this music video, featuring dahlia of st vincent (@zenlune), tells the tale of a relationship that’s slowly growing apart.
by the lyrics and visuals of the video, it’s evident the two girls are together, but their relationship appears to be a bit off. despite the bright colour palette and them appearing to be very in love the whole video, something appears... off.
the two girls will be seen having fun, looking happy together, and the next minute they’ll be doing outrageous things to get each other’s attention, and the next minute they’ll be laying down, embracing one another.
by the looks of it, when their relationship began they were so in love and happy they wanted to do everything together, but now they’ve grown so far apart that they have to do these outrageous things just to get the other to notice them. this narrative is pushed farther by some of the lyrics, which include, “what ever happened between us?” and, “i thought we were happy,” and “remember the nights you would hold me in your arms?” just to name a few.
Lai And Fruit Basket’s Areum Confirm Their Relationship
December 13th, 2019
After the rumour that came out over a week ago about these two, they’ve been in the public eye a lot within that time. Many people supported their relationship, while there were a few others that didn’t approve. This didn’t seem to bother the two, though.
A Twitter thread made by a fan by the name of Yewon went viral on December 11th. It mentioned that she was at his fan meeting and her and her friend were saying hi to him, and her friend asked how his relationship with Areum was going. He started to answer and then hesitated.
After this went viral, the couple decided to just confirm that they were actually dating. Starmaker Entertainment has also spoken out, and confirmed it also. None of the artists under SMKE are on a dating ban, so this has no affect on the future of their careers.
(+1886) i’m so happy for them!! their babies are gonna be so pretty!!
(+1234) EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU WAS DEFINITELY WRITTEN ABOUT AREUM IM CALLING IT
(+873) who’s this yewon bitch and why is she exposing him like that??? for all she knows this could’ve ruined his career...
(+283) POWER COUPLE THINGS
(-453) this has probably been going on for a while... imagine how many of your faves were hoeing around as trainees like these two
(-986) lai really chose the most boring member of fruit basket... do better sweetie
Starmaker Entertainment Reveals More About The Identity Of New Solo Artist Set To Debut Next Month
November 21st, 2019
Within the past month, we haven’t seen a lot of activity from SMKE artists, besides Fruit Basket who are wrapping up their Witchcraft promotions. There’s been a reason for this inactivity, however.
It’s been speculated by fans that SMKE has been planning to debut a new solo artist for a while now, especially considering their last, Chae, debuted in 2013. This was confirmed by SMKE, and solidified when just yesterday a mysterious instagram account by the name of @/elijahhwang_ was opened.
Not much has been posted yet, but a few selfies have been uploaded, and teaser images for his debut which is in ten days currently.
His identity is still mostly a mystery. All the information we have about him is his stage name, Lai, and his birth name, which is assumed to be Elijah Hwang based on his username.
Not much else has been revealed about his debut just yet, but we’re sure that in the ten days leading up to it, we’ll learn more about Lai’s debut, and hopefully Lai himself.
(+2348) WTF HE FINE AS HELLLL
(+397) i’m so excited!! i hope he has a more unique style from the other artists under smk i’d love to see something new!!
(+127) can’t wait to see what he’s capable of!
(+975) he’s already one of smk’s best visuals... they already raised the bar for visuals this year with milo and beth and it looks like they’re gonna keep going!
(-765) debuting a group and a solo artist in the same year... maybe they’re trying to compensate for solar lowkey flopping
(-834) let’s hope this one doesn’t turn out to be gay aswell lololol
summary : chae and lai become friends, all because of a runaway cat
characters : ahn chaewon , two cats named mick and mack , hwang jaebeom
genre : comedy (?) fluff
warnings : swearing but other than that not much
words : 1.2k
notes : this isn’t meant to be a sexual tension thing my guy jaebeom has a gf and chaewon is a lesbian
[ november 2019, 10:12 am, smke dorm building ]
“ooh fuck.”
chaewon definitely didn’t expect those to be her first words of the day. the first thing she did that morning was go downstairs to throw some garbage away, and she came back to find her door cracked open and one cat instead of two. mack slept in her bed, undisturbed, while mick was nowhere to be found. chaewon knew how her cats, more specifically mick, had the tendency to run away whenever they got the chance, and so by that logic, mick was definitely out the door and roaming around the hallway somewhere.
she must’ve not closed the door all the way, that was her first thought. figuring out how mick got out was the easy part, actually finding mick was the hard part.
