ᴄʜᴀᴛᴏʏᴇʀ - ᴇᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ ᴏɴᴇ
𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓫𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓸𝓯 𝓪 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓻

previously on chatoyer !

LEE MIAH (SOMU / ?): Is it on?

a second trainee can be seen.

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): Unnie! Don't touch that~ it's probably recording.

LEE MIAH (SOMU / ?): Recording what?

a third voice can be heard from off screen.

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): Well right now it's getting your huge forehead and unnie's big nose.

LEE MIAH (SOMU / ?): My nose is not big!

the trainee in question stares at herself in the camera, touching her nose.

LEE MIAH (SOMU / ?): It's not that big...

a fourth voice can be heard, another trainee presumably.

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): Come on, we're supposed to get our name tags and then introduce ourselves.

LEE MIAH (SOMU / ?): Woah... so many names... are we the first ones?

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): Let's count! 1... 2... 3... 4...

the voice stops counting.

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): Wait a second... why are there..?

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): Did someone forget how to count past four again? Let me give you a hint... it starts with 'F' and ends in 'ive'

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): Shut up! Wait... did they just get me saying that on camera.

caption: yes, we did just get that on camera.

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): I'm so so so so sorry! I didn't mean it i swear!

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): Just pick a letter already...

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): The ace one looks so shiny...

she reaches out to grab an ace sticker but another trainee swats her hand away.

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): Do you really want to be known as the trainee who picked ace? What if you don't get ace and everyone will think you're too confident...

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): B-but... shiny.

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): Whatever. Don't say i didn't warn you.

the trainees gather together in front of the camera to introduce themselves.

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): SMT assemble! We are Triple Thr3at from Source Music Entertainment!

SOURCE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT!

rising company home to gfriend, recently acquired by bighit entertainment (home of bts and txt). source music idols are known for their complex choreographies.

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): We won't let you down!

（interview !）

??? (STAFF): you seem very confident chen-ssi. your sister was in a class during her evaluation and became the center of the theme song. are you following in her foot steps?

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): I'm not following in her foot steps- i'm becoming my own person. But if there's one similarity between us, it's that we are both confident. I'm confident in my abilities, and i'm going to be an ace.

（end interview）

the four trainees enter the audition room, the number one seat glittering under the lights.

but wait??

someone is already sitting in the number one seat!

caption: five minutes ago

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): The star of the show is here! Hello it's JYP's Miyazaki Yumi!

JYP ENTERTAINMENT

home of legendary girl groups twice, itzy, miss a, and wonder girls, along with countless other boy groups. jyp trainees are known for their outstanding charisma and visuals.

（interview）

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): They don't just let anyone into JYP... and they don't just let anyone stay, i've been training for years. I'm confident i'm getting an A.

??? (STAFF): There are many former JYP trainees appearing on this show that are with other companies now. Do you think that you will be more competitive with them?

surprisingly, at this news, the suave and confident yumi becomes excited.

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): Really? Do you know who?

??? (STAFF): *****, *****, *****

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): Ahh! I haven't seen them in so long... I'm so excited!! We'll be competitive of course, but they were also some of my closest friends!

（end interview ）

Miyazaki Yumi enters the audition room and begins to climb.

One level.

Two levels.

Three levels.

is she going to take the number one seat?

MIYAZAKI YUMI chooses the first place seat!

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): Sunbaes i'll make you proud!

the four source music trainees enter the audition room.

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): She took the first place seat... what does her name tag say?

LEE MIAH (SOMU / ?): J-Y-P Mi-Ya-Za-Ki Yu-Mi

caption: excellent reading abilities miah-ssi!

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): and she's got an A sticker! I admire her confidence.

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): Where should we sit? Together right?

the source music trainee start to ascend the levels. they reach the second level with seats 2 & 3.

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): I'm kind of scared of the height...

heeyoung tugs on aera's sleeve and points down one level.

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): How about...

caption: but where is chen-ssi going?

chen continues up to the first place seat.

caption: will source music's chen challenge jyp's yumi for the first place seat?

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): I'm sorry did you need something?

（interview）

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): I knew who she was... she is probably one of the most well known trainees after her sister won épanoui. but i wasn't going to give up my seat for her.

