The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project (아이돌 리부팅 프로젝트 더 유닛)

(9 members of the best girl group, Unit G)

(9 members of the best boy group, Unit B)

(The cutthroat competition to get into the units begins.)

(The beginning of their 126-day journey to select the best units)

(Grab the opportunity to reboot yourselves.)

Even if they are not perfect,

the best way would be able to speak to the heart with their talents.

The reason I couldn't give up was...

that I love the moment when I perform on stage.

I only have one standard about the Boot.

Are you desperate enough for it?

I thought many times about bringing an end to my dream.

But there was nothing for me to do except singing.

I am very desperate.

(These singers gave it a try to reboot themselves.)

(For some, it's a chance to display their skills again.)

Where have you been all this time?

(90 percent of the audience chose some performers.)

(Some performers earned the Super Boot.)

(Jun of U-KISS delivered a powerful performance.)

(Yang Ji Won spoke and moved their hearts.)

(These performances became the talk of the town.)

(The Unit, U-KISS, SPICA, A.C.E, April, Yang Ji Won, and HOTSHOT)

(Performers will continue to show their skills to earn Boots.)

(The performers will receive votes from the audience during their act.)

(15 percent of the audience counts for 1 Boot.)

(If 90 percent of the audience votes for the performance,)

(the whole team can join the show as Super Boot.)

Super Boot!

(In the case they can't pass as Super Boot,)

(the Mentor Corps will decide whether they will join or not.)

Please show us the result.

(Each mentor can give 1 Boot to each performer.)

(The performers can join the program even with 1 Boot.)

(Which idol singers will be rebooted today?)

(Another performer with an earnest desire)

My best friend dreamed of becoming a singer just like you, Rain.

(The stories behind the Mentors' tears unfold now.)

(On November 11, the 1st round of voting will be held on Tmon.)

(The performers dolled up for the show.)

(a white pair of sneakers is spotted.)

(Some idol singers show up in their track suit.)

- Hello. - Hi.

(Who are these idol singers in the track suit?)

Mad Town.

- Hello. - Hi.

Welcome!

- Hi. - Hello.

Stand in the center of the stage, and introduce yourselves.

- 2, 3. Welcome to Madtown. - Welcome to Madtown.

- Hello. We're Madtown. - We're Madtown.

First off, your outfits...

Your agency didn't support you guys?

(In 2014, they debuted as the brother group of MBLAQ.)

(Jota's effort on variety shows helped make the team more popular.)

("Madtown leaves J. Tune Camp as it got disintegrated")

("J.Tune Camp Sells Madtown for 300,000 Dollars")

After we moved to the second agency,

the CEO of the agency was in an unfortunate scandal.

("New CEO is arrested on the charge of fraud for 80 million dollars")

All of our activities were cancelled.

No one received support from the agency.

("The public is shocked as CEO of Madtown's new agency is arrested")

(Text messages between the creditor and Jota.)

I heard that you took care of renting a car, paying for the gas,

scheduling, and picking up your stuff.

Dae Won and I would practice at our friend's studio.

Or when we can't practice there, we would rent a studio to practice.

- I guess this is the switch. - I guess.

- There's an air conditioner. - The air conditioner.

It's the same as having no agency.

As you can see, we don't have a studio to practice in.

We have neither a car nor an agent.

Then where do you stay?

A close friend of mine has an office.

He said he doesn't need to use the office yet,

so I'm staying there for a while.

But there's no electricity.

I'm living off on two candles.

I hope the wounds you got from the adults could be...

healed through this opportunity.

- Let's do this. - Let's do this.

("Who You" by Dae Won and Lee Geon of Madtown)

(Their countless practices help them perform without making mistakes.)

(Lee Geon gets the choreography wrong.)

(Lee Geon's mistake near the end of the performance is crucial.)

- Lee Geon, you made a mistake. - Yes, I did.

It was such a priceless and meaningful performance for us.

At that moment, I was incredibly sorry for Dae Won.

I was really sorry.

