#[ SEVENTEEN'S COMEBACK TEASERS THOUGH

[hannyoontify]

how your relationship with seventeen was revealed

warnings | reader wears nail art for minghao's part

notes | reader is also an idol, kinda unrealistic in some parts but whatever js let me have this one LMAO, not proofread

seungcheol – an interview

he thought it was high time to reveal your relationship to the world. after (a lot of) discussing with you and receiving your permission, he mentioned you during an interview for a magazine shoot. the question was smth around the lines of "what do you do when you have a particularly bad day" and cheol casually said "i go to [name] for comfort. they're a really special person to me and always cheer me up whenever i'm feeling down. i'm lucky to have them." with an absolute love sick smile.

safe to say, twitter almost crashed after that interview was released and you confirmed it on a livestream js a couple days later. (both pledis and your company were not happy but fuck them)

jeonghan – your hair color

your company's very big on self-expression when it came to physical appearance, so they never forced a hairstyle / makeup / clothes on you or your members. you were free to dye your hair however you wished, and you mostly kept it natural. until you met jeonghan. a couple months into your relationship with him, jeonghan came up with the idea of matching hair colors. he often had to dye his hair for comebacks, and instead of dying your entire head, he suggested that you would only get a single, visible strand of hair dyed in the same shade. you loved the idea and no one really noticed, not even your own company, until a eagle-eyed carat pointed it out on tiktok. the entire kpop community knew you and jeonghan were close since you both guest mc-ed together before and one of your members were close with seungcheol. and it seemed legit. the entire internet blew up and it even became a trend among couples. your companies both released a statement just a few weeks later, confirming the allegations.

joshua – his podcast w/ vernon

there was a question sector of the podcast he hosted with vernon where carats could submit questions via twitter and he and vernon would answer them. he saw a question that asked about their thoughts on your group's most recent comeback, and vernon managed to sneak in a few praises, complimenting the composition of one of the bsides before shua began a word vomit of praise, specifically for you. he complimented how much you improved since the last comeback and how good you looked in the music video, the teaser photos, the most recent stage, basically everything. he was so busy talking that he didn't notice the massive side-eye vernon was giving him and once he stopped talking, joshua physically slapped a hand over his mouth because oops.

no worries though, you thought it was funny and thought it was high time that the two of you revealed your relationship. joshua got clowned for it a lot though, especially by vernon.

junhui – instagram

the two of you tried your best to time your posts so nothing seems suspicious. for almost a year, your pictures from cat cafe dates to museum dates and late park dates went unnoticed by fans. that is, until your group went to japan recently for a short trip for promotions and jun tagged along since he had no schedules for 2-3 days. you found a cute convenience store during a late night walk with him and took pictures. some on your own, some of only him, and some together. except this time, the two of you forgot to talk beforehand and you both posted the photos on the same night.

your manager scolded you for being so careless, but truth be told he didn't actually care. he thought it was funny and only had a word with you because as your manager, he had to. (he already knew beforehand and thought you guys looked super cute together)

hoshi – seungkwan

you and hoshi were having a movie date night but you guys weren't particularly in the mood to actually watch a movie so the two of you just fucked around the whole night, prank calling different members to see how they would react and watching instagram reels (because hoshi swears by them and thinks they're better than 'that stupid clock app'). (the funniest reaction you got so far was mingyu, who was half asleep when you facetimed him and asked him if his refrigerator was running. when he responded with a groggy 'yes', hoshi said that he better go catch it and mingyu actually dropped his phone to go catch it.) the next victim was seungkwan, who you didn't know was doing a weverse at the same time. when seungkwan received the incoming facetime call from hoshi, he grinned and decided to accept the call by showing the camera his phone screen. what he didn't expect was to see hoshi's arm wrapped around you and his chin tucked onto your chin when he answered the call.

when seungkwan accepted the call, the first thing you saw was a reflection of you and hoshi, and you recognized the familiar flow of comments flying past the unfamiliar phone screen at an incredible speed. you dropped hoshi's phone in sheer panic and glanced over at your boyfriend who looked as equally panicked, his jaw basically reaching the floor. poor seungkwan began fumbling for a random excuse but it was too late now. the cat (tiger) was out of the bag.

wonwoo – via the company

wonwoo never thought there was a point in hiding your relationship from the public. he was with the person he loved and what a few jobless netizens had to say about your relationship wouldn't change that. after a couple months of 'testing the waters' and seeing how far the two of you would commit to the relationship, wonwoo just straight up went to the ceo of pledis and went 'yo i'm dating [name] from [group name] and you can't stop me' (with your permission of course, and you did the same thing) after a lot of discussion with both your ceo's, the companies agreed to simultaneously release a statement to the public about your relationship with wonwoo.

woozi – his lyrics

we all know woozi projects everything that's going on in his life through his song lyrics. yk those posts where people are like "i need someone to break bruno mars' heart again" bc his breakup songs are so good? it's like that. the latest seventeen comeback is FILLED TO THE BRIM with love songs and everyone and their mother is like "what the fuck is going on" because woozi's written love songs before but not like this??? the lyrics seem so much more deeper and personal, and the listener can almost feel woozi's heart and soul being poured into the lyrics and melody. woozi personally denied anything on a weverse live but people caught on once he released a mixtape of a love song and the lyrics contained a physical description of a person that was a little too similar to you.

minghao – books (and nail art)

minghao likes reading books. you like reading books. that doesn't mean you're dating, right? so many people in the world love to read books, that doesn't automatically make you lovers, right? ... right, except you read and post about the same books minghao reads and recommends to carats. even then, that could've been a coincidence, right? you just have similar taste in books.

wrong. you made a silly mistake of saying on a live how all your favorite books were recommended by a super close friend that you held dear to your heart. still, you can just be friends with minghao, right? wrong again because fans noticed that you had matching nail art with minghao's, the signature 8/infinity sign on your nails. there was no point in being in denial any longer.

mingyu – instagram

another silly little mistake. he recently came back from a trip with just you and him, and naturally, he wanted to upload some photos to instagram for his lovely fans to foam at the mouth scream over (he knows the power he holds). he was lying in bed (next to you), ready for bed as he scrolled through chose different photos to upload. what he didn't realize was that he had also clicked on a photo of you and him kissing in the dark, under a streetlight. it was a classic, romantic kiss. his hand was resting on your lower back, your arms wrapped around his neck as he dipped you, your leg held up by his other hand. almost immediately after posting, mingyu set down his phone and went to sleep in your arms.

the next morning, he woke up to about 56 missed calls from his manager, a BUNCH of weverse notifications, and 300+ messages from the seventeen group chat (that came back to life for the first time in almost a month and it wasn't js seungcheol talking to himself)

dokyeom – weverse live

dokyeom is surprisingly not shy when it comes to his relationship with you. after a few serious discussions, the two of you ventured out to the streets of seoul in broad daylight, your hand tightly entwined in his own, but no tabloid or news outlet seemed to catch whiff of it. dokyeom was frustrated because he wanted to show you off to the world, tell everyone that he was yours and you were his, but no one was bothering to expose it. so he decided to take this matter into his own hands. after receiving permission from both companies, he started a weverse live–with you. the two of you sat side by side, awkwardly waiting for more and more viewers to enter the livestream. obviously the entire internet went insane when dokyeom held his hand in yours and said with a proud smile that the two of you were dating and would appreciate all the love and support. and the internet officially lost it when he pressed a kiss to your cheek, which made you blush intensely.

it was cute, and even his manager–who was sitting behind the phone–was smiling as he watched the two of you together.

seungkwan – an entertainment show

similar to joshua. a couple members from your group were guests on a show that seungkwan was a regular cast of to promote your upcoming comeback, and of course they already knew that you were dating him. before the recording, they were teasing him (they're all already very close) and kept mentioning your name, which made seungkwan turn into a bright red tomato. during the recording, when it was time to promote your group's most recent comeback, your group members stood in the center of the room and gave a little sneak peek to the choreo of the title track, which seungkwan followed to with on the side (people didn't notice this until the airing of that episode–and an fyi, this was before their official comeback). and when the time came to the talk about the production process, seungkwan immediately began to ramble about how much you improved on your live singing and how proud he was of you. he also talked about how you talked to him about how much you struggled with the change of concept and how you pushed through those hard trials. he also couldn't forget about how good you looked and how the concept change looked really good on you and the new makeup look accentuated your eye color. at the end of his very long speech, seungkwan realized what he just did and sank into his chair with his bright red face buried into his hands.

vernon – vernon being vernon

vernon did a vernon and randomly revealed it on a weverse live, almost giving his poor manager a heart attack. he was reading through the comments when he randomly said 'by the way, i'm dating [name] from [group name]' HIS POOR MANAGER. HAD A MINI HEART ATTACK BEFORE TURNING OFF THE LIVE IN A PANIC. the following day, pledis released a statement, confirming vernon's impromptu confession.

dino – dispatch

my poor boy was the only one who fell victim to dispatch 😭 he was so careful not to get caught because he didn't want you to receive any backlash. specifically went on dates later in the day so the two of you wouldn't be as easily recognized, trying to stay home as much as possible, covering up as much as you both could. but eventually, dispatch caught the two of you hugging at the entrance of the hybe building at 11 pm. first, weird. why were they watching you guys at 11 pm. second, seungcheol was so relieved that the secret was finally out because he was running out of excuses as to why dino was almost never at home anymore.

reblogs and feedback is always appreciated ^-^

[thebroccolination]

Be My Favorite - Intro

WELCOME TO KEY’S SUMMER FIXATION SERIES. \:D/

Hello! I’m Key, and I’ll be your Be My Favorite historian and enthusiast.

I’ve been really excited for Be My Favorite ever since the series was first announced in December of 2021. The premise grabbed me right away since I’m a big fan of time loops (please watch Triage if you haven’t already, I’d say it’s the strongest BL series to date), and Krist’s one of my favorite actors, so it was an instant five stars of anticipation for me. Then in September of 2022, Gawin (another favorite of mine) was cast, and I had a dream casting I think I might have joked about once. (So I did this, you’re welcome.)

