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heizelnutlatte · 7 months ago

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📷 Cosmopolitan: B1A4 Interview for Origine "The Tenacity of a 10-Year Idol Group, B1A4"

What does the original intention of a 10-year-old idol group look like? B1A4 reveals their true intentions in a pledge to show more restraint in their desire to show more and perform better.

Q: It’s been exactly 3 years and 1 month since your comeback. This is the first album worked on by just the three of you, and for Shinwoo, it’s his first activity after being discharged from the military. It must be very meaningful and also quite burdensome.

Shinwoo: "I feel quite sorry. I'm concerned that fans may have found it hard waiting during the 3-year hiatus. Accordingly, we've prepared a lot. In fact, there was a lot we wanted to show with this album, and we were quite ambitious. However, it felt necessary to restrain ourselves, especially at a time like this, in line with our experience. Especially since this album is meant to show the direction B1A4 will take going forward, it holds more significance and is more important. You'll probably feel Gongchan's strong presence. As the youngest of the team, he used to rely on the older members, but this time, he voiced his opinions more and was more involved. Sandeul is our main vocalist, but I hoped the main vocalist role could vary depending on the song within B1A4, and it was well reflected in this album."

Sandeul: "The role of the main vocalist is quite burdensome. I know all the members' abilities, and unavoidably, I stood out more in terms of singing on stage. Sometimes, when it gets too tough, I joke, "Shinwoo, you sing instead." Now, having started to create our own songs, it feels like we have become a group that can sing in harmony. Just like Shinwoo said, while we practice restraint, we believe it's necessary to show our audacity and tenacity through our lyrics, melodies, and the overall mood."

Gongchan: "This album wasn’t made by one person alone; all the members worked on it together, and that made the process very joyful."

Q: As a singer in your tenth year since debut, is there a song you wish had been more highlighted that perhaps would have been better received if released now?

Sandeul: I really like the song 'Nightmare.' I even mentioned to Shinwoo during this album's preparation that it would be great to make a song like this. I think it could also be a good title track now.

Gongchan: The song 'Seoul' is very charming. It’s not too provocative, and wherever you listen to it, you can feel its unique sentiment. It's especially nice to listen to by the Han River.

Shinwoo: It’s a bit embarrassing that both of them mentioned songs I wrote. Haha.

Sandeul: Shinwoo writes songs that are fun for the singer to perform. He also wrote this album’s title track.

Q: People often say that an artist’s sensitivity dulls after military service, but it seems that wasn’t the case for you, Shinwoo?

Shinwoo: Of the tracks on the album, I wrote three before enlisting and five during the later part of my military service. From private to senior private, there wasn't really time to write, and my sensitivity decreased. It was really hard right after I was discharged, and we decided to release an album because nothing came to mind. Military life does accumulate experience, but it's limited in providing inspiration to an artist. The repetitive daily routine simplifies your thoughts. But what was the question again?

Q: What changes have the two members noticed in Shinwoo before and after his military service?

Sandeul: It’s funny, he just asked, "What was the question?"—that used to be my line, but now he’s using it. There are times I wonder, "Why is he acting like this?"

Gongchan: He might have been very lonely in the military because he talks a lot more now. Ha ha.

Shinwoo: I really had a lot I wanted to say during those two years.

Q: I've seen older idols with many years of experience express sadness about being treated as outdated due to their age. This must be an unavoidable topic for B1A4 as well.

Shinwoo: Everyone wants to be noticed and show something new, so it's inevitable to be conscious of it. However, we are confident that with each album release, we generate as much anticipation as any other group. We believe B1A4 has its own symbolic presence and a unique image, which somewhat frees us from those concerns.

Sandeul: People often talk about returning to their original intention. It might not be possible to be exactly as we were at the beginning, but it’s something to reconsider. The reason I mentioned audacity earlier is because I don't want to lose the spirit we had in our early twenties, when we knew nothing and still sang and danced with audacity. If we maintain our original intention, I think we won't be shaken by what people say.

Q: B1A4's greeting slogan is 'Let's Fly.' Is there still a higher place for you to soar?

Sandeul: We are a work in progress. Ha ha. I actually gain strength when we say, "Let's fight on!" I believe that if you say something with your heart, it will certainly come true. I believe in the power of words.

Q: Having spent your teens and twenties together, the members must mean more than just colleagues to each other, right?

Shinwoo: I bet everything on this, but I consider these guys my family. There's no one else I can speak so openly with. I can expose my flaws around them without worry, and we rely on each other more often than we see our own families.

Gongchan: We're closer than family, so now it seems impossible to part ways.

Sandeul: That's why I'm currently worried. People around us say we should maintain professional boundaries with colleagues, but we are so comfortable and close that it sometimes feels unsettling because we are so close.

Shinwoo: We don't need to worry about that because we're a team. If you do well, the team does well, and the team needs to do well for you to do well.

Q: Sandeul, you've been very active in solo activities, including being a radio DJ and appearing on various variety shows. It seems possible that young people might only know Sandeul and not B1A4.

Sandeul: Even when I'm doing solo activities, I always introduce myself as "B1A4 Sandeul." There might be times during B1A4's hiatus when people remember me just as Sandeul, but I don’t want that.

Shinwoo: I wanted the two members to be active and develop their personal capacities further. I thought that would be good for the team. So, I pushed them a lot.

Gongchan: When doing solo activities, we provide more support and concern. We comfort and take care of each other while monitoring each other’s activities.

Q: Gongchan, you're currently acting in the drama "Lonely Enough to Love" How do you think his acting is?

Shinwoo: The character 'Junghoon' that Gongchan plays has a subtle atmosphere that wouldn’t have been easy to portray, but he does it. It's unfamiliar, but I think he's doing well. Gongchan, being the youngest of the team, shows a manly and mature side in the drama. In reality, he’s meticulous and often serves as a stabilizer between Sandeul and me.

Sandeul: Watching Gongchan act on TV feels so surreal. I find myself saying, "He's so handsome," and "He's doing so well."

Q: The fans of B1A4 have grown up as much as you have. Your thoughts on the fans and their significance might have changed over time.

Sandeul: It's a bit surprising when fans who used to tell me, "I got into college," or "I got a job," now say, "I'm getting married." I have various thoughts, but to me, BANA (the fan club name) is just BANA. It’s similar to the past. Just as BANA looks at us, when I think of BANA, I’m reminded of our debut. They are still cute and I’m thankful.

Gongchan: Being a ten-year-old group, I feel like I'm living life with BANA. It's happy to be able to share strength and various emotions with each other. I'm also looking forward to the time we will continue to spend together.

Shinwoo: In the past, when I thought of fans, I felt gratitude and joy, but nowadays, I find myself tearing up. I don’t know why exactly, but I'm so grateful that fans remain with us, thinking about our songs and reminiscing, 'My first idols are doing well.'

