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Jisoo ‘Flower’ M/V 🌹 a true visual // Icons
Her beauty in this M/V was endless
#black pink#blackpink#k pop#kpop#blackpink jisoo#jisoo#solo#flower#jisoo icons#blackpink icons#visual
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𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 '𝑒𝑚 . . . ᥫ᭡
OUTER BANKS.
↬ jj maybank. from the nextflix series "Outer Banks," is a charismatic and impulsive troublemaker with a heart of gold.
↬ rafe cameron. from netflix series "Outer Banks," is a troubled and unpredictable rich kid grappling with deep-seated issues and a desire for approval.
SEVENTEEN.
↬ boo seungkwan. better known as Seungkwan from the K-pop group SEVENTEEN, is celebrated for his powerful vocals and dynamic stage presence. His quick wit and humor make him a standout personality both on and off stage.
↬ lee seokmin. better known as DK from the K-pop group SEVENTEEN, is a talented singer with a bright personality and a heartwarming smile.
↬ hong jisoo. better known as Joshua from the K-pop group SEVENTEEN, is a gentle and soft-spoken singer with a serene presence and a knack for songwriting.
↬ kim mingyu. from the K-pop group SEVENTEEN is a charismatic and visually striking member, known for his model-like appearance and easygoing, friendly demeanor.
↬ choi seungcheol. better known as s.scoups, the leader of K-pop group SEVENTEEN, is known for his strong leadership, deep voice, and caring nature, often acting as a supportive pillar for the group.
↬ yoon jeonghan. from the K-pop group SEVENTEEN is known for his angelic visuals, playful personality, and soothing vocals that add a unique charm to the group's dynamic.
↬ xu minghao. known as the8 in the K-pop group SEVENTEEN, brings a unique blend of martial arts-inspired dance moves and a soft, ethereal vocal style. His artistic sensibilities and fashion-forward image add a distinct flavor to the group's performances
THE LAST OF US (VIDEO GAME).
↬ abby anderson. from the video game "The Last of Us Part II," is a fiercely determined and physically strong character, driven by a deep sense of loyalty and a quest for revenge.
↬ dina woodward. from the video game "The Last of Us Part II," is a brave and compassionate survivor, known for her witty sense of humor and supportive nature.
↬ ellie williams. from the video game "The Last of Us I & II," is a resilient and complex character, marked by her toughness and emotional depth in a post-apocalyptic world.
ALL OF US ARE DEAD.
↬ lee su-hyeok. from "All of Us Are Dead," is a resourceful and athletic high school student, known for his bravery and quick thinking during the zombie crisis.
↬ choi nam-ra. a character from "All of Us Are Dead," is depicted as a mysterious and intelligent student, who harbors a secret strength amidst the chaos of a zombie outbreak.
↬ lee cheong-san. from the series "All of Us Are Dead," is portrayed as a brave and selfless high school student, who emerges as a protective figure during a zombie apocalypse.
XO KITTY.
↬ minho. from the series "XO, Kitty," is a charming and thoughtful character, known for his kind heart and the sweet, supportive role he plays in the story.
TRUE BEAUTY.
↬ lee suho. from the series "True Beauty," is a handsome and aloof high school student who harbors deep emotional scars beneath his perfect exterior.
↬ han seojun. from "True Beauty," is a charismatic and tough-looking character with a warm heart and a hidden passion for music.
masterlist will be updated frequently.
#masterlist#fandoms#kpop#seventeen#outer banks#the last of us#Ellie williams#jj maybank#jeonghan#joshua#vernon#dokyeom#lee seokmin#svt#abby anderson#dina woodward#rafe cameron#pope heyward#smut#fluff#angst#writing#guides#links#writing blog#stories#ronisachive#enjoy reading lovelies#all of us are dead#xo kitty
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Max, did you watch the new Babymonster MV? They debuted with 'Batter Up'. I know you used to like YG groups but hated Blackpink,so what did you think??
Oh I had no idea and just watched it because of your ask.
Firstly, I want to say that I don't hate Blackpink. I disagreed and hated how their management handled them but I don't hate the group. It's true that they coasted on their looks for years but I mean, in hindsight, they are an extraordinarily visual group and I truly do not think there is another group out there where every single member could be considered on the same level.
Okay. Onto Babymonster. Well. Great Gowns Beautiful Gowns. I think they are well trained and perform well. They obviously sing and rap well. The music video looks very slick and expensive in the editing and lighting. Two of them emoted some emotions so good on them for that.
But. The song is terrible. It did not 'declare' or 'announce' them or their intentions in ANY way. It's not even a catchy recycled Park Theodore and Rebekah Boom special. It's not even WTF! like NMIXX. It's not even cloying like Aespa. It's all just very formulaic and calculated, even down to the BRRRR-rapline like Lisa in Boombaya, except that none of these girls have anything close to Lisa's debut charisma and presence.
YG can't do anything remotely 'out the box'. Blackpink was a 2NE1 Remix and Babymonster look like a BP cosplay. You can even tell who the Rose/Jisoo/Jennie and Lisas of the group are. It's like they all went to Blackpink school and copied all the mannerisms, down to the scowl and smirk. I can't believe they are making me appreciate NMIXX and Aespa.....
The competition is crazy right now in GG-land but I don't think New Jeans and IVE have anything to worry about.
#i'm not going to tag the group#bc people got so mad last time I did that#and i don't want to upset people who really liked the Baemon debut#BM is for Matthew so I am not using that abbreviation out of respect !lol#somewhere out there: Starship are thanking their lucky stars they have Wonyoung#and Hybe Group-Ador made the right decisions regarding NJ
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#tqq
what concept do blackpink members want to try?thank you!
Jisoo || page of cups, seven of wands, four of swords: YA fantasy female lead? Like, a strong feminine character; very independent and self-reliant, yet still very compassionate and soft-hearted. Beautiful and classy, but deadly if crossed or threatened. Visually, I'd say something like Katy Perry's Unconditionally + Taeyeon's INVU.
Jennie || three of wands, ten of pentacles, eight of cups: Old money. 1940s/1950s/1960s, but not too costume-y - basically, something that looks legit and period accurate, not like a Halloween costume or a super exaggerated stereotype. Lana del Rey's National Anthem came to mind (both sound and visuals wise)!
Rosé || seven of cups, two of cups, ace of cups: So… a fairytale type of thing? Soulmates. Finding her one true love. A whirlwind romance. The most magical, ethereal looking thing you've ever seen on screen or heard in the history of music. Taylor Swift's Cardigan + Willow's mvs! - that's the vision. For sound, Taylor's Wildest Dreams.
Lisa || the chariot, the emperor, the world: President/Empress Lisa lol. This has a feeling of raising an army and conquering a land/the whole world, even. Winning against all odds. Being the one in charge. Literally, just being at the top and having everything and everybody under her control. Mature, strong, intimidating. Not one to be fucked with. The sound would be something along the lines of Beyoncé's Run the World, 100%.
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STAR BEAM: AN INTRODUCTION
BASICS
Name: STAR BEAM (스타빔 in Korean)
Name Meaning: "7 stars bound to bring optimism (beam)"
Greeting/Motto: We are STAR B to the E A M! 안녕하세요 우리는 스타 빔입니다!
(Hello! We are Star Beam!)
