#lgc:wc005

[lgcasami]

starter for: @lgckyoka

'You’re texting me but then you going ghost' might as well be the cause of Asami's downfall and at this point, Asami isn't even kidding anymore. It's even a little pathetic if she's being honest. If she wasn't known for being more of less put-together and also out in a practice room, Asami feels like she could as well just have a breakdown right now (and maybe it's a mix of stress and PMS coming to haunt her, but still, the results are the same).

"Should we switch to me helping you with the concept for Identity instead of keep insisting that I'll learn how to make texting me roll off my tongue without making me choke?" It's probably the most aggressive sentence she has ever let out in a work setting. "At least if we're dancing, it's something I'm decent at."

[lgckyoka]

౨ৎ l'amour quand il vient with @lgcmaylin

They're weird, the lights. Kyoka could swear that they're flickering more than normal. She blinks at them a couple more times as the doors open and people exit the elevator. They close again. The lights continue to flicker. There's the sound of puttering, oh great, don't tell her tha-

Kyoka doesn't even have the time to finish her thought when the elevator putters to a stop. At least the lights stopped flickering. That's a win. She'll take as many as she can, given how long it'll take for them to fix this, she thinks.

"Why is it that elevators are so haunted?" she asks the only other occupant of the elevator out of the blue. Kyoka doesn't really believe in that sort of thing, but with how often she's having trouble with the elevators, she's starting to consider carrying some salt around on her. Just in case.

[lgcnathan]

starter for : @lgckyoka

context : workshop opportunity 003, orientation day

when nathan first meets with insung, he's pretty excited to learn about the workshop opportunity – it's something new, at least since the last time he was a trainee, and, honestly, incredibly appreciated. he's not sure what exactly the company's intentions are with these workshops, but he decides not to read too much into it – rather, taking this a chance to truly hone his skills and improve for the better (and with the company's close supervision, no less).

their first of many group sessions begins rather unceremoniously, breaking down the assigned curriculum for the next few months before revealing the requirements for the final evaluation at the end. there's an unspoken tension in the room as the opening lecture concludes, before they're given a brief break to grab their bearings.

looking around, nathan catches a familiar face nearby, naturally inviting himself to brightly greet her with a "hey!" as he approaches kyoka's desk. "fancy seeing you here," he starts. "how you feeling about the whole writing-our-own-original-song thing? intense, right?"

[lgcdom]

elevator music \ this was quickly becoming dom’s worst nightmare. years of avoiding kai had finally come to a conclusion in the most awful place possible: an elevator lobby.

at first, dom acted as if he didn’t recognize him. he kept his eyes on the prize – the closed doors that should be opening soon – and said absolutely nothing that could implicate him of the crimes previously committed. ( okay, fine. it wasn’t a crime, but he’s treating it like one because it was a violation of his upright, serious image. )

( the violation in question? a declaration of eternal rivalry with fat tears rolling down his cheeks, face flushed tomato red — dominic ahn, age twelve, was a hideous, pathetic mess of a person when he said his goodbyes. )

he could only hope that kai hit his head afterwards and got amnesia. not that he’d wish anything bad on someone he used to call a friend, but … for his sake ...

the elevator doors creaked open.

dom hastily stepped in, chose his floor, then jabbed the CLOSE DOOR button, even though @lgckai was not yet in. CLOSE DOOR. CLOSE DOOR. CLOSE — why the hell was it taking so long? the doors stuttered and re-opened. dom looked up and there he was: the sunshine devil himself.

[lgctaeha]

━━ ˗ˏˋNEW YEAR, NEW CHARMS ! ( feat. @lgcyuxi )

"New year, new me, new episode!" Taeha squeals with a bright grin. Lucky for the production staff, it seems that the trainee has finally mastered the art of keeping a safe distance between herself and the mic when she feels a sudden burst of giggles. Good thing too, considering how she seemed to be particularly ecstatic today. Blame her inner Alize ( or the excitement of getting to spend time with Yuxi after what felt like so long ), but she can't help but to bounce a bit in her seat as she speaks. "Can you believe it's already a new year?! 2024 was just yesterday!" Get it? She shoots her guest an expectant look, grin unwavering.

"Do you think our listeners can guess what we'll be talking about today? Have I made it too easy?" Absolutely, but she hopes Yuxi feels enough pity to humor her ( and ignore her inability to get a decent bit going - ) and play along. "Oh, oh, oh! Before we get started, let me introduce you all to our new guest, Crystallis' Cleo!" Had she not abused her sound effect button so much last season, she'd surely trigger a round of applause, but instead Taeha settles for a few tiny claps under her chin. "Welcome, welcome, welcome! By the end of this episode there will most definitely be some new Alizes, don't you think?"

