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rkharuto · 5 years

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watanabe haruto’s mag5 adventure callback interview mentioned: @rkhyeon, @rkkyungsoo, @rkkyul, @ericxrk, @yuzurk

there were so many people here that haruto really didn’t think he much of a chance.

how could he compete with so much talent in one room? especially after he was the right idiot who happened to skate of the edge of the stage instead of making it to the stairs. well, he supposed that was one way to go about being memorable, but he would rather be remembered for his good performance instead of something stupid like falling off the stage. he already knew he was never going to live that one down if that ever made it into the episode when it aired.

god, he hoped not.

the fifteen year old was still pretty sure his ears were burning bright red from his embarrassing fall long after he had sat down again and put his skates away in his bag and put his trainers back on. but the rather long wait while he watched everyone else perform was helping ease the embarrassment just a little, though he still found he couldn’t really look anyone in the eye. all he could manage was encouraging smiles and polite clapping after each person took to the stage and showed their own stuff. of course, clapping just a little louder for people he actually recognised.

but, once everyone had finished and the judges had left the room to discuss things in private, haruto found himself getting nervous again. people were being called out one by one and he wasn’t quite sure why. was there something else he was supposed to be doing that he wasn’t aware of?

when it was finally his turn he still didn’t feel that much better about things when he found out he was supposed to be having another interview. he hadn’t seen it coming and he was horribly under prepared. and here he had hoped he wouldn’t have to worry about saying something else completely stupid in front of a camera. not that he was planning on making a fool of himself (well, more of a fool than he already was), but he couldn’t help but feel as though he was going to end up forgetting all his words and saying the wrong thing.

but he still managed a nervous smile as he sat in front of the camera, bowing to the staff as he awkwardly fixed his hair with a hand.

“before we begin, are you alright? you had a bit of a fall back there.”

haru blinked, only managing to understand a small portion of that question, but he was pretty sure they were asking if he was alright. and he was about to wonder why they would ask such a thing, then he remembered they were probably asking if he was hurt after landing in an awkward heap on the floor.

he felt the heat rise to his cheeks again, awkwardly rubbing at the back of his neck as he ducked his head. “yes,” he responded softly with a small nod, looking up through his lashes with an almost sheepish look on his face, “i’m okay. thank you.” it was nice that they were actually asking about his well-being, but it was still just making him more uncomfortable about the whole thing. why did they have to bring it up again and make him all embarrassed and red in the face?

“that is good to hear, we’re glad you’re not hurt,” the staff smiled at him from behind the camera before quickly moving onto the first question she wanted to ask him, “what did you think when you got news for the callback?”

it was a question that haruto didn’t really know how to answer at first, blinking slowly before sighing. could he really be honest about this? or if he admitted what he actually thought would everyone hate him? probably, if he went and said that he was... disappointed he doubted anyone would take it well. that if he didn’t want to be here, then why was he still going and now just backing out like a normal person? (well, he knew why, his mother was pushing him forward), but he still felt bad for the hundreds who hadn’t made it. but he didn’t want to say any of this, deciding to just simply say with a shrug of his shoulder, “surprised. i didn’t expect it.”

“so, the big question. how do you think you did today?”

the question had his pausing, almost swallowing uncomfortably as he thought about it. he was pleased with how it had gone, minus the last part, but he still didn’t really think it was good enough to beat everyone else. “it went okay,” he was keeping his answers short, hoping that it would just be enough to get him through this interview without flubbing up his korean. it was bad enough people already thought he was a clumsy and stupid child, he didn’t want to pull up the really dumb foreigner look as well. “i am happy with my skating. could have gone better, but it’s okay.” the nerves probably didn’t help and he was sure if he had been completely comfortable up on that stage it would have gone a lot better. but that was the curse of living with stage fright.

why was he doing this show, again?

“what are some of the performances you liked?”

his brow furrowed for just a moment, digesting the question word by word in his head, thinking back to everything he had learned back for the audition. some of the performances he enjoyed? something like that? “hohyeon was.. wah... amazing,” he couldn’t go without complimenting the boy who had convinced him to take part in this stupid show in the first place, showing the camera a thumbs up. “kyungsoo? with the violin? very talented,” he nodded his head, humming slightly under his breath as he tried to think of others he could mention. “ kyulkyung too,” he was running out of words to compliment people now without just repeating himself, but he did want to at least mention people and not just act like a total dick who only thought about himself, “very elegant.”

and he wasn’t done there, letting out a long breath to try and compose himself a little better to add in a few more he at least wanted to mention. “yena was very good too. and youngjae, powerful.” and that was only a couple he could think off the top of his head, but he at least wanted to compliment everyone. “but everyone... so good. very talented.”

he simply finished with a small eye smile and nod of his head.