Are you the main vocalist?

Yes, I'm the main vocalist of our team.

Can you sing us a song?

(The pressure gets heavier due to his mistake.)

If you were me

How would you have felt?

If every day was a crazy day for you

If you were to shatter

just like me

all by yourself

Would you understand how I feel?

(His desperation was evident in his singing.)

Thank you.

- He just proved he's the vocalist. - Right.

Please step forward.

(How many Boots did Lee Geon receive?)

(He makes celebratory gestures for himself.)

He changed into a completely different person so quickly.

Geon, how can you sing so well?

Well, life's been hard.

Artists need to stay hungry.

These are Dae Won's evaluations.

(How many Boots did Dae Won receive?)

Thank you.

From the moment he first stepped on the stage,

- you said hi about 5 or 6 times. - Yes.

- Hello. - Hi.

(Madtown kept on saying hello to the audience and mentors.)

- Hi. - Hi.

Behaving politely is your second nature.

I believe the ones who can lower their heads can...

raise their heads later on.

And you know that your singing...

- and dancing is lacking. - Yes, I do.

Since I gave you a chance, do your best and show us your best.

- Thank you. - Good luck.

- Good luck! - Thank you.

You're going to hurt your back. Stop bowing down.

Thank you.

- Have a good day. - Best of luck.

Thank you.

- Guys, are you watching? - Are you watching?

- We made it. - We got in.

We got in.

I'll call you.

Som Yi. Som Yi.

(Who are these singers that made the mentors smile?)

They...

"DIA"?

1, 2, 3.

(DIA is practicing their introduction.)

- 2, 3. Do it amazing, DIA. - Do it amazing, DIA.

- Hello, we are DIA. - Hello, we are DIA.

- Do it amazing, DIA. - Do it amazing, DIA.

- Hello, we are DIA. - Hello, we are DIA.

- Do it amazing, DIA. - Do it amazing, DIA.

- Hello, we are DIA. - Hello, we are DIA.

- Do it amazing, DIA. - Do it amazing, DIA.

- Hello, we are DIA. - Hello, we are DIA.

(DIA put a lot of effort into their introduction.)

1, 2, 3.

- Baby, you can't stop - Baby, you can't stop

- You keep wanting to listen to us - You keep wanting to listen to us

- 2, 3. Do it amazing, DIA. - Do it amazing, DIA.

- Hello, we are DIA. - Hello, we are DIA.

Next performer, please come up to the stage.

(A member of another active idol girl group shows up.)

- She's pretty. - Give it up for her.

Hello, the longer you look, the prettier it gets.

The closer you observe, the lovelier it gets.

And I'm the same way.

I'm Eui Jin, the icon of innocence and smiles.

I hope you like my performance.

To be on the show,

I wouldn't say you're completely obscure.

I wanted the public to know a bit more about my group.

And I decided to join the show because I wanted...

to make myself known to the public as well.

I heard your group debuted...

- around the same time with GFriend. - That's right.

Then I guess it's safe to assume that people often...

compared your group and GFriend.

Yes, they did. Our debuts were only two weeks apart.

In the beginning, people compared us like we were rivals.

After some time passed, I noticed that there was a big gap between us.

There might be a lot of people...

who recognize the name of our group, DIA.

I don't think a lot of people recognize me and Som Yi.

Many people know us as Jung Chae Yeon and the Others.

Even the articles are all about Chae Yeon.

Everything begins and ends with Chae Yeon.

(The spotlight has always been Chae Yeon's.)

To be honest, I was a bit disappointed.

Even though I'm singing the last part, Chae Yeon is in the center.

There were times that I was envious.

I've been in the group ever since September 2015.

I questioned myself if I was really that ordinary.

I really wanted to be successful with Chae Yeon.

Show and prove yourselves.

("Happiness"by Ye Bin and Som Yi of DIA)

We'll reveal the evaluations.

(How many Boots did Ye Bin and Som Yi receive?)

When Som Yi was dancing,

I felt that you didn't...