#they are not the the kind of band for backup dancers lmao

[dickinson-devotee]

Once in a while I think about the fact that for The Beast on the Road Tour, they had a lone lady dancer come out for 22 Acacia Avenue and I am sooooooo glad they never did that again 😅

[willowistic22]

Band!Newsies Headcanons

An au i’ve been creating in my head after getting back to my one direction phase (i’m beginning to think it’s more of a lifestyle at this point akjsfhjkalsfh) 

Anyways : modern band newsies  Most of our beloved newsies works in the music industry (in a band or just works as the behind the scenes like being the manager or music producer) Some newsies aren’t mentioned here and that’s bcs in this au they don’t have anything to do in band stuff but they still exist and everyone is still friends. Pls differentiate this au with my previous famous!newsies au bcs it’s different (just read it and you’ll understand what i mean lol) also this is a pretty long (not as long as my other headcanon list but still long) and clunky list so uhh grab some popcorn for this one akjlhflkjahf

Anyways onto the au!! 

(also don’t come at me if i got some stuff wrong when it comes to the music knowledge, it’s not my strong suit kajfhkjasfh)

So we have albert, race, specs, mike, and ike in one pop rock band together (think one direction and five seconds of summer yknow) 

Race on the drums. I feel like he’s good at keeping up with a beat 

Albert on the guitar (acoustic tho) 

Specs on the guitar (electric) idk man i see specs as this really cool dude and all so i think this fits perfectly 

Mike on the guitar (electric) this child is chaotic what did you expect? 

Ike on the bass guitar 

I’ve mostly been basing their songs with one direction songs akjsfhakjfksafafg

So if you wanna imagine their music just play a one direction song 

But make it gay???? I wouldn’t know how to interpret that akjhfjkafk but if that’s the case then:

‘Everybody wants to steal my boyyyy’ afjadhfkjalsfhjlkahf yeah race wrote that song 

Concerts are usually huge and energetic but sometimes they perform in small venues 

Blink as their honorary sixth member since he’s their go to music producer 

No one wanted to volunteer to be their manager bcs they are chaotic and then Denton came along like lmao what up bros 

Their band is still nameless in my head yall are gonna have to help me out on that 

Moving on to the next band : we have Finch, Romeo, Crutchie, Jojo, and Elmer in one alt rock band (think the wallows, COIN, and PUBLIC) 

Well maybe a bit of indie pop 

Finch on the guitar (acoustic/electric he switches depending on the song) 

Crutchie on the bass guitar 

Romeo on the drums 

Elmer on the piano/keyboards 

Jojo on the guitar (acoustic/electric) i think this is a pretty in character 

I sorta based their songs with the wallows and COIN songs and maybe a little bit of Børns and Cona Gray (yeah idk how that would work but it works in my head at least stfu) 

They’re a pretty chill band 

Their fame is mostly lowkey unless when it comes to some of their very famous singles 

Their concerts are mostly small and simple so it’s mostly chill but the energy radiating their concert is euphoric(??? Idk if that’s the word i’m looking for but something like that at least) 

They are literally the definition of alt kids akjsdfhjkasfhkja 

They nominated Hannah to be their manager hehehehe 

Their band is still nameless too fuck- 

The next band : we have Sarah, Sniper, and Smalls in one pop girl group (think little mix and a little bit of ariana grande)

They’re all singers but Smalls will sometimes play the guitar (acoustic/electric) 

Anyways their genre is technically a pop-dance and pop yknow 

So i based their songs after little mix songs 

The iconic scene of watching the trio performing woman like me or touch with killer choreography gives me serotonin yall don’t understand- 

Also them singing secret love song???? Amazing (give it a listen if yall haven’t. Very emotional, especially the secret love song pt.2) 

Their concerts are big. Stadiums with smoke and flashy screens. Dozens of backup dancers and an ass load of confetti 

Their concert kinda radiates taylor swift’s reputation stadium tour energy omg 

But mostly little mix concerts ofc bcs i based their vibe off of little mix 

Ok but for some reason i’m thinking that Tommy Boy as their go to music producer??? Idk lol 

Omg and Mush as their manager! 

Yall really think i have named this band? Nope lol 

Last band i’ve created : Spot and Hotshot in a rock band together 

Yeah this is sort of the brooklyn newsies band but i don’t have enough info on the other broksies so uhh it’s just the dynamic brooklyn duo together hehe 

But hey the dynamic duo works just fine as a band together in my head so here take it or leave it

They both play the guitar bcs why tf not (electric btw) 

So uhh think All Time Low but make it Spot and Hotshot ajdhfljakhf

Concerts are big and energetic (but the brooklyn newsies kind of energy if you know what i mean) 

Davey is their manager bcs he’s the only one with braincells ajhfajhf 

Name for a band?? Lmao idk her? (okay all the bands are nameless so what?) 

Yeah that’s basically it for this band lol

[cbspams]

Verivery - Beautiful-x (The Show performance which I reference)

Ahhhh so cute!! They really gave off the feeling of being a young group~ NGL though I was really shocked that everyone in the group was as old as they were?? Dongheon's 26! The other members are 21-23 and Kangmin is 18?? That's a pretty wide age gap all things considered for a more recently debuted group.

Because they're so young though I really like that they fed into that energy. In RTK they're the group that's had the most refreshing and bright concepts and I love that they stuck to that to the end.

The intro was adorable! It had that sense of youth and it was so light hearted. I think it was a fantastic introduction into the spirit of the performance. It really hit off all the little bits of being young and in school, in that way that movies make it with the locker, the pick up basketball game, the art easel. These are really common in America but especially in China/Korea so I bet if I was more attuned to Korean school culture it would hit even harder. I like that they had their own individual lockers as well as the beautiful-x one! Each decorated with the specific traits and personalities of the members. I think that just really goes to show how much effort everyone put into the performance. The bit with the screaming girls was really funny (esp cause they're idols so l i k e lmao).

I will say I kind of wonder why they chose different school uniforms? Was that a costuming choice to make the stage more chaotic and fun? Or was it to include more types of uniforms commonly found in school? Or maybe it was just because they can't really do costume changes on stage and because they later have bits like a garage band, they had to make the costumes different to give more oomph to the vibes. Like Hoyoung's wearing a leather jacket and I feel like that wouldn't really be allowed in your average Korean high school.

Dongheon starting off with that flip book was really interesting. The sound effect made me giggle because it was hella overexaggerated but like the contents of the flip book were cool. Bell ringing, running to class. So cute~~~

As always, Verivery's synchronized dance formations are so good. I rewatched a couple parts and every time I did I couldn't tell any differences between the members movements at all. The only difference I saw was the height difference which lead to movements being taller or shorter but that's inevitable. Otherwise, every arm was at the same angle, every little footstep was right in time with each other. I watch a lot of dance performances overall from a lot of different groups (including non-idols) and I think Verivery's probably the most synchro'd I've ever watched except Seventeen (and even then?).

