newbie | lee minho x oc

chapter 3 | audition

yena's POV

i walked into the room, my nerves practically non-existent with my mind still on that creep being all up in my business. i look up from the floor to find bangchan, changbin and... han jisung all sitting at a table at the front centre of the room in front of a mirror. they must have been running the auditions for the most part.

and i quickly noticed the rest of the members, hyunjin, felix, jeongin, seungmin and minho sitting on beanbags to 3racha's right. shit, they're all right in front of me.

i mean, i don't know what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't this. immediately i began to feel my face heat up at the sight of all of them together, becoming increasingly more nervous as the seconds passed by.

each of them had a sweet and welcoming smile on their faces though, which made me feel more at ease. that is, except for lee know. he seemed pretty out of it... pissed almost.

"yena! you came!"

my eyes directed at han, who spoke out before any of the other members could.

"hey, ji," i responded shyly, hesitantly using the nickname he told me to use yesterday. the members all eyed each other in pure confusion and curiosity at what just came out of my mouth. i could tell they were all wondering who the hell i was, since i obviously wasn't apart of the company already.

bangchan was next to speak up, in response to han's outburst and me calling him by a nickname.

"'ji'? you know her already? how come?"

"um.. okay so, i know JYP sent out private invitations to selected idol trainees, but i uh, just happened to meet her on my run in the park yesterday. she's actually a stay and she's really talented," jisung leaned over and whispered that last part in chan's ear. "give her a chance... pretty please hyung?" 

han gazed at Bangchan, with a little pout on his face and puppy dog eyes, making his cheeks all puffy and cute.

"aish, hannie. aight, i trust you bro." bangchan responded carefully, before promptly turning back to me.

"okay, before we get started, each of us are going to introduce ourselves, even if you do know us all already," he winked, "and ask you a question so that we can get to you know a little more. is that alright?"

i nodded in response, a little smile growing on my face, although i still felt a bit awkward standing in front of them, so i didn't say anything else. this was really sweet of them to try and get to know everyone that was auditioning. it felt more like a conversation that anything interrogating like i was expecting. plus, JYP wasn't even there.

"cool, so we know your name is park yena, so that's off the table kids," chan said as he motioned over at his members sitting beside him. "i'll start."

"i'm bangchan, but you can call me chan, chris, or anything you want really. whatever makes you most comfortable. so, i was born here in korea but grew up over in australia. where did you grow up?

of course, i already knew everything he just told me. i basically knew everything about these guys, which, now that I really think about it, is kind of weird i guess. i shuffled around a little, and covered my face to hide my embarrassment for a few seconds before i replied, "i was born and grew up in ontario, canada, so my first language is english. but, um, i can speak korean fluently thanks to my parents and my cousin, park jihyo."

chan nodded while looking at the papers in front of him, a smile tugging on the right side of his mouth, revealing his dimples. "binnie, you next."

"i'm changbin, and i'm one of the main rappers in SKZ, as well as hannie here," he said as he turned to han and ruffled his hair a little before proceeding, "what would you say is your strongest suit in terms of vocals and that sort of thing? oh, and how old are you? i don't have that written on my paper here."

"oh- uh... I would say i'm maybe... most confident in singing? but i think i'm pretty okay at rap as well. i'm also, um, 20 years old." i looked up and saw han smiling brightly at me with an encouraging demeanor. "sorry, i'm just a little nervous cause of my anxiety. i'll get over it in a minute."

under his breath, i heard Minho mutter, "that's for sure."

han didn't seem to notice, and responded cheerfully, "hey, no, it's okay! we're all friends here," to which minho quietly scoffed, earning a small punch in the knee from Jeongin, who was sitting next to him.

the members continued to introduce themselves and ask their questions for another five minutes, consisting of things like favourite foods, hobbies, and other stuff. i quickly grew more comfortable around them, finally being able to look them in the eye. then it was minho's turn.

after a few seconds of the members watching him expectantly, he spoke, staring directly at me with a cold glare. "minho. and my question is, when can i leave this shit show?"

han looked at him, slightly annoyed, but concerned. even i was. i mean, i've never seen minho act this way before. but to be fair, i have only ever seen him in videos. it could just be all an act, who knows?

he continued to stare at me, his stiff, blank expression unchanging and his arms crossed. i wonder if i said something wrong and upset him.

"min min, the auditions just started... you wanna leave already?" han said.

"i'm tired, that's all, hannie. can I be dismissed chan?"

chan let out a disappointed sigh, and nodded reluctantly, knowing his attitude wouldn't improve if he was forced to stay in there. minho immediately stood up and walked out the door, followed by a slightly unnecessary slam. i looked down at my feet, feeling a bit disappointed.

"hey, don't worry. i'm sure he's just having a bit of a bad day. he's not usually like this, i swear," hyunjin quickly said.

"that's okay," i responded quietly.

***

the audition continued, working through the song list i was provided at the door just before. i had to pick 3 of 15 songs and sing each, in order to showcase my vocal strongpoints. thankfully, the 3racha team as well as all the other members seemed quite happy with how i sang. i'm glad ji didn't lie to my face- 

then I had to perform a segment of a dance. of course, anyone who was normally auditioning would have one prepared, but i was sort of a late admissions deal, so i had to figure something out on the spot.

and of course, being a stay myself, i ended up performing to maniac since i had learnt the dance about two weeks ago and had it down pat. i think it went well; i mean, no one gave me any funny looks and at the very least, chan seemed happy with my performance.

"thanks so much for coming in today, park yena. it was so nice meeting you! hannie made a good choice inviting you, i think." changbin said, wrapping up the audition, whilst stacking his papers he had previously been writing on together and attaching them with a paper clip.

"thank you so much for having me," i said shyly, and bowed politely before following the supervising staff member back out the door.

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A/N:

hi lovesss,, i'm super sorry that these chapters are quite slow right now, but promise its going to get so so much better than this !!<33 once we get further in it'll progress faster x

let me know what you think so far, loves!

also, happy ROCK-STAR day!! i'm SO excited for their new album :D

much love, renny x :]