#lgc:workshops

[lgcxmimi]

drifting away w/ @lgcxmax

she sits at the table, hair in low pigtails. her stomach was growling, but she wanted to wait to eat until max had arrived. it was... interesting. she can't remember the last time they had had a meal by themselves, at least not after everything had happened. but this... well, this was business in a way. she still hadn't finalized her song for her performance, and with time ticking away, she did want perspective after all. what better way than over a meal and a casual conversation?

besides, max knew her well. plus, he'd be honest. he'd tell her if something didn't fit or if it was too bold. this was bigger than her just wanting to have a good time-- each performance was a chance to show the company she was ready, more so, to debut.

dark eyes finally spot him, and she offers a bright smile his way as well as wave, standing so she can give him a little bow when he appears closer. "hi, max. hope this table is okay." she says with a soft smile.

[hyuntaelgc]

VARIETY WORKSHOP

- @lgcjunkyu

once they were told about the new workshops, hyuntae was pretty excited. he was happy to work on a new skill that could make him better in the future. for his future group. there was one person he was even more happy to get to be grouped up with again. junkyu.

"hey! what do you think we can expect?" he stated jogging over to his friend from across the room.

hyuntae wasn't someone who had any experience in variety. he had experience in acting, but not in the other workshops. even though he was usually more focused on his dancing and choreography, it wouldn't hurt to be better at variety.

"i'm actually nervous"

[lgcbk]

⸻ NO SWEAT.

“321, 322, 323, 324 -”

Byeongkwan finishes up his 14th push up - ignoring the unamused glances from other trainees - as he waits for his name to be called. One by one, the trainees are brought into the practice room to showcase their newfound workshop skills. BK, spent his few moments of pre-eval prep adhering to his new personal philosophy: Never let them see you sweat, unless you want them to.

‘Baek Byeongkwan, come in.’ 

He hums a response, bowing his head slightly before hopping back up to his feet. The staff member holds the door open for him with an expectant look while he jogs in place. “Just one minute - ” He watches her eyes furrow in confusion. ‘What are you - ‘

The trainee rushes past her with a whoosh, sprinting inside and right past the panel of mentors and coaches. He peers into Jinseo's magic box, waiting for each of the modeling workshop trainees to choose from for their mock ad spot, and he goes right for the bottle of Pocari Sweat. He takes the bottle and shuffles his feet back into the center of the room, fanning out his t-shirt ( careful not to accidentally rip the name tag taped across his torso ). “Ah, I was just a little thirsty, hope it’s okay that I take this?”

The panel exchange glances with each other as one of the coaches signals for him to introduce himself. “Yes - I’m Baek Byeongkwan. Fourth-year trainee, rap focus. But today, I will be showcasing my model ski -” his voice cracks a bit and he clears his throat behind a closed fist. “Excuse me -”

He twists the cap off the water bottle and turns to the side, shoulders back and head at a slight angle, to take a long sip. He lets out a sigh of satisfaction, eyes drawn to the illustration on the bottle. “Refreshing. Oh - Ion water?” He nods, flashing the label in their direction. “Oh, wow how many electrolytes?! You know... this is just the hydration I need after a long workout - and before an important evaluation.” He gives a coy grin and polishes off another quarter of the bottle with a huge gulp. He takes a step towards the coach's table, flipping it with a flick of his wrist ( and a silent prayer that it lands perfectly ). 

Yes! Those hours of bottle flipping practice paid off, and it lands squarely in front of one of the coaches with its label in full view.  “Pocari Sweat,” he says, with a bit of a rhythm to his lilt, giving the ad jingle his own spin with a few beatbox sound effects. And cut! Feeling quite proud of himself, he starts to wander towards the door.

‘Byeongkwan-ssi -’

“Oh! Do I have to showcase my walk too, or - ? I could do a quick loop around the room, show off my good sides - ” Good sides, plural.

A coach promptly interrupts, ‘Actually - The item you choose should be at random...’

He raises a hand to prod at the back of his neck with a slight shrug. “Ah, really? I, uh, guess I just have really good luck to get the one I prepped for, huh?" Despite the obvious skepticism, there’s a round of light chuckles and a few shaking heads as the coaches take a moment to jot down notes on their evaluation sheets. ‘Why don’t you try it again,’ they instruct, gesturing to the box once more.

