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Stage Name (if none, put first name): Jooheon

Full Name: Moon Jooheon

Company: Alpha Records

Age (International): 18 years old

Fields (Dance/Rap/Vocal): Dance & Vocal

Training Period (how long have you been training for?): 1 year

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?: Because I want to show how ready I am to debut and want people to show my talents. I also think it is a good idea to show everyone how talented and outgoing Alpha Records trainees are.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?: For my strengths I guess I am a hard worker and won’t give up to easily. I can improve my skills more and more with every time I practice. For weakness it’ll be my temper and stubbornness. However there is no will to lose I sometimes overdo it.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?: I hope to be one of the Top5 boys on the show. Showing all what I have and make my company and coaches proud. I want to proof myself and become a better me.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?: To fit into a group of guys I never meet before? Or maybe to be on stage? I don’t know yet. I guess the whole show will be a big challenge for me but I love challenges and I’ll do my best and work hard to turn this one into some good memories.

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?: CEO-nim I’ll make you proud and show you a complete new side of me. I show you you how much I trained for the past last year. To all my coaches I also will make you proud. So people will see that Alpha Records is one of the best Entertainments in the industry.

Any final words?: To all the other male trainees. Let’s turn this show in something special and have a lot of fun together. Also watch out for me I won’t go easy on you.

#moon jooheon #jooheon #rivalsip #ip2contestant

EPISODE ONE OUTLINE

It’s finally time to kick off Idol Project 2! EpisodeOone will mainly focus around introducing each trainee to the viewers, watching them settle into their dorm, and getting a feel for their personalities. Each company’s trainees will put on a performance, as sort of an introduction to the skill each company has to offer.

TASKS

To earn points for your trainee, please complete the following tasks. These are not mandatory, and can be done at any time and still be counted.

Weekly Confessional: post an interview or confessional about how your character feels about finally being here, and moving into the dorm.*

Drabble: Write a short drabble (IC or OOC) about your trainee’s audition, or auditions if they had to go through multiple. How they were feeling, how they were received, if they felt prepared enough ect.

Threads: threads to do with the show can earn you points too. Para threads (200+ words) are worth more points than gif chats and one liners. Threads played out to their completion are worth even more points too; if you finish a thread, submit the link to the last post to the Idol Project blog.

Self Paras: self-paras to do with the show (ie practicing, dorm life, self reflection, performances, calls home) can also earn you points. These can be done as often as you’d like as long as you provide some variety in the content.

Weekly Challenge: Each company has prepared a performance for the first episode. Songs were picked by their CEOs, and they had to figure out the details on their own. Write a short para (IC or OOC) about your character’s reaction to all of this– be it just the practice, or the performance as well.*

Tasks can be completed at any time. Episode-specific tasks are indicated with a little ‘*’ above, so when you complete them (even if you end up doing it in a few weeks or something), be sure to mark it as ‘EPISODE ONE’, be it as a title or in the info before your self para or something like that. Any completed tasks and challenges can be tagged ‘rivalsipdone’

WEEKLY PERFORMANCE

For this week’s performance, as stated above, each company’s trainees will perform as a unit, showcasing what that company has to offer. The CEOs picked the songs, and after that it was up to the trainees to learn the choreography and the lines. The performances are as follows:

ALPHA RECORDS’s trainees will be performing Helix’s “Voodoo Doll” DS MEDIA’s trainees will be performing Gemini’s “Last Romeo” NEW WAVE MUSIC’s trainees will be performing Nu’Est’s “Action” RADIOACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT’s trainees will be performing Legacy’s “War of Hormone” SPOTLIGHT PRODUCTIONS’s trainees will be performing B.O.W’s “Sherlock”

WEEKLY VOTE

This is for the entire roleplay, not just the trainees! VOTE HERE for your favorites! It will be noted that the popularity vote results affect the ranking very little. The vote is just for fun.

The weekly ranking will be posted on January 14th, and a summary of episode one will be posted on January 16th.

