55 – Age 15 (10)

Day 3 of practice.

The production team called out the names of the participants who had been practicing for the title song one after another.

” Kwon Ha-na, Kim Se-yeon, Lee Do-hee, Eun Se-ra, and the trainees will follow me for a while.”

Following the production team, we arrived at the vocal room.

The production team gave each of us our cell phones and said we could talk to our family members in the vocal room.

On speakerphone, of course.

It seemed to be an emotional episode and a lottery draw.

When she entered the vocal room and turned on her phone, missed calls and KakaoTalk messages from her mother and father were piled up.

I couldn’t tell you that I was walking on my cell phone, so I guess they kept in touch.

The message I clicked on KakaoTalk contained the worried hearts of mom and dad.

I didn’t mean to cry, but when I was tired for a while, seeing those messages made me sad.

For some reason, our Doa also sent 5 KakaoTalk messages.

[My baby: I love you unnie♡] 5

Let’s tap Doa’s KakaoTalk message.

[My baby: I boasted to my friends in Animal Crossing that my sister bought]

[My baby: Are all the kids envious?]

[My baby: (Crying puppy emoticon) But I want to play Pokemon too! ㅠㅠ]

[My baby: (kissing puppy emoji) Can’t you buy me a Pokemon too…? I’ll be filial to my sister later!]

[My baby: I love you~♡]

Did I raise Doa the wrong way…?

…My sister is having such a hard time, but she asked me to buy a Nintendo game or something…

[Me: (Puppy emoticon blowing heart) Okay, I’ll buy it when I get home~ I love you too~]

But this can’t be helped…

It’s okay because Doa is cute…

I sent her KakaoTalk message to Doa and called her mother.

My mother answered the phone right away.

As if pleased, Mom said in a voice so loud that the cell phone speaker rang.

– Hey Dohee! How are you doing? –

You can feel her mother’s worried heart even in her loud voice.

” Yeah… I’m doing well.”

My heart, which had been chilly because of Doa, began to cry again without even realizing it.

– Is my daughter crying? –

” Will I cry? I won’t.”

– Yes, is my daughter having a hard time? “

” No… It’s just nice to hear mom’s voice.”

It was my mother’s voice that somehow made me lose control of my emotions.

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The 5th day of filming after 3 days of practice day and night.

It is the day of re-evaluation.

The re-evaluation was done through video evaluation.

The trainees demonstrated dancing and singing in front of the camera, and the judges gathered together to look around and evaluate the trainees’ videos.

Of course, you only get one photo opportunity.

There was no chance even if I made a mistake.

I returned to the tier 1 class room after conducting personal interviews with the production crew before the video evaluation.

Everyone was seated and waiting, as if the video shoot would soon begin.

Some of the trainees who were still awkward with the camera looked nervous, but most of them looked relaxed.

To be honest, camera testing was a daily routine for me, but everyone is probably used to it.

” I’ll take pictures of the person sitting in front of me in order~ “

At the words of the staff, Sera, who was sitting at the front, stepped forward.

” Hello. This is Eunsera from JS Entertainment… “

Sera unnie’s stage that followed was nothing superfluous.

It wasn’t a dance that had a special impact, but he danced easily and with vocal skills as if he were singing while standing.

Some of the trainees sighed after seeing Sera’s performance.

One of them is Hana unnie sitting next to me.

” Do-hee, what should I do…? Sera is so good… Ah… Really, what should I do…? I’m completely ruined…”

But she was one of the older sisters in her three fingers even in the 1st tier class. She

She’s a deceitful sister who doesn’t seem to mean it.

” That’s why… Sarah unnie is so pretty, I think I’ll come out ugly…”

Somehow, I feel like I’ve gotten used to the way women talk.

***

” Okay, I’ll take a picture. Cue!”

Starting with the PD’s words, trainers entered the conference room with only tables and TVs.

The trainers seated around the conference room started a rather contrived conversation.

” Everyone is having a hard time. “

” What? Children suffer more.”

” That’s right, the kids are really struggling.”

” That’s right, I hope everyone’s skills improve a lot.”

As written in the script, the trainers finished the conversation that will appear at the beginning of the broadcast.

To proceed, Moon Jin-woo, an idol with 10 years of debut, who is an MC among the judges, said.

” So, isn’t the reason we’re here today for the re-evaluation of ratings?”

” Yes, that’s right. What’s especially important in this rating is the camera test.”

” That’s right, they’re idols. What’s more important than what you see on camera?”

” Oh, but what I’m worried about is that I always do well during practice, but when I’m in front of the camera, I have kids… “

” Yeah, but that’s also skill.”

” Isn’t today’s evaluation to distinguish the qualities of idols? Let’s check that out together now.”

The TV light came on and the first trainee to appear on the screen was Eun Sera.

” Oh JS. It’s the top 3 agency from the beginning.”

” Apart from the third generation, I like Sera. “

” Who wouldn’t like it. It’s pretty and good at it.”

” That’s right. Doesn’t this raise your eyes from the beginning?”

” If you’re not as good as Marlon Sera, you won’t make it into the final 7 debutants.”