Byeongkwan heaves a deep sigh, dragging his feet back over to the box, this time covering his eyes as he feels around for another random object.

"Alright, so now I'll be doing a.... chicken commercial?"

Figures.

[lgcmanager]

WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY 001

SCHEDULE TYPE: VARIABLE RESTRICTIONS: see below

the selected muses have been called to a one on one meeting with either KWON SOYI ( for the female trainees ), JANG INSUNG ( for the male trainees ), or the mentors’ respective managers.

BAEK BYEONGKWAN | @lgcbk

CHEN MAYLIN | @lgcmaylin

CHOI JUNKYU | @lgcjunkyu

HAN NOEUL | @lgcxnoeul

HAN ROWON | @rowonlgc

JO EUNWOO | @lgceunwoo

KANG MINJUN | @lgcmjun

KANG YOOJOON | @lgcyoojoon

KIM JINSEO ( MENTOR ) | @lgcjinseo

KIM SEYOON | @seyoonlgc

KURAMOTO MISAKI | @lgcsaem

KWON HYUNTAE | @hyuntaelgc

LEE YUSHIN ( MENTOR ) | @lgcyushin

OH EUNHYE ( MENTOR ) | @lgceunhye

PARK CHAEKYUNG | @lgcchaekyung

PARK HYUKJAE | @lgchyuk

PONGSAK TEE ( MENTOR ) | @lgctee

SUNG HANEUL | @lgchxneul

TAKANASHI ASAMI | @lgcasami

YOO HYUN | @lgchyun

( important note: as noted in the previous mentor workshops post, all of the mentors participating in this will NOT be allowed to do NOTORIETY TIERS for FEBRUARY ).

TRAINEES & MENTORS ARRANGEMENTS

during the meeting, the coach/manager will inform who they have been assigned to. for this event, the arrangements were based on the workshops that the mentors have pitched along with the trainee’s responses to this event ( eg. what skills they would like to improve on, gigs that they would be interested in taking, etc ). listed below are who has been assigned to who and the basic information related to the workshop:

KIM JINSEO - COMMERCIAL ACTING FOR BEGINNERS ( TIER LEVEL 3 )

SKILLS GAINED THROUGH THIS WORKSHOP: MODELING, ACTING, PERFORMANCE

TRAINEES: BAEK BYEONGKWAN, HAN NOEUL, HAN ROWON, KIM SEYOON

LEE YUSHIN - YUSHIN’S R&T: RAP & THEORY ( TIER LEVEL 2 )

SKILLS GAINED THROUGH THIS WORKSHOP: RAPPING, SINGING, MUSIC COMPOSITION

TRAINEES: CHEN MAYLIN, KANG MINJUN, SUNG HANEUL, YOO HYUN

OH EUNHYE - ADAPTING THROUGH VARIETY SHOWS ( TIER LEVEL 3 )

SKILLS GAINED THROUGH THIS WORKSHOP: VARIETY, MCING/HOSTING, ACTING

TRAINEES: CHOI JUNKYU, KANG YOOJOON, KURAMOTO MISAKI, KWON HYUNTAE, PARK CHAEKYUNG

PONGSAK TEE - HOW TO LEARN CHOREOGRAPHY EASILY AND NAIL IT ( TIER LEVEL 1 )

SKILLS GAINED THROUGH THIS WORKSHOP: DANCING, CHOREOGRAPHY ( STREET ), PERFORMANCE

TRAINEES: PARK HYUKJAE, JO EUNWOO, TAKANASHI ASAMI

each of the mentors can post details about their workshops for all of the trainees to know in a separate post. if you have any questions related to the workshop that the mentor is teaching, please message the mentor mun!

IMPORTANT ( IC ) DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS

whenever both the mentor and trainee(s) have free time in their schedules, they will meet up and have 2 hour workshops that will span across 2-3 months ( aka this term ), depending on the mentor’s schedule ( but most of the time these workshops are scheduled during SATURDAY and mentors are expected to schedule at least 6 workshop sessions ). these workshops can be categorized as one on one lessons ( so mentor + 1 trainee ) OR smaller group sessions ( mentor + 3-5 trainees ). smaller group sessions are used to let the mentor teach the theoretical and fundamentals of their workshop while one on one lessons are used to evaluate the trainee’s progress and see what needs to be worked on or focused in future lessons. all of these workshops will be done in one of the empty classrooms or practice rooms in the lgc building.

