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1996.04.04 TV Times Magazine - R.ef article

Scans credit: yours truly!

No such thing as secrets!

'Sung Daehyun death rumor' happening

Return to retro, the 2nd album's secret

On the evening of the 22nd, Lee Hyundo makes an international call in tears

"Is it true that Daehyun died?"

"Is it true that Daehyun oppa died in a car accident? People say it was on the news this morning."

Early in the morning of March 22, R.ef fans sent the TV Times office phone into flames. A week before, a rumor that Seong Daehyun had died had peeked its head through, but today the phone exploded with calls. PC communication must have been swept up by the rumor.

Another funny happening! The same evening, Lee Hyundo, who was in LA, called sounding close to tears, "Is it true that Jeongsik (Daehyun) died?". It was Chae Rina, who was staying close to Hyundo, who ran crying and delivered the news.

To get to the point, R.ef finished their last recording at 6 P.M., March 22nd, and soon after went to Kimpo Airport, where at 8:30 A.M. they rode a plane to Singapore and arrived safely at their destination. As soon as they took out their travel gear, they notified their company that they had landed safely - they plan to return to Korea on March 27.

Recording lasted until 6 P.M. before leaving to Singapore

Park Chulwoo wore a mask due to his swollen throat

2 A.M., March 22, at the Paju King Records recording studio just hours before leaving to Singapore. Opening the studio door, Sung Daehyun, the man of the hour, was alive, but a little haggard on account of staying up late.

"Staying up all this week has made me out of my head."

The other members are the same. It felt bad to even talk to Park Chulwoo, who wore a mask because his throat was swollen, or Lee Sungwook, whose nerves were frayed having to finish recording on the day of departure.

Nearing the final stretch, they pulled a week-long all-nighter, and even worked intensively on the day they were set to leave for Singapore. Due to this, production on the album is almost finished; the rest—mixing, mastering, and jazz session playing for one song—are technical processes that will be handled in America, with R.ef not directly participating.

The final touches will be finished in America by Kim Gukhyeon, an engineer who participated in the production of Seo Taiji and Boys' 4th album, and their producer Choi Minhyeok. It will take place in Ocean Tower Studio, a spot Kim Gukhyeon found, located in the vicinity of LA.

11 songs themed on love, with rave as the main genre

Gathered an orchestra and the world's top artists

As the D-day of R.ef's second album, to release around the middle of April, approaches, its secrets are being unraveled one by one, drawing curiosity. As its title, Back to the Black, implies, the album's songs seek a "return to retro". To bring a new feel to the retro sound new generations are unfamiliar with, a sound designer—a position new to general audiences—was appointed into their team for the first time in Korea. Additionally, to differentiate the album from the digital music of other dance groups, producers scoured American instrument stores for analog instruments that they would work with.

As expected of the group that first introduced the genre to Korea, R.ef's second album is composed of various types of rave music. About five rave tracks are included on the 11-track album.

"In order to strengthen the color of R.ef's unique rave music, we made unique attempts, like adding orchestral instrumentation or metal guitars. It'll probably sound new."

One of this album's other features is the diverse range of genres, such as US house, hip hop, jazz, techno, and pop ballads, aside from the 5 rave songs. For the jazz song in particular, itself a hard feat for a dance group, more work will be put into it than the title track. While in America, the country's top notch jazz artists will be hired to participate in session recordings; Michael Miller, a famous jazz guitarist famous for his work with Chuck Korea, has already been scouted. They plan to invest generously in scouting A-class musicians.

One song composed by Lee Sungwook, 2-3 written by Sung Daehyun

Choreo and outfits will be prepared at their return to Korea, on March 27

A song composed by Lee Sungwook will be included in this album, which will show how much the group have grown musically. Lyrics will be written by Hong Jaesun, Lee Yongmin, and Sung Daehyun, who all wrote for R.ef's debut, as well as the rising star lyricist Kang Eunkyung. Sung Daehyun wrote lyrics for 4 songs, two to three of which are being considered for the album.

This album's main theme is "love". It includes stories about lovers, self-love, love for a departed partner, and things one would want to say while parting with a lover.

