lgcyein

[lgcyein]

yein nods, counting the time in her head. if they've already been at this for two hours, then another hour doesn't seem so bad. and if they go on for longer than that, then she would be tired, but she's determined to do everything and anything she can for this role. so whether it's one hour or more, all she can do is hope that her body will build up the stamina the more they train.

"i'm not really a physical activity kind of person." she admits with a shrug. yein has always been the princess type, sitting at home with her dog, watching shows, doing activities that didn't involve heavy exertion. it's why she had decided early on in her career that she wasn't going to be an idol, despite having trained for it in the first few months — she always knew that dancing wasn't for her.

she went to pilates every once in a while, when she felt like she was being too sedentary, or when her roommate asked her to, but now she's thinking maybe she should have gone more often. there's little she can do about that now though, so she doesn't think too much about it, and she smiles at jaehwa. "i guess idols are just built different."

most of jaehwa’s previous roles were set in or around school so landing the main lead in an action drama was an entirely new and exciting challenge. it was a challenge she welcomed wholeheartedly, especially since the production provided an intensive workshop to help the cast prepare. though she had the option of using a stunt double, jaehwa was determined to perform as many of her scenes as possible to make them feel authentic and real.

her petite frame turned out to be an unexpected advantage during stunt training. her shorter height made it easier for her to execute backflips and other acrobatic moves. although physically demanding, it didn’t compare to the grueling intensity of her trainee days. years of rigorous dance training had built up her stamina and she found herself enjoying the process despite the sweat and exhaustion.

“not sure,” jaehwa replied when asked how much longer the session might last. “we usually have around three hours of dance practice, so if acting workshops are anything like that, i’d say we’ve got another hour to go.” even with her face glistening from sweat and strands of hair sticking to her cheeks, she managed to flash a cheerful smile. “tired already?”

[lgcyein]

—    AHN YEIN as ICE CLIMBER NANA ♡

[lgcyein]

she looks from the card to jieun, flipping it over and over again as if something else would appear if she just looked at it long enough. of course, nothing happens, but she does it anyways. "well yeah, i feel like we should keep it? you know how the company loves to do things during this time of year." and even if they did say that they weren't doing it this time, yein knows better than to just blindly trust them.

but she shrugs as the looks at the words without a single clue in her mind. every year they end up thrown into something around halloween time, and every year yein has no idea what's going on. she doubts this year will be any different.

she feels like maybe she should drop it and leave it there on the bench, but then again, she's always been the risk taking kind. "i feel like we should keep it, what if we get a prize for finding it?" she says, putting the card into a side pocket of her purse. "okay, how about we take it and see what we get from it, and if it's bad we'll just pretend we don't have it."

“another one of these?” she mutters, her voice tinged with irritation rather than curiosity. she thought the whole hell week thing was off this year, yet here they are already tripping over strange little mysteries.

her gaze shifts to yein, who’s turning the card over in her fingers, her expression caught somewhere between amusement and wariness. jieun exhales sharply and shakes her head. “are you thinking about keeping that?” she doesn’t want to admit that the card unsettles her, but she knows her best friend too well and it only makes her want to shut this whole thing down before they get sucked into some ridiculous prank.

but deep down, she knows that in a place like this, ignoring the game has never really been an option. "drink me?" she reads the word in the card out loud before returning her attention to yein. "what is that supposed to mean? should we keep it?"

[lgcyein]

in yein's defense, she really does try her best to pay attention during class. but she's never been the type who liked to study, and now hat she's sitting here she feels like she's in a lecture hall. she even has an ipad in front of her, taking notes as she tries (only semi successfully) to understand the material and hopefully remember it in case they do actually get tested on it. and not for the first time, she wishes that she had been put in the criminal team. not that she had too many complaints, now that she got a main role, but she does feel like she would have suited that a little better than law enforcement.

she looks over when she hears her name, relieved that it seems like she isn't the only one struggling to pay attention. "same, i didn't think we would have to learn all of this." and now that seona mentions it, why did they have to do this if they were given a script? yein looks down at her notes with a sigh. "that's a good point...do you think we'll be tested on it?"

━━ project aka ◞ official .· ( @lgcyein )

'let's take a break, shall we?'

the instructor's voice wakes seona out of her stupor and she realizes that for the past half hour of their lessons, she wasn't paying all that much attention. she shakes her head, feeling quite groggy. her eyes drift to the board in front of the group and all the writings take her back to her university days. she shudders, remembering how she dropped out in the pursuit of something greater.

seona never imagined she basically be back where she started.