[lgcmanager]

WRITING CHALLENGE 005 ( TRAINEES )

thank you all for making this fifth WRITING CHALLENGE a success. we hope that during the trimester, you not only developed existing bonds, but also managed to create new connections with characters outside of your muse’s existing network! as such, each eligible post counted was given a multiplier depending on the partner’s category (highest to lowest): DEBUTED MUSE, TRAINEE, and ROMANCE. based on these results, we then divided the trainees in tiers for the rewards:

TIER 3

with an average of 2.9 posts per month, the muses in this category are rewarded: +1 LANGUAGE POINT, +1 PERFORMANCE-BASED SKILL, AND +1 PERFORMANCE-BASED SKILL PER MONTH IN THE ROLEPLAY. 

BAE NATHAN: +3 MANDARIN, +3 SINGING, +3 PERFORMANCE

CHO ISEUL: +3 MANDARIN, +3 RAPPING, +3 PERFORMANCE

PARK HYUKJAE: +3 MANDARIN, +3 DANCING, +3 PERFORMANCE

TIER 2

with an average of 4.4 posts per month, the muses in this category are rewarded: +2 LANGUAGE POINTS, +1 PERFORMANCE-BASED SKILL, +1 PERFORMANCE-BASED SKILL PER MONTH IN THE ROLEPLAY. 

CHAE RUA: +6 JAPANESE, +3 SINGING, +3 RAPPING

CHEN MAYLIN: +6 ENGLISH, +3 SINGING, +3 RAPPING

HIRAWA EMI: +6 KOREAN, +3 DANCING, +3 RAPPING

PARK TAEHA: +6 MANDARIN, +3 SINGING, +3 RAPPING

TAKANASHI ASAMI: +6 ENGLISH, +3 RAPPING, +3 PERFORMANCE

TIER 1

with an average of 11.4 posts per month, the muses in this category are rewarded: +4 LANGUAGE POINTS, +3 PERFORMANCE-BASED SKILL, +3 PERFORMANCE-BASED SKILL PER MONTH IN THE ROLEPLAY. 

AHN CHEOL: +12 JAPANESE, +9 SINGING, +9 PERFORMANCE

HWANG MINYOUNG: +4 JAPANESE, +3 DANCING, +3 PEFORMANCE

ITO MIO: +12 ENGLISH, +9 DANCING, +9 RAPPING

XU LILI: +12 JAPANESE, +9 RAPPING, +9 PERFORMANCE

you can link this post to your points sheet for reference. as a reminder, information regarding the trainee mission will be posted next week!

[lgclili]

PIECE OF ME     ୨୧     @lgcminnie     /     “miiiiiiiiinnie,” lili practically whines as she’s pouring over the karaoke book; the song she had wanted to sing after her grand slam of a performance of wicked’s defying gravity was no where to be found. it had torn her hopes of one-upping such a performance that lili wanted a little pick-me-up. and what better than to be the nosy little bee that she was known and hated loved for. “did you pick a song yet? i can’t find the one i wanted to sing.” 

honestly, it was probably in a different book. 

taking a sip of her drink, lili glances around the room — taking in the sights, the stares, and the oh la la : did her eyes deceive her or did someone just get chocolates a day late? very interesting.

“did you see that! i think he just handed her some chocolates,” lili whispers behind a not so subtle hand, dropping it almost immediately when the scene disperses before it can really lead to well, anything — how disappointing. “well, that was a bust. oh right, how was white day for you? did you get any chocolates? someone gave me matcha ones that tasted like grass.” it was gross and yet, out of the kindness of her heart, lili regifted it to the janitor this morning.

[lgcminnie]

anything you can do┊ʚ♡ɞ

minyoung loved sweets. licorices, sweet pies, candied fruits, the works! she'd try and devour them all. yet for some reason, she was particular about her chocolates. only certain fillings go into chocolate (peanut butter was best paired with it in her humble opinion). this choco-station that legacy had was right up her alley.

