❛ it's time to show what you learned. ❜
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FINALLY, THE FIRST EVER STAGE THAT WILL MARK THE START IN DETERMINING WHETHER TRAINEES STAY OR LEAVE. . .
IT ALL BEGINS NOW !
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
hello everyone! thank you all for coming
to support our trainees and their first
ever live performance. I am one of your
in silver lining representatives, daehwi!
[ fans begin to cheer for him and the trainees ]
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
today marks the day where our in silver
lining trainees have their first chance at
proving their worth for debut. [ pauses ]
however, for some, this will be their first
and last stage in this competition.
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
for this battle, four teams will be performing
the same song, two for each gender. the
winning team who receives the most votes
in total, divided by the number of their
members in this "on-site" or live voting will
receive an additional benefit of 70,000
points to their overall score for the first
ranking announcement.
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
there will also be a voting for which 'center'
viewers think encapsulated the song theme
or concept the best. the chosen centers
from each team automatically receive another
additional 70,000 points.
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
however, if they're the center who won against
the other candidate, everyone in that respective
team will also receive the additional points. if
they're the 'losing center' they keep the points
only to themselves.
THE BENEFIT POINTS KEEP THE RANKING UNPREDICTABLE !
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
of course, this is not the only way to vote for
your pick. more ways to vote will be revealed
shortly. now, are you ready to see the
performances?
❙ ✧ ›› ISL ⨾ AUDIENCE
YES!!
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
alright, let's begin. the first two teams that will
face one another will be performing a song
that requires strong emotion to pull off well. . .
"OPENING SEQUENCE" BY TXT BATTLE. . .
SYMPHONY VS. MISE-EN-SCÈNE !
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
[ points to audience ] to both teams, please
introduce yourselves to the 'silver creators'!
❙ ✧ ›› OPENING SEQUENCE A ⨾ SYMPHONY
play the instrumental as one, like a lovely
symphony. we'll bring you symphony!
❙ ✧ ›› OPENING SEQUENCE B ⨾ MISE-EN-SCÈNE
dance with us one more time, we'll make
your time worthwhile. we are mise-en-scène!
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
I see that everyone here, before the twist,
were the male center's picks... that means
you guys were picked first! now, I think we
will see why. . .
BACKTRACK TO THE PRACTICE TIMES BETWEEN THE TEAMS PERFORMING "OPENING SEQUENCE" . . .
A 'JOINT LOOK' AT THEIR REHEARSAL !
FIRST MEETING OF "OPENING SEQUENCE A" !
❙ ✧ ›› LIM TAEHEE ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
when I saw the board... I was
shocked.
❙ ✧ ›› KANG HAEJOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
why?
❙ ✧ ›› LIM TAEHEE ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
gosh you're cute. anyway, it's because I know
how vocally difficult this song is... especially
the last chorus.
❙ ✧ ›› HYUN JUWON ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BEAT INT.
yeah... basically it's a song to say 'rip your vocal
chords' unless you know what you're doing...
AND BESIDE THEM ARE THEIR NOW RIVALS, "OPENING SEQUENCE B" !
SOMEONE IS MISSING FROM THE TEAM . . . ?
❙ ✧ ›› SEO HYUNWOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/WM
...have any of you guys seen where
yuanjun went?
❙ ✧ ›› CHOI JUNSEO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BEAT INT.
well all of us have eyes so maybe
one of us saw him leave.
❙ ✧ ›› SEO HYUNWOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/WM
thank you for your oh-so-very helpful
input, choi junseo.
❙ ✧ ›› MAE DONGCHEOL ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BEAT INT.
I saw him leave but I don't have
a single clue why.
❙ ✧ ›› KANG JAEWON ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/IST
well... I hope he arrives soon-
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㆐ꗃ ›› HALLWAY CAM.
XU YUANJUN IS SEEN SNEAKING OUT OF THE TRAINING ROOM AND TOWARD STAFF . . . ?
❙ ✧ ›› XU YUANJUN ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BNM
you can't tell anyone that I'm here.
❙ ✧ ›› XU YUANJUN ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BNM
do you have a spray bottle?
❙ ✧ ›› STAFF
... yes?
