The previous night, Genesis old training facility;
15th floor, YG team Planning room;
YG and some of the mentors that belonged to Genesis had spread several photographs on the table. Each one belongs to a contestant from his team.
"The format has been changed for the next week…" He explained the rules he, JYP, Bravebrothers, and producer of the show discussed earlier in the noon, right after the shooting is over.
"First, let us discuss who should be our solo category contestant from boys and girls. You have watched their performances for two weeks. Give your recommendations." YG said to them.
Singer Chiyeul, who was contracted to Leon Entertainment, a subsidiary of Genesis, was the first one to answer, "Han SungJun. I was his team's mentor for the past week. So, I was able to observe him more closely.
In my view, there's no doubt that Sungjun-ssi is the most talented vocalist out of all the contestants. His vocal range is very high and his musical sense is great. His technique is perfect and his voice texture is rich and clear. Actually, he is a perfect fit for solo…"
While some of them nodded with Chiyeul's explanation, the others suggested names like Kang Daniel, Yuju, Nan Yejun, Eunbin, Im So-eun (NC.A), and Euijin.
YG picked the five photographs and looked at them, one by one. After much thought, he put down Jun and Yuju's photos together on the table, "These two will perform the duet."
Everyone was taken aback in surprise. It is one thing if they weren't selected for solo but these two vocalists were selected for a duet? They wondered what's going on in YG's head.
Surely, both of them are highly talented vocalists and are in the top 11 for consecutive weeks. Rather than performing together, they felt it would be best if they perform in different groups and raising the score to get more wins.
At first, YG thought about winning too but after looking at the photographs, he realized something.
After that incident, YG thought that both of them will be too careful and might become awkward not only with each other but also with every opposite gender. He doesn't want it.
Honestly, he has no problem with both of them getting along together. It's just that the relationship should be professional.
And since he had long decided to scout them once the program is over, YG thought this would be the right time to remove the obstacles. It's like losing the battle but winning the war.
With such a thought in his mind, he grouped them together. Of course, it goes without saying that he will monitor them closely.
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The next day afternoon, Training room 406;
Finishing his lunch, he returned to the allotted training room and sat in the corner.
Aside from Yuju, the other mixed duo group and the two soloists are also in the same room.
Currently, a soloist from the girls, Im Soeun started her practice while everyone else is quietly watching her.
She is someone who made an impression on Jun during the opening performance, especially her high notes. If she wouldn't have challenged Jun's top seat back then, she would easily make it to the top 5.
Despite having a good voice, she also had her own flaws. Of course, it's not really a flaw but being a debuted artist, she will receive stricter evaluation than even experienced trainees like Jun and Shonwu.
On top of that, she's 21 years old, which is another demerit if the company plans to release her album later.
Im Soeun was actually a solo artist under a small company for three years until it went bankrupt a few months ago. Having no other choice, she was forced to look for another company.
However, due to her low popularity, all she received were a few offers from other small companies that were in a similar situation to her previous company.
To make sure this kind of situation doesn't happen again, Soeun waited for an opportunity to get into fairly large agencies through auditions.
However, she didn't expect Treasure Campus would be announced at the perfect time.
As a person who was selected for the solo category, she was given the choice to perform any song. Taking advantage of the rule, Soeun decided to sing her own song that was released around two years ago.
"umm (curfew curfew) uh woo (curfew curfew) umm
When this time comes, my heart starts to pound
When I'm with you, it gets even worse
Now I'm in my twenties too and there's so much I want to do
They say I'm still too young, that the world is scary
(huh.. not again) When I'm all grown up now
My phone has already started to ring off the hook
I'm right in front of the house, I'll go home soon
I want to stay by your side a little longer
My heart is with you
If you hesitate, hey, I might go crazy
Your sad face and my heart keep going woo baby
My heart gets impatient, time please stop
Please stop for tonight
Time goes 1, 2, 3 & 4, passing without a care
Running towards midnight, time please stop
.
.
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Tick tock tick tock, time please stop
Tick tock tick tock, will you stop for me?
My heart gets impatient, time please stop
Please stop for tonight
Time goes 1, 2, 3 & 4, passing without a care
Running towards midnight, time please stop
(curfew curfew) time please stop
(curfew curfew) time please stop
****
*Clap* *Clap*
Everyone clapped as she finished singing. Even Jun felt like it was some kind of live performance.
He never heard of the song. So, he doesn't know whether she made mistakes in the composition and lyrics. However, he did spot a few mistakes. No, it's more like one mistake that was done so many times. Her voice was slightly cracked five times while hitting the high notes.
Unless one doesn't listen to the song carefully, they wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Maybe, it was just the cracked part or maybe, she had realized there are more mistakes. For whatever reason, currently, her face doesn't look good.
She turned around and said, "I apologize. If anyone else is willing to use the center space, please do. I want to take a break." Lightly bowing to others, Soeun walked to the desktop and stopped the song before sitting down beside the other girls.
Eunbin who was sitting beside her asked, "Unnie, what happened?" On the other hand, Yuju also seemed to realize the issue. As she looked at her roommate, Soeun grabbed the water bottle, "nothing. Just need the throat to rest…"
Right then, Jun walked to them.
Park Ji-Yoon, who had a crush on Jun, raised her head. She continuously tapped Yuju's shoulder until the latter turned her head.
"What?" Yuju turned her head. Jiyoon pointed to the front. As Yuju saw Jun, the latter stopped and said, "Yuna-ssi, can we sit over there…" He pointed at an empty spot, indicating that they should start practice.