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[iseullgc]

TEAM UNKNOWN MISSION 016 / SOLO PERFORMANCE WITH CHO ISEUL

SONG CHOSEN: starry mood - jay chou

honestly he chose this song because when he heard he could choose a song in mandarin or korean, he wanted to challenge himself with a mandarin song

it's really old and he only knows of it because he had heard a kpop group he used to like cover it at a concert and he had added it to his playlist

he had needed to dig through literally thousands of songs in his general playlist to find it, since he literally only remembered that the song was something about stars

he's not the most vocally talented but he had wanted to try his hand at a ballad since he's always been more dance focused than anything else.

he had STRUGGLED to really figure out the pronunciation, considering that it's so different from korean

it's not a language he speaks, and he had debated on giving up multiple times because of how hard it was to wrap his mind around the syllables, feeling like his tongue was literally twisting as he tried to sing all the words

but he liked the lyrics (after looking them up) and had decided that if he couldn't do this cover performance, he didn't really deserve to debut because imagine if he gave up on something difficult when it was something more official than this.

he feels a little embarrassed to walk in front of the coaches and perform a ballad, considering that he's usually much more confident when he's dancing and he's not even doing much aside from fully focusing on his vocals for this

it's not the most vocally difficult song but he does try his best to sing it as perfectly as possible and also with as decent pronunciation as possible, as well as putting as much emotion that he could muster into it.

he's honestly not too mad about his choice after he's performed it, feeling pretty good with his execution even if his pronunciation probably left a lot to be desired.

[iseullgc]

he's usually genuinely minding his own business when it comes to training. of course, he gets carried away sometimes if he peeks into practice rooms (to check if they're empty) and finds friends but usually he's good at keeping to himself. no matter the yapper personality that he has.

but, when something insane happens so suddenly like this, iseul doesn't really have any choice but to be part of it, right?

he swears he was just walking down the hallway, having been refilling his water bottle and needing to get back to the practice room he had been occupying when he witnesses a weird run-by (?) he's not sure what to classify it as but his eyes are wide, staring at the splatter of whatever liquid had been thrown and then also at the idol standing in front of him.

"i have no idea," he replies, once he's over his shock. "what the hell?"

splash !

sori continued her studies after becoming a trainee so she had a plan b, and now she’s achieved plan a, but it’s difficult to let go of plan b. sori can help but fear it, that something happens, she gets kicked out of the group, the group disbands, the company goes down, all unlikely but could happen, and if her dream fails, she wants a backup plan. it’s luckily her last year as a student, but it’s hard being a student and idol at once. she mixes between doing homework and practicing, right now just having finished practicing.

she packs up her things, takes another big slurp of water from her water bottle and then she’s ready to leave the practice room. she barely steps foot out of the practice room before it happens, a drink getting thrown her way, followed by “oh shit, wrong person” and then they run. and she’s not the only one, she turns to the person who was about to walk past the practice room, sharing the same face as sori.

“what did they just throw at us?”.

GO! @iseullgc

[iseullgc]

the annual legacy halloween party is underway and iseul had been very excited for this year's theme. as an avid video game enjoyed, though he now played much more pc games than he did handheld console, he had, of course, grown up with a love of mario and pokemon. it's just funny that he had been ash last year too, and had already been planning something from nintendo this year.

having lost track of the friends he had met up with, he finds himself wandering over to the games stations, debating on whether he wanted to try. most of him wants to, though a small part of him also wonders if he's forgotten all his console gaming skills after having only played pc games for so long.

it's about the exact second that he's about to decide fuck it, we ball that seyeon speaks, and iseul glances away from the smash brothers competition happening in front of him for a moment. "i've played all of these games," he says, amused and he indicates the pokemon games and animal crossing.

considering that he's dressed as an animal crossing character should say enough on that point, he thinks. "but i'm really tempted to play smash? it's been ages since i've played that." he pauses, having wanted to continue to say something about it before deciding not to and turning the question around onto the other trainee instead. "you?"

showtime.

with @iseullgc

seyeon would never turn down the opportunity for a party, so when he heard that legacy was throwing another halloween themed event, he had already started planning his outfit. halloween was only one day a year, so why not make the most of it, right?

