─ recording studio 'raven'

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@☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kim hanbin @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jung wooyoung @☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ @☼ hwang hyunjin @☼ choi san .[timeskip after a great recording session]

Okay, boys! I'm so happy with the work we got done today! I know you're so tired - no more coffee, time to get some rest now, I'll call Taehyeon and Siwon to come pick you up and deliver you all home and will order whatever food you pick. My treat.
//snaps the laptop closed, starting to dismantle it from all the cables in the studio/
Just to summarize. Your next comeback will be a mini album of 8 songs. The tracklist is as follows:

Intro: Cheers (Unit: San, Romeo, Wooyoung)
1. Fire (Title)
2. Go Go
3. Maniac
4. Home
5. Chain
6. Mad City (Unit: Hanbin, Yuzu, Yeosang)
7. Venom (Title)

Thank you for indulging me in adding Cheers as intro, after hearing all of your thoughts on the rest I was sure it would fit the overall vibe of the album. Ryujin-ssi will be glad to work with you additionally if you have other ideas on improving the song. Meanwhile all other songs are also not yet finalized, so you can feel free to try your hand. Hanbin-ah, I will personally be overseeing the producing of Maniac, good job on working on it, it's a great showstopper. Jungkook-ah, as usual great attention to the detail in your work. Make sure you check your schedules regularly, I will be booking sessions with dancers for you to work on choreographies soon. Also expect meetings with stylist to set up outfits and creative artworks.
As for Blood Sweat & Tears - we will leave it for the repackage of this mini, that will come out a bit later.
Now I will send you an email with all the info - the styleguides, lyrics and demos - if you have any questions popping up, you know where to find me, yeah?
Now decide what you wanna eat, and let's get out of this room, I've left an indent on this chair already.

[album lyrics distro - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fHBjnBP96w7hzUPrqiGzkLPQgTuasn2wP9lqbumKHpw/edit?usp=sharing]

@☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kim hanbin @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jung wooyoung @☼ hwang hyunjin @☼ choi san .

I been telling yall
Jungkook pipes up, slouching down in his seat with a cocky little smirk on his lips
This is the year of Janus baby. we gotta make it count and solidify ourselves as top dogs.
so yeah, little wooy and I have cooked up something of a summer hit in the studio. you're welcome but I also would like to bring back this bad boy if I may
home is a good song for the season and its lighthearted

( home - https://youtu.be/ghJURdZKq3I?si=TZBYMPQwSOYSYnSN )

also with that being said I would like to offer another idea since my creative juices were just flowing
I know since my incident or whatever.. realistically.. maybe I shouldn't put this in the suggestion box, however i'm past the point of being sorry. every young person should be allowed to have fun that being said.. another banger by yours truly
gogo

( gogo - https://youtu.be/AEm5O3VnKi8?si=8d2Eub_UwU0OKZ0K )

@❖ stephanie hwang @☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kim hanbin @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ @☼ hwang hyunjin @☼ choi san //peeps up from behind Hanbin/
Just wanna say, i like both of those tracks, they're really badass, hyung.
I'm usually on choreo, so these ones are... definitely not a finished product, but i wanted to show still, uhm... the next two in the USB drive.
[Blood Sweat & Tears instrumental - https://youtu.be/uZL4ogfP9iw]
Only worked on music for this one - Jungkook-hyung worked much harder so, here it is.
And then for the second one, we have a name in progress too - "Maniac" - Hanbin-hyung did music and text and i have been working on choreo for it, so naturally i think it's an awesome song.
[maniac - https://youtu.be/jPnmsRcA68E]
So yeah, those are mine two, will let the hyungs speak now.

