YU GYEOM

GOT7'S 김유겸: GEN RP / LIT / SFW

[kiyeom]

KR:DAILY /   COMPARE AND CONTRAST

PROMPT WEEK: 09/25 - 10/02

COMPLETION POINTS: 55,960

Lately, during the other members’ birthdays, he’s been posting photos of them during their debut dates so it isn’t unlikely that he doesn’t remember them as they were. Though looking at it from a place of success would definitely change the way he saw things; where things were difficult before, they were only learning experiences and a stepping stone to where he is now. 

It’s only been 3 years since their debut so it hasn’t been that much time for him to change drastically, but there have been a few. For one, and most obviously, he’s changed in his looks. His hair has gone through a number of colours and different styles despite it always defaulting back to his coconut hair. He’s also honed in on his talent and become more confident and trusting of his skills, both vocal-wise and dance-wise. He has songs with him as the sole vocalist, he’s been on (and won) a dance show, as well as danced with artists in America and choreographed his own dances. Where in the beginning his ambitions were small and he seemed complacent in his spot, he now seems to be looking for more ways to make his skill and experience larger than ever.

Yugyeom also has learned how to interact and play with his fans more. He used to be shy, and though he still does get shy quite easily, he also knows how to show his love for ahgases way more than he used to. He talks about them in his instagram captions and never fails to show his thanks. 

Of course I love seeing Yugyeom go through these things. I’ve always thought he had such great potential in dancing, that he could choreograph GOT7 songs on his own, and though he hasn’t come to that place yet he’s definitely headed there. What I enjoy the most about noticing these changes about him is not the changes themselves, but the things about him that don’t change. How gullible he is, how heartfelt and selfless he is. He’s always put other people and thought of other people ahead of himself, and taking opportunities while maintaining the same attitude is the essence of Kim Yugyeom. 

He has 6 other members who surround him almost all the time, along with his fans, his friends, dance teachers, his family. He’s surrounded by influences but most of all I think it’s GOT7 who hyped him up and made him more confident in his abilities, they’re the ones who supported him andwere there for him throughout bad times. It’s his second family, and there’s no doubt that they had a big part in shaping him into who he is today. 

[kiyeom]

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[jaesbum]

let him live

[kiyeom]

sngriyah:

Seungri was often pulling pranks on his elders, as he was the youngest of his group after all. He did hear that the younger was bored and needed something to do, and he also mentioned that his member was sleeping. Instantly, seungri’s mind was put to work and he thought about drawing on faces; the way his group had done in their music video. Still, he wanted to take an extra step and stop by his hair stylist. She’d groaned a little and told him not to get into too much trouble, but still gave him the weak one-day stuff.

When he appeared at the younger’s place, he held up the bag of product in the air proudly. You could tell he was having a little too much fun by the way he grinned, all smile and teeth; not a drop of regret in his expression and he wished he had more of that. But the man was a walking talking child in an adult’s body. He couldn’t help his trouble-making ways. Quickly, he made himself at home and sat down on their couch. He placed the bright hair dye on the coffee table and shook his hand in the air, “Trust me! I have it on good word that this’ll wear off by tonight if he showers. And if it doesn’t, my stylist gave me this shampoo which should help a little more.”

He stood up this time and took one of the bottles, shaking it, “Show me our victim.” He was whispering, but it was almost physically impossible for Lee Seungri to stay quiet. He tried his best, however– for prank purposes.

It’d be an understatement to say that Yugyeom had admiration for the latter. If not in the way he messed with his other members, then in the way that he’d built a (what Yugyeom would call) an empire despite being the youngest. Not that there was much disadvantage these days in being so, but he always felt as if he were even with fans having soft spots for the younger one. And in all his years of being an idol (as if he had a lot, especially compared to the other’s experiences), he found that even other idols and hosts themselves always treated him differently, with more leniency at the very least. 

But to get away with everything was only a part of what he wanted. He wanted to be seen for his skill and for his talent, for the same things that Seungri had managed to become seen and admired for; he wanted to become just as legendary, even if from where he was it seemed unattainable. 

Though he would never deny the greatness in the turned cheeks he received all in the simple name of being the youngest among a group of guys. Especially in situations such as these, where getting caught in the act would probably result in a bigger ass kicking than he wanted to face, and even bigger still since his members had become desensitized to his ridiculousness. Still, he went along with it because he wanted to see if he could get away with it. 

He eagerly showed the latter the way to his member’s room, inching the door slowly and cringing at the creaking the slowness of his action had caused. Yugyeom turned to look at his company, glee in his eyes and at the apples of his cheeks before pushing the door open enough for him to walk through. As quietly as he could attempt, he inched his way towards the bed and snickered just at the thought of it. “Do you have all the stuff?” He whispered, having to cover his mouth to muffle the noise further, “Is it going to be hard to do it from here? Maybe we should dye his  skin...”

