#lgc:vnamission

[lgcmanager]

V&A MISSION 008

SCHEDULE TYPE: TRIMESTER ( PART 1 OUT OF 2 )  SCHEDULE RESTRICTIONS: cannot be paired with another trimester schedule, unless stated otherwise. for reference as to whether your muse is eligible for this event, please click over HERE.

with both the current and new V&A members present, the managers, KYUHWAN and KYUWON give some time to introduce the newly appointed members ( CHOI JUNKYU, KANG MINJUN, KANG YOOJOON ) before starting their meeting.

OPEN EVENTS ( NEW MEMBERS )

starting DECEMBER, JUNKYU, MINJUN, and YOOJOON will be added to the V&A instagram for the monthly sns, can participate in the universe prompts ( listed every month on the monthly sns posts), and be eligible for OPEN EVENTS 006 ( FANSITES ) and 007 ( BIRTHDAY ). if you want to get a head start, you can send the main your e-mail account to be added to the V&A fansite blog. the rest of the information regarding those two events can be found in their respective posts.

GROUP POSITIONS

“while everyone has been busy, the coaches have been analyzing everyone’s performances over the past couple of weeks. the general consensus that we’ve gathered from them is that everyone will be spending more time practicing on the performance aspect. there are some members who are doing well so far, but there are others who… to put it nicely, have been focusing on other areas instead. for this comeback, we want to showcase more of everyone’s skills and improvements as performers so more of your free time will be spent in the practice rooms. by the end of the year, the coaches will reevaluate and analyze your skills and improvements. if there are very little or no improvements from each of you in the assigned skills, expect some consequences.” KYUHWAN ended his speech as he looked towards his brother, who began announcing the new group roles.

CHOI JUNKYU: MAIN RAPPER, VOCALIST

JEON HARU: MAIN VOCALIST, MAIN DANCER

KANG MAXIMILIAN: LEAD RAPPER, VOCALIST

KANG MINJUN: LEAD DANCER, LEAD RAPPER, VOCALIST

KANG YOOJOON: LEAD VOCALIST

KUROSAWA AKIO: MAIN DANCER, VOCALIST

LEE JIHO: LEADER ( AGITO + V&A ), MAIN DANCER, LEAD VOCALIST

LEE YUSHIN: MAIN RAPPER, LEAD DANCER, VOCALIST

PARK SEOJIN: MAIN VOCALIST

WON YEONWOO: LEADER ( VERSUS ), MAIN VOCALIST, LEAD DANCER

these are the list of skills that the coaches would like the V&A members to work on. do note that if the skills mentioned were the same as the last time feedback was given, it most likely means that the muse is on the right track but will still need to work at it to balance with V&A’s current skill sets. if it is listed that there is no feedback next to the name, they will still be encouraged to work on the performance related skills due to the comeback preparations and promotions. if the muse was asked to work on a specific language, it’s expected for them to reach at least 50 POINTS within the next few months.

additionally, for JUNKYU, MINJUN, YOOJOON, and since they were suggested by the coaches in the LGC FALL BOYS post to work on specific skills for that project ( it may or may not be the same as the ones mentioned here ), the year end evaluation will be a bit more lenient on them as long as points were put in the skills mentioned/writing requirements were completed.

CHOI JUNKYU: PERFORMANCE, DANCING, ACTING

JEON HARU: no feedback, but recommended to keep working on SINGING, DANCING, PERFORMANCE

KANG MAXIMILIAN: DANCING, PERFORMANCE, SINGING, JAPANESE

KANG MINJUN: ENGLISH, PERFORMANCE, RAPPING, ACTING

KANG YOOJOON: PERFORMANCE, DANCING

KUROSAWA AKIO: KOREAN, SINGING, PERFORMANCE ( same as before )

LEE JIHO: SINGING, DANCING, PERFORMANCE

LEE YUSHIN: SINGING, DANCING, PERFORMANCE

PARK SEOJIN: DANCING, PERFORMANCE ( same as before )

WON YEONWOO: no feedback, but recommended to keep working on DANCING and ACTING

ROOM ARRANGEMENTS

KYUWON began explaining the details about their new dorms, “one good news that we would like to share with you is that all of us will be moving to bigger dorms. V&A will be residing in the same building, just in different floors. each unit has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and 1 kitchen. because there are 3 bedrooms, we’re going to make all of you pick spoons from this container and whoever gets the same letter will be rooming together. the exception to this is the third bedroom, which can only occupy one person at the moment so if you so happen to be the one that was picked for that, congratulations to you.”

VERSUS FLOOR

ROOM A: CHOI JUNKYU, KANG MINJUN

ROOM B: PARK SEOJIN, WON YEONWOO

ROOM C: KUROSAWA AKIO

AGITO FLOOR

ROOM A: KANG MAXIMILIAN, LEE JIHO

ROOM B: KANG YOOJOON, LEE YUSHIN

ROOM C: JEON HARU

the new room arrangements will be added on the MASTER SHEET at a later time.

POINT REWARDS ( ACTING & VARIETY )

for the muses who have followed the point requirements in the previous mission ( must add at least +10 POINTS TO ACTING and +10 POINTS TO VARIETY before SEPTEMBER 7; points received from v&a mission 007 DO NOT count ), each of you will be rewarded +6 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE and +5 NOTORIETY ! the reward points will be included in the points form. the muses listed are the ones eligible to receive the rewards:

KUROSAWA AKIO

LEE JIHO

LEE YUSHIN

PARK SEOJIN

WON YEONWOO

V&A SONG STEALER UPDATE

“the episodes for this season are still airing, but from what we’ve been told, the show has garnered quite a bit of attention with the general public and fans. since the fans wanted to see another episode of this show, we will be putting it on pause due to comeback preparations and return back to it when the group has more time to film the next season.” KYUWON states as he turns to look at his brother.

“to thank the fans for being supportive of the group and show, LGC will be hosting a fansign event where all of the ones who have participated in the second season ( everyone minus the new members ) will be dressing up as their musical god counterpart. there will be a short group interview where the host will be asking you questions about your experience filming seasons 1 and 2 of ‘V&A’s song stealer’ followed by the fansign event where fans can interact with you and sign some of the V&A merchandise we have. the event will be happening on OCTOBER 19, so you could consider your outfits as an early celebration for halloween too.” KYUHWAN teases the members before laughing.

all of the V&A members except JUNKYU, YOOJOON, and MINJUN will be attending the fansign event.

