Volume 1 2009 Chapter 15: Seulgi's Misunderstanding and Dance
Yi Haoyan was wearing a simple black Nike T-shirt and black jeans today. The dark color combination made his thin figure look even more slender. His messy hair was much neater after being taken care of by the director of the Tailoring Department. With his delicate features and clear-cut face, he looked particularly sunny and handsome. No wonder Director Jin joked about taking him in as a trainee, and no wonder he was mistaken for a trainee of the company.
He waved his head and said, "Thank you, but I'm not a trainee."
"Huh? How come you are here if you're not a trainee?" The girl looked incredulous.
Yi Haoyan wanted to explain it clearly, but due to his poor oral English, he was in a panic and at a loss for a moment.
While I was sweating, the door of the practice room opened and Bae Joo-hyun walked out.
"Seulgi!"
"Sister, there is a trainee who has gone astray here. He seems to be a foreigner. Please help me explain the rules here to him." The girl insisted.
"Seulgi, you misunderstood. Yi Haoyan is a staff member of another company and he came here for a visit." Bae Joo-hyun explained.
The girl was stunned for a moment, then realized her mistake, quickly saluted Yi Haoyan, and slipped into the practice room.
Pei Zhuxuan smiled and said to Yi Haoyan: "It's all settled, you can go in."
The front and back walls of the spacious practice room are covered with floor-to-ceiling glass mirrors, allowing dancers to clearly see whether their movements are in line with expectations. Two cabinet air conditioners, one in front and one in the back corners, are supplying cold air into the room at full power.
Even so, the 7 or 8 female trainees dancing in the room were still sweating and looking messy. Even so, no one relaxed, and they practiced intense dance moves in coordination with the dynamic rhythm.
However, the arrival of Yi Haoyan caused a slight flaw in the originally neat group dance. Obviously, as the only male here, although just a teenager, Yi Haoyan still distracted the trainees' attention.
"Stop!" A stern voice sounded, and dance teacher Park Si-yoon called a halt to the dance.
"You are trainees from Class A, and you are only one step away from debuting. You should treat every practice session as a real stage. There are many unexpected situations on the real stage. If you want to be a qualified artist, you must be able to guarantee the quality of your performance under any circumstances. Your performance just now is not up to standard!"
Seeing that his presence had affected the rehearsal, Yi Haoyan was about to apologize, but Park Siyun pointed at him and continued, "I deliberately allowed this person to come in. He is a staff member of our company's partner. If you debut in the future, you will face a lot of staff on the scene. The lighting, camera, stage management, sound, and director are all part of the stage. Only when everyone works together can we present the most perfect stage. You were distracted when he came in, and the group dance was not in order. This is amateurish. Keep practicing! Seulgi! Come and show them a demonstration!"
Jiang Seqi, who just misunderstood Yi Haoyan, was called out by the teacher to demonstrate. It seems that despite her young age, her dancing skills are already the best in the class.
As the music started again, the lead dancer Kang Seul-ki's expression changed, and she put on an arrogant and cold expression. She made a large WAVE from head to toe to the intense rhythm of the music. Her movements were smooth and coherent, and she danced with a charm that was inconsistent with her age.
As the rhythm changed, the movement of her limbs and movements changed, sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Each change of movement was exactly in step with the music, giving people the feeling that she was not dancing to the music, but the movement of her body itself was playing the music. The dancing limbs were like musical instruments, playing fast-paced background music through various dance moves and shapes. This feeling made her extremely conspicuous in the group dance. Although the movements were all the same and neat, the content and temperament expressed were completely different. She was worthy of being the lead dancer trainee of Class A.
Yi Haoyan couldn't help but sigh quietly: "What an amazing dancing skill."
Bae Joo Hyun proudly introduced: "That's right, Seulgi is one of the best dancers among us. That's just one point. Her singing ability is also outstanding. She is the ACE trainee who is good at both singing and dancing in the company."
Yi Haoyan nodded in approval: "He looks very young, how old is he?"
Bae Joo Hyun replied softly, "Same as you, 15."
“Wow, amazing! Can you make your debut with this level of ability?” Yi Haoyan exclaimed.
Pei Zhuxuan sighed: "It's not that easy, she still needs to go through a selection process. The company seems to be launching a new girl group this year. She should be very capable, but no one can be sure until the last minute."
Although he knew that it was not easy for Korean idols to debut, Yi Haoyan couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he saw with his own eyes how difficult it was for someone with such talent.
