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𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰

CAPTION ON SCREEN
SOUND ON SCREEN
[ action ]
[ THINGS HAPPENED ON SCREEN ]

AFTER THREE MORE
DAYS OF PRACTICE...

IT'S FINALLY TIME!

[ TRAINEES GET DOWN
FROM THEIR BUSSES ]

JOO YECHAN [ A / GSC ] : [ gets down from her bus and saw the camera, posing weirdly ]

JO YOUNGMI [ A / GSC ] : [ came into frame and pulls her ] hurry up!!

HAN SIWON [ A / CUBE ] : i can't wait to see the stage!

JEON MIHEE [ B / YUEHUA ] : oh my... i bet the stage is so big!

CHU SEULGI [ C / YUEHUA ] : really? but it's only the sixty of us?

AEIOU YOUNG [ C / WOOLLIM ] : s-sixty is a lot, seulgi—

[ TRAINEES ENTER THE HALL ]

A TRAINEES : [ enters first and gasps loudly ]

YAO MEIXING [ A / CRE.KER ] : this is bigger than i thought!

THIS IS YOUR STAGE, GIRLS!

B TRAINEES : [ enters the hall ] woahhhh!!

BEOM YERIN [ B / JYP ] : it's fancy~

CHIBA AKIKO [ B / SM ] : [ runs into the hall happily ] THE STAGE!!

ROSÉ SINGH [ B / YG ] : wah.. everything about the stage is just wonderful!

C & D TRAINEES : [ enters the hall together ]

MAIA KAORI K-W [ C / FANTAGIO ] : this is beyond my expectation for sixty trainees!

JO YENA [ D / MNH ] : look, the stage is shining so so much!

HEO JISUN [ A / JYP ] : yeah, but not at how talk the a trainees' stage is compare do b and c... nice!

NICOLE CHOI [ A / STARSHIP ] : ugh, i just wanna step on the stage already! [ laughs ]

BAE JIHYUN [ A / FNC ] : how do they clean this whole place up when we're done?

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ uses a mic and look at all the trainees ] trainees in grade a, please come here and get on the stage.

B, C, D TRAINEES : [ whines ]

LIM EUNJUNG [ B / FANTAGIO ] : i wanna go on stage too~

SAKURA MAIA [ A / LOEN ] : [ stops clinging to nari to go on stage ]

KANG NARI [ C / WOOLLIM ] :  [ dramatically ] noooo~

SAKURA MAIA [ A / LOEN ] : [ looks at nari weirdly from afar ] what are you doing?! [ laughs loudly ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : everyone, please watch carefully. this is how the trainees in grade a will stand.

A TRAINEES : yes~

THE STAGE GOES UP!

B, C, D TRAINEES : [ watch the stage goes up ] wow...

YANG SUVIN [ D / LOEN ] : i wanna be there too~

JILLIAN LACUESTA [ B / YG ] : we're both in a before~

CHIBA AKIKO [ B / SM ] : yeah, this is so sad... sm entertainment, i'm sorry! [ bows as she laughs ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ with his microphone ] youngmi, this is where you will stand.

THE CENTER STAGE GOES UP AGAIN!

TRAINEES : woah!

HAN HYONBUL [ A / LOEN ] : it's so pretty!

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ gets up on the center stage and leads youngmi to his spot, taking her by the hand ]

SON HWASEONG [ B / PLEDIS ] : oh my... we love such gentleman. [ giggles ]

IM SUHWA [ C / CUBE ] : he's so nice. i want a lover like that too, please~

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ leaves her on the center stage as rises up again ]

JO YOUNGMI [ A / GSC ] : [ startled and holds her chest when the stage moves ] that scares me–

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : that's our center~

TRAINEES : [ claps for youngmi ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : don't look so tense, youngmi-ah!

JO YOUNGMI [ A / GSC ] : i'll try! [ laughs as she nods ]

KIM AREUN [ A / PLEDIS ] : [ looks left and right to see where she stands ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : areun?

KIM AREUN [ A / PLEDIS ] : yes?

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : what are you doing? come here, you're supposed to stand here! [ chuckles ]

KIM AREUN [ A / PLEDIS ] : oh... [ goes where she's supposed to stand as she chuckles ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ with his microphone ] trainees from grade b, please come upstage.

B TRAINEES : [ goes to their stage ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : center?

MOON CHAERI [ B / JYP ] : yes?

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ motion her to go where he stands as it's the center ]

MEANWHILE DOWNSTAGE...

C, D TRAINEES : [ watch taeyang organize the trainees here and there ]

RYU JAEHWA [ D / PLEDIS ] : is he not stressed doing this alone? where are the other mentors?

ZHOU JINGYI [ C / MNH ] : backstage, maybe...

KIM TAESUN [ D / STARSHIP ] : he probably lost a bet?

DEVIANA GABY [ C / MNH ] : oh~ that's possible!

KANG NARI [ C / WOOLLIM ] : [ sighs ] i wanna go up there too...

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ pants loudly, talks with his microphone ] c trainees? come to this stage.

CHU SEULGI [ C / YUEHUA ] : he's probably tired from running from here to there [ laughs ]

MIYAZAKI AKIYAMA [ C / YUEHUA ] : he's sweating a lot [ snorts ]

C TRAINEES : [ goes to their stage ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : yuuka, come here.

