Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (2024) s01e05 Episode Script

1
Welcome to all of you watching
around the world.
We are about to reveal
the 20 talented candidates
working hard together to develop
their unique talents on the global stage.
If you're a K-pop fan,
you've probably been following
The Dream Academy
It's not just any girl group.
It's gonna be a global girl group.
They're gonna perform,
and do a few months of training
They're trying to find
a global girl group.
Now, it's my honor to introduce
The Dream Academy.
Yeah.
These are the contestants, man.
These are the finalists?
Oh my God, this is f
Now that we're in
the survival-show phase,
training and development is over.
Everything has changed.
Dream.
Dream.
Dream Academy.
Dream Academy
will go live on
all social media platforms.
The stakes are much higher.
The girls are public figures.
Over the next 12 weeks,
the final selections will be made,
and the members
of this new global group will be revealed.
Now there's gonna be eliminations.
Their performances really matter.
It's not about
being in the end-of-month room
and getting feedback and being able
to work on that for the next month.
That feedback now could mean the end
of your journey here at the Dream Academy.
There's gonna be fans
right from the beginning
in multiple countries around the world
helping us pick the artists
to form the group.
The fans are gonna decide
who is in this group through voting.
So ultimately, you could be
the best dancer, the best vocalist,
but if you're not connecting
with the audience,
if you're not connecting with your fans,
you're not gonna end up in this group.
La, la-la, la ♪
Love me once
It's time to roll the dice ♪
Take six.
Take five.
Take two.
Take four.
I've always wanted someone
to do that to me.
I've actually never
They've never done it in my face
hard like that.
We just had our press conference,
which we introduced ourselves
and where we're from.
And then they released
the art film that we worked on.
Three hundred,
ninety-six views already.
-Whoa!
-Ninety-nine, 98!
It's been hard
being out for this long.
But now we're public
and everything's starting really.
Now Lexie's, like, back. Like, she's back.
Now they're just slowly
kind of introducing us,
like, our individual selves.
Hey, I'm Lara Raj.
I'm 17, and I'm Indian from LA.
Somebody said my pronunciation is decent.
- Oh yeah, I saw that!
- I saw that.
When they explained the concept
of Dream Academy to us,
I was like, "Wow, I'm literally doing,
like, Ezrela's dream."
Like, this is my dream.
I never in a million,
trillion, gazillion years
thought I'd be on a survival show.
Like, it's such a gag.
It's funny,
when I got into this,
I kept asking,
"This isn't a survival show, right?"
They were like, "No."
A few days later, they told us that,
"Surprise, survival show."
-Survival show. And I was like Aah!
-We were like, "Ooh."
A survival show
in Western culture,
you can think of it as The X Factor,
America's Got Talent, The Voice.
In K-pop, it's a little bit different,
whereas usually they have one gender
and they'll be competing to be in a group
based on singing
and dancing and star quality.
The term "survival show"
comes from the process,
because not everybody
makes to the debut all the way.
What's interesting is that
we decided to include
fan-voting aspect to this program.
A survival show is created
because there is a section
of the K-pop fan base
that gets in early with the trainees.
They are rooting them on.
They want these young women to debut.
And that can sometimes sway
what the company thinks.
No! Don't like the freaking story, man.
-No, I didn't. Click on the link.
-Dani!
Luckily, she made it.
We're very happy, but I'm scared.
Is she gonna have the support
from the people in the United States,
from the people in Latino countries?
I wanna see the girl so bad!
-Oh my God.
-Sophia!
She was saying how, like,
"Proud Filipina fangirl here."
That's when I broke down.
With all these
comments coming out
and popularity and votes
and things like that,
competitiveness is being brought back.
I got my first hate comment.
The hater was like,
"It's just her disgusting sense of style."
"The huge lips." And I'm like,
"Huge lips are a part of my face.
I can't do anything about that."
"Like, it's like
It's a part of my face."
I love every single one
of these girls.
But always,
like, in the back of our minds,
we kind of remember it is a competition.
I think with the competitiveness,
it'll only get really bad
if you don't have trust
in the other person.
I think that's what it's more like.
What do you think
they're posting tomorrow?
Love when it comes without a warnin' ♪
'Cause waitin' for it
Gets so borin' ♪
Manon does not live at the house
with the other girls.
We had a couple of rules with Manon
that continued to be broken,
like being late for curfew at the house,
or being late to class.
