Star Academy 2024: an international star meets the students and we swim in unease

Big malaise in the Star Academy. Wednesday, January 15, the students went to visit a star, but the meeting was rather… very flat.

IN BRIEF

• On January 11, Marine was saved by the public of the Star Academy 2024 against Charles, while Franck and Ebony prepare for the prime of January 18.
• On January 15, the contestants met Lisa from Black Pink, but the language barrier made the exchange difficult and awkward.
• Discover how this unexpected encounter influenced the contestants' mood and preparation for the finale.

The final is fast approaching. During the prime on January 11, Marine faced Charles. She was the one who was saved by the viewers of the Star Academy 2024. Franck and Ebony are also still in the running. They will face each other on January 18 during a prime where everything could change. Moreover, during this prime, Ebony will perform a duet with Charles. To everyone's surprise, the academic chose her freshly eliminated classmate rather than her best friend Marguerite to share this timeless moment.

But, before this famous prime, the candidates must prepare themselves. Every day, at the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys, they rehearse to be perfect on the big day. Sometimes, to help them kill boredom and loneliness, they meet stars. This was the case on Thursday, January 15. Early in the morning, the students took the bus towards… their destiny! Or, more precisely, towards the international star they were supposed to meet.

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Laborious communication, embarrassment, empty exchange… A meeting that flops

For the occasion, Karima was present. “When there are good surprises, I always show up, you know me!” the co-host of Nikos Alliagas joked. “Do you speak English ?” she then asked her protégés on the bus. Mysterious, she then specified that the international star that everyone was getting ready to discover did not master the language of Molière. “You're going to be able to talk with one of the biggest stars on the planet! We're on millions of albums, we're on records on the chain! A K-Pop icon!” continued to tease Karima. “What ? Who is ?!”logically got excited Ebony. Karima finally let slip the name: it's Lisa, from the South Korean girl group Black Pink.

When this name was revealed, the atmosphere deflated a little. And, once the star was met, things didn't get any better. Far from it… Lisa arrived at the music studios, and the conversation was, to say the least… laborious. The students tried to chat with her, but English language skills were lacking, fluency was lacking. “You're not too stressed ?” the singer asked in English. “A little bit…” Marine tried, briefly.

Little chemistry

“It's the last week, the end of the adventure…” Ebony tried to bounce back. The conversation awkwardly continued. Everyone tried to be dynamic, but the energy had definitely died down. Karima tried to rekindle the embers by asking questions in English with a somewhat forced American accent.

Afterwards, the students in turn asked their questions. Prepared and rather weak questions, which also did not deserve to get the atmosphere off the ground. The height of the discomfort: the students were then invited to make a dance video for Lisa's TikTok. But, taken aback, they also appeared rather embarrassed. And it showed.