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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" by Sara Watkins playing]

♪ Beautiful dreamer... ♪

[Lexie] 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... ♪

[Lexie] 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.

[music continues]

[all crying]

♪ 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 ♪

[Karlee] 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.

[Brooklyn] 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.

[Karlee] 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.

[Brooklyn] 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?

[Iliya] 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. -[Iliya] ...for all of us.

-[Karlee] Yeah. -What do you think, Mei?

I was so...

-Close to my dreams? -[Karlee] Close to your dreams.

I love K-pop, but my age, I'm 18.

So... Oh.

It's about time to face reality.

-[all] Damn! -[Brooklyn] Wow!

[Iliya] Okay!

-Go off, Mei. -[Karlee] Pop off.

Come on, Mei.

"It's about time to face reality," she said.

[Iliya] "Time to face reality."

-[Karlee] I'm dead. -[Mei] Yes, face reality.

[Mitra] 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.

[Mitra] ...and who you wouldn't.

Oh, Jesus, that's so hard... No, that's so hard.

[AI voice] We asked each contestant to come up with their ideal debut group.

[man gasps] HYBE, you are stirring the pot.

No!

Oh, my God, Brooklyn and Ua.

Celeste, Manon, and Iliya got one?

[Mitra] 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.

[AI voice] We then asked contestants to predict

who could be eliminated this mission.

Oh, now this is dirty.

[man] 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.

[dramatic music playing]

When I saw the Mission Two elimination video, I thought to myself,

"If this is what it means to be a part of this group,

I don't want to be a part of that, frankly."

♪ And as for me, ha-ha, you'll see ♪

♪ Slam your body down And wind it all around ♪

♪ Slam your body down And wind it all around, ho ♪

♪ If you wanna be my lover ♪

[gasps] Oh.

You'll go here

with Samara.

Yes. It'll look better with someone who's not 6'2".

[all laughing]

I don't know, that was cute. [chuckles]

And then Lexie will be here, yeah?

So the order should be Ua at the end, Ezrela,

then Emily, and then Lexie.

[Missy] It feels like we've reached a breaking point.

The eliminations were really harsh on them.

The girls have low morale.

[Grant] Emily, you're gonna look left to right.

Left to right.

Yeah.

[Missy] 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.

[Grant] Hit. Make sense?

[Adéla] ♪ 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 ♪

[soft piano music playing]

♪ And maybe if I sat a little prettier ♪

♪ Maybe if I got a little skinnier ♪

♪ Wouldn't you just be so goddamn glad ♪

♪ That you just chose your dream bitch ♪

♪ I'll only give you my best ♪

♪ And maybe if I changed Well, about everything ♪

♪ Maybe this could've lasted Longer than a fling ♪

♪ Maybe I'm done being so goddamn sad ♪

♪ That I am not your dream bitch ♪

♪ I know I gave you my best ♪

♪ I, I, I gave you my best ♪

♪ I, I, I'll never forget ♪

♪ How, how, how easy it is ♪

♪ For her to be your dream bitch ♪

♪ Does nothing, you're still impressed ♪

[Adéla] 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.

-[Adéla] 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. [laughs]

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.

[Naisha] Yeah.

She doesn't show up to rehearsals.

[Naisha] 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.

[upbeat music playing]

[Missy] 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.

[Sohey] Get some water. Good job.

-[Megan] So... [laughs] -You're about to have your second bite.

[Missy] 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.

[soft music playing]

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.

[Manon] But I have been taking notes when I was sitting out.

[Sophia] 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...

[Sophia] You know? I know, like...

[Missy] Try to listen instead of react to what she's saying.

-Try to just sit and listen. -Yeah.

[Sophia] 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... -[Sophia] So we can work as a team.

But I think you can do it.

That was really sweet of you.

This training and this program is really hard.

-Yeah. -And I...

Especially in the beginning, had a lot of days where I was like,

"Holy shit, I don't know if I can do this."

Like, it's a lot 'cause I haven't been training professionally like some of you,

which I have so much respect for.

The discipline and everything,

it's something I've learned from you guys.

Please, like, if you guys see me in class

and feel like "she's not focused" or anything,

like, just say something.

I... I'll really appreciate that, I think,

'cause I don't want there to be any misunderstandings or anything like that.

I think we appreciate you, like, coming to us

and, like, expressing this.

And nobody wants to have beef, you know what I mean?

Like, I feel like we wanna work with you and be cool.

