i am a phoenix

jung jihye flying again

[lgcjihye]

lgcsoyoun​:

Soyoun hadn’t had the chance to meet with people outside LGC Girls for a while, so she wasn’t going to say no when Jihye had invited her out to lunch. “I trust your taste,” Soyoun says with a smile. She hadn’t been to this particular place before, as she generally preferred the places that she was more familiar with. But this is a nice change. Besides, Jihye was always great company. 

At the mention of interviews, Soyoun nods. “Yeah, I like to think I’ve gotten as much practice as I possibly can,” she admits. “Family isn’t too hard to talk about for me, to be honest.” She hums as she listens to what Jihye says, and she understands where Jihye is coming from. Not everyone is as lucky to be comfortable with the topic like she is. “Ah, yeah, I figure. What would you want to talk about instead, though?” 

“as you should.” jihye joked back with a chuckle. “so, i’m a huge fan of pasta and it fuses korean and italian takes on pasta.” she was excited, the smell of the food calling to her. “i only ordered you a normal drink but would you like a glass of wine. i got one for myself.” that being said, jihye took a sip. 

“lucky you.” she didn’t say it with any malice, soyoun was lucky. “maybe, if they weren’t so...messy. i don’t know how many times they insist on bringing their new families together for dinner that goes horribly wrong. my parents are great, when they’re apart.” and that wasn’t something she wanted to share in an interview even if she didn’t mind sharing it with soyoun. “i’d prefer fashion, music...even my failed music career, anything but family.” 

[lgcjihye]

as soon as she saw their slip, jihye thought about what they could do.

in the end, she would be the person who complained about the barking dog. they had chosen to act as if they lived duplex. a few small details were ironed out and soon enough, they found themselves in front of the panel.

and it was one of the rare times jihye felt nervous.

she wasn't a funny person and now she had to make people laugh. and one day to do that, at first she played the barking dog, being loud and needless as her partner shushed her. and then a switch was flipped and jihye came out as the irritated neighbor. now that was a role she managed to hold down easily, crossing her arms and cutting remarks. all the while, jihye tried not to focus too much on the panel in front of her.

and then they planned on a back and forth.

each complaining about other irritations they put on each other. for jihye, it was loud-off key singing, that she took so long to take her trash off, friends she had over. and for jihye's park, the dog barking, the way they parked. it was a lot of quick and witty back and forth and as they fought, jihye had a double-roll of of playing the dog that got louder as they got louder. she tired her best to be funny with her arms and other actions, adding personality to her moves and her face. at least her and her partner managed to bounce off of each other without much of a problem.

and then it peaked, with both of them shouting at the dog to be quiet so they could hear each other yelling. it ended with nothing being solved, both of them stomping away while jihye turned her head away to give soft barks. once the scene was over and they had been given the okay to leave, jihye let out a deep breath.

she was sure she wouldn't get a part but she did it at least.

[lgcjihye]

“okay.” jihye set the notebook down in front of her finally picked at the fruit that was on her tray. she needed to get that all out before she ate the food that was in front of her. legacy’s food wasn’t bad but it wasn’t where she normally ate. but she she needed help, and the help that was given to her needed to be in legacy for lunch.

“did any of those joke land with you?” jihye was on the fence about the gag concert, the workshops were fine but she wasn’t sure if she was funny enough to hold up for gag concert. “i mean any of them, i’m working my way up to a full skit but i’m not sure about  what i have  so far.” 

@lgcdaeyeol

[lgcjihye]

it was good getting the chance to hang out with soyoun again. it had been a minute since they managed to get together. “thank you.” her attention turned towards the waitress as they set down on their food. “this place is great, i promise.” she was a regular here and that wouldn’t stop anytime soon. 

“have you prepared for your interviews?” that was another thing she had to work on. “i wish they would’ve given us something a little more simple, mainly because i don’t want to talk about my family.” honestly, any other topic would be good. “what do you think?”