Fandom: "ByulBi" (literally 'star rain')
Fandom Name Meaning: "showering Star Beam with love & support so they can grow"
Fandom Colors: English Lavender & Deep Periwinkle
Member Count: 7 (5 Koreans, 1 Korean-American & 1 Chinese)
Label: MBF Entertainment (Korea), Capitol Records/Virgin Music Label & Artist Services/Universal Music Group (USA)
MEMBERS
RYUNA (류나)
Born Song Ryuna (송류나)
Birthday/Hometown: September 17, 1995/Daegu, South Korea
Nationality: Korean
Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist
Specialty: Acting, Songwriting, Harmonica
Representative Color: True Red
Representative Animal: Turtle
Face Claim: Yujeong (Brave Girls)
Voice Claim: Yuna (AOA)
CHAEHEE (채희)
Born Choi Chaeyoung (최채영)
Birthday/Hometown: June 8, 1996/Busan South Korea
Nationality: Korean
Position: Lead Vocalist, Main Dancer, Rapper
Specialty: Dancing, Rap, Singing, Acting, Drums, Volleyball
Representative Color: Classic Blue
Representative Animal: Rabbit
Face Claim: Sihyeon (EVERGLOW)
Voice Claim: Chungha
CHLOE (클로에)
Born Chloe Morisette Han
Korean Name: Han Sooyoung (한수영)
Birthday/Birthplace: August 16, 1996/San Francisco, California, USA
Nationality: Korean-American
Position: Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, Visual, Vocalist
Specialty: English, Rap, Basketball, Dancing, Acting, Piano, Songwriting
Representative Color: 803 C
Representative Animal: Deer
Face Claim: Liza Soberano
Voice Claim: Jisoo (BLACKPINK)
HYOSHIN (효신)
Born Jung Hyoshin (정효신)
Birthday/Birthplace: October 16, 1996/Changwon, South Korea
Nationality: Korean
Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Specialty: Guitar, Singing, Dancing, Acting, Songwriting, MC-ing
Representative Color: Kelly Green
Representative Animal: Maltese
Face Claim: Hyojung (Oh My Girl)
Voice Claim: Yeonjung (WJSN)
JEONAH (전아)
Born Jeon Baekah (전백아)
Birthday/Birthplace: November 11, 1996/Busan South, Korea
Nationality: Korean
Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist, Visual
Specialty: Bass, Rap, Songwriting, Track & Field, E-Sports, Singing, MC-ing
Representative Color: Royal Purple
Representative Animal: Siberian Husky
Face Claim: Sojin (ex-9Muses)
Voice Claim: Moonbyul (Mamamoo)
SAEYOON (새윤)
Born Kim Saeyoon (김새윤)
Birthday/Birthplace: January 24, 1997/Seoul, South Korea
Nationality: Korean
Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist
Specialty: Rap, Songwriting, Dancing, Acting, Japanese
Representative Color: Flame Orange
Representative Animal: Rabbit
Face Claim: Yujin (ex-CLC/KEP1ER)
Voice Claim: Joy (Red Velvet)
YUJIA (유지아)
Born Yu Jia (于佳)
Korean Name: Yoo Ji Ah (유지아)
Birthday/Birthplace: February 25, 1998/Beijing, China
Nationality: Chinese
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper, Center, Face of the Group, Visual
Specialty: Dance, Acting, Skateboarding, Drawing, Korean, English
Representative Color: Pink Yarrow
Representative Animal: Bear
Face Claim: Sally (ex-Bon Bon Girls)
Voice Claim: Mijoo (ex-Lovelyz)
DISCOGRAPHY
2017 - Game Changer (Whatever/One Day) - debut album
2017 - Syndrome (Syndrome/Say Yes)
2017 - Mellow Memories (Mermaid Princess/Precious Love & Going Crazy)
2017 - I'll Be There (I'll Be There/Yes or No)
2018 - Memory Lane (Click & Super Boy/Who R U & A Person Like You)
2018 - Starry Moment (Starry Moment/Strong)
2019 - S/S 2019 (I Am & Hit That Drum/Seesaw & 0 Mile)
2020 - Spell Bound (Love is Over & Flaming Heart/Can't Be Friends & Why Can't You See)
2020 - Flaming Heart - US Debut Album (Flaming Heart/All I Need)
2021 - "Rights of the Jealous" (English version) - digital single
2021 - "Chasing The Sun"/"Girl Who Cried Wolf"(Mi Sol Amor & Bad Wolf/So Over It & Shots Fired)
2022 - "Lethal Kiss" (My World/Golden Shot)
We hope that you will welcome us with open arms!
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♡ ┊ camera ready
with @lgcjisoo ♡
she’s nervous about who she might be paired up with for the photoshoot, because if she’s paired with someone short or ugly or otherwise not really matching up to her vibe, then she gets dragged down with them. it’s true when they say that a group is only as strong as its weakest link, and yein herself has never been the weak link so it must be someone else, so she’s not about to let her own pictures get ruined through no choice of her own.
so she breathes a sigh of relief when she walks on set and sees jisoo. jisoo is tall and has not only good visuals, but also one that matches with her’s, which is arguably more important.
yein doesn’t know how thrilled with her he is after lgc style, but in her defense that was a foreign situation. this is different!
“jisoo! thank goodness!” she smiles as she walks over to him, uncharacteristically happy to see him. maybe she’s overcompensating after the variety show, or maybe it’s all her pent up relief that she won’t be with someone weird, but she stops in front of him with an easy expression. “are you into any of these groups? i mean, i don’t really listen to them myself i guess, but this blazing hoodie is kind of cute, don’t you think?” she holds her arms out, showing off the clothing on her body. “it makes sense that they would have the best merch.”
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They've done Jisoo so right with these teasers!! She's always been beautiful and stunning but this is the first time I've thought "Oh, so this is why she's the visual!"
true !!!!!!!! i always thought she was gorgeous ofc but i think the dark aesthetic really brings out her beauty even more !!!!!
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Happy 27th Birthday Jisoo👑💜🌌✨🍰🎁🎈🎆🎊🎉🥂🍾
#blackpink#jisoo#kim jisoo#blackpink jisoo#jisoo is a true beauty#jisoo is a goddess#jisoo is so sweet#jisoo true visual#jisoo always and forever#actress jisoo#blackpink jisoo snowdrop#happy birthday jisoo#jisoo day#jisoo birthday#happy jisoo day#blackpink jisoo updates
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Ive been thinking about this for like?? Ever?? But what would happen if y/n broke the newspaper clubs minds(if its even possible👀)
!!T/W!! Torture, gore, gaslighting, manipulation, obsession and general fucked up stuff, proceed with caution.
The newspaper club is closer to Y/n than the cooking club. They'd discover Y/n's little hobby a bit earlier. Jennie has multiple people hired to keep an eye on Y/n and update her. So the moment they'd witness anything newsworthy Jennie is informed. I believe Y/n bringing people from school home, just to dismember them is pretty newsworthy.
So from there they'd try to subtly support Y/n. Fabricating articles about the students gone missing, fabricating alibis for Y/n to the police or paying for their silence. If Y/n decided to attempt to break the newspaper club's minds, it is going to be a lot harder than breaking the cooking club's minds. These girls are tougher than you'd think. Finding their weak spots can be quite tricky, plus it'll take a bit untill their minds could be considered "broken".
The easiest to break would be Jisoo. Her biggest nightmare is loosing her sight. All her life photography was the thing that's kept her sane. How the most miniscule wonders can be captured with a camera and preserved forever. Whether it'd be the morning sun peaking over the horizon with vibrant oranges and pinks surrounding it, the shimmering of a river as the light hits it in the perfect angle, or Y/n's beauty and grace captured to be admired by her and her only. Yes, that is her one true life purpose. So easily destroyed by a few cuts or acid flodding her eyeholes. "I thought you said your eyes were meant for me only. Then why did I catch you glancing at that hooker." Such a betrayal deserves to be punished. After all, it is alone Jisoo's fault she let herself be blinded by another woman.
Next in line is Rosé. Sweet, romantic Rosé. Physical pain is not the way to break this lovesick girls mind. Slicing a finger off just won't do. Everyone knows you have to stab someone where it hurts, pour salt in the wound and laugh at their pained screams. Now what is that spot for Rosie... Of course Rosé's weakspot is Y/n. She oh so desires a happy ending, a fairytale of her own. If Y/n refuses such and were to... give their attention somewhere else... maybe that'd teach her a lesson and put her in her place. Have her restrained, no chance to break free, and watch as Y/n gives all their passion to some whore. All that loving that Rosé never gets to receive. Over and over and over again. Eventually she'll beg Y/n for the slightest hint of attention. No matter what, even if it's torture, at least Y/n finally pays attention to her. Nothing but a loyal pet at the end.
