#ft. taeha

[lgcian]

mr. vampire

How ironic that the most excitement he had felt during the party had been a short conversation with his mysterious friend through their typical sporadic messaging. His curiosity had spiked after all these months of interacting strictly online, but there was something comforting about being himself without any pretense. He felt the longer the two of them went without meeting in person, the more strange it would be to start associating the face with the person his mind envisioned.

His social battery had begun depleting drastically after two hours since he had arrived at the venue. He had promised to stick around for an hour more, and head home with a friend. He had chosen to waste an hour watching the partygoers get increasingly competitive, or become sore losers from each round played on the gaming station. After losing a bet he had barely agreed upon, he decides to call it quits and head out of the bustling area. He swerves around a trio lost in the conversation to care about him, a server with a tray of hors d'oeuvre, but unfortunately, he miscalculates the last obstacle he encounters.

His gauge link bracelet snags on the shorter girl's dress, hooking onto the delicate fabric of a quite impressive costume. "Sh–" He presses his lips into a tight line, preventing a soft hiss to escape his lips. "I'm sorry. It snagged right through your cost–" He utters the next question, eyebrows furrowing with slight confusion. "What are you supposed to be?"

@lgctaeha

[lgcminseo]

"A pet fashion line?!" Minseo exclaims, eyes rounding slightly with amusement. Had the cameras not been rolling, the two girls would have concocted an entire business plan with the cutest company name, but trademarking had to be done properly. If anyone was willing to be their investor, her mother would definitely pitch in considering their own family pet was treated better than her. "I'll have to learn how to sew, or illustrate..." Her voice trails off, pout forming on her lips when she begins cleaning up for the two of them while Taeha finishes bathing the last kitten. She figures the faster their work was done, the more time the two of them would have to play with the kittens.

"Speaking of our models, I saw cute bandanas, bowties, and flowers in the supplies closet–" Minseo pauses speaking, heading to the closet to pick out a daisy charm for the collar and a blue-green striped bowtie. "Should we prepare them for a candid photoshoot? We can probably set up a red carpet with the red blanket and use the mural as backdrop!"

"Ah! Yes, yes, yes!" Taeha exclaims, wrapping the kitten in a tiny cloth and hugging it to her chest. It squirms for only a moment before settling in her arms, comforted by her warmth. While Minseo continues with the baths, Taeha prepares a small space for the heating pad in the corner of a clean pen, away from any fleas that might still be lurking in the carrier. She gently places the kitten onto it, its round eyes blinking slowly as if signaling its contentment.

"There you go, clean and cozy!" She giggles, turning over her shoulder. "That would be so cute! I know they have them for puppies... Maybe we should put in a request! Or start our own pet fashion line?" She forms cat ears with her fingers hovering over her head and strikes a playful pose. "We technically already have models for it, don't we?"

The last kitten mewls from the carrier as if to agree. "Don't worry, we didn't forget you, promise!" Taeha waddles back over and reaches for her comb to start its bath.

[ncvaes]

@corvuscanus

taeyeon had stopped drinking a while ago. he wasn't sure why in retrospect, he hated the come down. but he didn't particularly want to get back to where he had been either he knew from experience that would only make the aftereffects much worse. so he had decided that he should probably go home. he didn't particularly want to go home by cab. he knew that he probably should. but for some reason the idea just didn't sit right with him.

so he pulled out his phone and called the first person he could think of. it was almost muscle memory to call this particular number when he was out of it. except for this time taeyeon was clear-minded enough that he knew he wasn't going to be sobbing his heart out over the phone line. which truthfully was good because taeyeon hated when he woke up and felt the creeping sense of shame that came after crying to seoho on the phone.

he was for once relatively sober enough to convey what he wanted. the club sucked and he wanted to go home could seoho come get him? the elder male came out with taeyeon only occassionally these days, but there used to be a time when they had been practically inseparable. where one went the other was sure to follow. seoho still came out with him sometimes but it wasn't quite the same even if taeyeon still enjoyed his company.

now all taeyeon had to do was wait for seoho to show up.

[lgcgyuri]

₊ ˚ ⊹ 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 , ft. @lgctaeha.