❙ ✧ ›› XU YUANJUN ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BNM
can I have it?
❙ ✧ ›› STAFF
no...?
❙ ✧ ›› XU YUANJUN ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BNM
oh come onnnn, can I have it if
I give you a shoutout when I
make it past this round of voting?
THE STAFF RELUCTANTLY LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER BEFORE SIGHING.
❙ ✧ ›› STAFF
... fine. you better give it back, though
if you're eliminated.
❙ ✧ ›› XU YUANJUN ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BNM
[ laughs mischievously ] I will!
THEY WATCH AS YUANJUN SNEAKS BACK INTO THE PRACTICE ROOM. . .
❙ ✧ ›› STAFF
no he won't.
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"OPENING SEQUENCE B" HAVE NO CLUE THAT XU YUANJUN HAS ARRIVED BACK IN THE PRACTICE ROOM. . .
QUIETLY MOVING BEHIND CHOI JUNSEO , HE SPRAYS THE BACK OF HIS NECK WITH WATER !
❙ ✧ ›› CHOI JUNSEO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BEAT INT.
[ shocked ] YAH! who did that?!
❙ ✧ ›› CHOI JUNSEO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BEAT INT.
it was you, wasn't it? [ points to hyunwoo ]
❙ ✧ ›› SEO HYUNWOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/WM
me? bro I don't even want to be here
with you on this team why would I
bother?
❙ ✧ ›› MAE DONGCHEOL ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BEAT INT.
the girls are fighting again...
❙ ✧ ›› KANG JAEWON ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/IST
it was neither of you. it was him.
[ motions to yuanjun ]
❙ ✧ ›› CHOI JUNSEO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BEAT INT.
oh.
❙ ✧ ›› SEO HYUNWOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/WM
see? not everything is my fault.
❙ ✧ ›› CHOI JUNSEO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BEAT INT.
this is your leader training.
I've appointed you as leader,
reluctantly.
❙ ✧ ›› MAE DONGCHEOL ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BEAT INT.
but he hasn't even... what?
"OPENING SEQUENCE A" WATCHES THEM FROM A DISTANCE. . .
❙ ✧ ›› KANG HAEJOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
well... at least we have taehee and
akaito as some of our best dancers!
❙ ✧ ›› CAIRO HWANG ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BNM
the only issue is that we have
so many decent vocalists... who
are we going to appoint as the
main vocalist?
❙ ✧ ›› HYUN JUWON ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BEAT INT.
hm... maybe we can give haejoo
the main vocalist position? he's
shown the most potential since
being here.
❙ ✧ ›› LIM TAEHEE ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
and what about main dancer?
❙ ✧ ›› HYUN JUWON ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BEAT INT.
funny you should ask. I think
you'd make the best main
dancer.
❙ ✧ ›› LIM TAEHEE ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
[ points to himself in disbelief ] me?
red lining lim taehee?
❙ ✧ ›› KANG HAEJOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
come on!! just take it and run with
it. the more confidence the better!
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㆐ꗃ ›› INTERVIEW CAM.
❙ ✧ ›› LIM TAEHEE ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
I'm not going to lie... being recognized for
my dance ability was a weird experience.
for someone who got the lowest class in
the first evaluation... getting this position
means I can show them that I've improved.
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❙ ✧ ›› WATANABE AKAITO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BE:LIFT
what if they only vote for us based
on our looks? I did also get red
lining. . .
❙ ✧ ›› KANG HAEJOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
oh hush. yes, you are gorgeous, but you
also have skill. just work hard and show
them your best sides!
AFTER A HARD DAY OF PRACTICE. . . BOTH TEAMS FACE EVALUATIONS FROM THE MENTORS !
SHORTLY AFTER "OPENING SEQUENCE A" FINISH PERFORMING. . .
❙ ✧ ›› EXY ⨾ R. MENTOR
... did you guys all work together?
❙ ✧ ›› OPENING SEQUENCE A ⨾ SYMPHONY
[ nods their heads ] yeah. . .
❙ ✧ ›› EXY ⨾ R. MENTOR
please explain to me then how akaito
has yet to pick up the choreography
and formations. did you not see him
falling behind and even messing up?
