Original subtitles

-Hi! -This is the main area.

-My God! -You guys are so pretty!

-You're so gorgeous! -Nice to meet you.

-Brooklyn. -Brooklyn.

-Yes. -Celeste.

-Celeste. -You are so cool.

Thank you.

-[Celeste] How are you feeling? -I'm like... I'm nervous.

-It's a good nervous. -[Brooklyn] Yes.

Good nerves.

-Hi, I'm Lara. Nice to meet you guys! -[girls cheering]

You guys are so pretty!

-[Megan] Moon Boots! -[Lara] Oh my God.

Stop. I'm so excited to start.

-[Megan] Yeah. -I'll be here tomorrow.

So I'll see you then.

-Bye! -[Megan] See ya!

[Megan] When I first met Lara, I was scared of her.

She was intimidating.

She had the Moon Boots, the fur skirt,

and I was like, "Oh, she means business."

Okay, it is one in the morning on a school night,

but let's keep working on this house beat.

Lara has a confidence about her that could be really off-putting.

But it wasn't for us. It was needed. [giggles]

I remember the first time I ever heard Lara sing.

♪ What now... ♪

And I was like, "You're amazing competition."

[Lara] I'm one of the newest members in the program,

and they have had this, like, full year

of training under these amazing teachers.

But I feel like I thrive in a competitive environment,

and I think I can do it.

[Missy] Lara didn't need us to confirm

that she has the potential to be a global superstar,

but we are training them to be a group, not solo artists.

And that... That's complicated.

T&D changed once Lara came.

♪ La, la-la, la ♪

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

[Gabe vocalizing]

I didn't get that. Can I try it again?

[Gabe vocalizing]

Thank you.

[Gabe continues vocalizing]

[vocalizing]

-[Gabe] How is that down there? -Fine. Good.

-I'm fine. -[Gabe] You ever seen Drumline?

"One band, one sound"? That's some real shit.

You are now outsinging one another.

Don't do that. Sing with each other.

You sing as a group,

it's different than when you sing your individual end of the month.

Because it's just you.

But now you have to sing with other people in mind,

and it takes time to be a group.

Everybody's gotta do the weight. All right, cool.

In this month's end-of-month eval,

they'll do a group performance for the first time.

[Gabe] One, two, three, four, uh!

♪ I don't wanna hear you lie tonight ♪

♪ Now that I've become who I really am ♪

[Gabe] It's gotta sound like one person walking down the stairs.

It cannot sound like a group of people falling down the stairs.

That sounded like a group of people...

-[Megan] Falling. -...falling.

[singing discordantly]

That's drunk girls' night out at a karaoke bar.

[girls laugh]

That is not us.

[upbeat music plays]

Just because they're great as a soloist, doesn't mean they play well with others.

[Gabe] One, two, three, and sing.

[girls] ♪ On the highway to hell... ♪

You are singing like a solo artist. Gotta knock that shit off.

I sang... I'm so sorry.

[Gabe] Vocal shit like this is just like choreography class.

Like, it deadass is.

Our attack, our release, and our resolve has to be in sync with each other.

I wanna apply the professionalism of Megan.

I've asked her to sing three different parts

that I didn't have planned for her.

Not one time, any shit whatsoever.

That is a producer's dream, all right?

Right there inside.

-Hi Missy! -Hi!

-Hi. -Nice to see you in person.

[upbeat music plays]

[indistinct chattering]

[Missy] Now that Bang wants us to debut sooner,

that means the next stage is to prepare the girls to go public.

[in Korean] Starting August, for 12 weeks,

you will get a chance to showcase your talents for the world to see.

[all gasping]

[in Korean] In November, the final members will be selected

in a live finale show here in LA.

[in English] We have about a month before our first piece.

It's gonna be filmed and put out to a public audience.

Terrifying, yeah.

[Son in Korean] Once again, you're at another starting point.

I look forward to seeing you grow in this next chapter of your journey.

[music continues]

[in English] I feel like there's a fire lit inside of me, and, like, I'm ready.

I'm a little scared.

-I was like, "Whoa." -It is scary.

But, like, I'm excited too.

[Brooklyn] Now it's gonna get intense. We're gonna be public.

Now it's serious.

[woman] The trainees are anticipating going public,

but they don't know, we know, that it's through a survival show.

No, I... Like, is it just an evaluation?

Does it, like... Is it, like, start of the month, that's...

[woman] We don't feel that we have all the contestants that we need yet.

So we are still searching for a couple more people

to go into the survival show.

[soft music plays]

[Michelle] We did auditions all over Japan, all over Korea,

all over Australia, and did a stop in London.

We ended up bringing the last six trainees into the program.

[upbeat music plays]

[Michelle] A lot of the great vocalists came the second half of the casting.

♪ You say it tastes like candy ♪

♪ So, what you doing tonight... ♪

[Michelle] Samara's definitely a contestant

that the girls want to watch for.

