It must have been so hard for you.
Himena isn't one to cry...
You do not have to apologize for
not being fluent in Korean right now.
You guys have it so hard.
The structure of the competition, it's too much.
[There's a visitor at the practice room]
[MC Sooyoung]
[!]
[Surprised]
Hello!
Hi guys!
[Noise]
I thought we didn't have anything special planned for today!
- They told you so? - Yes!
You've been fooled!
I'm guessing you guys are very tired.
Yes...
Do you guys want to chat for a bit outside?
Awesome!
[Some personal time with Sooyoung and the trainees]
It's like we're going camping!
I heard that you guys have a lot on your minds lately.
And I wanted to provide you with some advice if possible.
Thank you.
[Handwritten notes of the trainees' questions and concerns] I saw that you guys prepared some questions.
Is it okay if I read them aloud? Maybe anonymously?
- You can just read them! - May I?
[Area of concern] Diet...
[All eyes go to one person] Diet...
Hi Sooyoung, I'm Jihyun.
[A public call-out]
The thing I'm most worried about is
[Embarrassed] that I really want to go on a diet
but I have a big appetite
and I can't keep my mind off of delicious food.
[During the first pre-interviews] Because I eat a lot
[A cute confession of her nickname] my family calls me
"Pig Jihyun."
[Always has a snack in her hand]
[Dump]
[Munch]
[The foodie of the group]
I thought everyone would write about it.
About dieting?
Only you wrote about it Jihyun.
[Foodie Jihyun's exclusive concern] Only Jihyun...
For me personally
I'm aware of what I look like on camera
when I've fully prepared myself for it.
I can't forget how perfect I look for the three seconds I'm on camera.
That thought completely defeats
my urge to eat more food.
Sometimes I only have five seconds on air
which means I have to kill it in those five seconds.
Wouldn't I want to look my absolute best
in the short five seconds I have to myself?
I always have the prettiest version of me
[Sooyoung's solution] locked in my mind.
I replay it in my mind.
And things seem to work itself out.
[Next question?]
[Minju's concern] Even though I practice hard, I don't see much improvement.
I wonder how I can practice efficiently and effectively.
I think that's a concern a lot of people with pretty voices run into.
[For example, the way you sing as if you're speaking is very charming] You're someone who moves people with your vocal tone.
[If you are asked to sing a high note] If you're not someone who moves people with your insanely high notes
but a part calls for you to sing a really high note
that may be a dilemma for you.
[New challenges bring upon new concerns] Because those notes do not sound the prettiest with your tone.
The way I see it
the "me" that has tried out so many different things
and gone through so many different paths is on another level
compared to the "me" that only stayed on one path.
[Giving up on challenges will lead to becoming a mediocre vocal] If you stop doing something because you don't think you're good at it
you'll only be attractive in one specific moment.
But if you try this and that out
and you've been through everything
after that
the "you" you were initially satisfied the most with
will have much more depth.
I hope you understand that.
[Most frequently asked question about 'mental health'] The most asked question was how can I maintain my mental wellbeing.
After every round, we hear the results
[Seeing other trainees on the verge of elimination] and that's when I struggle the most.
[Relieved, yet feeling sorry for other trainees who have been eliminated] I feel so bad about the elimination but I'm also
worried about the next stage at the same time.
I know I have to do my best
but I'm so anxious all the time.
It's really hard to see other trainees get eliminated because
they've been through thick and thin with you.
You guys have it so hard!
It's too much!
It's cruel to divide them into levels.
It is really cruel, but maintaining your mentality
in that situation is also a skillset.
Some people break under pressure
and fall apart.
On the other hand, there are those
who break through the pressure and get on stage.
When I see those people I think to myself
they have the guts to go through the hardships of this life.
How much emotional pain you've endured
comes out through your performance.
Have fun, have fun, have fun!
[Nevertheless] But in the next round
if you find yourself thinking you don't have what it takes to get through this
just think of it as your last performance
and just for the sake of having no regrets, pour it all out.
All of you guys are doing really well.
I will tell them to edit this out.
[Jokingly] Tell me about your boyfriends!
[Sooyoung's joking around]
Himena?
[What's on your mind?]
[Shy]
[It's hard for her to answer...]
What? What? What are you curious about?
[Curious]
I'm not good at Korean.
You must feel so frustrated because of that.
[Tears well up] It must be really hard...
[Tears run down as soon as she opens up]
It must've been so tough for her.
Himena isn't one to cry...
[The once-suppressed feelings are now pouring out]
Himena really wants to talk to everyone else
but there were times she couldn't because of her (poor) Korean.
How long have you been in Korea?
Three months.
[Her third month in Korea] Only three months?
Who's asking you to be good at Korean when it's only been three months?
[Laughs]
You don't have to apologize
for not being good at Korean right now.
I also debuted in Japan in 2002.
I didn't know any Japanese.
And I was just placed there.
It felt like the staff were always pushing me to do something
and they seemed upset if I didn't understand something.
And I didn't understand.
It was really tough back then.
But I had people around me that wanted to help.
Himena, you have Moka and Roha beside you.
Accept their support
and also help them out.
[Sudden Suggestion] Should we just do the next mission in Japanese?
[Lyrics that aren't in your first language] Try to realize how hard it is to sing then.
Good idea.
But Himena, hang in there.
You'll also be active in Japan once you debut.
You'll be so happy.
[Hang in there with the goal of performing in Japan!]
[Thank you]
I was so embarrassed.
I had so many thoughts
and I felt the tears coming.
I was motivated to study harder.
[Finally the last question(?)] I will show you the last question.
[Sighs in unison...?] No, wait.
[Droops / (I don't want to see)]
The warm atmosphere just suddenly froze.
It felt like I was back to reality.
[6R Semi-final Mission #2 / Global K-POP Mission / Round 6's Second Mission Reveal] The second mission is
a global K-POP mission.
Amongst the K-POP that has received worldwide attention
you will have to perform songs whose music videos
have received more than one million views.
What song are you expecting?
BTS?
BLACKPINK?
BLACKPINK.
Twice.
[Mission song is revealed]
I just thought of it!
[First song / Twice's "Feel Special"] The first song is Twice's "Feels Special."
[Twice "Feel Special" (2019) / Inspired by the hardships overcome by the group in the four years since their debut] [To the date of this broadcast, its music video has over four million views on Twice's official YouTube channel]
The second song!
IVE's "ELEVEN."
[IVE "ELEVEN" (2021) / IVE's spectacular debut song] [An upbeat song which symbolizes the feelings of a girl falling in love through various colors]
Song selections will be determined by
a global K-POP audition soon after.
I was on the verge of tears
but they all disappeared as soon as I heard about the mission.