One thing I loved about this is the lighting. A lot of the performances so far have had a lot of really good lighting. In TOO's Hard Carry, black light really made them standout as street punks. Verivery's Photo had a great use of dimmer blue lights to really invoke that nightmareish feeling and not to mention Pentagon's Follow bathing everyone in gold! But in this performance, the lighting really kicks it up a notch. There's already so many bright and beautiful colors, from the uniforms to the lockers to the giant LED screen but the lights being shades of green and purple made it look even more like a party which I think suits Verivery really well. It reminded me a lot of those like disco ball light things that flash shapes and colors across the room, a staple of my middle school dances. And fun patterns from the lights also remind me of places like the bowling alley or trampoline parks or anywhere else where they use those kind of lights and patterns to have fun.

The backup dancers did a wonderful job of playing the crowd too, I loved the bit with the cheerleader pompoms! Catching basketballs, running around to make the stage seem bigger and more full, props to all the dancers!

I will say I kind of wish that all the members took part in the dance break. Again, because synchro dancing is their strong point, I think that would have made the stage more impactful, especially since I watched their other comeback performance where there were a lot of ripple effect formations. If they took those formations and just gave them the RTK extra pick up, I think that could have won them a lot of votes. But it was still very cute to watch and I enjoyed it!

That ending is precious too. The delight of the little banner pull, the boys popping out from behind the lockers. Adorable.

Score: 8/10

[allyreactions]

BTS reacting to their idol crush having an outfit malfunction on stage

pairing: bts x reader

warnings: language

genre: fluff

gender neutral

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kim seokjin

Ok lowkey i feel like he would laugh at first. Like he wouldn’t understand much what happens to you, he can see your expression suddenly changed. That’s when he noticed the little shirt rip over your armpit. Once you put your arms up, the shirt (too small for you but staff didn’t care much) ripped under the arm. You instantly noticed and put them down, everybody noticing the sudden change, since the choreography required for them to still be up. Jin’s expression changed with yours, and he began talking about it with namjoon. They were both talking about how the staff members didn’t give much attention to it. Seokjin felt sad for you, and angry at the staff. He would then complain to them.

“But look at Y/N!” he would say to namjoon while pointing at the stage “they feel so uncomfortable, look at their face! This is so wrong!”

min yoongi

Beware of Yoongi when mad, he is scary. All Bangtan knew about his little huge crush on you. So as soon as they noticed the sleeve that was falling off (caused by a rough movement of a backup dancer), they all looked at yoongi. What was scary was his blank face. Nobody could read his face. Some thought he was mad, others thought he felt pity for you, outfit malfunctions are the worst. But he was actually concerned. You had been on everybody’s mouths lately for your sexy moves and choreographies, and not in the good way. Not everybody liked what you did, and you were receiving a lot of blacklash for that. He was hoping people wouldn’t come up with theories about how you did it on purpose.

“They are lying! It was obviously a malfunction” he yelled, while reading the articles after the show “I knew they would do this, they are calling Y/N a stripper. What the fuck!?”

jung hoseok

He would be surprised lmao. Idk why i imagine them all either mad or sad. They all know how it sucks to have an outfit malfunction. So when Hoseok noticed the back of your shirt ripped, he gasped. He looked at the boys, trying to see if they had seen it too. But they were so inmersed in your choreography that barely noticed. When he pointed it out, all the members began chuckling at how fast he realized. They knew Hoseok had a huge crush on you, and was always alert with news related to you. He even had your photocard!

“Don’t laugh at me!” he cried to the boys “It’s not a little cut, their whole back is showing!” the boys never stopped laughing and would never forget about this

kim namjoon

Ok namjoon would be lowkey mad. Like you know when his face changes like to the most serious one in the world, he looks like he is about to kill someone? Ok that’s how he would be. Man, he would be so disappointed at the staff for not checking your shirt before you went on stage. I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t stop talking about it until the performance finished. He is a professional, so he gets mad whenever these kind of issues happen. He would annoy yoongi with how much he was talking about it.

“I mean, It’s not so hard!” he would complain to a very concentrated yoongi “All they had to do was check if the shirt was well closed before letting them go on stage. This is bad for Y/N” yoongi would smile fondly, well aware of namjoon’s feelings about you

park jimin

WELCOME THE POUT KING. omg he would feel so sad about it. Idk if sad like about to cry, but he would definitely feel bad for you. I’m sure he would be mad like yoongi, but wouldn’t express it much. He knew you, so he was already mentally preparing himself to talk to you about it, apologizing in the name of the staff who didn’t realize they didn’t close your pants well. He ended up watching the rest of the performance with a pout, his eyes never leaving you, catching every move and noticing how you tried to repair it when it wasn’t your turn to dance.

“Look at them, hyung” he would whisper to hoseok “Poor thing, has to finish performing like that” he sighed “I feel bad for them”

kim taehyung

oh oh. Your shirt ripped right on the front! Taehyung noticed in a blink. It wasn’t a big cut, but it was enough to show more than what you wanted to show. You noticed it too, but couldn’t do much about it. Tae started thinking, how could he help someone who was performing, and he was so far away from you? At first he felt embarrased. Because of his crush on you he was more open-eyed, so he rapidly noticed it. That’s when an idea popped inside his head. A part of the performance was coming, a little dance with your band member, and your chest would be shown to everybody. So Taehyung quickly called the cameraman and asked him to show him right when your part was coming. So when you started singing, he stood up and danced your part, his silly dancing being shown on the big screen. Like this nobody paid attention to you (and your chest) and appreciated the young fanboy dancing the choreo perfectly. The boys never let him live afterwards.

“I had to do it!” he said between laughs “Or else Y/N’s chest was gonna be on national television!”

jeon jungkook

Awkwardness at its best lmao. Poor Jungkookie he would feel so powerless. He hated that feeling, and he hated outfit malfunctions. All that was making the maknae a frustrated mess. He pointed it out as soon as it happened, since he was paying closely attention to this idol crush. His hyungs smiled at his expressions, going from pouty to angry to pouty to sad. He couldn’t stop talking about it, highlighting how your dance moves seemed floppy, since your shoe sole came off.

“Look at Y/N, the sole is about to come out entirely, what if they fall?” he would ask his hyungs, a small cute pout on his lips

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lowkey cuteeee and i would hate if this happened to me lmao

~ Admin Anto

[gloriouscrowncreator]

QUARTET NIGHT LIVE 2018 FLY TO THE FUTURE DAY 1 REPORT + DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS

NOTE: this was NOT written by me, I DID NOT attend QN Live 2018 (as much as I wanted to). Someone on Weibo attended and I’m translating their posts. This is Day 1′s report. I also embedded links of Twitter fanart for some parts whenever I could.

Warning: long post

Double warning: Original Poster (OP) of the posts is a Tattsun fan, so this is a heavily Tattsun-biased post.

Triple warning: be prepared to have your heart slayed by QN seiyuu

Feel free to reblog with comment/write in tags/slide into my DMs if there are any parts you think can be refined for accuracy!

Everything under the cut!