by the MIDPOINT of the workshop program, MENTORS will be having a meeting with JANG INSUNG ( for the male mentors ) or KWON SOYI ( for the female mentors / EUNHYE ) where they will be discussing each of the trainee’s performances at the beginning and present moment. in this meeting the mentors will be asked to be honest in their feedback because this feedback will aid the trainee coaches in deciding what the trainees need to work on ( individually and collectively ) and whether they are ready to debut in their desired path ( idol/actor/model ). by the end of this meeting, both the MENTORS and the COACHES will come to an agreement over a possible ‘final’ evaluation prompt that would determine whether the trainees have learned the skills and concepts assigned to them.

after this meeting, the MENTORS will announce to the TRAINEES about the final evaluation prompt and will be spending the remaining time preparing for that until the EVALUATION days ( scheduled sometime around MARCH ), when all of the MENTORS, JANG INSUNG, and KWON SOYI will watch every single performance and give their feedback and thoughts to the trainees.

seeing that this is the first time that we’ll be doing this, here are the final evaluations prompts ( either listed on the form OR decided based on the workshop’s description ):

COMMERCIAL ACTING FOR BEGINNERS: on the day of the evaluation, the trainee will be picking an object from jinseo’s “magic box” and each one has to act like they’re in a commercial for whichever item it is that they got from his box ( examples of items inside this box are: chicken, pizza, skincare, snacks, a bottle of pocari sweat, a bottle of elysium perfume, chips, the logo of a video game, a rubik’s cube, a bag of coffee beans, etc ).

YUSHIN’S R&T: RAP & THEORY: each trainee will be given a lyrics sheet prior to the evaluation day that they will have to memorize. the lyrics will be pertaining to songs that the trainee has never heard of ( these could either be lyrics or melodies created by the MENTOR or samples borrowed from the lgc creatives team, but ooc wise, the songs will have to be ones released before JANUARY 2022 ). on the day of the evaluation, trainees will listen to the first couple of seconds to the melodies of their respective song for the first time. then they’ll have to rap and/or sing their lyrics to the song.

ADAPTING TO VARIETY SHOWS: on the day of the evaluation, the trainee will pretend to be a part of weekly idol and asked to describe themselves in the most entertaining way possible ( a plus if you can get the mentors and/or coaches to laugh ). through the segment, they will introduce themselves and show off two talents not relating to singing/dancing/rapping within a 10 minute period.

HOW TO LEARN CHOREOGRAPHY EASILY AND NAIL IT: each trainee will be assigned a 1 minute song ( song can be determined by MENTOR and/or the TRAINEE mun and all must be different songs ) that they will have to create an original choreography to. on the day of the evaluation they must present the original choreography to the mentors and coaches.

( important note: whenever the evaluation prompt mentions “each trainee”, it’s in reference to the trainee that is taking that workshop. )

once the evaluation is done, the trainee will meet up with their coach ( KWON SOYI or JANG INSUNG ) to discuss their honest thoughts about the workshop, what lessons they’ve learned from the experience, and if there are any new skills or aspects that they would like to work on in the near future. 

POINT REWARDS

as shown above, each of the workshops are given tier levels ( 1-3, 1 being the lowest and 3 being the highest ). this is determined based on the skills the mentors have chosen along with their notoriety and can be changed in the future depending on how many mentors and trainees sign up. for both the MENTOR and TRAINEE, the tier levels will also reflect the number of maximum points one can get for completing the task(s).

TIER 1  ( FOR JO EUNWOO, PARK HYUKJAE, PONGSAK TEE, TAKANASHI ASAMI ): completing one of the writing requirements listed below will earn you +10 POINTS IN THE SKILLS CHOSEN ( please refer to ‘skills gained in the workshop’ section to see which skill(s) you can put the points in ). since there are multiple writing prompt options for both the mentor and trainee, you can complete up to 3 WRITING PROMPTS. however, you can only do the writing prompt once ( for example, if you wanted to do a thread with another trainee, you can only do it once so the other two writing requirements will have to be about something else ). if you complete 2 of the writing requirements, you will earn +20 POINTS IN THE SKILLS CHOSEN OVERALL. similarly, if you complete the maximum ( 3 ) writing requirements, you will earn +30 POINTS IN THE SKILLS CHOSEN OVERALL ( please refer to ‘skills gained in the workshop’ section to see which skill(s) you can put the points in ).

