#rkwonpil

[rkkangjoon]

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███▓▒░░ RK MEMES - Song Drabbles ░░▒▓███

♫ I'll fly farther than anyone, through all the tomorrowsFly to the horizon, our courage has gained wingsIn order to grow big and strong, I'll run too

Digimon AU...

his head was ringing, from afar he heard a small voice calling his name. kang joon slowly blinked open his eyes, squinted into the bright light. he sat up and looked around, a small, blue-coloured squishy being to his side. the male furrowed his brows, and stared at it for a moment. it wore a big grin on its face, and he wasn't too what that thing actually was. it was obviously not an animal, but it was clearly not human as well. he parted his lips for a moment, to speak up, but his gaze fell to wonpil who was laying still unconscious nearby, on top of his chest a brown thing with big eyes and three horns.

the male stumbled forward, towards his friend, calling his name, worried the other might be hurt. he slipped his hands underneath the other's head to see if there were any injuries. when he realized the other was unharmed, kang joon let out a sigh of relief. when he nudged him gently, wonpil regained consciousness and opened his eyes, just to ask him where they were. but actually kang joon had no idea himself, so he turned around to the strange beings, that he suspected to have called their names without actually knowing them. hesitantly he asked them, where this strange place was and with a smile, they jumped forward, just to cheerfully hum:

"welcome to the digi-world!"

[rkjibeom]

( outgoing ! ) ➝ 귀여운 막내 simon

↪ simon ah! i have some news! ↪ i was contacted by sphere on instragram for a private audition ↪ and….i just got a call back… ↪ so guess who’s a sphere trainee now 😎

✉ ; wonpiri hyung → hyung??? what is it??? → lol they slid into ur dms, huh → wow, good job hyung! i’m glad u didn’t suck this time around.  → so im guessing ur gonna be super busy now? did u tell mom and dad? what do they think?

[siyeonrk]

starting block.

treading water with @rkwonpil !!

siyeon doesn’t think of herself as perfect at everything. she’s good at a fair few things, exceptional at one, but you can’t have it all. she’s not scared to try new things, as can be seen in her brief stint on the mgas with no prior formal training ( or even serious consideration to a career in music; she’d always assumed she’d bake for life ), but there’s one thing that has always stumped her no matter what. 

swimming. 

she doesn’t avoid the leisure activity completely but that’s exactly what it’s always been to her — leisurely lounging by the pool, dipping just her feet in to stay cool on especially warm days. never had she considered it as a sport like it truly is, nor a survival requirement. as she got older, she felt more embarrassed by her inability to swim, but for years, she just... didn’t and that was fine. now, she feels like the only nineteen-year-old in the world that still can’t swim and taking a class is a big, very definite no — not with all the six year olds bound to be on the roster with her. so she has to turn to friends who won’t judge her, who will be patient with her, and hesitantly, she toes the water, waiting for wonpil. 

“hey, are you coming or what?” she shouts back over her shoulder, not bothering to look to see if he’s already there. watching her reflection in the gently swaying water, she sucks in a deep, shaky breath. 

[rkpjsung-blog]

♡ . banana milk! . ♡

“sorry we just sold the last one to the person who just left”

he repeats the words in his head, blinks at the cashier and slightly bites his lips. he hums, tilts his head and wonders, what are his options? he could go to another store or…?

he opens in the door in a second, hurriedly looks around, and there, right there. amongst the crowd he spots who he hopefully is looking for, they’re carrying a bag, a bag from this exact store. jisung comes to this grocery store more than just often, he knows this store more than he knows himself. the color, the size of their bags, he knows it, and when he sees that person he knows they’re most likely the person who just was here.

he runs. something which jisung rarely does, mostly because he’s never late, never in a rush, always early and calm, but now he’s in a rush to stop that guy, figure out if they are the person who just bought the last bottles of banana milk. jisung isn’t a good runner, he isn’t especially good physically, so luckily for him the person doesn’t seem to be in a hurry. he stops abruptly as he’s right behind the male. his breath is unsteady, and he takes a second to steady it before putting a hand on the other’s shoulder.

“e-excuse me” he gulps as he realizes he’s talking to a stranger, a person he has no idea about who is “did you just buy the last bottles of banana milk?”

♡ ♡ ♡          ♡ ♡ ♡   ♡           ♡♡            ♡  ♡      starter       ♡    ♡        for      ♡       ♡♡♡♡♡ ♡  ♡  ♡  ⇒  @rkwonpil

[hyojinrk-archived]

#5020 — kim hyojin &  #5017 — kang daniel ( @danielxrk​ )

MGA 5 EPISODE 4: nida team f2′s kpop vs. pop mashup ( arrangement )

mentions: @rksakura, @rkseunghun, @rkmason, @rkkenta, @danielxrk and many more!

with everything completely unpredictable, mixed in with too many confounding variables for him to do anything but desperately hope to show the best version of him every time, hyojin finds himself unable to wish for more than anything to make it past each round. he’s not the type to be disappointed for not being the best -- the fact that he had been praised in the first episode by the ceos was already amazing enough for him, and even sakura’s compliment still makes him blush whenever he thinks back to how she had called his voice pretty. besides, all that matters to him is that he’s improving and slowly learning to polish his skills, to become more refined than the rough rock he currently was. he’s quite happy enough being able to sing onstage and to show off his charms, taking whatever he could to be a learning experience for the future.

it’s not surprising to him at all that half of the people comprising the best duos of the week were named as the most talented in their skill category the previous week; if anything, he’s far more shocked that on the other side of things, some of the best got eliminated. yuqi, one of the best rappers, and then some talented singers, like jinyoung -- actually, all of them were quite good, so it’s rather jarring. it’s nowhere near as emotionally stressing as wonpil’s or seungmin’s eliminations, but still disappointing nevertheless, because he’s sure that everyone’s worked incredibly hard just to be here at this point.

