Jinbyul flipped through the folder again then looked up.

 

 

“Lee August? You are a Korean-Filipino?”

 

 

“Yes sir. I am a pure Filipino, but when I was a baby I was adopted by my Eomma and my Appa, so I am a Korean too.”

 

 

“Ohh, I understood. Go on then. Show us what you can do.”

 

 

“I will sing Beautiful by Baekhyun-sunbaenim of EXO.”

 

 

August cleared his throat then started singing.

 

 

Annyeong naege dagawa
Sujubeun hyanggireul angyeo judeon neo

Huimihan kkumsogeseo
Nuni busidorok banjjagyeosseo

 

 

Seolleime nado moreuge
Hanbaldubal nege dagaga
Neoui gyeote nama

 

 

Neoui misoe nae maeumi noganaeryeo
Nuni majuchyeosseulttaen
Dugeungeoryeo

 

 

Oh~ neoui gaseume nae misoreul gieokhaejwo
Haruedo myeoccbeonssik
Saenggakhaejwo

 

 

Oh~ neoege hago sipeun geu mal
You`re beautiful

 

 

He was the first one to finish the performance he prepared for this assessment. That’s the thought that is running through the minds of the other trainees.

 

 

“I have to tell you this August, because this is how I feel. You’re good. Well better, and you will be better so work hard, if that’s all you can do at your limit, then you are not good enough, so I still need an improvement. But that’s good. Step back.”

 

 

Just like that, his performance which was actually good was forgotten.

 

 

“Bae Juri? You are a vocalist too?”

 

 

“Yes sir.”

 

 

“Then sing for us.”

 

 

“I will sing Best of Luck by Chen-sunbaenim of EXO.”

 

 

He breathed in and started.

 

 

Amuraedo nan niga joha
Amureon maldo eobsi utdeon nareul anajwo babe
Oneureul gidaryeotjyo
Geudae dalkomhan nareul bwayo geudae ye
Jikyeojulgeyo babe
Maeil maeil kkumeul kkujyo
Geudae soneul japgo naraga yeongwonhi eonje kkajina

 

Bogo sipeun naui sarang unmyeong ijyo
Pihalsudo eobtjyo
Every day i’m so lucky
Sumgyeowatdeon nae mameul gobaek hallae neoreul saranghae

 

 

“Stop! Stop!”

 

 

Juri abruptly stopped after hearing Jinbyul.

 

 

“You obviously have a higher tone of voice than August, but I don’t need trying hard in bad way! That almost sounded like a scream! I’ve heard a good tone from your voice but you just ruined it. Step back. Change that, make your real voice come out.”

 

 

Juri’s face was all red and he was teary eyed, but he stepped back.

 

 

“Listen to me. I don’t want you trying so hard in a bad way, it’s so obvious! Just show me what you can do! If that’s it, that's it! It will improve~ but I don’t want to hear any fake styles when it really isn’t what you can do. Just stop. Do you understand!?”

 

 

“Yes sir!”

 

 

"Alright then, let's continue. Kwon Yoojoon and Moon Junghwan? You both came from the same branch of C.Ent?"

 

"Yes sir."

 

"Well, I guess, that branch has chosen well. You two look like idols, I must say this, because no one can ever forget your faces."

 

"So, let's see of that face is all you have or you have something great. What about we hear Junghwan's rap first?"

 

Junghwan nodded nonchalantly then stepped forward.

 

"I will perform B.I.-sunbaenim of iKON's Be I."

 

He looked at his reflection in the mirror blankly then started.

 

syoneun sijakdwaetgo eumageun heureuji

 

millyeooneun budamgame sigeun ttami heureuji

 

nugun ginjangi pullil ttae darie himi pulligo

 

chabunhan cheok gasareul doesaegimjilhae su eobsi

 

rideumgwaui gi ssaumeseo jin dwi

 

doraganeun gireun gonggimajeo mugeopji

 

ttagaun siseongwa daejungui songarak jil

 

I know what they gonna say about me

 

"Okay, your rap is quite okay, now let me see you dance, since it's written here on your profile that you do it quite better than your rapping."

 

"I hope so."

 

"Then show us how you dance."

 

(A/N: Watch Hoya's dance video and just imagine Junghwan dancing to that. Sloppily, I might add.)

 

"Alright. Step back. Yoojoon step forward."

 

"Show me what you can do."

 

"I will sing I love you by Mate-sunbaenim."

 

(A/N: Listen to Jin of BTS' cover of I love you by Mate for Yoojoon's performance, imagine it slightly shaky.)

 

urin neomu dalla
jal algo itjanha
seoroui jinsimeul
al su eobtjanha

 

ihaehaji anha
gieokhaji anha
neul malppunin maldeul
gidaehaji anha

 

nan neoreul saranghae
ttaseuhan geudaeui songillo

 

urin neomu dalla
jal algo itjanha
seoroui sangcheoreul
aneul su eobtjanha

 

mari doejil anha
mareul deutjil anha

 

nae mami mamcheoreom
umjigijil anha

 

nan neoreul saranghae nan neoreul saranghae
nan neoreul saranghae nan neoreul saranghae
nan neoreul saranghae nan neoreul saranghae

 

"I didn't expect this, maybe your branch has just chosen you because of your looks. Your talent is quite mediocre compared to how you look. I'll take back what I said awhile ago, I think you'll be forgotten, because what you only really have genuinely is the beauty of your face."

 

The two handsome trainees stepped back, their beauty which was mostly praised just felt like a curse because of how Jin-byul has commented on it.

 

“Now let me see who’s next.”

 

 

Jinbyul flipped through the pages then stopped on one profile.

 

 

“Oh! Here it is! Celestial Entertainment’s heir! How are you doing president’s son?”