EPISODE 02 PART 01
❛ preparation for a re-evaluation ❜
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THE TRAINEES BEGAN SINGING ONE BY ONE, UNTIL . . .
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : Wait, stop there.
CHA YEOREUM [ F/FNC ] : "Can you feel me, nareul neuk—", [ clears her throat ] "C-Can—" Ah, [ shakes her head ] I don't think I can do this.
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : You were off key Everyone, if you want to get promoted to an 'A' or at least be in 'B' or 'C', you should work really hard. Don't worry, try again you're almost there.
CHA YEOREUM LOOKS AT HER PAPER NERVOUSLY . . .
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : Maybe you should take a break from the group practice first. Try doing the pre chorus on that corner over there, come back to me when you're more confident to try it again.
CHA YEOREUM [ F/FNC ] : I will, I'm sorry.
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : Huang Kyurim, you were the one who cried after the evaluation, right? Why is that?
HWANG KYURIM [ F/FNC ] : I don't think I showed my best, I have so much more to show you.
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : You know what? I believe you. Your vocals were really steady today. Even if you say you're a dancer, you have the best vocals in 'F' class and to be honest, I'll be disappointed if you don't do well after this.
HWANG KYURIM [ F/FNC ] : I-I...
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : Oh no, no. Don't cry again.
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : And let me call these two, Li Xiao Yu and Zhang Xiaoling. Both performed rap in the audition evaluation, right?
BOTH : Yes...
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : Singing might be a new dimension for you. Don't squeeze your voice using your throat, continue using your tone using your chest voice.
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : [ stands up ] Okay, both of you try this. Look at the window. See that building over there? I want you to shout at it.
LI XIAO YU [ F/B. CULTURE ] : That building which is probably 20km away? Shout at it...?
ZHANG XIAOLING [ F/YUEHUA ] : AAAAAAH!!
[ 'f' trainees began to laugh ]
ZHANG XIAOLING [ F/YUEHUA ] : Was that to let my frustrations out?
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : [ laughs ] No, that was a practice to use your chest voice. Now, imagine you're singing to the person on top of that building.
ZHANG XIAOLING [ F/YUEHUA ] : PICK ME! PICK ME! PICK ME UH!
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : [ continues to laugh ] Okay, we got your chest voice. Now try to tone it down but using that same technique. 'F' trainees, you're listening to what I'm telling her, right?
F TRAINEES : Yes!
CHA YEOREUM [ F/FNC ] : Mentor, I think I had a grasp of what you were telling me!
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : Good. Now my 'F'abulous class, altogether!
EVERYONE TRIES TO SING ONCE AGAIN !
THE ONLY FACE MENTOR EUNKWANG COULD MAKE IS . . .
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : Oh? Were you the girls who tried singing this earlier? That was so much better.
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : Last time, the first center was from class 'F' and he struggled a lot in the beginning too before he got to where he is right now. I'm saying this because I know getting an 'F' can be frustrating and it can lower your confidence, especially if you're not expecting to receive it in the first place.
SEO EUNKWANG [ V. MENTOR ] : But if you don't show any sign of giving up just because you received an 'F' grade, who knows? History might repeat itself.
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MOON TAESUN [ F/B. CULTURE ] : I know we're doing really bad at the beginning but he continued encouraging us patiently [ claps her hands together ] Mentor Eunkwang is an angel.
NEXT CLASS TO BE EVALUATED . . .
MENTOR HEO SOLJI ENTERS FOR THEIR VOCAL CLASS OF 'C' !
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : Hello everyone! Have you been practicing?
'C' CLASS TRAINEES : [ bows ] Yes~
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : Then let's see how hard have you been working!
THE GIRLS SING ALTOGETHER BUT THEN . . . !
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : I guess I shouldn't had expected. Hearing you sing, a lot of you don't deserve to be in this class.
HER COMMENT MADE EVERYONE IN THE ROOM FREEZE
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : You're all doing better than I expected, I was so shocked. I think it's sounds pretty okay. You don't sound bad at all, this song's pitch is suited for a lot of you.