“alright, and what about any performances you didn’t like?”

the next question sounded similar to the first and it threw him off for just a second. “huh?” the word of confusion left his mouth before he really meant it to, quickly flapping his hands to avoid having it repeated to him like an idiot. he needed to quickly cover it up, he was pretty sure what they were asking him this time. “no one,” it had to be any performances he didn’t like, “everyone was very good.” he was not about to call anyone out on camera, he didn’t know if he had it in him to mean to someone he didn’t even know and judge them just on one performance. though he knew that someone was probably doing the same to him. but then again, he felt as though he deserved it.

the staff nodded slowly, “okay. one last question for you, who do you think will be eliminated today?”

eliminated.

now that was a word he recognised.

the boy swallowed, anxiously wringing his hands in his lap for a moment before slowly pointing a finger at himself, “me.” who was he kidding, really? he wasn’t as good as everyone else and knew he couldn’t hold up against all this talent. especially after he had gone and made a right fool of himself. no, it was probably better if he was eliminated and didn’t make it any further than this, let someone else far more talented and deserving get the spot he might have gotten. no doubt if he managed to make it through then he would only end up feeling bad about it.

it was quite clear that his own admission that he thought he was going to be eliminated was not what the staff were expecting to hear. but he was just being honest and it was what he thought about the situation.

#rkmga5 #rkmga5callback #❛ solo thread #❛ word count: 1421 #rkhyeon #rkkyungsoo #rkkyul #ericxrk #yuzurk #(watanabe haruto: the kid who admits that he thinks hes getting eliminated)

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rkdaehwi · 5 years

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CALLBACK AUDITION PART II : INTERVIEW

MGA5 contestant Sohn Youngjae Mentioned : @rkharuto ; @rkyq ; @rkumji ; @rkkyul ; @yuzurk ; @rkkyungsoo Outfit

“ Congratulations on your ability to create drama out of absolutely nothing ”

With the performances over and done with, it was only a matter of time before he’d know the result, and he could do nothing now but to sit down and wait for the CEOs to return to their post. Or so he thought at least, but soon Eric came to notice people going and coming, dragged out by staffers to who knew where only to return moments later. As expected there were still things he couldn’t prepare for this time -- things that were bound to be different from before. Questioning of another contestant after returning revealed it to be another interview and the young teen was suddenly confused. Hadn’t they already been through that once already?

Eventually he himself got called and soon enough his questions became answered and he felt slightly stupid. Of course it only made sense to do a follow up interview on his opinions of the auditions. For a moment Eric’s thoughts rested on a noona who had once asked him a question on evil editing in the mgas. Was this some part of it too? If anything it was certain that Mnet enjoyed drama and he also wasn’t a moment in doubt that some people were actually going to fall into those viles and tattle on one another. There was absolutely no way every single contestant was going to be all chummy with each other. Eric could only give a shrug at it as it was really just the name of the game.

Well knowing that his every word was going to be used against him, Eric still had no intentions of holding anything back as he sat down to perform the interview. Whether his blunt attitude was going to be his downfall only time would tell.

First of all; how did you feel when you received the news of the callback?

A mild start he supposed, perhaps to ease people up and feel settled before the real questions began. Eric was surprised at himself for how skeptical he was towards everything they were doing -- it didn’t feel like how he’d usually be at all, but somehow the reminder that this was, after all, a survival show had him be way more conscious of what was going on around him. But for now he simply went with the flow. “Obviously I became happy!” he admitted although it might not have been an obvious matter for every contestant. “I think if I’d had gone through so much trouble to return and not even make it through the first round of auditions I might really have cried! And that would have been really embarrassing so I’m glad I made it to here!”

With that being said, how do you think you did?

No hesitation or thought was needed for Eric to answer. “I think I did the best I possibly could today.” It was a bold and confident declaration, but he gave a satisfied nod to say that he was serious. “Today’s Eric Sohn was at his peak for my current ability. No matter what I’m not disappointed with my own performance today.” This was nothing like the Triple Threat challenge where he already knew from the get-go that he hadn’t gone into it with an earnest mind. Today he was on fire and would be stopped by nothing. He wanted to make it to the next round. No, he was going to make it. If he didn’t believe in himself who would?

Were there any performances you liked?

“All of them!” Eric beamed in response, again needing no time to think before responding. But as always he was genuine in his evaluation. “Simply standing here today... I think that alone already takes up so much courage. I’m not really a person who’s easily affected by nerves myself so it’s hard for me to understand, but I know some people have things like stage fright and stuff like that so? Yeah. People like that standing up and performing in front of so many people, that’s impressive no matter how you look at it, isn’t it?!” Excited, he swung his arms wide open as if that would help prove the point he was trying to make.

