-year-old baby leader Jimin
Now... how old are you...? You're 24...?"
I stopped cutting the meat and folded my fingers one by one.
"Jimin, let's stop talking about our ages.
Since this older sister was twenty-four
I decided not to count my age.."
I'm turning thirty soon... Wow... I really need to stop counting my age...
Time really flies... wow...
By the way, the steak isn't cold,
I'm worried that Jimin isn't eating at all....
"Jimin, how are you taking care of yourself these days..? Why aren't you eating?... ?"
I eat in secret when I'm taking care of my kids...
I'm afraid the kids will have a harder time...
Maybe Jimin needs to be managed too
I'm not making a mistake in front of him right now, am I..?
"No~ Sister, it's just... I'm more hungry for alcohol than meat.. haha"
Jimin looked at the server as if he was going to order drinks himself.
He turns his head slightly as if embarrassed.
""Jimin, shall we get a bottle of wine then?? I'll order it for you."
"Sister, I want steak and soju...
It's kind of funny, but there's soju here"Should I go..?"
Jimin's body reacts first to his words.
I'm already calling the server without even knowing it...
""Do you have any soju...? We're craving some soju..."
The server quickly brought us some soju at our request. We decided to drink it from the champagne flutes that had already been placed on the table.
"Hey..
Drinking soju with Park Jimin, who was the baby leader...
"It's a truly new feeling.."
"Sister, you said you weren't going to tell me your age earlier..?"
"I don't want to do it,
Maybe it's because time has passed, but I keep doing it"
"Okay then, sir,
Since you're already three years old, I'll offer you a drink first~"
"Oh, oh~ okay, okay.. haha"
I ended up getting a drink from Jimin.
It was like that before too,
Because he has good manners, he is very polite when pouring drinks.
In my memory, Jimin was a shy little kid...
Jimin, you've become so mature...
"You too, have a drink~"
I quickly poured Jimin a glass of alcohol
Done~
As I clinked the glass, I heard the characteristic cheerful sound of a champagne glass.
Soju seemed to taste better when drunk from a tall champagne glass instead of a small soju glass.
Jimin couldn't stand to watch any longer, so I cut up some steak for him and he started to eat it bit by bit.Oh my, I should have cut it up a long time ago~
We hadn't been in contact with each other for a while, but we finally met after such a long time.
It's not awkward and feels natural...
After I had some drinks,
It seemed like Jimin's innocent and young appearance was coming out.
Unlike his quiet and unnoticeable appearance at first, he started to laugh and joke around quite a bit...
It may seem like a fresh time, but
Hmm... I think I'm a little... drunk...?
"Jimin, should we go out and take a walk?
The hotel's rooftop garden is nicely decorated.
Now that it's getting dark, turn on the lights dimly,
It won't be visible from outside."
I took Jimin up to the rooftop park.
As the automatic door leading to the garden opened, a cool breeze blew the bangs that had covered my forehead.
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"Ah, it's refreshing.."
Jimin opened his arms and welcomed the wind
I sat down on the bench, feeling a little better.
""Sister, are we relatives now...?"
"Well... we're relatives, but not in-laws? That's a relationship~
Not really blood related...
It's funny, right..?"
"I never thought I'd meet my sister like this...
I thought we'd meet while doing music..."
"That's right.. haha. Are all the members doing well..?"
The two of us sat on the bench for a while
I watched the night view of the lights turning on one by one.
Jimin looked at the night view for a while
I started saying what I really wanted to say.
"Sister... But, you know,
Why did you suddenly change companies then...?
Do you know that we were so devastated by the betrayal?
"It's just... well... I felt sorry that I was too harsh on you guys... and at the time, I was having some doubts about my work... I originally wanted to rest a bit...
It seems like you guys have completely calmed down and entered a stable period.
I guess I'll wait until the right time to quit
Put into action going to be.."
"No, if you had left us behind
Either take care of kids who are doing better than us,
I need to take on a bigger projectThere was a good reason for thatAnd I am convinced,
It's not like that, I saw that they started from scratch
I really felt like a child who had been completely robbed of his mother.."
"hehe...."
"Do you know how much I wanted to be recognized by my older sister?
Because I always tell myself to be the best,
I thought I would get a call when I reached the top...