Jennie is pretty difficult since the only way to get to her are Y/n and her parents. Sharing the bed with another woman wouldn't make her break, but merely filled with rage. The true way to break her are her parents. She truly lives her parents. Maybe not as much as she lives Y/n, but they come close. So making her watch as they get skined alive is the worst torture you can think of. The sound of the muffled screams, smell of blood and visual of their skin being torn makes her want to pass out. She'd feel sick just imagining it, but seeing it brings her so close to actually throwing up. Never ever had she inagined Y/n being as cruel as they are. It messes with her head. Y/n is her soulmate, but why would they do such a thing. Out of love. They just live her so much, having someone else in her life is unforgivable. Silly little thing, Y/n truly has her best intentions.
Being completely honest, Lisa is unbreakable. Her mother is a victory obsessed skank, she'd learn to live without her hearing, seeing or talking, her Y/n sharing the bed with another will just result in their death and Y/n punished. There is no way to get to her. Nothing could truly break her. That girl has been through hell and back, beating the devil at his own game. Even though the other members are ger friends, Y/n is a priority. Seeing the others cower in pain and fear only majes her roll her eyes. They pretended to be though, but when push comes to shove they can't jeep their cool. Y/n isn't as sweet and cute as she seems? She doesn't care anymore. Her life has no other purpose, there's nothing to look forward to. Y/n is her only purpose, her only entertainment.
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[PREVIEW] 170714 SEVENTEEN "DIAMOND EDGE" In Seoul (Day 1) Goods :: Joshua
#holy shit#he looks so good#like the true visual of seventeen#dark jisoo#seventeen#svt#joshua hong#hong jisoo#Joshua#seungkwan#jeonghan#woozi#dk#wonwoo#mingyu#vernon#scoups#the8#jun#dino#hoshi#kpop#diamond edge#kpop scenarios#seventeen scenarios
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Any upcoming dramas you’re anticipating/excited for? Anything at the end of this year or in 2022
i had to open MDL for this but i do have a good amount marked! i usually am excited by casts/writer/plot in that order before a visual is out.......issue is that i very easily get bored of dramas these days and drop them quickly lol but i hope these turn out good:
1. bad and crazy - 12/21; lee dong wook, wi ha jun. looks very fun, the trailer just dropped. police/crime/craziness in general.
2. big mouth - 2022; yoona and lee jong suk. lawyer corruption revenge plot but the cast looks incredible and i missed lee jong suk sooo much in dramas......also they play a married couple so!!! love that.
3. crazy love - 2022; krystal and kim jae wook. plot seems very strange but it has romance in it and kim jae wook has been MIA for like 800 years so i will have to watch it. i feel like they'll have good chemistry.
4. here - 2022; this cast is fucking insane like han ji min, kim woo bin, shin min ah, lee byung hun, etc. in one drama written by THE queen herself noh hee kyung. it's like a miniseries episodic thing but im ready to cry
5. island - 2022; kim nam gil, eunwoo, lee da hee. mysterious thriller involving spirits. love the cast.
6. our beloved summer - 12/21; kim da mi and choi woo shik in a ex-lovers reunited romcom i mean come on it looks so cute
7. snowdrop - 12/21; jung hae in and jisoo. i'm a big blackpink fan so i'm very excited to see jisoo act and i love hae in in melodramas......im getting youth of may vibes from it but in winter so let's see what it brings to the tragedy table
8. the silent sea - 12/21; GONG YOO IS BACK. WITH BAE DOONA. that's it. mandatory viewing. idc if it's total trash i will be watching.
9. the youngest son of a chaebol family - 2022; loml song joong ki with our gyeoul-ie shin hyun been in a revenge plot. very hyped for this!
10. thirty-nine - 2022; female lead drama headlined by son ye jin and jeon mi do. this is a dream come true i hope the writing is good
11. twenty-five, twenty-one - 2022; miss legend kim tae ri is back and with our best boy nam joo hyuk......love them both a lot so i'm happy and excited for it
12. suriname - 2022; ha jung woo, hwang jung min, yoo yeon seok, park hae soo........it's something to do with drugs but that cast is just....wow wow wow.
13. project k - 2022; park seo joon, han so hee, wi ha jun. i think that says enough lmao
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PRIVATE // 12
You crash Jennie’s wedding rehearsal.
Word Count: 6k
Pairing: Jungkook x You x Jennie
Genre: Angst
Tag List: kooshousemaid (send me a message if you want to be added)
A/N: Sorry this update took so long! I already have the rest of the story outlined so the next part should be out soon. Please pray for me as I write part 13’s smut. It is inciting an unprecedented level of gay panic
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At first, you were in disbelief, asking them to go over it again and hoping it made more sense the second time around. Yoongi sighed and put his fork down, explaining the plan again but this time using his hands to make the explanation more visual for you. You fought the urge to roll your eyes.
The four of you were at Jisoo’s apartment helping yourselves to a lavish assortment of breakfast dishes she had no hand in making. Her apartment was grand, like Jennie’s, but decorated much differently. Jisoo’s place had a more clinical feel to it, an environment so sterile that an unfortunate doctor might not hesitate to do surgery in. It had made you uncomfortable the second you stepped in.
You pushed your food around your plate, taking a moment to process everything. When you had woken up this morning, your only thoughts were of Jungkook and how warm the bed was, finally being able to relax and feel as if everything might be okay after all. A few hours later and your hard work was all undone. You were thinking about Jennie again, or rather stressing over her again.
Her wedding was in less than 2 weeks. You’d all have to leave as soon as possible in hopes of getting some alone time to be able to talk and say everything that needed to be said, that’s even if she was willing to listen. Memories from the day she left echoed in your mind, her determination to break up with you protesting your aspirations. She was gone because she wanted to be. You wouldn’t be going there to rescue her, you’d be going there to mess with her plans. Was it possible to change her mind and make her want to come back after all this time?
During these past few months you’d already thought of everything you ever wanted to say to her, everything you should’ve said even before the day she left. You were hesitant about being on board with the plan, but you had to admit that you two needed a proper ending, if you two were truly going to move on with your lives. You didn’t want to spend the rest of your life wondering what if. You owed it to everyone to go to Korea and lay everything out on the table before burying your romance with Jennie for good.
You sighed, finally looking up from your plate. “Okay. Fine…when do we leave?” You looked at everyone around the table. Jungkook placed his hand on your thigh and gave it a squeeze to show he was there for you, knowing this wouldn’t be easy at all. He’d had a front row seat to the aftermath of your breakup with Jennie, so he of all people knew what going to Korea could entail.
“In a few days. I managed to work it out with my coach and Raphael, so we only have a short amount of time to pull this off.”
Your hand paused as you were about to spoon some oatmeal into your mouth, “Since when do you talk to Raphael?”
“Since I stopped by the shop one day to see if you were at work. We got to talking. He loves me.” Jungkook beams you his famous crooked smile and you couldn’t help but smile in return but not without rolling your eyes. The image of grumpy old Raphael smitten by Jeon Jungkook was a funny mental image. But you couldn’t imagine people not taking an instant liking to Jungkook, he had a special way of quickly becoming one’s favorite person. Well, except for Jennie of course. She was always the exception.
The rest of the meal was spent hammering out the details of your trip. You’d be staying at Yoongi’s parents’ house with Jungkook, and you’d be crashing the wedding rehearsals in hopes of getting a moment alone with the bride-to-be.
You weren’t exactly sure what the plan was after you saw her. You knew your friends couldn’t help you there, so you were nervous about facing her alone after all this time. With the distance she had put in between you two, not just physically but also emotionally, was there even anything left to say that would make a difference?
You supposed the most important part of the trip was to get closure for you both, to not leave anything left unsaid so that she knew she had a choice apart from walking down the aisle. You silently worked hard to extinguish any flame of hope inside of you that suggested she might come back home with you.
You stared at your engagement ring that was catching the light in the room and reflecting it dazzlingly so, turning it around and around on your finger as you thought about your own impending wedding.
