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previously on chatoyer...

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 from...

SM ENTERTAINMENT!

home to legendary groups red velvet, snsd, and f(x). sm trainees are known for being strong in every aspect, particularly their dance and visuals. sm is rumored to be debuting a girl group this year, are these trainees part of the lineup?

GISELLE AHN (SM / ?): why is so quiet?

SON EUNJI (SM / ?):They're just jealous.

HUANG CHUNHUA (SM / ?): It feels like they're judging us.

SON EUNJI (SM / ?): Like I said-

JEONG YUNHA (KQ / ?): Why did they pick such low letter grades?

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): Probably don't want to seem overconfident... I wonder what the judges will say...

to further the trainees surprise, the three sm trainees choose seats at the bottom of the pyramid, 27-28-29.

（INTERVIEW）

??? (STAFF): Some national producers are saying you could be the visual of Chatoyer.

HUANG CHUNHUA (SM / ?): Really? Neat.

??? (STAFF): You don't have anything you want to say?

HAUNG CHUNHUA (SM /?): I mean i'd prefer that they liked me for my voice than my face, but they haven't exactly heard me sing yet.

（END INTERVIEW）

who will be the next group of trainees to arrive?

MNH ENTERTAINMENT!

mnh is a rising entertainment company home to chungha and bvndit. mnh trainees are known for having killer dance skills and stable vocals.

CHA AREUM (MNH / ?): The Queen has arrived!

SHIN KEONHEE (MNH / ?): Where? Where Areum-ah?

CHA AREUM (MNH / ?): Yah- show some respect to your unnie!

SHIN KEONHEE (MNH / ?): Oh... i got it now! All hail Queen Chungha!

caption: shin keonhee: comedian, or just confused?

HUANG CHUNHUA (SM / ?): Chungha? I'm Chunhua....

CHA AREUM (MNH / ?): Zimzalabim! Your magical duo is here~~!

SON EUNJI (SM / ?): The MNH trainees are so pretty...

（INTERVIEW）

??? (STAFF): Keonhee-ssi, you have appeared in a survival show before right?

SHIN KEONHEE (MNH / ?): Yes~ MixNine, I was a YG Entertainment trainee for four years...

caption: fierce trainee SHIN KEONHEE showing her dance skills on MIXNINE

??? (STAFF): Why did you leave YG entertainment after so long?

SHIN KEONHEE (MNH / ?): After so many years there, i didn't think i would ever be able to show my full potential.

（END INTERVIEW）

where will the two mnh trainees choose to sit?

CHA AREUM (MNH / ?): What about 23 and 24? Not too high, and not too low?

SHIN KEONHEE (MNH / ?): Good idea... it's never a good idea to seem overconfident from the start.

CHA AREUM (MNH / ?): Better to prove yourself first.

the next trainees enter the waiting room, the largest group from a single company.

they're from...

PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT!

home to legendary girl groups pristin (rip) and after school. pledis trainees are talented idols and producers.

MOON HYORI (PLEDIS / ?): Am i really here? Is this really happening? Someone pinch me!

caption: be careful what you wish for hyori-ssi...

XI YUE steps into frame and pinches hyori on the cheek.

MOON HYORI (PLEDIS / ?): Yueeee, I'm going to get you back for that!

HWANG JINAE (PLEDIS / ?): Don't pinch! Don't hurt each other! Can we be professional for just one minute?

NA JIEUN (PLEDIS / ?): They spelled my name wrong... look... it says 'NA JIEUNG'

caption: message from chatoyer hq: we are sincerely sorry jieun-ssi, please forgive us.

CHOI EUNJAE (PLEDIS / ?): Don't worry! Unnie will help! Look, i have a pen~ we can just... there!

caption: unnie saves the day! thank you eunjae-ssi!

the group make their way into the main sitting room.

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): Isn't she the one from the BTS reel... she looks so familiar...

caption: NA JIEUN in the BTS LOVE YOURSELF REEL

the PLEDIS trainees choose seats 11-12-13-14-15.

SON MARA (CUBE / ?): You met Jungkook sunbaenim?

NA JIEUN (PLEDIS / ?): Jungkook oppa is very nice, I was so nervous, but he was very kind to me.

KIM AERA (SOMU / ?): Ok, but can you tell us how the Love Yourself Era connects to the new album 7? Because i've been trying to figure out how Shadow connects to Singularity, because obviously it is related to Tear and-

caption: aera-ssi has done a lot of research huh? did she crack the code? because i'd really like to know too...

