Chapter 3 The first encounter of the group
"I said that this assessment is completely based on those trainees who are preparing to debut." Jung Jae-jung, who came out of the assessment place, looked at Lee Seung-hyun, who had not yet come to life, and said with a smile.
S.M is actually not a very flashy style, a four-story building is all of this so-called Korean star museum, and Lee Seung-hyun was not questioned because he was following Jung Jae-jung and was not questioned because he was a newcomer.
In the corridor, all kinds of posters appeared, including HOT, which has been disbanded, the myth of quitting the company, and TVXQ, which has only been debuting for a long time. Including Heavenly Tomoki. Because of the unsuccess of the girl group, there have been few girl groups debuting in recent times.
"Seung-hyun, don't mind if I call you that, right?" Jung Jae-jung belongs to the kind of person who is very talkative, and Lee Seung-hyun belongs to a somewhat introverted personality. Looking at Lee Seung-hyun, who was browsing the posters on the wall, Jung Jae-jung spoke.
"Actually, the company's contract is a bit harsh, but for you, maybe you have complaints, but no one will train a person for nothing. So I hope you understand. ”
"I know, Brother Zaizheng, although to a large extent I have helped the most in taking this path, no matter what, I will persevere." Lee Seung-hyun nodded earnestly.
In fact, for Lee Seung-hyun, it is a gem, but the company can only sign a long-term contract with him, according to his observation, if the contract is too harsh, the young man in front of him may not be willing to sign.
"That's good, I'll arrange your itinerary and try to take care of your studies." Jung Jae-jung patted him on the shoulder.
"Something about the contract, maybe ask your guardian to come." This is what Jung Jae-jung is worried about, because from the previous conversation with Lee Seung-hyun, his parents are very disapproving of their children entering the entertainment industry.
After a short journey, the two of them walked and talked like this, if it weren't for Lee Seung-hyun's good Korean expression skills, Jung Jae-jung would be in trouble. When it came to the need for a guardian, Lee Seung-hyun was stunned for a moment. It seems that you still have to tell your parents about your own entry into the entertainment industry.
"I'll convince them, but I'll be a little nervous then." Lee Seung-hyun couldn't find a good explanation, and he himself was a little unconfident when he said such a thing.
"Alright then, when your parents come, we can sign the artist contract. Try to hurry, because the company will release a new single for SJ, and you may have to do a group practice as well. Looking at Lee Seung-hyun's expression, Jung Jae-jung didn't know how to comfort him, after all, he persuaded him to come to the company to practice.
S・M's artist contract is very harsh, and the album revenue distribution is 7:3, not including other income from the periphery, which is why so many artists and companies will terminate their contracts in the future. In fact, Lee Seung-hyun is also very scared, after all, he is going to make his debut.
"Forget it, I'll take you to meet SJ's kids! Wait until your parents come. Looking at Lee Seung-hyun, who didn't care about all this, Jung Jae-jung felt that he didn't have much to talk about, so he had to send Lee Seung-hyun outside in order to avoid embarrassment.
"Okay, Brother Zaizheng!" Although I have heard the songs of this group myself, I have never met them in person, only that they are a large boy group.
At the door of the SJ practice room, Jung Jae-jung heard the noise inside before he entered, and it seemed that they had been practicing for a long time.
"Boys, come here! I'm going to introduce you to a new team member. Entering the SJ members' practice room, Jung Jae-jung slapped his palms vigorously to attract their attention before saying.
"Brother Zaizheng! New members? The whole practice room suddenly fell silent, as if a bomb had been dropped in the deep sea, and the whole group was dizzy.
What the? New members? What's going on here? How could a new member suddenly be added, and they were not notified in advance, and looking at the young man in front of them who was comparable to Jin Xicheol, they were very sure that they were not trainees of the company, if so, they couldn't have known, could it be an outsider? However, it was still concentrated in front of Zheng Jae-jung.
"Lee Seung-hyunxi, Chinese, is an international student from South Korea, has practiced in the company for a while, whether singing or dancing is very good, the company decided to put him into your group as the lead singer, of course you haven't heard him sing, but it doesn't matter, who has a vacant seat in the dormitory?"
