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[lgcnami]

{ withthewave } who do you draw inspiration from the most in life and why?

it’s natural that such a question would draw nami’s eyes right away. “as some of you know, i really like drawing” she begins, insisting on the word drawing. just talking about the art makes her smile. “i even thought about becoming a webtoon artist, but i don’t have skills in story creating, unfortunately.” she confided. “it might sound strange, but i draw inspiration from strangers that i encounter around me. i find it fascinating that we constantly cross people that we might not cross again. the other day, i was sitting next to a high school student on the bus. i only had a short look on her face, but i could see that she seemed upset. i couldn’t help but wonder what happened to her, what could have put her in that state. her expression had such a strong impression on me, i made a sketch of her that night.” she chuckled. “this might sound strange, and even maybe creepy, but yes, strangers around me inspire me the most...”

[lgcnami]

lgcjude​:

Somehow, Jude had ended up at the dorm after the final end of the year event despite the plans he had set up for the long week ahead of him. His parents and sister had stayed abroad, and he hadn’t had this much free time on his hands since he arrived in Seoul years ago. He knew where his week would begin, but he could see himself at a lost by the end of his vacation. His dorm felt eerily quiet without his dormmates. As soon as he laid down on the bed, he made the decision to leave during the night instead of laying there tossing and turning until the Sun rose up into the sky. There was no curfew after all. His phone screen lights up when finishes zipping up his backpack, and he sits back down on the bed, unlocking the screen with his lengthy passcode. His face lit up upon seeing her name, corner of his lips tugging upwards into a bright smile. ＜to: 김나미 > happy new years, nami! i have a feeling that you would be a kind audience even if we did horribly but thank you for supporting us. it means a lot to me, and i know that you will be up there on stage one day too.  ＜to: 김나미 > do you live in seoul? or nearby. if you are ever free this week, i would love to hear your opinion on an art project i’ll be focusing on this week.  ＜to: 김나미 > we can always facetime.

as soon as she hit sent, she also sent her phone flying on the other side of her bed. a mixture of regrets, embarrassement and nervoussness well up inside her and she whines softly before picking her mistreated phone up a second later. she doesn’t expect an immediate answer, and so when it comes, the poor device falls again. heart tudding in her chest, she picks it up again and unlocks the screen. and smiles.

✉   dohwan sunbaenim: i promise this is a sincere review~ i’d scold you if you did badly, promise ^^ ✉   dohwan sunbaenim: i do live in seoul ✉   dohwan sunbaenim: meeting would be great, if it isn’t too much trouble for you. i too have been working on things, and exchanging pointers would be great! let me know when you’re free for it!

why is she so excited? she’s almost as shameless as noeul at this moment.

[lgcnami]

lgcallie​:

₊ ˟   nami is quiet, even more so when she’s concentrating but even just in general.  allie doesn’t feel the need to fill the spaces with her, though sometimes she does feel like she should check in on her just to make sure she’s doing all right and not sinking into deeper thoughts that she can’t get out of.  allie knows all too well what that’s like, even when things seem to be going right for once.

“ oh, that’s great!” allie coos her praise, her smile lifting her lips at the corners.  “ i think i got about that number done, too.” she takes a look at her little pile, and sighs heavily.  “ i don’t know if we need a specific number, but i think we should try to do as many as we both can to try and pass them out to everyone that we can.  i’d hate to leave someone out if they actually want one.” she pauses.  “ but if you’re tired, we can always take a break.  i know it’s hard to do the same thing over and over.” she sighs, stretching her arms up with a small groan at the muscles tightening and relaxing in her body.  “ i think it’s calming, too.  i’m glad you’re doing this with me.”

she nods in agreement at allie’s words. ideally, they’d make as many as fans would attend, but maybe not all of them would want a bracelet. or perhaps all of them will want one. there’s no guessing until the day of the event comes. but what allie says it’s true; she’d also hate to leave someone out if they actually want one. “well, since you mention it...” she says with a little smile. “maybe we could take a small break and eat something?” as soon as she finishes the bracelet she was working on, she tosses it on top of her small pile, suddenly energized at the idea of doing something else. “i’m happy to be spending time with you too, unnie.” nami says with a small pout. “ever since you’ve moved out, it’s been so hard seeing each other.” she doesn’t blame the other, just miss her. “are you taking care of yourself well? you don’t miss being around 5 other girls too much?” the last question is asked on a joking tone. having 5 other rooommates can be... tiring. she knows that very well.

