애매한 재능을 가진 애들 인생 [평가2]

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27 Jan 202415:52

Summary

TLDRThe script depicts the struggles of young trainees at a K-pop entertainment company, following one boy in particular who tries to gain an advantage by stealing confidential training materials. He gets caught up in risky behavior like sneaking out for cigarettes, facing bullying from other trainees, and being threatened with exposure. In the end, the company confronts the whole group about violations, giving them a chance to confess, but the boy doesn't step forward, gambling that they don't actually know he did it.

Takeaways

😨 Trainees go through difficult audition missions to become K-pop idols
📝 Trainee tries to steal confidential audition info from staff to get an advantage
🚬 Trainees struggle with stress and break rules like sneaking out to smoke
😥 Many trainees fail missions and have their idol dreams crushed
👫 Trainees form alliances but also sabotage each other due to competition
🔒 Staff claim they know everything trainees do, even with no CCTV proof
😾 There is conflict and bullying between trainees of different ranks
🤯 A trainee threatens to expose another trainee unless they get a stamp
😰 Trainee panics when staff give last chance for rule breakers to confess
👮‍♀️ It's unclear if staff truly know what rule-breaking trainees have done

Q & A

Why does Jaehan keep going to the bathroom frequently?
-Jaehan goes to the bathroom often to read and memorize the contents of the stolen notebooks that contain details about the audition missions.
What rule does Jaehan break to get cigarettes?
-Jaehan sneaks out of the dorm through a loophole in the backyard fence to go to a supermarket and buy cigarettes, breaking the rules.
Why does Myeongjin try to team up with Jaehan?
-Myeongjin thinks Jaehan has an advantage in the missions because he looks better on camera, so she tries to take advantage of that.
What deal does Myeongjin try to make with Jaehan?
-Myeongjin tries to blackmail Jaehan to give her the stolen notebooks in exchange for not telling others about his rule breaking.
Why does Jaehan think he has leverage over Myeongjin?
-Jaehan gave Myeongjin a cigarette, so he thinks he can use her smoking to have leverage over her.
What tactic do the judges use to try to catch the rule breakers?
-The judges say they know everything and give the trainees a last chance to voluntarily come forward, trying to use psychology to catch them.
Why does Jaehan ultimately not confess?
-Jaehan thinks there is no evidence against him since there was no CCTV, so he decides not to confess.
What happens at the end of the transcript?
-At the end, it is unclear if Jaehan gets caught or not - the judges say they evaluated intelligence over character and gave them a chance.
What is the main theme or message of the story?
-The ruthlessness and psychological games involved in competing to become a Kpop idol trainee.
What are some ethical questions raised by Jaehan's behavior?
-Whether the end goal of becoming an idol justifies lying, stealing, blackmail, rule breaking, etc. and the mental toll of constant competition.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Getting acquainted as trainees

The paragraph describes the trainees meeting each other, discussing their groups and progress in earning stamps to become a trainee. Some are curious about stealing the secret notebooks to learn the missions.

05:01

😟 Struggling through auditions and missions

The paragraph focuses on the trainees going through auditions and missions to earn stamps. Some fail while others progress. Tensions build over the unfairness and competitiveness of the process.

10:03

😠 Conflicts and rule-breaking by trainees

Trainees break rules by sneaking out and smoking. Conflicts arise over the notebooks and stamps. Some consider telling on others or are threatened to keep quiet. The seniors confront the rule-breaking.

15:03

😥 Contemplating coming clean or staying quiet

With the seniors knowing about the rule-breaking, the main character contemplates whether to come clean or stay quiet. In the end, he decides the seniors don't actually know he broke the rules and decides to say nothing.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Trainee

A trainee refers to someone training to become a K-pop idol. Several characters in the video are trainees at an entertainment company, undergoing difficult missions and assessments to demonstrate their talent and determination to debut as an idol group.

💡Stamp

Trainees must collect stamps by passing difficult performance missions in order to advance and eventually debut. The number of stamps represents progress, though some trainees resort to cheating or stealing stamp information to get ahead.

💡Mission

Trainees undergo missions testing their singing, dancing, and personality appeal. Failing missions means not progressing to debut. The missions seem arbitrarily difficult, leading some trainees to cheat.

💡Debut

The debut refers to when a trainee finally makes their first public appearance as a K-pop idol. Getting to debut is the ultimate goal, which only a very small number of competitive trainees achieve.

💡Notebook

A secret notebook containing mission details is discovered by some trainees and then fought over, as it provides an unfair advantage. This creates tension and displays how competitive the process is.

💡Snitch

Some trainees threaten to snitch or report others' cheating in order to eliminate competition. This displays the viciousness created by the competitive debut process.

💡Expel

Getting caught breaking strict rules often means getting expelled from the training program before debut. The constant threat of expulsion also contributes to tension between competitive trainees.

💡Cigarette

Cigarettes are forbidden but seen as stress relief by struggling, rebellious trainees. The main character resorts to buying cigarettes secretly, risking expulsion and his whole future.

💡Backyard

The off-limits backyard with a hole in the fence represents a way some trainees sneak out of the strict dorm facilities, a rule-breaking risk they are willing to take.

💡Indigestion

At the end, a trainee fakes indigestion to avoid admitting his rule-breaking to the trainer, displaying the lengths trainees go to in order to debut.

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