Author's Note: Because I love BEAST ttm and their story about how they got to where they are now kind of moved me. And also because I'm unoriginal lol. BEAST is a korean idol group, btw.

Disclaimer (applies to all chapters): I don't own Cube Ent or BEAST or Naruto or any of the stuff involved here. All songs used in the future are BEAST's. K thx.

I hope this isn't too shitty. Typed this out with a massive headache raging in my head and a leaking nose. Urgh. Unbeta'ed, btw.

Prologue

"Is that the new trainee?"

"Who? That redhead? Hasn't he only been here for a few weeks?"

"Yeah. But he was from SRG Ent. right? I heard he's gonna go for the auditions to be in the new group."

"But isn't he too young?"

"I dunno. I guess it doesn't really matter if there's talent."

"Huh. I guess. Though, that kid looks like he's got a thing for eyeliners."

"Haha. Shut up. I think those are just really dark circles. And really huge. Oh hey look. I think he's heading for the auditions right now."

"Oooh. Good luck to him. What did you say his name was again?"

"I didn't. But I think it's … Gaara. Sabaku Gaara."

Sabaku Gaara stood in the middle of the audition room –which would be the practice room on any other day- with his hands stuffed into the pockets of his maroon hoodie. He appeared aloof and confident, but in truth, he did that to hide his sweaty palms and to prevent them from wringing each other in anxiety. Needless to say, with so many pairs of eyes watching his every move, Gaara was downright terrified.

Gaara was rarely nervous, but oh god help him. This was his dream. He already got rejected once. If he failed once more… he didn't know if he could handle it.

"Okay. Let's start, shall we?" one of the three judges sitting on one of the three seats in front of him said. She was a very busty blonde, with a very pretty face. It was hard to believe that she was hitting her 50s.

"Aa. Hai, Tsunade-sama," Gaara replied the President of Cube Entertainment, barely managing to keep the stutter out of his deep voice. His teal eyes drifted over the rest of the audience. He didn't recognize most of them, only a few whom he'd walked past before whenever he was training in the company.

"State your name, age, and what you'll be doing for us today," the white-haired man on her left said, his lips quirked up in a good-natured smile. He was none other than Jiraiya, one of Tsunade's advisors.

"My name's Sabaku Gaara, and I'm currently 17 and still studying in high school. I'll be singing an English song called Lips of an Angel," Gaara said, his hands finally coming out of his pockets to settle by his sides.

His gaze fell across the 20 or so people in the audience again, briefly landing on a pink-haired girl and a blonde boy sitting next to each other, with grins of encouragements and thumbs up directed towards him. It was hard to miss them. Seriously, who has pink hair? But Gaara nodded back to acknowledge their efforts anyway.

"Alright then. You may begin anytime you're ready, Gaara."

The 17-year-old nodded again, taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly.

His passion.

His desire.

His dream.

Then he began to sing.

"So what did you think of the auditions?" Tsunade asked her two advisors once the audition room cleared of all trainees.

"Hmm." Jiraiya thought for a while, flipping through the audition forms thoughtfully. There were only five trainees who auditioned because Cube Ent. wasn't exactly a huge or well-known company. However, Tsunade refused to let the lack of trainees cause the quality of the groups they debut to be inferior compared to that of those who debuted under a more well-known and established company. After all, quality had nothing to do with quantity. It was all about looking at the right places.

Cube Ent. was a sister company of SRG (Sharingan) Ent. Tsunade was formerly the advisor for the President of SRG Ent. and after learning about the way the industry worked, she set off to start up her own company. So far, Cube had debuted one girl group, KUNOICHI, and they've been doing exceptionally well in Japan.

"I think," Jiraiya began, tapping his chin as his eyes shifted from on audition slip to the next. He paused, then said, "Wait. Let me see who else is already in the group."

"Shizune, their profiles, please," Tsunade said. Her black-haired advisor-slash-assistant handed over said item. Each profile had a passport-sized photo of the respective trainees.

"Let's see. Hyuuga Neji, 19, formerly from SRG Ent, rejected from Akatsuki. Asakura Sai, 18, eliminated from BKYK. Nara Shikamaru, 18, formerly from disbanded Xing. Uzumaki Naruto, 18, formerly from SJ Ent. And lastly, Uchiha Sasuke, 18, formerly from SRG Ent, former soloist," Tsunade read out. Jiraiya hummed as he considered the audition slips laid out in front of him, gaze shifting occasionally to the profiles of the five boys.

"So what do you think, Jiraiya?" Tsunade asked again, her delicate hands clasped together on the table.

"I think," he began once more. "This kid, Sabaku Gaara," he said, tapping Gaara's audition slip. "He would fit in perfectly with the others, but his vocals need work. His voice is naturally good and pleasing to hear, what with the deepness and baritone and all. His voice would be able to help distinguish the group as a whole, and gives the group a wider range of pitch and tenor for a variety of genres. And if he does join the other boys, he would be the youngest. Honestly, I can't see anyone else completing the group but him."

Tsunade hummed in consideration.

"What do you think, Shizune?" the blonde suddenly asked the brunette.

"Um. I agree with Jiraiya-san. You did mention how you wanted this group to be an all-rounded group, right? With Sabaku Gaara in, it basically completes the group, talent-wise and looks-wise."

"True, true…"

There was a moment of silence as Tsunade contemplated their opinions and the boys' profiles. She shifted Gaara's profile and placed it next to the other five's. Liking how the six profiles looked together, she stood up, slamming her palms onto the table and grinning widely.

"Alright! It's decided then! Sabaku Gaara is now a part of BEAST."

Author's Note: LOL DON'T EVEN ASK. Not writing/reading for the past few months took its toll on me. Hence, this poorly-written piece of crap.

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