The Debut: Dream Academy has arrived.
The primary episode of the competitors sequence aired on Friday (Sept. 1) featured all 20 contestants as they watched a dialog between HYBE Chairman Bang Si-Hyuk and Interscope Geffen A&M Information CEO John Janick, as they provide recommendation on what it takes to achieve a lady group. “If you happen to don’t love music, you received’t succeed,” he explains.
Janick added, “I really feel prefer to be a profitable a part of this group, it’s going to require an enormous quantity of creativity and fervour. I feel with each artist, that’s what we’re searching for.”
The duo then ran down the primary mission of the competitors sequence, a showcase that goals to “stage up your expertise as a world woman group,” wherein the contestants are break up into two dance groups and two vocal groups. The mission will lead to two eliminations. “Group members are essential enterprise companions, and it’s essential to know correct work etiquette with your corporation companion,” Bang Si-Hyuk defined.
The executives then defined the 2 different missions of the sequence. Based on an explainer additionally shared to Dream Academy‘s YouTube web page, within the workforce mission, the contestants will head to Korea to compete earlier than one other sequence of eliminations. The artistry mission will take a look at the contestant’s “skill to tug off distinctive ideas” earlier than the ultimate woman group is revealed on the dwell finale on Nov. 17.
Lastly, the women have been break up into their groups. The primary dance workforce, which will probably be performing BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom,” options Daniela, Megan, UA, Adéla and Hinari. The second dance workforce, which will probably be performing NewJeans’ “OMG,” options Emily, Ezrela, Marquise, Yoonchae and Mei. The primary vocal workforce, which will probably be performing a mashup of Robyn’s “Dancing on My Personal” and Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” options Karlee, Lexie, Iliya, Brooklyn and Manon. The second vocal workforce, which will probably be performing Paramore’s “Nonetheless Into You,” options Sophia, Lara, Celeste, Samara and Nayoung.
The varied group of younger girls have been chosen from greater than 120,000 submissions after HYBE and Geffen introduced the three way partnership — HYBE x Geffen International Woman Group Audition — in November 2021.
Watch the complete first episode under.