We can't even contact each other... It feels like we'll run into each other somewhere, but we don't... How can people really be like that~"
Jimin is talking with a fever as if he is complaining,
It was hard to say anything, so I just laughed.
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I... I... Actually, I left because you were so pretty.
Because I have to maintain a public relationship...
That's why I went to another company and trained new people first.
I thought it might be better if I went back to the beginning...
After debuting several new groups, I realized...
A beginner's mind is a beginner's mind,
A heart that likes is a heart that likes..
Because I love you so much and have raised you with so much love,
I thought you were the only one who was stuck in my mind,
The love I have for the children I raised and the love I have for you
I realized that it was a different mind.
so When I see you at the scene, I run away and don't even contact you members... I try to avoid seeing you even a little bit.
"Now that I think about it, I guess I might have been disappointed...
Because I avoided it...
Sorry..
I was young back then and didn't know what to do...
Was I too naive...?
In the cool breeze on the rooftop
Pushing the fluttering hair behind her ear,
I swallow what I want to say
I made a belated, half-hearted apology.
Jimin's expression as he looked at me was quite serious.
"There was another reason...?
"You're not the type of person who would suddenly disappear..."
The sun had completely set and the darkness and soft lighting were visible.
Jimin's eyes seemed to be getting moist for some reason.
"Um... that's right... but I can't tell you that story...
That's probably something I'll never be able to do."
"Yeah... ha... I see... "
After hearing what I said, Jimin let out a hollow laugh.
"Okay.. if you can't talk forever, then don't.."
I looked at Jimin who looked so lonely, and since his hair kept blowing in the wind, I gathered his long hair and held it with one hand.
I should have brought at least a hair tie.. haha
Maybe because it's the rooftop, the wind is getting stronger and it's a little cold...
""Sister, should I help you..?"
Jimin gathered my hair to one side and flipped it to the other side. Then he suddenly grabbed my head and said,
"Sister, and this is your punishment for not telling me just now?"
Suddenly Jimin's lips
It gently covered my lips and then fell off.
"What the heck is this!
Ha.. this guy..!!!
I'm so embarrassed I can't speak anymore.
"What does this mean..? I won't tell you either... Huh...!"
"What did you say..?..?? You!!"
Jimin is like taking revenge
He looked at me quietly as I was getting feverish.
Jimin, who was excited just a moment ago
I was just watching...
...Ha....How do I fix this..???
Jimin looked at me in confusion and
First, it seems like my mind is organizedOpened his mouth.
"Sister, first of allI have two requests:
One is,
Sister, if you see us from now on, please say hello~
As a leader, I feel a bit awkward looking at our members.
My sister's girl group is debuting...
Since we'll be seeing each other often since our activities overlap, please do me a favor.. "
Ha.. Park Jimin.. Hey, you... you.. You really only talk like that..
"Second, don't hang up just because you got a call from an unknown number~
Contact information is available when you come down and say hello
I'll get it from my aunt.
I'll definitely contact you!"
I'm confused as to how much of this is a joke and how much is serious...
"Well then, I'm going in now.
I have a schedule starting at dawn tomorrow...
Can you understand??....ㅎㅎ..
Sister, cool down a bit and go slowly~~"
Jimin laughed brightly like a snake
I went that way..
I was so embarrassed because I felt like my heart had been discovered.
I sat on the bench for a while,
I feel like I'm crying a little.
To my children whom I have raised with great care
I don't want to cause any harmI ran away...
It's been a long time since we met
What the heck am I...
Whew...
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There's no way that guy really liked me...
meIs this what you're trying to say...?
If I'm right
I think I raised a really good fox cub.... ha..
Ouch...!!
Well, thanks to you, one thing has become clear.
You don't blame me for being so hard on you...
I'll be really happy to greet you next time...
If you contact me, I'll buy you a meal... That's right...
If I think about it, they are my first children...
It was my fault for leaving so coldly...
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But since launching our girl group and going on music shows,
Jimin's group, which had grown even bigger, started overseas activities, so there was no way to see them on music shows or live broadcasts.
and
From an unknown number
It was a few months later that I received a call.
[Sister, no, how are your in-laws doing..? Haha]
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*All stories are fantasies from the author's mind...
©️ Earthquake in My Head (2022)
I've been thinking about writing it as a novel for a while...
The short story was the answer.. haha
I guess I just posted the title and the front page for a while.
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