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The Debut: Dream Academy

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The Debut: Dream Academy is a survival show created by HYBE and Geffen Records. It premiered on September 1, 2023 on YouTube.

The show followed the creation of the global girl group KATSEYE.

Background[]

HYBE and Geffen Records established a joint venture in 2021. On August 25, 2023, HYBE teased The Debut: Dream Academy, an audition show that takes place in the United States and attracted 120,000 applicants around the world over the past two years. The show aims to globalized the K-pop production system.[1] On August 26, additional teaser photos and video were released announcing that a global girl group will be created through the show. They pared down the 120,000 applicants to 20 contestants.[2]

MCs[]

  • Alex Kang (Event Live)
  • Tetris Kelly (Live Finale)

Cast[]

Evaluators[]

  • Mitra Darab
  • Charlie Christie
  • Sungdeuk Son

Guest Advisor[]

  • Melanie Fontana (Mission 1 Commentary)
  • 13's Megatone (Mission 2 Commentary)
  • 13's Score (Mission 2 Commentary)
  • Park So Yeon (Mission 2 Commentary)

Guests[]

Contestants[]

Name Country Age Notes
Adéla Slovakia 19 N/A
Brooklyn U.S.A. 17 N/A
Celeste Argentina 19 N/A
Daniela U.S.A. 19 Former America’s got Talent, SuperKids Europe and So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation contestant.
Emily U.S.A. 17 N/A
Ezrela Australia 20 N/A
Hinari Japan 14 Youngest contestant.
Iliya Belarus 21 N/A
Karlee U.S.A. 19–20[n 1] N/A
Lara U.S.A. 17–18[n 1] Younger sister of Indian-American singer-songwriter Rhea Raj.
Lexie Sweden 19 N/A
Manon Switzerland 21 N/A
Marquise Thailand 17 N/A
Mei Japan 17–18[n 1] N/A
Megan U.S.A. 17 N/A
Nayoung South Korea 21 Oldest contestant.
Former The Voice of Korea and The Legend, The New Singer contestant.
Samara Brazil 17–18[n 1] Participated in Now United's Bootcamp in 2021.
Sophia Philippines 20 Daughter of stage actress Carla Guevara-Laforteza and the executive chef Basilio Godfrey.
Ua Japan 15 N/A
Yoonchae South Korea 15 N/A

Missions[]

Mission 1: Showcase[]

In the first mission entitled "Showcase", units of 5 contestants were formed, divided into two dance teams and two vocal teams to showcase their performances. After the first round of voting closes two contestants will be eliminated.

Song Unit Name Contestants Result
"Pink Venom"
by BLACKPINK 		Team A,
Dance 		Adéla Eliminated (20)
Daniela 17
Hinari Eliminated (15)
Megan 10
Ua 13
"OMG"
by NewJeans 		Team B,
Dance 		Emily 14
Ezrela 9
Marquise 8
Mei 12
Yoonchae Immune (6)
"Dancing on My Own"
by Robyn
X
"Happier Than Ever"
by Billie Eilish 		Team A,
Vocal 		Brooklyn 19
Iliya 16
Karlee 18
Lexie 7
Manon Immune (4)
"Still into you"
by Paramore 		Team B,
Vocal 		Celeste 11
Lara Immune (5)
Nayoung Immune (1)
Samara Immune (3)
Sophia Immune (2)

Mission 2: Team Mission[]

In the second mission entitled "Team", units were formed, divided into two teams performing "Fearless" by LE SSERAFIM and two teams performing "Antifragile" by LE SSERAFIM. Viewers will vote for their two favorites contestants from each song, the average of the individual scores will be the overall team score, where higher team score will receive immunity from elimination. Four contestants will be eliminated.

Song Unit Name Contestants Result
Individual Team
"Fearless"
by LE SSERAFIM 		Team A Lexie Withdrew (11) Lose
Marquise 12
Mei Eliminated (15)
Brooklyn Eliminated (17)
Nayoung 4
Team B Daniela Immune (5) Win
Manon Immune (7)
Ua Immune (14)
Ezrela Immune (10)
Celeste Immune (8)
"Antifragile"
by LE SSERAFIM 		Team A Emily Immune (13) Win
Yoonchae Immune (3)
Lara Immune (6)
Sophia Immune (1)
Team B Iliya Eliminated (16) Lose
Karlee Eliminated (18)
Samara 2
Megan 9

Mission 3: Artistry[]

In the third mission entitled "Artistry", units were formed, divided into three teams performing "Confident" by Demi Lovato, "Buttons" by The Pussycat Dolls and "Wannabe" by Spice Girls. Viewers will vote for their four favorites contestants, the top two will be guaranteed a spot in the live finale. Three contestants will be eliminated.

