Setting: Busan Summer Festival
Date: July 11th
Time: 2:27PM
Trevor enjoyed helping aspiring rappers, there were few things that brought him more joy than doing that, but he couldn’t deny the fact that trying to get a bunch of teenagers to settle down and listen wasn’t really all that easy. After the shock and excitement of a members of three famous idol groups being there to teach them wore off, it turned into a pissing contest between the mentees to see who the better rapper was. They were all obviously trying to impress the three idol mentors there, which was as frustrating as it was amusing. The two hours he had to spend there were long and grueling, but in the end, all of the students ended up having a good time and learning a lot, which was all that truly mattered.
With his duties for the day completed until the performance Knight had scheduled for that night, Trevor had the next several hours to himself. The thought of running back to Seoul to get some shut eye for a little while was tempting, but he knew that he wouldn’t be able to sleep for longer than an hour if he did that. So he decided to stick around the venue for a little while, which was how he found himself behind one of the food carts out of sight from everyone else. A cigarette was placed between his lips and he flicked his lighter a few times, trying to catch the flame on the end, before smoke finally filtered through his slightly parted lips. He had just tucked his lighter away when he caught sight of movement in his peripheral vision, coaxing him to pick up his hand and look at the person. “If you had any idea what kind of day I had, you’d be lighting this for me.”
[ARTICLE] IDOLS PREPARING FOR FIRST ANNUAL BUSAN SUMMER FESTIVAL
In conjunction with BC Entertainment, Dimensions Entertainment, Gold Star Media, and SBS, the city of Busan has announced the first annual Busan Summer Festival, taking place from July 9th to July 13th. A number of local events will occur over the span of the festival, but the main attraction will be the entertainment, bringing top celebrities to the city over the course of the week.
The main events of the festival will be a series of three concerts bringing together top idols and artists for three fun summer Night On The Beach concerts featuring some of the hottest hits of the past decade, but fans can also meet these idols throughout the week, as they’ll be hosting festivities and giving back to the Busan community.
The three companies and SBS have released a joint statement saying that through this festival, they hope to celebrate the lively and bustling community of Busan and all the idols have expressed excitement for the festival.
All three of the festival concerts will be filmed and aired on SBS later in the summer.
ADMIN NOTES:
The time has come for our next drop event! Everyone under the three companies will be required to participate in their respective concert part of the festival barring extenuating circumstances such as major injury or illness. It must be cleared with the admin if you want your muse to have a plot that will keep them from participating in this event.
EVENT DETAILS:
The Busan Summer Festival takes place in-universe from July 9th to July 13th. Please be aware that I’ve moved this event forward from when I initially intended it to go up, so there have been slight changes in the schedules of Knight, Alien, Impulse, and Gold Star Soloist 3, all of whom have just had concerts pushed back a couple of days. This is only an OOC change, and in-universe, this will have always been scheduled that way.
There are two parts to the festival that may be used for interactions: work time and free time. For the festival, idols will travel back and forth from Seoul to Busan with their manager every day they are scheduled. On days only individual members of groups are scheduled, only those members are required travel to Busan, but others may come to explore the festival as a guests. Any promotional activities taking place on the days of the festival will be scheduled before traveling or pre-recorded on another day. All idols may visit the festival as a guest when they’re not working.
Outside of the idol’s scheduled work, the festival will also have food, shopping, local performers, etc., and anything typical of a summer fair or festival.
For the concerts, all idols will perform in summer wear regardless of concept (boys in board shorts and t-shirts, girls in denim shorts and tank tops) to match the beach and summer themes of the concert. The concert set lists can be found HERE.
Idols are highly encouraged by their companies to promote the festival through social media, but should also be on their best behavior at all times, whether working or not. They’re still in public and are bound by their image maintenance agreements at all times as usual.
CHOICE ACTIVITIES:
There are open events on the schedule listed below open to individual muses. This Google Form has been set up for you to submit up to two activities of your choice for each of your muses to have them scheduled in those spots. All spots will be first come-first served. More spots will be added if necessary, or more choice activities will be permitted per muse if necessary to fill the majority of the slots. Keep in mind that canonically, companies would have final say in where their idols are scheduled, so you can request activities that your muse wouldn’t enjoy doing! These are completely optional, but participating in these choice activities will give you more opportunities for points!
