01x06 - Motherland

[bunniefuu]

This building

was almost like my home,

and for the BTS members too.

We always ate at this restaurant.

The basement here

was actually our training room.

How have you been?

All good thanks to you.

It's been so long.

Seeing the mementos

that ARMY put here

The memories are flooding back.

Our only goal was to train very hard

so that we could debut.

My dream was to create

the greatest artist imaginable.

Now it feels like

I'm starting all over again.

If the Dream Academy goes well,

I believe a new type of artist will emerge

in the global and the US market.

One that can understand

the culture and the generation.

We're working hard

to make these girls beloved like BTS.

I didn't love the idea of a survival show,

but you're in it now,

you're not gonna quit.

I'll do anything to win at this point.

La, la-la, la ♪

Love me once

It's time to roll the dice ♪

All right, everyone,

I need a photo right now.

- Wow!

- I'm hype.

I love that.

What's a fun bus-ride song?

The wheels on the bus

Go round and round ♪

-What?

-Ey!

All through the town ♪

Damn! Where are my sopranos?

All through the town ♪

When I was in high school,

I was just watching K-dramas.

I was listening to K-pop.

I was so into their fashion,

their style, the way they do things.

I was like,

"Oh my God, I'm learning Korean."

"I wanna go to Korea someday."

But I was really poor,

so I was like, "Maybe someday."

Being here right now feels unreal.

Like, literally unreal.

I'm just so excited to see, like,

the culture, the country.

Just to, like,

be able to see it in real life,

just seeing all the people.

I'm very excited for Korea.

I'm also a little nervous for eliminations

and just these upcoming missions.

It feels like I'm really

that tiniest bit away from it.

Before the decision, the final decision,

I've gotta work hard

if I'm not gonna get eliminated this time.

The girls are here for a month

to film their second mission

and to do press for the project.

Then we will go back to LA

to get ready for Mission Three.

And then the live finale

and group member selections.

They are so hyped to be training

out of the mecca of K-pop.

Oh my gosh. Wow.

Oh my gosh.

I didn't see anyone.

I didn't know.

I just followed the voices.

Me too.

Can we get camera speeding?

- Rolling.

- Sound speed.

All right, everyone. In three, two, one.

Dream Academy.

We'll announce the second mission.

Oh my God!

This mission is

a team mission.

So Mission Two,

we're performing two Le Sserafim songs

Le Sserafim is a girl group

that is under HYBE.

And those songs

are "Antifragile" and "Fearless."

So there are two groups each song,

and those two groups

are going against each other.

So it's "Antifragile"

versus "Antifragile,"

"Fearless" versus "Fearless."

Oh, two team members.

Whichever group had the highest score,

then they win the challenge.

And you can only have

one team win in each song,

and those two groups

end up being immune from elimination.

Four people

will get eliminated.

You can take four people from

one "Antifragile" team and eliminate them.

You can take two and two.

You can take one and three.

It's up to the execs.

Teamwork

is important in a K-pop band.

How they interact with each other

and how they present themselves on stage.

We wanted fans to focus

on how each of the contestants

blend well together as a team.

The biggest challenge

of Mission Two

is the girls are singing and dancing

at the same time.

Now, not only do they

have to showcase their weakness,

they have to do it along

with their strength.

I need to work on singing

and dancing at the same time.

I'm not confident in it.

When you're not confident

in singing and dancing at the same time,

it's not gonna go well.

Oh, gosh.

Singing and dancing at the same time,

that's such a hard thing.

Mission One was about singing,

which I'm confident in.

But since Mission Two

is singing and dancing simultaneously,

I feel worried.

My favorite is

It doesn't matter.

It's just you want more people

to vote for you in the group,

to be in your favor.

Megan in Korea.

Megan in Korea, she's sick, she's tired,

she's malnourished.

She's not hav She doesn't have caffeine.

I'm going insane.

My best friend just went home.

Like, I'm crazy.

I'm crazy girl. Like, I'm literally

-I'm going insane.

-It's okay.

-How are you?

-Nothing

Are you okay?

Yes, pookies.

I'm just stressed out.

Why are you stressed out?

-'Cause so much is changing.

-Yeah.

I'm so jet-lagged.

-I'm hungry.

-And I'm hungry.

-I'm hungry.

-I'm hungry.

I'm tired.

Okay, when I first came,

I was so scared of everybody.

Especially, like,

Megan and Emily and Adéla.

'Cause they were so good,

and, like, I thought that

they were so, like, untouchable.

I don't know, I feel like we went through

such an intense experience together,

like, with this going public,

with that,

we got so close with each other.

But I feel like now's the time where

we can't root for our friends.

I had COVID,

so I was out for a bit.

And I was actually really sad

that I couldn't fly out with the girls.

