My Furious Endeavor (1/1)

"Lee Taemi, age 12".Although I was only twelve, my chest never seemed to grow. Yes, I was rather flat-chested. My good friend Heejin already started wearing a real bra. Sadly, I don't even need a training bra. My mother was the same as me. Even at her ripest age, her cup size never passed a 36A. Today I was auditioning at SM Entertainment. As a child, I had a love for Shinhwa. After watching a few of their music videos, I started dancing to them. My mother noticed I had talent, and pushed me to pursue dancing. And that's where I end up.From a group of people, I walked out. Music started playing and I starting moving my body. When I dance, I forget everything and completely immerse myself in the music. 2 hours later, I was notified of my advancement into the second round of casting.From there I sang a few songs, talked about myself, etc. etc.The surrealness of getting so far only hit me when I reached the final round. When Lee Soo Man asked to talk to me, my heart started pounding out of my chest.After formal greetings, he asked a few questions about me. I answered to the fullest. Suddenly, I heard the heartbreaking words.

"I'm afraid you're not accepted in SM"."You're an excellent dancer, but you're too boy-ish, you could'nt possibly do well in a girl group. Sorry."Wha-...how is that possible. I was rejected not because of lack of talent...but because of my lack of girliness?You might expect that I gave up after that. That's far from the truth. I wasn't sad on the bus ride home. I was furious. Were appearances really all that important? I had talent. He admitted it himself. Yet....I lacked a chest. Yes, that's what it was. However, God gave me what He gave me. Therefore, I had to turn things in my advantage... 2005:

"Lee Taemin, age 13".A year later, I reauditioned. No, I did not miraculously grow a huge rack. Instead, I cut my hair shorter, and started wearing more boyish clothes. Today, I decided to reaudition..however, I am pretending to be a boy. It's indisputable feminine boys tend to have many fans. Need proof? Google "Kim Heechul, Lee Sungmin, or Kim Jaejoong". Oh, and below is a picture of me on that day!    I was planning on getting accepted and then confessing my true identity. Perhaps I wanted to prove to Lee Soo Man-nim that I had a lot of potential. Yes, I did get accepted. To my surprise, when I confessed SooMan-nim laughed. He applauded me for my cleverness and asked me to stay and perhaps one day debut as a part of a group.3 years later, I did debut...in this group called SHINee