OVERALL:
In game, this event takes place Monday, July 9, to Friday, July 13, but threads and other posts for this event may be started from Sunday, July 1, at the time this post goes up, to Saturday, July 21, at 11:59PM EDT. Threads may be continued past the end date, but must be started before then. Non-event related interactions may of course be conducted during this time as well.
NOTE: All posts related to the event should be tagged #fmdbusanfest.
SCHEDULE:
MONDAY - JULY 9TH
10AM-12PM: group masterclasses at local arts high school (two idols from each concentration teach the masterclass as a group)
2 vocal mentors (2/2 spots taken by leo & theo) - requires a vocal position in a group or a soloist known for singing.
2 dance mentors (2/2 spots taken by lola & kwan) - requires a main/lead dancer position in a group or a soloist known for dancing.
2 rap mentors (2/2 spots taken by max & prophet) - requires a main/lead rapper position in a group or a soloist known for rapping.
1PM-3PM: volunteering to meet kids at local hospital
5 volunteers (5/5 volunteer spots taken by max, kwan, jaewon, phoenix, & cheol)
4PM-5PM: rashguard (swimsuit) collection runway sponsored by cosmopolitan magazine korea.
3 male models (3/3 spots taken by yejun, xion, & leo)
3 female models (2/3 spots taken by juliet & thalia)
7PM-11PM: night on the beach concert night one sponsored by sprite. (setlist)
performing acts: bc soloist 4, element, CHARM, alien, gold star soloist 3, 7rophy, impulse, dimensions soloist 2, DIARY, WISH
two song solo or collab slot: taken by vivienne - must have released at least two points claim songs at the time of the concert. only one muse per mun can claim one of the solo/collab slots.
three song solo or collab slot: taken by nami - must have released at least three points claim songs at the time of the concert. only one muse per mun can claim one of the solo/collab slots.
TUESDAY - JULY 10TH
10AM-1PM: volunteering at local soup kitchen for the elderly
3 volunteers (3/3 spots taken by taisei & holiday han)
2PM-6PM: special idol makeover event at cosmetics department of busan lotte duty free store sponsored by lotte.
3 idol makeup artists (2/3 spots taken by kasem, rey, & lux) - idols will do the makeup of customers who buy a certain amount of products.
6:30PM-7:30PM: sbs mtv the show live from busan
performing acts: knight, unity, & vice
3 special MCs (3/3 spots taken by taesung, kun, & unee) - can’t be from the three performing groups
9PM-11PM: battle of the bands on the beach
2 MCs (2/2 spots taken by bibi & hee)
2 guest judges (2/2 slots taken by xi & trevor)
WEDNESDAY - JULY 11TH
10AM - 12PM: group masterclasses at local arts high school (a few idols from each concentration teach the masterclass as a group)
3 vocal mentors (3/3 spots taken by sangwoo, jaekyung, & julien shin) - requires a vocal position in a group or a soloist known for singing.
3 dance mentors (3/3 spots taken by hanbit, xion, & jeongin) - requires a main/lead dancer position in a group or a soloist known for dancing.
2 acting mentors (0/2 spots taken) - requires a muse to have an acting points claim of any type.
12PM - 2PM: group masterclasses at local arts high school (a few idols from each concentration teach the masterclass as a group)
3 rap mentors (3/3 spots taken by taesung, nami, & trevor) - requires a main/lead rapper position in a group or a soloist known for rapping.
2 songwriting mentors (2/2 spots taken by taeyong & jynx) - requires canon or points claimed songwriting credits.
4PM-5PM: summer casual wear collection runway by local fashion design students
3 male models (3/3 spots taken by blue, joonsoo, & rey)
3 female models (2/3 spots taken by vivienne & hee)
7PM-11PM: night on the beach concert night two sponsored by sprite (setlist)
two song solo or collab slot: open - must have released at least two points claim songs at the time of the concert. only one muse per mun can claim one of the solo/collab slots.
three song solo or collab slot: open - must have released at least three points claim songs at the time of the concert. only one muse per mun can claim one of the solo/collab slots.
