MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; [frowns as she watched them leave] sadly, it's almost time for us to say goodbye...

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; BUT we still have one more performance to leave us simmering

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; please welcome the team performing "yes or no," SPEED!

the cheers that follow as said
team walks on stage truly hold
the energy of dedicated fans

SPEED ; Our raps are fast and furious. We are SPEED!

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; tow mater, average intelligence [salutes] hello, i'm kang jaehyuk!

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; ka-chow! you're going crazy-cray (crazy-rae) for aurae!

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [closes his eyes and opens them again with determination] i am speed. [smiles] hey i'm kairo.

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; You are speed? Then Francesco is triple speed. [grins] I'm yujun!

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; do you have two lightning mcqueens...?

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [sighs] i claimed him first, but those two [points towards yujun & kairo] went and made matching intros anyway

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; you said you liked them!

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; jae told me to say that

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [laughs awkwardly as the attention turns to him] i was just trying to prevent altercations

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; well, i'm going to move on to avoid them as well...

a smart idea

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; what would you like to tell the audience before your performance?

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; we may give you two choices, but when it comes to us, you'll only answer yes [winks]

yes, we went back to our regular
program including the consistent
dark to light to practice room
editing progression

except why are they
kissing...? or almost...?

let's rewind...

while taking a pause from practice later
in the evening, kairo is sat against the wall
scrolling slowly on his phone while the other
members are deciding what to get for dinner

during this discussion, yujun
wanders away towards kairo,
taking a seat next to him

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; what are you doing?

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [quickly glancing up and back down] reading an update

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; hm? i thought you didn't read fanfiction in "broad daylight" [makes hand quotation marks]

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; the sun went down and it's not like you haven't already exposed me

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; you exposed yourself

yujun goes quiet as he doesn't
receive a response back and
instead starts reading too

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; "soobin grabbed my chin, catching me off guard. he had never been so forward in public before, but the idea of me with another man must've ignited his possession as he leaned in for a kiss."

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [frowns and looks up at yujun] hey, don't read it out loud!

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; hm... [barely thinks before he goes on to perform the scene, surprising kairo]

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; what in the bl drama did i just look over to?

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [let's go of kairo and chuckles] i got to start the kaijun shippers

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [confused] how would that get people to ship kairo and yeonjun?

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [in disbelief] are you dumb..?

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; me and yeonjun?! no no! IT'S KAIBIN! [pleads to the camera] GUYS DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!!!

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [higher disbelief] what in the world???

while kairo cries about some imaginary
kaibin erasure, the team was eventually
able to get food. as they sat eating in their
practice room, they decided it was the right
time to start discussing their team name.

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [finishes chewing his bite of pizza] should we decide on a name? we skipped over that before

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; well, i was hoping inspiration would hit me over the head, but no [slumps] it disappointed me

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; unless we name ourselves "indecisive"

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [mouth partially filled] i don't think we want to go claiming that

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; hm, then the only option is to go back to "yes or yes" right? [starts singing] you got two choices, yes or yes!

wait, you guys already had a name idea?

[ the day groups were made ]

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [finishes noting sections on a sheet] we need a leader right? any volunteers?

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [start's raising his hand] ME-

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [shakes head] not yujun, we'll never get anything done

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; HEy... [stops himself] then we should have the oldest do it, who's old?

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; i think it's me, but did you just call me old outright???

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; he did [chuckles] but i'd also be willing to be the leader

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; okay then we have two choices for a leader-

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; yes or yes

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; AaaaaaAaaaaaAaAA [korean lyrics to yes or yes]

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; i don't know if i trust either of you

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; should we override and have you be the leader?

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [shakes head] i got enough of a taste last mission

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [breaking out of their singing session] jae can be leader

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [blanks] suddenly?

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; CONGRATS woo!

