"All those Platinum-rated contestants... please come up to the stage!" For the theme song stage, the participants were put on a multi-tiered pyramid shape stage. With the Platinum group situated on the highest platform. The higher the rating, the closer you came to the centre. Fortunately for Soo-Ha, all contestants with more than an A dance rating were placed further ahead. He was rather thankful that he was placed in the back of the pack, as those in front would act as a barrier to hide his deficiencies. To his left was Go Yoojun, Lee Soobin and Han Jinsang, all with their shiny gold badges. They seemed like the most likely candidates to enter the top 10 once the broadcast had aired. "Hyung, isn't the air clearer up there" Jinsang says with a cheeky smile. The wall which Soo-Ha had built was involuntarily torn down. "Not really". Soo-ha answers bluntly, as he guesses that the kid is still a bit bitter that he isn't ranked higher. "I'm so jealous, you will get a

[Produce is back!] The first ad aired shortly after. [I have high expectations this year] [It's going to be tough, only the best of the best is going to be chosen] [No [beep-] way? Noona you are here too?] It was a short scene where the judges took their seats and talked. Before shifting to a montage of the auditions. [Awesome! That was a great performance] [You are a natural dancer] [Hahaha Bo-Peep?] To Soo-ha's surprise, he was also a part of the promotional activities. The judges smiling faces are immediately replaced with their stiff visages as they begin making abusive remarks with no regard. [You call this.... a stage?] [There are no excuses. Only facts, and the facts they don't care about your feelings.] [Aren't you embarrassed?] The bitter faces of the contestants and their firm expressions and trembling lips, overlapped and passed/ In the end, a scene was edited as a sudden situation had come out. [(beep)-ssi? (beep)-ssi, wait a minute, wait...!] [(The c

After a bit of thinking, Soo-Ha had finally made his decision. While the team members were more important than the selection of the agency. As all agencies had their hit songs anyway, there wouldn't be a problem in song selection. This was after all a survival show, which meant... before caring about rank or grade, you need to care about yourself. And the only way to do that. Is to stand out. As Soo-Ha steps forward with his ball in hand. He raises his hand as if a student who is asking a question in class. Looking at him strangely, the MC responds "Yes, Soo-ha-ssi?" "Do I have to pick an agency?" "What do you …." Before he finishes his answer Soo-Ha smiles cheekily, "In that case, I choose... I choose to be kicked out" "Soo-Ha!" "Lee Gong-wook-nim, there shouldn't be anything wrong with my choice?" Turning to the crew for guidance the MC is given an okay sign by the head PD. Bang Geulyi who is watching the scene from the monitor with greedy eyes can't help but grab onto

- "It includes female idol groups?" "How unlucky" Unsurprisingly, Micky's choice was simple. Of course, their reactions were not nearly as strong as those in team freedom. The team members near Soo-ha were murmuring like crazy. The problem is Timbre. Timbre is usually defined as a property that allows one to distinguish between sounds that are similar in pitch but produced by different instruments or means. It's the same with male and female voices (*though there is more overlap than between say a guitar that is plucked vs a piano string that is hit by a hammer). Vocal cords are of different lengths, meaning that to make a sound of a given pitch, a man will use a different technique, and different tension and create different overtones than a woman making the same pitch. It is for these reasons, that performing this song will be challenging especially considering the level of skill that most in Soo-Ha's group had. Beyond innate differences, 'Come back home' was.... a difficul

"Um guys, don't be all down. We worked hard these past few days. Thanks to that we were able to get the choreography together. From now on, if we focus on the song with the same energy, I think we will be able to put on the best performance. Let's make the instructors eat their words!" 'Look at this guy.' Soo-Ha smirks. If one wasn't careful, you'd forget he was an actor. It was so natural and comforting that it almost felt spontaneous. If Soo-Ha never picked up on his irregularities today, he may have even believed it was natural. "I actually have an idea!" He continues "Why don't we make it a little more fun? We can make it light, humorous and innocent. it should feel fresh right? We can even make the beat a little faster and turn it into a super cute version." At the end rather than an introspective approach, he wants to add a bit of cuteness. 'Interesting...He is prepared. He really thought about adding our flavour.' 'Shameless to say, but our advantage is our looks