#KB&B – The Kids Group

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My Personal Opinions on Minsung's Dynamic (2018)

Disclaimer: I am not trying to pass off my opinions as facts. This is my personal interpretation of what is laid out right in front of us. I could be completely off base because I don’t know these guys personally, so take this with a grain of salt and feel free to disagree!

Lee Know is very interesting to me.

That’s literally the first thought I had when compiling all of these moments together.

Members and fans equally describe him as the “Tsundere” of the group (even though he’s a multifaceted person with a very caring side towards his closest ones). We see throughout the years he has a dry/deadpan sense of humor, is sarcastic at times, has a more introverted personality, etc. etc.

When I was a newer fan, I quickly assumed that out of him and Han, he was the one that was more inclined to “keep it together” on camera, thus making it super difficult to read him.

That is definitely not the case for me when making this video…cause holy sh*t??? There are times where the guy is shockingly transparent. (the fansigns and the early vlives, especially)

While putting together clips for this year, I found a clip of him (in a later year) where the other members describe him as someone who’s honest with his emotions, which…kind of tracks if you’ve watched him over the years. It's refreshing to see that in an idol.

I’m of the opinion that he developed a little crush on Han early-ish this year. 

I probably would have chalked down LK’s behavior towards Han as platonic fondness like he has for I.N (he really dotes on the youngest like a baby brother during this year. I felt like these two were also pretty close since you see them together frequently, but their friendship isn’t talked about too much. Jeongho is actually so underrated 😭.), if it wasn’t for Changbin’s subtle yet unsubtle remarks towards those two. Changbin is someone who knows them personally, lives with them, and is with them almost 24/7. He knows them better than any of us ever will. So it’s quite telling to me when that is coming from someone who ACTUALLY KNOWS THEM, which really puts things into perspective. 

He literally acts like someone who teases their friend for having a crush.

You have moments where Changbin points and laughs at Lee Know for staring at Han ~that way~ during the dance segment in the KBS World Idol show, then there’s him giving LK the 😏 look when he gets smiley from Han who was doing…almost nothing…during a Vlive they have before a fansign, AND THEN the 3.NO.RA.CHA car Vlive where he’s like “Lee Know why are you so happy? Why are you so happy?” after LK and Han do something that catches Chan off guard (I’m pretty sure they did the one plus one is cute thing that they end up doing during the two kids room episode). Which goes onto another point…THAT episode:

I find it interesting how LK was the one who requested Han to do the aegyo class with him because…like,,,, what?? 🧍‍♀️

For some reason I thought Han was the one who suggested it.

Then comes the part where LK mentions feelings and Han looks into the camera like he’s in the office and LK just nervously giggles and says “I don’t know” after realizing the implications of what he just said. This is also interesting to me b/c normally someone would react like “Oh no!! Don’t misunderstand!” to diffuse any awkwardness. 

And the fansigns, they are so flipping cute in those. 😭 There’s so much content out there so I was stressing out about how much to include and/or exclude. From these alone, you can tell LK adores the hell out of Han. It’s so painfully obvious to watch. It really puts the “LK can’t live without Han” saying by Seungmin into perspective. 

Han, on the other hand, like I said in a previous post, is harder to read. I honestly don’t think he liked LK “like that” at this point, unless he’s incredibly good at hiding it and didn’t want to acknowledge those types of feelings at all for obvious reasons. If you compare him in 2018 to 2023, it's worlds apart. (lmfao the concerts this year are something else; I seriously can’t wait to get to 2023 b/c whatever happened in Australia Sydney day 1 is VERY INTERESTING, like the fancams from that concert are incredibly eye opening for reasons I don’t want to explain right now 😬😬).  LK has remained fairly consistent imo. I think you’ll start to see some reciprocation from Han in later years.

But they are consistently close this year. They bicker and play-fight like close friends do, they comfortably joke around with each other, and they’re always finding some way to interact with the other. The two of them always seem to be on board with eo's ~weird~ antics too. (Much like you see in subsequent years and this year; they haven’t changed at all in that aspect). They’re the definition of soulmates. 

Seeing their evolution as idols from the beginning is very interesting too when you get to go back and watch almost every single content out there. Like plenty has changed within a 5-6 year span, but a lot of things have also remained the same.

Lee know was noticeably more camera shy back then. Han seemed more outgoing and out there compared to him (the guy is a ball of energy) while LK was quieter and more in the background. You can also see snippets of his characteristic sense of humor and “4d” personality, although, again, he was more camera shy so he didn’t show it as much. 

2019 is still a work in progress, but I think Han's behavior much later that year and in 2020 is an interesting change from what we see in 2018.

[lgcmanager]

NOTORIETY TIERS 015

SCHEDULE TYPE: N/A RESTRICTIONS: only open to anyone who has 200 NOTORIETY and is an IDOL ( who debuted in a permanent group ), ACTOR, or MODEL.

as a reward for people’s dedication and hard work towards the rp, we have opened this for anyone who has met specific requirements. this new concept also allows for our members to plan their muses’ career outside of roleplay-sponsored events. more details about the notoriety tier can be located in THIS GUIDE created by ADMIN *! since this is a new concept for all of us, if you do have any questions pertaining to the guide, feel free to message the main!

for AUGUST, we listed the muses that are eligible for this opportunity and the tier they belong in:

CHA HYOSEOP ( @lgchyoseop ): tier 3

CHOI KAI ( @lgckai ): tier 3

HAN JISOO ( @lgcjisoo ): tier 5

JEON HARU ( @lgcharu ): tier 9

KIM NAYOUNG ( @lgcnayoung ): tier 3

KIM YUJIN ( @yujinlgc ): tier 3

KWON SENA ( @lgcsena ): tier 2

LEE JIHO ( @lgcjiho ): tier 10

LEE YUSHIN ( @lgcyushin ): tier 7

LIM SANGHYUN ( @lgcsanghyun ): tier 10

MOON SOMIN ( @lgcsomin ): tier 5

NOH AREUM ( @lgcareum ): tier 3

OH EUNHYE ( @lgceunhye ): tier 9

SEO MINSEO ( @lgcminseo ): tier 3

SEO YURA ( @lgcyura ): tier 7

SON NABI ( @lgcnabi ): tier 5

SU PARKER ( @lgcparker ): tier 5

WATANABE MIYU ( @lgcmiyu ): tier 4

YU MILAN ( @lgcmilan ): tier 3

for this cycle, most of the gigs will be scheduled for OCTOBER-DECEMBER depending on the claims submitted. please keep this in mind with the details mentioned below AND when deciding on the gigs ( if you want to do one that is time-sensitive ).

GIG RESTRICTIONS

for DRAMAS, we will only be allowing TWO new dramas because these dramas will air sometime between Q1-Q2 2025 ! any OSTs from 'DEATH'S GAME' and 'TWINKLING WATERMELON' can be claimed for this cycle.

as for SONGWRITING/MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT claims, here are a list of songs that are claimable:

+82 - bad villain ( b-side / fabula )

chill - stray kids ( b-side / v&a )

dear eclipse - zerobaseone ( b-side / v&a )

demigod - ichillin' ( b-side / fabula )

ice queen - ive ( b-side / fabula )

Intro : crush - purple kiss ( b-side / nova )

keep it low - you dayeon ( b-side / nova's nayoung solo; due to this song being a solo song in a group's album, this will count for the "partial lyric writing or arrangement composition credit for a b-side for another artist [if idol]/b-side for your group [ for actors/models ]" claim )

ootd - dreamcatcher ( title track / fabula )

wow - ive ( b-side / nova )

for FASHION SHOWS, the ones claimable during this cycle are:  LOS ANGELES FASHION WEEK ( OCTOBER 17-19 ), SHANGHAI FASHION WEEK ( OCOBER 10-18 ), DALLAS FASHION WEEK ( OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2 ).

since this cycle will also cover YEAR END CEREMONIES, here are the list of shows and/or ceremonies that can be claimed: KBS GAYO DAECHUKJE ( medium level ), KOREAN BRAND AWARDS ( high level ), MAMA AWARDS ( high level ), MBC GAYO DAEJEJEON ( medium level ), SBS GAYO DAEJEON ( medium level ), GOLDEN DISC AWARDS ( high level ). for these gigs, there can only be a maximum of TWO people per each award show/event. furthermore, since many of these events do not have a date currently irl, the gig dates for most of them will be filled in as "TBA" and added in as soon as possible.

SOLOIST ( JIHO )

for JIHO, he will be given an opportunity to suggest 5-10 SONGS ( at least 3 songs in the list must be suited for a TITLE TRACK ) that would match JIHO’s next comeback, if and when the opportunity happens. the songs must be solo or duo songs released BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2022. as a disclaimer, there is a possibility that not all of the songs suggested may be chosen in the end, so it’s advised to provide multiple songs as options.

completing the form in the NOTORIETY TIERS DOCUMENT ( under the LEE JIHO tab, which will be linked below ) will serve as a replacement to the NOTORIETY TIERS for this cycle. this means that if you do not want to do the AUGUST NOTORIETY TIERS you can submit songs instead. to do this, please fill out the “REQUEST FORM (SONGS)” section before AUGUST 17, 2024 11:59PM EDT.

NT GIGS CLAIM PROCESS

for this cycle, we’ll be implementing a different way of submitting gig claims as a way to help everyone see what can be claimed.

first you will have to go to this DOCUMENT and check the “INTRODUCTION” tab to read the instructions. afterwards, you will go to your muse’s tab and fill out the “REQUEST FORM” section ( activity level, gig, other participants [ if applicable ], skill distribution, and notoriety ). the “ADMIN APPROBATION” column must be left blank and will be updated whenever one of the admins has reviewed and scheduled the gig. once you are done filling out the request form section, you will see a row that says “READY FOR ADMIN REVIEW?” and a drop down menu next to it. select “YES” when you are done. once everything has been reviewed by an admin, the drop down menu will change to “REVIEWED” and you can start writing the twitter posts for it. when we receive the twitter posts, that status will then change to “APPROVED” by the admins. you have until AUGUST 17, 2024 11:59PM EDT to fill out the request form.

the twitter posts form is listed below and you have until SEPTEMBER 21, 2024, 11:59PM EDT to fill out the form below and submit them to the lgcmedia blog:

MUSE NAME · AUGUST NOTORIETY TIERS ACTIVITY ##: ( list the name of the gig ) IMAGE: ( insert 1-4 image links that you would want us to use ) CAPTION: ( write a short caption describing the gig and any relevant information about it. the caption must be between 100-280 characters long. ) COMMENT #1: ( write a positive comment related to the gig/muse. please make sure that the comment focuses more on the muse and avoid mentioning other muses unless the gig is shared with other people. the comment must be between 100-280 characters long. please include a username associated with the comment as well. ) COMMENT #2: ( write a neutral/negative comment related to the gig/muse. please make sure that the comment focuses more on the muse and avoid mentioning other muses unless the gig is shared with other people. the comment must be between 100-280 characters long. please include a username associated with the comment as well. )

if you take more than one notoriety tier gig, please copy the section multiple times but make sure to submit all of the gigs in one submit to make it easier for us when processing them! once all of the gigs have been processed on both ends, we’ll make a note on NOTORIETY TIERS DOCUMENT. you can link the document in your points sheet as reference since we will have a new document for every NT cycle.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

while it is optional to fill the section in the sheet, we recommend muses ( especially ones who have recently reached 200 notoriety in the past few months ) to fill that section in case you are planning on taking any gigs that may have some pre-reqs associated with it ( eg. being a temporary [ 1 month ] co-host in a music show, which would require having 75 KOREAN, 50 MCING/HOSTING and prior experience as a one-time co-host/host for a podcast, youtube show, or vlive show ). there’s no deadline with completing the section so you can do it past the deadlines if you wish.