If Jungkook hadn’t proposed, would Jennie still be here? Or would she have left eventually? Her words rang clear as a bell in your head: I can’t stay here and play girlfriend forever.
You sighed as you looked up from your hand just in time to catch Jisoo’s fleeting gaze. She had been staring at your engagement ring before you caught her. Instead of saying whatever was clearly on her mind, she turned away and decided to take her plate to the kitchen. You quirked your brow, finding it odd of her not to have anything to say for once, so you took this opportunity to follow her under the pretense of washing your own plate while Jungkook and Yoongi were busy talking.
Her back was turned to you in front of the running faucet. You joined her by the counter, making it obvious that you wanted to talk.
Clearing your throat, “I know Jungkook told you about our engagement. He tells you everything. Honestly, I was prepared to bring pepper spray to work afterward in case you showed up there again.” You didn’t expect her to laugh at your joke, a scoff maybe, but total silence was eerie coming from her. “Did you…tell his parents?”
She shook her head, taking your plate out of your hands and running it under the water. Your eyebrows shot up. Briefly, an image of Jungkook lecturing Jisoo about not being problematic ran through your mind. That seemed too good to be true, however. Something was wrong.
“What, that’s it? No snarky remark? No speech about us making a mistake? The last time we spoke you were trying to convince me to leave him and now we’re engaged, figured you’d want to stab me with your heel first chance you get.” When she didn’t respond, you shut off the faucet so she couldn’t pretend to ignore you anymore.
The slight girl sighed and finally turned towards you. “Fine. You want to talk? Let’s talk. Of course I think you’re making a huge mistake. Anyone who would tell you this is at all normal would be flat out lying. But I don’t know why you need me to tell this to you because you know it’s true already. You both do. I’m only playing along with this ‘happily engaged’ charade because Jungkook is going to need someone there for him once this all blows up in his face. But who will be there for you?”
You stared at Jisoo long after she stopped talking, even as she dried her hands and walked back into the dining room. You were already conditioned to not harp on whatever hurtful things she had to say about you and your relationship with Jungkook, but one thing you noticed that she never did was lie. She may be overly opinionated, but never intentionally deceitful that you knew of. So when she went out of her way to keep quiet about your engagement, a small seed of suspicion grew inside you. You had a feeling something was up, and after listening to what Jisoo had to say, it only made your fears grow. You both do.
Had Jungkook confided in her that he was having cold feet?
You scoffed and leaned back into the counter, looking down at your knees as you tried to think back to any moment where Jungkook might’ve seemed off. If you were being truthful with yourself, you weren’t sure you could be the best judge of that seeing as how you were only just now starting to be present again and not wasting your days away in bed.
You gnawed on your bottom lip trying not to get worried over nothing. This was Jisoo, after all. Anytime you and Jungkook were on bad terms, most of the time it was because of her. She was always in the way, stirring up drama. Maybe it was time for you to stop giving it the time of day. You looked at the back of Jungkook’s head, wondering if his feelings for you had changed at all once summer ended.
The next few days were a blur as you all prepared for your trip oversees. You turned your apartment upside-down trying to find your passport, and when you finally did, you were so glad it was still current.
You hadn’t left the country before, so you had no idea what to pack and what to leave behind. When Jungkook peaked at your luggage the night before leaving he couldn’t help but chuckle, seeing you pack 8 different pairs of pajamas and only one pair of jeans. When he asked you where your outlet converter was you almost threw yourself onto the bed and had a meltdown, only making the boy laugh harder.
And now that the day of your fight had finally arrived, you were nervous the instant you had gotten into your seat. This was all suddenly becoming much more real to you. You were several steps closer to seeing Jennie again, and the mere thought of meeting again had your heart racing and palms sweating. You were definitely on edge to say the least, which is why you really couldn’t entertain Jungkook’s jokes as the flight prepared to take off. You suspected he might’ve been trying to lighten the mood, seeing as how you were gripping the arm rests for dear life, but you couldn’t focus on him, not when you were on a flying death trap hurling you all 7,000 miles away from home and toward the woman that broke your heart.
After a short while, you felt the plane stop shaking. Everyone let out a collective breath before hushed conversations sprouted across the compact area. You felt Jungkook’s thumb rub circles into the back of your hand which also helped to soothe your nerves. You looked over at him and smiled. His eyes were large and curious, probably realizing he’d never seen you this nervous before.
“Sorry,” You smiled at him sheepishly, “I’ve never flown before so…” Jungkook’s eyes widened with realization.
“Aw don’t worry. If we die, at least we’ll have died together.” You quirked your brow at him in a way that said not helping. He smirked and leaned his head back against his seat, his curly hair falling along his forehead and his earing swaying back and forth. His eyes became half lidded as they drank in the features of your face for the millionth time. When he spoke, it was just soft enough for you to hear and no one else. “You know what neither of us have yet to do then?”
“Die in a plane crash?” You remarked dryly which made the boy’s smile turn crooked.
“Other than that.”
You hummed in thought, already having an inkling as to wear this conversation was going with the way Jungkook was watching your lips instead of your eyes. You leaned your head back against the seat and waited for him to tell you what he was thinking.
“You see, there’s this club. A very exclusive club.” Jungkook pretended to look around to make sure no one was listening in on this top-secret conversation which made you giggle uncontrollably. He was so good at making you forget where you were.
“Ah, I see. And uh, how did you hear about this exclusive club if it’s such a secret?” You challenged him, though your eyes were alight with humor.
“Well, I have connections. The point is,” He leaned in and wiggled his eyebrows, “I think you and I should join this club.” You rolled your eyes and shoved him a bit, unable to bite back your giggle at his theatrics. He smiled and tugged on one of your loose curls, letting it spring back to your face playfully.
“You wouldn’t be referring to,” You looked over your shoulder quickly before turning back to the boy whose eyes were now crescent moons with how wide his smile had become, “the mile high club??”
Jungkook shushed you dramatically. “So, you’ve heard of it?”
“I’m very well connected too you know.”
Jungkook hummed, most of the humor leaving his features, “I could think of a way for us to connect right now.”
“Jungkook!” You slapped a hand against his chest and laughed. God he was so cute even when he was being a pervert. You loved him so much.
Jungkook caught your hand on his chest with his and laced his fingers through yours, playing around with it as you contemplated what he was asking of you. You thought about how to go about it. It was already nightfall, so most people would be asleep in under an hour. You could tip toe into the bathroom at the end of the aisle and have him meet you in there. It looked like a tiny space, but you could make it work. Heaven only knows you’ve fucked Jungkook in worse places.
You bit your lip at the idea, your eyes raking over his body. It’d been a long while since you two had made love. He had probably been trying to be sensitive and give you the time you needed to grieve your relationship with Jennie, which you greatly appreciated, especially since it seemed he was dying to fuck you with the way his eyes were already undressing you. The fact that his jeans were already straining with your playful banter was proof of your theory.
Maybe it was time to show him how much you missed him and were craving his touch, but something gnawed at the back of your mind, clawing its way to the forefront of your thoughts until it had you hesitating to get up from your seat. Jungkook noticed your change in mood and a quirked a brow at you. After thinking for a moment, you slipped your hand out of his grasp and placed your palms on your lap, playing with your fingers nervously.
“Jungkook…did you…tell Jisoo you were having second thoughts about us?” With your eyes still trained down at your lap, you waited to hear his response, and when he stayed quiet, the feeling of dread inside you finished prying its way out and filled your entire body with a weight almost too much to bear. You looked over at Jungkook who had turned his head toward the ceiling and away from you. His expression was unreadable, so you waited for him to either blow up or fess up. After a moment, he sighed, turning to look at you with worried eyes as he shifted uncomfortably in his seat.
“What exactly did she say to you?”
“I knew it.” You crossed your arms and shook your head, turning away from him in disbelief.
He sucked his teeth and ran a hand through his locks in exasperation. “Why do you always do this!? Why do you let her get inside your head and cause problems between us?”
Your eyebrows knitted as your head snapped in his direction. “This isn’t about her!”