♪ But we ain't seen a thing tonight ♪

♪ I won't let you go ♪

♪ My baby ♪

♪ Can't forget the... ♪

[in Korean] In Korea, I was on various TV shows,

including a survival competition show.

[singing in Korean]

[Mitra in English] Bringing in new people,

it definitely doesn't hurt to motivate the people that are already here.

Some of them are getting a little comfortable.

-Hi, Yoonchae! -Hi!

I know physical touch... You don't like physical touch.

-Oh, yeah! -That's okay.

-[Adéla] How are you? -I'm good.

-You're so pretty. -I was gonna say she's so pretty!

And tall.

-[Yoonchae] Oh, yeah. -Like me.

-[Adéla] Does she have a level test? -[Karlee] Right now, she has it.

-You're gonna kill it. -You're great.

You're Yoonchae. You're YC.

-You're YC. -Okay!

That's so funny that we just decided YC was her nickname.

[Adéla] Do you like YC?

-It's easier. -What, like, name do you like the best?

-Yoonchae. -[Adéla] Yoonchae?

-We'll call you Yoonchae. -Yoonchae.

-[Karlee laughing] Maybe not... -[Adéla] Maybe Yoonchae.

[Yoonchae in Korean] Before I joined this company,

I was a K-pop trainee for two years.

Through that experience, I've acquired plenty of skills and talents.

I think I have a lot to show in that regard.

["Antifragile" by DJ Mofak and Reynah playing]

[in English] Let's go! Finish it!

[Nikky cheering]

Yes!

[clapping] Good job. Catch your breath. Go get some water.

-Are you okay? -[Yoonchae] Yeah.

-[Nikky] Are you okay? -Yeah.

Okay, breathe. Put your heart above your che... Above your knees.

Put your hands here.

[panting]

Catch your breath. You're alive. You made it.

Oh-oh. Keep your heart above your knees so you don't...

-Yeah. -Yeah.

[Nikky] Did she just fly in today?

[Missy] No, yesterday.

[Nikky] Okay.

If we're gonna get ready to go public,

we need to quickly prepare the new trainees

to be at the level that all the other trainees are.

["Antifragile" playing]

[Nikky] I see the reason why you're here. You have so much star quality.

Thank you very much.

[panting]

[Nikky] Wow, I'm so impressed.

I cannot wait to teach you.

[in Japanese] Yes, please.

[woman in English] "Yes, please."

It's obvious that you have skill,

but I feel like you can do better.

Tell me you wanna be in the group. You want it, right?

Yeah.

Okay, show me. Let's go. Again.

[music continues]

[Nikky] So far, because you haven't been here,

you only push yourself to a limit you know.

But I'm here to push you so much further.

We make a new limit every day.

[music continues]

[people applauding]

[music fading]

[Karlee] You're coming in style.

You should put lights on those wheels.

Look at you in your little hot rod.

Yeah.

[people chattering]

Come here.

[squealing]

Oh my God!

I love this for you!

[Lexie] Honestly, I feel like I could walk already.

-This is really cool. -Only two days.

-[Ezrela] Okay, I have to go. -Yeah.

How was surgery? Like, how was the experience?

I was, like, down for, like, six hours.

I was, like, high when I woke up. It was so bad.

-[Emily] Oh my God! -But the surgery, it went really well.

And even my surgeon afterwards, she was like,

"Everything went so well. Like, it's all good."

I'm proud of you. You look great.

-You look stunning. -[Lexie] Thank you.

[indistinct chatter]

[soft music playing]

[Lexie] No matter who you are, it's hard being out for this long.

I feel like I definitely hit some major downs.

I just felt so defeated.

I felt like I lost Lexie.

Now that I've gotten back here,

my main thing is just that I just wanna get back to dancing.

I'm just worried that, like, okay,

I go through all of this, like, the surgery, the recovery,

and what if it doesn't help?

What if I'm one of those people that it doesn't really work that well for?

[music continues]

[music fades]

["Break Free" by Ariana Grande playing]

♪ 'Cause I can't resist it no more ♪

♪ This is the part... ♪

[Missy] The trainees are learning a group number, "Break Free."

This is the first time they are learning choreography

that would incorporate this many people.

Oh, shit. [laughs]

"Break Free" is the ultimate mixed-level situation.

-[girls applauding] -[Nikky] Group two, fall out, same thing.

It's cool for them to, like, learn from each other.

Um, now, in a dance sense, it's... I can't. It's so much. [laughs]

Like, I really cannot with some of them.

Here we go. One. One, two, three, four.

Boom, ha, shoom, ta, ta.

Okay, whoa, we need help.

Boom, sha, woom, ya, ga, ga.

Use your arms. Wa, aha, aha.

This arm, this right arm, let it come to...

[exhales sharply]

Uh-huh. Ready?

[snapping fingers] One, two, three, four.

