Original subtitles

[soft dramatic music plays]

Hi.

[Missy] Okay, guys, this is gonna be quick.

This isn't a discussion.

I'm extremely disappointed in you guys,

not only for your actions, but the lack of accountability after.

It's very clear that we need a shift in mindset.

[in Korean] I've worked with trainees

for a long time now,

but this is the first time something like this happened.

And I'm personally very disappointed.

[Missy in English] We've been through this and reviewed it so many times.

It's a big setback for us.

Okay? All right, thank you.

♪ Oh, we ain't flexin', babe We do what we do ♪

♪ Love me once I know you'll love me twice ♪

♪ Love me once It's time to roll the dice ♪

[Gabe] ♪ Time goes by ♪

Take me to the end.

[Megan] ♪ Time... ♪

We'll do it together.

[vocalizes]

One, two, three, four.

-[Megan] ♪ Time goes by ♪ -[Gabe] ♪ Time... ♪

Smile it.

♪ Time... ♪

[Gabe] Yes. Three, four.

♪ Time goes by and I can't... ♪

-[Gabe] Same thing with "and." -♪ And... ♪

So when you smile all that out, that "time" is more intense, that "and I."

♪ Time goes by and I can't... ♪

-Hmm. Okay. -Know what I'm saying? Two, three, four.

♪ Time goes by And I can't control my mind, yeah ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah... ♪

[Gabe] Oh, that was weak.

♪ Ooh, yeah... ♪

Push that.

♪ Ooh... Ooh... ♪

-Oof! -Aah.

You're cool.

♪ Ooh, yeah... ♪

-Now listen, you're overthinking. -[plays piano]

[Megan] Ugh!

I don't feel like I'm the strongest singer, or just like...

I'm very kind of insecure about my singing.

But Adéla and Sophia, they're amazing vocalists,

and they've definitely helped me with my own singing.

[singing notes]

Iliya, she is such a good singer.

I think she has the most natural, amazing voice.

♪ I left the taste in your mouth Can she taste me now, I'm bitter... ♪

This month, we're working hard on the vocal lessons.

♪ So, what you doing tonight? ♪

♪ So, what you doing tonight? ♪

♪ So, what you doing tonight... ♪

[Gabe] There will always be work to do.

Beyoncé took vocal lessons, which means the rest of us

will be taking vocal lessons till the day we die.

[laughs]

♪ I knew that we'd become One right away... ♪

[Gabe] Sophia is an amazing vocalist.

And what made Sophia, who was already super good, amazing

is that Sophia, every month she chooses songs

that, in order to sing it, she has to get better as a singer.

♪ ...and I ♪

♪ We're beautiful Like diamonds in the sky... ♪

-Okay. Was that right? -My pitch is still a bit...

-[Dave] Where? -In the first part.

-And also the chorus. -[Dave] Which part on the chorus?

Uh...

♪ Tonight... ♪

[Dave] Yes.

♪ Tonight ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

[Sophia] ♪ Tonight ♪

♪ Shine bright... ♪

[Dave] Beautiful.

♪ Tonight... ♪

[Dave] A little under.

♪ You and I... ♪

[Dave] There you go. Good.

♪ We're beautiful Like diamonds in the sky ♪

♪ Eye to eye... ♪

[soft music plays]

-[woman] Lexie! -Hello.

Dancing is my specialty.

And coming into this program,

I never had any experience with vocal training,

so it was so new to me, and I was a bit lost.

[woman] Start at the verse. Say...

♪ Do that, do that Do that all night long ♪

["Like That" by Doja Cat playing]

♪ Do it like that and I'll repay it... ♪

It swings.

♪ ...afraid, just like that, come my way ♪

♪ That's my shit, that's my wave Do it like that... ♪

So much bett... Now we're in the world.

I've always been singing, like, just for fun at home,

but never learned anything about technique,

so vocals have been my...

weakness.

I'm also not dancing because of my hip injury.

[Sylvia] Okay. I can tell... I'm diagnosing our problem right now.

Staccato and bounce still go together.

-[Lexie] Uh-huh. Okay. So both. -Okay? Yes.

♪ That's my shit, that's my wave Do it like that and I'll repay it ♪

♪ Don't be scared, I ain't afraid Just like that, come my way ♪

♪ That's my shit... ♪

["Like That" by Doja Cat continues]

[warming up vocal cords]

[Missy] As part of this month's end-of-month evaluation,

we're looking for an exceptional vocal performance.

Because from there, we will select some of the girls to work with Bart.

My name is Bart Schoudel. I'll be the girls' vocal producer.

Overall, anything vocal-related, I'm involved with.

Bart is a multi-Grammy-winning producer/engineer.

He's worked with everybody.

Selena Gomez, Katy Perry,

Camila Cabello, Charli XCX.

I've been in the studio with Rihanna, Beyoncé.

We got our first original song a couple days ago

that we're gonna start working on, and I'm so excited to do that.

Um... Well, I don't know if I'll get to, 'cause apparently, it's just some girls.

The recording studio is the one place

that I've been dreaming of being in forever.

Some of the girls aren't ready to be in the studios.

They're still working on a lot of fundamentals.

And right now, we're just in the beginning stages of narrowing down those girls

and seeing who's gonna rise to the top.

[music continues]

[music fades]

[both giggling]

[Gabe] Emily is a really dope dancer.

♪ It feels like you don't care... ♪

Emily has to work on her ear, 'cause she can be pitchy.