“Then what is this about?”
“This is about me and you! About you feeling the need to confide in her that you have doubts without even talking to me!”
“How could I talk to you?! You wouldn’t talk to anyone for months!” Jungkook sat back in his chair, pure frustration painted on his angelic features.
“That’s no excuse for me to have to hear about that from your cousin!”
Jungkook groaned, shutting his eyes for a moment. Your conversation had gotten louder, already attracting the attention of people surrounding you.
“I was scared, okay?? You were so depressed, and I had no idea what to do! I couldn’t help thinking that this wasn’t how it was supposed to be right after I proposed…” Jungkook softened his tone when he turned back to you. “But, I mean, things are better now, or at least they’re getting there. Can we please not fight??”
Jungkook tried taking hold of your hand again but you jerked away from his touch. “I told you marriage is a huge commitment that you couldn’t possibly be serious about, but I believed you when you said you knew that. And now at the first sign of trouble, you run to tell someone who hates me that you’re regretting this whole thing!?”
“I never said—” You get up hastily before Jungkook could finish his sentence. The boy threw his head back onto the seat and groaned with his eyes crinkled shut as you made your way down the aisle toward Yoongi. Your best friend had gotten a seat just a few rows behind yours and when he saw you standing next to him he ripped his headphones out of his ears, noticing the upset look on your face.
“Can we switch seats? Please?” Your voice broke when you begged him to get up. Although he wondered what the hell could’ve transpired in the first hour of this long flight back home, he knew better than to stay and ask questions.
Yoongi nodded and gathered his things, getting up so you can sit next to a man who was already lightly snoring. He shuffled up the aisle, throwing a worried glance at you over his shoulder before he found your empty seat next to Jungkook.
You prayed for sleep to find you quickly so you wouldn’t have to wallow in self-pity the entire flight. Luckily you managed to sleep until the flight attendant nudged your shoulder hours later to tell you you’d be landing soon. You were groggy for the rest of your trip which comprised of a bus and then a taxi until the three of you finally got to Yoongi’s parents’ home. Jisoo had ridden first class and secured her own way home, much to your relief. You were too tired to argue.
Yoongi’s house was homey. It was late when you all arrived, so his family wasn’t up to greet you all. Yoongi set up a cot next to his bed in his room for you and Jungkook to sleep on, and as soon as he left you two alone to go shower, you felt a cloud of unease settle over you and Jungkook. Neither wanted to speak, so you settled on unpacking silently and claiming your respective sides of the bed. You instantly regretted sleeping through the entire flight because now you were wide awake and there were still many hours of sundown left.
So as soon as Yoongi came back into the room, toweling his wet hair as his flip flops slapped against the hardwood floor, you got up quickly and rushed into the shower in the hopes that everyone would be asleep by the time you got out so you wouldn’t have to deal with the awkward silence for much longer. Luckily that’s exactly what happened, but it wasn’t much of a relief as you laid there for hours in the crushing silence. You hadn’t felt so alone in such a long time. Even when Jennie had deserted you, at least Jungkook had been there the whole time. Now you were on bad terms with them both, in a foreign country preparing to lay your heart on your sleeve in just a few hours.
The next day, as the afternoon sun hung at the center of the sky, you all climbed into a car and drove to Jennie’s wedding venue. The trip was long since she was having the wedding in the countryside, far from Seoul’s cityscape. The farther you all drove out, the more you began to see large expanses of uninterrupted land with the greenest grass you’d seen in forever.
You tried to remain calm and not think too much about what you’d say to Jennie when you finally saw her, hoping the perfect words would come to you when you needed them most.
As soon as the car turned down a dirt path after what felt like hours, you were able to spot a large chateau surrounded by all kinds of shrubbery that could only be seen otherwise in a Disney film. The view was magnificent, and you instantly knew it was up to Jennie’s standards. You smiled, picturing her bossing around the staff inside. And no sooner than you’d had that thought you were proven right. The second you all stepped onto the grounds, it was as if you were totally unseen with the way everyone bustled around you all trying to get everything done before the big day.
You all split up as soon as you realized just how massive the venue was, in hopes of finding Jennie quickly. The only person who had been invited was Yoongi, after all, so your mere presence would cause a scene, especially after the way you crashed the proposal dinner.
You took your time walking towards the back of the establishment, appreciating the way the sun shone on the endless fields of flowers and vegetation splayed as far as the eye could see. A few people in uniforms hauled different pieces of expensive furniture past you, and you suspected that if you followed wherever they were coming from, you’d likely find a petite brunette dishing out orders.
As you turned the corner to the back area where the reception would undoubtedly take place, your breath hitched in your throat. You laid your eyes on the most elegantly decorated field you’d ever seen. Jennie’s favorite flowers adorned every inch of the garden surrounding the venue, even invading the inside of the open atrium facing the garden. You smiled to yourself, remembering how she once gushed over Hyacinths because they were not only beautiful but also represented her birth month. Lucky for her, they made the perfect wedding bouquet flowers at well. You walked up to a table and picked a single flower from the arrangement, rolling it around in between your fingers then tucking it into your curly hair.
You turned on your heel and headed into the large open floor plan where the ceremony might take place. Several more people shuffled past you looking too busy to point you in the direction of the bride-to-be, but once they cleared your field of view, that was no longer necessary. Your eyes instantly landed on the girl who was standing at the end of the aisle speaking to a guy holding a clipboard.
Her hair was cut into a short blunt bob that hovered at the middle of her neck, and she was dressed impeccably in a tweed Chanel two piece. Your lips parted as you took a moment to drink her in. She seemed entirely different than the Jennie you had shared an apartment with not long ago, a duplicate vision of her mother before you, yet as you stared on you were sure she was the same woman you loved.
You stopped walking, stopped breathing, only able to stare. Your mind went blank of all the things you wanted to say. You’d have been content to stand there and watch her carry on with her tasks all day if it weren’t for the large flower arrangement crashing into your side. One of the staff members bumped into you while carrying a large vase that blocked their vision, sending you both along with the Hyacinths tumbling onto the marvel flooring. You squeezed your eyes shut and rotated your shoulder to make sure you weren’t hurt too badly then accepted the hand that was extended to you from the very apologetic staff member. Suddenly it dawned on you that the vase hitting the floor made a loud crash, so your head snapped in the direction of Jennie and surely enough, your eyes met for the first time in months.
You stood up as the staff member scrambled to gather the flowers from the floor and hurry off into the garden. Your mouth gaped and your fingers twitched at your sides. You weren’t sure whether to wave or yell a greeting, your heart beat steadily rising in your chest.
Jennie’s stare was cold and vacant, piercing through you as if you were a ghost. It seemed as though your spectacle was a nuisance seeing as how she couldn’t be bothered with any distractions. She turned away all too soon to finish briefing the man who had also been staring, though her eyes lingered on you for a beat longer.
Your scalp prickled and your breath accelerated, feeling more disconnected to her than ever before. Was this all you’d get? You didn’t want to squander the opportunity to talk to her again, but as soon as you took a step in her direction she walked out of the atrium through a set of double doors, her heels clicking against the marble and echoing through the large empty space.
Once the doors swung closed behind her, it felt as if the wind had been knocked out of you. She saw you came and didn’t care enough to greet you. Things were really over between you two. I shouldn’t have come.
You turned on your heel to sprint out of the grand space, wanting to be anywhere but there.
Yoongi whistled throughout the corridors, stopping to look at obscure paintings on the walls every once in a while, before continuing on his search for Jennie. His stomach rumbled fiercely as he checked what felt to be an endless number of hallways before deciding to take a break and get some food. There had to be something to eat around here somewhere.
The boy stepped into the atrium and let out a long whistle as he took in the grand pillars and gold objects that adorned the hall. His eyes were drawn to the double doors, wondering if that might be where the kitchen was, so he set off to help himself to some food to reward his efforts thus far.
