❝ feelings left caged. ❞
episode seven, part one

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TRAINEES ONE BY ONE ENTER A
SMALL BOXED ROOM!

HEO JISUN [ 7? / JYP ] : [ hears someone next to her box ] Hello? Who's there? Is it the ghost?

RYU JAEHWA [ 16 / PLEDIS ] : Who is it? [ tries to peek and gasps ] Wait, hold up! Noooo way!!!

WHO CAME TO VISIT THE GIRLS?

??? [ GUEST ] : Do you know why I'm here?

JILLIAN LACUESTA [ 18? / YG ] : [ nervous laughter ] No... Am I getting scolded?

AHN YUNHYO [ 8? / GSC ] : This is making me more nervous. Can I see who's next to us? [ looks anyway and gasps ] No!! WAY!

THEY'RE HINAPIA'S JUNG EUNWOO
AND AB6IX'S IM YOUNGMIN!

BOTH WHO WENT THROUGH THE SAME STRUGGLE AS THEY ARE...

JUNG EUNWOO [ GUEST ] : You really can tell me anything! I'm here to listen to your problems.

IM YOUNGMIN [ GUEST ] : I'm here to listen to your problems, I will help as much as I could.

ZHOU JINGYI [ 29? / MNH ] : I feel like I'm less superior than everybody here. Sometimes, I see them like they're on top of the world and I'm still here...

TAKAMIKU YUUKA [ 40? / SM ] : I debuted before, but I still feel like a failure that I just thought... Should I give up?

YOON CHAELIN [ 15? / YG ] : The comments I read online belittled me a lot. I know I shouldn't care about it, but there are times when you can't ignore it and bring it with you to sleep.

JUNG EUNWOO [ GUEST ] : Chaelin-ah, what do you think you're lacking in? What comments about yourself you see most often?

YOON CHAELIN [ 15? / YG ] : Just random stuff like... My eyes or my thighs. It makes me feel embarrassed.

JUNG EUNWOO [ GUEST ] : I've been watching you from TV. Sometimes seeing you reminds me of how much time I spent on working to win. After seeing you here, you truly remind me of myself when I was younger. Do you know I almost gave up too? I even said that on a national TV. Can you believe it? [ chuckles ]

YOON CHAELIN [ 15? / YG ] : Really? I didn't know..

JUNG EUNWOO [ GUEST ] : I think your eyes are beautiful, Chae. Nothing compares to it. You see— If you see yourself as an ugly person. You are ugly. No matter what perfect skin you have or what perfect weight you have. The way you think will makes you so, but what happens when you think otherwise? If you think you're beautiful, you're beautiful. No matter how many wrinkles and acnes appear in your face, no matter what your height and weight is, you're perfect.

YOON CHAELIN [ 15? / YG ] : [ smiles widely and nods ] I agree, thank you so much, sunbae.

LIU YANYU [ 38? / CRE.KER ] : There are times I feel like I should eat. I know I should, but my weight can't be over 47kg and sometimes it scares me. What if I starved to an unexpected extent?

MOON CHAERI [ 17 / JYP ] : They don't show this on camera but we have weekly evaluation just like how we did it in our agency. On the last evaluation I realized how much things I'm fearing at once. How do I take care of that?

AHN YUNHYO [ 8? / GSC ] : People always call me for the shape of my body, how it looks perfect. I might sound selfish, but at the end... What'd be the cause of my debut? My beauty... or my talent?

IM YOUNGMIN [ GUEST ] : All idols are struggling with what you said. Sometimes, it's not whether about how good your song is but how good looking the artists are. It saddens me a special trainee like you are struggling the same thing.

AHN YUNHYO [ 8? / GSC ] : Should I not care about such things? Should I only care about my debut?

IM YOUNGMIN [ GUEST ] : When I was in your shoes, I thought I'll debut. Before joining, I was confident in what I have then it just gets lesser and lesser. It felt hurt to know that I didn't make it in the first place, but now that I'm here, debuted, it doesn't feel temporary anymore. The whole world feels like they belong to me. You know why? Because I can showcase whatever I can instead of competing with someone about it. You're beautiful, I admit. Even if once you debut because of your beauty, you know that it's your turn to show that you're not just some random visual passing by to fill the final line up. You're Ahn Yunhyo. You're a great vocalist and a great leader. Everyone believes in you, you should to. You have to keep going!

AHN YUNHYO [ 8? / GSC ] : [ chuckles as she wipe away her tears, nodding ] Thank you so much, sunbaenim.

JOO YECHAN [ 42? / GSC ] : People always see me as that funny and bubbly person. That makes me coat my feelings... Sometimes, when it's too much, I want to throw away all the sugarcoats but they're already too thick.