And so we just felt like
the best conclusion
was to just have her live with her aunt.
I obviously, like, love the girls
and love being around them,
but our schedule
is so booked and busy right now.
For me, having family dinners
was really good for me,
and just, like, sleeping in my own bed
and getting a good night rest.
At first, I was kind of worried
I wouldn't be around the girls
enough anymore,
but living with girls is, like It's hard.
You better lock your phone ♪
Girl, we should start
every morning like this.
Just sitting by the pool.
When I first came here,
I had no idea what was coming.
Now I'm surrounded by girls
who are professionally trained
since they were young.
And I had this overwhelming feeling.
I felt like I wasn't good enough.
I had a talk with Son.
The choreographer for BTS.
- Yeah?
- He told me
"We don't
That's not the point of this."
"You don't have to be the best.
We don't want you to be the best."
"We want to help you get"
You know what I'm saying?
But they're also looking
for, like, star quality and personality.
And since then, something shifted.
I don't feel like I have to be
a top vocalist, you know, top dancer.
So it's not gonna happen right now.
There's a reason why you're here.
Luck.
Yes, but Yeah.
I think it's about
"Faith."
I don't think
I'll be going to practice today.
Okay.
Ready? Six. Slowly. Go.
And a boom. Ha.
And a boom. Ha.
It kind of looks like
you're making a mistake
because Manon's not here.
So when you go
After this, what do you do?
Ha. Da-da-da. Da-da-da.
This morning,
Manon did not show up for rehearsal.
So without her being here,
it just leaves everybody
in a "what are we to do" situation.
Do you want me to re-choreograph
the ending or leave a gap?
Leave holes. That's the best thing to do.
Because Also, like, eventually,
she'll come back in.
You get what I'm saying?
So it doesn't make any sense
to, like, take her out.
Okay.
Boom. Ha. Da-da-da.
Things all night long. Yes!
When we first met Manon,
there was obvious star quality there.
Sometimes, people of star quality
have this arrogance
or whatever it is about them.
But with K-pop,
there's also this required
humbleness and kindness
and caring about others
and your teammates.
I have not seen that from Manon.
I would absolutely
not put her in this group
based on my work experience with her.
This keeps happening
over and over again with Manon.
And there's people that just came
and never danced before just like her,
but they are here every rehearsal,
putting in extra work.
See? There's, like, no strength there.
Okay, go a second one.
Boom. Ta-ta.
Better. Better. Better.
The dancing is just like
There's a little insecurity
that's taking away from it.
You just have to, like, believe it.
Okay. Here we go.
Ha. Boom. Ta-ta. Ha. Boom.
Sha. Boom. Ha.
Yes! Good. All Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Oh, okay.
- Yeah. But better.
One, two, three, four.
And, ha. That's better.
Ta-ta. Ha.
Boom.
I guess I'm not, like,
"shaking" nervous, but I'm like,
"this is getting so real now" nervous.
-I get that.
-Let's go!
-Looks so cute.
-Things are about to get announced.
"The mission will be just announced."
All right,
can I have your attention, please?
Welcome. We have a big announcement
that we want to make with you guys.
We have prepared a video.
I hope you guys enjoy it, and good luck.
Thank you!
Good morning, contestants,
and welcome to the survival show phase
of this project.
Each of you represents the top 20
of thousands that applied
to be part of this program.
After over a year of training
and monthly evaluations,
it's time to put all your hard work
and skills to the test.
Over the course of the next 12 weeks,
you will be challenged
with three different missions
that will involve judging
by HYBE and Geffen executives,
online fan voting, and eliminations.
The ten finalists who survive the missions
will compete in a live finale,
where we will announce
the final six members of this group.
For your first mission,
you will be divided into four groups.
Two groups will perform a vocal showcase,
the other two groups
will perform a dance showcase.
-Oh my God.
-Oh my God!
You each will be evaluated
on your ability to shine
as both a featured
and supporting member of your group.
However, there is a twist.
Before we make our final decision,
videos of your showcase performances
and individual fancams
will be posted to YouTube
and other social media platforms.
Over the course of three days,
fans from across the world
will choose their top six
favorite contestants.
The top six contestants
with the most votes
will be rewarded with immunity
from this round.
And out of the remaining contestants,
two will be eliminated.
And the remaining contestants
will travel to Korea
to compete in their second mission.
Korea
Good luck, contestants.
Good luck!