"oooh, i think this is the best," minnie said with a hum, holding up a chocolate with a sun imprinted on the front. she had tried a few so far but this set truly caught her attention for the pattern on them. "i think it's cute, don't you?"

she holds it up for dominic to see, cutely posing with the chocolate for the other to see. "i bet you this is the best one here! i have a feeling."

she takes a chomp out of the chocolate. a chomp it was — half the chocolate was already gone with the bite alone. the chocolates weren't small by any means. they were a little smaller than her palm. that's a lot of chocolate for one girl. despite the large bite, minyoung happily hummed, feeling the sweet treat melt in her mouth. "gosh, i think this is the best one here!"

... i can do better @lgcdom

[lgcmjun]

🎮 title: a series of 'wows' feat: @lgcjinseo

minjun was having a hard time focusing on the task of just playing games for his new contract with nintendo. it looked surreal to think he was there after all the hard work through the years and with his debut, so many amazing things also came along. 

the set up for their play time was incredible and it was hard for him to not gap at the smallest details, from their consoles to the comfortable chairs they provided for them. minjun wasn’t a die-hard fan of videogames but he did spend some (healthy) time playing a couple of games during his free moments, so he knew whatever they planned for that day was going to be great.

but as usual, nothing could’ve prepared minjun for the person that was going to be his partner for that task. he let out a quiet “wow” as soon as he spotted @lgcjinseo talking to some staff, as he was being informed they were a team now.

“hey jinseo hyung!”, he animatedly waved to the older man, calling his attention, crossing the distance between them. he was happy he wasn’t going to do that with a complete unknown; even if their past interactions had been brief, they weren’t completely unfamiliar to each other.

[lgchyuk]

got ya!

it was no surprise that hyuk was territorial over his things, especially those made directly for him. a perfect example was the food cooked by rowon that was still delivered to the dorms even if the two boys weren’t sharing the room anymore. 

and that led to the moment when he returned from practice that night, and found @lgcdom with an empty container in one of his hands - the same one he was sure it should still have some of the food hyuk left behind. he had been suspecting someone was stealing his food, but with no evidence, he didn’t want to bring the issue to his roommates.

but this - this was evidence; he wasn’t being paranoid (like rowon pointed out during one of their conversations). “i knew it was only a matter of time until i caught you! you little food thief!”

[lgcxmimi]

so long, farewell w/ @lgcasami

honestly, while she was happy she had something new and exciting to do over these last few months, she had to admit, the saddest part about being in the last semester of their radio show was not having the girls to share it with. emi knew it wouldn't last forever of course-- it had always meant to be fleeting-- but she didn't realize how attached she had grown. and now that they were at the end, she could feel her heart aching slightly and not having a chance to explore these avenue with them again. even if they were taking on new things.

she tries not to be sad about it, even as she adjusts in her chair, putting on her headphones. her co-host of today would be the rest of the girls and she was excited about that of course-- she felt like it had been forever. so she grins as she looks over to asami. "mmm, last one for us, huh? it feels like we just got started. i can't believe this is the last semester we'll be doing this-- time has been flying." she says with a sigh before she smirks a bit. "buttttt at least we have more things together! are you excited? i'm a little nervous, but we're gonna look so bad ass so i don't even care."

[lgcasami]

starter for: @lgcichika

Unfortunately, at this point, Asami might sound like a broken record, but every time she comes back to Charms and meets her guest for the the turn, she feels like she won lottery. And who can blame her, after all? Just last term she interviewed Soyoun, and before that, she befriended Kyoka, so not only Charms gave her the chance to talk to seniors she wouldn't approach before, it also gave her friends.

And now she's with the Ichika, and in a way or another, it does feel different to talk to people when you're behind a microphone in comparison to when you're just by yourselves.

"Now, there's a little something that is new to all of us that I'd really like to talk about, Ichika-san," Asami says with a little excited tone to her voice. It even goes a little higher than her usual speaking voice, "Congratulations on your debut with Beryl first of all!" she stage claps. "Such amazing news for the fans right at the beginning of the year. I wanted to talk to you about that? How is it working in a sub-unit compared to being in Crystallis? Did you already feel any difference or is it too soon?"

[lgcseojin]

PUPPY LOVE ✱ @lgcminseo

When Seojin initially signed up to go on the temp agency show, he kept his expectations low. He was under the assumption that he could end up being stuck with something like helping Hyuncheol organize his filing cabinet or running to get a monumental coffee order by the graphic design team. Fortunately, stepping foot in the commercial agency's building has his shoulders drooping with relief. He sets his eyes on a few furry friends happily waiting by their respective owners with impatient smiles on their faces. It takes everything in him not to make a scene and run to the closest one to rile it up and run around the building with it. Instead, he takes a deep breath to calm himself, slowing his steps to match Minseo's.

