hello lgc peeps! dowoon is back for another trimester and is feeling: EXCITED!!! he’s like SUPER pumped he’s been given a modeling contract since that’s an area that really interests him! plus it’s with a brand he really likes and fits him (but that’s already done so yeah!). AND HE MIGHT GET TO BE IN A DRAMA?? WITH HIS OWN CHARACTER HE’S CREATING??? AND HE SURVIVED ANOTHER COMEBACK CYCLE!!??? everyone cheered...just to enter a new one...pray for tz everyone they are OUT THERE ! he’s a lil about nervous about going to china cause he’s never been (actually he’s never left korea before uwu) and is just now starting to understand mandarin--but he’ll do his best! as always he’s still worried about not being up to par with his members,,but that’s typical and getting a lil better. hopefully things go well again this time around!
as is typical this is where i’ll be tracking his event threads...non-event threads i will attempt to keep up with but knowing myself i will almost certainly get lost in the sauce...pray for me! if you want threads with dowoon here, lmk and we can work something out.
TYPE ZERO MISSION
explore with tz (2/2): parker, daeho, hmu to plot!
LGC CAFE PERFORMANCES : solo performance, sometime in april 2023
COUNT : 845 words
“hello everyone, i am type zero’s maknae dowoon” there were cheers, more than he remembered from the last time he performed at the cafe. as he looked around the cafe, he could see that people recognized him--more smiles are given by the audience. even some excited jitters that he recognized as a the intense happiness of seeing your idol in person. he knew what that was like and it brought a bright smile to his face, and a slight blush. he knew that excitement well and still felt it sometimes, but it was still a bit weird for him to be the cause--though getting less and less weird. “today i’ll be performing a few songs, with a theme. which is...” he introduced and then rapidly hit his hands on his thighs, creating an a drum roll that people in the cafe followed in turn. “osts! all of these songs are from some of my favorite dramas, but not all--that would make this setlist hours.” he joked with a small chuckle. “first, a couple songs about the early feelings of love.”
first he sang my beauty by verivery, which was a sweet song about having a crush on someone so dazzling beautiful. that was then followed with my tale by park won. both songs were about the first stages of love, crushing and wanting to be with someone all of the time. so, dowoon performed with a smile on his face and walked around, singing to every member of the audience that he could. once finish with both, he took a sip of his water bottle and returned to the middle of the stage, resting the microphone on the stand. “i hope you all enjoyed those songs, i know i do. the early stages of love and affection are a special time, yeah? i’m sure we’ve all experienced that giddy feeling in our stomach when a crush walks by, the anxiety surrounding a first date...” he looked down, thinking about the first stages of his own relationship. before he got too carried away, he rechecked himself back into reality, “but what about when you’re in a relationship? you have found the one you love, confessed in a fit of passion--then what? you might expect everything to be perfect, simple, and easy...but i think we all know it is anything but.” he smiled and let the next song on the set list begin to play.
he then performed 안녕 (so long) by paul kim, which was then followed by lean on me by 10cm. both songs were about the anxieties of losing a true love, desperate to hold onto and keep that love with you. it made him think about his own anxiety with minjae. he was always worried he wasn’t doing enough, with him enough. he worried that one day, the other would get fed up and just stop being there. he never wanted that to happen. he wanted to be with minjae, he really truly did--but it was hard. he could make excuse after excuse, but that didn’t change the fact that minjae deserved better and he wanted to be better. he sang with his heart and soul, wishing that maybe, somehow minjae could hear him.
his final song was breathe by sam kim, a somber song about missing a loved one. since the last song of the set, he wanted to leave a lasting impression on the audience--make the performance memorable. this song in particular deserved it. while practicing for this performance, this had been the song he had struggled the most with. the notes were high and singing hadn’t been on his top priority list as of late. type zero had him focus on rapping and performance, which was new for him, but meant he couldn’t hit harder notes as easily as he had before. but that was okay, he was happy to fill the role he had in type zero, he wanted to be on stage and this was how he got to do it. though part of him hoped maybe if he went along with what he was given now, he might be rewarded with more vocal parts in the future. also, taking opportunities like this to show off his vocal abilities to the public, gave him hope that he would get more.
