#eclipse:july20

[rkariel]

❝ 여긴 party time — ♡

          ariel is convinced it’s impossible to be at a summer party and not want to burst into song with chichi’s party. even when she’s walking around without a destination in mind or mundane questions come to mind, she starts to hum the lyrics to herself, mouthing them every once in a while, and resisting the urge to move to the dance. in fact, she ends up lifting her arms in excitement and doing the infamous gesture. hands by her head in a dance move she can’t even think of a possible technical term for yet she thinks yeri and joohyun might have a proper response for her. even if they don’t, it’d be cute to see them do it too. 

          taking haseul’s hands, she raises them up to make haseul go along with her, singing the line again with a bright laugh. “ hey, have you thought about how song censorship has come a long way? one of our sunbaes couldn’t promote a song because it talked about taking a shot but chichi sunbaes singing about lemon soju, tequila, and mojitos. who does it like them? ” letting go of haseul’s hands, she moves to loop her arm in the younger’s, taking a glance around. “ speaking of, get a drink with me? i was going to try to drink only water here but i’m craving sweets. ” the notion itself is nothing new for ariel either, a sweet tooth is simply just a part of her. ( @haseulrk )

[rkariel]

❝ mic check, 1, 2 — ♡

          less than two weeks til their comeback, they’re given the choreography for the second song they’ll be performing onstage and ariel’s more excited than usual— it’s choreography with mics. the concept itself is just so fun to her. though she once associated it more with sentimental or dramatic singing, more so lounge-esque in style, after seeing what lc9 did for one of their songs, she wanted to try it at least once. glad that they’re using stands in practice too, because she definitely needs the reference, she’s sliding over with the one for herself closer to yeri, stand tilted behind her as she stands in front of their maknae. “ so . . . are you going to fight me on it again if i say this is your era? miss welcome to my dream world — you and jennie! i think everyone will go crazy. ” 

          saying it makes her miss yeri’s blonde hair from the last era she said it for. then again, she misses her own blonde hair too and how she had to dye it back to black in such a short time. ariel swears her hair still hasn’t fully recovered and now the ends are a bright color once more. “ do you like this choreography? a title like trap suits good night, doesn’t it? ” though she’s seen the comments on twitter, some sadness lingering at the thought that they’re only coming back to cover up what’s going on with nsg, she’s keeping her spirits high. after all, what group doesn’t want a summer comeback? one with a theme like theirs only stands out more, right? ( @rkyeri ) 

[rkariel]

❝ rhythm — ♡

          “ have you tried playing our songs on hard? ” it’s a random question, she knows, but no matter where they are, if there’s spare time to fill and her hands are particularly restless, she can’t help but open the superstar app. proud that her highest records are for chichi, unit black, and themselves, she only wants to aim higher and higher. “ do you think i could try for the world record if i master the songs on hard? they make it so easy to get points on easy and regular though . . . ” that, and her precision, especially when she’s too excited or her hand slips, suffers from time to time. 

          “ good night is fun to play, do you want to try? ” holding her phone up and shaking it gently, she grins as she looks over to ahyoung, resting her head on her roommate’s shoulder. the waiting room doesn’t feel too stuffy today but that only makes it easier for her eyelids to droop, especially as she nestles against ahyoung, nudging her leg against theirs. “ i’ll forgive you if you mess with my record, ” she teases, though she’s not pressed about it, tapping freshly manicured nails against the back of her phone. luckily, she has more than enough earphones to keep playing. actually, she might have too many. ( @rkxblue ) 

[rkariel]

❝ U-GO GIRL   —   7월 24일       ✦

          there’s a number of songs that ariel wouldn’t have minded them covering for a summer concert. some summer concepts are the most fun to perform on stage. as much as she loves all kinds of performances, especially the end of the year onces which have an extra oomph to them or a special touch that she can’t deny continues to warm her heart even when it’s burning hot in the seoul summer like the one she did with a chichi sunbae, there’s something special about being able to cover their ceo too. 

          it isn’t the first time she’s covered some version of the song and she doubts it’ll be the last. even the lyrics are fun and she might derive too much pleasure in having one of the parts that includes baby girl, winking even from the beginning of the song. she even enjoys the fact that u-go girl is different from the two songs of their own that they’re performing. 

            the vibe of the song itself calls for high energy in a different way from good night and me gustas too. from all of their songs so far and what she ends up liking most is the versatility she believes they continue to show. it’s a selfish wish but she hopes it reminds netizens too that they’re not some tool to be utilized by the company to distract from other affairs but have more than earned their own spotlight, their time to shine, and, regardless of such rumors and claims, they’ll light up the stage. 

           that’s it. that might be why she especially likes that they’ve chosen this song, that it’s one of encouraging women. don’t worry about this or that. be honest. be confident— when she blows a kiss to their fans, she sends that energy to them too. 