It was exciting 'cause we went public,

and I got a lot of support from fans,

so that was crazy.

So yeah, I'm excited to be here,

but I'm also super tired

and I need to sleep.

Okay.

Yeah. Okay. Thank you.

- Are you still jet-lagged at all?

- Yes.

I deadass thought

they weren't going to eliminate anyone.

I was like, "Mmm, no, it's just for drama.

They're not actually gonna do it."

It was such a shock for me

when they said my name.

- Yeah.

- I was like "What?"

We didn't get really, like,

time to process it, you know?

I haven't even processed

that we went public yet.

You start doubting yourself

when you only get criticism.

- Exactly. And

- But you have all these people online

- Yes. Supportive.

- being, like, "You rock."

And that's what motivates me again

when I'm not

We have five more minutes.

-Then we have to go.

-sh*t. Okay.

- Hi!

- Hi!

- Hi.

- Hey.

- How are you?

- I'm doing good.

- You okay, Manon?

- Yeah.

We don't get a break, right?

I didn't get time to teach her.

Sophia just gave me

the dirtiest look on planet Earth.

- Why?

- I don't know.

- Good morning.

- Morning!

Sohey!

Anyong haseyo.

Anyong haseyo.

Guys, we're here.

Everything is so, like, new,

and a lot of things are happening.

People are going home.

You know? There's a lot of feelings,

but try to focus on yourself.

People are watching you, you know?

Don't forget that.

I'm sure you're feeling it,

so make every second count.

Before you know it, it'll be over.

Yeah, it's going down.

Okay, let's go from the top.

So very early on,

we started to have them

memorize these covers,

because with dance,

a lot of stuff is muscle memory.

My eyes are shining with desire ♪

Our group for "Antifragile"

has three people that were in the top six

for Mission One.

So me, Sophia, and Yoonchae,

which I think is an advantage,

but I don't wanna get comfortable.

You know what I mean? Like, I feel like

that can come with a downside to it.

Like, voters can also get comfortable,

'cause they're like,

"They're already

in the top six. They'll be fine."

Like, we can't

We can't have that.

I think I'm in such a good place

because I have

a lot of people supporting me,

especially coming from my home country.

I am blessed to be put

in a group with two other girls

who were also in the top six

the last mission.

Once I was informed that

they were gonna be my group members,

automatically, I felt like

I could trust them

skill set-wise and work ethic-wise.

Mark your breaths for singing.

Rock it, twist it, lock it, baby ♪

All I know is you can't chain me ♪

'Cause I'm gonna break out

Gonna, gonna break out ♪

The first time we had to

sing and dance at the same time,

all of us were like

dying.

Because we had them

so separate for so long

that, like, combining them,

it was like an out-of-body experience.

We're trying

to breathe collectively, so

Anti-ti-ti-ti-fragile, fragile ♪

So that we don't have

all that huff and puff on the mic.

And now it's, like,

gonna make or break if we're in the group.

We just need to push

and push and push and push.

Now what I wanna do,

I wanna take it from the top,

and I wanna take it moment

Not moment by moment,

but section by section,

and really dissect and analyze

each and every one of you.

How can you be more honest

and real within your dancing

to connect to people?

Does that make sense?

That's how you're gonna get people

to vote for you.

It's nice to see you, Manon.

It's been a minute.

Let's go. Let 'em see your face.

Yes,

I've missed practice and rehearsals.

I missed rehearsals 'cause I was sick,

or I used to get really sore.

I looked at this school

where, you know, taking a day off is okay.

I realized real quick that

that is not the case.

six

As a team,

you wanna trust people,

and a lot of us

still haven't built that trust in her,

even though we've been training

for a really long time,

because she never came to rehearsals.

And a lot of us, specifically,

have been here from the start,

and we've worked really, really hard,

so sometimes it just feels like

a little slap in the face.

Yeah.

Manon, a bit deeper in that hip.

And a bit more opposition in the shoulder.

I think. If you're not ziggy wooing,

you're not doin'.

Here we go.

Two and a three. Four and a five

I need to hold myself accountable

for what has happened.

Having that lower skill set,

especially in the beginning,

I was, like, in shock.

And I'd never felt

insecurity like that before,

and I kind of had to gain back

my confidence.

I wish I could talk to Manon back then.

What would you

have told Manon back then?

That I'm so much stronger

than I think I am.

Um, yeah.

Whoa, oh, oh

Got no fear today! Okay ♪

That's it, y'all.

The movement's great.

Now it's time to become superstars.

You, you, you, you, like it's magnetic ♪

You, you, you, you,

You, you, you, you, super ♪

Marquise, for your facials,

look more joyful.

Okay? You look a little mad.

The schedule a year ago

is not what it is today.

It's not just a straight-up

singing and dancing anymore.

