WELCOME BACK TO PROJECT MEMORY.

[ THE NEXT DAY, THE BOYS
ARE NOW IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
GRADE PRACTICE ROOMS, GOING
OVER THE CHOREOGRAPHY
AND SONG LYRICS ]

IN THE RANK F ROOM

❙ LEE CHULSEOK [ STONE MUSIC/F ]
so, are the movements like this?

[ CHULSEOK DOES THE MOVEMENT,
BYUNGHYUN LOOKING AT IT
CLOSELY ]

❙ KI BYUNGHYUN [ BNM/F ]
not necessarily, your leg moves
more to the left than the right, and
it needs to stay more on the right
side

❙ LEE CHULSEOK [ STONE MUSIC/F ]
got it!

[ AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM
WERE TWO TRAINEES DISCUSSING
THE SONG ]

❙ SHIN JAEYONG [ JYP/F ]
hey, byeomgyu hyung, are you able to
his this high note?

❙ SOK BYEOMGYU [ DSP/F ]
let me see. . .

❙ SOK BYEOMGYU [ DSP/F ]
I'm not entirely sure, but I can certainly
try

❙ SHIN JAEYONG [ JYP/F ]
how about when doing the choreo?

❙ SOK BYEOMGYU [ DSP/F ]
there's no harm in trying, though, I
don't know how stable I'll be

❙ SHIN JAEYONG [ JYP/F ]
oh, okay!

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❙ KI BYUNGHYUN [ BNM/F ]
hey, noah? are you okay?

❙ PARK NOAH [ DSP/F ]
huh? oh. yeah, kind of

❙ PARK NOAH [ DSP/F ]
I think I'm just so scared of
messing up because since
I'm center, it will be really,
really noticeable. I also
don't know why an F rank
trainee was picked for this

❙ KI BYUNGHYUN [ BNM/F ]
you'll be amazing, noah, trust me.
us trainees wouldn't have voted
for you if we didn't believe you
had potential, and your rank has
nothing to do with how well you
will do, it just let's you know what
you need to work on, and how hard
you'll need to in order to get better.

❙ PARK NOAH [ DSP/F ] smiling weakly
that's what somin said to us before
we came here. thank you byunghyun.

❙ KI BYUNGHYUN [ BNM/F ]
no problem, now let's get back to
practicing! the mentors will be
here soon

[ NOAH NODS BEFORE PUSHING
HIMSELF OFF OF THE WALL
AND GETS INTO POSITION IN THE
CENTER, AND THE FIVE BOYS
BEGIN PRACTICE ONCE AGAIN ]

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❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
I hope the boys can show us that
they can improve since their
audition piece

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
yup, agreed, especially since being
placed in rank F probably took a toll
on their confidence and self-esteem. . .

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
. . . and dignity

[ THE MENTORS BOTH LAUGH
LIGHTLY BEFORE OPENING THE
DOOR TO THE F RANK PRACTICE
ROOM, THE TRAINEES PRACTICING
SO HARD THEY DIDN'T EVEN
NOTICE THEM COMING IN ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] turning off the music
boys! you can take a small break now

❙ KI BYUNGHYUN [ BNM/F ] startled but formal
oh! hello!

❙ TRAINEES [ F RANK ] bowing
hello!

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ] chuckling
so formal, I admire the respect

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
so boys, was there anyone in specific
who lead you all for training? today is
the last day you all will be in here as
tomorrow is your first and last practice
but on the stage

[ THE FIVE BOYS GLANCE AT
EACH OTHER ]

❙ SOK BYEOMGYU [ DSP/F ]
we didn't really have anyone lead us
as we all worked together as a team
to solve our problems and fix any
mistakes we may have had before
you both arrived

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
I see. . . can we see what you
guys have so far?

❙ SHIN JAEYONG [ JYP/F ]
yes!

[ THE BOYS GET INTO POSITION
AND HYUNJIN BEGINS THE
MUSIC. THEIR DANCE PERFORMANCE
WAS CLEAN HOWEVER. . . ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] points at byeomgyu
you. what's your name?

