broken & bred

Lee Nari || Rina Candy || Main Rapper, Lead Vocal

[fmdrina]

gyujeongfmd​:

yeah, maybe. this is just another rendition of his own truman’s show. 

but lately, it feels ridiculous how many times he’s forced to forage through the damn minuscule memory space he keeps for idols. another face, and another group — one of the groups, probably dimensions? or not, definitely not gold star. or at least, he doesn’t think.

it’s too much of a waste of time, empty efforts tangential to the amount he’s scraped away for the day. so, he just takes another sip of his coffee, littering away the time he has left before it’s time for his own name to be called to the set.

her voice is curt, not like he expected much. after all, she doesn’t owe him the time of day, just as he’s not obligated to linger around and partake in meager conversations either. but — he does anyway, for the sake of his manager wading somewhere a meter away. “that’s why you’ve ought to have some quicker reflexes to survive this place.” gyujeong’s voice remains blunt and flat, yet he somehow manages to carve out an edge, eyebrow perched at the mention of coffee. “this coffee wasn’t an offer — you should learn not to feel entitled to everything in life.” 

“you ought not tell me what to do.” if her irritation was at hinting level’s before, her displeasure was fully on her face now. rina wasn’t even sure if she knew who was speaking too. if he was a junior or a senior but she didn’t care. ‘i’ll work on dodging thing when you learn to not toss things.” if someone needed to work on anything, it was him. 

“you offered it to me. i don’t want to have to be the one to break it to you but if you look at someone and say ‘want some’ or whatever you said, it’s an offer. which i rejected.” and she wouldn’t rise to his bait, she refused too. “hmmhm, i don’t have to feel entitled when you made the offer, even if you were just being smart. you should also assume anything about anyone, let’s not forget who spoke to whom first. and that person wasn’t me.” rina looked away from him, along with a roll of her eyes, going to her cellphone for something to do, talking to whoever this is wasn’t it. 

[fmdrina]

fmdduri​:

duri couldn’t help but to get a bit flustered, something he couldn’t even get used to whenever someone who say something of the nature. “ah, really?” he said, giggling happily. “thank you for looking up to me! it means a lot to me!” he said, his smile growing a bit more. “you’re admirable too! i think it takes a lot to really notice when something isn’t okay with yourself and taking care of it,” he says with a soft nod.

he followed along next to rina as they made their way to the restaurant. he nodded, a small giggle leaving his lips moments after. “i think i’d be okay with my feed being filled with only dog videos!” he said, a giggle leaving his lips again. he sits down at the table - it was always nice having a seat in the back, and duri luckily never felt stuffed in within a back area. “ah, really? thank you” he said, his smile growing a bit more. he looked over the menu for a few moments, before deciding. “i think i want sundubu jjiagae, that sounds good right now.”

“you deserve it.” duri was a pretty good role model. even if their roles in the their own groups were different, just as a person, he was someone that was worth looking up too. rina let out a little hum, nodding her head. “and i thank you~” she knew what she needed to work on, confidence was the main thing. something rina felt like she’d never get over at this point. maybe, getting older would help, she couldn’t see it for herself right now. 

“dog video’s are great, i want a dog...that being said, i don’t think i told you but i adopted two cats.” and she was quickly learning their personalities. rina had been mindlessly scrolling the menu, not really paying attention. “i think i’ll get the same thing.” with that settled, rina raised her hand to flag down the server. “and now, my instagram feed is filled with cats. both of them are lovely and they love the garden i have.”

[gyujeongfmd]

open starter for anyone — @ base complex

he’s probably sipping on his fourth americano of the day — figures, caffeine’s the only way he’ll manage out a day where the schedules don’t have a ceiling cap, and he’s left to mingle in the daze of damning fake smiles, and cheap conversations. given any other option, and he’d resort back to crawling into the hole he’s dug for himself.

but truth of the matter is, he can’t. just like a dog on a collar, tied to a leash and pinned to a post, he lingers on with his drink in his hand, sipping away till the buzz of the caffeine’s enough to ring in a headache, an excuse decent enough to get him to slip away.

of course, he has no culprit to blame. it’s his own damn fault for falling into the same messes, and the ashes of the shit explosion of the companies are all his to tidy up. the only way it manages to end is when he plays his part, picking up his script like a clean-up fixture, staring down at the lines that all blend into the over exercised excuse of: we’re all friendly and shit when the cameras roll.

spoiler: he’s over it, and enough’s enough when he tosses the script onto one of the tables. it’s only when he feels like being watched does he bother to raise another glance the other way — meeting eyes straight-on, apathy taking his face. “what? you want a sip of my americano?” 