@❖ stephanie hwang @☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jung wooyoung @☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ @☼ hwang hyunjin @☼ choi san Once their time was up and they were once again reunited and cramped up with their manager in the small studio. With a short glance around when asked about suggestions, Hanbin offered to go first passing up the small USB pen to the older woman. "We didn't fully discuss the concept last time, so I brought a few options depending on where we're planning to go." He gestured for her to play the first track, letting the intro play through a little before adding. "This one has been on the back-burner for a while, but I felt it could kinda fit with the titles. I was kinda gunning for a rap track, so maybe a rap unit sort of thing if that's cool?" He spoke tentatively, allowing the short demo to play through to the end before nodding for the other to play the next one. "Next one is the same reason. Felt it might fit with the title but if you're looking for variety I might have something else" Once more, he let the track run through for a bit before looking around for opinions, comments or other suggestions.

[1st track - mad city: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6NnLW9zXvw
2nd track - chain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEFfqhbaibI]

@☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kim hanbin @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jung wooyoung @☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ @☼ hwang hyunjin @☼ choi san .

Glad you think so, because we have really decided to invest a *lot* in your comeback this time, it's time you also received your flowers like DIA did.
Yes and No - there is no set date for the comeback yet, but we want to have it in August for sure, so you don't have that much time.
Let's say we reconvene in this same studio after a week, and you all can show me a couple song suggestions each?
//opens the calendar app on my tablet just to double check the date quickly, then looks up at the boys again, expecting them to nod and scatter off, ready to begin work/

[timeskip will follow - DO NOT wait a week to reply, just keep the thread going]

@❖ stephanie hwang @☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jung wooyoung @☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ @☼ hwang hyunjin @☼ choi san /Hanbin's eyes follow the manager's phone into Hyunjin's hands, lingering there for a moment as he considers if he should order something and what. He then redirects his gaze to the woman as she goes on about the songs, playing the demos for them. His head slightly sways along enjoying the strong vibe from the backtrack/
Pretty cool, I feel like they're both winning contenders
/He acknowledges with a curt nod and a small pleased smile as he eyes the manager when they're questioned/
Any dates yet? Or deadlines for submissions or something? When should we have things ready?

@☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kim hanbin @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jung wooyoung @☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ @☼ hwang hyunjin @☼ choi san .

A comeback.
//nods curtly, already plugging the USB into the sound system, then an eyebrow at Hyunjin/
Why do we want to get coffee delivered to *my* office, when we're not in it? Here...
//hands Hyunjin my phone, with the delivery app open to the coffee place across the street - Beans'nBeans/
Put your order in, give the phone to the next one. I'll ask the Kihyun from reception to bring it up here.
NOW, back to demos.
First track is called Fire or "Burning Up" in Korean, here it is...
[https://youtu.be/kwaOkrBWW5s]
And the second one - yes, this will be a double-title release - is called Venom, here it is...
[https://youtu.be/XbEnqvt2wR4]
As usual, they are still works in progress, so you can feel free to input your ideas, regarding lyrics, composition, etc.

Those are your titles - everything else is up to you - I want to see proactivity from you, I know you are a creative bunch and have enough experience already to know how to make a CD sound good - there is no limit to the number of songs at the moment, so let's get a good pool of suggestions, and pick the best ones.
Is everyone clear, any questions?

@❖ stephanie hwang @☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kim hanbin @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jung wooyoung @☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ *Hyunjin went to prop his foot on Jungkook's knee, but pulled away at the last second with an embarrassed cough, pretending to clear his throat. He pulled himself more upright in the chair, holding onto the arms tightly*
A comeback?
*he said too quickly, sweeping his gaze to Tiffany*
I want to hear the demos. Lemme hear 'em. Noona, please. Please.
Pleasepleaseplease.
*he flit his eyes around the room* Hey, do you think we can get coffee delivery to your office?

@☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kim hanbin @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jung wooyoung @☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ @☼ hwang hyunjin @☼ choi san .

