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23 | Heartz' July Girl | sng: 362 | dnc: 195 | chr: 196 | crt: 6 | rap: 1 | dbt: 144 | rookies

[rkxluda]

HEARTZ’ LEE LUDA as The Princess from Detective Conan

“If you will grant me my wish, please take off that mask and show me your true face!”

[rkxluda]

Desperate Revival

rkkangjoon​:

Getting into new roles was something Kang Joon, as an aspiring actor, always loved to do. Therefore occassions like Halloween, where he was allowed to go all out and let his creativity take over, were usually welcomed by him with open arms. There was a vast of ideas lurking in the back of his mind and even when it was hard to decide on just one costume, he enjoyed spending time on it. It was exciting to imagine himself in all those costumes, but sadly he was just able to wear one and after a lot of contemplating, he picked this costume before the black overall that was supposed to be part of a group costume for an Among Us party. Sadly he had failed to ask others to join him due to his busy schedule, which was why he went with the other option instead.

In his eyes, he looked pretty fancy in the dark blue get up, that hid an armour underneath. A sword hanging by his side, a cape around his shoulders and a helmet on his head finished off the final look for Black Knight Shinichi Kudo. For the third year in a row, he was again going for a costume that would hide his face, but he couldn’t help but find them all hella cool.

After hanging around his DE:CODE members for a little while, he decided to go ahead and look for his friends among the other idols. This Halloween Party was one of the few times where he got to see them all during their schedules and he was hoping to find them wearing some fancy costumes themselves. The more surprising it was to him, when he spotted one of his female friends from afar who was dressed in a white flowy dress with pinkish highlights here and there, a crown and a veil on top of her head. He then proceeded to look down on himself, blinking in fascination as he realized how they were wearing matching costumes without prior agreement.

When he approached her from behind to surprise her and ask her about the amusing coincidence, he saw her struggling with her dress combined with high heels and moments later stumbling forward. Without hesitation, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back, making sure she wouldn’t hurt (and embarrass) herself. For a moment he looked at her through the mask, an idea slowly blossoming inside his head, before he asked with a coy voice: “Are you alright, princess?”

Luda had expected to fall, so when the impact of meeting the ground less than elegantly didn't come, and instead she was pulled back, one might say she was surprised. At first, she didn't manage more than to murmur a simple “thank you,” before her brain really managed to process what happened and the person standing in front of her. And what he was wearing.

Their matching costumes may have gone unnoticed by many, anyone who didn't know or remember the episode, but Luda would recognise the knight's costume anywhere.

“Sorry, thank you very much, mysterious, cloaked knight” she corrected  herself. It was more of a spur of the moment decision to go along with something that would suit her role, rather than to simply say thank you and admittedly a bit unusual for her, but why dress up for Halloween, if she wasn't going to go along with her role?

Plus, for some reason, he seemed familiar, though she couldn't quite tell who he was just yet.

[rkxluda]

Showtime

rkxjiyeon​:

This is really happening for all of them, she could smell the nerves in the air, all the girls were nervous who wouldn’t be?! It was the first performance on live broadcast, did they rehearse enough?? There was plenty what ifs filled in her own mind, what if they make a mistakes or look at the wrong camera? So many evaluations prepared for this moment but is it enough? Jiyeon didn’t want to show the other girls her nerves otherwise everyone end up spiralling down with her. She had to remain like she had everything under control even practicing the choreography on the occasion asking from pointers from more dance inclined group members.  

The moment she saw Luda approached her, she look at her with a soft gaze as she knew exactly how she is feeling. “It’s okay, it is natural to be nervous, if you wasn’t nervous then something would be wrong with you~” she joked lightly, smiling at the younger fixing the other hair for them so they were would be perfect picture for the camera during the live broadcast. Jiyeon took a deep breath trying to keep herself calm, bless the power of meditation in times like this. 

The older held onto her friend arm, holding it tightly when they were linked together to reassure her but also herself that everything would be okay. She got her girls so there is nothing they can overcome together, the surprise thank you did catch her off guard. There is could be many reasons for it but she couldn’t pin point why she thanked her. “No need to thank me, we always got each other ok?? I’m lucky enough to be sharing a stage with you especially your voice. Who knew, that shy librarian would be taking the stage alongside me in this moment. I bet your younger you probably think this was never possible, we have come far and we go even further. As long we got each other, there is nothing we can do. Let’s make HEARTZ 1/3 name to remember ok?” she said with a determined smile despite her worries she was on mission and she will not fail this no matter what. 