[lgcnami]

lgcallie​:

₊ ˟   her fingers are careful as she starts to braid and weave the threads into the form of a bracelet, concentration high so as not to miss a single step.  it’s been awhile since she’s made a wish bracelet, but when nami asked to work with her on making some fan gifts, it was the first thing that allie thought of.  wish bracelets are popular, and they hold a lot of meaning, too  -  so if they braid them while thinking of only good things, surely good things will come to pass for those who receive them  -  their fans.

“ how are yours coming along?” allie finally asks, peeking up from hers for a moment so that she can grab a small bead to add to the middle.  “ how many have you made so far?” her own pile is smaller than she’d like, but they do take time after all.  that, and they have at least a few more days before the sports competition.

nami isn’t a talking machine, but she’s neither the silent type. yet, as she’s concentrating on those bracelets, barely a sound escapes her mouth. as she braids threads together, she’s reminded of her childhood, of promises, of laughter, of simple times. her life isn’t complicated as it is, yet, there’s no denying that everything was much simple back then. 

allie voice snaps her out of her thoughts and she raises her head from her work, a soft smile on her lips. stopping makes her realize that her fingers are starting to hurt slight. “i got about 20 done.” she replies. “how many did we need to do again?” she does know the number, she just doesn’t want to believe it. she tries to move her finger around to avoid getting a cramp. “maybe we got a little ambitious.” she finally says with a chuckle. “but i don’t know about you, but to me, it’s relaxing.”

[lgcmedia]

[ LGC TRAINEES PRESENTS HOT SPOT EP. 4 ]

OUR REGULAR HOST MEETS KIM NAMI.

[lgcnami]

it’s M I D N I G H T, and she isn’t alseep. naturally. who would be asleep during the first day of the year. and she has to spend as much time as possible with her family while she can. soon, she’ll have to return to the dorm, soon, she’ll have to practice again. she fidgets with her phone, locking and unlocking the device. should she? should she not? it’s too early she tells herself. thankfully, other messages come in, she replies to them. she eats with her family, they talk, they laugh and hours manage to pass like this. when 2am hits, she considers her phone once again. now? maybe later? or maybe tomorrow? she’s tempted to ask noeul about it, but she knows her older sister would make a fuss where there’s none to make. she’s just... a fan. yes, it’s minutes past 2am, now is fine, she decides.

✉   dohwan sunbaenim: hello ^^ today is the first day of 2021. i’ve watched the gayo stage last night~ you were really cool on stage sunbae! i wish for you that 2021 will be even more amazing than 2020!  ✉    dohwan sunbaenim: oh, it’s kim nami btw :p

[lgcnami]

MASTERCHEF POST INTERVIEW

"ah honestly, wasn't it T O O   M U C H~" she asks the pd set behind the camera when he questions her about her experience of masterchef. "i thought i was going to lose my mind when they told us we had to switch of countries." she exclaims with a passion that even makes the pd laugh, arms gesticulating to drive her point. "it was my first time working with minseok oppa, and his skills really made me confident that we would be able to win this." she explains. "when he talked about being a bartender and presented an idea for a sauche, i was really excited. even if i know recipies, i'm not that good at upgrading them, so his idea was a genius struck to me." she continues, praising her partner. "but then, when they told us we needed to cook a greek dish instead..." she rubs her forehead. "i thought; what have hot pepper flakes to do with greece..." referring to their original plan of making yukgaejang; hot pepper flakes being one of the key ingredients of the recipe, but not so much in mediterrean cooking. she then chuckles. "but it was fun in the end. i would like to do it again, so minseok oppa and i can show our talents to their full extent!"