perhaps he’s naive for thinking it, but he wishes that this was really just some kind of talent show, a place where people can show off their skills and learn from others without having to face the harsh reality of elimination and rankings. but that’s not why the mgas is so popular -- something like a tv showcase for talent can only happen once the acclaim is earned, the respect fought for with tooth and claw.

as much as many of the others seemed more aggressive and hyojin far more passive, it was by no means an indicator of passion or desire to do well. it seemed counterintuitive, but sometimes, when he looks up at the little cracks in the ceiling of his bedroom, reaching a finger up to trace them like constellations, hyojin feels his heart burn, his head rushing with a waterfall of thoughts, wishes, feelings that he can only describe as hunger. hunger and determination for the spotlight. sometimes, the ones that show their claws last can be the most dangerous -- he’s just as desperate, in a way, if not more so, but he shows it in a different way.

as the filming ends, he pats seunghun’s shoulder affectionately, smiling fondly at the boy and giving him a high five for a job well done. looks like he now owes someone spicy pork -- maybe they’ll go out later that week to celebrate before things spiral into madness once thursday comes again, although he’s sure they’ll both be busy in their duos. his mouth quirks up slightly as he comments on seunghun’s pairing with a “minho, huh? lucky duck. i’ll be looking forward to it. good luck, hunnie~”

as they part, hyojin finds himself wandering over to his own partner, his eyes having wandered over to the ashy-haired male the moment their names were called out, widening in surprise. who knew that he’d end up getting paired with daniel? the man was a lot of things in hyojin’s eyes -- a member of the famed empty enigma and sungwoon’s bandmate, competition, an unlikely collaboration partner -- but a duo partner was not an expected title. either fate works in strange ways, or mnet really does have eyes everywhere. after all, hyojin wouldn’t be surprised if there are videos circulating on the web of him and daniel performing fear together, especially coinciding with the mgas filming period. he can already sense some conspiracy theories popping up the moment things get revealed.

nevertheless, he can feel the excitement welling up, prudent but strong, at the prospect of working together with him again, this time for real. he’s been paying pretty close attention to daniel’s performances lately, impressed with his charisma and creativity, as well as his willingness to take risks and show off different talents. at the same time, though, hyojin really hopes that he can sing together with the male again.

finally making his way through the crowd of people leaving the studio to the taller, broad-shouldered male, hyojin taps his shoulder. “daniel-ssi, we meet again.” holding out a hand to the male, similar to the first time when they met, hyojin flashes him a soft and welcoming smile. “let’s do our best!”

❀ PREPARATIONS;

it’s a bit awkward at first -- even though there’s an air of mutual respect hovering around the both of them, they don’t quite know each other well enough to joke around like he does with hunnie. nevertheless, hyojin tries his best, listening attentively to what suggestions the other threw out and trying to add his own input. admittedly, they both had a relatively similar track record for songs so far -- they’ve both done girl group remakes at some point, remixes of pop songs, made heavy use of live instruments when performing. it’s this comfort and familiarity with instrumental that brings them closer, though, and after a few sessions of messing around with chords and tossing around songs, along with careful questions about the others’ lives, daniel suggests that they do a mashup.

at first, it strikes hyojin with surprise -- the fact that he’s never thought to do something like that surprises him, but it quickly turns into approval; the only way they could change up things in a fun and creative way was to do something like that. except, it’s a little different this time. daniel’s practically fluent in english, and hyojin is markedly not, but they both want to do pop songs. the thing is, in which language?

it’s quickly resolved before anything comes up, though -- they agree that they could do a mix of both american and korean songs, and with daniel’s more expansive knowledge of the former and hyojin’s familiarity with the latter, they decide to split up and choose their own songs, meeting in the middle to mix them together and make the necessary cuts.

for hyojin, he finds himself sifting through a multitude of pop songs, deciding on the more recent ones, along with selections from representative groups like bts, twice, and blackpink, along with one of his personal favorite songs, n.flying’s rooftop. likewise, daniel chooses his songs, and things go relatively smoothly from there. admittedly, hyojin finds himself impressed with his partner’s ability to mesh the songs well together for the most part, and although he helps in the process, he can’t help but think that this would have been a far more monumental task had daniel not been with him. even though they’re vastly different, they seem to have a hidden chemistry that hyojin can neither put his finger on or explain properly, one becomes clear when they perform together on stage.

they decide to go for a mix of guitar and keyboard, a bit similar to a band but less focused on the instrumental and more so on the singing and the novelty of the song mashup, and as they practice, hyojin figures out places to ad lib and to harmonize. they work surprisingly well together, like cogs in a bigger machine, and it becomes easier and easier to talk with daniel about other things about music and away from mgas, bonding over music and talking about empty enigma, sharing recommendations and letting their music tastes blend together into the perfect collaboration performance.

❀

"what about f2?” hyojin offers, tilting his head. after spending a decent amount of time quietly thinking to himself, letting daniel throw out some names first and letting the both of them play around with the idea before ultimately dropping it in hopes of finding something better, an idea formulates in hyojin’s head. after hearing that daniel hadn’t had a team name with heejin, it for some reason makes him even more determined to come up with a good name, one that matches the greatness of the one he had with seunghun.

“you know how there’s f4 from boys over flowers? we could be that, but since there’s two of us, we’ll be f2.” he says it a bit jokingly, laughing at the ridiculousness of his own suggestion, even as he adds, “we’ll make the audience fall in love with us with our overflowing charm.”

it ends up becoming their name, though, once daniel points out that the name is also a chord ( despite not knowing the drama hyojin was talking about ), and they decide to take it on due to it fitting their musical and charismatic image. after settling on the intro, of course with the included cringiness that was necessary for every good team introduction, they find that they’ve finally squared everything away.

now, all there was left to do was practice.

