episode_0022

“Ah, hello! This is Kidship Lee Hye-jeong! As of today, I will be taking classes in Class A! i look forward to… !!”

Kidship Lee Hye-jeong.

At 22 years old this year, she is one of the oldest and was quite a celebrity among the 100 participants.

That’s right… .

‘Because he is a talented person who rose to 7th place in K-Star.’

She was a talented trainee who rose to 7th place on K-Star, another audition program, just with her singing skills.

This could also be confirmed in her status window.

[Art Detailed Stats]

(Appearance: 81)

(Singing ability: 98)

(Acting skills: 53)

(Dance: 66)

Of course, what stands out is the overwhelming singing ability.

This was enough to threaten the position of Yoo Seol, the main vocalist of Confirmation.

Additionally, her appearance stats are quite high and her dancing is at a level that can keep up with the group dance to some extent.

Clearly, looking at the stats alone, Lee Hye-jung has enough skills to be ranked A.

okay… , just look at the stats.

However, she had a serious disqualification from becoming an idol… .

Chubby.

The body is a bit… , hmm… , It was plump.

Oh, of course it wasn’t that it looked bad.

First of all, Lee Hye-jung’s face is quite cute and her body weight is not far from the average level of Korean women.

The problem was that other idol trainees were too thin.

First of all, just looking at the story in front of me, I looked like a paper doll and I also had a skinny, muscular body, so if Lee Hye-jung was between us, I would look quite fat.

Sloshing -.

‘no… , I guess I should say it’s not chubby, but rather plump… ?’

Suddenly, Hyejeong Lee’s grading comes to mind.

While she was finishing the stage successfully, she got a B because her arm got caught on her chest and her dancing got messed up.

Now that I look at it, it seems like her body doesn’t really matter.

Even though it seems unsuitable to be an idol… , because it will definitely be able to target the tastes of certain male fans.

And above all, isn’t she a newbie who fell like a sweet rain on the A class that seemed like a drought?

“Welcome.”

I decided to give her a warm welcome.

**

There was something I thought wrong.

It was an illusion that as the number of people increased, the comparison of trainers would decrease.

What I lack compared to Yu Seol is my singing ability.

And new face Lee Hye-jung’s singing ability stat is 98.

“… Yerin! I told you to do it like Seol and Hyejeong?!”

After Lee Hye-jeong came, I came to be compared not only to Yu Seol but also to Lee Hye-jeong.

Of course, on the contrary, Hyejeong Lee was compared to me and Seol Yoo during the dance part.

“Hyejeong, is this difficult? Yerin, show me what you should do. Yes, do it like this.”

“… Yes, yes!”

So the first day’s lesson ended with countless comparisons made by the production crew.

My heart was in tatters from the trainers’ constant criticism, but it still didn’t mean there was no harvest.

The biggest benefit was that I became a good friend with Lee Hye-jeong.

“Yes, Yerin. When you sing high notes here, it feels like you are screaming with your head rather than just straining your neck… .”

At first, Lee Hye-jeong couldn’t approach me easily because of my cold expression, but as I was being scolded by the trainer, a sense of camaraderie that wasn’t there before came to me.

So we complemented each other’s skills by helping each other dance and sing.

“Watch over me-!!”

“Yeah, right! like that… ! Good job now.”

Surprisingly, Hyejeong Lee had an outstanding talent for teaching others.

I was able to feel my skills improving while taking separate lessons from her.

“Sister… , Here, arm like this… .”

“Ah… , Ahhh… .”

Fortunately, Hyejeong Lee expressed her gratitude with a bright smile as if my dance coaching was helpful.

“Ah… ! I think I understand, Yerin. Thank you.”

“… What.”

That’s how we looked after each other and endured the harsh A class.

**

Day 3.

After finishing our morning lesson, Hyejeong Lee and I trudged to the restaurant with our exhausted bodies.

Today’s lunch menu is stir-fried pork and seaweed soup.

“Ah… , Today is so hard that I have no appetite… . I need to eat a little bit… .”

Heaps of books.

‘… … little?’

Lee Hye-jeong put a small amount on her plate, based on the giant soup meal.

As I put an appropriate amount of food on the plate, Park Yu-jeong, who had already taken a seat at the restaurant, called us.

“Sisters-! Here!”

“Ah… , Yoo Jeong-a.”

For your information, I, Lee Hye-jung, and Park Yoo-jung have become quite close over the past three days.

Park Yoo-jung and Lee Hye-jung had similar personalities, so they were able to become friends quickly.

“Oh, Yujeong. You’ve been promoted to grade D?”

“Hehe, yes. I got permission from the trainer earlier to go up in the morning.”

