NU'EST - The Road We've Walked
Episode 3: Survival (3) (Aron Kwak's POV)
An empty, vacant accommodation.
It's not easy to be alone in it.
I feel like I'm losing strength.
There were always five of us together...
I wish I could have participated in the program and helped out, but it's a shame.
Oh, this is not the time.
Today is the day for that program.
I came out to the living room weakly, collapsed on the sofa, and turned on the TV.
After the splendid opening, the trainees came out one by one in front of the trainers and began performing.
They were all different. Some trainees were like fish in water, appealing to the fullest, while others were so nervous they even shed tears.
What is certain is that our members are on equal footing with those trainees who haven't even debuted yet.
Finally, the logo of our agency, Pledis, appeared on the electronic board.
The members come out very nervous.
The members are receiving a lot of warm attention.
It was so heartbreaking, but I endured it, thinking that we would pour everything we had accumulated over the years into it.
But, whether it was because he was nervous or because he made a mistake, he looked anxious even during the performance.
Even among the trainers, there was one of our seniors.
He was shedding tears because he felt so sorry for her.
Our members were also barely holding back their tears.
트레이너
Pledis will announce individual ranks.
After the trainer stopped crying, he continued. I expected the results to be poor because I was so nervous that I couldn't show it properly.
트레이너
Hwang Min-hyun C, Kim Jong-hyun, Kang Dong-ho, Choi Min-ki D.
When I actually saw the result, I was left breathless.
A result worse than that of the trainees.
After barely calming down my breathing, which had become incredibly rapid,
I went into the program comments window.
Starting with "NU'EST's skills are rubbish," and "We debuted but our skills are worse than those of trainees," all kinds of harsh criticism were aimed at us.
I'm angry.
By what right do you hold us to the standard of evaluation?
Still, I managed to calm myself down, knowing full well that if things were to go well, I had to get these people on my side.
I stayed away from everything about that program for a while after that broadcast.
It was so scary.
I thought we were on the right path,
Because everyone says it's the wrong path, it really seems that way.
I was angry at myself too.
I spent several days feeling depressed like that.
A few days later, I happened to be talking to an employee of my agency at a cafe.
곽아론
Even if you know the desert fox and the henpies, what is the sexy bandit?
직원
It's a nickname for Dongho! In the first episode, I didn't show my skills, so there wasn't much of a reaction.
직원
The response after the first competition was amazing! I gained a lot of fans. Actually, the malicious comments decreased?
Only after hearing the kind words from the staff did I feel a sense of relief.
I found myself laughing, but then unexpectedly tears started to flow.
직원
Oh, Aaron, what's wrong? Are you okay?
곽아론
It's okay, I'm just so happy...
They were tears of relief.
Hope does come to us.
Fate hasn't abandoned us yet. This is the right path.
Guys, it's going to be tough, but as always, stay strong.
This path we are walking is the right path.
Always supporting you, always on our members' side!
Episode 3 is finished.