[kiyeom]

baecheou:

Pranks between idol group members, you could say, were a normal part of idol life. Each time the bond between the members become closer and closer, it’s only natural to pull tricks on each other for laughs, or exchange in harmless banter. This, she could relate to the younger. And the little anecdote he has told her earlier elicited too many laughter from the older female. It was one of triumph, signalling the laugh of not one who is on the receiving end of each prank, but rather, the one who watches from the sidelines or maybe sometimes executes these pranks.

Laughter only ceases upon the younger’s accusation. Soon, it was her turn to glare and frown. “I’m not gullible.” It was true. Though Joohyun appeared to be delicate, fragile, and introverted (which may be true in some cases) – the kind you’d pull pranks at over and over again, she was more keen than anyone would have thought. The maknaes have tried to prank their leader for a few years before deciding that it was impossible to break the wall that is Bae Joohyun. The sound of a pending challenge, too, made her brow raise. Whenever there’s competition, there’s no way she’d let herself lose. “Hey, hey. But you always lose to your hyungs. What makes you think I can’t do the same?”

Truthfully the latter had a point, and Yugyeom’s accusation was built on nothing but playful assumptions used only to provoke the latter into fighting back. Which, if he had to judge for himself, he was successful in doing so. When asked the question he didn’t answer right away and instead broke out into a grin, his shoulders habitually hunching upwards in an obvious (and very boyish) way of showcasing his glee. “I don’t know!” He answered, evidently too happy from getting the attitude he was hoping for, and if not in the way of his actions, then in the pitch of his voice.

“There’s only one way to decide!” He stated with a voice finally rid of all the laughter it had previously held. “You know what way that is noona, don’t you?” No trace of anything less than joy on his face, the same kind a devil would make at the sight of his temptations being fully interacted with, shone as brightly as the light bulbs that hung from the ceilings above them. As if he’d felt he’d waited long enough to reveal the answer to his question, he took a deep breath before talking once more. “We have to follow through, and really hold a prank war. Are you ready for this?”

[kiyeom]

KR:DAILY /   THE MUSICIAN

PROMPT WEEK: 09/02 - 09/11

COMPLETION POINTS : 27,420

Although Yugyeom’s aware of both the distinction between idol and ‘musician’ he doesn’t see why there should be a stigma for the former. He knows the stigma exists, but not to the extent that the disdain can get to, and doesn’t see why there should be any stigma at all towards either label.

To Yugyeom, a musician is someone who plays an instrument, possibly someone who’s in a band like his labelmates, DAY6. He doesn’t see the fact that they usually always create their own music something that makes them superior to what he is, an idol. Although he’s produced his own music (of which he’s proud of), he considers himself an idol and no more than that nor does he feel the need to prove himself as anything more than an idol. He doesn’t see it as something to be ashamed of, or something to work outside of. His dream was to become an idol and to become one is what he was able to achieve.

Chris Brown was Yugyeom’s inspiration for becoming an artist, the very reason he worked to be what he is now. Because Chris Brown worked with others to make his own music and never sat down and played an instrument while he performed in the same way that bands do, Yugyeom had never considered him a musician either. Despite this fact, Yugyeom admired Chris Brown and the music he made, the way he danced, the way he performed.

If someone who wasn’t a musician and instead a performer, just as he was, able to achieve as many things as Chris Brown did, and strike such a level of admiration and love from Yugyeom himself, then there was no need to feel ashamed or lesser than in simply being a performer, an idol, was there?

He had no pressure from the company or outside of it to become more than what he was, and so it was never on his mind to do so, and so he didn’t try. Yet still, he’d made a name for himself as a dancer rather than solely a standard idol. And although he has he never thought of himself as superior to other idols because he so happens to be a pretty great dancer.

Though he is in a naturally competitive field, there has never been such a competitive bone in his body to the point that he’d cast eyes of disdain or hatred towards his friends, acquaintances and even strangers who work in the same field as him.

[kiyeom]

@hxgebxymino:

“You move your arms around in a circular motion like this.” Minho responds, he had both of his arms half-way up either side of him and starts to move them in a circular motion as described. 

Yugyeom’s arms had already been up, awaiting further instruction and he watched the latter dance, glee brightening his face as he found amusement in the dance. He followed suit, only lasting a moment before starting to laugh at himself. “Okay! Next move, before  this turns into a dance battle.”

[kiyeom]

prkjihyo:

She took three boxes and carefully held them in her arms as they walked back towards the room. “Actually, I decided to walk out for some fresh air, but I am glad I ran into you because you needed a little help,” she chuckled, a joke coming to mind, “but if they fell, would you have hesitated to pick everything up and put back into the boxes if no one saw?”