It is gonna be photo shoots,

meetings with our marketing team

The biggest reason I wanted them in Korea

is because in K-pop,

communicating with core fandom is crucial.

And these core fans find it necessary

to be physically close to the artists.

So I wanted them to feel an attachment

to the contestants before debut.

The first ever K-pop choreography

I've learned was Run BTS by BTS.

BTS was the first ever K-pop group

I was ever introduced to,

so I just knew I had to learn it.

That's so cool.

Those are the blankets

They're so pretty.

Stop!

We heard We heard you guys

are practicing our songs, right?

Yeah!

So how has it been?

I think, like, one of our worries

is definitely the fact that we all have

built such a connection with each other.

Now that we've reached the phase

where it's truly a competition,

that's the hardest part about it,

is, like, being able

to root for your sisters,

but also thinking about yourself.

The five of us can all kind of relate.

Goodbyes are unfortunately inevitable,

but I think that is a part of growing,

and it's important

to continue rooting each other on.

That's the best way to keep going forward,

just knowing that you will always

have each other's backs.

Actually, after BTS,

I've never met any trainees in my company.

This is the first ever in history.

Oh wow.

- Who can speak Korean?

- Oh, do I count?

- Ezrela is fluent.

- Let me hear you speak Korean.

Hi, I'm Ezrela.

Wow.

And I'm very nervous right now.

She says she's not fluent,

but she's so good.

Can they go to theme park?

They can't. They're too busy.

Dream Academy!

-Oh!

-Ah!

Fans pay attention

to the contestant's relationship

even when the actual performance

is not there,

because the friendship,

it's also one of the reasons why

the fans support the teams as well.

Hey, guys. Come with us

to a Korean convenience store.

-I'm so excited.

-I can't wait.

We have to promote, like, ourselves

and our group for people to vote.

Welcome to the convenience store

in Seoul, and let's get some snacks.

Each member needs a lot of votes

in order to get the group's ranking up.

Hey, guys. Today I'm gonna show you

what I got from Olive Young,

my favorite store out here.

Lots of TikToks and Instagram Stories

and Instagram posts. Yeah.

Okay, guys, we're back.

Did you miss us? 'Cause we missed you.

I just posted

a dance cover with Yoonchae.

And people were like, "Oh,

I stan Yoonchae now because of this."

They were my supporters.

And so we have to make content.

You can't be in a group

and hate each other.

That's gonna read on camera,

and that won't look good.

Even though Emily's literally

the best dancer in this whole program,

like, she sadly didn't get a lot of votes.

So we're like, okay,

we need to lift her up.

Like, the four of us need to be a unit.

- It was pretty

- You need to see my bed.

She has a little dungeon.

It's a dungeon, and it's so, like

So much privacy.

I'm on the top bunk,

but I had to push my bed this way

because they had it up to the railing.

-She was gonna fall.

-Where I will fall off.

We got these two cute

Cute little things.

Look at our little flower.

We got a flower.

We got a plant.

Everybody called us an old married couple.

It looks like we've been here

for the whole month we're gonna be here.

- Never lived without our parents.

- We're trying to adult.

We went shopping yesterday,

and we didn't get anything to cook.

We just got

lettuce and broccoli.

- Okay.

- We're low-key chefs, so

I'm a little scared.

Stop it. It's good.

-Okay, that's fire.

-It's good.

That's really good.

This is fire.

Oh, oh, oh ♪

Got no fear today ♪

Okay ♪

Whatchu lookin' at?

Whatchu, whatchu lookin' at? ♪

Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, I'm fearless, huh ♪

You should get away

Get a, get a, get away ♪

You should get away

Get a, get a, get away ♪

Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, I'm fearless, huh ♪

This group,

we really have to pick it up.

Yeah, energy-wise, it's just not together.

Brooklyn,

we really have to watch your limbs.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

Our kicks are, like, 60% percent.

- Right.

- It's giving

- See the difference?

- Just think

Whatchu lookin' at?

Whatchu, whatchu lookin' at? ♪

Mmm-mmm-mmm ♪

Nice, Lexie.

Fearless group one

is weaker than Fearless group two.

Even though I think they're more friendly,

I just think when they perform,

it doesn't seem, like, as girl group-y.

Fearless group two, despite being upset

with Manon missing a lot,

I think that there is a lot

of good potential there and chemistry.

The biggest thing

and what they've always desired

is Manon to show up.

If they all just show up

and they're healthy,

I think they have everything they need

to execute what needs to be done.

I'm fearless ♪

When you have a group,

you can't have

everybody at the same level.

Like, not everybody

can be an amazing dancer.

That's why we have

our dancers and our singers.

But teamwork is super important,

especially 'cause we are a group.

I do see myself as one of the top girls

just because you have to think like that.

You have to be positive.