Q: As trainees, you had goals like debuting, then winning first place on music shows after debut. What are B1A4's goals now?

Shinwoo: I think it's everyone's goal, but we want to be together for a long time. We watched a performance by senior Nahoon last Chuseok, and I messaged the members, who were also watching. If someone like him can show such passion, what's our ten years? Our goal is to keep active for a very long time, like senior Nahoon, and it’s the toughest challenge. At the same time, we want to shape the title B1A4 well. It carries people’s memories and our lives, so we want to nurture and cherish this name.

Q: What do you hope to achieve with this album?

Sandeul: The goal itself was for the three of us to release an album, and we've already achieved that.

Shinwoo: I hope to hear from fans watching our stage that they're happy to say, "Our brothers are back."

B1A4 x Cosmopolitan Korea, 2020

#b1a4 #interview #cosmopolitan korea #cnu #sandeul #gongchan

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yeoufic · 10 months ago

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hi sasha! i hope you’re doing well!! i was wondering if you could get me find an fc for a saerom fc’s older sibling?

hi anon! i'm good, and i hope you are too!! here are four face claim suggestions for the older sibling of fromis_9's saerom. to be honest, i'm a little less convinced by the resemblances with krystal, but hey, they would still make a pretty pair of sisters nonetheless. 🌟

yoon bora · sistar · korean · 1989

gong chansik | gongchan · b1a4 · korean · 1993

krystal jung · f(x) · korean · 1994

joshua hong · seventeen · korean · 1995

#answered #anonymous #f: could be related #m: could be related #f: saerom #f: face claim #f: bora #f: krystal #m: face claim #m: gongchan #m: joshua

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shinwhoohoo · 2 years ago

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i was wondering if ur excited for channie’s up and coming drama? pics of them look so cute and i heard the webtoon was rly good

Yes yes yes! Super excited for it. Idk if you read his interview that was published the other day, but it sounds like Gongchan is just as excited for us to finally get to see it, too~ 😊

#b1a4 #gongchan #unintentional love story #text #ask #reply

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cybercnu · 3 years ago

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there's someone from oneus listed as exempt in the same list so why does gongchans say discharged when he's never even enlisted ???

#altho from what i can see oneus fans are wondering why he's exempt #hopefully i'll go to work n when i get back thisll all be sorted out lmao #b1a4 #gongchan #also why isn't onf on this list what's going on

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thesuitelife547 · 4 years ago

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CNU “My songs match B1A4 completely…I can’t imagine anyone else singing them” [ARTICLE TRANS]

Here’s the translation to the recent interview that CNU did. You can definitely tell that they thought long and hard about what direction they want B1A4 to go in as a “new group” and you can also kind of see how he’s very sort of future facing in regard to the group. But, I hope you enjoy reading!

- Marisa

Part 1

Part 2

[t/n: I combined the two parts of the interview since the intros are the same for both parts]

The third person for this [I-Mind] is CNU (30, real name Shin Dongwoo) of boy group B1A4. CNU is the eldest and is in charge of vocals and dance in the 11-year group, B1A4. Additionally, he directs and makes music within the group as a ‘Composition Idol.’

CNU started by writing lyrics for the title song of B1A4’s second mini album ‘Beautiful Target’ and then composed the ending track ‘Seoul’ on their second full length album ‘Who Am I.’ Since then, he’s made songs in various genres and has showcased a broad spectrum of music from the emotional ‘Drive,’ ‘Call Me’ that has a trendy beat, and even the intense ‘Nightmare.’

CNU, who has been recognized for his composing ability, earnestly participated in the production of B1A4’s fourth full studio album ‘Origine’ that was released in October of last year. About the album CNU said, “I think that this album will influence the next 10 or 20 years and we tried to do music that utilized our strengths.” As a result, CNU’s name was listed in the credits of 8 of the 12 songs on the fourth full length album including the title song ‘Like A Movie.’ Thanks to that, the group’s identity was able to be in the song and even their musical maturity could be higher.

What will the future musical direction of B1A4 be? CNU has said that he wanted B1A4 to not be confined within a mold in regard to music and that even if they receive negative comments, he wants to do various things sincerely saying that he wants to create “music that listeners can look forward to.” He was also determined when he said, “I will work harder with the sense of duty that even with music, it’s not just to let the public know but also so that it can be recorded on one page of K-Pop.”

News1 met with CNU, a ‘Composition Idol’ that is full of musical greed.

It’s nice to meet you. Please introduce yourself. I’m also curious about your recent situation

I’m CNU, the eldest in B1A4 and I’m also in charge of the mother role. We made a comeback two months after I was discharged in August and we also had a concert in December. (Smile) I’m glad that we were able to do that as soon as I was discharged because it was my goal to release an album.

If you were to introduce a representative song of B1A4 as a Composition Idol?

I think it would be ‘Like A Movie,’ which is the title song of our fourth full length album that we released last October. It’s the title track of an album that we released after such a long time and I’m fond of it because it seems to fit with our situation.

I’m curious about your style of working

I tend to worry a lot when I wrote about songs so it’s a kind of progressive and aggressive style. It’s hard but it’s also fun to make songs.

How did you first start composing?

I believed that there were a lot of things boiling inside of me and at first, the way to express those things was through song and dance. Then while completely working on the stage, I gradually had the desire to write songs so I tried to write lyrics. The first time I wrote lyrics was for the title song ‘Beautiful Target’ on our second mini album. I wrote the chorus and my part for the song. That then became my momentum and I thought that I wanted to continue writing songs. So by the second or third year, I bought equipment with my own money and started composing.

What was the first song you worked hard on?

That would be the song ‘Seoul’ that appeared as the last track on our second full length album ‘Who Am I.’ At that time I didn’t think like “I have to write a song!” It was a song that I was able to comfortably write without any expectations. It’s a side track that I wrote while thinking “Should I try to make one?” It’s a song that contains what I felt after coming to Seoul. Because all of the members are from the countryside, the city of Seoul has a different meaning to us. [t/n: in case anyone might not know, the countryside in this context is just referring to anyone that’s not from Seoul] The song details my honest feelings about how I felt when I came to Seoul to become a trainee and anyone that has lived in a foreign country will agree. It’s a place where I met my members when I had no one else to lean on and it’s a place where I was able to meet the fans after I debuted. It holds the message that in this cold city I only have the members and fans to lean on.