“I think all of the performances were impressive in their own way. The fact that people have put thought behind what to do and how to perform. I think that’s something to be admired.” Satisfied with himself he gave a nod and crossed his arms before his chest, waiting for the next question. After a bit of silence it seemed the interviewer understood that he had nothing else to say on the matter.

I suppose you don’t have any performances you didn’t like then. In that case, among the performances today, do you have a favourite?

This time Eric took a moment to think the course of the day over. When it came to looks Kim Yewon had been incredibly cute and charming and Song Yuqi who, in Eric’s humblest opinion had been the very image of a youthful beauty. Joo Kyulkyung had performed a rather impressive ballet. Choi Yena’s song choice had definitely left an impression on him, as had her dancing capabilities and Do Kyungsoo had presented a very satisfying violin display that Eric had greatly enjoyed despite having no interest or knowledge in the instrument. But amongst everyone on stage, one had stood out the most to him. “It’s gotta be Watanabe Haruto.” Perhaps an unexpected choice, but Eric was certain in it. “When it comes to being unique he really got that one down! That’s for sure! I’ve never seen anyone use skates like that! And his exit from the stage was definitely memorable too although I feel kind of bad for him!”

I see. From everyone who performed today, is there anyone you’re sure will be eliminated?

Ah, here it came didn’t it? With a light chuckle Eric answered as he didn’t really need time to think that one over either. “Watanabe Haruto.” Seeing the understandable confusion on the face of the interviewer as he listed the very person he had just praised, Eric gave a nod to confirm that he hadn’t made any mistakes and began giving his reasoning. “Honestly I have no way of knowing what he showed before today so he might have been incredibly impressive and whatnot, but although his performance was definitely the most memorable to me it also seemed... Kind of irrelevant to the show? This is about music, about singing and dancing and stuff like that. He’s like totally talented no doubt about that but he just hasn’t shown it in the right area today. Plus I know the kid -- he barely speaks a word of Korean! I gotta applaud him for even signing up in the first place!”

I see. Thank you. You may return to the set.

#ch: Solo #rkmga5 #rkmga5callback #mentioned:#rkharuto #rkyq #rkumji #rkkyul #yuzurk #rkkyungsoo

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moonbokrk · 5 years

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MGA Season 5 - Episode 1 Callback Audition - Interview Mentioned: @ericxrk, @rkyoona, @rkharuto, @yuzurk, @rkxbin and @rkyeji

The adrenaline in his veins is only just beginning to return to its normal levels when Moonbok hears his name again. Automatically, he gets up once more, promising Yoona he’ll be back as quickly as he can before heading to the staff member that’s signalling for him.

For a moment, he’s a little confused, had he done or said something inappropriate while delivering his performance? No, surely they would have stopped him there and then, if that was the case. However, no sooner does the thought cross his mind does he remember what the email said about everyone being interviewed after their performances while the CEOs made their decision and Moonbok mentally kicks himself.

After having his make up very quickly touched up (he’s not even sure if it’s strictly necessary, but he’s not about to argue with the makeup noona), Moonbok yet again finds himself in front of a camera and an interviewer.

He’s forgotten how many times he’s actually done this over the past year.

“Congratulations on making it to this round, Moonbok-ssi. How did you feel when you found you you’d received a call back?

Smiling, Moonbok bows as much as possible in his seat, pushing his hair behind his ears when he straightens up.

“Thank you! And to be honest... I suppose I was relieved. I was confident in myself when I left the initial auditions, but when I got home, my mind started replaying everything I’d done, trying to find mistakes. So I began to doubt myself a little until I found out the news. It was a weight off my shoulders, really!”

In all honesty, he’d have had no idea what he would have done if he hadn’t be called back. It would have been a massive blow to his confidence that he’s only started to rebuild. To not be considered good enough to make it to a callback this year when last year, he’d at least made it to the first live show? The thought alone had caused his migraines to be almost unbearable that week.

“And what did you think when you saw the set? It’s quite different from the one you were performed on last year, isn’t it?”

Moonbok laughs and nods.

“It is! It actually reminds me a bit of Produce 101, with 100 seats all in front of the judges. Though without the ranking numbers and ability to make people get up and take their seats.” At least, he hadn’t seen anyone ordering people to move. But maybe he’d just managed to find a quiet spot.

“You're one of the few people that were in this competition last year. Do you think there will be more expected from all of you compared to the others?”

