THE GIRLS FINISH UP THEIR
PHOTOSHOOTS, AND ONLINE
VOTING WAS DONE…

AND BEFORE THEY KNEW IT,
THEY WERE ONCE AGAIN,
SEATED ALL TOGETHER.

BUT THIS TIME, THERE WAS
WAY MORE TENSION…

* - rankings from the previous mission

[ #14* | HAN CHAERI ] ; I’m so nervous. Today we’re having the first eliminations, right?

[ #16* | LEE AERIM ] ; Yeah… I’m seriously so scared, I was so close to the cut-off point the last ranking. And I was one of the more lower ranked trainees in my concept for the most recent mission, so I probably didn’t do that well…

[ #12* | ASUKI TAKARI ] ; Hey, don’t say that! I’m sure you did well!

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : I understand that most, if not all of you, are nervous right now. I myself can’t bear to announce these rankings… but unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to six of you today.

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Just remember that this isn’t the end of your journey. You haven’t lost anything from this experience here - only gained new experiences. You’ve grown, and today will simply be a new start.

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : [ sighs ] I’ll start announcing from rank 17. I’ll call up till rank 13, and then the five of you can say a few words.

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Now, this trainee seems to have ranked pretty highly the previous mission, showing her cute charms. However, unfortunately, she didn’t do very well for this mission, and dropped a few ranks.

[ #02* | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : Cute charms? She probably did Dream Girls then…

[ #19* | HAN EUNJI ] : From my team, Ahyoung and Takari ranked pretty high…

[ #11* | SEO AHYOUNG ]

[ #12* | ASUKI TAKARI ]

[ #19* | HAN EUNJI ] : or from the other team, maybe Yeseul? Falling eight ranks out of 24 is quite a lot though…

[ #09* | IM YESEUL ]

WHO WILL IT BE?

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Fortunately, she managed to get this spot, and avoided elimination by a small gap. With 16,550 votes, she is...

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Trainee Seo Ahyoung. Congratulations.

RANK 17 | SEO AHYOUNG (▼6)

[ #07* | HWANG EUNKYUNG ] : Congrats!

[ #13* | HEO HAEIN ] : Ahyoung’s already being called? I’m just getting more nervous now…

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : We’ll be moving right onto the next trainee.

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : This trainee did pretty well in the most recent mission. She’s a nice and polite girl, and can charm many with her cute features.

[ #05* | ELSIE QUINN ] : How are we supposed to guess from that? Everyone here’s so nice…

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : [ laughs ] She hasn’t gotten opportunities to take the spotlight yet, but with her positive attitude, I’m sure she’ll rise. Maintaining her rank at 16, she has a total of 17,150 votes. Congratulations to Trainee Lee Aerim!

[ #12* | ASUKI TAKARI ] : Congrats!

[ #06* | NA HANEUL ] : Well, thinking about it now, that description did fit her perfectly.

RANK 16 | LEE AERIM (-)

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : If trainees were ranked by this recent mission only, Lee Aerim would have ranked at 11.

[ #07* | HWANG EUNKYUNG ] : Woah, that’s a lot higher. This mission made Ahyoung fall six ranks, but even though Aerim did so well, she didn’t go up the ranks? It doesn’t make sense, my head hurts…

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Next, Rank 15… this gave me quite a huge shock.

[ #20* | KANG CHAERYEONG ] : Weren’t the previous ranks already surprising enough? Don’t tell me she dropped more than six ranks…

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : This trainee…

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Was in the debut line-up from the previous mission.

[ #09* | IM YESEUL ] : What? The top 7? T-that’s scary…

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : She didn’t do that badly for this mission, but she faced lots of competition.

[ #14* | HAN CHAERI ] : I think the dark concept had lots of strong competitors… or maybe retro?

[ #19* | HAN EUNJI ] : If it’s the dark concept, then… Eunkyung? Or… no way, it can’t be Elsie right? She did so well…

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : With a total of 17,440 votes, trainee Hwang Eunkyung from Esteem Entertainment. Congratulations.

RANK 15 | HWANG EUNKYUNG ( ▼8 )

[ #08* | SHIM SEOHYUN ] : She ranked one spot above me last mission. Now I can’t help but be nervous…

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Trainee Hwang Eunkyung, I hope you won’t be too discouraged. You haven’t been eliminated, so let this motivate you to work harder and rise once again.

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : A lot of you must be nervous right now… it’s scary, when you can never be complacent. However, I’m pleased to announce that the next trainee moved up in the ranks.

[ #12* | LEE AERIM ] : Ah, that’s good to hear. If people dropped, there must be people who rose as well…

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : I’m glad to have watched this trainee grow, and she’s improving. Right from the first mission, she led her team well and worked hard.

