EPISODE THREE STARTS !
❛ a double edged sword ❜
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : You must be prepared. Because unlike the first evaluation, your "good byes" are real this time. No more second chances, this is the actual 'point of no return' for some of you.
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JO MOONHEE [ F(B)/OUI ] : It's cool that we get to experience performing on an official stage... but of us wouldn't be able to do it again?
ZHOU JIJI [ F(A)/WOOLIM ] : The person right next to me may not be here anymore after the first ranking announcement. And that may also apply to me too.
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : In this evaluation, you will be facing against the trainees in your own gender team. Your second evaluation's theme... please reveal the board right now.
PROJECT X'S 2ND MISSION, GROUP BATTLE EVALUATION !
HUGE COLORED CARDS COULD BE SEEN ON THE WALLS . . .
TRAINEES HAD BEGUN WHISPERING TO ONE ANOTHER AS THEY GUESSED . . .
HONG JAEWOO [ M/BBC ] : What are those? Is this a riddle? They sound super cryptic.
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Before we proceed any further, you need to make your teams with other trainees. How do you think will we decide that? [ knowing smile ]
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Centers, please come forward.
SHIN SEOKHO AND JEONG MIRAE WALKS TO THE FRONT OF EVERYONE BESIDE KEY !
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : And choose the colored box that has the words that seem the most interesting to you. Whatever song that is behind that would be your performance for the first evaluation.
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Afterwards, name the trainees who you want to be in that performance. The number of trainees you could pick at maximum is 9. Including yourself, you are 10 trainees. Your advantage for this mission can be a 'double edged sword'. Please think carefully in choosing your team members.
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KWON HYUNJAE [ M(A)/BBC ] : So this is going to be simply a 'center team' vs. 'leftover team' right now? This is so intense.
CHOI HWIJOO [ F/BBC ] : That is just too much for a 'center advantage'! Isn't that almost unfair?
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Choices #1 and #2 are song choices for the male trainees. Shin Seokho... you may go ahead and start telling us your choices.
SHIN SEOKHO [ M(A)/WOOLIM ] : I choose #1. When compared to other trainees, I think I will perform better in a brighter concept, and even though I'm not entirely sure what the songs are, I think that number one is the brighter concept for the males.
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : [ looks behind to the wall ] It does, doesn't it? The other one seem like it screams a darker concept. So... who will be the trainees performing this 'bright concept' song? When you get called, please come forward.
SHIN SEOKHO [ M(A)/WOOLIM ] : "x crown" trainees, Joo Junhan and Lee Eunwoo.... "x potential" trainees, Yeon Juchan, Kim Habin and Lee Jinho... "x class", Cha Jaejin, Hong Jaewoo, Kwon Hiroki and Eum Alec.
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Everyone should now line up behind him and go underneath that colored box. Those who were not called, please lineup on #2.
HUANG WEIJUN [ M(B)/BNM ] : Ah, he picked the good looking ones. He's in for the win.
SHIN SEOKHO [ M(A)/WOOLIM ] : I really want to work with everyone, I really do! But I chose my members based on who I felt would fit the vibe that I'm trying to go for. Some trainees look like they would thrive in a sexy concept, and it would terrify me to see them do a cuter concept.
AND OTHER MALE TRAINEES WHO HAD TO STAY ON THE BACK DID AEGYO AS A ' RESPONSE ' . . .
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Choices #3 and #4 are song choices for the female trainees. Jeong Mirae... now it's your turn to start telling us your choices.
JEONG MIRAE [ M(A)/OUI ] : I pick #3, the phrase sounded sweet and like it would fit my characteristics and persona. And as for my members...
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : When you get called, please come forward. [ to the other trainees ] Ah, we have 'bright, cheerful and sweet' centers. I was waiting for the competition to get hot and intense, but I guess not when they're on the lead.
JEONG MIRAE [ M(A)/OUI ] : "x crown" trainees, Zhou Jiji... "x potential" trainees, Ong Seolhee, Park Haerin, Liu Chia Ling and Jo Moonhee... and "x class" trainees, Park Jessica, Zhang Xue, Lee Eunni and Park Miyeon.
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : What kind of team you had on your mind while planning to take in these members?
INOUE MIKA [ F(X)/WOOLIM ] : Do the rest of us have to go... "yeoreojweo, yeoreojweo" now?
JEONG MIRAE [ M(A)/OUI ] : I decided to pick these girls because I felt as though they'll be able to portray the aura of the song and concept well.
ZHANG XUE [ F/OUI ] : Mirae, you angel!
JEONG MIRAE [ M(A)/OUI ] : [ blows a kiss ] Thank you~
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Everyone that were called by Jeong Mirae should now line up behind her and those whose names weren't mentioned will have to lineup on #4.
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BAE JINWOO [ M(B)/BNM ] : I thought they were going to 'all pick' the "x crown" trainees. There was no rule against that...
JUNG SEOLMIN [ F(A)/BNM ] : Us who were not selected will have to automatically face them, right? This will not be an easy match.
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : The staffs will now be revealing the evaluation songs behind each colored box. Have you guessed what they might be?
THE STAFFS WENT IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND PROCEEDS TO PEEL THE STICKER OFF . . .
PROJECT X TRAINEES : EHHH?!
WHAT SURPRISED OUR TRAINEES . . . ?
THERE ARE TWO EVALUATION SONGS PER GROUP !
JOO JUNHAN [ M(A)/WOOLIM ] : Why does it say "versus" in between? What is 'A' and 'B'?
