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Hi. Who are you guys?
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We're the ones that topped the Billboard Chart.
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Two, three.
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Hello, we're BTS!
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I heard you guys always attack boy bands!
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- We're BTS, bring it on! - Bring it on!
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It was on the script.
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Who are you imitating?
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It's just me.
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FIRE!
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Nice.
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- And making us guess whose nickname each one is - Guess our nicknames Guess the nicknames?
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We are good at this - We are good at it - Nicknames?
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I'm certain.
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You'll understand what I mean.
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Young people nowadays call friends with fair complexions 'ddoksang'.
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And how do they refer to it?
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Yes that's right, it's Jimin.
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They'll call him 'ddoksang', because of his fair skin.
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-Exactly. - Correct Answer.
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Heechul himself is an idol, so he knows.
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Isn't it 'I NEED YOU'?
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So, then, Jimin is correct?
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Right after my debut, my cheeks were a bit chubby.
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So some fans gave me the nickname Mangaeddok, comparing me to a ddok.
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Mangaeddok is very soft.
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- White and soft. - Very delicious.
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I only tried it after coming to Seoul.
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When I gain weight and my face swells, they say I look like Mangae.
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Mangae The one behind Mangaeddok, Jimin's strength is dance.
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- Dance - It's dance.
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That's no joke.
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I'm not the main dancer in our team.
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- Isn't it you? - But anyway Could it be J-Hope?
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Hope is the main dancer.
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- Hope - Oh no.
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'This Night is Getting Deep' - That too - Dancers remade it a lot. - We performed it. I and Hope.
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I and Jimin did it.
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That's how it was.
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Yes, that's it.
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Awesome. They are incredibly good.
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- That's right. - Well then, the music?
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We didn't say beforehand.
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The music is ready. Hi What's up?
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Hi. Convulsing.
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People are convulsing just by watching.
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The number you dialed - does not exist. - It takes me back to the old days.
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Dancers have performed this most frequently.
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That's it. He effortlessly performs an old dance just by watching.
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He's starting now.
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This is - Hyunseok. - Right.
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Initially, Juno.
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They're together now.
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Hope Amazing.
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They are like Hyunseok and Juno.
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- At their best. - Awesome.
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- Do we have to guess the nickname? - Instead of guessing the nickname You go there a couple of times in a year You better be prepared if we don't go there often I think we'd not go there often I see that thing from home Do you see it?
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- From home? - Oh, the movie!
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Oh, that's right - You guys are close - You are almost there - Close - Gosh!
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- Ho Dong! Ho Dong! - CGV!
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- CGV! - CGV!
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CGV!
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CGV! - Ho Dong got it right - CGV!
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- But this... - CGV!
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Oh, CGV Why?
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Because he's good-looking like actors in the movie?
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No, that's not why The fans gave him the nickname They told me that I look like a computer graphics on pictures - So they got me the nickname of CGV - That's nice - V looking nice like CG - It's a wordplay Hence the nickname of CGV So J-Hope is asking to change his nickname It's been years since I had a new nickname Raise your hand if you didn't go to CGV Don't act like you went there The last movie that he watched probably was from a video room CGV has a skillset It's copying other's voices Copying other's voice?
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- He's great - Really?
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I like watching movies and I used to watch "Wish" a lot - I know that movie - I know that one - Jeong Woo - Jeong Woo Before moving to Geochang, I used to live in Daegu Professor Jjanggu I watch the movie "Wish" 30 times So I'm going to mimic a famous line from the movie A famous scene - In the bus... - Can you do it well?
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Let's hear him out I need an actor who would play along Is it the scene where those two meet at the light?
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[Sang Min remembers the plot of "Wish"} To fight?
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- Is it the scene where those two meet at the light? - Tell us what the scene is about I got it, I watched it once before Are you the good friend and am I the bad one?
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I'm the kid Okay, okay Stand by Action!
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What's going on?
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I'm Kim Jeong Wan from Kwangsang High School I'm so and so Okay I heard you guys beat him up in a group He is the younger one and he came at me Hee Cheul, didn't you get hit by him?
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I did He said he did He's a year younger than I am!
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How could he act like that if I'm older than him?
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Do you think I'm joking?
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Honestly speaking You'd cuss the other out if something sh*t happened even if the other one is older than you Yo Do you want to go 1 on 1 with him?
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Soo Geun I wasn't involved in this...
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I'm here to watch a fight I'm sorry It's not right to fight with Hee Cheul If then Get the hll out of here - Get the hll out of here" - V has a nice voice - "You can't do that" - He has that voice from the character - "You can't do that" Can you try to mimic Choi Min Sik's voice?
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Hey! That's not it Jung Kook is good at hit - He's insanely good - He's good Jung Kook is good Where are you from?
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Where does your last name Lee come from?
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From Jeonju Why are you asking that out of nowhere?
