Author's Note: This is the new story with B.A.P. I changed directions and decided to put them with an actual music TV show. Hopefully you like it as much as you liked the other one.

I took the name of B.A.P's story group from one of their songs. I try to do something like that if I use boy groups as boy groups in a story. I don't know how it will work out though. My next story is going to be in another drama but I'm not sure which one. I've been watching so many lately it's hard to decide, although I do know which group I'm going to use next.

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"I'm late!"

That happened a lot when you worked all night and could barely get any sleep. Then you were forced to sleep whenever you could. Then it was hit or miss whether or not you heard the blasted alarm clock.

Unfortunately for Han Solbi she didn't get any sleep or hear her alarm when she did get to sleep. She did however hear her phone when it rang six times over. Her cousin had called her nonstop until she had finally picked up. Not prone to anger, he had only laughed until she had registered what today was supposed to mean. Only then had she gotten up and started the frantic run for her life.

Not that it had mattered. She was already half an hour late. Her life was going to end shortly so why should she run? Oh, probably for the simple reason that she may have a chance of surviving if she could get to her cousin. He would make sure she didn't get too slaughtered by her friend's hot temper.

She took the bus to the company and prayed that none of it came as a blow back to her cousin. The only reason she had gotten this job was because of him. Even though she was legally blind in one eye since birth, he had seen the best qualities in her. It had taken a lot of pull for him to get the job for her, and if she screwed it up it would fall back on him. She didn't want that to happen.

She listened for her stop then stood with everyone else. She was the first one off the bus and was running down the sidewalk before it had even boarded its new passengers. She stopped by the coffee shop and bought eight coffees. If she was going to be late she was going to do it right. Her brother's friend would be lenient if she brought a gift (maybe). Two cup carriers in hand, she headed to the company.

A.N. Entertainment was one of the top five music/entertainment companies in South Korea. It was only rivaled by the YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment. It always swept the fourth place and was always followed by Big Hit Entertainment. Starship Entertainment and four others rounded out the top ten.

If an artist didn't get into the top three companies, they always tried out for A.N. Jell, but it was hard to top the companies Number 1 selling band A.N. Jell. Not that they didn't try, but people loved A.N. Jell and its band members. Now they were starting to love the band members' girlfriends as well because the women were started to come into their own.

Hwang Tae Kyung and Go Mi Nyo had started a charity for children who were orphans or lived under a single parent home. They helped with groceries and clothing and shoes and any interest the children had. They paid for schooling if they needed to do so. The parents and the nation had been so grateful to them for all of that.

Jeremy had improved the nation's relationship with the European countries. Since his girlfriend was the daughter of the English ambassador, he got to do plenty. He even got up-and-coming artists permission to play at any and all state functions. Last they had heard one of Jeremy's projects had played for the Queen of England in England.

Go Mi Nam and his crazy girlfriend Yoo Hee Yi were still the same. Yoo Hee Yi was still revered as the nation's little sister and Mi Nam had broken out into the modeling scene as well. They were still full of themselves but they had become kinder to everyone around them. It was amazing for them.

But it was Kang Shin Woo who had had the most effect on the nation. His girlfriend Jaye Bondurant had brought the entire New York Philharmonic for a charity event. All the proceeds went to the music programs in the second class schools. That night had been the night that her father had retired from the Philharmonic. Everyone had been upset at his sudden departure but he had explained that his twenty-five year run had come at a cost. He was suffering from stage two lung cancer and would remain in Korea for treatment. Jaye had gone up in the rankings of best girlfriend ever.

They all had their own back stories but they had bonded together over music. The twins had produced a collaborative CD of just them, and Tae Kyung had collaborated with Chanyeol from SM Entertainment's EXO on an acoustic set that had sold more than fifteen million pieces on release.

And Solbi had walked into all of that with nothing more than a PR degree and hours working for the assistant secretary to the South Korean president.

The guard only laughed at her as she slid around the corner of the building. She bumped into a group of six guys on their way in. Muttering an apology, she ran through the open doors and headed upstairs. It was nearing nine o'clock and she was certain she was going to be yelled at even with coffee.

She threw the door open and was pierced with an angry stare from Tae Kyung. If this had been ten years ago, she would have cringed at him since his reputation had been horrible. But since he'd been dating Mi Nyo he had settled down. He was still hard on the company employees but that had eased up a bit.

"Han Solbi!" he seethed under his breath.

"Oppa," she whined a little, using a title she knew he hated. She then held up the coffee containers as she bit her lip. "I come in peace."

Tae Kyung's tongue peeked out from the corner of his mouth as he stared down at her. She was the shortest out of all of the women that surrounded the band. All of them could easily dwarf her, especially Jaye who was taller than Shin Woo by two inches, putting her over six feet.

"You're supposed to be on time no matter what. Bringing coffee won't make me any happier with you right now. I should fire you," he said.

