doni: The news is spreading already
doni: The music industry is going crazy right now,
doni: team leader.
coni: I'm not kidding.
doni: Idol 999 is
doni: stirring up a storm in the music industry
coni: Not just the music world it's popular among the broadcasting side too
doni: I'll say it again,
doni: Idol 999 does not accept improper solicitation
coni: Not at all
doni: As we picked the members through
doni: a fair audition process,
doni: we'll carry on with
doni: the audition today as well.
coni: Nice to meet you,
coni: I'm the rookies development team leader
coni: As the rookies development team leader,
coni: the participant this time is very talented.
coni: I specially recommend this person,
coni: I made her debut.
doni: team leader's recommendation,
doni: today's participant..
doni: please come out! coni: come out
coni: It's her.
(feels like she should get an audition free pass) coni: Give me the clothes!
(Nation's center girl)
somi: hello
(Jeon Somi) (It's already her 4th time debuting! Her 2nd phase of life)
(Debut: 13 June 2019)
(Experience: Chosen by the nation's producers as no. 1 for the girl group I.O.I,)
(Center position)
(Subsequently showing her presence by being involved in various group projects and commercials)
(and eventually having a solo debut in 2019!!!)
coni: Somi may have known,
coni: I was a national producer as well.
coni: At that time, she was my pick.
somi: Yeah, he has been looking after me since then,
somi: I've always known
coni: Why is your debut so late?
somi: I know right T.T
coni: why.. why
coni: Well, at least you finally debuted
coni: Good job!
somi: Thank you doni: During PD101,
doni: how old was somi?
somi: I was in 3rd grade middle school
doni: How old were you then?
somi: I was 16 years old when I first debuted.
doni: how old are you now?
(nineteen somsomi) somi: 19 years old
coni: It's been 3 years doni: Wow 3 years has passed
coni: Yeah, it took her 3 years to be here
(Pro-debuter Somi) doni: It's your 4th time debuting
somi: I debuted with I.O.I
somi: then with Unnies
somi: and also with this group called Girls Next Door
somi: and finally, my solo debut.
coni: Regardless
coni: somi finally has her debut
coni: it's a happy occasion
coni: let's give a round of applause.
doni: An official solo debut after 3 years
doni: How are you feeling now?
somi: There isn't any nervous feelings up till now,
somi: it feels surreal, kinda more like a restless vibe
(an elder who doesn't know what is vibe) doni: vibe?
coni: vibe vibe somi: that kind of vibe
(vibe: atmosphere, feels)
doni: The people around must have been looking forward
coni: Especially your parents
coni: Her father is really famous you know?
coni: Real men
coni: You don't know?!
(an oblivious expression that anyone can tell)
doni: He's very famous right
coni: He appeared in a lot of dramas
doni: Wow really?!
coni: He appeared in DOTS
coni: as a great army captain somi: Thank you
doni: Ahh he's an actor coni: He was originally an actor
coni: That's her father
(Matthew Douma / Somi's dad) coni: During DOTS
coni: That's right, it's her dad
somi: As my dad debuted for a long time,
somi: he's been very supportive
somi: he also asks me "what is the lyrics?"
somi: so that he can sing along
coni: Your father is also considered a celebrity right?
somi: That's right
somi: At times
somi: when we walk on the streets
somi: People recognise my dad instead of me
coni: that's right, your dad is quite handsome.
somi: They notice him first then notices me next
doni: This family is a household of celebrities
doni: Somi must be feeling kind of anxious
doni: because
doni: you're is the last to debut among the 11 members
somi: yup I'm the last
coni: That's why you were feeling emotional
somi: Yes I was honestly feeling emotional
somi: I did endure through it somehow
coni: I think you endured through it by uploading
coni: pictures on SNS from the way I see it
somi: That's right
somi: Yes, I've been actively working
somi: I want to show people that I'm still constantly working,
somi: so continue to support me
doni: Since you debuted, have your friends talked about it
somi: Everyone contacted me
somi: when the teaser came out,
somi: they sent the teaser pictures
somi: in our group chat
somi: saying "so pretty!!"