To be pitchy means that you wobble between sharp and flat.

Your... [singing note]

...is sunk a little bit.

[singing flat]

It's flat.

Sharp. [singing note]

You're too high.

-The first "rare" was flat. -[Emily] Yeah, it was.

♪ Rare... ♪

[Gabe] So when we say your pitch is good,

you are really good at walking on a balance beam.

Confidence. Let's go. Snap out of it.

[Emily] Evaluation's in four days.

I'm really nervous because I don't have dance this evaluation,

because, obviously, I fractured part of my foot.

So I can't dance this eval,

and I'm just really nervous because all I have is my voice.

[both] ♪ Rare... ♪

[Emily] And it's definitely, like, not my strongest suit.

[singing in high pitch]

Okay! [sighs]

I'm just like... Like, I sound like that.

You're making yourself sound like that in your head

because you think you sound like that. You're already going into it with, like...

[Emily laughs softly]

"I'm gonna fuck this up."

Don't even think about the pitches or, like, anything.

Just, like, know that you have it in your system already

'cause you've been doing it so much.

Especially this month.

[Missy] We're willing to invest in trainees that might be of lower skill set

because of potential.

Emily does not have the natural ability to sing.

[singing]

So she's had to put in an extreme amount of effort

in order to obtain the position that she's in,

and, I think, how we view her.

[Adéla] You're gonna be in a girl group, you have to sing.

You're right. You're right.

-[Adéla] So this is a good thing. -You're right. I know.

I just wish I was dancing too.

-Is this not too high? -[Emily] I think it's a little too high.

[Adéla] ♪ I wanna trust me ♪

♪ The way that you trust me ♪

♪ Ooh, 'cause nobody ever ♪

♪ Loved me like you do ♪

♪ I'd love to see me From your point of view... ♪

Okay.

Especially for vocal, I have performance anxiety.

It's like a physical reaction.

I can feel my heart beating faster,

and, like, suddenly, I'm hyperaware of my senses.

[fast-paced music plays]

[Adela] I did ballet professionally in Slovakia from the age of three.

[people applauding]

Nobody is born being great at ballet.

It's something that's unnatural to the body.

So you really have to mold your body, and, like, the only way to do that

is starting it from a young age and doing it a lot.

So the day-to-day anxiety of training and stuff, I am okay with.

But the performance anxiety,

I'm still trying to find my ways around it,

and I think the answer is just to have more practice with it.

I'm trying to get used to not really hearing myself when I sing it.

-[Emily] Solid. -[squealing]

No, those... That one was pitchy.

Do you wanna stand here and tell me if I look warmer in the face?

I'm supposed to look inviting,

and I'm not sure if I'm giving enough of that.

["POV" by Ariana Grande playing]

♪ Ooh, for all of my pretty And all of my ugly too ♪

♪ I'd love to see me From your point of view... ♪

-Yass! -Thank you.

-No, that was good. -Thank you.

That was good. I think don't do anymore or any less.

-Okay. So you think it was warm enough? -'Cause the beginning was very "shy girl."

♪ You love my lips 'cause... ♪

[Emily giggles]

Stop.

[indistinct mumbling]

♪ Well, sometimes, I go out by myself ♪

♪ And I look across the water... ♪

[Sylvia] I've had the least amount of time with Manon,

but she has a good ear, she has good pitch.

She doesn't know how she's doing any of it.

♪ And I've missed your ginger hair And the way you like to dress ♪

♪ Won't you come on over? ♪

♪ Stop makin' a fool out of me ♪

♪ Why don't you come on over, Valerie... ♪

[Sylvia] Great. I'm gonna stop you, 'cause we're just gonna breathe.

-Okay. -[Sylvia] Okay?

-I'm super nervous. -[Sylvia] You're nervous. We're gonna...

Have you heard of the pelvic floor? Singing from the pel...

-Oh yeah. -Yes. Okay.

Well, I say, squeeze a quarter between your butt, right?

-[laughs] -It's the same thing.

♪ Why don't you come on over, Valerie? ♪

♪ Valerie... ♪

[Sylvia] We're really at the beginning in terms of

being able to access and rely on the things that are good about her voice.

♪ Valerie... ♪

-Okay. So pretty. -[Manon] Thank you.

You have a really cool character to your voice.

-[Manon] Thank you so much. -So, um...

And you have some natural, really nice textures

that we're gonna exploit the hell out of.

[girl] So are you gonna tell me at all about your experience today?

[Manon] My vocal teacher's literally the sweetest woman ever.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

[Manon] But no, for training, it went good. I need to show you the video.

[Sophie] Are you gonna send it to me? You're not going to.

I can show it to you. I can't send it.

So do you have any new friends?

[Manon] You know, time will tell.

I feel like people who know me don't know that I'm a shy person. You know?

And then I'm not asking any questions, because, like, I'm insecure about it.

[Sophie] How are you gonna get over your weirdness?

-How am I gonna get over my weirdness? -[Sophie] Yeah.

I don't know, man.

We'll see.

I'm gonna live with them for literally the next I don't know how long.

[waitress] Do you want extra plates?

-An extra plate would be great. Just one. -That would be nice. Thank you so much.

I need to train after this, you know? I feel like I'm gonna...

-Just take it easy. -Yeah, I'll just...

[soft music playing]

My eyes are like... They feel, like, dry and like...

I feel like my eyes aren't awake yet.

