01x07 - It's Time to Face Reality

[bunniefuu]

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, h* ♪

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 g*dd*mn glad ♪

That you just chose your dream b*tch ♪

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 g*dd*mn sad ♪

That I am not your dream b*tch ♪

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 b*tch ♪

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 sh*t,

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 f*cked

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 sh*t.

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 sh*t. 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 sh**t,

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, b*tches."

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 sh**t 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 sh**t 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 sh**ting 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

♪