[lgcnami]

lgcxminseok​:

Anyone can Cook? ||

He was glad that he was paired with someone who actually knew how to cook since he wasn’t much of a cook. his idea of cooking is adding alcohol to everything but of course that won’t fly in professional cooking.  once he had admitted that he doesn’t know how to cook, his partner doesn’t seem fazed at all by it and he takes relief in knowing that. “well, not really bad at cooking. it’s just that my idea of when things go south is to add alcohol to everything. Usually it works,” he stated, grinning. once she asked if he was a risk hazard with a knife, minseok shook his head. “i’m a bartender. i spend at least an hour maybe two every evening at work chopping lemons and limes for drinks,” he said, grinning. Realizing that their country was South Korea, he’s eager to see where the two of them could go.

As she suggested bibimbap with a twist and songpyeon for dessert, he pondered the suggestion. “We could do that and have our twist be a boozy type of of dipping sauce or glaze. we could also do a take on yukgaejang,” he pondered, adding in his suggestion. If they went with a soup and a desert, then they could do a wine beef base sort of like Beef Bourgneon and a creamy coconut rum glaze for their songpyeon which would be a great match up for their fillings inside. “but it’s just an idea. you’re in charge, nami-ah,” he grinned. she was the cook and he would do as much as he could help and assist her well and lean into his specialties, aka all things alcohol related.

she can't help but giggle when he mentions his tendencies to add alcohol everywhere. she cannot say she's much of a drinker, but the amazement she shows when he talks about his skills is real. "wow! a real bartender?" she asks, almost with stars in her eyes. "can you do neat tricks like spinning the bottle in the air and everything?". there's something very innocent, almost child-like, to the way she seems to now believe that he's the coolest human being on the planet. 

nami gets obviously hyped up as he pitches in idea. she doesn't need to say anything for him to see that she's 100% in with his idea. "i love it! we make a great think i think!" she raises a hand up so he can high five it "do you think you could also prepare a drink that would go well with the soup? since it's going to be spicy, something that could counter balance the spiciness?" she asks, head tilted, thoughtful. "we should hurry to get our ingredients, only have a couple of minutes left for the preparation." she notices

[lgcnami]

nami thought the  S O N G S picked for the junior femal trainees were exquisit. maybe not everybody in her group agrees on that, but she's living her best life. there's something about more cute and quirky songs that resonnates with nami. and it took her until now to realize it. to be fair, the first weeks of recording had been terrifying. who wouldn't be stressed about having a chance to perform on tv every week? some groups have to fight to appear on music shows, and they, simple trainees, have a whole show for themselves. not only that, but the idea of fans of their senior idols watching them and probably judging them had been enough to paralyze her a few times during pratice. it also made the first performances difficult to perform for her. but now, on the 6th performance, she feels more confident, more herself. and she's ready to enjoy it. roly poly is supposed to be a fun song, and nami is ready to embody that. no holding back, no overthinking. her smile is bright as she performances. she's not the best dancer in the lot, but she gives her all in every take. she tries to be as expressive as she can, even when the cameras aren't on her. in this moment, she knows that this is what she wants to do; make others happy through her performance, bring joy to as many people as she can. by the time they are done filming, nami is out of breath, but proud of herself and her group. "good job!" she tells everybody and raises a thumb up.

[lgcnami]

she  M I G H T not be at the level of her roommates yet, but in the past year, nami's appearances in public have multiplied. she's grateful for the opportunities, although always nervous when she has to do things on her own. like this vlive. her big smile hides just how much she's worried of messing up. "hi everybody!" she says cheerfully to the camera with a wave. "for me, autumn equals... sujeonggwa! it's something my mother used to do often when the cold season came. she would also add dried persimmon, so that's the recipe i'll share with you today." she explains. all her ingredients are ready and laid down in front of her. she knows that without preparing ahead of time, a disaster would be bound to happen. her hand does feel a little shaky after all. she first explains the simple ingredients and presents her optinion garnish.