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : Liu Yue-ah? For someone who's not korean, your pronunciation was really good, even better than some here whose first language is.
LIU YUE [ C/B. CULTURE ] : Ah, thank you! But I'm actually fluent at it [ laughs ].
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : And Song Taerin, the YGK+ model?
SONG TAERIN [ C/YGK+ ] : Yes...?
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : You amaze me. How can someone who spent a lot of time modelling before going to this show be so stable with her notes? Makes me want to try modelling [ laughs ] Kidding.
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : Zhong Linlin, I see that vocal is your weakest skill but I think you're not falling too behind these vocalists.
ZHONG LINLIN [ C/YUEHUA ] : Thank you!
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : Have you practiced the choreography?
'C' CLASS TRAINEES : Eh? Y-Yes.
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : Of course I'm not here to teach you the dance, I'm asking because I hope you'll also train your performance skills. If you worked really well with your singing but if your dancing needs a lot of work, or you might end up in 'C' again.
'C' CLASS TRAINEES : We'll make sure to rise!
HEO SOLJI [ V. MENTOR ] : Great thinking. Please keep your word, I hope to not see the same trainees here again after three days!
MEANWHILE IN THE OTHER CLASS . . .
STAFF : 'B' class trainees, the official demo performance video is here.
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[ interview ! ]
ZHU LIKUN [ B/GRAMARIE ] : I was with Yuehua's Wang Xiuying, and Jiang Yingue from Banana Culture. We were staring at everybody when they gathered at the corner of the room to see the video. Of course we tried to come over but...
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WANG XIUYING [ B/YUEHUA ] : I'm not that short, but they were all pretty focused and I can't really see [ sadly laughs ] We just stayed quiet and hoped they'll finish watching the video soon. Of course we could've asked for it but...
[ end of interview ]
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BUT WHAT...?
ZHU LIKUN [ B/GRAMARIE ] : I can't speak Korean.
WANG XIUYING [ B/YUEHUA ] : I do speak French though [ raises her hand and nervously laughs ] Does anybody?
ALMOST HOPELESS, THEY JUST FOLLOWED THE DANCE ROUTINES OF THOSE IN FRONT OF THEM WHO EASILY MEMORIZED THE CHOREOGRAPHY
BUT SUDDENLY, A TRAINEE WHO SPOKE IN FLUENT MANDARIN APPEARED !
JOO EUNHWI [ B/FANTAGIO ] : Excuse me, do you need some help?
FANTAGIO TRAINEE, JOO EUNHWI !
[ she guides them to the corner where the video was ]
JOO EUNHWI [ B/FANTAGIO ] : I got the tablet from those who were already finished. What part do you want me to replay?
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[ interview ! ]
WANG XIUYING [ B/YUEHUA ] : [ gasps ] Wow, I saw an angel. She suddenly appeared in front of me with a light behind her back.
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JOO EUNHWI [ B/FANTAGIO ] : They made me remember how I was back then when I just started training. I can't help but to approach them.
[ end of interview ]
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LIM NARI [ B/FANTAGIO ] : [ talks to her in korean ] What's this? What happened to them?
JOO EUNHWI [ B/FANTAGIO ] : Ah, they just wanted to see the dance but they were too shy to try talking in Korean to ask for the video.
JUNG AHYOUNG [ B/FANTAGIO ] : [ in english, to the chinese trainees ] Ooh, don't worry about it! Just tap our backs if you need help we'll try to understand.
JUNG AHYOUNG TALKING IN ENGLISH GOT THE ATTENTION OF EVERYONE IN CLASS WHO SPOKE THE LANGUAGE !
DA KYUNGHEE [ B/YGK+ ] : Is someone in need of help? I'm done with the first part, I can teach you.
SOO MINJI [ B/P NATION ] : If someone wants to learn the second part of the song, I can help. I memorized it first because the dance break on that part seemed hard.
DA KYUNGHEE [ B/YGK+ ] : How about we teach them the parts we have memorized, and at the same time, we'll learn for one another? We can finish quickly.