[clapping rhythmically] Hit it, hit it, hit it. Ya, ga, ga.

Keep practicing. Keep practicing on your own.

Also, these shoes... might be too slippery.

Okay, here we go.

["Break Free" playing]

♪ This is the part when I say I don't want ya ♪

♪ I'm stronger than I've been before ♪

[Nikky] All right, stop. Are you okay?

♪ This is the part when I break free... ♪

Are you okay?

♪ 'Cause I can't resist it no more ♪

-[Nikky] Are you okay? -Yeah.

[Nikky] Oh my God.

Megan, I literally said you have to stop doing that to the new girls.

-[all laugh] -You have to stop...

[all laughing]

[Megan] I'm so sorry.

[indistinct chatter]

[Nikky] Let's go to those same lines we were in.

That way we can run the whole thing.

So, like, same spots...

[Samara] Everything is still on... I didn't unpack yet.

And then when I get home, I'm so tired,

and then I look at it, like, "I'm gonna do it now."

But the next day comes and the next one,

and it's just still here.

Today's the day, so I'm gonna do it.

I was actually started already.

Some girls have been here for, like, a year,

so I was a little bit concerned about that,

that I didn't have, like, the same time as them.

But now I'm here,

and I'm just, like, putting every effort that I can,

and I'm proud of myself, so...

I mean, when you have a dream and it's just for you, it's something.

But when you've got, like, someone else to pursue this for, it's bigger,

I think, in my opinion, so...

[woman] Who's the person it's bigger for?

I mean my family.

I'm a Black girl from a poor family, and...

I'm not saying that I'm doing this just for them, but they're part of it.

[soft music playing]

[singing in Brazilian Portuguese]

[laughing]

[speaking Brazilian Portuguese]

[singing continues]

[vocalizing]

[vocalizing]

[laughing]

[high-pitched vocalizing]

[all laughing]

[pensive music plays]

[Samara] These are my books, my beautiful bookshelf,

and these are, like, the love of my life.

And I hope one day I can have, like Belle,

a library from Beauty and the Beast.

Like, this is my dream library.

♪ You... ♪

[Michelle] We found Samara on social media,

and I'm really excited for her to join the program

because she has really, really good vocals.

[trilling]

[in Brazilian Portuguese] Do one more.

[vocalizing]

I'm passing on the gift that God has given me, that I've studied,

so they can have a taste of the gift God has given them,

which is singing.

Now if only I could help with the dance part.

[Samara in English] Dancing is something new to me.

I started dancing three years ago, so it's not a long time.

And I know that there are girls that dance since they were a child.

Sometimes, you don't have the resources to do things,

and you have to do with what you have.

So about dancing, I'm, like, on my own.

For free, I go to YouTube

and try to learn, like, steps and different styles of dance.

[in Brazilian Portuguese] Are you bringing this?

Of course! [laughs]

Respect my orca.

[upbeat music plays]

[Nikky in English] Six, seven, and eight. One... Actually...

Okay, let's spread out.

Let's clean this little ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba moment.

Two, three, four, five, six, seven. Sha, ka, ka.

We're not moving on until every single one of you gets this step.

Here we go. Two, three, four, five, six, seven. Sha, ka, ka.

Dani, before you start, you're like this. Like, where are you?

Three, four, five, six, seven. Sha, ka, ka.

Good, but you're not hitting it.

[Son in Korean] Daniela seems to be lacking something.

And personally, I don't see signs of growth,

despite our constant feedback.

[in English] Yeah, and her performance is not... there.

[Son in Korean] Her facial expression is a serious problem.

Daniela needs to overcome this, no matter what.

[in English] We could, dig in and, like, help her,

but also that's her job, to get out of it as well.

[Nikky] It feels light.

Like, it should feel like, woo, ha, shoo, tat, tat, tat.

Almost.

Son said that he really didn't think

that Daniela could fix her expressions,

to the point that maybe she can't be a K-pop idol,

maybe she can't be in the group.

[Nikky] Dani, you're not trying hard enough.

You're already good. Congratulations. I don't care. I need you to be better.

I did let her know at the top of the month,

"If you cannot get this fixed, you're gonna have to go home."

[Karlee] You and I feel our muscles working,

but that doesn't mean that it's giving what they want.

You practice the dance so much, but the dance is fine.

[Daniela] Right, I feel like I'm overthinking and overdoing the dance.

-You need to practice the face. -Yeah.

How do I be myself, but then, I guess, not be myself? Like...

[Karlee] No, exactly. Me too.

And especially for my facials, like, in ballroom dancing,

like, a lot of the facials are with the open mouth thing.

-[Karlee chuckles] -Yes! The... Literally. And so they're like,

-"That looks like you're mouth breathing." -[Karlee] Yeah.

It's such a habit, though.

I've been doing that literally since I was frickin' six years old.