I'm never gonna think, like, "Oh,

I'm the weakest here. Like, I suck,"

because that mentality

is not gonna get you anywhere.

Antifragile group one

is probably the best group,

I would even go out there to say.

There's really clear leadership

happening from Lara on the vocal side

and dance side from Emily.

Anti-ti-ti-ti fragile, fragile ♪

The Antifragile group two

is Karlee, Iliya, Megan, Samara.

They don't have as good

of a friendship dynamic as the first one,

and I think you see that.

Adéla used to be part of that group.

Megan is stepping in

in place of what Adéla has rehearsed.

It's just been a little difficult,

but yeah, the girls are trying.

I want us to do good

because I believe in us,

and we're really strong,

and I'm so grateful

that I get to do this with you guys.

Just, like, shine as freaking bright

as a diamond, okay? I'm just I believe

Adéla got eliminated,

and I was in the group

with two of her best friends.

They didn't have time

to process Adéla's leaving.

The four of us haven't

worked together in a group,

so it's really interesting.

And five, ha, ha, one.

Not saying we aren't close,

but Samara had to move

from the other team to our team.

Parts changed, formations changed,

our entire group changed.

One.

I'm not I'm not convinced.

Mission Two is, like,

the hardest mission for me mentally.

My confidence being so down,

and then my best friend

just got sent home,

and I had to learn her dance.

It feels like I was being blamed

for taking Adéla's spot,

which was not true,

because I deserve to be here.

I worked my very hardest to be here.

They looked at me like I k*lled someone.

I don't do really well

with, like, sudden changes.

Like, I need to really sit with myself

and let myself process things.

I wanna stay home

and never, like, come out of my room.

It's over for me.

Like, it's Like, I'm done.

Something weird, Megan, on your

Don't you forget about my ♪

- I think I got confused.

- The kick was off? Was the kick right?

Don't you forget

About my old pointe shoes ♪

There's like

I feel like the foot stumble is happening.

It's actually a left, right,

left, right, and high

Like, literally, you just Right here.

"Shoes." Look at your shoe.

Uh-huh. And then down, up.

Shoes ♪

Uh-huh, yeah. Again.

And one, two.

Don't you forget

About my old pointe shoes ♪

I'm making that sacrifice ♪

Uh-huh. Um

Try to let go a little more. Yeah?

Uh, what happened, Meg?

You're okay. You're okay.

It's just a new part,

that's what happened.

-I think it's everything. It's like

-Yeah.

Even though "It's the last rehearsal,"

it's like, "Oh, it's the last rehearsal."

No, this is her first reher

It's her first and last rehearsal.

We get it.

No one's looking at you crazy.

So have a cry.

I'll cry with you,

because that's what I do

when I see my girls cry. Um

I'll cry with you, because I get it.

We've been shredding this a different way

for two and a half months.

But if anybody can do it, it's you.

Isn't it crazy

how we're all in "Antifragile"?

It is crazy.

- Yeah.

- But Mission Two has been like

- Emotional.

- It's been really stressful.

And very emotional.

Mission One was a breeze compared to this.

I was so stressed out for my

Top of the world, I wave ♪

that I kind of forgot it,

and then I was like

The chain on my pants,

it got stuck in my hand.

So stressed out

that I started singing the

Uh-uh ♪

- I was like, "Wait"

- Are you wearing Adéla's outfit?

-Yes.

-Bruh.

I cannot.

We were talking yesterday

about how much we miss Adéla.

I miss when she would read me.

- Yeah.

- It was always the best push.

It was the best push.

You look cold.

No, I'm okay.

These dress shoes are k*lling me.

We tried too hard!

You look great.

Your mom and I

were at the salon this morning.

My family is my mom,

dad, older sister, and my cat Leo.

Since we start at 9:00 a.m.,

I just wash my face and brush my teeth.

In order to become

a K-pop idol, I trained for two years.

Then I got the opportunity

to train at this label.

When I was in elementary school,

I came across some of BTS' music videos

and became a fan.

Ever since, I've been watching

their videos and nurturing my dream.

Your dreams

never changed, right?

- Yes.

- That was so fascinating.

So in sixth grade, I asked

if she wanted to attend an academy.

She said yes, and she went for a bit.

But Yoonchae

had such a hard time then.

You were growing,

but they told you to lose weight.

Every day, I would go straight

to training sessions after school,

then come back home.

It was always the same routine.

I never had a social life.

- I cried a lot because of that in school.

- I know.

I think that was admirable,

the fact that you had that courage.

This whole training process

has made me more passionate

about my dream.

I can't give up easily.

Achieving this goal

will be a dream come true.

I'll be elated and overjoyed.

It's going to be great.

Get in there.

Two, three.

Slay!

-Can't wait.

-Slay!

Wow!

- Can you do the leg thing?

- Yes.

- Yes.

