─ stage 'ashberg'

() just gonna end this so we can continue backstage owo

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@✵ moon sua⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Ugh, such a big brain
*utters once you supply more good ideas, lightly shaking her head in amazement while breaking away to give you due personal space and take an idle lap across the stage*
We can tell them later, let's not interrupt our flow. There're geniuses at work, right now!
*taps her temple before scooping her hair up out of the way into a messy bun*
Let me see if I'm connected to the speakers...
*fiddles with her phone for a bit before letting out a positive exclamation and setting the song on repeat, scrubbing toward the end so they have enough time to get into position*
Let's practice!!

@❄ lee joowon ᵐⁱˢᵒ /laughs when I receive a kiss from you before I puff my cheeks.
That would be great!
Mixing fun in it as well
I mean the choreo is really fun to do
Then maybe near the end we could split the stage for us
Something like that
/pumps my fist up in the air.
Let's go practice!!!
Or maybe tell the directors and Bora eonnie first?

@✵ moon sua⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *grins as you speak, nodding along by the end*
I like the way you think, Moon Sua!
*squishes your cheeks to kiss your brilliant forehead*
Big brained for real~
We can freestyle our "choreo" at that point then aaand maybe..
*trails off, turning back to the stage in an attempt to visualize things*
Break away from the stands during the pre-chorus? Ooh and wouldn't it be nice if we incorporated the original choreo too?

@❄ lee joowon ᵐⁱˢᵒ /wraps my arm around you as well before using my other hand, rubbing my chin in thought.
So the other guitar is for plucking and the other for strumming
/mutters softly as I nod before humming.
That sounds good, maybe we could showcase the band dynamics in the first half of the song?
With the mic stands then add in the dancers slowly?

@✵ moon sua⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Mhmm!
*nods, pulling up the notes document on her phone and tossing an arm over your shoulders to turn so you're both facing the stage from an audience point of view*
Two guitars, bass, and drum
*gestures with her free hand to the expected placement of each band member*
But, it's more up to us what /we/ do, choreo-wise. And we just have to submit for approval
Which—while on the subject—should we do dancers? They might help fill out the stage a bit more..

@❄ lee joowon ᵐⁱˢᵒ /laughs as I shake my head in amusement before I put my bag down near yours, quickly zooming to the middle of the stage.
Wow, this looks so big already...
/grins before I look over at you.
Alright then, since we made a band-thing for our cover, we're going to be accompanied by a real band, I'm assuming?

@✵ moon sua⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ *giggles, dipping into a sweeping bow for the roaring audience of one*
Thank you, thank you~ you're all too kind
*flutters about, starlet waving and all before crouching next to her bag and pulling out water and a hand towel in preemptive prep for break time*
If we can squeeze it in, sure! I'm all for a little showing off hehe~ This stage isn't too far off from the one we'll be using, right? So we can just do a dry run of what the stage director sent over, see if we want to make any edits

@❄ lee joowon ᵐⁱˢᵒ Me too, or outside of a meeting with the heads
/hums as I look around, quickly following after you as I grin only to gasp, about to stop you in case you got hurt but pauses when you seemed safe. I let out a chuckle and clap as loud as I can.
YEAHHHHHH
I suggest that for our performance~

@✵ moon sua⁻ᵗʳᵃᶦⁿᵉᵉ Y'know I don't think I've ever been here outside of a class?
*ambles down the aisle chatting animatedly, duffle bag slung over her shoulder*
But!
*jogs the rest of the way, climbing the stairs two at a time as she continues speaking*
That also means I never got to do..this!
*drops her bag where she stands before launching into a couple of cartwheels across the width of the stage, ending with a roundoff and sticking the landing with her arms in the air*
Ta-da~

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Dunno, do you *have* pink underwear i should know about?
//grabs jooyeon by the neck as we follow somi and san out, listening to their conversation with half ear, only noting the mention of the dance machine/
I told everyone else to meet us at Myeongdong, so get on the bus, you have your cards right?

Oh? You two don't get along?
*looks confused but shrugs it off*
Sure, the loser has to do something funny. It will lighten the mood up!

Deal. And I'll challenge you on the dance dance machine... We'll bet on honour. *teases with a light laugh of my own, grimacing at the mention of Lisa* Ugh, okay. She'll fall in the half you pay

I want to find a dance machine, it'll be so much fun.
*nods at Somi with a smile*
Alright, we can pay half and half?

Oh! I can't let you pay all yourself *rushes down the steps with a flourishing toss of blonde hair and a radiant smile bought by braces and expensive orthodontists* Let me help out with the tab. Please. I insist!

Oh, arcades, huh? I used to love those when I went to high school. *nods, running fingers through my hair* I'm so down. we can grab some street food whenever we get hungry. *holds up one finger* Also. You talked about pink underwear last night. Should I be worried?

hell yeah I'm in! I'm starving.
*swings off jujube's side and looks towards Somi*
Yeah, come with us. I'll pay for everyone.

