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THE MESSY CONCLUSION OF 'WALK THE MAZE', LOOPiN's EARLY 2024 (FAILED!) ATTEMPT OF A CONCEPT RESTART...

published under iktinfo.com on January 31th, 2024 by anonymous. / format inspired by Myah a.k.a @/venusvity!

Very few boy groups can confidently say they a had successful 2023 run, and the fact that LOOPiN can include themselves in the lucky few despite the looming shadow of their problematic former co-parent company, Blockberry Creative, is a miracle: after all, they became a 2 million seller group last year, won 8 music shows trophies in total - an 80% growth -, and conquered the heart's of knets with their summer release ‘Beatbox’ and their last title track of the year, 'Tell Me What To Do', which is still charting at the time of writing this article on major Top40s.

It's easy to see that any project coming from the group after 'Internet War' promotions would hardly fly under the radar, and choosing to finally quick off their visual and storyline rebrand in connection to such a well received album seemed to be the perfect recipe for success right at the start of 2024. Turns out it wasn't, partially for reasons beyond New Wave Music’s control, yes, but we're yet to get there.

Coming to its conclusion on December 29th, New Wave's storyline focused project 'Walk The Maze' - an attempt to introduce brand new units to LOOPIN unrelated to their past connection to LOONA - came to fruition through special music videos released every week of December, featuring escapes out of dystopian buildings and sentient robots, all to introduce the subgroups ‘ContraCult’, ‘IdenIdol’, ‘LiveLine’ and ‘InninS’.

It was to expect that after the mass dismissal of the entirety of New Wave’s concept department right after their departure with BBC in November 2022 - where over 21 employees were let go without proper warning or pay, if the former concept director for the group, Oh Yewon, is to be believed; a matter that’s been settled privately between her and CEO Seo Changyuk away from public eye -, the quality of anything cinematic coming from the group would have decayed, but LOOPiN has been working side by side with the small video effects company GOLDWORK Studios and making it work splendidly in visuals; uncoincidentally, GOLDWORK is a subsidiary of chinese commercial studio giant XLV Media, created and managed by J.J’s father, Xu Lianghui.

But despite all the secure outside investment and hype initially built around ‘Walk The Maze’, the members’ personal affairs have, as they so often do, come in the way of smooth success. The conspiratory delays involving LOOPiN for the past 2 years as well as the upcoming girl group act from New Wave Music have raised suspicion of the company's ability to survive another year.

The final loading screen present in the official WALK THE MAZE site without its cryptic text.

On December 29th, ‘Walk The Maze’s final day, the official site created to house the eventual immersive ‘quests’ to immerse iNSYNCs into the member's new characters and their realities. The overall prize for concluding all 4 was direct access to a mp3 file bearing a re-recording of LOOPiN’s debut single Love Me Right, this time featuring Gyujin - which went public a day later. After the conclusion of the game the site showed a tight schedule for the rest of the semester, promising the restart of Boy Of The Week format and the release of solo singles from every member starting from February. But here is where complication comes.

After all, two weeks before the turn of the new year, New Wave’s trainee team RIIDEWAVEE won ‘Show Me The One’, the reality show where Mnet would provide a ‘premium debut experience’ to upcoming acts from medium to small companies. By contract obligations shared over Dispatch soon after the trio made up of Dahyung, Chaeun and Furumi disappeared from all social media in early January, New Wave Music has until mid February to debut them in a group, or else they’ll have to pay a ₩8,012,349,438 (6 Million USD) fine to Mnet for breaking contract. To no surprise, all the company's resources seem to have gone into making it happen, and its effects on what’s planned for LOOPiN has already been announced: on January 13th, New Wave released a note explaining the scrapping of the singles in the former Boy Of The Week format, choosing to release them all together as a full album on a undecided date. 

In some sort of retaliation, Dylan has apparently responded to the cancellation by releasing his own set of solo songs on the 21th – originally 10, but now counted on Spotify as 9 after the track ‘Little League’ was deleted –, which doesn’t seem to be a full group pleaser; the one day long unfollow from Seungsoo and Haegon raised eyebrows among fans, who are always on edge with intern fighting rumors in LOOPiN.

In the middle of it all, the Japanese fashion house VIANFINO has announced the end of their exclusive contract with Haruki. The decision to let the Idol, who had been appointed as an ambassador for Monica Amano’s brand in April 2022, is strongly speculated to be made after the Idols skipped his scheduled appearance in Milan Fashion Week last September without properly notifying VIANFINO. Despite ending his contract on the 11th, New Wave nor Haruki have acknowledged Monica’s sweet natured departure statement, where the designer regards him as someone she’ll surely keep cheering for on a professional and personal length.

The final nail in the coffin for reputation compromise involving a LOOPiN member apparently has just come with the expose of Night Child’s Dongwook admission into a rehab facility on the 27th. J.J, who has been a public friend of his for months on end, has been excessively judged by NTCD’s fanbase for how quickly he went deleting all traces of Dongwook off his personal social media– hard enough for him to delete his Instagram and Tiktok accounts.

With all that happening in a single month, LOOPiN seems to have retroceded to their infamous ‘curse’ of challenging starts to promotional years. Although, if New Wave Music is really looking for a way to suppress it, enrolling the members in a long due intense media training course might be a good start.

[dogscomplex-archive]

MODERN GIRLS && OLD FASHION MEN.

feat. #LOOPiN && #IDOLMAKER.

insp. by [x].

[houpss]

Hurt

Lily had a panic attack during her performance

🧊–return to masterlist ¡! ✥

First person narration, angst, panic attacks, tears.