❙ SOK BYEOMGYU [ DSP/F ]
sok byeomgyu from dsp media

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
your vocals aren't bad, however
you're not very stable either. I
can definitely say that you've
improved, but I don't think that
the high note is suitable for your
vocal range. who's the other vocal?

[ SHIN JAEYONG RAISES
HIS HAND ]

❙ SHIN JAEYONG [ JYP/F ]
I am, my name shin jaeyong from jyp

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
you're very stable, can I hear you
attempt the high note?

[ JAEYONG NODS HIS HEAD AND
DOES THE HIGH NOTE SMOOTHLY ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
that settles that matter, byeomgyu
and jaeyong, you will both switch
vocal roles

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
I'll be honest, you all shocked me
with how well you danced together.

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
park noah and sok byeomgyu have
an advantage since they're from the
same company, but you other three
did really well. I'm impressed

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
you all have great potential, so keep
it up and do well tomorrow, okay?

❙ TRAINEES [ F RANK ]
we will! thank you!

[ THE MENTORS SMILE AND NOD,
LEAVING THE ROOM CONTENT ]

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❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
they gave me high expectations for
the other ranks

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
agreed. . . I wonder how sua and
siyeon are doing with the D rank
trainees

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
I wonder. . . and I feel bad that
yoobin and jinyoung have really
nothing to do today since they're
the rap mentors

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
I don't know about jinyoung, but I can
tell you that yoobin is also a vocalist
and dancer, so she may pop in once
and a while

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] embarrassed
really? I didn't know that, haha

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IN THE RANK D ROOM

[ THE CAMERA SHIFTS TO THE
NEXT ROOM, WHERE TEN BOYS
GATHER AND DISCUSS THE
MAIN TOPICS ]

❙ LEI WEIJIN [ STONE MUSIC/D ]
so. . . should we declare a leader?

❙ ISAAC BAE [ BNM/D ]
I'd say so, should we volunteer or
voluntell?

❙ YEONG MINJAE [ JYP/D ]
I think we should volunteer, then have
a vote between the people who wish to
not be leader. that way it's more fair.

❙ LEI WEIJIN [ STONE MUSIC/D ]
I like that! any volunteers?

[ THREE BOYS RAISE THEIR HANDS,
SEO HAJOON, ZHANG LI CHEN,
AND YEONG MINJAE ]

❙ DONG WEISHENG [ DSP/D ]
well that was fast, anyway, let's do a
blind vote. close your eyes and vote for
whoever you wish to be our leader.

❙ JUNG HANSOL [ FNC/D ]
and please no hard feelings! if you
don't get leader, remember there is
always another chance for you to be
one.

❙ ZHANG LI CHEN [ STARSHIP/D ] mumbles
not if you get eliminated

[ HANSOL IGNORES LI CHEN'S
COMMENT AND EVERYONE
CLOSED THEIR EYES, EVEN THE THREE VOLUNTEERS EVEN THOUGH
THEY WEREN'T VOTING. BY
MASS VOTE, SEO HAJOON WAS
PICKED AS RANK D'S LEADER ]

❙ SEO HAJOON [ JYP/D ] awkward
oh, me? thank you, I guess?

❙ YEONG MINJAE [ JYP/D ]
yay! my hajoon will lead us amazingly,
I can just feel it!

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❙ ZHANG LI CHEN [ STARSHIP/D ]
but I wanted to be leader!

❙ JUNG HANSOL [ FNC/D ]
we weren't conspiring against you
for this, it simply was a vote that
you didn't win this time around

❙ ZHANG LI CHEN [ STARSHIP/D ]
like you've ever won a vote either,
you have no say in that aspect

[ HANSOL'S FACE DARKENED AS
HIS EMOTIONS GOT THE BETTER
OF HIM AND HE BEGAN
TEARING UP ]

❙ ZHANG LI CHEN [ STARSHIP/D ] rolls eyes
great, another crier

❙ SEO HAJOON [ JYP/D ]
knock it off, li chen

❙ SEO HAJOON [ JYP/D ] pulls hansol close to him
you okay?

