1RomanceEB Chapter 13 amazed everyone!
Chapter 13 amazed everyone!
This is the day for end-of-month evaluation.
The SM trainee floor was much quieter than usual.
This building is never short of pretty faces, nor is it short of hardworking people.
Whether someone can stay or not often depends on just a few tens of minutes of the day.
Kim Tae-yeon stood at the back of the crowd, her eyes darting around.
Nine o'clock in the morning.
Evaluation of female trainees in Group A.
She had rehearsed it in her mind many times, but when the day actually came, she still felt her whole body pounding with excitement.
Lim Yoona peeked over from the side and looked at her with a smile.
"Taeyeon unnie, your lips are almost pressed into a thin line."
Kim Tae-yeon subconsciously loosened her lips, her cheeks slightly flushed.
"Is there?"
Choi Soo-young happened to hear this, and casually put her arm around her shoulder, teasing her in a lighthearted tone:
"Yes, and it's quite obvious. If you keep doing this, you'll scare yourself before the teacher even gives their feedback."
Kim Tae-yeon wanted to refute, but felt that anything she said now would make her seem guilty.
She wasn't actually afraid of going on stage.
What she fears most is that even though she has tried her best, she will still be seen by the teacher as that stupid child who "can only sing".
For the past two weeks, she has been practicing extra every night in the small practice room.
There are so many sticky notes in the corner of the mirror that there's no room left to stick them all.
"Kim Tae-yeon, when you're nervous, just think of my face."
Thinking of Jiang Tang's somewhat adorably ugly smiling face, Kim Tae-yeon's tense mood finally eased a little.
"The last one is Kim Tae-yeon."
Shortly after, the judges' voices came through.
Kim Tae-yeon immediately stood up.
"Inside!"
The sound was louder than she had expected, which made Lin Yun, Jessica Jung, and Choi Sooyoung look at her with a smile.
Kim Tae-yeon's ears burned, but she could only grit her teeth and walk to the center of the evaluation area, bowing deeply to the judges' panel.
"Annyeonghaseyo, I'm Kim Tae-yeon."
The dance teacher opened the form, the vocal teacher had the scoring sheet next to her, and the reviewing teacher crossed her arms.
Their faces were expressionless, but when their gaze fell on Kim Tae-yeon, there was a chilling sense of authority about them.
It's as if making even the slightest mistake will land you on the elimination list.
The dance teacher raised her eyes.
"Taeyeon, what dance have you prepared for today?"
Kim Tae-yeon took a deep breath and then answered brightly:
"It's BoA's 'No.1'."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yoona, Sooyoung, Jessica Jung, and others looked over.
BoA is currently the company's most representative female solo artist, and almost every female trainee has practiced this song.
It looks light and easy, but actually requires a lot of stage presence to perform well.
Kim Tae-yeon chose this song to showcase the results of her practice over the past two weeks to the judges.
The dance teacher glanced at her and nodded slightly.
"Let's begin then."
The music teacher pressed the play button.
The moment the melody of "No.1" started playing, the entire practice room became bright.
Kim Tae-yeon stood in the center of the evaluation area, still very nervous.
As soon as the intro ended, her dance moves were still restrained, as if she was checking herself for any mistakes with each step.
The dance teacher frowned and made a mark on the form.
Kim Tae-yeon caught a glimpse of the pen tip moving out of the corner of her eye, and her heart skipped a beat.
Just as she was about to be overwhelmed by the tension, Jiang Tang's voice suddenly rang in her mind.
"Kim Tae-yeon, don't rush."
"You're not trying to chase the music, you're trying to enjoy it."
She bit her lip, then quickly let go.
Before the chorus, the melody gradually becomes more uplifting.
Kim Tae-yeon's condition also gradually changed at this time.
She began to look up and let her body move with the song.
As she turned, her ponytail gently swept across her shoulder, finally giving her a touch of the lightness that belongs on stage.
Lim Yoona is very sensitive to the camera and her expressions.
She also noticed the changes in Kim Tae-yeon.
Especially in the chorus, Kim Tae-yeon seems to immerse herself in the music, and the lightness and explosive power of her body are revealed in an instant!
The more you jump, the better!
The more you jump, the more confident you become!
Although it wasn't exactly stunning, everyone's attention was focused on Kim Tae-yeon at that moment!
This is enough to demonstrate Kim Tae-yeon's current dance prowess.
Im Yoona subconsciously became curious.
"Is it because of that boy named Kang Tang that Taeyeon unnie has improved so quickly?"
Choi Sooyoung leaned closer and said to Im Yoona, "No wonder Taeyeon has been coming back to the dorm so late lately, she was hiding something."
Jessica Jung stood to the side, her gaze fixed on Taeyeon with a thoughtful expression.
The evaluation area is in the center.
Kim Tae-yeon has completely gotten into the rhythm of "No.1".
She turned, tiptoed, and her dance steps drew a dazzling arc in the air.
In that instant, Kim Tae-yeon finally stopped thinking about whether she would make a mistake, and stopped thinking about whether the teacher would frown.
The grievances of being scolded to tears over the past two weeks, the exhaustion of practicing alone at night, and the encouragement written on sticky notes all seemed to burst out of my body as the music deepened.
"I'm not just a singer!"
"I can stand on the stage too!"
"I can also let you see me!"
The footsteps came to a stop.
The melody ends.
Kim Tae-yeon stopped in the center of the evaluation area, breathing rapidly, her cheeks flushed, but her eyes were incredibly bright.
The practice room fell silent for a moment.
The dance teacher looked down at the evaluation form, her pen already resting on it.
His eyes visibly flickered when he saw the ending.
The Jeonju girl who only knew how to prove herself with her voice when she first joined SM Entertainment has finally begun to learn how to put herself on stage.
The dance teacher's serious face finally showed a hint of approval.
The music teacher standing nearby nodded slightly, forcing a smile on her face.
"The dance performance was great. I hope your song performance later won't disappoint us either."
Kim Tae-yeon smiled brightly.
"Teacher, I will try my best."
For her song performance, she chose Jung Joon-young's "The Last Gift."
Jung Joon-young was not only SM's vocal coach, but also the person who truly guided Kim Tae-yeon in singing after she joined the company.
After hearing the song title, the vocal coach noticeably straightened his posture.
"Let's begin."
Kim Tae-yeon grasped the microphone.
As the prelude ended, the light in her eyes slowly shifted, and her entire demeanor seemed to suddenly transform.
Especially the moment the first line of lyrics comes out.
She was like a great demon king, her confidence suddenly exploding!
Suddenly.
It was as if a beam of light shone into the practice room.
The trainees standing nearby all subconsciously quieted down.
The wind that blew from Jeonju all the way to Seoul carried the unique softness and cleanliness of a young girl; the moment she opened her mouth, people couldn't help but look up at her.
Everyone knows that Kim Tae-yeon got in through a singing competition.
But only when you actually hear her sing the first line in the end-of-month review will you realize that the phrase "sings well" is simply not enough to describe her.
Her voice is so beautiful and expressive!