LEE EUNWOO [ M(B)/OUI ] : Will we divide into two teams? Are we going to be enemies then?
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : I did say this will be an evaluation where you will be facing against the trainees in your own gender team, but I never specified who you will be competing with. Those groups who have the same song, would automatically compete with one another.
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A BATTLE OF CONTROLLED SEXINESS . . .
"MOVIE STAR" BY CIX !
SYNCHRONIZATION MUST BE TOP PRIORITY . . .
"CROWN" BY TXT !
WITH AN ENERGY CONSUMING CHOREOGRAPHY . . .
"ROOKIE" BY RED VELVET !
IS THE SEASON OF HALLOWEEN IS NOT YET OVER . . . ?
"FULL MOON" BY SUNMI !
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : As a surprise twist, Shin Seokho and Jeong Mirae who have carefully selected their members will now have to divide their team into two groups with five members each. As for the remaining trainees...
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[ interview room . . . ]
JEONG MIRAE [ F(A)/OUI ] : I got so confused, my mind stopped working. This is very sneaky of them to do!
SHIN SEOKHO [ M(A)/WOOLIM ] : I wanted to make a balanced team, so if I had to divide us into half... I chose trainees that I think would round each other out with their skills.
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ANOTHER STAFF BRINGS TWO FISH BOWLS WITH NAMES OF THE TRAINEES WHOSE NAMES WEREN'T CALLED EARLIER BY THE CENTERS !
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : I will now randomly pick two trainees from the 'left over team' to see which male and female trainees will have to do the same thing as the center does, splitting the group into two teams of five.
AND THESE TWO WERE . . .
SEO JAEMIN AND KANG JOEY !
THEY NOW DIVIDED THE REST OF THE TRAINEES WITH THE CENTERS . . .
KANG JOEY [ F(B)/WOOLIM ] : I guess we're left with a dark concept... I had to pick trainees that have "plot twists" in them. These girls are indeed cute, but I feel like they're more than just cute and can actually make you shiver for real. they'll suit the concept very well.
SEO JAEMIN [ M(A)/MNH ] : I think these people are going to pull them off very well. They will suit the concept and i have everything sorted in my head already! I choose these five people.
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LEE JINHO [ M(B)/PLAN A ] : It was awkward to complain why Seokho hyung didn't pick me the second time, because he did in the first place and he had no choice but to select again.
PARK HAERIN [ F(B)/BBC ] : The team has been split in half. I thought we were going to be teammates, but we became rivals in a split second.
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PROJECT X'S FINAL TEAMS FOR THE SECOND EVALUATION !
CROWN BY TXT !
MOVIE STAR BY CIX !
ROOKIE BY RED VELVET !
FULL MOON BY SUNMI !
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : What is the most important role on each performance?
PROJECT X TRAINEES : The center!
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : Correct. The center represents the team's image. Their role is to bring attention to the whole group. You already know how important this position is, right? I hope you also know the weight of the crown.
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KWON HIROKI [ M(X)/OUI ] : Of course. Seokho and Mirae got even more noticed thanks to that opportunity. If you want to debut, then being a center at least once should be at the top of your priority list.
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : The center that wins will have their whole team receiving additional 50,000 points. A center that doesn't win will still get the benefit, but only to himself or herself.
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : There would also be a group benefit for the winning group of each 'match up'. The benefit point will be 50,000 points each member.
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YEON JUCHAN [ M(B)/OUI ] : That could be a head start for the top spot at this rate! We could almost have the same additional points as the opening centers.
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KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : After this stage, point you have obtained ever since this competition started will be added. Then, you will be ranked accordingly. Out of 40 trainees standing in front of me right now, only ranks 1st to 30th will survive for another evaluation regardless of their gender group.
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : It wouldn't be a "5 male trainees and 5 female trainees" elimination, Only the results of the combined ranking for the first ranking announcement will determine your fate.
KEY [ PROJ. REP ] : When this show ends, you could end up as a debuting team member. As an aspiring group member, even though you're one of those who sings the least, you still have a role to play. This is where your teamwork would be tested, and believe me, this will be your easiest mission so far. Do your best, fighting!
PROJECT X TRAINEES : FIGHTING!!
WHAT WILL BE THE RESULTS OF OUR SECOND EVALUATION AND FIRST RANKING ANNOUNCEMENT ?
WHOSE JOURNEYS WILL END ? AND WHO WILL BE A STEP CLOSER TO THEIR AWAITED DEBUT ?
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〔 シャン's CORNER ! 〕
lmao i deadass used an online spinning wheel to decide who will select their teams next. if you didn't understand/you want to clarify something about this mission or the 'pointing system', you could always ask and i'll be more than happy to explain it detailed to you ! the ' second mission ' chapter will be posted soon !
by the way, those who got to select didn't know any of the actual songs ( i did give hints along the lines of "this is a brighter/darker concept" ) just so it would at least still be fair to everyone !
as i'm organizing the new mission chapter, i realized how many users are inactive right now lol ( i understand we're all busy, but i'm talking about those who are 'inactive, inactive'. those who couldn't be bothered just to leave a simple note of "hi i'll be gone till __" ) or maybe they're just not a fan of commenting and voting so i'm just getting the wrong idea and they're still alive but silently reading?? or maybe, they're genuinely disinterested?? tbh... is wattpad is starting to get dry and people are 'growing out of it'? or are those who just applied for this applyfic are not interested anymore? idk, let me know. i may even consider to 'cut the competition shorter' because if i do leave them out, not much people will be left sksk