[fmdrina]

she found herself deep in thought. over nothing important. there had only been a spots in her new place had been ready to go. she had her pets now, so, it was easy to figure that she needed to work on that room and get it finished. and she did, the green-house was up and running and her bedroom and the bathroom, one of them at least. but there was still a lot to do, all around schedule’s as a member of wish. 

so, it wasn’t that much of a shock when she was startled. her eyes went to the script first. “no.” that was the simple answer, a hint of irritation appearing on her face. “people tend to be startled when something thrown onto a table their sitting at.” and she was people. “thank you for the offer at least.” and this what she got in return for showing her face at the complex. her manager wouldn’t be able to force her to comeback for two months at least, the deal would need to be made. “you can carry on drinking it.”

[fmdrina]

fmdduri​:

“ah, good! i really like brightening people’s days!” he said, his smile growing a bit more. of course, duri would manage to have his bad days, it was rather normal. though, he still hid those days before the positivity, rather than letting his sadness or gloominess show - it was a lot better that way, truth be told. evidentially, that’s how he decided to handle things. he giggled happily, “thank you!” he says. 

joy was really just something great to have and duri really hoped that he was helping in giving that joy out. perhaps he never saved enough for himself, but that’s something that he was more than okay with - he liked making other happy. he nodded his head, “that sounds good with me!” he said, he grinned. duri wasn’t really ever worried about hanging out in public with others - after eleven years, he had gotten really good at being sneaky. he stood to his feet, a giggle leaving his lips after he listened. “i think… i’d end up being ultimately good with tik tok if i saw nothing but dog videos.”

“i really, really do look up to you.” she meant it, honestly. if there was someone who managed to keep their head above water and really managed to do it. his head wasn’t even just above the water, he was thriving. “you’re very welcome.”

once she was truly settled, they headed out. it wasn’t a long walk, a small restaurant just a ways away from the building. she wanted to sit at this point. “dog video’s are great, i think if you watch enough, your feed will be filled with only dog videos.” that’s the one positive thing about recommendations. they had been given a seat near the back, menu’s placed down in front of them as the server went off to check on another table. “whatever you want, it’s on me.” 

[fmdrina]

fmdduri​:

he giggled softly, “i promise i’ll come visit during the promotion cycle too!” he said with a soft nod. “i think we might be promoting close to the same time?” he said, as he has another solo comeback coming back up. he just wasn’t sure if any overlapping was going to actually happen with such. plus, duri really liked candy’s title track and he’s proud that he wrote the lyrics, truth be told. 

duri nodded his head, a soft giggle leaving his lips. “that’s true! everyone can use a least a little joy. it’s always really really nice to have joy,” he says, his smile growing a bit more. “sure, i’ll come with you!” he says. “asap whoo woo woo woo asap whoo woo woo woo~” he sings, before he’s laughing softly. though, a nod leaves his head. “a lot of songs end up getting popular thanks to tik tok, from what i’ve heard! is tik tok a fun app? i don’t have it on my phone, but bc might want us to start using tik tok… so i might have to figure out how to work it,” he says, giggling at the thought.

“that would be welcome, you’ll brighten me up a bit.” that wasn’t something she doubted. duri managed to just be positive. rina didn’t doubt he had his dark days, anyone in this industry would have bad days. he seemed to be handling it well though and that’s what she could admire. “i’ll make sure you get vip access.” whatever could be bigger than him being a label mate and her senior. 

and everyone should have joy. that’s what she wanted to latch onto. save a little bit for herself. if that was even possible at this point. “good, we can go somewhere close.” there were some food stalls around and while she’d normally be weary of hanging out with a male idol. this was once again, her labelmate. now, that she had everything packed up, she was ready to go. “i downloaded it, i got confused, i closed it and i’ve never opened the app again.”

[fmdrina]

“curated by.....”