TAKAMIKU YUUKA [ C / SM ] : [ stands on the center ]

CHO HEEYOUNG [ C / FNC ] : she's a shining center~

LIU YANYU [ C / CRE.KER ] : yeah, but look the one there tho- [ points at youngmi standing the highest at the center ]

JANG RYUJIN [ C / CRE.KER ] : a shining center? should that be here new nickname? [ chuckles ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : jo youngmi?

JO YOUNGMI [ A / GSC ] : yes? [ raises her hand to be seen ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : are you ready?

JO YOUNGMI [ A / GSC ] : yes! [ makes a 'fighting' gesture with her hand ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : are you girls ready?

TRAINEES : yes!

D TRAINEES : eh? [ confused because they haven't been assigned yet ]

JO YENA [ D / MNH ] : oh, it's just them practicing [ pouts ]

IM CHAERIN [ D / BANANA C. ] : it's okay, everyone~ let's not be sad~!

[ THE MUSIC STARTS PLAYING ]

A, B, C TRAINEES : [ dances on their stage ]

D TRAINEES : [ watching from afar ]

THEY START TO GET COLD...

ZHANG JIAYING [ D / BANANA C. ] : [ wraps herself in a blanket as the others too ] it's unexpectedly cold in here, seriously?

DO YEJIM [ D / CUBE ] : [ shivers and warms herself up, hugging her knees ]

STAFF #1 |
here are blankets!
[ give them more blankets ]

D TRAINEES : thank you!

YOON JIHYE [ D / STARSHIP ] : [ sighs ] when are we going to practice?

IM CHAERIN [ D / BANANA C. ] : no idea...

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : d trainees, come here, please.

D TRAINEES : [ shot their head up happily and stands up from the floor ]

KWON HYEJA [ A / SM ] : look at their happy faces!

SANG HAEWON [ B / MNH ] : they're so cute! they look so happy.

D TRAINEES : thank you for letting us join you~

A, B, C TRAINEES : [ claps for them ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ puts chaerin as center ]

JO YENA [ D / MNH ] : [ voice over ] ah~ we only get one spot, and we came into frame only after a minute in.

HWANG HYEJIN [ D / FANTAGIO ] : [ voice over ] we don't sing at all, came into frame after the dance break, and we don't sing on stage, but i'm still happy they give us a chance.

KIM TAESUN [ D / STARSHIP ] : [ voice over ] we get to stand at the front, you know? i'll always do my best!

[ OFF CAMERA ]
[ EARLY MORNING BEFORE THE REHEARSAL ]

G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : i can't believe we are doing this.

SOALR [ V. MENTOR ] : yeah, me too.

MINO [ R. MENTOR ] : who's going to say it?

[ EVERYONE REMAINS SILENT ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : i'll say it—

KIM CHUNGHA [ D. MENTOR ] : rock, paper, scissors!

[ EVERYONE QUICKLY THROW PAPERS...
EXCEPT FOR TAEYANG, HE THREW A ROCK ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : NO!! [ whines loudky and thrashes around his seat ] mino-hyung can do it!

MINO [ R. MENTOR ] : why me? you lost the game!

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : hyojin-noona!

L.E [ R. MENTOR ] : [ sips her coffee and pretends not to hear ]

G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : [ 'sympathetically' put his hand on taeyang's shoulder ] feels bad, man.

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : hyung, you do it.

G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : nope— [ retrieve his hand ]

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ looks at chungha and solar with a pout ]

KIM CHUNGHA [ D. MENTOR ] : [ shrugs and cross her legs ]

SOLAR [ V. MENTOR ] : i love you but—

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : hui hyung!!!

HUI [ V. MENTOR ] : [ startled and smacked taeyang's shoulder ] don't shout like that—!

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : replace me!

HUI [ V. MENTOR ] : you lost the game!

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : but you're a leader!

HUI [ V. MENTOR ] : so is solar-noona! [ raises his voice playfully ]

SOLAR [ V. MENTOR ] : so is jiyong-oppa!

G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : i'm not doing it!! hyojin is a leader too!

L.E [ R. MENTOR ] : don't mention me out of the blue, i—

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : [ sulks ] hng... all of you better treat me and the girls buffet afterwards!

MINO [ R. MENTOR ] : we'll treat you dinner but not the girls— there are sixth of them, taeyang!

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : they deserve it.

G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : let's see if jiwon agrees or not. if she does, then we will treat the girls buffet as well.

TAEYANG [ D. MENTOR ] : yes, okay!! [ stands up from his seat ] i'll see all of you later tonight at dinner! and contact me if jiwon-noona agrees, okay?

L.E [ R. MENTOR ] : yeah, sure, we will~

KIM CHUNGHA [ D. MENTOR ] : good luck, taeyangie!

sorry that was short,, this is more
like a filler chapter and a little
drabble between the mentors uwu

anyway, i'm wondering if any
of you have any (un)popular opinions
to say? i really like hearing them
so please drop at least three
under this paragraph 🥺

have a great day/night, everyone!
stay beautiful like you always are!