This was an important performance, SKZ prepared very carefully.I've been preparing for so long, I wanted to be the best for STAY, I wanted to be proud of me! It was a big award where we wanted to receive a big award, Daesang. The boys were tense, they did everything professionally that was needed. The performance was supposed to be with the song "MEGAVERSE" and everything turned out perfectly.

"What are our lovely lady thinking about?" Minho jokingly asked, patting me on the back as I was warming up in front of the studio mirror.

"I'm worried, Ho, I want to show YOU that I deserve to be a part of Stray kids." I bit my lip and shook my body before turning to Minho in a half turn.

"You are an integral part of us, and whoever disagrees with this goes fuck themselves," Minho said briefly, but very accurately. Lily laughed at his words

"What are you laughing at, it's time for us to go"

"And where are the others?"

"Seungmin and Changbin are now buying water for everyone, Chan is discussing some points with staff, and everyone else is waiting in the car. Come on,Bear...You're too slow"

I left with Minho, the atmosphere was quite tense and everyone felt it. We sat down in the car:I was sitting next to Felix, who was taking new selfies for Bubble and we took a selfie together; Jeongin had already fallen asleep on Chan's shoulder, Changbin and Hyunjin were jokingly arguing; Seungmin was listening to music on headphones, and Jison and Minho were pestering each other. Lily exhaled and whispered to Felix, "I'm so worried, freckle..as if I don't have the right to make mistakes."

"Oh... Lily..this is absolutely normal, our work anticipates constant stress. Firstly, you are an ordinary living person and life without mistakes is impossible, STAY will love you any, like other Members, you will not get worse from this," Felix said with a smile and took Lily's hand in his, he understood how important support is to her now.

Some fans literally used the phrase "I'm ot8, but Lily..."

I put my head on Felix's shoulder, and he squeezed my hand harder.

We arrived at the filming location, and staff began to prepare us. I had bright makeup done with black shaded arrows, blue lenses were put on and the tone of my face was adjusted so that it shone aesthetically, perfectly. My dyed burgundy hair was twisted into a lot of curls, and my clothes were a rather strict version, an earpiece was hooked on my ear.The boys were having fun and laughing, of course it was loud and noisy in the SKZ Dressing Room...I tried to join in their conversation, but I just made it worse for myself.I don't belong here.I looked at myself in the mirror, my throat constricted, I just whispered to myself:"a living doll." I don't want to be here, I have to be somewhere else. Why such thoughts?The first signs of anxiety.

Chan noticed my condition and gently patted me on the shoulder: "Princess,is everything okay?".I'm scared."Chan frowned and took me to the nearest couch so the boys wouldn't see them.He stroked her hands with his fingers, his lips briefly kissed her forehead so as not to erase the tone from her face."My beautiful one, you are perfect and everything will go well, you make the STAY and boys so happy. You'll like this performance," Chan patted his back and gave a bottle of water in his hands, "And after the award we'll go home and watch some movie, okay?"

I nodded and hugged him briefly, my lips were frozen: "Thank you, my love"

It was time to go on stage, I gave the boys a bright smile and we went on stage to the noisy STAY, it became dark.The spotlight fell on me, and I took a deep breath, ready to dive into the dance. But suddenly my heart started pounding wildly, pounding loudly in my chest, I'm suffocating again. The light became blinding, the sounds became unbearable, and the air around me became suffocating. My vision was blurred, and my hands were shaking uncontrollably. Tears welled up in my eyes, I want to cry so much, fear gripped me. I was engulfed by a powerful force that engulfed me, completely paralyzing me. Every muscle in my body was tense, and it was impossible to control the waves of panic that were spreading through me.I was engulfed by a powerful force that engulfed me, completely paralyzing me. Every muscle in my body was tense, and it was impossible to control the waves of panic that were spreading through me. I desperately tried to regain control, to suppress the panic, but it continued to intensify. The adrenaline coursing through my veins only fueled the fire of my anxiety. The performance I had been working so hard on was slipping away, disappearing into the darkness around me. The music deafened me, I looked around in confusion, it's time to perform. My body was moving, I didn't understand what I was doing, my body was working automatically.The reality of the situation has dissolved, and all that remains is an overwhelming sense of impending doom. Thoughts raced through my head, saying that I wasn't good enough, that I would embarrass myself in front of everyone. It was as if the weight of the world was pressing down on my shoulders, hampering my every move.It was my turn to play, my body continued to move gracefully at the same time sharply, singing broke from my lips, I tried my best to suppress tears and shaking in my body, just not now, please.During one of the elements of the choreography, I exchanged glances with Hyunjin when the scenes were going on at the frn while there was a part of Jison. Hyunjin nodded to me softly and squeezed my hand for a moment, and I smiled gratefully.With all my determination, I overcame my fear. The path ahead was uncertain, but I didn't let panic dictate my fate. The support of my boys and the love of art that fueled my passion became beacons of light leading me forward. "Welcome to the Stray Kids HOT MEGAVERSE" Felix and I dictated this last line together. The lights went out, and Staye's deafening support swept through the hall.When the last notes echoed through the hall, I was overcome by a sense of accomplishment. I faced my fears face to face without giving in to panic. It wasn't a flawless performance, but it was filled with sincere emotions and unwavering determination.The applause that followed was dedicated not only to the performance, but also to the resilience and strength it took to overcome my panic attack.I exhaled exhausted and we went down from the stage to the idol area. I bowed politely to my friends and colleagues. We sat down at our table, and under the table I felt Chan's supportive grip and Hyunjin's proud gaze.I squeezed Chan's fingers under the table.From that day on, I vowed never to let fear dictate my path. I knew that panic attacks were part of my personality, but they didn't define me. I will continue my work. I'm part of the Stray Kids. Hwang Lily will never fade away.