DECEMBER COMEBACK

here is the well-awaited album list for V&A’s december comeback, which is scheduled to happen on DECEMBER 1:

GOD OF MUSIC ( V&A; WITH THE NEW LINEUP )

LOVERS OR ENEMIES ( VERSUS )

BREATHING ( VERSUS )

BOOM BOOM BASS ( AGITO )

2X ( AGITO )

JACKPOT ( V&A / TITLE TRACK )

DEAR ECLIPSE ( V&A )

CHILL ( V&A )

SUPER ( V&A )

the line distributions document can be found over HERE.

because of year end ceremonies, the promotions for this comeback will last until JANUARY 12. they will have a break from music shows between DECEMBER 16-JANUARY 2, before they continue on for a couple more days in JANUARY. during the first week of music show promotions ( DECEMBER 3-8 ), they will be performing “JACKPOT” ( V&A ), “LOVERS OR ENEMIES” ( VERSUS ), and “BOOM BOOM BASS” ( AGITO ). the V&A members will be releasing music videos for “LOVERS OR ENEMIES” and “BOOM BOOM BASS” in JANUARY as a way to thank the fans. starting mid to late DECEMBER, V&A will then be preparing for future comebacks in Q1 and Q2 2025.

later in the term, there will be an update to this mission revealing the music chart results for this comeback, so please look forward to that!

MAMA AWARDS ( NEW MEMBERS DEBUT )

more information about the MAMA awards will be in the YEAR END EVENT post, but JUNKYU, MINJUN, and YOOJOON will be debuting during that event. JUNKYU and MINJUN will be debuting first on NOVEMBER 21 while YOOJOON will be debuting on NOVEMBER 23. congratulations to the three members for their debut!

during this time, JUNKYU and YOOJOON will be working on their special stage that will be a part of the MAMA awards performance. based on the responses from the previous TEAM UNKNOWN MISSION, JUNKYU will be performing his rendition of ‘REVEAL’ while YOOJOON will be performing his rendition of ‘TRAVELER’. each of their performances will be around a minute but since V&A is known more for their producing skills, JUNKYU and YOOJOON will be asked by their coaches to pitch in how they would like their performance to be. it’ll be similar to how it was in TEAM UNKNOWN MISSION 003 ( PART 2 ), where they can add their own creative twist to it using the skills that they have ( eg. changing the melody or genre, adding/excluding rap parts, etc ). the V&A managers will mention that if they need any help, they can ask the coaches for assistance.

V&A REACTS TO ( SEASON 3 )

for the third season of ‘V&A REACTS TO’, the cast will consist of HARU, MAXIMILIAN, JIHO, YUSHIN, and YEONWOO! they will be filming most of the episodes across the four months and will be watching the music videos a few days prior to the actual release. they will be filming their reactions to the following songs & music videos:

HARU & YEONWOO ( EPISODE 1 / AIRING - OCTOBER 21 ): reacting to “ootd” ( FABULA )

MAXIMILIAN, JIHO, YUSHIN ( EPISODE 2 / AIRING: NOVEMBER 15 ): reacting to “girls never die” ( NOVA )

ALL ( EPISODE 3 / AIRING: DECEMBER 9 ): reacting to “jackpot” ( V&A )

in terms of filming, they will be recording these videos whenever the pairing/group has some free time. during the reactions, they can give their thoughts regarding the song and music video ( eg. their interpretation of the music video/song’s message, arrangement, behind the scenes recording/filming [ for jackpot ], etc ). these videos will be condensed to around 15 minutes each.

1000 NOTORIETY REWARD ( JIHO )

starting OCTOBER it will be announced ic that JIHO has accepted a brand ambassadorship for VERSACE and his newly appointed title will be “versace prince”! there will be no requirements for this nor do you have to confirm the renewal, so it will be a permanent contract and will take up one of the modeling contract spots.

( note: since this is the first mission that announced the 1,000 notoriety reward, the points form for all of the 1,000 notoriety reward submits will be processed AFTER all of the career missions have been posted! )

STUDIO ROOMS UPDATE

near the end of DECEMBER, AKIO and SEOJIN will join many of the V&A members and have their own studio rooms to decorate to their own liking. for JUNKYU, YOOJOON, and MINJUN, they will be getting theirs sometime next year/2025.

BIRTHDAY LIVESTREAMS

during this term, there will be birthday livestreams for AKIO ( OCTOBER 21 ), JIHO ( OCTOBER 31 ), and SEOJIN ( DECEMBER 1 ). for AKIO and SEOJIN, they will be eligible to partake in the new OPEN EVENT 009 ( BIRTHDAY LIVESTREAM ), which will be posted later. as for JIHO, a variation of the open event has been completed last year so he cannot do the open event but can write about the birthday livestream if chosen to do so ( however it won’t count for points ).

Q4 SCHEDULES

with this term’s schedules, any gigs that JUNKYU, YOOJOON, and MINJUN have or will be participating in are added in here even though they will not be making their official debut as members of V&A until the MAMA awards. this also excludes majority of the year end ceremonies and award shows, since those will be added in the YEAR END post.

as a disclaimer, not all of the variety show appearances have been included here so if your muse appeared in one of the variety shows ( intimate note, lgc style s2, date lottery, star top pet care ) and it’s not listed before, most likely it will be in the Q1 schedules.

OCTOBER 5: V&A song stealer s2 episode 7 release

OCTOBER 9: ‘ice cream’ video release on v&a’s youtube channel ( original song ) [ YUSHIN ]

OCTOBER 12: V&A song stealer s2 episode 8 release

OCTOBER 14: ‘small girl’ song & m/v release ( song feature ) [ HARU ]

OCTOBER 15: LGC fall boys show filming episodes 6-8 [ AKIO, JUNKYU, MINJUN, SEN, YOOJOON ]

OCTOBER 19: V&A song stealer fansign event [ AKIO, HARU, JIHO, MYUNGSOO, SEN, WON, YUSHIN ]

OCTOBER 20: star top pet care episode 1 release [ YOOJOON ]

OCTOBER 21: v&a reacts to fabula’s “ootd” [ HARU & WON ]

OCTOBER 27: star top pet care episode 2 release [ YOOJOON ]

OCTOBER 28: ‘fallin’ song release ( song feature ) [ YUSHIN ]

OCTOBER 28: LGC fall boys show episode 1 release [ AKIO & SEN ]

OCTOBER 30: LGC fall boys show episode 2 release [ AKIO, JUNKYU, MINJUN, SEN, YOOJOON ]

