#convex:feb19eval

[rkjinwook]

                      ↪  documenting convex’s first official live stream!

date announced: saturday february 16, 2019 date broadcast: saturday february 23, 2019 mc: chaos’ park heejae ( b2st’s yang yoseob ) co-mc: convex’s hyun!

references: nct2018 — ( room setup  /  full vlive )       ↪ eval post       ↪ mod notes/timeline

overview: heejae announces the members with their respective titles, and they walk out in the order listed below. the group talks about the nicknames, does some syllable poems (con-baek-seu), reads fan comments, and reveals that they are beginning to prepare for a comeback. they play a game to practice reactions/expressions and their team greeting.

each member displays a “personal talent.” each unit performs one song to showcase their abilities. at the end, members have time to say personal thoughts, and foreign members may thank the fans in other languages.

member introductions:

lay, convex’s main dancer + group leader

k.i, convex’s “dancing/fashion king” + main dancer + dance unit leader talent: catwalk!

zero, convex’s “kitten” + lead dancer talent: dislocating both shoulders to flip his arms from behind him over his head to in front of him 

jace, convex’s “pixie” + lead dancer talent: getting zipped into a suitcase

hyun, convex’s “spotlight” + lead vocalist + vocal unit leader talent: 30 squats in 30 seconds, holding zero in his arms

royal, convex’s “royal sweetheart” + main vocalist talent: singing a ballad version of mansae

jinki, convex’s “mom” + main vocalist talent: ttakbbam!

taeyong, convex’s “fake maknae” + lead vocalist talent: dances bubble pop

jinwook, convex’s “sunshine” + lead vocalist talent: bird calling

prhyme, ( +solo ) convex’s “maestro” + main rapper + rap unit leader(!!) talent: playing isn’t she lovely on harmonica

yien, convex’s “chic” member + main rapper talent: doing a backflip on set

sehun, convex’s “noodle maknae” + lead rapper + maknae talent: singing creep and playing guitar

unit performances:

dance unit

vocal unit

rap unit performs things these days from smtm6 — ( lines )

[rkohsehun]

convex: first vlive | preparations

it's hard to keep his focus these days. his mind is filled with countless thoughts, but not ones that matter the most, or in this case, not ones that would help him be productive. he knows he isn't the only one, though, so he couldn't be selfish like this and just mope forever. the show must go on-- a shitty way of saying they should move on, if you ask him. but it was true. they have to move on. we got to make him proud.

sehun forced himself to focus this time. they were to do their first vlive as convex, and they were told to do one with their and one alone. they tell them it's for promotions. be closer to the fans. he knows it's a form of distraction. they need something to take everyone's attention from a controversy. he sighs. he needs a nickname. the thought makes him smile. there was once a time that he hated the nickname, but at this point, it's the only one that stuck. he remembers even introducing himself as sphere's noodle boy once or twice.

convex's noodle maknae

sounds... about right. his nickname really didn't much of thinking. but he is glad that it wasn't the nickname he had told the press back at their first presscon. he shudders at the thought. now he just needs to figure out what to do for their personal talent.

oh boy...

he can dance? it's naturally the first thing that comes to mind, but for some reason (and lack of inspiration), he's not feeling up to it that much. he could rap or sing, too, but he wants to something else. something new. isn't that what they usually do for stuff like this? except, he doesn't have any other talent that's... interesting. he can't just go 'i don't have any other special talents' either. he did that belly button challenge once, but he doubts fans would want to see that. he doubts acting cute the whole time would be good either.

he sighs. what else is there to do?

he's been learning the guitar for some time now, maybe he can use that? that would mean he'll need to sing, but maybe if he choose a rather easy one it'll be okay? he sighs again. why is planning a vlive broadcast even this stressful? he groans and stretches. maybe he can play creep, then. might as well put the song he's been learning to good use.

it's then that sehun gets up. maybe he can ask the hyungs about this, too.

