Jin Young was alone in his apartment, being busy by himself as he kept going in and out of the different rooms. He was in the midst of packing his luggage when he received a phone call from Mark Tuan, his former Got7 group member.
“Jin Young ah, I heard that you are going to China?” His voice was gentle, speaking in Korean with a slight American accent that could only be picked up by a native speaker. Otherwise, to others, Mark’s pronunciation of the language was perfect.
“Yes, that’s right.” Jin Young answered. He was standing in the kitchen when he first answered the call. For a moment, he forgot what he was there for in the first place.
“Ah! Right, ziplock bags.” He recalled suddenly. In order to multi-task, he sandwiched his phone between his ears and his shoulder in order to free his hands to open the drawer to get what he wanted. After which he scurried back into his bedroom where a big black luggage was lying opened.
“Are you sure you will be okay there alone? You don’t even speak the language.” Mark sounded worried.
“Don’t worry, I will be fine. Besides, I won’t be alone, Jackson will be there.” Jin Young assured him, his phone still pressed between his ear and a raised shoulder. He slotted a few pieces of clothing into the ziplock bags and used his knee to press out the air pockets to completely flatten the packet.
Unsure of how long he would be going there, Jin Young had to make sure that he packed sufficiently. It was already midday, he was barely even halfway done and he flies tonight.
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“But you and Jackson have already…” Mark cut himself off, probably realising it wasn’t a great idea to say what he had intended to say. So he switched to a different topic, “What about JJ Project?”
“Well, JJ Project can become JB Project then.” Jin Young chuckled as he stood upright. He lowered his shoulder and switched to holding the phone in his hand. Then he glanced around his room, thinking of what to put into his luggage next.
Three years ago, the contract binding all seven Got7 members to JYP Entertainment was up. Jackson had decided to focus on his own brand, Team Wang, so he chose not to renew his contract. Mark said he wanted to return to the states and figure out something else to do, maybe become a youtuber. Bam Bam has decided to start his own fashion line and at the same time, pursue video editing more seriously. Everyone always felt that his talent in that area was not fully utilised with him being in an idol group.
As for Jin Young, he wanted to do more acting than singing. The rest did not really have much of an opinion. It did not feel right to extend Got7 as a three member group, hence the group was disbanded. Fans were devastated at the news when it was announced but they quickly recovered and supported the members on their individual journey.
JJ Project, a duo made up of Jin Young and Jae Beom, was kept intact. This way, Jin Young would still be able to sing and dance, at the same time, have much more time than before to commit to acting opportunities. Over time, with hardwork, Jin Young’s all-rounded abilities were recognised by everyone, not just contained to South Korea, but all over the world.
However, soon he realised, the person who should have been around to watch him grow, watch him succeed and be happy together with him, was no longer around. No matter how much praises he received from others, there was only one person he wanted to hear encouraging words from but he could not. Every night, Jin Young goes to bed alone, feeling empty deep inside. And it was all his own fault, he had no one to blame it on.
“Take care okay? You know you can call me whenever.” Mark told him. They exchanged a few more words then both sides ended the call at the same time.
Just then, Jin Young’s stomach growled. He sighed at the thought of more packing to be done but then decided to grab some lunch first before he continues.