（end interview）

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): Well it's sort of family tradition...

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): I'm sitting here already. Sorry.

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): I don't think you're sorry.

xi chen descends to sit with her label mates.
SOURCE MUSIC trainees choose seats 4 - 5 - 6 - and 7

caption: a rivalry is born?
xi chen vs. miyazaki yumi

which company will come in next?

two trainees enter the introduction room, the taller one clinging to the shorter one.

KIM AREUM (CUBE / ?): Unnie i'm nervous... what if the judges don't like me...

SON MARA (CUBE / ?): Don't worry- we got this!

areum doesn't look convinced, hiding her face in mara's hair.

SON MARA (CUBE / ?): Kkul... you have to let go of me so i can introduce us.

areum peels herself from mara.

SON MARA (CUBE / ?): Hello! We're the CUBE trainees that will make you love us! Every day, every night, latata! I'm your panda Mara!

KIM AREUM (CUBE / ?): and i'm the baby, Kkulging! Hwaiting!

CUBE ENTERTAINMENT!

home to groups like (g)i-dle, clc, and 4minute, cube idols are the definition of girl crush. cube trainees have to be able to pull off a variety of concepts in order to do well at this company.

（interview）

KIM AREUM (CUBE / ?): Ah, without a doubt, i think i'll be an ACE! People might think i'm overconfident for choosing this, but i believe in myself! My father always told me that you should always see yourself in the greatest way. Because if i'm not confident and happy, how can i make others feel that way? Anyway, WE CAN DO IT!

caption: inspirational words from the resident cutie kkulging

（end interview）

the two cube trainees enter the audition room.

LEE MIAH (SOMU / ?): Wahhh they are so cute!

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): Not as cute as me though, right?

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): That's not possible unnie.

the two cube trainees ascend to the same level as the the source music trainees.

but what is this?

KIM AREUM (CUBE / ?): Panda i want to sit at seat number eight!

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): Wait how do they know-

SON MARA (CUBE / ?): I will sit at number nine then.

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): Wait, you're panda too..?

SON MARA (CUBE / ?): Actually it's Mara, but Areum-ah just calls me Panda. 

LEE MIAH (SOMU / ?): We have a panda too!

caption: a new rivalry? panda vs. panda?

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): I am also panda.

caption: panda no. 2 suddenly becomes very serious. will they battle for who shall retain the panda title?

KIM AREUM (CUBE / ?): That's so cute! Two pandas~ can i call you Panda too?

they are interrupted by the arrival of another trainee.

KQ ENTERTAINMENT!

home of boy groups ateez and block b, kq is a rising entertainment company known for their original concepts and the dedication of their idols.

（interview）

JEONG YUNHA (KQ / ?): Hello! I'm your happy vitamin Jeong Yunha! Please take care of me~

??? (KQ / ?): Yunha-ssi, you used to be an actress right? You played Lee Eunjae in Forgotten Season?

caption: unnie is very pretty!

JEONG YUNHA (KQ / ?): Ah... that's so embarrassing, but yes.

??? (STAFF): How is it embarrassing! I liked to movie...

JEONG YUNHA (KQ / ?): It was really over dramatic~ but it was fun though!

??? (STAFF): Why did you leave acting?

JEONG YUNHA (KQ / ?): After Forgotten Season I realized it wasn't my passion anymore. That's why i've been training so hard to become an idol.

（end interview）

yunha enters the audition room. the previous chatter dies off.

she ascends to seat number ten. there is no one sitting in that row yet so she addresses the person above her.

JEONG YUNHA (KQ / ?): Hi... can i sit here?

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): Go ahead, there's no one in that row yet.

（interview）

SON MARA (CUBE / ?): I was feeling pretty confident before Yunha-ssi arrived. Because she's a movie star... and how do i compete with a movie star? But i have to be strong, because Areum-ah needs me to be a good leader! So CUBE hwaiting! We can do it!

（end interview）

the logo on the screens changes to reveal the next company.

KIM AREUM (CUBE / ?): Wow... they really are sending trainees?

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): No hope for the rest of us i guess...

who are the trainees that have them so worried?

they are...

fin.

QOTD
what do you think of the length of the episodes? too short? too long?

also make sure to finish your missions uwu! happy new year c: xx arden