+EPISODE TWO+
❛ ❲ aim to be #1 ❳ ❜

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Welcome back national producers, we were waiting for you all!

Somi is shown standing in the middle of the stage, five chairs and a long table are seen situated in front of the stage with the three mentors taking up three of the five seats

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Now that the trainees have all finished practicing their parts and perfecting each performance, it's time for them to perform!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
The three mentors will be judging each performance and giving criticism, but along with that our two CEOs will also be viewing these performances and giving their input as well!

As soon as Somi mentions the CEOs they're seen entering from the back of the stage and then walking off the stage before eventually taking seats on the remaining two chairs

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Each trainee will be judged individually as well, but don't worry too much about the criticism as it's only to help them improve after all!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
With our talented mentors to help each trainee improve, and our CEOs who will keep an eye on who sticks out among performances, let's begin with our first performance!

The lights fade before showing a group walking out together confidently, all are holding hands with one another and seem happy with the concept they were given

❛ SUNRISE ❲ group one ❳
Watch us rise to the top! Hi, we are Sunrise!

The three girls all bow to the mentors and CEOs, they all smile and seem confident in their performance

❛ TAYLOR CHOI ❲ D ❳
We hope to prove to you all that we can perform well in any concept, we'll make sure we perform well!

The girls bow again, all seeming excited and energetic before they all get in place and begin to start the performance

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OHARA YUKI as NAYOUNG
PARK HANEUL as SEJEONG
TAYLOR CHOI as MINA

The mentors and CEOs all seem satisfied with the performance, Hyolyn in particular seems very happy over the performance since she has a large smile on her face

❛ HYOLYN ❲ v. mentor ❳
Wonderful performance girls! I wouldn't change a single thing about this performance at all, it's almost perfect!

Hyolyn continues smiling, the other mentors and the CEOs don't argue against what she said

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
While I wasn't impressed by the dancing, I did notice that you were all using handheld microphones and that some aspects of the choreography prove you all aren't bad dancers.

The three girls get nervous over the criticism, turning to look at one another in support until suddenly BoA speaks up again

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
But I knew what to expect when the performance was chosen for you three, and I knew it was a much more vocal and rap-heavy performance, so don't think I'm disappointed in your performance girls!

❛ HYUNA ❲ r. mentor ❳
Yes! I agree with what BoA and Hyolyn have already said, but might I add that Haneul! You did amazing in this performance!

Haneul blushes over the comment, getting shy as the other two girls beside her seem to giggle at the reaction

❛ HYUNA ❲ r. mentor ❳
You honestly did phenomenally! And don't think we didn't hear your vocals at all during the performance, you kept up with two talented vocalists very well!

The three girls all have beaming smiles on their faces, the compliments seem so overwhelming to them that they can't take the smile off their faces

❛ TAYLOR CHOI ❲ D ❳
Wow... thank you so much! We're grateful for all the compliments you've given us!

❛ OHARA YUKI ❲ A ❳
We'll also remember what you said to us BoA! Who knows, maybe we'll breakdance next time on stage!

❛ PARK HANEUL ❲ D ❳
Mhm! Thank you so much! I'll remember all that you've said, it's an honor to be complimented this much by those I idolized when I was young!

All three girls smile over their successful performance, Haneul almost seems like her face will fall off over how much she's smiling

❛ TAYLOR CHOI ❲ D ❳
We'll be off now, goodbye!

The mentors and CEOs laugh at Taylor announcing that they're leaving the stage, Hyuna even waves back at them as they leave as a joke

❛ HYOLYN ❲ v. mentor ❳
After such a successful performance, it makes me quite excited to see the others!

The other two mentors and CEOs nod in agreement, all have smiles on their faces after the performance

The second group walks in, all of them smiling and bowing to the mentors

❛ HIGHTEEN ❲ group three ❳
Watch us reach high for our dreams! Hello, we are Highteen!