OCTOBER 31: ‘bad guy’ dance cover release on v&a’s youtube channel [ JIHO & HARU ]

OCTOBER 31: unexplainable encounters episode 3 release [ GUEST: JUNKYU ]

NOVEMBER 3: star top pet care episode 3 release [ SEN ]

NOVEMBER 10: star top pet care episode 4 release [ SEN ]

NOVEMBER 13: LGC fall boys show episode 6 release [ AKIO, JUNKYU, MINJUN, SEN, YOOJOON ]

NOVEMBER 15: v&a reacts to nova’s “girls never die” [ JIHO, MYUNGSOO, YUSHIN ]

NOVEMBER 16: korea grand music awards [ AKIO, HARU, JIHO, MYUNGSOO, SEN, WON, YUSHIN; more info about this will be in the year end post ]

NOVEMBER 18: LGC fall boys show episode 7 release [ AKIO, JUNKYU, MINJUN, SEN, YOOJOON ]

NOVEMBER 20: LGC fall boys show episode 8 release [ AKIO, JUNKYU, MINJUN, SEN, YOOJOON ]

NOVEMBER 21: MAMA awards in los angeles [ VERSUS ]

NOVEMBER 22: MAMA awards in osaka - hosting [ HARU ]

NOVEMBER 23: MAMA awards in osaka [ V&A ]

DECEMBER 1: star top pet care episode 7 release [ YUSHIN ]

DECEMBER 3: lee mujin service episode release ( guest appearance ) [ JIHO ]

DECEMBER 3: #just_dance “JACKPOT” [ VIDEO RELEASE ]

DECEMBER 3-DECEMBER 15: music show performances ( note: if V&A or the units are attending any year end award shows during this time, they will either pre-record the performances or not appear on them )

DECEMBER 4-JANUARY 4: fansigns & video calls for ‘JACKPOT’ promotions ( note: if V&A or the units are attending any year end award shows during this time, there will not be any fansign/video call events that day )

DECEMBER 6: ‘JACKPOT’ dance practice [ VIDEO RELEASE ]

DECEMBER 7: i.m. on the beat episode release ( guest appearance ) [ YUSHIN ]

DECEMBER 7: ‘JACKPOT’ dance practice ( blindfold version ) [ VIDEO RELEASE ]

DECEMBER 8: star top pet care episode 8 release [ YUSHIN ]

DECEMBER 9: v&a reacts to “JACKPOT” [ HARU, JIHO, MYUNGSOO, WON, YUSHIN ]

DECEMBER 10: lee mujin service episode release ( guest appearance ) [ SEN ]

DECEMBER 11: weekly idol episode release ( guest appearance ) [ V&A ]

DECEMBER 12: ‘hold on’ video release on v&a’s youtube channel ( original song ) [ JIHO ]

DECEMBER 14: IT’S LIVE ‘JACKPOT’ band live concert [ VIDEO RELEASE ]

JANUARY 2: intimate note episode 5 release [ AKIO ]

JANUARY 3: lgc style season 2 episode 7 release [ JIHO ]

JANUARY 3: music show performance / music bank [ V&A ]

JANUARY 5: music show performance / inkigayo [ V&A ]

JANUARY 7-12: music show performances ( note: if V&A or the units are attending any year end award shows during this time, they will either pre-record the performances or not appear on them )

JANUARY 9: intimate note episode 6 release [ AKIO ]

JANUARY 10: lgc style season 2 episode 8 release [ JIHO ]

WRITING REQUIREMENTS

JACKPOT PREPARATIONS & PROMOTIONS: write a new 4 replies ( minimum 8 lines, 2 posts per mun ) thread with a V&A member related to the following: moving in to the new dorms, practicing/recording for the new songs, music show rehearsals, events that are happening between DECEMBER 1-21 ( excluding year end ceremonies, birthday livestreams, and v&a react to series ), etc. OR continue a past Q1-Q3 thread ( the thread must start sometime between JANUARY 8 – OCTOBER 5; must be with a V&A member ) with 4 new replies ( minimum 8 lines, 2 posts per mun ) for +6 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE and +6 NOTORIETY ! ** can be done up to two times for everyone except JUNKYU, MINJUN, and YOOJOON **

SPECIAL STAGE: write a 300+ words headcanon post talking about the details of your muse’s solo stage for the MAMA awards. the post must focus on how you would imagine the stage to look like ( eg. outfits, hairstyling, makeup, props [if any], lighting effects, etc. ) and any lyrical or musical arrangements done to the original song ( eg. excluding certain parts, changing the genre, etc. ) for +7 POINTS TO LYRIC COMPOSITION OR MUSIC COMPOSITION and +3 NOTORIETY ! * for JUNKYU and YOOJOON only *

V&A REACTS TO S3: write a thread with 2 posts per each mun ( minimum 8 lines for each post ) about the muses reacting to the music video. for this you have the option to do it separately ( so 4 replies in total for haru & yeonwoo/episode 1, 6 replies in total for maximilian, jiho, and yushin/episode 2 ) OR altogether ( 10 replies overall for episode 3 ). since this is a reaction series, the main focus will be on their thoughts regarding the music video so each post must have AT LEAST 50 WORDS OF DIALOGUE. completing this will earn you +6 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE and +4 NOTORIETY ! ** for HARU, MAXIMILIAN, JIHO, YUSHIN, and YEONWOO only **

FREE THREAD: either continue any thread started in Q3 ( JULY 7-OCTOBER 5 ) with an additional 4 replies ( minimum 8 lines, 2 posts per mun ) OR start a new thread with 4 replies ( minimum 8 lines, 2 posts per mun ) written during this term for +8 POINTS IN PERFORMANCE SKILLS ( EG. SINGING, DANCING, RAPPING, PERFORMANCE ), +4 NOTORIETY !

make sure to use the hashtag lgc:vnamission for the task. you have until JANUARY 4, 2025 at 11:59PM EST to complete the requirements and validate your points. please submit the following form ONCE on the points blog.