"honestly..." she admits. "the first step is a little long to do, so i suggest doing it either overnight or ahead of time, but it's crucial not to skip it or your punch won't taste like cinnamon at all." from the beginning, she's obviously a trainwreck and her cheeks redden slightly since she picked a recipe a little difficult to do. she does pick up right from after the boiling part, showing how to drain the boiled ginger and cinnamon sticks, then adding in the sugar. while boiling it, she continues talking. "you can either drink it cold or warm. i personally prefer it warm, to drink right after coming from the cold outside." once she's done preparing the drink, the young woman pours some in a few cups and distributes it to the staff. "how is it?" she asks, still beaming and claps happily when she received a positife reaction. forced or not, she cannot tell, but her tasters make her happy. "so, as you can see, it might take some time to prepare, but it's totally worth it. you can make it and serve it to your friends! they will be impressed. i highly recommend adding dried persimmon too, but put it in at least one hour before serving! enjoy!" she waves to the camera and lets out a deep breath once the light of the camera turns off. done.

[lgcnami]

lgcxminseok​:

Anyone can Cook? ||

@lgcnami

  Minseok was not a cook at all, so why did he end up signing up for something like this at all? Ah, because he wanted to show himself as more than just an actor and an alcoholic bartender. So of course, he was here on MasterChef with a new human that he’s not officially met yet.  However once the rules were explained to them that they would have to come up with  a dish and serve 10 people, Minseok nodded to himself. He was used to the pressure of making lots at the same time so maybe he could transfer his bartending expertise to the kitchen.

      He then looked at his partner and decided to ask the one question that had been plaguing his brain. “So, do you know how to cook? Because I am not much of a chef. Actually, I should not be allowed in a kitchen at all,” he says, in a very matter of fact way as though this is totally normal.

nami LOVES to cook. or, bake actually. yes, she adores baking even if her skills don't seem to better no matter how many times she tries her hand at it. this ain't some kind of rpg after all; natural talent for the craft seems important. she could've continued babysitting, but her first experienced had traumatized her. food couldn't be as complex as babies right? at least, she knows what she's getting herself into! she might not be the best cook, she has watched all the cooking shows possible. 

it's obvious from the way she's beaming that she's excited for today's task, especially when she hears that they are given the country 'south korea'. what a simple task! they could prepare dishes that are well known to them. she claps excitedly right before minseok turns towards her. the first hurdle comes right there with his confession of lack of cooking talent, but she doesn't falter. "out of the kitchen, gotcha. how much of an risk hazard are you with a knife?" she asks. "i love cooking and baking!" she doesn't tell that she isn't that great at it, but she knows her way around a kitchen. "you can be the master-assistant-chef!" she chirps. "i was thinking we could cook something that represents well korea! like bibimbap with a twist. Éand maybe something like songpyeon for dessert?" falling into thoughts, she adds: "a nice soup could also be a good choice... what do you think?"

[lgcnami]

              KIM NAMI as LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

  “ You know, my dear, it isn't safe for a little girl to walk through these woods alone ”

ya’ll know i can’t edit for shit so thank you to my sweets, @lgcdanbi ❤

[lgcnami]

nami is delighted that, finally, something in the company plays in her strenghts. some could say that she's become a decent vocalist, even an okay dancer, but when it comes to the japanese language, not many trainees are at her level. she's far from fluent, but finally, her love for anime is paying off. she especially gets praises in the discussion and culture segments of the lessons. after every class, she's tempted to text noeul and brag about her achievements. her sister has teased her for being a weeb so many times, nami would call this karmic art.  

however, one thing stops her from doing so; grammar and vocabulary. the most important part of their lessons is another story; admitedly, anime vocabulary is rather basic and not so extensive. as for the grammar... for the third time already today, nami is hitting her head on the desk as she realizes she used the wrong hiragana or kanji. only now that she has to use this alphabet that she realizes how optimistic korean alphabet is. maybe she's biased, but at least they only have one, not three. she's never been good at learning hanjas, and upon learning the origins of hiragana and katakana, she almost had a mental breakdown. 

