⦙ lotus recording

@❀ ohara honoka 「ᴋɪᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴇᴡᴏɴ」ˢᵒˡᵒⁱˢᵗ Jungho couldn't help but find Chaewon so refreshing, her drive showing through the long string of questions she chirped the minute she walked through the door. "Of course, Chaewon-ssi!" Jungho chirps back with the same amount of energy, bowing respectfully before her and gesturing for her to take a seat beside him at the booth. "It's been so long since we've met. You seem to have grown taller," he teased with a playful shake of his head, a warm smile gracing his lips. "You're certainly ready today, aren't you?"

Motioning over for the idol to sit in the seat beside him at the booth, he quickly begins sifting through his papers. "Let's take a moment for you to settle in, and then I'll share some of my thoughts on 'Starlight' that I compiled last night." With a swift movement, he handed over the paper to Chaewon. There wasn't a ton of feedback - well... Not as much as Jungho normally writes for others. It wasn't that he was nitpicky, but he was not one to hold back from constructive criticism. In Chaewon's case, it was more worry about structure and flow rather than there being needless bits.

"Now," Jungho began as he pulled up the demo file on his laptop, allowing Chaewon to review his notes. "Firstly, I want to commend you on the demo. It's truly exceptional, and I believe it has the potential to chart well." His genuine praise underscored the gravity of his words, knowing the challenges that soloists faced in the industry. However, Jungho's expression turned more serious as he transitioned to his constructive feedback. "But there are a few areas of concern," he admitted, his pen hovering over the beginning of his notes. "I think the lack of pre-chorus is worrisome since pre-choruses are all the rage these days... But it's nothing that we can't fix with a bit of fancier notes in the verse to tie it together. What do you think about that?"

@❀ kim jungho 「ᴋᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ She was giddy, excited, nervous and worried all at the same time as she made her ay to the recording room. Chaewon wasn't usually like this but when she knew she'll be working with the same producer who helped her with her debut song, she couldn't help but wanting to impress him with all the songs she had been working on over this past few months. She first met Jungho when she was under another label and that was about a year ago, more or less, and if he was just as she remembered, then working with him would be an amazing experience as much as a nerve-racking one, both of them were such a perfectionist that sometimes it would take couple of arguments before they settled in something they both like.

Chaewon had sent the lyrics and the demo songs to the producer beforehand for him to assess it and she's really looking forward of what he thought about the song. Her not so long legs finally stopped in front of the designated recording room, she then gave a few knocks on the door to announce her arrival before poking her head in to ensure he was already there. Her smile bloomed once she saw the male, finally stepping into the room, Chaewon gave the older man a bow, her voice thick with excitement as she spoke. "Thank you for having me today, KJ-nim! It's been awhile since our last project and I really can't wait to work with you again! Have you listen to the demo song I sent to you? What do you think about "Starlight" ? Any thing that I need to change in the song?"

@❀ ohara honoka 「ᴋɪᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴇᴡᴏɴ」ˢᵒˡᵒⁱˢᵗ Jungho's anticipation bubbled within him as he meticulously arranged the materials on the table before him. The recording room, a familiar haven where creativity soared, was his domain, and today promised a special encounter. Chaewon, a familiar name echoing with past collaborations, now held the promise of renewed synergy under the same label. With a focused determination, Jungho immersed himself in the preparations, ensuring every detail was in place to make this session seamless. The papers, neatly organized with notes and ideas, held the potential to ignite sparks of inspiration. The demo, a culmination of his dedication and creativity (of course with some input by the idol, herself), lay ready to be unveiled, a testament to his commitment to the craft.

As he awaited Chaewon's arrival, Jungho's mind buzzed with excitement and anticipation. The prospect of collaborating once again, this time within the confines of their shared label. For Jungho, there was no greater joy than connecting with artists on a deep, creative level, understanding their vision, and translating it into musical magic. With a sip of his refreshment, Jungho's gaze drifted to the door, eagerly anticipating Chaewon's arrival.

@❀ lee eunji 「sᴏʀᴀ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /peeks at you through the tiny window of the door, spotting you in the recording room before i knock on it, calling out for you, hand full of the stuff from the convenience store that i got for you/
knock knock~

@❀ audrey kwon 「øᴅᴅ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ /wasting no time to put the headphones on as she doesn't want to actually tick you off, nodding her head when you explained before giving you thumbs up/
sounds great~
I can't wait to listen to another masterpiece from you, mi amor~
when did you start working on this baby though? and what's the idea?