[hjnxx]

house of cards is a south korean reality show created by mnet. hosted by twinstar’s oh hyewon, it premiered on march 5th 2021 and was broadcast every friday for thirteen weeks until its final episode. the series was broadcasted on the sbs m channel or youtube depending on the viewer’s location.

with fifty - two contestants being entered into the ring, the aim of the show was to debut a four - member group under the rising company kq entertainment. and with the growing success of their boy group ateez, it wasn’t long until those fifty - two slots were filled—auditions being held from january to february 2021.

divided into groups of four, a ‘pod’ would consist of thirteen members recognized in the four main categories needed to be a successful idol groups : vocals, performance, rapping, and personality—the last of the categories surprising its viewers. one member from each pod would be selected to represent themselves in their respective categories, as well as expected to keep up if asked to suddenly perform in the other categories. each week, four contestants were eliminated.

on the final episode of the show, aired on may 28th, it would be announced that the final four would debut later the same year.

in an unexpected turn of events, highly voted contestants choi janelle and yamada emi did not make the lineup. ending up in fifth and seventh place respectively, the top four spots went to kq trainees ahyeon and micha, pledis trainee yuina, and eunji—a recent university drop-out and convenient store worker. outrage from comets—fans of teenstar—and new fans of emi were inescapable for weeks online, marring the reputation of the show. but the hate didn’t matter. not to a certain staff member at kq.

house of cards was the brainchild of creative director yoon boeun, hired in 2020 and tasked with the creation and development of the project kqueenz. with her newly selected four, she would go on to partially introduce the girls to the world on june 14th, faces partially hidden in a similar fashion to their seniors. dancing to rico nasty’s counting up, four girls dressed head to toe in black gave a teaser of what’s to come. despite the show’s negative reception, the dance cover was quick to go viral—hate-watched or not. they would quickly gain popularity due to being of ateez’s sister group.

after the release of their dance video, the group would go through a series of debut preparations—the release of the official group name on july first, hijinxx, individual and group street performances from june to august, posters in public areas—all to raise domestic popularity. and on september first of the same year, hijinxx would officially debut.

[bingeulz]

❝ there’s no TRACE     is she dead, DEAD?    nothing is KNOWN    can we talk, TALK?     not ANYMORE. ❞

◜ . . . 빙글빙글 ( bingeul bingeul ) internationally known as ROUND N' ROUND, is a six-member girl group under mns entertainment. they debuted on october 31, 2019 with the mini album vol. 1: find the missing and the title-track ring x ring, taking the k-pop world by storm.

1. INFO !

korean name: 빙글빙글 (bingeul bingeul) international name: round n’ round fandom name: circle official colors: #a3003f & #33003b & #000000 debut date: october 31, 2019 debut song: ring x ring members: 6 (miyoung, chloe, eunseo, yeji, sarang, mina)

2. IMAGE !

c o n c e p t

round n’ round is known for their unique “horror witch graphic novel” concept, which is often described as a masterful mix of quirky songs and creepy storylines or vice versa. their lyrics and music videos include themes of mystery, hysteria, magic, power, sin, guilt, trauma, grief, the desire to escape from your past and the consequences that come with trying to do so.

f a m e

round n’ round follows mns’ tradition of girl groups that not only are popular with the general public but also managed to gather a huge yet fiery, loyal fanbase across the country and the globe. their fanbase around the time of their debut was around 85% female, a number that increased to an astounding 92% the following years.

p u b l i c p e r c e p t i o n

although they’re constantly being criticized and picked apart by conservative men in korea, the majority of k-pop fans adores round n’ round. loved domestically and internationally for their passion for their craft and their tight-knit bond since their pre-debut days, round n’ round has established themselves as one of the most beloved 4th gen groups. 

3. MEMBERS !

KANG MIYOUNG . . . portrayed by wjsn's yeonjung CHLOE SHIN . . . portrayed by billlie's haram KIM EUNSEO . . . portrayed by aespa's winter GO YEJI . . . portrayed by stayc's isa CHOI SARANG . . . portrayed by ichillin's joonie SHIN MINA . . . portrayed by triples' sohyun

❝ there’s no TRACE     is she dead, DEAD?    nothing is KNOWN    can we talk, TALK?     not ANYMORE. ❞

[alwaysvivid]

𝐜 𝐚 𝐥 𝐚 𝐦 𝐢 𝐭 𝐲

an event causing great and sudden damage or distress ; a disaster. a state of deep despair or misery caused by major misfortune

PLOT after the dispatch reveal of sarang and jaehyun cece has the conversation she hoped she never would.

CHARACTERS cece lee ˒ jung jaehyun ˒ vivid

mentions of doe @bratpak & sarang @nct-krown

WORD COUNT 2.7k

GENRE a lot of angst and heartbreak

PLAYLIST c e c e

﹙ send in songs that remind you of cece.⠀﹚

[ jan ‘24 ]

“cece give me the phone.”

“no. i need to speak. i need to hear him, he needs to explain to me. he’s my boyfriend. he owes me an answer! i need to speak,” cece spoke through sniffles as she sat cross legged on her bedroom floor waiting for jaehyun to pick up.

sora’s patience was notoriously known for being thin but with jaehyun it basically did not exist. this coupled with the fact that he was obviously avoiding cece’s calls, she had reached her final straw.“cece give it to me-!” she attempted to yank the phone out of the crying girl's hands . that was until jaehyun's soft voice echoed around the room.

“hello?”

he finally picked up. after she had tried 5 times already he finally answered the phone.cece yanked the phone away from her friend with a strength she didn't know she had only to lose all that confidence just as fast as it appeared.

the silence that followed was suffocating. despite being so desperate to speak to him, cece felt that she didn’t have the words, her sniffles were all that he could hear through the phone.

sora tugged at cece’s arm once more, managing to separate her phone from her ear just that much more so that she would be heard.