JO YOUNGMI [ 1? / GSC ] : My biggest fear is to be a disappointment. Despite the number I have on my shirt or later during rank announcement... I still feel like it. I'm not confident enough.

JILLIAN LACUESTA [ 18? / YG ] : I often have mixed feelings that it makes me anxious. I think I once said that and the media attacked me that I'm too young to be stressed and et cetera. I'm scared to speak about my feelings since then.

KIM AREUN [ 12? / PLEDIS ] : When I see idols on TV, I don't know if i felt happy or bad for them. Are they okay? Are they getting enough rest? But then, I start to think about the same questions to myself everyday. Have I rested enough? Have I eaten enough? Have I practiced enough? Heck, Am I enough?

JUNG EUNWOO [ GUEST ] : Ohh.. That's some serious question you have there. I used to have the same set of questions. What makes you feel like you're not enough? Is it that you think someone is talented than you? Someone is prettier than you? Someone is better than you?

KIM AREUN [ 12? / PLEDIS ] : Possibly all of them...

JUNG EUNWOO [ GUEST ] : Areun-ah, do you remember this is a competition? Coming here, even before the first evaluation, you have to audition first. They see your potential and hence why you're still sitting here with me. Easy to say and hard to do, but you have to believe in yourself. The members believe in you so much. Don't be afraid to "disappoint" them. Because they'll treasure you either way.

KIM AREUN [ 12? / PLEDIS ] : [ sobs ] They do? [ wipe her tears away and hug the pillow ] I'm so happy to hear that...

IM YOUNGMIN [ GUEST ] : Do you read online comments often?

BAE JIHYUN [ 11? / FNC ] : [ nods ] I do. Sometimes, I look for motivation. Though, they bring me down even more.

KIM CHESCA [ 13? / SM ] : I do... a lot

IM CHAERIN [ 30? / BANANA C. ] : It's like an addiction. I want to stop but, the curiosity takes over. 

HAE SOOA [ 15 / FANTAGIO ] : Rarely. I know it's not healthy for me.

HEO JISUN [ 7? / JYP ] : [ stays quiet and starts to sniffle ]

IM YOUNGMIN [ GUEST ] : [ shocks and get out of his box and goes to Jisun's to hug her gently ] Shh, shh. Don't cry. I'm sorry the question made you cry.

HEO JISUN [ 7? / JYP ] : [ nods ] It's okay..

IM YOUNGMIN [ GUEST ] : I have a surprise for you.

JUNG EUNWOO [ GUEST ] : [ gives the trainee a box with her name on it ] Here you go. This is your daily pill. Fighting, Nari-ya.

KANG NARI [ 16? / WOOLLIM ] : Huh? What's this? [ opens the box and gasps softly, taking a piece of paper out and read it out loud ] "Kang Nari's vocals are unbelievable. She needs to debut or I'll be devastated..." Aww.. Thank you...

IM YOUNGMIN [ GUEST ] : These are the positive comments you receive online. See what'll happen if you see things positively.

NICOLE CHOI [ 18 / STARSHIP ] : [ read it out loud ] "Nicole is beautiful for someone her age. She's talented and no one should look down on her" [ covers her face and starts crying ] Thank you so much.

LIM EUNJUNG [ 37? / FANTAGIO ] : Ah, this is embarrassing... [ smiles and wipe her tears away and moves on to the next paper ] "Eunjung's vocal and visual is outstanding. She will make it. She'll be one of the best idol out there."

JEON MIHEE [ 13 / YUEHUA ] : "Jeon Mihee, if you're reading this, please know I love you so much and I will root for you until the end. I'll always be with you."

LEE HEEYOUNG [ 14 / WOOLLIM ] : "Lee Heeyoung deserve better ranks. Beautiful, funny, talented. All
what the girls want to be." Aw, this is so nice. Everyone should be themselves though. 

MOON CHAERI [ 17 / JYP ] : Thank you so much for this. I will keep this forever in my room. [ kisses the box and giggles ]

JUNG EUNWOO [ GUEST ] : Good luck with your ranking. I'm going to support you always.

CHU SEULGI [ 31? / YUEHUA ] : Thank you, I will keep on going!

YOON HEEAE [ 17? / YUEHUA ] : Thank you so much, sunbae!

SANG HAEWON [ 33? / MNH ] : It is so nice to meet you. Thank you so much for today, it helps me so much.

LEE HYEJIN [ 3? / PLEDIS ] : Thank you for your time!

IM YOUNGMIN [ GUEST ] : No need to thank me. We all went through the same thing, so we understand. Good luck!

FEELINGS THAT WERE ONCE CAGED
HAVE LEFT.

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G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : We will proceed with the rankings. I will start with the last place in the debut line up this week. On 12th place, we have...