"yein," she calls the name of the girl next to her. "it's hard to pay attention, isn't it? i feel like i'm over my head with this one," seona chuckles. "i thought this was supposed to be a basicI law enforcement class. you would think that this wouldn't be necessary because all of our lines would be written into our script but," she shrugs. "i guess not."

[lgcyein]

♡ ┊identity

      @lgcjieun ♡

she's always glad that she lives with jieun, because she always has someone to do everything with her. even though they spend a lot of time together, between being in the same field and same company, then going home and sharing a living space, they don't have any major fights, and they're good at having their alone time when they're back at the apartment. but this means that she has someone to talk to about the jobs they're currently doing, someone to go over scripts with and talk about set gossip.

it also means she doesn't have to walk alone to the company building in the mornings, and that they can stop at the cafe nearby for a coffee before walking in the doors together. it's a small thing, but she likes it especially now that it's getting colder, because at least they can be miserable together.

but as she walks in, she spots something wedged between the bars of a bench, and she wordlessly walks over as she eyes it. she's usually the type to leave things alone, and it was hidden well but once she saw it, it looked so out of place that she couldn't just walk by. "what is this?" she says, pulling it out and showing it to jieun. "a playing card?"

[lgcyein]

♡ ┊billionaire

       with @lgcjaehwa ♡

yein had thought that by now they would be done with all this action training, that whatever workshops they had done months ago would suffice for this drama. but of course, she now realizes that she had been shortsighted to think that it would be all they would do. of course they would need more preparations with a whole drama.

and it's different now. she had done the last acting workshops as a way of learning new skill, but now she's entering these as the main role, and with the knowledge that she'll be leading this drama, she has a newfound sense of duty, a determined motivation that's somewhat unlike her when it comes to doing physical activity.

which is why she stands across from jaehwa, a bit tired from their first sparring match but otherwise ready for another, relaxing only when the instructors call for a break. she walks over to the other girl, a smile on her face finally. "i knew there was a lot involved with filming fight scenes, but this is even more than i expected." she laughs, getting a drink of water. "how long do you think we'll be at this?"

[lgcyein]

yein pauses to think about this, trying not to take too much time because she knows that in the actual interview, if she pauses too long it'll seem strange to the audience. luckily, after so many interviews about so many dramas, she feels like she kind of knows what to expect.

"the interesting thing about my character was that her personality was basically an open book — she said the things she wanted to say, and she was forthcoming about her opnions." she started. "but she also had secrets of her own, and it was important to find a good balance when i was playing her character."

she stops for a moment, then looks back to seona with a smile. "i think that was pretty good! we have nothing to worry about."

seona purses her lips, thinking of what an appropriate answer may be. truthfully, she didn’t think much about it. she accepts every script, every role, with pride. she liked playing bitna, despite all of the character’s quirks.

”in the beginning, it was a bit hard for me to get into character,” she lies easily, trying to seem relatable. “i don’t know if i’m that secretive in real life, or that uptight,” seona pauses for laughter, letting out a chuckle of her own. “all i can say now is that i hope i did her character justice and portrayed her in a way that aligns with the team’s vision.”

seona stops talking for a moment, then nods signaling to yein that she was done.

“what about you, yein?”

[lgcyein]

yein shrugs, but her face is one of clear dissatisfaction and the thought of the guy she went on a date with. "he was just not good overall. his shoulders were small and he needed to dress better. and he kept mansplaining the food to me. like, i don't need an explanation on every piece of sushi that comes across my plate." even now when she remembers it, she cringes at the absolutely horror of the hour and a half that she spent with him there at the restaurant, wishing there was a clock so she could check the time without seeming rude by looking at her phone. maybe she needs to invest in a watch for moments like these.

"but i mean, ankle socks can be changed. small shoulders and a bad personality, unfortunately, is permanent." and they were both things that she can't and shouldn't overlook, which meant that she blocked his number as soon as she left. "but apparently he's rich, so at least i got dinner!"

it's a small reward for what she had to go through, but she takes what she can get. "you know, you can always become an actress!" she says slyly, because she knows that even though she's confident rua would do great and be successful, she wants her to join for her own selfish reasons, so that she would have her friend working together with her. "we just had auditions for a drama, so fingers crossed i get a good part this time!"

rua can only watch on with amusement as she takes a sip from her own drink, listening to yein complain about the latest date she's been on. part of her wondered how the other even had time to see someone (and how she agreed to a blind date in the first place despite being a public figure) but at the same time, the other part of her was hoping that her friend would finally find someone worthy enough one day.

