goodbye, and thank you rookies ♡
hey rookies. it’s eri. how’re you all doing? i hope that, even despite the hard hitting news, that you are taking care of yourselves. it’s a little bittersweet knowing this will be the last time i get to check in with y’all. i never imagined writing this post. i’ll admit there were times where i sat and thought, yeah, it’s time to leave. you’re too old for this. this is a waste of time. but i could never bring myself to actually do it. i stuck around through the good and the bad, held on for as long as i could . . . until the very end, which leads us here.
a lot of you have probably heard this before but for old times sake; i joined rookies back in july 2015 for the first time with rkseokmin. i can’t remember much about the muse but i do remember being beyond intimidated joining rk. i began roleplaying on tumblr in 2014 and in efforts to avoid joining rookies, i actually created my own idol rp apollokrp. anyways, i don’t think i went anywhere with rkseokmin, so along came rkkyungri in august 2015. and she didn’t last too long either. i finally decided to give rookies a third try and i brought rksana. and guess what!? i dropped her too. i didn’t make my return to rookies until may 2016 in the midst of season three of the mgas. the original rookies blog was on it’s way out and i bit the bullet and revived a muse from deltakrp. that muse would be none other than juyeonrk.
but enough about me, more about them. the reason i’ve stuck around all this time. please be wary, trigger warnings about mental health, toxic relationships, therapy etc. are discussed.
rkrose joined rookies back in july 2016. if we’re being specific, rose wasn’t my first muse but she is the muse people usually associate me with. rose for the most part was just a girl from down under who played the guitar. she sung ballads and had no dream to pursue a career as an idol. early on in the peace, she rekindled her relationship with past flame from her youth, kangjoon. in december 2016, rose participated in the kt & royal contest. to my surprise, she won the singing portion of the competition and became a royal entertainment trainee. rose was the dahlia of the royal garden. in march 2017, rose and kangjoon parted ways for good and rose rekindled a very passionate, albeit unhealthy relationship with a fling from her past which come the summer of that year, threw her into the depths of depression. the end of 2017 approached and with that came the announcement of royal survival, the group which created luxe. rose auditioned with a dance cover of kehlani’s personal and ranked major on her first episode. her ride throughout that entire show was a rollercoaster but she made it to the end of the show only to be eliminated in the final episode. ultimately, she knew that she wasn’t ready to become an idol ( nor did she know if that’s what she wanted ). in december 2018, rose signed onto royal for another two years and she fell for her close friend and fellow australian, chris; her boyfriend of nearly two years, her rock, her favourite person. rose sadly spent a good part of 2019 and all of 2019 contemplating leaving royal entertainment. and who knows, if december had of come along . . . she might of actually done it.
come the end of the year, rkrose leaves royal entertainment permanently and gives up on her dream of becoming an idol. she probably feels immensely guilty for it but she decides that pursuing her dream is more important. she probably returns to her roots of youtube covers and small gigs before she eventually signs on to an indie label. maybe if she gets the opportunity, she forms a band or joins one and gets to pursue her dream of becoming a rockstar ( the girl played acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, keyboard and piano . . . and she sung? hello wasted potential!!! ). and if it’s possible, she and chris stay together and eventually date publically, openly. there’s lots of travelling and music and love and dogs and dinners and wine nights. rose goes home to australia twice a year to visit her family and to watch her niece grow up. and maybe somewhere down the road, rose and chris get married ♡ ( it’s the happily ever after she deserves )
and in another universe, rkrose stays with royal. the eventually end up debuting the second generation of royal girls ( probably after they try to stage a coup or something ). i worked tirelessly to earn rose 25/25 leadership, so with a bit of luck, she debuts as their group’s leader and main vocalist ( we were working on 25/25 high notes, she would of had the whistle register . . . the power ). over time, rose does a little bit of modelling and acting, ultimately finding comfort in hosting a radio show or podcast. she would live out her contract as an idol with her group and ultimately, when they were ready to go their separate ways, rose would pursue music independently and hopefully with a guitar in hand. chris is definitely in the picture still, and hopefully they go on to do as they would in the other scenario . . . only on a much more public scale. rkstraya forever ♡
a few rkrose inspired songs . . . don’t dream it’s over - crowded house, landslide - fleetwood mac, don’t let the sun go down on me - elton john and george michael, here comes the sun - the beatles, unchained melody - the righteous brothers and hungry eyes - eric carman.