[ HANSOL PULLS AWAY QUICKLY
AND STORMS OUT OF THE ROOM,
ALL EYES ON HIS BACK ]

❙ YANG SEUNGUK [ STONE MUSIC/D ]
look what you did, li chen. just
because you didn't get the status
of leader doesn't mean you have
the right to insult someone else

❙ JEONG LEEYOON [ KQ/D ]
someone wanting to go comfort him?
I can if no one else will because he's
an asset to our team since he's a
vocalist and is the only one who can
hit x1-ma's high note

❙ SEO HAJOON [ JYP/D ]
yeah, go ahead

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INTERVIEW

❙ JUNG HANSOL [ FNC/D ] crying
I'm supposed to be that 'father figure'
yet here I am crying

❙ JUNG HANSOL [ FNC/D ]
it's just that, his words hurt really bad,
even if it wasn't that mean of an insult

❙ JUNG HANSOL [ FNC/D ]
forgiving him will prove to be a more
difficult task

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❙ JEONG LEEYOON [ KQ/D ]
hey, hansol, you okay?

❙ JUNG HANSOL [ FNC/D ]
not really, but I guess we need to start
practice, so I'll need to comeback any-
way.

❙ JEONG LEEYOON [ KQ/D ] smiles
okay, just pay no mind to him unless
you absolutely need to

❙ JUNG HANSOL [ FNC/D ]
mkay

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[ WITH THE TWO BOYS BACK IN
THE PRACTICE ROOM, SEO HAJOON
CONDUCTS THEIR FIRST PRACTICE
TOGETHER. MISTAKES WERE MADE,
BUT THEY ALL MANAGED TO LEARN
THE DANCE AND HANSOL AND
ISAAC WORKED ON VOCALS
TOGETHER BEFORE LEARNING THE
DANCE. YOU WOULD'VE NEVER
KNOWN THAT TWO OF THEM FOUGHT ]

❙ SEO HAJOON [ JYP/D ]
one more time and we can take a
small break!

❙ TRAINEES [ RANK D ]
okay!

❙ SEO HAJOON [ JYP/D ]
li chen! don't raise your arm so high

❙ ZHANG LI CHEN [ STARSHIP/D ] adjusts arm
so like this?

❙ SEO HAJOON [ JYP/D ]
yes, like that

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[ SUA AND SIYEON WALK DOWN
THE CORRIDOR, HEARING THE
HARSH FOOTSTEPS OF THE TRAINEES
IN RANK D PRACTICING ]

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
have we ever hit the floor really hard
during practice?

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
I don't think so but I guess that means
this would entail that they're working
really hard

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
let's go take a look, apparently rank
F did really well

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
pffft, that's a first

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[ WHEN SUA OPENS THE DOOR,
SEO HAJOON NOTICES FIRST AND
JOGS TO TURN OFF THE MUSIC
BEFORE MAKING HIS GROUP OF
TRAINEES BOW ]

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ] whispers
I love when trainees know how to
be formal, makes my day

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ] whispers back
agreed

❙ SIYEON [ D. MENTOR ] points
I take it that you,

❙ SIYEON [ D. MENTOR ] looks at paper
seo hajoon from jyp, are the leader of rank D?

❙ SEO HAJOON [ JYP/D ]
yes, I am

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
I see, can we see what you guys
have so far?

❙ TRAINEES [ RANK D ]
yes!

[ THE BOYS GET INTO THEIR POSITIONS
AND SUA STARTS THE MUSIC.
ALL WAS WELL, VOCAL AND DANCE,
BEFORE. . . ]

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ] turns off music
why did you, zhang li chen, stop
dancing?

