In This Life, The Greatest Star In The Universe Chapter 6:

Chapter 6

You dance well, dont you?

Seon Woojoo was dancing to the beat of the electronic music, twisting and bending his body in various ways.

His skill was extraordinary at first glance.

It wasnt amazing.

But as the saying goes, one can tell ten from one. He had the potential to beco a main dancer level if he invested a few months.

His flexibility is a bit lacking though.

Maybe it was because he had stopped practicing for two years.

So of the movents that should have been smooth were rough.

But flexibility was sothing that could be solved with stretching, so CEO Park Kyu-ho gave him a passing score for his dance.

He had the skill worthy of a six-year trainee.

Why did Director Yoon pick on him so much?

He turned his head with a curious feeling and looked at Director Yoon Seok-hwan, who was sitting at the edge.

His face was wide-eyed.

He looked like he had seen a ghost.

Thats impossible.

Yoon Seok-hwans eyes shook uncontrollably.

Who was Seon Woojoo?

He was the one who was known as a log or a robot among the trainers of TJ Entertainnt.

The unfortunate trainee who failed because of his dance skill despite being good at singing.

Should I be moved by this, or angry?

He felt happy to see the person he cared for like a younger brother dance well, but honestly, he was also flustered.

What happened in front of his eyes was sothing he never imagined, sothing he thought was impossible.

Seon Woojoo was the person who stayed up all night practicing but still got a failing grade for his dance at the end of the month evaluation and felt depressed.

How could a person change so much?

He felt proud and dizzy at the sa ti, and on the other hand, he felt a pang in his heart as if he was looking at a child who had grown up well.

If you improved your dance so much in two years, you should have told sooner.

He felt bitter that he had worried for nothing for three weeks.

The freestyle ended soon.

Seon Woojoo, who was wiping his sweat and panting in the middle of the practice room, smiled when he t his eyes.

What a cheeky guy.

Yoon Seok-hwan clapped in his mind and looked around.

He passed.

He could tell from the eyes of the judges who looked at each other without saying anything.

He passed the audition.

People liked his dance, too.

There are really all kinds of things in the world, he thought and smiled.

***

After the audition, I signed a contract with Lemon Entertainnt.

For now, three months.

It was a contract that said that either side could terminate it at any ti if they wanted, and that it would automatically extend if there were no problems.

CEO Park Kyu-ho brought up the topic of debut.

Next June?

The debut date was June 2014.

It was almost December, so the remaining ti was about six months.

The investors are on fire. They say its been two years since the trainees were released, so they want to see the results.

Im fine with that, but are you sure? The schedule seems a bit tight.

Its okay. If it doesnt work, Ill beg the investors, or sothing.

President Park smiled and reached out his hand.

So dont give up and just work hard. Got it?

Yes. I will.

Its your first day, so lets start the lesson tomorrow. Do you want to say hello to the kids?

Right now?

Were going to see each other anyway, so isnt it better to do it sooner?

Yes, sure.

I gladly accepted the offer.

We were going to see each other and get along, so CEO Park Kyu-hos words were right that it was better to do it sooner.

The basent practice room.

President Park went in first, and I fixed my clothes for a mont. When he gestured for to co in, curious eyes followed .

I paused for a mont when I saw the four trainees.

They all had extraordinary visuals.

I didnt know about their skills, but I felt sothing like an aura from them.

Two trainees with a handso and a pretty boy vibe, both tall and with thick lines.

And a trainee who was still young but had a visual that made think hes an actor as soon as I saw him.

I felt our eyes et in the air.

Say hello.

Park, the CEO, said with a smile.

This is the new mber who will be practicing with you from today.

We awkwardly nodded our heads and greeted each other.

As we exchanged words like Nice to et you, the CEO introduced the trainees to .

He was just telling their nas, but to be honest, I couldnt tell who was who right now.

One of the trainees, who had a calm face, raised his hand.

CEO, I have a question.

Sure, go ahead. Bi-ju.

You said he will be practicing with us, so does that an he is the one? The mber that Director Jo Kyu-hwan said he would bring in

Thats right.

Really? He was brought in by Director Jo?

The CEO nodded, and a strange atmosphere spread among the trainees.

The way they looked at , how should I put it?

They looked like people who had been waiting for a long-awaited delivery and finally received it.

A tall trainee asked.

So, are we debuting?

We have a rough schedule. The A&R and managent teams are still in a eting, but you can expect it to be around June next year.

Wow!

The youngest-looking mber exclaid without realizing it.

Then he said, Hyungs! Were debuting! and hugged and cheered with his peers.

The CEO smiled at the sight.

I felt like a broomstick that had been thrown in, but I laughed along with the trainees.

I knew how they felt.

Debuting was more than just appearing on TV for trainees.

It was a ray of light that appeared in an endless tunnel.

They couldnt help but be excited.

Even if the outside world warned them not to get their hopes up too high, they felt elated.

They wanted to hug everyone they t.

Thats what debuting ant to the people running in the tunnel.

The mont they saw the end of the tunnel, their hearts raced and they couldnt help but smile.

I empathized with them.

Guys, calm down.

The CEO said with a smile and pulled out a card.

Since we have a new trainee today, lets have a welco party and grill so at at the place nearby.

A loud cheer followed.

I smiled quietly as I heard the noise.

All in all, it was a good first impression.

***

We finished the first day by breaking the ice over dinner.

The real lesson started from the second day, which was today.

I arrived at the practice room and turned on the light.

It was 7 a.m.

The lesson started at 9 a.m., but I arrived two hours early on purpose.

To make up for the lack of practice ti.

I was far behind.

I had stopped practicing for two years.

I ward up my body by doing so leg splits and other exercises, then connected my smartphone to the speaker with an AUX cable.