#famedbaseonline1.6: wc 561

1. v. bozeman - what is love / 2. lizzo - 'cuz i love you / 3. g.na - i'll get lost, you go your way / 4. yubin - silent movie / 5. wonder girls - gone / 6. wonder girls - draw me / 7. mfbty - angel / 8. wonder girls - sweet dreams / 9. wonder girls - back / 10. younha - parade / 11. 2pm - make it / 12. mfbty - sweet dream  / 13. j.y park - had enough parties / 14. big bang - tell me goodbye / 15. normani - waves ( *click to access playlist on youtube )

her goal was to have her playlist make some sense, for it to tie together in a neat bow. but all of the songs she wanted to share, not all of them held a common theme. so, she put together the playlist and didn't think about it until it was time to record. it all lined up nicely, she did want to do some gardening and this would be the perfect way to get it done.

the entire set up, it'd be in her green room and it wouldn't show too much of her new place. just enough, seeing as she didn't care if people saw what her green room looked like. if she was a bit more comfortable, they would've been able to see the one that's in her actual house. as the cameras were set up, rina slipped into jeans and one of her old tee's tying up her hair as was finally ready for the recording.

she looked at the fixed camera's and then turned to the camera man, once given the thumbs up, the music came on and she got to work. as the first song started, she focused on the task at hand. there was something calming about messing around in the dirt. first, there was checking her sheet, making sure the plants that needed to be water, were taken care of, making sure the ones that didn't need water were good.

and then she returned to her list, writing down a few notes.

just the small things that she wanted to keep track off. then her attention turned to a few plants, ones that she didn't have much time for her in her apartment but now that she had a home, things were different and the pots needed to be changed.

it was hard work, careful work but it calmed her mind.

it was easy to zone out doing this work, it was until she saw movement out of the corner of her eye that rina paid any attention to what was going on around her. one of her cats -lady- darted past the camera man and right to her side. the other, darted past and went straight for the catnip.

but she was comfortable with them now and nothing about her process changed, simply nudging lady out of one of her pots. it also gave her the chance to realize that they had made it to make it on the playlist. which was fine, after this point, it was about general cleaning. 

first came cleaning pots, trays and the like. humming to herself the current song as she shifted everything in the large sink over to cleaning mix, letting them sit for now. by the time she back and rinised them properly, the camera's would be gone. it didn't take long for the cleaning to be done but there was a slight ache in her bones and waves by normani was currently playing. just enough time for the camera to catch her gathering her two cats and kicking them out of the green house. (while it was fine while she was around, they weren't at the by themselves point yet, if ever. )

there was a camera stationed just right out front and the ending that was caught had been her walking out, letting her hair down as she was finally done with her work.

[fmdrina]

fmddowoon​:

he doesn’t say anything for a second, physically focused on lifting up rina’s extensive amounts of cat-item-holding boxes. mentally, he was focused on a memory that cropped up, of being young and being desperate to prove he had money — that he could do things like the other kids, the things that he needed money to do. slipping his way into a movie theatre, only able to do so by merit of having been a pretty small kid, dodging both staff and friends. staff would throw him out. worse still, if his friends saw him, they would’ve known he’d been sneaking in, because he spent the last of his meagre allotted pocket money on getting his soccer cleats fixed. and maybe they’d have pitied him and paid for a ticket and shared their snacks with him. but for some reason, at nine years old, that seemed like the worst possible outcome.

he knows now, of course, that they weren’t stupid. they were just tactful — no, too pessimistic. they were his friends, so they didn’t tease him. plenty of other people did that for them, loudly jeering at him as they approached him in the goalie’s net, so he doesn’t know how he managed to convince himself that he kept it as any sort of secret. them never mentioning it was a kindness then.

“they will,” he said, quickly shaking away the cobwebs he’d been spinning. “they’re spoiled already and you haven’t even brought them home yet.” once they’d packed everything up and were sitting in rina’s car — he hoped they weren’t seen, car photos were notorious — he pulled out his phone and asked, all smiles again, “wanna see a picture of my dog?”

she smiled at this optimism. “at least someone feels good about it.” rina was nervous now that she had everything. now that everything would be set up. “cats are stranger animals, they love you when they love but you dislike you....always.” there were so many cat videos on the internet that she had consumed.

“i’d love too, i’d really like to get a dog...but as stated before.” her voice ended on a slightly sad note. “one day though, once thing’s calm down and we’re a bit older.” and hopefully, the dog would get along with her cats. that would be her biggest hope for the future. once she had her seat belt on, rina leaned over, ready to see pictures of the dog. “what breed do you have? i want a dog, it’s an american breed i think it’s banned here.” 

