The twelve final contestants are gathered in the familiar backstage area.

They're standing in their pairs, though for the most part they aren't speaking to each other. There's a faint sound indicating there's a crowd in the theatre, but otherwise the air is motionless.

Finally the MC enters the room, looking a bit worn but concealing it as best he can. "Alright then, I trust you're all prepared?" He doesn't get a response, though this doesn't phase him as he continues. "Well then we'll be starting off with our rappers to hype up the crowd. Danny, you're up first, TJ you'll be waiting in the wings."

TJ opens his mouth to respond but the MC has already left with Danny close behind.

Hongsol pats him on the shoulder. "You'll be great out there Doyeon-ah!" He encourages.

TJ sighs. "I won't actually. I'm not going out. I decided, if Koda isn't debuting then I'm going to wait."

Everyone stares at him in surprise as he leaves.

"Well I wouldn't have called that." Jihyun quips, but is silenced by a look from Jude.

The camera shot changes to show the theatre. Sure enough, every seat is filled with excitedly chattering fans as they await the final showdown. The curtains rustle and the murmuring dies down somewhat before going completely silent as the lights dim and the curtains swing open completely.

The MC comes on from the side, illuminated by a spotlight as he walks. He begins speaking as soon as he reaches the microphone.

"Hello and welcome to the final showdown! Tonight we will discover once and for all who will be debuting in the new JYP boy group! Each of our remaining contestants will be competing against each other for their positions in the group. First up we have Danny and TJ combatting for the lead rapper position!"

Several fan wave fans excitedly for their favorite contestants as the MC exits and the stage goes dark again. Music starts to play, and the fans start shouting excitedly as the rapper enters the stage.

As the performance goes, the MC's voice comes in over the sound, clearly something that had been recorded seperately and was added in during editing.

"I admit I could have put Jihyun against Danny for lead rap, but the rivalry between Danny and TJ has been clear from the start. I felt it was appropriate for the two of them to face off in the final challenge."

The performance comes back to the forefront, just as Danny starts singing, and a reaction shot of the MC, standing with TJ in the wings, shows both parties quite surprised by the development. The rest of the performance plays out uninterrupted, save the screams of the fans.

Danny bows at the end of his performance somewhat overdramatically, but the fans love it, and he leaves the stage with a bright grin.

"Can't wait to see you top that." He says to TJ as they pass, teasingly competitive.

"I'm not." TJ replies flatly. Leaving the confused Danny and MC backstage he walks onto the stage and screams even louder than the ones Danny had received.

The camera briefly flashes to Danny, who's frowning in slight dissapointment.

TJ clears his throat and waves for quiet. "Hey! Wow that was really a crazy moment for me you have no idea." He laughs. "I'm so happy you guys have been supporting me this whole time! I didn't think I'd make it very far, but here I am, all thanks to my lovely fans!"

Several of the audience shouts approval and he laughs again, before his expression turns serious.

"However, this morning the results of the last round of voting came in." His voice is somewhat heavy, and every audience member seems completely absorbed in his speech as the camera briefly pans to the audience.

"So you guys probably know this show has been pretty rough for me. Almost getting eliminated in the first round, and then again everything with Byunjae a few weeks ago. It... I'm not the best at stuff like that. Not being happy." His hand is tight around the mic but he pushes on, eyes closed as he speaks.

"Honestly I wouldn't have made it through all that without Koda. You guys have probably noticed, but he's kind of my best friend, even more so now than when the show started." He goes quiet for a moment, and you could hear a pin drop the audience is so motionless, waiting for him to finish.

"He was eliminated this morning." TJ's voice cracks a bit, and he laughs awkwardly to try and cover it. A few audience members 'aw' and TJ shoots them a shaky grin.

"Yeah, it kind of . And I was thinking all day today and I realized that I don't think I can debut without him. Not after everything that's happened. So I'm conceeding. Danny-hyung is older and has been training longer than me, he deserves this debut. But I hope that you'll still support me and Koda when we debut in the future!" His grin becomes a bit more powerful as he finishes the speech, "And I promise you we'll be debuting, and we're going to be awesome!"

Several fans cheer at the final words, and TJ laughs again before waving and walking off stage. He nods to Danny, hands the mic to the MC, and heads back towards the dressing rooms.

Danny is stunned, but the MC recovers quickly.

"Danny go tell Xaris and G to get ready and into the wings as fast as possible while I introduce them." He doesn't wait to see if the rapper follows his orders before walking out onto the stage, smiling widely as the camera view changes to again show the stage from an audience perspective

"Well wasn't that quite the opening act! We'll have to see if anyone can top that performance, won't we?"

The audience cheers, and the MC waits for them to calm down before continuing.

"Alright then, our next battle tonight will be for the position of main rapper! These two have battled before, but perhaps this time things will turn out differently! Up first we have our defending contestant, Xaris!"