"be honest— is orange for me?"

unusually skeptical, the image of a budding celebrity of the utmost importance, gyuri finds herself facing an unyielding yearly battle, a tradition for this time of year. a seasonal wardrobe revamp. while being a firm believer in staple, timeless pieces, gyuri has always had an eye for changing trends. statement pieces, though largely unnecessary in one's daily life, were fun and exciting, an interesting talking point often made palatable by digestible silhouettes and easy colors. and, boy, did gyuri like being the talk of the town from time to time.

currently, she's holding up a light orange blouse, a nice transitional piece for when spring rolls into fall, but her expression is one of pure question, thick brows furrowed together with a frown. "i feel like it wouldn't be the worst on me, but now that i'm looking at the shirt itself . . . too old!" placing the shirt back on the rack she'd pulled it from, gyuri huffs as she turns to taeha, her companion for the day. "found anything cute yet?"

[lgcsaem]

✰ … NO PAIN, NO GAIN. one bright idea after the next ( ft. @lgctaeha ).

bright-eyed and ready to take on the world from the moment he'd woken up that morning, misaki couldn't have ever imagined the days' timeline of events would lead him here, mouth stuffed to the brim with the spiciest ramyeon he'd had yet to try. all he hears is red, an unnaturally radioactive hue most people would have the common sense to steer clear from, but misaki was on a mission— no, they were on a mission.

the goal? emotional expression!

the younger could already feel the corners of his eyes beginning to well up with tears, a familiar tingling sensation tickling at the tip of his nose, but the harsh burn atop his lips and tongue drowned everything else out. geez, why did he mix in the whole packet?! not wanting anything to linger, misaki swallows the lump of noodles he'd been so confident he could handle in the name of experimentation, but little relief is felt— every desperate gasp for cooling air only makes the fires burn hotter, and for a moment, he forgets why they were doing this to begin with. "taeha, quick! play the music, i'm crying!" his voice is pitched, a mix of panic, excitement, and pain.

with a stuttering inhale, he readys himself to sing— only to cough violently. ok, maybe this plan was a bust . . .

[lgcminseo]

Minseo turns to glance over at her bestfriend rolling towards her with amusement glinting in her eyes, corner of her lips lifting upwards into the faintest smile. There was no questioning the young woman's quirkiness, or the thought process behind her actions. With no one around, the two could act impulsively, or say whatever was on their mind without filtering for the sake of others. She turns off the screen of her phone, refocusing her attention to the light fixture above them and squinting at the brightness. Her mother had absolutely changed the bulb to a cooler light, but her memory could be failing her too. It had been awhile since she had spent the night in her old bedroom.

"I don't think you can promise me that, Taeha." She reaches up to lightly pinch her friend's cheek, smiling to herself afterwards. "There is no way you don't talk in your sleep. I wouldn't be surprised if you acted out your dreams... You're too expressive awake to be completely silent while you're sleeping." She made a mental note to wake up throughout the night to test out her theory. She agrees with a soft hum at her bestfriend's suggestion, placing her phone on the chair above her head. The two of them could order later, but she was too comfortable on the floor to move at least for now.

"Is Milo our replacement for Hyunsoo?" She jokes with a soft laugh, sitting up to greet the puppy with a gentle stroke around the ears. "He even dresses like him too..." She fixes the black and navy striped sweater vest her mother had put on him before her parents left. She was still impressed by how non-fussy the Bichon Frisé puppy was about wearing clothing and the ridiculous accessories her mother purchased for him. Maybe that's why he was the favorite child now. "Let's go to the kitchen and figure out what we have. We can give Milo a treat too. You'll keep it a secret, Milo?"

╰ ❮ MINSEO ❯

"My parents went to pick up my grandparents, but knowing them, they'll return tomorrow." She swivels in her chair, flashing her a mischievous grin. She hadn't even checked if her older brother was in the house, but he was comfortable remaining in his bedroom, knowing that she had a special guest over. "Should we raid the kitchen? I think we can order food too if you're craving something else." She dramatically slides off the chair after failing to reach her phone from the floor, failing even with her foot. She shifts to lay on her back, unlocking the device with her passcode after it fails several times to register her face. "What do you think, T?"

Taeha’s eyes are glued to the journal in her lap, scribbling away at an ‘itinerary’ of sorts for the Ultimate Sleepover Extravaganza ( written in large, bubble font ). She’d been looking forward to this for weeks, counting the days between schedules when she would finally be able to visit her friend’s home after hearing so much about the festivities her family had planned for the Chuseok holiday. It was a comfort to her own family as well, she's sure. With her brother now in school and her parent's schedules, virtual family time was becoming more and more difficult to coordinate.

