#besaea

[bexstevie]

fame < infamy

     < w. @besaea >

next gen’s over. done and gone-- which means half of his friends are released from mnet’s clutches so he can actually see them again. the catch is that some are going to be signed. which is a whole other type of dungeon that stevie knows will take up most, if not all of their time. 

so naturally, the moment he can monopolize saea’s time, he does. as he rides up to the skatepark on board, he’s got one of those little party streamer horn things in his mouth, and once he rolls up close enough to saea, he blow it at her, the little think honking out annoyingly as he grins around it. 

“congrats on your epic win.” he braces one foot on the ground as he comes to a stop, plucking the little party toy out of his mouth. “and you signing your life away.” he tacks on cheekily, reaching out to wrap an arm around her shoulders in a brief hug. he makes a sharp inhale, and then croaks out in a trembling, watery voice (that sounds more like laughter than anything else), “i’m gonna miss you~” he fake sobs. “remember me when you’re famous.”

[beyuji]

a starter for @besaea !!    ( all this effort to make it look effortless )

with the finale of next gen up, it becomes a waiting game. each morning is spent scanning over the familiar faces of her training group to see any new ones. she’s unnecessarily tense about it-- but change is happening and yuji has to be ready for it. even though she knows all of them, some way or another-- the appearance of them instills a sort of prickly feel in her that won’t go away until the wait is over.

and she doesn’t wait long at all. the new additions faces are some of the first she sees in the morning-- but she waits until long into the day to garner up the courage to approach. when her mind is more awake, her thoughts more in order; when there’s a bit of a moment to breathe between lessons. approaching sarang is easy enough, comfortable and familiar. 

the girls are a little more difficult for her-- just in the nature of the training atmosphere and yuji’s overthinking mind of a potential debut on the rise. but in the end, yuji decides to go with saea first. comes up to her slowly in the lull of things and holds an extra water bottle out to her, reminiscent of the first time they met. “isn’t this a small world,” she muses, offering a small smile when their eyes meet. “hi. congrats on your contract.”

[srmedia]

— COMPANY NOTICE

MOON SAEA has joined sr media as of MAY 24, 2023.

she is on a full contract which expires MAY 24, 2024.

[noelxbe]

secretly a spy

          perhaps during the prior mission noel had almost forgotten this was a survival show. there wasn’t anyone that had gotten kicked yet, and probably lucky for noel because he hadn’t managed to place above the bottom two. it was just for fun in the beginning, but slowly the male was beginning to take it more and more seriously. he hadn’t been dancing for long, and singing and rapping was something that he hadn’t even considered. he most likely managed to get in based on luck, and if he didn’t improve soon he would probably be eliminated very soon. this time around though, if he failed it didn’t just affect him, but now he had teammates too. it was all a bit stressing, the male who could barely dance having to learn a new dance so quickly.

and not all of his time could be spent on the dance for the next mission, because apparently they were performing my turn on mcountdown now. he’s staying late behind, having said goodbye to his teammates, he figured maybe he should practice my turn a bit more, after all, his last performance of my turn ranked him in the bottom two. saea ( @besaea ) is staying late behind too, so the two have ended up in the same practice room. he goes over some moves slowly, counting the steps, then he turns his head and looks at saea “so how is it going with your team during this mission?”.

[bexcam]

growing pains | @besaea

cam feels a little breathless, not so much in anxiety but a need to get where he's going as soon as possible and can only focus on that. the episode had aired and it took a while for cam to get over his nerves to watch it, not wanting to see how much of a fool he'd made of himself and definitely not wanting to hear any backlash surrounding him getting back into being an idol again. if anyone insinuated he was taking a place of someone more deserving he would probably cry, in private.

he needs to find charlie. having to go through the first bits of training was hard enough, having to focus in order to process the song and choreo they would do when all he wanted to do was talk to his sister was painful. she had placed so high, his chest felt like it was going to burst from pride. it felt so silly like he was her dad or something, ew, but he'd witnessed her grow up and learn things and she'd always been such a pillar in his own life and journey through music that watching her on a tv show was a little insane.

cam's truly not expecting to catch her so early in the day, expecting to go grab some flowers and show up at her place and congratulate her, but luck is on his side for once and he catches a flash of her going into a studio room.