MUSE NAME ∙ V&A MISSION 008 - JACKPOT PREP & PROMOS: +6 ( skill points distribution ), +6 notoriety [ LINK ] ** can be done up to two times for everyone except JUNKYU, MINJUN, and YOOJOON ** - SPECIAL STAGE: +7 ( lyric composition OR music composition ), +3 notoriety [ LINK ] ** for JUNKYU and YOOJOON ** - V&A REACTS TO: +6 ( skill points distribution ), +4 notoriety [ LINK ] ** for HARU, MAXIMILIAN, JIHO, YUSHIN, and YEONWOO ** - FREE THREAD: +8 ( singing, dancing, rapping, OR performance ), +4 notoriety [ LINK ] - VSS REWARDS: +6 ( skill points distribution ), +5 notoriety ** only for AKIO, JIHO, YUSHIN, SEOJIN, and YEONWOO **

[lgcxmax]

@lgcjunkyu

tomorrow was d-day. and while max was slowly getting used to the adrenaline rush of presenting himself to the public for a new comeback, he still remembered how incredibly nervous he was for his first stage, a debut stage for him, a normal comeback stage for everyone else.

so when he finds junkyu still in the practice room when their session had long wrapped up, he doesn't hesitate to walk up to the guy and offer him a hand. "wanna take a quick run to the convini? for old times sake?" of course he'd suggest the convini walk, a silent method they often engaged in when sleep refused to come. protected by darkness, just offering thoughts and musings.

it's a silent offer to talk, to share any thoughts he might have or to just get his mind off what tomorrow might bring and what life altering changes might follow.

[lgcyoojoon]

to you. feat. @lgcyushin

One of the things that has brought Yoojoon the most comfort since learning he would be joining V&A and Agito is knowing he would be rooming with Yushin. It’s a grounding thought, a lifeline in the overwhelming reality of becoming part of such a famous group.

Having someone he’s known for years, someone who has been there since their trainee days, makes the transition feel less daunting. He knows he can rely on Yushin for late-night conversations and moments of fun, just like they used to share.

With that thought, Yoojoon drops onto one of the two beds in their shared room, a genuine smile of relief spreading across his face as he takes it all in. “This still feels so surreal,” he says, glancing over at Yushin, his feet playfully wiggling as if that might somehow make the moment more tangible.

“But I’m really happy we’re rooming together. Now we can watch those cheesy dramas like we used to when we couldn’t sleep as trainees.” A fond laugh escapes his lips. “It’s kind of crazy to think we’re in a band together now, isn’t it?”

[lgcseojin]

GOD OF TROT ✱ @lgcyushin

With the episodes gradually progressing, Seojin likes to think that he has done quite well managing to keep his composure for the majority of it. He is no professional actor, but his experience with being a class clown and affinity for variety has given him quite the boost of confidence needed to push through. ( Well, one color attribute his strength to the rather notorious case of RBF he has never been able to shake off. ) However, he is well aware of the impending challenge of being able to keep his cool. He has not yet been reduced to "breaking character" until now.

The rest of the members gather in one of the recording rooms, huddled around a large table. Some of them are sporting quite the hilarious outfits in accordance to their chosen genre. And, no, he has not been able to stop himself from sputtering when he meets eyes with Yeonwoo's sunglasses across the table. He averts his gaze to pay closer attention to the man beside him.

"Yushin," since his character is the one who initially recommended Seojin to the club, he can only assume they are friends, just as they are in real life. He places his arm around his shoulders and gives the gentlest of jostles. ( As gentle as Park Seojin could be. ) "I think you're really gonna be on your A game here. You're so full of it," Not shit or yourself. He pauses, for comedic effect and not because he was holding such a joke back. "Ideas!"

He leans back in his chair until one of the legs lifts from the ground. "Did you bring anything you worked on?"

[lgcjiho]

— giggle attack

filming the ema scene w. @lgcyeonwoo

he's not really sure when legacy thought they would be good at acting, but he's having some fun with his role if he's honest. he's acted a little in the past—if acting in music videos as an extra really counted for anything.

either way, he's not super excited about this opportunity but he's making the most out of it. and it's always fun to be able to work with the other v&a members, since he doesn't get to do that that often nowadays.

the only problem is that every time he and yeonwoo have a scene together, they're supposed to be enemies of some sort. or at least, they're supposed to be arguing and at each other's throats.

but, that's turning out really hard.

he's taken a short break to try to calm himself down but for some reason everything just feels so funny right now? he says his lines, turning to look yeonwoo directly in the eye. one. two. before bursting into giggles after another second. "i'm so sorry," he almost wheezes, turning to the director. "i'm trying, i swear."

[inmemoriesoflgckeeho]

⏤ music but what is this trip?!

with @lgcxmax

this was probably going to be exciting right? after all this was going to be Keeho's first time on a viarty show with the rest of the agito members. matter of fact if he can recall this is actually his first vairty show.

the idea of getting inspiration from this variety show sounds pretty cool but when he was told that they would be 'experiencing life in the village' but why did that not sound luxurious. keeho almost wanted to cary just at the thought of doing chores. call him spoiled but he was just brought up very privileged but hopefully it doesn't show.

turning his attention to max, he just clinged onto the other's arm as he cried. "what are we doing here?" he asked nicely. "i don't understand how I'm going to find inspiration for music here." honestly, he wasnt joking. "my inspiration comes from the gym." he said jokingly. "but what are we doing first?" he wonder not sure what the day to day life of a normal villager was like.

[lgcyushin]

domino

▶▶ LOADING … starter for @lgcjiho (for vnamission )

this is the type of thing he's down for. yes! being out in shirakawago village, which reminded him of being back home in the countryside yet not at all, and doing what villagers do. and also being given the time to produce even more, but with the rest of the members this time? perfection. despite the outskirts always having dialects, he'd say that the senior members of agito truly have gotten fluent in Japanese through the years, and no flack or slack to newer members either who were going to catch up in no time. that being said, they were told to organically busk up with instruments and... yushin barely recalls the last time his fingers graced a keyboard or piano.

"i hope i don't have to tune a piano, or somethin' like that, but that's the only instrument i know," yushin grumbles to jiho as they had made some headway with some drafts of lyrics, compositions. jiho was a leader in many ways, but also the leader in terms of their team with producing. "if anything, i can definitely figure out the melody first and then see what we have in terms of instruments available to us. at least there are some guitars for some of us, right? that's a good start..." yushin releases a breath out that makes him realize that despite enjoying the task, there was always a sense of pressure that he put on himself for this. would the villagers like their music? would it be able to convey appropriately to them? and they were composing as a group. much different from working solo or with the other various producers before. this time, it'd be agito's work. he wanted them to do exceptionally well. "why do i feel so tense about this, jiho? oh my gosh."

[lgcmjun]

🎶 reality check

Minjun felt restless. Actually, he had been on the verge of a panic attack ever since he had been told that he would debut. he. would. debut. He was still in the dorm, the old one, actually the second one after they moved him from his old one to this one, his bags were already packed, but he was still trying to find a reason not to go. he knew it was unreasonable, but as soon as he left the room, he knew things would get more serious, more real.

