-✵- The 9th Stray Kid. -✵- [Bang Chan Ambw]

05 - Concert Type Performance

[italics is English. Bold italics is Sepedi.]

Forth evaluation

After having a little vacation in Gangneung, we had the annual JYP VS YG. We did have good competition I won't lie. They were all so talented, I hope they get a chance to debut. That was our 3rd evaluation but no one was getting eliminated from it. It was fun at the end of the day and even YG himself asked why didn't I debut for his company but I just said "I didn't want my chances of becoming an idol to become a dream." Which set off tons of laughs and funny faces. It was all just fun.

Now we are preparing to perform in front of a crowd, which is something we'll be doing the first time. We were going to perform 3 songs, 'Hellevator', 'YAYAYA' and 'School Life'. The 'YAYAYA' song is where I'm might get myself into trouble. Practicing by myself had me making the same mistake but I didn't think of it too much. I personally had fun practicing for this moment.

"Okay, that was good now let's do 'YAYAYA'." Chan said and we all nodded. I wasn't the only one who was suffering to do the song. Felix and I are having our troubles, his with the singing and mine was the one moment I have to stand on the boys back. It was a quick movement so it would make sense to lose balance but that can't happen because the chances of elimination is back on and I'm still a person who is at risk.

This time around during the practice, I didn't fall so I got excited to see that it's looking better. "That was good. Seung-Gong just remember to place your feet properly so that you don't make a mistake." Chan pointed out and I gave him a thumbs up. We were all tired but it was going to be over soon. We all went to our respective practices, mine being vocal training. It was fine. I was only going through all my lines. But I started playing around. I ended up singing 'Havana' by Camila Cabello.

I was too busy singing that I struggled to notice Chan and Hyunjin standing when I was singing Young Thug's part, with a camera in their hands. I even got up and danced a little, just having the time of my life until I finally them at the end of the song. I jumped up, startled by them. They laughed at my reaction since I took the paper I had and tried to throw it at them, which didn't work.

"Seungjie, you can rap well." Hyunjin said entering the room with Chan behind him, closing the door. "Thank you Hyunjin. I'm just not so good at it anyways but I'll improve it!" I smiled at them. "Aww! Too cute!" They said poking and pulling  my cheeks. "Wah! Stop it." I hit their hands and of course Hyunjin being Hyunjin, he faked it being so sore that he screamed out of pain. "Seungjie! You hurt me, I'm gonna get a bruise." He forced his hand in my face but I just laughed. It was nice that they came to visit me.

"I noticed that you were under a lot of pressure since we have been practicing 'YAYAYA'. Are you okay." Chan asked when we had calmed down from laughing. "I don't want to screw everything up because I can't stand on someones back for 5 seconds." Looking down, I didn't want to ruin things for us and maybe even myself. "Oh so you are worried about falling off or slipping?" Hyunjin asked and I nodded. "But you're such a great dancer and you don't give yourself credit. You are going to be fine, the chances of you messing up are not so high." Chan said and Hyunjin hummed in agreement. "Yeah. And my favorite person to dance with won't get eliminated. That's unfair to me." He hugged me and Chan joined in, swaying from side to side. "I appreciate you guys." I smiled at them and they left since they had to go back to their own practices. 

I decided to go to the main practice room to try and find a solution on how to fix my one and only mistake. Upon walking to the door, I heard music playing so I popped my head in just see who it was. Turns out it was Felix but he didn't look very satisfied. "What am I doing wrong?" He sighed out in anger. I decided to walk in. "Felix, are you okay?" He just looked at me from the floor, where he was sat after sliding down it. "Felix?" When I paused the music that's when I knew he wasn't okay. Quiet sobs . He was crying. "Oh Felix," I walked over to him, sitting beside him and waited for him to calm down. I only took him a few minutes to become fully composed. "What's wrong Felix?" I made him sit in front of me and I held his hands in mine. "I'm struggling to sing my lines. The beat is so fast. I can't keep up." I understand where he's coming from. The beat is rather fast but I can help him since I am also rapping. "I can help you. The song is quite challenging but if we help each other, we'll come out on top." He looked up at me since he was staring at it for the longest time ever and gave me a hug. "Don't overwork yourself okay?" I spoke into his hair and he nodded. "You're the best, Seungjie." I smiled, "Thanks. I mean duh!" I said pulling away from the hug and flipping my hair. I stood up and held out my hands, "Let's get started."