jongsuk wanted to do a fun evaluation this time around and show off his vocal prowess even more since the workshop of may reminded him how much he loves to sing. he remembered one of the most iconic collabs with lc9 and myname and he wants to do that song, since he can fanboy even more over the vocal styling of one of the best songs in his opinion. so of course, he’s going to go to someone he knows he can pull offf the hip hop vibe.
seeing the target of his aims in the seocho cafeteria, he ran over and hugged the other boy from behind. “hello my beautiful cute friend!” he exclaimed, hugging the other tightly before letting him go. “so, kookie, got an eval group? because i got a proposal for you!” he exclaimed. he didn’t even wait for a response. “How would you like to be the J-Hyo to my Insoo and do Delicious?” he asked, grinning and wiggling his eyebrows.
Of course, Jongsuk was 100% all about the fashion. So, of course, he would be going to the bazaaar every single day that it was on. The final plan was to find enough cool crap that he could do a haul video! But this was also a prime golden opportunity to hang out with his beloved roommate and grill her on her love life since the last time they hung officially, he had managed to find out that she had a crush on a rich guy and that was it. Otherwise, most of the time that they hung out, it was often drinking wine, watching trashy reality shows and bemoaning (on his part) the lack of debut activities.
He had planned that he was gonna meet up with his beloved roomie at the bazaar since he had spending most of his free time there and he had texted her as much. He removed the sunglasses that he was wearing and waved his arm, seeing her coming up. “Tae baby! Over here!” he waved, seeing his beloved roommate. He nudged her and hugged her tightly, being careful not to spill his coffee on her. “how’s it going? every time i see you at home, you’re exhausted.”
Spica was coming to their idol cafe and jongsuk had to admit, he was a bit excited at the prospect of an established girl group (nothing on the rookie groups), but in his eyes, Spica was almost the ultimate girl group. They could all sing, they could all dance and they were all smoking hot that even his bisexual ass could thirst over them. Granted however that he wasn’t the only host, he decided to approach his lovely cohost and ask her what her opinion was on the group. A varied concept girl group had to peak her interest, right?
So, while they were getting ready, he tried not to look as trashy as he usually did when he walked over to eunji. “So, what do you think of Spica?” he asked, looking over her makeup before reaching over for a brush to assist a bit. “Wouldn’t you love to have a concept like theirs or do you see something more interesting in your future?” he asked, powdering her face with a grin. He was a makeup guru, so he knew how to make one self shine on the camera.
The first episode had been very surprisingly popular to the extent of even getting their names into a netizen post. While this wasn’t the ideal opportunity that he’s always wanted (a chance to show off those singing chops), this was a given opportunity for him to show off his charisma and variety skills, which was still pretty great.
He had been very excited for the second episode and when he,d heard who their guests would be, he was even more excited since he knew some of them from the time on mnet global auditions season 3 and while he hadn’t been the winner it would fun to catch up with the girls he used to know.
As was typical for recording days, he sat before the mirror adjusting his hair and touching up his makeup since he was pretty good at it and the stylist noonas had accepted that he knew best for himself. He was handed the script and he excitedly looked over before finding his cohost and wish her luck as well. It was together that they succeeded on the first episode. It would be together that they would succeed on all the following episodes
besides, they played off each other well. The fun and charismatic one was jongsuk and the cool and collected one was Eunji. They worked well together and that was all that they could do at the time.
Seeing the girls that he used to be on the mgas with was quite exciting. But today wasn’t about that. They were here as and*roma and that’s how jongsuk was going to treat them. After all, Luxe hadn’t gotten special treatment just because he knew Ella from the mgas. He would be professional and thank the gods every day for the opportunity that he was given to bond with idol groups and become closer to them on their own level despite being a lowly trainee.
semi one-sided conversations with the cute japanese human from kt entertainment in seocho about babymetal and how pretty damn awesome they were bonded jongsuk and haruto quite well. it was nice finding someone who liked the same type of music and bonding over that and how epic the girls were. Babymetal had been perfect for the october eval and jongsuk ended up doing Doki Doki Morning from the group because that song was just too cool. But Jongsuk was pretty convinced that since they bonded over babymetal, they could potentially do another song together and he was going to seek the other boy out and suggest his idea.
he wandered the halls of seocho complex, looking for his intended target. “haru-chan!” he exclaimed, seeing his target in the cafeteria. “haru-channnnnnn,” he flopped down at the table across the other boy. “So, i’ve had an idea and i wanna run it by you because you’re my friend!” he started. “we should do a song together for this eval!” he exclaimed, wiggling his eyebrows.