he wasn't too much of a gamer, but seyeon did dabble in a few games here and there. but admittedly, out of the gaming stations that were stationed around the venue, animal crossing was by far his favorite one, simply because he played that more than the others. and on top of that, there was just something so cozy about that game that made him want to almost live in it, in those amazing islands that people built that literally looked like a little town.

as he's scouting around the venue, watching others play the games and wondering just how people were that good at some of them, he spots iseul lingering at one of the stations and slowly makes his way over towards him, striking up a conversation. "so, which station is your favorite?" seyeon shoots him the question, his eyes drifting from the screens over to the younger.

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he's rather excited, though he also has some news that he can't exactly tell his friend. he decides he won't bring it up anytime soon though, maybe waiting for any confirmed news before he tells the other. also, he doesn't really want to ruin this hangout for them.

even if it's happening at 11pm or something, instead of when the sun is up.

"no, i ordered it, but i brought homemade kimchi," iseul says, pushing forward the tupperware container. "it's a quick one so it's fresh and not super fermented, but i was craving ..." he explains, though part of him just misses when he had time to make dinner for all of his friends.

letting his grin spread across his lips, iseul stabs one of the plastic forks they had been given into a piece of chicken and bites into it. "i just thought it would be easier than trying to drag you out to an actual chicken restaurant, since you've been so busy lately," he says, chewing after letting out a happy sound, the chicken hot but delicious.

"i was going to personally deliver this to your dorm if you couldn't make it, actually."

"of course it does, simply put, hanging out is just... well, spending time with someone, right? no matter where we are," minki replies with a smile, happy that even among the many hours of practice that he's slowly growing accustomed to in order to prove himself as an asset to the project group he's entrusted to, he's able to also spend time with iseul just like this. it's nice, a reminder that he can breathe too.

minki crosses his legs while he's on the ground, leaning down to inspect iseul's meal plan for the day. "chicken and drinks, just what we need. did you cook this yourself?" he questions with a small laugh. "i guess you don't have the time for that either, don't you? but even if you didn't cook this, i'm sure your choices would be delicious anyway."

but minki doesn't think the food is as important as the company that he's sharing it with. he picks up one of the drinks, holding it up to his lips and taking a sip. "i really needed something refreshing too! honestly, the ideas you come up with." it's not a lecture—if anything, he sounds quite fond.

"or whatever?" another laugh escapes him. "you can say that, it's already busy now. don't worry though, it's not like i'll forget you," he teases, nudging the other boy with his elbow.

[iseullgc]

their relationship has always been like this and he can't even pause to laugh a little about it, his grin only widening at the other's dramatic gestures. "i think the fans were unlucky to have both of us in this round of fall boys at the same time," he agrees easily, reaching up to coyly tuck his hair behind his ear.

it's getting a bit long, but he's also way too lazy to go and get a haircut right now. he's thinking about it, but isn't long hair the trend too? iseul knows he looks good with long hair as well, so he's sort of considering just letting it grow out for now.

"the songs are bomb, dude!" he says excitedly, glad that minkyu had brought it up because he had been thinking it the entire time. "i'm really hype for it—i hope that we can chart or something. wouldn't that be great?"

"Aw, really? You're far too kind, Iseulie." Minkyu responds with a hand dramatically resting over his chest, as though deeply moved by the compliment. The gesture is playful, of course, his other hand sweeping through his tousled brown hair for emphasis, adding to the theatrical flair of his reaction.

But with Minkyu, everything is always lighthearted, never lingering for too long. His laughter spills out moments later, bright and amused, as he playfully nudges Iseul's side with his knuckles. "Now I'm picturing us on stage together—honestly, the fans might not survive it. They’d be fainting left and right from the sheer power of our visuals!" A chuckle.

"What do you think of the tracks we’ve got for Fall Boys? I’m telling you, we’re going to be huge." His grin widens, excitement buzzing beneath the casual tone, as though the future is already glittering before them. "I mean, just look at the lineup—it’s completely insane. Insane!"

