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— attention, sr media trainees !

over the last several weeks, trainees may have noticed a new face sitting in on their lessons and practice sessions. with a little digging, it's not hard to find out that the mysterious visitor is none other than lee eunjeong, perhaps the most well known creative director on the sr media staff. whispers echo through the halls... just what is ms. lee doing with the trainees? why suddenly take an interest in their practices? all questions are answered in due time.

on monday, february 2nd, a select few trainees were tapped on the shoulder during their morning check in and told to report to a certain office before attending their regular practice schedules. in total, six girls—HAN JUEUN (@jueunbe), KIM ARA (@arabe), LEE NAYOUNG (@benayoung), SHIN EUNAE (@eunaebe), SHIN YUJI (@beyuji), and CHU HANNA (@hannaxbe)—are gathered in front of the desk of none other than han eunjeong herself, flanked by a company lawyer who may be familiar to the girls as having handled their contracts in the past.

"what i'm about to tell you is shared under strict confidence," she begins. "if i get word that anything i share with you here leaves the walls of my office, not only will you be removed from our company but you may very well never find work in this industry again."

she gives each girl a stern look, securing their secrecy before continuing. "we're starting a new project and you six are being invited to take part. of course, you're under no obligation to take up this offer, though you'd be fools not to."

she gestures to the lawyer, who distributes a packet to each of the young women. "what you have here is a nondisclosure agreement regarding PROJECT NOVUS. you will have to agree to the terms before we can share more details and include you in this project. you have a week to make your decision. you can drop the forms off at my office whenever you're ready."

"but let me be clear," her strict eyes meet each of the trainees' once again. "signing this contract is not a guarantee to debut. this is just step one, and we will continue to refine the project depending on who suits the vision best. it will be a difficult road ahead of you and i don't need anyone who's going to drag us down or cause any delays in our plans."

eunjeong dismisses the girls with a wave of her hand, gesturing them all to return to their regular training. on their way out, the lawyer promises to answer any questions should they have any, and again reminds them to keep all of this a secret.

OOC:

while we want to keep the secrecy as much as possible to build up momentum for this new endeavor, we do want to acknowledge that project novus will be a big change in pace for muses and muns alike. writing requirements won’t increase at this time, but there might be a heavy load of content to consider while writing for points moving forward for the participants. we also want to highlight that this is a long term project; we estimate that it will take several months to finalize the project and proceed to the next steps, with the possibility of extending the project if deemed necessary. we will do our best to adjust our plans to fit muns’ schedules as we do not want to overwhelm anyone, though please take all of that into consideration before accepting the invitation!

if your muse would like to join the project, simply copy and paste the following message and submit it to the sr media blog by 8:59PM EST on wednesday, february 12 (right before the weekly activity check):

I, TRAINEE NAME HERE, HEREBY ACCEPT THE INVITATION TO JOIN PROJECT NOVUS.

if you have any questions, please feel free to let us know!

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LEARN A LANGUAGE

+10 FOREIGN LANGUAGE | -7 SINGING OR RAPPING with the korean entertainment industry growing bigger, there is a necessity to further expand communication skills. because of this, axis is bringing back the foreign language workshops this quarter! trainees can sign up for one of the following month-long intensive classes, that will cover the basics of grammar and sentence structures: english, mandarin or japanese. if there is a particular language you are really keen on learning and it’s not listed here, feel free to make your case with a coach and your request might just be granted! naturally, sitting in a room repeating after a teacher for hours might even make you forget a little about what it’s like to perform in our own language.

STAYING SOCIAL

+10 PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING | -7 PERFORMANCE SKILLS in this day and age, your digital footprint will have an effect on your career—even more so for an idol! that’s why it’s important to keep your image in mind whenever you make any sort of social media posts, whether it be on twitter, instagram, and eventually weverse! in this workshop you’ll learn the proper language and mannerisms to take on before you hit post. this is an essential skill to have, especially post-debut, but your performance might fall behind if you’re starting to overthink your words in your head!

GIVE ME THE BEAT

+15 DANCING | -7 ANCILLARY SKILLS idols are expected to constantly put up a good performance on stage! and an important part of doing so is through … dancing! nowadays, even if you’re a beat too late, fans and anti-fans will not hesitate to jump on you online. if you’re looking to work on your dancing, this is the workshop for you!