Since you didn’t specialize in it, you must’ve struggled and had difficulties while working

[t/n: specialize as in I’m assuming be formally trained in composing]

In the beginning it was really frustrating but I fortunately have a lot of good people around me. Artist Jooyoung is my good friend from my hometown. When I was making ‘Seoul,’ I asked him a lot of questions about music. At that time he told me about what kind of equipment I should buy and he taught me a lot about how to do the beats. I learned while doing that. Jooyoung and I were in a band club together in high school and the two of us promised to do a collaboration if we both succeeded in Seoul. (Smile) Later, I worked together with Jooyoung and his close friend Gureum to create ‘Drunk on Music’ and ‘Drive’ amongst others.

You must’ve been really proud when your own self-made compositions were included in B1A4 albums

I really was. It was a time when I was into mannerisms. I had doubts about myself as a member of B1A4 wondering, “Am I doing well?” Although I was working hard since our debut, I wanted to be of more help to the team. I then did some composing and created some results. Thankfully the reactions of the members and the company was good and it was able to be put on an album. I really liked it back then.

Did you want to formally study composing afterwards?

Personally, I don’t think that the concept of learning art is established. Rather than studying about it, I think that you should share and empathize. It’s about a person who has experienced many things letting the one who hasn’t know the way. I have seen how a lot of composers have written their songs, but eventually I did what it was that I wanted to do. Their way isn’t mine. You can receive some sort of influence, but you have to create the result in your own style. When people listen to the songs that I’ve written so far, they say “This is CNU’s style.” I tried to make my own path very clear.

When listening to the songs you made such as ‘Seoul,’ ‘Drive,’ ‘Nightmare,’ and ‘Sparkling,’ the genres and colors are all different. I can feel that you have a desire to create a variety of music

I didn’t intentionally attempt multiple genres, but I just made the music that I like and it could have been felt as being varied. Personally, ‘Nightmare,’ that was on our third full length album ‘Good Timing’ was a challenge for me as well. Who would’ve thought that B1A4 would do music that had a reggae beat? It was a style that I definitely wanted to try at least once and thankfully everyone liked it after I made it. I do have a greed and desire to broaden the spectrum with a variety of music.

What would you say is the biggest feature or differentiated color of music that you’ve made?

That it seems like music that has been specially made for B1A4. That’s also the part that I consider the most important when writing a song. I always worry about how I should incorporate the member’s voices into a song. I can’t imagine other people singing it because it completely matches with our tone. That’s why I don’t even think about giving songs to others.

Up until now you’ve only participated in the side tracks, but starting from your fourth full length album ‘Origine,’ you’ve become more proactive in creating songs. You participated in 8 of the songs and even made the title song therefore I’m curious about the process

It’s an album that took 3 years, from before I went to the army until it got released. The original goal was to announce it before my enlistment, but it took a long time because I went earlier than expected. I prepared the album all the way until I went to the army. I thought about it every day. When I was on vacation I wrote songs in the studio with a friend named Wooram and then I’d return and when I was on vacation again, I’d record. That’s the way I worked on it. I even asked the members to write songs and participate in creating the album. Personally, it was important because I thought about the album as something that will influence the next 10, 20 years of B1A4 so I thought about the direction. After thinking about it, we tried various things by using our strength as an ever-changing group. Even while feeling the weight of the year, we made a lot of effort for different music that will be further anticipated in the future. [t/n: I’m pretty sure the year that they’re talking about is the year that they became 3]

In the process of creating the album, was there no difference in opinion from Sandeul or Gongchan?

It matched well with the members. Although there were times when our opinions were slightly different, our desired directions and flows were the same. And because the company also agreed with our opinions, we were able to work while receiving more strength.

Out of the many songs, is there a reason why the title should have been ‘Like A Movie?��

Since it had been a while, I thought about songs that had our existing color and ones that had a different color and I felt like ‘Like A Movie’ seemed like the best in terms of B1A4’s new direction. Honestly, ‘Like A Movie’ is a dynamically composed song that has a melody line and no rap. Not having a rap is a big change in regard to idol music. Because we can’t help but think about that year, there is a sense of that weight but since we wanted to express B1A4’s unique charm, we made a new attempt. I don’t have any regrets because we gave forth all of our efforts. (Smile)

What is the most memorable compliment you have ever received for your songs?

In my final months of the military, I completed ‘Like A Movie’ and played it for the members. After I had come back, I had asked the president, executives, and successors to take a listen to it. When the song was over, all of them said that it was awesome. The successors may not be very objective (Smile) but I still can’t forget that expression. And I asked for a professional evaluation from the military band and was proud when they said that the rhythm and melody line was good. Even the boss praised me saying that it was really good and I gained strength from that.

What would be the song that became a turning point for Composition Idol CNU?

It would be the fan song ‘A Day of Love’ that I made before I enlisted. It contains the message that I want to convey to the fans without being convoluted. Just like how BANA always think about B1A4, we also expressed our feelings of always thinking about the fans when we’re eating, when the wind blows, and in every moment of our daily lives. It’s a song that was made with honesty.

Out of all of the songs you’ve worked on, what is the song that you like the most?

The song that I’m most fond of always changes but right now it’s one of Sandeul’s solo songs, ‘Oblique Line.’ It’s a song that contains the feelings that I had during various changes. I had written it before joining the military and I had given it to him because when he listened to it, he said he really liked it and wanted it.

With the fourth full length album you decided to do music that was different from the usual music B1A4 released thus far. What kind of songs do you want to do in the future?

I hope that B1A4 is a group that doesn’t become confined to a mold. It’s my goal to make music that is unpredictable and causes future anticipation of “What kind of songs will they release?” I want to try an unlimited amount of various things and even if there is a negative reaction and we get scolded [t/n: scolded from the public], I have a big desire to try just that.

Do you have an artist that you wish to collaborate with?

There is an artist that I really wanted to collaborate with, but we collaborated on our fourth full length album. That would be Bibi who participated in my solo song ‘Zero Gravity.’ When I was in the military, I listened to their music and wanted to work with them so I asked for her to feature in my solo song and thankfully that worked out. When we went to record, I’m very thankful that Tiger JK-sunbae and Biji-sunbae gave all sorts of advice and I fell for both of them. Besides for BiBi, if there’s an opportunity, I’d like to collaborate with my role model, Taeyang-sunbae.

There’s not many Composition Idols in today’s idols. Is there someone’s songs that you want to compliment?

It would be ONF’s MK. When MK makes a song, he works really hard on it. Before, when ONF received a vacation, MK didn’t go and rest, but he stayed at the company to work. When I saw that, I felt his passion.

Please express your determination for future activities as a singer and composer

When I first said that I wanted to become a singer it was because I was simply thought that singing and dancing on stage was fascinating and cool therefore I set my mind on only becoming that. However, if you now ask me about what energizes me to make music, the answer would be BANA. Because the fans are there, I’m motivated and receive strength when I’m working or try to make music. I’m very thankful for that. I also try to be careful as I think that the activities that we do can have an affect on many people. I will work harder with the sense of duty that even with music, it’s not just to let the public know but also so that it can be recorded on one page of K-Pop.

