THE FIRST TO GO ARE THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND DESPAIR

✿ 𔖲 . . . episode one part one!

welcome back! your favorite voiceover is finally back after the commercials

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ shut up karam! let me do my job

without me this show couldn't go far, accept it

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ doesn't mean I can't insult you

shouldn't you get on stage and start the show?

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ sh*t! fuxc you, why are you always right?

let's skip time and start the first part of the first episode to save an embarrassing moment to our host!

all the mentors are waiting for the first performance that jiyeon has yet to present

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ (panting heavily as if she had run a marathon) welcome back to arcade 1o1 the only show where your mc forget to go on stage

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ but first, we need to explain the pin system.
do you remember the pins our contestants chose? well... inside the flower there is a hidden number, the number chosen will be the total of players that our mentors will have to eliminate... what a lovely twist!

on the other side of the screen, all the contestants waiting to start are speechless, especially c9 ent trainees... it look like someone is guilty of something

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ mentors are we ready to start? if the answer is a yes, I'll start to introduce our first contestants!

home of onlyoneof and kang hyewon, the first quintet is ready to show off their cuteness overlod!
let me introduce you 8d entertainment's trainees

five gorgeous contestants step onto the stage confidently despite being the first to perform, once they are well centered with the stage, the first batch introduces themselves

- 𖤐 . . . THE FIRST BATCH ❲ 8D ENT ❳ ┈─ one to five, hello, we are the first batch!

- 𖤐 . . . KIM JINJOO ❲ 8D ENT ❳ ┈─ I'm 8d's killer rapper, jinjoo kim... but be careful, rap isn't my only weapon

- 𖤐 . . . XIE XINYE ❲ 8D ENT ❳ ┈─ hello, it's your cold dancer, xie xinye

- 𖤐 . . . JANG EUNSEO ❲ 8D ENT ❳ ┈─ I'm 8d's graceful vocalizing queen... jang eunseo

- 𖤐 . . . WATANABE AIKO ❲ 8D ENT ❳ ┈─ hello, i'm watanabe aiko, 8d's vocal queen!

- 𖤐 . . . ALEXIS BANG ❲ 8D ENT ❳ ┈─ hello, it's 8d's rapping dance machine, alexis bang!

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ (very excited and curious) woah! how can you not be terrified of being the first one to perform?

- 𖤐 . . . KIM JINJOO ❲ 8D ENT ❳ ┈─ we are trying to not think about it and stay focused on our goal of performing and being judged by our mentors

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ please, keep safe your chosen pin and start your performance when you are ready

the lights go out marking the beginning of the song

﹙the first batch ꪆ୧ hug u by dia﹚

xie xinye ﹫center
kim jinjoo ﹫leader

kim jinjoo ﹫sakurai miu
xie xinye ﹫nagai manami
jang eunseo ﹫hayashi fuko
watanabe aiko ﹫kanno miyu
alexis bang ﹫arai risako

♡ ♡

- 𖤐 . . . MELODY HUH ❲ V. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ I'm so sorry, what was that? why this performance seem so unbalanced and chaotic? you all entered the stage with so much confidence and hope, but when the song started it was a mess from the beginning. why did you give jinjoo the high note when she wasn't capable of doing it?

- 𖤐 . . . PARK GYURI ❲ O. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ unfortunately, i need to agree with our vocal mentor.
xie xinye as a center I thought you could have done better and shown more charisma, maybe this cute concept was not for you, at the same time I have to congratulate jang eunseo and watanabe aiko for all the efforts made on the song, the concept chosen was difficult for everyone, but most of you found the charisma needed to realize it

୨୧

-𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ now that we heard our mentors, please reveal the number of your periwinkle pin?... periwinkle?

- 𖤐 . . . WATANABE AIKO ❲ 8D ENT ❳ ┈─ we actually changed the pin at the last minute with c9 trainees, we thought we chose too quickly and we weren't sure about the orchid pin

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ Let's see if this decision turns out to be correct, now reveal the number

kim jinjoo who was the member who held the pin, finally revealed the number:

one

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ this means only one of you has to go home, when you are ready, mentors, please reveal the first trainee who will go home

all the lights go off once again, this time the spotlight will illuminate the eliminated player

.

.