[lgcjihye]

like for a starter

[lgcjihye]

lgcyuzhuo​:

Yuezheng Yuzhuo blinked a few times in confusion, looking around her to make sure that the other girl was talking to her, and not some random person nearby. Nope, no one else in sight. “Who, me?” she hesitantly asked, pointing at herself. 

Frantically gazing around (it’s not that Yuzhuo didn’t like the other girl per se, but rather that she literally had no clue who the other was, being new and language barrier and training and all, so everything about the situation threw her completely off guard, leaving her brain in overdrive trying to process everything) she stood there. And if her face currently looked like confused Nick Young, well, that’s a problem to deal with another day. “Sure?”

“Yes, you silly.” Jihye let out a small laugh. All could be forgiven, it was a bit of a random invite and she was sure she hadn’t worked with the other girl before. And she was fairly sure that she was older than the girl she was currently talking too. 

“Awesome, I have a place in mind but I’m open to whatever you like.” She barely stopped herself from linking arms with the other, she could get too caught up in herself sometimes. “And nice to meet you, I’m Jihye, I don’t think we’ve met before?” She did hold out her hand for a shake though. 

[lgcjihye]

“come to lunch with me.” she was bored, very bored. even the extra freedom as an actress let her feeling bored. she didn’t need to come to company as often, still considered a trainee (right?) with a few roles under her belt but nothing that would get her stopped in the street. and now, she found herself walking the halls of legacy, stopping once she found someone to annoy for the day. 

“i’ll pay but i’m lonely and well that’s pretty much it.” there was nothing more to explain. “i’ll be bored until i have a new job booked.” and when would that come? she wasn’t sure but she’d find out, soon enough. hopefully. “so what do you say?”

[lgcjihye]

lgcjinseo​:

Jinseo can still feel the mud in his hair despite having cleaned himself off in the time the others took their turns in the mud. He will need more than a shower when he gets back to the dorm later. He can only hope the others don’t have a problem with him calling dibs. He allows himself to chuckle. 

“I think I got most of it,” Jinseo admits with a soft sigh. “I just hope I didn’t take forever on the obstacle course. I would hate for us to lose to the purple team.” He shakes his head. Jinseo may be nice, but he has a competitive streak and wants to win. Besides, although Tee is cute, there is no way Jinseo is losing to him. Jinseo turns to cheer for the teammate in the pool before turning back to Jihye. “We can compare stuff when everyone’s gotten out? What was the hardest part for you in there?” He points to the pool, where another teammate is now having a go at the obstacle course. 

a small sigh left her mouth and finally, jihye moved to just hold the now muddy towel. there was no clean space on the towel anymore and she’d just end up rubbing more mud on herself at this point. really, the company should be treating them to a spa day after this, it was stressful. 

jihye nodded her head, she didn’t care much about winning or loosing. instead, she wanted that sweet, sweet air time. “i think i did alright on the course, i’m not the most alethic but...say i was in a horror movie, i think i have the running down.” was it enough to help them win? that, she wasn’t too sure about. she followed his finger, glancing at her teammates that were still going. “managing to stand and not fall over, what about you?” 

[lgcjihye]

it wasn’t her favorite thing. honestly, jihye didn’t mind getting physical but this was on a different level. at some point, she was positive that she managed to get mud in her mouth. but she pushed past it, dragging herself up out of the mud and ignoring the loud laughs around her. she didn’t even focus on her rival, shirting around until she found the pieces. well, all but one and now her focus was getting out of the pool. 

her eyes were closed a bit when she felt someone grab her hand and quickly passed her a towel. the first thing she did was wipe her face off so she could thank whoever it was. “you are a life-saver. i don’t know if you know that but you are, thank you!” god, her hair…this was going to be  long night. “i don’t think i’ll ever try a mud bath now.”

[lgcjinseo]

Going into the mud definitely wasn’t one of Jinseo’s ideas of fun, but he had managed to find what he needed to find at what he thinks is a reasonable time. He ignored how squishy the mud was and how heavy it felt against him in favor of getting things over with. He is here to have fun (and hopefully win), and he doesn’t want mud to spoil his excitement. Besides, he might as well do his very best to help their team at least not end up in last place. 

