#perse:aprileval

[haknyeonrk]

better

@rkhuidong

haknyeon’s heard of it before from his seniors, moments when an artist just knows. when they listen to something and it changes them, when they realize that wow, this is it. and whilst per_se have had a few songs released already that haknyeon did quite enjoy, he’d never actually felt like that with any of their songs. it wasn’t as though he disliked the previous songs they’d released –– he’d just hadn’t gotten that feeling that his seniors spoke of.

that is, of course, until they’re made to listen to their next comeback song. o sole mio. it feels new, like something that hasn’t been done before, that’ll probably put them on the map. this, he thinks, must be what his seniors had meant when they spoke of that feeling.

he sits in the practice room, replaying his part a few times when he spots huidong. “hyung!” he looks up excitedly at the older boy and waves his hands in greeting. “i was just listening to our comeback song! it’s really good isn’t it?” he beams, eyes practically glistening. “i feel like... the concept this time is... mature sexy. cool sexy... cool, mature, sexy, dudes... and the song is so good!” his smile only growing wider as he speaks. 

[haknyeonrk]

PER_SE  SCHEDULE ┊ PRACTICING O SOLE MIO

he thinks that this song could be it. that this could be the song that puts them on the map. it’s not as though he’s disliked the other songs that they’ve performed before, he thinks it’s really cool how per_se has their own unique colour already, boyish charms mixed with a hip hop image (and maybe he’s being biased, but he thinks their rap line is pretty strong).

but this song, this is a song that he thinks the public will truly enjoy.

it’s a tune that sticks to his mind, and something he can’t wait to showcase. practice is as usual, haknyeon stays a little longer than he should and his lyric sheet is full of scribbles that only he can really read (underlined words, lines full of arrows and symbols that make sense to him).

it’s getting late and he’s still in the practice room, lying down as the heat of the room engulfs him. despite the air conditioning being turned on, his sweat and body heat had momentarily turned the practice room up a few degrees.

he pulls out his handphone and begins to scroll through his instagram feed. despite already having debuted, he still follows his friends from high school, and those from jeju as well. he smiles, at their posts, careful not to like photos that he thinks might cause a scandal (as silly as that might seem).

swiping his thumb, he moves on to his dms. it’s full of messages from fans, most supporting him, telling him that they’re excited for whatever he has to show and his comeback, and some full of funny memes. he doesn’t reply to all of them, can’t actually find the time to, but he does reply to whatever he can.

he’s always had a soft spot for his fans, and he always will. communicating with them was something that he found important in this line of work.

“thank you... smiley face... i promise to show you... a great image...!” he mumbles to himself as he types out the reply. he answers a few more direct messages before he notices the time.

alright, one more round of practice before he goes home. if not, he’s pretty sure the older members would start bombarding his phone with calls (and he appreciated that too. being loved by them.)