[Sophia] How long do you think the training program will go on for?

Um...

I really don't know.

They tell us nothing.

Nothing about deadlines,

or when they're gonna pick the members of the group,

or when are we gonna debut, if we're gonna debut,

what is gonna happen to this project, how it's gonna unfold at the end?

Like, we don't know those things. That's the scariest part.

-This whole thing is very unpredictable. -[Iliya] It's so unpredictable.

Like, you don't know what's gonna happen next.

We don't know anything. At this point, we're just training.

Yeah. Maybe it's some kind of a test.

I just woke up, and this is the second time I stubbed my toe... My...

-Sophia! -[Sophia] I can't speak English anymore.

Yeah!

[Missy] They don't know the timeline.

We withhold information,

because with a project like this, things can change.

So I would hate to tell the girls one thing, and then it would change.

They are already going through so much.

It's better fed to them in slow increments.

In a couple months, everyone's gonna know who you are,

and you're gonna be on a huge platform.

But we need to focus on one thing at a time.

When you push yourself, when you challenge yourself,

does that encourage you?

Does it excite you? Does it propel you?

Everything. All of that.

I feel like...

[man] I was brought in because, I think as the program evolved,

the stressors became harder, more demanding.

And I think that they clearly recognized

there was a need for increased mental health consultation.

What they felt confident in doing before they started this program

is not gonna get them through to the other side of this program.

And that dynamic can negatively impact mental health.

[soft music fading]

[Karlee] This is like...

This is where we have our mental breakdowns.

-This is the mental-breakdown patio. -Yes.

Sometimes it's overwhelming

when you have a lot of girls around you and you just wanna be alone.

-Yeah. -Yeah. Because it's, like, the only...

Not the only, but, like, the open space, I feel like.

-'Cause if you're out down here... -Everyone can see you.

-Everyone can see you, and you're... -Here, you can also...

Look, here's my windows. If you're sitting here...

Yeah, if you sit here, Lexie and I can see you breaking down

and that's not the vibe.

So that's why people tend to go around here and cry.

[woman] Are you going... What time are you guys going?

[Ezrela] Oh, to the nails?

Now and 3:00 p.m. So maybe later.

-[woman] Wait, what do they call you guys? -Lexrela.

Lexrela. The twins.

Yeah! The twins. [giggles]

-Yin and yang. -We have matching hip problems.

Matching hip problems.

And then yours started on your right side and mine started on my left.

-Yeah, and now we have it in both. -Now it's progressively worse.

When Missy wanted us to, um, do the hip movement in dress rehearsal...

-I saw you. I was like, she's suffering. -I was...

-I was about to cry. I was literally... -I saw that.

Just fake it for a minute and then you're fine.

-We fake it. We fake it. -Fake it until you make it.

[Missy] How is your mental health doing?

I feel like, um...

Obviously, with my injury and not dancing and everything,

it's, like, hard. [chuckles]

-[Missy] Yeah. -'Cause I really want to.

[Missy] So then your focus is your vocal and then the injury.

Mm-hmm.

-Okay. -[Lexie] I feel like...

I'm just worried about, like, my participation here.

Like, if surgery would mean that I cannot be here anymore,

um, that would be really sad.

Yeah.

But if there would be any possibility of still, like, actually fixing it...

[Missy] Yeah.

...but for me to still in some way be part of this.

[Missy] Yeah.

I mean, that would be a win-win, you know?

[Sophia] Before singing, I can't drink coffee,

'cause coffee dries out your throat.

And then I can't use mouthwash

because it has a percentage of alcohol that makes you phlegmy.

I can't drink milk.

I can't have anything fizzy because it'll make me burp,

and it's hard to burp when you sing.

It's hard to sing when you burp!

It's hard to sing. It's not hard to burp when you sing.

[Missy] Sophia's really special.

Her self-confidence is there,

but she builds herself up.

She takes care of herself.

Before I go to bed, it's a routine, I'll write a letter to myself.

And then I always end it with a message to say that I'm proud of myself

and that I love myself, and I'm pretty and all that.

And how's your journey with dealing with trying to get out of the musical theater

and shift more to pop music?

It's a little hard, obviously,

because my body is used to over-enunciating sometimes...

[Missy] Yeah.

...or making it super clear and clean

when you need more texture and raspiness and stuff like that.

So I think I'm enjoying it even though it's hard.

It's still a fun time.

Musical theater is something that never fails to make me happy.

It just reminds me so much of home because of my mom.

The winner for Best Featured Actress in a Musical is Carla Guevara Laforteza.

[people cheering]

[Sophia] My mother is a performing artist from the Philippines.

I grew up watching her.

I saw two to three musicals every month,

and majority of the time, she was the one starring in them.

There were times growing up

when people thought that I got certain opportunities because of my mom.

And that's why my mom was really proud of this

because this isn't exactly what she does,

but it's still in line with what we both love, which is performing.

She's proud that I was able to do this on my own.

I can really put my name on it,

and nobody can say that anybody got it for me.

-I didn't tell them I auditioned. -[Missy] Oh, you didn't?

I wasn't even planning to tell them

until I was gonna get an email that I was gonna move here.

-[Missy] Oh my God. Are you serious? -I didn't tell my parents.

'Cause my mom did the same thing when she was my age.

She did the musical Miss Saigon,

and auditioned without telling her parents.

She told them when they were,

"You're going to London to do Miss Saigon."

