Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (2024) s01e07 Episode Script

1
The whole program changed so much
when it went public
and when it turned into, like, this show,
turning us against each other.
And that was something
I really didn't like personally.
It felt really wrong,
and I was really upset.
Beautiful dreamer ♪
I never really thought things
would turn this way.
Starlight and dewdrops
Are awaiting thee ♪
Sounds of the rude world
Heard in the day ♪
Led by the moonlight
Have all passed ♪
It started, obviously,
feeling more like a competition,
but it just didn't align with my values,
and that was a hard moment for me.
And it actually, like
That whole situation just broke my heart.
Gone are the cares
Of life's busy throng ♪
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me ♪
La, la-la, la ♪
Love me once
It's time to roll the dice ♪
From the start,
we didn't know this was a survival show.
It was supposed to be training,
pick the girls,
and prepare for debut and debut.
What embodies K-pop and a group
is their bond
and their trust in each other,
and what survival shows do
is put contestants against each other.
I don't believe in putting people
against each other to form a group.
I feel like yesterday
was really screwed up.
Like, I personally was told
in that interview
that this was not gonna be seen
and I felt so, like, betrayed.
We were told that what's gonna
influence this group is hard work.
And I think that's so screwed
to tell somebody,
because
uh, I mean, just out of us four,
we are so hardworking.
And, like, me personally,
I haven't missed a single day, like, ever.
When they called my name,
only three people wanted me
in their group, or four people.
And I'm friends with so much more
than three or four girls, you know?
But I knew that for them,
it's equally as hard
that they couldn't pick us
because they're put in a stupid situation
where you have to pick only five people.
I'm totally okay with that.
I get it.
But for me, it said Brooklyn, zero.
Not a single person voted me
to be in their group.
And I was like, if nobody
wants me here, why am I here?
That was actually
eye-opening for me, you know,
because I thought we were really close
with, like, at least
a little bit of the girls,
and I was like,
"Okay, maybe I thought wrong," you know?
You guys, I don't really know
what I'm gonna do.
Like, I have no idea. I have no money
right now in my bank account.
Like, I have no idea.
I'm looking for a job. I really need
to get my refugee life together.
You know? So, like, it's time to evolve
- Yeah.
- for all of us.
- Yeah.
- What do you think, Mei?
I was so
- Close to my dreams?
- Close to your dreams.
I love K-pop, but my age, I'm 18.
So Oh.
It's about time to face reality.
- Damn!
- Wow!
Okay!
- Go off, Mei.
- Pop off.
Come on, Mei.
"It's about time to face reality,"
she said.
"Time to face reality."
- I'm dead.
- Yes, face reality.
Elimination number two
was harder than elimination number one.
The fact that we really got to have these
deeper relationships with these girls.
But we knew that we needed
a more compelling storyline,
so we pivot our creative
when we were in Korea,
and we asked the girls
who you would have in your group
Oh, six.
and who you wouldn't.
Oh, Jesus, that's so hard
No, that's so hard.
We asked each contestant
to come up with their ideal debut group.
HYBE,
you are stirring the pot.
No!
Oh, my God, Brooklyn and Ua.
Celeste, Manon, and Iliya got one?
We just wanted
to up the ante a bit.
It's a survival show,
and you have to create that drama.
But we truly tried to do it
in a way that wasn't disrespectful.
But when it was all said and done,
I understood
why many of the girls were hurt,
because they did feel that they were
betraying their sisters, if you will.
We're not forming a friend group,
we're forming a girl group.
You wanna choose your friends
and who you're close to,
but you also have to be, like, smart.
We then asked contestants
to predict
who could be eliminated this mission.
Oh, now this is dirty.
Why is Manon
getting the boot like this?
They're saying these things
about each other.
It's not personal, but it is personal.
Some people didn't like it,
but a lot of people loved it.
It was one of
our highest-rating view counts,
because people were really into it.
They trying to create some drama.
Yes, you're creating the group,
but equally as important,
is you're building that fan base.
I feel like the public have already chosen
who they truly want in this
and it makes me feel like
I have no chance.
When I saw the Mission Two
elimination video, I thought to myself,
"If this is what it means
to be a part of this group,
I don't want to be
a part of that, frankly."
And as for me, ha-ha, you'll see ♪
Slam your body down
And wind it all around ♪
Slam your body down
And wind it all around, ho ♪
If you wanna be my lover ♪
Oh.
You'll go here
with Samara.
Yes. It'll look better
with someone who's not 6'2".
I don't know, that was cute.
And then Lexie will be here, yeah?
So the order should be
Ua at the end, Ezrela,
then Emily, and then Lexie.
It feels like we've reached
a breaking point.