#b1a4 #article #translation

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kpoptothetop · 4 years ago

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Bias List

2NE1: Bias: CL Wrecker: Dara

AOA: Bias: Hyejeong Wrecker: Chanmi

ASTRO: Bias: Sanha Wrecker: Jin-Jin

Ateez: Bias: Jongho Wrecker: Yunho

B1A4: Bias: Jinyoung Wrecker: Gongchan

B.A.P: Bias: Zelo Wrecker: Jongup

Big Bang: Bias: G-Dragon Wrecker: T.O.P

BlackPink: Bias: Jennie Wrecker: Jisoo

Block B: Bias: U-Kwon Wrecker: Jaehyo

BOYFRIEND: Bias: Donghyun Wrecker: Minwoo

BTS: Bias: Suga Wrecker: V

CLC: Bias: Seunghee Wrecker: Eunbin

DAY6: Bias: Jae Wrecker: Young K

DREAMCATCHER: Bias: Gahyeon Wrecker: Siyeon

Everglow: Bias: Aisha Wrecker: E:U

EXID: Bias: Hani Wrecker: Junghwa

EXO: Bias: Xiumin Wrecker: Chanyeol

(G)I-DLE: Bias: Soyeon Wrecker: Yuqi

GOT7: Bias: Jackson Wrecker: Youngjae

Gugudan: Bias: Mina Wrecker: Sejeong

HINAPIA: Bias: Eunwoo Wrecker: Minkyeung

iKON: Bias: Junhoe/Ju-ne Wrecker: Yunhyeong/Song

I.O.I: Bias: Chungha Wrecker: Sohye

ITZY: Bias: Yuna Wrecker: Chaeryeong

JBJ: Bias: Kenta Wrecker: Hyunbin

K.A.R.D: Bias: Somin Wrecker: Jiwoo

LOONA: Bias: Haseul Wrecker: Kim Lip

LUNARSOLAR: Bias: Yuuri Wrecker: Eseo

Mamamoo: Bias: Moonbyul Wrecker: Solar

Momoland: Bias: Daisy Wrecker: Jane

MONSTA X: Bias: Hyungwon Wrecker: Kihyun

NCT: Bias: Taeyong Wrecker: Jaehyun

NCT 127: Bias: Taeyong Wrecker: Jaehyun

NCT Dream: Bias: Haechan Wrecker: Mark

NCT U: Bias: Taeyong Wrecker: Jaehyun

NEX7: Bias: Zhengting Wrecker: Quanzhe

Nine Percent: Bias: Zhengting Wrecker: NongNong

NU’EST: Bias: Jonghyun Wrecker: Aron

Oh My Girl: Bias: Seunghee Wrecker: Binnie

PENTAGON: Bias: Wooseok Wrecker: Shinwon

Pristin: Bias: Xiyeon Wrecker: Eunwoo

Red Velvet: Bias: Joy Wrecker: Wendy

SECRET NUMBER: Bias: Dita Wrecker: Denise

SEVENTEEN: Bias: S.Coups Wrecker: Dino

SF9: Bias: Dawon Wrecker: Hwiyoung

SHINee: Bias: Jonghyun/Key Wrecker: Key/Minho

Sistar: Bias: Bora Wrecker; Dasom

SNSD: Bias: Taeyeon Wrecker: Hyoyeon

STAYC: Bias: Seeun Wrecker: Sumin

Stray Kids: Bias: Lee Know Wrecker: Changbin

TWICE: Bias: Chaeyoung (ULT) Wrecker; Jihyo

VIXX: Bias: Hyuk Wrecker: Hongbin

Wanna One: Bias: Seongwoo Wrecker: Jisung

Weki Meki: Bias: Lua Wrecker: Lucy

Wonder Girls: Bias: Yubin Wrecker: Hyelim

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nicolesophia · 4 years ago

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WORLD LITERATURE

World literature is used to refer to a literature being circulated outside the country where it was published, and it’s pretty sure that everyone nowadays is very familiar with literature, because, who isn’t? People these days lives their daily lives with literature, surely, it surrounds our lives. Ever wonder if there’s an occurrence one day in our life, a day without literature? Will we able to live with it? Well, I don’t think so, after all, literature is our life. Now, before we go to the topic, lets have a brief introduction about when did the literature began.

The literature began early before 17th century, and ever since that time, it had a big impact from all over the world, it almost had taken up the whole world, a world of literature, indeed. And since the literature continues to expand, its dominant themes and styles of each literature around the world, expands, as well. And of course, up until today, there are still many more surprising notions about the literature all over the world!

Today, I’ll show you different dominant themes and styles of literature from Southeast Asia, East Asia, South and West Asia, Anglo-America and Europe, Africa, and Latin America. I hope that in the end, you’ll learn something new about the different themes and styles from around the world.

1. SOUTHEAST ASIA LITERATURE

Southeast Asia consists of 11 countries in total, these are Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. All of these countries were colonized by the other countries, except Thailand, that’s why most of their literary works were mostly influenced by the countries who colonized them. Just like in the Philippines, The Philippines were colonized by the Spaniards, Japanese, and Americans; however most of the literature here in the Philippines were predominantly influenced by the Spaniards for they colonized the country for 333 years.

The Southeast Asian literature’s dominant theme are mainly diaspora (diasporic) theme. Diasporic theme focuses on stories outside the country where the writer is, it also talks about the experiences of an immigrant in a foreign country. Some example of a diasporic theme literature is “Banyaga: A song of War” by Charlson Ong, the story is about how Ernesto (protagonist) struggles living outside the country he came from, and fun fact, the author Charlson Ong’s relation with the main character is that they shared the same experiences! It’s like the author tells his very own life story in the presence of Ernesto as the character. “Banyaga: A Song of War” as well, portrays the Filipino culture, as the author being half Filipino.

2. East Asia Literature

East Asia consists of 8 countries in total, these are China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mongolia, and Macao. Without a doubt, East Asia is the most popular region in the whole world because of the countries it consists of. Mainly, the East Asia literature were mostly influenced by the Chinese writers; commonly, the China is the building block of the counties in the East Asia, on a fact that most of the East Asia country were colonized by the Chinese. With all of the 8 countries, the Chines and Japanese literature is the most prominent among the East Asia literature.

However, the Japanese literature has a different style, too. Their literature is mostly fond of ambiguous theme, wherein it has a deep meaning and sometimes, the reader wouldn’t get the meaning of it if you are from other countries or city in Japan. The Japanese literature is also well-known for its Haiku and Tanka poems.

Some example of the East Asia literature is Seol Gongchan-jeon (The Tale of Seol Gongchan), korean literature written by Chae Su, the novel was written during the early Joseon era and was originally written in classical Chinese text. The story of said novel is about a person being possessed by the dead spirit who tells story from the underworld. But, the said novel was banned during its era of publication.