Prior to Mission One,
we have the same top three trainees,
Megan, Emily, and Daniela.
And then Adéla likes to switch it up,
and sometimes she gets in the top three.
But that's really typical
to see those girls up at the top.
And then towards our bottom,
we typically have Celeste.
Sometimes we have Iliya.
Hinari's been low to the bottom,
and Manon has a pretty stagnant skill set,
so she's been there.
But those of them that have
a social media presence already
are excited to see
if their current fandoms can help them
climb up the ladder
from where they were at end of month.
But our girls that have lower numbers
of fans on social media so far
are really, really nervous
about being public
and relying on the fans to vote for them.
You, you, you, you, you, you, you ♪
For Mission One,
we separated the dancers
and the vocalists,
and then within that, we have subgroups,
which we tried to make fair and balanced.
We didn't put the best dancers together.
We mixed it up
so that there was a different variety.
"What would make us look prettier?"
"How could we improve more?"
Those are the questions you should be
asking yourselves while practicing.
Your facial expressions and gestures
all look alike.
Now is the time to experiment
and try new things.
Obviously I'm nervous.
Even though dance is my number one thing,
they could be like,
"We don't see you in the group."
"We don't see you as fit
for this journey in this program,"
and I could be out.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Da-da-da-da. Da-da.
Boom, boom. Sha. And a ta-ta, boom.
And a ta-ta-ta-ta.
Boom. Ha. Ta-ta-ta-ta.
Yes.
Hinari, you have a lot of mistakes.
This dance needs to have so much practice,
like, to just keep up with the group.
Okay?
Okay. Let's go.
All right, let's do music.
Hinari is 14 years old.
She is so precious and so cute,
but she's not thriving.
I'm gonna keep it real.
I'm not gonna lie to you.
It's not good.
The number one thing
you have to fix is your hands.
Right now, they're like crazy.
And so then I'm like
"No."
"How can this person be in a group?"
- Okay?
- Okay.
Okay, let's go. Adéla.
Like, hold it. Do you know what I mean?
Instead of hair.
And then when you do
I feel like I need to work harder,
organize better,
and absorb things quickly.
Since I'm still relatively new
and I just joined,
I worry that I might be
causing trouble for everyone.
I felt a sense of responsibility
to meet their expectations.
Of course,
I also had some anxiety about not wanting
to be a burden on everyone else.
One, two.
Less power. And then, up again.
One, two, three.
I should be over all the ♪
Butterflies ♪
I'm into you ♪
And, baby, even on our ♪
Worst nights ♪
I'm into ♪
Oh, hey! Absolutely not.
No. No. No. No, no, no.
Nah. You were feeling it.
You were feeling it,
and then you pulled yourself back.
Remember, potent, not perfect.
You're so worried about singing it right
that you're not singing it
with your heart.
Let's talk.
When you're singing and dancing
in front of the camera,
bad mics will happen.
Live.
In-ears won't be right.
However, the execs and them,
they don't wanna hear that.
All they know is what they hear,
and anything else sounds like an excuse.
So focus in that room.
Focus in that room.
All right? Cool.
And I don't talk shit about you
On the Internet ♪
Never told anyone anything bad ♪
'Cause that shit's embarrassing ♪
You were my everything ♪
And all that you did
Was make me fucking sad ♪
We're gonna bite off
this part here. What's your note?
And what's you?
No, somebody's wrong.
No, you're
-Yes.
-I don't think so. 'Cause I-
I wrote the part, so
- Can we check for sure?
- Yes!
'Cause then I've been singing it wrong
for, like a long time.
Okay, who has the iPad?
Is that you?
- Is it me?
- Yes.
- So I'm wrong?
- I've been singing it wrong for so long.
I was like, "I'm not crazy."
Watch out, girls.
Okay, let's do
Let's go again from there.
We're about four or five days away
from filming the first mission,
so I think we're all a little scared
that they're not mentally focused
and locked in and ready to go for this.
I bring the pain like ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
I bring the pain like ♪
Stop. Stop. Stop, stop, stop.
Look.
At the very end,
you need bigger movement,
you need more energy,
but you can't even stay on beat.
When you arrived at your ending positions,
you didn't hit your mark.
And it seems like you weren't
even aware of your mistakes.
Okay.
Do your best.
I'm sorry.
All right.
Okay.
Good luck.
- Okay. Yeah.
- Okay.
