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MGA SEASON 4: GROUP PERFORMANCES!

There’s a more familiar scene: the stage of all the previous team challenges. All of the finalists are standing there with the outfits of their last mission, still waiting to discover what they’d need to do next. A group assignment is mentioned once again, but this time it’s for an original song specially made for the contestants of this season, one for the boys and one for the girls. There’s a twist, of course, which is only now revealed to the public: the lines of the song the contestants could sing would be chosen by them, starting with the bottom-ranked contestant first all the way up to the first-ranked contestant. A second twist: any contestant along the way could steal the previous contestants’ chosen lines.

‘Ladies first’, as the tradition says! Two boards are brought to the stage, and the girls’ song has a total of nine vocal spots and a single one for a rapper. A snippet of the song plays for the audience to hear. It is only a few seconds long and lasts just enough to be a tease. The image on the screen is of a practice room with the original choreographers dancing to the song. When focus comes back to the stage, all the contestants are already holding onto their lyrics sheet and looking as worried as ever.

The first one to go is Bae Joohyun, the girl who ranked at the bottom of the lowest ranking group. Without much thinking to be done, she places herself on the only rap spot available before moving to the other side of the board. The second one is Kim Bora who walks towards the board to steal the newly taken spot of the rapper and places Joohyun in the Vocal 7 position instead. The camera zooms into Joohyun’s face who promptly bites her lip.

Coming next is Jung Jinsoul. She stops and looks at the available options, still in doubt of what the best option would be. “I think if I took main vocal, people would kick me out of it…” So the girl sticks herself to the Vocal 4 position before turning to the remaining girls to try some sort of appeal. “Please don’t take this spot!”

Choi Yoojung goes next and she takes a moment to stare at the different positions before making a statement. “Rapper 1.” The role ended up being more popular than expected, and Bora was pushed to the Vocal 8 position. The girl who goes next shows less fear on her face, since a vocal had no reason to steal a rapper’s part. Kim Hyunjung sticks herself to the empty spot of Vocal 2 and then moves to the end of the line of those who had already chosen.

Dreams don’t last too long in Mnet. Seo Soojin walks towards the board only to take Hyunjung out and place her above, on the Vocal 1 spot. While it seemed like a nice thing to do, the camera turns to look at Lee Luda and Kim Yongsun, two power vocalists who hadn’t yet had their turn. But then the camera focuses on Jeon Somi, whose eyes are quickly wiped from glistening tears when her name is called to the board. She had shown herself to be a proper rapper on the last challenge, so nothing was stopping her from taking the contested Rapper 1 position.

Instead, the girl aims high and takes the Vocal 3 vacant spot for herself. All the main positions were already taken, and only three girls were left. As expected, Kim Yongsun moves Soojin away from Vocal 2 and down to Vocal 6. The previous owner seems to be in an obvious state of shock and Hyunjung comforts her from behind. There was still a solid singing position available, as well as the one with the hook of the song. When Kim Doyeon moves towards the board, everyone seems to be in shock.

The tall girl moves Yongsun away from Vocal 2 and puts her down to Vocal 9, the lowest position of them all. When a camera looks at Yongsun her eyes are wide in shock before she drops them down to the floor. “Unnie, I-I’m so sorry. I didn’t m—” Doyeon tries to explain herself, but the other ignores her completely. So she walks over to her spot in time for Lee Luda to go over to the board and steal the Vocal 1 position for herself, placing Hyunjung on Vocal 5.

Just like that, the part selection is done, and the results are more shocking than expected.

A few scenes of their practice time are highlighted. They all agree on calling their team Valkyrie but a lot of expressions don’t look too bright. The first day looks messy with each contestant mostly focused on learning the dance by themselves. Doyeon sticks to a corner of the room and the one attempted approach towards Yongsun that’s highlighted shows that the older doesn’t seem up for talking. By the third day, they’re all familiar with at least the few moves that are allowed to be shown.

It’s only on Wednesday that Yongsun finally decides to approach Doyeon and let her speak. “This is not me trying to overshadow you or trying to steal your position, unnie, and I never meant to go after you. You encouraged me a lot during the first week and I’m thankful to you. Even if you hate me now, I’m still grateful. This is my last chance to prove I’m not just this model who can dance and I didn’t think clearly. I’m sorry for being selfish, I really am. I acknowledge it and I’m sorry I disappointed you.”