somi: "finally it's out, all the best!"
doni: Those who worked hard with you
doni: must have been looking forward to it
coni: who was the very first to congratulate you on your debut?
coni: if you were to be very specific
somi: Doyeon unni was the first among I.O.I
coni: Ahh Weki Meki
doni: Did she give any good advice?
somi: They were saying that would be good to unleash all the
somi: talents that you've developed in the past 3 years
coni: You're the next solo after Chungha
coni: among the I.O.I members somi: yup that's right
coni: Since Chungha has been successful
coni: you must be even more nervous
doni: These days, female solo acts are precious
coni: definitely somi: there isn't many
doni: I'm very curious about your debut solo song
coni: Wait a minute, this song is also made by
somi: Teddy oppa
coni: Somi composed the song and passed it to him
somi: I made it myself!
doni: Blackpink, Sunmi and more
doni: All the groups he composed for were very successful
(Teddy is Somi's CEO currently)
coni: How was it working with him?
coni: we're curious as we don't know him well
somi: Since I'm quite young
somi: I don't really know what Teddy oppa has done
somi: so although I don't know who he is,
somi: Teddy as a person is someone respectable to me and someone I like
somi: Seeing him in person, he is really nice
somi: and also cool
somi: he also writes good songs
coni: You can say that it's the first time a new artist
coni: is introduced from his company
coni: Shouldn't he come and greet us?
doni: The CEO
coni: The owner should bring coffee
coni: and ask us to take care of his artist
coni: with a 90 degree bow
doni: Even if he doesn't come,
doni: at least give us one of the songs.
(To Teddy: Please give us the rest of the songs)
doni: The singing style is slightly different right
somi: Oh but I didn't know about it,
somi: when I went to the karaoke with my friends,
somi: they were like "oh! You sing like YG now"
somi: your singing style has changed
doni: It used to be half air, half sound
doni: how is YG different?
somi: It's like
somi: they go more with the feels
doni: she can't contain her energy
coni: It's been a while somi: my mouth has been itching
doni:is your leg okay?
doni: you need to show the different versions
doni: for the viewers to compare
somi: the first line of my song goes like
somi: hey boy, how you doing?
somi: don't wanna say the typical hello
somi: Half air, half sound will sound like doni: JYP style would be
somi: you can also sing like this
somi: At The Black Label,
(Feel 100% Current company's singing style)
(kinda get it)
coni: I don't care eh eh eh eh
coni: this kind of feels, like pushing it out somi: exactly
(wrong application)
somi: very accurate
doni: somi is the only person
doni: to have been in both JYP & YG
somi: to be exact, it's The Black Label instead
(Her expressions and actions doesn't rest for even a second)
doni: the most important part
doni: we have to hear somi's debut song
coni: I'm so curious
somi: the solo song is about birthday
coni: happy birthday somi: saeng il (birthday)
somi: It's a very bright song with a fast tempo
somi: when you listen to it you will start to dance
(Audition mode: We'll listen to it first then evaluate) doni: We'll listen to it
doni: Actually, today somi should be nervous
doni: You know what place is this right?
somi: A place to choose girl groups
coni: Not girl group
coni: You mean we form a girl group together?
somi: Yes let's do it together
somi: since you're in pink
coni: let's introduce ourselves first
doni: we'll introduce ourselves
doni: Representative of idol entertainment
doni: I'm honey sexy doni, the leader of Idol 999
coni: hello,
coni: I'm sweet sugar coni,
coni: the member, guitarist and more in Idol 999
doni: we each need to have a title
doni: just like honey sexy doni and sweet sugar coni
doni: do you have any title in mind?
somi: cutie sexy somi
doni/coni: ahh cutie sexy somi
doni: I was originally cutie sexy doni
coni: oh yes you change it right
doni: our strategic planning team leader in Idol 999
doni: will proceed with the briefing
coni: nice to meet you,
coni: I'm sweet sugar coni
coni: the strategic team leader of Idol 999
coni: we'll gather 999 global members to form the world's largest group
coni: adding the 2 of us
coni: we'll debut with a total number of 1001
doni/coni: we are Idol 999!