Aside from "Brilliant Love", which serves as a part two to "Heartbreak" off their debut, the rest of the tracklist has not been decided on—only the title of the song "Forbidden U-Turn", composed by Lee Sungwook. Kang Eunkyung wrote the lyrics off of Lee's idea, and it reportedly contains autobiographical lyrics about how he chose to become a singer.

On another note, R.ef will be busy finishing up their dances and outfits, when they come back from Singapore, appearing on various TV and radio programs and shooting a music video with their travel companion Kim Sehoon.

[bittcrsvveet]

@rainyearning "Well, I'm talking to you, aren't I? I'd say that's a pretty successful manifestation." He replied before humming a bit. "My type? Cute girls, that have opinions and like to be spoiled." Sung stated, bowing his head a bit now. "Thank you, I think this brand is... falling apart, but I try to make the clothes work regardless. It's a paycheck, so I do what I must. Thank you for your kind words though, I hope to see them on that blog of yours as well."

[camyfilms]

XO KITTY 2023

Did I just let my youngest daughter go to Korea to have sex with her boyfriend?

[oceankangs]

Wook observava enquanto a garota feliz e animada andava em sua frente com suas sacolas de compras. O biólogo havia dedicado o dia para dar um presente a Yunhee. Ela havia reclamado sobre a falta de material para estudar e que estava esperando receber um dinheiro para poder comprar o que faltava.  Ele decidiu que seria uma boa ideia presentear a mesma com os materiais e livros que pesquisava, além de aproveitar para passar um tempo com a mesma, passeando por aí.

As coisas no laboratório andavam estressantes com a entrega final do projeto se aproximando, o rapaz só queria paz, e a Yunhee sempre surtia esse resultado no mesmo. Observou enquanto a garota adentrava a livraria, sentindo a briza do acondicionado passar por seu corpo quando a seguiu para dentro. - Você está com a lista dos livros? - perguntou, a seguindo por dentro do local.

@ynhxyw

[while-i-procrastinate]

Moving Ep 16-17

I was very pessimistic last week about the direction that the drama was going to take, but I was pleasantly surprised this week.

Ep 16 was just filler and a lot of what was shown there could have been wrapped up in earlier episodes or in a very different. Seeing nearly 50 year old Cha Tae Hyun play a high schooler was very funny to me But overall I'm glad they've used the same actors across timelines, it promotes consistency in the characters and avoids confusion. But idk what he's doing with the bus for 2 episodes without ANY progress (I'm SO glad his boss is still nice to him though!). He hasn't even found Bongseok's power bank yet! I also feel like Choi Ilhwan's story could have been better used to show how he tried (and maybe failed) to protect Gyedo and Naju's daughter. The latter randomly dying of cancer just made no sense to me. I did really his transition from a fake teacher to a real teacher.

But Ep 17. What a banger! I'm not really into Moving for the action scenes, but this episode was really good! I'm just surprised that at this crucial juncture they are reducing the length of episodes. The initial episodes were nearly 60 mins long, and this one was barely over 30 mins.

Mihyun! What a badass. I was shocked when she shot the cleaner. A good reminder why she was the youngest agent ever and graduated with top marks in her class. The oil can silencer! Oof! Can't wait to see her in action!

It was kinda painful to see Bongseok and Heesoo being essentially played with by the NK Flying Guy, but I'm glad they went that way, and did not suddenly make these kids good at fighting. One thing I'm happy with overall is how they show that there is innocence in these children and it must be protected. And the onus of protecting is on the adults, not on these poor kids.

Juwon getting beaten to a pulp (Frank flashback *gulp*) was horrific to watch, but I have faith in him and his regenerative abilities.

Honestly, I was not sad to see Sungwook (the substitute teacher) being gotten out of the way like the rat he was.

But my TOP moment was Choi Ilhwan protecting Bang Kisoo. I think for the first time in his life an adult has taken responsibility for Kisoo (grrr at that rat Sungwook) and it was heartwarming to watch. I'm here for the Bang Kisoo redemption arc (not that he needs to be redeemed exactly, but you know what I mean)!

(also, Jo in Sung better be sitting in the trunk of that car, and not, you know, in North Korea).

