Peninsula: The Best Actor Begins with a Breakup

Chapter 685 Hello, my name is Uchigatani Eritoshi.

Yoo Ji-min and Kim Min-jung looked at each other in bewilderment.

They could hardly believe what they were seeing; this wasn't the kind of talent SM's Saturday auditions should have.

"Ningning, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"

Liu Zhimin asked in confusion.

"Absolutely not, I specifically asked someone to point it out to me beforehand." Ning Yizhu shook her head; indeed, this was the only new face among the trainees.

Even if trainees from the same batch aren't close to each other, they've definitely seen each other a few times while coming and going in the company. Even if they haven't spoken, they can still become familiar with each other's faces.

She had never met him before.

Kim Minjung thought for a moment: "Could it be someone with connections?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhimin and Ning Yizhu both turned their gazes to their friends beside them.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Kim Minjung said somewhat ridiculously, "I was scouted by SM Entertainment, and that's how my mom contacted my uncle."

In short, she became a trainee based on her own abilities.

Hmm... about 80% of his strength.

"Why would someone with connections choose to participate in a Saturday talent show? Maybe they're more outstanding in other areas."

Liu Zhimin interrupted her two younger sisters' discussion.

Big companies only look at a person's strengths when selecting trainees. As long as one thing is particularly outstanding, that's enough. Singing, rapping, dancing, or looks are all that matters. Other aspects can be packaged and trained later.

Talent, that is the rarest resource.

A true lead vocalist can debut even after only two or three months of practice.

“That’s true.” Kim Minjung agreed with her older sister’s statement. They knew very little about this mysterious newcomer and were completely unaware of many things.

Liu Zhimin now felt that their act of spying was a bit silly: "Then let's go."

"Hey, it sounds like there's a commotion inside."

Ning Yizhuo suddenly grabbed her two older sisters who were trying to leave.

The little guy's words kept Yoo Jimin and Kim Minjun in line, and the three heads began to observe the situation in the practice room again.

In fact, it's perfectly normal for conflicts and friction to occur between trainees. They are already in a competitive relationship, and with the added absurd senior-junior system, newcomers and juniors are often bullied.

They've all improved a lot now; the members of Girls' Generation are even required to clean the entire practice room.

Back then, older generations could ask younger generations to kneel down with their hands raised.

The trio didn't encounter many of these unpleasant things, mainly because none of the trainees in their cohort were older than Yoo Jimin or had a stronger background than Kim Minjung. Ning Yizhuo, following behind her two older sisters, naturally didn't suffer any grievances.

The new development manager openly favored Kim Min-jung on several occasions, and almost everyone knew what was going on.

Only a fool would kick a steel plate.

……

"Hey, you did that on purpose, didn't you?"

A girl with loose hair, along with two other people, subtly surrounded the Japanese newcomer.

She speaks with a Seoul accent, and regional discrimination is also a major reason for the bullying.

"What do you mean by 'intentional'?" Although the newcomer was Japanese, his Korean seemed to be quite good; he could understand what the other person was saying and even answer.

This is much better than Ning Yizhuo was at the beginning.

"I was just practicing." The girl who started the argument crossed her arms, adopting an arrogant attitude: "Your dancing is so bad, how did you even get into our company?"

"I'm still studying."

The Japanese girl, who was supposedly selected through a talent show on Saturday, put on her headphones, lowered her head, and tried to leave.

She didn't want to argue, especially since the other side outnumbered her.

Another girl pressed on aggressively: "Hey, did we let you leave? Japanese people really don't know any manners."

"So what else do you want?"

"Let's go to the restroom, we'll have a good talk with you."

Humans evolve. Nowadays, the company's practice rooms are equipped with surveillance cameras, so anything done will be recorded as video evidence, making going to the restroom a very safe option.

Smoking, cheating on food, even dating.

SM Entertainment is relatively strict in its management; smaller companies are in a much more chaotic situation, and without real talent, you won't make it to the debut stage.

"Why are you going to the toilet?" The Japanese girl was clearly reluctant; she could probably guess what awaited her.

The other trainees were clearly unwilling to provoke this troublemaking group, so they quietly dispersed and pretended not to have seen anything.

"You will know when you go."

Two girls lifted her up and half-forced her to walk out of the practice room.

They planned to set some rules for this new foreigner, so that he could do whatever he wanted once he was out of the surveillance range.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Liu Zhimin finally couldn't stand it anymore. This is not how you bully people. It's outrageous.

The girl in the lead was about to be fierce, but after seeing the trio clearly, she lowered her head and didn't dare to speak.

Who can afford to offend these three?

He has the age, the background, and the qualifications.

Despite her young age, Ning Yizhuo was among the last batch of members in SM Rookies' open trainee program, joining the company much earlier than most of the other trainees in this practice room.

The three girls, who had been acting arrogantly, looked at each other and said, "Jimin unnie, we just want to get closer to her."

“How can you be so intimate? It seems you’ve all forgotten what Jimin unnie said before.”

When Ning Yizhuo had a cold face, she had quite a strong presence, which made Jin Minzheng seem like a younger sister.

"We haven't forgotten, we haven't forgotten," the three girls waved their hands repeatedly.

Liu Zhimin is often responsible for explaining the rules to the trainees and also has the right to report directly to the new talent development department.

In South Korea, public figures can get away with anything, whether it's drug use, drunk driving, or tax evasion, but bullying is a red line.

Whether it's school bullying or workplace bullying, South Koreans are very sensitive to it, and if it's confirmed, it's basically the end for them.

Therefore, when major entertainment companies conduct background checks on their trainees, they emphasize that there must be no history of bullying, otherwise, once they become famous, an insider's revelation will ruin everything.

All that money invested will go down the drain.

Conflicts between trainees are naturally a key area of ​​observation for the company, as people with personality flaws are not suitable for debut.

"I can pretend I didn't see what happened today." Liu Zhimin was still a little uncomfortable lecturing people: "If you bully people again next time, I will report it to the head of the department directly."

“I’m very familiar with Uncle Minwoo.”

Kim Minjung added from the side.

She could indeed say that, clearly stating that she had a good relationship with Lee Min-woo, the head of the new talent development department, and that it was perfectly fine for a girl to call him "uncle."

Lee Min-woo is actually quite a bit older than Myung-gum.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we were wrong." The three girls who had bullied them apologized repeatedly.

Ning Yizhuo pulled the Japanese trainee aside: "Who are you apologizing to?"

The three of them had no choice but to apologize again. Only after Liu Zhimin relented did they hurriedly run out of the practice room, and now it's unclear what they were doing in the restroom.

They also pulled the Japanese trainees out of the practice room and started chatting in the hallway.

"Thank you."

The girl suddenly bowed at a 90-degree angle, startling the three girls.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, it's just what I should do." Liu Zhimin was still a little embarrassed; she had only said a few words of fairness.

Kim Minjung's focus was rather unusual: "Are Japanese people's Koreans really that good?"

"My mother is Korean and my father is Japanese."

The girl stood up and explained.

"By the way, we still don't know your name."

"My name is Uchinaga Eritoshi, and it's nice to meet you all."

(End of this chapter)