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"the only thing in life that doesn't change, is that things change"

[noelxbe]

beseojun

seojun knew that he always got nervous and a bit of performance jitters before getting on stage. it was always how he got but he usually was fine when on stage. he knew it was due to this being their first comeback. sure he knew the choreography in his sleep at this point but he was still nervous. what if he messed up in some way? he didn't wanna accidentally do that. he got his makeup done and couldn't help but fret over his outfit a bit so it sat against his body better. he came towards noel, giving a soft smile towards the other. "it's not dumb at all. i'm a bit nervous myself." he let him know. "i feel there will always be a bit of nervousness even when we've done this for years. something about seeing how the fans will perceive it makes me nervous."

“thank you” noel smiles to the other. noel hasn’t really felt nervous like this before in his life, he’s always been calm no matter what thrown his way. when others were stressing about exams and getting into the schools they wanted to, noel was calm with no worries, life would figure itself out he told himself. now, he’s continuously nervous, almost always when they’re about to perform on music shows. “i feel like i shouldn’t be nervous, but i can’t help it” he shrugs.

“as soon as we start performing though, i’m fine? it’s weird… it feels like i’m going to die when i walk up to the stage, and then we perform i feel better than ever” a sigh escapes his lips “makes no sense”. “you’ve been performing longer than me though, haven’t you? were you nervous when you went out busking?” he looks at the older, clear curiosity in his eyes.

[noelxbe]

behyeran

━━ waterbomb 2025◞ gingamingayo .· ( @noelxbe )

it's hyeran's first time attending the waterbomb festival. truthfully, she was persuaded to attend by some of the other axis labels' trainees. if everyone is going, why shouldn't she? in a sea full of unfamiliar faces, she spots a sort of familiar one. a senior at her company, someone who's just debuted. noel. does she approach? she has to say 'hi,' at least, right? it'd be rude if she didn't. hyeran walks up to him with purpose, putting a smile on her face before tapping him on the shoulder. "i see the company let you take a day off," she chuckles. "i don't think we've been formally introduced, i'm hyeran. i'm trainee at lime entertainment."

noel was quite excited he got the chance to join waterbomb, even though it was a viewer. last year noel imagined himself standing on the stage, now he remains imagining it, but feels like he’s a bit closer to his goal. the performances are useful, noel still doesn't know a lot of groups and soloist, and he feels like he should know more. he was originally here with a few friends, but they separated, wanted to watch different performances, some wanting to get closer while some didn’t mind the distance.

when a rather unfamiliar face speaks to him, he at first figures it’s a fan. he considered wearing a facemask, but it was unbearable in the heat, and he figured vybe wasn’t that big of a group yet, and though it’s not particularly many who have asked for his autograph today, he has gotten quite a lot of looks, whether it’s for his looks, because of vybe or something else he’s not sure of.

“ah!” he smiles to the other “nice to meet you” he steps a bit back to bow slightly to the other. “i apologize, i’m not really caught up with the newer trainees yet… idol life means i don’t practice with trainees anymore” he shrugs “how long have you been a trainee at lime?”.

[noelxbe]

beseojun

ꜱᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅᴇʀ

it had been a bit since seojun had done something outside of vybe. sure he loves all the activities he's gotten to do with vybe and his other group members. it's nice to take a break though. plus he gets to be enjoy waterbomb again and see others perform. maybe vybe will be at waterbomb down the line. he's hoping for it. at least he can learn from the others performing today. at least he's with noel today and he's already eager to see what they can get up to. "glad we get to do something outside of our schedule." he beamed as he looked toward the other after taking his eyes off the stage. "do you think we'll get to be up there one day?" it was a dream for sure and he was looking forward to what more vybe would get to do.

as much as noel loved his members, it felt like lately they only saw each other in the dorm, practice room and during schedules. noel wished to hang out with his members, do something else than what they usually did, so noel was quite excited and happy when him and seojun agreed to join waterbomb. he did feel a bit bummed about how vybe didn’t get to perform during waterbomb, but maybe next year? still, noel is enjoying it, it’s fun to see other people perform.