Before they reached the room, she took the opportunity to ask how he was spending his time to fill the seconds. “Are you on break like us?” she asked, curiosity evident in her tone, “If so, we can sit back and give JJP our full support while we eat chicken everyday.”  

Why Yugyeom was the one to fetch the food when he had also been the one to pay for (most) of it, was beyond him. But as he was the youngest in the room, there was no place for him to argue. He was only that much more grateful for the fact that Jihyo was with him; someone else sharing his birth year would hopefully lessen the burden off of him. Even though Jihyo, he’d realized soon after he joined JYP, was a house favourite. Someone that had been there when the walls were made of brick and not gold. 

“If they fell, you know I’d blame it on you.” He joked back, a smile on every curve of his features as he playfully bumped into the latter, his elbow hitting her only lightly. The thought of the food spilling on the floor wasn’t more hilarious than it was tragic, and he already knew his word was nothing to her’s. “Yep, a schedule or two once in a while, but so far it hasn’t been much. It’s nice to be on break, right? But it does get boring, we should plan to keep each other company if it’ll be like this most of the time!” 

[jinyoungot7]

I will take you to skyway

[kiyeom]

HIATUS UNTIL 08/29

@prkjihyo @hxgebxymino and @baecheou i’ll get to your replies on the 30th most likely

[kiyeom]

❝Big smile! Like you mean it… ❞ // Welcome to KR!

who: @baddestrin why: KRENT WELCOMES

Yugyeom did as he was told, almost immediately, the corners of his lips pulling up into a smile. Truthfully, he didn’t know exactly what it was for, but being in this industry, it was almost an instinct to smile when you were being told to smile. It was the only face the public wanted to see, so it was the one that was practiced most often. His eyes darted around, awaiting the arrival of whatever or whoever he was smiling for, and got his answer when a group of what seemed to be higher ups in the building they were lounging in had walked past. 

His smile dropped once they had passed by, though not entirely as a scent of a smile still stayed on his lips as he looked over at the latter. “How’d you see them? Did being in the industry this long give you a sixth sense?” He laughed, though something inside him twisted in discomfort at the event that just took place. “That’s the life of an idol, huh?” 

[kiyeom]

❝Can I – borrow a piece of your chicken?❞ / welcome to kr!

who: @jonghyuna why: KRENT WELCOMES

"B...borrow?” He repeated, so as to clarify the request, though even with clarification he would’ve given him the same look; furrowed brows and a mouth half open, ready to either laugh or question further. “How...Wh...But...” Yugyeom continued, eventually ending up laughing out of pure disbelief at such an absurd thing to request. 

“How can you borrow it?!” He said once he was able to get more than one comprehensible word out at a time. Despite such a request, he still took a piece from the chicken finger he was eating, and placed it on the other’s plate. “If you’re trying to attract another animal to you using human food...we’re gonna get kicked out of every place we step into.” 

[kiyeom]

“Just doing God’s work.” (Welcome to KR!)

who: @tzuchu why: KRENT WELCOMES

The senior’s face twisted into a look of amused disbelief at her commentary, a laugh leaving as if to solidify his expression into something she could experience had she not happened to look over. “Don’t you think that’s too extreme?” He said with the amusement in his voice still prominent, just as much as it was in his expression. “I mean...all you did was order our drinks, Tzu.”

Another laugh left him, this one less than it was before, and instead one of delight in the same way an adult laughs at an infant’s antics. “Then was God the one that told you to say yes to my proposal to hang out at the studio? I should be talking to God instead of you...” 

[kiyeom]

"did you still want this?" ✶ welcome to kr!

who: @bvsans why: KRENT WELCOMES

Yugyeom looked up from his phone and to the one speaking, the usual instinctive smile that he wore when meeting the face of another person replaced with momentary confusion. The past 30 minutes were spent on his phone, and whenever he got lost in the world of youtube videos and instagram scrolling it was like he lost all memory of anything outside of it. So it took him a little longer than a few moments to remember he’d jokingly asked the latter to grab him a meal if he was headed out. 

“Oh...I didn’t think you were seriously going to!” He laughed, though gratefully accepting the bag regardless. “It took you a while, though. Did you eat outside?” The clarity of his voice was compromised due to the fact that he was looking into the bag to check out what food he was given, pleased with his meal. “Thank you, seriously! I have to pay you back for this.” 

[kiyeom]

KR:DAILY /   DORM LIFE

PROMPT WEEK: 08/07 - 08/13

COMPLETION POINTS : 23,340

Who do you share a room with? I share a room with Bambam! Youngjae moves out and lives with his brother now, but Bambam and I still room together. It’s because I can’t sleep alone...well, actually, I can! But I’d rather have someone in the room with me.

How well do you two get along? Bambam and I are like...friend soulmates. We didn’t like each other in the beginning. I really, really hated him. But now, after so long, I can’t imagine a life without him. We vibe better than anyone else, I feel.