Song Contestants Result
"Confident"
by Demi Lovato 		Lara Immune (2)
Megan 11
Marquise 10
Yoonchae 12
"Buttons"
by The Pussycat Dolls 		Celeste Eliminated (6)
Daniela 5
Manon 9
Nayoung Eliminated (3)
Sophia Immune (1)
"Wannabe"
by Spice Girls 		Emily 7
Ezrela 4
Ua Eliminated (13)
Samara 8

Live Finale[]

Song Unit Name Contestants Result
"Girls Don't Like"
by Dream Academy 		Team A Emily N/A
Daniela Charlie's Top Pick
Yoonchae N/A
Marquise N/A
Megan Mitra's Top Pick Son's Top Pick
"Dirty Water"
by Dream Academy 		Team B Manon N/A
Lara Son's Top Pick
Samara N/A
Ezrela N/A
Sophia Charlie's Top Pick Mitra's Top Pick

Rankings[]

Rankings by mission[]

     The candidate was eliminated through the evaluators' choice.
     The candidate left the show.

Name Rankings by Mission
Mission 1 Mission 2 Mission 3
Halftime
Results 		Final
Results 		Votes Final
Results 		Votes Final
Results 		Votes
Sophia 2 2 92,617 1 69,098 1 45,184
Lara 6 5 75,213 6 43,766 2 36,099
Ezrela 11 9 55,683 10 34,181 4 29,678
Daniela 15 17 42,699 5 44,572 5 28,252
Emily 17 14 44,385 13 28,095 7 27,635
Samara 3 3 92,544 2 68,165 8 27,535
Manon 4 4 79,083 7 43,581 9 26,767
Marquise 8 8 65,675 12 28,367 10 25,133
Megan 9 10 55,536 9 37,778 11 22,939
Yoonchae 5 6 72,577 3 57,801 12 22,529
Nayoung 1 1 109,289 4 54,704 Eliminated (3) 34,030
Celeste 10 11 55,405 8 40,281 Eliminated (6) 27,929
Ua 13 13 47,961 14 26,100 Eliminated (13) 22,137
Lexie 7 7 67,863 Left the show (11) 32,806
Mei 12 12 50,159 Eliminated (15) 23,666
Iliya 16 16 43,235 Eliminated (16) 22,122
Brooklyn 19 19 37,955 Eliminated (17) 21,322
Karlee 18 18 41,747 Eliminated (18) 19,971
Hinari 14 Eliminated (15) 44,175
Adéla 20 Eliminated (20) 29,165

Final ranking[]

# Name Fan Voting Judges' Score Total Points
Early Voting Live Voting
1 Sophia 84,667 (40 Points) 15,931 (10 Points) 38.33 88.33
2 Lara 69,722 (37 Points) 12,876 (9 Points) 36.67 82.67
3 Daniela 42,682 (32 Points) 7,685 (7 Points) 40.00 79.00
4 Yoonchae 44,920 (34 Points) 8,239 (8 Points) 36.00 78.00
5 Megan 37,482 (24 Points) 6,573 (3 Points) 41.33 68.33
6 Manon 38,625 (30 Points) 7,068 (5 Points) 33.00 68.00
Eliminated
7 Samara 38,351 (28 Points) 7,095 (6 Points) 32.67 66.67
8 Ezrela 38,320 (26 Points) 6,654 (4 Points) 30.00 60.00
9 Emily 26,614 (20 Points) 5,301 (1 Points) 36.67 57.67
10 Marquise 28,736 (22 Points) 5,471 (2 Points) 33.33 57.33

Aftermath[]

  • The final six debuted as KATSEYE on June 28, 2024.

Other contestants

  • On March 18, 2024, Nayoung was revealed as a contestant on the JTBC survival show Girls On Fire. She placed 1st in the final episode, making her a member of the show's final lineup.
    • However, on December 23, it was announced that the debut of the group had been cancelled due to circumstances with the agency they were supposed to join after the show.[3][4]
  • Brooklyn debuted as a soloist with the digital single "Selfish" on March 29, 2024.[5]
  • Adéla debuted as a soloist with the digital single "Homewrecked" on September 13, 2024.[6]
  • Mei joined iNKODE and debuted on October 16, 2024 as a member of SAY MY NAME.[7][8]

Discography[]

Digital singles[]

Gallery[]

Pictorial[]

Miscellaneous[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Contestant turned a year older during the airing of The Debut: Dream Academy.

References[]

Official links[]

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