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'The Debut: Dream Academy': PH's Sophia Laforteza leads rankings in 2nd mission

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Sophia Laforteza. Photo: Instagram/sophia_laforteza" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/10/10/sophia.jpg"/><figcaption>Sophia Laforteza. <em>Photo: Instagram/sophia_laforteza</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Filipino talent Sophia Laforteza ranked first in the second mission of the talent competition series &quot;The Debut: Dream Academy.&quot;</p><p>Produced by Geffen Records and Hybe, the entertainment company behind K-pop supergroup BTS, &quot;The Debut: Dream Academy&quot; aims to create the next &quot;global&quot; girl group.</p><p>During the second mission, the remaining 18 contestants were divided into four teams tasked to cover songs by Hybe&#x27;s girl group Le Sserafim. In this round, Sophia was part of Team A that performed &quot;Antifragile.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-zhfcTVQRZY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>With 69,098 fan votes, Sophia emerged as the top contender in the mission, as seen in the result announcement video recently uploaded on the Hybe Labels+ YouTube channel.</p><p>She is followed by Brazil&#x27;s Samara (68,165 votes) and South Korea&#x27;s Yoonchae (57,801).</p><p>Between the two teams that performed &quot;Antifragile,&quot; Sophia&#x27;s Team A won with 49,690 votes, beating Team B which garnered 37,009 votes.</p><p>Four contestants — Brooklyn and Karlee from the United States, Mei from Japan, and Iliya from Belarus — were eliminated from the competition.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nm77VmXZ7So?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>During the second mission, the contestants were also asked who among their competitors would they want to debut with. This saw Sophia getting picked by 14 other girls.</p><p>In the result announcement video, the girls were also asked about a unique quality that they would bring to the debut group.</p><p>&quot;I put the work in. I feel like I&#x27;ve grown so much in my skill set,&quot; said Sophia, daughter of theater actress Carla Guevara Laforteza.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/04/23/the-debut-dream-academy-hopeful-sophia-laforteza-grateful-for-support">&#x27;The Debut: Dream Academy&#x27; hopeful Sophia Laforteza grateful for support</a></li></ul><p>The show&#x27;s finale will take place on November 17, during which the debut group&#x27;s name and lineup will be revealed.</p><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</p>

Filipino talent Sophia Laforteza ranked first in the second mission of the talent competition series 'The Debut: Dream Academy.'