[rktaeyong]

     ━━━━━━━━━━📲😱  𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐱 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 !              ( ft. bubble pop )

there’s a lot to unpack mentally in the month of february -- it seems and feels as though everything is happening all at once without the ample time to breathe, what with one of the members leaving the group and the opening of their new vlive channel. his brain hurts, and of course, he’s stressed out and excited but he’s still smiling as if he’s on top of the world -- which he is, but that just extends his confusion from within.

on one hand, he’s still reeling from the loss of rome, a very integral part of not only the hip-hop unit but as convex in general, especially since he was the former hip-hop unit leader. while it has been decided that seungcheol would take over the spot ( which, taeyong digresses, is such a great choice ), there still leaves a void that has yet to be filled by his absence in the group. on the other hand, he’s truly and actually so excited to get more personable with the fans -- the first step really is the vlive channel. he can’t wait to talk more to everyone, to let the fans see who he really is without automatically jumping to conclusions based on his on-stage abilities and his image.

in other words, taeyong’s just feeling, period.

over the past few days leading up to the broadcast, taeyong had a bit of trouble trying to figure out what he was going to introduce himself as, what his personal talent was going to be. he had, initially, thought about introducing himself as convex’s anime prince or something to that extent -- just because he’s seen a lot of talk between netizens online that he resembles the perfect anime prince character. he’s flattered by it, of course, but he doesn’t know if he should capitalize on that -- he also feels as though it’s really the first ( and sometimes only ) thing people really mention out of him, so in his mind, it’s good to diversify opinions if possible.

as for his personal talent, he thinks about playing piano or guitar -- maybe cook something really quick in front of everyone ( although jinki cooks way more than taeyong ever does -- chalk it up for maternal instinct ), maybe even reciting some random factoids that’s he acquired from his many wikipedia journeys throughout his young adult life. but ultimately, he decides to dance to a girl group song -- more specifically, a solo song by a female idol, and a rather popular one at that ( albeit a bit dated -- taeyong argues that it’s, rather, timeless ). he figures that even though he could do something akin to singing, as expected of a member of the vocal unit, it would be best to showcase something more than singing or instrumental prowess -- and he doesn’t forget that he was and still is a dancer first and foremost.

plus, who doesn’t love a good girl group cover by a male idol?

the premiere broadcast happens soon enough, and taeyong jitters in his place waiting, staring straight ahead of him as he picks subconsciously at his hangnails. out of bad habit, he starts to bite at his nails and his cuticles, predominantly due to both the nervousness and excitement, but stops as soon as he walks in -- well, more like after he sits down on his seat, he stops biting at his nails. it’s unbecoming of an idol, apparently.

the introductions go smoothly and quickly, more quickly than taeyong anticipates -- but he’s still ready with his introduction once it gets to his turn. “hello, i am convex’s lead vocal and fake maknae, lee taeyong!” a few hearty laughs and awws go off from his fellow bandmates, and it makes taeyong laugh at his own silly little name for himself. “i chose to call myself that because i feel like i’m bubbly and soft like a maknae typically is, even though i’m one of the older members of convex -- fourth oldest, to be more specific, right behind k.i. hyung! although, there is a three-gap between us.” he snickers to himself, playfully reaching over and nudging the older members.

then it gets to personal talents -- taeyong is more than ready for this. “so, for my personal talent, i’ll be dancing to girl group songs -- more specifically, bubble pop --” he stands and shoots a finger gun to the staff behind the camera. “muuuuusic, cue!” and with that, he dances as femininely and genuinely as possible -- no half-assery, no typical male idol antics when dancing to a girl group song, an actual cover of the chorus of the song. he ends, and with thunderous applause, he bows, winking and finger-gunning directly to the camera. “i hope you enjoyed that!”