“No way!” she answers with a shake of her head, pointing out a few lines at the bottom of her page. "We have a strict schedule you know! We can't do midnight movie madness if I'm in a guest room. And I promise I don't steal sheets or talk in my sleep - At least I don't think I do..." she trails off, following suit and slipping out of her chair and onto the floor. It takes a few rolls before she's at friends's side, sputtering out the few locks of hair that had become tangled between her lips before pressing her cheek to Minseo's shoulder.

"Both? Maybe both? We can raid the kitchen first and then order some backup snacks in case we don't want to risk waking anyone up later?" The pitter patter of tiny paws in Minseo's doorway draws Taeha's attention, a hand jutting out to tap at the floor as the nosey pup makes his way inside. "Can Milo stay with us too? Do you think your mom would mind if we steal him for a night?"

[lgcxmimi]

NOW PLAYING: Neva Play by Megan Thee Stallion(ft RM of BTS) SOLO- DITL | TRAINEE MISSION wc: 532 emi does a day in the life and shows what she does!

emi knows she's a trainee, but even with the strict schedule, the promises of working on, and the classes they had to take, she liked to make sure her routine wasn't too strict that it felt like nothing interesting was going on. so for her day in the life, she really wanted to make sure it was the best that it could be, from the very moment she opened her eyes until her head hit the pillow once again.

calming music starts in the beginning, an instrumental of a sunbaenim's song, as she does first things first; she always makes her bed(truly, she is happy she's senior enough to have the only single bed), and quietly does a stretching routine while making sure not to wake anyone up before she's heading into the next phase of getting ready. it only takes a moment to put on the kettle, and while she's waiting for the infamous high-pitched whistle(an almost 100% sign that emi had finally risen from her slumber, there's a brief 'getting ready routine'. she clips up hair that is probably in need of a trim, still as dark as ever, before she's moving to brush her teeth, wash her face, and even do a little bit of skincare, before she's moving like an expert-- a snap later and she's in her attire for the day. it's nothing unusual from her traditional outfits except for a pop of color-- a pair of dark sweat cargo pants and a cropped henley that's red to match red and white sambas, along with her hair in a high ponytail.

breakfast is like clockwork-- the kettle only whistles for less than a second before she's picking it up, pouring it into her signature mug with a tea bag and the faintest hint of honey. her breakfast is simple, tomato and egg, along with rice, while she journals in her planner, a notebook that happens to go with her everywhere, and then, she's packing a bag with ease and heading to her first classes of the day.

she lets people make their various cameos-- zoe, of course, along with maylin and taeha make brief appears as she goes about her day. she meets with some of her radio crew while having lunch, and even passes by seyoon for a brief hello in it all. in between that of course, is perhaps a side of emi that's a little less seen-- hair put up by a chopstick as she goes over performances for fam con, as well making sure to keep up with english. it's a collage of her personality meshing with everything as well, clips cut in a way that shows how she thinks about it all. there's actually, a rare direct speaking to the camera, preferring to write out captions about what was happening in a cute font, or even let her face do all the talking. when the day is finally done, she's moving to eat dinner, having a special treat of sushi before she's stretching once more, having a much needed shower and hair routine, and waving to the camera before the lights-- and the camera-- go dark and she flops into bed.

[rv-yena]

ip3 | episode two | weekly challenge

word count: 835

The assignment of the week manifested as weight on Yena's shoulders, and she was full of nervous energy. To learn eight songs was a big enough challenge on her own - but having to work together with five other girls, assign positions and lines, and make sure everyone is synchronized? Well, that's asking for trouble, isn't it?

But on the very first day that the team got together, Yena acted like she was full of confidence, her smile appearing as bright and sunshine-y as ever. What else could she do? Showing her uncertainty or complaining about the assignment wouldn't do anything except give her an image that she didn't want to become known for. She studied performance videos of all the songs with great intensity, not wanting to miss anything that might be important to the performances. Her smile was temporarily gone while she studied the videos - it was almost like she was looking at the assignment as a job. And in a way, she was. She wanted it to be perfect. Not just for herself, but for her teammates, too. And as a dance trainee, she figured that she might be able to pick up moves that most of the others might not notice.

When it came time to actually begin practicing, Yena was practically bouncing in excitement. She was still tense with stress, but real progress was waiting to be made. She kept a hopeful outlook, even when a few choice team members couldn't get the moves after hours of going over them, or when others complained a little too much. She could feel tension brewing, and she didn't want to be the one to snap the thin line.