TIER 2 ( FOR CHEN MAYLIN, KANG MINJUN, LEE YUSHIN, SUNG HANEUL, YOO HYUN ): completing one of the writing requirements listed below will earn you +15 POINTS IN THE SKILLS CHOSEN ( please refer to ‘skills gained in the workshop’ section to see which skill(s) you can put the points in ). since there are multiple writing prompt options for both the mentor and trainee, you can complete up to 3 WRITING PROMPTS. however, you can only do the writing prompt once ( for example, if you wanted to do a thread with another trainee, you can only do it once so the other two writing requirements will have to be about something else ). if you complete 2 of the writing requirements, you will earn +30 POINTS IN THE SKILLS CHOSEN OVERALL. similarly, if you complete the maximum ( 3 ) writing requirements, you will earn +45 POINTS IN THE SKILLS CHOSEN OVERALL ( please refer to ‘skills gained in the workshop’ section to see which skill(s) you can put the points in ).

TIER 3 ( FOR BAEK BYEONGKWAN, CHOI JUNKYU, HAN NOEUL, HAN ROWON, KANG YOOJOON, KURAMOTO MISAKI, KIM JINSEO, KIM SEYOON, KWON HYUNTAE, OH EUNHYE, PARK CHAEKYUNG ): completing one of the writing requirements listed below will earn you +20 POINTS IN THE SKILLS CHOSEN ( please refer to ‘skills gained in the workshop’ section to see which skill(s) you can put the points in ). since there are multiple writing prompt options for both the mentor and trainee, you can complete up to 3 WRITING PROMPTS. however, you can only do the writing prompt once ( for example, if you wanted to do a thread with another trainee, you can only do it once so the other two writing requirements will have to be about something else ). if you complete 2 of the writing requirements, you will earn +40 POINTS IN THE SKILLS CHOSEN OVERALL. similarly, if you complete the maximum ( 3 ) writing requirements, you will earn +60 POINTS IN THE SKILLS CHOSEN OVERALL ( please refer to ‘skills gained in the workshop’ section to see which skill(s) you can put the points in ).

just like some of the side events, completing none, some, or all of the requirements ooc wise can have some positive or negative consequences for your muse so it’s up to you whether the muse would participate ( except for mentors who are required to do it anyways ).

WRITING REQUIREMENTS

FOR TRAINEES

as a reminder, you just need to complete ONE requirement to receive the minimum number of points possible but can do a maximum of THREE to receive the maximum number of points.

write a 4 replies ( minimum 8 lines, two posts per mun ) thread with another trainee taking the same workshop as you about learning about the workshop or practicing on the assignment/evaluation.

write a 4 replies ( minimum 8 lines, two posts per mun ) thread with your assigned mentor about the workshops ( small group sessions/one on one lessons ). in this thread, it must mention at least one struggle that the trainee is having difficulty with regarding the workshop.

write a 250+ word solo about the trainee muse working on the skills related to the workshop.

write a 250+ word solo about how your muse handled their assigned evaluation.

write a 300+ word solo or headcanon post about the trainee having a discussion with the coach ( KWON SOYI or JANG INSUNG ) talking about their thoughts related to the workshop. the coaches might ask questions such as, “what did you consider the easiest/hardest part(s) of the workshop?”, “were there any critical topics left uncovered? if there was, what topics do you hope to learn in the future?”, “how would you rate your overall satisfaction with the workshop?”, “what was the most valuable part of the workshop for you?”, “would you be interested in a follow-up or advanced workshop on the same topic?” you only need to answer at least THREE of the questions mentioned.