-And she was 19. -[Missy] Oh, wow.

So I pulled the same thing on my parents.

[both laugh]

[indistinct chattering]

Daniela is reading a book.

-[Lexie] You're reading a book? -[Karlee] Why is that so surprising?

-[Lexie] I've never seen you read a book. -I've never seen anybody here read a book.

[Naisha] Yo, we've been knowing each other for less than a year.

Some people read a lot of books.

[Adéla] ♪ I wanna trust me ♪

♪ The way that you trust me ♪

♪ Ooh, 'cause nobody ever Loved me like you do ♪

♪ I'd love to see me From your point of view ♪

Thank you.

Your pitches today are not as solid as they normally are. Are you nervous?

-[Adéla] I just... Yeah, I'm nervous. -Okay.

We gotta find a way to channel this so you can come in a bit more grounded.

Because we're at a point where your pitches are there every single time.

And right now, they're not as good as usual.

Spend a little bit more time in it.

But you've gotta figure out a way to breathe out, channel that energy

so that when you walk in here, you feel grounded.

-Okay. -[Dave] Cool?

-Cool. Thank you. -[Dave] All right.

-[Missy] Thank you. -Where do I...

♪ I've been... ♪

I'm naturally just an anxious person when it comes to performance.

But I love writing songs and poetry and just lyrics,

so I thought about going into open mics

and just kind of getting in front of people more

and, like, learning how to get used to it.

[woman] Give it up for Adéla.

[people clapping, cheering]

Hi, I'm Adéla,

and tonight I'm gonna be singing an original song

that I wrote about, um...

how when somebody likes you, but they don't like you enough,

and you wished they liked you a little bit more.

So that's that.

♪ Your soul carries my love letter ♪

♪ Why won't you take me forever? ♪

♪ Exhaling recklessly ♪

♪ I hope you will like me better ♪

♪ When my perfume's On your dad's old sweater... ♪

I think there are some ducks over there.

I really wanna go and see them. [laughs]

[ducks quacking]

Aww.

They're so cute.

I'm very scared,

because eliminations, it's a real thing.

And with singing, I struggle a little bit with pitch,

so that's something I need to fix before evaluation,

'cause I can't be sent home.

You know? I really... Like, I can't be sent home at all.

But I do sense it in the energy that something's about to change.

And I don't know what it is, but...

[soft dramatic music playing]

[Karlee] Today, we're going to have eval,

and this is kind of like a really big month,

so I think everyone's kind of nervous.

[Adéla] I just hope I don't make, like, any unnecessary mistakes,

'cause I've been working really hard this month on my singing.

[music continues]

Today, the girls will be judged on their vocal performance

to determine who will go into the recording studio.

And of course, any end-of-month eval can result in elimination.

[speaking Russian]

[in English] Hey, what's up, y'all? My name is Emily Kelavos.

[speaking Brazilian Portuguese]

[in English] Hi. My name is Megan Skiendiel. I'm 16 years old.

I'm gonna be singing "Boyfriend" by Dove Cameron.

["Boyfriend" by Dove Cameron playing]

♪ I could be a better boyfriend than him ♪

♪ I could be a better boyfriend... ♪

-[all applauding] -Thank you.

[Bart] Nice job.

I thought that you just need to work on

not losing your soft voice,

You know? It was almost too dynamic, if that makes sense.

So just work on that. But overall, nice job.

♪ I'm so sick of that same old love ♪

♪ My body's had enough, oh... ♪

[Bart] It's just control, really, with you.

'Cause, like, even when it repeats in the same part,

the second time you do it is great.

I mean, like, the "oh ohh" happens twice.

The second time you nailed it, the first time you were searching for it.

So that's just a control thing.

♪ ...so alive ♪

♪ We're beautiful Like diamonds in the sky... ♪

I think the sound was amazing. It felt like a lack of presence.

[Adéla] ♪ ...what is mine ♪

♪ I want to love me ♪

♪ The way that you love me ♪

♪ Ooh, for all of my pretty And all of my ugly too ♪

♪ I'd love to see me From your point of view ♪

Thank you.

I think it was good. When you got into it, the key of that song works for you.

And I think you sounded great.

[Adéla] Thank you.

[Emily] ♪ I don't have it all ♪

♪ I'm not claiming to ♪

♪ But I know that I'm special ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And I'll bet there's somebody else Out there ♪

♪ To tell me I'm rare ♪

♪ To make me feel rare ♪

Thank you.

Uh, it was just a little inconsistent with the pitch.

Yeah. There were some nice moments that came out of it.

As Bart said, I think it's just working on the pitch of it.

I think there were certain moments

when there was a middle-ground key you could've hit that I know you have.

Finding that control

and finding that middle ground would've helped.

[soft music plays]

The rankings are a lot on all of us.

All of us sang different songs, danced different routines,

had different hours of training.

Every time the rankings come out,

we all know what our scores are because it's exposed to all of us,

so I feel like the ranks bring out a lot of the competition.

[Missy] This month, our top vocalists was Iliya, Sophia, Karlee,

Adéla, Brooklyn, and Megan.

Our top three trainees were Megan, Daniela, and Lexie.

Emily did not dance this month due to injury.

At this time, there's no one that T&D would recommend eliminating.

Megan was our first overall.

Megan scored first in visual performance, second in dance,

tied for second in vocal, and third in star quality.

I have the pleasure of being with the girls when they're nailing it

and when they're not nailing it.

