A Day in the Life of the Kims

"No fair! I want a date with you too!" Seulgi-noona yelled over the phone as I distanced it away from my ear to avoid being potentially deaf.

I just woke up from my phone's constant ringing early in the morning. I was having a great dream too. But apparently, Seulgi-noona started calling me to tell me that she wanted to have a date with me as well. She must have found out about our double date from yesterday.

Wait…

Didn't Wendy-noona and Sooyoung-ah ask permission from their members first?

Well, whatever. It's their problem to deal with anyway.

I turned to check the time and it was still almost 7AM. "Noona? Do you know what time it is?"

"It's about time that you spend a day with me." She said.

I rubbed my face to get rid of the cold. "It's still 6:47AM, noona. Why are you up so early?"

"We have a schedule today. Aren't you listening? I said, you owe me a date. Don't just go and change the topic. And why didn't you tell me that you were going to hang out with one of our members?" She suddenly rants.

I slowly sat up from my bed. "No, I don't owe you one. We can hang out any time. As long as the schedule and the time permits it. Besides, didn't your members tell you anything?"

She sighed. "No. They did not. A blind date at that. Wow… you're just a woman's man, aren't you?"

"Ya… I was also surprised to see them, okay? Yook Sungjae didn't give me any details either. I didn't even know that his virtual wife was Sooyoung-ah." I explained as I slowly stood up from the bed and stretched.

She scoffed. "Ya! You two! You have a lot of explaining to do!"

She seemed to be yelling at Wendy-noona and Sooyoung-ah. Well, not my problem.

"I gotta go, JayB-ya. I'll have to call you back." She said.

"Please don't." I said before hanging up.

If I'm not mistaken, Seulgi-noona is just acting like this because Eungkwang-hyung isn't asking her out yet. They obviously like each other, yet none of them are brave enough to make a move.

I sighed before deciding to take a shower instead. Since I'm already up, I should get things done instead of just going back to sleep. After showering, I went to check if there was anything to eat. When I open the fridge, I saw that the light was turned off. I checked if it was plugged.

"That's odd…" I muttered seeing that it was plugged.

I took out my phone and tried calling one of our managers about it. He told me that there was a problem with the buildings wiring and that they were going to fix it today. So the electricity for today was shut off. He also said that if I wanted any breakfast, I had to go out and eat because the stove runs on electricity.

Great…

So much for being productive.

Seeing that I had no choice, I decided to put on some clothes and go to a restaurant that I know of and eat there. I could just kill some time before I meet my siblings for lunch. Now, I was heading to a restaurant that I like called, the Westin Lane. It has one of the best breakfast menus that I've ever encountered.

When I was finally there, I ordered the usual and waited for the food. I went through online and checked on a couple of things.

"Looks like the album is getting good reviews." I muttered.

We already broke the sales record for the Korean pop music. It sold 300 million copies in a week. We also won the fastest video to reach 100 million views in a day in YouTube. I guess we're getting closer to the top then. Still, we haven't debuted in major countries so there are still a lot of work that needs to be done.

Checking up on Twice, they were also doing pretty well. They almost beat our album sales when we were still rookies. They also just finished being in a variety show too. I guess I need to work on their next album now. The hype is slowly dying out.

Lastly, I went to check out how our drama was doing. The previous episode actually has a very high rating. 7.8% not bad. It's still on its 3rd episode so it's actually okay. I guess I should start appearing on shows and promote it. I hope my manager can find me one.

While I was focused on my phone, I didn't notice that someone already joined me on my table. I turn to see who it was. It was a woman wearing a face mask and a black cap. At first, I didn't mind it. My curiosity didn't really get to me because I already knew who it was. I can't believe that I would see her here of all places.

"Aren't you at least going to greet your brother?" I asked.

She laughed as she took off her disguise. "How did you know it was me?"

I chuckled. "I know your perfume from anywhere. It's the same perfume you started wearing when you turned 13."