“Doyeon-ah,” Yongsun says softly. “You don’t have to apologize to me, unnie understands. I do. You are talented and beautiful, you are more than just a model that dances, they all see that– I see that, I saw that from the start. You just have to see it yourself. It’s ok, don’t worry about it, I am alright. Really. I’ll get to sing for my solo stage, so don’t worry and instead of feeling sorry and regretting your choices up until now. Make me proud instead.” They both lean over and hug each other, putting an end to the bad blood between them. “Good luck, unnie!” Doyeon cheers with a smile “I really want to see you succeeding.”

The video comes to an end, and Tiger JK welcomes the girls to the stage. “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our 10 female finalists, Valkyrie.” The girls make their way to the stage. This time, the cheering screams from the audience are heard louder than for any of the solo stages. They get into position in unison, some lying down while others were on their back. There’s a count to three as a notice for when the song was going to start, as well as signaling the first time it’d be heard by the public.

A beat starts playing and the girls begin dancing to their heavily practiced choreography. Yoojung’s voice is the first to be heard by saying the introductory words to the song. Joohyun takes the center position and starts to sing to words to the part she was put into. Her voice is sweet and soft, like the one seen on the memories video. The group moves in together to their designated sides so Soojin can make her way forward, singing her lines with charisma.

Luda starts her part as the first main vocalist before it’s time for Jinsoul, one of the few who managed to keep her initial spot. The pre-chorus is one of the most charming points, especially when it adds on Hyunjung’s lines and also Bora to compliment. The choreography is simple but charming, so if anyone was slacking off it’d be easy to spot. But the girls continue to dance together, all of them putting in all of their might for their last performance.

The chorus starts with Doyeon and her much-fought-for main vocal position. Her dancing skills help her keep the attention on herself before it’s someone else’s turn. Somi, who was now one of the youngest remaining contestants on the show, managed to keep a high vocal position and powerfully delivered her lines. It’s time for the hook, and the great vocalist Yongsun steps up to her spot.

“I’ll be there for you” is repeated multiple times and it’ll probably also be stuck on part of the nation’s head for the next few days. Bora also repeats the same lines before the beat changes.

Yoojung walks forward as the sole official rapper of the song. The rest of the girls move out of the way to give her the center of attention before Joohyun joins her side to add her own vocals to the rap. Before long, it’s time for the pre-chorus once again, and Hyunjung and Jinsoul switch their order for a drop of refreshment. All the girls move at the same time, delivering not only the good vocals they all fought for but also a solid dance routine.

This time around, Luda sings the chorus with more power than before, showing that the title of the best vocalist was given to her for a reason. The bridge is shared by both main vocalists. Even if the lines were in English, the delivery was very well-done and both of them got to shine. Yoojung steps back in to drop her line of impact before they all move out to dance on their own, signaling the nearing end of their stage.

Yongsun and Bora deliver their hook once again, but Luda is the one to finish the song and crouches down at the center of the girls during their final pose. The crowd roars with applause, and after a couple of moments have passed by, the camera is set to look at the judges once again while the girls leave the stage. “That was a good song, wasn’t it?” Katie Lee asks, to which the audience gives a positive response. “Well, we still have another stage to watch but, before that, let’s take a look at how they chose their positions.”

The old stage shows up once again, but this time the girls have already chosen their positions and the boys are the ones left to do it. Out of the ten there, five of them were considered rappers but there were only two rapper spots available. If the girls were already having trouble with it, whatever they were going to come up with was most certainly going to be entertaining.

Firstly comes Ji Changmin, the only boy from the lowest ranked team. He places himself as Vocal 7 which isn’t too hard of a vocal part but still gives him dance highlights, as expected of a dancer. The one after him is Dong Sicheng who takes Vocal 3, a position which requires strong vocals to maintain. Still, he wouldn’t be the first dancer to take on tougher vocals that day.

The third boy is Kim Jonghyun, who quickly places himself as the Rapper 1. “I know I’ll get pushed eventually but might as well start with a bang.” The young boy says before moving over to the new line... except an even younger boy comes around. Joo Haknyeon, the one everyone had always trusted, takes the Rapper 1 position for himself and moves Jonghyun to Vocal 4. Most people seem to be in shock, including Jonghyun himself. The boy scratched the back of his neck but at least his expression wasn’t too bad. “Hyung, I’m really sorry,” Haknyeon says as he joins him at the end of the line.

Hwang Hyunjin was another rapper, but instead of taking one of the two spots available, the child chose Vocal 7 instead, moving Changmin up to Vocal 6, which wasn’t too different of a part. The next contestant isn’t too much of a worry. Moon Bin is a known good vocalist, so the rapper position was safe for once. He takes the Vocal 2 spot and Jeon Wonwoo (who goes after him) covers the Vocal 5 slot with his face.

