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"the final voting period is now closed. i
would also like to mention that some of
the past trainees of joyride have voted
as well... thanks for your contribution!"

[ the thought of the girls who had been
sent home tugged at the girls hearts. ]

"everyone make some noise because we're
about to see the elite eight members who
have successfully made it to joyride! they
have trained the hardest and put in the
most effort to show their true talent. they
were born to be idols, even if the road
was rocky in the beginning."

"we're going to reveal the girls ranks,
7 through 1, and then finally, the 8th
rank to complete our final lineup."

"in rank 7, we have a lovely girl from
the heart of seoul, south korea. during
the show, she has faced disadvantages
regarding her own mental abilities, but
she was strong, and overcame them.
this girl is... fantagio's choi dasom!"

dasom: i want to thank everyone for
until the end. i will work hard to show
you all how thankful i am. i'm very
grateful for having all of you. please
look forward for me in the future.
thank you!

【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】

"next, in rank 6 is a sociable and
vibrant girl who keeps joyride's
dorms fun! her many talents,
especially her angelic vocals,
helped her win this spot... it's
fnc's beautiful seo mina!"

mina: out of all the trainees, i feel
honored to be a part of the elite eight.
i will prove that i deserve this spot! i
will practice harder and i will do my
best! thank you!

【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】

"and in 5th place is a girl with
many great traits that most idols
should have... discipline, loyalty,
and more! however, she's also
playful and always keeps others
entertained! this idol-to-be has
to be kim gaeun from rbw!"

gaeun: it feels like a dream. i've
almost lost hope so many times,
but i could never see me pursuing
anything else. the fact that i'm here
means absolutely everything to me.
i wouldn't be here without the help
of the other trainees, mentors, and
those who supported me. thank
you for giving me the hope i was
afraid of losing. i promise i won't

【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】

"the girl who fills in rank 4 is quite
fresh to the kpop scene, yet she
turned out to be a natural triple-
threat! she can successfully fit many
concepts and sing a wide vocal range!
she's so talented you wouldn't even
believe she's the youngest member
of the elite eight! from rbw... rank
4 is ahn raehyun!"

[ raehyun was already crying hard,
and had to stop a few times during
her speech. ]

raehyun: i wouldn't be here if it
weren't for the help of all the other
trainees. i'm so thankful for all of
you!! i never even in my wildest
dreams thought i could be up here
today. truthfully, i expected to be
eliminated already in the beginning.
i cant thank everybody enough
for this amazing journey!

【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】

"in rank 3 is the elite eight's
eldest trainee, the new mom of
joyride! she's a great cook, but
that's not her only talent... her
amazing skills in flexibility, her
wide vocal range, and her pure
dedication has brought this
fantagio trainee this high in
the ranks... it's jo joyoung!"

joyoung: thank you sosososo much!
i'm not sure if i'm ready to take such a
big jump, but with all of your love and
support, i believe i can. i'll keep working
hard so that you can all be proud of
me and proud to be my fan. thank you!

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"rank 2 is for a girl with overflowing
spirit! her fellow trainees adore her
just as much as her many fans! she's
quite young, but she's well-rounded
in everything from leadership to her
stage presence, though she started
project joyride as the trainee with
the lowest dance skill set yet... shes
shown us all how great she really is
by working hard, though. from hunus
entertainment, it's kim nahyeon!"

nahyeon: is this real? woah, i never
expected myself to go this far! thank
you everyone for helping & supporting
me! i promise i'll keep doing my best!

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"and for the best rank, rank
one, it's not a big surprise
as to who this trainee is. she's
been a fan-favorite since day 1.
she's a big believer in herself,
and she has every right to! her
powerful raps are her strong
suit, yet she's become well-
rounded in vocals and dance
too! all the way from japan,
it's fnc's tamayoka nao!"

  nao: i'm so happy right now, thank you
everyone! i'm glad i kept pushing myself
and not letting myself think lowly of my-
self throughout the show... i think that
was a good strategy on my part! i won't
let our fans down, i promise! we will all
keep working to become idols you can
look up to! thanks, again!

【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】

"so finally, i will reveal the
last member of the elite eight."

[ the remaining five girls stood side
by side, holding hands nervously.
only one of them could advance
and complete their dream... ]

"rank 8 is a bubbly and positive
girl, sure to be the vitamin of
joyride. her potential in many
different areas has bloomed
into great skills that allowed
her into the 8th rank. after
her sister was eliminated from
the show, she learned how to
improve even without her
whole support system. we're so
proud of her! it's chae sana
from hunus entertainment!"

sana: i wouldn't have been here in the
first place if it wasn't for everyone here.
i really wouldn't. it's very surprising that
i managed to become one of the elites
because i was competing against so many
raw and pure talents. but thank you for
acknowledging my love and dream to
debut. i'll work harder for sure & i won't
let myself become a disappointment.
thank you once again for this huge
opportunity!

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"and we must honorably mention
the four girls who have made it to
the finale, but not into the elite
eight... fujihara nanami, hwang
lynx, choi hyun, and woo chaeri.
you did great, and we're sorry
that you couldn't make it into
the final lineup for joyride..."

【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】

"we all know that our elite eight girls
are, well, elite, but let's see how great
they really are. let's show how much
their skills have improved during the
show at this time...!"

JO JOYOUNG
V 8 ⇨ 10 ⇨ 10
D 7 ⇨ 8 ⇨ 10
R 3 ⇨ 4 ⇨ 5

SEO MINA
V 10 ⇨ 10 ⇨ 10
D 6 ⇨ 9 ⇨ 10
R 2 ⇨ 3 ⇨ 5

CHAE SANA
V 8 ⇨ 10 ⇨ 10
D 7 ⇨ 8 ⇨ 10
R 3 ⇨ 4 ⇨ 5

CHOI DASOM
V 9 ⇨ 10 ⇨ 10
D 7 ⇨ 9 ⇨ 10
R 2 ⇨ 3 ⇨ 5

KIM GAEUN
V 9 ⇨ 10 ⇨ 10
D 6 ⇨ 8 ⇨ 10
R 3 ⇨ 4 ⇨ 5

KIM NAHYEON
V 10 ⇨ 10 ⇨ 10
D 1 ⇨ 5 ⇨ 8
R 7 ⇨ 7 ⇨ 7

TAMAYOKA NAO
V 1 ⇨ 4 ⇨ 6
D 8 ⇨ 8 ⇨ 9
R 9 ⇨ 10 ⇨ 10

AHN RAEHYUN
V 5 ⇨ 7 ⇨ 8
D 3 ⇨ 7 ⇨ 8
R 7 ⇨ 8 ⇨ 9

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+ congrats to the elite eight! i'm
so proud of you all! thanks for
all of your hard work here uwu