things were consistently busy, truthfully, that’s just how it went. especially being in such a popular group like titan, there was constant practicing and meetings to be had. especially the late nights that bled into early mornings, it was something that he had gotten used to, to say the least.
duri had long gotten rather used to it, it was something that was a new normal. plus, it wasn’t like he had really slept anyways. so, what was being up early and being up late really? he dealt with it, he learned to adapt.
plus, that just meant coffee. and his blood was particularly caffeine at this point.
it’s seven in the morning, the sun just coming up. which meant it was prime time for coffee. so, he leaves the room that he’s in in the basement. he’s simply walking the halls, not really thinking much of it - you know, as one does.
that was until he’s turning the corner and being met with a cup running into him, then the coffee, and eyes moving to look upon the cup, as well as the coffee, on the floor. luckily, it wasn’t hot, or that probably would have ended up a lot worse, to say the least.
“ah, i’m so sorry!” he says, apologizing to the younger. “i was just about to go get coffee! how about we clean this up and i’ll replace your coffee for you?” he suggests.
while, ideally, yuna wouldn’t have collided with anyone at all, at least it’d been duri. it’s not like they were exceptionally close; with the older having debuted before yuna’d even joined the company. still, from the few interactions they’d had, duri seemed to be as pleasant as he was on-camera, if not more.
so the offer’s not odd, she supposes, if she thinks rationally, and doesn’t listen to her paranoid ‘this is a part of a hidden prank and it’ll be aired on candy shop’ monkey brain. there aren’t any cameras mounted in this hallway besides the cctvs. which have always been there. she thinks.
god, yuna is exhausted.
“yes, please.” her voice comes out a bit smaller than she intends for it to, but there’s no one and nothing to front for, and yuna offers him a wan smile. “i’ll go look for the janitor. have you had breakfast? i’d kill for some spicy stew and rice right now.” she’d kill for anything, actually. the camera really does add 10 pounds, and in her bid to not look puffy during the filming yesterday, she’d skipped lunch & dinner.
introducing the go family--- or according to yuhwan’s tiktok, chanel N°2, chanel N°3, and chanel N°5. he’s chanel N°1, obvi.
chanel N°3 / go junghoon (isaac):
yunahwan’s dad, and hyunjoo’s #malewife.
an amiable 50-year-old (‘71) who could pass for someone in his late 30s, who works as a general surgeon in an unnamed city hospital. yes, he’s busy, and his work-life balance isn’t so much balanced as it is teetering dangerously, but he still makes time for his wife and kids.
a second-gen immigrant, whose parents grew up lower-middle class and had to scrimp and save in order to be able to send him to college.
had a later start than his peers--- had to take his mcat twice, and he’s never shut up about that. always tells yunahwan about the importance of giving it your best and persevering, and uses that as an example.
yuna’s work ethic comes from him--- all his nagging did make its mark, and he’s one of the reasons she has as much perseverance as she does. outwardly, they’re quite different, with both of the kids’ personalities seemingly taking more after his wife’s, but both him and yuna have a type of quiet determination about them.
was her biggest supporter all through her trainee days, and even tried to get his patients to vote for yuna on candy shop.
chanel N°5 / choi hyunjoo (grace):
the sole person making sure yuna’s not working herself to the bone, because she’s the only one in the family with any idea of what a healthy limit and working hours look like.
grew up upper-class in seoul, and her parents sent her overseas to study, since she was good at english. met junghoon while they were both in college, and the rest is history.
always thought she was just going to marry rich but u know what... the gos have disposable income now so it’s okay... she still got what she wanted! a housewife who used to work as a pa for a bigshot ceo, and quit after she had yuhwan. writes the occasional op-ed for papers.
very much the person who runs the go household.
a firm believer in taking the easy way out, she was the one reminding yuna that if it ever got too hard, she could always come back. (after a phone call wherein yuna told her that she’d ‘never be able to succeed at anything, if i give up this easily!’, she never told yuna that again.)