I'm far more optimistic this week than I was last week about the ending of the show. One more week to go, so many stories to wrap up!!!

[lgcmanager]

FUTURE DREAMS SEASON 7: ALUMNI (FINALE)

on JANUARY 13, the culmination of countless hours of work finally came through the season's FINALE filming. though the final episode will only air on FEBRUARY 15, 500 lucky audience members watched the 5 finalists performance and voted for their favorite stage. additionally, HIGHER UPS of the company and members of BLAZing (KANG WOOHEE, KIM YOUNGIM, SONG HANUI) and HARU (JI SUNGWOOK, YANG JOSHUA, YP, KANG JAEHYUK) were present as judges.

following the last performance of the night and the voting period, the audience members were lead out of the venue while the CONTESTANTS were given a break. during that moment, the judges convened together, discussing the fate of the five and casting their own votes.

finally, after close to an hour of waiting, the CONTESTANTS were lead back to the stage where CEO PARK JEONGAN was already standing and waiting for them.

"this season has likely been a challenge unlike others for you and the contestants eliminated. we, as audience, have had the pleasure to discover new sides of you and see how far you've all come since your debut. we've seen the road that has lead you here tonight, the moments that have defined you and caught a glimpse of the great future ahead for the 5 of your standing here. i'm sure your seniors will agree with me when i say that the future of legacy is bright." he gives the contestants a warm smile, breaking from his usual serious image. showing pride at how far these artists have come since he first met them. "all the judge agree that any of you could be our new soloist, and i expect to see you all in our soloist roster one day. but today, we - and the audience - had to make a choice. a tough one. yet, no matter the outcome, know that none of you are lacking and for those who do not win, this door isn't permanently closed. in fact, while the winner will become our new SOLOIST, the second place will get a SOLO FANMEETING and the third place a NEW SONG (ooc: no promotions)" after a final look at the contestants, he finally opens a letter he's been holding and reads the results.

"in 5TH PLACE: SU PARKER of TYPE ZERO

....

in 4TH PLACE: WOO YEONWOO of VERSUS

...

In 3RD PLACE: MOON HAYOUNG of FABULA

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In 2ND PLACE: LIM SANGHYUN

...

and finally, in FIRST PLACE, our newest SOLOIST: LEE JIHO"

after each name, the contestants are given the time to express their feelings and thoughts one last time, concluding with JIHO's speech.

** CONGRATULATIONS ! PLEASE NOTE JIHO'S SOLO MISSION WILL BE REVEALED NEXT WEEK ! **

CLOSING WORDS (ooc)

well, first of all, thank you for participating in this season of future dreams ! while we always try to make each season different from the previous ones, this was a totally unexplored territory for us and we hope you had fun with the requirements !

as always, as this type of event ends, here's how we've judged each round

first: quality of the solo submitted and groups compositions.

second: solely based on stats, taking in consideration how much of their 'known talents' (performance stats) was displayed and how much they contributed to the work they've put in their solo song (artist contribution vs max value they could contribute

third: quality of the requirements submitted, audience votes (performance stats displayed multiplied by their value, which was based on the votes of the members of the rp) judge votes (how much the performance stats displayed have grown through Q3 and Q4 2023 multiplied by their value, which was based on the votes of the members of the rp), performance skill and overall ranking for first, second and third round.

if you need a more detailed information, don't hesitate to contact us through the main or reach out admin el directly!

[lgcseojin]

✱  TRACK 008

DATED JAN. 25TH

Dear journal. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

It���s already been a bit since all the trainees were given these tasks to do and I’m still not sure how to take all of this in. I think looking back on it, this will be good for everyone in the long run, so I guess it’s not necessarily a bad thing. It feels very much like being in the military again... All that was missing was the drill sergeant yelling at us and the itchy soap.

I’m sure the seniors in DBSD know about this well. I think I served the same time as me for a few months. They were coming in the same year I was going to be discharged. Isn’t that kinda weird? I didn’t see James, Minwoo, or Hankyung so I guess they were in another unit from me. Can you imagine that... being a rank above my own sunbaenim and hyungnim? No way could I have ordered them around in good conscience. 

