* the hostess' quotes are in bold,
everyone is italics, & physical scenes
and descriptions are normal type

"hello and welcome to project joyride!
i'm your hostess & one of the four
judges, kaori! let's meet the other
judges!"

[ three more girls entered the
stage and took seats behind the
judging table. they all waved ]

"hi guys, my name's marielle!"
"hello, everyone! i'm soffy!"
"and i'm nancy! nice to meet you!"

"wonderful. we're excited
to have you on the show!
now, it's time to meet the
five mentors... shall we?"

[ the crowd roaring, 5 well-known
idols dressed in expensive clothes
walked onto the stage in a group,
looking as gorgeous as always... ]

"in the vocal department, we have
exo's baekhyun & blackpink's rosé!"

rosé: thank you for having me here,
i'm so excited for this season!
baekhyun: hi guys! my name's baekhyun!

"next we have nct's leader lee
taeyong as joyride's dance mentor!"

taeyong: hi guys, i'm taeyong~

"and finally, meet our rap mentors:
bts's suga and g-idle's soyeon!"

suga: hi, i'm suga! nice to meet you guys.
soyeon; yes, hello! i'm soyeon from g-idle!

"wow, so much talent in one room.
i don't know if i can take it! but don't
faint just yet... we still need to meet
the show's 50 trainees today!"

[ one by one, 50 girls in matching
gray and black school uniforms
entered the stage and sat in their
seats, organized by company ]

[ a mic was passed around and
they all got the chance to intro-
duce themselves to the judges,
mentors, and the audience ]

"very nice! i cant wait for everyone
to show their first performances
of the show! we'll start with our
yg trainee, and move through the
list! good luck everyone, we know
you've been practicing hard!"

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MISSION ONE:
THE END OF THE BEGINNING

YG PERFORMANCE:
NA INA ( AS LISA )

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

rosé: i'm really impressed, ina!
as expected from a trainee from
one of the best companies hehe

suga: isn't she a little young
for that kind of dance?

[ camera cut: na ina
"being the first trainee was so nerve-
wracking. i think i did my best though.
rosé even complemented me!" ]

JYP PERFORMANCE:
LEE ANNA ( AS MOMO )

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

taeyong: wow is she real? what a perfect performance

soyeon: i think anna did great, but having
backup dancers was a bit of a cheat...

SM PERFORMANCE:
CHOI HYUN ( AS SOYEON )

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

taeyong: i feel proud! a
fellow sm trainee!

baekhyun: hey, i know her! i was trying
to warm up in the vocal room, but
all i could hear was this track blaring!
good job anyway, hyun! sm fighting!

[ camera cut: son soomin
"after watching the girls from the
big three, i'm very impressed...
but i'm also feeling a bit nervous." ]

[ camera cut: he changyin
"wow, how can i top anna unnie's
dance? it was perfect! jeez..." ]

BIGHIT PERFORMANCE:
HWA HYUNA AS RED
LEE HYUNAE AS YELLOW
BU MINKYUNG AS BLUE

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

suga: bighit's the best isn't it?
this is cold, hard proof of that.

taeyong: what a strong performance,
whew! but i wish there was a dance
because minkyung is overshadowed
because her main skill is dancing...

YUEHUA PERFORMANCE:
ZHOU LIJIAN ( as DARA )
RYU HANBYEOL ( as MINZY)
ESMÉE ZHANG ( as BOM )
LIU XIN ( as CL )

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

soyeon: wow, they really are the best!
they're all so powerful, but i think lijian
might be a lack in that department ...

taeyong: well it gets a thumbs up from me!

FNC PERFORMANCE:
SEO MINA ( as 1 )
CHOI SEUNGWAN ( as 2 )
TAMAYOKA NAO ( as 3 )
SONG XINJUN ( as 4 )

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

suga: hey, should i quit my job now?
that girl just rapped my part better
than i can...

baekhyun: their voices are so
nice... especially the high notes!
what a talented bunch of girls

STONE MUSIC PERFORMANCE:
HONG LINA ( as SOLAR )
KIM EUNBI ( as HWASA )
DONG YESEUL ( as WHEEIN )
XU MEIHUA ( as MOONBYUL )

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

rosé: they all need a bit more practice...

taeyong: i'd say so too. overall, it
was pretty mediocre, but eunbi
seemed pretty good...