“it’s nice isn’t it? it’s just a short break, but i definitely needed it” he nods. “well, i definitely think we’re closer to standing on that stage, last year we were simply trainees, now we’re debuted idols, if we work hard, we’ll be able to stand on that stage some day, won’t we?”. noel looks at the crowd, admiring how many people there are. “any specific performances you’re looking most forward to?”.

[noelxbe]

WOOK JOINS WATERBOMB 2025 !

lee noel joins waterbomb! showing up in something simply but sexy! pairing a white shirt to oversized jeans and a pair of sandals, you'll be spotting his wet hair and wet shirt for majority of the event!

[noelxbe]

k-star next door

...

upon becoming an idol, noel had realized he didn’t know many youtube channels nor variety shows, so generally when vybe was invited to a variety show or a youtube channel, noel didn’t really know what he was going into. this was the case once again, ‘k-star next door’, he honestly had no idea what this was, he’d never even managed to hear about it. they’ll be filming in a bit, noel is still sitting on his phone, texting his sister before the cameras roll. remembering how big of a kpop fan his sister is, shouldn’t she know something?

→ sister? could you tell me something about k-star next door? he waits for a bit, then she replies → i’m about to work, i’ll tell you after ah, guess he won’t know then, they’re about to film, and he still has no knowledge that they’ll be doing

the host is fun, and noel quickly finds himself more relaxed than nervous, initially nervous as hell, now more comfortable and excited to answer questions. and then a question gets shot his way: “wook if your group were in a zombie apocalypse, who would survive the longest and why?”. the question is so random noel has never thought of it before, but so far on the show they’ve both had unserious questions and some more serious.

though it’s not a particularly serious question, noel still finds himself giving it some thought before answering “to be honest? i think everyone in vybe besides me would die within the first hour” he shrugs “i can see myself surviving long in a zombie apocalypse, i have a lot of useful talents, like i’m good at swimming and running, know how to survive out in the wild and such, but… i just can’t see my members surviving for long”. “i hope my members won’t be too offended… siwoo, kian, if you’re watching this, i apologize!".

“ah but in the end, i’d save my members, i’m not gonna survive all by myself, we’re a team after all”.

[noelxbe]

behaneul

"i think they're both fine," he says, shrugging a little and he's never really pre-planned his ending fairies but maybe it's something he should start doing. they've been promoting for a little bit now and he thinks their new song is a fun one to perform and he hopes that the fans are also enjoying it. he thinks for a moment, remembering the poses that noel had done and he lets out a hum. "the puppy dog ears are probably something you could add to the first pose?" haneul suggests, never one to back away from doing too much because when would they ever have the chance to do so again aside from their early days when people would just brush it aside as rookie things. "i think you should do more than just smile though, for sure."

noel is honestly happy he didn’t debut as a solo artist. the nervousness he had in him slowly fades as he talks with haneul, the other being a great distraction. having had the vybe members join him on this journey of being a new idol has been nice, they’re learning together, and helping each other learn. they’re there when he needs them, whether it’s with singing practice or simply what ending fairy pose he should do.

“i honestly feel a bit stupid doing the puppy pose, but i think the fans would like it” he shrugs. “it still feels weird, but what i know from the fansigns, they enjoy when i act cute… don’t particularly like acting cute, but i guess for them i will?” he hums. “i’ll add the puppy ears to my puppy eyes” he nods strongly. “you? decided what pose you’re gonna do? or will you just figure it out in the moment?”.

[noelxbe]

bexjae

jae wondered what more he'd get to do himself. he knows he's still pretty new with being a trainee but he's making sure to try his best especially when he's apart of his dream company. he doesn't want them to think they wasted their time with him after his audition. plus noel was around and he'd get to see him even if he was busy. he tried to do the same with his own family whenever he got the chance to travel. "i know you wouldn't have. you'd make sure i was safe." he smiles at him. "you did and i believe you on that." he nods in agreement. "it really is. the wind is cutting through my jacket." he even tried to keep as warm as possible but it wasn't helping. "yes, let's do so." something like tea or even hot chocolate sounded nice right now. "good. i probably wouldn't have let go." he laughed a bit. "it is. so we're stuck holding hands now. don't want my hands to be cold at all."

noel has quite a few trainee friends, which he of course hopes to debut, but he’s also curious about what if they debut, what if noel debuts too? how much time will they have together then? noel hasn’t even debuted yet, yet his sister has told him to be careful around people of the other sex, that dating rumours can spread fast and from nothing. does he have to keep away from his female friends once he or they debut? noel is looking forward to debuting, but he’ll miss the current life he has.