//welcomes all the filtering-in boys with a smile, motioning for them to sit around wherever they find a spot, squinting at Jungkook, albeit there is no bile behind it/
What if you're getting another comeback, how about then, Jungkook?
//looks among the rest/
Do you think you're ready for another one? Because I already have the demos right here...
//waves a USB thumb drive tantalizingly in the air/

@❖ stephanie hwang YO YOOOOO
/they all hear him before they can see him. he bursts through the door with a large grin
hola tifanny nooonaaaaa. It been too long since we’ve had one of these
/takes a seat on the couch, not wishing to stand because he was feeling utterly lazy
listen i’ll be honest , if you’re about to tell we’re getting another member then let this meeting come to a close hahaha- no i’m serious i’ll leave and go nap

@❖ stephanie hwang *Hyunjin ambled in first, sweeping a quick look around the empty room and patting himself on the back for arriving first despite feeling like he was the member with his put together the least in that moment*
*he bowed deeply to Tiffany, and claimed one of the nearby chairs*
Good morning manager-nim
*mutters through a yawn and takes a heaving sip of his iced coffee*

@❖ stephanie hwang /arrives about 10 minutes later, giving a little knock before entering/
CEO-nim? Sorry to make you wait

@☼ xu minghao ʸᵘᶻᵘ @☼ kim hanbin @☼ kang yeosang @☼ jung wooyoung @☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ @☼ hwang hyunjin @☼ choi san .
⤷•◦•◦➤ ✉ | text to: janus boys

⤷ boys, could you please meet me in Raven at your earliest convenience?
⤷ that would mean now, all of your schedules are free
⤷ ❤️

//continues scrolling through various emails on my tablet, slurping coffee from a giant tumbler with a straw, playing short snippets of different songs I see saved in this studio's history - proof that people were working on some stoke of an idea here before being called away, like scrolling through history/

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@♊︎ moon sua ᴸᵁᴬ /considers your words as I lean back into the studio chair, forehead slightly furrowed in thought/
maybe something experimental... we could pick up a sample and a theme and just go with it? could be fun to go with something unexpected like sampling classical music or even opera?
/as I say it, I take another sip from the gifted coffee before carefully setting it over the back table and away from the equipment to prevent any accidents/
or we can go back to the roots and go for a hip-hop track? there's definitely some artists that come to mind when I think of why I got into it

@☼ kim hanbin () damn this is super duper late, i apologize ;;

/gives you a grin as I show an okay sign.
Well, other than the usual beats and melodies, maybe a theme?
Do you have an artist in mind that we can maybe turn into our muse for this project?

@♊︎ moon sua ᴸᵁᴬ Oh? That sounds pretty promising
/I let out with an excited chuckle. after having worked with you multiple times now, I was pretty confident in your skills and always looked forward to listening to your projects/
Not really, I was eating pretty late so I'm not that hungry yet
/I say, reaching forward to take the plastic cup either way and offering a smile of gratitude in return/
But I won't say no to the coffee, thanks!
/brings it to my lips for a short sip, taking a few seconds to swallow through it before motioning with my head to you in questions/
Where do we start?

@☼ kim hanbin /grins up at you when I felt you pat my head.
Well, I got a few mixes here and there
Oh oh I think I got some good lyrics in the mix, but I'll save that for later
/gasps a bit as I remember, handing you one unopened can of coffee.
Have you had any breakfast?
This is all I can offer

@♊︎ moon sua ᴸᵁᴬ Hey
/I greet in a bright tone despite the early hours, wondering if you'd also managed to nap at some point during the afternoon or evening or if you were just ready to pull an all-nighter. As I approach you, I let my hand fall on top of your head for a soft pat as I slip into the tall studio chair next to you/
So? How is it going? Got anything yet?

@☼ kim hanbin [ text to: Binbin oppa :candy_wrapper: ]

- Alright then
- I'm at raven
- :goodluck_duck_sticker:

/after sending it, I decided to make my way to one of the vending machines nearby, grabbing a few cans of sweet coffee before heading back to the studio, randomly making up tunes. Not even noticing that a few hours had passed, I jump a bit when I hear the knock, turning my attention to the door, a hand on my chest.
Oppaaaaa
Welcome welcome
Take a seat
/pats the chair next to mine before I move some of the empty cans of coffee away.