LEAD THE TEAM

+10 LEADERSHIP | -7 ANCILLARY SKILLS taking a page out of lime entertainment’s book, sr media has decided to hold their own leadership workshop. this workshop will have several training exercises to encourage open communication and will teach you a better understanding on how to influence others in a positive and healthy manner! professionals and senior artists alike will be running the workshop so keep your eyes peeled! unfortunately, working on the behind-the-scenes on managing a group as a fellow artist will eat your time in polishing your other skills, but it’s worth it!

TIME TO SING

+15 SINGING | -10 AESTHETIC sr media prides themselves for constantly putting up good performances and impressing the public. a good portion of that, is thanks to the singing skills of their idols. in order to upkeep their high standard, sr media has decided to extend the singing workshop from last quarter into this quarter for anyone interested in improving themselves.focusing too much on your singing may result in making some rather unfortunate facial expressions though!

hello and welcome to the next quarter of trainee workshops, everyone! 

these events are for trainees only, and new workshops will be posted every quarter. for this quarter’s event, workshops will run until 9:00pm admin time on wednesday, april 2nd. 

trainees can select up to three workshops to participate in during this period; one per month. those who choose to opt in for one or more workshops will participate in them during their free training periods. as no additional training time is being asked of your muse, no additional writing requirements will be added either. 

if your muse participates in a workshop, you must use two of your usual monthly trainee replies for threads related to the workshop and collect the same amount of trainee points for the month along with the workshop points. only two trainee replies per month maximum can be workshop content to count for trainee points; if you’re aiming for four replies that month, the other two must be unrelated to the workshops.

when submitting your trainee points at the start of a new month, please add the following to your trainee points:

[ WORKSHOP NAME ]: [ points gained and/or lost listed here ] 

note that skills and ancillary points cannot go below zero; if you have less than the points lost in any category, please set it to 0.

please specify which trainee posts in your verification should count toward the workshop. these posts must be about the workshop being claimed.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

YOON JAESUNG has joined sr media as of DECEMBER 4, 2024.

he is on a probationary contract which expires MARCH 4, 2025.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

HAN YUWOL has joined sr media as of OCTOBER 23, 2024.

he is on a probationary contract which expires JANUARY 23, 2025.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

XIE YIRAN has joined sr media as of OCTOBER 23, 2024.

he is on a full contract which expires OCTOBER 23, 2025.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

CHU HANNA has joined sr media as of OCTOBER 23, 2024.

she is on a full contract which expires OCTOBER 23, 2025.

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SING YOUR HEART OUT

+15 SINGING | -10 AESTHETIC all the singing coaches under the three companies have come together to teach everyone what it really means to sing on stage. stabilization is important when you’re dancing at the same time after all, but all the big shot coaches who once taught your favourite senior artists have a lot more to teach than that! scales, vocal range, pitch accuracy, finding your breath and even mastering your vibrato. you might come out of this workshop with your own unique singing style, just don’t worry too much about the weird faces you make on stage when you open your mouth a little too wide. it’s all par for the course!

TAKE THE STAGE

+15 PRESENCE | -10 SINGING OR -10 RAPPING do you worry about having all the technical skills needed to be an idol, only for it to go unnoticed because you lack an identity on stage? this is the workshop for you! in this workshop coaches will hone in on your presence on stage, make sure that your potential audience will have their eyes and ears on you. even if it means that you sound a little off-key, surely it’ll all be fine as long as you distract them with your overwhelming stage presence!

ACTING YOUR PART

+10 ACTING | -7 PERFORMANCE SKILLS missing the acting camp that was held a few months back? don’t worry, the axis labels are bringing it back in a more intensive workshop dedicated to acting itself! facial expressions, tone identification, proper script-reading and memorization will be a primary focus as you get the ins-and-outs of acting from industry professionals. the struggle as an actordol is still as present as ever though, because now you have no time on your performance skills! but hey, you’re doing a great job getting the audience to cry at your faux tears!