once he finished singing breathe, some people in the audience clapped and cheered for him, which he bowed at and gave a moment for the cheers to calm. “thank you, thank you all for listening and supporting this project. i know a lot of the people that have performed here have been grateful for the opportunity to perform on a stage like this--as have i. performing in small, close-knit settings like this are important to artists and musicians, i can really feel the connection between, the music, myself, and all of you as i perform. so, again, thank you for participating and being so giving as a audience.” he bowed once again, “have a wonderful rest of your day.” dowoon then began to wave and left the stage.
EXPLORE WITH TZ : x-hunting in qilou solo
COUNT : 581 words
since he was alone and figured footage of him just walking won’t do much good, he spoke his thoughts aloud as he walked down qilou old street with the camera man next to him. “so daeho-hyung and i’s letter is x--which is easy to remember because it’s just a cross, like this” he made a large x with his arms. “now what starts with x...this is hard, i can only think of an x-ray.” he decided that rather than trying to figured out every word that started with x, he would just keep on the move and hope he came across something with an x on it. he and the staff assigned to him walked around the street for a bit, chatting and trying to find an x of some sort--dowoon was getting desperate.
“ooh this is an x!” seeing something in the distance, he ran straight towards the item, leaving the cameraman in the dust. once the camera man caught up with dowoon, he presented the item with glee and pride. it was a sign that read, xylophones 50% off in english, at the front of a small music store. he then started messing with the sign, noticing the tight screws on it. “it’s kinda on there tight--so do i take a picture, or i guess i could ask if i could borrow the sign for a bit? the owner might not mind.” he peered into the store to get a read on who was attending the store. that was when the manager next to the cameraman started to giggle. “what--i need the x right? we’re supposed to find the x... and dowoon look confused. the manager then re-explained the rules, he had to buy the item for one and “OOOOH find an item with a name that starts with x...i see.” he scratched the back of his head, laughing but feeling ashamed for the mistake.
“well, i guess i’ll keep looking...” he took all of about five steps away from the store, before he remembered the sign itself. “OH! we can get a xylophone!” once again he laughed but had a look of shame on his face as he opened the door into the shop. “this is why the hyungs don’t usually leave me alone” he joked towards the camera.
he decided to take a moment to look around the shop. when he still had the time, he would spend much of a day practicing piano, so he went straight to that small section and played a bit. he played mary had a little lamb for the camera, as well as the part of type zero’s song, before the dawn that he could remember (which wasn’t a lot), “i’m out of practice--i hope my old piano teacher isn’t watching...sorry choi-seonsaengnim.” ashamed seemed to be the emotino of the day for him. he continued to browse around the shop. it wasn’t anything crazy elaborate or large, a couple pianos, guitars, and drums on display--probably family owned if he had to guess.
he got to the percussion section and went straight towards the xylephones. “jackpot!!!” he exclaimed. there was a box marked sale and filled with loose damaged or lost xylephone keys. he figured that had to count right?? he got as many as he could get--plus a xun, because he thought it seemed cool. with that, he thanked the shop owner and realize he had to race back to the meeting spot to tally the result--he really hoped he won.
BANNANA DIVISION AUDTION : prompt 1
COUNT : 385 words
entering the room, dowoon was nervous. this was a big opportunity for him and he wanted to do well. acting was one of his side goals (outside of being an idol) so he wanted to take every opportunity he could to act. he felt fairly confident in his acting abilities, he been complimented on them, but this was a comedy and he didn’t think of himself as particularly funny. he could crack a joke every now and then, and he had been on a couple variety shows in the past, but he had never felt confident. still, he was determined to try!
when he walked in, he bowed and introduced himself politely, as well as his imagined character. he had worked fairly hard in his free time on who he wanted to portray, and thought that choi hangil could be a funny character if given the right writing.