Anyway, I half expected that we would start doing laps around the building. In the winter when I served, a guy in my unit kept his phone after the time we’re supposed to give them back and we had to do burpees in the snow. ( Ah, do I talk too much about those years? Maybe I really am becoming an old man. ) I suppose this is way better! I’m actually looking forward to working in the kitchen and helping give back to people in need. We should do that more often, honestly.

I’ve given years of my life to training and honing my skills so I can debut and fulfill my dream of being a recognized singer, acknowledged for my skills. This will be a good team building exercise and I hope that we can bond through this but I’m still sorely disappointed that it had to be this way. 

I would like to strive to be a good example and good role model for the younger trainees. I am the oldest guy here and it’s about time I step it up and prove myself to be reliable. I need to be someone to look up to and that they can come to if they’re facing any problems or needing any advice. I want to become a good leader for them so this sort of thing does not have to happen. Also, I want to be a singer who is reliable, treats staff well, and is someone others can expect to do well. It is expected of us that we have to present a better self the next time.

I have been meaning to learn more about the senior artists in the company. My good friends in V&A have helped my pay attention so far but I want to learn more. Most of all, I will strive to be as skilled and respected as a vocalist in a group as Lee Shinhae and Ji Sungwook are... As for the songs, I’m learning them slowly but surely. It’s a lot to take in. Pop music isn’t exactly where most of my knowledge is but if, in the future, I have to cover or make reference to my seniors, I should do well to remember them. Ah... but I already knew BLAZing’s songs, so there’s that. Are you surprised about that fact? I am.

[bittcrsvveet]

He just needed a place to lay low for a while, he hadn't realized how much time had passed, but he hoped the paparazzi was gone. "Sorry, I didn't mean to stay for so long," The model stated before laughing a bit. "Only if you still let me tip you, if so, you gotta deal."

open to: anyone, human & supernatural character: Micha, he/they, imugi (ocean serpent), café owner

"I was about to close for the day but it's okay! Please take your time and enjoy the coffee, I will just start to clean up the other tables. If you need anything, you'll let me know? Actually, I've quite a few slices of cake leftover. Would you like any? It's on the house, of course."

[bangtan-translations]

[TRAD] Entrevista Herald, director de ‘Mic Drop’ espera que BTS rompa las cadenas sociales

Siguiendo de los vídeos musicales de “Dope,” “Save Me,” “Young Forever” y “Not Today,” el director Kim Sung-wook añadió “Mic Drop” a la lista de vídeos musicales para el acto de K-pop global, BTS.

En lo que podría ser el vídeo musical del año, el vídeo lleno de swag de BTS, “Mic Drop” remix, uan colaboración entre el DJ americano Steve Aoki, el rapero Desiigner y las siete piezas superestrellas mundiales, ha estado a la altura desde su lanzamiento la semana pasada.

Y Kim, el creador detrás de la reciente fiebre de BTS, compartió profundos detalles sobre su última pieza maestra para aquellos quienes no pueden tener suficiente del torbellino de “Mic Drop”.

Historias de ‘Mic Drop’

“Escuchando la canción, la primera cosa que se me vino a la mente fue que quería encerrar a BTS en un cuarto de interrogación. Luego quería mostrar a los espectadores como ellos lograban escapar del cuarto y liberarse con música,” dijo Kim durante una reciente entrevista con The Korea Herald en Seúl.

El estupendo e intenso vídeo musical abre/empieza con Aoki girando discos, mientras que la banda, sentados sin ninguna expresión en el cuarto, ferozmente empiezan a bailar la canción.

El director explicó su intención de mantener al grupo en un espacio cerrado – un símbolo de vigilancia y opresión – era en realidad relacionado a su esperanza de que BTS rompiera las cadenas sociales.

“Como estrellas de K-pop globales, BTS ha estado en el centro de atención de las redes que consecuentemente lo evalúan. Como otras estrellas idol, están ocupados con horarios y prácticas. A veces ellos podrán tener diferentes opiniones sobre lo que las redes hablan de ellos. Quiero que BTS vuelen alto como artistas libres,” dijo Kim.