Setlist (this is from Day 2 I believe but I don’t think the setlist changed)

Legend:

(?) indicates that I’m not sure about the translation

(T/N:) are my personal thoughts.

I skipped over translating the parts where OP was basically waxing lyrical over the seiyuu, sorry.

The talk corner was split between Morishow-Maeno pair and Tattsun-Shoutan pair.

Morishow and Maeno talk

Maeno: “usually we can’t have a 4-person rehearsal, we’re always missing someone”

Morishow: “that guy with the colour red was the earliest to begin rehearsal” (T/N: according to fans, Tattsun began rehearsing in September)

Maeno said he was really surprised to hear how early Tattsun began rehearsing

Shoutan-Tattsun talk (same link as above)

Tattsun: “I often end up practicing with Shouta, and he looks more and more like a girl to me - his feminine power is too damn high xD”

Shoutan did a dance move of putting his hand on his waist (apparently in a feminine way?). Tattsun tried to learn it live, totally failed and was like “how did this guy do it orz”

Shoutan smiled shyly (?)

Shoutan: “Tatsu-nii always says ‘let’s stop practicing here’ but always says ‘let’s do it once more’ and ends up practicing for a long time”

Tattsun: “it was no fun practicing songs on my own, so Shouta came over and said ‘why don’t we do QN songs’. Shouta often comes up with ideas like this, and is always supporting the 3 of us like this”

Tattsun is very grateful to Shoutan for showing him how fun it is to sing with others (T/N: is this real-life Ranmaru?!), although he sings a lot on his own, he’s really happy to sing with Shoutan.

At first Tattsun wanted to let Shoutan lead the song and he would support him, but it turned out Shoutan had the same idea lol. The two of them do their best in supporting each other~

The two of them end off with bowing towards the audience and whispering “thank you very much”

OP noted that the atmosphere was like a newly-married couple roflmao

Talk ends, Haruhana performance

They sat and sang with gentle swaying, but their singing was no less powerful.

When they sang “Ah…夜風がロンリネス締め付けて” they stared at each other soulfully. At the refrain, they stared at each other as they sang “声へと･･･歌へと”, and then suddenly the music stopped, the penlights were turned off. The two of them stopped singing, looked at each other and the whole hall was silent for a few moments. Then the two of them took a deep breath together and sang “Ah…夜風がロンリネス締め付けて”.

Be Proud

Tattsun’s first solo. As usual he carried (?) the whole performance by himself.

He walked from the doors that open at the middle of the stage (T/N: sorry, I don’t know what that’s called) and slowly walked towards the middle of the stage to sing. They sprayed dry ice too.

When he sang the second part, Tattsun went up the stairs, knelt down and used all his strength to sing “最愛なんて言葉だけでは･･･ 尽きる日まで”. The LED screen was showing red mist and stars, all the penlights turned red, and the onstage dry ice was colored red by the stage lights too.

OP noted that the sound quality this time round was better, probably because it was indoors (6th Stage was outdoors).

The last line Tattsun dragged the last note for a really long time, before pumping his fist with his mic up. The whole hall erupted into applause.

Not Bad

Ranmaru’s 2nd solo. the stage had pyro effects and backup dancers. Tattsun was singing, dancing and manipulating the pyrotechnic effects - when he raised his left hand, the left side of the stage spewed fire, and the same for his right hand and the right side of the stage.

The dancers were originally standing in a line, before quickly splitting into two, and Tattsun walked like a boss from between them towards the centre of the stage. The dance at the centre was really hype, with the fire - “(the atmosphere) was super high” accordingly to OP.

Non-Fiction (same link as above)

OP thinks that the best choreographed performance of the live was actually Non-Fiction though. 

Tattsun was sitting on the sofa like a boss, while Maeno sat on the other side elegantly, with a noble air. Apparently the two of them sang with angry expressions throughout the song LMAO (T/N: something like this, 2nd pic), and on the second half of the song they went to the stage centre. 

They were surrounded by black-clad dancers who danced smoothly, while the two of them had rougher (?) movements. The changes in the dance followed the changes in the song, and the beat was good. OP thought it was a high-quality performance.

Synchronism (lmao, the only non-Ranmaru song the OP wrote about)

According to OP Shoutan was super adorable hahahah

When he sang Synchronism, Shoutan had a hoodie lined with purple fur, complete with animal ears. (Here’s another visual.) He winked as he sang, blew kisses towards the audience (T/N: did Reiji teach you this lol), put the hoodie up and used his hands to make the ears move, with his eyes wide open and looking pitiful… (T/N: this boy is out to kill orz)

OP says they want to raise a Shoutan LOL

Final Thoughts

Tattsun:

“I’m the voice of Kurosaki Ranmaru, Suzuki Tatsuhisa. That guy (Ran) at first didn’t care about band and idol, and I wanted to tell him to focus on being an idol and leave the band part to me (the audience laughed at this point). Since he chose to be an idol, I was thinking if it was possible to do more, to do better. Previously I felt that no matter how much I practiced it wasn’t good enough, I kept feeling that today was a really scary day. Before you guys (the audience) sat here, we were practicing on this stage, and I was thinking ‘how can I do this better for everyone’. Even until now, I still feel uneasy. I want to take this chance to express my feelings and thoughts to the audience and live-viewing audience.”

“When I like a work, I like every aspect of it! I like every character, every cast member, and every staff. Every one of them deserves respect, including the staff who have been supporting us all along, the fans who couldn’t make it today, everyone at live-viewing, and of course all of you seated here right now. I’m really happy to be able to stand here as Ranmaru. Thank you everyone!”

Maeno:

“I am in charge of Camus’ voice, Maeno Tomoaki. Usually at live stages like this, I try to speak as Camus, but today I would like to speak a few words as myself, please forgive me. I entered this franchise with no experience at all (T/N: I believe he’s referring to his lack of singing career compared to the other three), really none at all. But after meeting these 3, I think that I’ve been slowly changing. It’s really a great thing to have met them. Hopefully, there are more chances in the future for me to continue playing Camus, and I won’t stop chasing after Camus’ shadow. Whether it’s Starish, Heavens or Quartet Night, I hope everyone can continue to support them.”

Morishow:

Morishow mentioned at the end of the concert that having met and performed with Starish and Heavens at Utapri 6th Stage, he got the strong impression that Quartet Night too needs to keep changing and revolutionising, so he wanted to let everyone witness a different, new side to Quartet Night today.

He also said that it’s thanks to everyone’s support that Quartet Night was able to continue from 2013 to last year’s solo live, and to today, and that he’s grateful to everyone’s support.

At the centre of the stage, Morishow said there was no need to use mics, and the 4 of them raised their hands towards everyone and shouted “thank you”.

OP tagged this part with “leader of Quartet Night” lol (T/N: it’s true!)

Final moment: After thanking everyone, they went back to the centre of the stage, discussed a little and shouted together “Utapri, arigatou”.

2nd Day

I’m not going to bother writing this because there are people on Twitter who’ve already discussed this in English, so read them here.

