CHAEWON, what were you thinking about just now?
About adding power
Do you think you were powerful enough?
No, it was a little lacking
You weren't just lacking I thought it was just marking
I'm not telling you to do well, CHAEWON
I understand you could have bad days
It's okay to struggle
Just do your best for me
I'm being harsher on you because I know you can do better
Please introduce yourself
Hello, I am NAKAMURA KAZUHA
I was born on August 9th, 2003 I am 18 years old
I started ballet when I was three
I am currently studying at the Dutch National Ballet Academy
[In Japanese] Three... Oh
[In Korean] Three! When I was three
My mother took me to a ballet school in Osaka
I started ballet without even realizing
There have been many good moments in my ballet career
which is how I've kept doing it for 15 years
but ever since a certain point ballet was the only thing in my life
I wondered if this was really what I wanted to do for the rest of my life
I would suddenly feel down
I had lots of those mood swings
I think I've started feeling that way inside
since five years ago when I was in 9th grade
She said she was cast by an agency [Park Min-ah / KAZUHA's Roommate]
So I wondered what she meant
Was she talking about a ballet company? Did she mean she was scouted?
That's what I thought
But she said she'd been cast by a Korean agency
Oh, really? I asked which agency it was
and she said HYBE
How is KAZUHA going to be an idol?
Still?
-She still -Still?
comes and asks me every day
And where's KAZUHA right now?
You're going to Korea this time
Right
Yes
What do you want to do the most?
Honestly
I'm most curious about the company
-The company? -Yes
Yeah
Hello
This presentation today
is about the theme of which story
our team is planning to convey
to the mainstream and fans
For us, the artist's growth narrative is
the process of how [If we're going to do it, we must be the best Of course I want us to be 1st place] [I want to keep going I wish to keep running with no breaks]
LE SSERAFIM grows from idols [I was worried and scared, but I wanted to choose a new path and become a new me] [I don't want to wait around to be chosen and for luck to find me]
into artists [Inside, I do have a desire for us to be the best]
KAZUHA could have just joined a ballet troupe
but she didn't and instead chose LE SSERAFIM
It's the same with SAKURA She would have been fine staying in Japan
but she came back to Korea
That's because neither of you were satisfied with your status quo
You weren't satisfied with the world you were in
You wanted to take a new step
The story you want to tell is of the future
So to people talking about the past
you say, we don't need the past
We're stepping into the future fearlessly
We won't let the past hold us back
That's being fearless
Each LE SSERAFIM member actually has a narrative [Bang Si-hyuk / Executive Producer]
I'm working with members who have matured in their thoughts to a certain degree
so I hope it gets across
that this is our team's story
This team has led this kind of life
and this is reflected in their art
My wish is to get that message across
It's so cool how the things we said
Are actually being released
How the things we said are being
reflected in the album and such
I want to be... stronger?
Right
Those words, how I'm still imperfect and lacking
which is why I want to become stronger Those words help me so much
Right, me too
I think we all agree
Because it's our story
I think it would be fantastic if we could be better at expressing that
When they pass the audition They are very happy at first [So Seong-jin / Source Music CEO]
But after that
our trainees live a completely different life
than what they had imagined
Our schedule's gotten a lot tighter lately
For one, we're working really hard on the title track
We come to work at 9:30
In the mornings we have 1:1 lessons
In the afternoon, we come together
and do at least seven hours of dance practice a day
We go home at dawn, that's our routine
-Yes, let's try again -Okay
[SCORE / Music Producer Producing Team "13"]
I think you're rounding your mouth too much at "eop"
Try to open it wider sideways
We just need to emphasize the "ji"
But we could also do better with the "eop" [Megatone / Music Producer Producing Team "13"]
I think your mouth is too round when you pronounce "eop"
It's closing off the sound
Many people say that I'm a bad singer
When I heard that
I was really hurt
So it was really hard to even enter the recording booth
-Hello -Hi, hi
I heard the parts were all divided
That's basically what I heard
That's also when I started thinking
I don't want many lines in the song
I want to do well, but I was also worried
people might say those things again
You said I had to feel the emotions
Yeah
It feels like no matter how much emotion I put in
it doesn't show through my voice
Right now is a time when you can experiment
Right
I want you to be more creative but I feel like you're stuck
"Da-ke," "da-ge"
This time
I really didn't want to run away
I really want to work hard
At first, since I was working hard
I got lots of compliments
and I was told I was improving so much
but as time passed
It turned from "She works hard" to
"She works hard but lacks appeal"
Hello, I am 15-year-old HUH YUNJIN
Ever since I was young, I've loved to sing
My dream was to become a singer
What if you have to start going to a school in Korea?
I'd be okay with that
Really?
Would you want to go?
