A K-pop Idol 56.1

"Okay, girl, you're ready" said one of the hairdressers, awakening Alex from his dark reveries.

"Thank you" he replied, nodding slightly as a good Korean girl. After that, he was helped to dress his first outfit.

There would be three shoots of the girls performing the choreography of the song, and in each one they would wear a different outfit. Then, they would film individual shots of the girls' faces in close-up while they pretended they were singing and made cute expressions. Finally, they would shoot the scenes of the MV's story. Yeah, that would be a very long day with lots of outfit changes.

 Alex's first outfit was composed by a white sleeveless blouse, a cute flowery mini skirt and lilac heels. In addition, the women put earrings in his ears, some bracelets on his wrists and a pretty bow on his head.

He soon found his bandmates, and he saw that they were looking very beautiful too. Everybody was wearing white blouses but they skirts had different colors. The feminized man also noticed the guy with the small camera was around again, filming everything. This way, Alex was forced to keep acting as a happy girly girl while the group was heading to the set.

All scenarios were very feminine and cartoonish. The first one was like a dollhouse, with pink walls, lace curtains, and dolls and teddy bears.

"All right, girls" the director said. "Is everyone ready?"

"Yeah!" Alex and the girls said together, with a mixture of excitement and apprehension.

"Great" the man said. "Let's try a first take. I want all of you to stay calm, okay? There is no problem if someone makes a mistake. We can try again. You should just act naturally and try to have fun."

Now this will be difficult, Alex thought cynically. He definitely wasn't acting naturally and having fun at that moment – And if the director wanted that filming to be successful, that was the last thing the feminized man should try.

They then went to the center of the set while the light technician made some last adjustments. Being the leader of the group, Alex knew he was supposed to say one last word of encouragement to the girls. He had seen this countless times in backstage videos of K-Pop groups.

"Okay, girls!" he started. “We can do that! We all have worked very hard and we are ready! Fighting, Sweet Dolls!" he added, with a shrill voice and his fists raised up. Oh, he could only imagine how cute it would look in the making of.

In Korea, the term "fighting" (or hwaiting) had a different meaning in such context. It was used to motivate and cheer up people, as if one were saying "you will be good" or "you can do it", and was often said by Idols and fans. The girls repeated "fighting" in unison, and then took their positions. At the beginning of the choreography, they should be in circle with their heads down.

When the director authorized the start of filming, they heard the first chords of "Summer Love". The song started slow, with a beautiful melody played by a violin, and then suddenly it became fast-paced. When this happened, Alex and the girls jumped with their arms in "V" and their legs bent back and shouted "Yay", as perfect cheerleaders.

This started… This is really happening, Alex thought, just before emptying his mind and focusing on the choreography...