somi: ah pigeon!
doni: you got it, it's a pigeon
doni: she's got a great sense
somi: now I got it
doni: He's the hip hop pigeon
coni: out of 999 members, 3 has been recruited
coni: so today is the day to recruit the 4th member
somi: since I'm not in a group, I'm alone
somi: so I have a free pass?
coni: no such thing
doni: Just because you're auditioning alone
doni: doesn't mean you'll 100% be chosen
somi: what a pity
doni: we have very different contract conditions from The Black Label
coni: Firstly, we do not force members to have group activities
coni: you guys can have individual activities
coni: when we have to promote as Idol 999
coni: we'll send out a telegram
(2001 liner will not know what is a telegram)
doni: she doesn't know what's a telegram coni: she don't know?
coni: we'll light a beacon from Ilsan
somi: then I'll see it from here
coni: then you'll see from there
(a kind teenage girl accepting 2 old man's joke)
coni: you know beacon?
doni: every week we'll pick one, so it'll take 999 weeks
somi: wa that's how many years?
doni: you'll be 42 years old?
somi: If I'm 42 then.. coni: we'll freeze ourselves
doni: don't you know, every week after shooting
doni: we'll go to Noryangjin and lie down
(frozen doniconi beside frozen tuna)
doni: then we'll shoot and go back and freeze again
coni: so it'll take some time
coni: this is how determined we are to promote
somi: suits you very well
doni: nonetheless, we'll proceed with a thorough evaluation
doni: what kind of mindset did you come with?
somi: I'll do it with a very humble mind with no pride at all
doni: very good very good
doni: the first round of Idol 999's (forced) audition
doni: we'll proceed to evaluate individual skills
doni: if you see here
doni: we have grades A to F
doni: depending on how good your skills are
doni: we'll evaluate with the grades
doni: although you might feel burdened
doni: you have to overcome this to be a celebrity
somi: yup definitely
doni: do you want to be a star? somi: I wanna be a star
doni: what do you want to do when you're famous?
doni: famous like us somi: I want to eat meat
doni: to appeal to the national sponsors of Idol 999
doni: Somi's self-introduction for 30 seconds
doni: ready go
somi: hello national sponsors
somi: it's been a long time, I'm somi
somi: I'm promoting with the title song "birthday"
somi: please give me much love & support
somi: I'll work hard, I'll see you more often in the future
doni: there's still 20 seconds left
somi: also I love you so much,
somi: and I'll give my best to work hard
somi: do give doni coni oppas much love as well
doni: a mesage to the overseas sponsors in english
doni: you have to translate that somi
somi: yes alright
coni: lets go through the data from the super fan computer
doni: the first information
coni: jeon somi is a dance genius
coni: the super computer says you're a dance genius
coni: do you agree?
somi: with a humble mind,
coni: nope, don't have to be humble whatsoever
coni: we don't need to have a humble member
somi: if someone shows me a choreography,
somi: I'm able to follow after watching about 2-3 times
coni: so you're good at following
doni: are you able to do it immediately
doni: after it appears on screen?
somi: I've never tried it but,
somi: shall I give it a shot?
doni: It's really not easy
doni: the only ones who succeeded were
doni: BoA, Shinee's Key and Lisa
doni: followed by Jung Seung Hwan
doni: Including Antenna Music's JSH
doni: we have our 4 dancing kings/queens
coni: Let's see somi's dance profile
coni: there's a lot of dance that we remember
coni: when we talk about somi
coni: because of the various girl groups she was in
coni: here today,
coni: let's look at somi's history for the past 3 years
coni: somi danced to this during PD101
doni: even before your solo debut,
doni: you already have so many dances
coni: and it's songs that we all know
doni: well these are muscle memories where the
doni: body remembers through lots of dance practices
doni: as you said earlier, you can follow after
doni: watching about 2-3 times somi: when did I say it like that T.T
doni: let's show the video first
coni: you can prepare while watching the video somi: I'm nervous as this is my first time
doni: that's all, let's go
doni: first try
doni: is she correct? coni: yes
doni: for now, grade A for Solo dance
doni: let's try one more time
somi: what's this
somi: it's so hard
doni: let's go
coni: BTS song, will somi be able to succeed?
