what trainee's from the different companies are your favorites? and who besides those are you keeping an eye open for?
Thank you for such an excellent question! Trainees, I’ve been watching you… All for this moment.
I suppose I’ll start from my least favourite company and work my way up. You guys already know that Kim Doyeon has my entire heart, so I won’t elaborate much on that. As for male trainees from TRC, Yoo Youngjae is an unbelievably talented vocalist so he’s someone I can see myself supporting (and he’s also cute. I say this in a motherly way; just look at his Instagram posts!) I guess an honourable mention would be Park Chanyeol for his DJ skills, and Jung Jinsoul for her vocal prowess.
By the way, I totally called it that Seo Youngho was a trainee a few months ago while talking about Convex. I’ve tried keeping up with his Instagram since then, so I’d definitely say he’s a favourite of mine. I guess I have a thing for models. I also quite like Lee Luda. I always admired her for her vocals on the MGAs, but she could also keep up with choreography. Plus, she’s adorable. I’m glad she’s doing well. Honourable mentions go to Park Jimin (this man, I swear…) and Hirai Momo (gotta support our foreign queen!)
Moving on. Royal has a whole Jung Jaehyun in their trainee roster, so how can you expect me to have any other favourite? He’s so handsome, with charisma that can literally blow you away. No wonder Eclipse’s Anna wanted his attention (I feel the same way, girl). But guys… Have you seen Kim Jisoo? She’s a literal goddess! She exudes confidence and charm even if she wasn’t one of the center positions and her dancing is less than subpar. I heard she was a winner of some modelling contest. I always like the pretty ones. It’s a fact. Girls are beautiful. I’d like to see more of the doll-like trainee Yoo Shiah (why wasn’t she a center position?! This is unfair) and maybe Kim Minseok? His smile is ethereal.
Nova finally did something, congratulations! Hyun Bin better be preparing to debut a group by now! Anyways. Lee Sunmi!!! This woman must have so much patience to still be with Nova. I commend her for that. She’s also the dancing queen which, coming from the dancing company, is a difficult achievement. I don’t know, I just really like her! And Moon Bin, our MGA kid. From the episodes of the MGAs that I watched, he seemed like a talented and genuinely good kid. I’m happy he can show off his skills like this. I’m rooting for you, Bin-ah! Honourable mentions: Kim Jungwoo (what? He’s cute, don’t judge me! Did you see the tango?) and Lee Kaeun (charisma? Check! Visuals? Check! Her dancing needs work, but you could barely tell with how straightforward the waltz is).
Finally, we have Sphere. Sphere’s female trainees are so captivating. Kang Seulgi is so beautiful, and when she smiles my heart rate goes into the hundreds! Her dancing and charisma on that stage… I wasn’t around for the third season of the MGAs, but how was she not the winner? Sorry, I just have a big fat crush on her. I’m biased, leave me alone. As for the guys… A little underwhelming compared to the girls, but then again, I was so lost in Seulgi that I saw no one but her. Kim Seokwoo is damn good looking, however. His dancing and charisma aren’t too bad either. His selfies are so cute… Others that caught my eye from Sphere are Jung Soojung (she reminds me of someone… I’m not sure who, but I like the overall vibe she has) and Choi Youngjae (stage presence is key, even if you’re not a good dancer, so that’s why he’s here).