LEE MIAH (SOMU / ?): Aera-ah, maybe now is not the time for conspiracy theories?

NA JIEUN (PLEDIS / ?): I don't even understand how the Love Yourself reels connect, sorry...

the conversation is interrupted by the arrival of the next company(s?)

five minutes previously...

PARK NAHYUN (BBC / ?): I'm so excited! This is going to be so fun! I've always wanted to be on a survival show like this!

MINATOZAKI LENA (BBC / ?): Do you hear that?

caption: it sounds like someone... crying?

PARK NAHYUN (BBC / ?): Hey... are you ok?

to their surprise, the girl answers in japanese.

SATO MINAKO (AKS / ?): Do you speak Japanese? I do not speak Korean very well.

BLOCKBERRY CREATIVE!

home to girl group loona! blockberry is a rising entertainment company known for their elaborate storyline in their sole group loona.

AKS ENTERTAINMENT!

home to AKB48 and their sister groups, aks focuses more on the entertainment aspect of idol life rather than the training side.

but, minako might find herself some luck today, as there is a japanese speaker from BBC.

MINATOZAKI LENA (BBC / ?): I can speak Japanese. Are you okay?

SATO MINAKO (AKS / ?): Ah, thank you, so so much. Can you help me find my name in Korean? I'm Sato Minako.

lena easily picks out minako's name tag for her.

MINATOZAKI LENA (BBC / ?): There you go. I'm Minatozaki Lena by the way, and this is Park Nahyun. We're from BBC.

SATO MINAKO (AKS / ?): No, you are definitely angels. Thank you for your help.

MINATOZAKI LENA (BBC / ?): Wait, why are you choosing F? Do you know what that means?

SATO MINAKO (AKS / ?): With how today is going, i deserve an F.

the three trainees enter into the main sitting room. MINAKO chooses the very last seat, number 34.

but, the BBC trainee continue to ascend.

one level.

two levels.

three levels?

will they choose seats 2 and 3?

yes! PARK NAHYUN and MINATOZAKI LENA choose seats 2 and 3!

let's check on the next company.

YG ENTERTAINMENT!

the girl crush masters, yg is home to blackpink and 2ne1. yg trainees always have a certain swag and confidence to them.

KANG JIYEON (YG / ?): YG's Future here, Kang Jiyeon from YG Entertainment!

but where is her label mate?

KANG JIYEON (YG / ?): My labelmate Lee Boyoung is very sick, and she did not want to infect the other trainees, but hopefully she will be able to come in time for tomorrow's audition... please support her as well!

jiyeon confidently enters the main room and sits at seat number thirty.

XI CHEN (SOMU /?): Only one trainee from YG? I would have thought there would be more, given he keeps so many in his dungeon.

choi heeyoung smacks chen lightly on the shoulder.

CHOI HEEYOUNG (SOMU / ?): Chen-ah, they are literally filming everything you say.

XI CHEN (SOMU / ?): So? It's the truth. Everyone knows it.

（INTERVIEW）

??? (STAFF): How did you feel about the other trainees saying poor things about your company?

KANG JIYEON (YG / ?): It honestly made me really mad, but i mean, what was i supposed to say? i'm just going to be the bigger person and keep my own comments to myself.

??? (STAFF): Well if you did say something to those trainees, what would you say?

KANG JIYEON (YG / ?): Hate my company, I won't stop you. But don't judge me for choosing to train there. Despite its faults it is one of the most successful companies in South Korea.

（END INTERVIEW）

there are just a few companies left, who will be the next to arrive.

YUEHUA ENTERTAINMENT!

home of rookies everglow and cosmic girls, yuehua is known for having headquarters in china and korea, while supporting multi national trainees.

LEE HYENA (YUEHUA / ?): I bet I can find every single camera in this room.

caption: is this a challenge we hear?

JANG HYEJIN (YUEHUA / ?): Let's maybe just choose our letters and move on, huh? We don't want to hold everything up... You don't even know how many cameras there are in this room.

LEE HYENA (YUEHUA / ?): You're right, I don't need too. All of the cameras have already found me.

hyena flips her hair confidently, she chooses an a sticker while hyejin chooses a b.