Jiyeon's words were instantly calming, even just standing next to her was.

“You're right, thank you,” Luda answered, forcing her tensed shoulders down in an attempt to trick her mind into calming down, at least a little bit. Hopefully their debut stage would be more successful than this. “Thank you,” she repeated as Jiyeon fixed her hair. “You're looking gorgeous, this concept suits you really well,” she commented, smiling.

Linking arms really did wonders in helping her nerves, though and Luda was glad that the other didn't seem to mind. As the emotional roller-coaster that the day promised to be, now Jiyeon's words almost made her cry. Since it was a happy day and she didn't want to ruin the already done make-up, she did her best to blink the tears away, but the memory of how long they'd already known each other was touching, still.

“We do! And definitely not! I'm really glad you caught me singing in the library back then, I think I wouldn't have given the mgas or becoming an idol a chance otherwise,” she grinned, doing her best to push getting emotional until later, after their stage. “You're right, the road only leads forward now and we'll do our absolute best!”

“I've always known you'd be famous one day,” Luda added chuckling, figuring that Jiyeon must be nervous as well, so maybe Luda could help her with that, just like how the other had helped her. “You've just got that air about you, you know? Hard-workig, beautiful and skilled, I wonder how many heartz you'll steal today, hehe.”

[rkxluda]

.surprise squeal

rkkangjoon​:

He was glad she accepted his compliment, in hope that it would help her getting over her insecurities and becoming more self-confident in herself. As idol they were supposed to be role models, people to look up to and in his eyes she was definitely someone kind and friendly enough to serve as role model.

When Luda started to complain about his pats and shooed his hand away, he felt little stabs in his chest. A little disappointed to be interrupted in his skinship with her, he pulled his hand away, letting his amber-coloured eyes wander around the little crowd of trainees and idols. He liked to express himself in body contact, but it couldn’t be helped if she disliked it. Though it hurt him a little because that was one of his ways to show affection. For a moment he was silent, as if sulking, before he registered her embarrassed answer.

Chuckling, he turned his orbs back to her, grinning from one ear to the other. It was way too easy and way too fun to tease her with simple comments like this. “I guess, you didn’t get used to that voluptuous sight yet, hm? But give it some time, and nothing will surprise you anymore.” He was amused how perplexed the younger looked, as if he knew to read her mind, but honestly, it was just luck on his hand. Knowing his highschool friend too well, it was quite easy to predict “weird” behaviour, just like she would be able to do.

“And I guess, her running around naked, would be easier on your eyes, than me running around naked.”

His reaction went over her head, possibly because she hadn't meant shooing his hand away quite the way he'd understood it, so this kind of reaction wasn't anything she would've expected.

Kangjoon's grin didn't really help with her embarrassment and Luda couldn't help but avoid his eyes, until realising that, yet again, he was only teasing her. With brows furrowed to show her disapproval, she looked back up, blinking a few times while taking a deep breath to start the “scolding” just in time to make eye contact when he continued teasing. With her eyes still beet-red from before, there was no room left to blush even further.

“Kangjoon!” her voice sounding a bit squeakier than she'd wanted it to be, but, of course, he wasn't quite done with teasing just yet. There were way too many images of naked bodies in her mind to form any coherent thought, never-mind sentence, so she crossed her arms instead. Her pout was accompanied by her best disapproving glare which, admittedly, wasn't scary at all, especially not next to her still red face.

[rkxluda]

Desperate Revival

The anime around the young detective, shrunk back to his childhood self, still solving mysteries one way or another was one that Luda has loved since she was young. Growing up watching it, she was still hooked and she still hoped for Shinichi to get back to his 17 year old self and, of course, get together with Ran.

Similarly, Ran was a character who's always fascinated her, simply for how tough she was and her martial arts skills, she'd often wished to be a bit more like her. The Halloween party was the perfect way for her to slip into the role, though, especially as she still had the costume she bought some years back for a party she'd never managed to go to.

It was perfect, really. Next to their promotions, there wasn't really enough energy left to search and buy anything new. And with the month passing by in a blur, she found herself at the party before she knew it, dressed up as princess Ran.

Of course, she stuck to the other heartz girls for the most time, finding that there were much too many people around her to really feel relaxed, plus all the media made her careful to be on her best behaviour and that was easiest done, when she was simply not doing much of anything... except that that got a bit boring.

