WHO WILL BE THE
NEXT MENTOR ON EQUINOX?

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : Hello girls!

KIM CHUNGHA,
A STRONG VOCALIST,
SKILLED DANCER
AND CHOREOGRAPHER
WHO DEBUTED BOTH
FROM PRODUCE 101,
AND AS A SOLOIST!

[ IM YESEUL (S) ] : Seriously?!

[ HORIKOSHI KAISARA (S) ] : This is crazy! Have you seen her dancing??

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : Don't look at me like that! Just a few years ago, I was like you guys, just an inexperienced trainee in a survival show, trying to achieve my dreams!

━ [ interview room ] ━

[ LEE DAHYUN (S) ] : Hearing her say that made me think about how hard it probably was for her to join the first ever survival show. Now that survival shows are so common, we're able to be here even though we're not that outstanding… 

[ LEE DAHYUN (S) ] : But all the more I just have to work harder, and appreciate this opportunity that was given to me!

━━━━━━━

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : Which of you are dancers?

LEE DAHYUN, LEE AERIM,
IM YESEUL, LEE GYEOUL,
YEON CHAERIN, ZHOU XUE
AND JIAN HUREN
RAISE THEIR HANDS!

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : Wow… I'll expect lots from you then! No pressure [ laughs ]

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : I'll teach all of you a dance routine, and we'll be using this to build up your techniques!

chungha starts off and the trainees
stand behind her, following her steps

AN HOUR LATER…

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : Okay! I'll split you guys into two groups, then in 10 minutes I want you guys to show me what you have, so I can see where you need to improve generally!

the trainees continue practicing

[ IM YESEUL (S) ] : Sorry, could you repeat this part? I don't remember which way it was.

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : Oh, sure! I like your proactiveness! Trainees, if you have any questions please ask me!

AFTER A WHILE…

trainees seo ahyoung, lee aerim,
bae boyeon, jian huren, choi jiyeon and
im yeseul finish their "performance"

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : That was great! Trainee JIAN HUREN ? You're a very fast learner! You just need to focus more on the small details. 

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : Trainee LEE AERIM, you train in dance too right? You did well, but you could have been easily outshined by Huren and Yeseul. They were able to express themselves better thanks to their confidence! Don't feel too pressurised, because we're all here to learn together, okay? Can the next group come up please?

trainees lee dahyun, kang chaeryeong,
han seolji, asuki takari, yeon chaerin and zhou xue finish their "performance"

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : Trainee YEON CHAERIN, I can see a lot of potential in you. You're a skilled dancer, as long as you put in effort. Trainee LEE DAHYUN, you learn very fast as well! You two certainly didn't disappoint.

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : Overall, you girls definitely have potential, and a strong foundation. I'll be here to help you guys work on what each of you need to improve. Keep working hard!

[ STAR TRAINEES ] : Thank you!

AFTER A FEW DAYS OF TRAINING…

THE TRAINEES ARE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAIN!

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : Trainees, why do you think we're gathered here today?

[ JIAN HUREN (T) ] : Is there an announcement to be made? Oh, are we finally receiving our first mission?

[ HORIKOSHI KAISARA (T) ] : I hope so, I'm so curious what it'll be!

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : Last week, our trainees voted for their favourite trainees.

━━━━━━━━━━

WHICH TRAINEES RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES?

[ JIAN HUREN (S) ] : She just radiates this aura, like a princess.

[ HEO HAEIN (T) ] : She's amazing, I really love her...

[ SEO AHYOUNG (S) ] : She's such a queen, and a really great friend!

WHO DO YOU THINK IT IS?

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[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : The trainees who received the most votes were HWANG EUNKYUNG and ZHOU XUE. Congratulations.

[ HOST | SANGYEOB ] : However, I'm sure you girls know that popularity isn't everything. In fact, it's far from everything.

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : We've totaled up your points in the three aspects: EFFORT, POPULARITY, and CHARMS - based on the past few days of training, the voting, and on your audition.

[ ASUKI TAKARI (S) ] : Are we going to be ranked already? 

[ IM HEIRAN (T) ] : No way, it's so early… 

[ JIAN HUREN (S) ] : Do you think the results would be very different from the votes?

