NCT Universe: Lastart

(to select the members of the last group for NCT)

(And 2 new directors will join the panel of judges.)

A new artist director will finally join the show.

I'm not sure if he'll like this nickname.

He's the father of SM vocalists.

Dad.

- Dad. - Right?

- I'm like an uncle. - Uncle.

- I'm like their uncle. - Uncle.

- Uncle sounds great. - The best vocal coach.

Jang Jin Young will join the show.

All right.

(A vocal coach for artists who represent K-pop)

(He's the vocal coach of SMROOKIES and other trainees.)

(Vocal Coach Jang Jin Young joins the show as a new director.)

You've been on competition shows as a judge.

But this is your first time being on a competition show from SM.

Right. SM has never produced competition shows with trainees before.

What do you think?

It feels like I'm the one getting judged on the show.

He's nervous.

Your students are on the show now.

I don't know how to evaluate them.

To be honest,

I've been working with them closely.

(Director Jin Young feels as if he's one with them.)

(If you prepared a speech, just say it. Don't be nervous.)

(Feeling restless throughout the performance)

- I hope you'll be understanding. - Sure.

- Please be understanding. - Today's concept is having compassion.

- Yes. - Have compassion.

And we have invited a special artist director too.

The voice of SM. The main vocalist of Super Junior.

The pride of Super Junior. He's confident about his singing!

- I'm confident! - It's Ryeowook!

Hello.

(The main vocalist of Super Junior, the emperor of the Korean Wave)

(He performs in musicals and sings ballad songs too.)

Ryeowook, did you also audition to get into SM?

I auditioned in 2004.

Back then, they didn't make you a trainee right away.

Right.

"Will he make it or not?"

- They assessed your potential. - Yes.

- They kept doing that. - The agency did that.

We'll see the trainees perform today.

Then you'll be able to understand them better.

- Gosh, they must be so nervous. - Right.

For us, we can just watch them perform and share our feedback with them.

But to them,

today can be an important moment in their careers.

- So... - Right.

thinking about the old days makes me tear up a bit.

What do you mean? Stop lying.

Stop lying.

(I'll evaluate them as I remember my trainee days.)

They were very motivated after the last mission.

They worked really hard.

I was quite brutal with them.

(But I couldn't feel your heart fluttering.)

The kids shivered in fear when they were leaving.

But they only had a week to practice.

- The time limit... - Only a week?

- Yes. - Yes.

They'll have to sing live while dancing today.

They'll all sing live today?

- Yes. - Yes.

Gosh. For real?

- Yes. - For real.

- I can't wait. - First of all,

let's talk about what we'll focus on today.

For me, when I look for vocalists,

I'll see if there's a vocalist like me.

- A vocalist like you? - That's what I'll look for.

That just shows that as a member of Super Junior,

I had to work really hard to find my own color.

- I've been singing for over 20 years. - Right.

I might be able to find someone who's similar to me.

Is there a member whose performance you're looking forward to?

ANDERSON.

- ANDERSON. - Yes.

(ANDERSON was praised for expressing himself well on stage.)

And the one who sang "Chewing Gum."

- RYO? - The younger members.

- SAKUYA and RYO. - Yes.

(The two of them enjoyed the performance and showed their charms.)

They were cute and performed well on stage.

But when they were with other members,

it was clear that they were young.

I'm curious to see how they managed to blend in with the group.

Since this is a team mission,

- harmony will be important. - Right.

Here's the mission SMROOKIES and the trainees will execute today.

It's the Group Mission with SM Hits.

SION and YUSHI will participate in both songs.

NEW IP TF divided them into two teams based on their talent...

and compatibility.

(The mission songs and the teams will be announced.)

(The teams are divided into two practice rooms.)

Hello.

(He's all alone in the empty practice room.)

Hello.

(there's one more trainee who's fascinated by the cube.)

(after performing "Chewing Gum" together for their first mission.)

Hello.

I'm SAKUYA.

It's just me here.

I'm worried.

(To stop him from worrying, the second members of each team show up.)

SAKUYA.

SAKUYA.

What's this?

Hello.

- Hello. - Hello.

(He's a gentle member who listens to the youngest off stage.)

(Meanwhile, RYO from Team A is smiling brightly.)

RYO.

(The second member enters with a big smile.)

Are we on the same team?

We are.

(After getting ranked 3rd and 4th, they end up on the same team.)

I wonder who's next.

- KASSHO? - KASSHO?

(Will KASSHO join Team A just like RYO wanted?)

(He's striding toward the room. Who's the third trainee for Team A?)

- ANDERSON. - Oh, my gosh.

- Come on. - JUNGMIN. What's up?

We're a bigger team.

With ANDERSON here... Isn't he really tall?

- Isn't he really tall? - Right.

He's so tall.

Hold on. If RYO has to go down,

it will be tough for ANDERSON.

See?

You'll have to squat down this much.

You too.

(Will it be another member who will have to squat down a lot?)

Down.

What?

No. He saw us.

His eyes and my eyes met.

Our eyes met.

I didn't think it would be HEITETSU.

How come we keep getting tall members?

- Yes. - When he goes down...

- It'll be hard to squat down like RYO. - RYO.

- Only tall members came to this team. - In between.

I need KASSHO. Come on.

- KASSHO. - KASSHO, come on.

RYO, can you squat down?

How are we going to match his height?

- How are we going to do that? - Hey.

That's tough.

- Hey. - Hey. It's MINJAE.

The three of us are a trio.

- Right. - Yes.

- We make a good team. - The trio.

- Hello. - Hello.

We're on the same team.

- Hello. - Hello.

- We're on the same team. - Hello.

RYU.

(Even though he had only been a trainee for 2 weeks,)

RYU.

RYU, you must say hello 12 times.

Twelve times?