❙ ZHANG LI CHEN [ STARSHIP/D ] hides a smirk
I don't know the choreography

❙ SEO HAJOON [ JYP/D ] furrows eyebrows
yes you do, li chen. in fact, you were
practicing the hardest out of all of us.
if twisting the facts will help you improve
in ranks, I hope you realize you're so
wrong

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
is that true? does he in reality, know the
entire choreography?

[ SPORADICALLY, BUT EVENTUALLY
ALL THE RANK D TRAINEES AGREE
THAT LI CHEN KNEW THE
CHOREOGRAPHY ]

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
if you know the choreography, why
did you stop and try to place the
blame on seo hajoon since he's the
leader?

❙ JUNG HANSOL [ FNC/D ]
he's jealous he didn't get picked
for the status of leader

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
uh huh. . . that's quite a petty
reason if you ask me

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
besides that, which will be resolved
later, the vocals were amazing!

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
agreed, jung hansol hit that high note
effortlessly, and isaac bae has nice
calming vocals. they've all improved
a lot since the auditions

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
keep up the great work, guys! you
all have great potential, don't let it
go to waste

❙ TRAINEES [ RANK D ]
alright! thank you!

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[ THE TWO MENTORS WALK OUT
OF THE ROOM, CHIT CHATTING ]

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
I can't believe someone would try
and blame someone else for their
misfortune because they were
jealous

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
it makes no sense to me

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
same here, but I guess that's what
to be expected from certain people

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
all these trainees are so good, how
did some of them get a low rank
when we did auditions?

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
not exactly sure, but I'm excited for
the first mission!

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IN THE RANK C ROOM

[ THE CAMERA SWITCHES TO THE
NEXT ROOM, WHERE EIGHT BOYS
ARE ALREADY PRACTICING ]

❙ HWANG JUNSEOK [ BNM/C ] panting
should we. . . take a break?

❙ LEE SUNGJIN [ FNC/C ] sweating
probably, I'm exhausted

❙ CALVIN LEE [ BNM/C ]
we really don't have time to slack off, so
I don't think we should take a break

❙ OH MINHYUK [ KQ/C ]
dude, we've been at this for three hours
straight, at least let's get water

❙ LEE SUNGJIN [ FNC/C ]
yeah, I'm not about to have the mentors
walk in on us dying of dehydration

❙ CALVIN LEE [ BNM/C ]
that sounds like a you problem

[ THE SEVEN BOYS ALL EXCHANGE
GLANCES TO EACH OTHER IN
CONFUSION AS TO WHY CALVIN
WAS ACTING THIS WAY ]

❙ KIM JUNSEONG [ STONE MUSIC/C ]
did you wake up on the wrong side
of the bed?

❙ KIM JUNSEONG [ STONE MUSIC/C ]
pardon my language but you're acting
like dick right now, calvin

❙ CALVIN LEE [ BNM/C ] irritated
I'm just wanting to not mess up!

❙ HAN MINSUNG [ JELLYFISH/C ]
we all are! that doesn't give you the
right to take your mistakes and
frustrations on us!

❙ HAN MINSUNG [ JELLYFISH/C ]
you're not special

❙ HWAN YUNHEON [ KQ/C ]
can we just quit it? I'd like to take a
drink of water, and relax for a few

❙ HWAN YUNHEON [ KQ/C ]
can we please just do that?

❙ LEE SUNGJIN [ FNC/C ]
I agree with yunheon, can we just rest?

[ CALVIN DIDN'T SPEAK, INSTEAD
TOOK AT LOOK AT ALL THE BOYS
REALIZING HOW EXHAUSTED THEY
WERE ]

❙ CALVIN LEE [ BNM/C ]
yeah, I'm sorry for making you guys
work so hard

❙ OH MINHYUK [ KQ/C ]
that's fine, at least we have everything down
pat!