[rkjinwook]

shining diamonds,

190223 |  first vlive: welcome convex!

he fidgets with a sort of restless energy as he waits for his introduction, tapping out the instrumental of very nice with piano fingers against his thigh. jinwook had found their comeback single abrasive and disjointed at first, but it’s grown on him. the brass hook wormed its catchy way into his heart and staked a claim there — he can rarely hold out on disliking something for long, and especially not when the song will become their own, soon.

somehow, it’s even bigger and brighter than their debut track. knowing baek jiyoung, it’s a statement, maybe. she wants to let everyone know that convex won’t let a lost member slow down their hard work — ( no matter how much it feels that way behind the scenes ).

jinwook wants to frown at the thought. it reminds him that there are only three members in line behind him, representing the rap unit, instead of four. he’s about to be on live camera, though, so he keeps his expression carefully neutral, and shoots a grinning thumbs-up to seungcheol before he walks on set.

“hello!” jinwook waves with both hands, his tone bright and matching all those who were introduced before him. “this is convex’s sunshine and lead vocalist, jinwook.” his hands fold neatly in front of him, and jinwook rattles off the explanation with as much sincerity as he can. he’s always had an affinity towards the sun and stars, and found the title more comfortable than borrowing from the happy pills and vitamins of idol groups who came before them. “i hope to be someone warm and reliable for my team,” he says, “and to always help us grow and better ourselves!” he bows to the cameras, and briefly to mc heejae. “please look after us well today!”

[rkjinwook]

너 예쁘다

190223 |  continued from...

coming up with a title had been quick work, between jinwook’s clear intentions for the group and hyun’s over-the-top encouragement. jinwook struggles, however, to come up with a personal talent outside of the musical abilities that landed him a spot in the first place. in those, he is confident: he can sing, knows instruments and can play songs by ear, can compose, and has even learned to dance — but it’s hardly anything that fans haven’t seen or heard, and several of his teammates have claimed similar talents in preparation of the vlive. jinwook won’t take away that spotlight from someone like oh sehun, who deserves all the recognition he can get for his relatively unknown skills.

jinwook finds the days ticking away leading up to the livestream, and feels at a loss. it’s not that he’s lacking in other passions: jinwook’s known his way around a camera since his hands were big enough to grasp one. he likes the ocean and the forest, and he’s suspiciously knowledgable on the current seasons for both the bachelor and the doosan bears. 

“there’s just nothing all that interesting,” he’d told hyun, starfish-stretched on the practice room’s hardwood floors, “that i can show for a funny bit in a livestream.” his lips had tilted downward at the corners. he’d never been comedic like hyun, or pretty enough, like kibum, to make the vlive set his catwalk. jinwook had let out a huff of air, but the frustration didn’t last long before hyun’s silliness — hyung just needs to sit there in any situation and look good, that’s his talent — had jinwook laughing out loud, pushing him away.

so he teaches himself a new skill in the week leading up to their livestream, dedicating a shameful amount of independent study time holed up in a studio, with his members’ long-suffering laughter to keep him company. jinwook’s always been a decent whistler, and now he moves to stand at the front of the group, offering to show a new evolved form. he gives a bright wave to their fans watching live. “my talent today,” he says, smile wide but stuck in place with hidden nerves, “is bird calling.”

“i grew up in jeju,” he adds, to sell the personal side of this pseudo-personal talent, “so i had a lot of time in nature to practice singing to the birds~” he wipes (sweaty) hands on his jeans, and then holds them to his lips, cupped carefully.

the whole set goes quiet, and jinwook almost wants to laugh at the anticipation. he looks into the camera lens to steady himself. then, gently, he whistles through the gaps of his fingers.

it’s nearly inaudible at first, but jinwook is patient. he lets the call swell gradually, and wiggles his fingers for the full trilling effect. considering the nervous sweat, the talent show goes unexpectedly well. still, when a member dramatically shoves the mic up near his face to capture the sound better, jinwook falters, eyes curving up with laughter and the whistle cutting off abruptly.

his members erupt into their reactions, and jinwook allows himself to smile whole-heartedly, dropping his hands with a clap. “yes, okay~” he flushes with pleased embarrassment, and forces himself not to apologize (though his sheepish bowing does just as much). “i’ll keep working harder!”