The eliminations
were really harsh on them.
The girls have low morale.
Emily,
you're gonna look left to right.
Left to right.
Yeah.
There's a couple girls
that are starting to question
what is going on here.
"Do I even wanna be here?"
Mentally, physically,
the girls are just done.
Hit. Make sense?
Combed my hair
Into perfect braids ♪
To try my best on your borrowed stage ♪
You never really liked it anyway ♪
Oh, you knew ♪
Oh, it's true ♪
And maybe if I sat a little prettier ♪
Maybe if I got a little skinnier ♪
Wouldn't you just be so goddamn glad ♪
That you just chose your dream bitch ♪
I'll only give you my best ♪
And maybe if I changed
Well, about everything ♪
Maybe this could've lasted
Longer than a fling ♪
Maybe I'm done being so goddamn sad ♪
That I am not your dream bitch ♪
I know I gave you my best ♪
I, I, I gave you my best ♪
I, I, I'll never forget ♪
How, how, how easy it is ♪
For her to be your dream bitch ♪
Does nothing, you're still impressed ♪
At a point, I stopped
enjoying dancing, singing, everything,
'cause I was so disappointed
by the fact that I wasn't pleasing
people in the program,
even though I tried so hard.
Anyway, I was like, why would I let
somebody take my joy away from this?
That's how I felt with my dancing.
I felt like I had to release
so much of that
What I had, like, embodied
from the program.
I thought I couldn't dance anymore.
I was really, like, fully lost, you know?
So it's something I had to figure out
while I was, like, literally
just, like, catapulted back home.
- Yeah.
- Working a regular nine-to-five.
It's all things
I had to realize and process
while I was doing that
and trying to get my life back.
-Yeah.
-Also, like, the direction of everything.
It's like
-Yeah, maybe this wasn't meant to be.
-Mmm.
-And look, now you're in LA, and
-Yeah. And
- You're getting auditions, and you're
- Yeah. I've been good.
But it's kind of like
starting from scratch again.
-It feels like Yeah.
-Yeah.
There's people that are
so clearly passionate about this.
-Yeah.
-But then there's some people like Manon.
Yeah.
She doesn't show up to rehearsals.
Even when I was there she wasn't!
No, she never does.
She breaks the rules
and she doesn't get penalized for it.
Like, now it's being completely ignored,
and it's like, yeah, it's
It's surprising because
we naively thought something else.
So we're back in LA.
It is a rigorous schedule and timeline
to get ready for Mission Three.
And then we will be down
to our top ten after eliminations,
and it's time to prepare
for the live show,
where we will pick the group.
Get some water. Good job.
- So
- You're about to have your second bite.
So Manon
talked to me, in Korea actually,
about wanting to talk to the other girls
and let them know that she wants this.
She gets it that her skill set is low,
she gets it
that she hasn't shown up as much,
but she wants to change.
And so I was totally in support
of that conversation.
So should we start?
Okay, so I've heard some things,
and I think I'm a little frustrated.
'Cause I know I've been missing,
but I know a lot of other girls
also have been missing,
and I feel like it's only being
taken out on me in a way.
And I wanted to maybe hear you guys out
why that might be the case,
or if that's even the case,
or if I'm making that up or something.
I really do feel like a lot of
our frustration, it's just being present
in what this whole program requires,
which is a lot of discipline
and a lot of hard work,
and paying attention
and doing your part.
Like, taking notes in class
and paying attention to what is being
What's happening in class,
even if you are sitting out.
But I have been taking notes
when I was sitting out.
The thing is
Two days ago, you were sitting out,
and Sohey had to get your attention
'cause you weren't paying attention.
Things like that.
-Like
-It was
You know? I know, like
Try to listen
instead of react to what she's saying.
-Try to just sit and listen.
-Yeah.
It's It is a skill-set thing,
but also it You can build that.
It's reading that you aren't there yet,
and we really wanna bring you in with us.
- I
- So we can work as a team.
But I think you can do it.
That was really sweet of you.
This training and this program
is really hard.
-Yeah.
-And I
Especially in the beginning,
had a lot of days where I was like,
"Holy shit,
I don't know if I can do this."
Like, it's a lot 'cause I haven't been
training professionally like some of you,
which I have so much respect for.
The discipline and everything,
it's something I've learned from you guys.
Please, like, if you guys see me in class
and feel like
"she's not focused" or anything,
like, just say something.
I I'll really appreciate that, I think,
'cause I don't want there to be any
misunderstandings or anything like that.
I think we appreciate you,
like, coming to us
and, like, expressing this.
And nobody wants to have beef,
you know what I mean?
Like, I feel like
we wanna work with you and be cool.