- Wow.

Work, girl.

What'd you say they were getting

caught on? Everything?

Yes.

We're making that sacrifice ♪

Sacrifice ♪

It's so big.

Samara looks like an ant.

It looks like a

like an arena almost.

We're in this abandoned mall.

It's raining, which is not a good thing.

There's water dropping everywhere.

Where is it dripping? I see. Eh.

Emily, can we get an extra bucket

so it's

-Okay.

-So it doesn't splash?

Hands up in the air

No, I won't behave ♪

- Uh-huh.

- Mm-hmm.

Don't need caution tape, I'm ♪

Nice to meet you!

She's a very iconic director

in the K-pop scene.

She's done a bunch of HYBE artist

music videos, as you guys know.

She's done "Fearless" by Le Sserafim.

She's done BTS "Black Swan."

-Wow!

-Hello to everybody. Let's have fun today.

-Thank you!

-Yes.

Anti-ti-ti-ti fragile, fragile ♪

Anti-ti-ti-ti fragile ♪

Anti-ti-ti-ti fragile, fragile ♪

Antifragile, antifragile ♪

A journey to hell, we be ridin' ♪

You made me boost up ♪

Singing your lies like a symphony ♪

Give it to me louder ♪

Behind me I'm hearing the chitchat ♪

Yeah, everywhere I got rivals ♪

They pray for me to crumble ♪

I'm coming through ♪

In case you forget I'm like a lion

My eyes are shining with desire ♪

Yoonchae,

I don't know why you're in the center.

- You need to step aside.

- Yeah, just a little.

In case you forget I'm ♪

I'm sorry, one more time,

one more time. Quickly, quickly.

Director, can we go one more time, please?

Yoonchae should step aside.

Don't you forget about

My old pointe shoes ♪

I been making that sacrifice ♪

Better not underestimate my past

I go to ride till I die, die ♪

Baby, I'm on my way, I be making moves

Like a queen, checkmate ♪

Now you know my name ♪

- More grit.

- Add more grit.

Don't forget the The fry.

They pray for me to crumble ♪

Anti-ti-ti-ti fragile, fragile ♪

Antifragile, antifragile ♪

- Wow. f*ck yeah. It looks amazing.

- Yes.

We're really short on time.

We don't have time for full-on details.

- Share details, but we

- Make it quick.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

- Can you believe this?

- This is gorgeous!

-It's epic.

-I'm, like, in denial.

It's hard to catch

your voice clearly

with this wind and this height,

so please do your best

to push the sounds more

as much as possible.

Eunice, can we tilt the monitor

a little bit? Angle it this way.

Is the sound good to go?

We're gonna try "Fearless."

One, two, three!

Fearless!

I still can't hear anything.

Bam-bam! Ba-ba-ba-bam-bam ♪

Bam, ba-ba-ba-bam-bam!

Ba-ba-ba-bam-bam! Ba-ba-ba-bam-bam ♪

I came here to play

Fire in my veins ♪

Shining is the answer ♪

My name and my face are on a new wave ♪

Fighting is my passion ♪

Don't care what you want from me ♪

'Cause I'mma do

My own thing anyway, yeah ♪

I'm fearless, a new b*tch, new crazy ♪

Coming up next one ♪

What's happening here?

Wait a sec.

No, no. Yes, Daniela, a bit more. Okay.

Tell Grant to remember the formation!

Not like that!

Whoa-oh-oh-oh ♪

Got no fear today, okay ♪

Whatchu lookin' at?

Whatchu, whatchu lookin' at ♪

Remember,

120% with the face, yeah?

I'm fearless ♪

The camera will drown it out

so you need to give more.

Or you're gonna pay

Gonna, gonna, gonna pay ♪

Bam, ba-ba-ba-bam-bam!

Ba-ba-ba-bam-bam! Ba-ba-ba-bam-bam ♪

Stare at the camera, give a look.

Right now, it's like really bright

and, like, happy. Mm-hmm.

Less bright.

Give a little bit deeper depth look

and gaze into the camera.

Gonna, gonna, gonna pay ♪

You should get away

Get a, get a, get away ♪

Mmm-mmm-mmm, I'm fearless, huh ♪

- Cut.

- Wow.

They look amazing.

Dream Academy.

My favorite was

For "Antifragile," it was team A.

And then for "Fearless," it was team B.

The groups

who performed "Antifragile"

got the short end of the stick.

It is extremely hard to sing

during that specific choreography.

One person was slightly slacking

on the dancing.

They were on the right.

It might've been Brooklyn.

I think Brooklyn

really stood out.

Genuinely, like singing

and dancing together.

I just think

she's a pop star, in my opinion.

This is my group. This is my top six.

Manon A lot of y'all in the comments,

"You're only supporting her

'cause she's a brown girl."