As the days went by and the time for the performances grew closer, Yena's determination grew tremendously. She thought she couldn't possibly try any harder, but she proved herself wrong on that one. She practiced any time she got a chance, and when she couldn't be in the practice room, she was softly singing her lines to herself to remember them or doing dance moves where she had the room. In the actual practice room, she danced until her muscles ached for a rest and then danced some more, making sure to give her teammates pointers whenever she saw something that could be better. But, for the most part, she knew that Mirae would keep them in line - that much had been proved by the young girl's outburst at Chanmi. Yena almost found herself snickering mid-dance as she remembered it.

At the dorm, Yena didn't have an eased mindset. She still sang her lines, still practiced the dance moves, still focused on the task they had been given. She wasn't the playful girl she had been in the first week - her smile remained in place nearly as often, but something had changed. Now she was knuckling down. She was desperate to improve her rank, despite the fact that she surely had enough time to do that in the next few episodes, as well. She figured it would be best to get ahead as soon as possible and show everyone keeping up with the show that she's a force to be reckoned with.

The night before the first day of performances, she made sure to get a whole eight hours of sleep - she knew others might think that that was the time to be practicing the most, but she figured it would be best to be in a good and energetic state of mind so that she wouldn't forget any lines or movements at the last minute. She would have to present the best version of herself possible.

Yena was beaming when she met up with her team the next day. "Hey. Did you all sleep well?" She asked, her voice trembling just a little bit from her nerves. She made sure to take the time to talk to each of them individually, offering little pep talks because, well, that's just who she is. She figured that with almost eight years of training under her belt, maybe her advice could be helpful in some sort of way. Hopefully.

The next two days turned into a blur almost immediately - most likely thanks to her nerves. Before she knew it, she was sitting in a room with all of the other trainees, watching videos of the performances. She made sure to applaud for each and every performance, but of course, her enthusiasm was most evident for her own team's videos. At the end of the day, she felt confident in herself. She didn't do as well as she had hoped, but she knew that she didn't do bad, either. Her teammates didn't disappoint, either - especially Mirae. Yena never doubted her from the beginning, but she was beginning to see that the girl wasn't just all talk - she had some serious talent. Even Taeha, who Yena had admittedly been unsure of, managed to keep up. All in all, it looked to be a successful week in her eyes.

[lgcsian]

kato arisa◞ ⟡   — ft. volunteering.

if arisa was only able to get behind one thing, out of all the things being thrown at her this month, then it would be volunteering. to hell with cleaning the company building and sweeping the snow off of the curb of the multimillion dollar company. and screw serving expensive, crappy coffee. so if arisa was going to put her precious energy into anything, then it would be towards something worth while. she had to come across as a brat of sorts — entitled. spoiled. rich. rude. there was probably a collective of colourful nicknames and descriptives that could be used for kato arisa. and sure, she could be entitled or rude at times, but arisa was nice to those who deserved it.

which funnily enough, wasn’t a lot of people.

she’s by herself today and she doesn’t have haley or taeha to lean on today. and god knows how miru was holding up, carrying all that coal. arisa thinks the girls kind of got off lucky carrying just shopping— she doesn’t think she would last too well carrying coal briquettes, nor would a lot of the male trainees either. but shopping— arisa could handle shopping. arisa walks alongside a middle aged woman, probably a little on the older side of middle aged— nonetheless, she looks fantastic for her age. two small children waddle along the other side of her, chattering amongst themselves while arisa is laden down with several bags of shopping, contents varying from fresh produce to a large bag of rice. the children expect to be a little more of a handful than arisa was initially expecting, as their chattering turns into bickering— arms being thrown, and then some screaming. the middle aged woman turns to arisa, apologizing before dumping her shopping at her feet, shuffling after them. angry, stern korean follows. arisa stands in the middle of the street awkwardly, unsure of what to say or do. she figures she will just wait for the woman to return.

to which she does, looking rather frustrated. both of her children now continue to stand beside her, upset that their antics were caught and stopped in their tracks. the middle aged woman is obviously comfortable enough to confide in arisa, because she begins talking to her in rather quick, fast paced korean which arisa finds herself jumping over metaphorical hurdles to try to keep up. she asks arisa a question, but the younger female stalls, unsure of how to formulate a response. “i’m so sorry, ma’am. i don’t speak korean well.” she admits honestly. the middle aged woman looks at arisa, offering her a small smile. “shall i speak a little slower for you, then?” she asks. arisa nods. “that would be great. thank you.”