got all her church friends and got their relatives to vote for yuna. there’s a good chance yuna’s #1 was as a result of hyunjoo’s book club.
hyunjoo and junghoon were already married by the time she got pregnant with yuna, but it was a surprise to the both of them as they hadn’t planned on having kids so soon, despite their parents’ nagging. yuna’s pregnancy was uneventful, and so hyunjoo just kept working with the support of her husband. yuhwan was actually planned, but he took more of a toll on her, and hyunjoo ended up quitting her job, and eventually just never returned to the workforce after 2002.
chanel N°1 / aaron yuhwan go:
profession thorn in yuna’s side--- she misses the 2 years she had on earth without him.
currently a pre-med student in uchicago. they like to laugh about it, because he was supposed to be the singer and she the doctor, but well, funny how life turns out, right?
was comic relief during candy shop’s family call segment/mission. yuna’d tried both parents twice before calling her brother, because she just knew he was most likely going to embarrass her or say something not suitable for broadcast. when she said ‘i love you’, he called her crazy and hung up on her. she nearly swore at him. had a moment of profound regret after, and told the camera she should’ve just continued practicing.
he’s the one he keeps in contact with the most, though that’s mostly owing to quintessential sibling ribbing--- whenever he sees clips of yuna doing aegyo or anything embarrassing, he just forwards it to her. she tells him to shut up. cycle continues.
miscellaneous.
while they’re a close family, they’re not particularly expressive with their feelings, and rarely say ‘i love you’ to each other, instead expressing it through sending her a big box of the fruit she says she likes and her mom sending her monthly health supplements and her sending yuhwan allowance.
one of the few times sweet have seen yuna cry is when she received a handwritten letter from her family during one of their reality shows. while she knows they’re proud of and love her, it’s different actually seeing it written out. she kept the letter after that, and it’s pinned up in her room.
she talks to her dad and brother more than she does her mom, since her dad works the night shift sometimes and her brother is... a college student. enough said.
yuna’s the most fluent in korean in their family, since she’s lived in korea for the past 12 years, but they can all understand well, and speak with varying degrees-- it goes yuna ≥ hyunjoo > junghoon > yuhwan.
the fans love yuna’s relationship with her family, but yuna’s actually not huge on sharing that part of her personal life with them.
“avant-garde? you’re lucky because i don’t even know what that means. i’m not a fashionable person at all. i think i’m the last person that should be styling anybody else so you may just end up dressing up like me or something,” she says while giving the other a soft pat on her arm. “but i’ll keep that in mind! no avant-garde,” she says while giving her a salute of two fingers. it’s not anything she had in mind anyway so yuna wouldn’t have to worry.
despite having heard of this opportunity a week ago, she wasn’t aware who her partner was until a few days ago. this is all to say that suji isn’t completely prepared when it comes to concepts and whatnot. “i probably should have studied or done some research before coming, but i’m basically starting with a blank canvas, and you’re unfortunately that canvas.” god, she hopes she isn’t scaring away the candy member, but she thinks it’s best to be honest.
“trust me, i’ve been in a bag before. i would never subject you to the same thing!” she believes it’s something yuna said with awareness that suji had been subjected to being dressed in a reformed bag. she remembers that mess, and she’s simply glad that it’s never been brought back to her after zimzalabim promotions. “come on, let’s head over and see what’s prepared for us.” with that, she links her arm with the other girl group member before heading over to what she assumed was the dressing room with options.
“neither do i. i just sprinkle it into conversations with my stylists and they look impressed.” yuna confesses sheepishly, with a cheeky smile. “sort of how like, if someone askes me how something tastes, i just say i love the umami.” made for an awfully awkward situation when she’d called the fat macarons an executive had offered her umami--- the 1% of the time her bluff was seen through.