Once he’s done drying himself, he watches the other members of his team struggle to get out. He grabs the person nearest to him and pulls her out of the mud before she slips right back in. Mud is slippery stuff. He shudders to himself. “You look like you need it,” he says as he hands Jihye a clean towel. He snorts at the mention of the mud bath. “At least our pores are nicely hydrated for days?” He waits for Jihye to compose herself before engaging in coversation again. “Were you able to find everything?” 

[lgcjihye]

jihye took the clean towel gratefully, this time moving to her hair. she could wash off her body fairly easily but it felt like her hair had taken most of the beating. it would also be the hardest to clean, it was best to get as much done as she could right now. a small chuckle left her mouth, "i'm glad there is some good humor for this, if only my pores could pay for the no mud spa treatment i'm going to get after this."

but right now, her hair as good as it was going to get so she moved onto other parts of her body. "i think i got everything, i hope at least." but she wasn't too worried about it as long as she was out of mud. "were you able to find anything on your go? hopefully more than me."

[tiffanyhwangz]

favorite stage outfits → yubin ♡ lady

[lgcjihye]

lgcjinseo​:

Jinseo hadn’t expected to actually get something similar to the role he had presented. He supposes it’s some sort of validation to his creativity after all. He’s excited to go on set and learn as much acting tips as he possibly can. Although he’s aware that he won’t be a leading man any time in the foreseeable future, he supposes that acting can help him with his modeling. 

He smiles politely when Jihye approaches him. They had worked together on Dream Team, but that was more of trying to finish their challenges as a team to win rather than having a proper conversation. He supposes this is a good chance. “I, on the other hand, had a feeling I would see you here,” he says with a playful smirk. “I had taken a look at everyone’s profiles because I wanted to see how all the characters would affect each other.” He offers Jihye a vitamin drink as a gift. “Of course, I’m excited! This is the first time I actually have a role that somehow makes an impact. Are you excited for our characters to cause some sort of chaos?” He pauses to chuckle at himself. “I assume we get to stir up stuff for the lives of the adult characters, I mean.”

“did you now?” she let out a small chuckle and tipped her head towards him. she accepted the water with smile, bowing her head in thanks this time. “that is a good idea, if i hang around you, i just might pick up a thing or two.” she would’ve at some point, but she found herself basking in the idea that she finally had another character to play. once they had gotten a bit more of the script, she’d take the chance to look at all of the characters. 

she could relate to the feeling, her kim family character was a perfect starting character for her. the simple fact that she had a real role with lines and would really be on screen. “i am, i think lucy has the chance to be super chaotic, i’ve had to work on my english more, as well as maybe an accent?” if she could pull it off, if not a texas one then something. “hey, hey....i’m an adult...lucy is an adult..” she joked, winking at him before she let out a small whisper. “most of the time.”

[lgcjihye]

it wasn’t her favorite thing. honestly, jihye didn’t mind getting physical but this was on a different level. at some point, she was positive that she managed to get mud in her mouth. but she pushed past it, dragging herself up out of the mud and ignoring the loud laughs around her. she didn’t even focus on her rival, shirting around until she found the pieces. well, all but one and now her focus was getting out of the pool. 

her eyes were closed a bit when she felt someone grab her hand and quickly passed her a towel. the first thing she did was wipe her face off so she could thank whoever it was. “you are a life-saver. i don’t know if you know that but you are, thank you!” god, her hair...this was going to be  long night. “i don’t think i’ll ever try a mud bath now.”