-Yeah. Okay, thank you.
-Yeah.
Nikky?
Yeah, okay.
Practice, please. Clean her arms.
Yeah.
I'm a pretty confident person,
but, like, Hinari makes me
not confident.
I'm like, "Wait a second."
"Is it you or is it me?
I don't know what's happening."
Even though with the missions,
we are contestants
and trainees and competitors,
it's also team-based.
And if one person's not there,
it throws off the entire team.
I think that's where it stopped
getting competitive
and more like we gotta put in
the work for each other.
Like this. Like that.
Then faster, fast, fast, fast.
I'm so nervous for Hinari.
Fast. Fast, fast, fast, fast.
Fast. Fast, fast.
Today, Adéla is taking her
to the hub and practicing with her,
so I'm like, "Thank you, Mama Adéla."
She is such a little dance teacher.
It's really endearing to see.
It was Adéla's idea too.
Because I think Adéla saw
how stressed out I was,
and she was like, "I can help."
Since the beginning of the program,
a lot of the girls
were intimidated by Adéla.
But I think she looked at this opportunity
as a way to befriend
all these girls that were younger,
and they started to lean into
what she was offering
and that sisterhood and that friendship.
Punch.
No.
I'm not scared.
I need to be scared of Hinari.
Punch.
Tell her to be aggressive.
Become aggressive.
Straight to you.
Don't like it!
Tra-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Yes.
Tell her
she's BLACKPINK at Coachella.
Voice.
We are way back in the stadium,
and you do not have a microphone.
Pra-ta-ta-ta, pra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Pra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Yay!
-Good job, Hinari.
-Thank you.
I love you.
Aw.
Nice.
Cute
And then what shoes do we
Do we have shoes for you?
Today, we are shooting
the Mission One performances.
This video will be
the first piece of content
that the world
will get to see their skills.
Honestly, I'm kind of scared.
I'm nervous to see what's gonna happen.
I'm also a little nervous.
I feel like since I know
someone is judging me,
it does get a little scary.
At eval, we do get feedback
from Son and our teachers,
but this is, like,
your feedback will be public,
and that's just, like,
definitely a little bit scary.
So we're all nervous and excited,
and then hopefully go to Korea.
OMG, who is he? Who?
Three, two, one, playback.
It's about you, baby ♪
Only you ♪
You, you, you, you, you, you, you ♪
We're not doing original choreo.
We're not doing original songs.
These covers are harder to execute.
You have to find that balance
between a cover
and then showing their own personalities,
their own character,
while trying to, like,
honor and respect the original.
When we do a wide shot again,
even if it's not your part,
make sure to go full out
with your expressions.
You're always seen.
Even, like, the transitions,
like, it needs to be on the whole time.
Yeah?
Okay. And cut.
Oh my God!
-You're so tall!
-Because they put us in chunky shoes.
-I think you have the comfiest pants.
-I think so too.
-They feel like leggings.
-Right?
Like, I'm so glad.
I'm like This is struggle.
I can't really stretch.
It looks good on camera.
BLACKPINK ♪
BLACKPINK ♪
BLACKPINK ♪
Kick in the door, waving the coco ♪
Stop, stop.
Let's mark the positions.
The lines are not straight now.
Hinari, move out a little bit more.
Okay. Please mark the end here.
Makes no sense
You couldn't get a dollar out of me ♪
Ua and Hinari,
the lip sync is off.
Don't overdo the fierce expression.
Look what you made us ♪
Daniela moves closer at the ending,
but Hinari stays at her spot for the pose.
She needs to move over.
Black paint and ammo
Got bodies like Rambo ♪
Rest in peace
Please, light up a candle ♪
This the life of a vandal, masked up
And I'm still in CELINE ♪
Designer crimes, or it wouldn't be me ♪
Daniela was really great.
Wow, she's gotten so much better.
As you can see, everything is good,
but go stronger with the lip syncing.
Just make sure
Yes.
Stop, drop ♪
I bring the pain like ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Straight to ya, straight to ya
Straight to ya dome like ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
I bring the pain like ♪
- Cut!
- And cut!
One more time.
One more time, right away.
Some things just ♪
Some things just make sense ♪
And one of those is you and I ♪
Some things just ♪
Some things just make sense ♪
And even after all this time ♪
All this time ♪
I'm into you ♪
Baby, not a day goes by ♪
All this time ♪
I'm into you ♪
Forget the previous directions,
and if possible, stand this way.
