SEIYUU ACADEMY: EPISODE ZERO.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CLASS ONE . . . ?

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh! First!

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... What a dumb thing to say. I was the first CLASS ONE student to be called, after all.

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Hey, staff member! When will the other students arrive? Or the teachers? 

〔 ??? ﹕ STAFF 〕 I'm sorry, I don't know. Hopefully they'll arrive soon.

〔 ??? ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Hello? Is this CLASS ONE by any chance?

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh, yes! It is! Nice to meet you, new classmate! [waves both his hands] What's your name?

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I'm... Kim Garam... Nice to meet you... Kwon Siyun. That's your name, right...?

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 It is! Nice to see you remember it! I'll make sure to remember your name as well.

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I see... Thank you...

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 No problem! Hehe!

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Well, there's a problem now. Where are we supposed to sit?

〔 ??? ﹕ STAFF 〕 [shrugging] I don't know. Just sit wherever you want, the others will take the remaining free seats.

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh... Understood! Well, Garam, do you want to sit in the front row with me?

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [visibly scared] F-front r-row, you say...!? Uhm... I'm sorry... I really am... B-but it's too embarrassing for me... Uhm...

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh... It's fine, it's fine! Please, don't apologize!

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I see... I'm sorry, I'll st-

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I did it again...

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 It's OK! [laughs]

THE TWO TRAINEES PICK THEIR SEATS.

WELL, TO BE CORRECT...

GARAM PICKS HER SEAT, WHILE SIYUN IS DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR THE BEST SEAT BASED ON HIS NEEDS.

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ...

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Mhm.

〔 ??? ﹕ STAFF 〕 ... What difference does it make, Kwon Siyun. Can't you just pick a seat?

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Uhm...! It does make a difference, kind staff member! See...

KWON SIYUN WALKS TO THE FIRST SEAT.

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 From this desk I'm closer to the window and I have a good sight of the teacher without being directly in front of them! Now, if I move here...

KWON SIYUN NOW MOVES TO THE OPPOSITE SEAT OF THE SAME ROW.

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I see this other side of the teacher, which is usually considered scarier, and I'm also closer to the door which would be a great annoyance in case the students of this class frequently go to the bathroom.

〔 ??? ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Despite the appearances you're taking this quite seriously. That's nice to know.

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Of course I am, new classmate! Nice to meet you!

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Please, just call me Xinning. Nice to meet you too, Siyun.

NIE XINNING WALKS TOWARD THE BACK OF THE CLASS.

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Is this seat beside you taken?

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... N-not at all. 

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Great to know. I hope we'll get along.

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... I hope so as well.

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〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I don't know if it's because Garam herself is much more introverted or if it's because neither is as friendly as Siyun, but that wasn't a very nice first interaction...

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Still, I think I like Garam. She doesn't seem like a troublemaker... Now it's all about whether she's actually useful or not as a teammate. But hey, there's still a lot of time to figure that out, right?

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ONE BY ONE, CLASS ONE IS STARTING TO FILL UP.

THE STUDENTS SEEM TO HAVE VERY DISTINCT PERSONALITIES...

THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY IN A POSITIVE SENSE.

〔 ELVIRA HANAMORI ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Huh... Why are you sitting there!? That's my seat.

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... And who said that? I arrived here earlier, so it's my right to choose first. Sorry, but you'll have to sit somewhere else.

〔 ELVIRA HANAMORI ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 You dare to tell me what to do? Who do you think you are, exactly?

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [raising an eyebrow] Who do I think I am? I think I'm Ahn Junyong, someone equally as valid as you in terms of making his own choices, but as I've arrived first I get to choose first. First come, first serve. That's nature's law.

〔 ELVIRA HANAMORI ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Nature's law? What are you, an animal?

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [popping up from behind ELVIRA] Our groupmates actually call him Alpha Daemon! And humans are actually animals so I don't think this is the comeback you had in your mind!

〔 ELVIRA HANAMORI ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [shaking her head] You guys are so weird... Don't try distracting me. Give away your seat, now.

〔 CHEN YUTING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Elvira...

〔 ELVIRA HANAMORI ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 You. Keep your mouth shut.

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [visibly worried for YUTING] That's not a nice way to treat your friend, though... You may be an ass to Junyong-

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I'm sorry, wh-

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 BUT. Your friend didn't even say anything to upset you... That's not very nice of you!

〔 ELVIRA HANAMORI ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I said don't try distracting me. She's not even my friend. Get out of the way. That seat is mine!

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〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oop. 

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 What a nice first impression from Elvira... Haha...

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I think I would've handled it more calmly than Junyong, but Elvira was the one that initiated the fight...

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 What about Huijun... I'd say he's... Peculiar? [chuckles] His intervention was quite funny, to be honest. I feel like someone like that will become popular both among other trainees and in the audience itself. 

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AS MUCH AS IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT, MOST OF THE STUDENTS ARE UNINTERESTED IN ELVIRA AND JUNYONG'S CLASH.

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Hi there! You're so handsome, Oscar... Even more in real life!

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh... [scratching the back of his head] Thank you! But you're also really handsome, Taewon. I watched a few of your roles and you were amazing in all of them.

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh, really? Which one did you like the most?

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Mhm... If I had to pick one, it'd be your role as Lee Dongyun in Mercurial World. You and your co-lead had amazing chemistry!