"not ankle socks," she repeats with a horrified look before it dissolves into laughter. "were socks the deal breaker or was he just not good overall?" this is why rua would hate blind dates and is distantly thankful her mother never tried to set her up with her friends' sons or something - especially because she fears she would've likely said yes back then.

"i would say i'll introduce you to someone but i can't think of any guy i know who'd be good enough for you," she grins playfully and nudges the other with her foot under the table. "so don't forget to invite me to the wedding when you and song kang get married, okay!"

she takes another (slow and deliberate) taste of her drink, contemplating how to answer. to be honest, there hasn't really been anything of note that she could tell the other since they last caught up but that was a little depressing to admit. still, she and yein are close enough friends that she doesn't mind if the other knows.

"i wish. it's just been the usual trainee stuff, you know how it is," she shrugs and takes a bite of the croissant she had ordered. "i got to see my dad over chuseok and my mom is out of the country god knows where so nothing new there, either. what about you? do you have any projects coming up? i'll make sure to watch you in support!"

[lgcyein]

she considers this, but she doesn't really know. these interviews are more or less the same, but there's always one or two questions that are slight curveballs, where yein feels like she has to think on the spot to come up with a good answer, or if she's lucky, grateful that someone else got the question.

she's still getting the last finishing touches on her hair when seona turns to her, so she looks at her through the mirror, careful not to turn her head.

"i think i would ask about the characters, or about the cast. but yeah, let's practice." she pauses to think again, then starts. "seona, how did you feel playing a character who was so secretive? were there any difficulties?"

━━ black banquet premier ◞ mantra.· ( @lgcyein )

"what do you think they'll ask us?" seona tilts her head towards yein as much as she can without disturbing the hair stylist too much. "it's been so long since we filmed. i hope no one asks anything too specific about the film," she sighs, looking in the mirror. "i'm afraid i won't remember," the actress says with a laugh.

with a finishing touch of what seems like nearly a full can of hairspray, the stylist lets seona know she's done.

"thank you," the actress replies before turning and giving yein her full attention.

"what would you ask if you were a fan? or if you were part of the press?" she wonders out loud, posing the question. "shall we run through some practices ones?"

[lgcyein]

♡ ┊new girl

       with @lgcrua

"i'm never going on a date again!" it's a dramatic proclamation, especially while sitting in the middle of a trendy, aesthetic cafe, where they have cute bunny shaped pastries and lots of different flavored croissants, but it's one yein fully believes in at the moment. whether or not she'll feel this way in a few days is up in the air, but there's no time like the present, and presently, she has just about had it.

"my friend said that she thought i would get along with her friend, so of course i go to see, but he was weird!" she grumbled unhappily, crossing her arms over her chest. but then she wants to have a sip of her drink, and she feels silly uncrossing immediately so she leans forward, arms still twisted together defiantly.

"and you know what the worst part was?" she says, twisting her face in distaste. "he was wearing ankle socks. like ew. from now i'm only going to accept date requests with song kang."

but the thought makes her laugh a bit, and she sighs, then brightens and looks at rua. "but what about you? anything new going on?"

[lgcyein]

it was a burst of sudden inspiration that all this cooking came about. and now they're here, with lots of mixing bowls in front of them, a lot of powder on their kitchen counter, and a pot of water heating up ambiguously. "at least the grocery store nearby has lots of songpyeon. they're in cute shapes too, i saw ones with flowers and little pumpkin shaped ones. hopefully we can just make regular ones, we don't need to get fancy with the shapes. but if they come out bad then we can just go get those!"

yein rolls her eyes, a sigh escaping her as she thought about those recipes. "yeah, or when they say a pinch of salt. what is a pinch? even worse when they say a large pinch." those instructions are for people who know what they're doing, not for yein, who is just a girl.

