#TRIPLE WHAMMY!

[c3stlav1e]

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ THE COLD WAR RETURNS: ON THE BIGGEST RED CARPET IN THE WORLD.

written by EnVieOus

The Met Gala, taking place the first Monday of May each year, is undoubtedly one of the most watched events of the year in the realm of the filthy rich and those finely attuned in to the lives of celebrities. Celebrated in New York City and hosted by international phenomenon Vogue Magazine, recent years of the event have seen more and more internationally recognized celebrities welcomed to grace the number one red carpet of the fashion world, something that gives us Kpop fans a reason to cheer. While a swath of idols were seen at this year's gala, 3 that never fail to catch my eye were La Vie's Anya, Star, and Mari.

from left to right: Anya Na in custom YSL, Star Shinawatra in custom YSL, Mari Bang in Schiaparelli haute couture '21

Anya and Star both stunned in custom Yves Saint Laurent, unsurprising from the luxury brand's princess and her closest confidant. While this was Star's debut at the Met, this is the third year in a row that Anya has been invited by the designer house.

However, Lovies were left with plenty of questions when the group's maknae Mari arrived later than the former two in a striking yet conflicting outfit by Schiaparelli. Although the three only briefly passed on the carpet, no acknowledgments were shared.

To older fans, this icy greeting is hardly news. Its been recently made clear that tensions between La Vie and their maknae have been raised ever since she first made her solo debut in the American music industry back in 2021. Some fans had bashed the idol for "abandoning" the group to focus on western fame and validation.

Lovies were led to believe that things were on the mend between them all when Mari returned to the group for their most recent comeback celebrating the group's 7th year anniversary, making it the first OT6 comeback in nearly 2 years. The group released a 2 hour long documentary highlighting the group's history and the album's making which had an emotional segment on Mari's absence, how it had effected the group's dynamic, and her intentions to right any wrongs in the hearts of her members and her fans. It was all very touching.

And yet, almost a year later, we are seeing the conflict back in full swing. 4 days before the Gala, La Vie posted a teaser for their newest comeback to all of the group's socials. The teaser very notably only featuring 5 of the members (missing Mari once again), much to the disappointment of hopeful Lovies everywhere.

"Teaser ; White Swan" posted to La Vie socials on May 2, 2024

While this in itself stirred up controversy, nothing would compare to the shitstorm that arose when 2 days later, Mari dropped a teaser for her newest single, set to release only a week after the rest of the group's mini album.

Teaser posted on May 4, 2024 to Mari's Instagram, @ maribang, captioned " ugh, what a b!! SOMETHING NEW COMING TO U JUNE 4TH "

Fans and netizens have conveyed a wide range of emotions the past few days, from outrage to disappointment to jumping for joy, and this most recent interaction (or lack thereof) has only added to the overflowing dramatics of the public's opinion. Calls for Mari's official removal from the group have only increased since her apparent cold shoulder on the carpet. Some are blaming conflict between Rainbow Entertainment and MGM, Mari's record label in America, for the issues, fruitlessly arguing that the girls would never want to treat each other so coldly of their own accord.

After years of this drama, the people are beginning to demand answers, but the radio silence on both ends continues. Was it simply an accident, where one didn't see the other? Or a blatant cold shoulder between former best friends?

Let us know what YOU think here !

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ltov6: this is a reachhhh!!!!!! they were on the same part of the carpet for like .2 seconds before star and anya were rushed off. don't put words in their mouth!!

bangbangmarmar: anyway. mari outsold on her own, she doesn't need those washed up bitches🙄🙄

expensiveanya: well my princess was serving as per usual so that's all that matters🤭

lvis6: wait... SHES THE BLACK SWAN!!!! ot6 cb is coming!!!!!!

feelinlikepsychoo: good god can they just kick her out already...... like they clearly do not need her. dragging their name down for no reason.