"'Cause she's" Yes.

Samara was the star of the show.

Samara

Nayoung and Samara got to stay.

Gots to, gots to stay.

Megan,

I love Megan's dancing so much.

And her expressions were definitely

the best on the team.

She knows how to convey

Daniela owned the stage.

I will say Karlee sounded very shaky

throughout a lot of it.

I do have this feeling though

that HYBE and Geffen

do wanna debut her though.

Megan, she k*lled it. Like

She had so many shining moments.

She's climbing up my favorites list

I'm, like, letting all this marinate.

These are my two pyramids.

Let me back it up so y'all can see both.

This is my main group.

You kind of just chilling in the air.

But if you be right here,

like, this could be powerful.

Yeah. I don't know what else to say.

These are my thoughts.

I will probably have more later.

But we can continue discussing

when I'm off work.

These are cool.

Oh.

Hello!

-Hi!

-Hi!

-I miss you so much.

-Yes.

It's only been like two weeks.

I know, but you're never away from me

that long. You know that.

'cause I have to say it in my accent.

Wait, look.

Kuromi and Cinnamoroll.

Oh my gosh.

- Oh

- Oh!

Even the days before elimination,

I don't think I processed that, like,

in two days, four people will be gone.

Know what I'm saying?

Well, I haven't processed it.

Like that's a big energy drop,

especially depending on who goes.

Know what I'm saying?

People are gonna lose their best friends.

- Yeah.

- Not that we're all not best friends.

The halfway voting results are in.

They're out?

-Oh, sh*t.

-Wait, I don't wanna

- She has Wi-Fi.

- Marquise has the Wi-Fi.

No, there's Internet There's Wi-Fi here.

-I'm connected.

-Come on, Karlee.

Wait, I don't wanna

Whoa, I think I just saw.

- Sh, sh.

- Hey, which Wi-Fi is it?

Do you wanna see it?

You know what?

Just show me. Show me.

- Whoa.

- Wait.

What is this plus two

That's how many more votes you have

than the other team.

And my team is losing.

Oh!

Yeah, I think

I'm going home this round.

Yeah. I'm not even kidding.

-Stop.

-Who else are they gonna eliminate?

You never know.

They're gonna eliminate me.

If it's my team, they're gonna take me.

- You never know. Don't say that.

- Don't say that.

Adéla went home.

Anything can happen.

They're not gonna

Yeah, because she was last.

Let's be real. They're probably not gonna

wanna get rid of Samara and Megan.

You're taking this better than

If I was in your position, I'd be like

Because I already ranked 18th.

I already know what it feels like

to be the bottom.

- So this is

- I ranked 17th.

The situation just sucks.

I know.

Ah, we really don't know

what's gonna happen. It's crazy.

Honestly, team mission

is a little bit better than the individual

because at least you're in it together,

whereas the rankings

feels very, like, isolated.

Like, you're number 20,

you're number 19, you're number one.

But they're both unfair.

Before we even did the performance,

I knew which group was gonna win.

Team "Antifragile" A consists

of Sophia, Lara, Yoonchae, and Emily.

Kind of obvious

because three of those girls

were in the top six for Mission One.

I see the technical things.

I didn't complete that body wave.

I didn't whip my hair that way.

My eyes were on,

but the rest of my face wasn't.

Like, little things like that.

But it's not even bothering me anymore

because I look at comments

and then they're saying things like,

"Oh, she slayed that."

From my understanding,

to make the team,

you would need to be a good team player

and have skill.

Like, be able to perform

and blend with a group.

Skill and how

the video turns out.

What take they decide to use of you.

That's what honestly determines

your outcome.

Baby, I'm on my way ♪

I be making moves

Like a queen, checkmate ♪

Now you know my name

I'm Antifragile, antifragile ♪

Anti-ti-ti-ti fragile ♪

I know dang well

I had so many better takes

than whatever was chosen

for that Mission Two.

I call it the Megan effect.

Megan didn't have a lot of supporters

before Mission One came out,

and then boom.

She had this moment.

I call it the Pink Venom Megan Moment.

And she like

She really grabbed the audience.

Sometimes there are moments like that.

I like those moments, 'cause I think

those are well deserved moments.

Many times the labels or the people

that are involved in these survival shows,

they have an inkling of who they think

are the ones that are gonna be on top.

Then you start to see

what the fans really want.

And that can sometimes sway

what the company thinks.

This is my neighborhood.

And this is an historically famous

tteokbokki restaurant.

Dakbal.

- What is that?

- Chicken feet!

-Oh, yeah! Yeah, we're gonna do it.

-Yeah?

Okay, let's do this and this.

-Okay. Do you like cheese?

-I love cheese.

-Cheese?

-Yeah. But not too spicy.

Oh. Okay. Okay.

Thank you.