FOR MENTORS

as a reminder, you just need to complete ONE requirement to receive the minimum number of points possible but can do a maximum of THREE to receive the maximum number of points.

write a 4 replies ( minimum 8 lines, two posts per mun ) thread with one of your assigned trainees about one of the one on one lessons. in this thread, it must mention at least one struggle that the trainee is having difficulty with regarding the workshop.

write a 4 replies ( minimum 8 lines, two posts per mun ) thread with one of your assigned trainees ( must be a different muse than the one above ) about one of the group sessions. you can talk about helping one of the trainees with a particular task given to them, teaching them a concept related to the workshop, etc.

write a 250+ word solo about the mentor preparing for one of the upcoming group sessions or one on one lessons.

write a 300+ word solo or headcanon post about the mentor having a meeting with the coach ( KWON SOYI or JANG INSUNG ). possible topics to think about for this meeting are: their thoughts about how they feel as a mentor, the trainees’ progress, possible evaluation ideas ( do note that what was mentioned in this post is the final evaluation prompt that the mentor and coaches agreed upon ), and/or what they could do to improve the workshop. the post must cover at least three of the topics mentioned and you can include additional questions related to the topics if you wish.

write a 250+ word headcanon post ( this would be written similarly to a form of a journal/feedback report ) discussing the mentor’s thoughts about their assigned trainees comments and criticisms with their final evaluation. you could do it in terms of discussing each of the trainees in their group and what the mentor thought about their performance OR you could do it by picking one or two trainees who did the best with the evaluation prompt. 

make sure to tag all your threads with lgc:workshops. to validate your skill points and collect your notoriety points, please submit the following form ONCE on the points blog before MARCH 30, 2024 11:59PM EDT.

MUSE NAME ∙ WORKSHOPS ( Q1 2024 )- PROMPT #1: +( 10, 15, OR 20 ) ( skill points chosen for the workshop ) [ LINK ] - PROMPT #2: +( 10, 15, OR 20 ) ( skill points chosen for the workshop ) [ LINK ] - PROMPT #3: +( 10, 15, OR 20 ) ( skill points chosen for the workshop ) [ LINK ]

[lgcxmax]

@lgcxmimi

being a mentor was interesting. to think he was younger than most of his- students? what did he even call them. regardless, the concept was wild to him. watching them go through the task he had assigned, max continued to watch as he sat cross legged in the back, watching them through the mirror with hawk eyes.

part of him was glad him and emi were comfortable at this point. otherwise having to look at his ex so intensely could have been.... awkward.

"mimi-yah," he calls out to her casually, not quite bothering with honorifics as he had a certain history with all of the trainees in his workshop. "you're slightly off in timing. focus more energy into your movement, engage your core muscles more to control your breath," he advises her mid-work out before letting his gaze drift across the others again as well.

[seyoonlgc]

HEAVEN. @lgcxsarang

This workshop was the best! Each time Seyoon looked up from his Japanese notes, he saw a lovely girl.

"Good morning, Sarang!" Seyoon greeted smoothly in Japanese. He was improving slowly but surely, and the basic phrases were beginning to feel natural on his tongue. "What a beautiful day we are having." He skipped to the window, humming as he opened it to let in some fresh air.

After his eventual debut, he probably won't have workshops like this anymore. He'd be stuck with the same few stinky men at all times and no longer have the opportunity to worship the ethereal beauty of the female trainees. Sure, guys were capable of being good-looking too, but women just hit differently.

Like, could he just debut with the girls? No? Fine, fine, he'll just really treasure this workshop opportunity then.

"Do you..." Seyoon searched his brain for the right words. Sarang was shy and he didn't want to scare her off. Therefore, he was trying to come up with a light, happy topic of discussion...in Japanese. "Want to see...um...stray cats...at my part-time...chicken job." In the end, he decided to just present her with his phone. After getting off work last night, he got surrounded by the strays in the area and snapped a couple of pictures. For strays, those felines were pretty damn photogenic.

[lgclili]

໒꒱ . WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY # 002 _ IDOL JAPANESE: THE EVALUATION 、 aka “LILI, CAN YOU TEACH ME JAPANESE?” I SAID 「はい、はい」

the unfortunate thing about all this is that when pushed, lili pushes harder.

and lili wouldn’t call what they did pushing, per say. unless you could call dangling lili over a cliff with nothing but herself and ichika as a safety net below her pushing — then so be it, they pushed her.

because lili did not like to be pushed around.

despite the practices for that nostalgia show the girls were all participating in, she had this on top of it — and lili was no stranger to overachieving and doing too much in order to appear as pristine and as put together as possible. even if it meant, forgoing necessary ailments such as sleep and food, lili was going to prove them why they shouldn’t push lili to do things.

in the grand scheme of things, the evaluation comes in a blur — her prepared speech, ran through and corrected by ichika with alarming quickness is something lili can only warrant from her own neck-breaking determination to get things done right. even if she had gone into this workshop not knowing a lick of the language — she could at least call herself somewhat knowledgable — if not, able to say more than yes. 