[nugulover69]

[The Blogger’s Checkpoint]

Resident beach bum wandering the coast looking for scraps

Read more on the blogger: tokusatsu watchlist, tokusatsu liveblogs (spoilers duh), boy group tags

Super Sentai

Completed:

Jetman x2

Gokaiger

Carranger

Go-onger

Gekiranger

Gaoranger

Liveman

Kingohger

Zyuohger

Go-Busters

Turboranger

JAKQ

Boukenger

Currently watching:

Goseiger

ToQger

Dropped:

Boonboomger

Intended for future viewing:

Ninninger

Kakuranger

Timeranger

Bioman

Changeman

Flashman

Megaranger

Hurricaneger

Shinkenger

Zenkaiger

Battle Fever J

Kamen Rider

Completed:

Ryuki

Faiz

Ex-Aid

Kabuto

OOO

Kiva

Currently watching:

Blade

Gavv

Intended for future viewing:

Build

Fourze

Kuuga

Wizard

Agito

Amazon

Boy Group Tags + Biases

Ult groups: Cravity 🌟 UKISS 💋 Shinhwa 👑 Sechskies 💛

2PM

Ateez

A-JAX / Hyeongkon, Sungmin

B1A4 / Baro

B.A.P

Block B / Jaehyo, P.O

Boyfriend / Jo Twins

BtoB / Eunkwang, Changsub

Cravity / Woobin, Allen

Dalmatian aka DMTN / Jeesu

ENHYPEN

EVNNE / Keita

god / Danny, Hoyoung

GreatGuys

Highlight aka BEAST / Yoseob

H.O.T / Moon Heejun

JJCC / Eddy, Sancheong

Just B

MBLAQ / Thunder, Lee Joon

Monsta X + Wonho / Shownu

NCT + WayV / Mark, Yuta, Jaehyun

NINE.I

n.SSign / Kazuta, Laurence

OnlyOneOf / KB, Junji

Sechskies / Eun Jiwon

Seventeen / Seungkwan

SHINee / Onew

Shinhwa / Andy

Stray Kids / Changbin

Super Junior / Kyuhyun

Teen Top / Chunji, Ricky

The Boyz / Jacob, Kevin

Treasure

TVXQ / Changmin

UKISS / Kibum, Soohyun, Hoon

UP10TION

Verivery

VIXX

ZE:A / Taeheon

Bonus Girls Generation Tag

[lilyrennifer]

Bias List

Bias= Purple

Bias Wrecker= Blue

Ultimate Bias/Group= Pink

♞ AB6IX

🐻 Woong

🐦 Woojin

🥇 A.C.E

🐯 Byeongkwan

🐶 Donghun

🤩 Astro

🌙 Moonbin- Eternal Bias ❤️

🐶 JinJin

🏴‍☠️ Ateez

⛰️ San

🍓 Yeosang

🎶 BTOB

🐶 Peniel

🐿️ Minhyuk

💜 BTS

🐣 Jimin

🐱 Yoongi

🎥 CIX

🦖 BX

🐶 Seunghun

💝 Cravity

🦊 Taeyoung

🐺 Serim

😎 DKB

😏 E-Chan

🤫 Heechan

💦 Drippin

🐹 Hyeop

🐧 Minseo

🐺 E’Last

🐭 Wonhyuk

🐺 Romin

🧛 Enhypen

🦅 Jay

🦊 Sunoo

🌆 EVVNE

🦝 Keita

🦊 Hanbin

⚡️ EXO

🐶 Baekhyun

🍒 Chanyeol

🧟‍♂️ Golden Child

🐰Y

🍞Jaehyun

🐦 Got 7

🌴Jay B

🐰 Mark

🔥 Just B

🐺 Sangwoo

🐱 Doyum

🌙 Lun8

🐈‍⬛ Chael

🐨Jinsu

🕴🏻Monsta X

🐺 I.M

🐹 Kihyun

💚 NCT 127

🌹 Taeyong

🐱 Johnny

💚 NCT Dream

🐶 Jeno

🦊 Renjun

❌ Omega X

🐈‍⬛ Junghoon

🐿️ Xen

One Pact

🐦 Jay

🐈‍⬛ Jongwoo

⚔️ Oneus

🐯 Hwanwoong

🐿️ Seoho

🏳️‍🌈 OnlyOneOf

🐶 KB

🐭 Mill

⬟ Pentagon

🐮 Wooseok

🐼 Yanan

☮️ P1Harmony

🦘 Jiung

🦆 Theo

💍 Seventeen

🍒 S.Coups

🐸 Minghao

🧒🏻 Stray Kids

🐿️ Han

🐰 Lee Know

☀️ SF9

🌰 Inseong

👅Dawon

🐺 &Team

🦘 K

🦊 Nicolas

📈 TrendZ

🐺 Yoonwoo

🐈‍⬛ Leon

💎 Treasure

🐯 Yoshi

🦋 Haruto

🍭 The Boyz

🌙 Kevin

🥭 Sangyeon

🎱 8Turn

🐱 Kyungmin

🐯 Myungho

🪄 TxT

🦊 Yeonjun

🐿️ Taehyun

👬🏻 VeriVery

🍠 Yeonho

🥦 Yongseung

⏳ Victon

🐈‍⬛ Hanse

🦊 Seungwoo

💚 WayV

🐱 Ten

🐻 Kun

🐱 WEi

🐉 Yongha

🦊 Junseo

💫 ZB1

🦊 Ricky

☀️ Matthew

🌎 Boys Planet

🐼 Kamden

[dearestdaffodils]

Fuck it, I’m gonna do it lol here is my top 100 from 2022, plus a bonus song because Spotify put 101 songs on the playlist

Heat Above - Greta Van Fleet

Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold

As It Was - Harry Styles

You’re The One - Greta Van Fleet

My Way, Soon - Greta Van Fleet

Another Man’s Jeans - Ashe

Music For A Sushi Restaurant- Harry Styles

2 Be Loved (Am I Ready?) - Lizzo

Safari Song - Greta Van Fleet

First Class - Jack Harlow

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse

Oh My God - Adele

Black Smoke Rising - Greta Van Fleet

Shake Ya Tailfeather - Nelly, Murphy Lee, Diddy

Sweetest Pie - Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa

Cleopatra- The Lumineers

Trip the Light Fantastic - Greta Van Fleet

12345 - Em Beihold

Geraldine - Miranda Lambert

Hammer To Fall - Queen

Broken Bells - Greta Van Fleet

Just a Cloud Away - Pharrell Williams

Freaky Girls - Megan Thee Stallion, SZA

Beer Never Broke My Heart - Luke Combs

Flower Power - Greta Van Fleet

Need to Know - Doja Cat

SOS - ABBA

Sunroof - Nicky Youre, dazy

When The Curtain Falls - Greta Van Fleet

Woman - Doja Cat

Canyon Moon - Harry Styles

Shivers - Ed Sheeran

Light My Love - Greta Van Fleet

Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy

Let’s Get Loud - Jennifer Lopez

American Kids - Kenny Chesney

Left Hand Free - alt-j

California Love - 2Pac, Roger, Dr Dre

Alrighty Aphrodite - Peach Pit

Chiquitita- ABBA

Bam Bam - Camila Cabello, Ed Sheeran

Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group

The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani, Akon

Don’t Shut Me Down - ABBA

24/7 - Common Kings

Hot Mess - Zoe Clark

Go To Town - Doja Cat

Lover, Leaver (Taker, Believer) - Greta Van Fleet

Baby, I Love Your Way - Big Mountain, Tom Lord- Alge

Daydreaming - Harry Styles

Vegas - Doja Cat

The New Day - Greta Van Fleet

SOMETHING SWEET - ADÉ, Farman Scoop

Rock Me Amadeus - Falco

Sleep On The Floor - The Lumineers

Sunshine Girl - J Boog, Peetah Morgan

SUPERBLOOM - Misterwives

Apex Predator - Mean Girls Cast

She Keeps Me Up - Nickelback

Nothing - Bruno Major

Hello Hello - Elton John

A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck

Enemy - Imagine Dragons

Roddy - Djo

Cold Heart - Elton John, Dua Lipa

3 Nights - Dominic Fike

Lollipop- Charlie Curtis-Beard, EARCANDY

Ophelia - The Lumineers

Levitating - Dua Lipa, DaBaby

Top of the World - Carpenters

Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins

Ça Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand

Sofia - Alvaro Soler

35 - Rob Ruha, Ka Hao

Mountain of the Sun - Greta Van Fleet

Achilles Heel - J Maya

More Than A Woman - Bee Gees

Tuned In Freestyle - Megan Thee Stallion

Sunflower Vol. 6 - Harry Styles

Friends to Lovers - Melina KB

Onipaʻa Ka Pua O Ka Hala - Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu

Megan’s Piano - Megan Thee Stallion

Enemy - Imagine Dragons, JID

Golden - Harry Styles

Revenge Party - Mean Girls Cast

We Don’t Talk About Bruno - Encanto Cast

Clouds - Fin Argus, Sabrina Carpenter

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston

Groundhog Day - Em Beihold

Age of Man - Greta Van Fleet

Best Song Ever - One Direction

Does Your Mother Know? - Mamma Mia Cast

Dandelions - Ruth B

Nobody To Love - Sigma

Heat Waves - Glass Animals

Rock The Boat - Hues Corporation

Lights Up - Harry Styles

It’s All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion

Kingdom Dance - Alan Menken

Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs

Late Night Talking - Harry Styles

[nollywoodprofilesgist]

David Adedeji Adeleke Profile

David Adedeji Adeleke born November 21, 1992, who is better known as Davido, is an American-born Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. Davido was born in Atlanta, US, and raised in Lagos; he made his music debut as a member of the music group KB International. He studied business administration at Oakwood University before dropping out to make beats and record vocal references. Davido rose to fame after releasing "Dami Duro", the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012), from which six additional singles—"Back When", "Ekuro", "Overseas", "All of You", "Gbon Gbon", and "Feel Alright"—were taken. In 2012, Davido won the Next Rated award at The Headies. Between 2013 and 2015, he released the hit singles "Gobe", "One of a Kind", "Skelewu", "Aye", "Tchelete (Goodlife)", "Naughty", "Owo Ni Koko", "The Sound" and "The Money".

In January 2016, Davido announced on Twitter he had signed a record deal with Sony Music and a few months later founded the record label Davido Music Worldwide (DMW), to which acts Dremo, Mayorkun, Yonda and Peruzzi are currently signed. In July 2016, Davido signed a record deal with Sony's RCA Records. In October 2016, he released the 5-track EP Son of Mercy, which was supported by the singles "Gbagbe Oshi", "How Long" and "Coolest Kid in Africa". In April 2017, Davido re-negotiated his contract with Sony due to creative control issues and later that year he released five singles including "If" and "Fall". "If" generated worldwide social media activity while "Fall" became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history.Davido released his second studio album A Good Time in November 2019. It was supported by the previously released singles "If", "Fall", "Assurance", "Blow My Mind" and "Risky".

David Adedeji Adeleke was born on November 21, 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia. His father Adedeji Adeleke is a business magnate and his mother Vero Adeleke was a university lecturer. Davido is the youngest of five siblings and his father's second-born son. He attended the British International School in Lagos and at the age of 16, he moved to Alabama, US, to study business administration at Oakwood University.Davido bought musical equipment while at Oakwood and started making beats. He also worked with his cousins B-Red and Sina Rambo to form the music act KB International.Davido dropped out of Oakwood University to pursue music full-time and relocated to London, where he worked on his vocals.After returning to Nigeria in 2011, Davido paused his music career and agreed to honor his father by enrolling at Babcock University. In July 2015,he graduated from Babcock with a degree in music after his father paid the university to start a music department for an inaugural class of one student.