“that’s my job, to keep you safe” he shows a smile to jaesung before breaking into a short laugh. “ah, a question, what do you prefer: something hot to drink when it’s cold? or something cold to drink when it’s hot?” noel looks at jaesung, curious of an answer for his silly little question. noel looks briefly down at their hands that are holding, for a second thinking, will people stare? then he remembers, does he care?

[noelxbe]

mindeullebe

"Really? You must have a great memory. I don't think I could remember all those people!" But then it must be easier to remember people who stand out more, like Min, who wasn't much like any of the other fans, given he was a man, and significantly taller than probbaly every other fan Vybe had. He's almost too distracted to realise Noel just offered to pay for him, and if he'd been red before, it was nothing compared to the new shade of crimson he'd likely managed to achieve. "Oh you don't have to- I mean I should be paying for you!" But he's sure his words fall on deaf ears. "It's- ... Not award exactly, just surprising. Nice, though. It's nice to get you talk to you outside of your work. Are you able to get enough rest? Being in Vybe must be so much work." Min, clearly, can never escape his overly concerned nature. Even towards his bias, he can't help but feel concerned about how much sleep and rest and time to relax he might be getting.

when noel debuted he almost forgot he would have fans, he was shocked by how many people were supporting him. every fansign was full of new faces, people who supported noel and vybe on their journey. noel had become an idol for the dance, but it was all easier with the support of the fans, they pushed him to practice harder, he wanted to do well, for them. noel’s originally reason for wanting to debut was to dance on stage, now it might just be to be there for the fans, give them the support and love they’ve given him.

“mmhm” noel nods “i have a good memory” and he really did, but he was lying about remembering all of his fans, he did not. he had prepared himself for that he would’ve, in the end it became too much, sometimes noel could remember both the face and name like today, sometimes he could simply remember the face, and sometimes not at all. he felt bad about it, he did honestly, he wanted to remember them all, but there were so many new faces at once that it was difficult to do so.

noel shakes his head “wouldn’t make sense for you to pay for me, but i don’t mind paying, it’ll be thank you for supporting me and vybe, having our fans really does make it all easier”. if noel could, he’d gift every single one of his fans like this, but he definitely isn’t rich enough for that yet, so, for the majority of his fans all he can do is verbally give them a thank you.

“being in vybe is a lot of work” he nods “i still make sure to get my rest and eat well, i’m hoping you’re doing the same?” noel tilts his head slightly to the side. “did you like our debut?”.

[noelxbe]

beseojun

seojun knew he was passionate when it came to dancing so getting to debut in a group still had this surreal feeling. even if he was skilled, he could have been missing something and not got the chance to be in vybe. he already was the oldest in vybe so he was just glad he got this chance and that lime took a chance with him. plus being an idol was his dream and he was enjoying every little thing they got to do. he looked forward to more photo shoots and performances no matter how busy it got. he still tried to stay in touch with people he was close to but he knew it was harder to meet at the moment. "it really does. i'm glad to see people with this passion at a talent show." it was what companies wanted and he was eager to see who would get to be a trainee. "that's true. we'll see what the companies choose at the end of the day but we might be too busy to even see the new trainees." he laughed a bit. "it makes me wanna be more passionate as well. we can and use that for our performances with the other members of vybe."

noel looks at seojun, thankful for the other. had he not spotted seojun dancing that day, he’s not sure he would’ve figured out his interest in dance, maybe he still would’ve, maybe he never would’ve. seojun is kind of the reason that noel is where he is today, while it is noel that has worked his ass of, it is seojun’s dance that captured noel, noel probably doesn’t say it enough, but he’s quite thankful for seojun.

