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Episode 11

Going to work? I was in the neighborhood.

Mind if I hitch a ride?

What are you doing? This is so uncomfortable.

Let's not intrude into personal space.

Please get off.

Oh, don't be so mean. Let me go with you.

I have to make a stop.

Then I'll get off where you get off.

But... The seatbelt... Why are you...

Go, go, go!

Turn left after going 300 meters.

It really is a marvel.

It takes shortcuts to take us safely to our destination.

Wouldn't it be nice if our life had a navigation system?

We'd always know when to go straight,

and how to take the quickest route.

You really think that would be good?

Even if we're a little late or get lost a bit,

it might be better to find our own way.

I think for Tiny, her mother was her GPS.

She's been conditioned.

She's gotten used to doing what she's told

without knowing what she wants or where she's going.

When I was out recruiting the girls,

it was her mother who contacted me.

She wanted to know if the producer of Red Queen

was really with the agency.

She said she'd entrust her daughter to us.

She probably thought sending her to you was the way to becoming a singer,

but now she believes Y Entertainment will be a shortcut.

Mothers all want the best for their daughters.

But you need to show Tiny's mother

that her first choice wasn't wrong.

I'm sure that you'll take care of it,

but I just wish you'd move a little faster.

I see that my words have moved you.

Why are you stopping here?

If you're making a U turn to go to Tiny, I'm all for it.

Go, go to Y Entertainment.

Please get off.

Mr. Kang.

Oh, fine...

Geez...

He should've told me he was coming this far.

Where the heck am I?

Mr. Shim, let's walk.

Okay!

Who's that?

Hi. Nice to meet you.

You're here early.

Everyone, say hello.

This is your new vocal trainer.

Mr. Kang said you needed to work on your singing.

Glad to meet you. I'm Danoh Kim.

Hello.

How is Mint doing?

You want her to become like Red Queen, don't you?

Of course I do.

The Red Queen girls were like her too, at first.

They weren't exceptional or that special.

They lacked individual talent,

but by bringing together a group to fill that void, it created a synergy.

The same goes for the Rookies.

Individually, they lack certain things.

But they have great potential when they're together.

Mint is one of them.

Mint has strong basic skills and she's a great dancer.

But she's poor at expressing her emotions.

Louder!

More!

More!

Stop.

This is serious.

You really thought you could become singers with voices like that?

- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry.

Don't be sorry towards me.

However, the main vocals need more practice.

The sub vocals lack confidence.

And you guys don't even know the basics of vocalization.

I was expecting more from Shinhyuk's girls.

I'm extremely disappointed.

I was only going to feel you out today,

but looks like we have to go straight into hard training.

Begin!

Slowly I wither and fade

Hidden in your shadows

It may look glamorous but I always need you by my side

Step forward.

Yes.

Hold this.

Wrap your arms around it.

Straighten your shoulders. Suck in your stomach.

Again.

It may look glamorous but I always need you by my side

I did it.

Your shoulders are all hunched up.

You won't be able to sing properly like that.

You have to keep your shoulders back.

Now let's try again. Go.

Slowly I wither and fade

Hidden in your shadows

It may look glamorous but I always need you by my side

Good. Okay.

Breathe in as much air as you can into your stomach.

If you hold that position, your voice will become much stronger.

Once you get used to it, you won't need this.

It may look glamorous but I always need you by my side

Wow.

Take a 30 minute break, and then I'll teach each team separately.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

She really looks a lot like Suah.

What the...?

From Suah to Shinhyuk Kang,

and now her twin sister...

Hmm...

Miss Silver Platter isn't here.

Yeah.

She always said she'd buy.

I wonder if she's ever coming back.

Did anyone try calling her?

You really want to go there?

I don't know.

I think I have to because of my mom.

It's how you feel that matters.

She's got a lot on her mind because of her mom.

We should give her time to think.

What? You mean she might not come back?

What about our mission?

Are the lyrics done yet?

Now our time is precious.

Beads of sweat we shed.

This is great. It could be about us.

Yeah.

It goes really well with the song. Great job.

I wrote it when I was going through a hard time trying out for auditions.

I thought it would go well with what we're going through now.

I rewrote it to fit the song.

It's good.

Really?

Do you mind if we send the lyrics to Mint?

If we can remind her of us training together,

she might change her mind.

So you want her to quit and come back?

Yes, that would be nice.

What's this?

It's terrible, right?

- Stickman? - Stickman?

It's supposed to go like this...

Like...

I'll just show you.

What's this song? Do you know it?

No. Nice song. Google it.

Let's just ask.

That's embassarring. Just google it. It's faster.

I think we should ask.

No, google it.

So you want an acoustic sound?

When the café became quiet,

people started listening to the song.

If we start out softly, people will focus on our song.

And they'll hear the lyrics better.

Yeah, if we do a dance version, it won't be different from the other team.

Right. And it's too similar to what we've been doing so far.

So you want to change the beginning?

We can start with an acoustic melody

making people focus on the song,

and then Haseo can start rapping,

changing the song to a dance beat.

Then we can show our dance routine.

Great. I'm all for it.

Sounds fun.

Not bad.

You think Mint will like it?

Definitely.

I'll be right back. Keep practicing.

Did you see the lyrics? Good, right?

We changed the concept a little.

Don't you want to know what it is?

You're going to come running back once you hear it.

I'll call you back.

I thought Mint should know what's going on

just in case she comes back.

You really believe she's coming back?

She went to Y Entertainment.

She could debut there so why would she come back?

She only went because of her mom.

We're all here to debut as singers.

It doesn't matter if it's at 825 or Y.

You have to go where you can debut and succeed.

What does it matter what you want?

I still want to do this with Mint.

I'm going to do everything I can until she comes back.

You'd be bringing her back for your sake, not hers.

Let's say you manage to bring her back.

What if you never get to debut? What then?

Don't butt into someone else's life.

In this business, trainees come and go.

You may be a team today,

but you could be rivals tomorrow.