Hay “haters” en el vídeo que aparecen en capas negras. Pero con el poder de la música de BTS, ellos se vuelven seguidores del grupo. Al final del vídeo, los compañeros de la banda arrojan sus micrófonos y desaparecen, como diciendo “Atrápame si puedes. Volaré alto sin importar que,” dijo Kim. En búsqueda de libertad, BTS también llevan el baile agresivo al estacionamiento, rodeados por muchos carros en llamas, y a un espacio imaginario en blanco y negro que Kim lo llamó el “espacio infinito,” o conclusión de libertad.

Kim comparte cómo fue trabajar con Aoki en Los Ángeles, donde fueron tomadas las escenas del vídeo musical de los discos girando. Como la mente maestra del remix de “Mic Drop”, el DJ estadounidense no solo empieza y cierra el vídeo, sino que también se mantiene girando sobre BTS como si fuera un dios de la música.

“Quería poner a Aoki como un dios de la música. Solo me tomó dos horas para grabar la escena, ya que Aoki fue muy profesional en todos los niveles. Solo le di la palabra ‘carismático’ y él inmediatamente lo captó,” dijo.

De un snowboarder a una mente maestra en vídeos de K-pop

Antes de recibir el título de director de vídeos musicales de BTS, Kim era ya un conocido director por dar su toque dorado a vídeos musicales abarcando diferentes géneros, como “Happiness” de Red Velvet y “Danger” de Taemin, con su sobresaliente creatividad y sensibilidad.

Sorpresivamente, Kim fue originalmente un talentoso skater y snowboarder. Fuera de su interés en la producción de vídeos, Kim fundó GDW, un estudio 3-D de grabación en Seúl especializado en crear comerciales, vídeos musicales y documentales en 2007, y trabajó en vídeos para deportes y moda. Y no fue hasta que Bang Shi-hyuk, CEO de la compañía de BTS, Big Hit Entertainmente, llamó a Kim para sugerirle una colaboración dos años atrás, de que conociera a BTS.

“Bang me dijo que estaba profundamente impresionado con el vídeo que produje, ‘Ice Cream Cake’ de Red Velvet. Después de trabajar en los mixtapes de Rap Monster, produje ‘Dope,’ mi primer proyecto con BTS junto a todo el grupo.”

Según Kim, el régimen de grabación de K-pop es muy diferente de lo que va al grabar vídeos de deporte. Como un boarder desde hace mucho, lo que Kim toma más en consideración cuando graba, son el ritmo, rapidez y balance – cosas básicas que se mantienen en su mente cuando hace board. Esos elementos, dice, crea los vídeos musicales más dinámicos con abundante energía, arte y sofisticación.

“Las cosas que siempre evito cuando grabo son los estilos estáticos. Mientras muchos otros vídeos musicales de K-pop tienden a hacer aún tomas de los rostros de los artistas para resaltar su belleza, yo siempre hago que los artistas se muevan alrededor para enfocar su energía de atraer sus lados más naturales,” dice Kim.

Viviendo la vida de un creador, sin embargo, fue más duro de lo que parecía. Kim no planea trabajar en proyectos hasta Enero del próximo año para soltar su creatividad al máximo en el futuro.

“Pienso que los vídeos musicales de K-pop estos días se están volviendo muy provocativos y picantes. Son sencillamente consumidos y faltan en significado. Y mi trabajo es crear vídeos significativos e inspiradores a través del cual las personas puedan experimentar algo nuevo en sus vidas.”

“Cuando mi cerebro está cansado, termino creando algo de poco interés. Es por eso que tengo reglas de no trabajar alrededor del reloj. Necesito tiempo para vaciarme,” dijo.

Fuente: http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171128000813#cb

Cr. Korea Herald

Esp. Trad: Chini~

Y me pregunto si me extrañaron jejejeje creo que han estado bien alimentadas con los vídeos de las admins de subs :)

Por otro lado, ERAN HATERS OMG ESTE ES UN GENIO!! *aplausos*

Chini~

[just-be-joyful]

[171018]  sssssungwook Instagram Update with Donghan;

Donghan-nim..is so cool..ㅠㅠ

[wannation]

170617 Jo Sungwook Instagram update

꿈만 같던 프로듀스 101가 끝이 나다니😢 좋은 추억과 경험을 주신 팬 여러분 정말 감사드립니다🙇🏻 더 좋은 모습으로 찾아 뵐게요😊

© sssssungwook

[bittcrsvveet]