[Karlee] It's habitual, so that's why you have to put in the practice

for those kinds of things, not the dance.

Yeah.

[man] Once we go public, there will be a lot of attention on you guys,

so we need to educate you guys on the right on-camera etiquette.

Develop your on-camera personalities, right?

Our target demo is going to be young,

and we are idols, right?

"One always has the responsibility to be mindful of setting good examples,

being ethical, and showcasing positive attitude."

The audience will always judge by what they see in that brief moment.

A mistake on camera could ruin everything

that you did work for for a very long time, right?

So I'm gonna do a couple pictures first,

just for, like, angle purposes.

To the right, and then up.

Yeah, exactly.

And then angle up just a little bit.

[Missy] The girls have to feel confident and comfortable

in front of audience members,

whether that's in person or online.

Once we've introduced the trainees to the public,

it's more about star quality and who's connecting with the audience.

[Cristina] Manon.

-Hi. -[Cristina] Hi.

You ready?

["New Rules" by Dua Lipa playing]

♪ Too many times, too many times ♪

♪ My love, he makes me feel Like nobody else, nobody else... ♪

[Missy] I actually think Manon has a lot of natural ability,

just her expressions and how she's connecting with audience members.

When you watch her, you can't look away from her.

♪ One, don't pick up the phone ♪

♪ You know he's only calling 'Cause he's drunk and alone... ♪

[music stops]

["New Rules" resumes]

See how breathy that is? Like, it's gorgeous.

Like, that needs to be the energy that you give more.

["Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa playing]

♪ I've always been the one To say the first goodbye ♪

♪ Had to love and lose A hundred million times ♪

♪ Had to get it wrong To know just what I like... ♪

[Cristina] We'll just do the last "say hello,"

like, looking dead at the camera.

And I want the eyebrow with the looking off to the side.

♪ 'Cause I was doin' better alone ♪

♪ But when you said, "Hello" ♪

♪ I know that was the end of it all... ♪

[Cristina] Can you do it? Just "I know it was the end of it all."

On...?

"Know."

On "know"?

On "know it was the end of it all."

-Oh. "I... know... it was...?" -Yep.

No, keep it there.

[Daniela] Wait, I struggle with the eyebrow.

I know it was the end of it all.

-Yes. -[Daniela] Okay.

♪ I should've stayed at home 'Cause I was doin' better alone... ♪

[Cristina] Even that.

♪ But when you said, "Hello" I know that was the end of it all... ♪

This is what needs to happen.

I know you'll practice it and it'll be good.

But that was so much better.

[machine beeping]

[woman] And press.

[sighs]

-[therapist] Is that okay? -Yeah.

I just get so tired,

'cause it's been so, like, tense, both mentally and physically.

-[Shawn] Sure. -So now I'm like...

[Shawn laughing]

Your body's using a lot of energy to heal.

[Lexie] That's true.

[Missy] Lexie, obviously, is the biggest injury right now.

I know she's having a lot of anxieties,

but I told her, "Focus on vocal, focus on your performance,

focus on your mental health,"

and that is her higher priority for right now.

[soft music playing]

[Lexie] Even though I'm not dancing yet,

and, like, obviously, I have a bunch of recovery time ahead of me still,

I still wanted to mentally stay in the game.

♪ Just keep breathing... ♪

[Lexie] I'm really putting all of my energy

into the vocals and visual performance.

♪ In case you forgot, I'm like a lion My eyes are shining with desire ♪

♪ Na-na-na-ay ♪

♪ Pour some more gasoline on fire You know from the ashes I'll be rising ♪

♪ Na-na-na-ay... ♪

["Pink Venom" by BLACKPINK playing]

♪ Get 'em, get 'em, get 'em ♪

♪ Straight to ya dome like ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ Black paint and ammo Got bodies like Rambo ♪

♪ Rest in peace Please light up a candle ♪

♪ This da life of a vandal, masked up And I'm still in CELINE ♪

♪ Designer crimes or it wouldn't be me ♪

♪ Stop, drop ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Tra-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪

♪ Tra-ta-ta-ta, tra-ta-ta-ta ♪

♪ I bring the pain like ♪

[all applauding]

[Son] Ah, Daniela...

[inhales deeply]

[in Korean] First off, your facial expressions

have gotten so much better.

-[Missy in English] Thank God. -[all laugh]

Huh?

-[man] She said, "Thank God!" -[Son] Yeah, really.

From the very first moment I saw you,

I couldn't take my eyes away.

I was pleasantly surprised, and I am very thankful for that.

Some of the moves could be improved,

but now that your facial expressions are so much better,

your choreography looks great.

So just keep up the good work.

[all applauding]

[Missy in English] As part of this month's evaluation,

the girls will perform a group number

in addition to performing their individual pieces.

["Antifragile" by Le Sserafim playing]

[music continues]

[people applauding]

[Missy] Um, okay. The "Break Free," we're gonna actually do it tomorrow.