[iseullgc]

he's honestly really excited for this new thing that they're doing. all things considered, he hasn't really gotten much under his belt in terms of his actual career so being able to dive into a show like this is super fun for him, knowing and hoping that people would tone in and pay attention to it since it's another legacy show.

and he also knows that most people, if they're in the trainee-idol path, have been able to debut after appearing in a show like this. it's a good thing, and he's super hyped to be able to participate this time since he had missed spring boys from a while back.

and to be able to do it with an old friend?

even better.

"i was going to say the same thing," iseul comments, drawling the words out almost with a grin on his lips. "i was going to say i think you've gotten more handsome since the last time we met up, which i didn't know was even possible."

fall season.

Being part of Spring Boys was already an adventure, a playful taste of idol life without fully diving in. Now, returning to that life as part of Fall Boys, Minkyu finds himself relishing the familiar excitement all over again—the recording sessions, mastering new choreographies, filming vibrant music videos, forging connections with temporary teammates through the light-hearted fun of variety show filming.

Every moment feels like a gift, even now, in the slightly stuffy practice room with @iseullgc at his side, a grin playing on his lips. "Feels like ages since we last trained together like this." Minkyu remarks and his eyes sparkle with fondness as he stretches, arms lifting above his head in a kind of graceful arch.

"But, I must admit," he adds as the curve on his lips turns into something playful, mildly flirty, but never serious, glancing at Iseul, "you haven’t gotten any less handsome in all this time." The mischievous glint in his eyes mirrors the easy friendship between them, happy to see that nothing has really changed in all the time they've been apart.

[iseullgc]

LGCFAMILYCON2K24 / CHUSEOK WITH CHO ISEUL

chuseok is not really a sore spot for him anymore

he used to be really depressed mostly because he was used to being at home, surrounded by his family and extended family and mountains of food made by their private chefs

but his family had never really felt like family, now that he thinks about it. he's been kinda feeling more free since he had come to seoul on his own to become a trainee.

even though he's not technically confirmed to debut yet, just knowing that he was doing something in the current team unknown.

its a bit difficult for him to open up and talk about his problems with his family so he decides to go on a little solo trip instead takes a little trip out to jeju

its actually really fun since he's never really been out here on anything for leisure before, only having ever gone on business trips and he struggles a little with letting himself relax and not forcing himself to go sightseeing or doing touristy things the entire time

he does spend a lot of time buying souvenirs for his friends and he debates for a long time on whether he wants to buy something to send home to his parents in canada, but ultimately decides not to

he goes tangerine picking on his own on a little farm and ends up eating his weight in tangerines, but it's really so much fun that he doesn't even care that he ends that time covered in tangerine juice, with his hair all messed up from the hat he wore

he heads back to seoul feeling very refreshed

and if he stocks the dorm fridge with way too many tangerines, that just means that the rest of team unknown has some healthy snacks, right?

[iseullgc]

GYESEUNG BACKSTORY / CHO ISEUL, A THIEF FROM THE SHADOWY WOODS SECT

he's always been a loner, spending his days biding his time and using his shadow affinity to assist him in stealing from lone travellers.

honestly, he doesn't even really have a reason to steal anything. technically he would be considered a thief, but he has no use for the things that he manages to pilfer from the people that unluckily stumble across his path.

it's all fun and games honestly.

as long as he could remember, he had been alone. he had been abandoned at a young age by parents who had been too young to raise a child of their own, not wanting to be burdened by that. he's trying his best not to let his past weigh him down at all, just wanting to live his life.

he had fun doing what he did, wandering around his sect and stepping out a little whenever he wanted to. he wasn't too keen on adventuring though, because he's not really wanting to risk his life to do anything too crazy. it's a mundane life, honestly, but he amuses himself by harassing the others he sees around him.

perhaps one day he would come up with something to do with his powers, considering he's never been caught by anyone who he's stolen from. maybe he could do some good with it, the whole stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. or something like that. he's not really wanting to change the world, but perhaps he could think about it and change his ways one day.