So, after a while, she set out to see if she could find anyone familiar, after all she knew a surprising amount of idols already. But come as it had to, the long dress and high heels weren't something she was used to and Luda found herself stumbling forward, glad that she didn't have a glass of water in her hand.

@rkkangjoon

[yuzurk]

@rkxluda (debut morning)

yuzu was a mix of adrenaline, caffeine and exhaustion the moment she got into the car. head immediately falling into luda’s shoulder the moment they were all buckled up and on their way to their first music show appearance. it was their first schedule. they were about to have their debut stage.

to say yuzu was nervous would be a vast understatement.

she grumbled as she tried to get comfortable on luda’s shoulder, hoping the soothing scent of her eonni would help calm her down a little to at least get a bit of rest. with so much nervous energy thrumming through her veins, anxious of screwing up steps she knew she could dance in her sleep by now, yuzu knew she had to try and find something to help put her at ease.

gaming had helped her fall asleep last night but now? 

[rkxluda]

Luda was lost in thought when she felt the younger girl's head lean onto her. Her lips pulled up into a soft smile, quite contrary to the chaos of emotions she felt. It was a welcome break from her own thoughts and she figured the others would be similarly nervous or at least excited.

“Didn't sleep too well?” she asked, whispering so she wouldn't bother the others too much in case any of them tried to sleep a little bit more. Surprisingly, she'd actually managed to sleep last night, maybe she'd been so nervous that it'd simply knocked her out, but now she was wide awake. Still pretty tired, though.

She tried shifting a little bit, so that her shoulder was a little bit lower and more comfortable to reach for Yuzu, though with her small height that may not be too much of a problem.

[sphereent]

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[MV] 하르츠 1/3 (HEARTZ 1/3) “지금, 좋아해(Love&Live)"  The Mini-Album “Love&Live” Available on Spotify, iTunes, and Apple Music

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[sphereent]

             [ ● ] HEARTZ 1/3 (하르츠 1/3)  “LOVE&LIVE”  

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            [ ● ] SPHERE ENT @sphereent • Oct 7

            You are the only one             You are my miracle             #HEARTZ #하르츠

[sphereent]

            [ ● ] SPHERE ENT @sphereent • Oct 1

            내 생각은 자꾸 앞서는             것 같아 걱정이 되고             #HEARTZ #하르츠 #Luda #루다

[rkxluda]

Showtime

Surreal, that's the only thing that was on the girl's mind really. Personally, while it felt like a long journey, it really wasn't, if she thought about it logically. She's only trained for a bit over two years before debuting now, the more she thought about it, the less it felt like enough time, the less it felt like she was really prepared for what was to come.

“I'm nervous,” she said to Jiyeon, maybe a bit unnecessarily so as they surely all were. At least she couldn't imagine that anyone was calm in this kind of situation, but if so, she wanted to know their ways. “Do you think we've practised enough?” she continues asking the female, eternally glad that she'd at least known half of her subunit-members before the project. Being in this with complete strangers, even if she got along with them, just wouldn't have been the same as this.

She linked arms with Jiyeon in an extra attempt to calm herself down a little bit further and hopefully the other as well. They'd known each other for so long, from her library days till now, the elder had taught her how to properly walk in heels, had encouraged her singing... “Thank you,” she then added out of nowhere.

@rkxjiyeon

[rkxluda]

yuzurk​:

the moment they step outside together, yuzu raises her gaze up towards the cloudy sky. it was a shame that all the nights kept most of the stars hidden. she’d always miss the nights at the beach when she and her middle school friends would take a quick trip down to the coast in canada. the night sky back then was amazing and nothing she had seen in korea could come close to it. perhaps jeju- maybe.

the feeling of- could she call it homesickness- remained persistently stuck in her gut. it was a sign yuzu knew she should address sooner or later but she didn’t want to worry anyone and potentially if she ignored it for long enough things would solve themselves eventually.

“the songs are neat,” she responds, expertly dodging the question about how she was adapting. all of the girls were nice no question there but to narrow herself down to this extend, losing about all her comfort go to things from her cat to her roommate to her computer set up, she really wasn’t sure if she could find herself ever truly at home in the dorm. the constant fear of stepping on anyone’s toes kept her quiet and a lot less lively than she actually was or people knew her to be.