[lgcjihye]

she was eager to get started with filming. it was another role after-all and no one could take that away from her. she also thought it would a good chance to get to know her fellow co-stars and talk about their characters. right now, she found herself going over her own character profile and checking out the set. she had wanted to get a chance to see it as well. well, it was one of many sets at least. 

it’s how she found herself wondering over too jinseo. they were on dream team together but they hadn’t talked much about their promotions. (she was too busy being covered in mud.) so, it was a pleasant surprise finding him here as well. “hey, what’s up.” jihye gave him a grin, “i didn’t realize you be in here as well, i can admit i zero’d in on my character, are you excited?”’

[lgcjihye]

she hadn't been to school for how many years now?

it didn't stop her from wanting to take the chance for the modeling gig. everyone knew ivy club and she thought it would be a great deal. modeling wasn't out of the realm of possibilities for her. there was only a slight draw-back, her age. and she knew if she thought about it, other people would.

but it didn't stop her.

jihye arrived with the other hopeful trainees, bright and early. there was a bit of time taken to just watch everything around her. some memories came flooding back, it was a lot less fun back then. the feeling was amazing but the people she had to share it with was horrible. when a staff member walked up to her, jihye shook her head clear of all negative thoughts and allowed herself to be guided. they had two outfits for her to modeling during her test shots and right away, she knew which colors would work with her best.

she hopped those test shots were the ones that would pass.

by the time she was in front of the camera, jihye could call herself somewhat of a natural. it had been years since she was really in front of a camera posing but it didn't take long for her to get comfortable again. whatever the photographer wanted, jihye did her best to give it. it didn't take long for her to changed into the second uniform, the one that complimented her a little more. for the time she spent in front of the camera, she hadn't pay much attention to anything or anyone around her.

jihye was determined to rock this uniform.

but it also reminded her that she didn't envy those who wanted to do modeling for a main career path. it wasn't as easy as people thought, it could be tiring mentally and physically. the lights were hot, she could stand in the same pose for hours on end until the perfect shot was captured.

she couldn't do it full time.

once jihye was finally considered done, there was the bowing and thanking for the opportunity before she walked off to get changed again. what was the worst that could happen?

[lgcjihye]

lgcjihye​:

plot/thread call

Hello! This is a plot/thread call for my girl jihye. 

- DREAM TEAM LEGACY: jihye is on the green team!

- CRAM SCHOOL: any thread in general 

[lgcjihye]

she had to things to do yes, but nothing was very pressing in the moment. which left jihye a little bored. it never really mattered what it was but she liked to have something going on, some type of movement. something to keep her mind going and making sure her hands weren’t idle. that left jihye to stalk the halls until she found someone she could talk too. 

it didn’t take long, her eyes settled shinha and she quickly made her way over. popping up behind his locker door just as he closed it. “hey, how are you doing today?” jihye leaned against the locker, “if you’re free for the rest of the day, come hang out with me. i’m feeling a little restless.”

[lgcxminseok]

Celebrate ||

@lgcjihye

Minseok was hesitant on going to the year end awards show for the actors, but he figured he may as well go, despite being just in the cast and not actually nominated for anything. He was kind of sad that those younger than him had been nominated but he was happy for them and would support them anyway. Besides, there was always next year. He could end up getting something next year. 

He leaned back against the wall and sighed. He hadn’t been eager to interact with anyone byt he may at least try. His gaze found a familiar form and he casually walked up beside her and grinned. “So, having fun?” he asked, looking at the fellow actress. Jihye was nice and while they hadn’t talked too much before, Minseok knew her from their training group. 

[lgcjihye]

Jihye was beyond excited about having a chance to do anything with the awards show and a post party? An afterparty? Yeah, it was worth it. She didn’t win a personal award but she was able to stand on stage with the Kim family. It was true highlight in her career and she wouldn’t be one to turn it down. By the time they got to the post party, it seemed like the thing was in full swing and it didn’t take much for Jihye to fall into it. 

She had grabbed a drink at some point, walking along and talking to anyone who wanted to talk. So, she was more than happy when someone found her. “Yes, I’m having lots of fun.” It was everything she wanted, “What about you? Having a pretty good time?” It was such a dream, a very big dream for her at least. “An awards show and an afterparty.”