Soon the the clock struck ten as Faye and I sat in the gym, surrounded by a dozen other students all vying for a spot on the vocal team as well.
"Okay, welcome everyone," A small boy with pink hair said as we all sat settled in the bleachers, reading off of his clipboard, "Here's the setup for tryouts, pick a song and you will have 60 seconds of that song to prove why you should be on this team,"
"Woozi don't forget about shuffle," A boy with longer black hair said from behind his laptop, and the smaller one nodded.
"Oh right, thanks Jeonghan, if we like you enough to pass the first round, there is a second round, it's called shuffle. This is where we shuffle the latest rap songs and give you a chance to show off your rap and singing skills together,"
I glanced over at Faye who had a gleam in her now blue eyes, determination all over her face. I could feel my own brown eyes, turning a golden yellow as I watched others audition.
As they did so my eyes fell upon the table on the side, to see a long table with seven boys behind it, each taking their own notes as each singer performed.
"Alaina Kim," I heard Woozi say over the microphone and I made my way down the bleachers and over to him, taking the microphone and telling Jeonghan my song before stepping out into the middle of the floor. Waiting patiently before I heard the opening chords to "i'm not sorry" by Dean played over the speakers.
I sang my heart through my sixty second portion of the audition, earning applause at the end of the song. I handed off the mic to Faye as she got called, automatically knowing that she would sing her favorite song, "wedding dress" by Taeyang.
Before I knew it, the song was over and Faye was taking her spot next to me as another member rose from the table and stood upfront with the microphone.
"Staying for the second round is, Jungkook, Jackson, Faye, Chen, and Alaina,"
I smiled and hugged Faye as he continued on, "To the others, I'm sorry. Hopefully we will see you back next year for another shot,"
The other students exited and left the remaining five of us, "Okay first up is Jungkook," I watched as a boy my age bounded down the bleachers and was handed a microphone just as the song started to play, and I recognized the song as Zutter by TOP and GD.
He knew some of the words, but not enough to make a major impact on the members who were judging. Once his song ended he took a seat in the bleachers and Jackson was then called, his song shuffling to Mommae by Jay Park.
He seemed excited he got that song and rapped perfectly throughout it, I was impressed and knew he would surely be chosen for the team.
Next was Chen, he had an amazing singing voice but he couldn't pull through the shuffle round when Pride and Prejudice by Zico blasted through the speakers.
Next it was Faye's turn, Rex D blaring over the speakers and Faye gave me a knowing smile as he was her favorite rapper, causing her to rap and sing flawlessly throughout the duration of the song.
Everyone clapped at her performance and then passed the mic off to me, the songs shuffling before landing on Bad News by Bastard. They were a new group to me, but this song was catchy and I picked it up after a few listens. Thankful that I found the group before today.