SEIYUU ACADEMY: EPISODE TWO.

WHO WILL GET THE ROLE?

WEEK TWO, DAY SEVEN. AS STUDENT SUNG HANNA IS BEING EVALUATED, SOMETHING WEIRD HAPPENS IN THE WAITING ROOM...?

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh... Junyong has been glaring at Ruruka for a while now... Why were all of you that worried when she called him with that name, though?

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ...

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Huijun?

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I can't say.

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Huh?!

〔 EDEN SEOK ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Son Yeeun, it is none of your business. If Huijun told you he can't say it, then he can't. What's not clicking?

〔 LEE AEJUNG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Woooooah... Watch your mouth, Eden, you're all being very weird right now! Obviously we're going to ask ques-

〔 EDEN SEOK ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 This applies to you too, Lee Aejung. How about you two solve your problems with that other girl from your class? I don't want to hear anything from a bunch of bullies with their own skeletons in the closet.

〔 SON YEEUN & LEE AEJUNG 〕 ...!?

THINGS ARE GETTING HEATED...

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Eden, calm down now. Reiterating it calmly would've worked just fine... [sighs] I'm very sorry, but we really cannot tell you.

〔 LEE AEJUNG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 After being accused of being a bully from your shit of a leader, that won't do anymore. You all caused a scene and he's terrifying Ruruka, so you have to explain whatever the hell is happening now!

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Aejung, that is enough. We really can't. Eden said something very rude and I apologize for that, but don't insist on the topic. If it's no, it's no. I hope I was clear.

〔 LEE AEJUNG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ...

AEJUNG QUIETLY SITS DOWN.

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh, Hanna got out of the exam room. Good luck, Junyong!

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Thanks, Huijun.

JUNYONG ENTERS THE EXAM ROOM AS THE OTHERS SILENTLY STARE AT HIM.

〔 EDEN SEOK ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 ...

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... Excuse me, I need to go to the toilet.

RURUKA LEAVES, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY GARAM...?

FOR A FEW MINUTES, NOTHING BUT THEIR BREATHES CAN BE HEARD.

〔 EDEN SEOK ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [scoffs] Running away from her responsibilities, I see.

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Man, respectfully... Shut up. You were overreacting.

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 You made it even worse, if anything... That was such a lousy lie.

〔 EDEN SEOK ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Not like you two tried to do anything useful to solve the pr-

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [getting out of the exam room, yawning] Man, who cares... Can you drop it already? This is about me, so mind your business and leave Ruruka alone. You're making it worse for everyone else.

AT LAST, EDEN STOPS TALKING.

IS IT A GOOD SIGN...?

〔 EDEN SEOK ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [sighs, getting up] I've had enough.

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Eden...?

〔 HANNAH YUXIN CHEN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Where are you going?

〔 EDEN SEOK ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 I'm quitting.

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Oh, OK.

〔 HANNAH YUXIN CHEN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 ... You're letting him go just like that?!

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 I mean... Why not? It'll be the direction and our label's choice whether he can actually quit or not, so why should I have any say in this? Not like I like Eden either-

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Jesus...

NO ONE SAYS ANYTHING... SOME ARE TENSE, SOME ARE JUST UNINTERESTED.

HOW WILL THE ACTING EVALUATION END?

BACK IN THE PRESENT...

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 This surely was a stressing evaluation... Well, the numbers say it all. We had seven dropouts, after all, be it for a reason or another.

〔 CHEN YUTING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh... [sighs] Getting COVID right now...

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [drinking his coffee] It was so sad to see Siyun being sick in bed, really... I wish the best for him in the future.

〔 CHEN YUTING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Same here... He made our experience here nicer...

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 I'm sure he's rooting for you from home. Work hard for him as well!

〔 CLASS ONE 〕 Yes!

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Shall we announce the grades, then? This time, only a selected few got 15... I guess that acting in front of the teachers was hard, right?

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Starting from our high scorers...

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [yawning] And of course it's them...

〔 PARK JUNO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [smiling] I knew Sieun would ace this. Her acting is on a whole another level.

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Ah, really? Is she that good, though...?

〔 CHOI MINGYU ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [pulling the handcuffs] You. Don't you dare doubt Sieun's skills. Or is it that you're jealous she gets acknowledged by Juno?

〔 YOON JIHYEON ALICE ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [turning towards MINGYU with a creepy smile] Do you want to start another fight so I can extend your punishment for longer, Mingyu?

〔 CHOI MINGYU ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [terrified] NO, MISS.

〔 YOON JIHYEON ALICE ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Good!

〔 PARK JUNO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [chuckles] See, it's just... Her acting has the power to make you forget about everything else, whether you're an actor or a member of the audience. It's just different.