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to his surprise, when the door swings open, it's not one of fabula's managers but one of the members themselves. his eyes widen slightly when he realizes it's april but he doesn't let his nerves get in the way of introducing himself.

especially not when she's asking questions from the getgo.

"yup! i emptied out one of the vending machines," iseul says, feeling a bit proud of himself even if it's kind of a funny thing to say. "you guys have ... six members right?" he asks, though he's also not 100% sure. he's relatively up to date with the lgc groups but there's been some lineup changes recently, so he hopes he's not wrong. "i'll give you ... 10? for the managers too?" he offers, counting out how many cans he has left before shrugging and just holding out the bag, not wanting to overstep by walking into the waiting room.

the second question isn't one that he's expecting and his lips part for a moment in surprise before he perks up, excited to talk about it. "yes! i'm in the junior trainees performance, so maybe you'll see us on stage," he says, happy. he had had a much smaller part in the concert last year and hadn't really felt up to socializing, but this year he's in a good mood.

"i'm excited to watch you too!"

in a way, hayoung is used to the routine of concert days. after almost three years as a debuted idol ( not counting the trainee days ), she knew what to do to deal with the boredom of long waiting moments and when it was time to get things done. now that rehearsals are done and so are her hair and make-up, she decides it's time to relax in the dressing room.

normally it would be the cue for the young woman to explore backstage and find her friends to chat and share some snacks with, but the truth is that fabula is in the middle of comeback preparations and her energy is oscillating. while it wouldn't stop her from interacting with people, it sounded smart to save some of it for the stage.

believe it or not, she's been making smart choices lately.

she's about to get up and find something to eat when she hears a knock on the door. for a second, hayoung wonders if it's their manager asking her to join the other girls wherever they are now, but she is surprised to find a boy she isn't familiar with instead. "hey!" she greets with a smile, eyes landing on the bottles he is holding as she continues, "are you looking for someone or- oh! are these for us?"

one thing she guesses is that he is not a staff member but a "new" trainee she didn't share her training years with. "are you performing tonight?" another question out of curiosity, always excited to meet new people.

[iseullgc]

backstage pass a famcon 2k24 starter for @lgchayoung

it's not his first time being backstage for a concert, considering he's been taking part in the lgc family concert every year since he became a trainee, but this is the first year where it kind of feels like he actually matters.

with his being in team unknown, despite knowing that it wasn't really a debut group or anything but it was a step closer at least, iseul feels like his presence means a little more this year than before. but, he still wants to leave a good impression so he had emptied out one of the rows of pocari sweat from a vending machine and was trying to find all the legacy artists that were performing today.

it was a little hectic backstage, but the trainees weren't performing just yet and he was really hoping to run into either type zero or fabula members. most of them had debuted before he had really met them or anything, considering they senior trainees when he had just started and their schedules never really overlapped.

he's given out a few of the cans that he had bought, even having had one himself, before he wonders if maybe he should head back and give them to the trainees. belatedly, he realizes that he could literally just head to a waiting room and see if someone was inside or not. fabula's is the first one that he finds, and he steels himself for a moment before knocking confidently on the door.

hopefully they wouldn't think he's creepy or anything, and he positions himself in a way that they would see the cans he's holding immediately. also, he guesses, hopefully someone opens the door?

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[iseullgc]

"yup!" he says in english, popping the 'p' to be a little obnoxious but not really on purpose. it's just a habit he has sometimes, and he doesn't even notice it if he's speaking in english. but, he glances up with a grin when he sees minki walking inside.

he guesses it doesn't matter that the setup is less than glamorous, and nothing more than just an old scarf spread out on the floor with chicken he had ordered for delivery that had arrived just in time. and there's cola and alcohol-free beer as well. it's not too bad, though part of iseul does wish he had done something more ... more what he's not sure, but he does wish it wasn't so. juvenile. or something.

