Nov 27, 2014; 02:51PM

The techno music bounced off the heated practice room's walls. The dance trainer clicked one of the stereo's buttons and paused the music.

"Jung, you need to work on your timing. You're behind the rest by 4 counts!" he scolded the young boy, who was drenched in sweat. He nodded his head weakly, mentally noting to practice overnight that day.

"Let's take it from Ahn's part," he said and rewinded the music.

The young girl's legs were shaking a bit from exhaustion. They have been training for two hours with only a five minute break in-between. If the trainees could get another break, and maybe use the five minutes for a power snooze, then perhaps they would be able to do better. Nevertheless, the young girl took her position and instinctively reacted to the music the second it sounded across the suffocating room.

After another retake, the dance trainer finally ceased the music and dismissed the practice session. All the trainees collapsed to the floor, huffing and panting, reaching for their water bottles and towels. 

"Have you heard?" a voice spoke.

"Heard what?" one of the trainees replied.

"The company is going to debut a new group," the trainee answered.

"I did, but I don't know what kind," another spoke up.

"I heard there will be six members," Jung said before one-shotting his water bottle.

"Who told you guys this?" a female trainee asked, frowning in suspicion.

One of the girls giggled. "Oh please, it's all what the staff is talking about! Why do you think our training sessions suddenly became a hell-hole?"

"Well, Joohyun-ah, I don't eavesdrop on them, so how should I know? I'm not a gossiper like you guys," the female retorted.

Joohyun narrowed her eyes while wiping sweat off her bare forehead. "Chill Minah, I wasn't eavesdropping. One of the trainers barged into one of my vocal lessons and discussed it with my vocal trainer for a few minutes before leaving. I can't help but listen if they're going to talk about it right in front of my face," she defended herself and stood up.

"Now if you may excuse me, I have a vocal lesson to attend." With that, Joohyun left, leaving Minah rolling her eyes in annoyance.

The other trainers ignored the little event that occured in front of them and just went back to their own conversations. Several trainees exited the practice room to their next lessons while others stayed and practiced a little longer.