Okay!

Leave the bones

on the newspaper.

Okay, thanks.

Thank you.

Look,

it's, like, robots.

Yeah.

I've never seen something like that.

Oh really?

No.

And eat.

Wow.

Did you see the interim voting results?

How did you feel about it?

Our results aren't that good.

Yeah.

But even if my team ends up winning,

I don't think you're gonna get eliminated,

because you have a lot of

You ranked number one,

most voted last time, so you're good.

But I see my flaws

in the video,

so it's hard to predict the results.

I have those thoughts too sometimes,

where I feel like my dance

is not good enough.

People in the comments were so sweet.

And they know

that I wasn't a dancer before.

They were like, "You did so good

even though you didn't dance."

I feel like people

said the same thing about you.

So, you know, just keep pushing

and it'll be fine.

Someday, when we're gonna be

in the girl group,

we're going to be

on those screens dancing. Just saying.

Where?

On the left?

Uh. No.

Hello.

- Okay.

- All right, guys.

I'd love to welcome

our special guests.

Score,

Megatone from Producer 13,

and So Yeon Park.

They are the writers and producers

and performance director

for "Antifragile" and "Fearless,"

and I think having their expertise

on these performances

is gonna be crucial for us.

- Group A, "Antifragile."

- Okay. Yeah.

Anti-ti-ti-ti-fragile, fragile ♪

I can tell Yoonchae

has had Korean training

because she's the one

who sings most in the K-pop style.

Singing your lies

Like a symphony, Give it to me louder ♪

Anti-ti-ti-ti-fragile ♪

Watching Emily,

even though her vocals aren't great,

I got the fun little details

inherent in the song.

Don't you forget about

My old pointe shoes ♪

I been making that sacrifice ♪

She tried really hard.

Okay, let's watch group B next.

Anti-ti-ti-ti-fragile,

Fragile ♪

I thought Megan did great.

I agree, she really stood out.

But on the other hand, Samara

A journey to hell

We be ridin' ♪

You made me boost up ♪

was going faster than the beat.

In case you

Forget I'm like a lion ♪

My eyes are shining with desire ♪

I keep expecting Iliya

to show me more.

But she didn't.

It seems like she is failing

to make that breakthrough.

Bam, ba-ba-ba-bam-bam!

Ba-ba-ba-bam-bam! Ba-ba-ba-bam-bam ♪

The teamwork was great.

I should be evaluating

based on their vocal skills,

but I did enjoy

watching their performance.

To my place, my stage ♪

Go from zero straight to hero ♪

'Cause I ♪

Vocal-wise,

I think Daniela stood out.

She has a good understanding

of the lyrics.

I'd like to talk

about Manon a little bit.

She has improved a lot,

and I can see she has put in the effort.

But chorus is an important moment

during the performance.

She's supposed to bring

the entire choreography to life,

but she couldn't.

Should we go

into "Fearless" for B?

Yeah.

answer ♪

My name and my face are on a new wave ♪

Fighting is my passion ♪

Lexie seems to know

exactly when and where to use her face.

She knows her strengths.

Don't care what you want from me

'Cause I'mma do my own thing anyway ♪

Brooklyn needs to control

her breathing better.

Her position overlapped

with Daniela in Team A,

but Daniela was better.

I'm fearless ♪

Thank you for coming.

I think having your perspective of people

that have actually created these songs

and created the performance

and understanding that dynamic,

I think was just so helpful for us.

Thank you so much.

Okay.

Don't cry yet.

Brooklyn.

-Sorry.

-No, we're not gonna cry.

We're having boss energy today.

- We're not gonna cry.

- Good spirit.

No negative thinking, guys.

Nothing is over yet.

And then they were like,

"No, everyone!"

-And we were like, "Oh."

-Hi!

That was funny.

Miss Don't Care Queen.

Jesus.

Why is my heart pounding?

Since being in Korea,

it's been amazing to see how much

you all have grown in just a month.

Today we have 14 invitations

and there's 18 of you.

That means four of you will not be

continuing for mission number three.

Dream.

Dream.

Dream Academy.

During the voting window,

we asked each contestant

to come up with their ideal debut group.

That's such a hard question.

No one take nothing personally.

If I could pick five people

to make my own dream group?

Um Oh my gosh, this is hard.

Oh, Jesus, that's so hard.

No, that's so hard.

Everybody that I picked

I think is super talented

in both dancing and singing aspects.

Fourteen contestants

included Sophia in their debut group.

Twelve contestants

included Daniela in their debut group.

Yay.

Nine contestants

included Samara in their debut group.

Okay.

Oh my gosh!

Oh, God!

- Twelve thousand.

- Yeah.

That's a lot.

Congratulations

to Daniela, Manon, Ua,

Celeste, Ezrela, Emily

-Yoonchae

-Good job.