And speaking of Minseo, he feels like luck truly smiled on him to result in their pairing. Not only does he get to interact with cute dogs, but they are allowing him to do so side by side with his favorite little prodigy. He nudges her gently with his elbow, pointing at the fluffy white dog that resembles more of a nimbus cloud rather than a four legged friend.

"Doesn't that one look kinda like Milo?" he leans in to ask, temporarily distracted by the director shoving a bag of treats into their hands and instructing which dog prefers which. He glances over at the three fuzzy faces enthusiastically sniffing the air. "Should we split the task so they don't all look in one direction? You can take the fluffy one and I'll corral the bigger dogs. Unless you wanna…? Not sure if you're comfortable around big dogs. Golden retrievers usually listen pretty well, though."

[lgcnathan]

starter for : @lgcsomin

context : date lottery (winter 2025)

though he has no reason to doubt somin, nathan couldn't not worry when their decision last episode basically boils down to, do you like the other person enough to spend time with them? and even outside of a reality tv-setting, that question is scary to ask regardless.

so he's grateful when notified that somin does in fact agree to another date, prompting him to plan their second one – and with temperatures dropping, he (and probably every other participant in the show) figures what better way to spend the time together than play in the snow?

he and his designated camera crew are walking into the lobby of the closest sledding destination from seoul; he's dressed for the cold but not bundled as most around, though he does regret not wearing gloves as he rubs his hands together before walking into the only building around a huge hill of snow.

"should i've waited for her outside instead?" he asks his cameraman as he awkwardly idles around. "whew, i'm more nervous than i thought i was."

[lgcdom]

double or nothing \ dominic “one-shot wonder” ahn was not in his natural habitat, and his choice attire of a three-piece suit exemplified it. “you said this was a house party,” he hissed to seyoon. and it was just that, a house party hosted on the nosier side of seoul where foreigners often frequented … only it wasn’t the type of house party that dom was used to, the type that was rich with brut champagne, haughty laughter, and business deals.

it took him just a few sips of beer to ease his anxiety and exactly one shot of soju to give him the courage to talk to a girl. ( and by talk, we mean rattling on about the laws surrounding liquor imports and how his father, a politician, was at the forefront of alleviating restrictive policies — )

whatever happened afterwards, dom did not want to could not remember. one moment, he was talking to someone, and the next, he was sulking in a corner, knees pulled up to his chest, his suit jacket lost somewhere to the rowdy crowd.

“she hates me,” dom mumbled, feeling a friendly presence beside him. he peered up, eyes shaking at – thank god, it’s seyoon! “my life is over, and it’s your fault.” it was an unfair accusation, but @seyoonlgc was the one who dragged him here so he had to take some responsibility.

[lgctaeha]

ˏˋ LGC GIRLS JAPAN ( ID/Catchphrase ; Part 1 ! )

Pink, pink, and more pink! Anyone who knew Taeha would never expect anything less. Her ID card would be designed with pink font and trim, along with plenty of hand drawn doodles of hearts, flowers, and animals ( well, one animal. Though it is hard to tell whether she was drawing a cat, a dog, or a bear - maybe a combination of all three ). The back of the card is much of the same, though she adds a few words of encouragement and her favorite lyrics from this year’s setlist. If it were up to her she would simply ramble along its edges, but thankfully she was quite limited on space.

While decorating her ID card came relatively easy, the idea of creating a catchphrase had turner into quite the ordeal. More indecisive than ever she spent quite a few nights throughout the course of her preparation for LGC Girls Japan lamenting over her own lack of creativity.

It shouldn’t be all that hard! Surely, she had plenty of material to draw from. How easy would it be to just pick up a random - Well, then it wouldn’t be Taeha now would it? ( At least that is what she tells herself - )

It had to be something that was uniquely her, and in every way. Something fun, something catchy, something she wouldn’t mind saying tour stop after tour stop ( something “non-cringe” her brother stated quite matter-of-factly when consulted for his advice ). After much deliberation, much mulling over, much deep soul searching and thought, she settled on -

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing

There were no ideas, no thoughts, head empty.

And her coach was not very amused.

“What about.. Uh… Uhm -“ Silence falls. An unwavering gaze pierces right through Taeha’s awkward chuckling. Pressure has a funny way of sparking inspiration.

“I'll bring a smile to your heart! Taehahaha!"