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [smiling wide] So you really watched at least a few of my roles! Most wouldn't be able to mention it... I think they know me mostly from What You Won't Do For Love and, although I can't deny it's probably the most well executed drama out of the ones I've been in, I wish I was recognized for something else...

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 You see, I really liked working with my co-lead there, but she doesn't seem to be of the same opinion.

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Oh?

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I don't know! It's so sad though, isn't it...? And here I thought we could be friends... Well, it doesn't matter though... At least she isn't here, is she? I won't have to be stared by her judgemental eyes ever again... What a pity we couldn't leave the set in good terms...

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [seating behind TAEWON, whispering in GARAM's ear] ... Isn't he talking about you?

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... W-what is he doing here...

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I don't know, but I don't get how you don't like him either... He seems like a nice person. Does he do anything weird behind the scenes?

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh, n-no... It's just... He's too much to handle for me...

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... It's even more confusing if you put it that way. What do you mean?

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 J-just... Just hide me, pretty please.

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ...

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [sitting beside TAEWON] Taewon... Isn't Garam the girl sitting behind Yuting, though?

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [mumbling to herself] ... Why.

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ...

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ...

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Hello, Garam!

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [shyly] H-hello...

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh, look there. It seems like Elvira finally moved to the place next to Junyong...

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Really? Thank God... I was starting to get worried. Neither seemed willing to leave that seat, after all.

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Mhm.

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh, look! The teachers are there!

〔 ??? ﹕ ??? TEACHER 〕 Good morning.

ALL THE STUDENTS STAND UP AS THE TEACHERS ENTER THE CLASS.

〔 KOGA AOI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Hi hi everyone! I'm one of your future acting teachers, Koga Aoi! As for my co-worker...!

〔 EGUCHI TAKUYA ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 I'm Eguchi Takuya! You may remember me from the radio or because of some of my roles... Nice to meet everyone!

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 WOW.

〔 ELVIRA HANAMORI ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Can you STOP screaming for EVERYTHING that happens?

〔 KWON SIYUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It's just that I'm so excited!

〔 KOGA AOI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 It's OK, it's OK! Nice to meet you all!

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Huijun, since you said you're an anime nerd, can you tell me who are these two?

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Of course, Taewon! Koga Aoi has a few famous roles like Kaguya Shinomiya in Kaguya Wants to be Confessed To: The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains or Paimon in Genshin Impact... Doesn't she have a very cute voice?

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 The second seiyuu, Eguchi Takuya, is currently known for his role as Loid Forger in Spy x Family, but he has many other roles such as Takeo Goda in My Story!!! or Akihiko Kaji in Given and so many more...!

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Wow... He knows so many things... Just like a human Wikipedia, I'd say.

〔 LEE TAEWON ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [chuckling] Right?

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I sure hope you're not making fun of me, Nie Xinning!

〔 NIE XINNING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I'm not! It's seriously impressive how much you know about everything... I wouldn't consider myself an ignorant on the topic, but I'm not as invested to the point of knowing every role of these voice actors, so I admire that you do.

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I see, I see! Thank you!

〔 D.O ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Hello everyone. I'm EXO's Main Vocalist, Do Kyungsoo. I met some of you through the radio episode already, didn't I?

〔 EGUCHI TAKUYA ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Actually I don't think so. I think I didn't hear their names being mentioned for this class...

〔 D.O ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Really? And here I thought I did...

〔 D.O ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Either way, I hope we'll be able to work well together. Thanks for having me. [bows down]

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Ah... [sighs] D.O is both an amazing actor and an incredible vocalist. Being mentored by him surely will be an amazing experience!

〔 LEE AEJUNG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Right, Yeeun! I can't wait to start working with him!

〔 LEE AEJUNG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Wasn't he Jazmin's bias? I bet she's squealing inside, even though she looks like a stone cold bitch right now.

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 JIA... We're on national TV!

〔 LEE AEJUNG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [shrugging] That's what she looks like right now, though.

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [sighs] Whatever.

〔 D.O ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 ... What about her?

〔 KOGA AOI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Uhm, I don't know...? Didn't you two come together?

〔 D.O ﹕ VOCAL TEACHER 〕 Actually no, we did-

〔 ??? ﹕ DANCE TEACHER 〕 I'M SORRY. [closing the door] The staff got insistent...

〔 EVERYONE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 WOAH.

〔 CHEN YUTING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 We're being blessed by a legend's presence...!

〔 KANG SEULGI ﹕ DANCE TEACHER 〕 Ah, you flatter me...! [chuckles]

〔 KANG SEULGI ﹕ DANCE TEACHER 〕 Sorry again for being this late! It's nice to finally meet everyone in person. I'm sure we'll work well together!

〔 EVERYONE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Yes!

TRAINEES AND TEACHERS CLAP THEIR HANDS.

〔 KOGA AOI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Now then! Since we're all here, let us distribute your schedules and explain the most important details. Eguchi-san, do you mind helping me?

〔 EGUCHI TAKUYA ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Not at all, Koga-san.

FEVEN'S CORNER !!!

Hi hi! I somehow managed to publish on time today, haha. I feel like these episodes are quite empty and shallow but maybe it's also because we're just at episode zero... I don't know...

With this part being released, by the way, roleplay for CLASS ONE is officially available !!! Just make sure it is coherent with what is written in the actual chapters. And please, don't take it badly if some trainees receive evil editing or similar... This is a Mnet show. You should've known that! (jokes apart, always let me know if in your opinion I'm pushing it to the extremes. I would never want that!)