Whoever cast Gawin, I’ll send you a basket of whatever you love and aren’t allergic to.

THE CASTING HISTORY

Be My Favorite had a rocky road to casting.

From what I’ve been able to follow, it was initially meant to be a KristSingto comeback vehicle. (Their last BL together was the SOTUS Our Skyy episode in 2018.) However, in 2022, Krist tentatively told fans at a fan meeting that Singto’s schedule didn’t work out with filming. Seeing as GMMTV didn’t want Krist acting in BL series without his brand partner, I think they knew Singto wasn’t planning to renew his contract, so they cast Mike instead. Personally, I was excited to see Krist step outside his comfort zone with a different actor, and he’s close to Mike, so I figured it’d be a good match. I was also happy for Singto, because he’s wanted more independence in his career. He’s into photography and directing, he’s made his own studio, formed his own fan club in Japan, etc. (I think it’s likely he and Krist will work together again, though. They’re still very close, they play video games online with their friends from university fairly regularly, and Singto went out of his way to organize a KristSingto concert in December of 2022 through his Japanese fan club. KS used to hold their GMMTV-sponsored concerts there annually before the pandemic, so I think it was both a “final chapter” to one part of their lives and evidence that they can collaborate again if they want to.)

I didn’t have strong feelings about Mike���s casting. I haven’t seen him in much, but I liked him in the teaser, and he’s already close to Krist, so I was on board. After seeing Singto improve through his series with other actors (something he might have had to fight for, but that’s pure speculation), I was just excited for Krist to get the same opportunities.

And then…Gawin. [seventeen sparkle emojis]

As I said on Twitter the day Gawin’s casting was announced, “I could not be more pleased and delighted that I’ve built a reputation for myself that makes people think, ‘Krist and Gawin? QUICKLY, LIGHT THE FIRES AND TELL KEY,’” because I woke up to not one but three separate friends letting me know about it.

I went from excited to feral in the four seconds it took my brain to go from, “This can’t be real,” to, “Finally, bizarre breaking news that isn’t actively traumatizing.”

Truly, I have to hand it to Krist, because he's wanted this project to do well from the start, and he's stuck with it and worked hard on it through potentially three scene partners. And he really seems to have grown and learned from Gawin, so good on him.

THE WRITER/DIRECTOR

My one worry was that I haven’t enjoyed most of Jittirain’s adaptations.

But then I found out that the director, Waa, directed The Gifted and also has screenwriting experience. Krist has worked with Waa before and speaks highly of his process. There are a lot of scenes in the first episode of BMF that seem very clean and well edited, so I have hope.

On top of that, I’ve also seen fans mention that Be My Favorite is “inspired by” Jittirain’s novel, not adapted from it, which I think is a crucial distinction. (I don’t know the source for that, but I want it to be true, so I’ll believe it for now.)

Krist has said that they changed a lot from the novel, and based on what I know, the first episode has already departed quite a bit, so I have put my faith in Waa.

POSTPRODUCTION

For many reasons, some series just get the short stick with the amount of postproduction and budget they get. Some series are still filming as they start airing, some have budget cuts during production, etc.

Filming for Be My Favorite began on November 19th, 2022 and wrapped two months ago on March 24th. That same day, Waa shared on Twitter that he’d be starting work on intense editing right away. That was a great sign to me. With filming complete and two months of postproduction, he was almost certainly able to do a cleaner job than if he’d had to struggle under continued filming and simultaneous editing while the show was airing.

Also, BMF definitely seems to have money behind it. For example, this upgrade from the trailer to the first episode. In the trailer, as Kawi makes his first trip to the past, there's a bright, swirling glow around him.

When the episode aired, the effect looked a lot cleaner and had scenes from future episodes woven in.

Also, I loved this transition shot with the blurry background, and the dandelion seed floating across the screen was a cute detail, since that's the flower in the time loop globe.

Little things like like this tells me they’ve had the time to do this series well, and that there's a lot of love and effort going into it.

THE ACTING COACH

This February, the acting coach for BMF did an interview (1 & 2) that I really enjoyed. She said she’ll be sharing a video of their workshop now that the series is airing, so I’m keeping an eye out for that.

THE ACTORS

Like I said, I love both of them. I first watched SOTUS and the Kiss series in 2020, so I became a fan of both right around the same time.

In April of 2022, I made a top ten list of what I thought were the best acting performances up to that point. Krist was on it, and so was Gawin. I admire both of them a lot, and I think they’ve both improved tremendously over the years.

Krist, from what I can tell through interviews, leans toward method acting. For example, in the scene I included on my list above, Arthit was apparently meant to cry a few lines later on, but Krist lost it earlier than scripted because in order to channel the emotion he needed for the scene, he imagined how he’d feel when Singto followed through with a long-time dream of studying overseas. It ended up one of their strongest scenes together because it was genuine.

Meanwhile, Gawin was interviewed in November of 2022, and while I think the whole interview is a great read, I wanted to emphasize this part:

“When I prepare for a role, I really have to dig into the story of the script,” [Gawin] explains. “Sometimes they do the last scenes of the series on the first day of being on set. So, you have to be really prepared with the entire story. You’ve got to know the whole thing, what emotions that character went through, and the changes with that character.” 

I think part of what makes Krist and Gawin a good combination is that they’re strong actors with different energies who might just have different ways of preparing for a role. I’d love to hear both of them talk in more detail about their processes, but it seems to me like Krist looks inward for personal experiences to connect with the character, and Gawin creates the character he’s playing based on research.

Another interesting point is that In that same interview, Gawin says he thinks Saifa from Enchanté most resembles his personality (easygoing, music lover, etc.), but he got his start as Mork from the Kiss series (attitude issues, perfect sasspot, etc.). Meanwhile, Krist had an easy link to his first major role, Arthit, in that he’d also been head hazer in university. So Krist started his career able to access a common point with his character, so that might’ve influenced his approach to future roles. Whereas Gawin started off with a character completely unlike himself, so he started from a place of more emotional detachment and probably a more research-oriented approach.

Also, they just seem to have connected on a personal level.

Working with someone so different gives actors the opportunity to learn from each other. When interviewed, Gawin said he and Krist discovered they have a lot in common, and it seems like they bonded over music and spent a lot of time on set singing together. (Their harmonizing is genuinely beautiful.)

Krist’s OST for the series is one of my favorites and Gawin has a ballad coming up later in the series, but I hope they give them a duet at some point. (It’d be a huge missed opportunity if they don’t.)

CATS???

One of the sponsors for the series is fucking Wiskas.

This could just be because Krist is their brand ambassador. (The man has four cats. He has an army to feed.)

OR there is a feline presence in the show. If this is true, I will die, because Triage, series of my soul, also had cats in it.

Listen, I will send TWO baskets of whatever Waa likes if he's enabled me to make the "if I had a nickel for every time there have been cats in a Thai BL time loop series, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot but it's weird that it happened twice" joke.

CONCLUSION

Big fan! Love it all! (PLEASE CATS.)

I’ll leave this here as an introductory post, and I’ll make separate posts for my individual episode thoughts using #key watches bmf.

[etherealyoungk]

i literally have an exam tomorrow but seventeen comeback teaser dropped and im losing my mind and crying about how i want to buy the album but have no money and i want to collect hoshi's pcs but i have no money but i have an exam tomorrow so i need to stfu and sleep bc it's already late but ppl are already doing group orders and i don't wanna miss but i cant like im crying okay bye this made no sense but im so excited for the album though

[qazastra]

hi look at qaz’s (my) top album releases of 2022!!! in no particular order. some of my fav tracks like this. lyrics below. i probably forgot a few? don’t worry about it

AMERICAN GURL - kilo kish     american gurl, on the outside (justin’s song)

in a locked box / in a locked drawer / will i find me an american girl?

this is a capital-A Album. kilo kish has been on the periphery of artists i keep tabs on for like 8 years now and im so glad i sat down and listened to this release all the way through. talks about/around being, well, an American Gurl, but in a much more realistic and relatable way than lana. v cool. u must hear it in order (at least the first time)!!!!!

CHASE - minho    prove it, heartbreak

i haven’t sat with this one as long as the others but i already know these songs are gonna stick with me!! waterfall has recently been on my mind :-)

Sweet Home - no buses    stopstopstop, i’m with you, rubbish:)

if i can’t come to you, take me to the place where you are

albums that singlehandedly make you excited about indie rock again i’m not even exaggerating. a little downbeat overall, but cozy. i’m 90% sure their band name comes from the arctic monkeys song and that they are also influenced by early phoenix, if that gives you an idea of their sound. but don’t misunderstand, i don’t think it’s derivative! just gives me similar feelings of being emotionally affected by guitars that listening to is this it for the first time did.

The Car - arctic monkeys    sculptures of anything goes, mr. schwartz, big ideas

i had big ideas, the band were so excited / the kind you'd rather not share over the phone

i’ve been on band tumblr since i think right before the AM era and this is quite a departure from that stadium rock vibe but it feels like a natural progression from their previous (excellent) sprawling concept album. each song has a real charm to it, i’ve been really into most of them in turns.

2 Baddies - nct 127    gold dust, designer, crash landing, time lapse

HI HELLO. NEED I SAY MORE. i will though. FASTER INTO 2 BADDIES?? HI. that transition is so good. are you kidding me!!! on first listen i really thought faster should’ve been the title track lol. the first seven tracks are PERFECT. a couple of the other songs inspire ummm. mirth. let’s put it that way. and the closer is fine. but the great parts balance out the mid and even the mid parts have their merits. plus i really like that this album makes sense sonically as a cohesive whole, i think the vaguely cyberpunk promo imagery from the album teaser actually pays off!

Instinct Part 2 - onlyoneof    skinz, gaslighting

what can i say??? this was my first comeback with onlyoneof and it cemented their spot as one of my favorite bands/groups of all time. i know many people took issue with the tt skinz but i love its nails-on-a-chalkboard moments with my whole heart. on first listen gaslighting held my attention and it never let me go. suit dance, once i got past the kind of silly lyrics, is just so pleasant to listen to. and ultimate bliss. what can i say. peak onlyoneof. incredible.