arisa doesn’t get opportunity to respond to the woman’s question though. the conversation is null, instead redirected to arisa and her origins. “where are you from?” she asks arisa as the two of them resume their walking. “i’m from the united states.” arisa says slowly. “before that, i mean. you are not korean, are you?” the woman raises a brow. “oh, right. uh, japan.” arisa explains in response. the woman nods her head, muttering an ahh which arisa is left wondering if it was a positive ahh or a negative ahh — or maybe it was just simply an ahh ahh. “and are you studying here? working, maybe?” arisa isn’t entirely sure why the woman was playing twenty questions with her, but at least her questions were nice and genuine, she wasn’t trying to uncover all of arisa’s darkest secrets. or at least not yet. 

so arisa kindly explains to the woman her reasons for being in seoul— how she got there and what she was doing exactly. what her goals were going forward. and while she seems surprised and a little taken back by arisa’s intentions here, the middle aged woman listens intently, helping arisa explain herself where she needs it. together, the two of them reach their final destination, having passed the time relatively easily through light conversation. “well, arisa— it was lovely meeting you.” the woman says, looking back over her children as they make their way through the old rusted gates of their housing block. “likewise, ma’am. i am glad i could help you with your shopping today.” arisa chimes back to her, bowing her head slightly. 

“ah— thank you, very much. i hope to see you soon— and hopefully not carrying my shopping again. you’re too pretty for that. hoping it will be on the television, or the front of some fashion magazine! i’ll remember your name! kato arisa!” 

maybe sooner rather than later. arisa could only hope.  

[lgckiha]

point of view.

ft. ( @lgcminkyu​ )    — image management workshop!

kiha never intended on becoming an idol— all of this, everything around him, was all because of a decision kiha had made on a whim. he had been coerced to audition for legacy entertainment by his younger sister, who was convinced ( and mildly concerned ) that her older brother was at risk of rotting away in his shoebox of an apartment in seoul. taeha was insistent that her brother was destined for better, brighter things. kiha had never worked out if taeha was being sarcastic or if she was attempting to comfort him— but maybe she was right. 

no, he reminds himself. you don’t deserve better or brighter.

the beginning of the new quarter is reassuring enough, with legacy having all of the trainees— including the disgraced four; haley, haeun, yohan and kiha himself, slogging through workshop after workshop. essentially it’s another quarter of bootcamp, only it entails the 101 of how to be the picture perfect trainee while under legacy entertainment. it’s eye-opening to say the least, a lot of which kiha thought was common sense and knowledge.

his fellow trainees and their assumptions however might disagree with him.

kiha twirls his pen around his fingers on his right hand. with both the powerpoint presentations and lecturing having concluded, they’re being asked to talk amongst themselves, to discuss the points they have taken from said powerpoint presentation and lecture, with their fellow trainees. it’s funny— kiha really doubts anyone wants to sit across from him, look him in the eye and talk about all the things you should and shouldn’t be doing when training under the company. he’s copped way too many side eyes in this one workshop alone. surely there had to be someone who could lend an ear, at least so he looked as though he wasn’t ostracizing himself from the rest of his peers.

it was starting to feel like high school in a way.

his eyes settle on minkyu. kiha didn’t dislike or hate minkyu, but he kept his distance for the most part. only because the younger male was a force of cosmic energy to be reckoned with. and kiha could only do and deal with so much. he sighs, getting to his feet and moving his chair a couple of feet away towards the younger male. “hey—” kiha mutters, taking a seat again, leaning back into the chair. sinking inwards, wondering if he’s made a mistake approaching him now. “how did you,” he pauses, clearing his throat. “find it? the presentation, i mean.”

[rvjenny-blog]

Mnet, to the IP3 contestants: Alright, listen up you little shits!

Mnet: Not you Taeha. You're an angel and we're thrilled you're here.

[lgcminseo]

snow flowers

With all her friends being pulled in different directions, the end of the year was turning out to be bittersweet for her. It had taken her awhile to get used to living with other girls, silence had never been something that she particularly found comfort in. For the past three months, she woke up alone and returned to an empty dorm, which meant that she had become desperate to find other ways to occupy her afternoons instead of going home, but by now she was beginning to lose it.