❀ IN THE STUDIO;

he’s notably a lot more chipper this time around, entering the studio with a more lax stance and with daniel at his side, the both of them in coordinated dress. this time, instead of a loose dress shirt, he’s dressed a little more casually, now in a shining red jacket with gold trimmings draped over a white t-shirt with a blue logo splattered over it, an outfit that fits the fresh vibes of summer and complements his hair well. slipping a hand in the pocket of his white skinny jeans, he finds a place to sit with daniel, near enough to seunghun so he can still talk to the male. laughing silently to himself when daniel starts bowing at minho, who happened to be his friend’s partner, hyojin waves it off when the male sits back down and sees his laughing, covering his face sheepishly. even though they were on different teams now, it didn’t mean that they couldn’t still converse as usual. at the very least, he could wish his friend the best of luck.

as it turns out, he doesn’t need it, because when seunghun goes up to the stage, he demolishes it along with minho. they complement each other incredibly well ( although hyojin would argue that seunghun and him had the best chemistry out of all the others -- but that might just be a prick of jealousy speaking ), and with their skills to back them up, hyojin is both satisfied and impressed with his friend, cheering for him excitedly and clapping him on the back when he gets back to his seat, bowing politely to minho. even though he didn’t listen to k-pop often, he still had a large amount of respect for the former convex member.

before that, though, sakura and kenta take the stage, a rapper-dancer duo. despite their different skillsets, they pull things off smoothly, and hyojin can’t help but heave a sigh of relief at how they not only finished safely without any mistakes, but also did quite well. he never doubted sakura, with her exuberant energy that always seemed to lift his spirits whenever he saw her lovely smile, but sometimes it’s hard to guess what could happen. mistakes are never meant to be made intentionally, after all. inwardly, even as he calls to her across the room, telling her “よくやったね ( yoku yattane -- you did well ),” shooting her an affectionate wink, he hopes that she can continue to perform at the best of her ability, and that she’s taking care of herself well.

❀ ON THE STAGE;

they’re called up to the stage as soon as seunghun and minho finish theirs, and even though he offers daniel a soft smile and squeezes the bigger male’s arm comfortingly in reponse to his comment as they go up to the stage, he can feel the weight of matching up to their performance pushing down on him. he finds himself echoing to himself in his head that he can do it, that their performance was also sure to impress in the same way seunghun’s had, because they had poured all of their effort into this, like it was their last chance on the stage. even with all of the netizens’ negative comments on daniel, hyojin knows his partner and now friend was better than they thought he was, that he was equally deserving and talented as everyone else.

if anything, that’s why he suggested the team name -- he wants to make sure that, even if it’s through their team name and their introduction, they assert this fact. call him nosy, or with a case of a severely bleeding heart, but he genuinely feels this way. he wants to prove to everyone that they can defend their positions, and put on a good show while doing so.

“hello, we are,” introducing them in his calm, soothing speaking voice, hyojin allows a pause for him and daniel to play the f2 chord on their respective instruments, before they say, “f2!”

letting daniel introduce himself, hyojin continues on the same thread as the male, adding, “and i’m kim hyojin, contestant #5020! like the members of f4, we’ll make sure to charm you~”

( maybe he just has a thing for cheesy intros, but he’s already stopped being embarrassed of himself at this point. he’s said worse, and also done worse -- mnet had even broadcasted his little joke confession to seunghun, whom had also done the same unknowingly -- so at this point, he’s just having fun with it, and taking advantage of his naturally cute complexion. he’s pretty sure his mom will laugh the moment she sees him doing this on broadcast again. )

they make sure their set-up works, with them facing each other slightly ( still able to see the judges, though ) to simulate the idea of a pseudo-competition that crosses over at the end and the individual microphones placed at the right setting. with that, he lets daniel do another quick strum to tune, and they begin their performance, daniel playing the introduction.

( bold = hyojin’s parts/both, normal = daniel’s parts )

oh oh oh oh love is nothing stronger than a boy with luv

singing softly, hyojin has yet to play much of the keyboard in the song except for a few light chords, and he lets his voice fluctuate nicely as he conveys the lyrics, smiling sweetly at the judges. turning his gaze back to the keyboard to focus on playing as things pick up, he moves his body slightly to the beat as daniel picks up the next song, singing the english perfectly.

look at me, look at you 누가 더 아플까?    look at me, look at you, who’ll be in more pain? you smart 누가? you are    you smart? who is? you are

transitioning into the blackpink song, he continues by following the original melody, this time drawing out his notes to accentuate them more and to fit the tone of the song. at the same time, it meshes well with the performance, and although the top line is different every time, it sounds nice -- like it’s an actual song. when he hears some of the members of the audience make a sound of recognition due to the recency and popularity of the song, he grins, winking playfully in their direction, the hype only building up as daniel segues into the next song, making good use of the same ‘oh oh oh oh’ hook from boy with luv to shift into shape of you.

on ‘slow,’ they both visibly slow down their playing, almost a bit teasingly, before they pick it back up again without a hitch, this time into dalla dalla.

예쁘기만 하고 매력은 없는     just pretty but not attractive at all 애들과 난 달라 달라 달라     i’m different from the kids 니 기준에 날 맞추려 하지 마     don’t measure me by your standards alone 난 지금 내가 좋아 나는 나야    i love being myself, i’m nobody else

lifting up a free hand to gesture at “달라 달라 달라,” hyojin continues to play the correct notes with his other hand, displaying his skill with the instrument and his surprisingly relaxed nature on the stage, hearing daniel harmonize with him to create a sweet-sounding chord, before waggling his finger at the next line, as if telling the judges not to measure him by just their standards, because he, like daniel, is more out of the box.

he harmonizes again with daniel at the last line before putting his other hand back down on the piano, and they pick up for the more vocal-heavy part of the song. daniel sings versace on the floor, the notes a little higher and showing off more of their capabilities -- despite this, it’s not too hard for the male, the right combination of powerful and pleasant, something they kept in mind when picking songs.