The choices are starting to slowly end, and when Kim Mingyu, another rapper, steps up to the board, the atmosphere obviously cools off once more. The boy takes Haknyeon’s face from Rapper 1 and puts him on Vocal 8. He was smart. There was a rapper set to go after him, and by taking Haknyeon out of the way there, he was bound to leave with at least one of the rapper positions. When Lee Minhyung goes after him it only serves to prove his point. The child takes Mingyu out of his position and moves him down to Rapper 2, finally settling the rapper debate.

As last, Kim Junmyeon should be unbothered. The Vocal 1 spot was left untouched during the entire selection process and the man showed no fear in taking it. And, just like that, their parts were finally chosen.

Unlike the girls, practice seemed to go much easier for the boys. Their team name was chosen to be ‘Boys II Men’ which served well for a group made up of boys and men. Even if things seemed to be awkward between Haknyeon and Jonghyun, they eventually warm up to each other again as shown by the chosen filmings. Minhyung gets some help from both Sicheng and Wonwoo when it comes to dancing with the chairs. Sicheng also seeks out for help since he decided to take a more challenging vocal position.

Meanwhile, the rapper boys who were kicked out of their spot, Jonghyun and Haknyeon, work hard on bettering their own skills so as to not to let their team down. The younger repeats his line “Stand by Me” over and over again to look for any sort of improvement. The camera zooms on his hands as they strongly grab onto his thighs for the extra bit of strength. His face is covered with a smile when his voice comes out better than before.

The video ends with a scene of them all standing together in the practice room, and then we’re back to present time. Baek Jiyoung takes the microphone to introduce them. A smile stays on her face until the crowd calms down long enough for her to speak. “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our ten male finalists, Boys II Men.” The audience goes back to cheering as loudly as they can, and the boys make their way into their starting positions.

It starts with the boys spread across the stage and Changmin standing at the center. They cover their faces briefly before forming a line. With each new pose Changmin makes, the rest of the boys move away from behind him until they’re all seated on their own chairs. The boy sings his lines while doing the synchronized sharp choreography. Hyunjin stands by himself, the rapper who had decided to sing. His voice is nice and sweet and sounded just good enough on the few lines he had for the song.

After ups and downs, Mingyu starts his assigned rapper verse, stepping out the front of the stage. All eyes are on him as he raps, and he makes a great delivery out of it. Moon Bin is next with the charming chorus. The movements complement the singing, and they all make smooth lines in unison. Jonghyun, who had worked hard to perform that day, sings his important lines and does a good enough job to get a pass.

Haknyeon, who had found himself in the same spot, at least gets to show off his dancing skills quite beautifully. His fans cheer for him and give him strength. Junmyeon takes the next part of the hook, this time getting to show off his confident vocals. Wonwoo, popularly known as a dancer, takes this chance to highlight his vocal skills as well, and then the main vocal comes back in to sing his part.

The man of the day seems to be Minhyung who marches victoriously to the front of the stage while rapping to his assigned part which he was the last to steal. The rest of the boys dance behind and all together with the power of a unit. Next, the chorus starts with Sicheng, showing his vocals like he never had before with such a high position. Jonghyun still needs to go again, repeating his part as well as he had done before.

As the song slowly comes to an end, the chorus is sung by all the boys together. Hyunjin takes the center first, dancing in the middle of them, before Changmin switches spots with him. The final chorus is highlighted by Sicheng and Bin’s combined high note, all while Junmyeon sings to the lyrics with his own heavenly voice. Sicheng proceeds to sing what was usually sang by Jonghyun before the music reaches its final course.

Bin starts with the hook while Junmyeon reaches an even higher note behind him. Wonwoo does the last piece of the hook until the boys all part to reveal Haknyeon sitting on a chair by himself just in time to deliver the last line of the song. The crowd erupts into cheering, some calling out for specific names. When the stage goes dark, however, none of the judges say a word, waiting for the series of events to complete itself.

A light turns on and it reveals Choi Yoojung who delivers her killing line from Like A Star. A mashup of both original songs start to play and boys and girls stand together on the stage. The audience can’t help but cheer wildly at the sight. At first, the girls dance at the front before the boys step forward to show off their own dance. When the second part of the chorus starts to play, they all copy the key dance of Like A Star, and the audience starts a new wave of cheering. Then, the girls follow the choreography of Stand By Me, and the crowd screams even louder. Everyone strikes a pose at the center. The top twenty contestants are seen all together in one spot until the music comes to an end.