"nami-san" the teacher adresses her and she lifts her head up to stare at the older man. my savior, she thinks to herself before asking questions. his explanations seem to lift a veil. "aaah." she says as something seems to click in her mind. "by the way, are you going to try out for the group?" ryosuke asks her. without a second thought, nami shakes her head. the older man seems to be surprised and ask her why. "i don't think i'm ready to stand next to them..." she purses her lips in a small pout without even noticing. living with members of LGC Girls, the only thing she can see is the cap in their talent and hers. no, she can't stand with them on stage yet.

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lgcjiyeon​:

Jiyeon battled with the concept of being on a stage performing again. She chewed her nails down to what felt like the quick in anticipation leading up to the concert. Other trainees and senior artists would be there with her, but their presence wouldn’t do much to help her get over her anxiety. It wasn’t as if she hated it. It just brought back relatively painful memories in little flashes that passed by as quickly as fans in the crowd taking pictures.

She drifted away from the edge of the stage to avoid staring into the crowd. She didn’t have stage fright, she was simply nervous about being recognized.

However, a younger trainee coming over to her with enthusiasm on her face made Jiyeon forget about her worries for a moment. She sent a smile back in her direction, eyebrows raised curiously. It seemed as if the girl wanted her to dance along with her. She played along, albeit with a moment of hesitation. The movements she made were awkward in comparison and she had to constantly glance at the rest to follow along with the dance properly. ( She was trying her best. )

After that part of the dance passed, Jiyeon gently grabbed onto the girl’s name and leaned in next to her ear so she could hear her speak over the booming music. “What’s your name?” 

Was this an unconventional time to ask?

nami is overjoyed over not being ignored by the other trainee. it would've been as awkward as having a high five ignored in front of a thousands of people. instead of the worse case scenario, she finds herself enjoying the other's presence. even if her movements are awkward comparents to nami's, she sees the other trying to follow along. nami glances at her a couple of time, making sure that she's doing it properly and nodding when satisfied. the moment passes and nami is about to move to another part of the stage when she feels the other's hand on her. she turns her face towards the other, only for jiyeon to lean into her ear and ask her name. well, that's the last thing she expected to be asked on stage. she leans in the other ear "i'm nami. you're jiyeon right? i've seen you around." the realization of the situation is so surreal that she chuckles and leans in again to add. "never been to a nightclub before, but i'm sure that's how it feels like meeting someone there"

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lgcdanbi​:

danbi finally allows herself to sit down—albeit, on the ground—as the little boy pays no mind to neither her nor nami as he works earnestly away on that rice rusk. the brunette sighs in relief, but not before she giggles in response to nami. “you’re right. you don’t think his mom knew he doesn’t like water and tried to like, prank us or something?” 

she hums in thought, arms loosening their hold against the baby’s frame as she slightly slouches. “maybe he’s hungry? that could explain why he was crying so much. we could have lunch—i think i saw a cafe when we came in, actually,” she wonders aloud, eyes briefly glancing to the writers for approval. part of her wishes they’d conclude the filming already, but after the fiasco with the baby spa, she can only imagine how antsy they are to make up for any lost footage. 

“or maybe we can take a group nap. he has to be tired after all of that crying, i’m sure,” she offers with a chuckle.