.

then the lights hit the oldest contestant in the group... xie xinye

-𖤐 . . . MELODY HUH ❲ V. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ as the center you had an advantage over your friends, which you did not use to your advantage, your vocal skills are poor for your age, that's why we chose you as our first eliminated

- 𖤐 . . . XIE XINYE ❲ 8D ENT ❳ ┈─ ah, history repeats itself. I wish I could've shown more... thank you for this opportunity, I promise not to give up!

the group hugs for the last time before leaving the stage with tears in their eyes

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ first to arrive and first to go, what a sad ending, well... we have more performance to show!

the initial path of newjeans and home of talented people, let me introduce pink monsters!

all the girls walk one by one stopping in the center of the stage, their powerful energy can be felt from the viewer screen

- 𖤐 . . . PINK MONSTER ❲ ADOR ❳ ┈─ hello! pink monsters is here!

and after they finish to introduce themselves, the song starts

﹙pink monster ꪆ୧ crazy by 4minutes﹚

♡ ♡

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ great! now please reveal the number of your flower

the pansy pin that eunha was holding revealed the most unexpected number:

four

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ (shocked) I'm so sorry, that means you've all been eliminated

the ador members leave the stage still speechless as they feel like all their hard work has gone to waste

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ unfortunately this is arcade 1o1, where a choice can ruin the entire show progress, but let's move on!

the next entertainment is still young and fresh like haww, welcome biscuit entertainment

- 𖤐 . . . ROCKSTAR ❲ BISCUIT ENT ❳ ┈─ hard like a criminal, hard like the beat, hello we are rockstar

introduction aside, please welcome our rockstars!

﹙rockstar ꪆ୧ hard by shinee﹚

clementine ﹫center
moon yeona ﹫leader

moon yeona ﹫ruan

clementine ﹫natty
iria jeong ﹫jaoying
kim seoah ﹫emma
oh valentine ﹫geumhee
im chaehee ﹫p.amp
yang susan ﹫yui

♡ ♡

- 𖤐 . . . EVELYN SHIN ❲ D. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ woah! The concept was perfect for all of you! especially for valentine oh, I thought you were too cute to pull of a girl crush concept

- 𖤐 . . . MELODY HUH ❲ V. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ if I can add something, the intro felt off, the pressure was very palpable, if we need to eliminate someone, I already have some names

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ do you have anything you want to say to our mentors before we reveal who will be eliminated?

- 𖤐 . . . MOON YEONA ❲ BISCUIT ENT ❳ ┈─ I speak on behalf of all members because we don't have much to say, but it was fun, preparing this performance, practicing with friends and everything, so we don't care about being eliminated now.

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ how sweet, now please show the number

fortunately for biscuit entertainment the maximum trainees that we can eliminate is 4, unfortunately for them the yellow rose was a three, resulting im chaehee, kim seoah and yang susan to be eliminated

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ let's take a break! how is going mentors?

- 𖤐 . . . PARK GYURI ❲ O. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ (frustrated) I feel bad eliminating contestants like this

- 𖤐 . . . MELODY HUH ❲ V. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ are you sure? I find it funny!

and jiyeon was the sadistic one, um?

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ let's continue with a duo, I hope they didn't pick a higher number than 2, otherwise it's a waste of good content

bpm entertainment has a natural talent for finding amazing artists like viviz and badvillain, let me present you sweetiez!

- 𖤐 . . . SWEETIEZ ❲ BPM ENT ❳ ┈─ bpm's sweethearts in the building, here to make it shake. shake. shake

- 𖤐 . . . LILIYA KIM ❲ BPM ENT ❳ ┈─ It's sweetheart liliya here!

- 𖤐 . . . BELLE KIM ❲ BPM ENT ❳ ┈─ It girl in your area, it's sweetheart belle here!

after introducing themselves, our sweet helpers bring stage props, making our judges curious

﹙sweetiez ꪆ୧ monster by irene&seulgi﹚

belle kim ﹫center
liliya kim ﹫leader

liliya kim ﹫won jimin

belle kim ﹫joo hyorin

♡ ♡

- 𖤐 . . . SEO KYUNGRI ❲ R. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ honestly i was expecting something completely different concept from you... sweetiez and then bam! a dark concept and somehow I loved every moment of it, as a rap mentor I was stunned by belle's highnote!

