Today the second recording session will be held. Many trainees came with hope and smiles but some with anxiety and gloom. The weather is nice and warm, but the atmosphere is a mixture of happiness, anxiousness, hopefulness and sadness.
It's just suffocating for some but hopeful for some. In the middle of it, a lot of trainees are circling Xion, some are trying to befriend him but some are just teasing him with his aegyo.
The one that teases him is surely from the so-called group " Hanlim Entourage". Everyone is having their time to take some photos or exchanging contacts as they might not have any other chances to do so if they didn't pass today's announcement.
A week has passed and the countdown is nearing. A Countdown timer is placed in the waiting room. 20 minutes later the countdown hit zero and an announcement was heard in the room.
Voting is now closed, the results are being tallied now. In that instant. the vote button in the apps and website are being blocked temporarily.
The staff are busily arranging the content, check and recheck it again and later present it to the Audience the new ranks in the website and apps. It takes around 30 minutes to update the content after multiple verification has been done.
The staff then called all the trainees that had been waiting in the lobby and enroute them to the recording studio. One by one the trainees moved in while chatting.
All the trainees are in the recording studio where they are sitting on rows of chairs randomly while facing a small stage in a hall in one of the buildings in the Made-K production studio.
Kim Yohan once again appeared as the MC for today's recording.
He then opened the recording with a small greeting and continued with the purpose of the gathering today. "On this beautiful day, it is a new beginning, but also another one that bites the dust.
I am tasked to announce the names of trainees that passed the strict mark of Boys Republic; he cut the name short.
I am sorry to announce that only 50 trainees are accepted to resume their journey to stardom. All the trainees are grasping and surprised because of the unforeseen result.
He then continued reading the script, the atmosphere turned heavy, some are happy some are sad and some are just silent in their seats. One by one the names that are mentioned are being asked to move to another room where they are changing into new uniforms.
It started with BeatEvo Entertainment ex-trainee, continued to Rise and Shine Entertainment trainees and some individual trainees too are called.
Actually it was very difficult for individual trainees to pass this round because they needed massive support and effort just to achieve 50K votes and the 100K views combined.
Jun is one of the individual trainees that passed the first elimination with flying colors. He stood up and confidently walked towards his unknown but brightful future at the moment.
47 names already being mentioned and only 3 people left. The atmosphere turned very heavy somehow.
Kim Yohan stopped for a bit and said," don't dwell on this failure, it's not that you are not talented, it's because someone has to be the winner and others are just the forgotten one.
Do you think that your friends that succeed will forget about you? Last time I was in your seat right now.
But i still remember what my friend said to me, he said "Go ahead Yohan, hold your head high so that you know how heavy the burden in your shoulders is as we pass on our common dreams to you in every path that you go.."
"Do you think it will be easier for them to pass? no. They are challenging more and more every day and moving forward.
It's your choice now to move forward or get stuck behind. Kim Yohan then waited as the trainees focused again at him and as he felt that it is good to continue, he resumed.
For the 3rd position, Yeonjun from BlockShield Entertainment, a Subsidiary company of which Bulletproof Gang Buyout last week due to some incident in the company with 4M total views.
Yeonjun then get up from his seats, bowed towards the other trainee and move to the other room..
In the 2nd position is Xion of Dreamcatcher's Company with a total of 10M views. Everyone was stunned and the atmosphere changed in an instant, the heavy atmosphere vanished while most of the trainees were coming towards Xion and lifting him up in the air as a group.
Xion was astounded as the trainees cheered up for him. after that, one of the "unlucky trainees" then took the mic and explained, "most people might not see the footage, but when we were performing last week, Xion was looking at us and cheered for us passionately, after that he told us the killing part on our performance and give us good input.
I can feel that he's genuine with his words that's why when i was sure that i will failed, i still put a hope that he will succeed., and when Kim Yohan sunbaenim mentioned his name.
I was celebrating inside but i didn't know that the other trainee also feels the same as me, it just means that Xion really deserves it.
Also that 10M views is just something for us that came from a small company, it means that we can do it too as long as we do our best just like sunbae said.
Xion then thanked all the trainees wholeheartedly and Kim Yohan and then waved goodbye to the other trainees as he moved to the next room. Kim Yohan then announced the last name Wooseok from BeatStar who reached 10,1M views all together with Xion stays as the top ranked trainee. Wooseok bowed to everyone and moved to the next room following Xion.
Wooseok then looks for Xion and finds him close. Xion-ssi, Wooseok called and Xion then turned back. Xion-ssi, i wanted to join with you on a future team, i don't know if we will win this or not, but looking back at your action, i'm feeling that we can be good friends.
Xion then shakes his hand and tells him to not be on one team with him, but he will make sure that Wooseok will pass the future elimination. Wooseok was confused with his answer but when he wanted to probe further, Xion just looked back at him and said " Wooseok-ssi, if you really wanted to be my friend, just believe in me and don't question me.
I might be doing things that make you uncomfortable but if you truly want to be my friend, you just have to trust me wholeheartedly. Wooseok just looked back straight into Xion's eyes and replied, I will learn to trust you from now on. Xion nodded and both of them continued forward to the next room.
In the next room, all 50 trainees are given a new uniform according to their body size. Xion and Wooseok were the last to enter the room , after changing their clothes and fixing their make-up, all the trainees were escorted to another room. In the other room.
All the mentor and the MC are seated and waiting at a long table with 50 chairs.
All the trainees then entered one by one when their names were called, starting with Wooseok, he was surprised when he entered the room and found the mentors are sitting on the chairs in seemingly random choices at a long table.
Rain was sitting next to Bae Yoonjung but 2 seats to his left was Mad Clown. In front of Mad Clown was an empty seat but on it's left was Soyou.
Right in front of Bae Yoonjung is the MC, Kim Yohan. It means there are 3 seats between Soyou and Kim Yohan and one seat in an awkward position..
Wooseok greets them as they just look back at him like nothing happened and then Mad Clown tells him to take a seat. Wooseok ponders a bit and sits in the middle of the three seats between Soyou and Kim Yohan.
Rain then asked with a straight face, why did he sit there, facing the sudden question, Wooseok just said that his guts told him to sit there and the next trainee might answer for him. Everyone just nodded with a straight face.
When Xion entered the room, no one was looking at him after he greeted him, Mad Clown then asked him to pick his seat, and without any hesitation, he sat at the seat between Soyou and Wooseok.
Rain then asked the same question that he asked Wooseok,"Why did you sit there Xion-ssi?
Xion was surprised with the question, and quickly he answered, aren't handsome men and beautiful women should sit next to each other? I'm handsome, and Soyou sonsaengnim is pretty. We are like a match made in heaven for this seat today.
Bae Yoonjung then counter him, so i am not pretty for your likings then? Xion urgently replied, "aaishah, Bae Yoonjung sonsaengnim, why you are trying to destroy my little fantasy as quick as that.."
Hearing the replies, all that present there burst into laughing, Everyone was laughing hard because of the replies, while Xion was stunned unable to continued his reason.. After everyone had calmed down, Rain then asked Xion, about Wooseok's answer that pointed at him.
Xion just casually replied, aren't that question supposed to be asked to the third person? Rain then nodded and passed on the answer as he wanted everyone to put their still face.