Other example of the East Asia literature is a Tanka poem from the Japanese literature. Tanka poems are mostly commonly written as an expression of love and/or gratitude, it may, as well a self-reflection poem.

Narukami no sukoshi toyomite

(A faint clap of thunder)

sashi kumori

(Clouded skies)

Ame mo furanu ka?

(Perhaps rain comes)

Kimi wo todomemu

(If so, will you stay here with me?)

Narukami no sukoshi toyomite

(A faint clap of thunder)

furazu to mo

(Even if rain comes not)

warewa tomaramu

(I will stay here)

imoshi todomeba

(Together with you)

3. South and West Asia Literature

The South and West Asia consists of 17 countries, mostly the Middle East region, these countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Apparently, the South and West Asia is commonly known for their own films, “Bollywood” rather than other literature. However, they do, of course have a unique styles and themes of literature.

Literature from the 21st Century Middle East circumscribes a lot assortments of genres, it, as well talks about human experiences oftentimes through a realist manners. Also, what makes their literature unique is that they have or includes their own traditions and practices of their culture.

One example of South and West Asia Literature is “White Tiger” a novel written by an Indian author named Aravin Adiga. It talks about the life of an Indian in the light and darkness, although most part of the novel focusses on India of darkness. Also, the novel has a darkly humorous perspective of Indian’s struggles in life. Here’s some excerpt from the novel “The White Tiger”

“In fact, each time when great men like you visit our country I say it. Not that I have anything against great men. In my way, sir, I consider myself one of your kind. But whenever I see our prime minister and his distinguished sidekicks drive to the airport in black cars and get out and do namastes before you in front of a TV camera and tell you about how moral and saintly India is, I have to say that thing in English.”

4. Anglo-America and Europe Literature

The Anglo-America is a large region that covers up 14 countries in total, these are Canada, United States, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. And as we all know, Europe is a large continent that consists a lot of countries, well, we’ll not go to far with mentioning all those countries. The Anglo-American literature is closely linked to traditional English, since the American was colonized by the English, they adapted their literature, as well and was influenced by the English writers. However, the history of their literature is too wide, it covers up from the Old English until the Contemporary era.

In spite of that Anglo- American combined literature, the American literature is imposing to be separated to the Anglo (English), but why? The American literature has a distinct characteristic which evolves through eras and such; them, too have their own unique feature, themes, and styles of literature. In short, they have their own, so, for them, what is the essences of being together with the Anglo?

One of the greatest author in the Anglo-America is who we all know, William Shakespeare. With his one of the famous works “Romeo and Juliet” we can mirror the traditional style of Anglo-America literature that somewhat related to their culture, as well. Here’s some excerpt from the classic story “Romeo and Juliet”.

”’Tis but thy name that is my enemy;

Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.

What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,

Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part

Belonging to a man. O! be some other name:

]What’s in a name? that which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet;

So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d,

Retain that dear perfection which he owes

Without that title. Romeo, doff

thy name;

And for that name, which is no part of thee,

Take all myself”

On the other hand, European literature includes writing for some dialects; among the most significant of the cutting edge composed works are those in English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Polish, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Czech and Russian and works by the Scandinavians and Irish. Significant old style and archaic customs are those in Ancient Greek, Latin, Old Norse, Medieval French and the Italian Tuscan tongue of the renaissance. Moreover, the literature was written with regards to Western culture in the dialects of Europe, as a few topographically or verifiably related dialects. Various as they seem to be, European literature, as Indo-European dialects, are portions of a typical legacy having a place with a race of pleased countries which brag any semblance of Homer who composed Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil who composed the Aeneid, Dante who composed Divine Comedy, Chaucer who composed Canterbury Tales. These, and other abstract works of art structure part of what we call as Western Canon.

5. African Literature

The Africa consists of 54 countries in total, however, the African literature has a unique theme and styles. Their literature often to be relevant to its colonial background, and also connected to their traditions and culture, which makes their literature more unique. In addition, their literatures are often known as subversive and expressive contents.

Moreover, oral and composed narrating conventions have had an equal turn of events, and from multiple points of view they have affected one another. Old Egyptian recorders, early Hausa and Swahili copyists and memorizers, and contemporary scholars of famous novellas have been the conspicuous and essential momentary figures in the development from oral to abstract customs. What occurred among the Hausa and Swahili was happening somewhere else in Africa—among the Fulani, in northern Ghana among the Guang, in Senegal among the Tukulor and Wolof, and in Madagascar and Somalia.

One of the most famous African novel is entitled “Things Fall Apart” written by Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart exhaustively envisions how the Nigerian Igbo people group worked preceding expansionism. The divisions in this network go with the deplorable fall of the legend, Okonkwo, whose chivalrous however careless remain against expansionism closes in a forlorn self-destruction. Achebe's astuteness is adequate to move perusers past recriminations or authentic fault, since the Igbo people group adjusts to oblige Christianity and new types of pioneer administration. Similarly as the novel's title cites Yeats' sonnet The Second Coming, Achebe's African way of thinking of equilibrium in everything runs after a millennial association with Western innovation. Here’s some excerpt from the novel “Things Fall Apart”

“The drums beat and the flutes sang and the spectators held their breath. Amalinze was a wily craftsman, but Okonkwo was as slippery as a fish in water. Every nerve and every muscle stood out on their arms, on their backs and their thighs, and one almost heard them stretching to breaking point. In the end, Okonkwo threw the Cat”

6. Latin American Literature

The Latin America is generally consists of all the countries in South America, in addition to Mexico, Central America, and the Islands of the Caribbean, indeed, there’s also a lot of country in the Latin America region. The Latin American mostly adapted their literature from the Aztecs and Mayans, two of the great ancient civilizations of our world, also, the themes of their literature are usually characterized by mysticism, magic, uniqueness, raw creativity, and wonder. Them, too give way and introduced “magical realism”.

Magical realism is a classification of writing that portrays this present reality as having a propensity of sorcery or dream. Mystical authenticity is a piece of the authenticity classification of fiction. Inside a work of supernatural authenticity, the world is as yet grounded in reality, however fantastical components are viewed as ordinary in this world. It is different from what we know “fantasy”.