ZHU LIKUN [ B/GRAMARIE ] : I'm just about to practice now so I'm thirty minutes behind everyone else, I appreciate the help!
KAM JI HAE [ B/JYP ] : Since a lot of us speak multiple languages and there are those who are in need of things being translated for them, how about we split into groups?
WITH A JOLLY ATMOSPHERE IN THE CLASS, EVERYONE IN 'B' CLASS AGREED !
JUNG AHYOUNG [ B/FANTAGIO ] : Come to think of it mentor Taemin is late, do you think he overslept?
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[ interview ! ]
STAFF : What were you
doing outside?
LEE TAEMIN [ P. MENTOR ] : Peeking? Oh, wait that doesn't sound good. Silently observing. [ laughs ]
LEE TAEMIN [ P. MENTOR ] : I was about to go and gather them but I didn't want to enter and break the mood, I did show up a few minutes later though.
LEE TAEMIN [ P. MENTOR ] : Even without supervision, I'm happy that they're learning well from one another, even if the language barrier exists. It was not a mistake to put them in 'B' class.
[ end of interview ]
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HOW ABOUT OUR HIGHEST CLASS ?
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Stop fooling around. I'm not supposed to be here but seeing you performing like this...I have no choice but to do this, I'm sorry.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ?
A FEW MINUTES BACK . . . !
[ a mentor enters the room with a smile ! ]
KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : 'A' class, only has six trainees? I guess every time this class has the least number. Since you're not that many, I'll go ahead and look at what you have practiced one by one.
KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : Facial expressions, everybody! Don't be too fierce, even if you find the song too 'sweet' for your taste, you always have to smile!
KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : I fought for some of you to be in 'A' because your dancing is too good to be in other classes. Please don't make me regret it.
AFTER THE FIRST CHORUS, MENTOR HYUNA RAISED HER HAND AND STOPPED THE MUSIC !
KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : Ah, [ shakes her head ] this is troubling. I—
SUDDENLY, THE DOOR OPENS REVEALING . . . !
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Stop fooling around. I'm not supposed to be here but seeing you performing like this...I have no choice but to do this, I'm sorry.
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[ interview ! ]
HUA LIMEI [ A/INDIVIDUAL ] : Oh no, we're doing so bad that Key sunbaenim even joined our class [ bows in disappointment ]
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HAN HYONBYUL [ A/FANTAGIO ] : But seeing the look on mentor's Hyuna's face, it made me think...
[ end of interview ]
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KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : Key-ssi, I didn't invite you to be here...?
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Can't I just walk in?
KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : That's okay but—
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : I was bored waiting! I even woke up early, prepared training clothes and my vocal chords but nobody was asking me to join them since yesterday!
KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : You can come in whenever you want of course, but at least inform us or don't make a threatening entrance.
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : I heard you suddenly stopping the music from outside. What happened?
KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : Ah, I was supposed to tell them that I'm troubled because they don't even need a mentor, they memorized half of the choreography.
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Really? Let me see. One and two everyone!
KEY MONITORS 'A' CLASS' AS THEY BEGIN TO DANCE !
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : [ sighs ] Do it in a more bashful way.
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[ interview ! ]
LIU XIUMEI [ A/INDIVIDUAL ] : Bashful... what? Eh?
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LI SHAOQING [ A/B. CULTURE ] : There were six of us but I felt like he was glaring at me in every detail I do with his hawk eyes [ nervously laughs ]
[ end of interview ]
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Ah, come on guys! You got the steps correct but I told you, this isn't how you do it.
[ key started dancing 'aggressively' which made the girls, even mentor hyuna begin to laugh at his dance ]
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : What are you doing, krumping? Don't bounce too much. Relax. You have to do it like this [ dances again with a softer vibe ] be more timid and feminine, like a flower.
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[ interview ! ]
WANG YUHAN [ A/B. CULTURE ] : I can't help but to stare at him shamlessly, he's so good at dancing steps meant for female performers.
KIM JIYEON [ A/FNC ] : The way he moves is so beautiful. His dance, it's even prettier than me.