Her gaze followed the other's up to the sky as she enjoyed the air, wondering if she would ever get to see a cloudless, star-filled sky. Seoul surely wasn't a good starting point and she's only been to one place where it would've been possible, hadn't she been too busy training.

So, compared to Yuzu, she's never really been anywhere outside of Korea before the Heartz Project. For her, wanderlust was much more relatable, though, of course, she didn't know how the other felt. She couldn't read minds, after all.

"Hmm," she hummed nodding, getting the feeling that she shouldn't continue asking about it, so she quietly sighed instead, eyes lowering to wherever they were walking to instead. The girl didn't mind silence when around friends, but with anyone she didn't know as well, it was easy to feel a little awkward.

"I wonder where they'll send us for the unit filming," she said eventually, finding that she liked travelling a bit more than staying at the dorm, feeling a little bit more free than when they were stuck inside.

[rkxluda]

Bingle Bangle

mxnark​:

it was a little bit hard to register the fact that mina was in a debut project with girls who have already debuted already. though she has met jiyeon before she’s met the other girls (and that was just by fate, if she wanted to be delusional), she still feels a little… alarmed by the reality of the situation. with the fact that yuzu was eventually debuting soon made this even more surreal.

so of course she’d be excited to run into luda. of course, she’s alarmed because she didn’t expect to run into her. yes, they were in the same company and were apart of the same project. but meeting the lee luda who also had the opportunity to be on the mgas with some of the other heartz girls (and her brother) as well as being the second heartz girl to debut/ it was insanity.

“ah! thank you so much, sunbaenim,” she answers with a polite smile and a nod. she looks at the little pouch the girl held out to her and looks at her curiously before pointing at herself. “for me?” she asks, her smile returning but brighter at the realization. “thank you so much! you really didn’t have to!”

she doesn’t open it yet, but she could already tell she was going to cherish the gift a lot. so much so that she looks up at the senior with a bit of an apologetic look. “i feel kinda bad that i don’t have to give you something in return because it’s really nice of you to get me this.” she pauses when she remembers the other asked her a question. “oh! yes, i’m fine! a little overwhelmed with so much happening in such little time, but i think i’m adapting to everything.”

She nodded once, affirming that it really was meant for Mina. Personally, she found the reaction relatable, most likely, she would've reacted the same way. Or, rather than that, she had reacted quite similarly when she first became a trainee. Either way, a bit of a distraction from the usual daily routine could always be of use, she thought, and gifts were also always nice as well.

"I really wanted to," she smiled, "I'm not sure if it'll give you any good luck, but I thought it'd be a nice way to welcome you. And don't worry, I don't expect anything in return!"

She listened to the other girl's answer in understanding. The project had been a little much right from the start, but she'd been a trainee for almost two years already, she didn't want to imagine how overwhelming it must be for someone almost entirely new to this style of life.

"I know it's a bit impractical since I'm never around as much, but if you do happen to have any questions, always feel free to ask," she offered smiling. Luda had no idea how to best choose a song for the month's evaluation and do exactly what the trainers wanted, had always had been happier to be in a group, so maybe she wasn't the best to ask in this regard, but she would still do her best to help where she could.

[memoriesofyccjungrk-deactivated]

once in a lifetime.

a closed starter for @rkxluda

gahyeon feels like the entire heartz project has been a whirling experience for herself, she simply can’t imagine how the project has been for the other girls. although gahyeon guesses it’s a little different for the already-debuted girls, considering the fact they weren’t doing monthly evaluations anymore but trying to figure out how to navigate life as an idol. but still, gahyeon imagined it was just as confusing to navigate through, the fact that gahyeon was confused meant the other girls were probably much the same. she just felt like she was being whisked around at the whims of sphere - and she imagined debut felt much the same.

but quite honestly, gahyeon hadn’t seen many of the debuted girls since they were taken away and put into the dormitory. after all, they were idols, technically. and now with the subunit complete with yena’s addition and plans to start getting things together for the girls, gahyeon could only imagine.

“ how’re you doing ? ” gahyeon asks one day, care to make sure luda wasn’t in the middle of doing something particularly important. “ two years ago we were just getting used to our schedules as trainees, and now you’ve officially debuted and you’re going to be debuting in heartz first subunit … is it strange ? ” she asks, brows raised. because gahyeon, well - she couldn’t imagine it. she hardly believed that she just had her contract renewed, actually debuting seemed like a foreign concept. “ you guys have a busy month prepared for you, don’t you ? ” she asks, with a slight frown. “ yet another month sphere is keeping you all away from the rest of us. they think you’re too good for us trainees. ” she jokes with a chuckle.