One example of a magical realism novel is ”House of Spirits(La casa de los Espíritus)” written by Isabel Allende. The novel was published in 1982, Isabel Allende's presentation novel narratives the violent political occasions of post provincial Chile, through the lives of four ages of the rich Trueba family. The extraordinary is available from the start, with Allende portraying the supernatural capacities of one of the novel's principle heroes, Clara. Expect ghosts blended into the consistently, time shifts in the story and signs being figured it out. A genuine show-stopper, of the sorcery authenticity classification, yet additionally of women's activist and Chilean writing. Here’s some excerpt from the novel ”House of Spirits(La casa de los Espíritus)”

“That was Marcos’s longest trip. He returned with a shipment of enormous boxes that were piled in the far courtyard, between the chicken coop and the woodshed, until the winter was over. At the first signs of spring he had them transferred to the parade grounds, a huge park where people would gather to watch the soldiers file by on Independence Day, with the goosestep they had learned from the Prussians. When the crates were opened, they were found to contain loose bits of wood, metal, and painted cloth. Marcos spent two weeks assembling the contents according to an instruction manual written in English, which he was able to decipher thanks to his invincible imagination and a small dictionary. When the job was finished, it turned out to be a bird of prehistoric dimensions, with the face of a furious eagle, wings that moved, and a propeller on its back.”

With all of that, it may be seem that different regions from the world has their very own unique way in terms of literature, all of the literature around the world is really fascinating and amazing. Now that I’ve shown you the different dominant themes and styles of literature from Southeast Asia, East Asia, South and West Asia, Anglo-America and Europe, Africa, and Latin America. I hope that you’ve learned something new and surprising thing about the different themes and styles from around the world!

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b1a4wa-hamkke · 4 years ago

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[NEWS][ENG] B1A4 “For sure a Happy Ending” Regrouping as a 3-membered group “like a movie”

B1A4 released their 4th album on the 19th.

The title song “Like a Movie” is a self-composed song

B1A4 “complete comeback is like a movie”

“Debut 10th year anniversary, increasing responsibility, activities for “Like a Movie” will definitely be happy ending

Photo: WM Entertainment

Group B1A4 made a complete comeback after around 3 years. “Like a Movie” will be a new start for the members, they are sure that it will be a happy ending.

B1A4 (CNU, Sandeul, Gongchan) held their album release online showcase in the afternoon of 19th for their 4th album “Origine”.

“Origine” has “Like a Movie” as the title song and the album will have a total of 12 songs. This album is expected to show all of B1A4’s accumulated musical colours. All 12 songs are composed by the members, the identity of B1A4 and their world of music will be packed inside the album. Sandeul said that “Origine” has the meaning of origin and beginning, and that the 3 members all took part in composing, lyric-writing in the 12 songs of the album. He also said that they thought about B1A4’s identity a lot and held many meetings, thus it is an album that is heavily buried in their own colours.

The title song “Like a Movie” compares the feelings of a protagonist in a scene of a movie as if time has stopped. CNU wrote this song when he was on military duties. CNU said that it took around 2 months after military discharge, and that he really misses being on stage. He wished to return as B1A4 right after discharge, and he thought about every day during his service. Since this moment is like a movie, he said, so he made this song “Like a Movie”, hoping the fans can listen to it as soon as possible. He wondered what it would be like to give this present to fans who have been waiting.

Photo: WM Entertainment.

A comeback after 3 years since “Rollin’”. Between that time and now, B1A4 became a group of 3 from 5 members. CNU said, “We prepared with more efforts since we are having a comeback as a 3-membered group rather than 5, knowing that fans would be very sad. I have been making music on my own before but with this album, many more stories are shared and moving forwards, I thought about the direction B1A4 should go in. We met more often because of this and had many meetings. I think this is the unique point of this album.”

Those who are nearing their 10th year of debut will probably feel a heavier sense of responsibility. Sandeul said, “Since it’s a full album, it does weigh more. I feel a heavier sense of responsibility, and thought that we must concentrate ourselves as we make a new start,” Gongchan felt the same to this. He said, “I felt that I have more responsibility. I’m the team’s maknae so hyungs always cared for me and I relied on them a lot. But slowly, I also want to be hyungs’ help and so I always had the thought that I should work harder.

Photo: WM Entertainment

This time the activities will be a different starting point for B1A4. CNU said, “I had a lot of worries about B1A4’s direction from now, and it took a long time for the song “Like a Movie” to come out. The 3 vocals are good together, and because of that I treasured it more whilst writing the song. Since we became a 3-membered group from 5, it’s true that I felt the same burden as we first released our first album. Still, I think that the album is a big change and challenge for us. It’s a new starting point for B1A4 to go from.”

Sandeul said, “I’d love to keep the activities from “Like a Movie” this time as memories. I really hope that many movie-like moments will unfold.” He also spoke wittily that this movie must have a happy ending, making everyone laugh.

At the end, CNU said, “B1A4 is like pottery. There were times when we burned but we will remain as a group with lasting warmth. It’s what we hope for. We want to become a group that will have warm feelings and lasting memories in many people.

B1A4’s 4th full album “Origine” will be released at 6PM KST.

Reporter: Kim SuYoung [email protected] Article report and press release [email protected]

Trans: @B1A4_UK (errors not checked due to time constraint but pls dm if anything thank you) [pls take out with full creds^^]

#B1A4 #translations #CNU #Sandeul #Gongchan

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lindsaylouus · 5 years ago

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10 Lords a-Leaping 🔟🔟🔟 (NCT - Haechan)

A/N: Emoji game, slightly more literal than yesterday. Enjoy!

‘Bye Miss Y/N!!!’ The little ones called as they filed out the door in a flurry to meet their parents.

‘Bye Kids! Merry Christmas, be good!!’ You waved back at them, waiting until they’d all safely left.

You slumped in your chair, head leaning back and breathed a sigh of relief. You loved those kids, but boy were they a handful. Luckily, it was the last class before the Christmas break, and you needed it. Home, shower, dinner, bed. That sounded about right.

However, looking around the room, all you could see was paint, glitter and glue strewn all over the large table in the centre of the room and all over the floor. There was even mess on the underside of the table.

How?! How do kids manage to do this?

When the local Church was calling for volunteers to help out with arts classes for children at the Community Centre, you were all for it. It’ll be fun, give a little back, make a difference to kids maybe? That’s what Christmas is about, right?

You’d even talked a couple of your friends into helping too.

But how wrong you felt. All your Saturday evenings had been filled with since, were scrubbing wax crayon off every available surface, trying desperately to get poster paint out of your clothes (some of the kids were wild with a paintbrush), stopping little ones from attempting to eat PVA glue and making sure they created art on paper and NOT each others faces.

You didn’t mean to moan, but it was super draining and you began to wonder if you were actually getting anything out of this. And if you were making a difference at all for the kids themselves.

Ugh, anyway, the sooner I get this cleaned up, the sooner I can get home.

As you began to collect the supplies off the table, you suddenly heard loud shouting coming from outside the door. Out of pure curiosity, you stopped what you were doing and followed the raucous.

As you walked down the corridor and turned the corner into the assembly hall, you saw two of your friends reenacting, what seemed like, a scene from a medieval drama. They were so deep in character, they didn’t even notice you entering.