THURSDAY - JULY 12TH
5AM - 7AM: Photoshoot for Cosmopolitan Korea magazine at sunrise on the beach (will not be a cover shoot).
3 models (3/3 spots taken by lola, theo, & unee)
8AM-11AM: animal shelter adoption event (idols will volunteer at shelter and help/encourage visitors to adopt animals)
4 volunteers (4/4 spots taken by kasem, jynx, juliet, & lux)
12PM-2PM: idols vs. local chefs charity cook off
4 members of the idol chef team (4/4 spots taken by hanbit, holiday han, xi, & soo)
3PM-4PM: extreme obstacle course competition
10 competitors (9/10 spots taken by yejun, kei, soo, tristan, junseo, luna, seongin, dana, & jin) - idols compete against each other for the fastest time running an obstacle course, will be filmed and aired as a special feature during the airing of the concerts
4:30PM-5:30PM: visit to soon-to-be-opened cat cafe - promotional pictures will be taken of the idols spending time with the cats to promote the cafe’s opening
4 idols (4/4 spots taken by yenny, seongin, prophet, & cheol)
6PM-9PM: idol beach volleyball tournament
pair one: 2/2 spots taken by kei & allen - eliminated round one against pair three.
pair two: 2/2 spots taken by sun & anna - eliminated round one against pair four.
pair three: 2/2 spots taken by julien shin & luna - second place.
pair four: 2/2 spots taken by sangwoo & blue - winners.
FRIDAY - JULY 13TH
10AM-12PM: group masterclasses at local arts high school (a few idols from each concentration teach the masterclass as a group)
2 vocal mentors (2/2 spots taken by dana & jin) - requires a vocal position in a group or a soloist known for singing.
2 dance mentors (1/2 spots taken by jaewon) - requires a main/lead dancer position in a group or a soloist known for dancing.
2 rap mentors (2/2 spots taken by sun & aeryn) - requires a main/lead rapper position in a group or a soloist known for rapping.
1PM-2PM: summer pastry bake-off
4 judges (4/4 spots taken by junseo, yenny, phoenix, & anna)
3PM-5PM: live auditions for upcoming talent competition show on KBS
2 MCs (2/2 spots taken by bibi & jaekyung)
2 guest judges (2/2 slots taken by taisei & joonsoo)
7PM-11PM: night on the beach concert night three sponsored by sprite (setlist)
performing acts: dimensions soloist 1, vice, bc soloist 2, gal.actic, bc soloist 3, silhouette, lipstick, gold star soloist 1, bee, origin
two song solo or collab slot: open - must have released at least two points claim songs at the time of the concert. only one muse per mun can claim one of the solo/collab slots.
three song solo or collab slot: taken by taeyong - must have released at least three points claim songs at the time of the concert. only one muse per mun can claim one of the solo/collab slots.
POINTS AVAILABLE:
As with all events, there are special points up for grabs.
INTERACTIONS: Having an event thread with a starter and at least three replies (starter ▻ partner reply ▻ op reply ▻ partner reply) by the end of the event is worth 2 points. This is valid for up to five threads.
INTERACTIONS: Having an event thread with someone your muse has never had a thread with before is worth 1 additional point for each thread.
INTERACTIONS: Having an event thread with someone at the same choice activity/activities as your muse is worth 1 additional point for each thread. Thread must take place in part during or surrounding preparations for the choice activity.
INTERACTIONS: Posting an open starter for the event is worth 2 points. This counts for up to one open thread starter (not a text/sms post) per character and does not count toward the monthly limit. In order to be a truly open starter, this should take place during free time exploring the festival instead of work time.
SOLO: Writing a self-para about your muse doing one (or more) of their choice activities is worth 2 points not counting toward your monthly total.
You can also earn the normal amount of points through submitting tips or articles to the Exclusive blog, writing self-paras, etc. related to the event!
Additionally, if you submit any Exclusive blog articles pertaining to the event, it won’t count toward your monthly limit!