〔 GO SUBIN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Aw, you seem to value her a lot! I don't think I get it from watching recorded performances, so... Once we get out, I want to see her live!

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Binnie! Eunwoo! I did it!

JIN SIEUN HAPPILY JUMPS AROUND BEFORE HUGGING HER ROOMMATES, CHOI EUNWOO AND GO SUBIN.

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 I'm so proud of you. [ruffles SIEUN's hair] I knew you had the skills!

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Something I'm more surprised about is... How come that annoying ass named Kyuhyung beat you in your field of expertise, Juno? [pout] I'm sure you did way better than him...

〔 PARK JUNO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [furrowing his eyebrows] Kyuhyung made himself more useful than you these days, Junsoo. I wouldn't have been able to get this grade without his great help, if anything. I truly admire his hard work.

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [sighs, pulling MINGYU violently with the handcuffs] It's difficult to work with these on, OK...

〔 CHOI MINGYU ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Hey!

〔 PARK JUNO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 ... You literally removed your arm from them earlier? If you wanted your farce to be believable, you shouldn't have done that.

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 ...

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 AHEM.

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 It is now time to show the rest of the grades. Momoe, please!

MOMOE TRANSFERS THE RANKING ONTO THE WHITEBOARD BEHIND THE HOST.

── ⋅ ⋅ ── ✩ ── ⋅ ⋅ ──

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL RANKINGS ! *

── ⋅ ⋅ ── ✩ ── ⋅ ⋅ ──

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [taking another sip from his coffee thermos] Ah... Straight 13 for me yet again, huh?

〔 CHEN YUTING ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 That's impressive in his own way, Oscar! It's also a very high rating, even if it's not the maximum. I'm sure you'll do even better next time.

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Thank you! I hope so! I'm working hard~

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 However, we're not done with the announcements for today just yet. It is time to finally assign the roles for the final performances, based on what the classes have chosen themselves!

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Everyone else is still invited to assist to the script reading for the first three episodes! I'm sure you'll be able to learn a lot from it.

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Shall we announce the cast for the first story, "STRUGGLES OF A RENOWNED MANGAKA IN DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS", written by CLASS ONE? Here it is!

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Congratulations to AMAJIKI RURUKA for obtaining Sumire's role in this story! How do you feel about this achievement?

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Ah, well! [scratching her head, embarrassed] I'm honored, that's sure! I hope my classmates don't regret it after seeing our grades, though... I'm sure Garam or even Yeeun could've been better fits in my place. But I will fulfill my duties properly! I'm so excited~

〔 SON YEEUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Aw, don't say that! You worked hard and you deserve it.

〔 KIM GARAM ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Right... And in no way Yeeun and I would be able to be the perfect Sumire, either... That role was made for you.

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 You're so sweet! That motivates me even more to do my best! Thank you again for the opportunity~

THE STUDENTS CLAP IN UNISON AS RURUKA SITS DOWN.

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Well then! Let's go on with the cast for the second story, "SUMIRE'S LAVENDER HAZE" by CLASS TWO!

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 I heard this class had to adjust roles at last, am I right? Over to you, Class Representative.

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Well... Yes, but I think we were able to adjust just fine. Our class is full of capable actors, and I wholeheartedly believe in everyone's skills. We've had a few low grades and many people here didn't get the highest scores, sure, but those are merely numbers that can't fully describe neither them as people nor their skills and experience. I believe in my classmates, that is all.

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Aw... [rubbing his eyes] That's truly heartwarming. Can I ask what criteria you had in mind while choosing an actress for Sumire?

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Well... I've asked our teachers for advice, but ultimately I wanted someone who could understand Sumire's fears and wants and act as if they were her own struggles. We agreed with Juno on this, too, and since Subin was actively there while writing the script, I couldn't help but think she'd fit the role even without that much of an experience. She got a pretty high grade too, so I think the teachers will agree.

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 I'm looking forward the final result. Congratulations, Subin! A few words on how you feel about taking such a big role? Your story seems to be longer than CLASS ONE's, after all.

〔 GO SUBIN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Yes! I'm very thankful for being chosen by Kyuhyung and being approved by my classmates as well! I'm very positive about this experience, and I feel like I can understand Sumire very well now. I promise I won't disappoint!

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 We're sure you won't, Subin! Thanks for spending a few words with us. I can't wait to see all of your roles as a group~

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Last but not least, CLASS THREE has prepared not one, not two, but three stories, titles being "How Much I Love You", "Notes from the Heart" and... Do I really have to read this entire title...?

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Of course! Please, sunbae...