@❀ kim yura 「sᴜɴ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ (by the time the younger female makes it through the door, she’s got her arms crossed against her chest and her rosy tiers pursed to the side just to feign disappointment at being made to wait for even the slightest bit, after giving sun some time to settle down however, she then points to the extra set of headphones settled by the sound system so they can eventually hear each other as she too puts on some headphones in the recording booth) finally. now, hear me out. i’ve been working on this for some time but of course i could always use a second opinion. so.. let me know what you think after some time? what’s missing, what doesn’t seem to match the song. you know the works.

@❀ audrey kwon 「øᴅᴅ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ /rushes in from the Gym after taking a quick shower, not wanting to show up all stinky from the workout she'd done earlier, almost bumping into people but right now she doesn't care and hopefully she wouldn't make the older girl wait for too long. Slams the door open, panting to catch some breath/
I.... am... here, unnie
gimme.... a second.... huff....

@❀ kim yura 「sᴜɴ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ (standing in the recording booth and reading over sun’s recent text essentially dragged a quick snort out of her, for as impatient as she usually could be, the tiny ounce of alcohol running through her veins was what kept her at bay. better yet, concentrated as she was soon eyeing over the sheet of lyrics in her hand that she had put together over a couple of days, finally convinced that now was the time to really make her masterpiece come to life should the younger female arrive in time to see it happen and help her steer the creative direction into its rightful place of successful fruition) anytime now, kim yura. anytime soon at least, mon dieu.. (my god..)

@♦ maekawa mizuki 「ᴍᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ Chaewon definitely already preparing herself for the rejection but now hearing it out loud from Minju's lips, the pain was more than she could ever imagine. Staring at the ring, immobile from her spot even as Minju walked past her and left the recording, she was still there, standing while trying not to just break down. She is kim chaewon. People knew her as someone who put on a straight face almost all the time, and she needed that persona now more than ever. Closing her eyes, taking in few deep breath, she finally regained her composure; wearing the necklace again and hide the ring pendant under her shirt's neckline, she turned to face the direction where Minju went. "Take all the time you want and needed, kim minju. I will be waiting for you." She whispered, more so to herself as a promise that no matter what happened, she would always chose her.

@❀ ohara honoka 「ᴋɪᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴇᴡᴏɴ」ᵃᶜᵗᵒʳ Staring at the ring that was placed on her hand, a dry laughter escaped her lips along with the tears that were flowing. The whole situation was just absurd to her, two similar people that started off at the wrong foot right at a recording studio years back, who happened to eventually get together after countless of obstacles, who were about to spend their lives together forever and yet heaven had to play them into making wrong decisions, them separating and then finding each other once again like this. A proposal.. when Minju had actually meant to propose back when they were still living together, but just couldn't find the right place nor the right time to do up an event. With Chaewon's concerns, and Minju could feel that it was genuine, she raised up a hand to stop her from saying more, lest her heart made her choose impulsively. "Don't.... stop it, please. Just... stop. You can have the ring back, you haven't proposed to me yet, so it's technically yours... I just.... need time, okay? On how to face you again... because it's so painful to feel so alone and so abandoned when you left without a single word." Minju placed the ring back in Chaewon's hand, before stepping past her without looking at her, making a beeline back to the recording room where she started packing up and subsequently left, needing to reflect on whatever that has happened today by herself.

@♦ maekawa mizuki 「ᴍᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ [ the necklace
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@♦ maekawa mizuki 「ᴍᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ "I've promised mom right away so I couldn't go back on my words and tell you. I'm sorry. And you are never be the world's worst, tiest girlfriend. If anything, that title should be on me. You are nothing but the best one could ask for and I'm the fool one to ever waste your love." Looking at the woman in front of her, she couldn't help but to wonder how many tears Minju had shed because of her? When she was supposedly to be the one who made sure that the other girl shall never cried anymore. All those sweet promises she told her, in the end she failed to keep them. Right now, Chaewon wanted nothing but to hug Minju, to assure her that it wasn't her fault but she knew that she was not in the place to do so, judging by how Minju refused her touch and even pushed her away was a clear sign that she didn't want anything to do with her right now and Chaewon understood that very much. Remembering something, she reached for her neck to take off her necklace, a ring being placed as the pendant and stepping forward to take one of Minju's hand and put the necklace on her palm. "This was the ring that I prepared for you. When I was going to proposed to you. It's yours anyway, so its up to you whatever you want to do with it. Throw it away, sell it, give it to someone else... I wont utter any complaint. I'm no longer a singer so this would be the last time we probably met in producing room like this. But if its okay for me to say something, you should eat more. You're getting a bit too skinny and look unhealthy... take it from your...colleague. I'm so so sorry for all the things I've put you through."

