Dream Academy started out so nice....until it changed | DREAM ACADAMY SHADIEST MOMENTS: Missions 1-2

These first few episodes break down a lot of interesting things—specifically the idea of a global girl group in a competitive environment where whole countries are, allegedly, throwing all their support behind one contestant. Is this fair for the majority nationality on the show (American)? Also the girls are very open about how difficult this journey is. Hybe, take care of the girls, PLEASE The Debut: Dream Academy is a survival show produced by HYBE Entertainment and Geffen Records for a 6-member global girl group. There are a total of 20 participants. The voting will be held on Weverse starting on September 6th. The show will start airing on September 1st, 2023. The live finale on November 17th will reveal the group name and members. All content will be available on their YouTube channel and Japan’s ABEMA. (thank u kprofiles for this description!) Mission 1: SHOWCASE – 4 groups split between Dance (Pink Venom by Blackpink; OMG by NewJeans) & Vocals (Dancing on my Own x Happier than Ever – Robyn x Billie Eilish Mission 2: TEAMS (again lol) dancing AND singing together: Le Sserafim’s Fearless & Antifragile Contestants: Lee Nayoung 이나영 Korean Manon Bannerman 마농 Swiss Iliya Fedartsova 일리야 from Belaruse Sophia Laforteza (소피아) Filipino Ezrela Abraham (에즈렐라) Indian-Australian Karlee Tanaka (칼리) Japanese, Korean American Adéla Jergová (아델라) – Slovakia Daniela Avanzini (다니엘라) American Celeste Díaz (셀레스트) Argentine-Colombian Lexie Levin (렉시) – Swedish Samara Henriques Siqueira Cunha (사마라) – Brazil Mei Terada (메이/寺田 芽衣) – Japan Lara Rajagopalan (라라) American with Tamil heritage Megan Meiyok Skiendiel (메간) - Chinese American Emily Ann Kelavos (에밀리) – American Brooklyn Van Sandt (브루클린) – USA Marquise (มาร์คีส์ 마키) – Thai Yoonchae Jeong (정윤채) – Korea Ua Shimada (우아/島田 宇亚) – Japanese Hinari Irie (히나리/入江 日成) – Japan