Your legs should face this way.
Your default expression
should be a happy and a soft smile.
You can push more.
-Push more?
-Yeah.
If possible.
Please be confident,
because we got everything we need.
So just be confident
and use your full voice.
I should be over all the ♪
Butterflies ♪
I'm into you ♪
And, baby, even on the ♪
Worst nights ♪
I'm into you ♪
I'm into you ♪
Let 'em wonder how we got this far ♪
'Cause I don't really need
To wonder at all ♪
After all this time ♪
I'm still into you ♪
After all this time ♪
I'm still into you ♪
Okay, cut.
- Okay, cut.
- Yeah? Good.
Do you need a comb?
- No hesitation. Yes.
- Well
-Sophia.
-You look like a princess up there.
Sophia.
Pretty princess.
'Cause that shit's embarrassing ♪
You were my everything ♪
And all that you did
Was make me fucking sad ♪
Ooh ♪
I'm in the corner
Watching you kiss her ♪
I could not hear myself at all.
I think I might have went
I'm sorry if I went off pitch.
I could not hear Karlee.
Please do not follow the camera
too much like this.
If you are in your solo parts,
it's totally okay,
but when it comes to harmonies,
you don't have to do like that.
There's too much movement going on.
It's past the point of being natural,
and it's distracting.
I'll keep dancing
On my own ♪
Cut.
Cut!
Hello. Welcome to the Dream Academy.
We are so excited
to share our talents with you
through our mission performance videos.
Your vote is really important
to send us into the next round.
Here is a little guide on how to vote.
For each mission,
we'll be dropping fancams
on the Hybe Label + channel.
During the voting period,
you can vote once a day,
choosing up to six contestants each round.
Thank you for watching
and for all of your support!
So Weverse is the digital platform
which HYBE created
so the fans could watch
the performance videos
and then they can comment on it and vote.
For Mission One,
I feel really happy with how I did.
Obviously, I haven't seen the video,
so hopefully they use good clips.
I feel like Mission One
didn't really showcase
what I could fully do.
It's just It is what it is.
Any break that we would have,
like, for the past week,
I would go on my phone,
search up Dream Academy HQ,
hashtag "Dream Academy HQ."
It was, like, crazy.
Like, I was, like, addicted to looking at
what people were saying about me.
Hey, what's up, y'all?
My name is Emily. I'm
People just, like, went in
on the fact that I said,
"Hey, what's up, y'all?"
And they were like,
"Why would she say that? It's so stupid."
And I'm from Dallas, Texas.
Tex
I feel, like, consumed
by the negativity of like,
"She's ugly."
Like, "Why is she even here?"
Like, "Get her off." Like, it's hard.
And I noticed
that everything that I posted,
I was getting
the least interaction out of anybody.
Like the number of likes
or the number of views.
I don't know, it's just like
It's definitely a lot.
Sophia needs our support, guys.
Oh my God, she needs to debut, guys.
And if she doesn't debut,
we will be rioting
the front doors of HYBE building.
Oh my goodness.
My country is insane.
Like, these are so cute.
They make, like, little
Little edits of my face.
Right now, I feel like
this project has been so good to me.
It's like the Olympics, where somebody's
voting because of their country.
Like, I come from the Philippines,
and they're so proud of me right now.
That doesn't just come from nowhere.
I put in the hard work.
Like, I'm always up for the challenge.
I feel like this life is for me.
Nikky, she was like,
"Just so you know, the rankings are out."
And so we all leave the room.
We all look at it, and it just, like
Yeah, everybody, like, broke down.
I think we really are so close,
like sisters.
Seeing us numbered feels so, like, wrong.
You know what I mean?
Like, it feels, like, icky.
Especially with Adéla.
There's nobody in this program
that works harder than her.
To see her be at the absolute bottom,
it's, like, ridiculous.
Like It's like a joke.
For Mission One,
singing skills and the nationality
did affect a lot in terms of
the voting result for Mission One.
I designed this
to be similar to the Olympics,
and I thought that would
stir up a lot of interest,
but more people voted
based on nationality.
And then to see people
who don't show up be at the top,
it's just stupid.
It's not based on how talented you are,
or, like, things that actually matter,
it's based on how pretty you are.
She's so cute. Look at her. She is a star.
She's a future It Girl, mark my word.
