Onyx: Forever
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CHAPTER TITLES
The chapters in this book are all named after song titles.
Follow by Monsta X
Ridin’ by NCT Dream
Knock by KNK
Where You At by Nu’est W
Chained Up by VIXX
Please by BLACK6IX
Thinking of You by BIGSTAR
Simon Dominic by Simon Dominic
Now or Never by SF9
I Wait by Day6
Hola Hola by Kard
The Chance of Love by TVXQ
Don’t Worry by Gunmin x Heedo
It’s Raining by SNUPER
Blue Flame by ASTRO
Lost by The Legend
Don’t Know by MY.st
돌아와줘 (Come Back To Me) by W Project 4 (Woollim Boys)
Tattoo by The Boyz
Under Cover by ACE
Brotherhood by VAV
ON by BTS
Sorry Mama by DKB
Answer by ATEEZ
Double Knot by Stray Kids
Not By The Moon by Got7
Daddy by PSY
Break All The Rules by Cravity
Epilogue. A Few Years Later by Block B
YouTube Playlist
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I can’t believe I have finally written ‘The End’ on this series. What was supposed to be three became five, and what was supposed to be six ended up at seven. But I have no regrets. This story was hijacked my characters – I keep complaining about JongB, but they all played a part – and that’s why it followed the path it did. So, I’m going to start by being weird and thanking my characters.
Yes, you read that correctly. I just thanked Youngbin, Xiao, Jiwon, JongB, MinMin, CX, Sungmin, and Kate. They all have a very large place in my heart, and they’re very real to me.
But not as real as the visual inspiration. I don’t know where Amazon decided to open this book for you. If it was Chapter One, you’ll have missed my dedication. That means there’s a chance you don’t know who inspired Onyx. While I’m absolutely certain that in all those idol groups there are members who do like each other, and might even be in relationships, I’m not saying that this is the case with these idols (for the love of all things fluffy, Wonho has been through enough in the last year and I don’t want JYP suing my ass).
Bang Chan from Stray Kids, Lee Hoseok (Wonho) from Monsta X (fight me), Seo Kangjoon (actor and member of 5urprise), Kang Daniel (was WannaOne and now a solo artist), Lim Jaebeom (JB) from Got7, Choi Chunghyeop (Baron) from VAV, and actor Lee Jongsuk – thank you for being my visual inspirations, and for most of you, thank you for providing the soundtrack to writing my books.
I don’t like to go overboard on the descriptions of the characters because I want to be able to write stories where you can insert your own visual inspiration on the characters. If you haven’t already, please join my Facebook group and share images of your Onyx.
Before I move on, I’m going to sneak in a sneaky author’s note here. If you read these books knowing a little about K-pop and Korean culture this next part will be of no surprise. If you stumbled on the book and this has been your first exposure to this (first of all, check out the music videos from the chapter titles. They cover a lot of K-pop groups, but you really need to see the videos as well as listen to the music), this might surprise you.
I’ve done a lot of research on this. I don’t know the complete ins and outs of the K-pop industry, but I’ve done my best to give you a story as accurate as possible. You know, if you ignore the harem part of it. Idols work hard. They average 3 hours sleep during promotions. Tours are one stop to another with varying degrees of crazy fans. Dating rules are usually written into contracts and a dating scandal can get you kicked out of a group (Google Pentagon). But these people are just as human as you and I. They get upset at faceless comments on the SNS, and they can fall in love. I guarantee you there are more idols who are dating than you can imagine. You only need to go on a quick search and past idols are ready to spill some tea. So, would a group be in a relationship with one girl? No. Would they be dating and successfully hide it from the world? You betcha!
Anyway, back to my acknowledgements…
As always, I have the biggest pile of thanks to Sarah. If I was going to dedicate a harem to her, it would be Onyx. To be fair, she’s tried to stake her claim on them several times over… While I have a very good memory, sometimes it gets tangled up and this is the woman I go to with the no tears shampoo and comb to get my thoughts straight. While she’s not been able to tame JongB – she damn well encourages him – she’s been my writing light, guiding me away from plot disasters and mental breakdowns when I keep setting stupid deadlines and allowing my characters to keep charge. Thank you, Sarah. When this pandemic ends and we eventually meet, there will be Korean food involved. I promise.
If Sarah is my Yin, Cheryl is my Yang. She’s slightly more of a task driver, but not in that overbearing way. At my request, she’s the one who will make sure I’ve got my ass in a chair writing. With her and Sarah, I have a pep squad and plot wranglers. I know there are authors who keep their plots bottled up, but with these two, I have the ability to chat them out with them and help keep them realistic. Even if they might get a little frustrated at me going, “yes, but…” Thank you Cheryl – you get Korean food too.
Life gets busy (I’ve fallen victim to this), but my beta team are awesome sauce. I send out a copy of the story and they read it in a matter of days and give me the best feedback ever. Not just the compliments, but the parts which need work. To me, that’s invaluable. I know that the last couple of books not all of my beta readers have been able to get comments back to me, but they’ve been there on the Onyx World Tour, so I want to express my eternal gratitude to Adena, Courtney, Melinda, and Heather. Collectively, you’ve caught an embarrassing amount of typos that escaped me, my editor and my proof reader. You’ve plugged up plot holes, and you’ve straightened out my wonky timelines. You are my superstars, you are my heroes. Thank you, goddesses!
With the last book comes the last book cover. “Hi Natasha – just three books… Um, do we have enough of the model for just one more…? About that…” But she will be relieved to know that this is the last and we don’t have to scramble around for a matching model for the last cover. (Like we have for H3RO). To me, graphic design is art. It is magical art made on a computer with skills I don’t have but am completely in awe of. I love my covers. I love Natasha and Natasha Snow Designs. Thank you for my beautiful covers and for being eternally patient with me!