“you’re a fucking piece of shit jaehyun! again ? you did this …again! what the fuck is wrong with you-”cece grabbed the phone once again before sora could say anything more.

“is it true?” her voice was soft as she spoke. “you and hayley… is it?”

all cece could hear was jaehyuns breathing, and a slight shuffle indicating he was moving around. but nothing more.

“please tell me it isn’t.”

silence.

cece was already on edge when january 1st rolled around, ever since heeyoung and jisung’s faces were plastered everywhere they looked 3 years ago all of the vivid girls dreaded the day. dispatch had created a haunting tradition of announcing idol couples every new year’s day and shattering their worlds in the process. and despite cece’s previous anxieties nothing could have prepared her for what dropped at midnight.

NCT’s Jaehyun and Sarang are reportedly dating.

“yoonoh ,” she gripped her phone tightly as she sighed out his government name. “is it real? please just tell me. please!”

jaehyun let out a sigh before finally speaking, “cece you know the answer to that.”

“clearly she fucking doesn’t,” sora commented, raising her voice enough fro jaehyun to hear across the line. cece wiped at her teary eyes before shooting her best friend a stern look. she loved sora’s fierce loyalty but right now she needed her to just shut up.

“just let me explain, baby, please?”

“no” sora interrupted once again as she gave cece a stern look. “sora get out.”

her face dropped along with her jaw hearing the words leave her mouth. the two girls stared at each other with cold expressions as they both waited for the other to crack. sora rolled her eyes dramatically as she watched cece softly ask jaehyun to give them a second.

cece never listened to anyone when it came to jaehyun. no one could say anything to her about the boy. if anyone ever tried to, she would go on and on about how no one understood them the way that they understood each other. she’d tell them how they were clearly made for each other and no relationship was perfect.they just had some “bumps” in the road. those bumps being jaehyun’s constant infidelity. it was always an us versus them situation, if anything ever went on in their relationship it was never jaehyun’s fault. when sora told her about the night where he tried hitting on her cece didn't speak for almost 3 weeks but she stayed with jaehyun throughout all that time. when doe tried to tell her that he was the one leading their short lived affair cece never listened. even after doe looked her in the eye and called her a ‘fucking idiot’ for believing jaehyun she still hates her to this day and refuses to forgive her no matter what she says. yet she forgave jaehyun so fast sora swore she got whiplash. she took him back.

“please sora … i love you but i need to do this alone.”

she was so stubborn. but sora knew that even though the thought of leaving cece’s side in this moment destroyed her heart she had to just let her learn her lesson on her own, no matter how many times she would be in the same situation. she needed to do this alone.

sora let out an irritated huff , her face still sour as she agreed and left the broken hearted girl sitting alone on the floor as jaehyun waited for the go ahead to speak again.

cece took a deep breath as she picked her phone up again.“i’m listening jae,”

she heard him let out a sigh before he spoke.

“ all those photos are out of context. i promise. they were taken after practice when we’d go on a 7/11 run ,nothing else. you can ask any of the members, we were getting group snacks.”

he spoke as gently as he always did. so soft and slow as if he'd never do anything more than love her. the sweetness of his tone wrapping cece in a blanket of calmness. yet she still found herself shutting her eyes tight as a means to stop the stream of tears spilling out of her eyes, they felt as though they would never stop. part of cece wanted to believe the innocence of the photos but she couldn’t help but doubt his words. even if this particular set of photos were not incriminating , a part of her knew that wasn’t the whole truth.

“ that isn’t true. we both know thats not the trut-”cece choked up towards the end, not being able to finish her sentence. her voice was tightening as she felt her heart sink deeper and deeper into her stomach.

there had been rumblings for a while that jaehyun had been seeing hayley behind her back. minji had said before that their relationship was suspicious, even claiming she’d caught hayley coming back from the boys dorms in the early hours of the morning

“i know jaehyun ,cece. i’ve known him for a disgustingly long time and i know his clothes. she was wearing his hoodie.i even asked johnny at practice and he said hayley did come over. she mainly hung out with jaehyun, ‘listening to his vinyls’.”

cece ignored it all like she always did.

her head fell back onto her bed in frustration as she waited for his answer. he had a habit of talking slowly, analyzing every word he was about to speak before saying them aloud. and usually cece found it endearing but in that moment it was the most annoying thing she’d ever encountered. “just tell me the truth jaehyun. right now, every fucking thing.” her voice was still fragile, wobbling slightly as she spoke.

“i am that’s the truth about the photos-“

“it’s not about the fucking photos!” cece interrupted, her frustration making her voice raise slightly but that didn’t mask the pain in it. “what? ”

his confusion had cece’s blood boiling in a way she’d never experienced before. what did he mean ‘what?’

“it’s about the actual article yoonoh. is it true?”

“baby-“

“now jaehyun! oh my god! please just… fuck!” cece’s frustrations had reached their peak, her voice dripping with desperation as she pleaded with the person she believed was the love of her life. “please,” she spoke softly as she closed her eyes, “are you seeing hayley?”

"i'm not ..." he let out a sigh, "i’m not seeing her. that’s not a lie.”

“but you’ve been sleeping with her haven't you?”

the long pause of silence that followed told cece everything she needed to know. the silence that lingered stabbed her heart; she felt like she couldn't breathe. she didn't expect him to say anymore, he'd never admitted anything overtly so she thought this was all she got. this was what she had prepared for, the answer of silence.but what happened next was so much worse than she had mentally prepared herself for.

“yes.”

cece’s heart shattered so overwhelmingly that she swore it was audible all across the country. she hadn't even realised she'd started crying again until sora burst through the door and softly shushed her in a comforting way. she grabbed the taller girl and hugged her close to her chest trying to soothe her erratic breathing that barely managed to come out between her earth shattering sobs. sora rested her lips on her forehead as her hands slowly stroked through her hair but that seemed to make her cry even harder.