BRING OUT THE NEW CONCEPTS

+10 CREATIVE DIRECTIONS | -7 PERFORMANCE SKILLS ever wondered how sr media groups always had groundbreaking concepts never before seen? sr media is holding an exclusive workshop for their trainees to learn the thought process and creative collaboration needed to come up with debut and comeback concepts, as well as the unique styling required to make those concepts a reality. it’ll be a long road ahead before you can contribute to your future group’s concepts, and this could even hinder your performances on the stage itself, but it’s an opportunity you surely can’t miss! don’t spill the secrets though!

MAKE-UP YOUR MIND

+15 AESTHETIC | -10 SINGING OR -10 RAPPING well-known stylists under sr media are eager to hold this workshop focused on the intricacies of stage make-up! not only will you be able to put on your own make-up, you’ll be able to learn different make-up techniques that could enhance your look and visuals on stage too, even making it last longer! having to sit there and learn different products and how to use them as well as trying it out on your face will inevitably take up the time you usually use to work on your vocals and rap.

hello and welcome to the next quarter of trainee workshops, everyone! 

these events are for trainees only, and new workshops will be posted every quarter. for this quarter’s event, workshops will run until 9:00pm est on wednesday, january 1st. 

trainees can select up to three workshops to participate in during this period; one per month. those who choose to opt in for one or more workshops will participate in them during their free training periods. as no additional training time is being asked of your muse, no additional writing requirements will be added either. 

if your muse participates in a workshop, you must use two of your usual monthly trainee replies for threads related to the workshop and collect the same amount of trainee points for the month along with the workshop points. only two trainee replies per month maximum can be workshop content to count for trainee points; if you’re aiming for four replies that month, the other two must be unrelated to the workshops.

when submitting your trainee points at the start of a new month, please add the following to your trainee points:

[ WORKSHOP NAME ]: [ points gained and/or lost listed here ] 

note that skills and ancillary points cannot go below zero; if you have less than the points lost in any category, please set it to 0.

please specify which trainee posts in your verification should count toward the workshop. these posts must be about the workshop being claimed.

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MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION

+10 PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING | -7 SINGING OR -7 RAPPING what better way to kick off the quarterly workshops than with a workshop on workshops? pr professionals from all companies will be hosting special talks with trainees to showcase their own trajectories in the industry and teach them how they can grow and foster their professional connections so they’re remembered next time an event organizer needs someone to sit on a stage and give their opinion on something. and of course, there will be a q&a after each talk! since you’ll be spending a lot of time listening to other people talk you might lose a bit of practice with your own vocal skills, but hey, no one can get very far without others to back them up.

RAP INTENSIVE

+15 RAPPING | -10 ANY ANCILLARY SKILL the rap coaches you all know so well from all three companies under the axis labels have gotten together to provide a unique opportunity for trainees this quarter! sign up to the rapping workshop to be immersed in the history of big shot influences over the styles currently present in the charts, and of course, to improve your wpm! just keep in mind that this isn’t a class on how to look good while rapping - in fact, you’ll probably be making some very silly faces - and you won’t be writing your own bars for this class either.

LANGUAGE 101

+10 FOREIGN LANGUAGE | -7 ANY PERFORMANCE SKILL as the eyes of the world fall on the korean entertainment industry, the need to communicate in a different language becomes more prevalent each day. in order to jumpstart your journey in learning a new language, axis is inviting you to join the foreign language workshops this quarter! trainees can sign up for one of the following month-long intensive classes, that will cover the basics of grammar and sentence structures: english, mandarin or japanese. if there is a particular language you are really keen on learning and it’s not listed here, feel free to make your case with a coach and your request might just be granted! naturally, sitting in a room repeating after a teacher for hours might even make you forget a little about what it’s like to perform in our own language. [ muns may submit an in-character piece to their company blog about their muses asking to be taught a different language. if granted, it is understood that axis will provide a special instructor for that language to go along the other workshops as well. ]

BEACH SHOOT

+10 MODELING | -7 ANY PERFORMANCE SKILL it’s summer time, and sr media is eager to help their artists bless social media with beautiful golden hour selfies. for this quarter’s company workshop, sr media has put up a fake beach setting for trainees and senior artists alike to practice with, so no one is surprised with how sand gets everywhere and hinders your performance the next time they have to shoot a mv in jeju island.