I will hold myself accountable,
and I'm sorry for missing classes.
I want this. I'm trying really hard.
And I hope that reads,
and I'm sorry. Yeah.
Yeah, it's okay. Just do better.
Do better.
Thank you.
Can we have a little hug?
Thank you, guys.
Just, you know
Just as long as
we all meet in the middle,
I feel like everybody
wants to just, like, let it go.
But I get their perspective.
I need to hold myself accountable
for what has happened.
But people learn and grow.
I told her I genuinely am willing
to forget everything.
Like, I just wanna move forward
and be cool with you,
as long as, like, you do your part,
show up, and I'll do my part too.
I have a gut feeling
that I'm gonna be in the group,
and I think I will be a good fit
for the group,
and I know I would do good
if I would get into the group.
So, yeah
But you keep frontin' ♪
Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪
But I ain't seen nothin' ♪
- It was so good.
- Yes.
Really great job on the whole piece.
- This is about to be a little situation.
- Believe in yourself.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Um
Sophia got sick,
but she's determined and focused.
So if she can show up and do her part,
I think they have everything they need
to execute what needs to be done.
Okay, one more time.
Uh, Manon, you have really great charisma,
but your charisma can't shine through
if you don't have the dynamics.
- Make sense?
- Yeah.
We'll keep developing that
in the next rehearsal.
Quick sip of water. We have to keep going.
We only have five minutes.
Working hard, I love it.
That's what I'm talking about.
The amount of hours that we're doing
is insane. Like, five-hour rehearsals.
We're all getting injured.
Like, it's mentally a lot.
-Scary, huh?
-It's scary.
A little fucked
Freaked you out a little bit.
But we have to keep going.
Yeah.
Honestly, if you miss a day,
you miss so much.
So even if I'm on the edge of death,
like, I will try and show up.
Okay? Set.
One more, then a break.
- Come on, ladies.
- This is our last one.
Cool. Here we go.
You can sit here.
Hello.
It's been over a week
since our conversation
about you wanting to leave.
And 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,
so we have to let you go.
Yeah. No, I agree.
It was clear in the elimination,
it's clear what's been going on.
It's good for the morale of the team.
I'm glad that we all mutually think
it's the right thing.
I felt
especially the elimination
for Mission Two,
that's when it kind of
started to feel like
the program put us against each other.
It felt just wrong.
I wish that for every girl
that'd gotten eliminated,
that there was a person
like, telling them, like, face-to-face.
But instead it's this, like,
robot voice on, like, a TV screen,
and you, like, you know,
get your dreams
just, like, crushed by a TV screen.
At the end of the day, I do think
this is the best decision for me.
- My well-being and my life.
- Yeah, absolutely.
However, you wanna tell the girls,
I'll leave that up to you,
'cause I know that relationship
is also so special.
Lexie's chances
ending up in this group were huge.
She fit everything for us.
Vocally, dance, charm, attitude.
And she was doing well with fan voting,
so it matched what we wanted
and what the fans wanted.
But at the end of the day,
you can't force someone
to do something at this level
if their heart and their mind
is not into it.
Um, so basically, I've made the decision
to not continue with this competition.
I'm really confident in my decision.
I've just come to the conclusion
that this life is not for me, um,
and I actually do feel happy
about that realization.
Ezrela, I'm so sorry,
but can you translate for Ua
so she knows what's going on?
I'll miss you guys so much.
I'll be rooting for all of you.
I'll be your number one fan.
I'm gonna be so happy
for each and every one of you,
no matter where you end up.
If you end up in the group or not,
you're gonna be amazing,
and I'm gonna support
each and every one of you.
Keep fighting. You guys got it.
You got it too.
Yes.
You guys go back to rehearsal.
Look at you.
You got new hips and everything too.
Yay!
- Love you guys.
- We love you.
- We love you, Lexie.
- Love you.
Lexie, love you.
-Love you.
-Holy shit.
Can you bring the tissue box,
Sophia, please?
Now it's down to 13.
It is what it is.
It takes a lot
to, like, make that decision.
- Lexrela.
- Aw.
- Yes!
- Lexrela.
Lexrela is forever.
- You guys are a very powerful duo.
- It's true.
Group hug.
Aw.
All right.
So from me to y'all, listen to me.
Hey guys, be there for one another.
Seriously, like,
there is life beyond this place.
There is life beyond this competition.
Do not become somebody else
to be the person that you've always
dreamed about becoming.
If the cost of becoming famous
is to become somebody that you are not,
then that cost is too high.
And that's why I'm super proud of Lex.
So know yourselves
and, no matter what, root for each other.
Everybody's in here going hard.