I'll follow up about a new order for tomorrow.

So you can be done for today, okay?

[indistinct chattering]

[people applauding]

[man] How come we cut that short today?

-[Missy] Son asked for it. -[man] Oh.

[in Korean] I want to talk to the trainees. Can everyone sit here?

[interpreter in English] You guys wanna take a seat?

[in Korean] What I've noticed in this month's evaluation

is that we have a serious problem.

It's important to understand the lyrics,

to study why an artist does something on stage,

and to think about their motives.

You can't merely be copying what you see.

You really need to dive deeper.

But I couldn't feel any of the effort,

and I was really angry.

Anyhow, as you prepare this cover performance,

I hope you can reflect on your mindset and attitude,

and really think about what I'm telling you in rehearsals.

[somber music playing]

[Missy in English] Son was really upset

because he felt like they were more focused

on being cutesy or charm

versus the technique and execution of our K-pop covers.

I felt like he even was reading it as disrespect,

you know, to his craft and to something that he's highly invested in,

which is K-pop.

[sighs]

[Humberto] They need this level of feedback and honesty

because everyone sitting there

is just trying to make them the best of the best.

I don't think Daniela would have been as amazing as Daniela was today

if she didn't get that feedback two evals in a row.

[music continues]

[Manon] This month we had so many different choreographies,

different songs.

It was my first time doing group dances and...

Just time moves so quickly nowadays.

And, yeah, I've been stressed.

Seven new people?

Yeah.

[Sophie] But they can't end up with so many people,

so, what are they gonna do?

I feel like people are gonna start getting eliminated.

[Sophie whistling]

Dun-dun. [chuckles]

-You know? -"You have been voted off the island."

[Manon] No, I think it's gonna start happening.

There's been, like, a drastic change, and, like...

Even with the vibe with the girls.

Like, everyone's more nervous and more, like...

I don't know what the word is...

[Sophie] Are you guys, like, twisting each other's ankles in your sleep?

No. [laughs]

No, it's just getting so much more serious,

and I feel like overall, you can definitely feel the pressure.

Yeah.

I think they want us to, you know, be ready as soon as possible.

I just personally need that time.

[Sophie] Yeah.

-[Lara] Oh my God! -[woman laughs]

[Lara] We have so much jewelry.

Indian families.

[Lara] I just came back from rehearsal,

but now I'm getting ready for prom.

[laughing] Too much for prom?

[Lara] Girl...

-It's beautiful, but it's a lot. -Okay.

I'll find you a smaller one.

You should want a lehnga for prom...

My parents have always been very unapologetic about our culture,

where we're from, and, like, embracing it.

[upbeat music playing]

[Lara] My mom is a dance teacher,

and so me and my sister grew up doing Bollywood dance.

And it's all about, like, the grandeur of it, you know?

It's, like, so big.

I think that's what I love so much about K-pop,

just how everything's very grand.

Oh, here!

Ooh, this is beautiful!

-Okay, there we go. -[Lara] Yeah.

This is gorgeous.

[Kavita] Lara... [chuckles]

Oh, she was born feisty... [chuckles]

Born a performer.

[Lara] I could not have more supportive parents.

The only thing they have been strict on

is if we have a career that, like, we wanna pursue,

we just have to, like, go at it full force.

That's the only thing that they constantly tell us,

is, like, never...

Sorry to curse, but never half-ass anything.

Going to prom feels nice

because it feels like I have a little taste of, like, my normal life

and, like, seeing my friends and, like, it'll be nice.

-I see you're doing the beat-down. -You know.

But we're not gonna go as, like, crazy as usual.

-I think it's gonna be... -Like a natural moment.

-Maybe. Yeah. -[Harry] Okay.

[Lara] Like a natural, but, like, full face of makeup.

Makeup is not something that I'm like,

oh, like, I'm insecure, like, I need to wear it.

It's just something I enjoy.

I like the way that I've, like, put my look together.

But we're about to have makeovers,

um, and I don't know what they're gonna do.

They were saying that I'm just a little too, like, sexy

or provocative, like, for the project.

I've said to her, "Lara, I need you to pull it back."

And her pullback is like somebody's, like, five steps forward.

[soft music plays]

-[Harry] Oh, wow! -[Kavita] Oh my gosh, Lara!

I love it. I think it's so pretty.

[Harry] Oh my God, the dress!

-Okay. -[Kavita] Love it!

I think it's hard to navigate sometimes,

like, how much they want me to tone it down

and, like, not letting my ego get in the way.

You look insane.

-So do you. -Thank you.

-Besties. -Can I get some photos?

-Interesting. Okay. -Nice photos.

[Lara] I know, I feel very free on stage.

-I get to be extra. -[Kavita] Gorgeous and handsome.

[Lara] It's like really where I can be my truest self.

[music ends]

-[Adéla] Hi. -[Humberto] Hello. How are you?

