chapter one

‹ EPISODE ONE — THE STARS ARE ALIGNED ›

Multiple cameras came into focus, filming the surroundings of an empty room. Inside were eighteen chairs, all numbered individually, with a golden star on each seat.

The door to the room suddenly opened, causing all of the cameras to turn towards the entrance.

A tall girl peered inside, looking around at the room before stepping inside. The shot freeze-framed, revealing her name to be Kana.

"All I could think was, wow... this room is large!" Kana exclaims, smiling in her solo commentary interview. "I was also nervous to see who else would walk in."

Kana walks up to the seats seeing that there are chairs numbered from one to eighteen, meaning that the girls could sit in any seat they wanted.

Not wanting to appear cocky, Kana sat in the middle seat; number nine. She continued looking around the room, making eye contact with several cameras.

Smiling, she waved to one of them before turning her attention back to the room. She didn't want to look weird or anything to someone if they came in and saw her waving at seemingly nothing.

Almost on cue, another contestant opened the door and entered the room. The girl had long black hair with bleach blonde lowlights, appearing to be a foreigner even to Kana.

The screen freeze-framed once again, revealing the girl's name to be Iva.

Politely, Kana stood up and bow as a greeting to the new person in the room. "Hello, I'm Kana."

Iva looked at Kana and bowed back, "Iva."

That was all the young girl said in response, going and sitting in the eighteenth seat, away from Kana.

Switching to her solo shot, Iva sighed. "I hope I didn't come across as rude to her. I'm just not good around people I don't know well."

The two girls sat in silence before the door opened once again, revealing a blonde girl, a stark contrast between the two girls with darker hair colors.

She walked into the room, looking at the door girls, wondering just how old each one was. The screen freeze-framed, revealing the girl to be Jihu.

Politely, Jihu bowed to the two girls already in the room, a gentle smile resting on her face. "Hello, I'm Sa Jihu."

Kana smiled back at Jihu, happy that she wasn't caged off like Iva was. "I'm Kana, that's Iva."

Jihu looked over at Iva, who merely nodded her head at her. Not really wanting to sit next to Iva, Jihu took a seat in seat number ten, right next to Kana.

"How old are you?" Kana asked, her Korean sounding a little off.

"I'm 21, what about you?" Jihu asked, but immediately received an answer back.

"I'm 21 too!" Kana smiled, happy to meet someone her age.

While the two casually talked about their lives to one another, the door opened again, revealing two people this time. The first girl, sporting all black hair, is freeze-framed and revealed to be Seolhee.

The second girl, also with long black hair, is freeze-framed and revealed to be Bee. The two girls walk in, not really sparing a glance towards the other contestants.

Only Kana stands up and introduces herself and the two others, "Hello, I'm Kana. That's Jihu and back there is Iva."

In response, Bee merely nodded but didn't introduce herself back, taking a seat in seat number sixteen. However, Seolhee bowed and introduced herself. "Hello, I'm Seolhee."

Seolhee walked over to seat number six, taking the seat with a small smile on her face.

A short time skip occurs, showing that four other girls had arrived. In seat number one sat Elsa, who was also right next to Em, who had occupied the number two seat.

Seated next to Jihu in the eleventh seat is Yoojin, who is happily chatting with the two girls. While in seat thirteen is Ying Ying, keeping her distance from the other girls for the time being.

The door opens once more, revealing three more girls. It freeze frames on a tall brunette girl, with her name revealed to be Belle. Behind Belle is revealed to Hari, followed by Jihyun.

Belle smiles, bowing to the other girls. "Hello, I'm Belle!" The other girls respond, well most of them do. Jihyun follows suit, "I'm Jihyun."

Hari is the only one to not introduce herself, quickly taking her seat in number twelve, right next to Yoojin and Ying Ying.

The two older girls also decide to take their seats, with Belle sitting next to Kana in seat eight and Jihyun taking her seat in seat number five, right next to Seolhee.

Three more girls enter the room, with the camera freeze-framed to show each girl's name. The first girl with long black hair is revealed to be Eve, followed by the red-head Gyuri, and the brunette Yoo E.

"Hello, I'm Eve." Eve bows with a small smile on her face, taking a seat in the number four chair.

Following Eve's lead, Gyuri bows and introduces herself, "Hello! I'm Gyuri." The only one not to introduce herself is Yoo E, who quickly goes and sits in seat fourteen, next to Ying Ying.

The other girls, who are friendly enough, introduce themselves which in turn helps Gyuri to go sit in the seventh seat next to Belle.

The shot switches to Gyuri solo camera commentary shot. "Hello, I'm Park "Quack Attack" Gyuri and I'm 20 years old."

A question appears on the screen asking, "Are you intimidated by the other girls yet?"

"Hm... I kinda am. They are all REALLY pretty, so I can't even begin to fathom how talented each one of them are." Gyuri laughs, feeling herself begin to worry about her own chances.

For the last time, the door opens to reveal the last three contestants. The camera freezes again to reveal the names of each girl. The first is a black haired girl named Sun, who looks around sheepishly at everyone in the room. The second girl had dark brown hair, revealed to be Hyeya. The last girl had red hair, her name being shown as Mari.

Not introducing herself, Sun quickly made her way to the seventeenth seat, sitting down next to Iva and Bee.

Almost surprisingly, neither did the other two girls. Hyeya smiled at the other contestants before sitting in seat number three.

Mari had a resting face going, showing she was quite annoyed having to sit in the fifteenth seat of all places.

"I was a little disappointed," Mari confesses in her solo shot. "I didn't want to be in seat fifteen, honestly seat one would've been the best."

The cameras zoom in on the doors as they open, revealing the five main mentors of the show. First to