once he explained all he could about his character, the director gave him his assigned scenario. getting into characters, he began to explain his plan. “well at least it wasn’t my fault this time—not that i would ever do something that idiotic…well maybe that once, but that was right when i’m started. i’m a seasoned professional now.” the director asked when he had started, “a month ago.”
he spoke with unearned confidence, giving an attitude that he knew exactly what to do and how to do it. he smirked and smiled as he spoke, doing his best to ooze confidence and a nonchalant attitude. “but, i would get in front of whoever we’re presenting to and lay on the charm, i mean who could rest this face?” he pointed to himself, hiding the cringe that was inside him. “then, i would go to whoever lost the files—which was definitely NOT me—and give them a piece of my mind. how dare they screw this up for ME? have they no sympathy?? it’s hard enough having to balance coming to work and a social life, now i actually have to work while i’m here? terrible…”
he ended his audition by thanking the director and casting agents for their time and the chance politely, bowing as he did so. he left the audition not feeling great about his chances, but with his patented optimism that it would turn out alright.
wasn’t entirely sure how to decide this, but dowoon being the loyal family man he is--he’d want his character to be in honor of one of his family members. so he thinks the name CHOI HANGIL would fit, choi coming from his mother’s fam name and hangil being the name of his late father.
PERSONALITY
dowoon wants to really show off that he can do this acting thing, so he’d like to play a character that was completely different from himself. dowoon has this sort of charm and quality about him that seems to make a fair amount of people like him at first glance. so, he’d like a character that wasn’t so easily likeable. not necessarily a full-scale evil villain since it is a workplace comedy, but someone that is sort of OBNOXIOUS, GREEDY, and OVERLY-SELF CONFIDENT--but hides it all under a CUTE PERSONA to get what he wants. the opposite of dowoon, that tries his best to stay true to his genuine self. hangil believes himself to be destined for greatness, and this job/workplace is just an annoying stepping stone towards that dream.
BACKSTORY
once again going on the track of being unlike dowoon, hangil hasn’t worked for anything a day in his life. he comes from a RICH background of parents that have done anything and everything he asks. they paid for him to get into the best university they could, despite him having TERRIBLE GRADES and PARTYING more than he ever studied. however, he did something SCANDOLOUS (something that might have gotten him put in him in jail, but also silly to be played for laughs) that his parents once again paid to get him out of--but his father required he find some sort of job and pay them back, or he was getting cut off for good. he likely been HANDED THIS JOB by some sort of connections and/or by charming his way through an interview. because of dowoon’s age/image he’s probably a NEWER HIRE, possibly an intern just using this job to gain experience for their resume.
QUIRKS & INTERESTS
hates the break room so he can be done eating his lunch in his car (a la gregory from abbott elementary).
he has an intense fear of birds, believes them to be the spawn of the devil.
outside of work he enjoys partying, drinking, and self-care.
UNDER STRESS
hangil is terrible under stress, crying , pleading “MOMMMM PLEASE HELP!!” or running to the nearest competent person. he’s never had to deal with any problems, so he’s awful at fixing them. the only thing that can really save him is his charm. if a project needs last minute saving, he’ll do his best to charm his way through a presentation.
daeho had always told himself that he wanted to explore new hobbies however, during this exploration he had found that hiking was not going to be the new hobby that he would add to his list of skills. for someone that did a lot of cardio hiking up this hill was a huge struggle, “very intense!” daeho repeated with a huff. however, as they made their way up daeho did have to admit that there were some delightful views that he was happy to see.
“10 minutes?!” daeho almost forgot that they were in a competition. but even if daeho was tired he was more than excited to get started “alright let’s do this!” he with a bright smile that was still hiding his pain. when dowoon called out his name, daeho turn to look at the flower that he mention. squatting down next to flower he head up a peace sign and smile as he waited for the other to snap the photo. “where can I see it?” he asked walking over the younger. “wait, we don’t have time i’ll look at it later!” he said before walking pass the younger boy
“let’s take a look over here! there’s bond to be a lot more field of flower over here. next photo you’ll be in it okay?”