"Brother Zaizheng, I still have it there," it was a slightly chubby boy who spoke, as if he had made a lot of determination before speaking. In his opinion, the prodigy's outgoing personality can complement Lee Seung-hyun.
"Okay, prodigy, Lee Seung-hyun will share a dormitory with you." In this way, Jung Jae-jung decided on Lee Seung-hyun's dormitory, and Lee Seung-hyun bent down to say hello to the members, but the prodigy unceremoniously put his arms around his shoulders, maybe this is the so-called first sight.
"Lee Seung-hyun, have you been practicing at the company for a while? How did you join us right away? Han Geng, who was also a Chinese in the team, was the first to ask.
"Lee Seung-hyun, why haven't I seen you practice in the company, you haven't participated in the company's selection, right?" Donghae, who has the most favorable impression of Lee Seung-hyun, also asked.
"Hello seniors, I came to South Korea to study, and I practiced in the company under the introduction of Jung Jae-jung's seniors, about three months." Lee Seung-hyun answered everyone's questions seriously. Including Han Geng, who is also Chinese, is also very interested in this new member in front of him.
"What do you say? Are you sure? No wonder Korean is so good, Brother Han Geng, your Korean doesn't seem to be as good as his. Eunhyuk asked a very stupid question, but the others didn't think there was anything wrong with it, because they didn't believe it either, and even though they knew it was true, it was still unbelievable.
"What's the bad one?" Han Geng had a natural expression. Indeed, many words in Korean are homophones, but their meanings are very different, so in many variety shows, there are jokes with Korean pronunciation. If foreigners don't understand, they won't understand the meaning.
This group of people are people who have practiced for several years, and they all have a strong desire for debut, they have seen seniors who have been trained for 8 years before debuting, and they have also seen seniors who debuted after training for 2 years, and it is indeed rare to debut after a few months of training, to be exact, a monster who debuted without training at all, and now Lee Seung-hyun is equated with a monster in their eyes, and this title has been following him since then, but this is a later story.
"Anyway, then on behalf of all the members of SJ, I welcome you to join, I am SJ's captain Little, I am SJ's" All the members of SJ welcomed Lee Seung-hyun in a friendly manner, and the decision of the company's top management is definitely not something that a few of them can influence.
The introduction of more than a dozen people made the atmosphere better all of a sudden, and Lee Seung-hyun, the youngest person, joined in, giving them another object of jokes, but the prodigy was very interested in his new roommate and kept asking all kinds of questions, but fortunately, Lee Seung-hyun knew a lot, and when the practice was over, many of SJ's dances Lee Seung-hyun knew something.
When everyone was ready to go back to the dormitory, Lee Seung-hyun said goodbye to these teammates, he was going back to the university dormitory, and when he walked out of the company gate, it was already the beginning of the lights, and he took a look at the inconspicuous building.
"Life is really changeable!" This exclamation is said in Chinese.
"Unexpectedly, you are also a trainee of the company?" A word came from behind, and Lee Seung-hyun, who was about to leave, stopped, and when he turned around, he saw the figure he had been looking for. It was Kim Taeyeon, who had a relationship with him before.
"I didn't expect that you were also a trainee in this company." Lee Seung-hyun smiled, and the inadvertent reunion was a happy thing for him.
"Are you going back to the dorm? It seems that everyone else is gone. Lee Seung-hyun looked at the girl in front of him and said with a smile.
"Aren't you too? Anyway, our dormitory is not very far apart, let's go together! Kim Taeyeon stepped forward and happened to be on the same line as him.
"Well, if you don't dislike it." Lee Seung-hyun lowered his head and just watched her look up, and she was smiling at this time.
"When did you join the company? Why haven't I seen you before? ・・・・・・・・・”
Under the street lamp, the figures of the two are stretched far away by the lights, and most of the time it is Kim Taeyeon who is asking, and Lee Seung-hyun occasionally tells a joke to tease her, like a friend who has known each other for a long time. It's just that he has to take a few more bus stops back to school later.