Everybody's working hard.
So that's my two cents, okay?
Get yourselves together,
and then let's get back to work.
- Sorry.
- It's okay.
- Ezrela, take your time, baby.
- Thank you.
It's totally fine.
It's totally legit.
Okay, so everybody else, do me a favor.
We're not ignoring what just happened,
we're just trying to handle business
because that is what we have to do.
And it is not out of insensitivity,
but it is out of necessity
that we continue to go hard.
We're moving forward, we're not moving on.
Like, in the actual video,
ideally, all ten girls.
- Are we still rolling?
- Hi, everyone.
Hi!
- How's it going?
- Good.
This is our third and last mission.
And at the end of this phase,
we'll have ten contestants
who will go to the finale.
Each group will perform an iconic song
by a legendary female artist,
and its own unique concept
and original choreography.
Oh my God!
Everything has been K-pop
up to this point.
This mission,
the girls are gonna be performing
to iconic female pop artists,
and they're doing original choreography.
First song is Demi Lovato's "Confident."
It's all about power,
self-assurance, and strength.
And the team is Lara
Megan, Marquise, and Yoonchae.
You all got this. I can't wait.
"Confident" is girl power.
In K-pop,
they usually call it "girl crush."
The second song
is "Buttons" by The Pussycat Dolls.
And the team is Celeste,
Daniela,
Manon, Nayoung, and Sophia.
You five girls
are gonna make this incredible.
"Buttons" is a more mature number,
so we wanted to cast only the girls
who were over 18.
It's a powerful, sexy, feminine concept.
The third song will be none other than
"Wannabe" by the Spice Girls.
The song is iconic,
and the team is Emily
-Yes.
-Ezrela, Ua, and Samara.
It's fun, bright, bubbly, girly,
which I feel like fits everybody in that.
This is the last leg of your journey.
Let your artistry shine through
and make this mission unforgettable.
So it's individual voting.
It is not by groups.
And the top two contestants,
based on fan support,
automatically get to go to our finale.
And three trainees
will be eliminated by the executives.
But it's back to
an individual vote for this one.
Last time, with YouTube,
like, I had a good ranking.
I think I was tenth.
And then I dropped because of Weverse.
- I never get a lot of votes on Weverse.
- Me too.
Like, I've never been
in the top ten for any final ranking ever.
You've never been top ten?
No. Like, I've never been in top ten.
Well, let's hope and pray
that this time you are.
This is a whole nother thing.
At least with evals and stuff like that,
I thought that
Like, Son and Bang and Mitra,
they would just pick the group.
And with the fans,
it's, like, a whole nother
added amount of, like, pressure.
It's, like, not only just appeasing execs
and your teachers
and everything like that,
but now it's literally appeasing
the whole entire world
before you even debut.
I feel like no matter if I did
my very best this mission,
like, people still
There's so many people
that are still just like,
"Why are y'all voting for this girl?"
It just feels like shit. You, like, just,
you know, wanna prove yourself
to the world and to the fans,
to social media
that, like, you are talented.
Like, I'm still getting comments
about me not being Latina on social media.
Hi, it's Daniela,
and I'm here to say
thank you so much
for all the support and love,
and I'm super happy to be able
to share my talent with the world.
The fan voting, it really matters,
and I don't think a lot of the girls
understood in the beginning
how important that that was gonna be,
to know your fans,
to try to get them to vote for you,
and the importance of a fandom.
Hi, everyone!
We're the marketing team.
We're here to help you promote the show
and look at your fan engagement
and really get your name out there
and especially the show.
We want you to post
as much as possible,
and we want you to promote yourselves
as much as possible.
Okay, y'all, I'm gonna make
the long awaited astrology video
asking all the girls their signs.
Some of the girls don't like
being on social media as much
and being in videos
and being super public,
which is, like, super understandable.
But then their fans
get really, like, frustrated
because they weren't seeing them.
Ultimately, at the end of the day,
the fans are the ones that are investing
in this relationship
with the group members,
like, who they want to pay to go see.
Just be aware that there are fans out
there who feel like you belong to them.
In some ways you do.
And sometimes, you might welcome that.
They can become possessive,
they can be extra critical,
or extra, you know,
effusive in their compliments.
It's a balance, but be aware of that.
I think I used to post more.
Because now,
every post has to get approved,
and I'm more mindful of what I post.
Um, so I think I'm actually posting less,
but more calculated.
Me? Obsessed with you?
Yes. Yes, I am.
Here we go. Hit it.
If you wanna be my lover
Gotta get ♪
Pick up and boom.
Tee-tee, boom, zaga, ziggy, zaga.
