Under Nineteen (Under 19 / 언더나인틴)

Be the next.

Who is your idol?

UNDER NINETEEN.

Vocals, rap, and performance.

Let me introduce you to...

each team's trainees and their directors.

Here are 19 charismatic trainees from the performance team...

and their global directors,

Eunhyuk, Hwang Sang Hoon, and Yunho.

Here are the 19 trainees in the rap team,

and their directors, Dynamic Duo.

Here's the last team.

These are the 19 sweet voices of the vocals team...

and their directors, Solji and Crush.

He's our team's energizer.

I hope you can all feel...

the powerful energy you are going to see on the stage.

I thought...

that Team Performance and our team will be competitors.

I don't think...

the other two teams are confident to compete against us.

I think it's going to be a tough match.

(Team Vocals has charming voice colors.)

(Team Rap is filled with various charms and swag.)

(Team Performance is flashy and powerful.)

Be the next. Who is your idol?

Here's how you can vote for the UNDER NINETEEN trainees.

Log on to our official website.

Please vote for the trainee you are cheering for.

You can vote once a day.

You can vote for 19 trainees regardless of their teams.

The voting starts from today...

until the end of their first ranking evaluation,

and it will decide who will pass and who will fail.

The voting starts now.

UNDER NINETEEN.

Oh, here it is.

They're looking for the next K-pop creators and idol singers.

There's a lot of articles about it.

162 against 1? Oh, my gosh.

Rap, vocal, and performance...

They selected 19 trainees for each team, total of 57 trainees.

Let me see.

UNDER NINETEEN application videos...

Oh, there are so many of them.

Oh, my gosh. What is this? This is amazing.

(Hello, I'm Shin Ye Chan. I'm applying for Team Vocals.)

I think he looks very familiar.

Oh, he's from "Boni Hani".

He's so cool. He applied for Team Rap.

Let me check out the global applicants.

So many applicants outside Korea have applied for this too.

Isn't this Red Velvet's song? He's dancing to this? Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my goodness. Isn't he dancing in a garage?

Oh, gosh. He's so cool!

(I'll give you a hint. I'm sexy and good at zoning out.)

(A singer whose songs take over the charts and zones out?)

"Goblin"? I know. You are Yuk Seong Jae.

What? You're Crush?

Oh, my gosh. I'm so sorry.

It's Director Solji.

(Let's make the best vocal team for UNDER NINETEEN.)

(The best vocal team? You can never compete against Team Rap.)

Oh, who is this?

Aren't they Dynamic Duo?

They're so cool as always.

Hello.

Hello. This is Eunhyuk.

Oh, hello. How may I help you?

I'm on my way back to Korea from the concert in Japan.

I did my best to leave early, but I'll think I'll be a bit late.

I'll try to go as fast as I can. Please wait for me.

Sure. Have a safe trip. See you later.

Hello.

Legendary rappers, Dynamic Duo!

Where's Crush?

Hello.

He's a musician with sensitive vocals. It's Crush!

Her voice is a masterpiece among girl groups. It's EXID's Solji!

Hello.

Hello. I'm Super Junior.

I'm Eunhyuk.

He's the center of performance. It's Super Junior's Eunhyuk!

He's the choreographer behind all the K-wave dances.

It's choreographer, Hwang Sang Hoon!

- Hello. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you all.

Nice to meet you. Hello.

Hello.

- Nice to meet you. - I have a partner,

but she couldn't join us today because of another schedule.

We'll select the next idol singers...

through UNDER NINETEEN just like you all.

When did you all make your debut?

It's quite meaningful for me.

I made my debut when I was 20.

I was a trainee until I was 19.

- We were 20 too. - Me too.

- Oh, you're right. - You all were 20.

We all made our debut when we were 20 years old.

- You are 20 this year. - What?

- It's unbelievable. - I think it is...

a destiny for me to join this show...

- A destiny? - Yes.

I made my debut when I was 10.

I'm actually 19 this year.

I made my debut before I was 19.

Now I'm working for the show, UNDER NINETEEN.

I think that's why they selected me as the MC for this show.

You're making up stories.

She's 19.

We were all 19 then.

- It's giving me goosebumps. - Is this a parallel theory?

The counterattack of that parallel theory has started.

We're all connected by the number 19.

What's the most important factor for the next idol singers?

Do you have any specific ideas?

It's not because I'm in charge of Team Performance,

but I think performing well is still the most important factor.

The reason why K-pop became so popular is...

because of how the singers performed really well.

Many fans from around the world imitated our dance moves.

They made many dance cover videos.

The idol singers are already professional when they make debut.

But I think music is...

about having a good melody and beautiful lyrics.

I think singing is the most important factor.

There are many idol singers who are good at rapping already.

Some of the most popular members are the rappers in the groups.

For instance, Zico is in your team. But he's a rapper.

He dances as well as makes his own songs.

He's a total package.

The next idol singers must know how to write songs too.

- Make their own songs? - Yes.

They have a separate production team for BTS' case too.

There are many singer-songwriters.

I think singing is the most important part.

I think the most popular genre in Korea right now is hip-hop.

I think it's how they perform.

(The three teams' directors are having the war of nerves.)

The three parts are equally important.

That's why our show divided the teams into three.

We want to make an idol group for each part.

So I heard many creative teenagers have applied for this.

I heard that the competition rate was 162 against 1.

- 162 trainees against 1? - Yes.

Have you all selected them well?

These days, the applicants...

are really talented...

in terms of their skills.

It's important to show each one's own charm.

There are many trainees from all over the world.

Rather than how talented they are, how charming is more important.

- Having his own charms... - Yes.

There are many boys with different charms.

So that's how I based my selection.

(Unveiling the 19 members of Team Performance)

- Gosh. - Goodness.

Firstly,

they're a bit more global than the other teams.

You can tell from looking at them that they can handle many genres.

They're all strong contenders.

- Yes, I agree. - Yes.

- Now for Team Vocals. - Yes.

I deeply think that a SIM card...

- A SIM card? - A SIM card?

Why are you talking about SIM cards?

SIM cards?

I blanked out for a bit. I feel like I'll start sweating.

- How do you say the phrase? - "Carefully".

- Carefully. - Carefully.

We got what you were trying to say.

Anyway, I watched over them carefully.

I considered their voice colors to be the most important factor...

when choosing members for Team Vocals.

(Unveiling the 19 members of Team Vocals)