The crowd continues to cheer, even after the finalists break out of their positions. The final stage was done, which meant there was only one thing left to do. It was the same as every other episode, except all of them would have to move on by the time this one ends. So Jisub takes his microphone and says a few words to calm the crowd down before he’s able to speak. “You’ve all worked hard today, as well as during all the previous weeks. The entire world was able to see your growth and you wouldn’t be here if we didn’t believe you had a chance at winning this. Before anything, thank you all for participating in this season of the Mnet Global Auditions. You’ve worked hard.”

He settles down his microphone and starts to clap. The rest of the CEOs join him, and the entire crowd soon joins as well. Some cheering and screaming start popping up here and there, and claps gain more strength. Jisub raises his hand so the audience can calm down before he proceeds to speak. “With every end of an episode comes eliminations, and we’ll be doing that quite soon. Before that, I’d like to bring into attention what Tiger JK said at the start of the evening. You were evaluated for your performances today, but the final results involve your entire journey here on the show.”

“So, before we reveal the official and final ranking…” The screen behind the stage lights up. It is covered in white, except for four different grey squares. “As you can see, we’ve separated two different rankings of the day to show you. This is, of course, only for your performances today, and not the official final ranking. On the top, we’ll reveal the top 3 contestants of the day. On the bottom, we’ll reveal the contestant who ranked fifteenth today.”

The man stops for a moment to not only gather his breath but also so the public can understand what he’s saying. “Why the fifteenth rank, though, some of you may be thinking?” A loud voice from the audience screams “Yeah!” and Jisub can’t help but raise one corner of his lips. “From the twenty contestants standing here today, only one of will be considered the winner, but the top 15 will get a contract from one of the Big 5 entertainment companies.”

Not only does the crowd erupt in chatter, but some of the contestants react to this news as well. This information was never revealed before, but now that the end is as near as ever, this type of thing is enough to send chills down someone’s back. Hyun Bin grabs his own microphone and asks for silence before he himself proceeds, giving Jisub a break. “We’ll start with the top 3 of the day which, again, is not the final result.” He takes a paper from the table in front of him and starts to read out the announcement.

“Ordered by number, and not by rank, the top 3 of the day were Kim Junmyeon, Lee Luda and Jeon Wonwoo.” The audience starts to cheer, while some others stop to hold their breath. The top three grey squares on the screen vanish to show their pictures behind them. “The one who ranked first today was… Lee Luda.” He gives a nod towards the girl who’s standing far away, and the crowd cheers for the female, some male fans shouting louder than others. “You’ve worked hard to get here and, as we’ve already said this before, you’re an amazing singer. But, that doesn’t stop you from having various other qualities. We wish you luck on the final ranking.” The crowd applauds once again, and Hyun Bin’s eyes shift between Junmyeon and Wonwoo. “As for the second and third place… I’m sure the boys wouldn’t mind not knowing.”

The CEO smirks as he settles his paper down, even putting it on the bottom of his thin pile. Some members of the audience try to protest, but the judge is smart to continue with his speech before anything can happen. “And now, I’ll reveal who was the contestant who ranked fifteenth today. This is, of course, not the final ranking.” He lets out a sigh, already tired of having to repeat the same thing. “And that person was… Seo Soojin.” The man stops and stares at her a bit so the screen can finish updating with her face before proceeding. “At the start of the show you barely got any attention which was really a shame. You proved yourself by being here and standing on this stage today. If this was the final ranking, you would have won a contract. Hopefully, you’ll continue to grow even beyond this competition.”

Once he’s done, the audience claps, but the expectations are now higher than ever. There is now, really, only one thing left. Hyun Bin sighs, but his lips show a small smile. “Now, the time has come… The final ranking has already been decided and we’ll soon start to reveal them. Thank you to all of you who are standing today on the stage, as well as all of those who left us at some earlier point in the competition. Would you do the honors, Katie?”

For the first time tonight, it’s so silent that it feels like no single person is speaking inside the set. Katie Lee picks up her microphone and gives Hyun Bin a knowing smile. “It’d be a pleasure.” Her eyes focus on the list in front of her with exactly twenty names written down. They all know who will win, and the only thing left to do is share it with the world. “We’ll start from the bottom ranks and then we’ll make our way up.” Everyone watching seems to hold their breath. “The person who’ll finish in the twentieth place this season is…”

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