As soon as the art film was released,
Manon got the most attention
because she was presented
in such a gorgeous way.
So that actually got transferred
to Mission One.
Emily, people think
that she's very talented,
but there are certain beauty criteria
that K-pop fandoms want to see.
Iliya did pop
in terms of her vocal skills,
but to some fans,
Iliya looked a little mature.
I deliberately did not look
at every single comment.
I'm like, "It's okay,"
like, "Just let it be."
But then fan voting came out,
and I was so frustrated.
I was so frustrated
because I worked so hard.
Like, it felt like my work just was, like
Like poof into the thin air.
There was some portion
of the voting results
coming out from the ethnic groups,
but not all the results
are from that aspect.
Contestants like Nayoung.
She didn't necessarily
get all the support from Korea.
She got the most support from US
because of her singing skills.
The contestants from the US,
they are struggling
in terms of the voting.
They didn't really benefit
from the fact that they're from the US.
Hi, everybody.
Hi!
It's good to see you all.
This is interesting,
'cause this is the last time
I'm gonna see you before Korea.
Where are you at?
What's been going on for ya?
We still have interviews.
And it's hard,
'cause you wanna read comments
and watch the content, or watch the edits,
but then it's, like, 8 a.m., so you can't.
- That can be dangerous too.
- Yeah.
There are so many opinions,
and it's very, like, country-based.
Like, I have always wanted to be, like,
someone who represents my people,
but it's, like, now it just feels
so much bigger,
and the purpose feels so much bigger,
and that can be,
like, overwhelming, I think.
People are saying I'm not from Argentina
because I don't have this accent.
And I was actually born
I was born and raised
in Argentina for my entire life.
The Americans in this group
aren't getting as much attention,
or like, "You have my vote"
as, like, the other countries are.
Now, like, the Americans experience
what, like, a Slovak
would experience all the time.
Like, we don't ever get represented, ever.
And even the people that are, like
Manon, she's getting so much attention.
You know, people are upset
because she doesn't put a lot of effort
and she doesn't show up
for her teams a lot.
So people are upset that she is the person
who's getting so much attention.
It's not based on anything right now.
It's just because she's pretty.
And that's true, she is pretty.
Is Manon here?
-Manon is not here.
-No, she's not here.
Manon clearly knows about it,
because she's literally spoken to me,
saying that she's upset
that we're saying things and all that.
But why are you upset
that we're frustrated at you,
like, when it's your doing
and we've told you that we're upset?
And this just has been going on
since the month that she came here.
When you have one person
who you have experienced
as not putting in the effort
receive a lot of that positive feedback,
I can imagine how it's just
sort of salt on the wound.
- Is that fair to say?
- Yes.
Okay.
And it's coming now to a head
because now it kind of counts.
People are gonna go home.
Yeah.
People are gonna go home.
When people are looking at you online,
there's a process of projection,
where they're projecting their identity,
or what they believe onto you.
Which is why in many ways,
you almost have to throw out
the positive with the negative.
Because none of it is based on
who you are as people.
The one thing that I'm really gonna
encourage as best as you can,
back away from trying to read
all the comments that are put out there.
It really can consume you.
And the fact of the matter is,
is all of you have a job to do.
All right.
Yeah!
- Yay!
- Yay.
- Thank you!
- All right, go eat.
- Thank you.
- Bye. See you.
You're only bringing one big luggage?
-I feel like I don't bring enough.
-This whole thing is just clothes.
And this is my mental-health bag
with my plushies.
Your carry-on
I am so excited for Korea.
I've never been to Korea.
I'm so excited for the freaking food.
I'm just so excited to see, like,
the culture, the country.
It's definitely a new chapter
in this whole journey.
Wait, but you don't have any jacket?
I'm bringing a jacket
that has a hoodie on it.
But I'm saying, like,
should I ditch the hat?
-The answer's no.
-No. Don't ditch the hat.
It's still that same thing
of, like, how I didn't unpack
when I first came here
because I was scared
I was getting eliminated.
And I still haven't packed for Korea yet
'cause I still don't believe
I'm going yet.
I think it's not gonna settle in on me
until, like, it actually happens.
Eliminations are the day
that we go to Korea,
so it's like you literally
have your bag packed
and then they could tell you
you're going home.
- Good vibes. Only positivity.
- Good vibes, yes.
We're gonna go to Korea,
we're gonna have fun,
we're gonna make it back.
