[ BEGIN EPISODE ]

Park Jimin (National Rep): Shall we continue with the rankings... let's see which trainee has come in third this week.

The camera angle changes to show the group of remaining girls, nervously awaiting the next trainee to continue into the finale.

In third place... a trainee who has never left the top six before...

[INTERVIEW]

Kim Sora (10 // JYP): It's obviously Chaerin... I was kind of worried though... she's never dropped below the top two before.

[END INTERVIEW]

3.
「 LEE CHAERIN ; BIGHIT 」
1,027,000 VOTES
[ -2 ]

Lee Suran (?? // CUBE): I called it! Congratulations Chaerin! *she high fives the girl as she passes*

Misae Nakamura (?? // JYP): That's still so high... wow... a million votes....

The trainees politely congratulate Chaerin as she takes the third place seat, though they are all secretly surprised that she's given up her first place crown.

Lee Chaerin (3 // BigHit): Even though my ranking dropped, I'm still very happy to be going on to the finale next week. I'll be forever grateful to everyone who has supported me, and to all the trainees who have become some of my closest friends. *she makes a heart for the camera before taking her seat*

[ BONUS INTERVIEW ]

Lee Chaerin (3 // BigHit): *wiping a tear* Gosh... I can't believe this... I trained for so long only to leave BigHit, thinking that was the end of my dream, but here I am, so close to reaching debut. It's been quite the journey... and even though there were highs and lows, I'll always remember it fondly.

[ END INTERVIEW ]

Park Jimin (National Rep): In rank four... we have a rapper entering the top six for the first time on Épanoui....

[INTERVIEW]

Misae Nakamura (?? // JYP): I was starting to get worried, because it was clear I wasn't in the top, and that left only two spots for the five of us remaining.

[END INTERVIEW]

4.
「 LEE SURAN ; CUBE 」
917,000  VOTES
[ +3 ]

The girl excitedly fist bumps the air as she goes for take the microphone from Jimin. 

Shin Eunjin (7 // IND): Congratulations Suran!!!

[ INTERVIEW ]

Bae Chowon (9 // IND): A lot of people say that Suran's visuals don't really suit a girl group, but i think she's one of the prettiest trainees! She always looks so fierce, but in a good way.

[ END INTERVIEW ]

Lee Suran (4 // CUBE): Ah! Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to be in the debut like up this week! Even though there is only one evaluation left, I swear I will work even harder to prove to you that I deserve to stay here.

With the debut line up completed, there's only two more spots remaining in the finale, and five girls who hope to fill them.

[ BONUS INTERVIEW ]

Lee Suran (4 // CUBE): i'm so excited to be taking part in the finale next week! Even though it'll probably be a lot of singing again, I think i've improved so much on this show that I'll be able to take whatever they throw at me. *she laughs to herself* People always say that the people who deserve it most get the best things in life, and I feel like being surrounded by all these girls who've come from a similar situation as me is one of the best things that could have happened.

[ END INTERVIEW ]

[ INTERVIEW! ]

Yang Li Mei (1 // Yuehua): I was pretty surprised, honestly, with the rankings this week. Some of the people who i thought would be safe ended up in the bottom five... and somehow I ended up as number one... how did that happen?

[ END INTERVIEW ]

Park Jimin (National Rep): The first trainee to earn a spot in the finale at number 11 has been fluctuating a lot in her placement recently.

[INTERVIEW]

Lee Chaerin (3 // BigHit): Ok... this has to be Hyunjin... I was really surprised when she wasn't in the debut line up... she seems to have a lot of fans during the performances.

[END INTERVIEW]

11.
「 KANG HYUNJIN ; SM 」
607,000 VOTES
[ -6 ]

Kwon Choonchee (?? // Yuehua): That's the same amount of votes that would have gotten someone into the debut line up last week...

Misae Nakamura (?? // JYP): Congratulations Hyunjin! You deserve it~ Summer Dream was your song!

Hyunjin, slightly surprised, goes to accept the microphone from Jimin.

Kang Hyunjin (11 // SM): Thank you for helping me pass this elimination into the finale. I know I might be young, but I am a hard worker and I swear that i'll prove to you in the last evaluation that I deserve to be here the same as everyone else.

[ BONUS INTERVIEW ]

Kang Hyunjin (11 // SM): Before I was an idol trainee I was an actress... so people always saw me as the child that i portrayed on TV, no one ever bothered to look past that, considering I've grown up a lot since then. But on this show I feel like i've been able to show you all that there is more to me than an actress because we do a lot of the practices by ourselves and the whole thing rides on yourself to succeed. Even if i don't make it to the top six next week, I'll be happy to say i was on this show.

[ END INTERVIEW ]

Park Jimin (National Rep): The very last trainee to make it to the finale....

[INTERVIEW]

Misae Nakamura (?? // JYP): I was practically hyperventilating... please please please let it be me.

[END INTERVIEW]

[ INTERVIEW ]

Kwon Choonchee (?? // Yuehua): Somehow I always feel like I get in this scenario... Always one spot away from going home.

[ END INTERVIEW ]

who will fill the twelfth chair and move on to the finale?

12.
「 KWON CHOONCHEE ; YUEHUA 」
543,000 VOTES
[ +3 ]

Choonchee, surprised and on the brink of tears makes her way to the front to take the microphone.