‘I now appoint you... LORD HAECHAN!!’ Mark’s voice echoed through the large hall. He was holding a plastic sword, tapping it once on each of Haechan’s shoulders. ‘ARISEEEEE!!’

‘Now that I am a Lord.. I CHALLENGE YOU!!’ Haechan pulled another plastic sword from his side and pointed it toward Mark.

‘Dude! I thought we were friends,’ Mark responded with mock shock and disappointment.

‘You thought wrong!!!’ Haechan shouted as he slowly charged at Mark.

The two of them were now having the slowest dual you think you’ve ever seen. They were slow-mo fighting, knocking the swords together until Haechan plunged his underneath Mark’s arm.

Mark's fake death was certainly dramatic. He fell backwards onto the floor, reaching a hand out toward Haechan.

'It.. didn't ha..have to e-end like, th..this,' he stuttered as he continued to sink to the floor.

'Of course it did,' Haechan declared, 'you killed my father!' Sword pointed at Mark's face. We're now in Star Wars, it seems.

'No Haechan... I AM YOUR FATHERRRR!!'

'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!' Haechan fell to his knees.

What a sight. Your two friends were now on the floor, shrieking at the top of their lungs.

Haechan staggered to his feet, you felt an epic monologue coming on.

'What have I don.. Ah! My Queen! You have arrived.' Oh no, he's spotted you. ‘Look, you even sparkle!’ Haechan pointed to your hair, and you realised you had rouge bits of glitter stuck to some strands.

You crossed your arms, 'You guys know that you’re knighted with swords, not made into a Lord?’

‘Details, details Y/N,’ Haechan dismissed your grumpy comment with a wave of his hand.

You continued none the less, ‘and aren't you two supposed to be music teachers? What's with the props today?' You looked around the hall, scattered, were all sorts of musical instruments, but the swords were a new edition.

‘That’s where you’re wrong, Y/N.’ Mark had risen off of the floor and took Haechan’s sword. ‘Where you see Lord’s swords, we see... music.’

‘Music,’ Haechan whispered to you, mimicking Mark’s words.

Whilst Mark was beating the swords against the stage, like he was playing the drums, Haechan was busting moves, b-boying around the hall with Mark’s encouragement.

These clowns, they’d certainly cheered you up this evening.

‘Well, have fun you guys, I’m gonna go and scrape glue off of scissors.’ You turned around and headed back to your messy classroom.

Twenty minutes of tidying later, Haechan came bounding through the door, ‘Ta-daaa!’ He sang as he landed in the room, arms spread, ‘get it, Y/N?.. I leapt.. like a Lord.. a leaping Lord?’

‘You were a knight..’

‘Details Y/N!!’ Haechan once again dismissed your correction. ‘You’ll make me regret coming to help you.’ He immediately started to organise pens, making sure all of them had the right colour tops. One thing you could always rely on, is Haechan’s ability to tidy.

‘Well, if that’s the case, thank you. Lord Haechan,’ you smiled, he smiled and everything wasn’t as gloomy as it seemed twenty minutes ago.

Not long after, the room was finally beginning to look the way it had originally. As the last boxes of paint bottles and felt pens were put in their rightful place, Haechan noticed something left on one of the chairs.

‘Y/N, I think this is for you,’ he held out a beautiful picture of a Christmas tree, with your name spelled out in bright red glitter.

Dear Miss Y/N, Merry Christmas! Thank you for being my teacher. Love, Yuna.

Well wasn’t that the cutest thing? Yuna was one of the more shy children in your class, but she was so kind and sweet. She must’ve been a little too timid to give this to you herself, so she’d left it behind for you.

‘Still think you don’t make a difference?’ Haechan asked in the quiet room.

You’d made it no secret to Haechan that you had been struggling with your classes.

‘I don’t know.. maybe,’ you kept looking at the picture. ‘I mean, I know they’re really good kids. I just wanna be a positive influence you know. I guess, sometimes I don’t feel like they really need me.’

Haechan pulled up a chair, knowing that just by listening to you, he was helping you clear your mind. You mirrored him and sat down.

When you really thought about it, every thank you Miss, every see you next week Miss and every Miss, look at this! meant something to you.

‘They really are awesome, messy, but awesome. Like, today, Gongchan helped Sungjae hold his scissors correctly. And, Dasom helped Umji mix paints together so she could get the perfect shade of pink...’

You couldn’t help but smile as you remembered all the times your class had cared for each other. And in turn, all the times you’d cared for them. Like when Yuna needed encouragement when she didn’t think her drawing was very good or when you drew a dot-to-dot to help Sehun write his own name on his work.

Little things.

‘See?’ Haechan said, almost reading your thoughts.

‘See what?’ You looked at him, confused.

‘You need them, as much as they need you. You shouldn’t doubt yourself Y/N, I’ve seen you with those kids. They love you and you love them, that’s what making a difference is about.’

‘Who are you, and what have you done with my friend?’ You were stunned, but so thankful that you could call him that. ‘You’re proud of that one, aren’t you?’

‘Naturally,’ he smirked, ‘they don’t call me Lord Haechan for nothing!’ He leaned back in his chair, hands behind his head, feeling smug.

‘No one calls you that,’ you said as you got up and tucked your chair under the table.

‘You did.’

‘Touché.’ He had you there.

As you both got ready to grab your stuff before leaving the Centre, Haechan made an offer that you couldn’t refuse.

‘Wanna come over to my house tonight? Mom’s making Samgyeopsal. Food of the LORDSSSS.’

Oh wow, how many times am I gonna hear that over Christmas?... A lot.

#nct #nct 127 #nct dream #nct haechan #nct mark #haechan #nct fuff #nct imagines #nct 127 fanfic #nct 127 fluff #lee haechan #lee haechan fluff #mark lee #nct 127 haechan #kpop christmas #haechan fanfiction #haechan fluff #haechan fic

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jae-canikeepyou · 5 years ago

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| marked | j.jh | ch. three

genre: superpower!au

a/n: i posted a bit late today but hope you’ll like this chapter! send me an ask for discussions, or if you’re confused :D

the morning sun woke you up and you haven’t gotten used to the warmth you hadn’t experienced in years. the sounds of birds chirping even at winter still left you amazed. the pink curtains swayed in sync as the wind entered the room, making you stand to close it. though instead of doing that, you took notice of the other kids who played out in the snow. it had been a while since you felt joy and peace in you. right now you had a place to stay in, food to eat and people to share with. everything was provided and it came to the point where you chose to stay.

the alarm went off on the side table between your bed and mina’s. she quickly snoozed it before getting off of the bed. “good morning.” you prepared coffee at a small counter of the room.