I will hold myself accountable, and I'm sorry for missing classes.

I want this. I'm trying really hard.

And I hope that reads,

and I'm sorry. Yeah.

[Daniela] Yeah, it's okay. Just do better.

-[chuckles] -Do better.

Thank you.

Can we have a little hug?

Thank you, guys.

[Sophia] Just, you know...

Just as long as we all meet in the middle,

I feel like everybody wants to just, like, let it go.

[Manon] 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...

["Buttons" by The Pussycat Dolls playing]

♪ But you keep frontin' ♪

♪ Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪

♪ But I ain't seen nothin' ♪

[music continues]

[music ends]

-[Sophia] It was so good. -[Gabe] Yes.

Really great job on the whole piece.

-This is about to be a little situation. -[Grant] Believe in yourself.

-Yeah? -[Gabe] Yeah.

[Grant] Um...

[Missy] 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.

[Grant] 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? -[Manon] Yeah.

We'll keep developing that in the next rehearsal.

Quick sip of water. We have to keep going. We only have five minutes.

[Gabe] 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.

["Buttons" by The Pussycat Dolls playing]

[Daniela] We're all getting injured. Like, it's mentally a lot.

-Scary, huh? -It's scary.

A little fucked... Freaked you out a little bit.

[Grant] But we have to keep going.

Yeah.

[Daniela] 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.

[Grant] Okay? Set.

One more, then a break.

-[Gabe] Come on, ladies. -[Grant] This is our last one.

Cool. Here we go.

You can sit here.

[Lexie] Hello.

[Mitra] 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.

[Mitra] 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.

[soft music playing]

[Lexie] 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. -[Mitra] Yeah, absolutely.

However, you wanna tell the girls, I'll leave that up to you,

'cause I know that relationship is also so special.

[music continues]

[Mitra] 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.

[Missy] Ezrela, I'm so sorry, but can you translate for Ua

so she knows what's going on?

[Lexie] 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.

[chuckles] Yes.

You guys go back to rehearsal.

[Sophia] Look at you. You got new hips and everything too.

-Yay! -[all laughing]

-[Lexie] Love you guys. -[girls] We love you.

-We love you, Lexie. -[Lexie] Love you.

Lexie, love you.

-Love you. -Holy shit.

[Daniela] Can you bring the tissue box, Sophia, please?

[Megan] Now it's down to 13.

It is what it is.

[Lara] It takes a lot to, like, make that decision.

[girls chuckling]

-[Gabe] Lexrela. -[girls] Aw.

-Yes! -[Lara] Lexrela.

Lexrela is forever.

-[Manon] You guys are a very powerful duo. -[Lara] It's true.

Group hug.

-[soft music playing] -[girls] 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.

-[Ezrela sobbing] Sorry. -[Gabe] It's okay.

-Ezrela, take your time, baby. -[Ezrela] Thank you.

[Gabe] 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.

[upbeat music playing]

Like, in the actual video, ideally, all ten girls.

[indistinct chattering]

-[woman] Are we still rolling? -[Humberto] Hi, everyone.

[all] Hi!

-How's it going? -[all] 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.

[Daniela] 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...

[all gasping]

[Humberto] Megan, Marquise, and Yoonchae.

[all cheering]

You all got this. I can't wait.

[Missy] "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,

[girls gasp]

Daniela,

Manon, Nayoung, and Sophia.

[all cheering]

You five girls are gonna make this incredible.

[Missy] "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.

[all clapping and cheering]

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.

[all clapping]

[Missy] 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.

[Emily] 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. -[Daniela] Me too.

[Emily] Like, I've never been in the top ten for any final ranking ever.

[Daniela] You've never been top ten?

No. Like, I've never been in top ten.

[Daniela] Well, let's hope and pray that this time you are.

This is a whole nother thing.

At least with evals and stuff like that, I thought that...

Like, Son and Bang and Mitra, they would just pick the group.

And with the fans,

it's, like, a whole nother added amount of, like, pressure.

It's, like, not only just appeasing execs

and your teachers and everything like that,

but now it's literally appeasing the whole entire world

before you even debut.

I feel like no matter if I did my very best this mission,

like, people still...

There's so many people that are still just like,

"Why are y'all voting for this girl?"

It just feels like shit. You, like, just,

you know, wanna prove yourself to the world and to the fans,

to social media that, like, you are talented.

Like, I'm still getting comments about me not being Latina on social media.

[in Spanish] 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.