❙ ✧ ›› KANG HAEJOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
[ raises hand ] for a short while, akaito had
left our practice room and was gone for
almost an hour and a half. he never told us
what he was doing... and since we didn't
want to wait, we worked without him.
❙ ✧ ›› HYUN JUWON ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BEAT INT.
we thought that it was for good reason
so we never poked at him to let us know
where he went and why he was gone for
so long...
❙ ✧ ›› EUNJI ⨾ V. MENTOR
don't cover for him, you guys. even if it
were personal matters, he should have
let you know, is that right?
❙ ✧ ›› EXY ⨾ R. MENTOR
this attitude in the beginning is what
leads to power imbalances as well
as mistakes in the performance.
❙ ✧ ›› EUNJI ⨾ V. MENTOR
you guys don't want to be known as
the group that allowed a member to
fall behind... people will no longer
trust you and will assume you'd do
anything of the sort if it makes you
look better.
❙ ✧ ›› EXY ⨾ R. MENTOR
[ sighs ] your vocals and rap were
okay. nothing too extraordinary was
shown today. your center did well,
but as for the rest of the choreography,
I don't know where to stand. work
things out with akaito and show us
that you will use words to communicate
next time.
❙ ✧ ›› EUNJI ⨾ V. MENTOR
while they figure things out, boys from
opening sequence B, please come and
show us what you've worked on so far.
"OPENING SEQUENCE A" WHO DID NOT DO THE BEST TALKED SERIOUSLY OUTSIDE THE ROOM AS "OPENING SEQUENCE B" PERFORMED . . .
❙ ✧ ›› KANG HAEJOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
so... where were you, akaito?
why did you just vanish and
not let us know?
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㆐ꗃ ›› INTERVIEW CAM.
❙ ✧ ›› LIM TAEHEE ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
it was a little frustrating knowing
that one of our members left us
and didn't let us know... we would
have come up with a solution had
we been notified.
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❙ ✧ ›› WATANABE AKAITO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BE:LIFT
I wasn't feeling well. I felt sick.
❙ ✧ ›› KANG HAEJOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
you were sick...? and you didn't tell us?
❙ ✧ ›› WATANABE AKAITO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BE:LIFT
I was worried you wouldn't believe
me and would say that I was just
trying to get out of practice.
❙ ✧ ›› HYUN JUWON ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BEAT INT.
[ shakes head ] why would we do that?
sure, this show is about survival, but
your health comes first.
❙ ✧ ›› LIM TAEHEE ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
yeah. you don't need to hide that from us...
we of all people should understand. we've
all been there.
❙ ✧ ›› WATANABE AKAITO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BE:LIFT
[ silent ]
❙ ✧ ›› WATANABE AKAITO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/BE:LIFT
... thank you guys. really.
❙ ✧ ›› KANG HAEJOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE A/IST
hm! now, let's get back to working
hard to look cohesive together. [ laughs ]
"OPENING SEQUENCE B" FINISHED SHOWING THE MENTORS WHAT THEY HAVE WORKED ON THUS FAR . . .
❙ ✧ ›› EUNJI ⨾ V. MENTOR
I guess we judged you too early, dongcheol.
you did really well despite having struggled
a lot during your initial evaluation.
❙ ✧ ›› MAE DONGCHEOL ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BEAT INT.
... thank you so much!
❙ ✧ ›› EXY ⨾ R. MENTOR
may I ask, is yuanjun your guys' center?
❙ ✧ ›› SEO HYUNWOO ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/WM
yes, yes he is! although we were initially
divided in opinions, we came to the
agreement that he would fit the role the
best.
❙ ✧ ›› EXY ⨾ R. MENTOR
[ nods head ] I see...
❙ ✧ ›› EXY ⨾ R. MENTOR
well it paid off. yuanjun did really well
as center for you guys.
❙ ✧ ›› XU YUANJUN ⨾ OPENING SEQUENCE B/BNM
I didn't initially think I would be selected
for the position but they managed to
persuade me into doing so. thank you
for your compliments sunbae.
❙ ✧ ›› EUNJI ⨾ V. MENTOR
[ clicks pen ] they made the right
choice. however...
THE ROOM SUDDENLY FILLS WITH TENSION . . .