“Are you done?” a staff asked him, peering into the room, and startled, Minjun mumbled an affirmative answer, slung his backpack over one shoulder and carried his bags outside.

after a few minutes, he was standing in front of his new home. the v&a dormitory, and according to the staff member, he already had a roommate, and was expected to meet the other members and start practicing. they had a long schedule ahead of them, but for minjun and the other trainees who were to make their debut, everything was new and more difficult; for a moment, he found it hard to breathe.

before he could panic, a familiar face walked past him with a surprised expression on both faces. minjun sighed with relief and smiled at the man, who looked as perplexed as ever: “hi maximus! or should i call you myungsoo?”

( feat. @lgcxmax )

[lgcpoints]

KANG YOOJOON ∙ LGC FALL BOYS 001 

- REFLECTION: +5 ( acting ) [ LINK ] 

- ACTIVITIES: +6 ( performing ) +4 notoriety [ LINK ] 

- PREPARATION: +10 ( dancing ) +3 notoriety [ LINK ] 

- BONUS: +5 notoriety [ preparation thread ]

KANG YOOJOON ∙ V&A MISSION 008 

- JACKPOT PREP & PROMOS: +6 ( dancing ), +6 notoriety [ LINK ] 

- SPECIAL STAGE: +7 ( music composition ), +3 notoriety [ LINK ] 

- FREE THREAD: +8 ( performance ), +4 notoriety [ LINK ]

✔︎ ACCEPTED

[lgcalex]

V&A MISSION 006: Comeback Preparations

comeback preparations always left him wondering how the fans would react to their new songs, all of it was something which alex had grown used to and even looked forward to each time they were told they'd be having a comeback.

maybe, just maybe, he was getting too used to even the way their practice schedules were at this point. between learning the choreography, recording in the studio, even recording the music videos for their comebacks, it was like a second nature to alex now and he didn't seem to find himself actually getting as exhausted as he had in the very beginning of their career.

basically, even the recording studio had become like a second home to him at this point. it was actually more calm and relaxing when he was standing there in front of the microphone, recording his voice for their songs and just enjoying himself.

this comeback was no different than the previous ones, standing there listening to the instructions given to him and being told how they wanted him to sing each line for the songs. alex does as he's told, making sure to fix his tone and pitch when instructed to, even asking to redo a few of his own parts because he's not entirely satisfied with himself in some areas.

alex takes this all seriously, making sure that he keeps that same 'professional' vibe that he needs, though occasionally does give a small laugh when he realizes where he's screwed up before jumping right back into things. it doesn't take him long though before he's finished and out of the recording booth.

once he's seated himself, the producer plays through the song to show alex what he had just recorded, alex bobbing his head to the beat as he listens carefully. only when it's all said and done does he smile and thank the producer, bowing politely before he exits the studio entirely. he was definitely ready to take this comeback on.

now all that was left for them to do was learn the choreography and make sure to practice hard. they had to prepare to show their fans what they were working so hard on.

[lgcjaesun]

V&A MISSION 006

time seemed to blur these days, moving faster than jaesun would like. if only he could stop time for a little bit so he could relax and just be in the moment. but for now, it was time to start preparing for a comeback (which, he obviously wasn't going to complain about especially since so many artists didn't even get the same opportunities to do so as they were getting).

comebacks were fun challenges for jaesun. as someone who could get bored easily at times, it presented something new to focus on. plus, after taking a listen through the songs, he really liked what he was hearing. as the leader of the group, he wanted to make sure that he was prepared. that, if the group needed his help, he would have the ability to provide that support to the rest of them.

which was why he started learning the songs immediately from the time they were announced. he needed to get the details down to a tee. sure, the members were all capable, but in the event that they needed the extra hand, he wanted to be able to at least know what he was talking about. what good was a leader who was confused, after all?

on top of their regular comeback schedules, jaesun was also excited to learn that they would be taking part in lgc webtoon's ost. side projects were also always fun for jaesun and undoubtedly, he would be thrilled to see his alter ego become animated in the new webtoon. truth be told, he had somewhat forgotten about the whole project origin bit and so it was interesting to see it coming back to life once more. it felt like so much time had passed since then, but perhaps time felt that way as he got older, jaesun thought to himself.

[lgcmanager]

V&A MISSION 007

SCHEDULE TYPE: TRIMESTER ( PART 1 OUT OF 1 )  SCHEDULE RESTRICTIONS: cannot be paired with another trimester schedule, unless stated otherwise. for reference as to whether your muse is eligible for this event, please click over HERE.

a few weeks later after their previous meeting for ‘V&A’s song stealer’, the managers, KYUHWAN and KYUWON gather all of the V&A members together to reveal some exciting news.

V&A SONG STEALER SEASON 2

KYUHWAN was the first to talk as he told them the good news. “based on the fans’ reception and views, we’re happy to say that V&A will continue filming for the second season of the show! this season will be slightly different because the staff has something else in store for all of you.”

for the second season, the V&A members will be busily working on one segment of the show called ‘ETERNAL MUSIC ACADEMY’, which is a short musical comedy drama revolving around the V&A members and their ‘godlike’ musical powers. listed below are the ‘roles’ that each of the members will have:

JEON HARU: new transfer student ( will eventually be revealed as the god of COMMERCIAL )

KANG MAXIMILIAN: god of ALTERNATIVE

KUROSAWA AKIO: god of POP

LEE JIHO: president of the music club ( previously known as the god of CLASSICAL )

LEE YUSHIN: god of SOUNDTRACK

PARK SEOJIN: god of METAL

PONGSAK TEE: god of HIP HOP/RAP

WON YEONWOO: god of R&B/SOUL

( important note: genres were selected on a first come, first serve basis. if the top choice was taken by another member, the other choices [ based on rankings ] were considered. )

ETERNAL MUSIC ACADEMY EPISODES

EPISODE 1 ( AIRED ON AUGUST 31 ): the episode starts off by introducing LEE JIHO, the president of the music club, who is in search of new members to join the prestigious club. most of the previous members have graduated or left the academy, so JIHO begins scouting for members throughout the campus. throughout this episode he meets KANG MAXIMILIAN and LEE YUSHIN. since the requirements to join the music club isn’t easy, JIHO gives each of them tests ( think of something along the lines of simple variety show games [ eg. rock, paper, scissors, whispering game, telepathy game, etc. basically any two player variety show games ] ) to see if they are worthy to be a part of the club. both of them pass and they join the music club.