Misae Nakamura (?? // JYP): You deserved it Choonie....

Bae Chowon (9 // IND): Congratulations!!

Kwon Choonchee (12 // Yuehua): *crying* I don't feel like I deserve to be in this position... everyone worked so hard and it's not fair to them... but I'm going to try to be the trainee you're looking for this last time and prove that you didn't make the wrong choice in choosing me...

[ BONUS INTERVIEW ]

Kwon Choonchee (11 // Yuehua): Now that the initial shock of actually making it this far has worn off, I'm so so happy to be here. It feels like so long ago when I was rehearsing with Li Mei for our first audition. I think we've all come really far since then... If you think about it, we were all the second choice trainees, but now we all keep getting offers from companies for after the show. Even though we've had to say goodbye to so many people, there has been so many positives to this experience it's easy to look past the negatives. Thank you so much for keeping me here, love you all!

[ END INTERVIEW ]

Park Jimin (National Rep): Let's start with the eliminations now... In fifteenth place...

15.
「 ZHANG WEILAN ; PLEDIS 」
—— VOTES
[ — ]

Though everyone knew who was going to eliminated by this point, everyone was shocked to see Weilan taking the microphone. She had always been a popular trainee, but now she was going home.

Zhang Weilan (15 // PLEDIS): If there's one thing I want you to take from this it's to not give up, because I'm not giving up. Even if Épanoui wasn't the right fit for me, I'll find the place where I fit better.  They say that the third time is the charm right? I might be the unluckiest person in this competition, but at least I had an amazing time on this show and had the opportunity in the first place. Everything is supposed to happen for a reason right?

[ BONUS INTERVIEW ]

Zhang Weilan (15 // PLEDIS): I've decided to leave this show for personal reasons... no, it wasn't because of anyone here, but just personal family issues that it is important for me to be a part of in China. I know what you're thinking... why give up so close to the end? I mean I'm not giving up... I'm just giving the chance to someone else, who deserves it just as much if not more than me. And hey... just because I don't debut here doesn't mean you won't see me on MCountdown anytime soon...

[ END INTERVIEW ]

Park Jimin (National Rep): In thirteenth place, a vocalist known for her cute visuals...

13.
「 MISAE NAKAMURA ; JYP 」
503,000 VOTES
[ -3 ]

The trainees mostly seem disappointed with Misae's departure, though she was never the most popular trainee, she was incredibly fun to be around and her personality would be missed.

Misae Nakamura (13 // JYP): I'm going to try not to be too upset... but it looks like my journey has come to an end. It's been an extremely joyful experience here at épanoui and I'm glad that i took the chance and joined. Though i've been eliminated, I'll still try my very best and to strive of my dream of debut!

Park Jimin (National Rep): And the final eliminated trainee, unfortunately maintaining her 14th place position from last week...

14.
「KIM HERIN ; BIGHIT 」
480,000 VOTES
[ = ]

Herin is another trainee who'll be missed,  another rapper to leave the show. But she's still young, and probably has a bright future ahead of her.

Kim Herin (14 // BigHit): First of all I'm really disappointed in myself and I'm truly sorry to all my fans who have voted for me and have supported me for so long only for me to fall short so close to the end... I'm still very young and have lots to learn but as a performer I feel like I should have shown my fans better sides of me. And I'm really sorry to my unnie who's an idol right now herself. Serin unnie... thank you for watching over your incompetent little cousin. Thank you for looking at me with bright eyes. It's been a pleasure performing for everyone.

The three eliminated trainees say their goodbyes to the final twelve, who proceed to fill the twelve remaining seats in the pyramid.

[ INTERVIEW ]

Yang Li Mei (1 // Yuehua): The worst part about being in first place is that I'm terrified of heights and also I'm all alone... I guess I know what people mean when they say that the crown is lonely...

[ END INTERVIEW ]

[ BONUS SCENE ! ]

in the "b" class dorm room

Lee Suran (4 // CUBE): You mean to say the Suga... THE SUGA produced your song for the evaluation, and that you actual met him.

Kim Sora (10 // JYP): *nodding* He was actually surprisingly chill... kind of annoyed that only one of us was a rapper in a mostly rap song... but he mostly just did his own thing while we recorded.

Lee Suran (4 // CUBE): I still can't believe you didn't tell me! I had to find out from Chaerin who heard it from Eunjin who heard it from Chowon who heard from Athena... I thought it was just a joke....

Kim Sora (10 // JYP): Definitely not a joke... he was there.

Lee Suran (4 // CUBE): You couldn't have warned me in advance so I could have been 'discretely' waiting outside for you so I could have bumped into him???

Kim Sora (10 // JYP): I didn't even know! Also that's kind of creepy Suran...

Lee Suran (4 // CUBE): We all know you would have done the same if you hadn't already met Jungkook because he's a mentor.

Kim Sora (10 // JYP): Well the next time I just happen to bump into a BTS member I'

—- [ END EPISODE ] —-

「with the final twelve trainees selected, it's up to them to prove themselves one last time before the final line up is decided」

NOTE—
—two things~ final mission coming out in a few hours...
—you've probably seen chatoyer by this point, which is the sequel survival show to this one... more info on that to come.