hello and welcome to the start of trainee workshops, everyone! 

these events are for trainees only, and new workshops will be posted every quarter. for this quarter’s event, workshops will run until 9:00pm est on wednesday, october 30th. 

trainees can select up to two workshops to participate in during this period; one per month. those who choose to opt in for one or more workshops will participate in them during their free training periods. as no additional training time is being asked of your muse, no additional writing requirements will be added either. 

if your muse participates in a workshop, you must use two of your usual monthly trainee replies for workshop content and collect the same amount of trainee points for the month along with the workshop results at the end of the period. only two trainee replies per month maximum can be workshop content to count for trainee points; if you’re aiming for four replies that month, the other two must be unrelated to the workshops.

when submitting your trainee points at the start of a new month, please add the following to your trainee points:

[ WORKSHOP NAME ]: [ points gained and/or lost listed here ] 

please specify which trainee posts in your verification should count toward the workshop.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

KIM ARA has joined sr media as of JUNE 19, 2024.

she is on a full contract which expires JUNE 19, 2025.

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@sarangbe

next gen is over, summer will officially be arriving later in the month, and with his birthday only a few weeks away on top of that, sarang is feeling good; inspired even. so much so that he finds himself yearning for a change. after talking it out with friends, he thought it would be a fun idea to go blond for summertime.

while bleached hair takes a lot of maintenance, he’s managed well with it once before and is confident he’ll do an even better job this time. the only obstacle standing in his way is sr media, and after the secretary allows him into the office for the meeting he requested, he bows thanks them, then greets the exec behind the desk; beaming.

“hello, thank you for seeing me!” he begins, bowing a full ninety-degrees for them before taking his seat. “i know you must be very busy, so i’ll keep this short and sweet!” with that, he crosses one leg over the other; setting his hands atop his knees. “if permitted, i’d love to dye my hair blond for a little while. i’m thinking relatively platinum, but definitely with dimension so it isn’t too stark or flat. would that be alright?”

the executive doesn’t seem all too surprised when sarang approached them with a request, but there is no emotion in their face as they allowed the trainee to continue speaking. they have an assortment of paperwork to go through after all, but they do look up from the mountain of paper; sarang has scheduled this appointment, so it’s appropriate that they address sarang properly.

“sarang, firstly, i appreciate that you came to me instead of making the impulsive decision on your own, and acting on it anyway.” they smile, it’s cordial. “but you understand... that i have to say no, don’t you? dyeing your hair now would only make it difficult in the long run, when we decide to debut you. try not to damage your hair so early before the start of your career. what if you’re slated for debut, but your hair hasn’t recovered? while i believe you can rock a buzzcut on your own, that’s quite the image to have upon debut.”

looks like the answer is a definite no, from the executive. “would that be all, sarang?” they wait a moment, waiting for the trainee. “if it is, you’re free to go. have a good day.”

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— COMPANY NOTICE

HAN JUEUN has joined sr media as of JUNE 5, 2024.

she is on a full contract which expires JUNE 5, 2025.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

CHOI HANGYEOL has joined sr media as of JUNE 5, 2024.

he is on a full contract which expires JUNE 5, 2025.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

JANG HYUNKI has joined sr media as of JUNE 5, 2024.

he is on a full contract which expires JUNE 5, 2025.

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CASTING CALL: NEXT GEN

an undisclosed role for NEXT GEN is open to all SR MEDIA trainees who have completed their probationary period. this role is open to multiple applicants.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

korean language

SKILLS SUGGESTED:

leadership

creative direction

live performance

professional networking

all interested trainees should submit a message to sr media staff indicating their desire to take part in this role. all applications must be submitted no later than wednesday, march 7th.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

SATO KOU has joined sr media as of NOVEMBER 1, 2023.

he is on a probationary contract which expires FEBRUARY 1, 2024.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

TAKAHASHI RISA has joined sr media as of NOVEMBER 1, 2023.

she is on a probationary contract which expires FEBRUARY 1, 2024.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

OH HAEIN has joined sr media as of NOVEMBER 1, 2023.

she is on a probationary contract which expires FEBRUARY 1, 2024.