"ok, at least this looks like the most difficult part, i think. the rest looks okay?" she skips ahead to the filling, which to her just looks like chopping and mixing. "let's not ask yet! i'm sure we can figure it out somehow. and then we can say that we did it ourselves without help. my mom isn't going to believe it."

to say neither of them knew what they were doing would be an understatement, but it was just the two of them this time and buying chuseok food didn't feel legit ( say the girl who was born and raised abroad and barely cared for traditions ). cooking couldn't be their forte, yet they were smart girls and following a recipe shouldn't be that hard. or so she thought.

"i hate when they don't explain things properly," jieun huffs, furrowing her brows as she reads the recipe again. in her mind, warm could range from 37°C to 100°C, but she knew it was important to get it right. "it's like when they say season to taste. if i knew how much salt i like just by measures, i wouldn't need a recipe."

her eyes scan the screen again and move to her friend. "my heart says it's boiling water." the actress says with a hint of uncertainty. letting out a small sigh, she says, "i wish i could video call my mom right now but she is probably sleeping. should we call yours?" she suggests, but before the other can answer, she stands up waving her hands. "no. we can do it! let's just call them when we can show how pretty and good they are."

[lgcyein]

☽༓･    ››    GYESEUNG //  ahn yein, immortal blade

yein was born into a humble family in a frozen village at the edge of the northern wastes. as a child, winter, a devastating blizzard struck, and during an attempt to gather firewood, she became lost in the storm. her family tried to find her but couldn't, and assumed that the she had died from the cold. but she had encountered the mythical snow phoenix, a creature of legend said to be the spirit of the north’s frozen winds. this legendary creature not only protected her but also left her its essence, granting her unparalleled ice abilities. afterwards, she was found and taken to the immortal blade palace.

at the immortal blade palace, she was trained in the weapon arts, and they quickly found that her ability with the sword as well as her ice affinity made her a dangerous opponent. but despite this, training was relentless and often solitary. the harshness of her environment mirrored her inner world, and she developed a cold, distant personality to match the discipline required of her. but beneath this icy exterior, she has a sense of loyalty and a fierce protective instinct.

though her powers made her a formidable opponent, it was her calm demeanor and calculated mind that led the elders of the immortal blade palace to assign her to a unique role of a diplomat. understanding of the bigger picture and her ability to remain detached from emotions made her the ideal candidate for diplomacy. her diplomatic missions often revolved around negotiating alliances, resolving disputes between other sects, or securing rare resources.

[lgcyein]

♡ ┊honeycomb

         with @lgcjieun ♡

she doesn't know what possessed her this chuseok season. maybe after the weapons and parkour classes, when she didn't end up hating it, she thought that she would try other things she didn't usually do. or maybe the spirit of chuseok entered her body and made her unlike herself. but this holiday season, she had insisted that they should cook something in their apartment.

has she ever cooked before? not anything outside of the usual basics. so cooking for chuseok of all things seems kind of doomed. but she feels like if her and jieun put their heads together, they can make something work. and worst case scenario, they can just order something but she feels like that should be a last resort, because she's determined this time.

"okay, the recipe said songpyeon is easy." she says as she watches the honey songpyeon video in front of her, a middle aged woman with permed hair that makes her feel like her version is easy is different from yein's. "i already measured out the rice flour, and they said warm water." she pauses, looking at the kettle. "how warm is warm?"

[lgcyein]

whether or not she was meant for it, she would make it fit her, yein thinks. she doesn't like it when people think she's not good at something, and even if she isn't good at this action stuff, it's no exception to the rule. so she's confident that she can figure it out, even if it does take some effort. at the very least she has to make sure she doesn't look stupid in front of the staff, and show that she's at least trying.

and plus, it wouldn't be fun if she always did the same thing when she got cast in dramas. it seems like actors always want to do something different from their last work, so she tries to see this as an opportunity.

"i know!" yein laughs as she looks at her friend. "i won't go easy on you either so we both have to be prepared." hopefully it wouldn't come to that, but even if it did, yein feels like they would have fun doing it. even when she's doing something annoying, it always feels better when her friend is doing it with her. "but i think we would be much better off teaming up."

"yeah, maybe..." jieun says quietly, nodding her head. when she watched dramas and movies, she never pictured herself as someone who was taking down criminals, nor being one herself. "—but we have to at least fake it if we want cool scenes." she concludes, because after all the work she was putting into the stunt lessons, she better get some good action scenes and get praised for this.

there would be many chances to play roles more like herself, but for this still secret project, the crazier she could get the better. or at least that's what she was going for.