The girls all bow again after saying the intro before getting into their positions and starting the performance

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AMELIA KIM as HAYUN
BAE EUNHWA as LEE JIN
BEOM MINJI as DAKYUNG
BYUN SENA as JOOA
YOON NABI as SOOJUNG
JEON YURIN as YESEUL

The mentors nod after the performance ends, they all seem satisfied with how the performance went

❛ HYUNA ❲ r. mentor ❳
Good performance girls! Though us mentors and the CEOs want to talk over some things we saw in the performance, don't fret!

The girls nod, some of the girls nervously look around the stage though

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
While I was satisfied with the performance, and most of the dancing was enough to impress me, I feel like these three could've done better with a little more practice...

❛ HYOLYN ❲ v. mentor ❳
Ah... I hate to point these three out, they usually perform well on stage...

Boa nods, a frown on her face

❛ HYOLYN ❲ v. mentor ❳
Minji, I'm sorry to point you out, you're a very sweet girl but I do have to say it if I wish for you to improve...

Minji seems to freeze from where she stands, her eyes watering over the embarrassment, but she still looks at the mentors with a straight face awaiting her criticism

❛ HYOLYN ❲ v. mentor ❳
Us mentors couldn't help but notice how you almost missed your singing part, while I'm sure you didn't mean to make this mistake, it did make it so that your singing lines were later than intended to be...

Minji nods in response, the girls around her also nod to Hyolyn's criticism

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
I feel bad, but I also want to point out two others along with Minji too...

The girls all freeze up this time, Minji just frowns even more over being criticized over more than one thing

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
I couldn't help but notice that Minji, Nabi, and Amelia danced a bit later than everyone else during a certain part of the performance. I'm sure if given more time you all would've perfected the performance, but, unfortunately, you weren't.

Minji, Nabi, and Amelia all nod at the criticism, all three more visibly sad than the other girls who performed alongside them

❛ HYUNA ❲ r. mentor ❳
I think that's all we've wanted to say about this performance, otherwise the performance was flawless!

❛ JEON YURIN ❲ A ❳
Thank you! We'll all take your criticism seriously and ensure that we use it to improve our next performances! Thank you again!

All six performers on stage nod and bow before they begin to walk off stage, Eunhwa is seen comforting Minji as they walk off the stage though

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
I feel bad over making the poor girl cry, but I hope she'll take the criticism well and improve from what we've said...

The mentors and CEOs nod, all hoping that the poor girls who got criticized don't take the criticism to heart too much

The girls walk out, standing in front of the mentors, some smiling confidently while others look very nervous and avoid eye contact with the mentors and CEOs

❛ LOTTO ❲ group two ❳
It's a game of chance but the winner is already decided. It's Lotto!

The mentors and CEOs smile over the confident introduction, the girls getting into position for their performance without even being asked to

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BAEK SUA as HYEONGSHIN
BYUN BOEUN as NAHYUN
JUNG JIA as DAIN
PARK CHAEI as MAYNA
SEONG KYUNGMI as YEWON
SON MIHEE as YEBIN
XU EUNMI as DANA

The judges wince when the performance ends, the CEOs seem greatly unamused by the performance as well

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
I feel as if I were to give my honest thoughts on this performance it'd end with everyone crying...

BoA jokes, but the expression on her face shows that she isn't exactly lying about what she's said

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
Honestly, girls, this was the worst performance yet, and I want you all to seriously think of the criticism me and the mentors will give so that a performance like this will never be shown again.

The girls on stage all seem very disappointed in themselves, all of them avoiding eye contact with the judges and CEOs staring at them

❛ HYOLYN ❲ v. mentor ❳
Boeun, Jia, and Eunmi feel free to ignore what we'll criticize the group on, it's obvious to us that you've all practiced to the best of your abilities even though your group brought you down...

The three girls nod, even if it's obvious that they still seem disappointed in themselves due to the fact their group will get criticized

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
Mihee, I'll talk about what you did first...

BoA says, making Mihee straighten up from where she's stood but her nervousness is apparent in the way she can't keep still and is constantly picking at her nails

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
You aren't the worst in comparison to the others we'll criticize, but I must point out how, similar to Minji from the previous performance, you almost forgot your lines and began to sing a bit later than the song intended to. Take the criticism seriously, you were almost perfect on stage.