Raine’s thread

(Will update this if more people write reports)

Highlights and stuff:

Oh god so many things happened where do I begin (note: the following are all link dumps bc I’m not gonna take credit for someone else’s translations and art so open them and read)

Shoutan broke his nail

Maeno imitated Ranmaru’s growls lmao

Q: What is one thing you like most about your character? Shoutan: His voice.

Maeno had long hair and had a snowflake pin in his hair. Another visual. A 3rd visual because what do you mean I’m spamming fanart

Tattsun said during live that Shoutan stayed over at his house and wore his shirt, kind of like the boyfriend shirt concept

Tattsun also said he specifically picked out the shirt for Shoutan

Shoutan later tweeted that Tattsun was lying orzzzzz, he didn’t stay over at Tattsun’s house

Tattsun later blogged “Shouta, itadaita” (Shouta, itadakimashita)?!

Tattsun yelling at Shoutan for adjusting his belt on stage (this boy orz)

Tattsun and Maeno have a “hi/bye” relationship IRL lol

Morishow did Reiji’s Force Live kick!

Maeno as usual was all decked out in gear

To no one’s surprise, Shoutan cried on day 2. Tattsun comforted him.

Directly from the horse’s mouth (aka seiyuu own content):

The 4 of them went out for drinks after Day 1 and took this photo. (T/N: this is such a Reiji-style photo LOL. Apparently fans think so too!)

Gold long coats outfits

Shoutan and Tattsun pics (where Shoutan said he didn’t stay over at Tattsun’s house)

Group pic

Maeno’s blog post

Tattsun’s blog post

Shoutan’s selfie with Tattsun (yes, he posted this separately from the other 2′s selfies...)

Shoutan’s selfies with Morishow and Maeno

My thoughts:

Don’t blame me for making Tattsun and Shoutan sound shippy, they did this to themselves xD

I’m not sure if the seiyuu got to pick the songs they wanted to perform this time round, like Starish did, but I wouldn’t be surprised. I heard that Shoutan likes performing Synchronism anyway lol

FKING TATTSUN AND SHOUTAN YOU JERKS STOP DOING THIS TO US ORZ

Morishow did the Reiji kick ;-----; thank you Morishow

I bet Maeno looked beautiful ;-----; please BD release soon I need

Thank you Maeno for basically being Camus’ biggest fan ;-----; honestly I love it whenever he’s all decked out in Camus gear bc that’s just so amazing of him

[rilldineth]

I am bored at this hour of the night, so you get another ESC post and now with my unsolicited opinion about the songs because, eff that, I can do so, might even include gifs ya! I have to also say, this year I haven't heard any of the songs beforehand, I am going as it is: BLIND and going from their live presentations obviously and making my judgment then lmao.

But I will also be nice and I'm going to be putting this under a read more!

Lithuania: They are currently my favorite, like last year, this song for me is catchy and energetic, I liked the energy and there's just something about the vocal dude that I love he seems sweet (and I might be crushing here, hmm), it made me want to dance and they all seemed to be having fun, I found myself singing along even though I knew not the lyrics. Super happy it qualified!

Slovenia: Ahhh the curse of the ballads, seems these can be a win/lose situation depending. The vocals and lyrics were fine, but the presentation felt a bit...unmemorable. I knew once it was done this was an NQ song right there.

Russia: I enjoyed the song, I guess many can get behind the empowerment message, but I found it also catchy and the chorus is amazing, liked the background with the women also singing. All in all, I didn't mind it qualified and expected it as much honestly.

Sweden: Oh Sweden, Sweden what can I say about you, I like the energy from the performer, I think Tusse has great energy and a good voice, but the song is just regular I guess and the presentation as well, I remember him and the energy, but not the song or lyrics. But I knew this was going to qualify because it's well Sweden.

Australia: Well, didn't this poor woman had bad luck!? She was denied being in the ESC stage twice and will now be known as the first NQ for Aus. The performance did suffer from being pre-recorded,  but I didn't like the staging maybe it would have looked live, seizure alert with this song. The funny thing is I did like the song and the vocals, but despite Aus being in my 'maybes' part of me knew it will be an NQ because of the nonlive thing.

North Macedonia: And another ballad, thing with this one is that I liked it, I loved the lyrics and the vocals, I think Vacil was one of the best vocally in the semis, the thing is presentation wasn't one to stand out (an issue Slovenia had) and despite he blinded us in the end with that disco ball cosplay, I knew it was an NQ, despite that I had it on my top 10 list (dark horse) because I liked the song.

Ireland: First of all, the staging was great I liked it and was interesting, but I don't think vocally it was the best, she had good energy but vocally it just wasn't there and the song was more or less for me. Not surprised it was an NQ for them.

Cyprus: Once again they send Fuego but under a different name, I am sorry, but all I could think was of that song. Sure, the presentation was great, very energetic, and upbeat, Elena sold that song very well, even if I didn't like her vocals as much and was still thinking of Fuego. But I had it on my list and knew this was going to qualify.

Norway: We get the Norwegian angel after the El Diablo song, sense of humor there, also I think Tix is the only one that kind of remembered this was Eurovision and tried to give something out there with staging with his lil diablitos, I think he has a good voice, because he does, but I'm not fully warm up to this song, I know Tix is a great person and all, but still have to be sold on the song. Still, he was on my list to qualify because 1) it's Norway, and 2) I did hear a lot of people mentioning this as a fav.

Croatia: I know a lot of people are sad/angry this song didn't make it, but it was kind of okay for me, not the best or the worst. Sure Albina had the right energy, kind of like Elena with selling the song, but I don't know, I feel the staging was odd, and again vocals I didn't like as much, this song was also in a group where I think she had a great competition, with other songs and also with similar-sounding songs with Cyprus, Israel and Azerbaijan and it was about who sold it the best I guess, I did have this as an NQ.

Belgium: Ahh the song about having a bad hangover/hook up as a friend of mine called it, I am still surprised this made it through, sure I had it on my maybe and I swear I was waiting for Croatia (yes I had it as an NQ for me but crazy things happen in ESC) to be called instead of this. I mean, I guess vocally was fine but I wasn't gripped with the presentation, kind of forgot about it once it was done and somehow this slid into the finals.

Israel: Leaving obvious political commentary behind, the song on itself, I don't like the lyrics, but the girl had the energy and she sold the song as well, better than Croatia it seems, but man that high pitched note at the end, it hurt my ears a bit, sure impressive but hurtful. I honestly had this in my maybe's because I didn't know if the, well, current political mayhem that involves them will affect them...quite clearly it did not.

Romania: I liked the song honestly, lyrics were good and all, but I feel the girl was a bit nervous or something because I feel it was the vocals that affected and wounded this song. The staging was also a bit off and the backup dancers, a bit messy there, which is a shame because the song was good. I had it in my list for the top 10, also a dark horse, but didn't make it.

Azerbaijan: The other person that was able to sell her song even if most of it was just 'Mata Hari, Mata Hari' because that's mostly I could hear, I mean no offense to Effendi, she put it her all there and rocked that darn song, just for that energy I had her in maybes for qualifying.