She giggled. "You know me too well, oppa. That's why I'm closer to you than unnie and Kibum-oppa."

I rolled my eyes. "You're closer to me because I listen to you and I spoil you too much."

"That's true though. But I still love hanging out with you more. I actually missed you a lot since I've been really busy with training and all." She said as she plopped her chin down on her arm as she rested it on the table.

"Ya… Kim Yoohyeon… mind your manners. We're in a public place." I told her as I kept on reading the news online.

"Pssh… you don't even want to look at your sister." She pouted as she slowly started sitting properly.

I chuckled as I put down my phone. "Well, what do you want to eat? It's on me."

"Really?! Thanks! Dad's been tight with my allowance and the agency has been strict with my diet so I didn't get to eat much." She complained.

I laughed. "That's because you spend all your money on shopping and helping out other people more. Besides, you need to have a proper to diet to sing well."

"I know, I know. But I'm just so hungry." She said.

"Tell you what. You can order anything you want and let's stay in the penthouse tonight. It's been a while since we played video games together." I told her.

She suddenly got excited. "Really?! You can't take back what you said! Promise?"

I held out my Pinky while chuckling. "Promise."

She intertwined her pinky finger with mine and smiled.

We talked about a lot of things while waiting for our orders. She was really excited to debut as a member of Dream Catcher. I find their style really unique. That's why I was also a fan of them when I was in the previous world.

At first, I couldn't believe that 3 famous KPOP stars were my siblings. I felt so incompetent at first, but I got used to it in the end. Especially when we were having our gatherings or family dinners so often. I realized how tight we were as a family. We never talk about money and power. We don't even talk about who inherits what. We just enjoyed our time as a family because in the end, we wanted to do things together. That's why they also ventured to be KPOP artists especially since Key-hyung debuted as a member of Shinee.

After having our hearty breakfast, I took her out for some shopping. She wasn't kidding that dad was tight with her allowance. Her clothes were far from being ordinary. It was plain and dull. So I took her out for some shopping and before we knew it, it was almost lunch time. After paying for everything, I took her back to her dorm to drop of the stuff that we bought.

This is where it becomes fun… for her...

The rest of my sister's members were hardcore fans of Alpha. I didn't realize that Yoohyeon was setting me up from the start. The moment I went inside her dorm to help carry her stuff, her members immediately started squealing and screaming. I was even surprised at first.

I to turn to glare at my sister. "You have some explaining to do."

"I lost a bet." She answered nonchalantly.

I sighed. "Of course you did. What did you promise them this time?"

She rubbed the side of her elbow. "He he… They asked me to bring you over so that they could take some photos with you and ask for your autograph."

"Let me guess… you also asked Kibum-hyung to call me, didn't you?" I asked which she slowly nodded in response.

I could not help but just sigh. "Alright… let's just get this over with so we can go."

Of course I didn't want to disappoint my fans, and I definitely don't want to put my sister in a tough spot. But I can't believe that she used me as a bargaining chip towards her friends.

After taking probably the hundredth photo with them, my phone started ringing.

"Hyung, I'm with Yoohyeon-ah right now. We're on our way to the meeting place." I said as soon as I picked up the phone.

"You better be. Your sister and I are waiting for you guys!" I jerked as soon as he said that.

As soon as he hung up, I gave Yoohyeon a worried look. "We should probably go. NOW."

She nodded in response and rushed outside. If we were going to name the scariest being of all, it would be Kibum-hyung. You definitely don't want to mess with him.

I drove as fast but as safely as I could towards where we promised to meet. As seconds go by, the more anxious I became.

"Oppa is going to kill us." Yoohyeon suddenly said as she plopped on the palm of her hands.

"Not if I can help it." I said as I stepped on the gas.

It didn't take us long to get there. As soon as we arrived, we checked ourselves on the car's mirrors and once we were good to go, we immediately went inside the place.

"Took you long enough." My younger sister snarled.

