episode one ...

the TV screen flickers on,
and someone is shown on there —

◤ IU ⭑ host ◢
and that is the first group of trainees... it's the—

◤ MARK ⭑ co-host ◢
it's the SM kids, my kids, oh my god!

the TV screen the cast are looking at gets
zoomed in on and, as it's zooming in on the
screen, the image on the TV becomes the video in
the episode.

one of the trainees, hyuk, is holding the camera, and
once he realises it's turned on he waves at it.

◤ HYUK ⭑ SM ◢
hey, guys, I got it turned on!

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
good job! now, should we like.. introduce ourselves?

◤ HYUK ⭑ SM ◢
okay—

he turns around, camera in hand, and then
river and sungchan are visible, the younger one of
them looking sort of distressed. they are sitting
on the floor of the training room and
they're hugging :(

◤ HYUK ⭑ SM ◢
oh my god, can I join?

◤ RIVER ⭑ SM ◢ slightly joking
nope, this is a rivchan only cuddle party!

◤ HYUK ⭑ SM ◢ faked disappointment
awh, man ...

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
don't worry hyukie, I can hug you!

◤ HYUK ⭑ SM ◢
yay!

hyuk, still holding on to the
camera, throws his arms around
sanghoon in a hug.

by the time he's stepped away from the
other, river and sungchan are both standing
up basically next to the other two sm trainees.

◤ SUNGCHAN ⭑ SM ◢
sorry, should we, er, introduce ourselves now?

◤ HYUK ⭑ SM ◢
I mean, we should have started with that ... but oh well!

the four look at each other,
before river starts counting.

◤ RIVER ⭑ SM ◢
one ... two ... three !

◤ SM TRAINEES⭑ 4 ◢
hello! we are the SM trainees!

hyuk has then walked around so that
he's basically only filming sungchan.

◤ SUNGCHAN ⭑ SM ◢
baam! your sparkling bunny Chan has arrived!

then, he takes a step to
 the side and films river.

◤ RIVER ⭑ SM ◢
ready to be the man of your dreams! hello, this is SM's River Seo!

he films sanghoon ...

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
my presence is enough for you to be in awe! hello, I'm Sanghoon!

then, he flips the view of
 the camera and films himself.

◤ HYUK ⭑ SM ◢
huh? did you hear this loud noise? ohhh... it's just my heart beating for you! I'm Hyuk, by the way!

the four giggle to themselves as
hyuk walks back to stand next to the
rest of the sm trainees.

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
so, okay okay, I will now say what each one of us is, uh, mainly focused in? 

sanghoon is given the camera
by hyuk, and he bows lightly as
he accepts it.

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
starting with... me! I'm one of the many rappers here at SM,

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
and so are they!

he points at sungchan.

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
they're Sungchan and they're our little baby, the 06' kiddo ~

◤ SUNGCHAN ⭑ SM ◢ whiny
hyung!!

sanghoon laughs,
before showing hyuk.

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
then, of course, we have our tallest member, Hyuk! he's a vocalist!

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
and, lastly, we have River! he's our dancer!

◤ RIVER ⭑ SM ◢
I think that's... really everything? 

◤ SANGHOON ⭑ SM ◢
yeah, I think so too!

◤ SUNGCHAN ⭑ SM ◢
before you turn it off, let me just—

he stands on his toes so that
he's properly in the shot.

after watching him struggle to stay
up on his toes, sanghoon gives
the younger the camera.

◤ SUNGCHAN ⭑ SM ◢
thank you hyung!

◤ SUNGCHAN ⭑ SM ◢
please, uh viewers, vote for us! or at least for them, they deserve it!

◤ SUNGCHAN ⭑ SM ◢
and, uh, the staff! the staff! I hope you like us!

as sungchan smiles and waves towards the camera,
river sticks in his hands and finishes the recording.

then, a new recording starts playing.
the logo for fantagio entertainment is
shown in the bottom left corner of the screen.

but ... the screen is just dark, as if  
its being covered by something ?

◤ ???? ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
oh my god, it didn't break, thank god...

◤ ???? ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢ sarcastic
wow, Lou, i think this the first thing you havent broken!

◤ ???? ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
well, Mattie dearest, you were too busy getting a fricking espresso to go get it, and if you wouldve gotten it I wouldnt have tripped, so really it's your fault. boom.
⠀( english )

◤ ???? ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
Jae... sigh, Jae, you're covering the camera

then, the camera is uncovered
and a person is visible.

◤ JAEHO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
oh ... sorry!