Face The Sun - seventeen    domino, shadow, hot

to be honest this has got to be the first straight pop album that i ever listened to that was genuinely no skips. and that would earn it a spot on here even if the songs were aggressively mid. bUT THEY AREN’T. 

LP3 - hippo campus    ashtray, semi-pro

i’ve been bad but i’m only getting better

i’ll be real i forgot this came out this year till i was recently reminded that i saw them live for it and it was so so good... hippo campus’ lyricism blends really well with their production in this album in a way i haven’t seen before!! i might call it a coming of age album for the twentysomething lost in a city. something like that maybe.

CYBERKISS* - blackstarkids    pink stars, sex appeal

gotta stay fresh as fuck inside this user interface / even when i’m feelin down, i know that i’ll be up again

so very fun!! same label as the 1975 which makes a lot of sense looking back on it but like, in a good way i think. i love how they all share the vocals, i love the hyperpop and bubblegum influence, love the genuine lyrics and the silly ones. just a joy to listen to.

undergrOund idOl series - onlyoneof    begin, because

begin was my top played song of 2022. it’s really something. i wasn’t sure what to expect when they announced a solo for each member, but i think their creative freedom was really put to good use here!! each song stands alone and together and they all have a recognizable onlyoneof-ness, they all feel very unique to each other and suited to their respective members. that’s not to mention the b-sides that come with every new song-- remixes of old bsides, all great (even if the company is doing it so they have versions of bsides without love on them :/ ). and that’s not even mentioning the music videos!! they all tell stories about gay relationships :] i’m very much looking forward to nine’s solo in a few days to close out the series!! <3

[withsvt]

Imagine photographer!The8 and model!Mingyu, who are in a secret relationship, finding out that they are working together for a magazine editorial.

BONUS: Once the photo shoot session begin, the couple can’t stop flirting with each other, causing the other staff on set to get suspicious of their relationship.

[woozi]

I don’t want to be that person but it’s annoying how people keep spewing hate about face the sun. Like I TOTALLY get not vibing. Like I do.

But y’all, take a second and remember that they don’t have long as a full group to experiment with more grown up,sexier sounds!! 94z are already having to enlist which means 95z and probably going next year. It doesn’t mean they have lost their whole way but they’re all in their mid 20s now. Let them have one sexy comeback?!

Like it’s fine to not like everything they do. I’m not a fan of Ash at all so I ignore it 🤷🏽‍♀️

It’s annoying because I know these people aren’t really seventeen fans and want any opportunity to diminish them but still.

love that i am now getting cb takes from u all JKFDJKFDJKFDKJ but ok this is also something i haven’t really talked abt in public either so... brace urself for a v lengthy reply lol. a dissertation even 😭

def get where ur general sentiment is coming from! i won’t lie and say that the... less than positive reviews abt fts didn’t initially dampen the mood a bit for me (esp bc i’ve been loving everything), but now that i think abt it, i think that’s just part of being in a community! i was very sad/kind of heated ngl, to say the least, when i heard things like this, but we also just have to keep in mind that people from all walks of life who are definitely free to form their own opinions and have their own preferences AND voice them out just as we’re doing right now join caratland after all. but you’re also right in the sense that there’s a very fine line between giving honest feedback and being just straight up mean. i think it’s just difficult for some to reconcile the fact that other people can seem... VERY brutal, even, to the boys but i also don’t think that them doing so makes them haters/non-fans (though i also def agree that non-carats join the “hate” bandwagon, for lack of better term). i think the people that do so just like the boys enough to actually let them know how they feel instead of just sucking up to them. i also share ur same sentiment (my friends would KNOW how upset?????-idk if thats the right term- i was with the exact thing ure pointing out actually lol), but while i have been loving everything from this cb, i also won’t be a hypocrite and say that i don’t have things i’m not in love with abt the svteenies’ work from time to time, so imo it’s just fair tbh JKFDJKFJKFD.

that being said i've actually been seeing very mixed reception for face the sun, and based on what i've seen the main pain point or issue people have with the album/are disappointed about is the general direction and sound svt has been taking as of late. i'm not really sure what people expect from svt (i initially was thinking that maybe it's the freshteenie songs but then again, weren't people also very lukewarm about say, more of their recent releases along the same line such as not alone and darling?), so i also don’t know where this is coming from. i also think it’s kind of ironic bc the whole point of face the sun is shedding their old selves (starting from the teasers saying ‘i’m not svt anymore’, to the whole svteenie lore we have now, and the actual storyline u can observe from the album when u listen to the songs in the order of the tracklist as they intended). the boys have also been mentioning the same exact thing in interviews. and not to be me, but i think what jihoon said in the nylon interview is especially relevant here, and pretty much sums up what i feel abt the whole thing as well. think it’s just better that i put in what he said bc... exactly king <3 ure SOOO correct.

WOOZI: ... I don’t want Seventeen to lose their sense of adventure, we want to keep moving forward ... Some people might point fingers or criticize us and say, “That’s not the right way, that’s not the right answer,” but I just hope people think, “This is just who they are.” (source)

that also touches on what you’re saying abt them being more experimental with albums as of late. personally, i highly appreciate what theyre doing (i.e. broadening their horizons style wise). i don’t think a group can retain a singular trademark sound their whole entire career without it sounding repetitive anyway. i think it’s just an inevitable part of growth! some people may be attached or like a certain sound they executed before better, but i don’t think it should necessarily mean that them trying out different things is bad. people HAVE BEEN ASKING for a darker comeback and its exactly what they delivered! it’s just that there’s no 1-size-fits-all solution imo. the oldies were right when they said u can’t please everyone (bc again everyone has different preferences and tastes and there’s absolutely nothing wrong w that!!).

and SOOOO true!! while i also think that we should be open to other inputs (it’s what expands our perspectives after all), i think it’s very important to curate your own fandom experience. if u don’t like it, just keep scrolling dfdfkjfdjfd and the same should go with opinions! i feel like it’s very taxing to invest yourself in sumn that just weighs you down, so if u don’t like it... move on <3 also if u really think abt it... we’re all just kpoppies babes... it’s not that serious JKFJKFDKJFD

[pastelrose-vivi]

March 2022 Comeback/Debut Ranking

15. Real Love-Oh My Girl

Yeah…really not my vibe. I think the concept was a good version of their previous concept, just more mature but the song was just boring to me. I hope I like their next single better, this one just wasn’t it.

14. Hai Cheng-the8

Unfortunately I just don’t really like ballads most of the time. I love his voice and I’m glad he’s doing more solo stuff, he’s my bias in Seventeen and I want to see more from him. I just wanted another pop track like Side By Side, which was one of my favorite songs from 2021.

13. Oh Sorry Ya-Sunmi

Another song I’m not a fan of from one of my biases this month, and Sunmi is one of my ults too. I don’t know why, but I just did not vibe with this song.

12. CoNEXTion-NCT U

So happy to see my boy Shotaro doing something, but honestly a bit disappointed that he wasn’t actually part of the song. He’s a member of the group, he shouldn’t just be used as a dancer. The song itself was only ok. It felt like an intro song for an album, just stretched out to a full length song, and frankly there’s a reason most intros are max 90 seconds. This song is too long.

11. Ven Para-Weeekly

I’m not a fan of Weeekly, I only listen to their singles casually, so I don’t think I should comment on their concept change, other than to say that I felt that this concept didn’t fit them, but for the song itself, I felt it was very generic and it didn’t really catch my attention. I probably won’t skip it if it comes on shuffle but I’m certainly not seeking it out.

10. Love In Space-Cherry Bullet

Glad to see them come back! Not a fan of the verses and pre chorus, I felt that all the lines were rushed and it was distracting. The chorus and bridge were really good though, just not enough for me to listen to the full song often. The MV was super fun though.

9. Mother-Heize

A rare ballad that I liked! I’m not a fan of very chill songs but Heize is almost always an exception to that. I thought this song was beautiful and emotional.

8. Honey-Solar

Another Mamamoo solo this year! I was looking forward to Solars solo comeback and I definitely enjoyed it. I think I prefer Spit It Out but Honey was definitely fun. A bit too chill for me but groovy enough to keep me interested.

7. Glitch Mode-NCT Dream

The anti-drop chorus is not my favorite but a really enjoyable song nonetheless. I love that the Dream rap line other than Mark is getting a chance to shine and obviously the vocal line is killing it as always. I loved the sudden electric guitar dance break, so fun.

6. Look At Me-Kawaguchi Yurina

Not really kpop, but I found out about her though GP999 so I’m including her. A great debut and the song is really pretty. I’m glad that she didn’t let her loss on GP999 drive her away from this career, I think she’ll do great.

5. Feel The Rhythm-Red Velvet

I love this song so much! The trap + classical music combo is so good, and the ballet/classical art concept is so cool. I wasn’t a fan of Queendom or that EP, so I’m glad that Feel My Rhythm and its EP were more my style. I loved the b-sides.

4. MemeM-Purple Kiss

Another song from one of my ults this month! MemeM was really good, I felt like this concept really fit them. I loved the story teasers too. Zombie killed it but I’m glad they went back to the vibes of Ponzoña. The EP is definitely my least favorite one of theirs but still pretty good.

3. Wonderland-AleXa

Spectacular. Definitely the best song on American Song Contest so far. The lyrics slap, the song slaps, the performance slaps. She deserves to move on to the semi finals and I hope she makes it further too.

2. Tomboy- I-dle

I’ve been listening to this song so much since it came out. I know people don’t like Soyeons rap but I love it. Is it cringe? Yes. Do I love it because it’s cringe? Also yes. The entire song is so fun.

1. Maniac-Stray Kids

My third ults to have a comeback this month! All I needed was EXID and I would have had 4 for 4. While Oddinary wasn’t my favorite album of theirs, I really like Maniac and I’ve been listening to it non stop since it came out, it’s a great follow up to Thunderous. I can’t wait for the rest of their music this year.