If you're in the Philippines, hit me up.
My parents will cook
if you're in the Philippines.
Everybody has to come to Brazil.
Yes!
-Come to Brazil!
-Come to Brazil!
Come to Brazil!
Whatever happens today,
we're gonna look back
and we're gonna be laughing about it
And whatever was meant to happen
will happen.
- It's happening for a reason.
- Yeah.
Don't go home with regrets
'cause everyone gave it their all.
Three, two, one Dream!
Yes!
Yes!
What time is it starting?
He said 1:15, but
This is all so gonna be traumatizing.
I just don't wanna be
in the room personally.
We'll start rolling
before the girls walk in.
- Okay.
- The girls are assigned seating.
-We know where they are.
-Cool.
Keep in mind,
Manon is not here due to illness,
so don't worry about that.
Has Manon texted back yet?
She's positive.
So she knows it's COVID.
I just I've been so shocked by them
every single time now
that I know they're gonna shock me again.
-I'm gonna expect the worst.
-What happened?
- Don't do that.
- Oh, they have the letters!
It's gonna be fine.
Whatever happens, it's gonna be okay.
So two people will be eliminated
after this mission.
I don't know if they'll eliminate
a person from the dance team,
one person from the vocal team.
I mean, anything can happen.
- Camera speeds.
- Take two. Mark.
Dream.
Dream.
Dream Academy.
Typically in
the K-pop audition show,
there is an MC
for any sort of announcement,
but in our case, we wanted to keep it
as neutral as possible.
Contestants,
incredible work on Mission One.
Your talent, hard work,
dedication, potential,
and audience support
has been meticulously considered.
We wanted to make this show
a little more dramatic.
If this voice helped in some way,
then I think the strategy worked.
'Cause after all this time ♪
I'm still into you ♪
I think this
is the best group performance.
I think Nayoung and Lara,
they had great chemistry.
The harmonies worked perfectly.
I think Sophia
was an amazing anchor for this song.
I think Celeste's tone is very unique
in a very good way for an artist.
But in terms of a group blending in,
I think that stood out to me.
You call me again ♪
Drunk in your Benz ♪
Iliya, kind of, I have
the same note as previous for Celeste.
I think she stood out as a solo vocalist
trying to fit in with a team.
I also agree with that.
For Iliya, like we keep saying,
she sings so well,
but I kept getting the feeling
she was singing alone.
For Manon,
since her voice is pretty low and unique,
she did seem like a good fit.
However, she did seem a little awkward.
As she was trying to focus on performing,
it was obvious how nervous she was.
And I felt uneasy while watching her.
'Cause I'd never
Treat me this shitty ♪
Manon definitely needs
to push harder.
I don't know if it's a confidence issue,
or rehearsing,
but she can do it, and I think
she needs to get to that point.
Iliya, yeah, hands down.
Sounds good,
but feels like she's not blending in
with the rest of the group.
Honestly,
I never saw Emily dance in this style.
But she did such a great job.
After seeing her do so well
in this sort of dance and performance,
I personally thought,
"Wow, she's so impressive."
I will say
I think Daniela and Megan,
their chemistry together was amazing.
I think they've grown so much
as individuals.
I think them coming together
was incredible. I think Megan killed it.
Adéla, I actually really enjoy
watching her perform.
I do think that it's maybe
kind of to her own rhythm.
Hinari, I think she just is young.
There's a lot of development
that needs to happen.
Stop, drop ♪
I bring the pain like ♪
Tra-ta-ta-ta ♪
I could see that Hinari worked hard,
but compared to other contestants,
she didn't leave a lasting impression,
and I felt like the other contestants
were backing her.
I agree with you.
I think she needs what we don't have,
which is time.
All right.
This is gonna be a hard decision,
but I feel like we have
all the information we need to make it.
Contestants,
incredible work on Mission One.
We told your stories,
and after watching
your performance videos,
the world has cast their votes.
The top six contestants
have earned immunity from elimination.
In front of you are 18 invitations
to Korea for Mission Two.
If your name is called,
please stand up and select an invitation.
Nayoung.
Sophia.
Samara.
Manon.
Due to illness,
Manon is not able to join us today.
We wish her a speedy recovery.
Lara.
Yoonchae.
There are 14 contestants remaining,
but only 12 invitations.
Two of you will not continue
on your journey with the Dream Academy.
Ua.
Daniela.
Brooklyn.