The audience's cheers follow the MC offstage, where he looks around almost frantically before spotting Xaris in one of the wings and relaxing. He nods to the rapper, who grins back and heads onto the stage. He waves cheerfully and shoots the front row a wink, causing the screams to start up again.

He wastes no music and dives straight into his rap.

After his performance finishes, the MC's thoughts come in over the crowd's screams, as they did during Danny's song.

"I felt a bit bad putting Xaris and G against each other again, but with Ant eliminated they were the only viable contenders for the main rapper position."

As the crowd's cheers die down Xaris finally exits, still waving and grinning suavely at the crowd.

G walks out with significantly less fanfare, but if it bothers him it doesn't show. He stops centef stage, takes a short breath, and then flows right into his rap.

During the performance the camera briefly shows Xaris heading into the dressing room and waving for Na Sanghyun and Seongjun to head out and get ready, before it switches back to focusing on G.

The cheers are much louder when he finishes, and he allows a small smirk and a bow before he heads off, nodding to the MC as they cross paths.

The MC waves for silence, and after a moment the fans quiet down to hear who's going next.

"After these performances we'll be taking a short break, but for now we'll be seeing a duel of dancers! Competing tonight for the position of lead dancer we have Na Sanghyun versus Seongjun!"

The camera pans over the audience and cathces several surprised faces within it, though the cheering is as loud as ever as the MC exits.

The stage is empty for a moment before Na Sanghyun scurries on - and then exits again on the other side. A moment later he reappears pushing a bench onto the stage.

A girl comes out from behind the curtain to help him, and the fans immediately start screaming.

TWICE's Momo pauses to wave at the crowd, smiling shyly, before going back to checking that the bench is well placed. Once the two are satisfied Sanghyun exits again and Momo settles on the bench, nodding to the sound techs that they're ready for their music to start.

The screaming is nearly deafening as the two embrace for a moment longer before breaking apart. Sanghyun is a bit red but Momo is smiling widely, waving at the fans and giggling.

The sound fades as the MC's usual thoughts sound over the video. "I was unsure about this pairing at first, but honestly Sanghyun - er, Na Sanghyun that is - is a better dancer than he gives himself credit for. His marks aren't as high as say Jihyun's, but he's got a style and rythm that I think will give him at least something of a fair chance in this battle."

By the time the sound is back in full force the audience has mostly calmed down. Sanghyun and Momo both work to move the bench back into the wings, and Seongjun runs out from the side to help them.

Both bow to the other dancer before seeming to wish him luck and head backstage again.

Seongjun milks the fans, conducting their screams cheerfully, fully enjoying his moment in the spotlight. Even when the music does start he's still playing with the crowd, slowly warming up and taking his time easing into the dance.

Through the performance he keeps playing to the audience, showing off both his skills and his stage charisma, and the continued screaming after he's exited is testament that he did well.

Na Sanghyun laughs and claps the other on the back as he arrives back stage, buttoning up his shirt as he does. Seongjun grins back and offers him a high-five, which is happily given.

The MC eyes the interaction with amusement before heading back onto the stage.

"Well then, that marks the first half of our show tonight! We'll have a fifteen minute break so if you need a restroom go now. I hope you're ready for some more amazing performances when we come back!"

The hallway outside the theatre is crammed with fans as they buy snacks and race to the washrooms.

The cameras set up in the halls pick up snippets of conversation as people walk past.

"Na Sanghyun really surprised me!"

"Oh my gosh I thought I was going to cry when TJ talked about Koda! They're my OTP!"

"I hate to be that guy but I mean Danny was seriously sub-par to G and Xaris, can't they just put both of them into the final group?"

"Oh my god Momo was there! She was so good, total girl crush material!"

"Good lord Seongjun is rude. How dare he even. How dare."

The lights flicker in the hall and everyone begins filing back into the theatre, with one last thought being caught over the chaos.

"Oh my gosh I just realized it's going to be the main dancers next! I can't wait!"

The camera in the theatre shows everyone filing back into their seats, their chatter now a blur of unintelligble words. The lights go dark and MC takes his place in the spotlight, waving to keep everyone's attention on him. The audience finally settles down and he begins introducing the next pair.

"Our next duo will be competing for the title of main dancer, and I'm sure both of them have prepared something quite impressive for us tonight! We'll be starting with KimQ's performance, and then Jihyun will show us what he's prepared. You ready?" He seems much more energetic than he had during the first part, and the audience feeds off his new energy, shouts and applause flooding the air as the MC exits and KimQ walks onstage.

The dancer takes a few breathes, and begins moving as soon as the music begins playing.

The crowd is in awed silence throughout the performance, and the MC's thoughts aren't edited in until the last notes fade and the audience erupts.