“how long?” cece spoke between sobs, her words barely coming out.

“ce-”

“just answer the question please! how long were you cheating on me jaehyun?” cece yelled into the phone her emotions boiling over. if he was to finally admit to the one thing he convinced her was impossible he might as well give her the timeline. it's what she deserved.

jaehyun paused once again. his long beats of silence stretched their phone call much longer than it needed to be.

“jaehyun-!”

“around 6 months.”

“oh my god!” cece screamed as she buried her face deeper into sora’s chest. she couldnt breathe and it was starting to overwhelm her, she could pass out.

“ but it ended 3 months ago because she wasn't you. you know i love you, i’ll always love you. you're my sun, my person, the only person i feel myself around. she was nothing, a terrible mistake, the worst thing i’ve ever done. it didn't mean anything.i only want you, you're all that matters to me. i’ll do better, i'll do anything that will make this better because i love you. its you and me forever. i’m so sorry baby please listen to me.-”

sora grabbed the phone at that, “fuck you jaehyun. go to hell.” she spat the words out before hanging up. she was tired of hearing his stupid voice and poetic words that would pull cece back into their obsessive bubble. she knew it always worked but not this time and sora would make sure of that.

the rest of the members moved into the room as soon as they heard her heart aching sobs, they may have been muffled by sora’s yelling but they still echoed throughout the dorm. heeyoung ran in, joining them on the floor as she wrapped her arms around cece joining sora. dayna and yuri treaded more lightly as they came in, tissue, water and chocolate in hand as they kneeled in front of her.

cece felt as if she couldn't breath, she felt her throat close up around each molecule of oxygen as she choked out her breath. cece's mind was everywhere remembering everything at once: every touch ,every kiss, every i love you. everything that used to make her incredibly happy manifested as tiny needles that poked at her heart. everything felt hollow. anything that involved jaehyun was tainted. cece wished she could just act as if she wasn't shattered but she couldn't. she just couldn't stop crying.

" what's wrong with me?" cece whispered her voice wobbling as her tears fell in thick streams down her cheeks. the girls around her shushed her words, dismissing them immediately.

"there is absolutely nothing wrong with you cece. you're easily one of the best people i've ever met," sora emphasized, kissing the crown of her head. all the girls' voices morphed into one massive loving blur as they continued to sing her praises but it wasn’t enough for cece.

she knew they wouldn’t say it but she could feel that her members thought she was being ridiculous. but she couldn’t help it. she needed it to make sense and that was the only thing that made sense. he always said she was his everything, his sun. but if this was true then what had him running off to girls like sora,hayley and . she always had a nagging feeling that jaehyun was never really happy with just cece , in her entirety. he always dismissed it as her insecurities and swore she was everything and more. but if he actually believed that this wouldn’t have happened, cece was nothing like hayley . she felt that they actually felt more like opposites. she was alluring, soft and mysterious whilst cece was goofy, loud and talkative. hayley was a classic type of beauty whilst she was more modern and charming. cec never doubted that she was a pretty girl but no matter how confident she was in her looks there was no denying that hayley had a once in a lifetime type of beauty. they were direct opposites, something made him want her opposite. why did jaehyun want the opposite of her?

" then why- if all of that is true then why was i never enough for him?" she let out the most intensely sad sob, her hand flying up to cover her mouth immediately.

all the girls' faces dropped immediately as they shook their heads and swaddled her even deeper into the group hug.nothing worked to soothe cece. they tried everything before deciding just to hold her and let her cry. words were not working but their presence and comfort seemed like it did even if it was a minuscule improvement.

no one said a word for what felt like hours. if they did speak cece’s sobs drowned them out. she felt szick. her sobs felt like they came from the pits of her stomach, shifting any food she had left and making her ill.

everyone's head whipped to the side as they heard cece's phone ring again. heeyoung wanted to pick it up, the fire in her eyes evident.dayna held her back just as she was about to make a move to answer it,no doubt ready to tell both of them off. heeyoung huffed getting the message and flopping back down in front of cece.

"i'm gonna kill him," heeyoung said, her voice showing no signs of hesitation or humour, cece lifted up her head to see that her face was just as serious. she chuckled sadly as she rested her head onto yuri's shoulder. “ i'm blocking his number.” dayna declared as she picked up the phone, “do you wanna get dinner?” she asked as she placed it down seconds later, job done.

cece shook her head as she slowly climbed onto her bed. she was drained, it was clear to see. her eyes puffy and red whilst her cheeks housed never ending tears, it was clear her day was done.

the girls all received the message as they slowly made their way out of her room. “you are everything and more,cecelia. don’t forget that." sora whispered as she placed a sweet kiss on her best friend's cheek. with that she was gone.

and cece was alone. there was nothing cece hated more than being alone.

[imoosgnaj]

( 🌊 ) /// Soomi in stray kids Lose My breath music video

line distribution

"Ah, I lose my breath when you're walkin' in 'Cause when our eyes lock, it's like my heart stops" (Charlie Puth → Soomi)

"Your lips on my lips make me lose my, ah, ah Baby, keep 'em there 'til there's no air in my chest" (Charlie Puth → Soomi)

Outfits

Solo Scene

Soomi's solo scene comes right after the second chorus. She is sitting on a boat, all by herself, in the middle of the ocean.

This referrs to the boat scene in The Little Mermaid, where Ariel sits on the boat along with Eric. However, in the MV it wasn't a successful love story, her crush (in the MV) didn't love her back.