Mihee nods from where she's stood, Boeun silently comforts the other girl by grabbing her hand and holding it which causes Mihee to have a small smile before BoA turns away and stares at Sua and Kyungmi

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
Now, I'll address both of you, Sua and Kyungmi.

The two girls' names who were mentioned also straighten up from where they're stood, they both try and avoid direct eye contact with BoA out of nervousness

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
I don't know what occurred between you two, but both of you have had multiple moments in the song where you've danced offbeat or didn't complete a dance move fully which caused you both to stand out a lot in the performance. I'm just... disappointed.

BoA shakes her head after finishing the criticism, turning away from the two girls who now face the ground instead of looking up, BoA instead turns to look at Chaei

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
Chaei... I mean this in the nicest way I can put this, but do you realize that you're on a survival show..? The way you just performed on stage right now was horrible if I'm honest, it's shocking to me that you thought that you could perform on stage the way you just did now. Do you not care for your teammates on stage, do you not care for the embarrassment?

❛ PARK CHAEI ❲ A ❳
BoA... I'm sorry... I was just really busy, I wasn't able to properly schedule a time to practice with the rest of the group...

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
Busy doing what..?

Chaei goes silent and looks away from the other girls, some show sympathetic expressions while others just turn away from her

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
Hmm, I guess that's the only response I needed from you. Go off stage girls, I don't have anything more to say to you all. Do better next time, if you even have a next time after eliminations...

The girls silently walk off stage, Mihee and Boeun still hold hands as they walk off stage

❛ HYUNA ❲ r. mentor ❳
Well, I'm sure they'll show improvement next performance the way you criticized them all BoA!

Hyuna teases BoA, while Hyolyn and the two CEOs just stare disappointedly at the stage before BoA responds to Hyuna

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
I can only hope the next performance is better, I do feel bad being so harsh to these girls...

The other mentors and CEOs nod in agreement, all of them seated at the table seem sad over the performance that was shown

The last performing group walks onto the stage, some happily smile toward the mentors and CEOs while the others already have nervous expressions on their faces

❛ CLOUDN!NE ❲ group four ❳
Find us in the sky, we are Cloudnine!

The judges and CEOs smile supportively at the group in front of them, they can only hope they'll perform better than the previous performance

❛ HYOLYN ❲ v. mentor ❳
Start whenever you want girls!

The girls nod and they do take some time trying to figure out their positions in the performance before actually starting to perform, some of the judges and CEOs frown over the time taken just for them to get into the correct positions

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BAE YUNJIN as MIMI
HASHIMOTO KOYUKI as HYEYEON
JEON JAEEUN as HANA
LEE LJ as SALLY
LYRIC HUYNH as MINA
MYUNG JAEHYUCK as HAEBIN
ONG NARI as NAYOUNG
PARK EUNHYE as SEJEONG
YANG LIHUA as SOYEE

The silence from the judges and CEOs makes all of the performers on stage nervous, all look around everywhere but where the judges and CEOs sit out of nervousness

❛ HYOLYN ❲ v. mentor ❳
The criticism you'll receive for this performance, how can I say this... won't be nice...

The girls' anxiety rise as silence fills the room after Hyolyn finishes what she says, none of the girls on stage can even manage to look BoA in her eyes, especially after how harsh she was to the performers on the last stage

❛ HYUNA ❲ r. mentor ❳
Eunhye and Koyuki, you two performed perfectly, LJ you were also close to perfection if it weren't for the small choreography mistake you made near the end it would've been perfect!

Eunhye and Koyuki smile nervously, LJ also smiles slightly, but all of them are nervous as it's obvious that their group didn't perform well

❛ HYUNA ❲ r. mentor ❳
Bae and Nari, you were also very close to performing very well! I just couldn't help but notice that you were slightly late in delivering your lines Bae, and Nari you slightly skipped a part of the choreography which you pulled off well for it to almost go unnoticed but it still made you stand out in the performance!