EPISODE 2 ( AIRED ON SEPTEMBER 7 ): another day has passed and YUSHIN recommends PARK SEOJIN while MAXIMILIAN recommends PONGSAK TEE to JIHO in hopes of getting additional members to the club. just like MAXIMILIAN and YUSHIN, JIHO gives SEOJIN and TEE tests to see if they deserve to be a part of the music club and pass with flying colors. with the music club now having five members, JIHO knows that he needs 3 more members to let the academy help run and fund the club so after classes were done, he spots KUROSAWA AKIO by himself. after getting to know him and taking the test, AKIO becomes the sixth member to join the club.

EPISODE 3 ( AIRED ON SEPTEMBER 14 ): as it gets closer to the deadline for the club sign-ups, JIHO bumps into his supposed rival in the academy, WON YEONWOO. YEONWOO finds out about the club and the two bicker over it ( the members, how JIHO still wants the club to exist, etc. ) until they spot JEON HARU entering the school hallway as the newest transfer student. JIHO takes this as a chance to recruit HARU to the club. however, YEONWOO knows about it, so he tries to stop HARU from joining the club while JIHO tries to convince HARU to join. after a bit of arguing, bribing, and persuasion, HARU joins the club followed by YEONWOO. the episode ends with JIHO filling out the club registration forms, listing all of the V&A members as the newest members of the club.

EPISODE 4 ( AIRED ON SEPTEMBER 20 ): all of the V&A members are meeting in the auditorium for what may seem like the third or fourth time. with the previous meetings being more of a waste of time ( due to them having nothing much to work on ), JIHO and YEONWOO get the idea of creating a ‘song’ to match their club. this then leads the V&A members to work in smaller groups as they try to work on creating the song based on the genres that they’re each known for.

EPISODE 5 ( AIRED ON SEPTEMBER 21 ): the V&A members get into a heated argument over how they would create the song that after a while, JIHO decides to take some of the ideas that the members have mentioned and create a full song ( which would then be called ‘GOD OF LIGHT MUSIC’ ).

EPISODE 6-7 ( AIRED ON SEPTEMBER 28 and OCTOBER 5 ): the two episodes would basically be the process of the group recording the song, with some of the members pitching in and giving their insight over how to improve the song.

EPISODE 8 ( CONCLUSION; AIRED ON OCTOBER 12 ): the final outcome of the song is shown in this episode, followed by all of the V&A members heading to a korean bbq restaurant where they are rewarded for their efforts. at the end of the episode as the members head back to the dorms at night, HARU spots a flyer flying towards his direction. taking it, the paper reads “___ MUSIC AWARDS. OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE KPOP AND ASIAN INDUSTRY.” suddenly thinking of an idea, he catches up with the rest of the V&A members, leaving the viewers on a cliffhanger as the scene closes.

as a reminder, the info above are just short descriptions of the episodes. the details of the episode would be added based on the threads/solos surrounding these episodes, so muns are allowed to add extra scenes and details to the episode ( eg. doing a thread as to how they got recruited to the club ).

during the first episode ( aired on AUGUST 31 ), there will also be a short segment in that episode where the V&A members ( not following their characters/roles ) will be playing the ladders game to determine the genre that they will be working on for the song project. since what they will be releasing for this season are ORIGINAL SONGS ( ‘GOD OF MUSIC’ & ‘GOD OF LIGHT MUSIC’ ), the chosen genre ( TROT ) will be more for the show.

V&A SONG STEALER THEME SONG

V&A will be spending these next few months ( with the aid of the lgc creatives team ) creating ‘GOD OF MUSIC’ ( which will be performed in LGC FAMILY CON 2K24 ) and the trot version of the song, ‘GOD OF LIGHT MUSIC’ ( which will be solely for the show, so there will be no lyrics distributions doc for it ). ‘GOD OF MUSIC’ will be released after LGC FAMILY CON 2K24 as a single and then again for their comeback, which is scheduled for DECEMBER. during this time ( and part of Q4 ), the V&A members will be working on another song as well called ‘SUPER’. filming for both of the music videos will be happening sometime around SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, with the group traveling to BUDAPEST, HUNGARY for ‘GOD OF MUSIC’. the V&A members are expected to keep that information confidential in the meantime until more details about the comeback is revealed.

the lyrics distributions for ‘GOD OF MUSIC’ can be found over HERE while ‘SUPER’ will be available at a later time ( after Q3 ).

ETERNAL MUSIC ACADEMY AUDITION VIDEOS

as a way to promote and use for the show’s intro, each of the V&A members will be asked to filmed a 1-2 minutes audition video that will be ‘submitted’ to the ETERNAL MUSIC ACADEMY. in the audition video, they will introduce themselves based on the role assigned to them and either mention who is their favorite artist/group in that genre OR perform a song of that genre ( in the case of HARU, since commercial songs would mostly fall under cf songs, he is allowed to sing/perform cf jingles from cfs that he’s been a part of ). for both HARU and JIHO, since they have unique roles ( transfer student / president of the music club ), they can reveal their assigned music deity ( which you can refer to above ).  since the videos are short, the members are expected to be silly and use both their acting and variety skills to create an entertaining introduction!

ACTING AND VARIETY WORKSHOPS

KYUWON stated, “to prepare all of your for the second season, there will be supplemental ACTING and VARIETY workshops that most of you will be taking. luckily for HARU, he will be exempted from both of these workshops. but for everyone else, we expect you to spend some time working on those skills and your performance skills too! don’t forget about that!”

due to points in the assigned skills, HARU will be exempted from taking the ACTING and VARIETY workshops. for the rest of the members, they will all be expected to add at least +10 ACTING and +10 VARIETY before SEPTEMBER 7 to receive additional rewards. those points can come from any of the other events ( this career mission is NOT counted ) and activity checks.

