Recaps

Lai Yudong entered Ascend to Stardom as Miura Yuki and stumbled through his initial evaluation, where his looks drew more attention than his dancing or singing. After settling into dorm 707 with Xu An, Li Xu, and Liang Zhisheng, he woke to prepare for the upcoming Theme Song Assessment.

• The system placed Lai Yudong in Ascend to Stardom as Miura Yuki, and he earned a unanimous F rating after struggling through a dance tutorial and Xu An’s song, “Lose Heart.”
• Xu An performed with heartfelt vocals and earned Class A, while he thanked Lai Yudong for singing his song and offered to help him improve.
• Lai Yudong befriended Liu Qichu and watched Jiang Yangfan, Zhang Mingche, and Yu Yizhen perform, with Yu Yizhen’s rap earning him Class A.
• After the remaining evaluations and Class A battles, the mentors finalized the seven-person Class A, and Lai Yudong predicted in his interview that he would rank eightieth.
• Fans recognized Miura Yuki as he left the venue, and Lai Yudong smiled at them after Liang Zhisheng pointed out that they were calling for him.
• At the dorms, Lai Yudong chose room 707 with Xu An, Li Xu, and Liang Zhisheng, then asked Liang to teach him how to remove his colored contacts.
• Lai Yudong woke at ten thirty, changed into his Class F uniform, and headed to the cafeteria for breakfast as trainees prepared for the Theme Song Assessment.

Lai Yudong struggled to learn the theme song dance and lyrics while training alongside the other trainees, relying on lessons from Su Junzhe and encouragement from Liang Zhisheng and Zhou Rui. As the class reassignment assessment began, he turned off the bullet comments and started his own performance.

• Lai Yudong attended Fu Hanyu’s theme song lesson, learned that the trainees had only three days before reassessment, and resolved to practice hard to avoid remaining in Class F.
• Lai Yudong memorized the lyrics and asked Su Junzhe to teach him the choreography, drawing other Class F trainees into Su Junzhe’s lesson.
• Lai Yudong performed with Class F, lost the rhythm, then used the chorus and lyrics to recover and complete the dance as Cao Yan criticized the class’s uneven performance.
• Lai Yudong and Zhou Rui searched for practice groups before joining Su Junzhe’s crowded lesson, while Liang Zhisheng later found Miura Yuki asleep in the Class F practice room after an all-night practice.
• Cao Yan praised Lai Yudong’s improved choreography but noted that his movements remained stiff, and Jiang Xiaoting began vocal lessons by testing Class F’s grasp of the song.
• Lai Yudong sang the correct lyrics during the relay, caught Jiang Xiaoting’s attention, and worked on vocal technique despite struggling to overcome his precise broadcasting habits.
• Lai Yudong and Zhou Rui practiced until nearly five in the morning before the assessment, with Lai Yudong supporting the exhausted Zhou Rui as they left the practice room.
• The theme song evaluation began, and Lai Yudong turned off the bullet comments before starting his performance after Pei Lan’s strength and voice faltered.