@❀ ohara honoka 「ᴋɪᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴇᴡᴏɴ」ᵃᶜᵗʳᵉˢˢ "W-wait what..." Minju couldn't believe her ears at what Chaewon was saying, the image of her mother coming off as strong, looking down on her daughter and that argument back in Japan suddenly flashing back in her mind - as much as she didn't like her, to have the news be broken to her like that, straight out from Chaewon herself gave her another shock and a sudden pang of guilt. How could she even hate her when all these while, she was actually facing troubles of her own? Tears started slowly seeping past the floodgates again, looking back at the smaller girl, the bottom of her lip trembling. "Y-you should have told me... we're a couple, I should have been your support... why are you always carrying burdens all by yourself? Now I feel like I'm the one who disappeared during your lowest time and what does that make me? The world's worst, tiest girlfriend ever." Another sob, hand covering her face as Minju fell into a state of confusion, and as much as she wanted to reach out for Chaewon, to pull her into a hug, she just couldn't do it. "I'm sorry....."

@♦ maekawa mizuki 「ᴍᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ The hostility in Minju's voice was so clear that it made her winced, but then again, yes she deserved all the anger from the taller girl for what she had done anyway. She stood up after Minju found her footing again and if earlier the gap was not very visible, this time it was very different. it was getting very suffocating although she knew very well that sooner or later she had to do this. Forcing down the saliva in , Chaewon started with a small tone. "Mom passed away. All of this time she was battling a chronic disease. I only know about it when her husband called me to inform me that she'd been in hospital for few months already. When I get there, she asked me to stay with her for the last time and... I couldn't say no to it. Seeing her condition like that... no matter how much I hated her, she was still my mom after all. I only told dad to not worry about me when he called me. Mom had me promised to never tell anyone else about her condition. I'm sorry for not telling you anything like before. I wont ask you to forgive me because I know I've done something unforgivable, although I'd still say I'm sorry for everything I've put you through, Min. I'm sorry to hurt you the worst way possible."

@❀ ohara honoka 「ᴋɪᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴇᴡᴏɴ」ᵃᶜᵗʳᵉˢˢ The arms around her were comforting yet repulsive, a contradiction where she was too exhausted to settle upon, eyes closed, make-up a whole mess, catching her breath against the petite frame of Chaewon. Staying like this for a few minutes, Chaewon's words vividly appearing in the void that was in her mind, she shivered at the thought of it, answers all that she wanted, but will it right the way Chaewon had chose to do this? Probably not. Not in the near future, at least. "It's fine... I don't need the clinic, I'll just... take a breather. Not of your concern anyway, am I right? If it's an excuse that you're giving..... it had better be a damn good excuse because yes, you're an egoistic bastard who broke my heart by ghosting me when you promised to take care of me forever. But sure, go ahead, tell me all about it, Ohara Honoka." Minju dabbed at the dried up tears with the back of her hand, standing up, arms folded, not even wanting to look at the person right in front of her now. Lips in a pout, body still heaving, voice still trembling because it was taking all of her effort in an attempt to stay calm, stay indifferent after that whole breakdown.

@♦ maekawa mizuki 「ᴍᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ As much as the punches started to get painful Chaewon made no effort to move away nor stopping the barrage of punches coming her way. It was the least thing she could do after causing this woman to break down again because of her repeated mistake. But when Minju closed the gap, she slowly brought her arms up to hug her, her own heart ached at how much the pain she brought into MJ's life when she promised to never hurt her again. Maybe her hating Chaewon would be the best way, since for now she had nothing to say but thousands of apologies of what she did and maybe a chance to explain the situation. "...You never be a toy for me, Min. It's okay if you want to keep on hating me, but give me a chance to tell you what happened? After that, you can hate me all you want. I deserve that for being such a egoistic bastard. But first, come on, lets get you cleaned up and get some rest in the nearby clinic. You looked like you lost a lot of weight..."