#rivalsip #rivalstask #task #episode 008

Stage Name: Sakang

Full Name: Jung Sakang

Company: Radioactive Ent

Age: 18

Fields: Dance & Rap

Training Period: Around 5 years

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?:

Watching my friends compete on it made it look really fun, and I thought it’d be a great way to introduce myself to the public. Radioactive is due for another boy group soon, and this can help me prove I belong in it.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?:

Skill wise, I’m not the best singer, but I work hard at that. I dunno– My voice is just a little too husky and gravelly to lend well to vocals. As for the skills I train in, I’m better at rapping than I am at dancing, but I like dancing more than rapping, if that makes sense? I like both and I’m good at both. Just…priorities.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?:

I want to make the final group and prove that Radioactive’s still got it.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?:

I lose focus easily– it’s never on purpose but sometimes I just get distracted, and that probably won’t lend well to a high-pressure environment

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?:

CEO-nim, I’m gonna make you proud to have signed me. Andrew sunbae-nim, you’re tutelage won’t go to waste.

Any final words?:

If you could insert some sort of witty catchphrase here that’d be cool

#jung sakang #sakang #rivalsip #ip2contestant

Stage Name: Sey

Full Name: Eom Seokyu

Company: DS Media

Age: 18

Fields: Dance

Training Period:

Two years of formal training at DS, with two additional years of dance training as a member of Fusion Dance Crew prior to that

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?:

It’s a competition for the best of the best, and that’s me. Someone has to put the posers who can’t make the cut in their place.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?:

Weaknesses are an overall unwillingness to work with others. I will if I have to, but I do my best work alone. While outside opinions can be valuable, most of the time they just seem irrelevant.

My biggest strength is my dance ability-- think Chase or Sola from last season, but ten times better. I’ve been mentored by Slash and Eliza Kim; I’m the cream of the crop. I’m ambitious and confident, and while my other skills aren’t what my dance skills are, I’m still a proficient vocalist and rapper as well.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?:

I’m looking to win first place.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?:

Group challenges, and having to adapt to living at a dorm with guys I don’t know very well.

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?:

I won’t let you down. I’ll prove to you all just why you’ve put so much faith in me.

Any final words?:

I’m here; the season might as well end right now. The crown is already mine.

#eom seokyu #sey #ip2contestant #rivalsip

Stage Name: Jace

Full Name: Jason Kang

Company: DS Media

Age: Nineteen

Fields: Dance & Acting

Training Period: Three years

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?:

I don’t need the exposure-- I’m on of DS’ more high profile trainees, so many many people know who I am. What I’m known for, though, is acting. I’m known for my CFs and my drama cameos here and there. I want to prove, to my CEO and to the world, that I’m a performer too, and that I’m well suited to being in a group.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?:

My biggest strength is dance-- I’m an exceptional dancer. I’m polite and easy to work with. I’m adaptable and learn quickly. And above all, I’m a hard worker. Weaknesses would be rapping-- can’t do that to save my life. My singing will definitely not be as strong as some of the other guys in the competition, so that’s going to hold me back. And I don’t do very well with confrontation.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?:

Like I said before, I want to prove that I can do more than just act and model. I’m a dancer too, and a pretty good one too, if I do say so myself.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?:

Idol Project will be pretty high-pressure-- that’s just a fact. I’m not sure how I’ll fare with that at all. And I noticed how the editing kind of pits people against each other, be that real or not-- I’m not looking forward to that. I don’t think I’ll survive a rivalry gracefully

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?:

I’ve proved to you time and time again that I deserve your attention, and I’m looking forward to making sure you know that.

Any final words?:

I hope everyone else is looking forward to this as much as I am!

#jason kang #jace #rivalsip #ip2contestant

Stage Name (if none, put first name): Taekyu

Full Name: Kim Taekyu

Company: DS Media

Age (International): Seventeen

Fields (Dance/Rap/Vocal): Dance/Rap/Vocal

Training Period (how long have you been training for?): Three years

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?: “Well I mean, besides seeing all the trainees having loads of fun on the last season, I saw trainees I’ve known for ages develop more into natural performers and I think that’s invaluable. To think, that type of development comes with experience and I’d rather have it pre-debut rather than post debut.”