Ukraine: My second favorite song of the contest so far, they were also my second favorites last year with Solovey, and it was amazing. I love the song, I think the vocals are great and the presentation was also great, before seeing a post someone explaining it, I had gotten the feeling it was supposed to be something about the seasons, and ugh I just love this song. This was also in my top 10 and I knew it was a qualifier, and now Ukraine has the record of being the country that has never failed to go to the finals since they started participating.

Malta: BOY does this girl has the lungs and voice to go with it, I was surprised how much I liked this entry. The vocals and lyrics were great, the presentation was also nice, it wasn't all over the place crazy but it was still very nice and I feel adequate, Malta became one of my favorites honestly and just because of how good it was in all three aspects, I did put it in my Top 10 for a qualifier. The girl also for some reason gives me some Netta vibes.

Now for the 3 countries that have their spot in the semifinals assured because  5 the almighty power of money and the other one is the previous year country winner, they showed 3 for this semifinal so here we go:

Italy: Okay they are interesting okay, I like the vibe and overall look of the band (kind of also got a more muted down Hatari flashback); I know the full song was not played (and I am not searching for it, again waiting for the final to see the real thing) but the tidbit they showed, I have to say I like it, rock represent haha because I think it's rock right, Italian rock and I can respect that, also...dang this is a more shallow opinion, but darn all of the members of this band are fiiiiiiiiiine like yikes, woah

Germany: ....what the heck was that Germany, are we going to see this again...

because I...just what...! We will see if my opinion changes if I see the live performance.

The Netherlands: Okay, I will get the shallow opinion out first, dang boi is cute! AH yes the song, I like it from the bit I heard, I kind of also liked the entry he had for last year 'Grow' so we will see if this one convinces me once I see it live, also was this song has an interesting sound, I know there's soul there and the other is kind of like reggae similar rhythm, I know he's from Suriname, so maybe some sound from there and here I am being a fool by comparing it to reggae, sorry my man!

Anyway, I can't wait for the next semifinal!

[fyblanc7]

[Blanc7 Full English Translation of their Interview with DaraDaily]

Interview with the 7 youngsters BLANC7 - the first in Thailand

It is a story that Korea has that AHA feeling! The boyband BLANC7 has come to serve the fans. Today, (March 30th) Star Daily had the opportunity to talk to the 7 youngsters who have all revealed that feeling.

disclaimer: I tried my best piecing things together using a combo of google translate and a thai dictionary... the translations are not 100% accurate :/

Q: What is “Reflect the Light”? What does that mean?

A: As everyone knows, it means to reflect light. The word BLANC in French means white. If we can reflect our light through the name of our fans [Prism], it will light up all 7 colors to fit each of the members. 

Q: How did everyone come together? 

A: At first, we were each dancing and making music. We are very lucky to have been made into Blanc7 after meeting with the CEO and he found the others. 

A: We were given the gift of Jackpot Entertainment, then trained to get to this point. 

A: D.L said that at first, he was introduced to the CEO of Jackpot Ent, then there was an opportunity to work together. After that he met K-Kid, and Jean Paul, and he was already friends with Shinwoo who knew Teno and Taichi. 

A: Teno said that he was formerly a backup dancer for a girl group. After that he had the chance to know Shinwoo  and D.L who was a trainer at the company. D.L  and Shinwoo told Teno they had a great opportunity and asked him to join the group. 

A: Taichi said that at the time, he was just a student studying in Korea. He got to know Shinwoo in Japan. Shinwoo suggested I attend their auditions. I went to the audition and i’ve come to this point since then. 

A: Spax said that he knew the brother of K-Kid, who’s brother was in the same unit as him in the military. K-Kid was calling his brother at that time and suggested he do an audition. Finally, he got to join the band. 

A: Shinwoo said he invited Teno and Taichi and he was invited to join by the Jean Paul. 

Q: Talk about your previous work. And what’s new?

A: ‘YEAH’ was released last February. Then we released our second mini album ‘Hello’ late last year, it’s a good fit for Thailand. It’s refreshing. I hope you view these well because we’ve come to a stage in Thailand. We are expected to return to Brazil and release our album soon in Korea. 

Q: Have you ever visited Thailand previously?

A: We’ve never been, this is a first for us all. 

Q: What impresses you in Thailand? 

A: Shinwoo said he was shocked as his first view of Thailand was that the taxi was pink, it’s very pretty. 

A: Jean Paul says that Thailand is a very beautiful country. There’s a variety of flowers and trees that are beautiful and different than Korea. 

A: Taichi said he loves the weather here very much. He’s disappointed that because their schedule is so tight, he can’t visit places.  I hope to visit again soon.

Q: What’s it like eating Thai food in Thailand? What do you like?

A: Taichi said he was eating Pad Thai at the hotel, it was very delicious. He wanted to eat shrimp paste and pork chops but there’s not many chances to eat. 

Q: I see that the members want to eat mango sticky rice. Have you yet?

A: Shinwoo said he had some because of the hotel. The small round mango was very cute. 

Q: Where do you want to visit?

A: Phuket International Airport

Q: What is your favourite thing about Thai girls? How do they compare to your ideal type?

A: K-Kid said every woman is beautiful. If it is a woman, it is a strong woman. 

A: Shinwoo said that the reason he likes Thai girls because sometimes fans make eye contact, but they are shy. Thai fans make eye contact and say hello! They are very kind and gentle. 

A: Taichi said he agrees with Shinwoo. Personally I like the kind of woman like Thai people, who greet with the eyes and say hello, are kind and gentle. 

A: Spax said his ideal type is someone who is sexy and fresh like the sea. He asked D.L why his ears were red [lmao]

A: D.L said his ideal type are small girls. When he sees his fans in Thailand, he says a lot of them are small and he finds them cute. 

A: Teno said he likes girls with a clear smile. Thailand girls smile when you greet them and it’s very cute. 

A: Jean Paul said he likes beautiful sexy women. They must be clear with everything.

Q: Is there any Thai words you can say to the fans?

A: [In Thai] I love you very much don’t forget to support us. [In Korean] Think of  Thai language studies... [Back to Thai] I am very happy. Hello, is that pretty Thai girl a fan?

Q: How did you feel arriving in Thailand?

A: Shinwoo said, we arrived a little late. We were so puzzled at the Thai fans cheering for us at the airport!

Q: Yesterday at Channel 7, were there lots of fans?

A: Jean Paul said, it’s our first time to Thailand because there’s so many fans cheering us and supporting us. Thank you so much, really. 

Q: You guys are going to the Thai Supermodel show. I was to encourage fans to attend. What is it?

A: If you are cheering for us, you have to come to this stage. Do not forget to follow the stage where we are fully committed to the performance. (? this was hard to translate)

Q: Tomorrow, the fans will have  first look at you. How do you feel?