JANG HYEJIN (YUEHUA / ?): You're my love! Hello, we're the Yuehua trainees!

hyena excitedly pulls hyejin into the main room to choose their seats.

LEE HYENA (YUEHUA / ?): Sigh, there aren't any high seats left.

CHA AREUM (MNH / ?): Did you really just say 'sigh' out loud?

LEE HYENA (YUEHUA / ?): I find it conveys my feelings accurately.

caption: lee hyena, secret genius or just a sagittarius?

the yuehua trainees select seats 25 and 26.

the next three trainees arrive with linked arms. they are from...

BANANA CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT!

home to girl group exid! banana culture entertainment trainees are known for pulling off girl crush and sexy concepts very well.

ITO HAYAMI (BANANA / ?): We got this! Banana Culture fighting!

KIM JIWOO (BANANA / ?): Look! There's three seats together, just for us.

SEOK GUNYOO (BANANA / ?): Good, I don't think i could ever be separated from you guys.

caption: the banana culture trainees are very close, like sisters.

caption: wait... are they sisters?

the banana culture trainees choose seats 20, 21, and 22.

SHIN KEONHEE (MNH / ?): Wait... are you guys related?

KIM JIWOO (BANANA / ?): Actually, we aren't. But we're really close, we've all been training together for years.

LEE HYENA (YUEHUA / ?): No way, i don't believe it. You guys at least have to be distantly related cousins or something.

ITO HAYAMI (BANANA / ?): Nope!

JANG HYEJIN (YUEHUA / ?): This is a conspiracy!

HWANG JINAE (PLEDIS / ?): I think there's only one company left.

NA JIEUN (PLEDIS / ?): A company with six trainees?

the screen changes to the next company.

YGK+
this modeling agency is an extension of yg entertainment. yg sends these trainees to survival shows to give them publicity.

LUCY HWANG (YGK+ / ?): Is this what produce was like unnie?

AMATERASU WATANABE (YGK+ / ?): Yes, just with more seats.

LUCY HWANG (YGK + / ?): So what's the strategy with the letter grades? Should we pick A or F?

AMATERASU WATANABE (YGK+ / ?): Lets choose B, it shows that we have confidence, but we don't think we're the greatest ever. Then, we'll surprise the judges with our skills.

LUCY HWANG (YGK+ / ?): Unnie is so smart.

the duo make their way into the sitting room.

MIYAZAKI YUMI (JYP / ?): She's a trainee again?

PARK NAHYUN (BBC / ?): She was literally a member of IOI what is she doing here?

SATO MINAKO (AKS / ?): She is from Produce isn't she?

（INTERVIEW）

??? (STAFF): I'll just ask the burning question everyone wants to know, what brings you to Chatoyer?

AMATERASU WATANABE (YGK+ / ?): After IoI disbanded, i ended my contract with Fantagio and YGK+ offered me a modeling contract. But i've realized that i miss being an idol, so when we were given the opportunity to come to Chatoyer I knew wanted to join the show.

??? (STAFF): Do you think that the others will see you as the one to beat since you've already debuted?

AMATERASU WATANABE (YGK+ / ?): If they do, then they know i won't go without a fight.

（END INTERVIEW）

HUANG CHUNHUA (SM / ?): That's thirty... why are there four seats left?

SON EUNJI (SM / ?): Mystery trainees?

the screen changes again, but instead of a company, there's a music video playing.

[There should be a GIF or video here. Update the app now to see it.]

ITO HAYAMI (BANANA / ?): Oh, I recognize them... Royal-T from FNC. They just debuted last year right?

JANG HYEJIN (YUEHUA / ?): Then one of the members left right? So they didn't have their comeback yet.

SHIN KEONHEE (MNH / ?): Ok, but why are they playing the video?

when the video ends, the screen changes to...

FNC ENTERTAINMENT!

home to girl groups ROYAL-T, cherry bullet, and aoa. fnc girl groups are always very international, with unique concepts that sometimes succeed, and sometimes fail...

four trainees enter the main room.

??? (??? / ?): Those are not trainees... those are idols.

??? (??? / ?): We are competing with them?

??? (??? / ?): How does one simply perform in front of their bias?

??? (??? / ?): No way we will compete with them... maybe they're just guest performers or something?

??? (??? / ?): In the dark, four stars light up the sky! Annyeonghaseyo, we are the trainees from FNC!

??? (??? / ?): Oh sh**

fin.

end episode one.

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