Davido started working on his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo in 2011. The album's music is a mixture of Afrobeats and hip hop. Davido worked with Jay Sleek, Maleek Berry, GospelOnDeBeatz, Spellz, Dokta Frabz, Mr. Chidoo, Theory Soundz and Shizzi to produce the album.Omo Baba Olowo features guest appearances from Naeto C, Sina Rambo, B-Red, Kayswitch, Ice Prince and 2 Face Idibia.It received generally negative reviews from music critics, who panned its lyrical content and Davido's songwriting.The album won Best R&B/Pop Album and received a nomination for Album of the Year at The Headies 2013.It was also nominated for Best Album of the Year at the 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

The Naeto C-assisted track "Back When" was released as the album's lead single on May 7, 2011. It was produced by Davido and received frequent airplay.Davido told television channel Factory 78 he recorded "Back When" in London.The Clarence Peters-directed music video for "Back When" was uploaded to YouTube on May 9, 2011.The album's second single "Dami Duro", which was released on October 30, 2011, was jointly produced by Davido and Shizzi. In an interview posted on the NotJustOk website, Davido said he recorded the song in August of that year. The song was leaked three months after he sent it to some of his friends. The accompanying music video for "Dami Duro" was released on January 8, 2012, during the Occupy Nigeria protests.

The album's third single "Ekuro" was released on January 25,2012.Its music video was recorded and directed in Miami by Antwan Smith.Nigerian singer Aramide released a soulful rendition of the song.The album's fourth single "Overseas" was released on May 6, 2012; an unfinished version of the song was leaked prior to its official release.The GospelOnDeBeatz-produced track "All of You" was released as the album's fifth single on September 28, 2012. Davido told Factory 78 TV he recorded the song with GospelOnDeBeatz after meeting him at a mall.

2013–2016: Standalone releases, The Baddest and Son of Mercy

On February 25,2013, Davido released the Shizzi-produced track "Gobe".It was ranked second on Premium Times' list of the Top 10 songs of 2013.In a review for Vanguard newspaper, Charles Mgbolu said the song "exudes fun from start to finish". The music video for "Gobe" was recorded in South Africa by Godfather Productions. Davido announced on Twitter "One of a Kind" would be released on May 13, 2013.The song was also produced by Shizzi. The video for "One of a Kind" was recorded and directed in South Africa by Tebza of Godfather Productions.It depicts a united Africa that is rich in culture and music.

"Skelewu" was released on August 13, 2013.It was ranked fifth on Premium Times' list of the top 10 songs of 2013.Davido promoted "Skelewu" on 18 August 2013 by uploading an instructional dance video that was directed by Jassy Generation to YouTube.The video's release was accompanied by an announcement of a "Skelewu" dance competition.

"Skelewu" was supported with two music videos.The first music video, directed by Sesan, was released on 15 October 2013.It was uploaded to YouTube using a parody account. Shortly after the video's release, Davido said someone betrayed him by releasing it and that he would make another video with Moe Musa, a UK based music video director.In a statement released by his team, Sesan said Davido was satisfied with his contributions to the music video; he also said it would be immature for Davido and his management to release inaccurate statements to defame his brand.The official music video for "Skelewu" was recorded and directed in London by Moe Musa,and was released in October 2013.

Davido released the T-Spize-produced song "Aye" on February 1, 2014.The video for the song was directed by Clarence Peters and released on February 7, 2014. In the video, Davido plays a poor farmer who falls in love with the prince's fiance.[48] Davido's collaborative single with South African duo Mafikizolo, titled "Tchelete (Goodlife)", was released on April 30, 2014.It was produced by Oskido and Shizzi, and distributed by MTN's Play and Callertunez platforms.Prior to recording "Tchelete (Goodlife)", Davido networked with Mafikizolo at MTN Nigeria's Elite Night event in December 2013. The music video for "Tchelete (Goodlife)" was recorded and directed by Twenty Twenty Media.Oskido and Uhuru made cameo appearances in the video.

In June 2014, Davido collaborated with Mi Casa, Lola Rae, Sarkodie, Diamond Platnumz and Tiwa Savage on "Africa Rising", a song that was used for DStv's eponymous campaign to inspire Africans to partake in community-based social investment projects. The accompanying music video for "Africa Rising" was recorded and directed by South African production house Callback Dreams.The artists performed the song at the Africa Rising launch ceremony in Mauritius.[55] In June 2015, Davido released the Meek Mill-assisted trap song "Fans Mi".[56] He teased fans with the audio and behind-the-scene photographs of the video prior to releasing it.

Davido's 20-track album The Baddest was first scheduled for release in June 2015[58] but its release was postponed to October 10 that year.Two days prior to this date, the album was delayed because of an unnamed corporation's interest in distributing it.Davido had released the album's cover art and track listing earlier that year.The Baddest was going to feature production from Shizzi, Del B, Spellz, J Fem, Don Jazzy, Puffy Tee, Uhuru, Kiddominant and Young John.It was also going to feature guest artists such as P-Square, Don Jazzy, Runtown, Uhuru, DJ Buckz, Akon, Meek Mill, Wale and Trey Songz. In January 2016, Davido announced on Twitter he signed a record deal with Sony Music; his announcement was met with mixed reactions.The record label put out a press release to confirm the deal.Davido's record deal with Sony requires him to release two albums and allows him to retain the rights to his music and performances.

Davido founded the record label Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) a few months after signing with Sony. Dremo, Mayorkun, Yonda and Peruzzi are currently signed to the label.In July 2016,Davido signed a record deal with RCA Records. His record deal with Sony Music altered plans for The Baddest's release. According to Pulse Nigeria, Davido's contract with Sony required the album to have an international appeal to allow for global distribution of it. In October 2016, he released the 5-track EP Son of Mercy, which was supported by the singles "Gbagbe Oshi", "How Long" and "Coolest Kid in Africa".The EP features guest appearances from Simi, Tinashe and Nasty C.

Davido won Best African Act at the 2017 MOBO Awards. He released "If" on February 17, 2017. It was produced by Tekno, who ghost-wrote the track for Davido.The song was certified diamond by the Recording Industry of South Africa, indicating shipments of 200,000 units."If" won Best Pop Single and Song of the Year at The Headies 2018.Reviewing for OkayAfrica, Sabo Kpade described the song as a "slow burner" with an "unfussy beat that sounds hollowed out and isn't cluttered with instruments".The music video for "If" was recorded in London; it was directed by Director Q and produced by Tunde Babalola. Davido teamed up with menswear designer Orange Culture to release a capsule collection inspired by "If".

Davido released "Fall" on June 2, 2017.It samples a line from Kojo Funds's track "Dun Talking". "Fall" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa, was one of the top-100-most-Shazam-searched singles in America in January 2019, and was a top-10 record on Shazam in New York.In February 2019, it became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history. "Fall" was ranked at number 163 on Pitchfork's list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2010s.The accompanying music video for "Fall" was directed by Nigerian-born British video director Daps. In December 2018, the video surpassed 100 million views, becoming the most-viewed video by a Nigerian artist on YouTube.

Davido released "Fia" on November 10, 2017. The song was described as a neo-highlife track and was produced by Fresh VDM.In its second verse, Davido addresses his arrest and Caroline Danjuma's role in fueling the rumor he was involved in the death of Tagbo Umenike. A writer for Native magazine praised Davido's songwriting and said the song "manages to reflect some of his recent personal struggles, without directly dishing into sensitive details". Reviewing for Music in Africa, Kayode Faniyi said "Fia" offers an "existential conflict" and that it is "undoubtedly the song of Davido's career—at least till he outdoes himself". Daniel Orubo of Konbini Channels described "Fia" as a "coherent" track that uses Davido's "croaky voice". "Fia" was nominated for Best Pop Single and Song of the Year at The Headies 2018.The accompanying music video for "Fia" was directed by Clarence Peters.The Stefflon Don-assisted remix of "Fia" was released on March 30, 2018.The song retains many of the elements from the original recording but incorporates a patois-tinged flow. Davido won Best African Act and was one of the Best Worldwide Act recipients at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards.

In February 2018, Davido sold out the O2 Brixton Academy venue, performing several songs including "Gobe", "Fans Mi", "Skelewu", "Aye", "If", "Fall" and "Fia". Davido released "Assurance" on April 30, 2018; It samples Paw Paw's "Biggie Biggie". The song was produced by Speroach Beatz and has been described as a love track. he dedicated the track to his girlfriend and released it to coincide with her 23rd birthday.In an interview with Konbini Channels, Speroach Beatz said he made the beat in an hour and that Davido spent 30 minutes recording the song.Reviewing for Native magazine, Toye Sokunbi said the song "speaks volumes for the importance of clarity in the age of emojis, validation from our loved ones and putting love first, against all odds".The accompanying music video for "Assurance" was directed by Meji Alabi.Davido won Best International Act at the 2018 BET Awards, becoming the first African artist to receive his award on the main stage.In his acceptance speech, he urged patrons and American artists to visit Africa and eat the food.In September 2018, Davido performed alongside Meek Mill,Post Malone and Fat Joe at the Made in America Festival.Prior to the festival, he performed at the House of Blues in Boston as part of his "The Locked Up Tour",which commenced in August and ended in September.

In January 2019, Davido sold out the The O2 Arena in London, becoming the first solo African artist to do so.He was introduced on stage by Idris Elba and performed several of his hit singles with the backing band The Compozers.The gig featured additional performances from Mayorkun, Peruzzi, Idowest, Dremo, Yonda, Tomi Agape and Zlatan.Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian gave a four-stars-out-of-five review of the concert, calling Davido an "alpha" and saying "many of his mannerisms are influenced by the American rappers with whom he has worked, including Young Thug and Swae Lee".Davido announced on Instagram that tickets sold out a few hours before the concert. Critics, however,said he did not sell out the concert, citing an article in The Guardian newspaper.Davido posted a screenshot of an e-mail conversation between his management and the arena's customer care team, confirming the concert was sold out.

The Chris Brown-assisted track "Blow My Mind" was released on July 26, 2019.It was produced by Shizzi and was initially intended to be released as the album's lead single. "Blow My Mind" contains lyrics are about a girl who blows Davido's mind simply. In the Edgar Esteves-directed visuals for "Blow My Mind", Davido and Chris Brown spend quality time in a motel with their lovers. The video amassed one million views in 11 hours, surpassing Wizkid's "Fever" and "Come Closer" to become the Nigerian music video to achieve this feat most quickly. It also became the Nigerian music video to gain the most views within the first 24 hours of its release. "Risky" was released on October 23,2019. It features guest vocals from Jamaican singer Popcaan, who asked Davido to appear on his 2018 single "Dun Rich".The music video for "Risky" was directed by Meji Alabi and pays homage to the crime drama television series Top Boy.In the video, a female member of Davido's and Popcaan's crew informs upon them to police.

Davido's second studio album A Good Time was released on November 22, 2019. The album features the previously released singles "If", "Fall", "Assurance", "Blow My Mind" and "Risky". Davido recorded A Good Time in Atlanta. He told Vibe magazine he wanted to record in a new environment.Davido described the album as a body of work for everybody and said it would consist predominantly of Afrobeats but would incorporate elements of other genres.Davido disclosed the album's title during an event held in Lagos in September 2019 and said it would be released the following month. He also unveiled excerpts of four songs from the album during the event.Following his performance at Powerhouse 2019, Davido spoke with Power 105.1's DJ Self and said the album will feature collaborations with artists including Summer Walker, Gunna, A Boogie and Chris Brown.All but of the tracks on A Good Time were produced by Nigerian producers.The album's cover art features Davido, his father and a sculpture of his mother.

On April 6, 2012, Nigerian Entertainment Today reported Davido had signed a ?30 million endorsement deal with MTN.The deal unveiled him as the face of MTN Pulse, a marketing campaign aimed at Nigerian youth.On October 24, 2013, Pulse Nigeria reported Guinness Nigeria had signed Davido for an endorsement deal. As part of the deal, Davido performed at the Guinness World of More Concert alongside artists including P-Square, D'banj, Wizkid, Ice Prince, Burna Boy, Olamide, Phyno, Chidinma, Waje and Tiwa Savage.On May 9, 2018, Guardian Life reported Davido had signed an endorsement deal with Infinix Mobile, a Hong Kong-based smartphone manufacturer.

Davido has three children.He is engaged to the mother of his third child.

In May 2014, Davido criticized the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) after missing his flight to London, and accused them of pestering him for money. On May 11, 2014, the PR officer for the NIS denied Davido's allegations and said they did not issue him an exit permit because he did not have the correct travel documents with him.