너는 별을 보자며 내 손을 끌어서     you pulled my hand, saying you wanted to see the stars 저녁노을이 진 옥상에 걸터앉아     we sat on the rooftop at sunset every time i look up in the sky yeah 근데 단 한 개도 없는 star yeah     there’s not a single star yeah 괜찮아 네가 내 우주고 밝게 빛나 줘      it’s alright, you’re my universe, shine bright for me

rising up to match daniel’s more powerful song, he starts to sing rooftop, his voice hitting the higher notes with ease, feeling the melody and letting it carry him along, inserting the strong emotion he was known for having into his more ballad-like performances, then shifting into more faster lyrics with daniel harmonizing on the bottom line. he ends the section nicely, getting into character well.

fancy you 누가 먼저 좋아하면 어때    fancy you, who cares if who likes first

harmonizing with daniel on the first word, before letting his partner take over, hyojin finds himself again raising up a hand, making the rocker sign used in the twice choreography and copying the point dance loosely with his hand, still playing with ease due to the simplicity of the notes the arrangement allowed him for this segment, giving a knowing glance and a nod of approval at the members of the audience who did the same.

i'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier i'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist like it doesn't exist

this was his time to show off what was up his sleeve -- the little ace they had besides the creativity of the arrangement -- it’s not a hyojin performance without a little bit of his power, after all. he sings the sia song without hesitation, belting the notes without straining his voice and instead feeling the melody resound in him, a deeply satisfying feeling as he holds the high notes.

stopping his playing on a chord purposefully at the last line to emphasize the final high note, he closes his eyes briefly as he hits it, before opening them gently. to tie it off, they harmonize one more time, this time with hyojin snapping slightly below the microphone so it could be heard, but didn’t block out his voice.

with that, the end, and they bow, quickly packing up their instruments and making their way off the stage. of course, neither of them were perfect -- that was why they made the performance to cover each other’s blind spots and potential flaws, instead letting each other showcase their main talents and abilities without sacrificing stability. perhaps it wasn’t the most orthodox and thus not necessarily the safest option, but it was possible, nevertheless. at the end of the day, though, hyojin knows that it wouldn’t have been possible if he had been alone.

as he walks back to his seat, he turns to daniel with a bright smile, feeling refreshed, and says, “you’ve done well. thanks for being my partner, daniel.” he holds out his pinky finger instead of his hand, the gesture more final than all the times they’ve parted from before.

“let’s meet again, okay?" 

[rkchungha]

okay so since i’ve fully settled and have a job, i think now is the time to post my “drop list”. i say “drop list” because it’s easier (and shorter) to post the threads i’m keeping on each muse. many of the ones i’m not keeping are just old threads or threads i lost muse for. i am double checking myself and going through each of the most recent thread replies i have (just in case tumblr activity did me dirty)

the following list will be arranged by character and will show if i need to reply or not. again, tumblr activity could have done me dirty and i could have missed it while double checking so correct me if i am wrong. i definitely do need more threads thought so if you want to plot and create a new thread like this post or message me on twitter @ hiraihomos !

KEEPING!

bewildered - @rkxminhee i need to reply to

trapped - @yccjungrk i need to reply to

kt flyer - @rksihyeon i need to reply to

makeover - @rkchaeryeong i need to reply to

go bump in the night - @rksryujin

oasis - @danielxrk

cravings - @rkwonpil

girlfriend like me - @rkmeiqi

[rkevent]

WATCH THE SEMI-FINAL OF THE MGA SEASON 5 LIVE!

The five lucky muses who’ll get to attend the recording of the sixth episode on Thursday, the 1st, are the ones listed below. They’re free to comment about the performances before the official airing of the episode, but no pictures/videos should be shared before it.

@rkxminhee

@joohyunrk

@rkjuyeon

@rkwonpil

@rkseung 

Thank you to all who participated and good luck next time!

[rkseung]

⊹ ˚.  TRACKING. updated. 080919

⟨  ━━     WRITING   ⟩ 

handsome as kind @rkseokjin

in place @jungeunxrk

pretty when you cry @rkxminhee

follow along @rkjaeyoon

when the party’s over @rkchwev

where you’re free @rkjy

language barriers @rkwonpil

⟨  ━━     WAITING   ⟩

if i believed in fate @rkjjwon

with a view @rksohee​

because you don’t understand @rkaisha

swallow my pride @rklily

lowkey @hyojinrk

a night to never remember @rkjwon

broken compass @rkseunghun

⟨  ━━     DROPPING   ⟩

untitled @rktingyan

if all went wrong @soojnrk​

[bexmatt]

+ thread tracker  +

a quick update on who I currently have threads with, please tell me if I have forgotten you or you’d like to drop our thread or put it on hold ^^

i usually do these every three months, so i should first be doing this in two weeks, but i genuierly need to drop some threads so i can get back on track with zhong chenle. 

my turn:

@rkharuto - starter (in the making)

others’ turn:

@rkzhengting - questions and afvice @rkmxrk - friend making @rktaeil - ice cream, i scream @rkwonpil​ - coffee bean

threads dropped for various reasons:

@chanheexrk - i just want attention @rkhyeon - what do you want to do @rkxminhee - kindness for a stranger @minhyukxrk​ - i’m lost

(if you know if any of these muses have been cleared or dropped then please tell me^^)

[rkhyxnggu]

「SEOKJIN TRACKER」

Ok so I am horrible at keeping track of what I have for Jin and I still have replies I need to do for starters that are over a month old SO I AM POSTING A TRACKER FOR MY OWN BENEFIT MOSTLY. If we do have a thread and it’s not on here or if I owe you a starter or anything please let me know! If you want something dropped please also let me know ^^

This is in no particular order.