[rkariel]

❝ RETURN OF SUPERMAN   —   7월 10일       ✦

          learning that she’ll be appearing on return of superman is more exciting than she expects. it reminds her of her time before becoming a trainee, of how she was scouted, of the times she’s had playing with her niece and her nephews however short she thinks her time with jake is. he’s already growing up so well in america that ariel feels saddest about that. emily and eric are so close too and yet she can’t find the time to see them as often. while she thinks she’s going to be teased endlessly by her sister about looking after kids on a variety show but not seeing her own niece and nephew living in the same city, even in the same district as her company, she knows it’s also a nice memory to have, that any time spent with children should be cherished. 

          “ how young do you think the kid will be today? ” she ends up asking their manager on the way to filming. though there’s no answers between them, nothing for certain til they show up and filming begins, ariel’s excited all the same, not even able to focus on any games on her phone or songs she goes through to play via the aux cord. another question pops up and she wonders if there will be more than one or if she’ll be the only one there. 

          for the rest of the car ride, she thinks of smile and minki and how she hadn’t seen him in so long. maybe he should be her next showcase invite and yet the concept this time around isn’t so kid friendly. he’s seen chase me from what she can tell so it’s technically okay and yet she wonders, thinks of the other children she looked after when working at smile and misses them too. that day singing with the kids outside of co-ex seems like a lifetime ago now. “ unnie, do you think we’d ever randomly perform at a daycare? ” even she laughs asking the question but it’s worth a try.  

[ktent]

Eclipse’s comeback is right around the corner, set to happen on July 13th.

From July 1st, they’ll start practicing the choreogrphy for their b-side song ‘Trap’.

Haseul will be given the news on July 8th the details of an OST opportunity. The drama ‘Entertainers’ has offered her to sing one of the OSTs for the show, ‘A Love Before’. She’ll be given the lyrics and the demo to practice with before she’ll be taken to the recording studio on July 22nd.

To help promote their new album, the members will have to make a few appearances. On July 9th, all members will take part in the filming of ‘Knowing Brothers’ inspired by Episode 84 which can be seen here. This episode will air on July 25th. On July 10th, Minji will go to a recording of ‘The Return of Superman’ by herself. The episode will air on July 19th. 

Their comeback showcase starts at 7pm, an hour after the official release. ‘The Night’ teaser will play on the big screen and then the MC of the night Kim Hana will step onto the stage to start things off. The members will be called onto the stage and introduce themselves to the public, as well as their brand new song. They’ll perform ‘Chase Me’ first, followed by their first performance of ‘Good Night’. The MC will start a section of questions and answers regarding their new album and comeback preparations, as well as other major events during their hiatus period such as drama participations. They’ll then perform ‘Daydream’ while sitting down, followed by a full performance of ‘Trap’. During the next break, the MC will ask a few personal and variety questions, as well as their goals for this comeback and the future. They’ll stand up to sing ‘Wake Up’ and then ‘Navillera’ as an encore stage. Their outfits will follow the one on this image.

The following is the music show promotion schedule for ECLIPSE’s ‘Good Night’ activities:

07/14, 07/21, 07/28: MTV The Show

07/15, 07/22, 07/29: MBC Show Champion

07/16, 07/23, 07/30: Mnet M!Countdown

07/17, 07/24, 07/31: KBS Music Bank

07/17, 07/24: Arirang Simply K-Pop

07/18, 07/25, 08/01: MBC Music Core

07/19, 07/26, 08/02: SBS Inkigayo

During the first week of promotions, ECLIPSE will use ‘Trap’ as their sibling song and will perform it alongside the title track. For any day that you do not have to perform or have any other schedules, you may have a break at the dorms unless said otherwise.

Music show promotions will last for a total of three weeks this time. Programs will begin pre-recording early in the morning and groups are expected to stay at the broadcasting station until the live broadcast takes place later in the day. Although music shows in real life follow varied recording schedules, for IC writing purposes, the schedule for every music show will follow this consistent pattern:

06:20AM: at broadcasting station: basic first rehearsal on stage; no makeup, casual clothes.

06:45AM: head to salon: get makeup and hair done.

07:45AM: return to broadcasting station: eat breakfast, nap in dressing room/space.

09:00AM: dress rehearsal on stage; stage outfits, makeup on.

09:20AM: return to dressing room/space: rest, eat, nap.

11:00AM: final camera rehearsal on stage; stage outfits, makeup on.

11:15AM: greet senior artist groups at their respective dressing room/spaces, accompanied by a manager. you may not sleep during this time, up until the live broadcast.