-Good. How are you? -Good?

-Wait, your hair's curlier than normal. -Yeah, I braided it.

-Oh, that's why. -Yeah.

So I wanna see photos

of, um, your 13 to 15 era.

But it's about showing who you are.

Being themselves is the biggest unlock.

A lot of them don't even realize that.

-Are you embarrassed? -A little.

Oh my goodness. Okay.

[laughing]

-[giggles] -What?

[laughing]

-Wait... -Sorry!

First of all, everyone's reaction is the same.

Fifteen wasn't that long ago for me.

That's okay.

I'm not at the point where I can laugh. I'm just cringing at myself.

I don't think anyone's 14-, 15-year-old era was, like, a slay.

[Humberto] Really?

-Unless yours... I... No. -I bet yours is.

-[Daniela] Ready? -Yes.

-This is me with my curly natural hair. -[Humberto] I love that photo of you.

-[Daniela] Yeah. -[Humberto] This is so cute.

What's your thoughts about going back dark?

-Can you imagine it? -[Daniela] My gosh.

'Cause, like, there's a lot of girls with, like, dark curly hair.

That's why I like it blonde 'cause I feel like this kind of makes me look different

and it kind of reminds me of, like, Shakira, so...

[Humberto] I looked at young photos of Shakira.

[Daniela] Oh, wow.

-[Humberto] I think she looks so gorgeous. -[Daniela] She looks so different.

I was like, "I love this for you." She's like, "My gosh."

She's like, "My friends are, like, don't get rid of the blonde."

I was like, "Don't listen to your friends."

"I think we need to talk through this."

[Daniela] Yeah, and it makes her look even more Hispanic.

It makes her look more like her.

-[Daniela] Yeah. -In a cool way.

Most of the girls are from these kind of multicultural backgrounds.

-You wear the bindi, and you wear a lot... -[Lara] Yeah, I love the bindi.

I think the nose ring, too, is a very traditional Indian thing.

Kalua pork, like the beach, Hawaiian food, like luaus...

-I think it's food. I think it's soups... -What's some traditional dishes?

Well, we have potatoes. We have potatoes for everything.

I'm very associated with, like, my Chinese side.

I have, like, a whole traditional Chinese dress.

[Humberto] We're having to imagine 20-some girls,

all from all around the world, feeling in sync.

Uniformity while celebrating all their individualness.

Anything we do with them,

the desire is to have them feel like they belong in the group.

I mean, the goal for the uniform is this idea of an academy.

Something that feels consistent?

Yeah. Our interpretation of how the girls can first be seen

and set this tone.

My mom has been a huge inspiration for me all my life.

This is my mom, the wonderful Wendy Leon.

Everyone knows her as "paupau," so people call her Paupau Wendy.

She's funny, she's super vibrant,

and she has incredible style,

and that informed me and my clothing.

I just like all the upcycled stuff, like this, that, and this.

It feels like the girls' personality.

[gentle music playing]

[Humberto] Uniforms are a staple in K-pop.

It creates this neutrality, so everybody is equal,

and really what you see is their skill set and their personality and their charm.

[Humberto] All right. We are good.

[João] Moving on.

[Humberto] What everyone will see first,

is we'll see the press conference.

So we'll meet the girls, They'll be in the uniforms.

And I think there's super fun ways to embrace the uniforms

within the merch world.

We're doing patches and things, which could be easy.

But, like, everything that the girls will be wearing

will be possible ways of buying into the girl group.

[John] We talked about the brand deals and all those pieces

that we'll be able to make something the girls wear that we'd wanna sell.

It is interesting to see how many brands are coming to the table

when a group hasn't even been formed yet.

[Humberto] The last thing we're gonna present

is basically the introductory video to the girls.

It's a fictional narrative that is based on the girls.

So it's the first piece of information that the world will see.

[John] I mean, this should be a marketer's dream.

There's already this runway. If we can't break this artist,

and also at the talent level and what we're putting into it,

we should all get different jobs.

[all laugh]

-[John] How you guys doing? -[girls] Good!

Good. You guys have worked so hard

and sacrificed so much to get to this point,

and now we're kind of getting to go time.

A year ago, we would have not thought we would be this close.

-Really? -[Adéla] Yeah.

How we know each other. It feels like a family now.

Like, we see each other's sides and each other's changes

and each other's struggles and happiness.

Like, we've been through so much,

and I feel like that's what brings us, like, all together,

apart from having the same dream.

You all are awesome as individuals,

and I'm super excited about how this is coming together as a group too.

-[Humberto] Now we get to the fun part. -[girls laugh]

So I really wanted to put together a dream team for you.

They flew in from New York to work with you all.

[all laughing]

[Karlee] Everyone's been looking forward to the makeovers for, like, months.

I know I'm gonna be the only one with short hair.

I hope they give me actual extensions. The clip-ins are hurting!

I'm so excited.

