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A selected number of trainees are taking to one of the empty practice rooms during breakfast time on January 1st in order to avoid gathering too much attention. They’re told to sit and wait by one of their coaches and then are left alone. It takes only a couple of minutes for the coach to return, followed by a few others, and a man dressed in less casual clothes, yet not as formal as those fancy men in suits. “You may stand up now.” He’s the one to say it, and they all wait for the trainees to organize themselves.

“My name is Yoon Joonki. You may have many thoughts about what can be going on. One of them is probably the moment of debut you’ve all been waiting for. That’s not quite it.” He chuckles and shakes his head. “Some of you here have been practicing for a very long time, some maybe not. I don’t know you as well as these guys, admittedly.” Joonki motions to the coaches beside him. “What happened is that I asked for the coaches to share their thoughts on some of the trainees we currently have under KT Entertainment. Based on their opinions, I gathered here some of the more promising ones. All 9 of you will be put in what we call an ‘experimental group’. Most probably, not all of you will get to debut together, and maybe we’ll think of bringing some more people in. Based on the talent that you show us, but also on the chemistry between you, we’ll maybe consider someone for debut. Understood?”

He waits for everyone to reply before nodding his head. “Okay, before I go on, why don’t we check if everyone’s here? I’ll read your names out loud. Just reply with anything.”

Below, you’ll find the list of male trainees under KT Entertainment who have been assigned to the experimental group:

Lee Taemin

Kwak Youngmin

Park Jimin

Kang Minhyuk

Lee Seonghwa

Kim Jongdae

Ji Sungho

Seo Youngho

Hwang Hyunjin

“Well, if we’re all here, then let’s move on to how this’ll work.”

A notice has been delivered to all trainees and staff of KT ENTERTAINMENT:

➨ KT TRAINEES, REPRESENT THE COMPANY YOU'RE IN !

As a part of the entertainment company you will be representing onstage, you must know how to start from the bottom. While idols are advertising their company on a glorified stage with glamorous visuals, trainees must advertise their company in another way.