Lara, Sophia.

Good job.

I'm gonna pass out. I'm gonna pass out.

Four of you will not be

joining us on Mission Three.

Brooklyn

What does this mean?

Does that mean I'm safe?

-What does that mean?

-What?

- What does that mean?

- It doesn't say anything.

I think that means

I think that means you're safe.

you will not be

receiving an invitation.

- No.

- I'm sorry.

No. No, no, no, no.

This is so messed up.

Samara

step forward to receive your invitation.

Go. Go get it.

Congratulations.

Nayoung,

step forward to receive your invitation.

Karlee

you will not be

receiving an invitation.

Oh, Karlee.

Megan

step forward to receive your invitation.

Iliya

you will not be receiving an invitation.

Y'all wanted me out anyways.

Like

-What?

-Stop!

Lexie

step forward to receive your invitation.

It is between Marquise and Mei.

Oh my God.

Marquise

step forward to receive your invitation.

Congratulations.

Go, Marquise. Marquise, go get it.

Contestants,

thank you for all your amazing hard work

during Mission Two.

The countless hours of practice,

the meticulous commitment

to owning your craft,

it's all led to this moment.

Keep pushing forward

for your debut is around the corner.

It's okay.

Mei, you're gonna find people that Here.

Go shine.

Sophia, stop Stop crying.

I'm crying

because I'm not gonna see you.

-I f*cking love you guys.

-So sad.

-You're a superstar.

-You voted me out.

- You voted me out.

- Iliya, listen to me.

No, I'm listening to you.

Don't say it. You don't have to say

You don't have to say anything.

- I look up to you.

- Thank you.

- I'm sorry I'm crying.

- Thank you. Don't cry.

Don't cry. You're staying,

and you got this, okay?

I wish I could have kept going

on this journey.

- We got to do Korea together.

- Yeah.

I'm so glad I got to sit next to you

for 14 hours straight.

Stop. What the heck?

You came in with everything you had.

Congratulations. I mean it.

Be happy, okay? Be happy.

It feels like we've reached

a breaking point.

Mentally, physically,

I think the girls are just done.

They made us pick

who would be in our final lineup,

and that did cause tension between us,

especially being put on the Internet.

Like, it's so weird,

'cause I love every single one,

but you can't pick every single one.

Like, it kind of makes me, like

Like, sick a little bit.

We wanted to up the ante.

It's a survival show.

You have to create that drama.

You have to create that competition.

It's entertainment.

And this is what the fans really want.

That whole situation

just broke my heart.

I feel like I lost Lexie.

I don't recognize myself really anymore.

Having the TV just be Show your picture

and, like, you're out of here,

that's, like, crazy to me.

They're starting to, like, question,

"What is going on here?"

You know what I mean?

Like, "Do I even wanna, like, be here?"

It's been a week.

From my understanding,

you've missed over ten days of rehearsal.

It's really clear to us

that you don't wanna be here anymore,

and it's also affecting

everybody in the group.

So we have to let you go.

I wanna party like a rockstar ♪

She told me my music

Really knocks hard ♪

We just hit the mall with a Black Card ♪

Shop till we, ahh, ahh

Falling out the back ♪

Take the bag and we ♪

Double it, double it, double it, uh ♪

Double it, double it, double it, yeah ♪

Double it, double it, double it, ooh ♪

Double it, double it, double it, ahh ♪

Take the bag and tumble it ♪

You take the bag and fumble it ♪

She just hit the running man ♪

She came back so many times

She's screaming out my government ♪

She told me that she can't even

See her with another man ♪

Oops, I turned another fan ♪

Took her to the fashion square

And told her to ball out ♪

Read my page on Wiki

Just to see what I'm about ♪

Dripping everywhere I go

I broke the water spout ♪

And that Itsy Bitsy Spyder

All black inside and the out ♪

Grab the wheel like, oops, don't crash ♪

I did that digital dash ♪

I got that pivotal cash ♪

She got that pivotal Ooh, wait ♪

Took a trip Vegas

Just to get that minimal swag ♪

Hit her in intervals back to back ♪

But never put it on blast ♪

Got that shop boyz with the motion ♪

We gone get us a bag ♪

We be popping them tags ♪

Got that if you know you know ♪

I don't smoke popular gas ♪

Oh, she blowing up my phone

Like, bae, I'll hit you right back ♪

I gotta go make us a smash

While she saying ♪

I wanna party like a rockstar ♪

She told me my music

Really knocks hard ♪

We just hit the mall with a Black Card ♪

Shop till we, ahh, ahh

Falling out the back ♪

Take the bag and we ♪

Double it, double it, double it, uh ♪

Double it, double it, double it, yeah ♪

Double it, double it, double it, ooh ♪

Double it, double it, double it, ahh ♪