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[extraintoo]

[ 🖭 ] ⿻ ▫️▫️▫️ . presenting EXTRAINTOO, a double time idol fic blog in which :

LOOPiN is a fictional south korean girl group under New Wave Music, made up of members TAEHA, MINAH, YEONSOO, HARU, GYURI, DIANA, Z.I, EUNJAE, JAY and HASEON.

(⚠) . a side project by @adogbyte. (⚠) . in association with @toointoo.

[thececeverse]

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ NAMIE AT WATERBOMB 2024 ... !

The industry's pretty girl finally made her Waterbomb debut! After four years of being one of SM's most successful solo acts, she finally made her long-awaited appearance at the hottest festival of the summer, and like everything Namie does, her set was gold! She had previously said herself that she didn't want to perform at Waterbomb as a soloist until she had enough summer hits, and after releasing the song of the summer this year, she undoubtedly made a splash. So, let's go over what happened, shall we?

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ ( WHAT SHE WORE ... ! )

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ ( THE SETLIST … ! )

WHY DON’T YOU KNOW

OPENING MENT … !

BUBBLEGUM

BLUE CHAMPAGNE

KNOCK

INTERMISSION … !

HEY GIRL

NO. 1

HIGH ROLLER

I’M NOT COOL

OBSESSED

BE MY BABY (LOVEY DOVEY)

CLOSING MENT … !

CUTIE HONEY

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ ( WHAT WENT DOWN … ! )

She's finally here, y'all! Namie's at Waterbomb! We did it!

Namie nation was so pissed every time she didn't go for the last two years, but once SM announced that she'd be going, it was all sunshine and rainbows for the first time since 2022!

She reached the peak of her fame (again) this year, so she and the rest of Pink Marmalade were trending like hell!

Namie has always had quite a lot of creative control over her solo work, and it was obvious here! She was so involved when it came to her styling for the festival (because of course she was), and she went full Y2K! She was taking inspiration from Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Ciara... like in the weeks leading up to Waterbomb she was quite literally making whole moodboards. Like, girl, it was serious.

And speaking of styling, let's get into those boots! No one knows how Namie's stylist even sourced those, but somehow it happened. They were truly the cutest thing that any idol has ever worn to Waterbomb, and "HER BOOTS" was trending for hours. So many people were attempting to find them, and Depop crashed a couple times as a result... oops!

Her Versace bikini top was also quite the hot topic! Like, fashion icon we know this already!

Aside from that, Namie's setlist was insane. She literally had all of her hits, all of the summer bops... but a good chunk of her fans were wondering where her debut singles were. And surprise, surprise, it wasn't SM behind the lack of debut era Namie.

It was Namie herself, actually. 😭

She didn't want any of her debut work on her setlist because not only did she kind of outgrow that (she's 24, y'all, come on), but those tracks really didn't fit the whole vibe of the festival. And yeah she's definitely right, but the people would've loved to hear just a wee bit of "Heart Attack," Namie!

But my God her set was incredible. She was smiling the whole time, interacting with the crowd like they were her best friends, and dancing like SM's lights were hours away from getting shut off. Like she bodied the choreography for "I'm Not Cool" like we all knew she would!

And the way she threw her hat once the chorus started... mothering.

For some reason, no one expected Namie to perform "Hey Girl" or "No. 1," but she did! Those are two of her biggest hits, and the crowd couldn't be happier!

At the time of her set, "Obsessed" was literally an unreleased song. And it was fully in English. No one in her crowd knew the words because it wasn't even on streaming services yet and it came out of nowhere, but it sounded good! It was a hit! Everyone loved it!

"NEW SONG" started trending on Twitter the second it started playing lol.

She sang one of her Japanese b-sides, too, which was also a pleasant surprise! And since the song was so long, everyone thought that was it, and then Namie and her cheeky self went "I have a surprise for you guys" right after her ending ment... as if there weren't enough surprises already!

And then "Cutie Honey" started playing... everyone cheered!

Namie is always so expressive every time she performs this song, and it was no exception here! She was up there acting like she was about to win an Oscar and making full use of that stage.

And the best part of all? Right before the first verse started, Namie took off her cute little tube top and quite literally flung it into the crowd! The way the crowd got so loud.

Whoever caught it (either accidentally or on purpose) didn't get to keep it, though lol.

Namie was all over the water guns, too. She shot at the crowd, at her dancers, and she even shot at the rest of Pink Marmalade because of course, they were front and center for their leader! But Jasmine did not appreciate that one-sided water gun fight one bit like for some reason she got hit the most!

And guess who was also in the crowd? Venus! Namie spotted them and waved like her hand was about to fall off like... leader of Constellation nation I fear lol.

After Namie's set of course the girls had to hit the festival circuit themselves! They saw Hyo, Nayeon, Taemin, Hwasa, Kiss of Life... like they got to see all of their faves!

They took so many pictures and filmed so many TikToks, and Waterbomb was essentially just a Sixteen girls reunion! Like Natty, Nayeon, and Namie were all in one room together after nine years!

All in all, Namie was one of the It girls of Waterbomb. She had a great time, #NAMIE_AT_WATERBOMB was trending for a full day, and a fancam of her performing "Cutie Honey" went viral with over nearly 3 million views on Twitter. We love that for her! ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

ocs mentioned ... ! — venus (@venusvity) ♡

[aprisolis]

˓⠀⠀﹪ :⠀⠀٬⠀⠀IVYRED.⠀⠀⸻⠀⠀is a fictional four-member girl group under kayak72 consisting of NAVA, SAANVI, MALEKA, and NERIAH. debuting on october 26, 2017, ivyred has largely been credited for reviving their label into vibrancy after their senior brother group, DIEM, saved them from bankruptcy.

based in new york city, the group was scouted by kayak72's creative director, romina richetti through a talent search looking for self-producing female artists throughout major cities around the world. though the group initially began with five scouted members, the fifth member, DANA, would be pulled out of the group by her parents who had previously been told she would be placed in a duo with her older brother DAX.

the group has often drawn parallels between themselves and diem. it is rumored that the members of the two groups do not get along and often are not present in the same rooms. seemingly fueling the fire, members avoni and neriah have been noted saying the diem boys were, "overgrown frat boys", following the scandal that alleged a member had offended the recording academy. unlike their counterparts, however, ivyred has drawn mass appeal, frequently selling out stadiums and even winning a grammy of their own for their album HONEY IN 2021.