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35th generation of the Jeonju Lee bloodline!
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If you are here to sell pills, sell them and leave!
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Got it! Got it!
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Got it - Hey! - What kind of character does that?
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The movie ends right after it started - It ended right after it started - The movie ended Ji Min, what do you mean by reenacting facial expressions?
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People say I look like Jeong Joo Ri When I smile...
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Oh, Jeong Joo Ri Go ahead - Show us "Follow me" - If I just look at him - People say I look like her when I smile - He looks like Cha Tae Hyun - Right, Cha Tae Hyun - He has Cha Tae Hyun in him He has Cha Tae Hyun in him Ji Min, that's the funniest thing that you did today I was surprised!
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- Ji Min - Ji Min - Ji Min - Ji Min, we forgot everything about you dancing before - Next Jeon Seagal Steven Seagal!
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Jeon Seagal!
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He's good at martial arts He knows how to protect himself Well One of the members has the last name of Jeon And he loves to hang out with girls - Jeon See Girl? - Jeon See Girl Jeon See Girl Jung Kook's real name is Jeon Jung Kook, right?
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Yes! If you are good at English, you can get it right Huh?
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- Huh? - Can you get it right if you are good at English?
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- Seagull - Seagull Seagull - Seagull - Jeon Seagull Seagull the bird!
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He just... Jeon Seagull?
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I got it! Jung Kook is from Busan Mr. Jeon from Busan Seagull the bird - Seagulls from Busan - Perfect!
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That was perfect!
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He, he...
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An old man?
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That was too hard!
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Yes, it's 'An Old Man' but guess why they call me an old man!
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Isn't it because you're the oldest?
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- Just simple like that. - Nope.
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- Wrong. - Nope!
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It's just Jin himself, he's an old man himself!
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Bingo! What?
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He is an old man himself!
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I have an old man humor so people call me an old man all the time..
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I also have gestures that remind others of an old man so the fans and the members decided to call me an old man..
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- What are you doing? What are you all doing? What's going on?
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- Hello. Who are you guys? I've never seen you before.
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One Dream! Hello, we are TOMORROW X TOGETHER.
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One, two, three!
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Agh! Agh! Tomorrow Together?
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It's TOMORROW X TOGETHER.
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TOMORROW X TOGETHER. So, "Let's be together tomorrow"?
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- Oh! - That's right. - Ah.
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I've had a high school education, you know.
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Hey, my brother works for a major corporation.
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Which company are you from?
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We're from Big Hit... Ah, nice to meet ya.
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Ah, nice to meet ya.
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Wow! - Hey, SM!
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- Hey, SM! Hey, the big three agencies are gathered here.
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Whoa! Oh man, right, right.
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You're the little brothers of the globally successful BTS.
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- You're getting a lot of attention.
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You're still unfamiliar to me.
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Anyway, I heard you prepared a BTS cover for Idol Room.
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- Yes, of course.
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Let's have our TXT warm up with a dance, which they're good at, and then we can start talking.
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- Okay. From now on, we will begin the group evaluation for the Idol 999 Audition.
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What do you think is the most important essential skill for an idol? That's right, it's dance.
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- Of course, it's dance.
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Who's going to introduce your new song?
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Our new title track, '9 and Three Quarters '...
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What... What did you say?
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Have you by any chance seen Harry Potter?
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Harry Potter? Aish, of course I've seen it.
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- The passage to the wizarding world is Platform 9 and 3/4. - Ah.
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It's a synth-pop song with a new wave feel, and it's about running away to 'Platform 9 and 3/4', a secret place no one knows about that only we and our friends can go to.
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- Ah. - Oh, so is Taehyun the main character?
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Not exactly, but I do have a bit of an advantage.
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- Oh, yes. - You've achieved your dream.
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- Yes. - Let's just watch it then. Alright, let's see it.
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You'll probably be surprised when you see it, because it's so perfect.
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Okay, play the music.
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- Wow~ - Wow~ That's cool.
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- You can really tell they practiced incredibly hard. - Ah, thank you.
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Alright, for the Idol 999 audition group evaluation, the second test is concept execution ability.
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A.k.a. Magic Carpet Race!
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- Yeah! - Race!
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Alright, four of you will get on the carpet and jump.
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While the members are jumping, the one remaining person moves the carpet little by little and comes back around the turning point.
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The Muggle production crew's record is 1 minute and 20 seconds.
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If you break this record, everyone gets an A.
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Okay, get set.
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Cute. Okay.
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When I say "one, two, three," you pull it, then again on "one, two, three," you pull it. Let's do it like that.
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- Let's do it on "two, three." Two, three. - Two, three.
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Are you ready? Yes. Okay. Ready.
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Start! Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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So cute. - Two, three. Two, three. - Oh!
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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- Two, three. - Oh! They're fast! Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Wait, I can do it.