Emily.
Marquise.
Lexie.
Ezrela.
Mei.
Megan.
Karlee.
And now we're down
to our final two invitations.
It's with great pleasure
to extend an invitation to
Celeste.
This decision was incredibly difficult.
Every one of you bring a unique background
and special set of talents
to this sisterhood.
For our final invitation
we invite
Iliya.
Adéla and Hinari
will not be joining us in Korea.
Thank you for your unwavering
hard work and boundless passion.
The world has seen you shine.
You should all be proud
of your achievements.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay. I've been here long enough.
Yeah.
It's okay.
I hope the people
that deserve it make it.
Yes.
-There's many of them here still, so
-Yeah.
Yeah.
Mama Missy.
I think the result
did not meet everyone's expectations,
but I think I'll keep trying
without giving up from now on.
I think both my skills and heart
have grown.
I cried my tears in this program already.
I'm done.
-She's got a point.
-Yeah.
I cry when I think about you guys,
because everyone here is so talented.
And I want you to know
that none of you need this.
If you get it, that's great.
But you don't need it,
because you're great on your own.
Oh, Adéla!
It's so unfair.
I was like, okay, I'm going home
and I'm just gonna support the girls.
But then they called my name.
So they decided to dump me
for whatever reasons.
Then why did they keep you for so long?
Adéla was eliminated
because she was the lowest in fan voting.
We see Adéla as a solo artist.
I think that was something that we saw
even in training and development with her.
So when we saw the fan voting,
we felt that they were seeing
what we always knew.
How would you
describe your experience
at the Dream Academy?
It's been hard
but, um
really great.
Yeah.
Who are you gonna be living with?
Bitch, I don't know.
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
I've been voting
for the past few days,
and I've been voting for her
every single day.
Every time people would ask
who do I wanna debut with,
"I wanna debut with Adéla."
Because she's just a star.
I feel like we need that.
I think it's It's really unfair
to send me home in the first elimination.
I've been here from the start,
and I've been working my ass off,
so at least they could have
The math isn't mathing.
And if it was really fair,
then I feel like
I would have gone further along
and I would have reaped the benefits more.
Every month, I try to work on
what they tell me to,
and then nothing.
It never sticks, they never like it.
And it's just I was like,
"I don't think this is for me."
They just don't like me.
I'm a girl from a small country.
I always hoped to at least reach
one person or one little girl
and encourage them to go for their dreams.
You're an amazing dancer.
You're a star, Ua.
You're an amazing singer!
Bye, Brookie!
To see, like, messages
of people being like,
"Oh my God, you're from Slovakia,"
"I always wanted to do this,
but I never thought I could
and you gave me hope
that it's, like, possible"
I don't know, it really made me happy.
-I love you.
-I love you.
I love you, Adéla!
Much love.
I'm not gonna give up,
even though this is not the path for me.
But thank you.
You missed a lot of training
for various reasons.
Yeah.
Can you talk about why?
And be honest?
I got it, I got it ♪
I got it, I got it ♪
So you think you left me high and dry ♪
So you think you got me one more time ♪
Band, bang, you're gonna be surprised ♪
I'm a weapon that you can't deny ♪
You better keep your eyes on me ♪
Oh yeah, you better believe me ♪
'Cause I'm a hit like karate ♪
Bang, bang, lights out ♪
You think you're gonna break my heart ♪
But you'll never see me fallin' apart ♪
'Cause once the table's turned around ♪
You better run, run
I'mma hunt you down ♪
'Cause I'm a weapon
I'm a wrecking ball ♪
You better watch out
I'm about to cut the line ♪
You think you're gonna break my heart ♪
But I'm locked and loaded ♪
Locked and loaded ♪
Locked and ♪
I've been waiting
For this day and night ♪
I got the upper hand, it's my time ♪
Roll the dice, go ahead and try ♪
I'm the one who's gonna win tonight ♪
You better keep your eyes on me ♪
Oh yeah, you better believe me ♪
'Cause I'm a hit like karate ♪
Bang, bang, lights out ♪
You think you're gonna break my heart ♪
But you'll never see me fallin' apart ♪
'Cause once the table's turned around ♪
You better run, run
I'mma hunt you down ♪
'Cause I'm a weapon
I'm a wrecking ball ♪
You better watch out
I'm about to cut the line ♪
You think you're gonna break my heart ♪
But I'm locked and loaded ♪