Not a noraebang, enough idol activities. I'm thinking arcade and street food
and you'll hear my voice at night anyway, i sleeptalk.
//shrugs and grabs my own backpack/
Lisa is also coming, she just texted

*peeks up curiously from the back of the room where I'd sat* Oh? Did I hear food is involved?

*swings my backpack up over my shoulder, peering up to Wooyoung where he'd spoken up*
Oh? Where were you thinking of going?
A noraebang or something? Don't tell me I have to hear your voice all night?
*teases in good nature, reaching out to bump Wooyoung's shoulder quickly before swinging an arm around San* You in? *asks him with a tilt of his head*

*hugging Jujube once he's finished his performance I ruffle his hair up and stay attached to him during miss seo's critiques, she's so sweet I feel so self conscious and starry eyed as she speaks. When she leaves Wooyoung catches my attention and I nod eagerly*
Arcades and food sounds like so much fun! Plus Jujube is really good at crane games, he'll win us something cute.
*pinches his cheek*

//still riding the high from a great, albeit surprizing performance, and a brilliant critiques after it, i get up and clear my throat to get everyone's attention/
So, who wants to go get some food or something? Arcades even...? We should work on the group image
//shimmies a little/
I'm gonna text the trainee chat to see if anyone, who is not here, is interested too
//plucks out my phone to do just that

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Very well. If no one else is to take to the stage, I do believe we can consider this class as concluded!
Thank you everyone for showing up today and being brave enough to expose yourself to my criticisms
You've all done fantastic work !

() i'm not rping with myself alksdjlkas

Well! Jooyeon, you definitely gave us something to watch
Keep up the hard work, you have a solid foundation
Now...
*clasps her hands together, squinting out to the scattered people left in the room*
Is there anyoneeeee else left to go...?
Any last minute takers?

https://youtu.be/Jz-nzweFaag?t=61 (1:01 - 1:29)

*With San having coincidentally performed first, Jooyeon had been comfortable sitting at his side and pretending not to do anything*
*but eventually, the time came, and he had to do the one thing he dreaded. It was the one skill he worked on the hardest, and struggled with the most... Ugh... Even saying it made him shiver*
*he stumbles over his too big feet up the stage, standing there awkwardly at the center*
Uh.. Hi... I'm a trainee... Um... Oh right! My name's Lee Jooyeon.
*he bows to the crowd, silencing himself and hooking up his phone with his music*
*the song was a song made for a band, he'd played around with it in the past with his boys, but he'd improvised a choreo (with a lot of help from his fellow trainees) and he was ready to give it his best*

*he assumed the downward position, and rolled the show*
*it definitely wasn't the best singing performance, and his movements were somewhat all over the place but he had to admit... his facial expressions were on point, and he had fun*
*by the time he hit his last post, he was fully breathless and wondering how the others had such perfect control while moving so crazily*
Uh - yeah - that's it.
*he nods with another bow to Seohyun, then his peers, running off stage, forgetting his phone, veering back, grabbing it, getting stuck on the aux chord, unplugging it with a sheepish wave, smile and bow, and running back to the safety net of San*

Jiwon! You also surprised me today!
*Seohyun rises from her seat, clapping her hands while she approaches the stage*
I am so very impressed to see that our trainees and idols are so multi-faceted
You came out here very strong on that stage. The only thing I can comment on is that you didn't push that strength to the end.
Your presence faded a bit midway, and you stumbled through the dance somewhat
It showed on your face
*turns to the class* It's important to manage your facial expressions. Whether it be a wardrobe malfunction, a tech problem with light or sound, or a prop breaking on stage, even bad weather!
You /need/ to stay composed. You can't ruin the image of idol for the length of that performance
Keeping your composure on stage is what separates us from the amateurs
*smiles fondly at Jiwon* You did very well dear. Thank you for taking the stage.

Okay. Now... We're almost done...? Who's left? Nexttt!

I'll go next!
/says as I stand from my spot, moving up to the stage, wondering whether I should have picked a song to sing as well as dance, though it was a bit too late now, smiling as I face everyone
I'm jiwon as most of you already know. just for memory sake
/begins setting up the music, the deep voice of the female rapper coming in as I move into position for the pre chorus and chorus, beginning the dance with the hard hitting arm movement, immediately getting into the "character" of the dance, trying to do my best to not mess up the dance with my little prior dance knowledge that I had, though knowing I spent so much time practicing the day before hence my forgetting to email of my attendance, trying to focus solely on the facial expressions as this was what the class was about, finishing out the song with the preplanned blow of a kiss and wink that I decided upon during practice, before smiling and bowing afterwards

https://youtu.be/aaBA9IPKgMA (starting at 0:31-0:32)