she goes through the motions, remembering the sounds of the vowels — trying to not trip over them as she slows her words, carefully, because the more she quickened her pace, the more she stumbled over them. taking a breath, and with another smile, she begins — in a banter with her partner, thank god at least they knew what they were doing, while lili felt like she was still dangling from that tell-tale cliff, searching for a savior. 

the breath helps, it eases the nerves tickling the back of her neck. her smile used like a shield in the midst of a battle against herself and the evils who had put her in such an uncomfortable position. never had lili felt this unprepared — even if she had spent every waking moment of the past three months preparing for just this — she still felt uneasy. 

was this is? 

her fall from grace?

( finally tumbling her from  her overly egotistic, completely arrogant pedestal that no one but she had put herself upon? ugh, the ground would probably hurt from a fall like this, wouldn’t it? )

these are things she keeps in her back pocket for later — for when she’s to complain about her downfalls and her supposed weaknesses to jang insung — a laundry list, really, of her woes and why she still doesn’t quite understand why she was placed for such a workshop. 

sure, she learned japanese — but at the end of the day, lili only did so because she had felt undermined, so really …

who was the winner in all this?

lili wouldn’t think it was she — begrudgingly, least said and never something she’d say out loud, it had put another notch on her otherwise ridiculously overachieving and accomplished belt — at least, she wouldn’t admit to it as so.

[lgctaeha]

「 ❀ 」  ━━ ˗ˏˋ TALKING TO THE MOON !

WORKSHOP EVALUATION: EMOTIVE SINGING !

Taeha steps into the practice room with a pensive expression. It's a bit unusual for the trainee that was hardly seen entering a room without a bright smile and a series of cheerful waves. Still, she greets each coach and staff member with a brief bow of her head before sliding onto a stool positioned in the center of the room.

While the trainee was no stranger to hefty schedules of preparation leading up to evaluations, she found that she spent most of her free time the past few weeks mulling over song selections, paying extra special attention during her acting lessons, and observing hours of drama content ( it counted as practice time in her book! ).

Finally, she settles on the theme of the moon and its many phases. Much like her lunar friend, she hopes to be able to gracefully transition between the too moods of the songs she's chosen, showing off the kind of versatility she's not sure she's had the chance to convey with just vocals alone. IU was an obvious choice for Taeha - being a fan of the OST queen, it was hard to settle on just two songs given her packed discography, but she hopes she is able to wow the coaches with her picks.

˗ˏˋ SONG SELECTION ! mood? ~ melancholy ➫ DEAR MOON

To Taeha, Dear Moon is a song that reflected the rare bouts of loneliness she had experienced in the past ( albeit much rarer now thanks to her tight-knit group of friends ). Lyrics that convey seeking comfort in the moon, beautiful and unreachable - reminiscent of many the many things in her life she's yearned for.

˗ˏˋ SONG SELECTION ! mood? ˗ˏˋ vibrant ➫ STRAWBERRY MOON

The heaviness she carried through Dear Moon begins to lift as a soft piano melody fills the air. She sits up in her seat, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips until it reaches her eyes that still glisten slightly from her previous performance. She rises to her feet, projecting her voice with a hopeful expression, smiling through the dreamlike lightness of Strawberry Moon.

The music begins to fade and Taeha turns her attention to the panel of coaches, eyebrows raised as if to ask if she had done well. "...Thank you for listening!" she adds with a bashful giggle, returning to her usual demeanor before the start of critiques.

[lgchyejoo]

♡･ﾟset the tone

         with @lgchxneul ♡

being a mentor for the workshops was one of the more nerve wracking things she had done in a while, especially now that she had settled into idol life a bit ( she would hope so, after two years ) and other things that she usually did often didn't make her quite as nervous. but she was worried about how she would be able to convey her message to the people taking her workshop, whether they would understand what she was trying to say and whether they would like her.

but she decides that she would try earnestly and do her best, and that's all she could do, right? she thinks that if she's genuine then maybe it'll come through to others, which is kind of how she feels when she's singing as well.

so she had brought snacks to her one on one meeting with haneul, trying to pick a variety that she thought he would like so that they could talk comfortably. "for songs, i actually think there are a variety of different ones that would suit you." she says, nodding her head. "but i guess it depends on what kind of vibe you're going for, do you have anything in mind?"