Top 5 B-sides

1. In My Dreams-Red Velvet

2. Bamboleo-Red Velvet

3. Pretty Psycho-Purple Kiss

4. Freeze-Stray Kids

5. Beg For Me-Red Velvet

[ggukkiedae]

NCT 2018 Empathy Era

Visuals:

pitch black hair, pretty long and always wavy or curly

honestly people go feral over hannah with dark hair

her styling was perfect for every concept

the only time she wore pants though was during some boss stages

then skirts and shorts for everything else

baby don’t stop hannah is the styling everyone loves and is waiting for a comeback of

throughout the era, the visible loss of her baby fat in her cheeks could be seen if you compare her from like we young era to now

Album Credits: none

Line Distribution

MV:

Boss

a dance centric mv so there isn’t too much to say

her solo lipsyncing cuts were mostly on a roof and occasionally behind a desk in what looked like a ceo’s office

when taeyong and mark charged at each other, there’s a clip of her walking out of the room with a smirk like she planned that

for her rap with mark they were in the snow for a bit and in a museum like building

Baby Don’t Stop

another dance centric mv

but it’s only dance nothing else sooo yeah

Go

this is arguably hannah’s best mv

dance cuts stay the same

there are cuts of her walking around the streets of la with a smug smile on her face

there’s also a clip of her rolling her eyes then placing a lollipop in her mouth

in jaemin’s rap, she was against the wall, arms crossed while jaemin was in front of her kinda rapping to her

then it’s just flashes of her vibing with haechan, running, lying down by the edge of the roof, and doing graffiti

Touch

the literal first clip of the mv is just her looking up with the cutest smile on her face then high fiving mark while they did the intro

her solo lipsync scenes were in a pastel purple room with a pastel blue bed that she perched herself on

her and mark in the fuzzy room for their part ✊🏻

haechan kissed her cheek while yuta kissed taeyong’s

she honestly just looked like she was having the time of her life

Black on Black

same case as baby don’t stop

but let’s just note her back and forth rap with mark (a beginning trend in nct songs) and just seventeen men falling to the ground while she stood there

Iconic Moments:

her in that room during the yearbook where her name was written in holo letters

just the welcome nct 2018 vlive as a whole

aka the origin of the other neos beginning to call her princess after hearing jaehyun do so

“kun baba!”

not specific, but the way she would finally act like a kid around jaemin or some of the older members

the 00 line live as a whole aksjdsjdh

hannah somehow visiting chenle in shanghai for a day when he went back (and dancing with the elderly )

the moment her boss teaser with jungwoo was released people were going feral

“i became the boss for you”

no one knew that lucas and hannah were the multilingual mess of a duo that everyone needed

her comforting jungwoo when she saw him crying after his debut stage

hannah in the bds mv

literally no one was ready for hannah who was going “so what we hot we young” just a few months prior to suddenly performing bds

her thot popped out ✊🏻🤧

almost no one caught it but renjun called her pretty when they reacted to the bds mv

long story short no one was ready for nct u hannah

her go mv teaser with jeno and jaemin

nominah simps found dead in a ditch

the behind the scenes of the go mv when jaemin actually kabedons her and leans his face close to herswhile rapping

“oh my god guys compromise nct dream is the love”

the empathy showcase where she everyone was just getting whiplash at her multiple stage personas

when the jump to touch video was dropped and she WAS THERE

127 HANNAH?!?!

“i guess i’m a maknae now? i’m hannah”

her and mark’s high five in the start of touch’s choreo before he steps back, assisting her forward so she’s center of the beginning

an animalistic hannah in black on black 😳

her and mark standing there while the others fell to the ground in the choreo

“my brain hurts whenever doyoung oppa explains the concept of nct”

her dying in the boss team live

“they gave me water instead of apple juice”

“mark did you just calk czennies grass?”

empathy hannah was just another breed

[k-llama-llama]

Warned You

Seventeen AU: 14th member

Rei x Seventeen

Rei gets a little too tired at a practice

-- i promise all of rei’s posts won’t be baby rei....but i have a similar post to this planned to tie in to their new series, so i thought this was a good teaser

Rei is not a permanent addition so if you have requests let me know…but she’s just an idea I had. She is NOT cannon with the rest of my AUs.

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“Let’s run it again!” Soonyoung clapped his hands, signalling everyone to get back into position.

Rei sighed heavily, standing from her ending pose to return to her starting position. They’d been running the rehearsal for their showcase performance for close to two hours, because there were two full songs in it as well as a new dance break and intro. They’d been up until late the night before practicing it, and up early again this morning.

It was only their second comeback, so it was important that every performance be as good as it could be, to show off their skills.

Still, Rei was exhausted. She wasn’t a weak dancer by any means, nor was she terribly out of shape, but she was tired, and she was hungry, and just generally not having the most fun with the entire experience.

“Doing good, Rei?” Wonwoo tugged on one of her pigtails.

She swallowed and nodded, crouching down in front of him to start. “I’m good.”

The music started, and she quickly tried to forget all of her exhaustion and fall back into the dance.

They finished that run-through without incident, though she could tell that Soonyoung and Seungcheol still weren’t happy with it.

“Quick water break.” Seungcheol suggested. “And then we’ll run it one more time.”

Rei made her way over to where her water bottle was waiting, pulling off the oversize sweater she wore and dropping to the ground. Underneath it, she only wore a pair of spandex shorts and a tank top, but it did little to cool her down as she took a swig of her water. She felt way too hot, and was certain that her movements were becoming more sluggish as her exhaustion weighed her down.

“Let’s go.” Someone shouted, and everyone started to stand again.

They took their time getting back into position, giving Rei a chance to move past Seungcheol as he removed his own sweater.

“Oppa.” She said quietly. “Can we take five more minutes?”

“What, why?” He looked up in surprise.

Rei shook her head slightly, unsure if it was in response to him or to attempt to focus. “I just feel really tired.”

Seungcheol just gave her a smile, betraying his own exhaustion, and patted her on the shoulder. “Just a couple more times, Rei.” He promised. “And then we can rest until the showcase tonight.”

“But I-”

“Everyone in position!”

“Let’s go, Rei.” Seungcheol gave her a light push towards her spot. “You can do this.”

She knew his support and enthusiasm were well meaning, but with every passing second she became more and more certain that she needed to sit down. Her limbs felt like they were made of lead, and she could feel the edges of her vision dissipating into fog.

“Here we go!”

The music started up again.

Rei wasn’t sure how far she got into the song. She was dancing, she was sure of it, but had no idea how or why. Maybe it was after Mansae’s first chorus, or maybe the second, but her vision suddenly clouded all at once and she dropped like a stone.

Rei’s position was almost always in the back, which meant it was a couple of seconds before Mingyu spun around and noticed she was on the ground.

“Rei?” He stopped dancing immediately, hurrying over. “Rei, get up.”

She was unmoving on the ground.

“Rei?” He dropped to his knees, realizing that her eyes were closed and she wasn’t responding. 

The other boys stopped dancing as they realized what was happening.

“You need to wake up.” Mingyu lightly slapped her cheek.

“Did she hit her head or anything?” Jeonghan dropped down beside them, feeling Rei’s forehead for a temperature. “How did she fall?”

“I didn’t see it.” Mingyu answered. “But she’s not responding at all and I-”

Rei’s eyes opened slightly. She could make out the two figures hovering over her, but it was like everything she was seeing and hearing was being filtered through a thick fog. 

“What....what.....” She tried to say.

“She’s not okay.” Jeonghan smoothed her hair back. “Can we get some help over here!”

Staff hurried over, and Rei was barely aware as someone lifted her off the ground. Her hand slipped out of Mingyu’s grip, and she was being carried away from them.

“We should take a break.” The staff running the music suggested, noting that none of the boys would be able to focus if they were worried about her.

All of them took off towards the greenroom, where they figured the staff would have taken Rei.

Seungcheol hung behind, collecting Rei’s things in silence.

“Aren’t you coming?” Mingyu asked. He’d noticed the leader hanging back.

Seungcheol swallowed. “I....uh....we probably shouldn’t crowd them while they....”

“What are you talking about? It’s Rei, she’s sick. And she’d want you with her.”

“I just....” Seungcheol looked down. “It’s my fault. She’s probably going to be mad at me.”

“How is it your fault?” Mingyu asked, pulling Seungcheol to start walking backstage. “She just fainted. It happens to everyone.”

“She told me she wasn’t feeling good.” Seungcheol insisted. “She asked for a longer break and I just pushed her to keep going. And now she’s-”

“She’s going to be fine.”  Mingyu promised. “And I’m sure she’s not mad at you.”

“What about everyone else?”

“Well...I’m a little irritated, so maybe don’t tell them.” Mingyu suggested. “Come on, let’s go find her.”

Rei was sitting up on the couch in the green room, sipping on a juice box. Vernon was holding a fan on her, and while she looked tired and hot, she didn’t look sick.

“Took you guys long enough.” Jeonghan said, spotting them as they walking in. He was in the process of handing crackers off to Rei, who was munching on them half-heartedly.

Her eyes lit up as they walked in. 

“Hey, Rei.” Seungcheol gave her a tight smile. “Feeling better?”

“A lot.” She nodded quickly. “I was wondering where you guys were.”

He held up her sweater and water bottle. “I was just getting your stuff.”

“Back out to practice, please!” Their manager called.

They all grumbled and stood, leaving Rei to rest on the couch for a bit longer.

Seungcheol waited until everyone had left before he walked over to Rei. He sat down on the edge of the couch, raising a hand to her cheek to feel her temperature for himself.

She blinked at him. “You aren’t mad at me?”

He gaped at her. “Mad at you? Why would I be mad at you?”

“I ruined practice.” She pouted. “I know how stressed you are about making sure everything is perfect, and I wasted time.”

“Aw, Rei.” Seungcheol patted her hair. “I thought you were mad at me. You came to me to ask for help, and I just blew you off. It’s my fault you fainted.”

Rei gave him a small smile. “To be fair, I always ask you for help. How were you supposed to know that I actually meant it this time?”

“I should’ve.” He smiled, standing from the couch. “I’ve got to go back, but if you need anything just send someone for me.”