Bae and Nari have small smiles on their faces, but they quickly disappear as BoA looks over the four remaining performers who haven't received any criticism yet

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
So, Lyric Huynh, Jeon Jaeeun, Myung Jaehyuck, and Yang Lihua. I feel like any criticism I give will just not register in your heads, I don't know how it's possible to see almost half of a group fail to contribute anything of worth to a group-based performance. It's nice to know that none of your four care about how your performance affects your group at all at least!

BoA says, her tone of voice not showing anything but disappointment in the four girls

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
I don't even want to bother with the criticism, I just know that you'll try to make up an excuse like Chaei did anyways... I'll just remind you, girls, that this is a competition, and if you aren't willing to even try in your performances than what's the point of even having you here...?

The four girls who were criticized are silent, avoiding eye contact with BoA and looking at the ground, disappointed in the performance they showed on stage

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
I think this was the last of our performances... and to think that I thought the third performance we saw was the worst...

BoA jokes to herself, yet none of the performers on stage smile over it

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
You may all leave the stage, I don't have anything more to say to you, girls.

The girls all walk off stage silently, the mentors and CEOs all watch in silence as the girls walk off stage before they start to write things down on the papers they have in front of them

The girls from group four, or CLOUDN!NE, all walk into a room filled with the other trainees that performed on stage, some seem satisfied with what was said about them while others can't even bring their eyes to look at the others in the room

❛ YANG LIHUA ❲ NOVA ❳
I'm really sorry about the performance girls... I should've put more effort into it...

❛ XU EUNMI ❲ NOVA ❳
Try not to worry too much about the performance, it's already over now!

❛ SON MIHEE ❲ C ❳
Yeah! Don't try to overthink it too much!

Eunmi and Mihee comfort Lihua, but Lihua still feels bad over how she did regardless

❛ BAE YUNJIN ❲ F ❳
I feel like I'm going to be eliminated no matter what...

❛ YOON NABI ❲ C ❳
I'll tell my parents to vote for you, don't worry!

Though the girls try to comfort the others that feel like they didn't perform well, it doesn't work out well and eventually, the room slowly goes silent as they all sit together in a sad silence

// THE MENTORS TABLE... //

❛ HYUNA ❲ r. mentor ❳
I just feel really sad over these performances...

The others silently agree with Hyuna, all seem disappointed

❛ HYOLYN ❲ v. mentor ❳
It just seems that some of the girls just aren't bothering to put any more effort into their performances, it's sad.

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
I imagine our two CEOs here have figured out who they want to pay attention to in the future though through the viewing of these performances..?

❛ JYP ❲ CEO ❳
I did take note of those that caught my attention while performing, I do feel disappointed over those that performed badly though.

❛ YG ❲ CEO ❳
I also took note, it was much easier to figure out who I believe will succeed well now that I could take a closer look at all the girls on stage as well.

❛ BOA ❲ d. mentor ❳
That's good to hear! I only hope the performances in the future will be better...

The camera zooms out and away from the mentors and CEOs who continue talking, instead moving to show a stage where Somi is seen standing and smiling on stage

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Now that we've seen all the performances, I think we've all seen the skills and effort that the participants have put in now!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Each girl will now have to go through a stressful time, now that eliminations are just around the corner...

Somi slightly frowns over the thought, it's sad to imagine how the first eliminations may go

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Now, national producers, it's time to vote for your favorite trainees! Each have their own individual charms that they bring to the table, so take the time to think about who you'll vote for!

❛ SOMI ❲ n. representative ❳
Six will be eliminated, leaving nineteen girls who will continue along the show! Make sure to vote wisely national producers, as this voting will also count towards the official first rankings of all twenty-five girls as well!

Somi smiles at the camera as the stage lights begin to dim around her, eventually, the whole scene turns to black as she walks off the stage silently

COMING UP NEXT ON PROJECT ASTREA...

❛ ??? ❲ trainee ❳
I'll really miss you... I was hoping we'd manage to debut together somehow...