But as soon as he let himself into what was, in fact, the kitchen, he stopped in his tracks, immediately recognizing Jennie sitting by the heuer d’ouvres with her cheeks crammed full. Yoongi failed to hold back his smirk at the sight of her stuffing her face, but he would most definitely hold back his comment about her looking like a chipmunk. He wasn’t in the mood to die on an empty stomach, so he took a seat next to the girl and began helping himself.
Jennie swallowed what was already in her mouth then proceeded to smack Yoongi’s hand away from the food.
“Ouch! What was that for??”
“These are for the guests!”
“Well I’m invited aren’t I?” Jennie pursed her lips as he reached for another, groaning as her face fell into her hands.
“I take it you’re the reason she’s here?” She spoke into her hands so her words sounded muffled, but luckily Yoongi was fluent in Jennie.
“You didn’t speak to her?”
Jennie groaned again and placed her elbows on the table, her balled up fists bunching up her cheeks. “No, we didn’t speak. I have nothing to say to her.”
“Jennie don’t be like that. She came all this way, just hear her out.” Yoongi spoke softly as he eyed Jennie carefully.
The girl sat up straighter and crossed her legs, suddenly remembering who and where she was. “I’m not being any type of way. If she has something to say to me then she’ll say it. But I hope you two didn’t show up here expecting anything of me. I’ve moved on and so should she.” Determined to prove her point, she continued speaking and ignored Yoongi’s doubtful stare, “How’s Jungkook doing, anyway? He must be so happy I’m gone.” Jennie snorted towards the end of her sentence, but it ended in a squeak as Jungkook himself piped up from behind her.
“I’m not, actually.” The boy had walked in through the double doors and paused as he saw Yoongi and Jennie hovering over a large plate of appetizers. “I know, hard to believe.” Jungkook approached her side of the table warily as the girl’s eyebrows shot up at the sight of him.
“I see the whole posse decided to take a field trip.” Jennie spoke in a bored tone but refused to make eye contact with Jungkook.
“Jennie, I know you’ve always hated me, but please don’t hate y/n. Please, just find her and talk to her. She hasn’t been the same since you left. I… we need you,” After a second, Jungkook ran his fingers through his hair in defeat, “I need you. Please.”
Jennie turned towards Jungkook, speechless that he would ever be so vulnerable around her let alone beg her for anything. She grew curious about what might’ve happened between you and Jungkook after she left, not having the slightest clue but figuring it couldn’t have been good. She looked in between Jungkook and Yoongi, taking a moment to let herself feel what she was truly feeling deep inside.
The truth was that when she saw you splayed across the marble flooring not long ago, her heart soared. She had refused to take her eyes off of you, wondering if the stress of planning a wedding was making her hallucinate. But when your eyes met, a spasm of fear shot through her. She had finally come back home and began getting her shit together to be the woman her family needed her to be, and the confusion your presence was causing her was too much to deal with in the moment. Never in a million years would she have thought to see you on this day, or ever again for that matter. She had convinced herself you were back in the states enjoying your engagement to fuck boy and living your happily ever after, so she had catapulted herself into her old life, determined to find her happily ever after too, even if it was a lackluster version compared to the one she had envisioned with you.
Your presence in this fragile world she had built in her glass house posed a threat, hell just seeing you for a few seconds had already caused her to bolt into the kitchen to stuff her face. She couldn’t allow herself to falter and feel the emotions she had buried down deep months ago. It was hard enough leaving you the day Jungkook had proposed to you and she wasn’t sure she could survive something like that once more.
Still, to hear Jungkook plead with her this way, she’d be lying if she said she wasn’t moved. She so badly wanted to believe that after all this time she was strong enough to face you and hear what you had to say.
Jennie bit her lip and looked down at her knotted fingers. Eventually she sighed and nodded, getting up from the stool and smoothing her skirt before hesitantly exiting back through the double doors.
You were hunched over in between a couple of bushes with your head in between your knees taking deep breaths.
Breath in 4 seconds, hold it for 7 seconds, exhale for 8.
You did this for a while, feeling yourself begin to calm down. The image of Jennie staring through you played over and over again in your mind involuntarily.
Breath in 4 seconds, hold it for—
You gasped lightly as a couple of crooked slender fingers tapped you on the shoulder.
“Sorry, didn’t mean to startle you…” The tall gentleman took in your ragged appearance and thought twice about his greeting. “Are.. you okay?”
You squinted, the sun beaming fiercely behind him as you tried to figure out who he could be. “Yeah, I’m fine…sorry have we met before? You look strangely familiar.”
“I don’t believe we have.” The man smiled kindly and offered you his hand which you gladly took, pulling yourself up with it and brushing off any grass that might be sticking to your ass. “Kim Seokjin, and you are?”
You shook his hand as he greeted you, your eyes still squinting as the memory of meeting him before crept closer into your consciousness. He was much taller than you and extremely handsome. You smiled back shyly, sliding your hand out of his grasp when you realized you were still shaking it. He chuckled, deciding you were slightly quirky.
“Leaving, actually.”
“It’s nice to meet you leaving actually.”
You groaned and scrunched your nose. “Dad jokes? Seriously?” The man chuckled some more, not seeming to feel any bit of shame in his wholesome humor. “If you’re the groom, Jennie must hate you already.”
The man laughed heartily. “You’d be surprised actually, I have a way of winning people over.” He flashed you his million-dollar smile and you believed him at once.
“Well, you have your work cut out for you my friend.” You clapped a hand onto his shoulder while making eye contact to convey the gravity of your words.
He nodded appreciatively before replying, “What gave it away?”
“Excuse me?”
“How’d you know I was the groom?”
“You’re handsome as hell and your watch looks like it costs more than my entire wardrobe.” You deadpanned at him as if these things were common sense.
Seokjin smiled widely. He’d feel bashful if he wasn’t so used to people saying that to him all the time. “I take it she has a type?”
You thought for a brief second, but ultimately knew that was untrue given she was into you of all people. “Mm, not really. But her mother does.”
“Speak of the devil…” Seokjin mumbled as his eyes shifted past you.
You turned around to see what he was suddenly staring at, just in time to see Jennie’s mother walking towards you both. She was smiling brightly at her daughter’s fiancé, a smile that quickly faded once her eyes landed on you.
“Mrs. Kim, it’s been a while!” You blurted out your greeting, not knowing what else to do. Even after all this time she still made you nervous as all hell.
The older woman sneered at you. “Not long enough apparently.” She turned away from you to address the beau as if you were no longer there, “Jin, come join us at the front, the sculptures just arrived!”
Seokjin smiled at you politely and bowed before walking away arm in arm with Jennie’s mother. You stared after them for a moment, squinting your eyes again as you observed the back of his head. Guy at the farmer’s market!...No, that’s not it either. You kicked at a few pebbles under your feet before trudging back towards the atrium in deep thought.
You considered leaving and making it seem as though you were truly just an apparition, but the sight of someone coming into your peripheral interrupted the thought. Your head snapped in their direction and you instantly stopped in your tracks.
“Jennie…”
The girl regarded you warily from beside a pillar, offering you a tentative smile as she approached you slowly. Your mouth became dry and your hands grew clammy the closer she got, so you wiped them off on your clothes continuously. You were grateful when she finally spoke.
“Come on, I want to show you something.”
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Hello. At first let me thank you for your blog. I mean your posts and opinion as an insider is so interesting to read, it’s like you let us see a little more in this entertainment industry. After reading some posts I can now clearly see why so many stars live hard life, often have anxiety and even suicide thoughts. I mean their life seems to be fully controlled until they become really “someone” in this industry. Does it mean that until it happens they will do anything their company want and have nothing to do. I mean even if they get hate, they should pretend like they don’t care and can’t even say something against haters. My question is so random, I’m sorry. I also wanted to know, why so many singers and idols go acting even if they know many will hate it, they know they will get comments like “idols don’t let real actors to play”. I’m not sure about c-ent as I’m new. But I saw many such comments and reactions in Korean media. So why do they do it? Will they earn more money than being a singer or? Why not to try acting then? Why do they try to become idols? I mean there are so many talented singers and trainees who want ro sing. But eventually we see that many people who debuts as idols soon or later give up singing and try acting. I was just wondering. Thank you in advance, sorry if my question is too obvious. And better late than never. Happy New Year :)
Disclaimer: The following post is informed by my own experience working in the music industry. Chinese industry practices might vary.