“perfect hyung!” he cheered as he snapped the photo. thrown into action by daeho’s reminder of time, dowoon nodded and replied with equal fervor, “right! we have to focus!” he replied with a determined look on his face. dowoon wasn’t a very competitive person, but he knew he did not want to stay at the cheap hotel...this was the closest thing he had to a proper vacation in awhile, he wanted to enjoy it.
“ok!” dowoon agreed, perfectly fine with daeho taking the lead. this entire variety show was completely out of his comfort zone (which seemed a bit like the point?) so he was glad his teammate seemed confident in what they were doing. dowoon took the direction well and walked around, trying to find some more unique flowers they hadn’t spotted yet. he took a few photos just in case in the little corner he had gotten, even taking a spare second to get selcas with a couple. finding all that he could in his little section of the field, he called out “did you find any good ones hyung?” while he walked closer to the other.
EXPLORE WITH TZ : haikou volcanic cluster mission ft. @lgcdaeho
“that hike was intense.” dowoon groaned as he found his bearings and they settled in the rainforest. he didn’t expect how physical this show was going to be. he wished he had done some gym time before they left. “so now we have to take photos of different flowers right? how long do we have?” he asked for confirmation. “10 minutes? that shouldn’t be too hard should it hyung.” he figured they had a leg up since there were two of them and only one of parker.
taking out the camera they were allowed to use, he started looking around. “oh hyung!!”dowoon cheered, “there is a super pretty flower right next to you--pose and i’ll get a cute photo” he gave daeho a moment to pose and then snapped the photo. looking at the picture, he compliment daeho, “nice! you look really pretty” and then showed the photo to the other. “now what else is around here...” he looked around, trying to find some pretty flowers to snap pictures of.
his first solo gig. no fellow anything--just a crew and whatever charisma a much more confident dowoon had convinced the casting agents he had. he knows he shouldn’t be as nervous as he is as he arrives at the filming location. they chose him out of however many people had auditioned, saw promise in whatever he had done. he remembered how excited he was for this audition--thought it was made for him when he read the casting call.
god couldn’t have given him a better first step into the modeling world. this being his first opportunity, he had a lot of hope for what the future held for him. of course, his focus was always on type zero--establishing their name and getting them out of the dreaded 2nd place spot (that they seemed to be their home as of late) as soon as possible. if being apart of this campaign could help them grow and achieve all they wanted, he was even more eager to do it.
“hmm, i’m not sure what i want to choose.” he said to the camera, tapping his chin as he considered the menu. “summer time is coming up, maybe i could do something refreshing for the drink? i do really like coffee though...maybe a latte would be good?” he thought aloud as he looked at the drinks. he tried a few of their lattes, knowing those would fit his personal tastes well. then, he moved onto more of their refreshing drinks. “ooh this jeje honey tea is delicious! this could be a front runner” he said aloud, reacting brightly to the tea.
transitioning to the food items he quickly noted on one of the standout, “an egg mayo sandwhich...? i’ve never heard of that.” he looked a little concerned, but took a bite of the sample. his facial expression changed, more delighted than disgusted. “that’s actually not bad--it’s kind of good!” he considered the other options, “but i think my fans know i’m more sweet than savory” he joked, looking at the sweet items. “ooh a chocolate chip cookie! you can never go wrong with a chocolate chip cookie, can you? hmm...but strawberry cookie cake sounds good as well!” he considered aloud, “there are too many good options! how will i decide?” he said frustrated at having to chose just one food and drink.
breathing, moving his hands down to calm himself. “ok, everyone, we can do this. what’s important--they should pair well together, shouldn’t they?” he said to the camera, before looking back at his options. deciding that sorting his favorites with what he thought would go well together, he paired the mint chocolate latte he tried with the american chocolate chunk cookie and set them aside. then, he put jeju hanrabong honey tea and strawberry cookie cake together and set them aside. finally (after some deliberation, where he last minute switched one drink for another) he paired cold brew latte with the red velvet macroon. he looked confident, satisified with his choices as he let himself sigh in relief. “now with them sorted i just have to pick which pair...” a look of defeat once again spread over his face as he realized he liked all of the combinations together. he looked dead at the camera, “why is this so hard!?”