[Missy in English] 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.

[woman] 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.

[man] 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.

[Lara] 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.

[Missy] 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.

[man] 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... ♪

[Ezrela] 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... [sighs]

-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... ♪

-[Grant] What happened? -[laughing]

-You were looking at me, like, side-eye. -[Grant] I'm just looking.

-Side-eye. -That's my job.

[Emily] 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.

[both] It's just the form... [laughs]

Sorry. It's just the formations and the part switching.

Samara has to re-record 'cause she has more parts.

That's true.

[Emily] And then also Samara, she hurt...

[Ezrela] 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.

[Grant] You good, Samara? Your knee's hurting?

-[Samara] Yeah. -[Grant] Yeah.

[Samara] Can I sit for the next one?

-Uh-huh. Yeah, that's fine. -Okay.

[Grant] 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!

[Sohey] Wait.

Mmm. Your back hurts? I feel like it's, like, a spasm.

Did it just happen?

Okay. What do you need?

[Marquise] A little bit of time.

[Sohey] Time? Okay. It's okay.

[Marquise] I'm kind of scared 'cause it's tomorrow.

[Sohey] It's okay. Yeah.

[Megan] Marquise, literally the day before we had to shoot,

she, like, really badly injured her back.

You wanna please everyone and you wanna do your best,

but it's so hard to, like, balance that

and, like, do your best and, like, try to mask it almost.

["Wannabe" by the Spice Girls playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[interpreter] When we're bending down, you need to look sharp.

[speaking Korean]

[in English] You're, like, hitting this horse, like, sharp down.

Whip. Whip and down.

[Son speaking Korean]

Aggressive. Like, "Bow down, bitches."

[laughs]

[Sohey] 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.

-[Son] Okay. -Like, "Let's do this." You know?

[Megan] 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.

[Sohey] Four. Da, da, da, da, da, da, da!

-♪ Yeah, yeah! ♪ -♪ What's wrong with being... ♪

-♪ What's wrong with being... ♪ -[Son] Okay, stop.

[Son speaking Korean]

[in English] Why are you losing it at first?

[Sohey] We adjusted it because, like, it's impossible to sing.

-[speaking Korean] -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.

[Sohey] 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 ♪

[Sohey] Yeah. The swing.

-♪ What's wrong with being, yeah! ♪ -♪ What's wrong with being confident ♪

-♪ What's wrong with being ♪ -[Sohey] Two, three, four, five.

-♪ What's wrong with being ♪ -♪ With being ♪

-♪ What's wrong with being confident? ♪ -♪ Oh, yeah ♪

Nice work today. The shoot is tomorrow. Yeah?

-Grant, can you play the song? -[Grant] Yeah.

[chuckling] Thank you so much.

["Buttons" by The Pussycat Dolls playing]

♪ ...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 ♪

[music fades]

[Grant] 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... ♪

[Missy] I felt like Manon really reality-checked herself

when the girls questioned her commitment level to this program.

She wanted to prove a point.

I kind of hit a moment where I was like...

where I had to, like, really think about this,

and, like, hold myself accountable and, like...

I kind of realized I have to, like, work way harder.

I felt like she got that chip on her shoulder

that, "I'm gonna prove these people wrong."

Anyone could notice that Manon has definitely star quality.

Obviously, she was not familiar with the K-pop system,

or what would be the expectation when you are an idol.

She kind of had hesitation to put everything into this project.

But whenever we shoot the performances,

she did really great.

She always did what she needed to do at the moment.

That was very impressive.

[Sohey] And a five, six.

Bang, bang, bang. One, two.

[soft piano music playing]

♪ Don't you know we're all the same... ♪

[Missy] 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.

[Lara] 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!!

[all laughing]

We're one even number.

♪ Don't you know we're all the same ♪

-♪ Don't you know we're all the same ♪ -♪ Same ♪

[Sohey grunting]

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.

-[upbeat music playing] -[indistinct chattering]

[woman] 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.

[both laughing]

-She never thought I would give her this. -I never thought this day would come!

[Humberto] This is the right song, though.

I like it. It's kind of like... It's her thing.

[woman] Not sewing on the body.

Fashion.

[Humberto] All right, stand by.

Quiet on the set.

And... playback.

♪ Hey... ♪

["Confident" by Demi Lovato playing]

[vocalizing]

♪ 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... ♪

[Sohey] Cut! What happened?

[in Korean] Did you notice that Megan does this?