[ #09* | IM YESEUL ] : Oh? She was a leader? Maybe… our Huren-unnie? She even doubled as a center

[ #16 | LEE AERIM ] : It could have been our Eunji as well!

[ #21* | JIAN HUREN ]

[ #19* | HAN EUNJI ]

IT COULD BE EITHER ONE…

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : I’m glad to have the opportunity to continue to watch her grow, and I believe she’ll do even better in future. With 17,725 votes, congratulations to Trainee Han Eunji!

RANK 14 | HAN EUNJI (▴5)

[ #05 | ELSIE QUINN ] : Ah, I’m so happy for her! We were in the same team, and we’re roommates, I would’ve been so sad if she left…

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : Right? Imagine how quiet it would be…

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Out of a total of roughly 20,000 voters, Trainee Han Eunji managed to get more than 7,000 of the votes. Congratulations.

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : As for the next trainee, her ranking didn’t change much. For the recent mission, she chose the retro concept, which was a tough challenge.

[ #03* | LEE DAHYUN ] : Yeah, it looked tough. You did it so well though! Who else was in your concept?

[ #02* | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : Eh, no I didn’t! Hm… maybe Seohyun? Boyeon?

[ #08* | SHIM SEOHYUN ]

[ #10* | BAE BOYEON ]

[ #20* | KANG CHAERYEONG ] : It can’t be me, since her rank didn’t change much… I’ve more or less given up hope by now [ smiles sadly ]

[ #017* | AHN JUNGHWA ] : Don’t say that… there’s still the 18th rank anyways!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : At rank 13 with 18,550 votes, trainee Bae Boyeon! Congratulations.

RANK 13 | BAE BOYEON (▼3)

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Now, would any of you like to say anything?

[ #17 | SEO AHYOUNG ] : It’s a pity that I’ve fallen in the ranks, and I’m sorry to those who I’ve disappointed. I’m really grateful to my friends, and it pains me to see Eunkyung here as well.

[ #15 | HWANG EUNKYUNG ] : Like what Ahyoung said, I’m a little disappointed, but I’ll keep working harder. Haein-ah, you’ll rise higher up the ranks! Don’t lose hope, fighting!

[ #13* | HEO HAEIN ] : Okay!

[ #16 | LEE AERIM ] : I’m grateful to have maintained my rank, and I’ve met a lot of amazing people here. I’ll continue to work hard so I can rise up the ranks!

[ #14 | HAN EUNJI ] : I was starting to lose hope, and I was so happy when my name was called… I’m really grateful to the viewers who supported me, and the friends I’ve made on this show, especially my teammates from Erato! I’ll continue to do my best so I can rise further! Thank you for giving me this opportunity to continue my journey on Equinox~

[ #13 | BAE BOYEON ] : I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t do so well for this mission, since the retro concept has always been my favourite one, and I thought I could do it well… nevertheless, I’ll try to improve myself in different areas, including my charms, so that I can show you new sides of me in future!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : I’m glad to see that many of you have positive attitudes! The five of you may now take your seats.

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Okay, let’s move right on to the next rank… In rank 12, we have a bright and bubbly girl who never fails to show her cute charms!

[ #16 | LEE AERIM ] : Oh? Maybe Asuki Takari?

[ #09* | IM YESEUL ] : I don’t think Jiyeon would have fallen that much in the ranks… Maybe Chaeri-unnie?

[ #12* | ASUKI TAKARI ]

[ #04* | CHOI JIYEON ]

[ #14* | HAN CHAERI ]

AMONGST THESE CUTE GIRLS,
WHO WILL IT BE?

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : With 18,600 votes, Trainee Asuki Takari, congratulations! She managed to maintain her rank at this safe spot. Keep working harder and you can reach the debut line-up!

RANK 12 | ASUKI TAKARI (-)

[ #13 | BAE BOYEON ] : Woah, the gap between us was only 50 votes...

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Asuki Takari, you can say hi to Aerim on your way up later! Both of you managed to maintain your ranks [ laughs ]

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Next is someone who went up the rankings… if she continue to do so at this rate, she’ll reach the debut line-up soon!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Congratulations, trainee Han Seolji!

RANK 11 | HAN SEOLJI (▴4)

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Next, in rank 10… we have a strong vocalist!

[ #06* | NA HANEUL ] : Oh? Maybe it was our main vocal, Junghwa? That would mean she rose a lot of ranks though…

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Her friends who ranked higher than her have already been called, so I bet she’s really nervous right now.

[ #08* | SHIM SEOHYUN ] : Ah, I think I know who it is!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : She did well in this recent mission, securing 6,600 votes out of 20,000. With 20,440 votes in total, in rank 10 we have…

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Trainee Heo Haein, congratulations!