"Manifestation definitely works, you just have to really believe in what you're trying to bring to life." The model said before chuckling a bit. "Are you going to wait for your perfect man to come to you or are you going to go out there and look for him?" Sungwook asked the stranger as he bought another drink, ordering another for the pretty babe at the bar as well.

open to anyone (male presenting if romantic) muse: Eira, he/him she/her, ice phoenix, fashion blogger and photographer

"I just know my future husband is gonna be tall with muscular arms so he can carry me around like I deserve to be carried." Eira let out a content hum while taking a sip from her fruity cocktail, a pastel green nail was tapping against the glass, his gaze focused on the other. "Maybe I should manifest it to be safe. Is that something people can manifest? I hear this whole manifesting everywhere I go, does it actually work?"

[oceankangs]

Sung Wook adentrou a área, indo em direção a descida da garagem, o mesmo estava distraído em tentar entrar em contato com o hotel para fazer uma reserva, mas ninguém da recepção respondia. O mesmo só voltou a prestar atenção na vida quando virou na região dos elevadores e esbarrou em alguém. 

Seu reflexo rápido fez com que segurasse a pessoa a sua frente pela cintura, evitando que os dois caíssem no chão. Quando seus olhos finalmente chegaram ao rosto da garota, pode reconhecer @ynhxyw​ de primeira. - Você esta bem? - não perdeu tempo em perguntar, preocupado com a garota. - Desculpe, eu estava tentando reservar um quarto e não prestei atenção. - O rapaz não percebeu que suas mãos continuavam na cintura da mesma até o memento, estava muito mais preocupado em saber da segurança da mesma. 

[donghans-moved]

Oui Entertainment would be livestreaming the fanmeeting for their Produce 101 Trainees- Jo Sungwook, Jang Daehyeon and Kim Donghan.

The fan meeting is @ 3:00PM KST! Please tune to their vlive and send them lots of heart~~

[moodscreencaps]

bump bump (2020) dir. kim sungwook

[lgcyushin]

yushin has a knee-jerk reaction at jiho's introduction, wondering if it was what was known to the public yet. if anything, a spoiler of what was to come. he swallows the potential laugh and tries to maintain a straight face, probably looking way too excited to be here right now. it was always a good time with this trio, and he's thrilled that they get to continue their reactions as this group. "hi everyone, i'm v&a agito's main rapper, yushin!"

"wow, haru look so good. they have this mature energy that only comes with experience. so comfortable." as yushin's eyes are on every new scene and line that come from the music video, he hopes that v&a can be here one day in the far future, not plagued by an early disband and still here to survive through it all. "the grassy scene is so pretty!"

"sungwook sunbaenim's high notes are amazing," his mouth was probably open in awe, and the rapper has to force himself to close it so he doesn't look too funny the entire reaction video ( screenshots, the bane of his existence. ) this would be a cool song to do a cover of one day, if the opportunity ever came up, honestly.

— a tickling wind

a 'yujiwon reacts' thread for @lgcyeonwoo & @lgcyushin

he genuinely feels honoured that they were chosen to react to one of their senior's songs. he's not sure if they can give any reactions aside from earnest awe, but he's very happy to be doing this with yushin and yeonwoo again. he would probably consider the two of them the two he's closest to in v&a (outside of haru), so he's always happy to film anything with them.

especially a casual reaction video like this.

"should we introduce ourselves and then start right away?" jiho suggests, taking the lead as he usually does with these videos. he had done it originally because he had been the one with the most experience with writing and producing, but now he's doing it because he's v&a's overall leader. it's still weird to wrap his mind around, but he's slowly getting used to the idea of it.

"hello we're v&a," he says once he's started the recording, knowing that yushin and yeonwoo would automatically greet with him, feeling like it's been intrinsically engrained into their psyches to respond whenever he starts the greeting. "i'm v&a's leader jiho," he introduces himself, letting the other do so as well before he grins, quickly explaining what they're doing today. then, indicating that one of them can press the play button, he leans back in his chair and settles in to give a genuine reaction.