“I can go practice!” Rei sat up with a start, trying to stand up. “I feel a lot better!”

Seungcheol pushed her back down. “You’re staying until the staff say you come back. And even then, you’re not moving until we say you’re okay.”

Rei grumbled, put took another bite of cracker. “I know when I’m feeling okay.”

“You can argue with me any other day, Baby Rei.” Seungcheol teased. “But not today. Take this time to rest, and you can come back to practice later.”

Rei pretended to frown at him, but he knew she wasn’t really upset about getting to sit and eat for a bit longer.

He tugged on one of her pigtails. “See you in bit.”

She smacked his hand away. “I told you not to do that.”

“I can’t help it, you’re too cute.” He grinned.

[erotikkook]

You talk about liking a lot of different groups but I haven't see you talk about Seventeen's comeback. Like you'll talk about bts all day long but then Seventeen has a comeback and it's all radio silence?

Hi anon🙃 I'm going to post this to just get my feelings out there because I've received other anons similar to this. When bts had their comeback, which was give or take a month ago, I was right at the start of my summer college semester. It was intros, saying hey to my fellow law students, all that. But now it's July and I'm nearing the end of this semester meaning I've got close to 12 projects to get done. I do love Seventeen. They're actually one of my favourites and I usually follow all their comebacks. The difference here, though, is that when they had every other comeback I was a high school student. I didn't have a job or in comparison a lot of course work, I was living free off of others for a long time too. But now I'm not. I have college, I have to work (while I also try to find a new job because I'm not where I want to be atm), I have bills to pay. I feel bad, because I'm usually here pre ordering all their albums, I'm there for the release of their albums, and this time I didn't even realize they were dropping an mv or an album. But I've had to start my life as an adult. I've had things to do and while the timing was off (and as I'm sure you've noticed most posts on my blog are reblogs because I haven't had time to make original content), a lot of the blogs I follow here are my friends, a lot of who aren't into Seventeen. So, I reblog whatever comes up that I like, which tends to be bts because that's what they post about. I didn't even realize Seventeen was having a comeback until today, when a seventeen astrology blog popped up in my feed and they were mentioning their new album. I'm not the same bright eyed kid that I was and I'm sure Seventeen aren't looking through their album sales records, picking out names of people who usually preorder but haven't, and are thinking about giving us a call. I love Your Choice it's a great album, I managed to listen to it today. So while I appreciate your thoughts, I don't exist for kpop groups, just as they don't exist for me. It's not healthy to sit around and wait for albums, mvs, teasers to drop 24/7 and real life sometimes gets in the way. Kpop is a hobby and hobbies are good. But hobbies sometimes have to come second to important things in life.

[000scans]

No you’re right! He said that was his favorite picture of himself and I was like mine too cheol mine too😂 he looks so beautiful all of them really do everything about the concept pics are so nice even their Instagram layout is freaking amazing I can tell that seventeen themselves actually really liked these concept pics I haven’t seen them this excited in a long time since I think an ode and henggare

ACTUALLY THOUGH like you can always get somewhat of a sense of how excited the members are for a comeback and i agree i think it's been a while i've seen them this excited since heng;garae!!! (which was also the last comeback i was personally hyped about as well tbqh afsdkljk say what u want about left & right as a song but those stages were SO fun and it was such a fun era overall. can't say quite the same for home;run and rtl </3)

god omg yeah the instagram layouts... lmao they really are so much better just *flashbacks to the lucida handwriting or whatever font teasers for your choice* that was really the lowest of the low...

[jaeyooniverse]

Fantasy friend here! My day went alright, I got a little writing done and watched some music videos ☺️ how about you?

I'd definitely adopt you as my younger sibling (wait how old are you? If you're older than me that would complicate things a bit lol), you seem like a really fun and sweet person 💕 I guess the thing of being an older sibling is accepting that you have an influence on your younger siblings' lives and trying to act accordingly? I'm still working on that tbh, I sometimes have trouble keeping myself responsible when it comes to being an example 😔 it can be tough but if you're doing your best then I think things will turn out fine!

Both of my sibs who are interested in kpop will listen to music from other groups besides the ones they're most into, but the one who introduced us to kpop only really follows Seventeen and sometimes MX - I'm hoping that if I get the other one into SF9 then our combined enthusiasm will convert them 😂

I've listened to RPM, Knights of the Sun, 9loryUS, and Mamma Mia all the way through so far! I've listened to all the title tracks a lot of course, and I know the main b-sides from a couple of their other albums plus some scattered other songs. I'm working my way through their discography slowly but surely haha

It seems like everyone has a soft spot for Youngbin... honestly I can't imagine seeing him and *not* immediately going That's My Baby!!!! Chani too, he's so cute but also really charismatic when he feels like it - they're all just so great sdhjgsgjfhdsh

Ah I get what you mean with regards to the energy of the album! Personally I think if an album was 100 percent hype I might explode after listening to it, I want at least one chill song to break it up a little 😂 if I feel like only listening to energetic songs I put on my hype playlist but I need to be in the mood for that, usually I like when there are various types of songs on an album. That's a personal preference thing though 😌

What's your favorite concept SF9 have done? Are there any you would like to see them try?

💖

sounds like a nice day! what writing were you working on? is it a personal project or for school/work? my day was okay. i've been a little stressed lately but my friends are helping me through it, and honestly this anon event + the comeback teasers have been the highlight of my week 😅

i'm 24 (96 line 😁😁)! even if you can't be my older sibling you seem like you'd be a wonderful sibling to have 🥰

true true, but no one can be perfect all the time and that's fine, what matters is acknowledging our weaknesses and the effort we put towards bettering ourselves. that's something im kinda really trying to work on these days. striving for perfection is unrealistic but instead aiming to be even just the tiniest bit better makes it a lot less stressful

haha i hope your plan works! good luck! 😁😁

oooh if you want any suggestions i say listen to breaking sensation next, i think that's one of my other faves. ooh or first collection! 🥰 but if course there's no rush, listen at your own pace ! i personally need to listen to most if not all of a groups discography before i consider myself a stan?

oh is it noticeable? 😂😂 i can't deny it, youngbin has a special place in my heart 🥰 as they all do of course ~ and yes! agree abt chani he can be very charismatic (which i guess he would need to be as an idol 😂😅) and i just love his vibes tbh i think he'd be cool to hang out with lol

FDSGDHF OH NO we don't want you to explode!! 💀💀💀 ok that makes sense and i get that, it'd be nice to have a balance of hype & chill songs. i feel like it's harder with mini albums bc it's less songs so the change in energy is more obvious? (except rpm. perfection) idk if im making sense 😭😭 but a full album like first collection is nice bc it has chill songs, cheery/upbeat ones and your hype songs too ! but yeah everything comes down to personal preference~

im so bad at choosing faves lol i don't think im picky with concepts like i'll take what i get 😂 there's no specific concept i really want to see from them,, but actually yeah id love to have another fresh/bright comeback from them! what about you?

[rytrihwan]

finals week is this week for me so i’m gonna be MIA for a while--- i’ll be back soon, though, and if you’d like to plot and we haven’t please drop me a line!! hwan is very lonely ( and is about to come back with a-team can you BELIEVE ) so i’m also probably going to put up a random starter call after finals. that’s all, please have a nice day.

[svtegg]

i hope no one saw that

joshua idol!au smut  inspired by 5. “You better shut that pretty little mouth before I put it to work, doll.” from the smut prompt list

3,1 k words

hope ypu guys enjoy this!! im really trying to get better at writing smut kksjndsjd its a process but yeah!!! i will be getting onto the smut prompt req you guys sent in next! sorry for the long wait mwah lov u

The Show Champion waiting room is stuffed, stylists running around trying to find the maknae of the group. But Riri is no where to be found. She was supposed to be getting into her tailored jean top 10 minutes ago and she had still not shown up. “Y/n, can you please go look into the halls to see if you can find Yiren? She was supposed to have her hair done by now.” You look up from your phone, the Instagram comments on your latest teaser picture lighting up your face as you shift your attention to one of your three managers. He’s standing in front of you, holding Joha, your leader’s outfit in his left hand and his phone in his other. You agree, pointing him in the direction of the sleeping lump on the floor when he asks you where Joohyun is.

The rustling and bustling from the packed room is left behind as the heavy door slams shut behind you. The contrast of the almost empty halls is almost hair raising. You remember the first few times at the broadcasting station, how stressed you and the rest of your group had been. Now it seemed like routine to you. You trudged down the hall, the material of your tiny poofy black skirt rough against your manicured hands as you subconsciously flattened out the fabric against the tops of your thighs. Your eyes scanned the identical doors, looking for the right one. The one with the SEVENTEEN sign hanging on it. You knew your maknae would be in there. And if she wasn’t at least one of the guys in that room would know where she was. You politely bowed as one of the staffs for your sunbae group EXO rushed past you.

Of course, Seventeen’s door had to be furthest down the hall, the noisy boys probably being put in the waiting room furthest away out of courtesy for the other groups that would be spending their day in the rooms lining the long, white hall. You knocked three times before taking a couple steps back to wait for the door to be opened.

The door was torn open, probably 20 faces staring you down as you stood in the hall, hands clasped together in front of you as you greeted the group and the staffs with a bow and a quiet hello. Seungkwan was the first one to speak, almost jumping to his feet from the corner couch to rush over to you. “Y/n sunbaenim, hello!” The young man smiled as he came over to take your hand, politely bowing back. He motioned for you to step in as the rest of the people littering the room went back to what they where doing before your untimely arrival. “I saw the teaser you guys posted yesterday! I can’t wait to see the live performance; it looks like you guys changed your concept.” He smiled, turning around to pick up one of the signed albums laying on the table behind him. Mingyu was sitting on his laptop and smiled at you quickly before turning back to the game he was playing. Seungkwan handed you the album, before asking you what brought you over to the Seventeen waiting room.