In Asia, the world of entertainment tends to be pretty tightly regulated. It’s generally pretty difficult to get a foot in the door and even more difficult to actually “make” it. This post is going to mostly discuss Korea and Japan’s industries, as I am most familiar with those two markets.
LET’S TALK A BIT ABOUT IDOL HISTORY!
(Skip this entire section if you aren’t interested in history.)
In 1962, Johnny Kitagawa, the CEO of the entertainment company, Johnny’s & Associates, launched Japan’s first boy band, Johnnys. While this group saw some minor popularity, it paled in comparison to the group that is often considered to be Asia’s “first” idol group, Four Leaves, who debuted in 1967.
Four Leaves was a project composed of bishounen (pretty) boys who sang and dance but didn’t play any instruments. They were hand-selected and trained by Johnny Kitagawa himself, who largely focused on the artists’ personalities, attributes, and physical characteristics.
Four Leaves’ success was so great that Johnny’s sought to replicate it, creating the first idol (aidoru in Japanese) training camp system which is the foundation of all idol companies these days. Just like idol companies today, Johnny’s selected young bishounen boys who were admitted via an audition process, and then placed them in a dorm together. There, they would train as Johnny’s Juniors (aka trainees) until they were ready to debut.
By the 1980s, Japan had quite a few idol management companies (jimusho) that wanted to replicate Johnny’s success. By that time, the idol industry had matured, and the training camps had become extremely rigorous, Olympic-style singing, dancing, acrobatics, etc. all for the sole purpose of improving stage performances. By the time SMAP debuted in 1988, the system was already in place. But what SMAP did changed the game entirely: they launched their own variety show, effectively putting themselves into every Japanese household and endearing themselves to every single Japanese housewife.
This caused their popularity to skyrocket, which in turn led to the creation of the ecosystem we now all know: the all-encompassing idol who sings, dances, and acts in tv shows, variety shows, plays, and films. Brand deals and endorsements also really took off during this time, especially with the most popular member, Kimura Takuya.
(It must be noted that SMAP became very popular not only in Japan, but also all over Asia!)
By this point, South Korea was taking notice, and by the 90s, debuted their first generation of idol groups, which included the likes of H.O.T. and Shinhwa, who all went through more or less the same style of training that Japanese idol jimushos put through trainees through.
It must be noted that during this time, South Korea was pretty invested in trying to find the right secret sauce to also debut their artists in Japan, given the mature idol market there. S.M. Entertainment succeeded in doing this with their second generation artists, BoA, Super Junior, and TVXQ, by partnering with Avex Entertainment in Japan. (They even went as far as debuting a visual kei idol group, TraxX, which was actually produced by Yoshiki from X-Japan, to capitalize on the entire visual kei market in Japan.) JYP followed suit with Se7en and Rain, and YG Entertainment debuted BIGBANG and 2NE1.
During this period of time, it must be noted that the big talk of the town was surprisingly not pop internationally - it was actually Jrock, which had a big surge of popularity in overseas markets between 2007-2009. (Hence S.M.’s desire to debut a visual kei idol band in Japan.) The Hallyu wave hadn’t really started yet, but within a matter of a few years, Kpop was suddenly the hottest new thing just about, well, everywhere.
In fact, it was so popular internationally, that by 2013, Kpop had become the #1 biggest contributor to South Korea’s GDP. It was so important to South Korea that the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism established KOCCA (the Korean Content Agency), which began heavily investing in the export of all things “Hallyu,” but especially Korean music. International industry conferences worldwide suddenly started to see the rise of Korean showcases, which took place literally everywhere. KOCCA was determined to export their idol culture all around the world.
To capitalize more on international success, companies such as S.M. Entertainment and JYP began to incorporate Chinese members into their groups. This was specifically to give them a foot into the massive Chinese market, which, until the Hallyu ban in 2017, had a massive demand for all things Kpop.
It was around this same time that TFBoys in China debuted. The industry largely considered them to be the first real homegrown mainland Chinese idol group that rose out of a similar training system used in both South Korea and Japan.
HISTORY LESSON OVER!
Why did I feel the need to explain all of this history, you wonder? Couldn’t I just answer the question in a straightforward way?
Well, not really. It’s pretty important to understand that oftentimes, in the industry, idols aren’t seen as true artists - they are actually seen more as manufactured cultural products. The more products there are (i.e. music, acting projects) the more money there is, which in turn leads to more opportunities. When they are just starting out, idols never get to pick what activities they actually participate in - especially if they haven’t yet established themselves as very successful artists.
And even when they are established, oftentimes, an idol company will push an artist to try expanding/broadening their various creative outputs with acting. Why only sell music, when you can make money through tv and film?
Add in the additional benefit of not having any risk at all involved in said tv/film project and it’s win/win for the company - because they aren’t putting up any money upfront to produce and market the project.
Companies want their idols to pursue acting gigs because it increases the market share for the artist and more opportunities for their artist to create new fans who might discover the artist through the drama or film. This tends to be a big part of the idol ecosystem, though it must be noted that not all idols do go down this route if their company determines that their music products might generate far more money than their acting products.
This is especially true for rappers in particular, whose solo musical releases might not generate as much fanfare (or as much money) as an acting gig - especially in South Korea, where there is already a very mature, established Korean hip hop genre with plenty of very established hip hop artists. (There’s also a very popular hip hop competition show, Show Me The Money, that regularly features celebrity Korean hip hop artists.)
Sometimes, it just makes more sense to take acting opportunities, as they can generate better income than music.
Talented singers sometimes might also choose to go the acting route for the same reason - also because opportunities keep coming across the desks of their managers, who sometimes talk them into the projects. Other times, it may simply be that once an idol tries their hand at acting, they realize they have a real knack for it and end up wanting to pursue more acting projects.
In any case, there isn’t a single, universal reason why idols choose to go from singing to acting, but there is a universal reason why all idols inevitably do make the switch: money.
And for companies in particular, acting projects their artists star in are 100% pure profit with zero financial risk.
In any case, quite a few artists started out in music, tried their hand at acting, and then continued to do both. We see this especially with artists such as Vanness Wu, IU (Lee Ji-eun), and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, who are all still active in both acting and music.
I hope this massively long post was informative and also helped answer the question, “Why do idols go from singing to acting?” (I also hope I helped explain the way the idol ecosystem works and how it all started!)
Thanks for the questions and for reading.
Edit: Oops, I totally forgot to answer the question, “Why do some people become idols?”
The answer is pretty simple: it’s really hard to get into the entertainment industry, and many people see idol factories as a straightforward roadmap into a career in entertainment. While it isn’t the only way into entertainment, it often is the path many artists do ultimately choose to take.
#Anonymous#ask#history of idols in asia#jpop#kpop#cpop#idols#music industry#entertainment industry#acting#peek answers
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What r ur thoughts on if miyeon was in bp? If she was in bp i think she wouldve been koreas favorite (not the most popular) but the fan favorite to korean audiences just bc shes the most korean out of all them😭
Not to be disrespecting but she would have looked goofy among the pinks. Like blackpink balance themless perfectly in terms of visuals and skills, sorry to this girl but she would have stood out a little too much. Moreover blinks can't find harmony among 4 people so with 5 it would have been a mess too and I fear she would get dragged regularly lol. It's true that she is extremely popular with the korean public so I can't picture what the outcome be next to a Jennie or a Jisoo
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Hello Counselor
지극히 정상이다. Absolutely normal.
Description: When on an episode featuring couples, you and Minghao get the opportunity to explain some of your thoughts on relationships. [Note: Hello Counselor was a Korean talk show that let viewers bring some concerns and problems and then those concerns/problems were discussed by a panel of set celebrities and guest idols/celebs. I don't 100% agree with the way this show was aired because it allowed for personal problems to be broadcasted on national TV but for this story I kind of needed it as a setting so.]