If anything in this post is unclear or you have any questions, please feel free to contact the admin. Please like this post to let me know you read it.
status: closed with @fmdtheo
location: busan festival
the hand he’s holding is warm and even with the high temperature taesung doesn’t even consider dropping it. it’s not often that they get to do this, walk hand in hand at an open place, without the risk of anyone catching them and a scandal breaking that will end both their careers, so taesung is more than happy to keep the grip tight even if it might become uncomfortable eventually. he’s dragging theo even further away from the crowd, barely anyone left in this side of this beach since the concert is happening the other way. his boyfriend has already performed with his group, should probably be on his way back to seoul by now, but tae had promised – after quite a bit of convincing – theo’s manager that he’d drive the boy back as soon as possible. and so they are allowed to have an hour or so together, without having to think about how busy the two of them are going to be once more. he only stops once he deems himself satisfied with the distance and the privacy the two of them will have, only to spin theo around so the boy is facing the ocean and to step behind him, wrapping his arms around the younger boy’s waist and resting his chin on his shoulder. “ it looks lovely doesn’t it, ” he turns his head to press lips against theo’s cheek. “ almost as lovely as you is what i’d say if i was a sleazy bastard, which i’m not might i add, at least not anymore, but you do look even prettier under the moonlight, baby boy. ”
He knew there were those excited to have him today as one of the rap mentors as Origin’s popularity was no joke today. But, Junsu had pushed all that aside for today to teach and speak with aspiring rappers. He was here to teach all there was needed to know about rapping, what to expect when becoming an idol rapper, and giving advice. Though, for Junsu he could see some weren’t taking it seriously and he really saw it as a shame. It just showed him how ignorant they were. He knows that his rapping style was different from others and how he sometimes like to play on words or his raps seem to have a deeper meaning behind it. But, he gets the message he wants to get across done. He wanted the students he got to understand that they should find their own style and go with it. He doesn’t want any of them to copy others as that doesn’t show their true selves and prove to the public how unique they were from other rappers. There were times when he was teaching and discussing with the students things got heated, but he was quick to calm things down. He managed to get what he wanted to teach in the two hours done and he does hope that the students found something valuable with what he taught them.
Now that he was done for the day, he was exhausted. Never did he see himself teaching people about rapping. Well, at least he has some experience now when it came to teaching. Now here he was with the other sharing about his day of being a rap mentor. “You know I never thought teaching would be so exhausting,” he sighs. “But, at the same time it was amusing. There was one person who thought they could rap better than me. I was quick to point out their flaws they had in their rap when I asked them to rap for me and gave them advice to improve. They were mumbling so much I couldn’t understand a word. I even asked for their opinions too and that person just got angry. They just kept glaring me throughout the remainder of the time left. I feel that person should be grateful I gave them advice on how they could improve, but it’s their loss.”
˗ˏˋ ❀ ━━━ ⋅ basking in the unfortunate afterglow of embarrassment had never been fun for yunyeong, & it seemed as though that the maknae of CHARM often found himself with cheeks stained over with shades of merlot & vermillion, & a heart racing a mile a millisecond due to feeling humiliated about one thing or another. having been selected to model swimwear during the busan summer festival made him slightly nervous, but truth be told, he was excited to be put in a light that didn’t make him look like a child. besides, it wasn’t as though he was made to wear anything too REVEALING, so he thought he would be able to escape unscathed. however, after the event had taken place, he was alerted that, many of his fans had commented on how well - shaped, smooth, & beautiful his legs were, & that alone made his stomach churn with an influx of variegated butterflies ; some of their wings painted with hues of flattery while others were drenched in tints of chagrin. shaking his head back & forth, he stared down at his lap & chuckled anxiously ; reading over articles covering the subject at hand, or really, his growth from the once B A B Y I S H youngest member of his group to a more mature, sexy man. never in his life did he think that the words ❛ MATURE & SEXY ❜ would be used to describe him, so the shock that bestowed itself upon him was quite strange. turning to the person at his right, he shrugged his shoulders & grimaced ; his face angled towards his lap.
