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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ꒰ ७.*´. ꒱ . . . VARSITY AT THE 2024 MET GALA !

VARSITY sent members DIAZ and KAZ to the 2024 Met Gala, and both definitely understood the assignment when it came to the theme!

Diaz showed up dressed in OCEAN ROYALE, a fairly new brand started by S3ABORN3's Min Jooha and Acid Flower's Reyna Jang, both who are Kpop idols under the same company as VARSITY. As well as fellow member Kaz, he was seen exiting the limousine, only to turn around and offer his hand to none other than Jooha himself, whom he had revealed to be dating since 2023. His outfit was designed by Reyna, his childhood friend and main rapper and producer of famous Kpop girl group Acid Flower.

Kaz, meanwhile, was dressed in the Spanish brand LOEWE, wearing a piece that was custom designed just for him. He noted in an interview that he chose the final design because it reminded him of his small home in Japan, as well as his boyfriend, Niraiin Erin of S3ABORN3, whose relationship had been revealed in 2020.

"It was really nice to pick and choose which outfit to wear because they were all so nice. Ultimately, I chose this one because it reminded me of home and all the good memories I had there with my boyfriend Erin. The pond near my house had lots of lotus flowers and he loves lotus flowers. . . so yeah. Love you, Erin!" he laughed, blowing a kiss at the camera before quickly moving on.

However, even with all the fun and glam, there were paparazzi who seemed to not like Diaz and Jooha's relationship; when they stepped out together in their matching outfits, some were heard muttering homophobic and racist comments towards them. Kaz, the better English speaker between the Starborn group, made sure to let Diaz know, who in turn led them right past the paparazzi and not giving them any more chances to take their pictures. The leader was visibly angry, with a grinding jaw and raised eyebrow as he walked right past the group of paparazzi. Many Smarties were outraged by the behavior and called them out for being homophobic and racist, demanding that an apology be made for the disrespect.

For the afterparty, both men decided on some sort of loosely fitting clothes: Diaz dressed in GIVENCHY in a v-neck top and cropped blazer and loose pants, and Kaz in a loose shirt and pants from GUCCI. Both were seen having a good time at the party and talking to various attendees.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ꒰ ७.*´. ꒱ . . . VIRAL MOMENTS !

Diaz was asked if his outfit was to celebrate Cinco de Mayo due to its slight similarity to Mexican style embroidery, causing him to look confused before answering with, "We don't celebrate that shit unless we're from Puebla or the United States. Why would I do that?"

Kaz was seen looking uninterested for most of the event and afterparty, more focused on his phone texting his boyfriend than socializing — but he did end up talking to a few attendees, and was spotted chatting it up with Cléo and Felix of Stray Kids.

Diaz was seen acting as a gentleman so often with his boyfriend Jooha that even non fans of VARSITY were asking about the 'hot guy who revived chivalry.'

Diaz and Grayson of TWILIGHT were spotted together, politely greeting each other before being asked to pose together for a photo — which resulted in a funny moment where the two struggled on picking a good pose, eventually landing with them simply standing side by side, making a heart with their hands.

Kaz and Diaz were spotted later at the party talking with The Boyz's Thomas, both smiling happily as they posed several times for photos together. Diaz was seen exchanging numbers with him and teaching him Spanish, which made Kaz laugh.

Kaz was seen walking around with a lollipop in his mouth and several in his hand, offering one to each person he spoke with. When asked about the lollipops, he simply responded with, "Don't worry about it," before offering one to Emma Chamberlain and Anna Wintour themselves. It earned him the nickname 'Kazu-pop' by Smarties and 'Mr. Lollipop' by the locals.

ib: @anqelblccm + @f1rstime ily besties !!

JOOHA can be found in @s3aborn3

GRAYSON can be found in @f1rstime

CLÉO can be found in @hausofanya

THOMAS can be found in @hwangyozz

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( ib. @/lcmonheads + @/stcpidcupid + everyone else who's done this trend + credits to @/bluwavez for coming up with this )

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ꒰ ७.*´. ꒱ . . . VARSITY MAKES A CANDY SALAD WHILE TRAUMA DUMPING !

( tw. brief mentions of abandonment (?), sexual abuse, ideations of suicide )

The video begins with the members of VARSITY, minus Diaz, holding a different type of candy, either in a bowl or a bag.

"This is VARSITY, and we're making a candy salad while we trauma dump!" Diaz can be heard saying off camera. "Who wants to go first?"

The video cuts to a closer shot of Jace, obviously the first one to go.

"My name is Jace, I brought Sour Patch Kids, and when I was twelve, my parents disowned me for wanting to become an idol," he says, dumping his candy into a large bowl. "Who cares about them though, I got adopted into a better family."

"Damn, that sucks," Kazuya can be heard saying, followed by Silas and Kenji's loud laughter.

The video then cuts to Fabian, who smiles brightly as he holds up his small bowl of candy.

"Hi, I'm Fabian, I brought Smarties, and my parents don't love me!" he says, forcing a cheerful tone as he dumps the Smarties into the bowl.