Warnings: None
Genre: Slight Angst, Celebrity!MinghaoxCelebrity!Reader
Word Count: 1.3k
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We were about two-thirds of the way done with the taping of "Hello Counselor" and all was going smooth. Minghao and I were one of two couples asked to appear for this episode. The other couple being Luna and Jaehoon. Contrary to what the public believed, they were only together as a publicity stunt.
Think me awful to say that but they won't even share a dressing room when there's a shortage of rooms AND Luna and Jaehoon are flirting with anyone but each other as if their life depended on it. So it's pretty obvious in the celebrity circles that they aren't together for real. But they're high publicity so they're everywhere.
"Let's hear our next concern." MC Arin stated with a hand raised towards the screen behind her.
A video began playing and a female in her later teens introduced herself and her concern.
"Hello. My name is Song Jisoo." She said with a bow. "I have a boyfriend and we sometimes fight. Not a lot, just every once in a while. But whenever I try to talk to my parents about what goes on, they are constantly tell me to break up with him, that he doesn't love me cause we always fight, and that if we really loved each other, we wouldn't be fighting at all."
My lips pursed at the thought that a parent would really say those things to their daughter. Minghao noticed my slight upsetness and grabbed one of my hands in comfort.
"I don't think that's fair to say and I don't think they're exactly correct. I would just like some input on who's correct." She finished and the video blinked back to the logo screen.
"Wow, interesting topic, isn't it?" MC Dawon nodded and stroked his chin slightly.
"Very interesting." MC Seohyun agreed and then looked out into the audience, "Is Jisoo here today?"
From the right side of the audience, Jisoo raised a hand and a mic in the other, "I'm right here."
"First question," MC Arin said, "Are you still dating that boyfriend?"
Jisoo nodded, "I am."
"Ah, and how long have you been together?" MC Youngmin asked.
"We've been together for about a year." Jisoo answered which garnered a round of coos.
"And your parents are here too?" MC Youngmin questioned.
Jisoo nodded and gestured towards the older couple sitting two seats to Jisoo's right.
"Do you really believe that couples shouldn't fight if they really love each other?" MC Seohyun questioned the parents.
The father nodded quickly, "Of course, my wife and I have been married for 30 years and we have never fought once."
I gasped slightly. 30 years and not one fight? That seems a little impossible.
"I don't believe you." I commented before I could process what I was saying. "That's just not possible."
"That's what I think too." MC Arin agreed with me.
"It's true." The mother stated, "We haven't ever had a single fight."
"What about when you were dating, not married? Did you ever fight then?" I pressed.
The mother and father shared a glance and shook their heads.
"Nope." The father answered.
Leaning back in my chair, I stared dumbfounded at the parents. I had never met a couple who never fought.
"Okay, then let me ask the two couples we have here." MC Youngmin turns his attention to us. "Do you guys fight?"
Not thirty seconds had passed before Luna shook her head vigorously and Jaehoon responded with a strong "no."
I had to fight my facial expression at their terrible couple acting. Looking at Minghao, I found him looking back at me with a "why not?" expression. We had always been pretty open with the public about certain events or happenings in our relationship so there was no question to not answer honestly.
I turned back towards the MCs, hand intertwined with Minghao's.
"If we said we never fought, it'd be lie." I stated. "Sometimes we do fight, but we always make sure to talk later about what we were fighting about so we can work through the problem together."
"When we first started dating we definitely fought a lot more than we do now but that is just the process of getting to know each other and all that good stuff." Minghao continued.
"And you guys have been dating for a while, right?" MC Arin clarified.
Minghao and I both nodded, "We're coming up on a year and half soon." Minghao proudly smiles.
"How times do you think you've fought in that time?" MC Seohyun questioned.
"Mmm," I tilted my head to look up at the ceiling as I attempted to count our fights. "I'd say like 2 big fights and a few more bickerings."
Minghao nodded in agreement.
"Then can you really say that you belong together?" The father abruptly asked, shocking everyone in the studio.
"Excuse me?" Minghao was the first to speak before the MCs could collect themselves.
"That's quite a lot of fights." The father said in a tone bordering scolding.
I looked towards the daughter who was shaking her head in complete embarrassment. I knew then why she decided to sit a few chairs away from her parents.
"Actually, I think it's a healthy amount of fights." Minghao argued. I hadn't expected him to say anything so all I could do was watch and listen as he defended him and I. "Every couple is bound to fight because even though they may be your soulmate, their life style is bound to be different from yours. Which means adjusting needs to occur. And sometimes that adjusting creates a little too much friction which then leads to a fight. But the most important thing in any relationship," He turned to make eye contact with Jisoo, indicating that she needed to listen to these words, "is to make sure you resolve and talk about the fight. To make sure both parties are in an understanding and agreement."
Listening to him, I felt my heart bust so many coos that I was sure there was a visual representation, it'd be a puppy with the biggest puppy eyes known to man.
"And you should grow with each resolved issue." Minghao continues, "It's all about growing with your partner and that is a goal the both of you should strive for."
"Well, I didn't know Minghao was so philosophical." MC Arin threw out a light joke to disperse the tension radiating from the parents in the audience.
I quickly recollected myself from my state of awe, "He always has been, but usually only at home."
From my left, I heard Luna scoff every so silently under her breath. I ignored her and also turned towards JIsoo.
"I think you and your boyfriend are doing just fine." I told her, "Just remember that too many big fights is not good and that if the fights become about changing just one person and not compromising together, then it's not good."
Jisoo nodded with her lips tucked into an appreciative smile.
I then addressed the parents who seemed to be sinking in their chairs at the seconds pass. "Though I also believe there are couples who don't fight. And that's fine. But it is not the only way to have a good relationship. So you shouldn't dictate your daughter's relationships just because she's trying to figure it out."
"And it's completely normal for couples to fight." MC Seohyeon emphasized again which I agreed with a nod.
"Absolutely normal." Minghao and I said at the same time, causing us to laugh at ourselves.
"Thank you." Jisoo said before giving the mic back to the staff member waiting in the aisle.
"You guys are really informative about this." MC Youngmin observed.
I nodded, "Minghao and I are pretty open about normalizing certain aspects of relationships."
"That's a great thing to hear." MC Arin nodded happily, "Shall we meet our next concern?" She moved onto the next segment with the ease of an experienced MC.
#seventeen#seventeen imagine#minghao imagine#xu minghao imagine#xu minghao#the8 imagine#seventeen the8 imagine#seventeen minghao imagine
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I feel so sad when there are opinions about how “Idols are useless/Bring nothing to the group-” and I really think they should stop. Whether it’s true or untrue, it honestly hurts to see, and if idols could understand and see that, I’d hate to think how they’d feel. Especially seeing the effects of comments that they can understand upon them, written by KNETZ and such. When I often say I don’t agree with “opinions” like that people always say “Stop sugarcoating the fact that your idols don’t bring anything to the group and have no purpose-” Or they say, “Stop making excuses and putting your idol on such a high pedestal. Don’t lie about what they are-”
But it’s just cruel?? Imagine being in a group-project for school and being told that you’re useless within said-group because there are already other people in it. When I’m called useless, I just cry, haha. Fullstop, saying somebody “doesn’t add anything to a group” or “is useless” is cruel and demeaning. I hate it when people say (or used to say) things like- “Jin doesn’t belong in BTS, he brings nothing to the group, he’s just there for the visuals.”
Or, “Shuhua is untalented, just there for the visuals-”,
“Momo can’t sing, she brings nothing to TWICE, they already have Mina if they need a strong main-dancer-”,
“Jisoo is lacking, her vocals aren’t that good, her dancing is bad, just there for the visuals-”
The same with Sowon from GFRIEND, DARA EX-2NE1, Sehun, even Kai and so much more. Saying that X idol brings “nothing to the group” because they’ve already got Y member and therefore X member is rendered useless. I just wish they’d stop because it can be so painful.
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