❙ PARK YOONHYUN [ HAPPYFACE/C ]
that's true, we do, haha

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[ THE MENTORS WALKED INTO THE
RANK C ROOM EXPECTING THE BOYS
TO BE HARD AT WORK ON THE DANCE,
BUT THEY SAW INSTEAD SOME
OF THE VOCALISTS GOING OVER
LINES, AND THE DANCERS GOINGING
OVER SMALL MOVES ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] whispering
we'll that's a change

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ] whispers back
you're right

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
considering you guys aren't working
together at the moment, you guys have
worked on it together already?

[ THE VOICE OF HYUNJIN MADE
ALL THE BOYS FREEZE BEFORE THEY
RUSHED INTO A STRAIGHT LINE
AND BOWED ]

❙ CALVIN LEE [ BNM/C ]
yes, we did

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] pointing to calvin
are you this team's leader?

❙ CALVIN LEE [ BNM/C ]
yes, I am

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
then let's see what you got!

[ THE TRAINEES GET INTO POSITION
AND BEGIN ONCE THE MUSIC
STARTS. THE DANCE IS ALRIGHT,
HOWEVER THE VOCALS STAND
OUT TO HUI ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] stops music
lee sungjin?

❙ LEE SUNGJIN [ FNC/C ] nervous
yes?

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
you have amazing vocals. . . why are
you in this rank?

❙ LEE SUNGJIN [ FNC/C ] bows
thank you!

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
in fact, all of you vocalists have amazing
vocals, I'm impressed

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
agreed, and the dance could've been a
bit more energetic, and to me it looked like
han minsung struggled a bit to keep up

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
oh minhyuk? you were a runner up for
center. . . you did very well in this dance
piece

❙ OH MINHYUK [ KQ/C ] bows
thank you!

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
work at the dance a bit more and make
sure to help han minsung when it seems
like he's struggling and you all are bound
to do amazing

❙ TRAINEES [ RANK C ]
we will! thank you!

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[ HUI AND HYUNJIN WALK OUT OF
THE ROOM, TALKING ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
why is it that all the ranks are doing
so well?

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
I guess we got a lucky bunch this
time around

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
it appears so. . .

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
let's hope rank A will meet the standards
that have been solidified by the lower grades

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
let us hope. . .

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IN THE RANK B ROOM

[ THE EIGHT BOYS SIT AROUND
IN A CIRCLE, BEFORE SUDDENLY
STANDING UP TO START
PRACTICING ]

❙ KANG JIHUN [ KQ/B ]
okay, seulgi, you're our center. please
promise me you'll do well?

❙ JEON SEULGI [ JELLYFISH/B ] pouts cutely
why would I ever let you down?

❙ MOON KIWOO [ JELLYFISH/B ] holds heart
stop. . . being. . . so. . . damn. . .
cute!

❙ JEON SEULGI [ JELLYFISH/B ] sticks out tongue
never! now let's work!

[ SEULGI MADE THE '>:)' FACE BEFORE
JIHUN CHUCKLED AND TURNED
ON THE MUSIC. THE GROUP OF
BOYS FIXED MISTAKES, DANCED,
AND LAUGHED ]

THEY SHOWED TRUE FRIENDSHIP.

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❙ JEONG CHANGYEOB [ JELLYFISH/B ] singing a note
so is the pitch like this?

❙ SON MINSOO [ FNC/B ]
yeah! you're probably the best at the note,
so I'll leave you to sing that part

❙ JEONG CHANGYEOB [ JELLYFISH/B ]
mkay, let's continue the dance

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❙ YI ZHIHAO [ JELLYFISH/B ] pauses
I just realized. . . we have a lot
of jellyfish trainees in this rank. . .

❙ LIANHUA HE [ STARSHIP/B ]
you're right. . . peculiar.