But what they do on that one evaluation day

is all Bang knows of these girls.

[in Korean] Although I'm a relatively proven executive producer,

I have no desire to make decisions on my own.

I work with a brilliant team of people,

amazing producers and staff members.

I will take their feedback into account.

But if you're asking technically who pushes the button at the end,

of course it's me.

[Megan in English] ♪...some advice I would leave with me ♪

♪ The universe must have divined this... ♪

[humming]

Ah, okay.

[music stops]

[mumbling]

[in Korean] There's this inflection

in her voice that she does every single time.

[Megan in English] ♪...with the best of them You are beautiful... ♪

[Bart] Yeah.

[Bang in Korean] She can do those to spice things up occasionally,

but not every time.

[in English] So Karlee?

♪ Pop-up visits Hands tied, no grip ♪

♪ I ain't got the room for extra baggage ♪

[in Korean] To be honest, I'm not sure this is interesting enough.

Her vocals are very stable,

but I don't think people would pay money to hear it.

[Bart in English] So, Lexie.

♪ It's 10:35 And I can feel your arms around me ♪

♪ Let 'em drown me... ♪

-Thank you. [laughing] -[Bang] What happened?

[Bart] Sylvia happened.

Her fundamental is totally changed. It is...

It's impossible.

[Bart] She got her spark back.

-I'm so happy. -[Bart] Yeah.

Yeah, from the first moment I saw her audition, I found potential,

but yeah, she couldn't meet my expectation.

-Hey. -[Bart] Yeah. You were right.

[Bang] John, honestly speaking, what do you think about her vocal?

I think it's strong.

It's hard like just her on her own,

if an A&R person brought it in and said, "Hey, this is what's unique."

But I think maybe mixed in with the right artist,

I think it could be interesting.

Jay, you know what?

Actually, I think we should make their debut as fast as we can.

Usually after these kind of, uh, quick improvements,

then they have, uh...

[in Korean] They plateau for a period.

When they wait too long to debut,

they get frustrated and lose their spark, which shows in their eyes.

[in English] What is the target number of trainees before voting?

[Jay] Twenty to twenty-five.

Wow.

[soft music plays]

[in Korean] At some point, you have to stop training

and move on to the debut phase.

Trying to endlessly improve the quality or the skill

is not how T&D should be done.

Honestly, I don't think I ever missed

the right timing to move on to the next phase.

[Michelle in English] Because Bang decided to move the debut up,

we need to hurry up and find the rest of the girls.

And to be honest, I don't know if I could do it.

[woman] Megan, Sophia, Daniela, Naisha, Lexie...

[Charlie] What happened?

[Bart] Well, guys, um, so we do have some good news.

Charlie has done his A&R magic and found an amazing song

that we're gonna start, um, bringing you guys into the studio.

[all cheering]

To hear you guys on an original recording.

And it's a really great song.

-[Charlie] Thanks. -Charlie finally did something right.

[all laughing]

[Missy] I know that you guys don't know the timeline,

but I think little things like some of you getting to work with Bart,

taking the next step in your vocal training,

I hope that you guys take these little baby steps as huge wins for you.

[upbeat music plays]

-Hey! -Hey!

[chuckling]

[Bart] So today we have Lexie, Megan, Karlee, and Adéla.

And we're actually taking the trainees into the studio

to record them on an original song.

I'm actually vocal producing them

as I would any other artist that I work with.

So we can see whether they can take direction or not

and hear what their tone is gonna sound like on a final record.

♪ Saw it in the movies ♪

♪ And the movies told me Something's missing ♪

♪ Yeah, I was convinced A couple soulmates on my arm ♪

♪ That was all that I needed... ♪

[Bart] Learning a song just on your own in open air

is like such a different animal than when you get on the mic.

♪ You left me... ♪

[Bart] In the studio, certain talents are gonna shine

that won't shine in a live evaluation.

♪ Our feelings change ♪

♪ And ever since I've never been the same ♪

♪ Same ♪

[Bart] Yes, that's it. What you just did.

♪ Same ♪

[Bart] Mm-hmm. Yeah.

♪ And feelings change ♪

♪ And ever since I... ♪

♪ And ev... ♪

♪ And ever since I've ne... ♪ Oh!

♪ Ever since I've never been the same ♪

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

♪ It was just a feeling ♪

♪ And feelings change ♪

♪ And ever since I've never been the same ♪

♪ Ever since I've... ♪

That "ever since I've never been the same" was perfect.

♪ Baby, I'm... ♪

♪ Baby, I'm a queen when I dance... ♪

[Bart] Hear how it's just up to the note instead of coming off the note?

♪ Ba... Baby, I'm a queen ♪

♪ When I dance to the rhythm And nobody else... ♪

Yes.

♪ Baby, I'm a queen When I dance to the rhythm ♪

♪ And nobody else ♪

♪ Nobody, nobody ♪

♪ Nobody ever sees 'Cause I dance by myself ♪

♪ I don't need nobody... ♪

[Sylvia] Better.

♪ Nobody, nobody ♪

-[Sylvia] That's good. -[Bart] You did great.

-Thank you. -[Bart] Come on in.

-You're a natural. -[Lexie] Thank you.

-It was so much fun. -[Bart] Good. I'm glad you had fun.

Yes. See ya.

-All right. -Bye.

[Lexie] Bye.

[Jay] Now I'm realizing that Bang was right about her.

About her?

-Yeah. -Yeah.