[fmdrina]

fmdduri​:

         everyone always had the things that they preferred, right? duri really preferred everything music, but he also really liked that on top of that he was also a model and variety star - those things were really fun to him. he smiled some more, “it’s no problem what so ever!” he said, his smile seemingly staying at that brightness that he currently had. it really must be really hard to get on stage when you were feeling that way and hoping you didn’t get as much center time. truth be told, duri couldn’t imagine it.  “ah, thank you!” he said, bowing a bit out of thanks. truth be told, it was really great out much songwriting would really do. 

“i’m really glad that whoever did the melody ended up making it a really upbeat song, because that’s what i had in mind when i wrote the song,” he says, giggling softly. “i really wanted to write something fun!” he said, giggling happily once again. “i really hope it’s a song that a lot of people enjoy because i had so much fun with the writing of it.”

“just what would i do without you this promotion cycle? nothing, that’s what.” at least she managed to past the test. not that there was a real test but she managed to hide the fact that she wasn’t into the song well enough. and as long as duri suspected nothing, rina could sleep peacefully at night, knowing she kept the peace. 

“we all need a little joy right?” as she asked, rina started to go around, collecting her things so she could pack up. “are you getting anything to eat? if you want to come with me, my treat. and you did write something fun, i really liked that little asap line. i think...it might be my favorite part and i’m sure it’ll do well, if nothing else, i think it’ll make some great meme’s.” quickly, she started to put her items away. “and isn’t that the way to go now? songs blowing on apps like tic tok and all of that?” 

[fmdrina]

fmdminhee​:

“mhm! look, look, i found the picture!” after what felt like endless scrolling (just how much time and money did this guy spend at restaurants?), minhee had found the post with the sliders. she flipped her phone around to show rina. topped with that ridiculous username; foodie_222_________, the food in the photo looked so good — and so vivid, camera quality was crazy good these days — that minhee wished she could just take it out of her phone and eat it there and then. brainwave moment, minhee just remembered something. excitedly, she slammed down her phone, screen first, and reached across the table for rina’s hands. “have you heard about that crazy new tech? you know they’re, like, making a screen or something that you can taste stuff on. like, you’d have to lick it, so i guess people are gonna have to buy their own to use them. otherwise it would be so gross. but you could totally make it so your menus have little qr codes or something that bring up the food on your… tasting device! and then people can try before they buy!” minhee tapped her temple with a victorious look on her face. “i’m going to patent this.” no, she wasn’t.

she laughed at the scene rina was painting. “oh, but if it looks like a movie, can’t it follow movie logic too? that way, all the ceos will crumble, and all the office workers will rise up and save the day. an underdog story! — ah, you did? that’s so cool. i’ve always wondered if i’d be a good actor or not… but everyone seems to think no. and i agree, to be honest. i’m not even sure i should be a lead vocal in lily.” and with that inadequacy to focus on, she had no time for acting practice. “do you really find the characters you play stick with you? who’s your favourite you’ve played?”

watching minhee go on, it felt good to just sit and listen. honestly, she could do that for a while but it seemed like she should be apart of the conversation. rina leaned in a bit, looking at the picture. "it is a good photo, i barely put time into making my selfie's look good, let alone the food." another reason she rarely posted photos, it took too much time and she didn't feel good about not letting it look perfect. it took a moment to process everything minhee said, but when she did, rina couldn't stop the laugh that slipped out of her mouth. "honestly, that's amazing, while i don't think i'd be into it...i am very interested in seeing how that would work." she shrugged her shoulders, still giggling. "but honestly, you should. the world is moving at a fast pace, it might seem silly now but hey, going to the moon also seemed a impossible, you might be onto something."

"a good underdog story, now, people really do love those..." it reminded her of another movie, "there was one i saw..an american movie, something like that and the guy ended up fighting his boss in the end and ended up getting a bunch of money. it was bloody, very much an action movie." if only she could remember the name. "well, even if you don't think you, you won't know until you try...or least take an acting class and get feedback from someone professional, they'd be able to really give you an idea. plus, sometimes people just have natural talent." and when it came to minhee's position in her group, rina understood that as well. "don't feel bad, i feel the same way, not just about my role but being in candy overall." there were high's and devastating lows. "as for right now, no, not really. my most recent character...it had some lingering feelings but i didn't expect to play someone so...violent and as for my favorite role...it would have to be my more recent one or my role in itaewon class...both of the cards allowed me to play the mean, cold person which can allow for a bit more freedom and fun."

