Every performance that day was mostly covers from big named idols of current generation like Blast's Mic Drop, BeatEvo's Resonance, Quake's Answers, Finale's Missing you, with some duo stages with original pieces and covers from the mentioned group with different songs some performance were great, some were good but some where passable.
One by one they started to perform. A young man named Wooseok then entered the stage as he presented some elegant dance but his main point is Vocal as he emphasizes the use of falsetto, high notes, and visuals which makes him stand out.
Then another duo Chan and Ravn do some dance moves with their performance too. Yujeon later performs with some group dance moves with good synchronization.
Kai and Lai then entered with some sexy dance songs and good vocals too. Yeonjun then came out with some rap lines and continued with Jun's performance with a cover of Mad Clown's song "Lie".
Rain, Bae Yoon Jung, Soyou and Mad Clown one by one give some comments about each performance and put some emphasis on their performance, which one to put more attention and some details, come critics and some praise and some jokes in between to ease up the contestant nervousness.
It was a tiring day, with some breaks in between shoots for eating and bathroom breaks.
There are some cute team performances, sexy team performances, some good soloists, some great rappers, some goofy but fun performances and some Energetic performances.
In between shoots, the contestant one by one tried to socialize with their peers next to them and tried to open a conversation about each performance as it was so boring while waiting for each performance which takes around 10 minutes each, and combined, around total of 30 performances are recorded that day.
Before he passed asleep, Xion was called to the backstage for some briefing by the staff about his performance and preparations. Xion walks with much confidence and swag.
It was Xion's turn now, he walked to the center of the stage where the mentors interviewed him a bit before his performance.
Rain reached the mic and asked "Xion, i noticed that you only trained for a month here in your portfolio, while the others have at least a year or the longest here is around 4 years, aren't you just gambling here?
Xion then replied, I know that I have the least training experience, but i believe in my potential and i've taken every piece of advice that has been given to me to heart.
I'm standing here not because I am better than other trainees, but because I want to challenge myself in this harsh environment ahead. Rain and the rest of mentors slightly nodded with the answer, "please continue with your performance".
Xion stands in the middle of the stage and strikes a pose. Slowly a song "I'll be back'' by the second generation of K-pop Idol, 2PM which were former labelmates of Rain is played which makes the mentors' attention focus on Xion.
Surprising everyone, Xion is singing the first verse of the song in Japanese, which makes the other trainees discuss it silently.
Some trainees then paid great attention to Xion, instantly observing his vocals and dance. on the chorus and second verse he changed the lyrics into the original version.
Xion does the dance step by step perfectly but still when he is about to do high notes, he stands still and sings powerfully, which then misleads the other trainees that he is another vocal material, the vocal mentor Soyou was seen smiling throughout the performance.
When the rap part came, Xion rap with good pace which made Mad Clown nod in approval, but Rain and Bae Yoonjung were smiling after seeing the performance.
When the performance is finished, Rain clapped and praised Xion, "you did great with that minimal experience, you know the dance routine to the details, you can sing greatly, even though your rap is not as good at the rest of your performance, i find no flaws in it, besides that, you really know what kind of music these mentors really like.
Rain said jokingly which makes all the mentors laugh simultaneously, Bae Yoonjung then added, you also incorporate some variation on the dance moves but it didn't altered the performance a lot, hearing this, several trainees ears perked up and sized Xion once again.
Mad Clown then added " i really like the tempo that you used in your rap, even though you change the rap into your own verses, it still makes good variation on the performance, i can see that you have learned some songwritings through your rap here.
Soyou then continued, your vocal is a main vocalist material, the way you performed overall is just an upgraded version of a textbook idol, you know your strength, and you maximized it, that is the core that most idols nowadays are forgetting, thumbs up for you, the others, listen here:
Don't try to be an all rounder all the time, here in front of you is a prime example on how someone knows himself best and didn't try to stretch out himself excessively.
All the trainees then replied with "Kamsahamnida" while bowing their heads slightly towards the mentors.
Some trainees then commented to his friend, "he's already handsome, with that kind of vocals, gosh.. he will surely get high count on votings" "some talks about his weakness "his dance is not that powerful, with the upbeat song itself he sticks to the original dance concept, but i can understand why he's like that, he lacks experience that's why he focus on vocals.."
The recording finished at 2 AM in the morning of the next day, the production crew then informed the trainees to come again tomorrow with their School Uniform for the press conference.
They also required some other clothes for their PR Introduction which they had to shoot for the audience too; these small videos will also be added to their overall views.
The Next Day, Xion then came with his former Hanlim uniform which surprisingly still fit perfectly in his body.
When some of the trainees were looking at him in that uniform, some just slumped weakly.. their label mates then looked at them weirdly, the slumped trainee just said "manghaessda...mang-chay eoss-eo, eotteokhae….eotteokhae", the friend then asked them, why ? why? why? explained to me, don't make me panic unnecessarily..
His slumped friend tried to compose himself while jumping on the spot, while saying " I remember him, I definitely know him.."
When i was in Hanlim, he's already a famous one, he's even got the title "Hanlim Legendary Prince" he's already a celebrity in our school.
Even his picture is still on the school's website as the front cover for students, but after graduation, for one year there's no information about him at all which makes no sense.
The small gossip then stirred around, as several students wearing Hanlim school uniforms came forward and greeted Xion as their senior.
Xion then bowed to them. One of them then asked for a group picture that they wanted to send to Hanlim's school website for extra exposure, since there are no rules in the competition that is being violated by doing this.
Xion agreed and the group then asked one of the staff to take a group picture for them. the staff only asked them to send it after the press conference was over.
The Press Conference then started as the member of X-0 (ex-zero) known as the center of the Group, Kim Yohan do a brief opening for the event, without further ado, he then asked the trainees to do a small fashion show around the circular stage where the photographers are waiting with their lenses held up in a shooting position.
The trainees then walk in a group or by themself trying to represent themself. Previously, Xion and the Hanlim graduate trainees already agreed to walk together as a group and they did so effortlessly which maximized their charm as they used Xion in the center for bigger impact.
The reporter and photographer are working seriously and when they see the "Hanlim Entourage" many reporters decided to use it as their main materials for clickbait and chick magnets to read their articles.
After the press conference, the trainees are given time to do a short PR video. They only have 30 seconds to show their charm.
When it is Xion's turn, he wears a cute blue bunny onesie with a big and long ear on the top. He greeted the camera "nae kkum kkwo~ annyeonghaseyo, Xion-ibnida", using the iconic catchphrase of Dreamcatcher, with a cute expression, even making the cameraman blushed.
Xion then removed his top hat to fully reveal his face while staring straight at the camera, asking "why? why didn't you dream of me? promise to dream about me tonight yeah?
Xion is working hard now but you are crossing my mind a lot, it means you are thinking of me too right? Kamsahamnida.
Xion ended his PR video with a board written about how to vote for him. He then thanked the on-site crew for the work.
Some of the female staff are shouting for him, "I'll definitely dream and vote for you, Xion-ah." He was surprised but still thanked the group of female staff that was cheering for him.
The Shooting ended at 4 PM in the afternoon, Seonho picked him up and brought him back to the house. The Production team then busied themself with all the preparation for the first week voting count and elimination.