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 ... [taking a deep breath] "I (A Lesbian Otaku) Possessed The Body Of The Main Character Of My Favorite Character's Manga, But She's The Villainess So I Have To Save This World With My Powers As A Saintess, Given To Me By The Lord, While Stopping The Villainess' Marriage With The Villain Of The Story And Marry Her Myself!". There... Are you... Happy... [furiously breathes in]

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [proudly] Hehe!

〔 HWANG SUHO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [whispering to JUNSEO] That's a whole ass story and its prologue...

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [chuckles] I know, right? But she's proud of herself, and that's what matters I guess...?

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Despite the number of stories, however, only three students got a role in the episodes that will feature them. Please, production, show them on the screen!

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Congratulations to Sieun for obtaining Sumire's role! As the Class Representative, how did you make the choice? Was it agreed on by everyone? Or did you pick yourself on your own?

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 I originally selected Seolha, but she kept saying how she saw me as a better fit and I also thought so, honestly. So why not! The other unanimously agreed I was the most appropriate choice as well, and Eunwoo didn't really want to take on any role so it was really between me and Seolha...!

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 As for Yueliang... [ruffling YUELIANG's hair] This little cub fits so well with Reiji Winterwolf in the third story, so why not!

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 It's also because when I tried asking Taeyang, he threatened me with a tomato... And Jiseong stared at me like I was going nuts.

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 [chuckles] Well, then! We're almost done for today... Before going, though, I'd like to make some small anticipation on what will await all of you in the next few weeks~

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 First of all, the ones who got selected for "What If...?"'s anime adaptation will take part to the script reading which will be held next week, right here! A few other voice actors will join them as well, so you'll have the opportunity to meet a few more or less famous names in the industry!

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ...!

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Ooh! I wonder how famous those people might be! What if you meet Yonaga Tsubasa? Ask him an autograph for me, Junyong!

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 It's not like I got a role relevant enough for the two of us to meet... [scratching his head] And I wouldn't even know how to recognize him, to begin with...

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Ahem... I'm not done with news yet, please!

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 We will also announce the results of the pre-voting which will take an entire week. Feel free to promote yourselves at home, through the SEIYUU ACADEMY APP or on social media in the meanwhile, just so you can get more people to vote for you! I wonder what the results will be...

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 There's another surprise for you, but I shall keep it a secret until next week~ I wonder what that could be?

〔 NISHIYAMA KOTARO ﹕ HOST 〕 Good luck, everyone! May this week pass peacefully - and quickly too!

DID YOU KNOW? (#01)
a special small corner to get to know more about our lovely contestants !

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ... Are you serious.

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [shrugging] It's funny, if you think about it.

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Right? For example, how is someone stuck in his alpha wolf fantasy pulling bitches in your place?

〔 YUELIANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 JUNSEO...

〔 DO JUNSEO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Hey! I was curious, OK? That's a genuine concern... No offense, but you know I'm right.

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [chuckles] Well... I was thinking more about how they claim to like you when they know nothing about you. You can't claim you're being serious about it if you can't even get the twin right... Ah, I love when people contraddict themselves.

〔 CHOI EUNWOO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Ah... [shaking his head, completely unsurprised]

FEVEN'S CORNER !!!

THIS EPISODE IS FINALLY OVER OH MY GOD...

Quite a few weird things have happened these days, so sorry if I wasn't able to update any faster... And since I don't know where else to say this, I'll take the chance to thank Merin for this AMAZING template for the fun fact section it's just so cute. (It has been in the drafts for almost 2 months now what the hell... 😨)

This being said, we're finally back on track! We'll have around 2/3 more episodes including the finale, so I feel like I should have an idea of who might get most votes starting from now 😁 For this reason, SEIYUU ACADEMY's pre-voting is officially starting now! Average time for everyone to catch up is one week and a half, so I'm giving you two weeks until the voting is officially closed: this will also give me time to prepare everything. I think it's a good deal!

YOU CAN FIND THE LINK INLINE HERE.
(it will be available on Discord too, though.)

I don't think I have to explain this unlike what I did for the JAPANESE TEST grades, but just like the VOCAL AUDITION, the ACTING EVALUATION's rating is the sum of CLASS REPRESENTATIVE'S RATING and SKILL BONUS, except this time I provided an additional bonus to those who contributed in some way to the content shown here or elsewhere (be it the manga cover, the Wiki pages or other smaller things. The maximum value added from this was +3 due to the larger contribute. Hope it makes sense! It was unpaid work, so you should understand where I'm coming from...!)

To conclude this small corner... Friendly advice from your favorite author (<- clearly lying)...
Prepare yourselves for the hell that will be EPISODE THREE!
It's better if I don't say anything else not to spoil the surprise ^0^