In December 2015, Vanguard newspaper reported Davido and the mother of one of his daughters were embroiled in a struggle over custody of their child. The mother and her family filed a petition against Davido and his family for alleged child trafficking. In a petition sent to the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Davido and his family were accused of keeping the child away from her mother and of trying to flee Nigeria with the baby. Davido said the allegations against him were false but apologized to Dele Momodu, the cousin of the girl's mother..

[much-ado-about-exy]

some shenanigans

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Incoming call from Pain In My Assholes 🔴

“What.”

“It’s about fucking time.”

“I’m busy, Jason.”

“Too busy to talk about the case that I’m helping you with of my own good-hearted free will?”

“Busy enough that publicly shaming me on the Cave’s share drive isn’t going to work.”

“…”

“…”

“But it did work, didn’t it?”

“…”

“Don’t you fucking dare hang up on me, you asshole, I swear to g-“

Call ended.

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Snapchat group Poly-cool

Chat from Bart: babe

Chat from Bart: babe

Chat from Bart: babe

Chat from Tim: which of us are u talking 2

Chat from Connor: IT IS 2 AM BOTH OF YOU GO TO BED

Chat from Bart: i have a question tho

Chat from Connor: ARE YOU DYING BC OTHERWISE I THINK IT CAN WAIT 6 HOURS

Chat from Bart: if u rly think abt it we all are

Chat from Bart: maybe not u, ig

Chat from Connor: ,,,

Chat from Connor: so what was ur question

Chat from Bart: it’s for tim, actually

Chat from Connor: oh.

Chat from Connor: goodnight

Chat from Tim: rude

Chat from Bart: rude. anyway

Chat from Bart: why do ppl always call ppl named jim, jimothy, but they never call ppl named tim, tames

Chat from Tim: ,,,,

Chat from Tames: that is an excellent question

Chat from Bart: i am so in love

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Snapchat group Wayne Family Disaster

Video from Jaybird. “Someone tell Tim his boyfriend’s in Gotham before he gets himself in trouble.” [Vid: Superboy floats a few feet off the ground, apparently in passionate discussion with some political fanatic behind a table that says “Sexism isn’t real. Change my mind.” Superboy’s face is red. The man behind the table is on his feet, leaning aggressively into SB’s space.]

Photo from Tames. “boyfriend retrieved” [Img: Superboy is become Leash Kid. He wears a bright red backpack with a canvas tether attached and sullenly holds an ice cream cone. In the bottom right corner of the frame, Tim’s hand holds the other end of the leash and another ice cream.]

Photo from Damian Wayne. “I would like chocolate in a dish.” [Img: A black background.]

Chat from Tames: u know the price

Chat from Damian Wayne: I do not want to get up.

Chat from Tames: u know. the price.

Photo from Damian Wayne. “With sprinkles.” [Img: Titus is curled up napping in one of his many plush rich-dog beds. On his back, lays Alfred the Cat, also dozing. The afternoon sunlight filters through the trees and in the window in such a way that makes the whole tableau look incandescently angelic.]

Chat from Tames: BABY TAX

Chat from D!ck: BABY TAX

Chat from Stephie: BABY TAX

Chat from Queen Cass: 👶💵

Photo from Big B. “I would also like chocolate.” [Img: Damian is now a part of the angelic scene, leaning against Titus and Alfred the Cat and reading aloud to them from a book titled “Bedtime Stories for Dogs”]

Chat from D!ck: BABY!!! TAX!!!

Chat from Tames: ugh. fine.

[timextoxhajima]

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[D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9]

Your hands fly up to your face when you can hear the first few beats of the song they were supposed to perform at the KBS Song Festival. Of all songs to choose, they had to choose just one of the most iconic debut songs of all time?

As usual, Beomgyu was fitted right into the centre, because where else would he fit better? And Taehyun was given the opening line and then Kai pops out from nowhere looking like a toy poodle with that hairdo of his. Then our favourite bunny leader finally shows up-

And of course, Yeonjun gets the chorus, as he does the dance break where he winks into the camera. The tiny, version of you is struggling to pick up the million pieces your heart had just shattered into in your chest. 

“Yah, Yeonjun is so cool-” Minjung coos about it to So Eun. 

“How in the world did he manage to maintain his top trainee ranks?” Another trainee, Gahyun, leans back in the sofa you were previously sitting on, fiddling with the string from her hoodie. “We take turn to kiss the top before sliding back down.”

The group of female trainees laugh boisterously, but you are caught up in the likes of Yeonjun, and Yeonjun only. How lucky did you have to be to get into this company, the one only made popular recently because of BTS, and became known as ‘Yeonjun’s favourite female trainee’? 

“y/n, would you sit down?” Gahyun gets up just to tug on your shirt, pulling you back to the couch. 

“Why’d you interrupt her? Couldn’t you see she was whipped?” Minjung snickers, interlocking her arm with yours and leaning her head on your shoulder. “As much as I ship you and Yeonjun together, aren’t you afraid BigHit’s going to screw with you for being so close to his new money-making machine?”

“What?” You look down at Minjung, the maknae of the group you debut in. She’s three years younger and she’s nothing but a baby. "Whoever said anything’s gonna happen?”

Gahyun scoffs from the side, raising a teasing brow at you. “Maybe not now but in the future? Please.”

“But didn’t y/n have something going on with Lee Know from Stray Kids?” So Eun peels open a salad box and shoves a fork of salad and chicken into her mouth. 

Min Jung gasps, eyes widening and mouth open. “You had something with Lee Know? Like- the main dancer of Stray Kids?”

“No.”

“Yes,” Gahyun raises a brow. 

“No, I had something for Lee Know, and I’m through with it.”

Minjung pouts and leans her head against your shoulder again. Ju Rin (who would be your leader) walks into the room before anybody else can say anything. 

“Why’d you stop?” She lays some packs of drinks on the table. “I heard something about Lee Know.”

“Am I the only person who doesn’t know anything about this-” Minjung frowns and nudges you, arm still linked in yours. 

“Yes,” So Eun mumbles through a full mouth of salad and chicken. 

“What? Why?” The maknae whines, and Gahyun pulls you over for her to note one of your group practices.

“Fewer people knowing equals less risk,” Ju Rin sucks in a deep breath. There’s a gentle wheeze because one of her nostrils is blocked from the air-conditioning in the room. “I don’t think it’ll be wise if people know of their relationship before we even debut.”

“But what was it like? Why does it sound like... you fell out with him?” Minjung’s soft voice tugs on all the heartstrings in your chest. 

Gahyun, Ju Rin and So Eun fall silent, with Gahyun looking up from the screen to you. 

Ju Rin shoves her hands into her pockets. “You don’t need to tell her if you don’t want to.”

Minjung pouts, earning your attention despite Ju Rin’s defense. 

“That’s because we did. After he debuted, we no longer texted or hung out as much. I was mad and said some stuff... and since then we haven’t really had a proper conversation.”

“What?” Minjung finally sits up and pulls away from you. “Wait a minute, didn’t you visit Stray Kids with Yeonjun in August?”

“We did but... It was still kind of awkward. Not much was done besides us giving them a fruit basket.”

“I hate to butt in and say this but...” Gahyun locks her phone and leans back into the couch, turning her head to you. “It might’ve been for the best. He’s debuted and you’re set to debut soon. The last thing you would want is to get into a scandal with him.”

“I know,” Your eyes travel down to your hands. You’ve peeled a piece of skin too far up the cuticle of your finger, and the blood’s smudged a little, enticing you to shove it into your mouth to get rid of the redness. The metallic taste of your own blood stings your taste buds, but not as much as the truth is stinging your gut. “That’s why I’m not doing anything.”

There is a hair-raising silence in the air that’s packed with awkwardness - nobody knows what to say. So, thank God TXT bursts through the room after their performance, sweat in their hair and their microphones being peeled off their cheeks. 

“Well, well, well, looks who’s back!” Gahyun lifts a hand and does one of those bro handshakes with Taehyun. “High notes for days, man.”

“There’s a reason why I scored an A for vocals, you know,” Taehyun rolls the microphone wire around the pack and hands it to the staff. 

“Subtle flex but alright,” Gahyun snickers. Yeonjun hands his microphone pack to one of the staff members, and he turns to you, shaking his head and again showing his disapproval of his own performance.

“Why? You did well.”

“Nah,” He shakes his head and pats Minjung’s head. “Could’ve been better.”

“Whaaaat?” Someone should start counting how many times Minjung says ‘what’ today. “Who are you kidding?”

“Who are you kidding?” Soobin finally chimes in after pulling his jacket off. “Improvement’s great but there’s no reason to harp over a performance that’s already done.”

“I’d correct you there, but I’m too tired to get engaged in a discussion with you.” 

Soobin grins in response. Minjung starts swooning about their performance while you listen to Ju Rin, Gahyun and So Eun fight with Beom about something stupid.

“Hey, um,” He calls out to you after some time, Yeonjun making sure that nobody was really eyeing the two of you. “Could I have some time?”

Chicken. That’s what your heart is now. A headless chicken running around in your chest and if it were possible, screaming. 

“Uh, yeah, sure,” A gentle frown is bestowed upon the space between your brows. Yeonjun turns on his heels as you get up from the couch, eyes scanning the room and only one person meets eyes with you. 

Ju Rin eyes are gentle, but full of caution. Do not do anything stupid, her eyes say. 

By the time Yeonjun’s gotten you to a corner of the floor where there was nobody around and no camera in sight, you’ve already run into half the groups that were performing today. You even ran into Hyunjin on the way, who does nothing but politely greet Yeonjun and squint at you instead. 

But there was no doubt - your heart is racing and ramming so hard against the inner walls of your ribcage that would’ve been enough to fracture a rib. Sweaty palms and a damp back calls for an uneasy flapping of your top around your neck, absentmindedly wiping your hands against the pockets of your shorts. 

“What is it?” Shoving your hands into your pockets, you can only hope he doesn’t notice you’re shaking. 

Yeonjun peers over your shoulder to look behind you, though he doesnt’t really need to put in any effort to do so. After making sure nobody was around, he looks down at you, only because his eyes are easily a palm’s worth taller than you, probably more.

“Look, I just... I just wanted you to know that I am so grateful to have you in my life... I don’t think I could’ve done it so easily without you.”

What is this? A confession? No, it can’t be. Yeonjun’s not the type to risk his career for love - or is he? What’s he going to say? Hell, what am I going to say? I’m not prepared for this.

“I just wanted to tell you in person, in private that-”

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

“You’re one of my best friends; you’re like a sister to me and I just... there’s nothing I could do to show you how much I appreciate you...”

His words have faded out. Your heart has stopped, simply from the exhilarating pot of emotions that’s completely died. 

This wasn’t the plan. He wasn’t supposed to friendzone me like this - no, sis-zone me.

“Uh, yeah.” The words. They are automatic. You are not processing them because they just slip off your tongue like a natural reaction. Your breathing’s shallow, but Yeonjun’s so far up in his cloud-nine that he doesn’t see it. “Of course. Anything for you. You’ve helped me through my training. It’ll be shit of me if I didn’t give back.”

You’re about to hurl, but he’s about to give you a hug he thinks would be healing, but you might just punch through a wall for being so foolish.

"Alright, I've said whatever I wanted to say. Man, it sure feels great to get these things off your chest."

Sure is.

Why didn't you see this? Why did you think he was going to confess? I am an absolute dumb piece of- low-life son of a-

"Hey," He calls out to you. He's already about a few metres from you, toes pointing to where you both came from. "You following or what?”

"Uh, I think I gotta use the washroom for abit."

"Oh," Yeonjun's shoulders sink a tiny bit. "You alright?"

"Yeah, I'm..." Your eyes wander off him, unable to maintain your gaze on him. It's unbearable, to know that you've played yourself so hard. "I'm fine. I just need to do a... number two."

Yeonjun winces, then cringes, then waves you off teasingly while half-jogging back to his own rehearsal room.