[fmdrina]

fmdduri​:

         duri had been really excited about the fact that he had written a title track for candy. it was like another dream accomplished of the things that he wanted to do, especially within his own songwriting career. truth be told, he didn’t think the song that he wrote would be chosen, but he was proven wrong with bc entertainment called him to a meeting to tell him the song was being used for a title track. he was really happy with it, to say the least.

“i tend to not really help with the lines! but i do tend to note what i had in mind, since i tend to think about every group member when i write a song for a group! so, i hope that helped out in the end,” he said, smiling a bit more. he nodded his head, “ah, i got to see the dance and it’s a lot of fun!” he said, giggling happily. “what do you think about the song?”

she was an actress for a reason, that was the first thought that poped into her mind when duri asked her. at least she had some time to work up to that response. "either way, thank you." duri didn't know how much of a help he was but he was a huge help. just based on the lines, she had an idea of her blocking and she wouldn't be front and center for the song. that would work out in her favor as well. a small giggle left her mouth, "i think it's a bit silly but it works...honestly, you're song makes it work."

and with that, she could lead into the song. and it was a great way to start, something she could build on. "i really enjoy it." it was a bit of a lie, just a little extra hype. "it's a fun song, i didn't know where it was going to go at first...like it could be super upbeat or chill upbeat based on the intro and whatever that extra little kick is in the chorus...i really, really like that." now, that wasn't a lie. "and that little part were say asap...just the entire feel of that part."

[fmdrina]

fmdminhee​:

“oh, you do that too?” minhee chirped, mirroring rina as she dropped her head to the side too. “like, just order off other people’s recommendations? i always wanna know what the best thing is in a place, so i check all the reviews and things on my way and see if it sounds like something i’d like. that’s why i went for the sliders, so if you don’t like them, blame…” minhee held up one finger, indicating for rina to wait as she picked up her phone and dug through her search history. “uh, here! if you don’t like them, blame user foodie-underscore-222-underscore-underscore-undersc… there’s a lot of underscores at the end of their username. but their pics of them looked real good! so i trusted them, despite that username choice.” what minhee, who had one underscore in her instagram handle, had against all of the ones in theirs exactly was unclear.

she laughed along with rina, nodding enthusiastically the whole time. at boom she sat back and made mini explosion noises with her mouth, and exaggerated explosion gestures with her hands. “you make it sound like something out of an action movie! with everyone running around the offices and papers flying everywhere while the camera pans by.” from then on, she decided she would be subscribing to rina’s versions of the night’s events. “you did an action movie last year, right? i think it messed up your brain.”

“yeah, especially when it’s some place really new.” she could take time to look at the meu and she would but right now? she didn’t have to think much about it. a small chuckle left her mouth and rina nodded, “got it, if i don’t like this...i’ll make sure to blame that user.” she didn’t read reviews though, not for this place at least. “but i trust that you had good judgement when going with foodie-nderscore-222 and a bunch of underscore.” 

“i’d love it, if the office’s looked like an action movie and just like that.” as idols, they always got the run around so this was sweet, sweet revenge. although, she did feel sorry for the junior staff that were probably being worked to death to come up with some good pr. “not an action movie but it did have a few action scenes and i was allowed to do most of them myself.” now that was a great experience. “but i don’t doubt it messed up my brain some, it was a dark role.” 

[fmdrina]

fmddowoon​:

and dowoon just had to smile. as cynical as he could be, he was always happy to be proven wrong by the world. his cynicism wasn’t something that meant he was a massive downer when it came to his philosophy on the world in general; it was more so a protective barrier he could keep around himself. that way, he never got disappointed. “yeah? that’s nice to hear.” dowoon knew a lot of people – other idols, seniors specifically – to see and knew the names that matched their faces for purposes of making himself and catalyst look good, but he didn’t think that most of them could say his name back to him. catalyst, sure, they would probably be able to identify by their six collective faces, and the stupid edgy futuristic outfits they got put in for promotions, but kim d.w. dowoon himself? no. nobody in the industry was going to jump in and save his ass anytime soon. (realistically, they would. at least one or two would, or they had already. dowoon had just convinced himself otherwise.) “gotta keep it in the family, i guess.”

‘family’ was a total misnomer, of course. he breathed a laugh out though his nose at the words as they left his mouth.

“sounds good. – oh. it’s cats?” feline friends were slightly less interesting to dowoon than dogs, but only slightly. he was still happy to help. any disappointment in his voice was offset by him bending down with his knees to hoist rina’s shopping up into his arms. “right. where’s your car? …or am i walking back to your place with all this?”