(btw i find it funny that kiki
acquired both leader positions)

if anyone was hearing this outside,
they'd think he won something

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; we should have our name be "yes or yes" [laughs]

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; i'm not against it

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; nor i

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; wouldn't we be seen as copycats though?

us pointing at jae because he
used the idea for a different line

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; this is a survival show.

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; uh... still?

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; if you don't agree with the name, just say so

[ back to present ]

the group goes from looking away
like this is a sitcom flashback
to looking back at each other

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; oh yeah jae shut that down!

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [crosses her arms] then does said jae have any ideas, yes or yes?

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [on guard] what are you starting...?

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [unphased thought moment] what about speed? like we're saying we're fast and furious because we're rapping

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; you're fast and furious jae?

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; hush i'm trying

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [nodding and testing it out in her head]

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; i am speed.

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; we are speed :D

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; that wasn't an inclusive statement yujun

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; well cars is for everyone isn't it? [takes a bite of pizza]

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; but i was trying to hype myself up, not you guys

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; why not hype everyone up?

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; did you forget we're competing against each other right now?

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [furrows brows] did you forget we're helping you?

the group goes quiet

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [grins] we are speed? [nudges aurae]

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [purses lips before switching to a smile] we are speed

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [soft smile] we are speed

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [cheers] we are speed!

this groups shoves a lot of
things under the bridge huh?

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [speaks up after the group goes back to eating for a bit] by the way, aurae, why does it seem like you're trying to pick fights?

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [shrugs] because i am

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [chuckles] i realized that when i'm not in control it's fun to cause drama or chaos, depending on my mood

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; could i not be the target?

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; but you cause the other half of chaos... isn't it fair?

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; see, kairo gets it ^^

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; ha [laughs but it ends in a sigh] i miss when i was able to cause chaos

i mean no one is REALLY
stopping you [evil editor laugh]

anyway, as they are left to eat,
it's time to venture into their practice
process, starting back when they
began working on their lyrics

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; if we're writing our own lyrics, we need a theme right?

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; i think we need to keep the vibe of the original song, which in general is confidence or "i'm the best" mentality

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; but we can connect it to ourselves on the show?

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [nodding but i can't say he listened to that all the way] sounds good

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [taps her chin with her pencil] then let's go with that

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [nodding] good. shall we give it a go and then come back together?

in agreement, thankfully, the
group disperses to write lyrics
and after an undisclosed time,
they're back together. here are
some key points from their
lyric sharing session

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; "i'm 17th, up up up" "at this rate, i'll be sent home, home, home"

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [looks up] didn't we agree to base it on confidence..? isn't this the opposite?

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; keep reading

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; "my name is kang jaehyuk, pick pick pick"

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; we were allowed to throw in promotion tactics? can i rewrite my lyrics?

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; no..? doesn't this go against the theme?

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; well, it's hard to just write that we're the best... other than you, i can't say we fully believe that

yeah 2nd place seo kairo you're
in a team with the 16th, 17th,
and 18th place trainees /lh

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; huh? but i just wrote about [counting on his fingers] being the best, getting rich, and being their oppa

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; what? [rethinks decisions] i retract my statements

yujun's writing lyrics of great importance

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; "clearing my throat, ah-choo, ah-choo, ah-choo"

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; oh that's fun

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; "my legs are trembling as i was almost eliminated"

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; "i'm actually a vocalist"

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; oh, so both of you went that direction... maybe we should readjust that way?

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; not necessarily, i go further than that with the lines

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [reading over jae's shoulder] they really fit you, all of our lyrics do really

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [jokingly] like kairo saying he's greedy

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [laughs] i only write the truth

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; you wrote that you're an all-rounder

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; well, he has tried everything

dude, he tries everything in this song

speaking of everything, SPEED
actually used some of their practice
time to orchestrate some movement
on stage through joint effort...