&.&.    SECTION  ONE ,      the basics

GROUP NAME: ivyred

LABEL: kayak72 (2017 - present)

DEBUT DATE: october 26, 2017

DEBUT SINGLE: sorry not sorry

DEBUT ALBUM: ivy

GENRE: pop, r&b, bedroom pop

FANDOM NAME: ivymind

MOST POPULAR SONGS: 7 rings, deliver, kiss me more

&.&.    SECTION  TWO ,      the members

𓆩*𓆪 .⠀⠀NAVA RAHMANI-ALDERS, 1995: born the first child to real estate mogul, yasser rahmani and his second wife, janna alders, nava was frequently referred to as her parents' "trial child". growing up, she attained an independence that peeved her mother who longed for a mother-daughter relationship that she had not been lucky enough to have with her own mother. by her 10th birthday, the rahmani-alders family would receive their own reality show starring nava, her parents, older step-siblings, and her two younger brothers. nava was noticeably absent from appearing on the show, later claiming that her mother had instructed cameramen to only film her when she ate to "make sure she stayed away from the food". nava's interest in music was given to her by her grandfather who played an active role in taking nava to music and vocal lessons when her parents refused. after filing for emancipation in 2012, nava would go on to work as an assistant for producer, RAHIM NAQVI, eventually being recommended to romina for a spot in ivyred.

𓆩*𓆪 .⠀⠀SAANVI MISHRA, 1995: a relatively quiet child, saanvi was born a twin in northeast india to a college professor father and a surgeon mother. after receiving an offer for a position as chief of surgery at a hospital in boston, the family would pack their things and move to the united states. there, saanvi found a love of music that would bring her out of her shell, landing her opportunities to perform with her school across new england in various musical theater competitions. after graduating in high school, saanvi would attend julliard in hopes on one day performing on broadway. three years later, while in line for an audition, she would come across a flyer for kayak72 looking for artists to join a talent search. being the first member to pass through auditions, romina famously built the group around saanvi who takes on a leadership role within the group.

𓆩*𓆪 .⠀⠀MALEKA JACKSON, 1996: raised the sole child of yolanda and demarion jackson, maleka had grown up with access to almost every interest she could ever have. running through dance classes and jiu jitsu lessons and any and every sport her school offered was the only way to keep the young girl occupied. a beloved headache for her parents, the jacksons were more than willing to invest in their daughter's fixation on music in all of its forms. finally deciding to stick to cello and voice lessons, it wouldn't be long before maleka spent most of her time practicing her craft than following her rowdy cousins out on the weekends. though yolanda and demarion grew wary of her social development, the scholarship she would soon receive to attend the new england conservatory of music upon her graduation from high school. while there, maleka found the pressure of assignments and composition thrilling, even taking a chance to take on a side hustle laying cello backings for hip-hop tracks. her talents soon landed her an in with romina richetti who encouraged her to join her hunt for kayak72's next group.

𓆩*𓆪 .⠀⠀NERIAH DIMAS, 1999: born in los angeles to a composer father and a songwriter mother, neriah and her three siblings had always been surrounded by music. the four dimas children were frequently found running around their parents' shared brentwood studio so it wasn't much of a surprise when they began to have dreams of pursuing musical careers of their own upon coming of age. ever supportive, ario and nailah would chauffeur their children around the country to auditions and performances all in hopes of making their dreams come true. initially landing gigs as a child singing the national anthem at sporting events, neriah would eventually land a recurring role in disney channel's suite life on deck before becoming part of the regular cast for ant farm in 2011. after the show ended in 2014, neriah would join fellow disney channel alum, zendaya, as a fellow spy in k.c. undercover. her time on the show would end in 2016 after learning of kayak72's search for female talent. after her official exit from the show, she would disppear for a few months before emerging as the second member chosen for ivyred.

[intoloopin-archive]

LOOPiN: SIDE EFFECTS OF BEING AN ANGEL.

[bp-trio]

[subaura]

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[gemininc]

   &.&.      ★ ˖ ﹙  MEET THE STARZ.  ﹚  𝄒      ...        

affectionately nicknamed the, "gemini starz", this group of idols are the company's all-star lineup. as the most in/famous trainees to make it out of the conglomerate, these starz are as gemini as it gets. often seen giving each other the cold shoulder in between collab stages, get to know the idols that have managed to hold their own in the gemini empire.

✶ ۫    MABEL  CHEN ,      vocalist & center.

## STAGE NAME — mabel

## LABEL — apricus / kalon : the sound

## GROUP — re:nova ❪ 2016 ❫

## TRAINING PERIOD — five years

## YEARS ACTIVE — 2016 - present

## BEST KNOWN FOR — social media presence

BIO. › thee original it girl. started off as a beauty/lifestyle youtuber in high school and somehow got scouted by claudia and karin in 2011. being a scouted trainee, she went through the company's most rigorous training before they decided she would be a vocalist. her transparency and star power online have carried her to prominence within both china and south korea. as a result of her online presence, she was the first member announced to be part of apricus' experimental fan-controlled girl group, re:nova. since her debut, mabel has never been anything short of the group's most famous member, being voted into every comeback lineup since 2016. perhaps most notably, mabel is best known for her digital web series featuring other gemini idols focused on fashion, beauty, and wellness.

