2 Hwang Nari

GK Entertainment showcase room 4

Choi Si-woo swiped to the first name on the list. He placed the Notepad on the table as the profile of the first trainee came up.

"We have been at this for a while, I must applaud your patience. You are all talented young ladies but sadly we can not debut you all. I wish we could", Director Choi said which got a smile from everyone.

He continued, "it is getting late so I won't waste any of your time. We already have two vocalists, a rapper and a dancer. There is only one spot left and sadly it is not a vocal role but a rap position" he glanced at the Female manager standing at the side, "let us get started".

The female staff member who had escorted the trainees into the room nodded and came forward, looking down at her tablet called the first trainee forward.

A girl in a brown tracksuit went first but was cut short as soon as she began, Choi Si-woo's brows twitched at the girl's irritating nasal tone. While the nasal tone could work well enough in rapping, the trainee sounded like her nostrils were clogged. He stroked her name off the list, "I think that is enough Miss Yoo, exit the stage".

Miss Yoo's lower lips shook as a single tear rolled down her eye, she wiped her eyes with the back of her mauve-coloured blouse, bowed and hurried down the stage.

The door shut with a bang as she ran out of the room. Choi Si-woo shook his head as he watched her lose her composure, 'low endurance, clearly not idol material', he thought as the trainee ran out of the room crying.

The Other judges were as displeased as he was. The manager in charge of the trainers immediately took note of the trainee. Choi Si-woo swiped to the next trainee's profile, "Miss Hwang, you are up next".

Hwang Nari stepped forward and bowed, " Hello, I am Hwang Nari".

The Director of Management team 4, Director Yang glanced at her profile and clicked his teeth, 'The old trainee", he muttered. He turned to the other judges seated at the table, "It is getting late, do we even have time to waste on her, she is not a rapper. Her statistics already disqualified her. it is better to skip to the three that can rap" he swiped to the next profile after Nari's.

Choi Si-woo frowned, he glared at the side profile of one of his most difficult directors. Hwang Nari was not a strange name to him, she was familiar to him thanks to the frequent performance evaluation he had overseen over the past five years he had held his position.

it was also difficult to miss a long-time trainee like Hwang Nari, even a new hire who had never met her have heard of her.

There was no denying that Hwang Nari had not just raw talent but also excellent visuals. However, when compared to other younger trainees, she lacked the Charisma that captured a casual listener's attention.

Sometimes raw talent cannot make up for a lack of Charisma. If she debuted at her current level, she would only end up being overshadowed by her teammates.

Choi Si-woo stroked her name off the list but unlike the last trainee, he said a few words to her, "Nari, while your statistics are quite impressive, you still have a lot of areas you have to improve in. Thanks for taking part in this audition"

Hwang Nari held in the tears threatening to escape her eyes, she smiled and replied, "Thank you Director", Hwang Nari maintained a calm expression as she bowed and left the room.

She held in the tears and walked briskly to the elevator, the elevator was in use, so she pressed the button and looked up to monitor the elevator's movement.

Minutes later, the elevator arrived at her floor and the door slid open. There were already two female staff and a male staff member in the elevator, she bowed at their staff as she got in.

She clicked on the sixth floor, where the dance studio of a few of the company's artists was located and leaned on the elevator wall. She hoped to get into a vacant dance room and cry her heart out in there.

Most of the dance studios were vacant since a majority of the active artists under GK Entertainment had tight schedules that kept them out of the company 5 out of the seven days in a week.

She stepped out of the elevator as soon as the door opened, and the staff members in the elevator paid her no mind. GK Entertainment had a lot of trainees and artists, it was normal to run into a few trainees or artist especially on the sixth floor since the practice room for most of the company's active groups were located on that floor.

She didn't run into anyone as she walked down the hallway, she checked the door locks for an available room but unexpectedly a majority of the practice rooms were locked finally she came upon an unlocked room.

She turned the doorknob and walked into the room, she ran into the room and sat on the floor. she brought up her legs to her chest and resting her head on her knees burst into tears.