PLEDIS PERFORMANCE:
SEONG HYEMI ( as LISA )
KAL MIKYONG ( as JISOO )
WOO CHAERI ( as JENNIE )
CHIJIMATSU IRENE ( as ROSÉ )

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

rosé: stunning! thank you
for singing my groups song hehe

baekhyun: they're super good!

FANTAGIO PERFORMANCE:
( AVHYN JUNG as SOLAR )
( JO JOYOUNG as HWASA )
( AHN JAEHWA aw MOONBYUL )
( CHOI DASOM as WHEEIN )

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

suga: so much talent, jeez!

taeyong: very cool! good work, fantagio!

HUNUS PERFORMANCE:
KIM NAHYEON ( as JENNIE )
FUJIHARA NANAMI ( as ROSÉ )
CHAE SANA ( as JISOO )
CHAE HANA ( as LISA )

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

rosé: again, i'm really flattered!
you girls absolutely rock! not just
saying that because it's my song!

soyeon: i loved it! you all just
seem a bit... inexperienced , that's all.

taeyong: yah. has nahyeon
ever danced before? at all?

KQ PERFORMANCE:
NA CHEOLSOO ( as SOJIN )
KANG YOONA ( as MINAH )
SEO CHOONHEE ( as HYERI )
CHOI SEUNGLI ( as YURA )

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

baekhyun: is it getting hot
in here or is it just me?

suga: this would've been a good
performance, but it seemed like
no one really did it right...

STARSHIP PERFORMANCE:
SON SOOMIN ( in BLUE )
HE CHANGYIN ( in RED)
MIN HAN ( in BLACK )
MIN JOON ( in WHITE )

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

baekhyun: that was great! and soomin,
i like your tux. where'd you get it?

taeyong: but joon is a vocalist?
where are the lines at, girls?

[ camera cut : min joon
" i knew this would happen. i
begged my unnies to do it live
with mics, but they insisted on
dance. i just got ignored.... ]

RBW PERFORMANCE:
KIM GAEUN ( as CHUNGHA )
AHIKO ZOOSHI ( as SINB )
AHN RAEHYUN ( as SOYEON )
SONG EUNSAE ( as SEULGI )

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

soyeon: ah that's my song! i'm
in that! raehyun killed my part!
absolutely amazing, rbw girls!

suga: impressive! i really like
the stage presence going on.
however, their voices are meh.

[ camera cut: ahn raehyun
"i've been worrying so much about
this performance, but now that it's
over, i feel really relieved!" ]

WOOLLIM PERFORMANCE:
XIAO YIJUN ( as JOY)
OH CHANSEOK ( as SEULGI )
HWANG LYNX ( as WENDY )
CHOI SUNHWA ( as IRENE )

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

rosé: yass!! my woollim queens!

taeyong: this was truly a perfect
performance!

JELLYFISH PERFORMANCE:
CHOI SOOYEON ( as GIRL 1 )
KANG HARIN ( as GIRL 2
JUNG DAHYE ( as GIRL 3 )
HWANG MINJU ( as GIRL 4 )

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

soyeon: well, i wasn't gonna pick favorites,
but you girls are at the top of my list!

suga: i'm shocked. seriously,
how did you do that? wah...

[ camera cut: seo mina
"there are a lot of trainees better than
me, but i can prove that i have my own
skills that i can bring myself up with" ]

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"well... i'm blown away! there's so
much potential in these girls. i'm
sure we'll have a very interesting
season of project joyride! next
episode, the girls will be placed
into different classes and given
their first mission! see you then!"

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* NO AUDIENCE VOTING THIS
CHAPTER! the judges will be deciding
which trainee goes into what class: class a,
b, c, d, f.... or v. see you until next time!