"Idol School" Reveals First Rankings After Live Voting During Premiere Episode

Jul 13, 2017

On July 13, Mnet’s new survival program “Idol School” premiered its first episode and held its first round of live voting. Out of the 41 girls in the premiere episode, 9 will be selected by the end of the show’s run to form a girl group.

During the episode, the 41 students underwent evaluations in dance, vocals, and physical training. Natty placed first in the vocal evaluation, Tasha placed first in the dance evaluation, and Kim Eun Seo placed first in the physical evaluation. Overall, Natty was selected as the top student and she led the other students in a pledge as their representative.

The show also held its first round of live voting and revealed the girls’ new rankings. At the end of the episode, “Idol School” stated that there had been an error in scoring votes during the broadcast and that the official rankings would be revealed through the show’s official website.

The Top 9:

Lee Hae In
Natty
Lee Chae Young
Seo He Rin
Park Ji Won
Kim Eun Kyul
Song Ha Young
Jo Yoo Ri
Baek Ji Heon

The other trainees were ranked as follows:

10. Choo Won Hee
11. Lee Seo Yeon
12. Bin Ha Neul
13. Lee Sae Rom
14. Lee Na Kyung
15. Lee Si Ahn
16. Lee Young Yoo
17. Yoo Ji Na
18. Jo Yoo Bin
19. Shin Sia
20. Kim Eun Seo
21. Kim Myung Ji
22. Bae Eun Young
23. No Ji Sun
24. Park Sun
25. Lee Yoo Jung
26. Yoon Ji Woo
27. Park So Myung
28. Jang Gyu Ri
29. Som Hye In (Note: This trainee left “Idol School” during the broadcast due to mental and physical stress.)
30. Michelle White
31. Jung So Mi
32. Kim Joo Hyun
33. Lee Seul
34. Snowbaby
35. Lee Da Hee
36. Jo Young Joo
37. Jo Se Rim
38. Yang Yeon Ji
39. Tasha
40. Kim Na Yeon
41. Hong Si Woo