❝ it’s weird... like, i don’t know how to feel about being treated as anything other than a child. normally people tell me how CUTE i am, but it’s rare that anyone ever comments on my body... ❞ the danseur mused, a soft flurry of laughter trilling from between his full lips. ❝ is this what being objectified feels like ?? first it was my legs, now they’re talking about my butt... ❞ while he knew that his bottom - half was well - toned & nicely developed due to many years spent perfecting the art of dance, no one had ever been brazen enough to compliment him there except for his boyfriend, so it was a curious predicament. ❝ i wanna be like, flattered that they think all of its nice, but like, now i’m kinda self - conscious about it, hah. ❞
“god, this is awful.” the disheartened girl finally allows herself a second to rest, something that she hadn’t been able to do for hours. she’d vocalized her displeasure for her assigned activities several times, both of them requiring heavy physical activity. wasn’t practice enough? mi-cha would never work out unless forced, but for once in her life she’d found getting out and active fun. the obstacle course earlier that day had made her whole body sore, and the volleyball tournament had only added to the pain. still, she had to admit that the events had proved to be more fun than she’d thought, especially volleyball.
when she had first read her name under the tournament, the girl was indifferent. however, after surprisingly beating out the first team, her competitive nature hit hard. maybe a little too hard. taunting the opposing team’s idols, the jumping and cheers of victory whenever they’d scored a point. she’d completely lost herself in the heat of the game, and now she was eliminated.
trudging over to the familiar face waiting for her, luna was definitely a pitiful sight. eyes full of disappointment, body aching with fatigue. with a sigh, she finally approached the idol with a sheepish smile, embarrassed at her own cocky behavior only minutes before.
“did i take it too far?” the female asks simply, staring on with envy at the winning partners celebrating their victory in front of her. “ i mean, everyone gets a little competitive...right?”
status: closed with @hanbitfmd
location: busan festival
seeing as the boy knows he will be stuck in this place until his members collectively decide to go back, joohwan takes the opportunity to walk around the festival before blue’s game starts. he feels ridiculous, showing up solely because he’s been in a good enough mood to attempt some niceties towards his members. it’s silly for he reckons they wouldn’t even have missed him if he hadn’t showed up, wouldn’t expect him to be here anyway, and joohwan is making this effort for absolutely nothing. but at least the sand feels good under his feet, the shorts he’s wearing exposing his legs to the summer heat that doesn’t seem to go away no matter how late it is. he’d even dare walking by the water, but it’s too crowded in that direction and the last thing the boy wants is for people to start bothering him. the dancer takes that into consideration, deciding to walk back to where he last saw his members, when he steps on something that immediately has him letting out a curse, his leg recoiling by instinct. his eyes fall to the broken glass bottle lying forgotten on the sand and the thin trail of blood running down his foot, the pain not even registering with the level of his anger. “ hijo de- hey, you, ” he calls out to a boy standing with his back to him. “ do you have a water bottle or something? ”
˗ˏˋ ✰ ━━━ ⋅ while his mother & father had beckoned him to be as protected from the damaging ultraviolet rays of the summertime sun as much as possible, gunwoo decided to turn away from their lessons for one whole week as he entertained the multitude festivities going on at music festival taking place in busan ; his once alabaster dermis becoming slowly, but surely, painting over with the most glorious, rich warm - toned tan. truth be told, the tall male would’ve loved to rock his natural complexion year - round, but being the spokesmodel of an extremely lucrative & popular cosmetics company for men meant that he needed to uphold the image that the general public longed to see ; pearlescent, clear, & glass - like skin as opposed to tawny freckles sprinkling over the bridge of a nose, & a shade of C A R A M E L blanketing each inch of flesh. nothing angered him more than the blatant colorism that took place in most of east asia, & were he ever be bold enough to take the reins on his family’s conglomerate, he would strive to make it an all - inclusive business that catered to a broad range of hues, & he would even focus on models who differed greatly from the ridiculous beauty standards that his homeland idolized. however, almost in opposition of what his parents wanted, he only donned broad spectrum spf while he was out & about, & presently, he was kicking a football back & forth with one of his comrades ; long, muscular stems bathed in the balmy beams from above, his patterned designer shorts hugging his hips well as he carried on his athleticism.
however, after one strong punt forward, the black & white sphere catapulted through the air, & much to his bad fortunate, made contact with a passerby that happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. ❝ AH, SHIBAL ! ❞ he exclaimed, rushing over to the individual that he had struck. ❝ ah, i’m so sorry ! i must’ve kicked the ball too hard, are you okay ?? do you need me to get you anything or call the medic ?? i’m such a dumbass... i’m sorry ! ❞ ˎˊ˗