◤ DAEHO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
it's okay, don't worry about it

the twins smile at each other before the
other two fantagio trainees, mateo and louis
join the twins in the camera shot.

◤ MATEO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
so, shall we—

the camera is then taken from  
jaeho by one of the other three.

◤ LOUIS ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
sorry Jelly, so! 

◤ LOUIS ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
right on over here, we have the ancient part of our little gang, Mateo. I personally believe that he's lived to see at least three british rulers, but that's honestly up for debate—
⠀( english )

◤ MATEO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
and that menace,

mateo interrupts louis and grabs the camera.

◤ MATEO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
is our very own Louis, he breaks everything and it is a miracle this camera survived.

◤ LOUIS ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
yah! why are you still on about that, like, the camera is literally doing okay!

◤ MATEO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
shut it Luo, I'm introducing you!

◤ MATEO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
as I said, he breaks everything. I don't understand how he can dance as well as he does. like, how does he even stay upright?

daeho then takes the camera.

◤ DAEHO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
I feel that maybe I should clear up some things,

◤ JAEHO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
you shouldn't be the one to clear stuff up, really. and, dae, please cover up your neck—

dae, in the most teasing way possible, pulled
down his hoodie and properly showed off a few
purple-red-ish marks before jaeho quickly
covered up their twin.

as jaeho started scolding the four minute
older daeho, mateo took the camera.

◤ MATEO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
ah, yes, these two are... well, a cinnamon roll and another real menace. who, not to brag, are the brothers of LEE KNOW!

◤ LOUIS ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
and when they win all of this, please dont be surprised.

◤ JAEHO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
we wont win anything, what the flurp Louis!

◤ DAEHO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
you can curse, you know that right?

◤ JAEHO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
I just don't want to...

◤ MATEO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
ah, these two...

◤ LOUIS ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
oh yah, they're twins if you guys couldn't tell.

◤ LOUIS ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
me and matt arent related though, I just hate him.

◤ MATEO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
I think I'm the only sane one here.
⠀( french )

mateo sighs, which leads 
to the others chuckling.

◤ DAEHO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
anyways, vote for us! the FANTAS!

◤ MATEO ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
there are so many other things you can call us—

◤ LOUIS ⭑ FANTAGIO ◢
like the FANTAHOS!
⠀( english )

mateo sighs, waves at the camera and with a
click... the fantagio trainees disappear from the screen.

suddenly the screen goes from being completely
black, to showing another group of trainees.

or, well, a duo of trainees.

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
well hello there, whoever this video is supposed to be shown to!

◤ JIHAE ⭑ JYP ◢
I think it's the people watching and, like, the host? oh my god, Yejunie, do you think IU sunbaenim is going to be the host?

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
I hope she is because, like, imagine standing a few feet away from a literal goddess?!

◤ JIHAE ⭑ JYP ◢
hyung, dont put idols on a, like, worship pedestal like that!

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
right, sorry Hae~

esther bows slightly towards jihae,
before turning back to the camera he's
holding.

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
anyhow! we're the two trainees JYP sent to this legendary show!

◤ JIHAE ⭑ JYP ◢
mhm! him here is our rapper, or...

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
... the tall main rapper incoming, it's Esther!

jihae stood behind the taller and
did jazz hands to show him off.

esther, who'd still been holding the
camera, took a few steps forward and
focused the camera on the shorter.

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
and the hamster boyo right here, our vocalist and musician...

◤ JIHAE ⭑ JYP ◢
your adorable Hae-Hae here — I'm your stay, Hae!

esther then reentered the shot.

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
you might be wondering why he looks familiar, and that is.... logical. I mean, he's related to the one and only Han Jisung!

◤ JIHAE ⭑ JYP ◢
hyung!

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
I just want to brag, babes ~

jihae shakes his head,
a small smile on his face.

◤ JIHAE ⭑ JYP ◢
anyways...

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
please vote for us! 

◤ JIHAE ⭑ JYP ◢
at least for him, I mean, he's one of the few actually nice trainees here—

◤ ESTHER ⭑ JYP ◢
I would like to scold you for that last statement, but I agree, so... yeah, vote for us! both of us, please!

◤ JIHAE ⭑ JYP ◢
hwaiting everyone!

with a click, esther stops the recording.

the cast and the seating area is then shown
again, Mark looking over to Lee Know.

◤ MARK ⭑ co-host ◢
Lee Know ah, did you know this? 

◤ LEE KNOW ⭑ mentor ◢
did I know what..?