“it’s too early for this shit,” chaewon sighed, and looked over at mack, who was still laying in her bed. her eyes were open now and she was staring at chaewon.
chaewon pointed a finger at mack, “you stay there.” then she was off, out her door and into the hallway. she hadn’t even gotten the chance to get dressed, so she looked ridiculous, in her worn out polka dot pajama pants and a gray t-shirt about five sizes too big. however, she had better things to worry about, like getting her damn cat back.
thankfully, no one was in the hallway. it was about nine in the morning, so anyone in the building that had something to do that day had already left. the building she lived in was owned by smk ent, and they used it to house all of their idols, so she was never really disturbed that much.
she stared down the hallway of closed doors. where could he have possibly gone?
“mick?” she called, like that would do anything anyway. most cats that she’d met, including her own, didn’t respond to their names. “where in the world did you-?”
another door down the hall a little was cracked open slightly.
“shit.” chaewon said under her breath. time to break in to someone’s dorm- but was it really considered breaking in if the door was already open though?
taking a peek in, it definitely looked like someone lived in this dorm. it wasn’t just an empty one that had mistakenly been open for who knows how long, someone was for sure living there, and if the door was open, that meant they were most likely home or had just left and didn’t shut the door properly. chaewon hoped it was the latter, because being caught would make for an awkward explanation. imagine going into your living room to find a lady in her pajamas chasing a cat around. that’d be pretty weird, wouldn’t it.
chaewon opened the door further and snuck inside. someone was definitely living here, and most likely home, there was a half full glass of orange juice on the kitchen table and a dent in the couch where it looked like someone had been sitting recently. it sounded like water was running, probably a shower, and chaewon assumed whoever lived there wouldn’t be out of the shower by the time she grabbed her cat and got out.
easier said than done.
mick was in the living room, luckily, that meant chaewon didn’t have to go looking for him. he was sitting under the coffee table, staring at chaewon, and she could’ve sworn he had a bit of a smug smile on his face. after a few minutes of coaxing, mick was out from under the table.
it was then that she heard a door open. she had been so busy trying to get mick out that she didn’t hear the water shut off a few minutes ago.
“fuck- get over here!” chaewon hissed, scooping up mick and holding him tight in her arms. “now let’s get out of here before-“
she turned around and was face-to-face with someone in the hallway. towel around his waist, long brown hair still wet from his shower, and a look on his face that said, “the fuck?”
“areum’s boyfriend?!” chaewon exclaimed, paused, then continued, “elijah?!”
“chae?! jaebeom is fine by the way,” he replied, “but anyways, why exactly are you in here?”
chaewon sighed, “oh it’s a long story. i’m not trying to rob you- i swear-“
“i wasn’t concerned about you robbing me until you said that!”
“i won’t rob you! see, i didn’t close my door properly and my cat somehow got out, and either he’s extremely strong for a cat or your door wasn’t closed properly either. i didn’t know if anyone lived here or not, and if they did i figured i’d be in and out without them noticing!” chaewon rambled.
“my door was open?”
“i’m guessing? i don’t know how else he would’ve gotten in.”
“seems a bit suspicious, but i’ll choose to believe you,” jaebeom said.
an awkward silence filled the room, which is understandable since the situation was awkward. a lady in her pajamas with a death grip on the cat in her arms, staring at a half naked man just out of the shower in the hallway.
“so! jaebeom...” chaewon started, in a desperate attempt to make this less awkward, “when did you move in? i haven’t seen you around.”
“just this week, actually,” he replied, “i figured since i’m debuting in a couple weeks it’d be better to live here.”
“right! you’re debuting soon! today is just a break day i’m assuming?”
“yeah, i don’t have much to do this week so i figured it’d be a good time to move in and get settled.”
“are you excited to debut? i’m excited for you! we haven’t had a solo artist debut here since, well, me!”
“i think i’m excited? it’s more overwhelming than anything to be honest, there’s just so much going on right now i don’t really have time to feel excited.”
“yeah, i know how you feel. i’ve seen you in the training room a few times though, you’re really good! you have so much potential and i can’t wait to see you on stage!”
jaebeom’s face was bright red at this point, “coming from someone like you, that means a lot.”
“and what’s that supposed to mean?”
“oh no nothing like that! just- someone that’s been in the industry so long. you’re so comfortable and confident- so many people look up to you, including me. so for you to have faith in me means a lot.”
chaewon felt like a friendship was beginning to bloom. she hadn’t made a new friend in probably about a year, so this was refreshing! she forgot how nice making new friends was! she had to get back to her room soon though, before mack decided to stroll over and check what all the commotion was.
“anyways,” chaewon started, “i’ll leave you to get dressed now. you’re cool, so feel free to come over for like- a coffee- or something sometime! i’m right down the hall, just ask areum, she knows what room.”
