Volume 4 2012 Chapter 788: Sun Shengwan's Choice
It's rare to meet someone you're interested in, so of course Bae Joo Hyun wants to find out more about the situation. This kind of thing can only be done by Hao Yan. To get information about SM's trainees, the little sister can't do it alone.
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"Eh? This person..."
After receiving Bae Joo-hyun's request, Yi Hao-yeon would of course help, but the results of the investigation surprised him a little.
"What's wrong? Is there anything special about Seungwan?"
Bae Joo-hyun was shocked by the boy's reaction.
Did you discover something extraordinary?
But the company has investigated the trainees’ information and background in advance. If there are any problems, they will not be able to enter the company, right?
But... why is Haoyan like this...
Seeing the boy's frowned brows, Bae Joo-hyun felt a little worried.
"Hmm... Why did Son Seungwan want to be an idol?"
After thinking for a long time, Yi Haoyan finally expressed his doubts.
"She can't be an idol? What's wrong with Seungwan?"
The young lady became more and more confused at the boy's strange tone.
"It's not that something's wrong, it's just..."
Yi Haoyan seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
"She should have a better choice..."
"What does this mean?"
Pei Zhuxuan didn't understand at all.
"Sister Zhuxuan, I want to ask you something."
Yi Haoyan looked at the young lady on the sofa and suddenly became interested in something he had never asked before.
"How was your academic performance when you were in school?"
"Eh? Grades?"
Bae Joo-hyun blinked, not knowing what the boy meant by suddenly asking this.
"I'm just... average... not great but not bad either..."
Compared with Yi Haoyan, the young lady's academic performance is indeed not that good.
But after all, I am the older sister and I have self-respect in front of my younger brother.
And this is in front of the person I love, how can I admit defeat?
"Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Being suddenly asked about her studies by the genius boy, Bae Joo-hyun felt suppressed. She was a little sensitive and spoke in a fierce tone, like a stubborn little rabbit who was obviously a wimp but still wanted to show off.
"Does Sister Juhyun know my grades in high school?"
Sensing the young lady's guilty conscience, the young man secretly laughed in his heart, but continued to ask without showing any expression.
"I know, full marks in all subjects! In order to keep a low profile, he deliberately let it slide later~"
As she spoke, Pei Zhuxuan, whose voice was high just now, unconsciously lost momentum, like a deflated balloon, slowly shrinking...
no way.
In the face of cruel facts, it is useless to pretend to be strong.
This guy must be showing off by showing off these achievements...
The young lady was a little dissatisfied.
However, she was wrong.
Yi Haoyan said this not to show off.
"This Sun Shengwan is at the same level as me academically, maybe even better than me..."
Yi Haoyan gave his judgment with certainty.
"W-what?!"
Now Bae Joo-hyun was shocked.
Stronger than Haoyan? Son Seungwan?!
"This is her past achievement in school. Take a look. Most top students can't reach this level."
The young man handed over the qualifications in his hand.
The young lady took it and looked at it carefully, afraid of missing a word.
Excellent GPA, various community activities awards, choir, sports, and even the Lighthouse State Presidential Award...
This, this child is actually at this level?
"To be frank, her academic excellence is so high that there may not be another person like her in the entire SM or even the entire Korean entertainment industry..."
The boy spread his hands, indicating that he didn't quite understand.
"If Son Seungwan continues his studies normally , it is almost certain that he will be admitted to an Ivy League school. After graduation, he will at least be a white-collar worker. In time, he may even become a senior executive in a Fortune 500 company.
"That's why I said, I don't understand why she wants to be a trainee..."
Facing the young lady, Yi Haoyan spoke very directly.
In fact, Bae Joo-hyun herself understands it.
Korean idols do not have a high social status, and the children who become idols generally do not have a high level of education.
Many idols choose to give up college education because of their careers.
Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, Jessica, Hyoyeon, and Tiffany did not go to college.
This is also a very special phenomenon in South Korea, where university education is basically universal and 80% of people can go to university.
So, basically, there is a stereotype in Korean society - idols are good-looking but empty-headed people.
This is certainly not the full picture of the idol industry. There are many idols with excellent academic performance, but the formation of this impression also explains some problems.
Being an idol is a profession that relies on youth, and the educational requirements are not actually very high. All that is required is to be pretty and able to sing and dance.
Many idols debuted to make money when they were still in their teens or high school, and their careers are basically over when they are around 30 years old.
The characteristic of the idol profession is that they earn most of their lifetime income in just about ten years, so there is no time to receive a higher level of education.
Because there is no need at all.
Fans don’t care about academic qualifications.
For someone like Son Seungwan, if he chooses to continue his studies, he will basically have to wait until he is 22 to graduate from college. It is already too late to debut as a trainee at this time, and idols’ busy schedules also make it basically impossible to balance their studies.
Moreover, the idol industry is highly competitive, and those who can remain popular for 10 years are basically rare. The risk of being unemployed in the middle of their career is very high, which is completely different from the career of ordinary people who work step by step.
If Son Seung-wan receives a doctoral degree, she will generally leave school and start a wonderful life at around the age of 28. At this time, she has achieved academic success and has a bright future. She is young and has unlimited potential.
But if you choose to be an idol, the age of 28 basically means that your idol career is over.
Therefore, it is something that Yi Haoyan cannot understand why a top student like Son Seungwan chose the path of becoming an idol.
"Seungwan, he must really like the stage..."
Bae Joo-hyun did understand something.
Because she made the same choice as Son Seungwan in some ways.
Pei Zhuxuan has long known the disadvantages of the idol career. Her father has made it clear to her long ago. That's why he strongly opposed her going at the beginning, and even if he agreed later, he required her to complete high school before going.
In this way, even if I cannot debut in the future, at least I still have the opportunity to go to college, find a job, and return to the life of an ordinary person.
Maybe this is what my father was thinking...
Bae Joo-hyun became an idol trainee because she loved the stage.
Even though she was already quite old and had no foundation, she still went there without hesitation.
Now it seems that she was a little naive at the time and did not understand what kind of cruel reality she would face.
After several years of training, Kang Seul-gi and I have supported each other all the way. We have seen groups of young people come and go, and also seen the process of their dreams being shattered.
Bae Joo-hyun understood more and more the deep meaning of her father's words back then, and at the same time, she also lamented her own luck.
If I hadn’t met the boy in front of me.
Now I should be on the road to pursuing my dreams like other trainees, carrying huge pressure every day, persisting in the hard suffering and confusion, and looking forward to the opportunity to debut, right?
Thinking of this, Bae Joo-hyun suddenly felt a little sorry for Son Seung-wan.
He had Yi Haoyan's help, and Seqi was with him all the way.
What happens after victory?
She is so smart, Haoyan said she is even better than him academically.
Then Son Seungwan should know what kind of future he has given up by crossing the ocean and leaving his family to join SM, right?
If I didn't love music and the stage very much, I wouldn't do this.
Is it because of this awareness that you are so dedicated and enthusiastic about facing everything now?
This child...
Bae Joo-hyun suddenly felt sympathetic towards Son Seung-wan.
At this moment, although the young lady had just met this special child, her knowledge and understanding of her had reached a new level.
Son Seungwan, Kang Seulgi, and her, Bae Joo-hyun.
They are all children who pursue their dreams regardless of the consequences.