"does this count as a hangout?" he asks, looking over everything and he stands up, placing his hands on his hips as his eyes roam over what is in front of him. "i thought it would be a good distraction from everything else we're busy with right now," he adds, feeling a little proud of himself for coming up with this.

indicating for minki to sit, iseul grins again. "you know. like a, back to the old days, kinda thing. before you get all busy with your eventual debut, or whatever."

he doesn’t know what to expect. especially when it comes to iseul and his sudden whims. minki knows his friend had always been rather unpredictable, but that’s one of the qualities that he finds endearing about his friend. that being said, he hopes whatever iseul is planning won’t cause them any trouble. he believes iseul won’t risk anything though, not when the two of them seem to have separate projects to keep up with.

but another part of minki—the one that likes to be loud during unpredictable situations—wonders whether iseul needs his help for something. he hopes the other boy is okay, and when iseul answer’s minki’s call almost immediately, that seems to be the case.

“what are you up to?” he asks, blinking when he notices the rather elaborate set-up. “you got us food and drinks! did you plan this indoor picnic?” he questions, a little astonished by the display before him.

“when did you even have the time to get all this done?” then again, it’s pretty late. “is this your dinner? it’s not good to eat this late…” despite saying that, minki takes a seat anyway.

“you’re so unpredictable sometimes.”

[iseullgc]

he laughs a little, really thinking about the measuring question and when the math is put in front of him, he can see why it could be difficult to maintain at all times but— "considering that if you stick your arm out directly in front of you and directly above, that would be a ninety degree angle, right? so you just kinda have to gauge what the halfway point between that is," he tries to reason, thinking that it made sense in his brain with that but he's always been relatively good at math.

"but having to maintain that would be hard," he adds, which circles back to the beginning question he had asked originally. it's kind of funny, to be thinking so hard about this but he had wanted to get other's opinions and rua's is a solid one.

"yeah exactly," iseul agrees with her words, and it all comes back to what he had been curious about to begin with. "so ... when vlogging, you have to make sure you look good from all angles i guess." which would also be difficult, and then annoying to always be worried about looking good. which was, also, their entire lives as idols, right? they would always have to worry about looking good?

sighing, he pulls out his phone to try to gauge what the difference would be, turning on his front camera to really give them an idea. "i guess, the other option would be to not care if you looked good from every angle," iseul muses, staring at their faces on his screen.

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it was only a brief moment but rua happens to catch a glance of iseul's surprised reaction, of which she supposes is in response to her not immediately picking a fight with him upon seeing each other. she wants to grin, somehow feeling like she won, but manages to hold back and ends up smirking, basically. at least she didn't open her mouth and actually laugh or say something to egg him on after all - because she's mature. yeah.

and as if to prove that, she does try to cover the lower half of her face with her hand, intending to disguise the movement as resting her chin in her palm-- very normally, of course. rua makes sure she's not going to let out a laugh too, before speaking again.

"besides, how would you even know what exactly is 45 degrees? do they measure it each time?" she throws out a (rare) joke in the presence of iseul, mostly because she really doesn't understand how someone would know the exact angle to film at every time, especially if you're a beginner - which most of them taking this workshop probably are. maybe someone more experience would know, though...

or so she thought, because apparently iseul knows more about vlogging than she expected. even if he just looked it up right before the workshop, it was more than she knew so it was a lot of info and terminology to take in at once.

"i see... but carrying around a tripod or holding up a phone with a stick or something would still be tiring," she muses out loud, wondering what the best plan of attack for vlogging is. "i guess the only solution is to just switch between the two when you can. hold it when you're moving, set it down when you're not, right? the angle would always change in that case though."

[iseullgc]

he had arrived just a bit before the time he had stated, almost 100% sure that minki wouldn't ghost him and not show up. he had just the smallest sliver of doubt, but he was pretty sure that minki would've told him if he couldn't make it. he had enough trust in the other for that.

and he hopes that minki had missed hanging out with him too.

having picked up an order of chicken and non-alcoholic beer, wanting to have the experience of chimaek without any of the repercussions, iseul quietly sets up the little picnic he had tried to plan out. it's not the best, considering he had only been able to lay out an old scarf he had found instead of a picnic mat or blanket. but he thinks it's pretty good for what he could plan outside of training.

he perks up at the sound of minki's voice, glancing up from where he had been fiddling with the placement of the chicken and fries and deciding to give up. it wasn't going to look more aesthetic just a few centimeters to the left, he's sure. "yeah, i'm here!" he calls back, pleased that he had been right to trust his friend.