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; [watching the practice room version of this orchestrated performance]

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; ah... [a bit speechless after they finish]

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; may i ask why you added dance moves before even having the rap down properly?

they were silent by choice

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; [shakes head] i suddenly wish i wasn't the rap mentor

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; [sighs] let me hear the song without the extra stuff because we can only work on one struggle piece at a time

and that they did

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; hm... it actually became listenable, but i wouldn't say that's good enough

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; jaehyuk, i know you can sing, but this isn't a vocal performance

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; kairo, you can rap, but if you want to commit to the line that's more vocal based, you'll need to work harder on it

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; good thing is, you have opposite issues and can work on it together

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; meanwhile, yujun can help aurae with her rapping

BAEK HANWOOL [ the rap expert ] ; now, onto the flow issues...

and this man talked a little too long,
but luckily for SPEED, he also stayed
to help host an intro to rapping bootcamp-
a bootcamp that with additional group
& duo practicing afterwards made them presentable. maybe not their dancing
but yeah...

clips of their practicing faded out
and into the stage once again as
their performance officially began

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YES OR NO by SPEED

[There should be a GIF or video here. Update the app now to see it.]

JI YUJUN as NAM DOHYUN ( red jacket )

SEO KAIRO as CHO SEUNGYOUN ( black vest )

JEONG AURAE as JEONG JAEHOON ( blue jacket )

KANG JAEHYUK as KIM SEONGYEON ( black jacket )

MAIN RAPPER JI YUJUN

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[ backstage ]

PARK ROSE [ 3 ☆ rivulet ] ; you might be able to cook an egg on that stage

BAE JEONGHOON [ 3 ☆ rivulet ] ; sounds unsanitary

SHIN KYUHYUN [ 3 ☆ the neighborhood ] ; i'm glad they did well...

YOON SOOYOUNG [ 3 ☆ the neighborhood ] ; yeah, i was a little worried

KIAN HWANG [ 3 ☆ the neighborhood ] ; yujun and kairo are good rappers, i guess they're good teachers as well

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misun walks back on stage just
as SPEED is catching their breath

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; i guess you guys really did make this simple for me

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [confused]

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [leans over to whisper something to him]

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; [whispers] oh

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; you got two choices,

SPEED ; YES OR YES!

phew definitely avoided
those copycat claims

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; [feigns pity] too bad you didn't make this easy for our audience...

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; may our final voting begin~!

in our last voting promotion period,
kairo and yujun pose back-to-back
like two james bonds both shooting
winks at the audience, aurae does
an "end of runway" pose being
sending the crowd a kiss, and
jaehyuk copied his "pick, pick, pick"
line move by tapping his cheek.

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[ backstage ]

SEO KAIRO [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; i think i'm going to hear this song in my sleep [holds his ears]

KANG JAEHYUK [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; that wasn't already happening? it's been my dreams' theme song since yujun put me through beat conditioning

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; i mean, he did have you listen to it while sleeping as well

JEONG AURAE [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; i'm surprised you didn't go insane

JI YUJUN [ 3 ☆ speed ] ; hey! at least it helped!

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MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; [watching as SPEED left the stage before turning back to the audience]

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; and that was our final performance

unlike the rest of the night, the
audience was filled with people booing

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; which means it's time for all of us to leave [pouts]

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; but until next time my lovelies~!

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after the conclusion of the performances
and the finalization of the onsite
votes, all 19 trainees were filtered
into the area that previously
contained the audience.

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; hello my precious beings~! [swinging her cue cards]

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; are you ready to hear the final results of today's mission?

like normal, the trainees react to her
question with an almost unison
'yes' because really, they
had no other choice

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; [nods] alright, then if you could direct your attention to the screen behind me...

at her words, a score reveal
graphic appears on the screen.

MISUN [ the recruiter ] ; [half turns, looking directly at the trainees again] let's start with our dance team first!

text and numbers begin rolling
in the blanks on the screen,
stopping only for the
results to be blurred out

sorry, but the results will be
revealed in the next episode!

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