“Actually,” You started after thanking him for the cd. “I was wondering if Yiren stopped by, she’s supposed to have her hair done like, right now.” Seungkwan looked around the room, calling Joshua over as he was the one who had talked to Vernon before he disappeared with your groups maknae. Joshua gave you a friendly smile as he walked over, Seungkwan explaining everything to him and Joshua nodding in understanding. “I’ll go look for them with you, we need Vernon back now anyway, its his turn to tweet.” Joshua smiled, his styled hair falling into his eyes as he threw his neck to motion to the door.

“See you later, Y/n! Good luck on your performance, you look really pretty!” Seungkwan yelled as he raised his fists in support, the rest of the boys voiced various exclamations of support as the door closed behind Joshua and you.  

Joshua was wearing all black, his hair also dyed black for their new comeback. He looked really good, but then again when didn’t he look good. He smiled at you as you glanced up at him. There was a slight pause before he spoke. “Vernon said they would most likely be in the hall by the conference rooms up on the fourth. There’s apparently the least people up there.” He was still smiling, his voice dripping with amusement as he spoke. You let out an entertained sound, walking beside him down the hall towards the elevators, the album Seungkwan had handed you clasped in your hands. “Of course, young love wants privacy. They can’t hold hands in front of anyone, its too embarrassing.” You joked, knowing well that they couldn’t do anything infront of anyone. The showbiz was way to harsh and judging for love to be accepted. Joshua let out a laugh that sounded a little more like a sigh, leaning out to press the button for the elevator. There were a few camera techs looking your way as you stood in front of the elevator, so Joshua took a discreet step away from you.

The elevator dinged and the doors slid open, both you and Joshua where careful to not get too close as you entered. You made eye contact with one of the backstage workers as you turned around to lean against the wall of the elevator and you could see him audibly gasp as your eyes connected. You just gave your sweetest smile as the elevator doors closed. Joshua broke out into muffled giggles as the capsule started moving.

“What?” You innocently asked, turning to face the man beside you. He just smiled at you, his eyes squinting in amusement. “Nothing! Nothing..” He waved his hands in front of his face. “Just.. The look on that staff’s face. Priceless.” He giggled, covering his mouth with his hand. Before he straightened up. “Seungkwan was right though, you look really pretty.” He continued, his entire aura changing suddenly. He reached his hand out to tuck a stray piece of curled hair behind your ear, his eyes flickering around your face as he stepped closer. “It’s almost too bad you’re changing your concept. I almost can’t control myself, even in front of the other guys, seeing you dressed like this.” He whispers, his lips curling so enticingly around every word he spoke. He lets his hand linger on your face, and you almost get the urge to kiss him but you feel the elevator halt to a stop so you step away with every last bit of self control that you can muster. “Control yourself, Hong. We don’t want a scandal now do we?” You snark at him, straightening out your shirt a little before the doors glide open and you strut out, greeting someone you recognize as one of Red Velvet’s managers.

The rapid succession of steps behind you is obviously Joshua’s, even the sound of him walking sounding familiar to you. “It’s not fair!” He quietly whines as you look for the hall leading to the conference rooms, your head perking up as you see a sign pointing in the desired direction. “What isn’t fair?” You ask him, casting a quick glance at him over your shoulder. He looks so strong and manly, the stage costume consisting of mostly fake leather and ripped fabric stretched to the point of almost ripping over his delicious thighs and wide shoulders.

“This stage costume, the hair, the makeup..” He muses, purposely leaning closer to you. “The dance.” He lets his hands trail up your sides, the shirt you’re wearing being the only thing saving your sanity. You slow down a little, letting Joshua press his chest into your back while you look around quickly to make sure no one is around the nearest corner. “You know how much I love that fucking choreo, babe.” He rasps, pressing his face into the side of your neck. “You love it enough to get hard in your jeans watching me and the girls practice.” You tease him, turning around in his grasp and taking a few steps backwards to lean against the door leading to the hall you were looking for, giving him the cockiest look you could before turning the handle and slipping into the hall.

“Wong Yiren, you’re wanted downstairs your royal highness.” You say, your voice dripping with ‘you’re in trouble’. The younger girl looks up at you, embarrassingly snatching her hand away from her boyfriends grip. “Y/n!” She whines, her long black hair flying around her face as she whips her head around to look at you. “You could have just texted me instead.” She mumbles as she gets up from the stairstep she was sitting on. Well, basically she was sitting in Vernon’s lap, but you decided not to embarrass her further. You smile teasingly at her as she slips past you, head bowed to hide the bright pink blush on her cheeks. Vernon was following right behind her, probably blushing even more than your member. “You left your phone with Taehyun manager, Yiren.” You chuckle after the teenager as she jerks open the door you had just walked in through.

Joshua is leaning against the wall by said door, an amused smirk on his face as he mutters some words to Vernon before the boy disappears into the hall after his somewhat embarrassed girlfriend. You look him up and down, the silk shirt he was wearing under the pleather jacket struggling to stretch all the way across his chest. “So, are you gonna get hard in your pants watching the pre recording today?” you tease the male, his eyes going wide as he looks over at you. He checks to see if the door beside him was actually closed before lifting himself off the wall and taking two long strides over to you.

“You’re such a pain, babe.” He mutters, letting his arms circle around your waist to pull you closer to him. You could feel his breath on you cheek as he let his left arm slide down from your back and over the curve of your ass. Your breath involuntary hitches as he lifts the skirt covering you to squeeze the flesh. “And you’re a huge horndog, Mr. Hong.” You tease, trying your best to regain your selfcontrol. You can feel yourself giving in to the slow, burning hot touches Joshua trails along your sides. He chuckles lowly against your neck, not quite leaving kisses but attempting to at least touch you in some kind of way. “You better shut that pretty little mouth before I put it to work, doll.” He mutters, his lips tickling the sensitive skin right under your ear. You feel his teeth graze against the side of your neck, his breath fanning against the flushed skin making you feel even more hot. You let out a mix between a heavy breath and a strained moan as your head tilts back, the words “make me” barely making their way past your parted lips as Joshua bites gently into the skin of your almost exposed shoulder.

Joshua chuckles, his hands trailing up the expanse of your back before pressing lightly against your shoulders. The jean material top you had put on earlier in disarray, the right shoulder slipping slightly off your form. “Get on your knees, baby.” Joshua commands, his eyes dark as he pulls away from your neck to look you in the eyes. You throw away any form of self-control as you sink down onto the carpeted floor, your exposed knees meeting the plush material with a soft thud. Both you and Joshua work urgently to get his belt open enough to slip his ripped black jeans a little further down his hips. Just enough to slip his cock out.

You’re desperate as you make quick work of kissing up his length, he’s already more than half hard and you can hear how good it feels, a low hissing sound filling the slender hall the two of you are situated in. You look up at him through your lashes as you take him into your mouth, his dark eyes meeting yours. You could tell he was enjoying this from the sounds he let out, bit in his eyes there was also a hint of excitement for something else. Maybe it was the reality of how careless you both where right now, the fact that anyone could walk in and see you on your knees infront of him, all for him to use. The fact that maybe a staff would come looking for you and catch you choking on all of him. He lets out a beautiful groan as you start working him deeper into your mouth, your stage makeup smudging as your eyes start watering slightly. Joshua lets his head tip back, a string of curses leaving his lips when you start moving your head a little faster. He has a tight grip on your previously immaculately styled hair, you know the stylist is going to be beside herself with anger when she sees you but right now, you’re more concerned with the way Joshua is encouraging you to take more of him.

“Fuck, baby, I love your mouth so much. Hold still let me fuck your face, doll.” He groans, his face contorting beautifully with the pleasure he’s feeling. His brows furrow together as you let your jaw go slack. He takes a hold of your previously styled hair with both his hands, his fingers digging into your scalp as he moves his hips more rapidly against your face. “You look so fucking hot, holy shit.” He whispers, his raspy voice almost breaking as you swallow around him causing his hips to jerk against your face. You can feel your knees digging hard into the carpet but the look on Joshua’s face is too distracting, his plush lips caught between his teeth, his eyes closed and brows furrowed in pleasure. He lets out a raspy curse when you lift your hands to squeeze his thighs, the involuntary moan that rips from your throat causing his hips to stutter as he comes into your mouth with the most deliciously unholy sounding moan you had ever heard.

He apologizes quickly as he fixes himself, buckling up his belt while you straighten out your stage costume. You look around, suddenly very aware of where you are. “I hope no one saw that.” You whisper, an unsure giggle filling the air between the two of you as the conversation halts. Joshua has the cheesiest smile on his face, and he almost looks like someone just told him there’s extra chicken for him at home. “What?” You ask, looking down at yourself to see if anything was out of the ordinary. He just giggles, almost like a lovestruck teenager. “Nothing!” He smiles, and he looks like he’s about to say something more before the all too familiar iPhone ringtone slices through the room.

“Yeah?” Joshua says, his voice sounding a little hoarse, so he quickly clears his throat after speaking. “Oh shit! Okay, yeah. We’re on our way.” He quickly finishes, pocketing his phone before looking up at you with a serious look. “Your group are about to go on, the 5-minute warning just went out. Everyone is looking for you.” You almost shout out a curse before bolting down the hall, Joshua quickly following you down the sets of stairs. You’re panting hard as you burst through the stairwell door, coming face to face with your group member Jiya, who doesn’t look very pleased. “Where were you?!” Another group member shouts from the sound tech station, a staff hooking her receiver into the edge of her blue shorts. “Y/n!” Another sound tech yells, motioning you over to get mic’ed up as well. You mutter a string of apologies as you adjust the cords to your in ears, Yiren looking at you with a smirk as she moves to wait by the stairs to the stage.

You’re all rushed onto the stage and preform your comeback song, One & Only along with your b-side thanx so much! without any mistakes, the fans cheering loudly for you and screaming the fanchants at the top of their lungs. They also lose it at the killing part, the songs being a lot sexier than the earlier cute and innocent concepts you’ve done. You and the other 8 members are in 100 as you run of stage, proud that it went of without any more problems. You all get settled into more comfortable clothes, Chaeni even putting on a sheet mask as the afterglow of the performance wears off a little. You fish your phone out of the black designer purse you had been given by the stylists early this morning for the greeting photos outside the station.