[ IM YESEUL (S) ] : Usually I wouldn't think so, but knowing this show, probably?

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : This time, we'll only be revealing the top 7 girls with the highest total. The gaps are very small for now, so everyone has to work harder.

[HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : In no order, the girls are LEE DAHYUN (S), IM YESEUL (S), NA HANEUL (T), IM HEIRAN (T), HWANG EUNKYUNG (T), ELSIE QUINN (T), and SEO AHYOUNG (S).
Congratulations.

[ JIAN HUREN (S) ] : Half of them didn't do that well on the first audition, and only one of them received lots of votes… I guess they really do consider the amount of effort we put in practice.

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : But,

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : That's not all we have for today. 

(there's a gif here,
DON'T SCROLL until you see it!)

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ]  : For your first mission, you will be performing either of two songs, with two different concepts.

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : What's one thing you need in all your performances? Energy, to entice, and engage your viewers. There will be two stages - ENTHUSIASM, with a brighter and more lively concept, and ENCHANTMENT, with a darker concept.

[ ELSIE QUINN (T) ] : That's like, five words starting with "en", damn- okay I need to focus!

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : There will be two large groups of trainees, 12 girls performing each song. The girl who gets the highest number of on-site votes will receive…

[ ASUKI TAKARI (S) ] : Oh no, benefits again?

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : 2500 votes.

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : That's worth about 25 on-site votes, out of an audience of 100. 

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : How will the groups be decided? The top two trainees, IM HEIRAN and ELSIE QUINN, please come forward.

[ YEON CHAERIN (S) ] : They are really good trainees...

━ [ interview room ] ━

[ IM HEIRAN (T) ] : I didn't expect it at all, I was so shocked.

━━━━━━━

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : Before we even reveal the songs, these two trainees will now choose 11 girls each to join their team, one by one. 

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : Trainee IM HEIRAN, can you tell me which concept you want to go for?

im heiran whispers into his ear,
and elsie quinn does the same after

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : Oh, this will be interesting! Girls, you may start choosing your trainees.

trainees start trying to charm 
the two of them…

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : I feel like Elsie would pick ENTHUSIASM... Heiran-ah pick me! I really don't want to do something cute...

[ LEE DAHYUN (S) ] : Me too! Ahhh~

[ ASUKI TAKARI (S) ] : Elsie-unnie! Pick me~ Aren't I cute?  [ places bunny ears on herself ]

[ IM HEIRAN (T) ] : This is hard… I'll choose Trainee HEO HAEIN!

[ HOST | SANGYEOB. ] : And Elsie?

[ ELSIE QUINN (T) ] : I'll pick ASUKI TAKARI!

THEY GO ON,

[ IM HEIRAN (T) ] : LEE DAHYUN?

[ LEE DAHYUN (S) ] : Yes! I'm so happy, thank you!

[ ELSIE QUINN (T) ] : Trainee LIU MINGXIA?

[ IM HEIRAN (T) ] : Ahh, I kind of wanted her~

[ IM HEIRAN (T) ] : Trainee NA HANEUL?

[ ELSIE QUINN (T) ] : Ahh, I was going to pick her!

UNTIL SLOWLY,

[ IM HEIRAN (T) ] : And lastly, Trainee LEE GYEOUL!

THEY FINISH CHOOSING THEIR GROUPS!

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : Now, let's reveal the song choices!

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : Songs that were performed by our very own mentor, KIM CHUNGHA!

━ [ interview room ] ━

[ IM HEIRAN (T) ] : After I saw the songs, I was even more determined. **** was exactly the kind of song I wanted!

━━━━━━━

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : However, to pick the songs, it's not up to IM HEIRAN or ELSIE QUINN. Everyone will vote for the song they want, and the group that has more votes for a song will get it. 

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : Each of you will be given a slip of paper. On it, please write which song you want, and pass it to a staff member.

━━━━━ VOTE ! ━━━━━

I do need you guys to vote for
the song you’d rather perform!

LINK
tinyurl.com/equinoxmission1

━━━━━━━

THE TRAINEES VOTE,
AND THE VOTES ARE BEING
COUNTED BY THE STAFF...