Yoohyeon and I greeted them. My other sister didn't stay angry for too long too. She didn't want to ruin the mood. We sat down and ordered some food.

"So… how are things now Chungha-ya?" I asked her.

She pouted. "You would know if you called more often."

Everyone chuckled at her cuteness. Kibum-hyung then said, "She's just jealous because Yoohyeon-ah is debuting first."

"Ya! Oppa! I'm not jelous, okay?! It's just not fair!" She yelled.

Yoohyeon was the youngest among us, so Chungha must have felt envious that she gets to debut first.

"What's so unfair about that unnie? I trained a year earlier than you did." Yoohyeon said.

"That's because SOMEONE had to stay and manage the business in the US." She retorted.

I sighed. "Enough… Don't worry, Chungha-ya… I've already talked to the board about it. Although it's not yet feasible to release a new group next year. You're going to be joining a joint group next year."

"Wait what? You mean like Wanna One?" She asked.

I nodded. "As you know, in the joint meeting this year, we officially launched the first sub company under the 5 major companies and named it Produce 101. That's where we launched Wanna One which the nation voted for."

She scoffed. "You want me to go through a survival show."

"Let me finish…" I stopped her which she rolled her eyes in response.

As soon as she stopped complaining, I continued to explain. "Produce 101 will be debuting the best candidates, yes, but before you get into the show, SM's board have decided that you'd debut as a soloist late this year."

As soon as they heard that, they turn to look at Chungha in excitement. They could not speak because of the surprise.

"What the heck?! Why as a soloist though?" She asked.

I pondered. "It's not because of the money issue but the competition between the groups in the same company. As you know, we're launching Dream Catcher this year. So it'll spike up the competition even more if we launch a new girl group next year. But we haven't been debuting a soloist for 3 years now. That's where you come in."

She paused for a while as she processed these information. "But will I be able to do it?"

I laughed. "You? Do it? OF COURSE YOU CAN! I always check everyone's monthly evaluations, and yours are off the charts! Chungha-ya! You can definitely top the charts in no time. Besides, I'm the one who's writing your songs for your first album."

All three of them dropped their jaw as they slowly turn to see Chungha's reaction.

"That's not fair, JayB-oppa! Why can't you write us a song too?" Yoohyeon asked.

I chuckled. "Trust me, since SM is launching you, you'll definitely do well."

"You're welcome by the way." I said as I turn to Chungha while sipping on my tea.

Chungha was still in a daze and was still surprised from the announcement. She suddenly stood up and ran towards me giving me a tight hug. "Ahh! Get off me!"

"Thank you, oppa! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She said before she planted kisses on my cheek.

"Ya! Get off me! Ah! Stop that!" I tried to get her off but she was just too forceful. I tried to ask help from the other siblings who were just laughing at me.

And with that, lunch went by with laughter and fun.

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"That movie was okay I guess." Kibum-hyung said as he placed his hands inside his pockets.

We spent the whole two hours inside an arcade playing a bunch of games and trying to beat each other's high scores. If there's one thing we do get along with, it's video games. Especially my sisters. They're hardcore gamers.

After that, we decided to head out and watch a movie which ended just after sunset. So it's dark out now. We were slowly heading towards our cars in the underground parking lot of the mall.

Yoohyeon rushed in front of us before she started walking backwards while facing us. "You guys didn't like it? I found it interesting though."

Chungha shook her head. "Whatever. Imagine 5 multi-colored guys living inside your head controlling your emotions. That would be weird."

I chuckled. "I don't know. It was fun actually. Made me realize how important family is."

"Don't get mushy on me now JayB-ya. It's weird." Kibum-hyung said.

I rolled my eyes. "Oh like you're not a softy. I saw you crying earlier at the end scene."

"Oh right! The part where the kid broke down and cried! Yeah I saw Kibum-oppa sniffle." Yoohyeon teased.

Chungha chuckled. "I never knew you were such a softy, oppa."

"I am not! I just felt cold inside the cinema." He defended.

Chungha laughed. "Yeah right."