Jace is seen in the background, patting the Fabian's back as he adds, "They never paid attention to me, but honestly, what's new about that?"

"Be honest, who here actually has loving parents?" Taehyung asks.

The video pans to him and he hums, holding up a big bag of Skittles.

"I'm Kim Taehyung, not the BTS one, I brought Skittles, and when I was eleven, I saw my older brother almost die in a fight because he was fighting all of my bullies at once."

"All of them?" Kazuya asks. Taehyung nods and pours the Skittles into the bowl before saying, "They were quite a few and had the brass rings. They broke quite a few bones and sent him to the emergency room."

There's a moment of silence before Diaz says, "Next!"

The video now cuts to Jisu, who waves hIs bag of candy.

"I'm Jeon Jisu, I brought M&M's, and I was groomed by my dance teacher a few years before I joined Starborn," he says, pouring the chocolate candies. Hyunsu visibly looks slightly uncomfortable by his younger brother's words, but before he can open his mouth, Jisu says, "Hyunsu, I promise, I'm fine talking about it."

Hyunsu nods, though still looking slightly uncomfortable, and looks at the camera, signalling his turn.

"Hi, I'm Hyunsu, I brought gummy worms, and when I was eight my mom died and we had to deal with bullying without anyone's help," he says. "I was also outed by a so-called friend of mine who took my diary, took pictures of it, and posted it all over social media."

"What's their name," Kazuya and Silas say in unison. Hyunsu shakes his head in response.

"It doesn't matter. Besides, he's a nobody now!"

The mood lightens up somewhat, and everyone shares a laugh before the video cuts to Kazuya.

"I'm Kaz, I brought Japanese wagashi, and my parents cared more about their failing restaurant than they did about their kids," he says simply, expressionless as he dumps the candies into the salad. "Not that they completely neglected us, they just got more busy with the restaurant and I guess it got to their heads."

The video then cuts to Kenji, who holds up his own bag of candy.

"I'm Kenji, I also brought wagashi, and from the age of six, my uncle would sexually assault me," he says, pouring half the candies into the salad.

"I'm sorry, since you were how old?!" Silas asks off camera.

"He started to do it on my sixth birthday," Kenji says simply.

"Dude. . . what the hell," is all Fabian says after a long, awkward moment of silence.

"It's fine, I'm working on it!"

"Yeah, by not talking about it and bottling it up until literally now," Kazuya says.

"I've literally been seeing a fucking therapist since last year, 'Zuya."

The video now cuts to Silas, who is in the process of tying his hair into a small ponytail.

"Dude, I'm not ready yet!" he laughs, quickly tightening his ponytail before grabbing his bowl of candy.

"I'm Silas, I brought Hershey kisses, and when I was fifteen, my dad died in a car wreck while taking me home from an EXO concert," he says, shaking the bowl and emptying it into the salad. "Oh! I also got cheated on by, like, almost every single romantic partner I ever had. They always leave me for my friends, don't know why."

"Better dick game probably," Hyunsu teases lightly, poking his shoulder.

"How is that traumatic?" Diaz asks. Silas looks up at him, an unimpressed look on his face.

"You try falling in love only to walk in on your significant other fucking your best friend, see how you come out of that experience."

It's silent and almost tense before Jisu is heard saying, "Just kiss already."

The silence shatters, and everyone laughs, the mood now lightening at Jisu's words.

The video cuts to Kenji again who dumps the rest of his candies into the salad as he says, "I'm Kenji again, and my grandparents blamed me for my mom's death and my uncle's abuse."

Everyone falls silent, not knowing what to say at this bit of information.

"Thank you for sharing that with us," Diaz finally says softly. "It must've been hard." 

"Well, yeah, I was just a kid when it started and I had no idea what was going on," Kenji says, waving his hand. "I just knew I hated it." 

"Fuck your uncle, all our homies hate your uncle," Fabian says, hugging Kenji's side. The others are seen and heard voice their agreements, making Kenji smile slightly. 

"Thanks, guys."

The video cuts to Minsu, who holds up a bag of candy.

"I'm Minsu, I brought lollipops, and I was kidnapped as a baby," he nearly laughs, dropping the lollipops one by one into the salad. Kazuya snatches one, making him pout. "Hyung!"

"What? I'm living up to the Kazupop name," Kazuya teases as he sticks the lollipop in his mouth.

Minsu pouts but he gets over it quickly, instead turning to Taehyung who asks, "Was this, like, recent news to you?" 

Minsu nods. "Yeah, I just found out. Apparently my. . . adoptive parents were really desperate for a baby, and when they saw that my real parents had triplets, they just took one from the hospital." 

"Well, shit." 

Minsu laughs and turns to the camera, smiling. "Your turn, Diaz hyung!"

The video now cuts to the last member, and Diaz smiles slightly at the camera, holding up his bag of candy.

"I'm Diaz, I brought Jolly Ranchers, and when I revealed my sexuality and relationship, I was told to kill myself so much that I actually considered it," he says, dumping the candies into the salad. Jace is seen patting his back, as Jisu hugs him. "Kinda glad I didn't, but it was not a great time."