❙ YI ZHIHAO [ JELLYFISH/B ] claps hands
anyway, choP chOp back to
worK

❙ CAMERON HONG [ STARSHIP/B ]
okay boss. . . even though our leader
is jihun hyung

[ THE THREE BOYS SHARE A
QUICK LAUGH BEFORE JIHUN
CLAPPED HIS HANDS AND MADE
THEM PRACTICE A COUPLE MORE
TIMES, THE VOCALISTS SINGING
AND DANCING AT THE SAME
TIME ]

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[ SIYEON AND SUA GLIDE INTO
THE RANK B ROOM, LISTENING TO
THE VOCALS OF MINSOO AND
CHANGYEOB AS THEY PERFORM
THE DANCE THEY'VE BEEN
PRACTICING FOR HOURS ]

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ] whispering
holy cheesecakes, the two vocalists are
hella stable. . . I'm beyond impressed

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ] whispers back
is seulgi the center? if so he's killing it,
in an amazing way

[ ZHIHAO NOTICES THE MENTORS
AND WAVES HIS ARMS AROUND
TO GET THE ATTENTION OF HIS
RANK MATES. HE SUCCEEDS AND
THE RANK B TRAINEES BOW ]

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
we watched you guys practice and all
I have to say is keep up the amazing
work!

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
out of all the ranks we've seen today, you
guys are truly the most promising. I look
forward to your guys' future improvements!

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
I still can't wrap my head around at how
stable you two vocalists were, that was
astonishing!

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
you all had the right amount of energy and
you, jeon seulgi, were the perfect fit for
rank B's center

❙ JEON SEULGI [ JELLYFISH/B ] bowing
thank you!

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
continue to work hard, as you will be
practicing on the stage tomorrow!

❙ TRAINEES [ RANK B ] bowing
we will! thank you!

[ SUA AND SIYEON NOD THEIR
HEADS AND SMILE BEFORE
TURNING AROUND AND EXITING
THE ROOM, HEARING THE BOYS
SHUFFLE AROUND TO BEGIN WORKING
AGAIN ]

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❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
I'm still awestruck at their vocals, bora

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ] laughing
I can tell, your face is stuck in an amazed
daze

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ] flustered
hush!

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ] laughing harder
I can't help it!

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
thank god our rounds are over, I'm gonna
go complain to yoobin that you were bullying
me

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
you do that

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IN THE RANK A ROOM

[ THE CAMERA FADES INTO THE
NINE BOYS SMILING WHILE
SITTING IN A CIRCLE ]

❙ SHIMIZU KATSU [ JELLYFISH/A ]
since I was declared leader by like
all of you, who would like to be A's
center?

[ AS THE QUESTION WAS ASKED,
KAIKO AND MINHEE IMMEDIATELY
RAISED THEIR HANDS ]

❙ SHIMIZU KATSU [ JELLYFISH/A ] stunned
that was quick—

❙ SHIMIZU KATSU [ JELLYFISH/A ]
anyway, how about a rock paper scissors
battle and first to win three is the center?

❙ SEO MINHEE [ STONE MUSIC/A ]
seems fair, let's do it!

[ KAIKO AND MINHEE DRAMATICALLY
STAND UP AS IF THEY WERE IN A
WESTERN MOVIE, ABOUT TO DUEL ]

❙ KWON KAIKO [ DSP/A ]
rock. . . paper. . . scissors!

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❙ YANG GYUYOUNG [ HAPPYFACE/A ] faces goes >~<
hey! congrats minhee!

❙ SEO MINHEE [ STONE MUSIC/A ]
thanks! also, holy shietza you are
adorable

❙ YANG GYUYOUNG [ HAPPYFACE/A ]
really? thanks!

❙ SEO MINHEE [ STONE MUSIC/A ] ruffles gyuyoung's hair
not a problem, cutie

❙ YANG GYUYOUNG [ HAPPYFACE/A ] hides face
don't call me that! the nickname
makes me feel things

[ HEARING THE YOUNG BOY'S
RESPONSE, THE OTHER SEVEN
TRAINEES WENT 'OOOOOOOH'
BEFORE GYUYOUNG INDIVIDUALLY
SLAPPED ALL OF THEM LIGHTLY
AND THEY BEGAN PRACTICING ]

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❙ ZHANG JINHAO [ STARSHIP/A ] confused
so. . . is the note this high?