07:00PM: live broadcast; when not performing, must stay in dressing room/space until the ending stage of the show.

08:00PM: line up in waiting room area to formally greet producers, director, and senior staff.

09:00PM: meeting time with fans who attended the recordings.

10:00PM: return to dressing rooms to clean up, change back into casual clothes.

11:00PM: arrive back at dorms.

On applicable Fridays, members leave the KBS building for recording Arirang Simply K-Pop which airs 1PM ~ 2PM.

The group will go to SBS Power FM on July 14th, and on July 16th to Kiss The Radio. On July 19th, they’ll go to Idol Radio as a whole group, but Haseul and Jennie will also go by themselves on July 30th, along with two other idol group members.

On July 16th, during the recording of M!Countdown, Jennie will be in charge of the MC role when interviewing her own group. The interview will take place in a room such as this, along with another girl group that’ll be promoting at the same time, B.B., and their member MC, Boni. Jennie will ask Joohyun to describe her feelings for having a comeback, Haseul to explain their newest title track, and Anna to explain their point dance (which both Eclipse and B.B. will recreate). After B.B.’ interview, Jennie will announce the other group’s soon to come stage, and then everyone will finish the interview with a “Coming up soon!” cheer. All questions are scripted, so the girls should be prepared with what to say.

Also on July 16th, Haseul and Blue will go together to a recording of ‘King of Mask Singer’ as panelists. The episode will air on August 1st.

As a solo schedule, on July 19th, Anna will receive some news from their manager. As one of the dancers of ECLIPSE, Anna will take part in a dance video for a popular dance studio. She’ll meet the choreographer on July 20th to chat and start learning the choreography as seen on this video. A couple of days later, on July 22nd, she’ll return to the studio to record it. The video will be uploaded later on to the dance studio’s official YouTube cannel.

Apart from that, ECLIPSE will also have to prepare a different kind of stage. The Music Bank episode on the 24th will be changed in favor of a Summer special concert and the group was invited to participate. They’ll perform two of their songs: ‘Good Night’ and ‘Me Gustas Tu’. They’ll also have a special stage in which they’ll perform the popular song ‘U-Go-Girl’ originally by Katie Lee. You may find a line distribution to the special stage here (reference). The special stage will be pre-recorded earlier in the day in outfits similar to the ones showed in the reference video. Joohyun has also received the honor to act as a special MC during the special concert alongside B.Mil from the boy group DE:CODE in place of Music Bank’s usual MCs.

On July 31st, Samsung will be hosting a summer party in a hotel for their staff and trainees. While Eclipse members may attend, their presence is optional and the manager will suggest not spending too much time there in case they choose to go. They’d only be available after the end of the Music Bank recordings for the day. Idols will have their own area to sit at separate from the others, but they may interact with trainees in case they go out of it. More information can be found on the trainee evaluation post.

On July 9th, the group will record ‘MV Commentary’ for the S-POP Channel for their new comeback with ‘Good Night’. On July 20th, ECLIPSE will go as a group to a recording of ‘After Mom Is Asleep’. You may use this video as reference.

You will gain +5 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE AS YOU WISH, +3 DEBUT POINTS and +2 ACHIEVEMENTS for completing the written requirements explained on the idol tier page. As this is a song promotion month, one of your chosen achievements must be relevant to the above schedule and all required content should be written about activities listed on the above schedule for the month of July. There is a capped maximum of five solos, sets of starters and/or partnered threads you may write to collect this month’s points.

To clarify, the only form that needs to be submitted at the end of the month is a verification form for your debut points and achievements. Any SP points earned can be collected as soon as you finish the requirement for them. At the end of the month, as you did with your previous evaluation forms, you will submit the following form to the Points Verification blog:

IDOL’S NAME - KT ENT - JULY SCHEDULE (for the August 5 verification form)

PROOF OF ACTIVITY: [ x ]

POINTS: +00 SP [ distribute these however you like ]

TOTAL POINTS EARNED: +00 SP +00 DBT

+1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #1 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

+1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #2 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

IF DO MAX REQS. :  +1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #3 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

DEBUT POINTS SPENT ON THE IDOL SHOP THIS MONTH:

NEW DEBUT POINTS TOTAL:

**** Their music show performances give 20 EXP and their promotions on tv and radio shows give 7 EXP. Jennie’s MC position gives 1 EXP. The group’s performances on the Summer Festival gives 3 EXP and Joohyun’s MC position gives 1 EXP. Haseul’s OST opportunity gives 1 EXP. Anna’s collab gives 1 EXP. Their appearances on the S-POP channel give 2 EXP making it a total of 36 EXP. For more information regarding GROUP EXP, refer to the idol tier page.