The walls of the corridor feel extra empty now, though they already are. The sunlight from behind you is heating up your back, because now you're feeling the cold, harsh reality of being the stupid on in all your dynamics. Grey streaks on white marbled floors reflect the fluorescent ceiling lights as you struggle to take a few steps to the washroom - not because you didn't want to go, but because you knew that once you were within the safety of 4 walls, nothing will stop the tears from running.

Stupid, wishful, hopeful dreaming.

The plastic toilet seat clanks against the ceramic bowl when you sit down, and leaning your forearms on your thighs, you force some breaths in before the tears seep out. You have to be quiet though, lest you want half the K-Pop industry to realise you've officially clowned yourself.

The tears finally kiss the floor. One drop, then two and three and four and your palm is over your mouth to stop the sobs from escaping your lips. But a creak of the toilet door shuts you up even more, though the hiccups from the sobbing's still making you emit more noise, against your wish.

The footsteps are light and careful, and you can hear the person push the doors of the other cubicles open. The unknown person tries your door and falters, feet remaining right outside the cubicle you are in. Tear stained hands of yours quickly wipe your face and cover your mouth before you can let another squeaky sob out, but nothing will prepare you for when you hear that voice.

"y/n?"

It’s a split second before you surge for the door and unlock it, eyes flooded with tears threatening to dribble over your lower lids. There’s a slight surprise in his face as his eyes widen an almost-unnoticeable amount. Then it’s replaced with empathy, which is strange because Minho’s been so caught up in chasing his dreams that you don’t think he’s felt this kind of heartbreak before, falling in love with someone who doesn’t know you’re in love with them. 

He doesn’t say anything before he drags you into his arms, palm resting on the back of your head, patting the space between your shoulder blades.

It echoes through the washroom, the sobs, drowning you more in your sorrows than you’re already providing yourself. The vicious cycle is only dampened as your tears no longer hit the floor, and instead creates a darker shade of material on his shoulder where your head was resting. 

“It’s okay,” For the first time in almost two years, Minho isn’t upset or unpleasantly surprised at your presence. 

It’s not the comfort his voice provides, it’s the comfort his voice brings that makes you erupt even more.

“I’m here.”

[J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 0]

The uncle that mans the honey-glazed apple store of the night market back home couldn’t be happier to see the two of you. It’s a surprise he could still make out who you were under the snow-covered caps and masks and haphazardly-thrown-together winter clothes. (Which deemed your disguise horrible.)

You could tell Minho was smiling because his eyes creased under the shade of the cap as the elderly man leans over the stand. He hands you the apples and cups the side of his mouth with his palm, whispering, “You have no idea how many people have come by asking if this is the stall Stray Kids Lee Know buys his honey-glazed apples from.”

“How do people even sieve out this information?” Minho chortles, taking the apples.

“Beats me, the younger generation is scary nowadays,” He pulls away and pulls more apples out from the ice box under the stand. “Especially with their gadgets and all.”

“It was nice seeing you again,” The words are slightly muffled by the mask, but you manage to get your point across. “We’ll come back soon.”

“Come back when you’ve debuted! It’s been so long, why haven’t I seen you on TV?” He frowns, and the lines on his face become accentuated. You can’t tell if the creases highlighted his wrinkles or it was the other way round. 

“I’ve just been training, ahjusshi, I still have a long way to go.”

“What’s your role gonna be?” He points to you, and his finger is trembling because that’s how old he is. “This rascal’s like- a dancer or something, right?”

“‘A dancer or something’, ha!” You snort, nudging Minho in his side, who grunts upon the physical contact. “I’ll be listed as a main dancer too. I thought I’d be the leader because I’m pretty old to debut compared to the kids nowadays but there’s someone else older and more mature.”

“You? Leader?” Minho sneers with a full mouth. “Please.”

The store holder smiles, only to be jolted out of his dream of his two self-proclaimed children when someone else comes by. 

“You two better beat it,” He squints at the two of you, helping you leave quietly without unwanted suspicion. “I’ll see you soon.”

Minho waves at him, and you happily sing out a “Bye!” since nobody would recognise your voice. 

You could swear that there were people who took a double take at your company, but Minho was so pre-occupied with his dessert that it doesn’t give the passerbys enough time to process who he was.

“So, what’s next?” You pull your mask down to munch on the apple, as Minho quickly pulls his mask back up when he notices more people taking second glances.

“Well, we are releasing English versions of Levanter and Double Knot later this month...” A pause as he struggles to remember his own schedule. “And then a Japanese release of the same songs in March.”

Laughing the last few words off, he knows how absurd it sounds, though he knows its for the benefit of the group. 

“Damn,” You snort through your nose and the vapour through the mask still manages to forms a cloud that you walk through. “Y’all turning into Mr. Worldwide now.”

Minho chuckles under his breath, gently shaking his head. 

There’s an overwhelming taste of nostalgia on your tongue when you notice the snow getting heavier as you walk to the bus stop, the crowd finally tailing off. The cap manages to protect your eyes from the falling snow, but some still manage to get onto Minho’s lashes as he frantically blinks and groans adorably, rubbing his eyes to get them out. 

You smile ever so slightly under the mask, though he can’t see it. The snow looks like gold flakes as it drizzles in the distance; around the amber-lit lamp across the road. Cars, vans, trucks drive past and time feels like it doesn’t exist for a split second. Minho stays still next to you, head gently turning to take in the view around him. 

“February 2016,” Loud enough to get through the mask, he manages. “And it’s already January 2020.”

“Wow, thanks for reminding me that I’ve put up with your shit for so long,” Shoving your gloved hands into the pockets of your coat, you roll your eyes to look at him. 

The chuckle he emits sounds like bells during Christmas. “Do you remember what happened that day?”

“Mhm,” Your eyes fall to the floor, snow already thinly coating your boots. “How could I not?”

“You know... I auditioned for Cube, and got rejected that day,” A pause. Looking at him from the corner of your eyes, you don’t tell him you saw the email. “If you weren’t there with me, I don’t think I could’ve held myself together. I thought that was it. I thought... I had no other chance.”

A car whirs past, the mixture of crunch of snow and slush of water when it drives past cues him to pause again. Maybe he was telling himself not to cry.

“But then you were there with me, and I don’t think anything else could’ve held me together as well. I just thought I couldn’t break down infront of you. You and the rest of the crew needed me, and I couldn’t stop then.”

The twitch in your forehead tells you that you are complete shit at holding yourself together. You had to blink the tears out from your eyes before they threatened to fall over and dampen the rim of your mask. There’s that silence in the air again, but it’s warm and cozy despite the snow. It’s like the time you’ve spent away from him has been compensated in these two months. It’s like nothing has changed, even though the world around you has.

“Thank you. For being there when you didn’t need to...”

A pause. You’re terrified to look at him because you know he’s looking at you.

“And I’m sorry for treating you like you meant nothing to me, because you mean alot.”

[p1harmonyofficial]

[📰] 20 Questions With P1Harmony: K-Pop Rookies on the High Energy of 'Disharmony: Break Out' Mini-Album

By Heran Mamo

Plus: See a full, translated video interview with the sextet exclusively on Billboard.

P1Harmony explore a wide range of topics and genres on their high-intensity mini-album Disharmony: Break Out, which was released April 20 as the follow-up to their first EP, Disharmony: Stand Out.

Named one of the rookie K-pop groups to watch in 2021 by Time, members Keeho, Theo, Jiung, Intak, Soul and Jongseob had a unique experience stepping into the spotlight for the first time: The sextet debuted in the Korean film P1H: The Beginning of a New World on Oct. 8, 2020, before releasing their debut EP, Disharmony: Stand Out, on Oct. 28. Starring in a film prior to releasing their own music allowed P1Harmony to be more comfortable and confident enhancing their choreography (their Billie Eilish medley choreography has amassed more than 1 million YouTube views) and even coming up with their own music video concepts.

To commemorate the release of Disharmony: Break Out, the members of P1Harmony answered Billboard’s 20 questions about how Korea shaped who they are, how their evolving sound shines through on their latest mini-album, and the meanings they've taken away from this project as well as what they hope their fans will too.

1. What’s the first piece of music that you bought for yourself, and what was the medium?

Keeho: 5 Seconds of Summer, CD

Theo: BIGBANG’s MADE, CD

Jiung: Lee Moon Sae, cassette tape

Intak: Teen Top's "Miss Right," mp3

Soul: G-Dragon, CD

Jongseob: B.A.P’s "1004," CD

2. What was the first concert you saw?

Keeho: Ariana Grande’s The Listening Session

Theo: BIGBANG’s MADE Concert

Jiung: Lee Sun Hee’s Concert

Intak: Open Concert by KBS when I was 7!

Soul: Teen Top’s Japan Concert

Jongseob: B.A.P Concert

3. What did your parents do for a living when you were a kid?

Keeho: [My mom] used to do work related to music, she was a musician. My dad used to work at a university as a counselor.

Theo: My mom is a hairstylist.

Jiung: My mom used to be a banker and my dad used to work at National Tax Service.

Intak: My mom is a [yoga] trainer or coach and my dad is a businessman.

Soul: I’m not sure.

Jongseob: My mom used to be a jazz dancer as well as an instructor and my dad used to work at National Dance Company of Korea.

4. Who made you realize you could be an artist full-time?

Keeho: Myself and acquaintances

Theo: Myself

Jiung: My rap and my vocal coach

Intak: My parents. They gave me full support, as well as the confidence to be able to pursue my dream.

Soul: Teen Top

Jongseob: B.A.P and my parents

5. What’s at the top of your professional bucket list?

Keeho: The Grammys!

Theo: Our own world tour!

Jiung: To perform in front of a million people

Intak: To become a respected musician

Soul: To perform at a big music festival or a stadium, like Coachella

Jongseob: To perform until I can’t

6. How did your hometown/city shape who you are?

Keeho: It’s a place where I was able to gain my own confidence and learn the importance of being friendly [manners]. It’s also where I was able to experience a wide range of vocalists and their styles, which ultimately helped me shape and find my own vocal style.

Theo: It’s a place where I was able to live without any pressure or concerns.

Jiung: For me, my hometown is currently a place where I can find mental stability and state of relaxation. I reminiscence about my hometown quite frequently when I need to recoup and find mental stability.

Intak: I was raised in the rural part of Korea, so I was always close to nature and grew up playing in the valleys or riding gunny sacks in the mountains. I think that’s what helped me be at leisure.

Soul: It’s a place where I grew up without any hardships.

Jongseob: It was one of the most comfortable places in Korea with positive vibes and clean, refreshing air, which helped me find peace and ease.

7. What’s the last song you listened to?

Keeho: Ariana Grande’s "POV"

Theo: P1Harmony’s "End It"

Jiung: DPR IAN’s MITO

Soul: P1Harmony’s "Reset"

Jongseob: Penomeco’s Dry Flower

8. What’s your karaoke go-to?

Keeho: Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You"

Theo: BIGBANG’s "BANG BANG BANG"

Intak: Bobby’s "YGGR"

Soul: I don’t go to karaoke haha

Jongseob: Beenzino’s "Dali, Van, Picasso"

9. If you could see any artist in concert, dead or alive, who would it be?

Keeho: Beyoncé

Theo: G-Dragon and Huh Gak

Jiung: Lee Sun Hee

Intak: Michael Jackson

Soul: Beyoncé

Jongseob: Post Malone

10. How has the pandemic affected your creative process?

Keeho: My source of inspiration has become very limited, as I don’t get to go to new places or meet new people.

Theo: I think because I couldn’t really go out, I was able to focus more on my craft.

Jiung: I was able to really dig deep into my work, writing lyrics and composing.

Intak: I didn't have a lot of ideas, but I also thought writing about COVID-19 could be a source of new ideas.

Soul: It was hard because I couldn’t really go to places that would usually help me get inspiration.

Jongseob: It was a bit difficult because I lacked having new experiences and meeting new people. My source of inspiration was also very limited, because I would just go to the same places.

11. How did starring in the film P1H: The Beginning of a New World prepare you for your debut as a K-pop boy band?

Keeho: I think it was a good opportunity for me to learn how to be more comfortable in front of the cameras.