You felt your cheeks get hot as you scrolled through the twitter timeline, fansite photos and screenshots from the live performance littering the screen on your phone. The fans where going crazy, both over the new songs but also over another matter, that didn’t have anything to do with your new mini album at all.

“Why are Y/n’s knees so red? I hope she’s okay! Fighting”

“They look so good!!! Omgggg! Also is that a hickey I see on Y/n’s neck? Huhuh who’s getting it on with my queen huh??”

“In this selfie of Nahyun and Y/n from before the preformance she doesn’t have that red mark on her neck…. But in the live she does…. What’s going on here…..”

You quickly close the app, lifting your phone closer to your face to hide the screen as you switched over to a different app. You opened the texts between you and Joshua and typed out the message “Joshua Hong!!!!! You’re dead.” Before hitting send. The waiting room was cleared of anyone but your fellow group members, leader Joohyun had fallen asleep on the mat on the floor, Yosei on her phone beside her. Chaeni was waiting for her sheet mask to dry and Yiren was probably texting Vernon. Nahyun and Daria where playing on Hyunji’s switch. You hoped none of them would check their phones so you would live to see another day. Your phone vibrated with a text notification, Joshua’s name flashing on the screen with the word ‘Sorry’ under. That little shit.

“Y/n!” You heard Yosei squeal, Hyunji gasping as she kneeled down to look at the older girls phone. Fuck.

[svtmatokis]

Matchmaker P5

Here is Matchmaker P5! What happens when there’s a misunderstanding?

Plot: You’re a small name model who is close friends with Joshua and Taehyung and just moved to Korea after signing with an agency. You’ve been a fan of BTS for as long as you could remember and biased Yoongi. Little did you know, despite not being well known, you had caught Yoongi’s eye a long time ago and now you guys get to meet. Even though the two of you become friends, Yoongi’s apparently too shy and you’re just apparently oblivious to his feelings. Will it take a push from Taehyung and the rest of his members for you two to finally get together or will Yoongi be able to do it on his own?

Words: 3458

Warnings: May contain swearing, slightly intimate touches and Im not sure….

Genre: flufff/ slight angst

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[HOT DEBUT] Seventeen’s Hoshi and Woozi have finally graced us with the music video that everyone has been anticipating since Pledis revealed a dance teaser featuring well known choreographer Yang Minyoung  and her older sister Yang Y/N who is one of Pledis Entertainments newest signed models. Not much is known about Y/N and Minyoung but sources close to the agency say that Y/N and Minyoung were dancers since a young age and were even known as the Yang Sisters dance duo in the States prior to their move to Korea where the sisters split into their own career paths.

Hoshi and Woozi are set to make their first live performance on Show Champion this coming week and will only appear on Show Champion and Music Core as Seventeen’s comeback is set for three weeks after. It has been confirmed that the sisters will be appearing during their stage performances and can anyone blame them? The salsa hip-hop vibe we get off the song with their dance moves shows off their chemistry and trust with each other that cannot be duplicated with other partners. We are happy to say that we are looking forward to their first performance.

The boys of BTS watched your rehearsal on the Show Champion stage with Hoshi and Woozi after they finished their final sound check for their promotions and they were sure it wasn’t only them who had their jaw dropped to the floor once it was done.

“Holy shit the dance looked better than it did in the music video. How is that possible?!” Hoseok exclaimed as they went back to their dressing rooms to prepare for the show.

“Am I the only one who gets Angel and Devil vibes off of them? Like Y/N’s white dress and Minyoungs black one with Hoshi and Woozi wearing opposite colors. They really planned this out well.” RM said with a low whistle, “Perfection.” 

“Yea, Y/N definitely looked like an angel didn’t she” Jin said nudging Yoongi with a wink as they entered the waiting room shocked to see a few trainees from Bit Hit waiting for them. 

“What are you guys doing here?” Jungkook asked Hara who was one of the first to stand up once the boys entered the room.

“We came to support your goodbye stage” she said with a happy smile, “Where were you? I heard you guys had the first sound check.” 

“We were watching Hoshi and Woozis sound check.” Jimin said and furrowed his eyebrows, “We didn’t hear anything about you guys coming from our managers.” 

“It was supposed to be a surprise.” Hara said with a small shrug.

“More like she begged the staff to let her come and then the agency decided to let us all come.” one trainee who came to stand next to her added with a small smirk.

There was a look of disapproval from Yoongi and Taehyung as they heard what the trainee had said making them share a look. 

“Are you guys going to be here the whole day?” Jimin asked and they all nodded. 

“Well, have fun then.” Taehyung said putting his jacket on, “I have a small errand to run.” 

“Where are you going?” Namjoon asked right away and Taehyung held up his wallet.

“Get flowers. Hoshi and Woozi aren’t the only ones who’ve worked hard today.” he responded and Yoongi’s along with Hoseok and Jins eyes widened. 

“Oh he’s smart.” Yoongi muttered and took out his own wallet to give Taehyung some money. “Can you do me a favor?” 

The two had a silent conversation with their eyes and Taehyung nodded. “I’ll get the best one.” 

“Thanks man.” Yoongi said before making his way out of the dressing room himself, “I’ll be back before we have to go.”

“We’ll go with you Tae” Hoseok said as Jin nodded. “We want to get something for them too.” 

The three then left the room leaving only Namjoon, Jimin and Jungkook with the trainees.

“Where are they going?” one trainee asked. They had never seen Yoongi leave so quickly before, even for a stage.

“He went to find a friend.” Namjoon responded knowing exactly where the rapper was headed, “Since there’s only a few of us here, do you guys want to get lunch?” 

“Shouldn’t we wait for Yoongi?” Hara asked and Jungkook shook his head.

“He already said he’d be back before the stage so there’s no point in waiting up.” he said, “I’m starved, let’s go.” 

The group made their way to the restaurant of choice and the trainees were happy to be bonding with the seniors who were left. It wasn’t often that Namjoon treated them out afterall. 

“So I heard Y/N’s supposed to be performing tonight.” one trainee said excitedly.

“You know Y/N?” Jimin asked between bites and the trainee nodded.

“She and her sister were legends in my school back in the States. Y/N was the captain of the dance team and her legacy still carries on today. When she went into modeling, a lot of the dance team supported her by buying the magazines she featured in. I’m glad that she’s doing well.” the trainee said with a big smile, “I always looked up to her.”

“Did you see the music video that she and her sister were in with Woozi and Hoshi? It was like they were all made to dance with each other. Y/N and Woozi have so much chemistry its electrifying.” another trainee, “She’s so talented.” 

Hara had to hold in her gag as all the trainees gushed about you and Minyoung. She couldn’t believe all the things she was hearing and didn’t believe them one bit. In her mind, it was only the editing of the music video that made you look good and she didn’t believe that you actually danced that well either. Though she had never seen you in your element, she already had this image in her mind of you that she was unwilling to let go of and with you in the way of her and Yoongi (which was non existent) she just plain hated you.

As the group walked back to the building, Hara decided to join Jimin and Jungkook on their coffee run with a few others at a local cafe.

“Oh my gosh, look at those two.” Jungkook said as they entered the cafe and low and behold, there was you and Yoongi sitting at one of the tables talking. 

Hara turned her head and frowned, you and Yoongi were seated at the back corner with smiles on your faces obviously having a good conversation as something you had said made him laugh. 

“Is that Y/N and Yoongi? They’re friends?” the trainee who looked up to you asked as Jimin nodded.

“Taehyung introduced us a while back actually. She’s a good friend to all of us.” he said after placing the coffee order. 

“I’ve never seen Yoongi laugh like that before. They look so cute together.” she gushed as Jungkook snickered. “They aren’t together are they?” 

“They have to be!” another trainee said, “Why else would Yoongi hang out with her? He rarely hangs out with anyone from the agency as is.” 

“Don’t say things that aren’t true!” Hara said automatically anger evident in her voice making the trainees look at her weird. 

“You seriously need to let go of that crush Hara. Yoongi’s out of your league.” the trainee who asked if you and Yoongi were together said, “Like really. You’ve tried to scare of everyone who's gotten close to him but I really think you need to lay off.”

Jungkook and Jimin looked at each other with raised eyebrows after the trainee had said exactly what was on their minds but slowly walked away once they got their drinks.

“It’s not like he’d date her.” Hara argued, “If anything he’s out of HER league.” 

“Considering she already has a name in this world, I would say they’re pretty equal in those terms. Seriously Hara, it’s going to be a reason why you don’t debut. He doesn’t even talk to you so just let it go and let him be happy. Gosh you can be immature sometimes” the girl said with a huff before walking away leaving Hara seething in her place.

She looked at Yoongi who was resting his head in his hand as he listened to something you said, a content smile on his face. A content smile that was meant for you and not her. It wasn’t fair and she’d make sure you were out of Yoongi’s life no matter what it took.

After the performance, you, Minyoung, Hoshi and Woozi walked back into your dressing room and were shocked at the sight before you. There stood the members of BTS and the members of Seventeen who came to support you with various bouquets and gifts in their hands.

“What the…” Minyoung said as Dino handed her one of the bouquets, “What is this?” she asked in shock as various members handed you flowers as well. 

“Hoshi and Woozi may get the publicity for this debut, but we wanted to acknowledge that you and Y/N also worked hard for this too and congratulate you.” Taehyung said as Yoongi walked up to you.

“Congrats on your first stage.” he said with a smile as you took the bouquet in your hands and couldn’t help but smell the flowers. “You guys were perfect.” 

“Thank you” you said shyly as everyone broke into their little groups of conversation though there were various eyes on you and Yoongi.

The trainees from Big Hit weren’t allowed in the Seventeen waiting room since there were too many people so they stood by the door and watched everything that was going on. 

“I’m sorry again about tomorrow.” Yoongi said quietly once the two of you were alone, “I’m just not sure how long it’ll take so it’s best if we reschedule.” 

You could hear the apologetic tone in his voice and shook your head. 

“Hey, it happens.” you said with a small smile, “Don’t worry about it. There’s always next time.” 

“I’ll call you then kay?” he asked, “I heard that the guys want to take you out for dinner and my groups going to head back to the dorms.” 