juyeonrk joined rookies back in may 2016 initially, however due to lack of muse and resources ( wjsn was still a very new group ), i dropped her. she returned to rookies in september 2016 for good this time. she’s gone through a few faceclaim changes; first to seungyeon of clc and then to saerom of fromis_9. eventually, my final change was back to the original fc of eunseo of wjsn, because no one else does happy, tall dancing gay like she does. juyeon is probably the most consistent muse i’ve had. she’s always been a very bright, happy girl who dreamed of becoming an idol. juyeon auditioned for season three of the mgas with choreography to g-eazy’s calm down. of course, she failed which i think probably led to me dropping her the first time. juyeon was never priority throughout my rookies journey until the last year or so. in 2017, juyeon was cast through hongdae talent fest with choreography to wild thoughts. as someone who dreamed of becoming a nova trainee, juyeon found herself auditioning privately with sphere to a cover of nsg nct’s cherry bomb. juyeon received high praise for her audition and through this, she became the cherry bomb of sphere. it has a lot of meanings, but i always envisioned it as a way to express juyeon’s duality. despite her pretty looks, she’s actually an accomplished hip hop dancer, gymnast and athlete. juyeon wasn’t given a lot of opportunities throughout her time at rookies until her final year here, but one of the best opportunities she had was loving seoyoung, better known now as yena of luxe. it took them so long to finally confess their feelings. this year, they celebrated one year together ♡ this year in march, juyeon got the opportunity to take part in project heartz; which would debut sphere’s new girl group. this would be my first shot at having an idol muse, and unfortunately my only and last opportunity. in july, juyeon was revealed to feature on yuzu’s debut album and at the end of this month, juyeon would of been revealed as the eighth girl of heartz, their choerry.
juyeon has one outcome. she debuts as byeol, which is korean for star with the mini album byeol, a-side is love cherry motion and b-side is puzzle. she later goes on to debut with sua and sera, forming odd eye circle. in july of 2021, heartz officially debut. juyeon is apart of the dance and rap line, although she’s proven herself to be a capable vocalist too. throughout her early years, she appears on various variety shows; with her group mates and later solo. juyeon stays with heartz until the very end. eventually when they go their separate ways, juyeon finally comes out to the public. this is her final form. she plans to advocate for lgbt+ representation within the entertainment industry, and she doesn’t let her identity hinder who she is and how she performs. because to her, hiding such an inherent part of herself has been the biggest hindrance of her career. juyeon probably signs with seoyoung’s label and becomes somewhat of a dance / rap mentor, i totally see her on s survival show or two. also see her campaigning for animal rights or something? pearl, mobi and steve gonna inherit some wealth! and she definitely marries seoyoung. without a doubt. she couldn’t imagine spending her life with anyone else.
a few juyeonrk inspired songs . . . love cherry motion - choerry byeol, sweet crazy love - heartz: odd eye circle, girl front - heartz: odd eye circle, cherry bomb - nsg, black on black - nsg, get ready for this - 2 unlimited, girls like girls - hayley kiyoko and same love - macklemore & ryan lewis ft. mary lambert.
rkjaebeom joined rookies back in november 2019. he initially came to rookies as the dearly beloved rkyounghyun as i saw day6 for my twenty first. looking back, jaebum was a combination of two original characters of mine. i didn’t realise this until recently! nonetheless, he’s become one of my favourite muses i’ve ever had. in my later years, male muses became very hard for me to write but jaebum was so endearing i just . . . adore him, really! there isn’t much to say about jaebum really. he never wanted to become an idol, he wanted to pursue music and he did, only to lose himself in the midst of it. it’s how he found art and tattooing! jaebum joined rookies as a romantic partner for hyuna of k.arma and they just . . . became one of my favourite ships. his love for hyuna was so unbelievably strong. he really did worship the ground she walked on. jaebum was always so immensely genuine and he really loved the people close to him. i’m so sad i can’t say more about him.