Woah. Where did that come from?! For a moment, all Moonbok can do is blink in surprise while his mind races to catch up with the question he’d just been asked. Or all the things that could have been in this interview, this was the last thing he would have expected.

“I...guess..?” He begins tentatively, floundering a little.

“I mean, yes, I’m sure more will be expected of us. We will be under a lot more scrutiny; I’m sure people will be wondering why we’ve returned and not been signed in the meantime. So they’re probably expecting us to have improved a lot since last year. Whether they’re expecting us to get far....” he chews his lip a little. Whatever about the others, he’s not sure that people are expecting him to be much different, given what he’d uploaded on YouTube and SoundCloud over the last few months.

He’ll just have to prove them wrong.

“I hope we’ll meet their expectations, whatever they are. No. I hope we’ll exceed them!”

“And how do you think you did?”

Wow, they certainly weren’t taking any prisoners today, were they? This interview made the preliminary one feel like a casual conversation in comparison.

“I think I did alright.” He’s not going to be overly humble, he’s relatively satisfied about how he performed. But he’s not going to brag too much either.

“I know I did better than I did last year. Sure, I could still use improvement; I wish I’d been able to dance to it. But the choreography needs three people to work properly, so I would have done myself no favours if I’d attempted it. But, I’m happy with how I performed; I enjoyed myself and I hope they others enjoyed it too. Of course, it’s really about what the judges thought of it, after all.”

“Were there any performances you enjoyed?”

Once again, Moonbok’s face lights up and he nods eagerly. This was far more comfortable territory, he was always happy to hype up his friends and fellow contestants.

“Yes! I’m gonna have admit that I’m very biased here, but I loved my cousin’s performance. It’s Yoona noona’s first time doing something like this, and I’m proud of her! I could tell she was terrified, but she still got up on stage and performed in front of us all. That took nerve and I’m so happy she was able to do it!”

“Also, I really liked Eric’s performance. I’ll be honest, it kind of shocked me at first though.” He can’t help but laugh at the memory. “For as long as I known him, this kid has been obsessed with girl groups and he’s always given off this cute vibe. So to see him in the outfit he’s wearing and singing a song like Killing Me, I was taken aback. But he killed it! I’m proud of him for doing the rap part too, I know he’s not a rapper, but he did his best, and that’s really what counts.”

“Biased again, but I enjoyed Choi Yena and Seo Changbin’s performances too. They’re two of my closest friends, and I hope I’ll be grouped with them at some stage, if we all make it! Any Yeji-ssi’s dance was mesmerizing, I couldn’t take my eyes off her! But in all honestly, I think everyone gave it their all, which I was happy to see.”

“So, were there any performance that you didn’t like?”

For a moment, he’s silent again, eyebrows furrowed.

“It’s not that I didn’t like it, I actually thought it was pretty cool! But I don’t understand what Haruto-ssi was trying to show us with his performance; especially when it had nothing to do with music. Or maybe I’m just too stupid to figure it out. In any case, I was pretty worried when he fell over, if noona hadn’t stopped me, I would have gone all first-responder on him. But he seems to be alright, so I’m relieved.”

“Who do you think will be eliminated this round?”

‘Watanabe Haruto.’ is the first thought that crosses his mind, and Moonbok hates himself for even thinking it. He hates this question in general, it’s cruel and it’s just proof that, yet again, Mnet is trying to create drama for the sake of drama.

“I don’t know, it could be any of us, couldn’t it? It’ll be the judges who’ll make that decision. I just hope that my friends make it through, they’ve all worked so hard to be here.”

“If you survive this round, is there anything in particular you’d like to showcase in the coming rounds?”

“Probably my dancing.” he replies with a laugh, though he quickly shakes his head. “Ah, don’t get me wrong. Like I said, I’m not a dancer yet. But I’m also not the disaster that caused so much trouble for my Team Dream teammates last year either.”

For a moment there’s a bitter expression on his face, Before the Dawn’s performance playing in his head again, Moonbok still infuriated with the way he’d messed everything up for the others. He quickly schools his expression back into a smile, though.

“Other than that....? Well, I’ve improved as a singer too, so being able to sing would be nice. But I am a rapper, after all. I’d love to be able to perform in something like Monster or District 9, something with a fast-paced rap! It would be a challenge, but I think I can take it!”

“Thank you very much, you may return to your seat.”

“Thank you!”

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#rkmga5 #rkmga5callback #Arc: MGA Season 5 #wc: 1349 #(Even though this isn't as long as the audition it still FEELS long sdfjdsfj)#(Boy why do you talk too much??)#(Mnet: Who didn't you like? Bok: Suddenly I can't speak Korean??)

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