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?: “I’d like to think that being a trainee in all fields makes me well rounded as a trainee and that’s a strength, but at the end of the day it’s not up to me to judge myself. I think my vocals is my biggest strength and I definitely think I need to balance my dancing and vocals more. I can do both at a decent standard for a while but one’ll begin to falter and that’s my biggest weakness. I don’t know if it’s a strength or a weakness, but being labelled as the future beagle member of whatever group I debut in is also a factor.”

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?: “I’m hoping to get some experience, mostly. Getting into the final group would be a dream come true but I’d be content with enhancing my existing skills.”

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?: “I think my biggest challenge is going to be my passion. I know with my dancing, sometimes I let the technical side of it overcome pouring my emotions into the dance so it can look a bit robotic. I think the same happens to my singing and rapping so I definitely think finding the balance is the biggest challenge.”

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?: “I hope I can do them justice and show the public how good DS Media is!”

Any final words?: “Good luck to the other contestants and I hope it’s a good watch for the viewers!”

#kim taekyu #taekyu #rivalsip #ip2contestant

Stage Name: Mason

Full Name: Mason Son

Company: DS Media

Age: 21

Fields: Rap and Dance

Training Period: a little over two years

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?:

“I felt like now was a good time to try and put my name out there. The public doesn’t really know about me yet so this is my chance to get some recognition. And since Hydra’s only been out for a year I know it’s probably going to be a while before I get to debut.”

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?:

“Rap is definitely my main strength because that’s where I started out training. Dancing is a close second. I haven’t been dancing as logn as some of the other trainees but I would say I’m at least as good as someone who’s been dancing twice as long as I have. I’m decent enough in the vocal department but I’m not about to be knocking anyone’s socks off there. I can sing if I need to and it sounds okay but my range is kind of pathetic and I can’t do runs to save my life. Otherwise just in general I’m not very good at dealing with stress and pressure yet.”

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?:

“I won’t lie and say that I’m just here to make friends. I don’t think I’d believe anyone who said that. So my main goal is making it to the final group but my secondary goal is to improve myself through the competition. Hopefully, I can at least prove to myself and others that when I debut I will be able to handle the stress that comes with it.”

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?:

“I feel like a broken record here but probably just learning to deal with the pressure. And also the cameras in my face. And those are two of the things that I definitely need to learn to deal with if I want to be an idol.”

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?:

“I’d just like to thank them for helping me come this far and for encouraging me to put myself out there for this opportunity. And I hope that I can make them proud.”

Any final words?:

“I’ll let my performances speak for themselves.”

#mason #mason son #rivalsip #ip2contestant

Stage Name: Eunsung

Full Name: Choi Eunsung

Company: Spotlight Pro

Age: 22

Fields: Rap

Training Period:

Five Years before debuting with TRAXX, A little over a year of experience as a member of TRAXX, Two years of training since then.

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?:

I want to reintroduce myself to the public and to my fans. People know who I am, of course. I know my name is on everyone’s lips-- especially with Spotlight’s intention of debuting another boy group soon. I need to slowly bring myself back into public view, and prove to all who doubt me that I am talented and deserve to be an idol. Idol Project can help me do that.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?:

I’m primarily a rapper-- It’s what I’ve always focused on, and especially since leaving TRAXX. That is the main skill I’m looking to showcase during the competition. I’m a fair singer. Not a power-ballad, all-the-stops kind of singer, but I definitely have a strong voice. I know what it’s like to be debuted, too. What promotions are like and filming music videos. The late hours, the pressure to succeed. Sharing the spotlight with other people and not hogging all the attention. I think I’m very well rounded, and overall, I’m anxious to show everyone what I have to offer.