Yeah, because she was one of the promising trainees, you know?

-According to Bang's opinion. -Mm-hmm.

So... Yeah, I definitely got that she has some type of star quality

from the beginning.

But after listening to this session, I was really surprised, to be honest,

because I thought she's on the, like, weaker side...

-[Bart] Yes. -...when it comes to vocal.

-Totally. -But now, she's... [laughs]

She was really amazing.

Yeah, 'cause the first evaluation I did, I think she got a one and a two. [laughs]

-Thank you. -[Bart] Thank you.

[Sylvia] Bart, you're so good with the people.

-[Bart] You're so good. -You guys are amazing.

-Oh, thanks. -Thank you so much.

[Bart] Okay, so you can come up, right up to the mic.

-Like, right here? -[Bart] Yeah, exactly.

That's a perfect distance. Let me raise it just a little bit more.

♪ Baby, I'm a queen When I dance to the rhythm ♪

♪ And nobody else ♪

♪ Nobody, nobody ♪

♪ Nobody ever sees 'Cause I dance by myself ♪

♪ I don't need nobody ♪

♪ Nobody, nobody ♪

♪ To fill my heart when... ♪

[Bart] Nice. Let's go up till there.

-[Megan] Okay. -[Bart] Nice.

♪ To take me out from the start ♪

♪ To take me home ♪

♪ Oh, I'm the queen ♪

[Bart] That was the one. Nice job.

Well, you kind of blew through your takes really fast.

I just got some harmony stems

that I'd love to have you try some harmonies.

-[Megan] Okay. -Beautiful.

♪ Queen, dance, rhythm, I'm nobody else ♪

[Bart] Excellent. Next part.

♪ Nobody sees, dance, self ♪

♪ I don't need nobody ♪

♪ Nobody, nobody... ♪

Mm!

♪ Nobody, nobody ♪

♪ Nobody, nobody ♪

-Yeah, you're doing great. -Good.

♪ To take me out from the start ♪

-[Bart] Oh, she's good. -[Sylvia] Yeah.

Less lead voice sound in there.

Just give me a little more air, less lead.

♪ To take me out from the start ♪

-Good. -Amazing.

-Well, I think you got everything. -Yay.

-[Bart] Nice job. -[Sylvia] You're a natural.

-Oh, thank you. -[Bart] So good.

-That's what that is. -Really good.

Can't believe you've never done that.

It was my first time.

-First of many. -[Megan] Bye.

♪ Nobody, nobody ♪

You guys.

[Bart] Wow.

-She's... She's the dark horse. -[Bart] Yeah.

I mean, talk about kicking open the door of a recording studio for the first time.

[Bart] I can't believe she's never done that.

Kicking the door open.

And for her to pick up those notes like that...

♪ Gave all of my love from my heart But it wasn't beating ♪

[Sylvia] Try more of a whine-in instead of a fry-in.

Mm-hmm.

[vocal music plays]

♪ Gave all of my love from my heart But it wasn't beating ♪

[Bart] That was the one.

[Adéla] ♪ Baby, I'm a queen When I dance to the rhythm ♪

♪ And nobody else... ♪

[Bart] There, now she's on again. Now she's on again.

[Adéla] ♪ Nobody ever sees 'Cause I dance by myself ♪

♪ I don't need nobody ♪

♪ Nobody, nobody ♪

[Sylvia] She brings back the gears for the pitch.

[Bart] You owned it.

-[Bart] Really nice. -[Sylvia] Give it.

-I get a hug from Sylvia. -[Sylvia] Yes. Always.

-The best hugs. Thank you so much. -What'd you guys think?

She's been doing so great in our evaluations,

so I have some kind of belief in her.

[Bart] Mm-hmm.

So that's why my expectation

is a little bit higher than other trainees.

Yeah, her tone,

where the other girls felt natural in there, she was...

Didn't really work.

She's presenting her voice instead of singing.

-It's too in control. -[Bart] Yeah.

And so the control is taking away from the story and the tone.

But she took the direction so well.

-[Bart] Really good. -And also she can hear.

-[Bart] Yes. -And, yeah, ear is great.

-[Bart] Yeah. -So, yeah, everything's fine.

[Naisha in Spanish] I speak Spanish.

Oh, how nice! [laughs]

So nice to meet you!

[in English] Nice to meet you.

Hello!

-[in Spanish] So why do you speak Spanish? -Oh, I grew up in Spain.

-In Spain? Oh wow. -Yes. In Spain, the Balearic Islands.

So you're staying at the house?

-Yes, exactly. -Ah, you're going to help me.

Because my English isn't great.

[Naisha] No worries. We're gonna help you. Dani also speaks Spanish.

-Yes. -That's so great!

Oh, I'm so nervous.

[in English] Wait right there.

[upbeat music playing]

[Karlee screaming]

[Karlee] Yeah!

Yeah!

[both yelling excitedly]

It's so nice to see you dancing!

Today is my first day dancing without my boot.

And I'm finally back. I'm so excited. [chuckles]

It's a little painful, I'm not gonna lie. But it feels so good.

In this program and, like, what I wanna do,

I have to have everything.

So I need to keep really focusing

on getting my vocals to where they need to be

and just evolving into an artist.

[indistinct chattering]

Manon, what's going on with you this week?

I feel like I'm holding myself back. You know?

What do you think is really holding you back?

[Manon] Definitely, like, the confidence thing.

Like, I'm learning something new.

