“What the heck just now?”
Seung-kwan speaks with a serious expression, but not a serious one.
"What's going on?"
Shua refutes.
"Oh, there's that point! You're not saying anything! Why are you hesitating?"
Why are you hesitating? Well, I don't know. I think it's probably because you don't want the female protagonist to see you rationally.
“You too, Lee Chan.”
Seungkwan said. Chani didn't feel that way, but did Lee Chan feel the same way?
“Oh. Hong Ji-soo, Yoon Jeong-han, Kim Min-gyu, Jeon Won-woo, Kwon Soon-young, Lee Chan.
These are very dangerous things.
“How can only 5 out of 13 be safe?”
Seungcheol said. For a moment, my conscience pricked.
“Yeoju, should we just make you hang out with us?”
Seokmin's words suddenly brought me to my senses. What on earth did he do to deserve such a thing? Of course, Seokmin was joking, but when my heart was involved, it was hard to take a joke as a joke.
“Wh, what are you talking about…”
“Yeah. It’s not like we did anything we couldn’t do.”
"That's right. What did we do?"
I immediately became serious. The reason I was doing this must be because it had to do with the female protagonist.
“It was a joke, but the atmosphere has become tense.
The heroine likes being with us.
“I have no intention of stopping you.”
Seokmin scratches the back of his head and says.
“Yeah, everyone, don’t be like that.
But if there are 6 people, won’t there be too many rivals?”
Min-gyu immediately refutes Han-sol's words.
“We’re not rivals.
“What would we have to fight over?”
I'm going to fight. Of course, I won't touch her because she's still young, but I don't know what kind of person I'll be to Yeo-ju in a year and a month. All the members are great and wonderful people, but I don't want to send them away.
"He's going to keep doing that? He could've just been affectionate."
I nodded in agreement with Shua's words. But deep down, I disagreed. A kind person was Yeo-ju's ideal type, and Won-woo and Mingyu weren't. So, they were people I could moderately control. But the person I went to record with knew. He liked Yeo-ju's tsundere personality, too. But I'd never tell him. It would only hurt me if he told.
“Don’t worry too much. Just relax, okay?
“It’s okay if I drop out.”
“Thank you, Jeonghan oppa.”
"thank you"
Is there anyone as polite as Seungwoo? I initially had negative feelings toward Seventeen, but now I respect them. I'm so grateful for their care. And I'm polite to them. I know it's a bit odd to think about this, but he's the type of person who will be loved by his mother-in-law when he gets married. But Jeonghan oppa doesn't seem to be like that. He glared at my male friend Seungwoo, as if he were jealous. Fortunately, Seungwoo didn't seem to notice.
“Am I going now?”
“Hey, oppa. We’ll be done in an hour or two…”
“Can you wait for us while you hang out around?”
Jeonghan thought for a moment and then nodded. I smiled and said.
“Thank you, Oppa. I love you~”
The love he was talking about here was just a word. Seungwoo's face became a shit-eating expression. He seemed to still like me, even though he was in the process of giving up on me.
“Hey, let’s go in quickly.”
I nodded at Seungwoo's words and entered the audition room. I didn't even notice the pastel green walls, my favorite color. I was so nervous.
“Mr. Jang Ma-eum?”
I couldn't say that I was a Jang Yeo-ju. Because I was registered in the Republic of Korea with a Jang Ma-eum.
"Yes, here."
He raises his hand. The official looks at Seungwoo next to him and looks puzzled.
“I just want to rap.”
The person concerned nods at Seungwoo's words.
“Then you may come in.”
I was nervous, but I tried to relax. Being nervous often makes things difficult. I didn't want to let all my practice go to waste. Three judges, and Soyou… Senior. Can I call you Senior? I'm still just an ordinary person. Well, I should just call you whatever I want. But I sing with all my heart.
“Wow… You’re really good.”
“The kid rapping next to me is also good. Did he come here at a friend’s request?”
The second verse was almost over, but unlike the other judges, Soyou remained silent. I didn't care. It's not too late to evaluate after the song is over. Whether I sang well or poorly, for now, I just needed to focus on singing. That was everything I learned from the vocal team. If you sing with all your heart, the listeners will listen with all their heart.
“I called them all…”
“I… I’m going to go out now.”
Seungwoo left the audition room before the evaluation. He had no reason to be evaluated. And I guess they were being considerate enough to let him hear his story alone. He didn't mind being next to me. But why is no one saying anything? Did he fail? But... the judges' reactions were good. Ha... Today, I didn't like it. That flaw of being the only one who saw him was particularly prominent, and my pitch seemed a little shaky.
"eighteen?"
Finally, Senior Soyou asked a question. He must have been asking after seeing my age on the application form.
“Yes, I’m eighteen this year.”
“Do you… go to an academy or something?”
“No, I don’t go to school or anything.”
I was shaking like crazy, but how could the answer be so clear?
"omg"
The judges' reaction was 'surprise.' I didn't like my song.
“The people around me are singers.
“I did ask for some advice.”
“So you’re saying you’ve never trained professionally?”
Nod your head at the judge's words.
“Even… eighteen.”
Why does Senior Soyou keep fixating on my age?
"I'm so emotional... I'm going crazy. I hit the jackpot."
Ah, so that's why. Both Seventeen and Bumjoo were surprised by the level of emotion. It's probably because they've been through so much.
“I miss you… Can you sing it for me?”
“Um… uh…”
I did practice singing, but "I miss you" is a song sung by senior Soyou... Do I have to sing it in front of a professional again...?
“I know you haven’t practiced, and I’m nervous because I’m in front of the original singer.
“I understand. But I still want to hear it.”
“Um… I’ll give it a try.”
I close my eyes naturally, surrender to the flowing accompaniment, and open my mouth. Whenever I sing, I'm always completely lost in the song.
“You didn’t practice… did you?”
“To be honest, I did.
“I listened to the entire OST and practiced it all…”
Senior Soyou had a faint smile on her face. I hope it was a good sign.
"Okay, thanks for your hard work. You can go now."
I forced a smile and said, "Thank you," and went out.
“I called Jeonghan. Did you do well?
The soundproofing was so good that I couldn't hear anything.
“I think they’re going to sing one more song.”
“It’s a little disappointing…”
I barely managed to hold back the tears that were on the verge of spilling out. I really do cry a lot. I cry over meaningless things, you know…
“Why do you think so?”
He patted my head affectionately. Thank you, Han Seung-woo.
“If only I had done as much as this morning…
“This morning, Jihoon oppa even praised me…”
Because he said it was perfect without any coaching.
“You don’t like it now?”
“I think I could have done better.
I… I really worked hard for today…”
I finally shed tears of regret. It felt like all my efforts up until then had been in vain. It felt like hundreds of hours had just vanished.
“If only I had done just a little better…”
Perhaps it was greed. But isn't it understandable to feel regret? Seungwoo had always been there for me through difficult times, so rather than offering words of comfort, he simply hugged me. He patted my back and told me it was okay.
“You did your best. You did well.”
In the end, I barely managed to keep my voice down and shed tears.
“Hey, heroine…”
When I arrived, Jeonghan called my name. I felt bad for Seungwoo, but I rushed towards him. But Seungwoo just left me alone.