nothing really changes for jaebum. he continues to work from his studio as both a tattoo artist and a musician. he still sings, still creates his own stuff and he probably starts to slowly reach out and collaborate with people. he isn’t sure he wants to return to the band / underground scene, purely out of self-preservation. he finally proposes to hyuna, and he waits until she’s ready to take the next step. he confesses he wants to start a family with her someday, have a nice place together and all their cats. realistically, the closest jaebum gets to being apart of the “idolverse” is becoming a producer / lyricist for one of the big five. he respects idols but that life just . . . isn’t him.
in an alternate reality, he comes an idol ( i always pictured nsg tbh ) and i don’t know how that would really work out for him, but it’s still funny to think about!
a few rkjaebeom inspired songs . . . wow. - post malone, humble beginnings - bazzi, a very strange time - g-eazy, face to face - ruel, beautiful - bazzi, city of angels - 24kgoldn and the entire black panther soundtrack.
so, that’s it. this is it. this is my official goodbye to rookies. it’s so hard to try and form a coherent goodbye to a place that’s been apart of my life for the past four going on five years. it’s going to be so hard reminding myself that i don’t need to stay up until three in the morning writing replies for the next day’s activity check. we haven’t always seen eye to eye. i haven’t always been the most positive person, nor the easiest person to deal with. there were times that i was annoyed or angry, times i wanted to drop everything and just disappear. but rookies got me through a lot of hard times in my life. i joined in my senior year of high school and this month it’s been four years since i graduated. this past year i wish i could of dedicated a little more time to the roleplay, just knowing we’re here now . . . it sort of sucks. i never got to see my muses debut or really pursue their dreams officially, but i know they get to. or at least in my version of the future they do.
i just want to say a super special thank you to the mods of rookies; past and present. i thank you so much for everything you have done. keeping a roleplay of this size afloat for seven years is no easy feat but y’all did a great job and did what you could with what you had. to royal and sphere; thank you for welcoming rose and juyeon with open arms, for putting up with them and me. to my heartz friends, my heart aches that our girls didn’t get to officially debut together. but these past few months have been so wonderful, i’m so grateful for each and everyone of you. i’m happy to know what we’ve gotten together and decided where our girls end up. may they walk the flower path together for a very long, happy time. to nana, 2/3 of my rookies ships are with you and i’m so grateful to of gotten to know you these past few years. you’re a joy to write with and i’m gonna miss writing our headcanons and talking about our muses together. to lemon, thank you for being so patient and kind. i’m so grateful we got to write out at least a piece of seoyoung and juyeon’s love story. to ani, thank you for giving juyeon chungha. i’m so grateful she got to have someone like her in her life. and i’m so happy knowing they got to pursue their dreams together. i’m also really grateful i got to become closer to you ♡ . . . and to keith, rose and lari; thank you for rkblackpink! thank you for four wonderful years of four bestfriends taking on the world. i’m gonna really miss y’all. and to everyone else, even if i didn’t mention your name. i thank you. if i wrote with you, thank you for shaping my muses’ journey and even if we didn’t write together, thank you for shaping the universe in which we all were apart of.
okay, i need to start wrapping this up. but i will say, i was always hesitant joining new roleplays because they never last and i knew rookies would always be there. to me, rookies always has been home. i feel calmer and more level headed about all of this than i thought; i do feel a weight lifted off of my shoulders. i feel like i got most of my sad thoughts out. i’m going to try my best to go forward remembering the good times we all got to have. thank you for the past four years of the most wonderful memories rookies. i hope that you and your muses find peace, wherever you may end up. you can find me on twitter @luvyounqk or on discord, just ask for it! and you will hopefully see me at legacy and mokseong, i’m gonna try some new roleplays out. i also have an indie blog, @metanoire . . . which i’m still working on. i might be putting au versions of my muses on this blog. and maybe just maybe, i might end up returning to the admin side of things, hehe . . . we’ll just have to wait and see.
but until then, take care rookies ♡ from the typist of rose, juyeon and jaebum . . . eri.