[lgcxjasper]

moving the line w/ @lgchyejoo

in a bit of a way, jasper finds almost oddly amusing. his schedule was already packed to the brim-- he thinks he gets maybe 5 hours of sleep per night between everything, and yet, he doesn't think he'd have it any other way. a plethora of opportunities seemed to have fallen into his hands all at the same time. he'd be an idiot to just go and waste it, wouldn't he.

so he doesn't. instead, he moves to head into the practice room, casual clothes on his back-- a far cry from the usual neat combination people were probably used to seeing from the young, British male.

he knew he had a lot to work on. a lot of opportunities, yes, but even more so to improve upon. that's why he was glad to be in the workshop-- plus... it helped that it was hyejoo. she was about as talented as they came, and he tried to be hopeful it was a good thing he was working with her. it didn't mean he wasn't nervous though, sitting down and glancing at the notes he had prepared, waiting for her to arrive. he just hoped she liked the songs he had chosen-- but if she had something better, he'd definitely want to hear it.

when she does enter, he stands, offering a little bow of consideration as well as a soft smile her way. "ah, 'ello. hope you're doing well." he comments.

[lgcsaem]

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

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

the goal? emotional expression!

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

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

[lgchyuk]

slow dance, with @lgctee

the practice room was still empty and it was late at night, the lights were dimmed just the way he preferred and still, hyukjae could hear all his thoughts inside his head screaming at him. the previous days were just so insane, he couldn’t really believe that he decided to take a step and move forward with what he wanted as an artist. maybe the change of events in the past months was also an important factor in helping him make that decision instead of hiding behind what-ifs. 

not even the screeching noise of the door opening behind was enough to make him turn. in fact, he knew who was coming in and he had been anticipating that encounter for quite some time, ever since tee debuted as an idol. he missed his dance partner and if he’d be fully honest, he would also admit he avoided him sometimes, ignoring the times he was at the company, finding excuses not to reply to his texts.

it was petty, it was childish - but hyukjae sometimes was jealous. if he wasn’t so broken sometimes, if he didn’t listen to external voices he would’ve reconnected with tee before that, before the company assigned him as his mentor.

turning around, still sitting on the floor, he opened one of his biggest smiles as he watched the older man close the door behind them. he missed him, a lot. and he wasn’t afraid anymore.

“hi, hyung.”

[lgctee]

Workshop Plot Call

Hello, hello! So Tee is now the proud host of his own workshop (also welcome @lgchyuk, @lgceunwooo and @lgcasami) and so this is a plot call for that. I'm more than happy to have threads going with all three trainees. Let me explain a bit about Tee's mentor style and the workshop itself.

If the name doesn't give it away (bc he's not so creative), the workshop is dance focused. I'll include the blurb I used when I submitted the idea:

Dancing is Tee's entire image and his everything. It's his reason for living and the reason why he became a trainee in the first place and so to be able to share his knowledge, skills, and passion with others would be why he'd create this workshop. In his workshop, Tee would teach the trainees how to not only learn choreography easily, but also how to nail it and make it look perfect. He has seen lots of trainees spend hours sweating and stressing over not being able to learn the choreo or thinking they don't look right. Because of his dance background, Tee can pick up choreo easily (usually within an hour or two), and he spends a ridiculous amount of time on perfecting how it looks and on his movements. He would love to share his knowledge with the trainees and give them tips, tricks, and ideas on how they can learn and/or create choreo easily. He would teach them things he uses or learned like repeating small 30 second/1 minute sections on a loop, or what to think of when you're learning how to do a specific move. He really just wants to make things easier for the trainees and help them with their dancing.

So he'll be giving tips, tricks and other pointers in how to learn choreography easily and he'll teach the ways he learned when he first started dancing. As for his mentor style:

When it comes to dancing, Tee is very serious and everything needs to be perfect. However, he's not the type to be mean or overly strict. He'd be serious, encouraging, understanding, but also want things to look perfect so he'd focus on making sure the trainees nailed the choreo.

If you have any questions or other comments or concerns feel free to message me here or on twitter. If you'd like to plot do let me know too! Welcome again to the workshop and I apologise for Tee haha.