A: At first, I didn’t think there would be many Thai fans, like two people. But yesterday I saw them and there was a lot. A representative of the band met them and they were cheering a lot. I know what it takes to encourage us so much. I’m excited and happy to meet again tomorrow. 

[wukke-archive-blog]

- ̗̀  connections! 

    below are just some info on the connections my muses share together, since most work & function together usually. this is really for my own enjoyment & i’ve been working on it for a while now, you can read if you wish! 

- ̗̀   lmao reapers r us 

     death has been alive since father time had been created. he has seen it all fly by, has adapted through each century in order to carry out his life work; as ironic as such a statement is. it works much like how a whole company does :  his underlings carry out the labor of going out & collecting the souls of the dead or soon to be; reapers & demons alike, work under death’s watchful eye. paperwork is filled out, souls are shipped to be repackaged & life takes it from there.  

    (  Joowon & Jugeum )  it’s a simple relationship, really;  a boss & employee type. Jungeum had been the one to hire Joowon after he had lost his memory in the crash and had died in the hospital, later on that night. Joowon, grateful to have another chance at life, is loyal to his boss, and carries out orders & what is expected of him. 

- ̗̀    spies & government 

   the government is a whole system of different communities, who often are forced to intermingle when the situation calls for it. such work can sometimes be dangerous, and extremely unforgiving. 

   (  Kyuu & Jungsuk  )  Unlikely partners, they’re complete opposites of each other; kyuu being much more brutal in his work and cut throat; while jungsuk is much more on the whole heroic side of things; wishing to save everyone; and hurt as little people as possible. They are very well adapted on the field of spy work, and hacking. 

   (  Kyuu & Seongjae )  They are co-workers in some aspects; Seongjae has enough money and goods to hire Kyuu for his services in hacking and info. 

- ̗̀   spiritual shopkeeping 

    they are all interconnected to one single shop that serves as a normal convenient store, on the outside. though serves as a witch’s resource shop underneath. they are all either there against their will, or find solidarity in being around the supernatural, such as each other. 

   (  Soowon & Naohiro )  it’s a very shallow relationship, really. naohiro comes & goes for his headache medication & soowon is the shopkeeper that’s always there to give it to him, often working there on the weekends, once his job as a CEO shimmers to a quiet stop. they acknowledge each other, but don’t say much of anything at all. 

- ̗̀   CndyMADE ent. 

    a group of selected individuals ranging from idols to rappers to sound producers & backup dancers all reside here for work, though also are either family or long time friends. arguably, these group of people are family. 

    (  Jae & Yoonbin )  Extremely close, long term childhood friends who have found their way in the music industry; working on tracks together for jae’s mixtape, having already released their first once a couple months ago; which turned out to be a smashing hit on the charts. They are rarely found without one other, though are currently struggling with going on their separate ways; as Jae has gotten married to a member of Resonance, and Yoonbin is struggling with his own blooming romance & new life. 

    (  Hoseok & Benji  )  Two unlikely friends, though both stand as sweet as can be with each other. Due to Benji’s extremely shy and nervous nature, he often times finds it very difficult to speak to others, face to face. Though Hoseok had been the one at first to start up a conversation, and never really needed a reply from him to carry a conversation forward; therefore, allowing benji to bask in company, to mainly listen, and talk when he felt like it. They are often found together in the cafe, sharing quiet conversation about life & anything else that really comes to mind. 

   (  Benji & Yoonbin )  these two often actually avoid each other,  preferring not to interact; due to their past connection via the hospital, where they were both locked up in for most of their childhood and early adult life; being next door neighbors to each other. Yoonbin had thought Benji had ended up dying, and therefore, had never expected to see him again; at least, not alive and breathing. The sight of each other brings back unwanted reminders. 

   (  Yori & Jae )  Friends?  Ah, it’s really difficult to say with these two, who often get into verbal and sometimes, physical fights due to their possessive and highly violent nature. They both are married/engaged to a member of Resonance, Ryan & Luke, and therefore, often buttheads; as the other two are best friends, and are very close; which, they often become jealous of. They sometimes are civil though, and often sit down to eat lunch together; when their husbands are busy. 

- ̗̀   the college kids 

    simple enough : they’re just a band of dumb college kids, running around & causing mayhem. 

 (  Jin & Wooseok )  Best friends who often sit down to hang out, smoke weed, talk about art, and really just. . . are the best of bros. They tell each other mostly everything, and have this really weird bromance going on. 

 (  Jin & Naohiro )  art buddies who admire each other’s work & understand each other on a supernatural level; the thought of someone else having strange abilities comforts them, and therefore, they find solace in each other’s upmost silent company. they’re often at coffee shops, drinking coffee and working on sketches & getting the other’s opinion on things. 

- ̗̀   police & co. 

   the supernatural police are kind of like the x-file police, but better and a little less organized. they go out and investigate specific cases made for them, and they often end up arresting all sorts of different supernatural creatures across the spectrum. they’re just a bunch of idiots tho 

  (  Taemin & Taeil )  often are called the step-brothers of the company; though they aren’t related in the slightest, they act like they were born from the same mother; with Taemin taking on the role as the “responsible” older brother who is in charge of the rookie cop, Taeil, who’s anger often gets the better of him in some cases that gets them both in trouble. Taeil in turn, helps with Taemin’s tendency to flirt and become overly friendly with clients, and his drinking habits. All in all though, on the streets they’re the fun loving cops that just want everyone to stop killing each other damn it

- ̗̀   friends & fam 

   (   nobody & yoonbin  )  a pretty shallow friendship, with nobody being pretty desperate in finding company that can properly see and hear him; without the use of tech. yoonbin is his comfort item and vent place; yoonbin usually just lets him do whatever.  

   (   Yori & Lucas   )  father & son; whereas lucas had been adopted once Yori and Luke had gotten properly married. They are close, and Lucas often shares his father’s intimidation, and polite, gentleman-like class, and extensive vocabulary. 

   (  Jae & Nova )  friends, considering their supernatural abilities and very, very bubbly attitudes; they get along very well, often shouting out a storm and running about, creating messes of places. rip. 

   (   Benji & Hocus  )  Benji sold his soul right before he died in order to have a chance to leave the hospital and live a life he never got to have, while Hocus also gives him whatever he wishes for in return; whether that be his magical magician abilities or food or whatever he wants.

  (   Yunru & Saeng   )  competitors in the food business; their restaurants are just a few doors down from each other’s. although they strive to be the best, they sometimes talk about food and whatnot. not close friends, but not strangers either. 

  (  Yoonbin & Sanghoon )  co-workers in the supernatural business; they often have to deal with demons and ghosts and whatnot. its sort of like buzz/feed un///solved but more gory and a little less funny, but still good. 