The alphabet next to Park Yoo-jung’s name tag had D instead of the original E.

Actually, Park Yoo-jung’s skills didn’t seem to be that bad.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve never seen this status window before.’

While I was talking, I went into Park Yoo-jung’s status window, thinking I should take a look.

and… .

‘hmm… ?’

When I went into her status window, I could see something strange.

[Park Yoo-jeong]

[Age: 18]

[Attribute: (Locked)]

[Body Detailed Stats]

[Intelligence Detailed Stats]

[Art Detailed Stats]

Most people don’t have any characteristics, but Park Yoo-jung does.

That too… , locked.

This was my second time seeing the locked properties. The first is a rumor. And this time, Park Yoo-jung.

‘Why are the characteristics locked?’

I tilted my head and went into her art details.

[Art Detailed Stats]

(Appearance: 84)

(Singing ability: 75)

(Acting skills: 93)

(Dance: 81)

‘oh… .’

As expected, her stats were quite decent. At this level, you can easily aim for grade C or even B.

‘We can expect good results at the end.’

The reason I flinched when I first saw Park Yoo-jung in the first place was because her face looked familiar.

As we nodded, thinking that maybe Park Yoo-jung could be selected for the debut group, Park Yoo-jung asked us while we were eating.

“Oh, but there are still 3 people in Class A? Didn’t anyone get promoted this morning?”

“… Yeah, there wasn’t one.”

For reference, Class A has had 3 people for 3 days in a row now. After Lee Hye-jeong, no one was promoted from the B class anymore.

“It would be very empty if there were only 3 people practicing… . Oh, what about Yu Seol? Are you two close with Yoo Seol?”

“… … .”

When the story of the rumor came up, Lee Hye-jeong smiled awkwardly.

This was because she now knew the difference between when Yoo Seol’s camera was running and when it was not.

“That… , I’m not that close to that person… .”

“En? is it so? When I saw you before, you seemed very friendly and kind?”

“It’s not a bad thing, but what can I say… .”

Yes, Yu Seol didn’t do anything particularly bad or say anything.

They are just indifferent to us when the camera is turned off.

‘If you look at her personality alone, Yoo Seol matches Ha Yerin’s face better… .’

For the past three days, Hyejeong Lee and I would stay up until night and practice separately in addition to lessons.

However, Yu Seol did not bother to hang out with us outside of the designated times.

‘It seems like they are practicing separately, but I wonder where they are doing it alone… .’

We didn’t know anything about her because she didn’t talk about herself.

Since one of the three Class A students appears so coldly, Class A is bound to become desolate.

I wonder if I’m not the only one who feels this way. Lee Hye-jeong put down the spoon she was eating and said to me with a gloomy expression.

“I don’t know… . Anyway, I wish there were more A classes… . That’s right, Yerin.”

“… That’s right.”

Even now, on the third day, the trainers were pointing out the weaknesses of Lee Hye-jeong and me.

Accordingly, we could only hope that the number of Class A people would increase.

“Still, what… , There are still a few days left, so a few people will come by then.”

“I guess so?”

At my words, Lee Hye-jeong smiled hopefully and put the spoon back into the pork rice bowl mountain range.

but… .

Until the last day of practice, there were no more additions to Class A from the three of us.

**

After the last practice on the final day of the custom class.

The trainers gathered the three of us A class together.

Ugh-.

There were a lot of cameras taking pictures of us today.

and… , I soon found out why.

chuck.

The vocal trainer stood in front of the three of us with a solemn expression and opened his mouth.

“This is the end of Class A. Tomorrow, your final grade evaluation will determine whether you will remain in A grade or drop to B grade. First of all, I want to say that everyone worked hard. but… .”

The vocal trainer continued, deliberately crumpling his face.

“I can never say enough that all three here did a great job.”

Coo thump.

If this was an edited broadcast, this sound effect would probably have appeared.

“First, Yerin.”

“… Yes.”

When my name was called first, I raised my hand with a characteristic expressionless expression.

“Yerin, it is true that you are showing amazing achievements compared to your training period. I want to praise this. But Yerin, your vocals are too poor compared to your dancing skills. Right?”

“… That’s right.”

“Dance is important to idols, but singing is actually more basic than anything else. It was that way in the past and it will be that way in the future. Do you understand?”

“… Yes.”

“Tomorrow… , we will see how much you have grown in vocals. And if there is no progress… , I can’t guarantee whether you will be able to remain in Grade A.”

Ugh-!

Ji-ing-!

As soon as the vocal trainer finished speaking, I heard the sound of cameras zooming in on my facial expressions.