“yeah, it’s nice to know that people are willing to help an save you from the panic of trying to prove you do have money.” her attention switched between the idol next to her, her items and the cashier. finally, when everything was good, rina let out a small whistle at the price, a laugh following dowoon’s words. “i hope that the cats love everything i got.” if they didn’t, she could do something with all of this, surely. 

rina nodded her head in confirmation, handing over the money. “i did think about getting a dog but with our schedule...” it wouldn’t really be fair to the pump. she did some looking and it seemed like cats were a better fit for her. maybe once she got a bigger place and their schedule cooled down a little. she followed dowoon, grabbing bags as they prepared to leave. “lucky us, i have a car.” as they walked out, rina looked around and patted her pockets, looking for the key before she opened the trunk of the car. “we can toss everything of mines in here and your bags, we’ll put in the back seat.”

[fmdrina]

so far, she had been safe. that was the best thing rina could tell herself. it was fun and exciting that duri worked on their current title track, she just hated the fact that she didn’t enjoy the song. not all of it, the chorus was a work of art to her and the little refrain after but the verse’s weren’t much for her. and now, they were going on the song together, and he hadn’t asked about her thoughts. 

not yet at least. “i don’t know if you helped with lines but i thank you for the ones i have.” not too many, just enough. she could be seen when she needed to be seen and fade into the background once it was time. “i even like the little dance we do.” she mimicked the arm movements. it looked a little strange but it was fun in the context of the stage. 

[fmdrina]

fmdminhee​:

minhee, by nature, was an adventurer. unfortunately, her adventures stayed primarily confined within seoul’s sprawling city limits. on the rare occasion that she found herself somewhere else, it was usually a work thing. her discoveries there, then, were work related, or were brief excursions in pockets of time that were too small to really do anything. she had the time to shop on one street, or to get a photo standing on a pretty bridge, but never anything more than that before her manager’s number flashed up on her phone. once that happened, she was forced back to her hotel room, where she availed of room service and mini fridge benefits while she looked at pictures on her phone of bars she wished she was drinking at instead.

and so, on a rare day that she could, she took herself on a date to a pop up spot just outside of the city for no reason other than that she could. it was lonelier than she’d anticipated, despite the busy bustling bodies in the seats. rina’s appearance was a welcome surprise. 

“the food is meant to be legendary though. i ordered a prawn slider on a brioche bun.” her soda had already been dropped down, when the waiter popped by with rina’s menu. minhee opened it with a hum that failed to dampen the sharp click noise of the can breaking open. she rubbed her ears protectively with the heel of her palm. “huh? a sting operation? … i mean, why?” and maybe it was naive of her, but, “i really don’t think it’s that serious. you make it sound like there’s some anti-kpop mastermind plotting something.”

“really?” she titled her head to the side, looking over the menu again. thankfully, she was saved from really having to think about it. “then, i’ll try that, thank you.” minhee might not have meant to help but she did in the end, rina didn’t have to think about what she wanted. when the server return, rina rattled off her order, including a coke and glanced at minhee. 

“nah, just sounds fun.” she grinned, resting her elbow on the edge of the table. “think about it, some big underground sting operation, sitting on the news for months...and then boom!” she laughed, “most likely, that’s not what happened but it would be fun.” and she wouldn’t mind if bc was taken down a peg or two. “it is awkward though, for all three to be hit one right after another, i bet all of the pr office’s were panicking.”

[fmdrina]

it was a day she wanted to be somewhat comfortable. rina didn’t normally go out of her way to hang out in out of the way places but today, she wanted that. it was some road-side restaurant, a bit just outside of seoul. the tent had been set up, she could smell the food and tonight, no drinking. “thank you.” rina muttered her apology as she sat down across from the person nice enough to share there table. 

“for a place out of the way...it’s pretty full.” the words came out as mutter but it was it easy to hear. a menu was passed to her as the server walked away and rina looked between it and her phone. “i wonder if it’s a sting operation.” or something like that, “for the big three to get hit one right after another, seems planned.” one right after another. “what do you think?”