somi: I don't think I can get A for this
coni: you should to do it right away
somi: ah oh my my my
somi: sorry
doni: ahh we are very objective
coni: the moves to come out immediately during oh my my
somi: what a bummer
doni: we are fair, give me the A
doni: our audition is not easy
doni: we'll give somi a chance to overturn the grade
coni: somi's very good at cover dances too
coni: IZONE's chaeyeon covered more than 10
coni: various group dances at random and garnered
coni: a total of 18 million views on different sites
coni: we'll just play any songs, just dance if you know any
coni: you're doing great
coni: put (grade A sticker) on
doni: paste the A!!
coni: you know all the songs even from other companies,
coni: and your former company,
doni: when somi dances, she looks like a baby
doni: but also has a mature side as well
doni: you really have a variety of expressions
coni: you even know Twice & even Dalla's songs
somi: yeah I feel like I'll see everyone
coni: you knew itzy members as well?
somi: yup
coni: ah during trainee days
doni: just do it hyung
coni: our super fan computer has chosen another skill of somi's
coni: somi is a high school rapper
coni: what is this about? you rap too?
somi: when I was active under Unnies
somi: I had the opportunity to write my own lyrics
somi: so I wrote the rap lyrics
coni: what were the rap lyrics? can you show it to us?
doni: 5, 6, 7, 8
somi: Yeah Unnies, everyone’s looking at us
somi: The moment they look, huh? they’re all shocked
somi: The real one has come
somi: Each from different places, we came together as one
somi: We’re so pretty, right? Right?
somi: That’s why we have different energy
somi: Don’t worry, just come in
somi: We won’t hurt you, let’s have fun
doni: you memorised it?
somi: it's my story
coni: she memorised it because it's her lyrics
coni: since somi is a rapper
coni: to evaluate a proper rap,
coni: we need to hear it freestyle
coni: freestyle rap is the best way
coni: actually, rappers hate it the most
coni: when they are asked to freestyle
doni: this is like asking comedians to be funny
coni: but since somi is neither a comedian or a rapper
coni: you have to do it
coni: this is called the rap cap
doni: signature cap only on idol room
doni: shall we give you a topic?
somi: okay sounds good
doni: Teddy
somi: Teddy oppa
somi: wa this is hard
coni: drop the beat
somi: ah yo yo yo
somi: check check
somi: we have a lot of rappers in our company
somi: and I'm not one of the rappers
somi: I'm just tagging along all the oppas
somi: wadle waddle ay baggy pants
somi: we have teddy oppa in our company
somi: no, not the bear, teddy teddy oppa
somi: 1TYM, yes that teddy oppa
somi: oh why am I so good?
somi: I like the atmosphere
coni: she needs to do one more, change the beat
doni: she's too good, I can't
somi: this is fun
somi: this is how I always play
coni: the topic will be
coni: your dad
doni: let's go with somi's dad
coni: you're so good, you flow with the rhythm well
somi: my dad's name is matthew matthew matthew
somi: grandmother calls him grasshopper x3 (maeddugi)
somi: everytime she says that, dad will say
somi: "mother-in-law, my name is matthew" okay
somi: when I walk on the streets with my dad
somi: oh it's matthew, then looks to the
somi: teenage girl beside and say "ah somi hello"
somi: that's when I greet "hello!"
somi: and dad will be like "hello~"
somi: my dad went to canada today
somi: I miss him. I bid goodbye to him this morning
somi: dad then said "do well somi"
somi: have a great meeting with doni coni
somi: don't rush through it ayyy