“oh, right! i looked you up before i came, and your daily fashion’s pretty, though? it wouldn’t be bad to dress like you.” never mind that their “daily look”’s probably still picked out of a stylist-curated collection of clothing items. yuna’s, and she’ll bet suji’s, real daily look is 90% practice clothes, but that wouldn’t make for a good pictorial, would it? “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” it’s sage advice, but this is pretty much the blind leading the blind. yuna hadn’t been lying when she said she’d looked suji up--- her fashion, while much softer and more feminine than yuna’s, was still comprised of the same base items and concepts. neither of them were exactly groundbreaking.
pressing her lips together, she tries to not laugh out loud at the mental image of suji in a giant ikea bag, head sticking out of it like a curious puppy. “it was a nice bag, though.” she offers by way of damage control, though it’s like putting a band-aid over a bullet wound. “i don’t know if i want for there to be a lot of things or not.”
the door they push open reveals racks and racks of clothes, ranging in every colour and texture imaginable, with shoes neatly arranged on the floor and glittering jewellery catching the light at every turn, and yuna is... mesmerised. her reaction, currently being captured in 4k, is genuine--- she feels like a kid in a candy shop.
she’s not running late, really, but the moment yuna messages her to announce her presence at the shoot already, suji feels like she’s committed some big sin. she hates feeling like she’s being a nuisance and while she doubts the candy member or any of the other staff members on set will have such thoughts especially with the reputation she’s built for herself, she still can’t help but be concerned.
as soon as her van arrives, she sprints out and makes her way into the studio. before going much further, she takes a moment to catch her breath before presenting the camera that’s being shoved in her face a smile. “did you wait long?” she asks as soon as she sees yuna. they’re not particularly the closest, but they have a lot of mutual friends ever since they both started venturing into songwriting. it was only a matter of time before they were bound to meet with just the two of them. while she hopes that it would have been for other circumstances considering that suji’s not really the most fashionable person, this isn’t bad. hopefully it works as a means of getting them closer since yuna seems like a sweet girl.
“is there anything you’re absolutely uncomfortable with? like i know i’m supposed to be styling you and directing this whole shoot, but i don’t want to make you regret everything, you know.”
yuna casts a quick glance down at her phone while the crew are re-adjusting the lighting, and the little 1 has disappeared from the side of her message. she doesn’t read too much into it, though-- from the few interactions they’ve had, suji seems far too polite to be the type to leave her on read. yuna assumes she’s probably in the lift on her way up or at least close enough that she doesn’t think it warrants a message back, anyway.
suji’s out of breath when she arrives, and yuna waves in greeting, gesturing for her to breathe and calm down a little. "not at all! i just got here early, since my schedule before this was nearby." their prior acquaintanceship lends itself to the more relaxed atmosphere in the studio, with no need for excessive formalities that'd only make the viewer feel like they were third-wheeling an awkward blind date.
suji's question gives yuna pause, and she genuinely ponders the question posed for a bit, finger tapping exaggerated on her chin. "hmm... i don't think there's anything i'd rather not wear, but i feel like being avant-garde just for the sake of being avant-garde tends to end up coming just a little bit tacky." candy's managed to escape that fate so far; while it's not like they were in shortage of brand sponsorships, there weren't too many odd stage outfits that yuna's had to wear.
god, she hopes she didn't just jinx it.
"but really! even if you put me in a reusable furry bag and call it upcycling," she offers suji a private smile-- sorry, equinox’s stylist. maybe if you did your job right... "i'll be fine. you have total creative control!"
summary: yuna & into the new world at the bc anniversary concert!!!!
note: for the 3rd quarter schedules.
word count: 446.
it feels only right that they’re ending their anniversary concerts with ‘into the new world’. it’s the one-top idol song-- every trainee worth their salt would have the song down pat. yuna’s no exception, of course.
even though it isn’t an actual performance as much as a gut-churning show of how close the ‘bc family’ are, yuna still wants to do a good job. candy sticks out like when it comes to the topic of vocal talent under bc entertainment, and for once, she wishes they wouldn’t stand out. the reputation they’d built in re live vocals seems to follow them around like a dark cloud, and candy’s not quite as awe-inspiring as they’d used to be-- in yuna’s opinion, anyway.