[woman 1 in English] Cut!

[interpreter] 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.

[speaking Korean]

[in English] 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?

[Son speaking Korean]

[interpreter] Right now, it's a little bit too innocent.

Yeah.

["Confident" playing]

[Sohey] Yeah, we can't get it mixed up.

[music continues]

♪ 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 ♪

[music fades]

-[Sohey] Very good! -[clapping]

[woman] Guys, can we not clap, we're recording film!

[woman] Give it... Just give it a second.

[Ezrela] It keeps going in and out.

-[Grant] Let's get set. -Let's go.

[Grant] All right.

[man] Please clear the set.

-Okay, camera set, yeah? -[woman] Damn it.

[Grant] 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... ♪

[Son] Stop, stop, stop.

[Son speaking Korean]

[interpreter in English] Right now, Emily should be in the center as well,

right on the line.

-For "zigazig, ah" before the chorus? -[Son] 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 ♪

-[Missy] So cute. -So cute.

[squealing, laughing]

[Missy] So cute!

[dramatic music playing]

[Sophia] 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?"

[Grant] 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. -[Sophia] Yes.

Don't play with them.

Yes. Sha! Zig, zig!

Right.

-You set the bar. -Here we go.

["Buttons" by The Pussycat Dolls playing]

♪ 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' ♪

[music fades]

[Son speaking Korean]

[interpreter] We're not centered right... Yeah.

[speaking Korean]

-So we gotta fix that. -Yeah.

So, Daniela, you need to come in a little bit more.

[speaking Korean]

[in English] Here too.

-Manon needs to be centered, dead center. -[Son] Mmm.

[speaking Korean]

[interpreter] The chair, don't kick back. We're gonna act it.

[Grant] 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.

-[Jay] Only Sophia can do this. -[Humberto] Exactly.

-[Missy] Right. -[Humberto] 'Cause she's the leader.

[Grant] 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.

["Buttons" playing]

[Sophia] Mission Three was just released yesterday.

Because I felt so sick, I have no idea how well I did.

I don't remember how shooting went. I just remember being sick.

And that's why when the mission came out, this was the one I was so nervous about.

I'm really, really grateful that my teammates really, like, showed up.

I feel like that's what got me through Mission Three.

Because I could have easily given up and crumbled

and been like, "I can't do the mission. It's not gonna happen."

[upbeat music playing]

[Mitra] 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.

["Buttons" by The Pussycat Dolls playing]

[Michelle] 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.

[music continues]

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'... ♪

[Michelle] 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... ♪

[man] 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?

[music fades]

Ooh!

[upbeat music playing]

[Daniela] 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.

[Ezrela] Hi, Emily.

[Daniela] 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.

[Emily] Me and Ezrela have actually started the hashtag "Emrela."

[Daniela] Emrela. Okay. Very cute.

I don't know, it's crazy how the house was so full and now it's like...

-[Daniela] 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.

[dramatic music plays]

[Sophia] How do you feel about tomorrow?

-I'm very nervous. -Mmm.

And scared.

Really?

[in Korean] I think it will be harder

to top the previous result.

[Sophia in English] We're not gonna be 13 anymore.

We're gonna be ten for the live show.

[Emily] They probably already know who they want.

You know what I mean? So it's like we really...

We have no idea.

[pensive music playing]

[in Korean] 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.

[in English] We're here for the final Mission Three evaluation session.

[in Korean] Lara. I think Lara showed the most growth in this mission.

[Missy in English] Megan, I think she's solid.

She knows how to work a camera. She is a leader within the group.

[Charlie] Marquise, in every performance, gets more confident

and feels more like an anchor within it.

[Missy] 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.

[in Korean] 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.

[Missy in English] 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.

[Son in Korean] Daniela led the group well.

Leading a team on stage is important,

and Daniela did a great job doing that.

[Missy in English] 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.

[Missy] Celeste, she seems to kind of hit a wall,

and I'm not sure if she's gonna be able to break past that.

[Son in Korean] 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.

[Missy in English] 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.

-[Charlie] Wannabe. -Yeah.

[Missy] This is my favorite.

[Son in Korean] 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.

[Missy in English] 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.

[in Korean] Watching "Wannabe," I found them delightful and fun,

so much so that I imagined them debuting as they are.

-[in English] Yeah. -Yeah.

[Charlie] 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...

-[Missy] Yay! -Here we go.

["I Luv It" by Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti playing]

♪ 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 ♪

[song ends]