MUSIC FESTIVALS

“while all of you will be busily working on the show and songs, the units will be attending a lot of concerts and festivals this year. many of them will be overseas, so take this time to practice your language skills if you haven’t done it in a while!” KYUHWAN advised as a reminder for when they attend the concerts.

for this term, these are the following events the V&A members will be attending:

JULY 21: sbs gayo daejeon ( V&A ) – WILL BE PERFORMING ‘CREAM SODA’ ( VERSUS ), ‘DAYDREAM’ ( VERSUS ), ‘PADO’ ( VERSUS ), ‘NANANA’ ( AGITO ), ‘NEXT YOU’ ( AGITO ), ‘HWEEK’ ( AGITO )

JULY 26-28: KCON LA ( V&A ) - WILL BE PERFORMING ON THE 27TH ( ‘ONE ( MONSTER & INFINITY  )’ ( VERSUS ) , ‘FIESTA’ ( V&A ), ‘CREAM SODA’ ( VERSUS ), ‘HWEEK’ ( AGITO ), ‘NANANA’ ( AGITO ) )

AUGUST 2: lollapaloza ( VERSUS ) – WILL BE PERFORMING ‘ONE DAY’, ‘GOOD ENOUGH’, ‘WILDFIRE’, ‘DIVE’, and ‘CREAM SODA’

AUGUST 10: dream concert world in japan ( AGITO ) – WILL BE PERFORMING ‘SCENT OF YOU’, ‘HWEEK’, and ‘NANANA’

AUGUST 18: summer sonic 2024 festival ( AGITO ) – WILL BE PERFORMING ‘SCENT OF YOU’, ‘HWEEK’, and ‘NANANA’

AUGUST 24: waterbomb singapore ( VERSUS ) – WILL BE PERFORMING ‘ONE DAY’, ‘GOOD ENOUGH’, ‘WILDFIRE’, ‘DIVE’, and ‘CREAM SODA’

KCON LA x HELLO82

“HELLO82 is in collaboration for KCON LA this year, which means that some of the guests will be doing activities with the fans including FABULA. while FABULA has other activities they’re doing for the collaboration, V&A will be visiting the HELLO82 exhibition booth where they will host two V&A fan events; one is a V&A raffle where fans who buy the merchandise will enter a raffle to meet and take photos with the V&A members while the second one is a dance contest where groups will be dancing songs from groups that will be attending this year’s event.” KYUWON explained before turning to look at the other manager. “unfortunately V&A’s unofficial dancing machine, LEE KYUHWAN, cannot participate in the contest.” KYUWON joked, which caused KYUHWAN protest.

“yah, i don’t want to be judged by V&A!” KYUHWAN remarked before the two managers laughed.

here are more details about the two fan events mentioned:

RAFFLE ( JULY 26 ): about two hours before the end of the joining period, all of the V&A members will be making an appearance in the exhibition booth. during this time, the staff will surprise the members with a giant board filled with post-it messages written by ETERVALS. each V&A member will be asked to pick a post-it message, read the contents out loud, and then react to it. each member will receive at least ONE message from the ETERVALS. there will also be special post-its with the group’s fan color and the V&A members will have to answer the question attached to the post-it. the questions are usually related to the members themselves, their inspirations ( music, life, etc. ), and hobbies. then once it’s time, the V&A members will randomly pick 8 winners ( one member per winner ) and have photo time with them.

DANCE CONTEST ( JULY 27 ): during the early afternoon, the V&A members will be making an appearance as the guest judges for the dance contest. for each performance, the V&A members will be giving their feedback and advice on the performances and near the end of the contest, will vote altogether who will win the contest.

BIRTHDAY LIVESTREAMS

for HARU ( because his birthday is JULY 15 ), he will have a 45 minutes livestream with the fans where he can interact with them and answer any questions before he’s given a birthday cake from AGITO’s manager, KYUWON.

since MAXIMILIAN’s birthday is on AUGUST 3, he will be given a chance to have a 45 minutes livestream with the fans! during the first couple of minutes of the segment, he’ll answer any fan questions followed by playing a musical game segment. during the game, MAXIMILIAN will be handed a guitar and choose songs based on the fans’ comments ( songs will be either legacy songs or any songs released before JULY 2022 ). MAXIMILIAN will have to perform his own rendition of the song to the fans and if KYUWON can guess what the name of the song is, MAXIMILIAN will be rewarded points. if they reach 10 points within 5 minutes, MAXIMILIAN will be given his birthday surprise ( which is really a birthday package created by KYUWON and the AGITO members ). near the end of the livestream, KYUWON will bring out the birthday cake, sing happy birthday, and let MAXIMILIAN make a wish before ending the livestream.

( important note: since HARU has done the writing requirement for the birthday last year, he will not get points for completing it, however MAXIMILIAN will. but for ic reference, this is what was planned for their birthdays. )

FAMILY CON 2K24

this year’s family concert will be a 2 day event — SEPTEMBER 27 and 28. more details about the concert can be found in the LGC FAMILY CON 2K24 posts when they are posted. however, IC wise they will be told by the V&A managers that some of the members will be working on a special song with some of the CRYSTALLIS members ( ic they’ll know with who, but ooc it’ll remain a mystery for now ).

SCHEDULE UPDATE

aside from the events mentioned above, here are the added events in the schedule ( for Q2 and Q3 ) :

APRIL 25: videogomdori episode 10 release [ GUEST: JEON HARU ]

JULY 17: nyx cf release [ YUSHIN ]

JULY 26: babylon cf release [ YEONWOO ]

AUGUST 19: aurora cf release [ HARU ]

AUGUST 21: batter up! episode 3 release [ GUEST: SEN/PARK SEOJIN ]

WRITING REQUIREMENTS

EMA AUDITION VIDEO: write a 250+ word solo of your muse introducing their assigned role through a 1 minute audition video for +5 ACTING OR VARIETY and +3 NOTORIETY !

EMA SCENE: write a 4 replies thread ( minimum 8 lines ) with another V&A member filming a scene that would happen during eternal music academy ( can be about any of the scenes mentioned in the ‘eternal music academy’ episodes section ) for +7 PERFORMANCE, ACTING, AND/OR VARIETY and +7 NOTORIETY !

V&A SONG STEALER S2 BTS: write a 4 replies thread ( minimum 8 lines ) with another V&A member or a 300+ words solo about preparing for the songs ( god of music and super ) and acting & variety workshops for +5 ACTING, +5 VARIETY, and +5 NOTORIETY !

MUSIC FESTIVALS: write a new 4 replies ( minimum 8 lines ) thread with a V&A member related to any of the festivals stated ( sbs gayo daejeon, waterbomb singapore, dream concert world, summer sonic 2024 festival, lollapalooza, kcon la [ including the collab events with hello82 ] etc. ) OR continue a past Q1-Q2 thread ( the thread must start sometime between JANUARY 8-JULY 6; doesn’t matter if it’s a V&A member ) for +7 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE and +6 NOTORIETY !

MYUNGSOO’S BIRTHDAY: write a 250+ word solo about the livestream for +5 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE and +3 NOTORIETY !

make sure to use the hashtag lgc:vnamission for the task. you have until SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 at 11:59PM EDT to complete the requirements and validate your points. please submit the following form ONCE on the points blog.