-I'm scared. -[Megan] Don't be nervous.

I'm open to try anything.

I have no idea what they'll do with my hair.

-I come out with purple hair. -Jesus. No.

Honestly, I'm down for the ride.

Y'all do what you need to do.

["Celebrity Skin" by Hole playing]

♪ Oh, make me over... ♪

[Humberto] So cute.

-[João] This is so cute. -[Claire] Super cute.

-So cute. -[João] I'm dying. I'm deceased.

♪ In demonology ♪

♪ Hey, so glad you could make it... ♪

Oh my God.

-You look like a movie star. -No, I don't.

-Yeah, you do. -My voice cracked!

♪ So glad you could make it now... ♪

[Humberto] Evanie is a huge player in the fashion world.

Has done Ariana's hair,

Dua Lipa's hair, Lana's hair.

Has done a lot of Bella's hair.

So pretty! I love pink.

Are you ready?

No.

Is the color going to be like my natural color?

-I think a little deeper. -Okay.

Guys, I'm going black.

♪ When I wake up... ♪

This is so dark.

So dark!

-[woman in Spanish] What did you do? -You don't like it?

[woman] Yes, yes! I like it!

-Okay. -[laughs]

[in English] What you think of the color?

[Daniela] I look like a baby. I look so much younger.

It kinda hurts.

What do you think?

It feels weird looking at myself in the mirror now.

[music continues]

Wow. This is like a childhood dream.

[Humberto] Claire Byrne is an incredible stylist

who styles all of Heaven,

has worked with also Bella.

This is the uniforms that I always wanted to wear at school.

[Humberto] There is something nice about seeing them as this team,

but then separately celebrating their individuality.

They kinda all have this, like, girly tomboy vibe

that I really wanna embrace.

Would you wear this in real life?

-Yes! -[girls chuckle]

Good to know.

[Lara] I felt like a Barbie!

♪ You want a part of me ♪

♪ Well, I'm not selling cheap ♪

♪ No, I'm not selling cheap... ♪

[music fades]

Ready? Five, six, here we go!

[upbeat music plays]

Yeah, like that! You did it!

She's amazing in this.

Like, she's amazing. Like, she moves incredible.

It's just like this in your hips, and then you're...

Samara moved to Iliya's room.

Emily moved in.

So it's Adéla and Emily,

and then it's Ua and Mei,

and then Yoonchae, Nayoung, and Sophia.

And then me, Dani and Lexie and Ezrela are still a roommate club.

It's crazy how much the house has changed.

[upbeat music plays]

[Karlee] Now that there's so many people,

there's a lot of new energy that's downstairs.

-[Mei] This is oil. -[laughing]

All oil.

You should clean!

[in Japanese] I live in the southern part of Nara,

which is famous for its somen noodles.

There's not much else,

but there are many deer.

[gasping]

-[in English] Do you wanna try? -[girls] Yes!

[Yoonchae] Strawberry, Thai iced tea.

-[Karlee] What? -Oh!

This is blueberry.

Oh, I don't like blueberry.

Okay, chocolate.

[in Japanese] When I told an American girl...

[in English] "You're so cute..."

[in Japanese] ...she responded with, "Thank you!"

But in Japan, if you say, "You're super cute,"

the response is like, "No, not at all, not at all."

So from now on, when someone says to me, "You're cute,"

I want to respond with, "Thank you!"

[in English] Do you know Netflix's Zombieverse?

I don't know.

[laughing] What is a "Zombieverse?"

-New. -Zombie? Zombieverse?

[in Korean] Yeah, Zombieverse. I heard that it's really good.

Oh, the one that just came out?

-I wanted to watch that! -What?

[laughing]

[gasps]

-[in English] Looks like a little cat. -That one is very...

[Ezrela] Oh my God!

[Ezrela] When Lexie was gone, like, having her surgery,

it felt really, like, empty.

But for me, I know, like, you're really best friends

when, like, you can be apart

and it doesn't affect your friendship at all.

I really feel like Lexrela is back on track.

-Yeah. -Very pretty.

[upbeat music continues]

[girls vocalizing]

[Mitra] This is the last evaluation.

The goal is to be developed enough to move into the survival show.

[people chattering]

-[woman] It's about time. -[man] Yeah.

[woman] Yeah.

[Missy] This is the final end-of-month eval ever for us.

It's hard to say goodbye to the training and development program.

But I'm happy for these girls to close this chapter,

and they get to move on.

[pensive music playing]

[music fades]

♪ Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what... ♪

[all laughing]

[all applauding]

♪ 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 wanna be my lover... ♪

Ezrela, welcome to the program.

You snapped.

Ezrela, bitch. Like, you go off.

♪ You gotta, you gotta... ♪

[Son in Korean] Without anyone outshining each other,

I feel like everyone has improved so much.

I can tell you practiced a lot.