- 𖤐 . . . EVELYN SHIN ❲ D. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ the only thing I didn't like was how liliya sang, i liked the dancing and everything, but then again, as the eldest member you have to give more than 100%, which unfortunately i didn't see ok this performance

୨୧

sweetiez's daisy contained the number one, resulting in liliya's expected elimination, the two girls held hands until the last second, saying goodbye like mother and daughter would

- 𖤐 . . . LILIYA KIM ❲ BPM ENT ❳ ┈─ be brave and find good friends to enjoy the show while I'm not here, don't stay alone, ok?

- 𖤐 . . . BELLE KIM ❲ BPM ENT ❳ ┈─ (crying) I'll make you proud and reach the debut spot

- 𖤐 . . . LILIYA KIM ❲ BPM ENT ❳ ┈─ that's my baby girl

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ let's end this dramatic situation with the next group!

known for having incredible artists, younite and ab6ix are not the only ones that will leave you puzzled, let me introduce you brand new music's jigsaw

four players appear one at a time, they don't seem particularly excited or scared, they are just standing

- 𖤐 . . . JIGSAW ❲ BNM ❳ ┈─ mixed and matched to create the perfect group! hello, we are jigsaw!

- 𖤐 . . . LI CHAOXING ❲ BNM ❳ ┈─ my visuals shine brighter than any star! I'm Chaoxing, please take care of me!

and after the other monotonous introductions, not counting li chaoxing. They are ready to start shining!

﹙jigsaw ꪆ୧ gogobebe by mamamoo﹚

li chaoxing ﹫center
ryu dain ﹫leader

ryu dain ﹫oki fuka
tomioka arisa ﹫kubo reina
kim yoojung ﹫sakamoto shihona
li chaoxing ﹫ando rinka

♡ ♡

- 𖤐 . . . SHIN GYURI ❲ O. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ I'm so sorry to say that, but it was really monotonous, if it wasn't for li chaoxing who brought some light on stage, I'd be in trouble saving someone

- 𖤐 . . . EVELYN SHIN ❲ D. MENTOR ❳ ┈─
I agree, I would find it difficult to save anyone who is not chaoxing

you can see bright and positive aura coming out chaoxing, certainly for the compliments made, on the other hand the other members seem furious

I hope chaoxing is the only safe member or these girls will eat the poor maknae whole

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ who will be saved? please now reveal the number

the bubbly chaoxing shows their sunflower pin, it's a three! which mean li chaoxing is safe from their teammates and can find some new friends

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ what a relief! now our sunshine can feel safe, but let's continue with another group, because thirty-four performances are too much

home of brave girls and candy shop, welcome brave entertainment!

- 𖤐 . . . TOP THREE ❲ BRAVE ENT ❳ ┈─ you don't know us, but you will soon! you should memorize our names because we'll be debuting as spots 1, 2, and 3, hello we're the top three!

- 𖤐 . . . CHOI IVY ❲ BRAVE ENT ❳ ┈─ hey everyone! my name is choi ivy and i hope we can all become the bestest of friends! i put up my phone number on every single wall here! in hindsight that probably wasn't a good idea but with great irresponsibility comes great power, love you guys!

nevertheless, we found one of your children!

- 𖤐 . . . EVELYN SHIN ❲ D. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ you sure talk a lot, but let's see if all this chatter is convenient or just a way to distract us from our main goal

feels like choi ivy accepted the bet, let's go brave entertainment!

﹙top three ꪆ୧ bad girl good girl by
miss a﹚

choi ivy ﹫center
choi ivy ﹫leader

choi ivy ﹫noh yunah
kim hyeyeon ﹫bang jeemin
kim haram ﹫park minju

♡ ♡

- 𖤐 . . . MELODY HUH ❲ V. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ I need to break it down for you: the center position doesn't just mean being in the center, it also means dragging the audience to watch you. ivy you had fewer lines, didn't you realize that you could give them to haram or hyeyeon, who struggled the most?