We continued to tease each other on the way to our car. But before we got there, a couple of shady guys showed up and were encircling us. Kibum-hyung and I instinctively went to the front and hid the girls behind us.

"Can we help you with anything?" Kibum-hyung initiated the conversation.

The men that surrounded us starts laughing while a guy who pulled out a knife starts to talk. "Yes you can. If you drop everything you have and give those girls to us, we'll be happy to let you go."

He was obviously speaking sarcastically. They also have a funny accent. I turn to look at the security cameras but they were all busted. Was this a planned attack? Otherwise, the security officers would have noticed that their cameras were malfunctioning.

"I'm sorry. But we're not for sale nor are we a bargaining chip." Yoohyeon said as placed her back on me facing the rest of the thugs around us.

"Kibum-hyung, do you have anything on you right now?" Chungha asked which made Kibum-hyung shake his head.

The man who spoke earlier laughed while licking his lips. "These girls look feisty. I bet they'll be even nastier in bed."

"Fuck off!" Chungha yelled.

The men around us continued to snicker as they slowly approached us.

"Wa… I just wanted to end this peacefully. Tell you what? If you guys let us go, we promise not to hurt any of you." Kibum-hyung said.

"Did you hear that boys? These dudes don't even know who they're up against." The guy said as he approached Kibum-hyung slowly.

The other guys were laughing madly. I saw that he was trying to pull out a gun.

I turn to Kibum-hyung to warn him. "Hyung…"

Kibum-hyung then sighed. "8 guys… 2 each… light injuries only. Understood?"

We all nodded in response. The guy looked a little bit confused.

"What the hell are you mumbling about?" The guy asked.

"Why bother explaining? A lowlife like you would never understand." Hyung responded.

The guy got so angry that he tried to pull out his gun. "Why you-"

He couldn't finish his sentence because as he was pulling out his gun, Kibum-hyung, slapped him and stole his gun. He disassembled it with one hand used the magazine to hit him again on the forehead when he wanted to retaliate making him fall to the ground. Before he was able to get up from the dizziness, Kibum-hyung stepped on his fingers to break them. He then punched him one more time to knock him out.

The men that were encircling us were slowly backing away from the shock. Our brother just beat up their leader in less than 5 seconds. Who wouldn't be in shock because of that?

My brother chuckled evilly before he released a heavy sigh. "You know what? I really wanted to let you guys go. But no one talks to my sisters like that."

The guys started charging at him.

And the rest of the story…

Well…

It's best if you don't know.

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"Hello?" I answered my phone.

"Hyung? What's going on? Why is it so noisy there? Where are you?" Jiwoo asked over the phone.

Before I answered him, I turn to the people who were complaining about their injuries. "If you idiots won't shut up, I'll make sure you'd never get out of prison."

"Who the hell are you to threaten us like that?" One of the injured guys said as the rest of them voiced out their concerns as well.

The officer who was taking their statement hushed them. "Don't you know who they are?"

All of them turned to the officer before one of them asked, "Who the heck are these guys, huh?!"

The officer sighed. "They're the sons and daughters of the CEO of Kim Group. They probably control half of the influential people, companies and goods around the world."

When they heard that, they fell into a deep silence and were looking at us like we were monsters.

I smiled before getting back on the phone. "What was that again? Oh right! I'm at the police station with my siblings."

"What?! What happened?! Are you okay?!" He worriedly asked.

I chuckled. "Relax. We were mugged. Well... they TRIED to mug us. We're fine though."

He sighed. "I feel sorry for those people."

I shook my head as I chuckled. "So, why'd you call?"

"Oh right! We have a schedule tomorrow. It's just me though. But the group has to be there." He replied.

"Really? Is it a TV show?" I asked.

"Yep! I've been looking forward to this ever since we debuted!" He responded excitedly.

I raised an eyebrow. "What show is it?"

I could imagine him smiling over the phone as he excitedly responded. "Idol Sports Athletic Championship!"

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