Legend: ✤ Event

WAITING

@rkjwon - Looking Glass & Familiar Faces

@rkumji - Right of Way

@rklino - Vanishing Days

@rkdongmin - Untitled

@rkkyungsoo - Puppy

WRITING

@yuzurk - Royal Struggles ✤ & Little One

@jkimrk - Wake Up Call

@siyeonrk - Bitten

@rkseung - Handsome as Kind

@rkjinhwan94 - And You Are?

@rksakura - Makeup 101 ✤

@rkiny - Sweet Mishaps

@rkxminhee - Such a Small World

@rkwonpil - Uh Oh

DRAFTS

Ahaha I don’t draft stuff ;-;

STARTERS OWED

@rkkangjoon

[floverrk]

• thread tracker  • 

it is time for my thread tracker! i do these every three months n pls expect a lot of threads to be dropped in this one, sncerely i am sorry PKSPSPK

my turn:

@rkchoutzuyu - one more? @jkimrk​ - solving problems like grown men @rkjordan​ - you wanna fight, HUH? @bamrk - runaway kiss

others turn:

@rkjimin - thinking about  @hyojinrk - it’s just h2o in my eyes @ayutork - startling @rkmeiqi - pasta and bags @taeminrk - if i say it’s jam then it’s jam. @rkiny - standing ovation, see you later alligator @rkxkikwang - is it hot in here? or is that just me? @rkkangjoon - i am just being brotective @rkmb - meow(th), that’s right!

threads dropped for various reasons:

@dongjurk - questionable @aronrk - smuggling alcohol? seems like a good idea @minhyukxrk - real men cry about their pets @rkjohnny - feelings @rkhwanwoong - mission confidence @rksihyeon - i save my tears for the angels  @seulgirk - have a ball @rkxsnn - wind up @rksungho - quiet space @rkwonpil - identical @rkxkikwang - quite tall @rkgray - it’s not poison, i promise @rksihyeon - learning curve

(if you know if any of these muses have been cleared or dropped then please tell me^^)

[rkseokwoo-blog]

< after hiatus tracker >

hey guys~ i’m coming off like a month long hiatus! ; v ; so i’m trying to sort out what i owe and to who, and if anything has been dropped. please let me know if you’ve dropped a thread, or it’s missing from the list, or if you want to start something new since it’s been too long! thank you~~

( ● sphere / # event / * au )

@rksowon – a belated birthday gift, rewrite, you me and the bears, city lights, vow to you *, txt my heart, i’ll go with you *

@rkjaeyoon -- the great escape

@rkyunho -- hey cousin

@rkchaeyoung -- love line * 

@rksxngyeol -- talls

@rkhyojeong -- first impressions

@rkwonpil -- a debit is paid

@rkmxrk -- please don’t let me drown ● , time to go ● , crash bang wallop ●

@rkyerim -- shop-a-holic ● , a colourful flavour ●

@seungcheolrk -- checkin’ in ●

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✩˚₊‧  RKSHIP - MOODBOARD 

@rkwonpil & rkseungmin 

「 who’s the guy in your photo, minnie? 」

「 huh? oh. that’s ... wonpil hyung. he’s my ... big brother. 」

[siyeonrk]

as I said on cheol, I’m now back off hiatus and I have a lot of catching up to do!! I’ll hopefully get to everything soon, but please bear with me ;; anyway, onto the tracker!! if there’s anything you’d like to keep/drop, please let me know! and please plot with me!! ♥

( 6 ) MY TURN !

you’re a sunflower — @rkjordan 

starting block — @rkwonpil 

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twitter dms — @danielxrk 

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( 6 ) TAKE YOUR TIME !

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bitten — @rkseokjin 

right as rain — @rkmg 

cry havoc — @rkseola 

bittersweet honey — @rkjeno 

dog attraction — @jacksxnrk 

( 5 ) DROPPING !

mise en scène — @rklily 

ice cream cake — @rkseunghun 

yesterday’s news — @rkyeji 

surprise sweetie — @rkxminhee 

watch out — @hyojinrk 

[hyojinrk-archived]

#5020 — kim hyojin &  #5025 — kim seunghun ( @rkseunghun​ ) 

MGA 5 EPISODE 3: hwasa′s twit, rearranged ( 0:10 - 1:12 ; 1:28 - 2:26 ) — spicy pork ver.

the moment when it finally sinks in that his name was not called for eliminations, hyojin starts to genuinely wonder if this is some kind of mistake, or if he actually deserved to move on. it physically hurts him to see how wonpil reacts when his name is called and criticism is doled out, reminding him of a similar situation last week -- the familiar, heart-wrenching feeling of guilt and shock and confusion. it only takes one lift of a microphone, one decision for him to now be completely and fully alone. 

perhaps that’s not factually true. in fact, living proof of the counterstatement to that was sitting right next to him on his other side, another piece of evidence directly behind him. sakura and seunghun. somewhere else in the audience is sungwoon, probably with daniel and the other empty enigma members. he feels foolish for even thinking that he might lose them -- they were incredibly talented, after all -- but then again, he had thought wonpil to be one of the most talented vocals that he knew. it’s jarring and exciting altogether; he can’t seem to get over the fact that now his other cousin was gone, too, but there’s an adrenaline rush accompanying the realization that he now was expected to move onto the next challenge. he looks around the studio with wide eyes, almost not even registering the next thing that the ceos say.

