"Jake has a quality that others cannot express."- Heesung

"You really looked cool since the entry, I could focus on you, and you didn't fall behind these top ranked guys." - Sung Deuk/ Bang PD

"Since you're picked to come to I-LAND, you didn't really know how to sing but you seemed so grounded today. Your singing, your dancing, your acting. You surprised me." - Bang PD

We all knew that Jake is one of the trainees who had the least training period.++

At the first test, he struggled too much. With how to adapt and how to improve. His mic fell, and still continued to perform. Yet he still received comments such as, "He doesn't know what he's doing", "He doesn't even know how to dance." And because of that, he placed last.++

He was moved to the ground, and there he worked very hard. They performed Fire which totally burned the stage, and his effort was paid off because he was sent back to I-LAND.

On the third test, he wasn't picked to be one of the representatives, yet he still practiced, and tried to improve himself.

The last test in part one came and there you can see how much he had improved. His singing skills, dancing skills, and even acting skills got a lot better. In fact he even placed rank 4.

Part 2 came and they immediately received another test. He performed I need you, with Jungwon, Geonu and Daniel but sadly they placed 3rd. (out of 3 units)

And now, he shocked everyone with his performance. The Jake that didn't knew what he was doing on the first test is gone. The Jake we have right now is stronger, wiser and bolder. It's scary how much he improved in just 3 months.

We know that he will still continue to grow and improve. Icon of growth indeed. Having an ult who's already very good from the start is nice, but seeing your bias grow is such a different feeling.