In her conversation thread with Taeha, she spent several days documenting her loneliness with pictures, sad emojis, and audio clips. Surprisingly, her friend hadn't muted her or blocked her, which she wouldn't have fault her if only she scrolled up their thread and self-reflected. She truly cherished her relationship with the older girl, even going as far as calling her one of her bestfriends.

The weekend came and Taeha's Sunday would be highjacked by the younger girl, forcing her to go skating in the nearby ice rink and enjoy their morning. That was the plan until Minseo spotted the nearby park blanketed by an inch of snow and she linked her arms with her friend, pulling her along towards the hill. It was surprisingly empty with only people walking their dogs or rushing past them in bikes.

"When was the last time we've played with snow?" She asks, corners of her lips tugging upwards into a bright, mischievous grin. In retrospect, she should have known better than to play in the snow and get their clothes wet when they had the rest of the day to wander around the city. "Have you ever done a snow angel on the ground? I don't think I've ever tried that... Should we?!"

@lgctaeha

[lgctaeha]

on OCTOBER 14, you are asked to go to hyuncheol’s office where he is already waiting for you. “please sit down, TAEHA.” while his presence itself can be intimidating, he does not seem angry, even maybe in a good mood. “i know you are busy, this won’t take long, don’t worry.” he begins. “it seems that your hard work has come to fruition and got yourself noticed. while the managers of the company are always trying to find opportunities for our talents, we’ve been approached directly to request your participation.” a hint of pride can be heard in his tone. “we are in no position to accept or refuse the offer ourselves, so the call is yours to make.”

congratulations on hitting 200 notoriety! whew! what a ride! as a congratulatory and thank you gift from the staff, your muse has been presented with an opportunity to take part in a solo activity! the activity chosen will simply be canoned (no requirements to fulfill) and grant you +10 skill points of your choosing.

the opportunity can be:

a feature in an artist’s b-side (you may pick any b-side released in 2024 or in the second half of 2023, so long as your character has +100 singing and/or rapping according to the part they will have) **a feature means any b-side that has a “ft. (artist)”, and your muse will be the featured artist and not the main singer of the song. if you want a reference of which songs have been selected/canoned in lgc (for the 200 notoriety), you can click over here**

an appearance on a variety show currently ongoing (you may pick any show in korea, japan or china, so long as your character has a +50 in the language of the country)

an appearance on the front cover of a magazine (you may pick any magazine in korea, japan or china, so long as your character has a +50 in the language of the country and 100 modeling)

a guest role on a drama currently airing (you may pick any drama in korea, japan or china, so long as your character has a +50 in the language of the country and +100 acting. the role selected must be one where the character appears for only one episode)

make sure to send the following form on lgcpoints to collect your reward before the end of the term DECEMBER 28, 2024 11:59PM EST:

NAME ∙ 200 NOTORIETY POINTS+10 ( skill distribution )OPPORTUNITY: ( name the song/show/magazine/drama picked )

[rvartemis-blog]

IDOL PROJECT THREE

episode five weekly drabble - trainee relationships 503 words

Though Hana is friendly towards most of the trainees she encounters, both within the idol project setting and outside of it, she actually has few trainee friends. Before the competition, she would have probably counted Mirae as her only true friend who is also a trainee. Within her own company, she isn’t particularly close with anyone, and anyone she had been more friendly with has either left or graduated into Eternity. Her and Mirae had met somewhat on accident some time before the competition, and their friendship has solidified further through living together and discovering uncommon similarities in their families’ backgrounds, despite being in the competition setting that is Idol Project. Through the competition, though, she feels that she has met some people who she likes enough to want to befriend properly - both Sean and also Raekyung (who she knew to a degree beforehand) are people she’d immediately felt comfortable with, and could see them becoming good friends in future. She also had taken a liking towards Taeha, and would like to get to know both her and Myungji (about whom she feels confused how they have rarely interacted, given her friendship with the girl’s sister) better outside of the show.

Really, there are few trainees she dislikes - just because she doesn’t form many deep friendships doesn’t mean she automatically dislikes everyone, and Hana has enjoyed the company of almost all the trainees she has encountered so far. However, there are a few she is wary of. Hana would be happy if she never saw nor heard of Chanmi again for the rest of her career, for after having to deal with her ego and unpleasantness up close and personal for two weeks in a row she decided then and there that she had had enough of the girl for the foreseeable future. Mercedes, too, though the girl has done nothing to Hana personally, is someone Hana has developed mixed feelings about. The girl presents a nice front to Hana, but Hana knows she has been unpleasant to Taeha, who Hana views as a sweetheart and during the younger’s time in the competition had felt somewhat protective over her, so Hana can’t help but look upon Mercedes with a degree of distrust.