duos. two contestants, partnered with each other to deliver a performance. on impulse, his eyes flicker to his other side, half to avoid wonpil and half because he’s looking at seunghun. shaking his head, he resists the urge to glance behind him at a certain girl, instead staying tight-lipped and tense on his seat.

minho and nakyung. strange duo, but it’d be interesting if they could pull that off. yewon and minkyung, yoona and jackson -- rapper-rapper -- kyungsoo and yugyeom. hyojin winces at that combination, remembering vividly that kyungsoo was a singer, while yugyeom was a dancer. inwardly, he wonders if he’ll also find himself partnered with a dancer, and feels his heart drop to the bottom of his stomach. he’s fairly sure that if that was the case, the end of his journey on this show would end rather quickly. for the sake of him and his partner-to-be, he desperately hopes that isn’t the case.

some more names fly by, and he feels a slow sinking disappointment as more vocalists passed by, including sungwoon. without knowing, his fingers cross over each other and he starts to repeat a mantra of names in his head in a desperate hope.

kim hyojin and kim seunghun. his heart drops when he hears one of the names he was repeating in his head flit by, and he looks devastated for a second when he realizes the name partnered with it. kim hyojin. hyojin. hyo --

“oh my god.” he hears a hearty laugh resounding next to him, and his head whips to the side, eyes wide and jaw hitting the floor. blinking multiple times when seunghun asks him for confirmation of what they both just heard, clearly not believing the coincidence himself, hyojin finds himself lifting up his hand dumbly, showing the male his still crossed fingers before breaking into a goofy grin. “it worked, i think.”

with that, he crushes the younger in a hug, before pulling away and chuckling at his comment. “what should we sing this time? monodrama? yanghwa brdg? there are still so many more tears to be shed.” he says it with a loud laugh, waving his hand teasingly to show he was joking. they leave the studio together once the filming ends, hyojin’s arm slung over seunghun’s shoulder affectionately and the two of them chattering about potential songs to perform.

even when it feels like his luck has just run out, he feels like he’s on cloud nine.

❀ PREPARATIONS;

he feels like an absolute coward for asking wonpil for his electric guitar. it’s obvious in his stance and the way his fingers fiddle with each other that he knows he could be reopening wounds, wounds that hadn’t even started healing yet but were being stitched together by calloused hands. he knows, and he feels awful, atrocious, like a monster. he hadn’t even dared to talk to seungmin face-to-face after the latter had been eliminated, and the fact that this deeply set feeling, this desperation to do all that he could to protect his spot in the competition because now seunghun was on the line, too was more important than his sense of decency made him sick.

hyojin almost cries when wonpil agrees, unaffected, excited, even, showing him where it had been stored away in the little apartment of theirs, well loved but still beautiful and shining in his eyes. the older seems proud of him instead of annoyed or bitter, supportive. it fills hyojin with a newfound sense of determination, because, no, he shouldn’t be ashamed. he shouldn’t feel bad for trying his best and making use of what he had.

this wasn’t for the sake of winning. this was for the sake of something a little bigger than that, for the sake of the slowly growing hole in his heart from not being able to do what he’s been wanting to do his whole life. no matter what happens, he needs to leave the stage on thursday knowing that he’s done all that he could.

even though it’s too formal considering how close the two of them were, he turns and bows deeply to his cousin in thanks, not sure how to classify the thickness in his throat and how his eyes started to water.

❀

with some careful guidance on where to find the amplifier and what to do with it, and some even more googling later, hyojin finds himself holding the guitar in his hand, the heavy metal ( no pun intended ) feels like the many burdens he’s started to take on. he’s only just made amends with seungmin not too long ago, but the insecurities are starting to well up. the bandaids he’s tried to put on the wounds on his heart from the elimination of his cousins left other parts of him open and vulnerable. he had watched seungyeon’s live the other day, and although he found himself smiling at her show of support for him and seunghun, he couldn’t help but feel the same tug at his heart that always came up when he heard her voice or saw her face. 

he’s been so busy worrying about mgas and his other friends that he’s almost completely forgotten about the heartache he had gone through before, heartache that was in the process of being patched up by sakura. even then, he wonders if she’ll see his stage too this week, and what she’ll think of it. absentmindedly strumming a chord, a habit he’s picked up to break himself out of any dark thoughts, he jumps at the loud feedback, suddenly remembering that he was holding an electric guitar and not an acoustic one. right, he needs to focus.

❀

“oh, i like it, it like it!” sitting up from his initially slouched position, hyojin almost startles gamja into falling off his lap, catching the adorable puppy before it could scamper off and trying to soothe it. seunghun’s been playing the keyboard he brought for a few minutes now, messing around with the song choice they had decided on. it’s basically a given that they wouldn’t be doing a ballad -- they’ve both sang plenty enough themselves, and he’s sure that the judges knew well enough that they were both capable vocally of singing heart-jerking tunes.

he’s fairly sure he’d be smacked on the shoulder if he suggested something trot -- although he couldn’t help himself from making a joke or two, snickering. the younger male always brought out the childish and energetic side of him, and every time they were together in the studio, it felt like all of his worries had melted away, and he could do things without a care in the world. he could sing any song in his music library and seunghun would be able to pick up after it, their music tastes going hand in hand. after some preliminary discussions, they had agreed on adding some electric guitar into the mix, providing more of a rock-house fusion of the hwasa song, something smooth and a little sexy, even. 

perhaps a little shyly, he even finds himself suggesting that he bring in the guitar to play during the performance, both as a shock factor and a tribute to wonpil, although he didn’t say the latter out loud. it feels wrong to go into the studio without such a comforting presence next to him. after three years of seeing him as an older brother, hyojin feels like it’s morally incorrect to not have a piece of his cousin with him when he sings, especially when wonpil won’t be there physically.

the rearrangement goes smoothly from there, and a few impromptu song covers and more fiddling later, they already have an outline done. the rest of the week passes like this, a mix of fun and frantic preparation, and when they part on the final day before d-day, hyojin feels like the guitar case on his back was significantly lighter than it first had been when he picked it up.

