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C.S. Trainee Zhu Chen Bao Accidentally Reveals Some Members of Upcoming Boy Group After Trainee Fair Performance
Feb. 27th 2017

Yesterday at C.S. Entertainment's Trainee Fair, Zhu Chen Bao - an later added performer to the list of talented C.S. performers - accidentally revealed himself and possibly his peers to be in their company's upcoming boy group. When a reporter asked for any information regarding the members of the upcoming group, the trainee replied, "The only things I am allowed to speak of are that not all of the trainees to debut are unknown. Also, I can tell you there will be five of us."

The slip of the word "us" was noticed by nearly the entire live audience, but Chen Bao did not address any of the mumbles after his answer, then proceeding to answer another question.

Many reporters and fans that have followed C.S. artists for a long time believe the leak was planned, while some fans suggest that the foreign dancer likely tripped up his words in attempt to stay calm and form together his sentences. These fans, such as @yoontae_ on twitter, believe that "the overly formal phrasing and awkward pauses are obviously an example of Chen Bao being nervous on stage, resulting in the slip of the word 'us'. It is not unexpected since he has only been in Korea for a year."

The phrasing of his first statement, that "not all of the trainees to debut are unknown", makes the answer almost a riddle. Fans and Netizens point out the only other known male trainees at the company that have received any public eye are songwriter Im Taeyang and singer Hisakawa Kaito.

Chen Bao also answered a second question last night, asked by a female audience member who asked the question in Chinese. Translators have translated her question as: "Why did you choose C.S. Entertainment?"

Chen Bao's answer was short and vague, but still heartwarming. He replied "I love the environment here. I am a reserved person, maybe not when I dance, but anyway, I was too shy to do anything to be honest." (Translation: Nick Wang) Many fans observed, even as he spoke on stage, Chen wasn't an overly reserved-seeming individual. Most blamed his pauses on his limited Korean skills, and obviously there is no sense of shyness as the trainee performed. (Check out a recorded part of his performance here.)

Chen Bao also told a short story of another trainee, which he did not name. "I met someone - he's a trainee right now but you probably don't know him - and he's been a trainee for probably four years, three at the time - He told me stories about his experiences and how great CEO-nim and the company were to him and his family. It was quite inspirational." (Translation: Lily Zhang)

However, when translating his answer into Korean, he shortened the story and reused the word family in a different way, stating "...told me about all the great things CEO-nim does for him. How they treat everyone within the company like family."

Almost all translators agree that there is no error in translation and Chen Bao's personal translation did in fact variate from his first answer.

Who is this other trainee that the public eye has not seen? Was Chen Bao's leak a speaking error or was it planned, and does this other trainee mentioned have anything to do with the upcoming boy group debut?