- 𖤐 . . . PARK GYURI ❲ O. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ being a leader means taking care of others before yourself, it was very hypocritical of you to leave the others behind, they might agree with your choices but sometimes people are afraid to speak up, especially when their leader is younger than them

- 𖤐 . . . SEO KYUNGRI ❲ R. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ please say something nice before they cry... no? ok, I'll say something.
choi ivy was good in her role of main vocalist, there is a good technique and i don't think you need to work hard to acquire new skills. kim haram's dance is mesmerizing, very fluid!
kim hyeyeon, we can see you as a main rapper, the song choice wasn't in your favor though

all the contestants hugged from the side, you can hear them slightly

- 𖤐 . . . CHOI IVY ❲ BRAVE ENT ❳ ┈─ I'm sorry, I hope you can stay and let me go home

- 𖤐 . . . KIM HYOYEON ❲ BRAVE ENT ❳ ┈─ don't say stupid things, we surely pick a 0 pin

kim haram who was holding the bluebell pin reveals the number hidden inside, it was a two, which mean hyeyeon presupposition was wrong

you can hear the mentors chatting, they are probably thinking who to keep in the program

- 𖤐 . . . EVELYN SHIN ❲ D. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ It was a difficult decision, but we think this trainee can become a rising star and one of our top three... choi ivy, you can stay, but don't be a leader anymore, ok?

kim haram and kim hyeyeon clapped their future star and accepted their destiny without complaining

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ that's so unfortunately, well... let's continue!

we have a quartet to introduce! c9 entertainment wants to show off their amazing trainees, let's hope they are on par with their seniors, you can come in gossip girls!

one by one the c9 trainees enter the stage, none of them seem particularly worried

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ let's be straight, do you regret switching pins with 8d trainees?

- 𖤐 . . . ASHLEY KWON ❲ C9 ENT ❳ ┈─ absolutely no! whatever the outcome, the decision was ours and we are proud to be eliminated if this will be the case, orchid pin for the win!

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ love the spirit! are you ready? because our mentors don't joke around you know?

- 𖤐 . . . HATHAI CHEN ❲ C9 ENT ❳ ┈─ we gossip girls are more than ready!

- 𖤐 . . . GOSSIP GIRLS ❲ C9 ENT ❳ ┈─ some secrets never get told, but we're c9's secrets! xoxo, gossip girls!

- 𖤐 . . . ASHLEY KWON ❲ C9 ENT ❳ ┈─ i'm the secret with amazing vocal skills! xoxo, gossip girls ashley!

- 𖤐 . . . HATHAI CHEN ❲ C9 ENT ❳ ┈─ you know you love me. or you will anyway. hi, I'm hathai chen!

﹙gossip girls ꪆ୧ rumor by produce 48﹚

hathai chen ﹫center
ashley kwon ﹫leader

ashley kwon ﹫huang xinqiao
noh seoryeong ﹫xu ruowei
hathai chen ﹫shen xiaoting
yoon sia ﹫chen hsinwei

♡ ♡

- 𖤐 . . . SEO KYUNGRI ❲ R. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ finally a good line distribution! you all did your best and we can see it, I really like this attitude and confidence, gossip girls you will be big stars in the future, i guarantee you

- 𖤐 . . . MELODY HUH ❲ V. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ I don't agree with the song choice... you all seem to be focused on rap rather than vocal, hathai, you were perfect at the start, but when you had to sing, you hesitated and I could feel your awkwardness, but I want to know more about everyone in this group, especially ashley, your voice was a nice surprise

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ now it's time to see if the trade was a good or a bad choice

hathai nods before revealing a number that wasn't zero

- 𖤐 . . . HATHAI CHEN ❲ C9 ENT ❳ ┈─ it's a two... (sighs)

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ you've made your choice, now it's up to the mentors to decide who stays and who goes home

and the lights turn off again, everyone is looking straightforward to the judges as they decide who to eliminate

- 𖤐 . . . SEO KYUNGRI ❲ R. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ yoon sia and noh seoryeong... I'm so sorry, but you are eliminated from the show, you two didn't show the charisma we hoped for

The eldest and the maknae walk away hand in hand, waving goodbye to their companions

- 𖤐 . . . NOH SEORYEONG ❲ C9 ENT ❳ ┈─ (yelling, as if they were a mile away) hathai! ashley! you need to win!! we'll be cheering you on at home, so make sure you debut!