"you think so?" jieun lets out a laugh. "just know i won't go easy on you in front of the cameras, so we need to learn this hapkido thing properly." a joke, of course. as much as they had chemistry to play scenes together, it would be hard ( and fun ) if they had to play enemies or something. "let's hope we are partners and we can fight some weird man together."

[lgcyein]

☽༓･    ››    ACTING MISSION 019 //  aka audition

before this, yein would have balked at the thought of having to audition with an improvised fight scene. the idea would have sat in her brain like an ill fitting shirt, wrinkled at the corner, loose on the sleeve. but if there's anything about yein, it's that when she sets her mind to something, she makes sure to see it through no matter what. and the acting school classes had helped, it had ironed out the wrinkles and cuffed the sleeves, molding her into a somewhat believable action hero somehow.

at least, that's what she hopes. but she supposes she can gauge how successful it was based on how this audition goes.

her breathing is steady as she holds the heavy briefcase tightly, standing in the center of the room before the judges. she knows she has only seconds before the he would make his move.

the stunt coordinator lunges forward, aiming for the briefcase in her hand, making yein spin to the side, flipping the briefcase in her grip to strike his arm away. she uses whatever movements she had learned in the class, on television with all the crime shows she watched, jumping high and ducking low, her movements smooth.

she ducks again and lands a light elbow to his ribs, making him step back. yein looks at him, eyes bright with determination as she shifts her weight and readies herself for another attack. "i told you, this is mine." she taunts, holding the suitcase. when the stunt coordinator rushes at her again, she spins lower this time, kicking his legs out from under him.

just as soon as she did, she stands back up, dusting herself off and walking away. yein takes one look back at him over her shoulder with a smug expression. "better luck next time."

[lgcyein]

yein, being the type of person who doesn't like to look dumb in front of others, has an aversion to anything that she feels like she wouldn't be good at. and usually this would be included, so she's not thrilled about messing up the gun, even if it's to be expected considering she's never done this before. but she tells herself that at least it's with seona, who she's friends with so it's not as embarrassing.

"thanks." she says with a laugh, looking at the weapon she had just assembled with a sort of slightly embarrassed, slightly exasperated sigh. "at least we're getting some training now, so we don't actually mess up on set when it matters."

yein nods, putting one hand on the stopwatch while watching seona. "ready? ok and....go!"

she watches yein closely as she dissembles then re-assembles her gun. perhaps seona's expressions are a bit too focused, her gaze a tad too critical. she can feel that yein feels a, non-existent, pressure to do this quickly and she wonders if it's her fault that the actress fumbles.

seona lets out a laugh, stopping the timer when the other yells 'done.' "not too shabby," she gives yein a smile, picking up the gun from the table, admiring her work. "it's our first time handling these, so it's bound to be difficult."

"now it's my turn to be embarrassed," she laughs, shaking her head. seona puts the gun down, ensuring that they both have a fair start. "alright," she sucks in a deep breath. "tell me when to start."

[lgcyein]

if yein had to make a list of her languages ( and she has — she's even taken those little online quizzes ), physical touch would be dead last. but the only made sense, considering how averse she's always been to touching other people, or even worse, them initiation contact with her. which is why she's more or less happy about the other workshops they took ( other than parkour because she definitely wasn't a fan of that one ), but this was the part she was least excited about.

but she supposes at least the wires were fun, and she's already learned that she can't have everything so maybe she should be grateful that she had a good time at all.

yein does try, but her movements come out a little awkward before she decides to give it a rest. "maybe we're just not meant for fighting like this." she laughs, because the two of them definitely don't look like the type. "but you're right, i think i could really do something if it were a man. i bet it'll just be our luck and we'll be paired together during the drama somehow though."

♡.· SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT ( ft. @lgcyein )

it comes to jieun's attention that she does a lot better in the classes that don't involve physical contact with other people. there's still work to do, but she's improving her wire stunts, free running, and weapon usage quickly. however, when it comes to learning fighting styles and practicing with a partner, things change.

joint locks, throws, and striking—the coach said it would provide her with a well-rounded skill set for fight choreography, but she has started to have nightmares about hapkido.

ready to practice with her friend, jieun begins the sequence, but her moves are a bit hesitant. "ugh, i can't get the timing right," she sighs before actually doing anything, then lets out a small laugh. "maybe i don't want to throw you on the ground. i hope my scene involves some guy I don't like."