-I'm not good at it 'cause... -[Karlene] Well, you're learning.

-No one's a pro at the beginning, right? -[Karlene] Right. Exactly.

Um... And I'm surrounded by girls who are pros.

-Who have been here much longer than you? -Right. I tend to forget that.

[Karlene laughs]

But, um, then I just get frustrated and insecure.

[Karlene] What has worked for you in the past

that may have kept you motivated, maybe during school, or...

Girl, nothing.

[both laughing]

-I mean, I've tried everything. -[Karlene] You've tried everything?

In school? Like getting my phone taken away.

But this is something I do want to do.

Uh, I feel like I'm in pop-star school, and that's like a dream coming true.

'Cause I hated my normal school... Like, just public school.

-[Karlene] You didn't like academics? -No, I didn't like it.

So this is like...

It's cool learning something you actually wanna learn, you know?

[Sylvia] Just do the rhyme.

[Sophia] ♪ Go till the sunrise ♪

♪ Done at the same time ♪

[Sylvia] Now try it with your mouth.

Open your jaw.

♪ Started at midnight ♪

♪ Night ♪

[Sylvia] Yes.

[Sophia] Next month, I'm gonna be wearing, like, this black leather set.

It's a much darker vibe than I usually do.

It's more of me telling a story, being able to show different sides of me,

just so that I can show them that I can do different colors.

♪ I don't wanna keep you up ♪

♪ But show me, can you keep it up ♪

♪ 'Cause then I'll have to keep you up Shit, maybe I'mma keep you up... ♪

[Sophia] The vibe that I have been giving off

is more like soft and lighter,

so I'm really excited to show that I can do my best to pull it off

with what I've learned so far.

[Missy] Sophia has this charm about her.

She's very kind, and she's very sweet,

and she's a hard worker.

And those things are so in alignment, in my opinion,

with a K-pop idol.

That said, she needs to be well received by Americans.

We need someone who's cool, someone who pushes boundaries.

someone who breaks rules.

I think that Sophia will continue to develop in time.

Or she won't, and she's not gonna end up in this group.

[girls groaning, laughing]

-Oh my God. You are. -You look pretty, though.

The edges were done. The edges were still done.

-[Adéla] I'm not. -I'm still 16 on this.

[dramatic music plays]

So I found out that all the girls have private Instagram accounts.

This is a huge violation of the NDA and confidentiality rules

that they signed and agreed to at the beginning of the program.

We would, like, post pictures and videos with each other,

and just, like, things like that.

We'd put it on our close friends' Stories.

Our close friends' Stories would only have the girls in the program.

We thought it'd be okay.

This is, like, something that everybody else our age does.

When everyone's doing it, you're like, "It's okay, everyone's doing it."

It was all enclosed in our community, so we thought it would be okay to do that,

which... it wasn't.

It wasn't, yeah.

To us, it's like having a WhatsApp group chat,

but it was Instagram.

Missy started asking me about it, like, "Are you guys following each other?"

[Missy] Some of them have followers outside of the program.

"What's getting uploaded?"

[Missy] But the most alarming one to me

was one of the girls posted a video of her singing one of the original songs.

And then it ended up with Missy wanting me to, like, show her it,

um, and that's kind of how it all started.

And it kind of escalated from there.

So I was kind of scared, 'cause I didn't wanna, like, put anyone out there,

like on the spot, or like "out" anyone.

Missy was really angry.

Really mad.

You cannot expose original music like that.

Nobody knows what the potential sound of our group is,

and that build up, that hype around our project,

will lead to our success.

It feels like a slap in the face to all of us.

We just made a big-ass mistake.

I sent everybody home.

We don't know what's gonna happen, and it's kind of scary.

We're not allowed to train until she says so.

The program, it might just be discontinued.

There might be eliminations happening.

And we're all basically just, like, extremely stressed

and just, like, not knowing what's next.

[dramatic music continues]

-Hey. -[Naisha] Hi.

[Missy] How's it going?

-Good. How are you? -[Missy] Good.

Um... Okay. So I have to let you know

that HYBE x Geffen has decided to eliminate you from the program.

Um... It is not based on skill set.

Um... It is based on you sharing an original song.

And I know that the account was private,

but it did have people following it that are outside of the program.

That... No. That is not true.

-It is true. -It is not true.

Naisha, I reviewed the account myself.

Missy, I screenshotted it as soon as we finished the meeting.

-I reviewed the account myself. -That is not true.

Okay, well, I reviewed the account myself prior to me meeting with you guys.

-So, Naisha... -Missy, I have a screenshot.

-Naisha, that's... -But okay.

Um... I in no way think that this is a career-ending situation for you.

I think you will go on to do other great things,

but your time with this project is done.

And that's just what this is. Okay?

[somber music playing]

[sighing]

[Naisha] Hey, T. How are you?

I'm gonna be going back to London on Sunday.

I was wondering if you know of, like, a room or something

that I could rent for, like, a month or two.

[music continues]

I'm just upset about how it ended and the reason I got eliminated,

and the fact that Missy said that I had more followers in the account

than what I did have.

It's my word against Hollywood, so...

I hope they bring in, like, 20 Black girls.

At least one needs to make it.

-Uh... -[woman] What's next?

I don't know.

I have a month's worth of money.

But it's not the first time where I've been broke,

I've been having to leave houses and go to someone else's, so...

[woman] What did your mom say when you talked to her?

She's, like, upset.