While my previous exposure could be a strength, it’s also a bit of a weakness. People already have a pre-conceived notion of what I can do, and they will underestimate me for it. People will take me being pulled from my group and try to use that against me, either as a way to put me down and shake my confidence, or as a way to try to prove to the voters that I don’t belong. I think it could also spark up a lot of envy and animosity and make it hard for me to make any friends while on the program.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?:

I want to debut in the project group. As great as the exposure and the learning experience would be, there’s no other outcome for me. If I don’t make it to the end, my chances might as well be shot for good. I couldn’t make it in my first idol group-- if I can’t make it to the end of a survival show, what good am I, right? As much as it would be nice to perform good stages and make friends and grow as a performer, I need to make it to the very end, and am willing to do anything to make that happen.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?:

Not getting in my own way. I’m putting a lot of pressure on myself for this. While other people are going to be watching me and going over my every move with a fine toothed comb, I’m the one whose going to be watching myself the closest. I think worrying too much about every single detail to the point of a breakdown is definitely a trap I can fall into, and my biggest challenge will be to keep from doing that.

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?:

CEOs-- you’ve given me this opportunity to show you that I still have what it takes to be a Spotlight idol. While I may have disappointed you in the past, I will strive to ensure that won’t happen again.

Any final words?:

I am not Eunsung from TRAXX anymore. I am just Choi Eunsung, and I want to be evaluated as such. I don’t want to be held to another level by the judges because of my experience, but I don’t want voters to vote blindly because of fandom either. Please watch me with fresh eyes. Fighting!

#eunsung #choi eunsung #rivalsip #ip2contestant

Stage Name: Sang

Full Name: Yoon Sanghee

Company: Spotlight Pro

Age: 18

Fields: Dance & Vocal

Training Period:

Four years before debuting with 24seveN, six months in that group, about two years of training since

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?:

My sister recently re-debuted, and being onstage seems to make her so much happier. I’m ready to come back out into the spotlight again and perform, and Idol Project is a great way to show everyone that I’m ready and still here and still the same Sang that they know, love, and miss.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?:

Technically, I’m a very sound singer, and I thing that could work in my favor as a strength in other ways too-- there are a lot of rappers and dancers from what I’ve seen of other companies’ trainees, and they’re all very adept. Singing is something I take a lot of pride in, and it’s something I can do better than other people. A skill I can show off and be the best at, if you will. With that being said, I’m very anxious and socially conscious so a weakness of mine will be all the group work that will come into play.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?:

I want to come out of my box and grow as a performer. It’s been a while since I first debuted, and a lot has happened. I have changed. And I’m looking forward to not only showing that, but discovering new things about myself.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?:

Interacting with the trainees I don’t know. New people make me nervous, and I won’t have the safety blanket that is the people I do know with me all the time.

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?:

I’ve put you through a lot, so I want to thank you for sticking with me and nurturing me until I became who I am now. I want to make you proud and show you that the faith you have is not ill-placed

Any final words?:

I hope everyone enjoys the show!

#yoon sanghee #sang #rivalsip #ip2contestant

Stage Name (if none, put first name): Silas

Full Name: Silas Song

Company: Radioactive Entertainment

Age (International): 18

Fields (Dance/Rap/Vocal): Dance and Rap

Training Period (how long have you been training for?): Four years.

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?: I chose to compete on Idol Project so that I can finally prove myself to the people wondering if I will debut or not, if I’ll be a trainee forever and that Radioactive didn’t make a mistake in having me as a high profiled trainee.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?: My strengths are dance and rap, naturally. I’ve been dancing since I was a kid and writing song lyrics since middle school, so it’s rather easy for me to have lyrical flow. I’m a bit worried about the singing portion. Although I am being trained in some singing, it’s still a bit difficult for me to sound the way I want to sound, but I’ll keep working hard towards it to become a trainee who is talented in all fields, not just two.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?: I hope to make people who have been anticipating me proud, I hope to make my supporters and fans over the past four years excited to see me on a show like this and I hope to win to prove to the industry that I’m ready to become an idol.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?: My biggest challenge will be myself. Although Idol Project will have lots of talented trainees from my home company among other companies, if my head isn’t in it, then I won’t be able to do anything. I need to keep reminding myself why I’m here and why I stuck around for so long and who I’m trying to prove wrong. I need to remember to have a clear mind and a straight focus towards my only goal, which is to become an idol.