Mercedes also happens to be the person who Hana sees as her biggest rivals - within Idol Project, at least. They are in different companies, so once the show is over, Hana will hold no feelings of rivalry toward the other girl, but in the competition so far it has been she and Mercedes that have been next to each other in the ranking every week, no matter where they sit on the scoreboard. Hana views Mercedes as the one she has to beat, or rather stay on top of, to achieve her dream of getting into the group, so although she is civil with and will work together with Mercedes when asked, internally she is measuring herself against the other girl and upping her performance where she can.

[thekpopgossip]

K-Pop Scandals 2019

This year was brutal for YG Entertainment, the Seungri/Burning Sun scandal + their idols drug scandals, and YG’s prostitution + tax evasion + illegal gambling scandals displayed one of the biggest downfalls in k-pop history. There were also a lot of male idols getting exposed for their shady shenanigans and having to leave their groups, plus Mnet being exposed for their scam reality shows. Some dating news and a lot of idols going on hiatus due anxiety. Here’s my annual list of the most important k-pop scandals of 2019.

Kai & Jennie “New Year’s couple, separated after a month” Kang Sung Hoon “Left YGE and Sechskies” EXO Baekhyun “Called out sasaengs for selling his private information online” B2ST and BTOB “Ministry of Education canceled members University degrees” Burning Sun/Seungri “Assault and drug/rape allegations, embezzlement at his club, snuff films, police coverup/corruption etc.” WASSUP “Disbandment” 9MUSES “Disbandment” BAP “Disbandment” iKON’s Yunhyeong & MOMOLAND’s Daisy “Dating Scandal” SOPA Scandal “School forced students to perform and pocketed their money” Shannon “Left MBK Entertainment” Jung Joon Young “Shared hidden camera footage of sexual acts with unconscious women in group chats” F.T. Island Choi Jong Hoon “Shared hidden cam videos with JJY, bribed police for past DUI that was covered up, left group” BigBang Seungri and Highlight Yong Junhyung “Admitted seeing/sharing JJY’s hidden cam videos, left groups” CNBLUE Lee Jonghyun, Roy Kim, Eddy Kim and others “Part of the hidden camera group chats" Girl’s Day “Members left agency, group hiatus” Kang Daniel "Filed lawsuit to terminate his contract with LM Entertainment and won” Suzy “Left JYP Entertainment” SS501 Kim Hyung Jun ”Accused of sexual assault, filed defamation lawsuit and won” A-Jax “Disbandment” Hwang Hana "Arrested for using drugs and sharing molka videos” AOA Hyejeong & Ryu Ui Hyun “Dating Scandal” Hello Venus “Disbandment” Park Yoochun “Arrested for drug use connected to Hwang Hana, kicked out of JYJ/C-JeS Entertainment” MustB “Tragic car accident” Trax “Left SM Entertainment” EXID “Hani and Junghwa leave Banana Culture Entertainment, group hiatus” TWICE Sana “Posted about new era in Japan, got criticized by k-netizens” AOA “Mina left group and FNC Entertainment” Kang Sung Hoon “Insulted other idols looks online and at fanmeeting” 14U “Disbandment, member had affair with co-worker and fan” Eli and Kiseop "Left U-Kiss” Boyfriend “Disbandment” Ex-JYPE trainee Yoon Seobin “Past underage drinking/smoking and bullying accusations” Hyorin “Old bullying accusation surfaced” BERRY GOOD Daye “Old bullying accusation surfaced” Goo Hara “Suicide attempt” YG “Allegedly provided prostitutes to rich business men and worked with Seungri, tax evasion + money laundering, tempered with evidence” PRISTIN “Disbandment” Lee Soo Man ”Allegedly embezzled money from SM to his private company, disagreements with shareholders” Jang Jae In & Nam Tae Hyun “Cheating Scandal” iKON B.I “Drug scandal, left group and YGE” Han Seo Hee “Admitted being the drug dealer for B.I, said YG colluded with police to get B.I out of trouble” YG Entertainment “Yang Hyun Suk and his brother Min Suk resigned from their positions at YGE, shareholders jump ship + had to pay back LVMH” BAP Himchan “Accused of sexual harassment” Song Joong Ki & Song Hye Kyo “Divorced after a year of marriage” Shinhwa Lee Min Woo “Accused of sexual harassment” Girls' Generation Taeyeon “Confessed about her depression” TWICE Mina “Hiatus due anxiety” PRODUCE X “Voting fraud by Mnet, all their reality shows were manipulated” BigBang Daesung “Owned building that illegally operated brothels” Kangta “Dating and cheating scandal” TWICE Jihyo & Kang Daniel “Dating Scandal” TWICE Momo and SJ Heechul “Dating rumor” Yang Hyun Suk and Seungri “Illegally gambled millions overseas” Som Hye "Bullying scandal, came out as bisexual” Park Jimin and Baek Yerin “Left JYPE, 15& disbandment” MYTEEN "Disbandment” Infinite L “Left group and Woolim, plagiarized letter to fans from other idols letters” Goo Hye Sun & Ahn Jae Hyun “Messy public divorce” Song Yoobin & Kim Sohee “Dating Scandal” CNBLUE Lee Jonghyun “Inappropriately messaged a model, left his group” BTS Jimin "Video of him partying in Paris with girls” IN2IT Sunghyun "Left group and MMO” Amber, Victoria and Luna “Left SME” Baek Ah Yeon “Left JYPE” BTS Jungkook “Dating rumor with tattoo artist” NCT Taeyong “Old bullying accusations surfaced, he apologized to victim” SONAMOO “Members filed lawsuit against TS Entertainment” Sulli “Suicide” The Boyz Hwall “Left group because of health issues” Stray Kids Woojin “Left group and JYPE” Monsta X Wonho “Accused of owing his ex-girlfriend money, has a criminal record for theft, smoked marijuana, left group and Starship” Monsta X Shownu “Had affair with a married woman” Crayon Pop Ellin “Romance Scam” BTS Jungkook “Caused a car accident” Jung Jinwoon & Kyungri “Dating Scandal” TRCNG "Two members filed a lawsuit against TS Entertainment” SEVENTEEN S.Coups “Hiatus due anxiety” Goo Hara “Suicide” Jung Joon Young and Choi Jong Hoon “Charged with aggravated rape and sharing illegal videos along with five other individuals” MOMOLAND “Taeha and Yeonwoo left group, Daisy hiatus” Kang Daniel "Hiatus due depression, panic disorder and anxiety” MYNAME “Disbandment” TWICE Nayeon “Stalked by a German fan” WJSN Dawon “Hiatus due anxiety” Cherry Bullet “Mirae, Kokoro, and LinLin left the group” Stray Kids Han “Hiatus due anxiety” FT Island Song Seung Hyun “Left group and agency” Red Velvet Wendy "Suffered injuries during SBS Gayo rehearsal” Lee Hi “Left YGE”