Theo: I was able to gain confidence and felt a sense of pride knowing that we were the first ones to debut in a unique way with a full-length movie.

Jiung: I think it was a unique way of introducing us to the world and gave us the opportunity to learn how to be more focused and theatrical onstage.

Soul: It was a great experience, because it allowed me to learn the basic manners of the industry and the importance of staff members.

Jongseob: I think it helped us build a strong storyline and composition for our music. It will be easier to understand our music and its message if you watch the movie.

12. What do you want fans to take away from your mini-album Disharmony: Break Out?

Keeho: I believe it would depend and vary on how you interpret it, but we hope our listeners really enjoy our music.

Theo: I hope our fans and listeners gain confidence through our music, which is one of our strongest messages.

Jiung: I would like for our fans P1ece to really understand, take and gain everything from what we are trying to deliver in our message.

Intak: I would like for our fans to find the courage to speak up and have their own voice.

Soul: I just want our fans to be happy when they're listening to our music!

Jongseob: I think it depends on who is listening, but I hope our fans can take away anything and everything they can in a positive way and earn confidence as well.

13. Which song from Disharmony: Break Out is the most meaningful to you and why?

Keeho: I think it’s "If You Call Me" because it's a song that all six of us worked on together

Theo: I would like to pick "Reset," because I did so well in the studio while recording this song, so it means a lot to me.

Jiung: I’d say "Pyramid" because the lyrics "I’m on the top of the pyramid" helps me feel like I’m really the best and makes me want to live by that mindset. It definitely has become one of my favorite tracks.

Intak: I would pick "If You Call Me" for the same reason Keeho picked it. It’s a meaningful song to me because we all worked on it together as a team.

Soul: I think every single track on the album has a special meaning for me and because it’s all our songs, it’s a super difficult question to answer.

Jongseob: I think for me, our title track "Scared" is the most meaningful. The message of the song, which is not to be afraid to voice your own opinions and to live the life you want to live, is what I strongly believe in and that’s the kind of attitude I want to have.

14. Your debut EP Disharmony: Stand Out is much more hip-hop leaning, while your second features more R&B harmonies and EDM production while still refining the rap verses. What made you want to switch up your sound in only a manner of six months?

Keeho: I think we wanted to really make sure our message is being delivered clearly and strongly, so I think that’s why we picked tracks that were as strong with aggressive sounds.

Jiung: I don’t think we had a special moment or particular reason as to why we decided to do what. We just wanted to portray our feelings and thoughts that we felt at that moment while making music, and the time that we spent in between our albums, is what probably contributed to the change of sound as well.

Intak: As Keeho mentioned, I think we wanted to stand out a bit more with more clarity and distinct characteristics, which is what drove the aggressiveness and the slight change of sounds for this album.

15. Since you help choreograph and conceptualize your videos, what do you hope to convey in the accompanying visuals for Disharmony: Break Out?

Keeho: As you can see in our choreography for "Scared," we incorporated football into our routine. Football is a sport that is very aggressive and requires a lot of energy so we thought it was a good fit with our song. With these specific key points, we tried to really emphasize our message as well as our energy.

Jiung: I think our choreography, stage outfits, and concept all adds up and helps level up the intensity of the song as well as the message that we want to deliver. Our music video and choreography really turned out well, so I hope our fans appreciate and enjoy it!

16. Which artist is on your bucket list to collaborate with?

Keeho: Ariana Grande

Theo: BIGBANG, Taeyang, G.Soul, Dean

Jiung: Ty Dolla $ign

Intak: Justin Timberlake, A$AP Rocky

Soul: Les Twins

Jongseob: Penomeco, Smino

17. What’s one thing that even your most devoted fans don’t know about you?

Keeho: I really don’t like long nails. I just can’t stand it, so I tend to always keep my nails short.

Theo: I don’t really sweat. I don’t think I sweat at all.

Jiung: I have a habit of chewing the inside of my mouth, unintentionally.

Intak: My lips are naturally moisturized so I don’t need to use a lip balm to make them glossy!

Soul: I have dermographism, so even the slightest irritation like a scratch will leave a mark/scar for a while.

Jongseob: I have a slim waist and biggest feet of all members.

18. What movie, or song, always makes you cry?

Keeho: I don’t really cry, so I don’t think there’s a movie that ever made me cry.

Theo: The Korean movie Miracle in Cell No. 7 makes me cry every single time I watch it.

Jiung: Korean traditional children’s song "Daddy Cheer Up" makes me tear up.

Intak: I have a couple, but if I had to just pick one, it’d be the movie Forrest Gump.

Soul: I don’t cry like Keeho so I have never cried watching something and I just don’t like to watch sad movies.

Jongseob: "Falling Slowly"

19. What’s one piece of advice you would give to your pre-debut self?

Keeho: Don’t worry too much and work harder.

Theo: Think 100 times before acting on it.

Jiung: Are you truly sincere?

Intak: Enjoy life a bit more.

Soul: Be more emotionally stable.

Jongseob: It's never too late.

20. What does a successful 2021 look like for you?

Keeho: I hope to release as much music as we can!

Theo: I wish we can make at least 3 comebacks.

Jiung: I hope to gain more emotional peace and stability.

Intak: "Rookie of the Year" award!

Soul: There’s a necklace I really want to buy and I hope to buy it by the end of this year!

[fexiom]

old army here

KBS uploaded BTS’s debut in 2019 and I saw the dumbest comment ever:

First of all, we know that the big broadcasting companies suck. But this world is not fiction, neither it is a comic, a drama, anything you like to read or watch. This world is reality. In reality, evil isn’t always evil. Of course, there are exceptions, but it isn’t the rule. Not everything evil does is meant to be evil. Just like good people don’t always do good, and they aren’t always the victim. They might not be the perpetrator, but they aren’t always the victim. They could just be an involved party.

Anyway, what I mean to say is that comment was probably written by a kid, or at least I hope so. In 2013, YouTube couldn’t support high quality videos. It’s pretty common for broadcasting companies to reupload old videos in better quality. For example, these days, one of them reuploaded Girls’ Generation’s debut stage in high quality. Some are also reuploading old SHINee’s stages with Jonghyun. Some even delete the old videos to reupload the new ones.

Another thing that used to happen: in that time, YouTube was still growing, so it had many bugs. I can’t remember exactly what group was it, but one K-pop group even had all their videos deleted (Was it EXO? Nu’est?) out of nowhere. Many videos were deleted just because. So don’t jump to conclusions just because some old videos don’t exist anymore. 

Back then, BTS’s debut and stages were everywhere. They came from a small company, but there was some expectation on them. Their pre-debut was strong. The “hip hop” “dark” “bad boy” concept was still new, mostly represented by Block B and B.A.P. So people were like “yaaaay, another group who’s doing a different concept than bubble gum pop!” They had support. Small, of course, but they did. They even got the ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. They only became mainstream a short while after debut with Boy in Luv (like a year after debut), but it’s not like they came from nothing to everything in a minute.

All KBS did was reuploading a song, do we need to make it another ‘BTS vs. The World’ fiction? “KBS only wanted views and money” of course, that’s their job. Let me tell you a secret: BTS wants views and money too. Otherwise, why would they be celebrities? “But they love what they do” we all love our jobs, but we also love to get paid. Would you do it all for free? Remember, it’s a job.

Summary: stop being annoying. Annoying ARMYs are the reason why new people don’t even try to listen to BTS before talking shit.

[footballerindreams]

Seungmin's Wedding

My 1 am syndrome attacks me again and the only way to make it disappear is to let out what's on my mind. I would like to dedicate this fic to two amazing people: @straykidsftw and @maaaaaatryoshka0325 who inspired me to write about stray kids even if I am a multi-fan. Hope you and the rest of the people who will read this will like it.

Weddings should be an exciting moment, if not nervewracking, for everyone who is getting married. But for Kim Seungmin it is otherwise.

Yes, he wanted to get married. But later on in his life. Not at the very young adult Korean age of 20.

You see, Seungmin is still happily enjoying his life. An idol who performs on stage, a host of a show and most of all, in a relationship with his girlfriend, Y/N.

It took a lot of patience for Seungmin to get where he is. The trials he had to go through in the survival show and then the urge to confess to Y/N when the dating ban on Stray Kids was imposed.

He and Y/N met at JYP. He was a trainee, she was on the production staff of MNet and was older than him. It all started when Seungmin left something in the room where they shoot for an episode and Y/N was the one who found it. Since then the two became close, then mutually close. Even Seungmin's co-trainees (now members) could notice it and they teased him, yet supported him.

"Come on Minnie. Why don't you confess to her? It's pretty obvious she like you too." Hyunjin asked.

"It's not yet the right time." Seungmin replied.

Minho suddenly put his arm around Seungmin's shoulders and smirked at him.

"Of course it's not yet the right time. We have a dating ban. Unless you are planning to throw this idol dream of yours away, which will make me happy too." Minho added and went away immediately.

"Aish, that Minho. You know I really want to give him a punch in the face. He always try to start an argument with you!" Hyunjin complained, pulling his sleeves up his arms and ready a fist.

"Not worth it Hyunjin. Not worth it."

Time went by and then JYP lifted Stray Kids' dating ban after a year of their debut. Even if Seungmin prepared so much in a long time, all the courage he mustered went to putty when he confessed to the girl he likes.

"Y/N noona. We are friends for a long time. B-but...I've been keeping a secret from you. I...l-l-l-like...you, noona. P-please go out with me." Seungmin confessed, presenting a bouquet of flowers in his shaking arms and standing in his shaky legs.

But everything paid off when he heard the words he's aching to hear for a long time.

"Yes. I will Seungmin. I like you too."

Everything about Seungmin's career and love life is going well until it was put to the test.

He was hosting We K-Pop when he got a glimpse of his girlfriend looking at him in the sidelines. He secretely smiled at her but he noticed Y/N was looking at him with a sad smile. He made a mental note to meet her after his show.

...which he did. They met in a private stall of a nearby coffee shop in KBS Building. Instead of a light atmosphere, they were surrounded with a heavy one.

"Seungmin, I'm pregnant."

Seungmin paled. He told his girlfriend to give him time to think, stood up and went to his car that took him back to the SKZ dorm.

They were just dating for almost a year. Got intimate twice and all of a sudden he's going to be a father?

In the background playing was his favorite band's song "Congratulations". That Day6 song was supposed to have a different implication but for some reason every word of the song bombarded him giving him much more regret and guilt of the things he did.

He reached his dorm with a heavy feeling and prayed that no one will notice, but unfortunately, his leader did.

Chan is always concerned with his members. That concern amplified when Woojin decided to leave Stray Kids to find peace for himself. Chan almost blamed himself for what happened, but with his hyung's assurance that it was no one's fault, and that even outside the showbiz life, he will still support and contact Stray Kids, Chan was convinced to become a better leader for his group and to look after the members, especially Hyunjin, Seungmin, Felix and I.N who recently have more responsibilities of hosting and acting in their schedules.

Chan never delayed on approaching Seungmin when he sees the younger one feeling down and tensed. After preparing a drink and giving Seungmin space to calm down, they talked.

And Chan knew and he did not know what to do.

Seungmin cried, leaning on his leader's chest while Chan hugs to comfort him.

"We'll get through this Seungminnie. We'll find a way to save both of your reputations. But we need to tell the other members and the company as well. Also you have to talk to her."

The next morning Seungmin, together with Chan, surprise visit his upset girlfriend in the set where wmshe was assigned. Asking to forgive him of what he did the other night and that they will work their problem out, together.

The next days were stressful enough for Seungmin and Y/N. Stray Kids and JYP knew of the situation and had promised to keep everything a secret within the company. JYP also decided not to terminate Seungmin's contract after much consideration.

But the hardest part was telling their family. Seungmin's parents were a bit disappointed to their son, while on the other hand, Seungmin receives a slap of anger from Y/N's dad.

"You have no right to leave my daughter! You marry her! And nothing else!" The father blurted yelling.