❙ YANG GYUYOUNG [ HAPPYFACE/A ]
not necessarily. . . try it a bit lower

[ JINHAO DOES AS HE'S TOLD
AND HE SEES GYUYOUNG'S EYES
LIGHT UP ]

❙ YANG GYUYOUNG [ HAPPYFACE/A ] happy
that's it! that's the note pitch!

━━━

[ HYUNJIN AND HUI WERE TURNING
THE CORNER WHEN THEY HEARD
THE VOICE OF ONE OF THE
TRAINEES IN THE RANK A ROOM
LAUGHING LOUDLY ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
that. . . that's a loud laugh

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
reminds me of changbin hyung's laugh
but deeper

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] confused
. . . what—

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ] also confused
what. . . ?

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[ THE DOOR OPENED, REVEALING
THE TWO MENTORS AND THE RANK
A BOYS STOPPED AND BOWED, KATSU
EXPLAINING THAT HE WAS THEIR
LEADER ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
so who are the vocalists here?

[ ZHANG JINHAO, YANG GYUYOUNG,
AND NA CHANGMIN ALL RAISE
THEIR HANDS ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] nods head
can you all do the same parts
of the song? I'd just like to see
who would be the strongest
choice for when you guys practice
on the stage for the first time
tomorrow

[ THE THREE BOYS LOOK AT EACH
OTHER BEFORE NODDING, JINHAO
STARTING FIRST BEFORE MOVING ONTO
GYUYOUNG AND THEN TO CHANGMIN ]

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] thinking
hmm. . . despite the language
barrier, zhang jinhao, you did
extremely well. you did as well
yang gyuyoung, however for
this specific piece, his voice fits
the best! a bit more practice,
changmin, and you'll be the
best at vocals!

❙ YANG GYUYOUNG [ HAPPYFACE/A ] bows
I understand!

❙ NA CHANGMIN [ BNM/A ] bows
I also understand!

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
now let's decide what your
performance looks like. please
start whenever you are ready

[ ALL NINE BOYS NOD THEIR HEAD,
BEFORE KATSU TURNS ON THE MUSIC
AND THEY BEGIN DANCING. ALONG
THE WAY, JOSHUA ACCIDENTALLY
MAKES A MISTAKE ]

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ] pauses music
joshua jeong?

❙ JOSHUA JEONG [ DSP/A ]
yes?

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
make sure to fix that mistake for
tomorrow

❙ JOSHUA JEONG [ DSP/A ] bows
I will!

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
besides the small mistake that was
made, you all did really, really well.
I'd bet with a bit more practice and
dedication, you'll outshine everyone!

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
agreed, now that means that even
though you weren't picked gyuyoung
and changmin, you must still practice,
okay? you don't get a free pass just
because you weren't picked for the
main vocal.

❙ YANG GYUYOUNG & NA CHANGMIN [ RANK A ] bows
I understand and i will!

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
make all of us mentors, as well
as the viewers of project memory
proud, okay?

❙ TRAINEES [ RANK A ]
we will!

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[ AS THE TWO MENTORS EXIT
THE ROOM, SOMEONE TAPS ON
HUI'S SHOULDER ]

❙ NA CHANGMIN [ BNM/A ]
sorry to disturb you as you're about
to finish but I just wanted to say
that I really look up to you. . . you
were my main inspiration! and I
swear this isn't a suck up act, I just
really wanted to tell you since I
have the chance to, because you're
our vocal mentor. again, sorry for
disturbing you!

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
hyunjin, you can move on ahead, I'll catch
up with you in a second

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ] awestruck
how long have you been waiting
to say this?

❙ NA CHANGMIN [ BNM/A ]
well, up close, I've been waiting
for a couple years, mostly after
you officially debuted. I've been
saying it online a lot though
before I was a trainee and got
accepted into project memory

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
well I can say I won't give you
special treatment, but I will say
that I'm glad I'm the reason for
someone wanting to fulfill their
dreams

❙ NA CHANGMIN [ BNM/A ] nods head
I didn't expect special treatment,
haha, I just really wanted to tell you,
and this was the best time to do so. . .
I'll let you be on your way though!
thank you for listening to me!