Yes
I'd been a trainee all this time
with the goal of debuting
but I got caught in a cycle where it felt like it's going to happen
but it doesn't
again it feels like it's going to happen and then it doesn't
Since I missed my last opportunity I really wanted to do well
this time with LE SSERAFIM
I had that big pressure within me
It's fine, I'm just trying my best
-Yeah, yeah -to take it easy
I know I should, but it's so hard
But the tricky thing is
because it gets so draining that way
I want to think, "I'm doing well"
but even if I did I wouldn't believe myself
-Right, me neither -Right? It's so difficult
-That's exactly how I feel -So that's when...
A different persona inside me
-Right, right -appears and asks
"Are you satisfied with yourself?"
-That's what I said in counseling -Like that, huh?
In my counseling session
I ask myself the same thing
Really?
I have two voices inside me
One says I'm doing more than good enough
One says, seriously?
-Yeah, yeah -You're not working very hard
I have those two voices so whenever I do something
It's so painful
Right, I feel terrible even when I'm doing great
Doing well...
-I think the same thing -I said exactly that
I said those exact words
-Right, right -For real
I'm the same way
Everyone's thinking the same thing
It's hard
It's so hard
But you're doing really well, SAKURA
You're doing well too, YUNJIN
I said 5, 6 [DANCE STUDIO 2-4]
CHAEWON, 6! [Park So-yeon / Performance Director]
Start, 7, 8, and 1
How do you still not have this memorized?
Did you get the entire first part wrong?
What have you been doing for 20 minutes?
-We were teaching each other -Yeah
So you weren't practicing? You needed 20 minutes to teach each other?
Yes
Then let's memorize this quickly, guys
Ready again, 6
From the top 7, 8
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 What is that
1, 2, 3, 4 Are you looking to the side?
Your movements are too small
So is your twirling
I don't see the energy
-Yes -Again
Decide on the order Who's going after CHAEWON?
Me
Then?
Do that again
-CHAEWON -Yes
What were you thinking about just now?
About adding power
Do you think you were powerful enough?
No, it was a little lacking
You weren't just lacking I thought it was just marking
How do you expect me to give feedback when you're dancing like this?
It's okay to be bad but you have to try your best for me
I'm not telling you to do well, CHAEWON
I understand you could have bad days
It's okay to struggle
Just do your best for me
I'm being harsher on you
because I know you can do better
Don't cry
Go to the restroom and wipe your tears
Next
Okay
Yeah, I think I was a little drained
Because at that time
I was doing the same routine over and over in the practice room
and I wanted to do really well
but since nothing was set in stone
the situation kept changing
and our debut kept getting delayed
I was very anxious
[Manual Therapy to normalize spines, joints, ligaments and muscles]
It's going to sting
You're done
There's nothing wrong with this bone
but the inner membrane gets easily inflamed
That's from overuse
After a shot and some medicine the pain will go away
-Okay -If you get some rest
But if you start practicing again it's going to hurt
so you'll have to do some physical therapy
That's all for today
Okay
-Thank you -Could you sign an autograph?
Sorry?
Do you know who I am?
Of course I do
How could I not?
It's been almost a year since
I haven't been able to tell the fans how I've been doing
It feels like they're very curious and excited to know
It makes me think I should do really well
1, 2, 3 and 4 5, 6 and 7, 8
There you go
That was great, guys
At the very start
I think EUNCHAE just needs to check her timing
After that, CHAEWON came at the right time
but you could be a little more relaxed
Yeah, that's it
It's first come first served, guys
YUNJIN's number 2
Which number?
-YUNJIN wants 2 -Huh?
-Number 2 -Then I'll be first
You'll be number 1, okay
SAKURA is number 1
-Zuha, number 3? -Yes
Number 5
I'll start
Yes
-Yes -Let's go
Yes
Okay
Number 1, Saku
Next, Zuha
Okay, expressions
YUNJIN was minding the camera just now
You were trying to go elsewhere, weren't you?
Fighting, fighting
Fighting
-Are you okay? -Yes
Lie down for a while
Okay
She's passed out
You're nervous, aren't you?
Sorry?
You're nervous, right? How could you get the intro wrong like that?
Look at her, she's like Medusa
Rest for a while
Guys, stay still
The Polaroid camera is in the drawer, right?
-Yes -Okay, okay
Guys, now this is being real
Why are you tidying your hair?
-I want us to be real -Real, real
Turn your hair back into Medusa
You're going to cling to her like that?
This is going to be such a good memory
Now these are the memories between you guys
What's with your hair?
-Look, look -That's YUNJIN's hair
Yeah, we did the first run seven times, right?
-Why, why? -This one
Because we look too tired?
This is a little hard to watch
Because I'm so bad
-What's wrong? -Look at her
Why, why?
I want to see, what is it?
No, it's funny because we're trying so hard
When I kick
At here
There you go
2, 3
No, you have to go fast
But I think they'll turn off the lights when we go in
Ten minutes till 12
Happy birthday dear YUNJIN!
She's urgent
Oh really? Let's be forever one
Take the first bite of the cake
Yup
Ooh