“Sounds good. I’ll see you around then.” you said with a hug before going to join your sister on the other side of the room.

The next day, you walked into Jihoons studio as he was working on a piece and even before greeting you he had to ask a question.

“I thought you were supposed to have a date with Yoongi today.” 

You sat on the couch that he had in there and sighed, though you were okay with it the night before, it didn’t mean that you weren’t bummed out about it now.

“Something came up at the agency and he had to reschedule.” you said with a shrug, “It’s to be expected right?” 

“I guess so…” Jihoon said still focussed on the song he was working on, “What are you doing here then?”

“Minyoungs out with Chan and Josh has has a schedule or something. Plus it’s been awhile since we’ve actually hung out.” you said watching Jihoon’s computer screen. “I kinda miss this.” 

“You’ve been hanging out with Josh and Taehyung more since you got back. I figured it wasn’t going to be like it was a few years ago.” he mumbled, “But that was expected right?” 

“Ji…” you said looking noticing the frown on the others face. 

Before Taehyung, there was Jihoon. The two of you got close after Joshua had introduced you and during your time in Korea, you were one of the few people he let into his studio at any given time of day. Only Minyoung knew that you two had explored a romantic relationship briefly only to realize that the relationship you really had was compared to siblings and it was never spoken of again.

Jihoon was one of the few people you kept in contact with constantly and as the years went by, he became your biggest confidant as you were to him, more so than Joshua. He knew everything from your crush on Yoongi to the Hara situation and he even knew WHY you left your former agency and moved to Korea to pursue your career with someone you trusted. The only other person who knew that much detail was Minyoung who had been there to help you deal with it all but after that, despite being happy and bubbly most of the time, you had severe trust issues. Jihoon also knew that you knew who Hara was and why you were so afraid of her...he was the only one who knew. 

After you moved back to Korea, there was a slight rift in your friendship since Taehyung entered and it wasn’t over jealousy. Jihoon still looked out for you and was worried about your friendships outside the agency and at one point voiced his opinion. It caused a small argument between you two and you barely spoke for almost a week till you both caved at the same time when he asked you to collaborate on the dance. 

Despite working together during practice, you never really got to hang out one on one like you used to and you knew that it was overdue which was why when Yoongi cancelled on you the day before, you figured it would be the perfect opportunity to catch up like old times. You just hoped Jihoon would be as willing.

“You know I’m not upset right?” he asked after a while, “I just miss you...our friendship is all.” 

“I’m sorry...ever since I got hung up on Yoongi I haven’t really been acting like a good friend..” you admitted and Jihoon shrugged.

“Who am I to get mad? Just because it didn’t work out between us doesn’t mean that it can’t work out between you two.” he said and paused what he was doing to look at you. “So....do you want to hang out today then?” 

“Well it was kind of why I came here…” you said playing with your fingers, “Unless you’re busy.” 

“I got time.” Jihoon said pulling away from his desk, “For you, I have time. Let’s go.” 

“Start with coffee? I literally came here after I woke up hoping you’d be here too.” you said with a sheepish smile and Jihoon grinned.

“Sounds great, then we’ll go to the arcade like we used to or something.” he said and you agreed with him fully before getting up and following him out the door.

As the two of you approached the cafe you had chosen, something caught your attention and made you freeze in place. In turn, Jihoon who was behind you on his phone ran directly into your back.

“What the heck.” he said but noticed the stiffness in your body language and realized you were staring at something or rather someone.

He followed your gaze and there he saw at the back of the cafe was Yoongi in a booth with Hara. Hara seemed to have this wide grin on her face as Yoongi spoke and Jihoon scrunched his nose when he saw her lean over to ruffle his hair and what shocked him the most was that Yoongi didn’t do anything back. 

“O-on second thought, maybe ice cream would be better.” you said quickly before turning around and walking in another direction without even checking if Jihoon would follow.

Jihoon looked between the place you were and the scene before him and took out his phone to snap a quick picture. He sent the photo to Minyoung telling her that you were currently with him and that he’d make sure you were okay and requested that she find out what happened. No matter what it was obvious Jihoon was going to side with you and your feelings and the last time he had seen you freeze like that was when you found out about the betrayal. 

He then walked quickly to catch up with you right as you were getting lost in the crowd and the two of you walked towards the ice cream shop you used to go to years before. 

Had he stayed any longer, he would’ve seen the glare Yoongi threw at Hara along with Jin, Jungkook and another trainee joining the two. 

You and Jihoon walked along the river eating your ice cream and though you acted like you were okay, it was obvious to Jihoon you weren’t. He knew you hated talking about your feelings as much as he did so instead of prying, he opted to make sure you had enough fun that you would forget your current emotions.

“So arcade then dinner after?” he asked as he observed your sullen mood. You had yet to say anything outside of regular conversation since you left the ice cream shop and he could tell that what you saw affected you greatly.

When you didn’t respond, he gave you a side glance and let out a sigh at what he was about to do. He knew there was ONE thing that would get you out of this mood right away and despite not wanting to do it, it would be the only way for you to snap out of this daze.

He finished the rest of his icecream quickly and looked around and thanked the heavens that no one else was in this current area. He stopped in his tracks as you kept walking and took a deep breath.

“Nooooooonnnnaaaaaaa” he said in a whining baby voice.

That obviously made you stop and realize that he was no longer beside you.

“What the heck…” you said turning to look at him, “Ji-”

“Woozi wants to go to the arcade and spend the day with Nooooonaaa.” he said cutely giving you his best aegy. “Noona barely spends time with Woozi anymore and Woozi wants to spend more time with Noooona. Pleaaaaaseeeee.” 

At this point, it was obvious Jihoon had succeeded his mission as you gave him the weirdest look you could ever give someone but eventually, you started giggling.

“Please stop. You know as cute as it is, it’s not you.” you said outright laughing now.

Jihoon let out a big breath and turned around to internally scream at himself before smiling at you. “I was hoping you wouldn’t make me continue.” he said, “Please...never make me do that again. I know it gets you out of your moods but…” 

“You only do it for me. I know.” you said, letting out a sigh, “I’m sorry...I was just so lost in thought…” 

“It’s fine, we don’t have to talk about it.” Jihoon interrupted with a smile, “Let’s just have some fun today okay? Like the old times.” 

You smiled back at Jihoon and gave your good friend a hug which he returned almost instantly, “Like the old times.” 

Meanwhile, BTS were walking out of the agency after their meeting and they were all happy that they were finally getting a break.

“So do you want to grab dinner with us after?” Jin asked Yoongi, “Or do you have plans?” 

“Let me check in on something and I’ll get back to you.” Yoongi said taking out his phone and shooting you a quick text.

[4:45pm] Yoongs: Hey, we’re done our meeting...Do you have time to meet up right now?

Yoongi waited for your response and frowned when he didn’t get one. 

[4:50pm] Yoongs: Y/N?

[4:52pm] Y/N: Busy tonight. I’ll text you some other time.

Yoongi hid the shock from your dismissive response well and looked at Jin, “I’ll join you guys for dinner...I heard a few of the guys are going back to their hometowns so it’ll be our last one as a group for a while…” 

“Sounds good, let’s meet at the restaurant at six” Jin said and waved at Yoongi who was standing at the door of his studio.

[4:55pm] Yoongs: Is everything okay...? 

It was obvious he was thrown off by your sudden coldness. He could feel it in the eight words you had sent him and he had to think if he had done anything wrong. Everything seemed fine the day before. You even had your nightly telephone calls right as he was going to bed and he knew you understood why he had to reschedule the date but he was going to ask you again when you were free. 

“Whats going on with her?” he muttered to himself before locking himself in his studio before he had to meet everyone for dinner.

[cottoncandycarat]

SEVENTEEN Discusses Upcoming Album, Plans For 2019, And Becoming A Senior Idol Group

On January 14, SEVENTEEN sat down for an interview with news outlet Star News and talked about their upcoming album, future goals, and more.

With SEVENTEEN’s fourth anniversary coming up in May, they are now deemed as a senior idol group. Seungkwan shared that they feel like a senior group when junior groups come to respectfully greet them at their waiting rooms during music shows, and Hoshi said, “A 14-year-old male trainee at Pledis once wrote me a letter saying that I was his motivation to become a singer. I was really moved and amazed by the letter. When I joined Pledis, I was in my third year of middle school.”

When asked if their teamwork is as good as it was in the beginning, the members replied that Dino is one of the biggest reasons that their teamwork is as strong as ever. Dino explained, “We’ve been with each other for a while now so sometimes teamwork is not considered a priority, but still I try to express my thoughts [about teamwork]. I wanted to genuinely express my feelings about our team and the members. I think this is the first step to good teamwork.” To this, Dokyeom added, “We’re thankful that Dino works hard for the team. He’s younger than me but I learn a lot from him. His efforts for the team are not just for show.”

Regarding their upcoming album “You Made My Dawn,” Woozi revealed, “Up until now we’ve done many different concepts with various types of music. For this album as well, instead of creating a big change, we want to get our message across to our fans and the masses. The album is filled with songs you can listen to comfortably. It’ll warm you up during the winter.”

Asked about their goals for 2019, Wonwoo and Joshua wished for all of the members to be healthy. Seungkwan shared, “Our fans are always wondering when we will get to rest, but they still love it when we make a comeback. Though we weren’t able to receive the Daesang (grand prize) we were aiming for, I don’t want to think of it as a failure because this isn’t the end. The Daesang will always be one of our ambitions.” “Dreams come true,” added Dino.

Finally, they talked about any special events they might have for their fans in the future. Mingyu said, “SEVENTEEN is always open to unit promotions. The rest of the members really enjoyed watching BSS’s promotions. I’m looking forward to it.” Woozi added, “Any combination of our members could work, and we have several possible combinations. We would always love to [have unit promotions] if given the chance.” S.Coups also talked about their hopes to have many overseas promotions and meet with international fans.

Don’t miss SEVENTEEN’s comeback teasers for their sixth mini album “You Made My Dawn,” set for release on January 21 at 6 p.m. KST!

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