@♊︎ moon sua ᴸᵁᴬ [ text to: prodigy moonsua! ]
» nah, 7 sounds good
» i'll take a shower and get ready and meet you there in a few hours
» what studio?

/since I still have some time to kill before our scheduled meeting, I finish my meal while going through a few news channels before going for a quick shower and changing into some casual clothing. With half an hour to spare, I make my way to the company, arriving just 10 minutes before 7am and checking my phone to see a new message from you saying simply 'our usual'. that is enough to let me know where and within the next couple of minute I give a few light knocks on the studio door before pushing it open/
Moon Sua?

@☼ kim hanbin /a grin makes its way to my face as I read the text that I just received. I hum softly in thought, staring at the time on my phone before I quickly go back to typing.

[ text to: Binbin oppa :candy_wrapper: ]

- Since you’re up, how bout maybe at 7?
- Or are you thinking of going back to sleep soon?
- Cause if so 11am would be good too

@♊︎ moon sua ᴸᵁᴬ /the phone buzzes loudly against the kitchen counter where I'd left it, as I entertain myself with some instant noodles and whatever was left playing on mute on the tv. it takes me another mouthful of the late-night meal and another scan of the repeated lines from the news channel before I push myself off the chair to check my phone, only to be met by a text from you/

[ text to: prodigy moonsua! ]
» heyy sua
» i actually took a nap in the afternoon and was just grabbing some food :smile_sweat:
» will definitely be free until much later though so give me a time and place
» you know I'm always interested in what you come up with so just lmk and I'll drop by!

@☼ kim hanbin /sighs softly as I trudge into the studio. I sluggishly open the lights while letting out a yawn, just coming back from work at 4 in the morning but was thankful the room was empty at the said time. I take a seat on one of the swivel chairs, duffel bag on the floor while I stroll through my phone, quickly typing up a text.

[ text to: Binbin oppa :candy_wrapper: ]

- Hey oppa
- I know it's so early in the morning and you're probably still sleeping
- At least I hope you are cause staying up too much is bad
- Anyway, will you be free later on?
- Remember that thing we talked about in the cafeteria?
- I feel like I have so much creative juices right now and who better than to tell my dear old pal :grinning:

H-Hurry?
*Appearing like a fish out of water my mouth moves with little to no sound coming out. I have so many cute ideas I want to share but I need an anchor, something to hold me down in this moment. When Wooyoung takes my hand again I physically relax and exhale the tension, my hand mindlessly toying with his now, my anchor all set*
Yeah, are we recording now? I'll need to warm my voice up first... It would be really nice if you could help us dsf-sunbaenims...

*oblivious to the hand tousling on the other side of San, I simply try to collect myself, swiping both hands through my hair obsessively until it's more tousled than neat, head bouncing between all the different voices in the room*
*taps my cheeks back and forth, nodding*
Pretty bracelet
*admires to Tiffany absentmindedly, just as easily hopping to Jungkook*
Will you help guide us in the production process. It's my first time doing this with a real recording studio.
Please give me critiques so we can hurry the project, sunbae

Uh YEAH that's right Wooyoung
*throws another wink and finger gun his way when he questions who wrote the lyrics* I am a musical prodigy
Just kidding. We didn't want it to be too in your face Christmas
Kook helped me tune and tweak as we went... And Milfany - Oops -
*hiccups slightly on the word, hiding a snicker* I mean, Tiffany here, seems to vibe with it.
And yeah. Let's hurry.
*stands shoulder to shoulder with Jungkook, arms crossed, ever the supportive assistant boyfriend*

As soon as you want, Kook-ah. I can even leave you this studio, if you wanted - it's booked.
//grins and taps the turntable/
Or you wanted another type of work?

are we going to hurry soon? since Christmas is so close ?