◤ MARK ⭑ co-host ◢
that HAN's younger brother was going to be on here! you know, one of your members younger brothers!

◤ BAEKHYUN ⭑ judge ◢
and you're not wondering if he knew about his own brothers?

◤ MARK ⭑ co-host ◢
oh! right, right! and did you know your brothers got in? and how was it to have twins running around when yall were younger?

◤ LEE KNOW ⭑ mentor ◢
that's a lot of questions, uh... 

◤ IU ⭑ host ◢
and, Mark, don't you think we should keep watching the trainees videos?

iu sighs and shakes her head, before the
screen fades to show another one of the
trainee videos.

the logo for woollim entertainment shows up
on screen, before it fades away and shows
the trainees and the trainees only.

it seems these two have a different approach
than the rest of the trainees this far. they've put the
camera on some sort of stand, and they're... eating!

◤ HYUNWOO ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
you might be wondering why we're eating and not, I don't know, singing or whatever other people are doing, and you see, there is a reason!

◤ CHANGMIN ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
there is?

◤ HYUNWOO ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
I— no, honestly, I just wanted to have a reason for you to be eating, to be honest... I mean, it's rare to see you do it in a, you know, healthy good way and yeah...

◤ CHANGMIN ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
when will you stop worrying about me?

◤ HYUNWOO ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
never ever, chan!

hyunwoo chuckles slightly
before clearing his throat

◤ HYUNWOO ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
anyways! we're the Woollim trainees! the annoyed ace next to me—

◤ HYUNWOO ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
and I mean ace as in all rounder, but they are asexual too, I just meant all rounder, you know?

◤ HYUNWOO ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
as I was going to say, the ace next to me is Choi Changmin! who literally should've had a solo debut like... five years ago, or something.

changmin nodded towards the camera, before
pushing their glasses back up a bit from the
tip of their nose to the upper part of the bridge.

◤ HYUNWOO ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
and I, the person speaking, is your one and only dancing rapper Casper! or Han Hyunwoo, depending on what you wanna' call me. honestly, most people call me Hyunwoo, but Casper is my stage name, so!

◤ HYUNWOO ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
as you also might've picked up, Changmin is not the speaker of this duo, honestly they're almost always quiet. 

◤ HYUNWOO ⭑ WOOLLIM ◢
I am the speaker though, I talk a whole lot and people will probably have to tell me to shut up a lot throughout this show

hyunwoo chuckled before picking up
a piece of ssambap with his
chopsticks, putting it in his mouth
and turning off the recording.

after a moment, the next video plays. it shows
one trainee, who's holding the camera quite a bit away
from their face  to show more of themselves.

he hums the melody of all of me by john legend,
tapping the tempo with his right foot. then,
he started singing the song.

after finishing the song, he cleared his throat.

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
so... well, what do I do now?

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
honestly, this feels really awkward, uh, did other people perform too?

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
I guess, I should introduce myself?

jamie sighed, threw up a peace sign, and chuckled.

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
so... I'm Jamie Boo, a vocalist from Y—

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
shit, sorry, from HIGH UP Entertainment!

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
I've been stuck in a nostalgia cycle lately, you know, missing the old YG times and my YG friends... 

jamie shook his head, before
starting to speak again.

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
honestly, what do I even say in this? fuck it, I'll... restart it and think...
⠀( english )

he then moved the camera closer
to his face, and inspected it.

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
oh damn, it's a one take thing?
⠀( english )

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
well then! viewers... admirers, if you want to... vote for me! and if you don't want to, well, don't? I dont know.

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
and, I guess whoever else is watching this, like wait who will be watching this? will it even be shown to the admirers?
⠀( english )

◤ JAMIE ⭑ HIGH UP ◢
uh, yeah, just... look forward to... seeing me slay?

jamie blew a kiss towards the
camera, before chukling and
turning it off.

after the clip of the high up trainee is
faded into black, an ad starts playing. it's
an ad for some skin care products.

honestly, you should consider getting
whatever premium version there is
of whatever platform you're watching this
on, or maybe just an ad blocker ...

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everyone should go listen to keeho's cover of all of me becasue it gives me shivers, stan p1harmony and stan keeho ugh

im using whatever gifs i could find, so please dont be sad if i didnt use a gif of your trainee!! <3

also, yall, i finished writing this with like two weeks from when i first wrote it to when i finished it, and i dont want to read through and edit the parts ive already written because then im just gonna hate it, SO UH yeah lmao

LASTLYyYYyYYyYy ,, mission three will be posted in a little while !!