I tried to translate what she said for the benefit of English-speaking viewers. They said this interview does not breach the contract that she has with Mnet. She only talked about stuff that she’s allowed to talk about. How the audition is like - There are three stages in total. - First stage is document review. Document review is about the photo, resume, and the list of performances that they’ve participated in. - For the second stage of the audition, they had to prepare some songs and some dances. The singing and dancing ability are examined separately. The examiners will watch them perform live through a video call. The communication is in Korean, with an interpreter. They also asked her to do freestyle dance on the spot. - For the third stage, they are given “Into The New World” (SNSD) and they had to sing and dance to it. They are also asked to prepare some songs to sing and to prepare some dance too. She prepared 2 songs and 4 dances. Arriving in Korea - She was quarantined for 2 weeks. During that time, they were sent the video of the evaluation performance (in Nagomi’s case it would be Dumdi Dumdi) and O.O.O, and they had to practice those two songs during the quarantine. - Only after they reach the training camp, they found out who their teammates for the evaluation are. - Before the show, Nagomi is already friends with Moana, Ayaka, and Ayana. The video sent to Nagomi has 2 people in it. When Nagomi checked with her friends, she found out that the number of people in their videos is different. - When she arrived at the dorm, their rooms were divided according to the song they will sing. She was roommates with Yurina, Ririka, and Mashiro. That’s when she found out she’ll be doing Dumdi Dumdi with Mashiro. - At first, she didn’t know Mashiro and Ririka. Then Moana told her that Mashiro is the one that appeared in Stray Kids’ reality show, and Ririka is the one from Nizi Project, and she got very nervous. Practicing with Mashiro - She and Mashiro are both shy with new people, so at first they didn’t talk much to each other. - Mashiro had been practicing in Korea, so her main language is actually Korean. During the practice, she would talk to Nagomi in Korean. Nagomi only knew a little Korean, but she would do her best to reply (lol). They communicated in Korean for about 3 days before Mashiro gradually started to speak more Japanese as she got more used to it. Nagomi said it’s like Mashiro was under a rehabilitation program to recover her Japanese ability (lol). - For Dumdi Dumdi, at first both of them wanted part 1. Mashiro was not confident to take part 2, and there’s also something like a dance break at the end, so they thought Nagomi would be better for it. Nagomi also wanted to show off her dance skill, so she chose to do part 2. - In the end, both of them became close to each other and would talk casually like friends. Schedule - The practice starts from 9.30 in the morning. So the girls would wake up at about 8 to have breakfast etc. They would have lunch from 12 - 1 at noon, then continue practicing, and have dinner at 6 PM. Then they practice again until 10 - 11 at night. Fiesta team - There is Mashiro who can speak Korean and Japanese, and there is Poon Wingchi who can speak Korean and Chinese. So communication is not a problem for them. - Reina, Mashiro, and Yeyoung were nominated as the leader. Yeoyung said that this time, she didn’t want to be the leader. Reina was worried because she can’t really speak Korean. So in the end, Mashiro became the leader. - Mashiro told them that she’s not really confident in being the leader, so she asked for everyone’s assistance. Instead of Mashiro telling them what to do, other members would give suggestions and they worked together as a team. - With those who can speak Korean, Nagomi would say Korean words here and there to communicate. With Chinese trainees who can only speak Chinese or English, she couldn’t communicate at all because she doesn’t understand Chinese nor English. - Huang Xingqiao and Chen Hsinwei would help to translate in real-time when the other members want to communicate. - Mnet interpreters are not allowed to go in, so the members are left by themselves. - Ayaka often came to her for help with the dance. - Xingqiao would also make a sad puppy face and came to Nagomi when she couldn’t get the dance moves. Nagomi said she's very cute when she did that. Members that Nagomi is close with - She’s close with her cellmates, Sunwoo and Wingchi. Sunwoo knows a little bit of Japanese. Nagomi would talk to Sunwoo, and Sunwoo would transmit that to Wingchi. They would talk to each other in a circle like that. - She’s also close with her Fiesta team. - She often went to Ayana’s room because it’s right beside hers, so she met Chaehyun and Yiman there and talked to them. Chaehyun knows Japanese even more than Sunwoo. - Gu Yizhou can speak in Japanese fluently. - Bora would try to talk to Nagomi in Japanese. Other tidbits - Ayaka was in Mic Drop. She never did that kind of dance before. When the practice time is over and they couldn't use the practice hall anymore, she would practice in front of the elevator and use it as the mirror. - Although practice starts early, sometimes Nagomi would go to the other trainee's room and chat with them until 2-3 AM in the morning. - During meal time, potato is very popular. The trainees would fight for it. - Handmade bracelets were very popular. Nagomi is wearing one from Kyara. Pay attention to the trainees' arms and you would spot a lot of them wearing these bracelets. Sakamoto Mashiro - Mashiro is really kind. That’s why people like to tease her. - When Mashiro is wearing a necklace, or when she smells good, people would ask “Cute necklace! What is that?” or “You smell so good. What is that?” But even Mashiro herself doesn’t know the stuff that she’s wearing. She would say, “I received it from someone…” - Mashiro is very out of loop with the current trend in Japan. When Nagomi said, “Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) was popular in Japan, but now it’s Jujutsu Kaisen that’s popular.” Mashiro asked, “Jujutsu Kaisen? What is that?” She doesn’t know it even though Jujutsu Kaisen is really popular in Japan right now. Ezaki Hikaru - Hikaru’s Boombayah was trending after the performance. They would imitate her and tease her, and she would say “Stop it~ I wasn't like that~” and people would even imitate the way she talks. - Hikaru always talks in honorific language to those who are older than her. Ikema Ruan - During break, Nagomi would hang out with Ayaka, Moana, Ayana, Ruan, and Kyara. - They call Ruan “Ruan-nyan”. She’s very cute. She looks like a 10th grader even though she’s actually a 12th grader. - Ruan is smart. They had a quiz among themselves on famous Japanese people and Chemistry, and she knows a lot. She's very good at studying. - She also knows the kind of song and atmosphere that fits her. That's why she chose Ice Cream for the mission.
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