---

"Anything wrong?" Felix asked as he enters Seungmin's hotel room. Looking dapper in his suit. Being the best man, it was his responsibility to look after the groom.

"I'm scared." Seungmin replied, gulping.

Felix went closer to Seungmin and help him fix his suit.

"I know Minnie. But let me ask you a question; do you love Y/N noona?"

Seungmin looked at his friend's eyes with fear and conviction, "Yes. I love her."

Felix pats Seungmin's shoulder on assurance. "Then I know you'll be okay. You'll be a great husband and father. Now, let's get out of here so that Y/N noona will be your wife now."

And for the first time in a while, Seungmin smiled comfortably.

---

"And you may now kiss the bride."

Everybody in the hall clapped their hands as Seungmin and Y/N shared their first kiss as husband and wife.

Their wedding was a simple one; held in a exclusive function hall in a five-star hotel in Seoul. Free from the likes of Dispatch and Koreaboo. The Stray Kids members, except Felix were his groomsmen. Woojin was there too and one of their godparents was JYP. Their family members and closest colleagues and friends were also there to celebrate with them.

In the end, it was an exciting day for Seungmin. For he knows that everything will be fine since he has his family and Stray Kids to help him along the way.

[fy-skz]

[TRANS] Stray Kids, 1st Music Show Win on ‘M Countdown’ 1 Year After Debut..“Will Not Lose Sight of Beginnings” Tears

Boy group Stray Kids took their first music show win after their debut and spilled tears of joy.

This past 4th, on cable channel MNet’s afternoon music broadcast music show ‘M Countdown’, Stray Kids held the trophy for the first week of April with their title track ‘MIROH’, from their mini album ‘Clé 1 : MIROH’.

9 member group Stray Kids, who made their official music industry debut on March 25th of last year through their debut showcase, took part in lyrics and composition of every album and showed a powerful performance, and together with the strength and love of their domestic and overseas fans they were able to achieve the title of ‘Rookie Award 8-Crown King’ at various award shows.

Stray Kids are continuing active promotions for their mini album ‘Clé 1 : MIROH’, released this year on March 25th to commemorate their 1 year anniversary, and title track ‘MIROH’, and as of the 4th held the honor of their ‘first music broadcast win’ 376 days after their debut, verifying their status as a ‘group of growth’.

On this day’s broadcast, Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Woojin, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, HAN, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N could not hide their shock at the 1st place announcement and expressed their great thanks towards their fans. The members were deeply moved and shed tears, making the cheering fans and viewers teary-eyed as well.

Following, through JYP Entertainment, Stray Kids expressed their thoughts on their first win, saying “There are so many people who are always working hard to cheer us on and help us from right next to us and our precious ‘STAY (fandom name)’ so we’re not sure how to express our thankful hearts. We’re so happy and thankful that we could receive 1st place on a music show like this. We will think of this as another ‘new beginning’ and will continue to work hard without losing sight of our beginnings. In the future we will continue to show a Stray Kids that grows and improves steadily within this thankfulness.”

Title track ‘MIROH’, which contains the energy and ambition of the 9 members of Stray Kids, was lyricized by the group’s internal producing team 3RACHA and co-produced with foreign composer Brian Atwood. 3RACHA took part in the song’s top line, and Bang Chan worked on the track, which is not commonly seen amongst idols, setting the group apart even further.

Mini album ‘Clé 1 : MIROH’, of which they took part in the lyrics and composition of all side tracks, was at the top of the Gaon Album Chart released on the 4th.

Their bright path of growth is continuing overseas as well. Stray Kids entered the American Billboard Artist 100 chart for the first time, 3rd on the World Album chart, 4th of the Social 50 chart, 5th on the Amazing Artist chart, etc., they have risen to the top on various Billboard charts and showed their global growth. Their album ‘Clé 1 : MIROH’ ranked #1 on iTunes Album charts in a total of 15 countries, including America, Mexico, Peru, Finland, Russia, Singapore, etc.

And, starting with Thailand this past January, Stray Kids are in the midst of their first overseas showcase tour since debut, titled ‘UNVEIL TOUR ‘I am…’’, and having completed shows in Jakarta, Melbourne, and Sydney, this month they will perform in Manila before performing a total of 4 shows across 3 cities in the U.S in May. Performing in New York on 5/14~15, LA on the 17th, and Houston on the 19th for a total of 4 show dates, they recorded all shows of their U.S tour sold out, showing off their status as the ‘new K-pop generation’s representative group’ in the ‘home of pop’ America.

Stray Kids will take part in today’s (the 5th) KBS 2TV ‘Music Bank’ with their strong charisma and powerful ‘MIROH’ stage. Source: OSEN Translation: Candace @ FY!SKZ ; take out with full credit

[lgcmanager]

NOTORIETY TIERS 012

SCHEDULE TYPE: N/A RESTRICTIONS: only open to anyone who has 200 NOTORIETY and is an IDOL ( who debuted in a permanent group ), ACTOR, or MODEL.

as a reward for people’s dedication and hard work towards the rp, we have opened this for anyone who has met specific requirements. this new concept also allows for our members to plan their muses’ career outside of roleplay-sponsored events. more details about the notoriety tier can be located in THIS GUIDE created by ADMIN *! since this is a new concept for all of us, if you do have any questions pertaining to the guide, feel free to message the main!

for SEPTEMBER, we listed the muses that are eligible for this opportunity and the tier they belong in:

AHN JAEHWA ( @lgcjaehwa ): tier 7

AHN JAESUN ( @lgcjaesun ): tier 8

AHN YEIN ( @lgcyein ): tier 2

GONG HYEJOO ( @lgchyejoo ): tier 3

HAN JISOO ( @lgcjisoo ): tier 3

HAN KEEHO ( @lgckeeho ): tier 2

JEON HARU ( @lgcharu ): tier 7

KIM ALEX ( @lgcalex ): tier 4

KIM JINSEO ( @lgcjinseo ): tier 7

KIM JINYOUNG ( @lgcjinyoung ): tier 3

LEE HANBYUL ( @lgchanbyul ): tier 5

LEE JIHO ( @lgcjiho ): tier 7

LEE MINJI ( @lgcxminji ): tier 3

LEE YEJIN ( @lgcyejin ): tier 2

LEE YUSHIN ( @lgcyushin ): tier 5

LIM SANGHYUN ( @lgcsanghyun ): tier 6

MIN SOYOUN ( @lgcsoyoun ): tier 7

MOON HAYOUNG ( @lgchayoung ): tier 4

MOON SOMIN ( @lgcsomin ): tier 3

OH EUNHYE ( @lgceunhye ): tier 6

PONGSAK TEE ( @lgctee ): tier 3

SEO YURA ( @lgcyura ): tier 5

SHIN JIEUN ( @lgcjieun ): tier 3

SON EUNHO ( @eunholgc ): tier 2

SON NABI ( @lgcnabi ): tier 3

SU PARKER ( @lgcparker ): tier 2

WON YEONWOO ( @lgcyeonwoo ): tier 4

YAMASHITA ICHIKA ( @lgcichika ): tier 5

YANG AERI ( @lgcaeri ): tier 5

YOO DAEHO ( @lgcdaeho ): tier 3

for this cycle, most of the gigs will be scheduled for NOVEMBER-MARCH depending on the claims submitted. please keep this in mind with the details mentioned below AND when deciding on the gigs ( if you want to do one that is time-sensitive ).

GIG RESTRICTIONS

for FABULA and CRYSTALLIS, all of the members CANNOT redeem a commercial gig ( international or domestic ) due to Q4 plans.

for DRAMAS, we will only be allowing FOUR new dramas because these dramas will last until the end of 2023 and early 2024 ! 

as for SONGWRITING/MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT claims, here are a list of songs that are claimable:

458 - cix ( b-side/versus )

all the way here - ikon ( b-side/type zero )

collision - stray kids ( b-side/type zero )

draw (my time) - ichillin’ ( title track/nova )

generations - triple s ( title track/nova )

heroine - ive ( b-side/crystallis )

higher ground - wei ( b-side/type zero )

like a movie - ikon ( b-side/type zero )

my secret playlist - odd eye circle ( b-side/nova )

new world - ateez ( b-side/type zero )

sos - nct dream ( b-side/type zero )

welcome to my world - aespa ( b-side/crystallis )

wormhole: new track - n.ssign ( b-side/type zero )

in regards to the ARTICLES for the songwriting/producing claims, all of the details regarding when the songs will be released will be announced at the start of Q4 2023. we recommend that you wait until OCTOBER to submit the articles so that you have all of the necessary details. because of this too, we’ll be giving all of the songwriting/producing articles until OCTOBER 28, 2023 11:59PM EDT ( instead of the date mentioned below ) to be submitted.

as for the HOSTING gigs, here are the list of year end award shows that they can be a part of:

golden disc awards

KBS gayo daechukje

MAMA awards

MBC drama awards

MBC gayo daejejeon

melon music awards

SBS gayo daejeon

since it is early for the irl awards shows to announce dates for some of these events, if you plan on claiming any of them, it is advisable to write the article without a date attached to it and we’ll add it on our end when it’s announced.

for ALL gigs that are holidays/year end related ( eg. christmas covers ), you may claim them but please make a note in the form that it’s for that so we can schedule the gig accordingly.

NOTORIETY TIERS FORMS

please be sure to read THIS POST for more information on what activities you can claim and how to format your forms before you submit them to the lgcpoints blog by SEPTEMBER 9, 2023, 11:59PM EDT:

MUSE NAME · SEPTEMBER NOTORIETY TIERS NOTORIETY TIER: ( the muse’s notoriety tier ) CLAIM(S): ( number(s) + level(s) of each claim ) - ACTIVITY ##: ( list the level and gig ), +# ( skill points distribution ), +# notoriety - ACTIVITY ##: ( list the level and gig ), +# ( skill points distribution ), +# notoriety - ACTIVITY ##: ( list the level and gig ), +# ( skill points distribution ), +# notoriety

in addition to that, after your form has been accepted, you will have to do the second component, which is to write the article for each of the gigs. for this cycle, everyone has to submit their articles by OCTOBER 21, 2023, 11:59PM EDT ( unless this is for a songwriting/producing claim article, which will be due on OCTOBER 28, 2023 11:59PM EDT ). if you want ideas as to how the articles are typically written, you can refer OVER HERE. to make it easier for us, fill out the form below and submit it to the lgcmedia blog so that we can review and process it ( we also have the right to make any necessary changes to the articles to reflect whatever schedules the muse may have during that time ):

MUSE NAME · NOTORIETY TIERS - NOTORIETY TIER: ( the muse’s notoriety tier ) - ACTIVITY ##: ( list the level and gig ) - TITLES: ( for the graphic, there are two titles so provide the title which will be used in the graphic and then a heading for the post ) - BLURB: ( 100+ words minimum ) - IMAGE: ( image you prefer to use for the article, optional ) * ## denotes the number of the activity ( so activity 1, activity 2, etc. ).

while this is optional, if you wish to include the comments for each of the articles ( one positive and one negative/neutral ) you are free to do so ( and it does save us a bit of work ). if your muse is taking multiple activities, then copy and paste the form above again. please submit all of them one time ( exceptions are the songwriting/producing articles ) so that we can process it easily!

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Weekly Recap #59 (December 10 - December 16, 2018)

It's already Sunday and the end of a week full of events. It's the week of the release of The year of “YES” and we are so excited to see what type of song the girls have made this time, since it is the first time for them challenging the R & B genre! We are sure it's a bop either way!

Here's what happened this week:

December 10: TWICE released the song preview for their new title track “The best thing I ever did” today and it sounds amazing! The song sounds like the perfect song for the time around Christmas~ In addition, TWICE finally released the 9th and last episode of TWICE TV “YES or YES”! It's the episode of our lovely maknae Tzuyu!

December 11: On Tuesday, TWICE flew to Japan for the YOUTUBE fanfest today and for MAMA Japan on Wednesday.

Besides that, the previews of the new songs in their special album and the online album cover have been released! The new songs are “The best thing I ever did” and the korean version of “Be as ONE”.