“i gotta get dressed.” she yawned, her slurred words asked for more sleep, but you knew she couldn’t go back to sleep anyway.

your back faced her and tingled when you took a sip of coffee. you slightly danced to the music the headphone gave off. “they’re by the door.” you told mina.

“seriously y/n you can see them?” she asked as she opened it, four figures came into view— seokmin, mingyu, eunha and eunwoo.

“we thought y/n would leave the next morning so we came to check if she really did.” eunwoo waved at the both of you. “and she’s here. $20 you too!” he gestured the boys you assumed they had a bet.

“y/n! this is eunha! she’s part of our group too.” mina brought you to the rest.

“it’s finally nice to meet you.” eunha grabbed your hands and shook them, making you flinch at the sudden greeting. “we’re going to the hall. we have our morning exercises there.”

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the hall you last saw became a gymnasium. mats and equipments aligned by the walls. people began their stretches while some had already started their routine. the group brought you along the middle where it separated the boys and girls. whispers grew until they became quiet. like last night, eyes were on you. most were fascinated at your presence while others hid behind others. ‘the newbie’ they referred you.

eunha started doing stretches and as you tried to follow, you felt people crowding around you. they were curious of what else you might do. “hey y/n! take fast!” a voice in the distance behind you yelled. people squealed and ran away when an iron weight plate flew to you like a frisbee. others had their eyes closed with their hands, fearing the worst case that could happen. you took the iron plate without looking back, and when you did, bunch of ‘oohs’ escaped their lips.

while you continued to do the exercises, the hall remained silent where only sounds of equipment and sighs were heard. the door suddenly slammed open. a boy in his sleeveless hoodie came in, earning attention.

“he’s here! he’s here!”

“wow first time in the gym since forever.”

“that jerk finally showed up huh.”

after seeing him, mingyu and the other boys called your group. “y/n! there’s someone we want you to mee- hey where are you going?!”

the boy in the hoodie walked past them without a word. he didn’t stop walking. you thought he would go and do his routine but he ended in front of you. his mask was the first thing you saw before fists appeared right before your eyes.

oh boy what’s going on?

you avoided the continuous punches, hoping he would grew tired of it. he was probably one of those who wanted to challenge you like the one who threw the iron plate. this time, there were no breaks in between. “tsk.” you sighed.

though you saw his motives into at least landing attacks on you, it seemed like he knew your motives as well? he’d block or avoid your every attempt to hit him. he was strong. all kicks, punches were nothing to the both of you. neither were injured. cheers of encouragement grew until he stopped, making you do the same.

“ah just when i thought i could defeat you. my friends told me you were strong, i had to see it for myself.” he scoffed, removing his mask and hoodie. you looked at the boy who smiled before you, his dimples showed and you’d be lying if you weren’t swayed by it. he was cute. literally.

“my name’s jaehyun. i heard you’re an absolute like me.”

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“you’re crazy for doing that. she could get injured!” mina pointed fingers at jaehyun, not taking a single bite from her breakfast.

“hey i just had to double check her powers. i wasn’t convinced when the guys mentioned she’s an absolute.”

you sighed how your morning could be this noisy and energetic. window showed rays of sunlight that made the snow floor brighter, slightly blinding your eyes. you wondered what an absolute does. no one dared to tell you, even if you did read their thoughts to find an answer, it was somehow blocked. you tapped your chopsticks onto the tray, grabbing jaehyun’s attention. he immediately slid the curtains to a close. he smiled at your daydreaming state, happy to find someone like him. “i can tell you what an absolute does if you’re really curious. seems like you have no idea about your power.”

the rest of the group rolled their eyes at jaehyun’s starter for a conversation.

“there he goes again. he knows what you’re about to say, y/n.” eunha said.

“he reads peoples’ minds like it’s a book to them. how creepy!” mina faked a clap as if to mock him.

“exactly! which is why it’s hard to keep secrets from him!” seokmin gave hi-five mina.

“correction, it’s not read. i hear your thoughts even before you say it.” jaehyun finished his waffle, turning towards you. you played with the radishes on your plate before jaehyun started to speak. “this is what an ‘absolute’ does.” he poked your hand. “they have a power that consists of skills, capabilities that’re beyond comparison than the people here.”

you raised your brow in confusion. “so you’re saying that’s the only point an absolute can have? heck, i don’t even know my own capabilities.”

“i’m aware that you know you’ve been categorized. let me name the others.” he took a sip from his milkshake. seokmin and the other had eyes on him too, like he was about to tell a nightmare story. “mina for sure told you about how we got our powers- that is near death experience.”

mina stood up and slightly banged the table. “you heard our conversation last night?? how dare-”

“shush you twerp.” mingyu pulled mina down to her seat.

“in the core, the system tells us five main power categories.” jaehyun brought out his fingers to name them. “the manipulators— those who controls or influences— that’s eunwoo with teleportation. the emitters— those who emit any matter from their palms— mina with fire/heat. the adapters— those who can quickly adapt to the environment— seokmin with resistance to cold and mingyu with aquatic. the enhanced and the supernaturals have the same qualities depending on the cases. however, the supernaturals are relatively on a higher level than the enhanced. eunha is an enhanced in synesthesia, which is why she’s on the investigation council, and was able to locate you.”

you tried to bring the new information to your head as your brain processed each and every word jaehyun said. “and those like us?” your eyes anticipated for the next, resting your chin onto your knuckles.

“the absolutes, are greater than all the categories combined. though we don’t have any emission or adaptation-related powers, we have an infinite scale of sense. strength is a bonus too. in my case, it’s hearing. and yours..” he trailed off, looking into your eyes.

“mine is vision.” you completed his sentence, a smile grew on jaehyun’s face.

“that’s right.”

no matter the answer, this was news for you. a good type of news. yet something still bothered you; the people you unintentionally took lives from.

the bell rang and the rest of the group decided to leave for their own training sessions and classes. they said goodbyes, leaving only you and jaehyun on the table.

“i can’t answer that, but i know someone who does.” he blurted out, the silence between you and him ended. “since starting from now we’ll have classes together with gongchan.”

“can you ever avoid hearing my thoughts? it’s getting creepy, like others have said.” you swallowed your saliva, avoiding his gaze.

“can you ever avoid seeing my thoughts?” he retorted back, his dimples still evident. “and i know you found me cute earl-”

“agh stop!” you threw a tissue at him, he laughed as he shielded himself. “can’t blame me for seeing ten seconds into the future, can you?”

“ah, so you found me cute even before i entered the hall.” he teased, his upper part of his ears shaded pink. “i can detect if you’re lying or not.”

“and what if i’m not?” you stuck out your tongue, later you giggled at the boy’s reaction. “your ears are really honest, aren’t they?”

jaehyun covered his ears in embarrassment. “i’ll give you an a-plus for noticing that on our first meeting. let’s go?”

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