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Wait. - Wait. Hey, move it with your foot, quick. - Quick, quick.
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Okay, 40 seconds have passed. - We have to go forward. - We're not there yet. Go forward. - Your feet can't go outside.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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- Let's go faster. - Two, three. Two, three.
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- Okay, 55. - Two, three.
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- Two. - Wow. Okay, 55. - Two. - Wow. Okay, 55.
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Two, three. Two, three. Two, three. Two, three.
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Two, three, two, three, two, three, two, three, two, three.
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Two, three. Done.
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Hey, Yeonjun, you worked hard.
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- Huh? - I think I'm dead.
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The person pulling is having a harder time.
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Okay, the staff's time is 1 minute 22 seconds. What about our wizards?
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Okay, TXT, 1 minute!
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1 minute! 19.37 seconds!
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19.37 seconds! - Yeah!
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- Wow! - Wow!
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3 seconds. A difference of 0.63 seconds.
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Wow! - Wow! - 0.6 seconds!
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- 1 minute 19.37 seconds. - Ah.
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An A for our TOMORROW X TOGETHER.
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- Ah! - Wow, oh.
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- A! - Oh, we did it, we did it.
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- Ah, I'm suddenly getting teary... - You did well, you did well.
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- Wow. - Yes.
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Alright, with this, we will conclude the Idol 999 audition evaluations. How was it?
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You're choosing one out of the five of us.
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- That's right. - Don't you think it'll be me?
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- Oh, please! - Ah, this... No one knows, no one knows.
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- I'm not lying, I'm being sincere. - I know.
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So, the new member of Idol 999 is...
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- Here we go. - It is...
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Okay, the glorious 24th member of Idol 999 will be chosen by Bomb Dance.
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- What's that? - Huh?
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A song will play, and while you dance to it, when the bomb explodes, the member holding it at that moment will become our 24th member.
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- Wow. - So it's about being lucky.
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- Huh? - Honestly, who really wants to join us?
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- Me. - I want to join.
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I'm actually terrified of balloons popping.
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- Are you saying Yeonjun wants to join? - Is that why you're saying Yeonjun wants to join?
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- That's right. - Oh, so Yeonjun's joining. It'd be great if Yeonjun joined.
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- Me, me. - I hope Yeonjun joins.
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Yeonjun joined... Why can't I see Beomgyu? Has he turned invisible?
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He must be a wizard. Haha.
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Okay, music, please!
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I love your confidence.
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Okay, music, please! I love your confidence~ Ah~! - Left hand! Left hand!
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- Whoa, I heard a click.
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- Wow, this is scary.
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- Timing, timing. - When should I pass it?
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- When you're in a hurry, when you're in a hurry. - I think it's going to pop if I press it one more time.
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- When are you passing it! - Just pass it.
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Yeonjun! It's gone to Yeonjun.
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Oh, I hope Yeonjun doesn't pass it.
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Ah! - Wow, this is scary.
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- Ah, I'm scared, really.
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- Taehyun. - Taehyun will be fine too, right?
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- Okay, it starts now, it starts now.
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- It starts now!
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- Ah, Beomgyu... - Yes, go up now.
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- I don't know. - Beomgyu, you have to pass it quickly.
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- Pass it. - That's right. - Oh, it's Yeonjun!
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- There's no time.
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- Okay, okay.
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- I don't know when it's going to pop.
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Oh! Aaargh!
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- It's Taehyun!
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- Wow! - That was cool, just now.
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- Wow. - Ah, it popped the moment he grabbed it.
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- Ah, really?
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- It popped as soon as I grabbed it. - Wow! The 24th member of Idol 999 is our very own Taehyun!
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- Ah~! - The wizard!
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Wear our team uniform!
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- Yawn. - Wow, that's cool! - Wow!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 253 sentences and 2324 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:56. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
nickname noun/ˈnɪkneɪm/A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
idol noun/ˈaɪ.dl̩/A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
wizard noun/ˈwɪzɚd/Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
evaluation noun/ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
carpet noun/ˈkɑɹ.pət/A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
audition noun/ɑˈdɪʃən/A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
incredibly adverb/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/In an incredible manner; not to be believed.
scary adjective/ˈskɛə.ɹi/Causing fear or anxiety
hurry verb/ˈhʌ.ɹi/To do things quickly.
dancer noun/ˈdænsəɹ/A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
compare verb/kəmˈpɛɚ/To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it…
refer verb/ɹɪˈfɜː/To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
skill noun/skɪl/A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
nowhere adverb/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/In no place.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.
go ahead verb/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/To proceed with; to begin.
go up verbTo move upwards.
play along verbTo take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhave performed · It's been · I've never seen
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwasn't involved · are gathered · will be chosen

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 60 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, synthetic /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: evaluation /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/, audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
  • Long words — get the stress right: evaluation /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/, unfamiliar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like nickname, idol, wizard.

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Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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