Friendship never ends ♪
Nice. And then hold. Samara
you're like this.
So like this.
Fingers.
Cross!
If you wanna be my lover ♪
Most of the rehearsals in Korea,
Lexie wasn't present.
You go into a seven-hour rehearsal
not knowing,
"Is this gonna be a five
or four-member group?"
Is the person gonna do it or not?"
-Yeah.
-That sort of stuff is really hard.
And then it's rehearsing so many hours
of a version that you might not even do.
That just gets in your head.
So when she did make her decision,
it was very much like a
-Like
-Weight lifted off.
-Yeah.
-But then also, it was just like
"Crap, what are we gonna do?
We're literally filming in a few days."
Like, I remember that night,
I saw the new assignment.
"My God, I have Lexie's part."
"My gosh, like this could be
a really good chance for me
to really prove myself."
But then it was also really scary
because it's such a big part.
And five, six, seven
We got Em in the place
That likes it in your face ♪
G like MC who likes it on a ♪
Easy V doesn't come for free ♪
-She's a real lady ♪
-And as for me, ha-ha you'll see ♪
Slam your body down
And wind it all around ♪
Slam your body down
And wind it all around ♪
If you wanna be my lover ♪
What happened?
- You were looking at me, like, side-eye.
- I'm just looking.
-Side-eye.
-That's my job.
Saturday was the first day
we've had all four of us
to do the formations together.
Technically, we've had all four people
that are in "Wannabe" a lot.
-Yeah.
-But we were practicing the wrong version.
It's just the form
Sorry. It's just the formations
and the part switching.
Samara has to re-record
'cause she has more parts.
That's true.
And then also Samara, she hurt
She hurt her knee.
She's actually been marking.
-It's just, like, a lot.
-It is.
-But we're just hanging in there.
-We are.
You good, Samara?
Your knee's hurting?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Can I sit for the next one?
-Uh-huh. Yeah, that's fine.
-Okay.
Okay. All right?
Y'all are doing great.
You guys are in a really good spot
compared to other numbers.
-Yeah, so don't worry.
-Yeah!
Wait.
Mmm. Your back hurts?
I feel like it's, like, a spasm.
Did it just happen?
Okay. What do you need?
A little bit of time.
Time? Okay. It's okay.
I'm kind of scared
'cause it's tomorrow.
It's okay. Yeah.
Marquise, literally the day
before we had to shoot,
she, like, really badly injured her back.
You wanna please everyone
and you wanna do your best,
but it's so hard to, like, balance that
and, like, do your best
and, like, try to mask it almost.
When we're bending down,
you need to look sharp.
You're, like,
hitting this horse, like, sharp down.
Whip. Whip and down.
Aggressive. Like, "Bow down, bitches."
One.
What's wrong with ♪
What's wrong with ♪
Uh Uh.
Wrong with being confident ♪
Ah-ah, a one, two, three, four,
and five and six and se Ah-ha.
One, two, three, four, five
That face.
- Okay.
- Like, "Let's do this." You know?
I was super happy
I got thrown into "Confident."
I think the hardest thing for me
was the singing.
Like, the belts in it and, like, the runs,
'cause that is not my specialty.
Four. Da, da, da, da, da, da, da!
-Yeah, yeah! ♪
-What's wrong with being ♪
- What's wrong with being ♪
- Okay, stop.
Why are you
losing it at first?
We adjusted it
because, like, it's impossible to sing.
We're gonna go back to the original.
We just need to practice.
It's not that we can change the choreo
'cause she can't sing.
She has to do that and practice that
so you can make it work.
Try it.
Let's go again from "push."
And one, two, three, four.
Da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
-Yeah, yeah! ♪
-What's wrong with being ♪
Yeah. The swing.
-What's wrong with being, yeah! ♪
-What's wrong with being confident ♪
- What's wrong with being ♪
- Two, three, four, five.
-What's wrong with being ♪
-With being ♪
-What's wrong with being confident? ♪
-Oh, yeah ♪
Nice work today.
The shoot is tomorrow. Yeah?
- Grant, can you play the song?
- Yeah.
Thank you so much.
sayin' all the right things
all night long ♪
But I can't seem to get you
Over here to help take this off ♪
Baby, can't you see ♪
How these clothes are fitting on me ♪
And the heat coming from this beat ♪
I'm about to blow
I don't think you know ♪
Sayin' what you gon' do to me, uh-huh ♪
But I ain't seen nothing ♪
Everyone go to your chair.
Pick it up. See how it feels.
They're good?
Well, let's walk through it.
Boom zaga, boom zaga, boom zaga, ah.
Ziggy wiggy, ziggy wiggy.