"Honestly I feel that while they have different styles KimQ and Jihyun easily have the best command of the stage when they dance. There's an effortless skill they both bring to the table, so I feel of all the pairs they're the most evenly balanced in terms of the position they're fighting for."

KimQ is extremely polite as he repeatedly bows to the audience, thanking them though it can't be heard over the roar of the crowd. Finally he heads offstage and nods to Jihyun, who grins and heads onstage confidently.

He waves to the crowd, and then just like KimQ flows straight into his dance the moment his music sounds over the speakers.

This time the crowd shouts and cheers during the performance, and when he finishes Jihyun looks extremely happy, waving to the fans and even crouching down at the front of the stage to shout thanks to the people up front over the sound.

He waves again happily as he stands up and begins exiting, though he takes his time, waving and interacting with the crowd for as long as he can before he finally vanishes into the wing.

The wing cameras show KimQ offering a handshake, which Jihyun turns into a high five. The two are joined shortly after by Hongsol and Do Sanghyun, the former who appears to enthusiastically congratulate both dancers before the two head back to the waiting room, leaving the lead vocal contestants waiting for their turn to perform.

Back onstage the MC has returned and is hyping up the crowd.

"As expected from two veteran performers, those were quite impressive dances! But it's not over yet, we still have the spots that may well be the most important ones in the entire group, our vocalists!"

He pauses to let people cheer before continuing. "Well I won't keep you waiting! We'll start with our lead vocal contestants, Do Sanghyun and Hongsol!" He lets the cheers usher him off, and he claps Hongsol on the shoulder as the young man heads onto the stage.

Hongsol looks almost like a kicked puppy as he looks nervously out at the audience, before he takes a quick breath to steady himself. He grabs a chair from backstage and drag it out to the center before flopping into it rather awkwardly. He clears his throat, and then nods for the techs to start the music.

The crowd sways along to his song, and they cheer enthusiastically when he finishes, leaving him blushing but smiling widely as he grabs the chair and makes a hasty exit.

Perhaps surprisingly Do Sanghyun looks almost as nervous as Hongsol had when he walks onto the stage, but he doesn't hesitate to signal for the music, not taking any time to look at the crowd as he closes his eyes and takes a few breaths before begining to sing.

The MC's thoughts come in over his performance briefly.

"This pairing is interesting to me, since they're extremely different. Hongsol is much more of an emotional singer where Do Sanghyun is all about technique so I feel that this duel may be determined more by preference than actual ability."

The crowd cheers as he finishes, and as he relaxes he takes a bit more time to wave and smile at everyone before he heads backstage, looking much more confident than he had before the song.

The MC gives him a grin as they pass onstage, and Sanghyun nods back almost akwardly before vanishing into the wings.

The MC lets the crowd cheer for a bit longer before he finally waves for silence and their attention.

"Well then, how is everyone enjoying our performances so far?"

The cheers are nearly deafening and he grins.

"Great to hear! We only have two more presentations tonight unfortunately, but I have the feeling they'll be the best you've seen so far! For our grand finale we have a familiar pair vying for the main vocal position of the group, perhaps one of the most important ones in any group. Starting us off in our final battle, Soul!"

Soul walks on confidently, guitar in hand. He has no back up music. Instead he smiles and waves and patiently waits for the theatre to grow quiet enough for his strumming to be heard.

The audence remains silent and enraptured as he sings, as soulful as his stagename would indicate. Even the MC's usual thoughts don't interrupt the longer performance.

For several seconds after the song ends the final notes ring through the theatre, unimpeeded by any other noise.

The the crowd breaks.

Screams and cheers pour intensely from the theatre and Soul blinks hard as he smiles and waves out at the fans. The knuckles of the hand curled around his guitar are white and there's a slight tremble in his hands, but his smile is blinding as he slowly makes his way back into the wing, holding onto the cheer as long as he can.

The MC's thoughts come in over the cheers as Soul exits.

"I admit I don't feel quite as bad about these two ending up against each other again. Jude and Soul are our best vocalists hands down, so really no matter who was left these two would end up dueling. It will be interesting to see if Soul can turn things around and beat Jude for this spot though, considering that Jude is general more popular. But honestly I feel bot deserve the title."

Soul finally exits and Jude walks on to a symphony of screams. However he barely seems to register them as he takes center stage and lowers his head, signalling for the music to begin.

The screams are just as loud as they had been for Soul, and Jude now takes time to wave and engage with the crowd with the song finished. The MC joins him onstage along with the other eleven contestants, who crowd at the front of the stage to wave and shake hands with the eager fans.

The MC has to shout into the mic to be heard over the noise. "And that's our show tonight! Don't forget to go home and vote for your favorite performance, and tune in next week for the final episode and the official line up! Thank you all and goodnight!"