[lgcbk]

⸻ INVITATION ( @rowonlgc )

"Boooo," Byeongkwan taunts playfully from his seat on the ground, firing two thumbs down at the other as he runs through his practice set. "You call yourself a triple threat? More like a triple..." Buffering. "...Wreck."

His playful digs always fell a bit short as of late. Overly cautious and painfully lame. He'd blame the slight ( understatement ) awkwardness that he felt whenever the two found themselves alone. Byeongkwan, still accustomed to a distance no shorter than arms-length when it came to Rowon, struggled to fall into the same level of comfort that once was. He opens his mouth to speak again, prepared to give some real feedback, when his phone begins to buzz in his back pocket.

"Shit - Hey, turn that down a second, yeah?" he waves a hand in the other's direction, gesturing to kill the music. He expects yet another scathing call from his father, but the contact that appears gives him pause - even to the point of giving the screen a double take. "Mrs. Han?"

The pleasantries are short, yet kind. He had always known the woman to be so. "Yeah - No, I'm a little bu - Are you sure? I don't know if that's... It has been a while...?" his brows furrow, perplexed, and his eyes travel to land on Rowon. Had he put her up to this? "I guess, I uh... Yeah, yeah, that sounds great. I'm actually in practice with him now - "

[lgcmanager]

WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY 001

RESTRICTIONS: any trainee muse NOT participating in TEAM UNKNOWN 003 or LGC GIRLS JAPAN and joined the roleplay before SEPTEMBER 30, 2023.

starting in the middle of NOVEMBER, certain trainees were called separately to have a one on one meeting with their coaches ( SEO YOUNGJAE, KWON SOYI, OR JANG INSUNG ).

( important note: the trainees that have been called must be trainees who joined the rp on or BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 and is not a part of TEAM UNKNOWN 003 or LGC GIRLS JAPAN. do note that if you are planning on switching to the ACTING or MODELING path for Q1 2024, there is a possibility that you might not be eligible for the second part of this opportunity. however, you can still do this specific task/first part for the points though. )

during the meeting, the coach will inform the trainee that with the end of the year approaching, they wanted to discuss with them their current performance so far based on their training progress and give a chance for the trainee to talk about any concerns or comments they may have.

for this task, you must answer the following questions ( and these questions will be asked by the coaches at some point during the meeting ):

what do you think are your strengths right now? ( please include at least 3 skills out of the ones suggested: singing, dancing, rapping, performance, acting, modeling, mcing/hosting, variety, music/lyric composition, instruments [ please specify ], and languages [ please specify ]. )

what are three skills that you would like to work on starting 2024? ( please include at least 3 skills out of the ones suggested: singing, dancing, rapping, performance, acting, modeling, mcing/hosting, variety, music/lyric composition, instruments [ please specify ], and languages [ please specify ]. )

if given a chance, what types of gigs would you be interested in participating? ( please choose two out of the following and explain why: acting [ specify if it's drama and/or musicals ], modeling [ cfs, endorsements ], mcing/hosting [ youtube shows/podcasts, red carpet/concerts ], variety [ variety shows, youtube shows/podcasts ]. )

during your time here in legacy, what are some of the lessons that you've learned about yourself? ( either as a person or as a performer/trainee )

each question must be answered through the trainee's perspective and be around 100+ WORDS per each response. the post should be done as a SOLO and if you complete this, you will earn +6 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE ! when the trainee is done answering all of the questions, the coach will inform them that they will have another meeting sometime around JANUARY to discuss further details.

make sure to use the hashtag lgc:workshops for the task. you have until DECEMBER 9, 2023 at 11:59PM EST to complete the requirements and validate your points. please submit the following form ONCE on the points blog.

MUSE NAME ∙ WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY 001 - MEETING: +6 ( skill points distribution )

[lgcxmax]

@rowonlgc

when max saw the list of people he was supposed to mentor, he entered the whole workshop with mixed feelings. while he was happy to know all the people he was going to work with, he also wasn't sure how rowon in particular would behave. they used to be good friends, great friends even but with how much of a rollercoaster things had been and the disaster with hyuk, the idol was a little lost where he stood with his old pal.

so during a 1 on 1 session, max was a little lost how to begin that conversation without using time rowon was meant to learn and improve. "so how are you feeling about all of this so far," was the best and most vague way he felt he could approach the situation with, hands wrung together to have something to do with them and not fidget around with a pen or bounce his knee.