“yeah, i don’t think we’ll interact as much with the new trainees as we used to” he shrugs “we used to train along them, but now we train along the other vybe members, i feel a bit bad about not being able to welcome the new faces, but i truly just don’t have time for it…” he pouts “at least today we’re getting to see some potentially new trainees, and it brings memories back to see people working this hard simply to become a trainee”.

[noelxbe]

drip drip

having had to find time for waterbomb had honestly been quite difficult, but noel desperately wanted to go, in the end finding time for it. last year he’d seen people perform on stage, thinking maybe that would be him one day, now he feels one step closer to that dream. it’s not just fun, but noel feels like he’s learning too, watching all these performance he sees how people dance and sing differently.

he’s with a good friend today, who he truly thinks he hasn’t seen enough of lately, noel has always enjoyed the company of jaesung ( @bexjae ) , but lately it’s been difficult to find time for the other. “are you hungry?” he turns around to look at the other “i am” he adds “what ya wanna eat? i’ll pay, pick whatever” he shows a smile to the other.

[noelxbe]

waterbomb random starters !

juju speaking again (as always), since all of my muses still need threads for the waterbomb i figured i'd do a random starter call for the event! if you'd like a random starter please do like, if you'd prefer a random starter from a specific muse, just write their names in the comments! (i have noel, seira and ria!)

[noelxbe]

beseojun

ᴄʜᴇᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɴɪɢʜᴛ

getting to film much more variety shows left seojun in awe. he got to be on ones he saw other idols that he admired on and he was eager to see what vybe would be up to on them. being on idol human theatre was already a treat. he's sure the fans will love seeing behind the scenes for them and whatever chaos they cause as a group. he knows most groups film this in their practice room but he appreciates a little change of scenery. he can already see some of the other members having their own fun and goofing around as the cameras filmed them. the little interview parts to talk about previous clips or even just what it's like in the group is funny as well. he knows he's laughing a lot of the time and tries to stop himself multiple times even if he fails. seojun finds himself with noel now though and is doing his best at a game of badminton that they started. he can't say he's good but he's trying which counts at least. he's not competitive with this so he doesn't mind. "my skills are definitely not in any sort of sports at all." he laughs a bit as he looks towards noel before hitting the birdie over the net towards noel.

joining variety shows was fun, even though the cameras were always rolling, it did make noel closer to his members. he’d gotten quite close to his members by now, surprised by how quickly it happened, but he supposes they do spend a lot of time together. at the moment actually, noel sees the vybe members more than he sees his own family. they’re luckily enjoyable to be around, and noel loves all of his members, but he can’t help but miss his family and old friends.

idol human theatre is chaotic to be on, and noel didn’t know about the show before vybe was asked to be joining. noel can’t quite keep up, it feels like they’ve done a million random things today, is it fun? yes. is noel a bit confused about what’s going on? also yes. 

“i used to play badminton actually” he returns back, but sometimes it feels like noel has tried every sport out there, and for some reason, he’s almost always good. “want me to be nice to you? or just give it my all?” he gives the other a playful smile, tilts his head slightly to the side.

[noelxbe]

risabae visit

...

noel had wished for more solo schedules, and at last he had gotten one. he enjoyed doing the many things he did along his fellow vybe members, but he was excited for this, an opportunity to show himself to the fans, perhaps a side he hadn’t shown before.

“before becoming an idol, i had only ever done my own make up before, my sister practiced sometimes on me, but it’s totally different when it’s a professional that does it” noel speaks as risabae starts applying some make up on him. “i also never realized how bad my style was until someone else styled me” a short laugh leaves his mouth.

“it honestly still feels weird that i managed to debut, and i realized once i debuted, you can’t really prepare yourself for being an idol before you are one, you can guess and expect, but you won’t know before you debut and become one”. “being a rookie idol means i’m really busy, there’s always something on my schedule, whether it’s practice, fansigns, variety shows or something like this” noel nods his head slightly, forgetting he’s getting his make up done.