candy’s upcoming japanese arena tour means that she’s had to practice the older songs’ choreography anyway, so there isn’t any worry about the choreography. she spends the days leading up to the anniversary concerts practicing her live vocals. unlike with their shows, the stadium won’t be filled with sweet, and yuna’s uncontrollable need to prove herself rears its head.
being on stage is different, though. she’d performed the song a total of twice-- once during a monthly group evaluation as a trainee, once during candy shop, and now, standing on stage with the rest of bc’s talent roster, it’d make a total of 3 times.
the first two times, it was a competition between her and everyone she’d been performing with; when she was a trainee, it’d been so she kept her ranking, and when on candy shop, it’d been to garner votes. there was a pressure to be better than everyone else and to cement her place at the top of the heap.
the solo line she’d been given felt oddly reflective of her own personal journey-- not changing and not giving up despite not knowing what the future held.
standing on stage, though? yuna’s smile is genuine. there’s no calculation to see who’s doing better or worse, and no competition for lines--in part due to the lines having already been assigned, in order of seniority and how the performance was to be set up-- and she finds she genuinely doesn’t mind.
despite her distaste for bc’s pushing the familial image on them, she does feel pride about being under her company. bc idols are the cream of the crop-- the blueprint, and yuna was reaping what she’d sowed. the years she’d grit her teeth, pushed through and the odds she’d beat to debut under her company meant that the playing field was never level with the other rookie girl groups candy’d debuted with.
Special Skills: Spacing out, sleeping anywhere, ‘just... living.’
Hobbies: Listening to music, collecting makeup, reading, watching movies
Favorite Food: Potatoes, but she doesn’t like chips
Favorite Color: Blue & purple
Role Models/Inspirations: @fmdhyeju
Ideal Type: Someone who understands and likes her just the way she is + Mentioned she liked Kim Seonho’s character in Hometown Cha Cha Cha (VLive 210924)
Facts:
Her motto is ‘let’s just do it!’
She thinks her most attractive point is her waist. (Factinstar 200210)
Her dark eye circles are not from lack of sleep– she has had them since childhood. (VLive 190912)
If she could only bring 3 things onto a deserted island, she would bring lip tint, water, and a box of flare guns. (mmtg)
She enjoys marvel movies, and always makes sure to catch them in cinemas if she can.
She is on team mint chocolate, pineapple on pizza, and pouring > dipping.
Whenever she’s stressed, she likes to get ear piercings.
“hey, you! miss! with the big ol’ tonka dumptruck!” yuna’s not drunk, though her choice of words and current location might suggest the contrary. the only people in her bar of choice at 12:17pm on a wednesday are either having an awful hump day or alcoholics-- though they’re probably not mutually exclusive.
either way, the man slumped over his drink in the corner’s got better things to do than stare at yuna to figure out if she’s one of the ladies currently singing about dancing the night away on the speakers of the bar, or at the currently approaching “nation’s it girl!” yuna’s beckoning over with a “hey, over here!”
she doesn’t feel like the song is all that seasonally appropriately, seeing as it’s nearing the end of september, but yuna’s not one to speak on propriety-- she’s still in her training clothes and a ratty bun hiding unwashed hair. her appearance isn’t what’s important, though-- the menu that she’s holding out to @fmdjeonghwa with a wide grin on her face is. without any preamble, she greets jeonghwa with a singular word.
her pride’s screaming for her to just stay in the dorms and lick her own wounds, but that won’t do. not when she’s in charge of the sour team, and they’ve got so much to get together before their next performance with so little time.
speaking of, she’s running late. not on anyone but her own schedule, but the Go Yuna Way Of Life is how she’s gotten to where she is-- not that her current position is in any way satisfactory. still, the Go Yuna Way Of Life dictates that she not be hung up on things she can’t change and look forward to the things she knows she can fix.
so she’s rounding a corner in bc at 7am in the morning, solely focused on the iced coffee she’s trying to desperately to sweeten to taste, led to the practice room by muscle memory alone. a left here, and she’ll be right in the heart of bc’s dungeons basement.
what she doesn’t account for is something in her way.
her drink meets an untimely death, its remains grotesquely splattered on yuna and the person who she’d collided with’s clothes and on the floor.
at least they’re both wearing black. this could have been much worse.
dragging her eyes away from the carnage, she locks gazes with @fmdduri, physically lets out a sigh of relief, and proceeds to complain about her “coffeeeee...” in a pitiful whine.
