A K-pop Idol 63.3

"Have you finished your makeup yet?" Choi Hyun asked. 

"Yeah, unnie" Alex said, checking his face one last time. His makeup was flawless, as it was usual now. After so much practice, he had learned to put makeup on his face like a professional. As he looked at his reflection, he once again was struck by the fact that this was him. All he could see was a beautiful female face, with slanted eyes, delicate nose and full lips – the perfect representation of Asian beauty.

Alex was using a mini blouse, white shorts, high heeled ankle boots, and cute earrings and necklace. Choi Hyun then handed a small pink purse to him saying that he was stunning. 

“Oh, and I put some tampons in your purse” she said. "I know your period is coming."

"Thanks, unnie" Alex said, feeling terrible. This would already be his third period, but he still hadn't gotten used to this idea yet. Just the mention of it always made him shudder. 

Alex, Choi Hyun and Song Yeon then left their apartment. On the street, there was already a car of the record label waiting to take the girls to the studio. Jun Sunhwa and Park Hara were already inside the vehicle, so all the members of the "Sweet Dolls" were present. 

Alex greeted Sun Sunhwa affectionately, and tried to do the same with Park Hara, although it was sometimes difficult for him to disguise his true feelings for the girl –hatred and disgust. He had already understood that fighting with her wouldn't help him at all in that moment. In addition, they needed to pretend they were friends, at least in front of the cameras and in the presence of the other girls. However, he had never talked to her alone again, and he had no intention of doing so. 

They arrived in the studio shortly after, and the producers were very happy to see the "Sweet Dolls" again, especially Alex. They said they had really liked the new song he had written. 

A few weeks earlier, the label had informed the members that they had decided to anticipate the group's second single, in order to take advantage of all the hype around the girls. So the new song would be released just four months after “Summer Love”, two months ahead of schedule. They then asked Alex to write another cute song, saying that they would save the sexy concept for the next comeback so as not to cause a shock in the group fanbase because of such a sudden change. 

This time, the feminized guy wrote the song completely by himself, without the help of Park Hara to write the lyrics since he wasn't talking to her, and his Korean was already perfect, anyway. 

The song was called Alright, and it was about a girl in love (who was sure that the guy liked her too), waiting for him to declare his love for her. Alex was impressed because he was able to write such a girly song in just an hour, without any difficulty.

Choi Hyun and Song Yeon were the first ones to listen to the song and they loved it. Then, they teased Alex saying that he had written it so easily because he had used his real feelings for Byun Sehun, the actor, as inspiration. 

"Oh, that's not true!" Alex replied pouting, while the girls laughed. "You two shouldn't be so mean to me!" 

The recording was going very well. Like last time, Alex was giving some suggestions to the producers to make the arrangement of the song even better, and he saw that all the girls had improved a lot as singers – especially Park Hara, he was forced to admit. 

At the end, he approached the microphone to record his part. After just two takes, he was convinced that this had been good enough. His voice was even more feminine now. Anyone would find it impossible to believe that this belonged to a guy… However, the producers said that there was a problem. 

"What's wrong?" Alex asked. "Did I sing some note out of tune?" 

"Oh no, your singing was very nice!" One of the men said. 

"So?"

"The problem was your pronunciation of the parts of the song in English..."