MUSE NAME ∙ V&A MISSION 007 - EMA AUDITION VIDEO: +5 ( acting OR variety ), +3 notoriety [ LINK ] - EMA SCENE: +7 ( performance, acting, AND/OR variety ), +7 notoriety [ LINK ] - V&A SS BTS: +5 acting, +5 variety, +5 notoriety [ LINK ] - MUSIC FESTIVALS: +7 ( skill points distribution ), +6 notoriety [ LINK ] - MYUNGSOO’S BIRTHDAY: +5 ( skill points distribution ), +3 notoriety [ LINK ] ** only for maximilian **

[lgcxmax]

@lgcseojin

he's sure there's something poetic of all of them struggling through the experience of this show together in an attempt to get closer and help the newer members (himself included) settle in. but he also worries for how long it was going to take them to film this with how many of them kept struggling to not bust out into laughter.

it was especially difficult in a setting like this, all of them supposedly sitting together to have a "meeting". after who knows how many takes, he resulted to putting a magazine over his face to pretend that his character was just sleeping so he could at least hide his smile. however the lack of visual to the voices kind of made it even harder to keep the shaking of his shoulders at bay. he just hoped no one would pick up on it...

[lgcyoojoon]

endless sky. feat. @lgcjunkyu

“Have you thought about how you want your solo performance to be?” Yoojoon asks after carefully setting down one of the boxes in Junkyu’s room, placing it neatly alongside the others. It’s nice that, even though they’re not in the same dorm, they’re still in the same building, making it easy to help each other out, meet up, share moments like this.

And somehow, it’s been a comfort having someone else who’s also new to the group—someone who can understand the feeling of being the newcomer.

“It's kind of wild that we're already being given the chance to do solo performances so soon after joining,” he continues, settling into the chair by the desk. “And the fact that we get to personalize them? It still feels unreal.” He pauses for a moment, thinking aloud. “I’ve been toying with the idea of adding some jazz elements to mine. You know, something cozy and smooth, with that laid-back vibe. What about you?”

[lgcseojin]

✱ TRACK 016

⸻ ETERNAL MUSIC ACADEMY / audition

God of Metal — he certainly liked the sound of that. It was not to be unexpected. Park Seojin is rather notorious for his affinity for rock and all that encompasses it. By now, half the company ( and now a sliver of the public ) has heard of Park Seojin being the lead singer of a metal band. He did nothing to conceal his proclivities for the genre either. In fact, he openly expressed and recommended plenty of songs of all flavors through any channels to anyone who would listen.

As the years go by, his tastes and behavior have mellowed out; however, this does not stop him from tapping into the person he used to be. He decides to make fun of himself within the confides of V&A's new show — and throws in a jab at some of the more obnoxious metalheads he's run into in his time in the underground scene.

Seojin enters the frame of the camera with a black Ibanez guitar hanging off his body. He is every bit of the emo punk little shit who fancied himself a go at metal he'd been back in the day. He lines his eyes with black ( without the help of makeup artists ), goes all out on the accessories, puts on his heaviest leather jacket, and leaves his grown out hair a bit more tousled. He would become that embodiment of grungy metal with a touch of punk.

"God of Metal?" He repeats, allowing his voice to drawl a bit. He leans heavily on his Gyeongsang dialect — more than usual. After all, he is still playing a version of himself. A smirk plays on on his lips when he repeats a typical line he's heard from the more pretentious metalheads. "Which kind of metal? There's, like, 50 different sub-genres. Heavy, death, metalcore, nu," he gives a blank stare to the camera and stands center frame, adding a flash of those metal horns with his fingers. "Well, whatever."

He plugs his guitar into the amp while he tunes it, placing his boot on top of it. His gaze shifts toward the camera. "Korea has always had metal, y'know? Ever heard of N.EX.T? Crash? Sinawe? Seo Taiji was even their bassist... before he got into k-pop and dabbled in nu-metal after..." As he speaks, he opens his guitar case and places a cheap-looking long-haired black wig.

Without further ado, he begins to play the short opening riff to Holy Diver, but skips right to the guitar solo that cuts near the middle of the song. And, of course, no epic guitar solo is incomplete without headbanging. With the fake wig on his head, he begins to do so during it, swirling the messy tresses until they fly off his head by the time he's done. It lands in an unceremonious pile at the feet of the camera tripod.

"You won't regret accepting me." Seojin continues on as if it didn't just happen, lifting both hands to do the metal horns and pointing them before strutting out.

[lgcjiho]

━━ lee jiho : 2023 jiho day birthday surprise

the beginning of his birthday is nothing new really. he's in the studio late as usual, looking at the different things that he's been working on and trying to think if any of it is good enough to even bother to submit to the higher-ups.

his phone goes off with a bunch of messages at once, and he looks up from his laptop screen, surprised by the buzzing. he's not really expecting anyone to be calling him but the time and date on his screen have him realizing why people are suddenly messaging him.

he smiles, reading the texts from his parents and his cousins and friends and responds to them all before he goes onto twitter. he had completely forgotten that his birthday was coming up, considering everything was usually halloween-focused around this time. it's nice that the fans forgo their halloween celebrations to celebrate his birthday though, and he scrolls through the fan-voted hashtag for his birthday for a while, smiling to himself and saving some cute fanarts to use as a lockscreen one day or something.

deciding that tonight of all nights is a good one to sleep early, he heads back to the agito dorm and greets whoever is awake before he goes to sleep.

the next morning, jiho doesn't really expect anything but he's surprised by a meeting with kyuwon. he goes into the meeting a bit confused but he can't help the excitement that builds as their manager tells him about the new girl group that's debuting soon.

his brain is already whirring with ideas, thinking about which little snippets of songs on his laptop could be tweaked and edited to make this debut song a perfect one. the concept is one that he thinks is similar enough to agito's that it could possibly work, and they walk back to his studio together.

opening the door, he's about to say goodbye to their manager when the lights flick on and his eyes widen, flinching just slightly when the streamers and horns go off.

"wait ..." he pauses, squinting at the other agito members in slight amusement before realizing it's a birthday surprise and he laughs, walking into the room and looking around. it's decorated a bit haphazardly but he's touched anyway, and the cake is cute with a cat on it.

he thanks everyone happily and he sits down at his desk in front of the cake, the candles lit and he closes his eyes to make a wish like he's been told to.

after that, he blows out the candles.

( "wait—does that mean i'm not producing a song then?" )