Candy has released their first Japanese studio album!
The album includes the previously released title track “BDZ” as well as previous Japanese singles dating back to last year: “One More Time”, “Candy Pop”, and “Wake Me Up”. It also includes other previously released tracks, namely “Brand New Girl” and their cover of The Jackson 5′s “I Want You Back”, plus four new b-sides.
Candy’s official Japanese YouTube channel release a video documenting Candy’s promotions in Japan so far set to the album track “Be As One” to accompany the album’s release.
Candy will embark on their Japanese arena tour to promote the album next month.
yuna’d requested for it to look lived-in, even if it was minimalist, as she’d wanted to portray the feeling of someone getting over a breakup singing for their lost love. think dim, lamp-lit rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, rumpled white sheets, books all over the apartment, and an empty ramyeon cup or two. the styling’s simple too-- a large, plain sweater over shorts and knee-high socks, with minimal makeup and hair styling.
her manager hasn’t known peace the day yuna caught wind of the base stage opportunity, barraging them with questions and if it was something yuna’d have to put her name in for, or if it was on an invite-only basis and if so, how she would go about getting an invite.
she’s nothing if not tenacious.
when yuna finally hears back from exclusive with an invitation to prepare for her solo stage, she sends back an idea of the stage concept and her song of choice within the hour. a little overexcited, maybe, but it’s an opportunity she’s been waiting for as much as the fans have.
taeyong’s half moon-- it’s in her on repeat playlist, so she wouldn’t have to take extra time to learn the lyrics or arrangement, popular enough yuna would have new people checking her out if they’d just so happened to scroll past her video, and most importantly? helps to establish her identity and form her own distinct colour. as much as yuna enjoys candy’s success, she thinks that it’s probably just about time for her to make a name for herself as go yuna. she doesn’t know if she’s as sentimental as the song is, but hey, don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
there’s no pushback from bc until they find out yuna wants to perform it live, with no ar-- not a one-take, she’s not that confident, but regardless, candy’s reputation for live singing is one that precedes them. the creative team are understandably hesitant, but yuna reminds them they can always reshoot if her vocal performance isn’t satisfactory (it won’t be, she thinks privately.), and well, she is one of the few candy members who actually manage to sing live.
they relent, because she’s right.
as always.
she makes sure to take care of her voice and sleep as much as possible the night before filming-- yuna swears she sees mold growing in the morning, thanks to how high she’d turned her humidifier. her 3 meals for the day consist solely of throat candy and green tea, and she even packs a thermos flask full of honey in her bag. it’s probably as close to a field trip as she’ll get in this lifetime.
the set’s a rented apartment, decorated just the way she’d wanted. it’s nearly 6pm by the time she reaches, and setup takes about an hour. the moon’s out by the time they’re done with their preliminary lighting and audio checks, during which yuna pads through the entire apartment, followed closely by a camera.
yuna wraps up her first practice take, and while monitoring herself, there’s an odd feeling of satisfaction she hasn’t felt in a long time warming her chest.
they wrap at about 12am, and yuna sends all the staff off with drinks and her deepest gratitude. they’d been wonderfully accommodating to yuna’s requests to reshoot certain parts or relight certain locations, complimenting her singing and offering feedback for what they thought she could do to make it look more natural, something she’s deeply grateful for. even after nearly 3 years of promoting, solo schedules are still unfamiliar to her, something she makes her mind up to change.
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