"miss charlotte charlie saea moon." he leans against the doorframe and pouts at her. "miss showstopper, dancewhiz, yoojung in the making" he continues the obscene pouting and blinks dramatically. "why did i find out you auditioned by seeing you on actual television?"

[beharu]

stray with @besaea

when it comes to halloween, haru initially had no plans of dressing up. but in all honesty he’s a bit of a pushover. all it took was one of his closest friends to suggest going out that night and dressing up for the idea to stick in haru’s head. unfortunately for him, that meant he had absolutely no idea who to dress up as or where to even start. he had spent a few days scrolling mindlessly through the internet before he finally decided. it was a safe choice in his opinion, but he was excited for it.

unfortunately for haru, though he’s a rational person with a solid head on his shoulder, rarely do things work out exactly as he wants them to. like now where he had a plan, envisioned it in his head, and slowly watched it crash and burn around him. okay, so maybe he’s being a bit dramatic and definitely overreacting but as he frustratedly wipes at the makeup on his cheek for the tenth time in the same hour, haru feels like he has a bit of leeway to be upset. he’s bent awkwardly over the sink in his tiny studio apartment struggling to perfectly place the simple circles for his costume once more. his cheeks are bright red and sting a little bit and haru is so close to throwing in the towel.

he’s been excited for weeks now at the idea of hanging out and having fun, but right now he wants nothing more than to clean his face off, change into sweats, and bury himself in his bed for the rest of the night. but he wouldn’t be yoo haru if he wasn’t stubborn as all hell. he allows himself a few moments to breathe deeply and try to reign in his frustration before reaching for his cellphone. his fingers glide over the screen finding the name easily enough in his contacts before pressing call. it’s only a few seconds before the call connects and haru is whining into phone, “ saea, come and help me with my costume.”​

[bechaerin]

✦ * ·  ˚ @besaea

it wasn’t entirely chaerin’s choice to be out so late. more like a natural consequence of the amount of things that she put on her plate. classes, part-time job, doing her assignments and then getting to her long-term projects as well. who said that being a college student was going to be the best time of her life? 

frankly, that’s not to say that she dislikes anything about her life right now. she just wishes that she could have a bit more time. it’s a bit too late on the hongdae streets, so late that there’s only a few of the neighborhood college kids and party go-ers out when she spots someone who looks like they’re almost sleep walking. that’s not a super odd sight to see on these streets at this time, but that didn’t stop chaerin from thinking how unsafe it all was. 

“uhm, excuse me?” she’s uncertain whether she should tap her on the shoulder or just continue to speak to her. was she drunk? or just way too tired? chaerin’s seen both enough times to know, but she couldn’t always tell the difference. “are you okay? do you need me to call a taxi for you?”

[be-points]

MOON SAEA - SR MEDIA - ICEBREAKER EVALUATION

preparation: +3 singing, +2 live performance [ thread ]

performance: +2 live performance [ solo ]

bonus: +5 aesthetic [ solo ]

[behana]

- prism power! -

@besaea

hana shivers, pressing closer to saea as they walk through the crowded streets of hongdae. the sun went down a little while ago, and the chill in the air has become much sharper -- and it’s very easy to feel it with her legs exposed in the short sailor mars skirt. she’s got a heavy coat on over the top part -- she doesn’t mind sacrificing her costume in order to stay warm, at least when they’re not performing or taking part in the costume contest -- but her legs are freezing, and the wind seems to bite right through her clothes anyway. 

“we’ve got about an hour before we’re meeting up for our next performance, right? let’s get some hot chocolate,” hana says, hooking one arm with saea’s and walking close to her, doing her best to huddle for warmth as they walk. “oooh, and maybe some street food. something warm. bulgogi maybe?” she starts looking around, still staying pressed up against saea as she cranes her neck to look over people’s heads for food and drink stands. 