RANK 10 | HEO HAEIN (▴3)

[ #15 | HWANG EUNKYUNG ] : Ah, I’m so happy for her! I knew she could do it.

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : The next trainee has always been in the higher ranks, capturing viewers’ attention with her charisma. However, unfortunately this time she fell in the ranks slightly.

[ #09* | IM YESEUL ] : There are so many people in the higher ranks with charisma! Seohyun-unnie?

[ #03* | LEE DAHYUN ] : Na Hana-unnie?

[ #01* | IM HEIRAN ] : Or even Elsie? She’s so adorable in the dorms, I forget how powerful she can be on camera…

[ #02* | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : Ah, stop giving us such useless hints! Who is it?...

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : With 20,850 votes in total, Trainee Na Haneul from MNH!

RANK 09 | NA HANEUL (▼3)

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Unfortunately, you’ve fallen out of the debut line-up, but I’ve seen how hardworking you are! The recent mission was just to give a small boost to those who haven’t gotten the chance to shine much. I’m sure with the next stage performance, you’ll rise in the ranks again!

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : The next trainee in rank 8 will probably feel disappointed, since she missed the debut line-up only by a little bit. She’s a hardworking and enthusaistic girl with lots of charisma as well!

[ #02* | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : I think it’s someone whose rank rose a little bit, or maybe stayed the same?

[ #03* | LEE DAHYUN ] : True, maybe Seohyun-unnie or Yeseul? The trainees who were in the ranks below them have mostly been called already.

AMONGST THESE TWO TRAINEES
WHO WERE IN RANKS 8 AND 9
PREVIOUSLY, ONE IS LIKELY
TO BE RANKED 8TH,
WHILE THE OTHER MIGHT
BE IN THE DEBUT LINE-UP.

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : At rank 8 with a total of 22,060 votes, trainee Im Yeseul!

RANK 08 | IM YESEUL (▴1)

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Now, would the five of you like to say anything?

[ #12 | ASUKI TAKARI ] : I’m glad to have maintained my rank, but I want to work harder so that I can rise! This spot might seem safe for now, but soon, it won’t be. I’ll keep improving myself!

[ #09 | NA HANEUL ] : It’s definitely a little disappointing that I’ve fallen out of the debut line-up, but I won’t let this be a setback. I promise I’ll make up for this, and astound everyone with my next performance!

[ #08 | IM YESEUL ] : It’s a pity that I’m so close to the debut line-up, but! I was ranked 9th previously, now I’ve moved up 1 rank, and every small step counts! With my next small step, I’ll be in the debut ranks, so I’ll make sure you can look forward to that!

[ LEE SANGYEOB (H.) ] : [ smiles ] I’m sure you will! The five of you can now take your seat.

AS SUGGESTED EARLIER,
ASUKI TAKARI INDEED GAVE
LEE AERIM A HIGH-FIVE!

[ #01* | IM HEIRAN ] : they’re so cute and precious, ah I’m glad they’re both still here.

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Now, we’ll be starting to announce the debut ranks.

[ #05* | ELSIE QUINN ] : I’m so nervous!

[ #03* | LEE DAHYUN ] : Hopefully no one else dropped out of the debut line-up? You can never be sure…

[ #04* | CHOI JIYEON ] : [ looking around ] Ranks 1-5 are still here, and so is Seohyun-unnie, who was ranked 8th, right? But that only makes 6 people, not 7…

[ #02* | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : Most of the trainees previously ranking 9-17 have already been called. That means…

[ #01* | IM HEIRAN ] : Someone must have rose a lot, right?

NEXT TIME ON EQUINOX…

[ #02* | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : Eh?! That many ranks?! That’s impressive…

LOWER RANKED TRAINEES
STILL HAVE A GLIMPSE
OF HOPE...

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Here are the four trainees who could possibly sit on that last chair - the 18th position.

BUT MOST OF THEM WILL
HAVE TO GO HOME.

[ #10 | HEO HAEIN ] : I’m so sorry…

WHAT WILL BE THE OUTCOME?

[ a minute of min ]

how do you guys feel about
these new rankings so far?

i was very happy to see some
people (who deserved it) rise!

some trainees got a slightly
“unfair benefit” because the
trainees in their concept were
inactive, so they lacked competition
- but i guess that's tactics in a sense?

it might seem unfair to some of you,
but after this ranking, votes are
more or less reset (but not entirely)!

more details will be up soon :0

for now, you can expect the next
update on the coming sunday/monday
- there'll be the debut line-up,
the 18th position, and elimination
speeches :')

good luck everyone !