one : welcome to crown

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) viewers, it is nice to meet you. i am lee jieun, the queen of crown, but you may know me as iu

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) here, we have 38 girls who are connected with each other with the same dream

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) are you ready to support these girls? now, let me introduce our lovely princesses

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) are you running for the crown?

the music blasted from the speakers,
the instrumental started playing and
the 38 girls can't help but think that
they've done it, they're finally performing
on a stage after many months of
practicing. now, they are going to
give their all and impress the viewers

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( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) what a great way to start our day, right?

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) once again, let me introduce you to the dukes and duchesses of crown

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meet hwanwoong! oneus' main dancer
and the duke of dance for crown!

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meet mina! twice's main (underrated) dancer
and the duchess of dance for crown!

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meet hongjoong! ateez's main rapper
and the duke of rap for crown!

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meet soyeon! (g)i-dle's main rapper
and the duchess of rap for crown!

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meet joshua! seventeen's lead (underrated) vocal
and the duke of vocal for crown!

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meet wendy! red velvet's main vocal
and the duchess of vocal for crown!

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( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) now that you are all up-to-date on our mentors, shall i announce the pre-class rankings?

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) the princesses were evaluated and classified into various class ranks based on first impressions, applications, auditions, and the performance of crown's theme song just now!

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) please reveal the class ranks!

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OFFICIAL PRE-CLASS RANKINGS

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( ❝ AERA / A ❞ ) i'm happy with my rank but my sister....

( ❝ ERYNN / F ❞ ) class f..? that's embarrassing..

( ❝ MANWOL / C ❞ ) ah, what a shame..

( ❝ SHIORI / D ❞ ) ah, my sister is higher than me, i'll make sure to be a higher rank than her or at least the same rank as her next time! watch out, sis!

( ❝ ARI / B ❞ ) okay, this is good. i'll just have to work my way up next time!

( ❝ WOO / N ❞ ) n? what's that? oh, don't tell me it stands for nasty!

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( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) now, we all have common sense right? we're all aware that a is a good rank and f, well, not so much..

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) but what is class n? class n is the class rank for the best of the best princesses so, the six girls in class n are actually the top 6 right now. but, who knows? maybe someone will take the crown away from them...

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) how about we start this show with your first project, yeah? well, we look forward to your teamwork through a company evaluation!

some of the trainees were
worried as the number of
trainees that were representing
their company was too small

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) ah, don't worry if the number of trainees in your company right now is small. this company evaluation actually has a twist

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) not only will you be working with your labelmates but you will also be working with another company! kind of like a pair group!

( ❝ IU / HOST ❞ ) and right now, i will announce your groupings!

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OFFICIAL PROJECT ONE GROUPINGS

GROUP O1. HYBE & SM
GROUP O2. RBW & CUBE
GROUP O3. PNATION & STARSHIP
GROUP O4. KQ & WM
GROUP O5. JYP & YG

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( ❝ BORA / B ❞ ) there's no way they put up rival companies against each other, right?!

( ❝ QINYANG / N ❞ ) jyp and yg grouped together? ha, this just got interesting

( ❝ SHIZUKA / C ❞ ) well, i guess we can put the company rivalry aside.. for now..

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project discussions : next chapter
open now!