✶ ۫    NIKOM  KASEMSARN ,      vocalist, rapper, dancer.

## STAGE NAME — carter

## LABEL — apricus / studio avos

## GROUP — avos ❪ 2014 ❫

## TRAINING PERIOD — two years

## YEARS ACTIVE — 2013 - present

## BEST KNOWN FOR — acting

BIO. › there's a good reason why carter is often labeled the favorite of the avos boys. he's a hard worker who doesn't take his success lightly. while his work ethic is often used as an excuse for his attitude problem, it's quite clear he takes everything quite seriously. despite originally joining gemini as an actor, he proved his triple threat status by landing an idol trainee slot without an audition. being the first trainee chosen to participate in the survival show generation: avos in 2013, carter was consistently ranked first of all participants, securing the first position within the final group. being conceited was a small price to pay in exchange for the brand deals and castings that have followed carter since his debut in 2014.

✶ ۫    DOYUN  HAN ,      dancer, rapper, center.

## STAGE NAME — doyun

## LABEL — apricus / kalon : the sound

## GROUP — salted.caviar ❪ 2017 ❫

## TRAINING PERIOD — four years

## YEARS ACTIVE — 2017 - present

## BEST KNOWN FOR — choreography

BIO. › doyun has the purest heart with the purest love for the things he cares about. he famously auditioned three times before finally being accepted as a trainee. has worked his ass off to be where he is. also, a classically trained cellist just to add to his many talents. he trained for four years and appeared on avos' survival show but didn't make the final cut before being finally placed in kalon's first group: salted.caviar. he was kind of a late bloomer when it came to proving his belonging within the group and gradually become a fan favorite as he gained confidence. aside from being the label's second-most accredited choreographer, he's salted.caviar's main composer, and most famously the perfect boyfriend.

✶ ۫    QUINTON  ONG ,      drummer.

## STAGE NAME — quinton

## LABEL — solaria gardens / 7.25° noise

## GROUP — chaos theory ❪ 2012 ❫

## TRAINING PERIOD — n/a

## YEARS ACTIVE — 2012 - present

## BEST KNOWN FOR — composing

BIO. › truly the only reason chaos theory is the global hit that it is, quinton's drumming has been compared to rock and roll legends. but his musical talent isn't the only reason he's become the face of solaria and gemini, but his visuals also garnered a lot of attention towards the group. although he's somewhat private on social media, his charisma is never one to beat, being that of a golden retriever, and he's beloved by many. not only that but he also has produced and composed dozens of backtracks for groups in his label, and is considered one of the top composers in the korean music industry as of right now.

✶ ۫    MARGARETTA "PEARL"  YOUNG ,      rapper & face.

## STAGE NAME — pearl

## LABEL — solaria gardens

## GROUP — skeptique ❪ 2013 ❫

## TRAINING PERIOD — six months

## YEARS ACTIVE — 2013 - present

## BEST KNOWN FOR — talk show

BIO. › the talk show host herself, pearl wasn't famous from the get go. instead, she went from being the sweet innocent maknae of her former group, to the honorary leader of skeptique. after becoming a fan favourite through skeptique's variety show, pearl launched her own youtube series and podcast called "moon down" where she talks about anything and everything, and eventually came out through the podcast. in its second season, pearl started having guests from all realms of the entertainment world, including gemini idols, the ceo's, choreographers, and music video directors. pearl showed the public the reality of stardom.

✶ ۫    YUA  NIIKURA ,      vocalist.

## STAGE NAME — yua

## LABEL — solaria gardens

## GROUP — skeptique ❪ 2013 ❫

## TRAINING PERIOD — three months

## YEARS ACTIVE — 2015 - present

## BEST KNOWN FOR — social media presence

BIO. › yua's fame was always strong. originally known as the ice queen, yua was an olympic protege until winning gold in women's skating in the 2014 winter olympics. only a month after the olympics, yua quit asking and had her manager contact gemini for an audition and was placed straight into solaria gardens for her audition, which was rare compared to the rest of her trainee class. yua debuted in skeptique in 2015 and became one of the group's most popular faces. yua's stardom was quick and she launched her youtube channel "idol with yua" which was mostly vlogs of her idol life. yua's vlogs not only captured her own life but all of her friends and idols that weren't usually shown in the limelight.

[bugwolfsstuff]

Bullying Connor Stoll by projecting onto him lmao w.i.p

Connor thought the door to the Aphrodite cabin was pretty. It was a white door, with a brass knocker and pink stained glass at the top in a semi-circle.  Connor has been standing outside of Cabin 10 for ten minutes, not because he was captured by the doors beauty but probably because he was terrified.  He didn't like being terrified, and he wasn't usually. Usually feeling terrified was reserved for monsters or Chris’s girlfriend Clarisse.  But this was different. This was so, so, so different. You can kill monsters — and Clarisse but he doesn't think Chris would appreciate that — what you can’t do is kill feelings or lack thereof.   But you can talk about it, his brain helpfully said. Which he thought was the exact kind of thinking he’d make fun of in a little kids tv show. He didn't like talking about his feelings. That made them too real. And even if he did talk about it with someone else, he couldn’t face them and their pity. He was a head counselor too; he didn't need pity.  

Yeah this is for the Asexual! Connor Stoll oneshot

This entire paragraph is literally happening outside the Aphrodite cabin door lmao we havent even gotten into the plot.

[seeyal8r]

LOVE how you're approaching profiles!!!

★﹐୨🍓୧﹒A MESSAGE FROM SOO!﹒ ₊˚﹒

thanks a lot bubs! this means an lot specially coming from you <3 profiles always stress me out, so i came up with this instead and i’m having a lot of fun with it.