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    There’s a moment where she doesn’t speak at all ; doesn’t think or move. The statement cuts deep , slicing through the facade she thought had been perfected. For all the times Hana had felt alone in the world , Taeha had been there to remind her she wasn’t. And yet here she was , hiding something from him she had never intended to. Her gaze is soft , almost sad , when she meets his. Staring silently for a moment before giving a slow nod. “ Taeha … i’m in love with you. I may have never voiced that , but I know you know. “ Her voice is soft , just loud enough for the two to hear. “ And that scares me … because I don’t know how to live without you. I feel it’s selfish of me to try and keep you beside me … I want to make you happy. “

Taeha’s still fairly inexperienced with people but he knew what being domesticated meant and he’s certain that this was what Hana did to him. She made his stay in the city a little more pleasant and the urge to return a little less burning. The need to be back in the forest was still there but it was subdued by what he felt towards her. By this point, had he decided to leave her side, he’d miss her as much as he currently missed home. His heart was thorn between the two places, one of them being by Hana’s side. “I know.” He’s not sure if it’s mutual, unable to tell whether his and her attachment came from similar place but he knew that neither could live without missing the other. Next to her was as content as he could be among the human kind and he felt like he probably should let her know. Thus, he thought about the words, carefully choosing the right ones. “You make my stay here much easier. You help me understand this place... You found me and I cannot express how good it makes me feel.” He’s pretty sure he’d wag his tail at her anytime he’d catch a glimpse of her soft smile.