@❀ ohara honoka 「ᴋɪᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴇᴡᴏɴ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ Her concerned voice coupled with a gentle hand to shift Minju onto her back was immediately met with resistance, shoving the slightly older woman away before clutching at her own chest, trying to ease the emotional pain that was wrecking her as she spat out words she clearly didn't mean - it was just that the betrayal was too unbearable for her to handle, for her to think clearly through the tears at this point in time. "Don't touch me! Is this a joke to you? Do I seem like a joke to you? Do you know how hard I searched for you, asking everybody I knew, including your dad, for your whereabouts? One year, Kim Chaewon.... it's been one year...." A punch to her chest, starting out light, then getting harder and harder each time as she wailed, eventually ending up burying her face into her clothes, fingers digging at her frame, unconsciously seeking for the touch that she absolutely missed. "I hate you, I hate you, am I even your girlfriend or am I just a toy for you to pick up and throw once you're bored? I ing hate you, Kim Chaewon....."

@♦ maekawa mizuki 「ᴍᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ The look of utter shock on MJ's face probably mirroring her own as she finally came face to face with the girl she left behind. Not knowing what to do nor say, Chaewon just stood there, frozen on her spot until the loud bang coming from the fallen bass snapped her out of the shock. Although what happened next was definitely not something she expected as the other girl ran out of the room. She was contemplating about going after her when the sound of someone vomitting caught her attention. She rushed to where MJ was running and worry immediately filled her being. They could talk later, but for now, she needed to help her. "Are you okay? Easy there... lets go to the infirmary. You don't seem well..." she gently squatted down beside her and trying to slowly move her onto her back so she'd be able to carry her down to the clinic. "Hop on."

@❀ ohara honoka 「ᴋɪᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴇᴡᴏɴ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ "Min?" Minju was sure that she was hearing voices now, and that maybe it was actually time to see a therapist for her loss instead of trying to pull through it herself. Her fingers were about to strum yet another note before she finally noticed a faint shadow close to her on the floor, pausing, closing her eyes slowly then opening it again. When the shadow didn't disappear at all, it was when she finally looked up, and to see who she dearly missed and had been wishing for her to come back, wishing for answers had her in utter shock; no, this wasn't any Jeon Chaewon back at the cafe street where she mistook her, this was her, Kim Chaewon, Ohara Honoka, the woman who clearly had all of her heart then broke it into pieces and left her hanging without any clue. The bass guitar slipped off her hands, crashing onto the hard floor with a loud thump, as Minju found herself trembling, throat completely choked as she gasped for air, eyes blurred with tears that were inadvertently forming, clutching onto the nearest arm of the couch of support. She hadn't had this feeling in ages, not since the time where she fought with one of her former teammates, and it came back to slap her in the face a hundred times harder. One more look to her face and Minju was completely sick to the stomach, knocking past her shoulder and only able to dash a few meters round the corner, not even making it to the washroom before she retched, ripping pain in her chest and searing pain in as the contents of her stomach escaped past her lips, herself falling onto her knees for support, fingers digging into the wall, red, almost breaking. At least it wasn't much of a mess because she hadn't been eating well, the only meal she had of now pure water and nothing else.

@♦ maekawa mizuki 「ᴍᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ After leaving the spotlight and dealing with the loss, Chaewon wanted nothing but to return as soon as possible but it also something that she dreaded since if she returned, she didn't know what to say if she ever crossed path with someone from her past since she just left the country without any words. The thought alone was enough to made her stomach sick and she decided to just left the recording room to the toilet. Yes. Despite all the worry she had, Chaewon decided to just return back to Korea without telling her father and /her/. She wanted to start fresh and hopefully when the time is right, she could face them properly.

After calming herself down by splashing some water to her face, Chaewon made her way back to the recording room only to find someone else was already there. Her eyebrow raised up in confusion, she checked again just in case she entered the wromg rokm but no, she was at the right spot and she had turn the occupied note around so people should've known this room was taken. Her steps, however, came into a halt when she heard the person's voice. All the color was gone from her face as her hands were shaking. There's no way she would mistook that voice anywhere in the world but seems like God liked to play game with her, they just had to meet like this again, like the first time she ever met her. "...Min?" Her voice came out as a soft whisper, unsure of what the other woman would do.