[yeoldontknow]

name 5 reasons why you absolutely adore & love Hoseok :)

i saw this come through a few days ago and like honestly - it made me so excited people are recognizing that even though i love chanyeol, hoseok is the ONLY one who could ever compete with that love. FINALLY his time has come

going under a cut tbh lmao i talked for a long time omg

FIVE REASONS HOSEOK IS MY DREAM MAN™

- his smile. listen i know there are lots of incredible smiles in the industry - pcy, baek, soo, and jin are some of my faves - but hoseoks does something to me like [paul weller’s you do something to me plays distantly in the background]. maybe its the way his cheeks puff out or the way he smiles with his whole, entire bloody heart that gets me - but the key thing about it is that it ALWAYS reaches his eyes. there is no smile on this boy that is not genuine, that isnt warm. when i was first getting into bts i kept looking at him and i remember specifically saying ‘who is this? hes literally The Sun’ like *tweets @ the sun: when did you join a kpop group?* it honestly doesnt matter how garbage my day is, all i have to do is look at a gif or a picture of this nerd smiling and my whole entire life brightens. its a magical thing. its small, its simple, its not even really special because everyone smiles - but his smile. his smile. thats the smile, isnt it? its the kind of smile that fixes you and changes you, the smile that tells you its going to be ok, the smile that reminds you the world is filled with magic, the smile that makes you say - oh, whatever i did, ill have to keep doing so i can see it again, and again, and again. why would you ever want him to do anything else? 

- dancing: bts choreo. he and yixing are my two favourite dancers in kpop - sometimes i think my fave dancers in the pop industry in general. listen. you can be talented at dancing. you can train for hours and be good at dancing. that makes you a great dancer - a talented dancer, maybe even an exceptional dancer. but when hoseok dances he has The Thing, the thing that says this person, right here right now, is doing the thing they were put on this earth to do and they can feel it. when he dances, he dances through his soul. it doesnt matter what the choreo is, it doesnt matter if its a fun song or a happy song, this boy is never as alive as when hes moving his body to some kind of rhythm. its the difference between ‘i love to dance’ and ‘i live to dance.’ he points his toes, and my soul gets dragged out of my nostrils. he does a ronde de jambe en l’air and my ass detaches from my body to go to korea to find him. he lives to dance and i live to watch him dance, he moves me, he makes me feel something - which is the whole entire point. ive seen a lot of incredible dancers, but only a few have the thing that make you feel like youre witnessing art, like youre witnessing a moment, like they are transcending and want to take you on a journey. he is one of them. he breathes through dance, breathes through the movement of his body - creates moments of tension and moments of peace - and i could watch him dance for days

- dancing: girl group choreo. CONVERSELY. i live to watch Jung Hoseok: member of every girl group ever dance with his backup maknaes park jimin and jeon jungkook. theres literally nothing as liberating as watching this nerd dance to ice cream cake or touch my body with the bIGGEST, DORKIEST GRIN ON HIS FACE. you know what that tells me? that he just does this in his free time. that he just picks things up easily because its his life. that he SUPPORTS AND LOVES AND DANCES LIKE THIS IN HIS GODDAMN KITCHEN JUST BECAUSE HE CAN. THATS JUST HIM - SOMEONE FUN, SOMEONE PLAYFUL, SOMEONE WITH LIKE ALMOST NO INHIBITIONS, WHO JUST ENTERTAINS BECAUSE HE DOESNT KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. like SIGN ME UP??? when do i get to go to a house party with this dork and just break out like some nsync choreo and pretend im nick carter for a day? WHEN DO I GET THIS? i get to watch him have fun, i get to watch him live his best life, i get to watch him be a nerd, and be himself, and jesus yall that is a blessing.

- optimism. the entire band says hes a mood maker, that he makes them feel good and reminds them to keep going when things feel shitty. hes the sunshine, hes the things that makes them feel better, hes the support. tell me: who the fu wouldnt want this kind of joy in your life? thats not to say he doesnt get low - he probably actually really does, he probably just suffers in silence which like - goddamn big fucking mood if that aint me. but his optimism - THE CHOICE, the choice to keep positive is whats key here. its easy to be negative when shit is hard, and its easy to be optimistic when things are easy, but choosing optimism in the face of adversity - can you think of anything more admirable? 

- devotion. i cant wax poetic about this one because it will make me cry, like i once got drunk and cried about how much i love hoseok to @kpopfanfictrash and i dont think she really knew what to do with me, but hes devoted to literally everything, from the fans to his work to his members to fucking idk babies he sees on the street hes just so filled of love and devotion to everything that i just wanna lay down and die. how can anyone be that soft all the time? who knows, but he is. we all need a hoseok. im so glad we have this one.

[tofu-beifong]

Yo, got any headcanons for a bakushimanari/bakukirikami(whats the name of it) verse? The small & sweet AUs rather than any au-specific hcs

Hey thank you for asking this :) let’s see what I can come up with for you guys (i’ll put some little hcs in here too if that’s ok)

Artist au

In which Bakugou’s a photographer, Kiri loves drawing and painting (watercolors, acrylics), and Denki’s a graphic designer/digital artist. They all work for different industries but they’re all friends and love taking pictures of/drawing each other; Bakugou takes them to different places in the city/forest preserves/gardens to do photoshoots of his bfs, Kiri brings his art supplies so he can sketch them

College au

Two of them are roommates and one of them could be the noisy (or annoyed) student who stays in the single-person room across from them. They have study sessions together, cram together running on 10 cups of coffee at 3am in the morning on those sleepless nights, play video games and card games together in their dorms. Bakugou always wins in Super Smash Bros and the other two always complain about it

Bakery/Coffee/Flower shop au

Similar to this Kiribaku au; you could put each of them working at a bakery, coffee shop and flower shop that all happen to be on the same street/same area; they love visiting each other when the other’s working, Bakugou treats them to pastries sometimes, Denki makes them cappuccinos and macchiatos, Kiri gives them flowers

Casual summer au

Not necessarily an au, could be just a hc; them hanging out in the summer, going to zoos and aquariums together (Denki: *walking away disappointed* | Bakugou: “what the fuck did u think a swordfish was, Pikachu”), getting ice cream and and popsicles together and sitting outside with sticky melting ice cream on their hands, playing street basketball together and at the end of the game they’re all on the ground in the court sweaty and exhausted and laughing, catching fireflies at night and roasting marshmallows and watching movies together

Train au

Where they all take the same train; say Kiri starts noticing Bakugou always gets on a couple stops after he gets on, and both of them start noticing Denki who gets on after they do; they all get off at the same stop, so they kind of start talking to and befriend each other on the train and look forward to meeting each other on the train every morning.