❙ ✧ ›› EUNJI ⨾ V. MENTOR
[ points to junseo and hyunwoo ]
despite both of you having some
key moments in the song, you guys
didn't really stand out. I felt I saw
dongcheol and yuanjun more than
you two. as for jaewon... you
completely faded into the background.
❙ ✧ ›› EUNJI ⨾ V. MENTOR
it was rather unfortunate because
you, hyunwoo, have an amazing voice
that matches this song perfectly.
❙ ✧ ›› EXY ⨾ R. MENTOR
it's time to show what you guys have
learned through being here. show us
and the silver creators that you deserve
to have the position you do.
❙ ✧ ›› EXY ⨾ R. MENTOR
it will only benefit you in the long
run... especially in this cruel and
harsh industry.
WHAT WILL BE THE FATE OF BOTH "OPENING SEQUENCE" TEAMS . . . ?
symphony vs. mise-en-scène
"OPENING SEQUENCE" BY TXT BATTLE !
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symphony
OPENING SEQUENCE A !
watanabe akaito as beomgyu ,, kang haejoo as taehyun
hyun juwon as huening kai ,, lim taehee as yeonjun
cairo hwang as soobin
SYMPHONY : CENTER !
KANG HAEJOO ( IST )
▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭
mise-en-scène
OPENING SEQUENCE B !
choi junseo as yeonjun ,, kang jaewon as soobin
seo hyunwoo as taehyun ,, xu yuanjun as huening kai
mae dongcheol as beomgyu
SYMPHONY : CENTER !
XU YUANJUN ( BNM )
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[ mentors on screen ]
❙ ✧ ›› EUNJI ⨾ V. MENTOR
ahh... hyunwoo found his spotlight.
he not only sounded good but he also
managed to stand his ground. so
did junseo. I guess our words got
through to them [ laughs ]
❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
the centers did well in showcasing the
song concept and vibe. i think
opening sequence a brought a more
sexy vibe while opening sequence b
had more emotion.
❙ ✧ ›› BOA ⨾ D. MENTOR
it's haejoo's second time as center...
he's guaranteed a top spot if he
wins this. however, the opposing
team did just as good. it's hard to
say who will win. [ smiles ]
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❙ ✧ ›› DAEHWI ⨾ ISL REP.
I hope you enjoyed the two performances
from our trainees doing their best! however,
our first live voting... begins now!
IST KANG HAEJOO VS. BNM XU YUANJUN FOR THE "OPENING SEQUENCE" CENTER POSITION. . .
WHICH CENTER WON FOR YOU? DON'T FORGET TO SEND IN YOUR VOTES FOR THE LIVE VOTING !
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live voting
" ON-SITE " VOTING
#01. you can only send in a voting form once! also, only in silver lining participants and readers are encouraged to vote. this is purely because I don't want random people who haven't read the show at all to vote blindly.
#02. to send a vote, there will be a google form link available below. there will be instructions written on the form so please be sure to read carefully, or please take a look at the 'SYSTEMS' chapter. if confusion remains, please send me a private message.
#03. voting will only last 48 hours (2 days), so be quick! unlike active checks, if you miss this, there is no way to still vote. if you decide not to vote, there is also no consequence so don't worry.
#04. there will also be a link to the global voting google form where it is encouraged for everyone to vote. there is also a chapter dedicated to this titled 'GLOBAL VOTING.'
if you still have questions,
let me know inline here!
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✎ (❁ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈) RUNE'S ROOM !
please let me know here if you understood
the chapter / still have questions! the format
will remain like this for 3 more chapters (or
until all three teams perform). I hope the
on-site voting makes sense lol.
I mean, basically on-site voting works like
how it would during the produce series or
mtg for example. if you manage to vote,
you 'watched' (read) the chapter live. if
you miss the chance to vote, then you
simply 'watched' (read) the chapter as a
replay. special extensions cannot be
done for voting as results will be revealed
next part!
writing opening sequence b was so
much fun because u can give yuanjun
the most out of pocket shit to say and
it would make sense. also the bickering
between junseo and hyunwoo was fun
feat. jaewon and dongcheol. I hope you
enjoyed !!