[rkxluda]

The only thing Luda was sad about when it came to being chosen so early, was that she didn't really get to spend time with the others as much anymore. They were already 6 at the dorm, so she wasn't lonely at all and she wasn't sure if she looked forward to being 12 eventually with as little space as they had, but she was worried for how much longer she would be able to see them at least occasionally. No one could tell who Sphere would choose eventually, after all.

"Pretty well, aside from the nervousness, what about you?" the girl returned the question, rather not going into too much detail, but also feeling much more at ease than the past months already.

"It's really strange… you know, there's always those idols you hear about, having trained for 5 years, some even for 8 or more, so I didn't really think about debut until the casting call… it still doesn't feel entirely real, actually," she chuckled, trying to explain herself as best as she could. “But it's exciting, too, in a good way.”

"We haven't actually gotten the schedule just yet," she continued, tilting her head in thought, wondering how busy they'd really be, "but I guess so. It's better than just sitting around, though, right? I wish we could come back to train with you once promotions are done, but I guess that's unrealistic…" It may be a bit of a weird wish, but she would much rather go back to them for the usual training until the whole group debut... unless Sphere had more surprises in store.

Luda chuckled at the other girl's words, still convinced that she was no better than them and simply having suited the concept very well, but she understood that it was a joke and a serious answer would make their conversation rather awkward.

"Aaah, they're keeping the best for last, they're simply using us to get Heartz' name out there, to propel you to stardom," she joked back.

[rkxluda]

Heartz September Eval Travelling far and wide + Heartz 1/3

Luckily, her hair was extremely easy to care for these days and just like the first time, no dyeing was necessary as her hair was naturally black. While a colour would have been fun, after her past adventures of dying it a lot and probably in much too short time-spans, it was good to give it a rest and simply treat it with conditioners and oils and such. She couldn't remember the last time her hair had been this healthy.

New Zealand was their first goal and it would be a huge understatement to say that she was excited. The whole travelling situation was exhausting of course, spending so much time on planes and all that, but it was more than worth it. And the time on the planes wasn't at all bad when she could spend it with the others, like that one time she joked around with Yena, the younger girl recording her, asking her questions befitting a debut-travel log.  Hong Kong wasn't any less exciting, either and she was a little sad once they'd gotten back home.

The restrictions idol live brought with it weren't exactly fun. She dearly missed her mother and wanted to talk to her about everything in person, but as a busy almost-idol, she couldn't check in with her mum quite as much as she would've liked to. The girl knew that the shop was still going well and that her uncle visited a lot more frequently, so that was definitely good.

As per usual, she was nervous, this time because of the unit debut. It was an entirely different thing than the solo preparations, especially with promotions, but she was also very, very glad that there was five of them in this unit and hoped her joy would be visible in everything they'd filmed, well, only as far as that was appropriate in the scenes of course.

One thing that changed and that was rather surprising though, was that she was sleeping much better than she'd done during the first couple of months of the debut. Sure, she was much more tired as well, but still, it was nice to feel more rested and it did calm her down a good amount as well.

And even more surprising was that she actually felt good about herself, felt as though she'd done as much as she'd been able to and as good as she possibly could. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but then she'd never done something exactly like this before, so room for growth was to be expected, right?

[rkxluda]

.surprise squeal

rkkangjoon​:

Being around her filled him with familiarity and comfort, yet it even more made him miss the old times, the times, when he was still able to freely mingle around with his friends. Those times, however, were over now, though he shouldn’t be in a position to complain, when this was the beginning of a whole new life. Everything came with pros and cons, though it went without doubt, that not being allowed to see old friends as freely as before was definitely a big minus on his agenda of new experiences to make every day.

“For me every day is a July day, when I’m around you~” He hummed, smiling at her encouragingly. Kang Joon was sure it was much harder to adapt to a new girl every new month, since the Heartz concept was such a unique one, but looking at Luda, he was sure she would manage. “Oi, Ludacchin, don’t drag yourself down so much. Every single one of you has their own charm, so there are definitely fanboys swooning over you as well. You are blessed with pretty features and with a sweet personality, so chin up. slay them, princess and crown yourself a queen.” It was relatable to feel a bit bumped out within a big group, Kang Joon indeed felt the same with DE:CODE because he was aware that there was no way all the attention would just be on him. But then again, he thought that he might as well be greedy enough to at least keep those eyes on him that had been on him since the beginning.