"if it's the case... then she's really scary." nami replies sincerly. not only putting them through it but her own son. wouldn't that be too much even for tv? she hopes that the producer can do something of the footage of their panicked attempt of trying to calm down the child, however, their filming isn't schedule to end anytime soon. "i second the nap." nami nods, tiredly. "but let's eat first. he's devouring that snack so perhaps that's really what was the matter." trying to figure out the needs of a human being who doesn't speak is more difficult than she could've ever expected. "we should probably get changed first." nami notices and chuckles after. but she doesn't move from where she sat next to danbi, obviously exhausted, gaze hollow. 

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lgcdanbi​:

the little boy’s crying is distracting enough that neither her nor nami recognize how they’re completely soaking wet, standing in the middle of this baby spa trying to sole one singular infant—and you’d think, in a place that literally caters to children, that it wouldn’t be as strange of sight as it actually is. the growing glares and stares from staff members to patrons alike has danbi cracking an apologetic smile, hurriedly shuffling their group to the farthest corner away possible.

danbi’s just about ready to give up when nami ultimately pulls out a rice rusk, and almost immediately, the baby boy’s cries begin to decrease in volume as his eyes widen in size at the snack. “oh my god, you’ve got to be kidding me…” danbi can only murmur under her breath as the baby reaches for the dried goodie. “i find it a bit ironic that all it takes is a bit of food to soothe a crying baby,” she sighs, heavily, leaning closer to nami so the baby can finally grab hold of the rice treat. “do you think it’s even worth it trying to get him back into the water at this point?

she can hear the sound of angels around her as the crying lowers in volume. the baby that was once screaming his lung out is now reaching for the snack with one of his tiny portly hands. nami would find this sight adorable is she hadn't been exhausted from franctic minutes that had just preceeded this. 

as soon as he gets his hand on the snack, the baby bring it to his lips and starts happily sucking on it. without teeth, its probably the only way for him to ingest the rusk. nami eyes widen in actual fear when danbi mentions going back in the water. she stubbles on her words as when replies: "i doubt it's a good idea." she can feel sweat on her forehead from trying to calm down the boy, she's not ready to go through this a second time. "honestly, i'm ready to go back to the dorm." she adds with a soft laugh. "is there anything else we could do with him that doesn't involve water?" she asks her companion.

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lgcdanbi​:

“oh, shoot, you’re right—” danbi notes with a gasp, eyes frantically searching for the closes wooden surface for her to knock her fist against. “but let’s just hope your optimism is positive foreshadowing, hm? i mean, how bad can it be?”

—apparently very, very bad. in fact, so bad that she can see the grimaces of the production crew’s faces as the entirety of the baby spa is filled with echoes of toddlers crying and wailing in the background. the first hour or so of the visit went fine: they were given instructions, and even had a cute little fashion show when they changed into their swimwear. but as soon as they got in the water—well, all hell broke loose.

their own baby boy for the day was, of course, the catalyst for this disastrous domino effect, and no matter how fast they scurried to pull him out of the water, the cries aren’t seeming to let up any time soon.

so in response, all danbi can do is laugh. loudly. and she tries to hide it, too, with a sobbing baby in her arms and all, but she can’t help it. “i hate to be the person who said ‘i told you so’ but… i told you so, nami.”

for an hour or so, nami felt like they could get through this shoot without a itch. the baby spa is, in fact, exactly what they would've expected. besides her shyness for having to be seen in swimsuit on tv, the experience was actually wholesome. the baby seemed to appreciate the massage that preceeded the water but then... he touched the water. nami saw his face contort and before she could do anything, he was wailing. loudly. and suddenly a ensemble of baby cries.

while danbi is holding their crying baby, nami is trying her best to distract him; she tries to give him a pacifier, she tries to play hide and seek, she tries to shake his toys in front of him. to no avail. "i want my mommy..." is the only thing nami managed to say when danbi tell her 'i told you so'. all the positivism and what for. she can feel the glare of other mothers. this has to be her worse nightmare. "we have one last weapon..." she searches in the bag and gets out a rice rusk that babies adore and offers it to the crying monster, in hopes that this will do.