To my ARC readers, thank you for reading and reviewing and somehow managing to do it in lightning speed. I wish I could write at a bigger fraction of the speed that you read at. Your superpowers floor me every time. Your reviews help make Amazon wave their magic over the books and help them get seen, so thank you for taking the time to read and review!
And of course a book isn’t really a book if it isn’t read. At best, it’s a decoration. Otherwise it’s lost in cyberspace. Which means, in some respects, the most important person is you reading this. You are the ones who give me reason. You make me keep writing, and at times I really do need that because my passion is still super niche. You found the K-pop reverse harem and you read it. If you’re reading this, you read aaaaaaaaall the way to the end of the series! I’m not sure if I’ll be big enough for author conferences and signings, and I’m not sure I’ll be confident enough for them either, but do know I would fangirl so hard over each one of you! From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading and supporting me.
If you haven’t joined my Facebook group, that’s probably the best place to get in touch with me. I am active in there, and I do try to respond to posts. I completely en
courage posts of K-pop and K-dramas and books. It is also where I keep everyone updated on everything. It’s also where (S)he’s All Theirs is being published – chapter by chapter, a “You Choose Why Choose” where you get to help shape the story by voting at the end of each chapter. And it’s where you can read it for free. It’s also where you’re going to get some unreleased / deleted Onyx and H3RO scenes. (There are questions to join – it’s to keep the spam out!)
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Failing that, the next best option is my newsletter. It goes out twice a month. I’m too lazy to do it more than that!
https://sendfox.com/JSLee
Otherwise, I’ll see you again in the next book (that’s going to be Idol Threats – and if you didn’t know about that, that’s exactly why you need to join my Facebook group!)
As always, 고마워, 너를 사랑해! (Thank you and I love you!)
CHARACTER BIOGRAPHIES
Name: Onyx (온익스)
Fandom: Black Gems
Colors: Black and Silver
Debut: 2016-06-13
Onyx consists of 6 members: Youngbin, Xiao, Jiwon, JongB, MinMin and CX.
The group debuted on June 13th, 2016.
Stage Name: Youngbin (영빈)
Birth Name: Kim Young-bin (김영빈)
Position: Leader, Vocalist
Birthday: September 29
Age: 27
Zodiac sign: Libra
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Blood Type: A
Youngbin facts:
Born: in Seoul, South Korea
Family: Father, mother, younger sister and younger brother
Speaks a little English and Japanese
Gets on best with Jiwon
Has produced several songs for Onyx and H3RO
Can be very strict when stressed, but only because he wants what's best for the group
Regularly named as worst dancer in Onyx
Stage Name: Xiao (샤오)
Birth Name: Peng Xiao (彭晓)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: November 11
Age: 28
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Blood Type: B
Xiao facts:
Born: Shanghai, China
Family: Father, mother, older twin sisters
Speaks Chinese, Korean and English fluently
Cannot cook
Hello Kitty
Works out regularly
Other members vote him as Best Body
Stage Name: Jiwon (지원)
Birth Name: Yoon Jiwon (윤지원)
Position: Main Vocalist, Dancer
Birthday: August 9
Age: 24
Zodiac sign: Leo
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Blood Type: A
Jiwon facts:
Born: Busan, South Korea
Family: Father, mother, baby sister
Loves spicy food
Gets on best with Youngbin
Understands more English than he will admit to
Fashion terrorist
Dad of the group
Stage Name: Jong B (종비)
Birth Name: Im Jongsub (임종섭)
Position: Rapper
Birthday: April 25
Age: 23
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Blood Type: O
JongB facts:
Born: Chicago, North America
Family: Father, mother, one younger brother, one younger sister
Appeared on 'Show Me The Money' prior to debut
Favorite food is burgers
Very particular about his pizza
Loudest member - even when he sleeps, he snores
Very affectionate
Moodmaker of the group
Stage Name: MinMin (민민)
Birth Name: Gong Minhyuk (공민혁)
Position: Rapper, Dancer
Birthday: July 3
Age: 23
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Blood Type: B
MinMin facts:
Born: Seoul, South Korea
Family: Father, mother
Quietest member of Onyx
Fluent in Chinese
Speaks some English and Japanese
Gamer (particularly Overwatch)
Onyx's best dancer
Ideal type: I'll know when I find them
Peacemaker of the group
Stage Name: CX (시엑스)
Birth Name: Ren Yongsik (렌용식)
Position: Maknae, Dancer, Vocalist
Birthday: April 1st
Age: 22
Zodiac sign: Aries
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Blood Type: AB
CX facts:
Born: Ilsan, South Korea
Family: Father, mother
Former member of Bright Boys.
Replaced Oh Bohyun in Onyx in January
Fluent in Japanese
Learning English
Loves reading (books, not comics)
Very intelligent - would have been a doctor if he wasn't an idol
Big Game of Thrones fan
FORMER MEMBERS
Stage Name: Bohyun (보현)
Birth Name: Zhen Ming (真明)
Korean Name: Oh Bohyun (오보현)
Bohyun facts:
Born: Beijing, China
(Officially) Decided the life of an idol was not for him and chose to return home to his family in China.
(Unofficially) Kicked out of Onyx for having a relationship with his step-sister.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
International Bestselling author, Ji Soo Lee spends most of her days lost in a K-Pop haze, which inspired her to start writing stories about her idols at Atlantis Entertainment.
Under the name Ji Soo Lee, you will find YA contemporary romances, with romance levels like a K-Drama.
Under J. S. Lee, Ji Soo writes steamier stories, mainly of Reverse Harems.
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