“do you have any special talents?” “ah… i don’t think my fans know either of these yet, but i can play the guitar, kind of good if i have to say it myself” he giggles “and i do speak three languages, english and korean, and then japanese, which i’m not the best at yet, but we have some japanese fans so i want to get better at it for them”. “for some more unserious talents… i can eat watermelon really quickly, and i once won a pancake eating competition, eating fifteen pancakes in thirty minutes, man did i feel unwell at last though…”.

noel finds it comforting and fun to speak about himself, letting the fans know more about him while he tries something different from his usual schedule.

[noelxbe]

small details

for some reason, noel couldn’t help but remain nervous whenever they were backstage for music shows. he figured when they debuted he was so nervous because it all was new, now he had tried it and was still nervous. he couldn’t understand why, why he fiddled with the end of his shirt, why his heart beat a little faster. he was enjoying being an idol though, and he figured, eventually he wouldn’t be nervous before going out to perform on music shows.

noel is sitting fiddling with his shirt before noticing haneul ( @behaneul ) is sitting alone, and then he finds himself walking over to the other. “haneul, wanna help me out?” he asks before sitting down next to the other. “i was thinking of what pose to do for the ending fairy” he adds, “so far i have two ideas”. “first one is this” he says before pouting his lips and giving puppy eyes “second one is this” he says before simply smiling. “is the first one too much? is the second one too little?”.

[noelxbe]

beyuji

"there's a class for everything i'm sure. companies are always trying to get that perfect idol, after all." and every company is different; every hypothetical formula and algorithm is curated for company specific demands and needs. giving a hum, yuji nods her head in understanding-- taking a second to imagine it. she's done that before-- or rather, muse has led her in that direction. "that's smart." she comments quietly, tilting her head to the side. "me? ah...most of the time i have a base melody for the background and then add a few things into it. i make basically a...musical skeleton, usually. sometimes i start with the chorus, but sometimes i end up getting a general idea for a bridge and try to build something out of that." yuji laughs. "at the end of the day, you'll always have yourself to give you a pat on the back." the other trainee pauses. "and me, too. i'll support songwriter noel's debut! whenever that day comes."

“it sure does feel like it” noel leans back, a sigh escapes his lips. “every time i think there’s nothing new to learn, there’s something new to learn, these companies come up with new and then more new classes to take” a short laugh escapes his lips. “and i’m guessing it’s different from every company, they have different priorities about what their artists should learn”. 

“have you been doing songwriting for long? i only just begun when lime had their songwriting camp” he nods his head slightly. “surely still isn’t the best songwriter, but i do find it fun” noel smiles slightlyl. two years ago noel couldn’t at all imagine himself writing a song, now he’s written multiple, unreleased all, but written and composed, all by himself, he can’t help but be a bit proud of himself.

“mmhm” he nods his head “i gotta be my own biggest supporter, and having you by my side i have all the support i need” noel smiles before continuing “and i’ll be your biggest supporter as well”.

[yum-nyang]

this ting rocks

[noelxbe]

eunaebe

”that’s true. you’ll have to focus on what’s coming next,” eunae says with a frown. training already takes most, if not all, the hours in the day. she’s even one of the more studious ones, coming in on weekends or when she has free time to make use of the studio and axis labels top notch equipment. it’s consumed her life, social hour a thing of the past. “solo schedules?” the pianist inquires. “like what? any plans or . . .” eunae trails off, nails tapping on the side of her drink cup. “just something you’re hoping for? hosting, maybe? i feel like that might suit you.”

“there’s never really a break once you become an idol” he shrugs “i’ve always been used to being busy, but, being an idol makes you even more busy” he nods. “we don’t even get the weekends off, there’s always something to do” noel hums. “but, i am happy being an idol, i think you should look forward to debuting whenever that happens” noel shows a smile to the other. “but it’s a very different life than what i was used to… i do miss my friends and family, i don’t have much time to spend time with neither friends nor family” he pouts “and due to being so busy, i’ve recently gotten kind of bad at responding to texts”.

“i hosted for a music show once, but that’s as much solo schedule as i’ve had so far, hosting is fun, i just aren’t really that skilled in the field yet”. “hosting more could still be fun, but i’d also like to try going on variety shows alone as well, i don’t mind spending as much time with my members as i do, but it’d still be fun to do things by myself”.

“i feel like we’ve talked a lot about me… how is it going for you?”.