The second episode of ChoCo‘s reality show “ChoCo In Hollywood” officially aired on May 19, 2023, on Mnet’s YouTube channel “M2”, and it showcased the beginning of ChoCo’s trainee album production process in Hollywood!
ChoCo joined forces with world-renowned TV producer JoJo Ryder for the reality show, capturing the album production process in collaboration with top industry experts. Given the vision of launching ChoCo in Hollywood, ChoPD – the Head Producer of ChoCo and Founder of ChoCo Entertainment, is putting all his effort into it.
Episode 2 follows Jake, TJ, and Sean on their visit to Paramount Studios in Hollywood last June, where their role models, such as Lil Wayne and Michael Jackson, recorded music. The trainees toured the place with great excitement, and TJ shared that the feeling of tasting the special cookies that great artists also ate before him in the studio gave him a thrilling feeling of being an equal.
Next, we’re taken behind the scenes of the recording of ChoCo’s trainee song ‘Best Life’, which tells of their Hollywood dreams. With the guidance of producer Francis Kim, they achieved satisfying results. The partial release of ‘Best Life’, as heard during the recording process, showcased the unique vocal colors of the ChoCo trainees, and caught the audience’s attention.
Screenshot from M2’s “ChoCo in Hollywood”
Furthermore, the trainees also met star choreographer John Silver, known for working with Usher and Justin Bieber, to learn the choreography made for another pre-debut song ’85 IN’.ย Noticing trainee Sean’s introverted and reserved nature during the dance lesson, John Silver paused the practice and gave him caring and constructive advice, saying “You have to get rid of the habit of looking down. Enjoy this moment as many people want to stand where you are now“.
Through relentless rehearsal, the ChoCo trainees gained confidence and showed a naturally effortless performance while filming the music video for ’85 IN’. At the end of the episode, the music video for ’85 IN’ is revealed for the first time, featuring the energetic and free-spirited trainees who impressed viewers with visual and aural delight.
The next episode of “ChoCo In Hollywood” (the Korean version, produced by Sole9 Media) will be released on May 26 at 7 PM KST, only on “M2”.