TWICE has also become the only one among all Girl Groups to appear in the Top 10 of Gaon Album Chart for 2018, with "What is Love?" at 343,909 copies! It is no surprise because the album and the title track are flawless.

TWICE was also confirmed to be on the lineup for '2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships' and we honestly can't wait for their interactions with each other and other idols during the event~

Later that day, the girls updated their instagram to remind ONCE that TBIED is going to be released tomorrow~ We would not have forgotten it without the reminder, but we always appreciate it when they think about us.

December 12: The day has finally come! Today is the release of TWICE's gift for us ONCE and the M/V is so beautiful! There is just nothing better than seeing the 9 girls being happy together~ And the best thing we ever did? It's definitely meeting these 9 talented girls!

Aside of the M/V release, TWICE attended MAMA in Japan and won the “Favorite Female Dance Artist” and “Worldwide Fan's Choice TOP 10” award! Their performance was called “The Greatest TWICE Show” and we think that there is no better title for any TWICE performance. It really lives up to its name!

Furthermore, TWICE pulled out some special stages for MAMA! MiMo performed the SOTY of 2013 “Bounce” and MiSaMoNa performed “Bad Girl Good Girl”! The sub-unit stages were incredible.

December 13:  Today, TWICE wished JYP a Happy Birthday with a video message on his instagram account and it seemed like he was incredibly happy about it. 

 NAVER also published the first pictures from the M/V shooting of “The Best Thing I Ever Did” and the pictures could not be any better! 

 TWICE was also confirmed to attend KBS Gayo Daechukje on the 28th with Dahyun being a special MC! We are looking forward to it and we are certain that our cheerful Tofu will do a flawless job~

December 14:  Today is a day which will go down in history! NAVER released yet another new set of photos from the M/V shooting of „The Best Thing I Ever Did“.The M/V of „YES or YES“ just hit 100 Million views on Youtube today. Continue to stream it and also don't forget to stream their new M/V! 

 TWICE attended MAMA in Hong Kong today, despite not being announced in the official lineup. 

They won several awards which are “Best Dance Performance Female Group“, “Best Female Group“, and „Song of The Year“ with their title track „What is Love?“! 

This is the third consecutive year in which they have won the award “Song of The Year“! We are so proud of our girls, their hardwork throughout 2018 really paid out. With this daesang, TWICE has now won 10 daesangs since their debut!

December 15: TWICE flew back to Korea after their appearance at MAMA in Hong Kong today and they got 3rd on MBC Music Core today with „YES or YES“. The song is still doing well even one month after its release!

December 16: It's already Sunday and the end of a week full of events. Today, TWICE was confirmed to appear on JTBC 'Kids These Days' today at 10:50PM KST. In addition, it has been announced that the girls are going to have a special stage together with Red Velvet at SBS Gayo Daejeon on the 25th December! We can not wait to see it! 

Just as yesterday, TWICE got 3rd on SBS Inkigayo. 

 Nayeon and Chaeyoung went to record for SBS 'The Fans' aswell.

[anikasenkujo]

Meet Karan Bose!

Introduction

Name: Karan Bose OC Namesake: Karan Johar (Bollywood Film Director), Rahul Bose (Bollywood Actor) Nickname(s): Bhidu (by Anika), KB, Ranbo Age: 17 (SDC) • 28 (DIU) Gender: Cis Male [he/him] Orientation: Straight DOB: 31st July, 1970 (Leo) Personality Type: ENTJ Height: 5’10” / 178cm Nationality: Indian Hometown: Pune, Maharashtra, India Known Languages: English, Hindi, Bangla/Bengali, Marathi, French [in school], German [nonfluent], Japanese (currently learning) Affiliation: The Speedwagon Foundation (Official in Golden Wind), Stardust Crusaders, Morioh Warriors

Stand:  「 Industry Baby 」 How was the Stand Acquired: Stabbed with the Stand Arrow by DIO, along with Anika and her whole family. Occupation(s): Student (SDC) • Assistant Studio Manager at Dawn FM Records (DIU) • Head of the Speedwagon Foundation in India (as of Golden Wind) Hobbies: Singing, Dancing (Hip Hop Dancing), Cooking, Playing Chess, Reading books, Working Out

Dislikes: Overenthusiastic girls (he and Jotaro bond over this XD) (Anika is the exception), Losing, Being called “immature” when it comes to romantic choices

Relationships:-

Father: Sourab Bose [b. 1936]

Mother: Chandini Bose [b. 1936]

Sister: Shalini Bose [b. 1976]

Best friend: Anika Sen [b. December 16, 1971]

Goddaughter: Jovita Kujo

Possible F/O: Shinobu Kawajiri

Karan Bose is an Indian Stand User, having been born in Pune, Maharashtra, India, on the same day as that of Harry Potter.

His father, Sourab, is an economist in the oil industry, and his mother, Chandini, an Indian Classical Music teacher (in the field of Hindustani Classical Music).

He has a sister named Shalini who is five years younger than him and is very close. By the time DIU arc starts, she’s completed her Bachelors in Architecture, working as a Jr. Architect. His best friend is Anika Sen, whose father met Karan’s father, and they became friends-colleagues-business partners in the oil industry. Anika and he have been friends since they were born and were considered to be inseparable as kids.

Like Anika, Karan has been a victim survivor of bullying and bringing in insecurities in him, but he vowed to learn MMA from Anika's mother along with Anika..

When he, Anika and their families traveled to Egy

Fun Facts:

Since childhood, he’s been trained by his mother in Hindustani Classical Music, thus he is very very proficient in singing.

When he was young, he wasn’t physically strong, and that seemed to be not so desirable among girls and fellow classmates who liked to poke fun at him. So, one day after the music class, a group of his classmates cornered him, beat him up and mocked him, telling him to come punch them knowing well that he couldn’t.

Karan then later came up with a fantastic idea. He asked Anika for help and they ended up composing a song basically exposing these boys and girls that were bullying the both of them, and got them suspended from their high school.

This gave him a major boost in life and thus these two would compose songs with one of them being so popular that he was invited to sing in one of the Indian radio stations, although he’d always bring Anika along.

He then took to working out in the gym as a boost of confidence and ever since, this never stopped. There are girls that swarm him now but he never pays attention to them, thus enabling him to relate with Jotaro when they first meet, even when he had the fleshbud planted on him.

Karan’s favorite festival is Ganesh Chaturthi, which marks as the birthday of the Hindu god Ganesha, who’s supposed to be the god of wisdom and intelligence, the god of new beginnings and remover of obstacles. The celebration lasts for 11 days, ending with the immersion of the statue of the god in water. He and Anika would be busy making sweets, running around, playing the dholak, a two-headed hand drum, and dressing up in every way possible.

Although they completed their bachelors together, Karan wanted to pursue business, so he took up a MBA degree, then worked in a recording studio for two years, and as he went to Morioh, he met Kai Harada, RJ of Morioh Cho Radio, who had a friend who was setting up a new recording company: Dawn FM Records, for which Karan was assigned to be the Assistant Manager.

He met with Shinobu and Hayato at a children’s park, before he learned that Shinobu was married. That is when Yoshikage Kira took on the face of Kosaku Kawajiri.

[spicy-raddish]

[SPOILERS] KBS The Unit - In Conclusion (A Rant)

This post will contain spoilers about the final members of Unit G & Unit B from KBS' The Unit. So please do not read this post if you haven't watched the final episode/seen the final results. Thank you.

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Ah, where do I even begin with how angry I am right now? I knew it would be like this, which is why I never wanted to watch it. I didn't want to let myself get worked up only to be disappointed at the end, but that's exactly what happened.

Now, just as a sort of disclaimer I suppose: I may potentially get hate from some people when I post my opinion of the final rankings, but I honestly couldn't care one bit. I've been a hardcore K-pop stan for over 10 years now and I know pretty much every group that auditioned and successfully made it onto the show, so if you don't like my opinions, sue me.

Firstly, let's talk about the criteria that they had for accepting applicants. The whole point of the show was that it was a Rebooting Project for idols that had already debuted. That was the whole focus of the show, it's literally called - The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project - but they decided to let in idols that were still trainees i.e. never debuted. They let in models and actresses that were not idols. They let in idols that had debuted that same month - and if you think I'm kidding, look up when IM debuted and when The Unit began filming. September 2017. You're welcome.

Now, that's not to say that all of these people aren't extremely talented in their own right. But that is not what this programme was for. This was for idols, for whom it might be their last chance at having a successful career, not for trainees and nugus.

They let these people in, who did not in any way, shape or form need to be 'rebooted', and some of them even made it to the final 9. I've noticed this seemed to be way more of a trend with Unit B compared to Unit G. But whatever.

Veteran idols, which this show was supposed to help, who were in the top 9 consistently throughout the show, were eliminated in the final. MyName's Seyong - debuted in 2011 - eliminated. Boyfriend's Donghyun - debuted in 2011 - eliminated. IM's Kijung - debuted September 2017 - 8th place in Unit B. Does that seem at all fair to you? Because it sure as hell doesn't to me.

I have nothing at all against IM or the members of IM, but they never should've been on this show. Nor should Marco. And that's a whole can of worms I don't even want to open because I know I'll get absolutely cut to shreds by his new fangirls. But I will say this - Does having an eye-smile and getting a haircut make you worthy of having a second debut only months after your first?

Ji Hansol - who hasn't even debuted yet - EDIT: Hansol is apparently now part of a group called New Kidd, however they are still in pre-debut promotions so it's a bit of a grey line whether he's debuted or not - made it into Unit B, 6th place. How can you reboot what hasn't even started yet? (I stick with this even after finding out about NK as they technically haven't debuted yet). They also have no real, powerhouse main vocalist. Chan is great and I love A.C.E but, Jesus, what were they thinking, sending home Je Up and Rockhyun? Unit B has no sense of balance. There's a LOT of dancers and rappers and literally like zero vocalists besides Chan. And even Chan only just made it onto Unit B, he's literally the 9th member. What. The. Hell.

Okay, so now we're onto Unit G. This one wasn't as problematic, and it was definitely a lot more balanced, but I still have some issues.

1. Euijin shouldn't be 1st place.

(Edited because that did seem particularly harsh to say she just shouldn't be there.)

Her group is somewhat successful (compared to the other groups on the show who literally nobody knows about - literally even the judges were shocked that she came on because Sonamoo isn't that unknown) and she was doing okay without the show.

2. They have no real rapper. (Yes, I know ZN can rap, but come on).

3. Euna Kim and Lee Suji won't get to debut together. Literally the two people who deserved to be on Unit G together, and only one of them made it.

4. DIA's Yebin made it to 2nd place - is this some kind of joke? They sent home super talented vocalists and kept Yebin who played the age-old card of using a sob story to secure herself votes. Not to mention the fact that she was literally as dull as dishwater the whole time. Literally who was voting for her? I don't get it.

Now, I know this is down to the viewers that voted and the voting system itself. They messed up so bad by only letting Korean viewers vote. We already know that, as a whole, South Korean society values looks more than talent or effort, so it was basically inevitable that the two units would just be made up of visuals that weren't potentially as talented as those eliminated. International fans could've brought back that balance. And only letting people vote once was another mistake. Like, holy hell, KBS, were you even thinking at all when you came up with the voting system?

Another issue was that they didn't categorise people by their role, which is what lead to the unbalanced Unit B. If they had categorised it so that Unit B would be made out of x-many vocalists, x-many dancers and x-many rappers like literally any other group does, and ensured that people could vote for one contestant from each category (vocalist, rapper, dancer, etc.) then the outcome would've been much smoother.

I mean I literally don't know how Unit B are going to do anything because they don't have enough vocals. I'll be keeping an eye on that one to see what they do about it.

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Okay, so that was basically my final thoughts on the members of Unit G and Unit B... I really do love all of the contestants and I think they're all great, super talented, and likeable. But my problem is that so many of them were not suitable for this show but were allowed to participate anyway. I am disappointed with the outcome, and this might've killed one of my ultimate groups so I'm very very worried. But hey, if your favourites made it in and you're happy, power to you.