- 𖤐 . . . YOON SIA ❲ C9 ENT ❳ ┈─ they are still right here! there's no need to yell

- 𖤐 . . . ASHLEY KWON ❲ C9 ENT ❳ ┈─ don't worry about me and hathai, we'll surely make it till the end!

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ and we need to introduce the final group of the first part!

home of icon groups such as noel, jyj, and whib, c-jes' trainees are ready to bring troubles

four enchanting trainees gather in the middle of the stage, their dresses sparks the interest of our mc and mentors

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ you are so pretty dressed! I can feel an iconic performance from all!

- 𖤐 . . . PARK YERIM ❲ C-JES ENT ❳ ┈─ we hope this performance will be the best moment of the entire show, we are dressed, we are very prepared and we are ready to demonstrate that j-ces trainees don't joke around! because...

- 𖤐 . . . TROUBLEMAKERS ❲ C-JES ENT ❳ ┈─ sweetness, light and more than a little bit of spice! hello, we are troublemakers!

- 𖤐 . . . PARK YERIM ❲ C-JES ENT ❳ ┈─ I may be gentle but my rapping is fiercer than any lion! Hello, I'm C-Jes' Yerim!

- 𖤐 . . . SUZUKI YUMIN ❲ C-JES ENT ❳ ┈─ I may be little and seen soft, but I will wow you with my skills on stage!

and after the last two players introduce themselves, troublemakers are ready to start

﹙troublemakers ꪆ୧ drama by aespa﹚

sukuzi yumin ﹫center
tu zhiying ﹫leader

tu zhiying ﹫bang jeemin
park yerim ﹫tomioka mai
mae sihyeon ﹫choi jungeun

suzuki yumin ﹫yoon jiyoon

♡ ♡

- 𖤐 . . . MELODY HUH ❲ V. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ tu zhiying's vocals was the only disappointing thing of the entire performance, everyone else did their best to make this show memorable, great job!

- 𖤐 . . . EVELYN SHIN ❲ D. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ the choreography was executed perfectly and I could feel a great synergy with all the members that I didn't see in the previous groups, also I was really impressed by yerim's rap techniques, i can see the years of training from your charisma and how balance your presence was on stage, great job!

୨୧

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ C- JES ENT ❳ ┈─ so many compliments from our mentors, are you proud of it?

- 𖤐 . . . TU ZHIYING ❲ C-JES ENT ❳ ┈─ I'm little disappointed by the criticism directed at my vocal skills, but I'll do my best to improve them!

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ you will surely improve unless you get eliminated by your snapdragon.
now who want to show their number?

and the final number is a

.
.
.

3

- 𖤐 . . . PARK YERIM ❲ C-JES ENT ❳ ┈─ damn... only one of us will remain

- 𖤐 . . . WI JIYEON ❲ MC ❳ ┈─ that's right dear yerim... so judges, have we already decided?

- 𖤐 . . . SEO KYUNGRI ❲ R. MENTOR ❳ ┈─ we talked a bit and we think we need more rap-focused trainees... so park yerim, congratulations, you will stay to show more of your amazing abilities

The eliminated trainees cry, but deep down they know that yerim deserved that place and will surely root for her at home

୨୧

on the other side of the screen the trainees who have yet to perform are in panic, almost all of them, because apparently cube entertainment only has positive and competitive trainees

- 𖤐 . . . AOKI FUYUKO ❲ CUBE ENT ❳ ┈─ can't wait to perform and show the mentors that we are so talented and charismatic

- 𖤐 . . . JEONG AECHA ❲ CUBE ENT ❳ ┈─ I love how we are totally indifferent to being the next one to go on stage

- 𖤐 . . . LEE EUNHA ❲ CUBE ENT ❳ ┈─ we picked a beautiful marigold pin, of course we don't care how our performance will go and there are six of us, two of us will stay anyway!

what a positive group!

ᝰ NANA'S UNIVERSE 。̊· 𖥾 ⋆

I did it!

I finally finished the first part of episode one

is the chapter length ok? sometimes it still seems short and incomplete, but that might be my imagination

hope the format is readable and easy to comprehend and above all not boring and repetitive!

I'm really proud of this applyfic as it's literally the first one that's actually starting and still has active players, so please let me know if something is wrong or you need clarification on anything

also if you think you have too many ocs, let me know if you want to place them for adoption or eliminate them at the first episode