@❀ ohara honoka 「ᴋɪᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴇᴡᴏɴ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ An empty recording room, aside from a bottle on the table to which MJ paid no attention to, simply shifting it to one side before switching the tab on the computer, starting up a new file to record some bass lines that fleeted into her head earlier that morning. She was still a fledgling, thanking the stars that Lotus was able to provide some sort of home for her after they graced her with an opportunity to produce songs for their group, and she was determined to work on it, as progression, as a distraction. Hoodies were a thing of the past now, no cover ups on her skin, decked in a simple white crop and low waisted jeans as she plugged the audio jack into the amplifier, recording, strumming with her nimble fingers. Certain thoughts would flow into her mind from time to time, though, as much as she tried to push them away, and the chords would wear off, deep sigh escaping her lips, pats to her face which only got harder and yet more numb. "Get over it. Get over her, she's not coming back."

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@❀ park kyuhyuk 「ᴋ.ᴏ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ "Oh, no no... not actually... I just thought that it sounded quite nice and I was drawn to it, actually...." she let out a sheepish laugh, then another bow as she formally introduced herself. "Eh well... I used to be an artist maybe... a year ago? But things didn't work well so I switched to full time producing instead. I'm uh... it's going to be long... but yeah, I'm Maekawa Mizuki, Kim Minju... or MJ, for short. It's nice to meet you too, Kyuhyuk-nim." A nod back to the male as she stood there rather awkwardly, pursing her lips a little. "So... you made that yourself, I assume? Since you're a producer and all..."

@♦ maekawa mizuki 「ᴍᴊ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ Hearing someone come in he quickly shut everything off and turned around quickly, "Oh uh.. Hi thank you, I don't think we have met, I am Park Kyuhyuk, member of..." Shaking his head sighing, that wasn't right anymore, he had to realign himself. "I am Park Kyuhyuk, producer here at Lotus Entertainment, is nice to meet you uh..." He didn't really know the female that walked into the room, he did notice that she was drop dead gorgeous, most likely an idol or model, it would be nice to get the opinion of someone that can sing or listen to the song without understanding the backgrounds. "I am sorry are you an artist or a trainee, are you waiting to use this room, I was just waiting for my own studio to be finished, and I used to come here a lot when I was a uh.. trainee."

@❀ park kyuhyuk 「ᴋ.ᴏ」ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳ Having been here for some help regarding production of music and stuff, MJ was about to make her way back home before a really clean instrumental caught her eyes right at the hallway, and of course she had to rap on the door which no wonder, was slightly open whereby the music could flow out of the soundproofed room. inviting herself in, she greeted the male with a bow, then a request to listen to the song again. "Hi... I hope I'm not interrupting anything... I just wanted to listen to that again? I think it's really good."

Kyuhyuk walked into the recording studio and was provided with familiar sounds and sights and he smiled lightly, the darkness of the room the large screen where he can have his creations, the guitar that he left here when he left the company, it wasn't moved at all. He felt at home here, all the memories kept rushing back to him. This was his home, he used to sleep on the couch late into the nights and wouldn't go back to the dorm. "I guess now I can start with this song." He pulled out his laptop and he smiled as he wanted to hear his creation in a larger room to find a balance between the bass and the vocals of the song. "I want to start a new live, but I'm bit lazy"..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWIoF_44Gs

@❀ kim yura 「sᴜɴ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ @❀ cho yiyeon 「ᴀɴ ʏᴜᴊɪɴ」ᵖᵃⁿᵈᵒʳᵃ /is currently in a hurry to meet up with Yura unnie and Yujin in the recording studio to listen to a couple of somes Yura unnie made
'Aish, I'm late!'
/quickly walks in a little later, panting after all the running since I secretly bought some water bottles for us while setting them on the side
Sorry, I'm late..I thought we could have some water so I brought them..

@❀ hayashi mei 「hae」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ [] I apologize if this seems long or too much. Feel free to reply in the way you feel most comfortable with!

@❀ hayashi mei 「hae」ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵉ Orange haze slowly dissipated from the sky as the evening turned into night. Yet, the skyscrapers and the numerous buildings blocked the lunar surface from the male, who was sipping on the best milky boba tea he had yet. With another big gulp, he made his way to the lobby of his job. Though it felt weird to describe it in that manner, being a trainee or idol— no matter your passion was a job. It took him a while to come to that conclusion, but it ultimately helped him further his skills. And speaking of that, it was time for Beomyoung to do something he had rarely done before, seek out help.

After meeting Mei or Hae(he wasn't sure how to address her), he learned how much knowledge she truly had. It wasn't just from a training standpoint but musically as well. With some convincing, he was able to reserve a studio for the two to mush their minds together and come up with something. Anxiety welled up in Beomyoung, for he wasn't sure if this would go the way he hoped. Though, he knew if he could do anything to increase his chances of debuting, this would be the opportunity.