Episode 2 (season 3)

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**"Level Placement Test & Re-evaluation Test"** (レベル分けテスト & 再評価テスト, *Reberu wake Tesuto & Saihyouka Tesuto*) is the second episode of the third season of *Produce 101 Japan*. In Japan, the episode premiered on Lemino on October 12, 2023. It was broadcast internationally with English subtitles on YouTube on October 16, 2023.

## Official description

* Part 1
* Part 2
* Part 3
* Part 4
* Part 5
* Part 6

Japanese
デビューをかけた最初の「レベル分けテスト」。練習生から注目を集めるオーディション番組経験者の５人組「Remember me？」、
ミュージカルや女優などを経験してきた「リトルヒロイン」、これまでに培った表現力は、どう評価されるのか？

English
The first step towards reaching debut: the "Level Placement Test". "Remember me?" is a group of five people who have experience in audition programs and are attracting the attention of other trainees.

How will the expressiveness that the "Little Heroines", who have experience appearing in musicals and in acting, have cultivated over the years be evaluated?

Japanese
個性的なキャラクターが揃う「Vitamin Bomb」、高身長＆高学歴「High Queens」、ダンス歴10年以上＆大手事務所で経験を積んできた「DD-crash」など実力者たちが続々と登場！
果たしてA評価は何人でるのか？

English
Talented contestants, such as "Vitamin Bomb" with their unique characters, the tall and highly educated "High Queens", and "DD-crash", who have been dancing for over ten years and have gained experience at a major agency, will appear one after another!

How many people will get an A rating?

Japanese
長時間におよぶパフォーマンス収録が続く中、登場したのはSNS登録者数35万人以上と人気を集める双子姉妹「Twinkle」や、ハロプロ、HKT48、K-POPなどガールズグループで活動してきた注目の練習生が続々登場！
全26組によるレベル分けテストが終了する。

English
As the performance recording goes on for a long time, the twin sisters of "Twinkle", who are popular on SNS with over 350,000 subscribers, and other notable trainees who have been active in girl groups such as Hello! Project, HKT48, and K-pop groups appear on stage one after another!

The "Level Placement Test" for all 26 groups comes to an end.

Japanese
課題曲「LEAP HIGH! ～明日へ、めいっぱい～」を練習生たちに公開。練習生は「再評価テスト」までに、課題曲の歌詞やダンスを覚えなければならない。その与えられた期間はわずか3日間。
再評価テストに向けてレッスンに励むため101合宿所へ。いよいよサバイバル生活がはじまる。

English
The song for the next mission, "LEAP HIGH", is revealed to the trainees. The trainees must memorize the lyrics and choreography to the assigned song in time for the "Re-evaluation Test". The given period is only three days.

They go to the 101 Training Camp to study hard for the "Re-evaluation Test". Their survival show life has finally begun.

Japanese
再評価テストに向けてA～Fクラスに分かれてレッスン。ダンス歴10年以上などの実力者が揃う、Aクラスの練習生でさえもトレーナーから厳しい評価を受け自信を失いそうになる。
短期間でパフォーマンスを完成させないといけないという焦りで思うように進まない…。自分の限界を乗り越え、曲を体に染み込ませていく。

English
The lessons for the "Re-evaluation Test" are divided into classes from A to F. Even A-class trainees who are talented dancers and have over 10 years of dance experience lose confidence after receiving harsh evaluations from the trainers.

Things don't go as planned due to the rush of having to completely learn the performance in a short time period... To overcome your own limitations, you must let your body absorb the music.

Japanese
レベル分けテストでは、Aクラス12人、Bクラス21人、Cクラス27人、Dクラス24人、Fクラス12人の結果に。Fクラスになった練習生はテーマ曲の撮影ではステージに立つことが出来ない。
再評価テストは一発勝負！これまでに味わったことのない緊張感で歌詞やダンスの振りが飛んでしまう練習生も。果たして、運命を左右する再評価の結果は？

English
During the "Level Placement Test", there were twelve contestants in A-class, 21 in B-class, 27 in C-class, 24 in D-class, and twelve in F-class. Trainees who have received an F grade aren't allowed to stand on stage during the filming of the theme song.