I'm telling you
To loosen up my buttons, babe, uh-huh ♪
You keep frontin' my ♪
Say what you gon' do to me, uh-huh ♪
I ain't seen nothin'
I'm telling ya ♪
Nice, Manon
My buttons, babe ♪
I felt like Manon
really reality-checked herself
when the girls questioned
her commitment level to this program.
She wanted to prove a point.
I kind of hit a moment where I was like
where I had to, like,
really think about this,
and, like, hold myself accountable
and, like
I kind of realized
I have to, like, work way harder.
I felt like she got
that chip on her shoulder
that, "I'm gonna prove
these people wrong."
Anyone could notice
that Manon has definitely star quality.
Obviously, she was not familiar
with the K-pop system,
or what would be the expectation
when you are an idol.
She kind of had hesitation
to put everything into this project.
But whenever we shoot the performances,
she did really great.
She always did
what she needed to do at the moment.
That was very impressive.
And a five, six.
Bang, bang, bang. One, two.
Don't you know we're all the same ♪
From both ends,
the girls and Manon,
they've decided to just
leave this on the floor,
and then, like, let's move on.
And let's commit
to making it to the top ten
and making it to the group.
A side part
does suit you, I will say.
It's just like
This is giving, um, 2018.
It's giving, "It's not a phase, Mom."
Wait. I'm kind of vibing with this look.
We look like sisters, y'all.
-Stop.
-Oh, God!!
We're one even number.
Don't you know we're all the same ♪
-Don't you know we're all the same ♪
-Same ♪
Okay, I'm excited for you
to finish it off.
Go out with a bang.
The bond, the sisterhood that we created
throughout this program, really cherish.
Continue with the ending shot.
Oh my God, if you love the early Britney,
you're gonna die when you meet Emily.
Okay, so she's in "Wannabe,"
and she's like a young Britney.
She is young Britney.
And she's like this crazy dancer.
This is so giving you
what you've always wanted.
-She never thought I would give her this.
-I never thought this day would come!
This is the right song, though.
I like it.
It's kind of like It's her thing.
Not sewing on the body.
Fashion.
All right, stand by.
Quiet on the set.
And playback.
Hey ♪
Yeah ♪
So you say I'm complicated ♪
But you have me underrated ♪
Yeah! ♪
What's wrong with being
What's wrong with being ♪
-What's wrong with being, yeah! ♪
-What's wrong with being confident ♪
What's wrong with being
What's wrong with being ♪
-What's wrong with being confident? ♪
-Oh, yeah ♪
What's wrong with being
What's wrong with being ♪
What's wrong ♪
Cut! What happened?
Did you notice that Megan does this?
Cut!
Did you notice
that she does this?
-For the "in-out" part?
-Yeah, I'll tell her.
Megan, you know the part
that we go zee, zee zee, zee.
You're doing a wrist thing
when you do the "in-out."
With your wrist. So just zee, nee nee.
No. Yeah.
And when you guys
do a fist bump
we gotta give a little bit more face.
When you do the fist bump,
from the shoulders until the fist bump,
give a little bit more facials. Yeah?
Right now,
it's a little bit too innocent.
Yeah.
Yeah, we can't get it mixed up.
Yeah! ♪
What's wrong with being
What's wrong with being ♪
-What's wrong with being, yeah! ♪
-What's wrong with being confident ♪
What's wrong with being
What's wrong with being ♪
-What's wrong with being confident? ♪
-Oh, yeah ♪
What's wrong with being
What's wrong with being ♪
-What's wrong with being, yeah! ♪
-What's wrong with being confident ♪
What's wrong with being
What's wrong with being ♪
-What's wrong with being confident? ♪
-Confident ♪
Very good!
Guys, can we not clap,
we're recording film!
Give it Just give it a second.
It keeps going in and out.
- Let's get set.
- Let's go.
All right.
Please clear the set.
- Okay, camera set, yeah?
- Damn it.
All right, let's get set, ladies.
Cue playback.
Yo, I'll tell you what I want
What I really, really want ♪
So tell me what you want
What you really, really want ♪
I'll tell you what I want
What I really, really want ♪
So tell me what you want
What you really, really want ♪
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna ♪
I wanna really, really
Really wanna zigazig, ah ♪
If you want my future, forget my past ♪
If you wanna get with me
Better make it fast ♪
Now don't go wasting my precious time ♪
Get your act together
We could be just fine ♪
Stop, stop, stop.
Right now,
Emily should be in the center as well,
right on the line.
- For "zigazig, ah" before the chorus?
- Yeah.
Ua, this side.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
Yeah.