"We love you, Diaz!" Fabian says off camera, making the leader smile and reply with, "I love you guys too."

There's a moment of comforting silence as the rest of the group slowly joins the hug. They all comfort each other, showing off their bond.

"Does anyone want to share more, or are we done for now?"

"Definitely done."

The video then cuts to all ten of the members enjoying the candy salad, some sitting on the couch of their living room dorm while the rest are on the floor. All ten seem to be watching something on the television before their manager says off camera, "The camera's still on."

Hyunsu gets up and runs to the camera, taking it and blowing a kiss before ending the video.

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💘 for anyone who wants to answer!!

💘 — what and/or who do(es) your oc consider the most important to them?

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ꒰ ७.*´. ꒱ . . . KAZ HAS ANSWERED !

answer is under the cut !

"The most important thing for me. . . I don't think I have one," he muses. He rests his head on his hand, biting his bottom lip in thought. "If I had to choose something, I think it would be lollipops. Erin first started getting me into lollipops when we were in school to help me get over my smoking problem, and ever since then I just always had lollipops."

"Most important person? My family. Mom, Dad, Takuya, Amane, and Erin. They're the most important people in my life. I'd do anything for them."

ERIN can be found in @s3aborn3

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ꒰ ७.*´. ꒱ . . . THE VOICES OF VARSITY !

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okok wb for erin of S3ABORN3, alister and venieth of A.YCE, and maybe Ethan of NCT RUSH (if you know him hejfbd)

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ꒰ ७.*´. ꒱ . . . HARU AND JISU HAVE ANSWERED !

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Haru and Jisu read the question out loud together before the youngest hums softly.

"None for Erin, he's not my type," he says. "He's cute and all, but I'm not really into it."

"For Alister. . . none. None at all. Zero. I'm not. . . I don't like him like that. Ew," he continues, sticking out his tongue in disgust. Jisu laughs at his reaction.

"You're so against it, your face should be a new meme!"

The older boy quickly takes out his phone and snaps a quick picture of Haru's face before putting it away, still giggling. "I'm sending it to the group chat!"

Haru only shrugs, not caring about the inevitable teasing he'll get. "Have fun. My point still stands."

"You have to finish your answer, Minsu," Jisu hums, a small smile on his lips as he reads the next name.

Haru only blushes at it.

"For Venieth. . . none."

"And why~?"

"I'd sleep with him sober– god, I hate this. None for Ethan either, he's not my type! Okay, bye!" Haru waves quickly, hiding his face behind his hand as he makes a quick exit.

"For Erin, I also say none. He's also not my type!" Jisu says, clapping his hands. "He's an amazing friend, but I don't see him like that, sorry!"

"For Alister and Venieth. . . that's a weird name, who named you that, Venieth?" Jisu questions, making him look up behind the camera to see Haru's unimpressed look. "It's true! Who hurt his parents?"

"Just answer the question."

Jisu waves away Haru's words, settling back into his seat. "Two shots for Alister. He's a bit scary. And for Venieth. . . one. He's good looking, I need one to go up to him!"

"I hate you."

"Go cry about it," Jisu retorts, sticking out his tongue at the youngest. "For Ethan, I'd say one shot as well! He's handsome and super popular, I need one just to go up to him!"

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for anyone who wants to answer, how many shots for jooha and hwa of S3ABORN3, Mafuyu of WNDLND and Hua from BLODFEST? 👀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ꒰ ७.*´. ꒱ . . . HYUNSU AND FABIAN HAVE ANSWERED !

answers below the cut !

"None for Hwa~" Hyunsu immediately says. Fabian looks at him in disbelief and asks, "Couldn't you have waited at least a few seconds?"

"Nope~" Hyunsu giggles, ignoring Fabian's exasperated eye roll. "Anyways! I'd sleep with him sober! He's hot, I'm hot, we're already good friends, it would work~"

"For the others, hmm. . . BLODFEST's Hua, three shots! He's pretty cute, but if I asked him sober, he'd run away in fear. Same reason for Mafuyu, who'd take three shots as well!"

"And for Jooha?" the younger asks. Hyunsu tilts his head to the side and thinks for a few seconds before smiling slyly.

"Sober~"

"Your turn~" Hyunsu says, gently poking Fabian's cheek.

The younger smiles at the gesture and leans into the touch as he reads the question. "For Jooha, I'd say one shot, just to go up to him! He's really pretty, and he's like, the second most sought out idol in STARBORN. Everybody wants him."

"Who's the first?"

"Not you," Fabian teases, earning himself a frown and a pout. "Anyway! For Mafuyu, none. He's super cute, I'd sleep with him sober actually. For Hua with a u, same thing. He's really cute."

"And for my best friend Hwa?"

"For Hwa, I'd say four. He's always so cold, unless it's around his friends. We're not that close, so he's kind of cold towards me. I'd need four shots to even go up to him."

"He's sweet to me~"

"And that's why he'd top you."

"Actually, go fuck yourself."

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