-Cold Brown: See You

It was a hit song on the Billboard chart recently.

An R&B song with a prominent dance performance.

I saw a video of this performance on YouTube this morning on the subway.

Soon, the moves that I would have never been able to do before flowed out of my body.

Wave.

A series of movents that combine to form a single ripple, and that ripple transfers from one arm to another.

Now I could understand the whole process.

I could not only imitate the movents, but also intuitively grasp how they worked.

Amazingly, this ability also applied to singing.

The ability to understand and mimic the movent of muscles.

Maybe it was because the vocal cords were also muscles.

In fact, I had recovered 60 percent of my original skills before the audition, thanks to this. At this rate, it wouldnt be impossible to reach the minimum level of debut in a month.

Thud-

After sweating enough from dancing, I was groaning while doing the leg-splitting three-set, when the first trainee entered the room with the door open.

He had fair skin and neat features.

He gave the impression of a gentle deer for so reason.

His na was Kim Bi-ju, I think.

Kim Bi-ju, who was yawning constantly as if fighting off fatigue, smiled brightly when he saw .

You ca early, hyung.

Hi.

Did you co early because its the first day?

Yeah, it would be bad to be late on the first day.

I heard a clear laugh.

From observing him yesterday while having dinner together, I found out that this trainee with a soft appearance had a very calm personality.

Kim Bi-ju sat down next to and started stretching.

I admired how his legs stretched like rubber.

Hes very flexible.

Was his position the main dancer?

As the best dancer in the group, his movents were sohow smooth and graceful.

He smiled when our eyes t while I was admiring him inwardly.

Why are you looking at like that?

You seem very flexible.

I guess its because Ive been dancing since elentary school. Thats why my dance skills improved, but I dont think Im growing taller.

He made a sad face, saying Its sad, right? .

I smiled at him.

Dont worry. Youll grow more.

Im turning twenty in two months, hyung.

What? Didnt you say you were all high school students?

and Junghyun, I an the tall guy, were graduating next year. The youngest is going to high school now.

The tall guy must be the one with a slightly rough vibe.

Anyway, I mistook him for seventeen because of his boyish looks, but hes more baby-faced than I thought.

We chatted while stretching, but it was inevitable that it was awkward since we only t once.

It was like a conversation of Wow, youre handso, ., No, youre more handso, ..

When the conversation stopped for a mont.

Kim Bi-ju, who saw struggling with the leg-splitting, opened his lips quietly.

Woojoo hyung.

Yeah?

When you were at TJ Entertainnt, you said you were selected for the debut team but failed because of your dance, yesterday.

Thats right.

What is he trying to say?

Its a bit out of the blue, but I hope you debut with us this ti.

Huh?

I was bewildered.

What do you an?

The CEO said were going to debut in June next year. We only have half a year left, and its going to be really tough to prepare in that ti. You might get a lot of stress because of your dance skills.

That might happen.

But you cant give up in the middle, okay?

Okay.

Peoples feelings are unpredictable. If you feel like giving up, please tell .

Kim Bi-ju said with a serious face.

I can buy you food if youre having a hard ti. And I can also give you so advice or sothing. Dont worry and just tell anyti. If youre having trouble with the dance, I can help you even if I have to stay up all night.

Thanks. Ill rember that.

He was so serious that I wondered what he was talking about, but as I listened to him, I gradually smiled.

Hes scared right now.

He had experienced two tis before, when his debut was canceled because the mbers left right before the debut, and that was stuck in his head like a trauma.

He was afraid that I would leave like the previous situations.

And he heard say yesterday that I gave up because of the dance, so he must be anxious from his perspective.

He wanted to debut, but it would be troubleso if I, the last one to join, left.

Did I say sothing wrong yesterday?

I briefly summarized my trainee history and told him, but I guess I said it in a way that could be misunderstood.

What should I say to him?

I cant tell him that dance is no longer a problem because I have superpowers.

He seed embarrassed after saying sothing, and he was stretching with a sheepish face.

I smiled involuntarily at the sight.

Thump-

While I was stretching silently with Biju, another trainee appeared.

A coat with tteokbokki and a beanie.

He had a handso face like Kim Bi-ju, but a different vibe.

If Kim Bi-ju was a warm spring, he was a chilly winter, with a calm and neat impression unlike Kim Bi-jus arrogant prince-like one.

A very cold feeling.

Was his na Seo Ri-hyuk?

I rember him clearly.

He had such a strong impression that I rembered his face even when we had dinner yesterday.

He said he would turn eighteen next year.

I greeted the kid who ca in with earphones, but he only nodded his head in reply.

When I blinked, Kim Bi-ju whispered to .

Hes always like that.

Hes chic.

He was about the sa height as Kim Bi-ju, in the early 170s, but he had good proportions.

A slender body and an intelligent face.

He leaned against the wall and quietly listened to music, then briefly turned his head to my gaze and ignored .

Hes prickly.

I had a conversation with Seo Ri-hyuk when I went to the hallway where the water purifier was to clear my throat.

Excuse .

He turned his head and I saw his sharp eyes.

I smiled and replied.

My na is not there, its Seon Woojoo.

Oh.

If its awkward to call by na, you can call there.

With a gentle smile and a sweet voice.

From experience, I needed to speak softly but firmly to these people who seed to have a personality.

Otherwise, they would eat alive.

You said your na was Seon Woojoo hyung, right?

He looked like he didnt like calling hyung.

I have sothing to say, do you have ti?

What is it?

I couldnt say it yesterday because I didnt have ti.

I unfolded the paper cup and blew on it, then poured water and nodded my head as if to tell him to speak.

His black eyes stared at .

Yesterday, you, no, hyung said you gave up being a trainee because of dancing.

Are you guys so kind of close brothers?