2sunz: if sol was there she wouldve straightened them out fr. acting like children without their mama

lovelylovie: to everyone saying she probably didn't know... she's literally dressed as a black swan. she knew.

[emotoangel]

starting a rumour that Dan and Phil are just close buddies and are actually engaged to other people and that the phouse is a set <3 rb if u agree x

[your-unfriendlyghost]

Wait you need to draw Steve like in that one dancing scene from risky business but in the middle of the DX 😭🙏🏽 he would do that and no one can change my mind

Also your style blessed my eyes, on my mum's life i swear it's amazing

dude this is such a good idea that I’m low-key pissed I didn’t think of it myself- he would so do that you’re so right

bonus sodapop eavesdropping:

(under the cut ‘cuz I didn’t try very hard and it looks a lil’ off lol)

[lyeofhell]

just saw a hot butch on tiktok dressed as a priest using “he/hymn” pronouns. You have 3 seconds to tranq me

[plushie-palooza]

look. it me

[kausijuoppo]

Ammattilaisilla on standardit

(Edit: English translation in ALT)

[finleycannotdraw]

there is SOMETHING about edwin being angry at Simon (rightfully!) then getting interrupted by DESPAIR, then escaping despair and telling Simon that it does NOT have to be torture to be the way they are (gay), apologizing to him and accepting his apology, then letting him move on through his forgiveness. Despair forced him to confront what he’d learned about himself throughout the season, and he immediately went and used that knowledge to free someone who’d hurt him because he finally believed that neither of them deserved to be tortured for the way they felt. and then he confesses his feelings to Charles as soon as he possibly can.

edwin payne everyone. character of all time

[theladyofbloodshed]

not to flex, but this year i have:

bought a house

moved countries

got married

found a new job where i've had to learn another 200 names

finished constructing my house

published 3 books

wrote 280k words of fan fic

[entertainmates]

sorry tohri [also version with no cape]

[floorpancakes]

ok but im rly into the idea of till having a new era that brings the light back to his eyes and drives him forward if he gets to escape the arena. idk where he'd go from there but i want to see ivans sacrifice both haunt him and drive him to actually live his damn life after being the captured bird refusing freedom cause of mizi. once he knows she's alive with the resistance he might be able to actually experience other things and widen his world and if that happens and he puts his personal sense of rebellion towards the human cause OR settles into finding some other way to feel fulfilment that isn't a single person that could be deeply fascinating to me i think

[tooattached2fictionalcharacters]

In the last 30 days I’ve had my heart ripped out by Vox Machina, Veilguard, and Arcane. Who should I be sending the emotional damages bill to first? 😐

[vegathenorthstar]

ok so as a shipper i won BIG in eps and then i ALSO won big in ep8 and then i A L S O won big in ep9 this is amazing

[wurmwizzard]

latest doodles from my tiny little booklet!! carrying around a tiny pad n' my trusty Marshmallow Scented Peeps™ Pen certainly helps pass the time

[droppingartintotheinfinite]

when the dysphoria hits amirite

[sonikkuruzu]

@gokutober day 24! Today's prompt is "Electric" so here's Super Saiyan 2 Goku with his zappy zaps playing an electric guitar

Prompts here - https://gokutober.tumblr.com/post/760403973653053440/gokutober-2024-prompts-are-here

[secretarysong]

thinking about an nsr oc based on a few "how many guitars does a guitarist need? just one more!😂😂😂"-type shirts i saw on google images the other day & the illegal e-liter from the splatoon art book

this guy owns like 50 guitars (and counting.) they're not only a guitar collector but also a gun collector. a gun-tar collector, if you will. they like to mod their guitars into some fantastical ranged weapon bullshit that exists god knows where within (... or beyond, it really depends) the parameter of 'legal' instrument mods in vinyl city... walks around proudly with their Guitar Of The Day across their back and if anyone asks about the peculiar design they say it's "just cosmetic"... the first citizen to give a whole new meaning to "i'm strapped"