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
thank you for telling me, I wish you
good luck, changmin!

❙ NA CHANGMIN [ BNM/A ] bowing
thank you!

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[ THE SCREEN SPLITS TO SHOW THE
ROOMS OF ALL THE RANKS, THE BOYS
PRACTICING HARDER THAN BEFORE
AFTER THE MENTORS SHOWED UP.
THEN, ONE BY ONE, THE BOYS PACK
UP AND SWITCH THE ROOM LIGHT OFF,
HEADING BACK TO THEIR SHARED
DORMS ]

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IN DORM FOUR

❙ SEO MINHEE [ STONE MUSIC/A ]
my muscles feel like they're gonna
collapse

❙ JUNG HANSOL [ FNC/D ]
I couldn't relate more, I h u r t

❙ KWON KAIKO [ DSP/A ] lying down
oh my god, I never truly realized
how much I missed a bed until
today

❙ SEO MINHEE [ STONE MUSIC/A ] sighing
it's just gonna get worse from here

❙ LEE SUNGJIN [ FNC/C ]
yuP, now kaiko can I lay with you?

❙ KWON KAIKO [ DSP/A ]
is that even a question? get over
here!

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[ THE CAMERA SWITCHES FROM
DORM TO DORM, UNTIL EVENTUALLY
ALL THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THEY
ALL FALL ASLEEP ]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

THE NEXT DAY

STAGE REHEARSAL

❙ MIYA [ REP. ] pointing
as you can see, this is what the
stage will look like, and where all
ranks will be placed. the different
colours of grey determine the level.
black means the lowest level, while
white means the highest. the very
dark teal colour will be where park
noah performs.

❙ MIYA [ REP. ]
you guys will practice a couple times
today before hearing the final words
from the mentors. after that you may
practice alone, or head back to your
respective dorm.

❙ TRAINEES [ PROJECT MEMORY ]
understood!

━━━

[ ALL FORTY TRAINEES GET INTO
POSITION, DEPENDING ON WHAT
RANK THEY'RE IN. THE LIGHTS DIM
AND THE MUSIC BEGINS, SO FAR
SO GOOD ]

❙ HYUNJIN [ D. MENTOR ]
they're working well together,
all forty of them

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
hmm, yeah, most definitely

❙ HUI [ V. MENTOR ]
I don't regret letting jinhao be the
main singer for this song, like look
at him!

❙ SIYEON [ V. MENTOR ]
he seems to be enjoying himself, I
like that

[ NOW IT WAS TIME FOR NOAH'S
SOLO PART, WHICH HE PULLED OFF
FLAWLESSLY ]

❙ JINYOUNG [ R. MENTOR ]
ooh, that was smooth

❙ DAMI [ R. MENTOR ]
who knew that an F rank could seem
like an A rank?

❙ SUA [ D. MENTOR ]
honestly

[ THEY ENDED THE PERFORMANCE
OUT OF BREATH, BUT ALL OF THEM
WERE SATISFIED WITH HOW WELL
THEY DID ]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[ THEY PRACTICED MORE FOR AROUND
THREE HOURS, TAKING BREAKS WHEN
NEEDED. SOON IT CAME TIME FOR ALL
OF THEM TO STOP AND EITHER
PRACTICE ON THEIR OWN, OR HEAD
BACK TO THE DORMS. HALF WENT BACK,
HALF STAYED AND PRACTICED ]

SOME EVEN PRACTICED WAY INTO THE NIGHT.

BUT FINALLY, ALL THE DORM LIGHTS TURNED OFF, AND ALL TRAINEES FINALLY FELL ASLEEP, AWAITING THEIR FINAL PERFORMANCE
TOMORROW.

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THIS IS PROJECT MEMORY.