minki’s more than aware that his schedule is becoming quite packed, as of lately. while he’s glad he’s able to foster a better relationship with the nknd members and get to know them on a deeper, there are a few people that he missed hanging out with. he thinks it’s natural — he’d spent so much time with them only for that to be erased slowly, diminished. iseul, in particular, is someone he’d hang out with more than without — it’s strange, not having iseul by his side.

he doesn’t know if iseul shares the same sentiment, honestly he doesn’t know if iseul is as attached as minki realizes he is, but he isn’t surprised when he gets a sudden and quick cryptic text from the other boy. not much explanation, only time and place.

that being said, minki does send back a: is that all? he doesn’t expect a response though.

what he does, is wait for 11pm to roll in ( minki doesn’t have a good sleep schedule anyway ), and show up on time.

“iseul?” he calls out as he opens the door to the practice room, his voice slightly worn out after another long day. “are you in here already?”

[iseullgc]

he honestly is surprised that she answers him so civilly—he genuinely had thought that she would either snap at him or ignore him possibly. it's kind of funny, the look on his face when she answers him but he schools it quickly into a less surprised expression and continues the conversation. almost like he hadn't been surprised to begin with.

"that makes sense," iseul comments, nodding slowly as he takes her words into consideration. it made sense, of course, but he hadn't really thought about it. since people didn't only look good at a 45 degree angle, it made sense to only film in a way that made them look good. it's why all recommended vlogging cameras had a screen to flip up so you could see yourself while filming.

(he had looked into it recently, having wanted to maybe vlog and edit videos even if they would never be shared with the public and would rot on his hard drive forever.)

"i know there are stabilizers and types of tripods and things for that," he nods sagely, touching his fingers to his chin in thought. "i was looking into it because i also know a lot of people vlog on their phones," he adds, very into this topic right now if only because he wanted to do the best he could on their assigment of vlogging their day in the life. "i think putting it down would be the easiest, but i was thinking of when you're on the go, you know?"

rua's not sure how it happened but for some reason, she had ended up next to iseul in one of the hosting workshops that legacy was making all the trainees take. she gets it, really! and she doesn't mind taking these workshops since hosting seems like something she could potentially do, she just didn't have a particular interest in it until now.

sure, rua was sociable enough and could talk to anyone needed but she didn't find it enjoyable exactly. it got kind of tiring, actually, having to make polite small talk with people for hours on end - it's one thing she didn't miss since becoming a trainee even if this lifestyle was a hundred times more tiring. at least she was working on something she liked and out of her own will, not because she had to in order to keep up appearances.

all that is to say, rua is mostly indifferent to hosting but is keeping an open mind, or rather she would if iseul wasn't bothering-- er, asking her something.

"i wouldn't pay attention to a specific angle," she answers simply, deciding to humour him for today. they were in the presence of others and staff after all, and rua didn't need rumours spread about her having beef with iseul - or worse, an attitude problem (both of which are untrue; she doesn't hate iseul, she just can't help but bicker with the guy when she seems him).

"i'd just adjust as i go and use whatever angle i happen to look good in at the time. if we get tired holding up a camera, wouldn't it be easier to just get a holder or stand for it or something?" she was genuinely asking since she's not quite up to date on what tech people use to effectively vlog, never having had an interest in it before today. "what would you do?"

[iseullgc]

just a location and time a starter for @lgcminki

honestly, iseul doesn't know why he's so impulsive sometimes. but he can't help it when he wants to see people. maybe he should consider everyone's schedule more, or whatever, but he has a sudden urge to see minki and nothing can quell it. not even the facetime call they had had a few days ago had scratched the itch, so to say, and he knew that he needed to see his friend in person.

he's pretty sure his withdrawals had started because of the whole nknd/team unknown split considering that they didn’t see each other much during training anymore. if at all, in general.

it’s kinda depressing, considering he used to see minki everyday. so, he decides it’s time for him to take matters into his own hands. late night snacks were always good right? especially if they were in a legacy practice room.

right?

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