❀ IN THE STUDIO;

“woah, looking good~” greeting seunghun with a half-smile, hyojin laughs as he sees his friend with his new hair color. he had to say, ash brown suited the male well, giving him a more mellow and mature look in comparison to the blonde hair he had before. not that he looked better or worse -- it was arguably as good as the one before, but it was definitely new. hyojin’s heart may lie elsewhere, but he genuinely meant the compliment when he said it. they make their way into the studio, the taller’s arm looped around his shoulder, both dressed in loose dress shirts and hyojin’s slightly unbuttoned at the top, tie purposefully loosened and the smooth expanse of his neck shown.

he has a head of bright red hair himself, having gone to a hairstylist recommended by a busking friend of his who had gotten their hair dyed at the same place. if his best friend was going to do it, he might as well do the same. besides, he had always wanted to try out red -- at the very least, he could take this performance as an excuse to do so. it’s kind of funny at the same time, because ever since they made their duo name, they’ve been joking about dying their hair to match it. turns out it actually did happen.

as they sit down next to each other, hyojin smiles softly at seunghun’s question, nodding. “i’m as prepared as i could be, you?” as the male responds, hyojin finds himself absentmindedly fixing a tuft of seunghun’s light brown hair that had gotten rumpled by the cool air of the studio, putting it back in place and patting his friend’s head affectionately. it was a pretty normal gesture considering how close the two of them were, and hence, passed by naturally. “let’s enjoy the stage today.”

and with that, the recording starts. there are a few explosive performances, many of them entertaining and some even soulful. admittedly, hyojin and seunghun were going in the later half, and although he tries his best not to get affected, he can feel the nerves ebbing away at him. nevertheless, he thoroughly enjoys the stages. 

making a sound of surprise and shaking his head in happiness when he hears the song that sungwoon and his partner, jaemin, were performing, hyojin looks to seunghun with a grin. easy was for sure one of his favorite songs to listen to, the groove of wheein’s voice, coupled with the smoothness of sik-k giving it a high replay value. the both of them execute it well, and hyojin finds himself unable to stay still in his seat, grooving along. 

sakura’s stage with ryujin is equally stylish, albeit more upbeat and old-fashioned. he’s only heard the song a few times, but bond girl is for sure going on his playlist after watching. bopping his head to the addictive beat, he cheers for sakura and her partner, even chanting her name at one point while shaking his fists, like it was a fanchant and he was at an idol concert with a lightstick.

❀ ON THE STAGE;

soon enough, their names are called, and hyojin gets up, making his way to the stage with seunghun behind him, ducking his head shyly in thanks at the light applause that came up at the announcement of their team.

as he was older, he took the lead for their introduction, counting to two before doing their signature pose, raising his fists up to his cheeks in a crying gesture, instead biting down as if biting on a meat skewer, and then pretending to cry. it’s a silly thing they made up during one of their late night talks in the studio, with one stupid suggesting leading to another, and then them building up on each other until they came up with something both witty and embarrassing that they just had to do.

“hello, we’re spicy pork! i’m contestant #5020, kim hyojin,” he says, before letting seunghun finish, then adding, “like our team name and our hair colors,” he says, gesturing at seunghun’s head, then at his, “we’ll make sure to burn the stage with our spiciness!” 

with that, he tries not to get too embarrassed by the giggles that resound around the stage, keeping a straight face save for a little smile at seunghun, nodding back at him. putting the electric guitar strap over his shoulder, hyojin strums experimentally, hearing the sound echo faintly throughout the studio, before stepping up to his own standing microphone. 

the moment the instrumental starts and they begin to sing in harmony, hyojin’s smile drops immediately, and he takes on a fiercer, more serious expression. instead of vulnerable and gentle like it usually was, he finds himself wearing a new mask this time with seunghun. they were here to show new sides and new colors of themselves, keeping the judges and their competition on their toes. it wasn’t uncomfortable in the slightest, surprisingly enough -- they’ve spent hours on hours refining the performance and their synergy did wonders for their performance, after all.

( bold = hyojin’s lines, normal = seunghun’s lines )

oh 너는 멍청이     you’re a twit 가녀린 심청이    like simcheong

taking the bottom note when harmonizing, hyojin looks straight at the judge panel as he sings with an almost intense gaze, nodding his head when seunghun sings the first line powerfully, starting to play the guitar, feeling the chords resound and blending in smoothly with the piano track going in, opening the floodgates to more instruments that they had pre-recorded when re-making the track. they had also modified the lyrics a little to fit the allotted time, rearranging them but not rewriting them.

after a few rifts, he sings into the microphone with seunghun again, their voices flowing together well and making for a pretty melody.

내가 멍청이     i’m a fool 너를 병들게 한 싸가지     i’m the wench for making you sick 한 번씩 주위를 둘러봐     why don’t you look around once in a while 너는 아파도 모르고 있잖아     even when you’re in pain, you don’t know

starting off the first verse with an almost sultry tone, hyojin decides to go for something more smooth than seunghun’s more powerful approach so that they don’t clash, setting the mood as he tilts his head while singing the second line, fingers slowly but surely plucking at the guitar strings on beat.

he turns his focus back to playing when seunghun continues, matching his smoothness to further build up until the drop.

you make me loyal you make me hero you make me genius 주는 게 많아 근데 왜 너만 불행해질까     you give so much but why are you the only unhappy one? 나를 위해서만 숨을 쉬니까     cuz you only breathe for me 너무 외로워 보여     you look so lonely

flowing along the notes as if riding waves, hyojin’s mouth turns up slightly at the corner to form a half smirk, his gaze never leaving the ceos. it’s a completely different persona than he actually has, but it fits well for some reason, and he feels like he’s pulling them in inch by inch, closing the distance with his aura.

this time, seunghun comes in with power, and hyojin feels himself shift into a grin, his body moving along to the music as he plays.