The "Re-evaluation test" is decided by a single performance! Some trainees even forget the lyrics and dance moves due to this stress they've never experienced before. What will be the result of the re-evaluation that will decide their fates?
## Summary

The "Level Placement Test" continues and the final twelve teams perform. After all the contestants have received their grades, they begin training for their next mission: the "Re-evaluation Test". Contestants are grouped together by grade and learn the choreography and lyrics to the theme song "LEAP HIGH" under the trainers' instruction. After practice has ended, each contestant performs the song in front of the trainers, who will then decide whether they will re-assign them a new grade or keep the original one.

## Level Placement Test (First evaluations)

The table below only features performances from this episodes, sorted by order of performance. For the full list, see *List of evaluations (season 3)*.

**Bold** team numbers are teams whose performances were partially or entirely unaired on broadcast.

## Rankings

1. Yamamoto Suzu
2. Kato Kokoro
3. Ebihara Tsuzumi
4. Kasahara Momona
5. Sakurai Miu
6. Sasaki Kokona
7. Ishii Ran
8. Kitazato Rio
9. Takami Ayane
10. Kato Kagura
11. Kitazume Sakura
12. Aramaki Joa
13. Tanaka Koto
14. Kenmotsu Nano
15. Abe Nagomi
16. Nakano Kokona
17. Saito Serina
18. Shimizu Keiko
19. Takagi Mayu
20. Ando Yui
21. Tanaka Yuuki
22. Sasaki Tsukushi
23. Murakami Rinon
24. Yamazaki Mitsuki
25. Sakaguchi Rino
26. Mizukami Rimika
27. Hatta Mena
28. Takahashi Hina
29. Kamio Ayano
30. Sudo Sakura
31. Iida Shizuku
32. Aita Rin
33. Oda Aruha
34. Sakuraba Haruka
35. Akiyama Ema
36. Takabatake Momoka
37. Hidaka Hazuki
38. Sutani Yurara
39. Oikawa Rio
40. Suzuki Rena
41. Kawabata Ranka
42. Watanabe Miyu
43. Ando Chiharu
44. Koyama Mana
45. Fujimoto Ayaka
46. Mogi Shion
47. Kanno Miyu
48. Yoshida Hana
49. Nakamori Kotone
50. Kikukawa Aki
51. Ueki Mimi
52. Nakamori Mikoto
53. Yoshida Ayano
54. Otsubo Karen
55. Hosoi Ayaka
56. Sakata Kotone
57. Hamasaki Aiko
58. Okamura Nana
59. Matsushita Miyu
60. Shiromaru Maho
61. Oyanagi Emi
62. Tanabe Karin
63. Iyota Hana
64. Sato Ameli
65. Tabata Nana
66. Kawagishi Runa
67. Bando Fuka
68. Tanaka Hana
69. Wakimoto Mihaya
70. Kataoka Rio
71. Shibuya Mei
72. Aoki Yuka
73. Okabe Nonoka
74. Uchiyama Rin
75. Furuhashi Sayaka
76. Kino Riko
77. Moro Anon
78. Kurokawa Honoka
79. Kobayashi Sae
80. Motohashi Meika
81. Nakamura Aoi
82. Kato Konomi
83. Sekiguchi Rikako
84. Nakayama Honoka
85. Tani Seia
86. Shinzawa Mika
87. Sugai Natsuho
88. Kato Airi
89. Kamada Moe
90. Yamaguchi Misaki
91. Tabuchi Miu
92. Sano Jueri
93. Nakamura Riro
94. Ota Sara
95. Kurihara Kano
96. Shibagaki Arisa

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## References

1. ↑ #2 Part1 「レベル分けテスト⑤」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 16, 2023). Retrieved on October 19, 2023.
2. ↑ #2 Part2 「レベル分けテスト⑥」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 16, 2023). Retrieved on October 19, 2023.
3. ↑ #2 Part3 「レベル分けテスト⑦」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 16, 2023). Retrieved on October 19, 2023.
4. ↑ #2 Part4 「ビギナーキャンプSTART」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 16, 2023). Retrieved on October 19, 2023.
5. ↑ #2 Part5 「レベル再評価テストに向けトレーナーレッスン」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 16, 2023). Retrieved on October 19, 2023.
6. ↑ #2 Part6 「レベル再評価テスト」 (ja). *Lemino* (October 16, 2023). Retrieved on October 19, 2023.