If you wanna be my lover
You gotta get with my friends ♪
-Gotta get with my friends ♪
-Make it last forever ♪
Friendship never ends ♪
If you wanna be my lover ♪
-You have got to give ♪
-You've got to give ♪
Taking is too easy
But that's the way it is ♪
If you wanna be my lover ♪
You gotta, you gotta
You gotta, you gotta ♪
-You gotta slam, slam ♪
-Make it last forever ♪
Slam your body down
And wind it all around ♪
Slam your body down
And wind it all around ♪
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! ♪
Slam your body down
And wind it all around ♪
Slam your body down and zigazig, ah ♪
If you wanna be my lover ♪
- So cute.
- So cute.
So cute!
The day I woke up on mission day,
I was, like, sick.
I was throwing up. It was really bad.
I was talking to Missy and my specialist,
telling them, like, what's happening.
They were like,
"Do you wanna go to urgent care?"
Whenever you get to a good spot,
start stretching
and warming up your bodies.
Once we're ready,
we're gonna go right into it.
- Sophia.
- Yes.
Don't play with them.
Yes. Sha! Zig, zig!
Right.
-You set the bar.
-Here we go.
Yeah ♪
I can't take this ♪
I'm telling you
To loosen up my buttons, babe ♪
But you keep frontin' ♪
Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪
But I ain't seen nothin' ♪
I'm telling you
To loosen up my buttons, babe ♪
But you keep frontin' ♪
Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪
But I ain't seen nothin' ♪
I'm telling you
To loosen up my buttons, babe ♪
But you keep frontin' ♪
Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪
But I ain't seen nothin' ♪
Loosen up my buttons, babe ♪
But you keep frontin' ♪
Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪
But I ain't seen nothin' ♪
We're not
centered right Yeah.
-So we gotta fix that.
-Yeah.
So, Daniela, you need to come in
a little bit more.
Here too.
- Manon needs to be centered, dead center.
- Mmm.
The chair, don't kick back.
We're gonna act it.
Take charge of your chair.
Don't let the chair control you.
You have to control the chair. Make sense?
I'm feeling a little nauseous.
Like, especially
when we're doing the turns, like I
I'm, like, trying to engage everything
so I don't fall,
but I get really dizzy
and feel like throwing up.
I'm trying my best not to show it
on my face and fall over.
Yeah, I think it looks good.
She's pushing right now.
- Only Sophia can do this.
- Exactly.
- Right.
- 'Cause she's the leader.
All right, ladies, tap in.
Emotion, feeling, passion, face.
Make sure you're singing.
Lots of energy in your body.
Keep it strike. Here we go.
Mission Three
was just released yesterday.
Because I felt so sick,
I have no idea how well I did.
I don't remember how shooting went.
I just remember being sick.
And that's why when the mission came out,
this was the one I was so nervous about.
I'm really, really grateful that
my teammates really, like, showed up.
I feel like that's what got me
through Mission Three.
Because I could have easily
given up and crumbled
and been like, "I can't do the mission.
It's not gonna happen."
Many times
the labels have an inkling
of who they think are the ones
that are gonna be on top.
Then you do these survival shows,
and you start to see
what the fans really want.
And that can sway what the company thinks.
One of the main reasons
that "Buttons" went viral
is 'cause it's an iconic song.
It was also a specific
dance choreo move that went viral.
I've seen so many people
re-create it on TikTok
and it looked amazing.
Loosen up my buttons, babe ♪
But you keep frontin' ♪
Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪
But I ain't seen nothin' ♪
That is one of the moments
where I was like, "Wow,
a lot of the things we're doing,
people are watching,
and people are creating and emulating."
And I think that means
our girls are doing something right.
Hot! ♪
Ha! She's a star.
It's like I'm being seducted.
But you keep frontin' ♪
Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪
I'm fine with it though.
But I ain't seen nothin' ♪
Loosen up my buttons, babe
But you keep frontin' ♪
Okay, Manon.
What the What!
But I ain't seen nothin' ♪
What?
Ooh!
We need to, like,
do something with this.
I don't know what all this stuff is.
Oh yeah, this is Lexie's stuff.
It kind of feels empty. I miss Karlee.
She was right there next to me.
Like, I would just, like,
peek out of my little bed
and just, like, say hi to her.
But she's gone.
Hey, Emily.
Hi, Emily.
Emily comes in all the time.
She's kind of like our roommate.
I'm kind of just explaining like,
how it feels without Karlee and Lexie.
Yeah, Lexie was Ezrela's little bunkmate.
Yeah, Lexrela.
Lexrela. This was Lexrela's corner.
Me and Ezrela have
actually started the hashtag "Emrela."
Emrela. Okay. Very cute.
I don't know, it's crazy how
the house was so full and now it's like
- Oh my God, it's like empty.