Scents: Jongsuk doesn’t wear the traditional men’s cologne, calling it a bit too boring and musky for his liking. He goes deep into the feminine and women’s perfums from some of the most popular houses. However, like his fashion, his likes for perfumes changes every season. Currently, since it’s summer, he wears light and flowery perfumes with a fresh touch to them. day to day, he switches between two of his ongoing favorites. One is a light flowery scent by Versace called Bright Crystal ($126) which is inspired by Donatella Versace’s favroite floral mix with subtle scents of yuzu, pomegranates and lotus flowers along peonies and magnolias. The other is Burberry’s My Burberry Blush($132), which a very flowery perfume with notes of rose and apples. In winter, and fall, he prefers the spiced and woody scents more so, rather since it’s a cold day and he wants to smell like fall. In winter and fall, he alternates between Victor and Rolf’s Flowerbomb Nectar ($150) which is an orange spiced scent with gunpowder and Versace’s Eros ($159) which is a woody scent marked with italian lemons and cedar. It’s obvious that he loves Versace and it’s no secret at all. He’s made his love for the brand public when he did a video on his clothes.
Makeup: Jongsuk is 100% a beauty guru and his flawless looks start from his makeup routine. Traditionally, he starts off with a foundation primer. He likes using Smashbox Photofinish Foundation Primer ($48) since he’s more often than not filming and taking selfies and his makeup has to last fairly long without touch ups. For foundation, for a long time, he used Bourjois Paris in shade 51 (light Vanilla){$20}. He recently transitioned to Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Pro Filtr Soft Matte Longwear foundation in Shade 105 (for pale skin) {$45}. Following the foundation, he does countours and highlights. For contour (to get those killer cheekbone shapes), he likes to use an Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit in the shade Light to Medium ($53). For highlights, he uses Charlotte Tillbury Hollywood Flawless Filter in shade Fair ($54). Everything then gets blended with a beauty blender and then he goes in on the rest of his makeup. If he has to go to practice, he will just do his eyeliner and lip gloss. If he goes out for the evening, then he does eye-shadow, brows, eyeliner, mascara and a tinge of lip gloss. For eyeliner, he uses Kat Von D tattoo liner ($27). His lipglosses change occasionally but for the most part, they’re nude, neutral colors either in light pink or beige. He has almost a whole bag of lip glosses but prefers Anastasia Beverly Hills ($22) or a NARS Orgasm Oil-Infused Lip Tint ($34). His eye-shadow palettes change with what he likes too, and he’s got way too many to count. Currently, a preferred favorite is Lunar Beauty’s Greek Goddess palette with lots of golds, pinks and sparkles ($61). He also owns the MorphexJames Charles palette but he’s not a huge fan of the obnoxiously bright colors. For his brows, he uses Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz pencil in Shade Medium ($28) but he also really likes Benefit Cosmetics Great Brow Basics Pencil and Gel Set in shade Medium ($41). In terms of mascara, he has way too many as well, but a current favorite is the Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara in Black ($32). Overall, his makeup routine, perfected to such a point, takes about 45 minutes for everything including eye-shadow, brows, mascara and about 20 minutes for just eyeliner and lipgloss. He’s done many tutorials talking about his makeup routine as well as the seasonal preferences.