[eunjibe]

𝓣𝓻𝓸𝓹𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓵 𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽

A starter for @besaea​

“we really could have solved that if given a bit more time.” there never has been a day where eunji was not feeling competitive over minor things. games brought out a different side of her that was only shown to her younger brother.

who always seemed to challenge her from time to time.

and what started as a friendly mystery game, turned into frustration as the puzzles did not fit together well enough in her head. there was no way the two girls were going to go back through the game (or if they were even allowed to at this point, with the small scene they caused), it was just one of those things where it had to be let go in order to enjoy the rest of the night.

with the foggy drink in hand, eunji sat down at the nearest table with her white nail tapping against the cup. “i mean, some of those scenarios were ridiculous! or maybe the objects hidden got misplaced by the previous group who went through.” there was no way she could admit that the game was not for them nor was it ever as deep as she was making it. “you were the calm contestant while i was inside, raising hell on the fake doll who wouldn’t give us any more clues.” she finally cracked a smile, laughing at her behavior with a shake of her head. 

“you’re the reason i kept so calm in there, i swear.” 

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[bexstevie]

jokes on you.

< w. @besaea >

the sheer irony of being placed with saea after his humbling review and consequential editing. it feels like he’s being tricked, cheese under a conspicuous box that’s going to trap him. but stevie will not be tricked! he’s going to do better this time around-- for his dignity at the very least. and he’s doing pretty good, he thinks. he’s been holding back on the tomfoolery, keeping focus as much as he can with minimal breaks in between. 

but it’s soo hard when he’s checking his phone to double check the choreography, and he has a message from saea. he doesn’t even have to open it to know what it is instantly. he groans loudly instead. “saeaaaaaa,” he whines, on top of typing STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 in response. “haven’t i went through enough?” he grumbles, exiting out of the messaging app with a huff to look at the choreography again.

“you’re so annoying...” he mumbles, frowning. “i went through emotional, psychic damage.” it felt like it at least. he still feels like he’s weighed down by that image. and it’s-- working, in a sense. stevie’s attempting to do better, and he’s maintained good focus this far. he’s not going to get tripped again. 

[bejinyoung]

don’t close your eyes. don’t fall asleep. moon jinyoung performs tales of the unusual with @besaea, @bejoomi, & @behyejin for next gen finale

this is it. in front of a live audience, the fate of moon jinyoung’s oldest and most carefully defended dreams will be decided. there’s already cold sweat down his back, perspiration he desperately tries to replace as he gulps water backstage. makeup feels heavy on his face, the blood and gore mixed into this concept feeling too sticky, too thick, too much. or maybe it’s just that he’s extra sensitive right now. really, all jinyoung wishes is that he felt better prepared.

it’s not that he hasn’t practiced. no, he’s done nothing but practice over the last several weeks. but it was never right. it was never as perfect as he hoped it would be. desperation and distraction had been his enemies and basic self-care put on a back burner as he instead focused on perfecting every little mistake he made over and over and over. he’s still not certain he’s at the level of consistency he’d like to be at this point. but there’s nothing more he can do.

he glances at his teammates. are they feeling as desperate as he is? hyejin, saea, even joomi... jinyoung has the sense that it’s his responsibility not to let them down either. he’s used to failure, rejection. are they? as much as he wants this, he knows how to pick himself up and recover and try again another day. do they? joomi might be, he thinks distantly. saea and hyejin he genuinely doesn’t know.

maybe it’s strange to care about others at this point in the competition. there’s only one winner, but jinyoung doesn’t think he’d care whether he got to choose any company or only one wanted him. it’d still be a step in the right direction. but all that said... there’s still the chance of no one actually wanting him as a trainee right now. he’s a good dancer, he knows that much, but his muscles are sore and achey from weeks of relentless rehearsal. he’s learning to be a better singer, but is he good enough? he’s not so sure.

when their team is called up to the stage, he feels the anxiety take root in his gut. as much as he tries to swallow it down, breathe it out, it remains. silently, he reaches for the nearest hand next to him, not really paying attention to who it may be. he squeezes it, reassurance to himself, and tries to remember not to chew his lipstick off of his face with his nervous habits.