Band/Music au

They all form a rock band; Denki plays the drums, Bakugou’s the lead guitar and main vocalist, Kiri’s the bassist and backup vocalist, they go on tours and travel the world together, Bakugou composes and Denki and Kiri write the lyrics | OR you could put them in an idol/K-pop group and they’re all amazing singers and dancers | OR (since I’m a violinist and biased toward this au lmao) they could form a classical music trio; Kiri plays piano, Denki plays violin, and Baku plays the cello

This is what I got for now, I’ll see if I get another ask about this maybe I can make some more but I hope you like these ^^

[vcnitv-blog]

cis female, she/her.┊if you’re looking for EMMA VANITY, you’ll probably find them in the SLYTHERIN dorm with the rest of the SIXTH years. they’re the MUGGLEBORN who looks kind of like LILI REINHART. they seem ADAPTABLE & INSIGHTFUL to me, but apparently they’re also DECEITFUL & DEFERENTIAL. guess you never know.

so to start, a lil bit about myself ! i’m grey, i’m 19, i love horror movies, i’ve always wanted to write a novel but i never actually sit down and do it, and i have 4 cats but i want more. ya girl is highkey excited for this rp and i’m so glad yall joined because it’s gonna be AWESOME. you can find a lil bit more about emma underneath the cut ! ( i also play ted tonks, too, so expect an intro for him later on. )

and now about EMMA.

she was born into a muggle family – well, if you could call it a family. her mother works as a backup dancer for a lot of singers. she had emma fairly young ( like, 20/21 ) with her boyfriend at the time. their relationship was already having issues, so emma’s mother had hoped the child would help them reconcile their differences. but alas, it was the opposite, and emma’s father left his pregnant girlfriend. because of the relatively small age difference between emma and her mother, the two are very close.

emma always wanted to think she was special. her mother’s job meant they moved around a lot, and emma quickly developed a knack for adapting to new lives and fitting in with any group of people. she learned to be who she was expected to be. whenever she moved to a new school, emma would adopt a new persona. usually she said her mother was one of the singers in the band they would be touring with, but sometimes it would be that she was the bastard child of visiting royalty, or that her family was in the witness protection program and that someday she might not show up at school because she’d been murdered by the mafia. ( that one was especially fun because it always left them wondering when she inevitably did leave. ) it became a game to her – how easily could she convince them ?? she wouldn’t stay at one place long enough to make friends anyway, so if they caught her out in a lie it hardly mattered to her.

when she got her hogwarts letter, emma thought it was either her mum trying to make her birthday exciting, or some kids from her school playing a prank on her. it wasn’t until mcgonagall showed up at her door and actually explained to her that it was, in fact, very real, that emma believed it. emma was ecstatic. finally, a school she would stay at. it didn’t matter if her mother had to go all the way to romania for a tour, because emma would be at hogwarts.

even still, old habits die hard, and when emma found herself sitting in a compartment full of purebloods on the train ride to hogwarts, she lied and said her family had always been magic. she didn’t realize then what significance that would hold in the rest of her time at hogwarts. when the sorting hat was placed on her head, she was sorted into slytherin with the rest of those pureblood kids. she quickly learned what the other slytherins thought of the ‘ mudbloods ’ and soon, her lie became her life. she didn’t dare to reveal the truth about her family.

she does her best to stay out of the spotlight. she gets good grades but not as good as she could get, and she’s basically a lackey to other more popular, powerful slytherins. she doesn’t target muggleborns like her ‘friends ’ do, but she doesn’t do anything to stop them, either. better them than her, right ?

and honestly, it’s driving her a little bit mad. hiding for these many years will do that. because she isn’t naturally subservient like this, and every time she bows and scrapes to someone else she boils a little bit inside. she’s naturally more reserved, yes, but she’s also fiercely independent and competitive, with a tendency towards mischief. she’s very intuitive and perceptive, and is very good at telling how a person’s feeling. but she knows she can’t succeed as a muggleborn in her current environment, so she keeps her mouth shut and does what she has to.

quidditch is the only place she gets some relief. she’s a chaser on the slytherin team, and when she’s out there on the pitch, adrenaline pumping through her veins, she doesn’t have to hide who she truly is.

someone who doesn’t know her very well probably thinks of her as pretty quiet, a bit shallow and dim witted. maybe they aren’t totally sure why she was sorted into slytherin, but she’s a ruddy good chaser so who cares. but then again, people who don’t know her generally don’t think of her very much at all, and that’s just the way she wants it.

now that dumbledore’s started allowing muggle technology at hogwarts, emma’s terrified that the purebloods she sticks around with will somehow find out her secret. she knows it’s unlikely -- knows that anyone who might dislike muggleborns probably won’t be too keen on muggle technology. but just to be safe, she deleted all her social media accounts as soon as dumbledore made his announcement. it wasn’t a great loss -- she hadn’t used them for years anyway, seeing as she had no friends to add. 

anyway that’s about it. some plots i’m craving are: 

HBIC. the one emma follows around all the time. the one who she hides behind. basically the regina george to her gretchen wiener. like … probably female but that doesn’t really matter so if you have a male muse and this connection Calls to you, feel free to hmu ! must be pureblood. preferably slytherin.

VICTIM: emma has never targeted this person specifically, but she’s hung out with people who have and she’s watched it happen without saying anything so … yikes. probably muggleborn ? 

SOMEONE WHO SUSPECTS: wow who’s bad at coming up with connection names ? me ! basically just someone who might have started piecing together that emma isn’t all she says to be .. 

UNLIKELY FRIENDS: these two wouldn’t interact in the light of day, but maybe at parties or late nights in the library, they’ve shared a few moments together. 

BAD NEWS: this is a romantic plot, whoa. basically some pureblood guy who emma is hooking up with who fully Wouldn’t Be if he knew she was muggleborn … but she’s attracted to him anyway ok even though he is bad ! news !

IN ANOTHER LIFE: u guessed it, another romantic plot. someone who is entirely unsuitable for emma’s pureblood persona to date ( muggleborn, blood traitor, etc ), but every time she talks to them she feels a little flutter in her heart remind her that if things were different ..

ENEMIES: like even if emma’s secretly a muggleborn she still does shitty things and participates in the discrimination against muggleborns lmao. i’d love someone who doesn’t put up with her bullshit and pretty much Hates her

ofc plotting possibilities are not limited to just these ideas ! these are just specific connections i would like. if none of them appeal to you, pls let’s plot anyway ! feel free to message me or just like this post & i’ll come to u ! 

[ujuro]

Thoughts on today’s cbs so far

-aespa’s song is tolerable but I don’t see myself listening to it a lot. The girls are so talented tho that I have to follow them but MAN I wish sm didn’t include a translation cause Lordy those are the most nonsensical lyrics this year. Like the song would honestly be better received if everyone thought they were just talking being badasses rather than rambling about their ai lore or whatever lmao save them. I thought got that boom took the cake for asinine but this...anyway it’s fine lol

-bling blings song is standard nugu but I do think it’s funny that none of them can sing except for jieun and they end up being her backup dancers. Anyway check out their b-side for maybe the most obnoxious song this year that I kind of love

-woodz’s new mini is overall better than his last one since there’s no high pitched screaming lol he doesn’t yell at me this time. the title isn’t my thing tho but if you’re into like 5sos or whatever you’ll probably dig it

-cnblue isn’t doing anything special but I do think it’s good that they came back without that one dude. Yonghwa’s always been shady in his own right but his scandals are all like using his celebrity to get ahead or what not like insider trading or favorable treatment in college. Standard stuff for famous dudes lmao I feel like he’d maybe be a douche irl but that doesn’t really have anything to do with his bands unexciting cb

-momoland is good :D