[fmdrina]

if there was one thing she could come to count on by now, it was the fact that bc kept them pumped with a steady stream of comebacks.

candy never slowed down, not really, there was always work in the wings that would be waiting for them. and this week? it was their comeback. not too many songs this time around but it didn't mean nari really enjoyed it, if there was a way to just get it done and perfect in one go, she would buy it.

that idea might've been simple for some people but it was always hard for her.

she could admit that to herself. maybe because she walked into the studio a bit nervous, it didn't help. only a few things really liked, when it came to 'so what' there was a bonus of really liking the song. it leaned sweet but it wasn't too much. there was a balance between the verses and chorus that she could lost in. the amount of lines also helped, most of her lines were short. there wasn't much to mess up while she was in the booth, even the section of her wrap was small and it helped her get in and out quickly.

'love fool' took a bit of time to get into, personally, even in the demo. it was a bit boring at the start for her at least and she loved a good ballad but it picked up in the middle. there was a little more singing on her part, working on using her lower voice. it wouldn't ever be deep but it took a few recordings to strike the exact note that the producers were looking for. during her rap-singish lines, they wanted something that sounded a little bit lazy and that easy in her eyes.

then they wanted it to sound a little cool at the same time and she could admit, that was a bit of a struggle. overall though, for this song, rina didn't find herself in the studio for long. and that was the way she loved it, so it worked out in the end.

and then it was time to work on the title.

and it was something rina dreaded as she walked into the booth. but this was the final recording for her and she managed to do well here, it'd be easy to move on. it didn't help that their title wasn't a song she loved. there were movements but overall, it wasn't something she could find herself listening to in her off time.

"a little more sass." the words came through and rina gave a thumbs up to show that she heard them.

that had a little more life but they ran it until it was as perfect as they wanted. the moved onto her next lines after that, not that it was much at least they were a bit closer to the end. funny enough, the small 'asap' word had the most personality coming from her and she managed to get her small that followed out without much trouble. they motioned for her to come out and rina did, already in her bow as her turn was done and another member was next.

[fmdrina]

hello~ this is a wee little plot-call, connection call, whatever it shall be called. i don’t have much to say up here as all info is below but i’ve been limboing with rina and i want to get her back on track as i did have a lot of stuff in mind for her. below you’ll find plots, bio and profile, as well as some most wanted plots on this post from the opening. 

plots / bio / profile

lee nari born in busan w/ her twin bro ​

moved a lot as a kids but finally settled down

she wanted to become an actress and chose the idol path for it

after a survival show, she debuted as the no2 pick and as the main rapper and lead vocal of candy!

she almost wish candy didn’t hit big

got hate for being talentless and a visual hole

she had a panic attack on stage during likey promotions and sat out for the rest of them

got in a bit of a scandal during the hiatus because she saw friends

she still has a slightly thick busan accent

being stage at this point is a dread to her

she hates being in large crowds or having all eyes on her

is a bit shy and reserved

wants to be an actress more than anything else!

( PANIC )

This is an established connection from around 2020 during Candy’s Likey promotions. They were at a concert (could also be music show or festival) when Rina had a panic attack on stage when it was time to do her part. She froze up and then ran off stage. It had happened quickly and she found a place to hide, the staff couldn’t find her but your muse did. Since then they’ve been close and she’s been someone your muse can lean on, who also helped her when she had a bit of a scandal during her hiatus. One of the few people who knows she hasn’t been 100% on stage since the incident.

( BFF )

A simple plot that’s also on her plot page but it’s super important. I don’t think she had a nice solid friendship before and I want her to find one now! They’ve been best friends since middle school and they don’t have to go to the same school, they just met around that age. ( Rina is 24/25 now) But they’ve been bff’s through it all and that won’t change.

( UNGRATEFUL )

Rina’s always wanted to be an actress more than she wanted to be an idol. A idol was a stepping stone to her acting career. Since the hiatus and even before, Rina hasn’t always looked 100% there but most attribute it to her being reserved / shy. Your muse overhears her talking about hating fan-signs and dislike her for taking the position from someone who really wanted it. Bad blood. ( Your muse could be in a less popular group or wanted to debut in Candy / missed the change or just loves being an idol. )

(TOXIC)

She’s never really had a boyfriend, she’s never really looked for one. Someone, Rina gets involved with your muse and it’s a toxic relationship all around. Are you together? No but your muse doesn’t like her hanging too closely with other guys ( but he can do the same, a la, only look at me by taeyang ) He puts her through a push and pull, wrapped around his finger. They often get into fights but in then end, they make up and Rina’s right there. Open to male muses, needs more plotting!

like this to plot or chat or msg me! happy rping! i’d really like to get a few more deep plots going but if starters and etc work more for you, let me know!