“sounds good!” jaebeom said, “see you later- or whenever!”
“this probably wasn’t the best first impression but i’m cool i promise!” chaewon said, heading towards the door, making sure she had a strong grip on mick so he wouldn’t wriggle his way out of her arms and onto the floor. she heard jaebeom laugh as she emerged into the hallway, making sure to close the door properly this time.
once she was in the hall, she looked down at mick and whispered, “you’re a little shit sometimes, you know that?” mick looked back up at her and blinked in return. “this is the only time i’ll be okay with it though, because you helped me make a new friend.”
Lai Reportedly In a Relationship With Fruit Basket’s Areum
December 2nd, 2019
Lai just debuted yesterday and he’s already being involved in a dating rumour! Labelmate Areum of Fruit Basket released a dance cover of Lai’s debut title, Young And Foolish, and this got fans wondering about their friendship.
Fans went searching for clues, and began noticing that they seemed to be in the same places at the same times. Areum even posted a few pictures of her going on dinner dates with someone who she never specified, and Lai posted multiple pictures that he claimed to be taken “by his best friend”.
For now this is all speculation, nothing has been confirmed by the two individuals, and their company, Starmaker Entertainment hasn’t spoken out yet either.
(+1237) he just debuted and he’s already getting bitches KING SHIT
(+273) AWW I HOPE ITS TRUE
(+554) they were probably friends as trainees!! they trained under the same company so who knows how long this could’ve been going on!!!!
(+659) the instagram posts don’t seem like the best proof though, they could just be good friends, and there’s no way to even prove if it’s them? i’ll be happy for them if they are dating though
(-199) lol does he think dating a popular gg member will boost his popularity or something
(-838) a dating scandal not even a day after your debut isn’t gonna look good in the future... just saying
young and foolish (prod. by mia) (title track) insp
everything about you (prod. by jaeyeon) insp
city lights insp
please don’t go insp
era highlights:
this little man. this little man right here has some potential
he served
people were iffy about him at first because no one ever really heard this man sing,,, he’s still pretty mysterious
nevertheless he did AMAZING
his voice is so soothing and perfect for this kind of music!!
young and foolish was produced by mia of prism!! getting to work with her was such a big opportunity to him :((( he’s a huge prism fan (@mystarlightwoojin)
everything about you was produced by jaeyeon of venus, he was SO HONOURED to get to work with her he’s so precious and the biggest venus fanboy (@venus-jyp)
city lights and please don’t go were both produced by himself!! a producer we stan!!
he also wrote all the lyrics for all the songs (including the ones produced by mia and jaeyeon) he did so good
the music video for young and foolish got 5m views in the first 24 hours!!
he hasn’t gotten his first win yet but everyone’s sure that he will soon bcus he deserves it :((((
most of his fans were mostly blossoms (ftbskt fans) coming to check him out, but some just randomly stumbled upon him
he was nervous for his first preformance but he did great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he had a solo fan sign and he was honestly surprised people showed up
a lot of people showed up actually. and they were so nice to him and he was so overwhelmed he almost cried a few times :(((
can someone please protect him
his stage outfits were so pretty!!!
there was a lot of sparkles and lace and ruffles going on but somehow it worked
a lot of it had a white/yellow/blue colour scene and it was so soft and bright at the same time
his makeup artist needs a raise also it was just all shimmer and SO pretty
everyone speculated that the music video had a darker meaning than it seemed. that’s just how it be with all smke artists huh. supposedly bright and happy videos with darker meanings
fans were hoping he had his long hair during performances like in the instagram pictures but he cut it right before promotions :((
the choreo was simple but it was cute :)) and it suited him perfectly
there were a few times during the choreo he,,,, pops off,,,,,,,, but mostly just cute
fruitbasket supported him so much he’s like their liddol babie they’re his parents :((((((((((
areum posted a dance cover and THAT got fans wondering
everyone thinks they’re dating now and it’s funny because both of them absolutely refuse to acknowledge it
and because of this fans think he wrote everything about you dedicated to areum :((( he hasn’t said anything yet
he posted a dance practice video and half of it was just him being a crackhead with his backup dancers
by the looks of it he has a good relationship with them too :(((
he also posted a live version of please don’t go and DAMN the VOCALS this man is perfect in every way
even though he’s not well known yet he went a little viral for his good looks
because tbh that man is PRETTY
the other smke artists (ftbskt, chae, solar) were all posting on social media about his debut but by far ftbskt were the most supportive no surprise
supposedly they were friends as trainees
anyways. it was iconic. the perfect debut. 10/10 he slayed