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Ha! ♪

♪ It's time for me to take it ♪

♪ I'm the boss right now ♪

♪ Not gonna fake it ♪

♪ Not when you go down... ♪

[Gabe] Emily worked hard on her ear.

She is unrecognizable to the person that came in.

We got her voice to come out.

♪ What's wrong with being ♪

♪ What's wrong with being confident ♪

♪ No ♪

♪ What's wrong with being What's wrong... ♪

[Bart] Lara, just watch.

When, like, Dani's singing lead,

make sure you think about that and, like, hold back

so that lead is still out front.

And be the background singer.

♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ What's wrong with being What's wrong with being ♪

♪ What's wrong with being confident... ♪

I was very introverted when I first got here.

I've been here for over a year, and I definitely think I've matured.

["Buttons" by The Pussy Cat Dolls playing]

[Megan] I'm very proud of myself from how far I came just in a year.

I just never performed. I used to get that critique all the time.

Like, Nikky literally called me boring one time.

And I feel like ever since then, something switched,

and now I literally perform for my life each time I dance.

♪ ...my buttons, babe But you keep... ♪

[Missy] With Megan in the past, I've been like,

"Oh, you know, she's a follower."

Like, "She'll need an Adéla or a Sophia or somebody to look up to,"

but after this month, I'm like, "Oh, maybe she doesn't."

Like, "Maybe she is the leader that we needed."

♪ Typical ain't hardly The type I fall for... ♪

[Missy] Adéla, I just wanna say that,

mmm,

I just think that you've grown a lot as a woman,

and I'm so lucky to have experienced that with you.

♪ ...things that I told ya Told ya, told ya, told ya ♪

♪ Loosen up my buttons, babe ♪

♪ But you keep fronting ♪

♪ Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪

♪ But I ain't seen nothing... ♪

[people applauding]

[Missy] Can I have all of you guys come out?

I have seen a lot of growth,

but from what we've seen today, it's not there yet.

So we just have so, so, so much work to do.

We have no time before we go public.

The schedule is quite literally insane.

But I do think you guys should be celebrating today,

because you're the first ever, like, class

of HYBE America Training and Development ever,

and no matter if you're eliminated next week or not,

no one could ever take away what happened here.

Your hard work,

how much you've grown as singers and dancers and artists and women.

So you should be proud of yourselves.

And I'm just so grateful for you guys.

[in Korean] I hope you all are grateful to Missy.

Mmm.

She loves you more than you could ever imagine.

[all applauding]

[in English] Thank you.

Thank you.

[all] T&D! T&D! T&D! T&D!

-Missy! -Missy!

[Missy] I am excited.

Like, I'm excited that finally the girls are gonna get to be public,

this project gets to be public,

but I'm worried to be honest.

[tense music playing]

[Missy] This is a huge project. There's a lot of eyes on it.

It's so much pressure for the girls

to result in the next global sensation.

[Mitra] Success is having a number one album,

selling out arenas, going into stadiums, merch.

[man] House doors are opening. House doors are opening.

[Bang in Korean] It's very important that we see success with this project.

While we do want K-pop fans to love this group,

but the ultimate goal is to succeed in the US as global stars.

[Missy] They can't change their nationalities, or ethnicities,

or the color of their skin, or anything like that.

And if people are judging them because of that,

that scares me.

Well, we're gonna have some, like, hate, but I think we'll be fine.

[Missy] The world is now looking at them.

When my folks tell you to go, you go.

[man] Positions.

[indistinct chattering]

["Celebrity Skin" by Hole playing]

♪ Oh, make me over ♪

♪ I'm all I wanna be ♪

♪ A walking study ♪

♪ In demonology ♪

♪ Hey, so glad you could make it ♪

♪ Yeah, now you've really made it ♪

♪ Hey, so glad you could make it now ♪

♪ Oh, look at my face ♪

♪ My name is "Might-Have-Been" ♪

♪ My name is "Never Was" ♪

♪ My name's forgotten ♪

♪ Hey, so glad you could make it ♪

♪ Yeah, now you've really made it ♪

♪ Hey, there's only us left now ♪

♪ You better watch out ♪

♪ Oh, what you wish for ♪

♪ It better be worth it ♪

♪ So much to die for ♪

♪ Hey, so glad you could make it ♪

♪ Yeah, now you've really made it ♪

♪ Hey, there's only us left now ♪

♪ When I wake up in my makeup ♪

♪ Have you ever felt so used up as this? ♪

♪ It's all so sugarless Hooker, waitress ♪

♪ Model, actress, oh, just go nameless ♪

♪ Honeysuckle, she's full of poison ♪

♪ She obliterated everything she kissed ♪

♪ Now she's fading Somewhere in Hollywood ♪

♪ I'm glad I came here With your pound of flesh ♪

♪ You want a part of me? ♪

♪ Well, I'm not selling cheap ♪

♪ No, I'm not selling cheap ♪

[song ends]