LIU XIUMEI [ A/INDIVIDUAL ] : Mentor Hyuna focused on telling us to work on our facial expressions, while he told us pay attention to the details. They all have their own ways of teaching, I feel so lucky to have them.
[ end of interview ]
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KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : Key-ssi, you just wanted to dance, didn't you?
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : [ scoffs ] Not at all.
KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : [ laughs ] I can totally see that. 'A' class trainees, back then, a lot went up from other classes. Many who were 'A' in the beginning stayed, but there were some who dropped. I'm saying this because I heard from the other mentors that a lot from the lower classes are doing well.
KIM HYUNA [ P. MENTOR ] : You can't say it's 'safe' to be here right now, so don't take it easy! It's scary how a lot of trainees are improving or finding their groove. I'm sure nobody wants to trade places?
'A' CLASS TRAINEES : Nobody!
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : It's true that your class is just a letter, but being in 'A' class gives you the opportunity to become the center. I hope you will do your best?
'A' CLASS TRAINEES : Yes! Fighting!
AFTER THREE DAYS HAVE PASSED . . .
THE TRAINEES ARE ALL WAITING TO RECORD THEIR VIDEO !
RE EVALUATION DAY BEGINS !
TO BE CONTINUED . . .
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some notes :
spoiler-ish, just because a trainee was scolded/complimented/mentioned here or not, that doesn't automatically mean that she'll rise, drop or stay on her current class.
about the re-evaluation (warning, long note and math ahead ! you can skip this if you don't want to read)
your audition classes were determined by the quality of the form you submitted, if the password is correct and audition performances itself. as for the upcoming re evaluations, your trainees will be ranked according to 50% verose points i have given, and 50% points from your leader's evaluation during mission #000.
your leader's evaluation is multiplied into four (to be equal with the verose points since i said it will be 50% of the re-evaluation score. if your leader gave you a 3/5, then you will receive 12 + [ current verose points ] ). i promised that the "leader's evaluation" will only be for my eyes and your leader's only so i won't publicly release it. you already know if you've been helpful or not.
"50% verose points" are from how active the user has been and surprise active check answers. if a trainee's user didn't help that much in the first mission, missed an active check, only appears in the chapter's comment section rarely and possibly even skipped some, that will affect the trainee's class. sorry if that bothers you, i did mention it in the regulations part of this book that i expect you have read when you applied.
after all of trainees' current points are added, imagine a numerical table where every trainee is arranged according to their current points from highest to lowest. just an example, if we decided on "3 trainees will be in 'A' class", then the 4th trainee on that table will be in 'B' even though she got a lot of points too.
yes, i know that will be unfair but if i'm going to divide everyone to their classes by "let's send everyone who got a high score to 'A' class", then your candidates for the center position will be 20-25 trainees, 'B' and 'C' will have 5-10 trainees each while 'F' would be removed because nobody will be on that class.
i'm not even exaggerating. there are a lot of people (which i'm thankful to, by the way) who helped their teams in mission #000 and are fairly active in the main story chapters. because of this, a lot got tied up with the scores so even though i didn't intend to at the beginning, i added some points from your trainee forms so there wouldn't be any ties.
everyone wants an 'A' but everyone can't be there, i hope you understand. i don't want the class to lose its essence. besides, it doesn't necessarily mean that trainees won't debut just because they're not in 'A' or 'B'. don't forget jo yuri who was in 'F' but is now iz*one's main vocal.
as the applyfic writer of this book, i'm actually lowkey rooting for those who will be in the lower ranks to be on a high spot each evaluation (possibly even in the debut lineup) because that would be a good and interesting twist to see in the future chapters.
it's okay to feel sad for a trainee if she dropped/didn't move from her current ranking, but i hope nobody would make a big deal out of it.
+ i haven't said that "special rule that will happen only to verose" so stay tuned :) [ spoiler, maybe it will not be that amazing, but it's still pretty unique. ]
thank you for finishing this long note. here's a fancam of kibum as reward