01x05 - The Math Isn't Matching

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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 sh*t about you

On the Internet ♪

Never told anyone anything bad ♪

'Cause that sh*t's embarrassing ♪

You were my everything ♪

And all that you did

Was make me f*cking 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 sh**ting

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 a*mo

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 sh*t's embarrassing ♪

You were my everything ♪

And all that you did

Was make me f*cking 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 k*lled 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?

b*tch, 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 a*s 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

♪