She even hit up my dad She doesn't really talk to my dad.

So she hit my dad up.

Um...

It's just... It's sad, 'cause my mom is sick,

and her health is just, like, getting worse.

Oh, this is stupid.

I just feel bad knowing she's, like, the only one, you know?

Yeah.

Like, this isn't gonna hit me until, like, right before she leaves,

and then I'm just gonna lose it.

It sucks.

Yeah. Is Dani here?

-She's upstairs. -She's upstairs.

[Daniela] What happened?

I just put my makeup on.

[crying] No.

What did she say?

[Naisha] She kept saying how I had more, like, followers on my account.

-Did you? -No.

[Daniela] So she thinks you're lying.

I mean, I don't know if she thinks I'm lying.

I did have a song, but not more followers.

We kept going back and forth.

It was kind of, like, my word against hers, so...

[speaking German] I'll miss having someone to speak German with.

[Adéla in English] Hey, what time is it?

[in German] You can always call me.

[Manon] I'll call you.

No joke. Every week.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Are you coming to the studio?

No. Not anymore.

[in English] I got my heels, though.

-[Karlee] Are you taking them with you? -[Naisha] I think so.

-[Adéla] You should. They're expensive. -Yeah.

[somber music playing]

[all crying]

[Missy] I'm extremely disappointed in you guys,

not only for your actions, but the lack of accountability after.

It's very clear that we need a shift in mindset.

Okay?

[Son in Korean] This has never happened before,

because it's just simple.

This is unacceptable.

Was it that irresistible?

My trust and confidence in all of you

has been really shaken.

[in English] When you arrive here, you'll leave your phone in the office.

When you need to use it, you can go to the office,

um, but otherwise it stays there until you leave.

So, one at a time, I'd like to speak with you in a conference room.

I'm gonna have you guys read

the social media rules that have not changed,

so that you are fully aware of what the rules are.

-Okay? All right, thank you. -[all] Thank you.

So...

["I Miss You, I'm Sorry" by Gracie Abrams playing]

Naisha was the most I've cried about someone's elimination.

[indistinct chattering]

[Daniela] I did not see it coming at all. Like, I was mad.

You're childish!

I don't know, that one really broke me.

♪ Do you remember happy together ♪

♪ I do, don't you ♪

♪ Then all of a sudden You're sick to your stomach ♪

♪ Is that still true ♪

♪ You said, "Forever..." ♪

"Do not post photos or videos of program instructors, staff,

or anyone related to the program."

"Do not post about HYBE UMG program,

or information about other contestants or staff on social media."

"Can I post a video of my good friend Missy from T&D?" No.

This is, like, squeezing my...

"Can my parents tell their friends I'm going to be in the program?" No.

"Can I like a post on my Instagram by HYBE about their auditions?" No.

♪ ...you're disappointed... ♪

"Can I post on Reddit about this training program I'm doing?" No.

-No. -No.

♪ ...in the way I wanted ♪

♪ Every corner... ♪

[doctor] I think that it's realistic to start to think about surgery.

On Monday, you guys are going to meet the incoming girls.

♪ I'm sorry ♪

♪ I don't wanna go... ♪

My whole world is on repeat, and I don't know when this is gonna end.

They're bringing in more people, and that's confusing us.

♪ I don't wanna go... ♪

You are extremely talented with the gift of dance,

but you're not a dancer who sings, and you're not a singer who dances.

You are an artist.

♪ Think I'll make it worse ♪

♪ Everything I know brings me back to us ♪

♪ I don't wanna go We've been here before ♪

[Nikky] Two, three, up, four, five, up, six.

[Missy] The girls are improving,

but we need a vocalist that will sell out stadiums,

and we still don't have that.

More girls will be coming.

Anybody could be that final member that we need.

[music fades]

♪ That could be the death of us ♪

♪ The death of us ♪

♪ Baby, you know how to drive in rain ♪

♪ And you decided not to make a change ♪

♪ Can we get back to the way it was ♪

♪ Oh... ♪

["Untouchable" by Kallitechnis and Carneyval playing]

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ I got birds that told me stories 'Bout how you been singing ♪

♪ Comes as no suprise been days And months my ears are ringing ♪

♪ Didn't think it'd turn So quickly into jealousy ♪

♪ What you got is make believe ♪

♪ I don't got the time, to vibe With all your lies ♪

♪ You're so funny to me ♪

♪ I can't help but feel real bad for you ♪

♪ It's what you're doing ♪

♪ Looking foolish, insecurities Been through the roof and ♪

♪ You been stunting Your own growth it seems ♪

♪ Way you stopped moving ♪

♪ It's looking clearer to me ♪

♪ The pain that you weave Is really why you're losing ♪

♪ You vibe, with all your lies ♪

♪ You're so funny to me ♪

♪ So if you feel a way, tonight ♪

♪ Try to make it right by you ♪

♪ Reserve the right ♪

♪ To do it like, nobody else can ♪

♪ Take the time ♪

♪ Work it out 'cause it you deserve it ♪

♪ Wish you could be so untouchable, yeah ♪

♪ Wish you could be so untouchable, yeah ♪

♪ Wish you could be so untouchable, yeah ♪

♪ Think you're better than the next ♪

♪ But what you really fail To even see is ♪

♪ You can't touch this ♪

♪ Nothing worse than this delusion You been manifesting ♪

♪ Made up haters got you swimming Miles way in the deep end ♪