너는 멍청이     you’re a fool twit twit twit twit i do not like it nobody likes it 가녀린 심청이     like simcheong twit twit twit twit i do not like it nobody likes it

hitting the chorus, hyojin picks up his playing, singing into the microphone with a controlled power to hit the note with the correct mood. he sings the ‘twit’ line almost delicately, hitting the high note smoothly, before fading into seunghun’s voice for the hook. seunghun sings the next line with his own flow, making them both stand out despite matching so well.

아이야 아이야이야     just a baby baby sky야 아이야이야 야이야     baby sky, just a baby

transitioning into the bridge, hyojin stops playing to let the emptiness sink in, now singing softer and feeling the attention focus on him as he grabs the microphone for the first time during the performance, clutching onto it and having an indignant look in his eyes as he sings the line, as if calling everyone watching a baby. seunghun then comes in, changing the attention focus, and hyojin aids him, harmonizing for the high note and taking the bottom line.

he meets seunghun’s eyes at this, breaking into a smile when the male winks at him.

너는 멍청이   you’re a fool twit twit twit twit i do not like it nobody likes it가녀린 심청이   like simcheong twit twit twit twit i do not like it nobody likes it

this time, a pre-recorded guitar comes in, purposefully planned so that they could focus more on the high notes and executing the chorus well. repeating it, this time switched, he makes in effort to make it more explosive than the last time.

twit twit twit twit (twit) 우린 길을 잃었어 (woah)    we’ve lost our way twit twit twit twit (woah) 나 밖에 모르는 너는 멍청이     you’re a fool who only knows me

now was the time where they could show off their skills, seunghun singing the line soulfully as hyojin did the adlibs, hitting the high notes prettily. when it reaches his turn to do it, he does the same, helping to segue into one of the many highlights of the song.

(yeah)

너는 멍청이     you’re a fool

(woah, woah, woah, woah)

나 밖에 모르는      who only knows me 우리 멍청이     we’re a fool

they hit the high note together, holding it and harmonizing, reaching the end of the song. they echo each other during one last ad lib, and hyojin finishes off the song suavely, the both of them singing the last line and the song ending with a bang. as they end with charismatic poses, hyojin finds himself a little out of breath by the intensity of their performance, feeling everything come alive at his fingertips. 

as they bow one last time and leave the stage, hyojin hears seunghun jokingly ask him to treat him to pork if they moved on, and just ruffles his partner’s hair in response. 

“i’ll think about it.”

[rkjibeom]

sm22 uploaded a new video ! nobetterthanstrangers_cover_babysoul

desc; been gone for a little while, huh? but wanted to come back and upload this cover. let me know what you guys think? like, comment down below, and don’t forget to subscribe!

maybe seungmin doesn’t know what love is like or never has he actually experienced true sadness over a relationship, he’s quite certain he can take similar feelings of heartbreak from his own experiences. namely his relationship in particular with his older brother wonpil. 

no better than strangers is a very powerful and soulfully heavy kind of song. it definitely needs some emotions and strong vocals. both of which, seungmin is still learning how to not only control but improve and what better way to do that than by actually singing and covering the song itself. 

like many of his youtube covers, the screen starts out black with only the title of the song on the screen and that it’s a cover by simon kim otherwise known as seungmin. then the black screen transitions and reveals seungmin sitting in his usual position in his covers while holding his microphone. 

Can you listen to me I hear the small talk I met someone today And what happened

and so seungmin does what he can by pouring his own heart and soul into singing this song. his own true feelings into the lyrics. 

(It’s very easy) Just listening to me Is enough (It’s very easy) All you have to do is take my side

sometimes he wonders if he should start covering happier upbeat types of songs but for some reason that just doesn’t fit him in the moment. seungmin hates to admit it, but he’s definitely going through a phase and it’s a lot angsty and sadder than he’d like. but such is life and it does just happen like that out of anybody’s control. 

What’s so hard about that? Why are you so serious all the time? What’s so annoying about that? You never listen till the end Did anyone ask you to solve everything? It’s not like that Just close your mouth and listen Listen to me – that’s it When I’m having a hard time, where are you?

seungmin reaches the chorus of the song and it truly picks up in that moment. all the feelings and emotions rise up and reach the peak. his vocals are very fluid and smooth. able to take on shape with every different meaning a song seems to provide. maybe it’s almost because he can sorta resonate with the song as well. he can resonate with a lot of music actually and maybe that’s a good thing. 

he go through the next verses and once again reaches the bridge of the song and true climax and also one of his favorite parts in the entire song itself. this line really speaks to him. 

We’re the closest to each other but You’re no better than a stranger Put yourself in my shoes Why can’t you think about how I feel?

and as quickly as the rise of the song starts, it falls and mellows out instrumentally of course. the last chorus begins, albeit with different lyrics as opposed to the first two sung. 

You can’t at least do that, you jerk? Are my expectations too big? You can’t at least do that, you bad person? You should at least pretend to care Try caring as half as much you do others I wouldn’t say anything You’re so heartless I hate you, I hate you When I have no where else to lean but you

when the last note and the last line rings out, seungmin’s saddened expression seems to really hit home. the somber expression continues as not only the music fades out but the screen eventually fades back to black in a seamless transition.