Do you have any rooming habits?  Not really? All I can think of is...I pay for the food we order a lot...haha, but on my part, that’s a burdensome rooming habit. All of my members have rooming habits though...now that I think of it, it’s kind of frustrating living with them. Haha! Just kidding...

What are you in charge of in GOT7′s dorm? Like I said earlier, I think I’m in charge of paying for our take out. The proper job of the youngest, I think. But I don’t really do more than that. There’s just nothing to take care of! We’re all grown men, we do it ourselves. 

Do you do grocery shopping? Not really. None of the members do, either...I’ve done it before though! I even did it for v app. See? I’m the most responsible in GOT7′s dorm right now. Haha...kidding again...

Do you do laundry? No, most of the time. I know how to do it, I just don’t have to usually. We’re often busy, so there are other people that take care of that. When we aren’t busy though, I have to do all of that myself. 

Do you clean the restrooms? Again...no. Even when I’m not busy...I don’t do that. A bathroom that 7+ men have shared, can you imagine cleaning that? I feel bad for whoever does it. 

Do your managers dorm in with GOT7? No. Before debut, we roomed with our managers, our backup dancers, everyone! But now, it’s just the 6 of us living there.  

Are you allowed visitors? Yes! I think? We don’t get our dorms monitored at every second, so I don’t see it as a problem. We should be careful with who comes over though, right? I don’t have visitors often. I usually tell them to meet me at the JYP building.

What are the 4 biggest issues that you have with dorming with GOT7? There’s really no issues with my members. I think they just nag too much and don’t pay for the take out enough. So two issues are good enough. I really like living with them, actually, I’m kind of sad at the thought of them moving out.

[kiyeom]

KR:DAILY / DISPATCH I

PROMPT WEEK: 07/31 - 08/06

COMPLETION POINTS: 10,130 (+10 from netizen comments) 

[DISPATCH] GOT7′S Kim Yugyeom Under Fire For Colorist Jokes

After a long time of non-stop touring, GOT7 have finally separated momentarily to do separate schedules. Unfortunately, for all of us, this resulted in their maknae being left unsupervised as he had no real schedules himself (shocker!). From releasing raunchy songs to getting spotted out clubbing, there’s definitely nothing innocent or domestic about GOT7′s maknae, and there looks to be no intentions of taming him, either. 

Once upon a VLIVE he dared to get on without the company of his members, and instead (mistakenly) enlisted UNIQ’s Seungyeon to accompany him for the night. 

At some point in the night, the pair decided to make a joke, something along the lines of “what do you call burnt rice? bobby brown” and the response on all social media? Absolute. Chaos. Pointing fingers at Yugyeom, at his friend, and inevitably at each other, it seems like Kim Yugyeom should be given a schedule or two to keep him busy, instead of opening the gates of hell. 

Some say he’s faultless, some say otherwise. It’s a sea split right in half, but when is that never the case? No matter what, colorist jokes aren’t okay and neither is keeping the company of someone who thinks in such a way.

1. [+520, -29] No wonder he has no schedules

2. [+407, -18] I don’t even know UNIQ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ why is he talking so carelessly while being irrelevant? ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ

3. [+269, -17] Ever heard of a pun?  ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ bab-i brown = rice is brown  ㅋ ㅋ idiots 

4. [+216, -43] Birds of a feather flock together..farewell, it wasn’t that nice stanning i’m glad to have a reason to leave

5. [+203, -13] This article is obviously biased, or they didn’t watch the vlive themselves. He didn’t say the joke, he didn’t even understand it! Why do people talk out of their a**es before fact checking...

6. [+121, -6] JYP’s biggest flop for a reason 

7. [+90, -0] I don’t even get the joke 

8. [+88, -2] SKIPPED! BTS and EXO get to the top without having to resort to jokes like this  ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ why apologize and stan when I don’t have to deal with this with others?

9. [+9, -34] ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ  

[kiyeom]

" It’s just a suit. This is not my real face and body. " // Welcome to KR! We are glad to have you.

who: @genmyeon why: KRENT WELCOMES

The younger’s face twisted into confusion, his eyes squinted and his mouth hung open in a way that would make a Western grandma say close your mouth, or you’ll catch flies! Yugyeom stayed like this for a few seconds, as if he was making sure that the latter was finished with ... well, with whatever it was he was doing. 

Once he was certain it was a proper time for him to speak, he cleared his throat and paused yet again, though this time only momentarily before asking, “Are you okay? I don’t think they can make prosthetics this good ... I think you should just accept your pimple for what it is. It’s only human, right? A mountain sized human aspect but ... still human!” He teased, with his grin wide and his giggles stifled just so he could speak some more. “The body though, I’ll believe! I knew you were too lazy to go to the gym.”