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : Worried you won’t get the concept you want? 

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : There’s still a twist.

[ SHIM SEOHYUN. ] : You really can’t predict anything in this show, huh?

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : Each of your teams will be split into two groups. Trainee LEE DAHYUN and IM YESEUL, can you step forward?

[ IM HEIRAN (T) ] : No way, are they going to get to choose how to split the groups?

[ ELSIE QUINN (T) ] : I seriously have no idea what's going to happen!

AT THAT MOMENT, SOME STAFF
ENTER WITH TWO BOXES!

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : The two of you were the 3rd and 4th ranking trainees. Inside the box in front of you, there are 10 names - the girls currently in your team, excluding yourself and the top trainee. You will randomly pick out 5 names, which will form your group.

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : Here’s the biggest twist.

[ HOST. | SANGYEOB ] : There will still only be one stage for each song.

[ CHOI JIYEON (T) ] : Eh? How does that work?

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : Don’t tell me… one group won’t get to perform?

EQUINOX’S SELF-INTRO CORNER!

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : Hello! 

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : I am MNH's Na Haneul who doesn't like miniskirts and high heels! [ laughs ]

haneul sits down on a
wooden stool beside an easel
with her profile, in the same set
im heiran was previously in.

NA HANEUL'S
SELF-WRITTEN PROFILE!

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : Firstly, my nicknames are Han and Blue! I think the nickname Han sounds cool, and Blue because Haneul means sky, and the sky is blue! You get what I mean right? 

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : I think if I debuted in a group, I'd be the main foodie. You know that member whom the camera focuses on during the eating segment of shows? Or the one who holds mukbangs? I imagine myself as that member. [ laughs ]

[ STAFF ] : That's definitely a unique charm though! What other charm point would you say you have?

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : Hmm… my eyes? To others, I think the look in my eyes is intimidating, but doesn't it look cool?

[ STAFF ] : Definitely! We'll look forward to seeing it on stage! How are you feeling about this show so far?

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : I think everyone's very talented! I'm worried that some of the younger trainees might not get along with me because of my personality, but I want to be friendly!

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : As a person, I can talk a lot so please bear with me! Also, I don't like skinship and being sweet. I can also be very strict and intimidating so I'm a ***** I guess? Oh no, please cut that out! 

[ STAFF ] : [ laughs ] Auditions are coming up, so what grade do you think you'll be in?

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : My predicted grade, hm… I'm not that popular, but confidence is key so I'll say Equinox!

[ STAFF ] : That's a great attitude! What life motto do you live by?

[ NA HANEUL (T) ] : My life motto is ❝ do it well or not at all.❞ I'll work hard and prove to you guys that this is the attitude I have!  Please vote for me so my dream can come true~

NEXT TIME ON EQUINOX…

[ CHUNGHA | M. ] : If you’re going to dance like that, do you really think you have a chance at outshining that team?

[ LIU MINGXIA (T). ] : It’s already nerve-wracking from the first mission.

A NEW MENTOR ARRIVES!

[ BAE BOYEON. ] : Oh my gosh, I love her!

BUT SHE’S NOT GOING
ANY EASIER ON THE GIRLS.

[ **** | M. ] : Are you sure you’re worth the center?

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
THEIR FIRST PERFORMANCES?

[ IM YESEUL (S). ] : The competition’s going to be so intense this time.

hi! sorry this is so late~

firstly can i just say that
gif in the middle that says
energy is my proudest thing
ever ,, i didn't even make the
battery/moon glitch gif
those were online HAHAHA

anyway! in one week, the chapter for
the mission will be up, and that will
be where the final groupings
will be revealed!
i'll also include everything
from how this will flow,
and the voting!

sorry if this chap seemed a lil rushed
or wasn’t well developed!
i had way too many things
to squeeze in ahhh
and it's 2am omg

also for the self-intro corner,
if you don't grasp the concept,
imagine the trainee sitting beside
a board (the profile image) and
being interviewed as she
talks about it!

anyways hope you enjoyed this
chapter! if it was confusing please comment any questions~
look forward to the mission
chapter on monday!