the stage, the lights... it’s everything he’s ever wanted. but this could very well be his last chance, his last performance on this scale. if that’s the case, then jinyoung needs to make it count.

but he really can’t remember what happened up there.

it’s like he went into autopilot, like his brian completely shut off to save him from the stress he puts on himself; the need to be better than perfect, so good that the audience can’t help but vote for him and the judges have to want him in their companies.

all he knows is that he made it through without injury and out of breath. he can feel in his throat that he was singing his hardest— but was it good? he can feel in his limbs that he pushed himself with each move, but were they done on-beat and correctly? the audience cheers around him, the sound deafening, and he manages to smile, still breathless, and wave to the mass of screams and glimmering lights. he presses a hand to his forehead, wiping the sweat from his brow. hopefully it was enough.

[bejoomi]

next gen ep 5 plotcall & tracker

back at it again! you know the drill, in this post i’ll keep track of everything i owe and also sum up how my muses are feeling and what they’ll be doing for plotting purposes! please like this post to plot! i also may or may not end up bugging people for sports day group chats so we can sort stuff out as a team too, we’ll see.

JOOMI

joomi is actually really happy. he got to show the One Thing he thinks he’s good at (songwriting) on this last episode and got so many compliments on it, and his team even won! joomi’s confidence is nearing an all time high, which granted, still isn’t that high because joomi tends to lack confidence, but still. he’s in good spirits, but is not looking forward to performing my turn again or sports day. he’ll do his best to have a good time but will likely be on the sidelines as much as possible. he is Not physically fit at all.

THREADS: @besaea (3/4) LETTER SOLO: complete! INTERVIEW SOLO: incomplete

NAYOUNG

nayoung, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of last episode. where she was first place and eliminations went exactly as she wanted last episode, this time she got singled out for essentially being too selfish when assigning parts. ran, at least in nayoung’s mind, told her she didn’t act like a good leader when it came time to stand on stage. she’s a little confused; after all, she was first place, shouldn’t it make sense for her to have the most parts? but she is Thinking about it and trying to take the criticism to heart and worry a little more about other people (in a kind sense) when it comes to team activities. she’ll probably have fun during their sports day, though. she’s a former figure skater, and while she took a long break from that (and dancing), so she’s a Bit out of shape, she will probably still be pretty good at everything...maybe...she’ll probably want to try everything, anyway; high jump and relay? count her in.

THREADS: @behaneul (3/4) LETTER SOLO: incomplete INTERVIEW SOLO: incomplete

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@besaea • shin ryujin (itzy)

[bexcam]

ground me | @besaea

the morning of the mcountdown performance shouldn't have sent cam into an internal nervous breakdown lite, and yet he found himself outside of lime ent's building during a break from rehearsals with his head between his knees. while he hadn't intentionally looked for a secluded area, his muscle memory knew what to do and knew to shield itself in privacy, as much as he could find outside. he just needed some air at first and it turned into not having enough despite the cool relief outside brought.

it was silly. it had been enough time for him to get over himself, to get over losing his dream the first time. the memories still seemed to dig their claws in. he knew how the stage for mcountdown looked like, had been on the sidelines so excited to finally have a chance to perform. his group had worked so hard for the chance and his smile had been unbreakable during that time. unbreakable; it was until the minutes and hours passed and they were told they'd been sidelined due to timing and that all first-pick groups had made their schedules-- they were no longer needed. he didn't expect to ever be back in that building at all, or, after joining next gen, at least any time soon. cam didn't know what it was about knowing he'd be actually performing again that threw him off but all he could think about was his failures. and that's what they were to him- he'd failed his group, maybe if he'd done better and tried harder they could've saved the company.

it was stupid to even entertain that way of thinking, he had been insignificant in the grand scheme of it all; he'd only been one guy.

the nerves were getting the best of him and he moved to press his earphones further in to block out any noise from the neighbourhood. he needed to focus and couldn't afford to be close to hyperventilation just because he was getting stage fright now. he wasn't a kid anymore, wasn't even a total newbie, what the hell was wrong with him.