"Unnie, Mnet's official website has started recruiting stage audiences again. Why don't you go and take a look?"
"What are you talking about? I would like to go, but I don't have time recently."
Bae Zhuhyun rolled her eyes at Jiang Seulqi. Summer is here and their summer singles will be released soon.
"That's right." Jiang Seulqi just mentioned, "But it's "Bad Boy" and "Peek-A-Boo"."
"What will she perform this time?"
…
The recording of the new topic was also conducted in the same room where the team duel started, but this time the room was much emptyer than last time.
Another difference is that this time the host explaining the rules was replaced by Soyou as a guest guest.
After Zhaoyou announced that 27 more trainees would be eliminated from this project, which means that only 30 trainees will remain, there was a lot of discussion at the scene.
Immediately afterwards, Zhaoyou revealed more information about this topic one by one.
"First of all, this project evaluation is a positioning evaluation."
"Through this evaluation, we can choose the ideal positioning for our debut."
"The lead singer and rap will participate in the arrangement, and the dance positioning must be choreographed by myself."
The buzz was obviously louder than before, but what Zhaoyou wanted to announce was far more than that.
"This project will also give everyone rewards. Among the on-site voting results, the first place trainee in each group will receive 5,000 votes."
"But it's not over yet. The overall first place in each positioning group (vocalist, rap and dance) will also receive bonus votes."
"The number of votes is, one hundred thousand votes."
After the number of 100,000 was announced, the comments suddenly became quieter and were replaced by gasps.
That's one hundred thousand votes, which is more than the total votes received by many trainees in the previous round, and this is only the number of reward votes - although only two people can get it.
When a new round of questions begins, it also means that all the votes obtained by trainees in the previous round have been cleared. Therefore, whether it is 5,000 or 100,000, it will become a crucial variable in the ranking battle.
Zhaoyou seemed to intend to let the trainees think and discuss. After waiting patiently for a while, she slowly started the next step.
"Then, it's time to announce the track for this performance."
Just like last time, when she finished speaking, the curtain covering the wall was torn down with a "swish".
What then broke into the eyes of the trainees were a total of nine stickers related to the title of the song.
Five red cards and four blue cards represent singing & rapping and dancing respectively.
"This year, the lead singer and the Rap trainees select songs together. After selecting the songs, the Rap trainees only need to create according to their own parts." After Zhaoyou finished speaking, he changed the subject and looked at the front row. a trainee.
"Trainee Hitomi Honda, aren't there numbers written under the names of each song? Do you know what that means?"
"I think it's the number of people performing."
"That's right."
Zhaoyou nodded, confirming Honda Hitomi's answer, and then she spoke out more detailed rules.
"Once the number of people who choose each song is full, the remaining trainees will no longer be able to choose."
"So, who will be chosen first this time?"
The voice of "first place" immediately rang out at the scene, and everyone also focused their attention on Pei Yourong.
"The ones you can choose first are, No. 1 to 12 -" Zhaoyou trailed off, with a smile that looked a little malicious.
When the trainees' eyes widened, she added softly: "Except trainees 1 to 12."
"The trainee who ranked 13th last time was chosen first."
After all the trainees heard this new rule, some were very happy and others frowned in confusion. Pei Yourong was also among those who were confused, but Zhaoyou quickly solved her confusion.
"After all the trainees after the 13th place are selected, the trainees ranked 1 to 12 have the right to choose freely."
"They are not limited in number."
"At the same time, when one of them joins a song that is already full, the trainee who chose the song with the lowest previous ranking will be kicked out."
"All trainees who are kicked out will automatically join the undisclosed track group."
Because the rules had changed so much, Soyou gave the trainees more time to discuss this time. After asking if they wanted to continue and receiving affirmative replies from all the trainees, she finally announced the start of the song selection session.
The first choice is Miru Shirakama, who was ranked 14th in the previous round. Since Jurina Matsui, who was ranked 13th, withdrew, the neon girl from NMB48 is standing in front of everyone now.
In the end, she chose "Touch" by Ariana Grande among dance music.
The next 15 members, Kim Min-joo, also chose a dance song called "Side to Side."
Nine songs may seem like a lot at first glance, but it seems a bit insufficient for the 57 trainees to choose from.
After a while, girls of different heights stood in front of the billboards representing each song.
Now only the twelve are left without a choice, and once they make a choice, it means that some of the girls standing in front of the cards will be squeezed out.
"Please invite Pei Yourong, the trainee from last time, to come forward."
Pei Yourong broke away from the queue of twelve trainees. When she came to the front, she heard Zhaoyou's voice again.
"Is there a song you really want to choose?"
"Gui, you can see it at a glance when it is revealed."
"Really? Then make your choice."
"I choose "The World Reunion" by Girls' Generation seniors."
When she made her decision, the expressions of "Sure enough" flashed across the faces of many trainees. If you had paid attention three months ago, you would have found that the songs sung by this former S&M artist were all S&M artists. This counts as A pattern that can be followed.
And this pattern is still continuing.
The two An Youzhen appeared next. She stood in the front and was still thinking about her final thoughts.
She first eliminated the option of VOCAL. Pei Yourong told her that the way she danced was full of energy, so the songs that stuck in her mind now were "Side to Side" and "Sorry Not Sorry."
After a long time, An Youzhen chose "Sorry Not Sorry".
After she made her choice, the next trainee who came up was Zhang Yuanying. Similarly, Zhang Yuanying was also very fond of dance music. However, the difference was that this time she did not make the same choice as An Youzhen.
Like Kim Min Joo, Jang Won Young chose "Side to Side".
So now we come to the fourth place Miyawaki Sakura.
Miyawaki Sakura slowly walked to the center. Her eyes were slightly squinted, and her gaze gently swept across each track. To others, she seemed to be thinking and looking for something.
Only she knew that she was indeed looking for something.
To be more precise, I am looking for someone.
And soon, Miyawaki Sakura accurately found Jiang Huiyuan in front of a sign.
"I choose "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" by BLACKPINK seniors."