after much deliberation, all said out loud for (hopefully) the enjoyment of viewers, he said, “i think i know which one--could someone help me put this apron up?” he asked the staff behind the camera with big puppy dog eyes--who graciously got up and held the apron in front of where he was hiding his final choice. “drumroll...” he tapped the table lightly but with enough force to make some noise. he smiled sweetly, greatly satisfied the staff were putting him with his antics, “tada!” he said and they followed the queue to drop the apron and showed off his set, “mint chocolate latte and chocolate chunk cookie! aka the chOHcolatte set!” feeling the need to further explain he pointed to himself, “because my family name is oh and” pointing at the latte “it’s a latte..you get it right?” he laughed, cringing at himself.
“thank you all for tuning in and make sure to stop by holly’s cafe and get my set! or if you don’t like this set, get something else! there is a reason i could barely make a decision--all of their menu items are delicious.”
so dowoon hadn’t been the best (insert whatever word they were using to call themselves because god forbid dowoon could just nut up and ask him to be his boyfriend) to minjae lately. he had a fairly solid excuse--comebacks! a rookie had to be on top of things if they wanted to succeed and so career was coming before everything...even the person he really cared about. and he felt bad! like really bad...minjae deserved better, and he knew that.
somehow minjae hadn’t given up on dowoon yet so he onto the hope that dowoon could become better for him. so--after getting permission and scheduling it on one of his days off--dowoon showed up on minjae’s door step, sort of like a lost puppy with take out in his hands. typically dowoon would show up with homemade food...but that meant less time with minjae and he just wanted to see the other’s stupidly handsome face. deciding that food wasn’t enough, dowoon decided (and politely asked minjae for permission again) that they needed a blanket fort if they were going to enjoy a proper netflix date. if they couldn’t be in a movie theater, they might as well make it fun!
finally settled with food (that was only a little cold, dowoon had made fast work with their comfy little fort) with plenty of blankets and soft things but not a lot of space between the two of them, “thanks for letting me ruin your living room,” dowoon said with a warm smile as he laid back on a soft pillow and grabbed the remote. they had set up so the tv was still watchable...maybe a bit of a fire hazard but they were awake so it was relatively safe. he scrolled through the options, nose scrunched, “so what are we thinking? disney’s always safe...ooh i haven’t gotten a chance to finish once upon a small town. i started it when it was airing and then future dreams caused all the chaos and never finished it.”
he looked at minjae, a sweet but apprehensive expression on his face. “have you seen it? if you have we can find something else--you can just take the remote, sorry, it’s your house after all.” god, he just really wanted this to go well.
nathan just laughed - a full-on, thrown-his-head-back, hearty laugh at dowoon’s comment. “you do have a point there. but my growth spurt happened in high school, too - i’m sure there’s at least one student-giant in this school to save us from the embarrassment,” he added with a smile and shake of his head.
and then he laughs, again. man, dowoon just cracks him up. “and that year is a big difference, kid!” nathan counters as he sits up himself, reassuringly patting the other on the back. “we’ve all been there, man. but if it makes you feel better, as old as we may be, we’re not as old as the hyungs - well, err, not at the same time, at least.”
“did you really? i’m still waiting on my growth spurt...” he joked. he wasn’t the shortest among them and he was taller than his sister now, so he wasn’t super insecure about his height. "once we get to meet the students, we should try to find their nathan, yeah?”
dowoon rolled his eyes with a smile on his face at nathan’s continued insistence of their large age difference. technically--if they did the math--dowoon wasn’t even a full year younger than nathan...but he let the older have it. instead he responded, “that is true! we’ve still got our youth--whatever is left of it” he joked with a nervousness. part of his image was being cute/youthful, which was easy, for now. he tried not to think about that changing...but at least he could always count on being younger than his members!