The older man took a sip from his refreshing beverage and looked around, while chewing on an ice cube. “Hm? Oh, no, I’m getting along with everyone. I am just thinking how I used to have gatherings and parties with all my friends back then and that makes me lonely, you know?” His amber eyes fell on her and he gave her a warm smile, before once again patting her small head. “Thanks for worrying about me though, Ludacchin. How is your dormlife by the way? Did you catch Minhee walking around naked after a shower already?”

Luda was still caught too much in the rush of new experiences, to really miss her friends consciously just yet. Of course, she missed them, she always did since becoming a trainee, but not quite as much as she would in a couple month's time, once everything had calmed down a bit further and their hectic schedule wasn’t keeping her mind busy. It really made a difference, how much time she had to let her thoughts run wherever they wanted.

She chuckled, smiling, "Thank you," the girl said, though she still couldn't really see herself having fans. Usually, even the least popular member in a group had fans, but it was a hard thing to imagine, for someone as insecure as her. With time she’d grow into it, surely.

Relieved she nodded, about to say something to cheer him up, but then he patted her head again. "Stop that," she complained, making a face, trying to swat his hand away. Luda straightened her hair out, unable to see if it was messed up and her smile was back again in a matter of seconds.

"Of course," she answered, after all, that's what friends were there for. The girl was about to say that dorm-life was going really well, though there still weren’t as many of them, but she was hopeful things would continue like this, even with 11 other girls around. Instead, she could feel the blush that stretched from ear to ear immediately.

"I- yes, but- what?" she stumbled over her own words, quite honest because of her confusion over, how he would even know about that, but for the most part Luda just embarrassed at the topic itself.

[rkxluda]

— `, ● insecurities .

rkyurim

Yoorim isn’t sure exactly what she expected upon asking for advice, for she hadn’t at all planned to meet Luda in the first place, but she is thoroughly relieved to notice that the debuting idol is happy to help someone like herself—not to say that Yoorim isn’t important, but she admittedly feels very much insignificant in comparison to the other trainees. She is new, not only to the project, but to the life of a trainee as a whole, and as someone who is typically quite confident, Yoorim is strangely insecure.

Her own curved lips grow into a broader grin of her own, grip tightening slightly around the papers that she holds in her hands. If one thing always remains true about Yoorim, it’s her expressive nature—courageous or fearful, she will always show her true emotions. “Thank you!” She says, before she has even come far enough as to express her concerns. She nods a couple of times in response to the latter part, smile lingering for another few moments as she replies. “Yes, that sounds like a good idea.”

“I think this room is available.” Reaching out, Yoorim then begins to move towards the practice room that she initially intended to borrow for the time being, but only for a short while. Soon enough, she is expected to train with the other girls. For now, however, she checks the room, only to smile and wave at Luda as to say that it’s clear. “I was hoping to hear what you did… if, uh… you focused on something in particular? Like, facial expressions, or eye contact?” She knows very well that the details matter.

Luda smiled in return, only making a movement with one of her hands to show that helping was no problem. In retrospect, even if everything had turned out well for her, she felt like she should've asked more people for their help or even just opinions on her solo eval picks and ideas. But that wasn't anything she had to concern herself with anymore, she supposed.

She followed Yoorim into the room, curious to see what the other had planned. If she was honest, she couldn't really remember what was expected of them that month, or what they should focus on for that month. With the door closed and them able to fully concentrate once more trainees would show up at the building, she hummed in thought.

“I'd pick out some extra practise time for that where I wouldn't sing or dance and try to find tips on the internet. Watching popular idols fancams was helpful, too, finding out what made them so popular in the first place. It's easier to do that than actually practise though, so for expressions, I'd try different ones I thought would fit close-up on camera until I was happy with them and then I'd do the same but while going through the song singing and dancing,” she started to explain, “for eye contact, I put little marks on the mirror, to stare at and made sure to switch from one to the next as well. Keeping eye-contact while talking to someone helps as well.”

At least that's what she thought worked for her. When it came to charisma, she definitely wasn't the best to ask, but maybe her tips could still work for the other. “For the most part it's really just a lot of practise, like singing and dancing,” she added after a moment of thought, though that was probably not quite as helpful, but she knew how she'd struggled to keep making faces at a mirror when she could be singing instead.