12TH PLACE
979,645 votes

TRAINEE #040
AHN YUNHYO
gsc entertainment — vocalist
previous rank, 8th

GET TO KNOW AHN YUNHYO !
—. she has a total of 2 tattoos. one is on
the pointer finger of her right hand that
is a cresent moon. the other one is by her
left collar bone, it has the words "don't lose
yourself to your own demons," written in cursive.

AHN YUNHYO [ 12 / GSC ] : This rank scares me so much that I felt unsafe about it. I will continue to work hard and rise again!

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G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : On 11th... She also dropped from her previous rank and she was in the top 3 agency. On 11th place we have...

11TH PLACE
980,170 votes

TRAINEE #002
BEOM YERIN
jyp entertainment — rapper
previous rank, 9th

GET TO KNOW BEOM YERIN !
—. yerin likes to travel a lot!

BEOM YERIN [ 11 / JYP ] : [ lets out a loud sigh ] Wooh, At least I'm saved today. I'll work harder, I promise.

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G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : In 10th place, we have one of our younger trainee here. She rose quiet a lot. The points difference are so thin. She is...

10TH PLACE
980,265 votes

TRAINEE #013
JILLIAN LACUESTA
yg entertainment — rapper
previous rank, 18th

GET TO KNOW JILLIAN LACUESTA !
—. she's supposed to wears glasses but prefers
contact lenses cause it looks much better.

JILLIAN LACUESTA [ 10 / YG ] : I still can't believe it?! I'm in the debut line up! [ jumps excitedly and bows ] Thank you so much! I'll continue to do my best!

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G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : Next in 9th place, we also have someone very young in our list. Young and talented. In 9th place we have...

9TH PLACE
980,320 votes

TRAINEE #015
KIM CHESCA
sm entertainment — vocalist
previous rank, 13th

GET TO KNOW KIM CHESCA !
—. she's a big fan of seventeen, red velvet and nct!

KIM CHESCA [ 9 / SM ] : Are you sure you didn't call the wrong name? I truly can't believe I'm part of the debut line up! I'm going to stay here until the end, thank you so much!!

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G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : In 8th place.. All I have to say is she rose so much from her previous one without any benefit points. Congratulations,

8TH PLACE
980,985 votes

TRAINEE #035
LIM EUNJUNG
fantagio entertainment — vocalist
previous rank, 37th

GET TO KNOW LIM EUNJUNG !
—. she might not look like it, but actually
she is pretty good at playing video games!

LIM EUNJUNG [ 8 / FANTAGIO ] : [ gasps loudly and covers her mouth ] This is unbelievable. I thought it'd be unlikely for me to rank this high... [ sobs ] Thank you for your your support!!

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G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : In 7th place, I must say she's popular. She was the center in the second mission. She is..

7TH PLACE
982,060 votes

TRAINEE #036
LEE HYEJIN
pledis entertainment — rapper
previous rank, 3rd

GET TO KNOW LEE HYEJIN !
—. she admits that she's a little bit of a nerd!

LEE HYEJIN [ 7 / PLEDIS ] : I feel like it's a miracle that I'm still standing here to the next mission. Thank you, I will work harder!!

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G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : In 6th place, I'm sure she's a trainee everyone knows of despite dropping. She's out shining trainee, congratulations...

6TH PLACE
986,010 votes

TRAINEE #060
JO YOUNGMI
gsc entertainment — dancer
previous rank, 1st

GET TO KNOW JO YOUNGMI !
—. she's scared of the dark and hiccups
whenever there's a dark place and (would)
probably cry if she cant find a way to the light.

JO YOUNGMI [ 6 / GSC ] : Ah, I'm really happy to be here, always! Thank you for all your support and please keep on supporting me. I love you all endlessly!

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G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : Next up, in 5th place. We also have someone who rose so much from her previous rank. With her scary look, she caught a lot of people's attention. She is...

5TH PLACE
989,545 votes

TRAINEE #044
CHO HEEYOUNG
fnc entertainment — dancer
previous rank, 32nd

GET TO KNOW CHO HEEYOUNG !
—. apparently, she doesn't know how to take a
joke as she always took her friends's jokes seriously.

CHO HEEYOUNG [ 5 / FNC ] : I really do hope that I won't disappoint anyone in the next round. Thank you for this opportunity.

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G-DRAGON [ IN-NA. REP. ] : Before we proceed to the top 4, I will leave the questions to you, who will be the the top 4 trainees this week...?

ngl i thought i'd put all the rankings here but noPe don't think it fits so i decided to do it like last time. top four + last two together in the next chapter. again, congratulations to the trainees who have been mentioned! don't you think it's kinda scary last chapter when your name hasn't been called? like, if your name wasn't called in the last chapter, you're either eliminated or you're in the debut line up. that's crazy.

anyway, have a great day ahead, bubs!