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?: I want to thank my coaches for driving me to my fullest, for giving me advice when I was on my knees and to telling me that I was crazy when I thought to quit. I want to thank you all to making me a better person and keeping my determination as strong as over. CEO-nim…I promise I won’t let you down, I’ll make you proud to have me as a trainee, I’ll keep Radioactive’s legacy striving strong and I won’t make you regret in having me do high profile things as a trainee.

Any final words?: I’ll make you proud, mom. Just watch me.

#silas #silas song #rivalsip #ip2contestant

Stage Name (if none, put first name): Ryobin

Full Name: Ahn Ryobin

Company: Alpha

Age (International): 20

Fields (Dance/Rap/Vocal): Dance/Vocals

Training Period (how long have you been training for?): 2 years

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?: Because I thought it would be a valuable experience, and would help me hone my talents to become the best idol that I could be.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?: I’m not particularly a great singer, being a mainly dance trainee, but i’ve been working on it for two years now. I’m a good dancer, and consider that my strength.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?: I hope to improve my singing skills, and maybe pick up a few dance moves from the other trainees.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?: There are a lot of really great singers, and I think trying to compete with them will be a great challenge.

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?: Please take care of me, and I’ll make you proud! Alpha Records, fighting!

Any final words?: I hope that I will be an entertaining trainee, and that the fans will enjoy this season of Idol Project.

#rivalsip #ip2contestant #ahn ryobin #ryobin

Stage Name: Kiyoung

Full Name: Tam Kiyoung

Company: Spotlight Pro

Age: 20

Fields: Acting & Vocal

Training Period:

Three Years

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?:

The competition for Spotlight’s new group is still very stiff and I applied for this program before it’d ever been announced-- I want to show a better side of myself to my superiors and show them that I deserve to debut. Plus, I’m most well known for being an ulzzang and I want to prove that I’m more than just a pretty face.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?:

I’m a very good singer, and I think I’d make a very good center-- I know how to draw attention, hold it, and make people want to watch more. My weaknesses are dancing, and really anything academic? I’m not sure how that’ll work into this show, but it takes me a lot longer to read and memorize I guess, so that fits in with learning lines.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?:

I want to prove that I’m ready and worthy of becoming an idol, and making it to the final group would be great too.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?:

Memorizing lyrics, like before. I have a few learning impediments that might keep me from succeeding in that area.

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?:

Thank you for introducing me to this medium, and I’m excited to show you what I can do on my own.

Any final words?:

Hwaiting!

#rivalsip #ip2contestant #kiyoung #tam kiyoung

Stage Name: Raein

Full Name: Kwon Raein

Company: Spotlight Pro

Age: 20

Fields: Vocal

Training Period: Four years

Why did you choose to compete on Idol Project?:

My trainers thought it would be a good way to ease into the spotlight before ever debuting, to see if I’m ready for it.

What do you feel are your strengths? Weaknesses?:

I’m good at singing and I’m nice to people and I listen good. I’m not so good at dancing, though, and I get overwhelmed really easy so I think crowds and cameras and everyone watching might freak me out a little bit.

What are you hoping to accomplish while on the show?:

I want to get more comfortable around people and sing for people because music makes people happy and I like it when people are happy.

What do you think your biggest challenge will be?:

I’m not comfortable around people I don’t know so the dorm will be hard to get used to. And I think I might break down at some point in front of the crowds maybe-- I’m not good with crowds. I’m scared that I’ll ruin a performance or something.

Do you have anything you’d like to say to your CEO(s) and coaches?:

Um....I’m lucky you guys see so much in me and I hope you are all happy with my progress. And I hope I don’t do anything to let you down.

Any final words?:

No, because I’m gonna be on the show so these can’t be my final words that doesn’t even make any sense

#rivalsip #ip2contestant #raein #kwon raein