Skincare: Jongsuk's skincare routine is very detailed since his skin is incredibly flawless. he doesn't usually wear a lot of foundation so his naturally pale skin is taken care of to almost an nth degree. His skincare routine usually take forty five minutes before he heads to trc in the morning and about an hour before bed. In the morning, he uses a moisturizer, followed by a serum and then a face mist. Before he does the moisturizer, he uses a face mask. The face mask that he prefers to use is Fresh Rose Face Mask ($80). It's a hydration mask that keeps his face nice and hydrated . Following that, he uses a Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Moisturizer ($60), since he's hitting 30 in a few years and it helps keep his skin looking younger as well allow for a clear canvas for him to do his makeup. He likes using an eye serum as well to keep himself looking young and handsome. He uses Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Pure Luxury Lift & Firm Hydra-Gel Eye patches ($100) that help reduce puffiness and dark spots as well as reduce early age lines. He finishes off his skincare routine in the morning with a setting spray after all the makeup. Jongsuk uses a Fresh Rose Floral Toner ($53) to finish everything off.
At night, his skincare is far more detailed since he actually has the time to take care of himself before he goes to bed and sleeps. First, he washes all the makeup off with a makeup remover. He always uses Tarte Micellar Magic Makeup Remover and Cleanser ($24) to clean off all the makeup he's worn during the day. He then thoroughly washes his face with a cleanser to start off his creams and masks on a clean slate. Most often he alternates between two cleansers and an exfoliator depending on the day of the week. He likes La Mer Cleansing Foam ($130) to purify and cleanse the skin, or Caudalie Gentle Cleansing Milk ($37) for soft skin. The exfoliator he uses once a week (typically Sundays) is Tatcha Rice Polish Foaming Enzyme Powder ($84). He uses the classic one which nourishes with crushed pearls. He rather likes the fact that it is taken from the Geisha preparation ritual and keeps him looking youthful and flawless. He then uses a regular face cream on his face. Jongsuk likes using Belif True Cream Aqua Bomb ($50). Finally, before he goes to sleep, he puts on an overnight mask on his face and goes to sleep. He really likes Laneige Water Sleeping Mask ($33) for an overnight moisture recharge.
Haircare: He doesn’t put much thought into his hairstyles but still takes good care of his hair and how he has it done. Jongsuk washes his hair three times a week with a color safe shampoo and conditioner. He hates dry shampoo. So anything dry shampoo related, hell no. He prefers to use Kerastase Reflection Shampoo for Color-Treated hair ($45) and the same brand conditioner ($48). The shampoo/conditioner combo allows him to keep his dyed locks safe and nourished and not looking like a disaster. Typically, Jongsuk leaves his hair floppy and only uses a hair straightener to give his locks a bit of volume. If he wants to make an impression however, he will use a strong gel to style his hair appropriately. He likes Bumble & Bumble Texture Hair (un)dressing Creme ($41) along with a Drybar Le Sherif Firm Hold Hairspray ($36) to hold his hair in place. Since he already uses a nourishing shampoo, he doesn't really do hair masks or oils, since for right now, he has no need for them.
Jongsuk was the type to often get what he wanted withour much care how he got there. Most of his carereer was built on that. He had crushed smaller Youtubers (with like 25 subs or something) in his rise to Youtube fame. He had felt a bit sad when his teammates were eliminated but in the end believing himself to be the superior vocalist and even now, at the grocery store, where he stared determinedly at a box of cereal. He knew that Minhee wouldn’t let him keep the sugary good stuff in the apartment but what if he could sneak it through the apartment?
“JOONIE!” he exclaimed, seeing his favorite bro ever in the halls of seocho. how jongsuk had missed his beloved platonic bro. being naturally affectionate, jongsuk rushed over to his handsome best friend to envelop his best friend in a tight hug. he hadn’t seen kangjoon in ages and he needed to love on his best friend obsessively. He clings to the other boy close and tight. “So, Joonie, what are you up to today?” he asked, wrapping an arm around Kangjoon’s shoulders, pulling him close. Jongsuk wanted to drag the other out for lunch or drinks after practice or something.
It’s been ages since they last hung out and the last time was a “bro” date to the winter festival and that was a long ass time ago, so he missed his bro very much. They had gotten busy with evaluations and stuff and thus had no time to hang out. “if you’re free, let’s go drink!” he said, grinning widely.