- It feels so empty.
Yeah, it's really sad.
But it's also, like, kind of exciting,
'cause it's, like, we're almost there.
Like, we're really, really close.
How do you feel about tomorrow?
-I'm very nervous.
-Mmm.
And scared.
Really?
I think it will be harder
to top the previous result.
We're not gonna be 13 anymore.
We're gonna be ten for the live show.
They probably already know
who they want.
You know what I mean?
So it's like we really
We have no idea.
Lexie leaving
was very unexpected.
It wasn't something I had planned for.
Also, I'm used to picking
the final members of a group myself,
and I believe my decisions
can create a good team.
But now that it's up to the voters,
I'm very emotional, not in a good way,
but rather anxious and scared.
We're here for the final
Mission Three evaluation session.
Lara. I think Lara showed
the most growth in this mission.
Megan,
I think she's solid.
She knows how to work a camera.
She is a leader within the group.
Marquise, in every performance,
gets more confident
and feels more like an anchor within it.
And Yoonchae, she's a minor,
she's still in school,
so she did get less hours to rehearse.
That's something to think about.
I saw a new side of Manon.
I saw her try to do what she had to do,
what she had to show,
and what she had to protect.
I think she has the capability
to be a key member to add to the team.
It's just if she wants to keep pushing.
Daniela led the group well.
Leading a team on stage is important,
and Daniela did a great job doing that.
Sophia, on set,
she was really struggling.
It was important to her
that she didn't want anybody
to know she was sick,
and I'm really proud of her
pushing through for this performance.
Nothing seems to faze her that much.
Celeste,
she seems to kind of hit a wall,
and I'm not sure
if she's gonna be able to break past that.
There's something I'd like to ask Missy.
I heard that Nayoung has talked to you
about her dream of being a solo artist.
We're relying on
this group to be the future of this label,
and giving someone that opportunity
who doesn't really want it,
I don't think that's a good fit.
That comment's worrying.
No matter how talented you are,
I think that's something
that is alarming for us.
Yeah.
- Wannabe.
- Yeah.
This is my favorite.
When Lexie left, I was worried,
but I trusted Ua
in her performance ability.
Samara did a great job as well,
and she showed a brighter side of herself.
Ezrela, she's becoming
the person that she wants to be,
so I'm really proud of her.
All three of us can remember
the first time that Emily sung.
She was just shaking-singing,
um, but to see a performance like this,
obviously, dancing goes without question,
of how good she is and talented,
and I think she's brought the confidence
she has from dance into vocal.
I'm proud of her for that.
She's grown so much.
Watching "Wannabe,"
I found them delightful and fun,
so much so that I imagined them
debuting as they are.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
This is the final mission.
After this, we go into the live show.
Both of you, and I,
are so proud of all of them
for the growth they've made, so
- Yay!
- Here we go.
And I'm bad, diabolic ♪
Bottle rocket on the carpet ♪
Threw it back and he caught it ♪
I go soprano, baby, go down low ♪
And when he leads, I gotta follow ♪
I'm blackin' out, I'm on a spiral ♪
I need you now and tomorrow ♪
I love it, I love it, I love it
I love it, I love it, I love it ♪
I love it, I love it, I love it
I love it, I love it, I love it ♪
I love it, I love it, I love it
I love it, I love it, I love it, ooh ♪
I love it, I love it, I love it
I love it, I love it, I love it ♪
Lemons on the chain with the V-cuts ♪
Lemons on the chain with the V-cuts ♪
Lemons in their face
Watch 'em freeze up ♪
Lemons in their face
Watch 'em freeze up ♪
Super twisted, sick addicted ♪
Kiss me hard, someday you'll miss this ♪
Meteor shower, in your power ♪
Seein' stars, oh my God ♪
I love it, I love it, I love it
I love it, I love it, I love it ♪
I love it, I love it, I love it
I love it, I love it, I love it ♪
I love it, I love it, I love it
I love it, I love it, I love it, ooh ♪
I love it, I love it, I love it
I love it, I love it, I love it ♪
Lemons on the chain with the V-cuts ♪
Lemons on the chain with the V-cuts ♪
Lemons in their face
Watch 'em freeze up ♪
Lemons in their face
Watch 'em freeze up ♪
Lemons on the chain with the V-cuts ♪
Lemons on the chain with the V-cuts ♪
Lemons in their face
Watch 'em freeze up ♪
Lemons in their face
Watch 'em freeze up ♪
Ah, ah, brr ♪
Ah, ah, ah ♪
Ah, ah, brr ♪
Ah, ah, ah ♪
Ah, ah, brr ♪
Slow down, baby ♪