Solbi laughed as she passed out the rest of the coffee. Tae Kyung may be angry but he was at least honest and coffee always worked wonders with him. Sometimes she swore she could just hook him up to an IV and he would be happy.

She sat down and looked over the itinerary she had been given. "So they've passed the auditions to become the new hip-hop group Warrior hmm?" she asked. "I thought that wasn't going to fruition for a few months."

"President Ahn bumped up the debut date since CANDY had a meltdown two weeks ago and haven't been able to practice. So we're changing you people. You will be in charge of Warrior and I will light a fire under the butts of the CANDY girls. I hate wasting talent."

"You know I didn't get the music gene. Shin Woo did."

"No, but you did get the intelligence and tact of your family. You know how to use the press to your advantage. That's what I want you to do. I want you to make these men sex symbols."

Solbi flipped through the profiles and read up on each of the six men. Well, five men. One was barely legal in Korean age. "That won't be the hard part. I can't market music unless I know what they're capable of."

Shin Woo tapped her knee. "Meet them in person then decide. They should have gotten here the same time you were bolting through the doors. I'm surprised you didn't know them over."

She made a face at him as the door opened. She hated meeting new acts because she usually got close to them. When that happened, they formed an intense bond that was only shattered if they didn't pan out like the company wanted. She hoped this worked out because in the end it was also their hearts that would be crushed.

On the other side of the door the guys of the new group Warrior waited. They were so nervous for two reasons. Their debut date had been pushed up by two months and they were getting a new manager. The first one had quit because it had been too hard to handle six healthy men. They weren't going around the town sleeping around but they didn't exactly follow company rules all the time.

They glanced nervously at each other as they waited longer than they thought they would. They had been pulled out of bed at eight after rolling in around five. Coffee hadn't even woken them up, but by this point they'd already had four cups apiece. Right then they were functioning on one.

Finally the door opened and they were escorted in the conference room. They were so nervous coming into the presence of one of the greatest groups in A.N. history. Respectfully they bowed and took a seat on the empty side of the table.

Tae Kyung looked at them with what could be called his pleasant face. Usually he scowled at everyone so it didn't make a difference really. He looked at the six men sitting at the table and wondered how this was going to work. Solbi was a bit of maniac but she was smart and knew exactly what to use to get the best results.

"Warrior, this is your new manager Han Solbi. Solbi, this is Warrior. It's up to you to get to know the on a personal level. I would introduce them to you but," he shrugged, "I don't want to."

Their attentions were drawn to the woman who snorted. "You, sir, are an asshole of the nth degree."

"Don't cuss in front of the kids."

"Two of them are the same age as Jeremy and me. Unfortunately for them, I'm the oldest one out of this whole group."

"Only by two weeks," Jeremy reminded, "and I don't even call you Noona. And you can't forget the twins."

Laughter fluttered around the room as the bickering continued. It was the same old argument. Solbi and Jeremy were born in the same year, but Solbi's birthday was on Valentine's Day while Jeremy's was March 2. In the end it had turned out that Solbi, the Go twins, and Jeremy made the maknae line of their group. If someone wanted to get technical, this was the lineup: Hwang Tae Kyung, Kang Shin Woo, Han Solbi, Go Mi Nam, Go Mi Nyo, and Jeremy. In the end Jeremy was always the youngest and sometimes he used it to his advantage.

Shin Woo dropped his hand from his face as he angled a question at his best friend and cousin. "Do you two ever listen to yourself talk or do you just ignore it and yap?"

Solbi smiled sweetly at her cousin before she popped him in the back of the head with her folder. Shin Woo was her mother's brother's son. They had grown up in Busan together and had decided to work together after Solbi realized she missed her cousin who was like a brother. It hadn't taken much for her to get the job.

Tae Kyung threw a pen across the table at her. "Hey, Solbi. Take your charges and get out of here. You have two weeks until they're supposed to be on TV. If you don't situate everything for them now, you have to do it later."

"Do you even know who I am?" she asked as she got up and rounded the table.

"Yes, you're late and we always wonder when you're going to get your job done."

"I'll make a bet with you. They'll take the top spot in two weeks or you can change my hairstyle as you've always wanted."

Tae Kyung smiled devilishly. "You have a deal there, my young dongsaeng. Make sure they take the top spot, or your beautiful black hair will be a rainbow."

She turned to the guys as they tried to hide their amusement. "Let's go."

When the seven of them had filed out, Shin Woo looked at his friend. "Is that a good idea? She loves the color of her hair."

The leader nodded. "She's got a fire lit under her now. She won't back down."

"Have you never met her? She beat you last time you made this bet."

Tae Kyung smiled. "I know. It shows her talent. I can't wait to see what she comes up with this time."

Jeremy laughed. "Hyung, you're a glutton for punishment."