” This can all be exciting, so let’s talk about it while watching it.”

After greeting in the video, Sera started her stage.

” Look at this. There’s no way he can’t do it?”

“Yes. Moreover, when I look at Sera, I think she knows how to be pretty.”

” That’s right, I have nothing more to evaluate.”

Next, the videos of other trainees.

Trainers repeatedly evaluated large and small reactions.

” Wow~ Park Ye-eun! She will keep going up.”

“Yes, Yeeun’s trainee life is short, so she learns quickly.”

” Is it a tier 5 jewel?”

” Ah… Heehyun’s voice is really good.”

” Yes, but the dance is a mess.”

” Why did we give Heehyun a Tier 1?”

” He did a good job selecting songs during the first evaluation.”

” Why did Yeon-hee stop doing it?”

” For now, I’ll try laughing until the end… Ehehehe “

” That’s right. It’s a good thing to look at even if you try until the end. It’s frustrating.”

Like that, the trainees continued to evaluate the video, and Lee Do-hee appeared on the screen.

– Hello. This is Top East Enter Lee Do-hee. –

” Oh, pianist~ indeed?”

” First of all, Dohee is good at taking cameras.”

” Oh, that’s it. It’s so pretty.”

” I’m really looking forward to Dohee too, right?”

” That’s right. It’s Tier 1. But whether it’ll do as well as expected… We’ll see.”

Lee Do-hee’s voice flowed from the video on the screen.

– Your eyes looking at me are thrilling (thrilling) –

Jinwoo Moon said with a smile.

” Kwak. He’s so cute.”

In the screen, Lee Do-hee was constantly staring at the camera while performing a cute dance and song.

” Dohee seems to love the camera the most out of all the kids out there?”

” That’s right. Ah~ cute~ “

” I think I know how to look on camera regardless of my skills.”

” Yes, he’s definitely a friend who sees his strengths before his weaknesses.”

” But that’s not to say there aren’t any downsides.”

” That’s right.”

” But you should know that he is the youngest in the tier 1 class.”

” Oh, is that so? “

After Dohee Lee’s video, the judges wrote down their ratings on the evaluation sheet and then evaluated the videos of other contestants.

***

The trainees were given a break for the first time in a while during the half-day evaluation by the judges.

I also fainted as soon as I lay down on the bed because I was tired from practicing while sleeping less.

” Dohee, wake up.”

When I opened my eyes to the voice calling me, Hana unnie was calling me with her head poking out on the bunk bed where I was lying.

” We have to prepare and shoot now.”

” Ah… What time is it?”

” It’s 7pm now.”

I took a nap for about 5 hours, but I was still tired.

I yawned and asked Hana-sister.

” Aren’t you tired…?”

” Yeah, am I okay?”

Literally, Hana unnie looked lively.

I also exercised steadily since I was young, so it’s not like I lack stamina.

” Sister, were you an athlete?”

” Huh? How did you know? I was a short track skater until middle school.”

Ah.

When I got off the bed with a tired body, I couldn’t see Se-yeon in her room, probably because she had already gone to wash up.

And Eunsera is still lying there as if dead.

Sera was a 17-year-old high school student hugging her doll while sleeping.

” Didn’t you wake Sera?”

“Sera doesn’t wake up even when shaken… She must be very tired”

From noble mtl dot com.

” First, sister, wash and prepare. I will wake you up.”

” Okay~ “

Hana sister is going to wash up.

I shook Sera and woke her up, but she didn’t wake up at all.

Without thinking, I undid Sera’s arm and took out her doll.

She finally opened her eyes and grabbed my hand.

Wow, I’m surprised.

” Dohee. “

” Yes…? “

” I’m hungry… “

I still don’t know what Sarah is doing.

” Let’s get rid of eye discharge. We eat and announce the ratings.”

” Ah… Yes.”

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Rating Reassessment Announcement Time.

Trainer Jinwoo Moon entered the Tier 1 class room holding a sheet with the trainee’s new grade written on it.

All the trainees got up from their seats and bowed at 90 degrees.

“”” Hello~ “””

” Nice to meet you~ “

Moon Jin-woo said, sitting on a chair in the middle of the class room.

” First of all, everyone sit comfortably on the floor.”

After all the trainees sat down on the floor, Jinwoo Moon spoke in a friendly tone.

” Did everyone rest well?”

“”” Yes! “””

Moon Jin-wu’s expression hardened in an instant.

” Really? All of the 1st tier trainees seem comfortable?”

” As you all know, the trainees who were called in today’s tier 1 class are trainees whose tier goes down.”

” In other words, the trainees who are called cannot be spotlighted on the title stage, right?”

” And that spotlight is limited, so the more trainees that come up, the more people among you will go down.”

” Now, before announcing the trainees who will be excluded from this Tier 1 class today!”

” We will be waiting for the new Tier 1 trainees.”

…Well

I think you’re saying that to be nervous.

Honestly, I don’t think so?

Looking at me like that, Seoyoon unnie whispered to me next to me.

– You should be a little nervous. –

What are you saying?

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