–– * ROYAL, JUNE 2017 EVAL ...
( lucifer by shinee lc9 ) * ( outfit as seen in the gifs )
group evaluation with @rkbyunbaek, @yienrk & @rksunbin
there’s a clock ticking in his brain –– the sound loud and boisterous; it had acted as a reminder that there wasn’t much time left till the performance. jaehyun, among all things, is a worry-wart. that tied in with the fact that he was a perfectionist lead to, in some cases, a terrible mixture and the need to set up expectations that only went higher and higher.
he’s been a trainee for a good three or so months now, and it had been somewhat easy falling into the routine of constant lessons. in those few months he’d improved on his dancing by a milestone, had learnt better vocal techniques –– there were a range of things that jaehyun had picked up.
yet when he was finally falling into this comfort, he’d been hit with perhaps his biggest struggle in royal yet. and that was performing an lc9 song.
sure. at first he’d thought, how cool!!!! lc9!!!!!! i love them!!!! and then the distributing of parts began and jaehyun realized that he’d be taking up gunwoo’s part –– that this meant that he was going to be lead vocal. that this also meant that he’d be singing and dancing at the same time, that the high notes would have to be reached.
previously he’d had no problem with this but nerves can be a dangerous thing. and as seen by the way jaehyun would push himself –– push, push, push –– till he could finally reach that one note that irritated him to no end; his nerves had taken a toll on him.
it had taken some talking with baekhyun for him to calm himself, to learn that this was all apart of growing up and finding yourself as an idol.
he decides to shift those nerves into commitment, works hard to pull off this stage –– to make his hyungs proud.
“next we have the royal boys performing lucifer by lc9.”
the clock continues to tick and jaehyun lips get a little dry as they’re called onto stage. he drinks the honey water from his bottle before he turns to baekhyun, searching for some look of reassurance from the older boy ( he smiles when he catches it ).
the lights fall on them and jaehyun knows there’s no more time for nerves. he’ll do good. you’ll do great, he remembers baekhyun telling him.
he hears the first beat of the song and it begins.
“ 숨을 곳도 찾지 못해
나는 피하려고 애써봐도
거부조차 할 수 없는 ”
( even if i try to avoid you,
i can’t find a place to hide
i can’t even deny you )
he begins and the singing comes easy –– there isn’t much to dance to yet. all he knows is that he’s started this performance and that they’ll do well as a team –– he psyches himself into believing that.
baekhyun takes the next few lines as the song builds up and that’s when it really begins.
jaehyun moves to the rhythm of the song, choreography practically ingrained in his mind by now. yien hyung had lead him well and he’d spent nights practicing move after move, unwilling to bring down the rest of his teammates.
lc9′s choreographies have always been admired for their structure and level.
he slides to the front of the formation and focuses.
“ 거부 할 수 없는 너의 마력은 Lucifer ”
( your undeniable spell is the Lucifer )
two fingers held up as he does the choreography.
the other three boys perform their parts and jaehyun focuses on giving up a good performance himself too –– facial expression and movement his priority as the older members cover their parts.
they reach the chorus and so far everything is going fine, jaehyun’s actually quite enjoying this; now that he’s got the choreography plastered all over his mind it isn’t as nerve-wrecking as he thought it would be ( at least, to some extent ).
“ 나랑 같은 곳을 바라보는 너 ”
( you look towards the same places i do )
baekhyun’s and jaehyun’s lines blend in and out and jaehyun quite honestly likes this. he thinks once again that the stage really really makes him happy.
after yien’s part it’s time for jaehyun to take the stage front and centre as the other boy’s slide to the side and truth be told he’s feeling much more confident than he’d been at the start. it’s a feeling he enjoys as he sings, centre of the stage.
“ 언제부턴가 조금씩
잘못된 것 같아 이상한 너 ”
( since before
something has been wrong, you’ve been weird )
the performance is exhilarating and jaehyun feels at the very least in control of his body –– a lot more in control of his body than he would’ve been without the training royal had given him. and as tiring as the dance is, it’s fun –– it’s fun because he knows how well they work as a team –– it’s fun because he doesn’t want to let them down.
“ 마치 유리성에 갇혀버린 삐에로만 된 것 같아 ”
( i feel like i’ve become a clown trapped in a glass castle )
the notes get higher as he sings and jaehyun focuses, gives his all.
loverholic, robotronic.
“ 니가 미운 건 아냐 싫단 것도 아냐
단지 그런 눈빛이 부담일 뿐 ”
( it’s not that i hate you or that i dislike you
it’s just that kind of stare is a burden is all )
he stands in front of his hyungs as the song reaches it’s climax. any moment soon and it’ll be baekhyun’s high note. jaehyun sets the stage for the moment, the highlight of the song.
as the lyrics state, during yien’s part the choreography does get a little robotic ( a bad joke jaehyun had cracked at one point during practice ). they settle into the formation for the chorus once more and jaehyun is hyped.
his highest note in the song comes next and jaehyun gets into position. i’m ready, he tells himself. i’m ready.
“ 훤히 들여다보고 뇌를 만져
바보 된 것 같아 ”
( you look into me openly, touching my brain
i think i’ve become a fool )
he ends off with a little smile ( smirk of sorts ) –– it’s a little hard not to when he’s finally pulled off that cursed note.
the chorus repeats itself and the choreography is one that he’s able to follow easily. this is what he’s here for.
“ 거부할 수 없는 너의 마력은 Lucifer ”
and just like that their stage ends.
there’s a sense of relief, pride and happiness that washes over him. jaehyun isn’t too sure how to describe so many moments at once.
junseo was going on about his latest ventures, who knew obtaining modeling opportunities as a trainee was such a sought-out venture? she’s listening, nodding along as he retells the adventures he and the staff had gone through. a dazzlement of hair disasters and bulbs cracking, ( she swears it was because of his face, and he hushes her quickly afterward pretending to not have heard, “don’t interrrupt!” he says ) that it’s easy for her to be mesmerized and lose sight of what he was getting to; a point so twisted and twirled she’s sure he didn’t even have one anymore.
it’s when eyes lift from conversation, seeking out those of an unfamiliar figure; a squint, curvatures of bright amusement as she brushes off boastful words with a shake of her head and the narrowing of dark hues. she’s more interested in unfamiliar faces these days than actual context. there’s so many that frequent the halls of royal, so many more she’s yet to introduce herself to. probably a good hundred that she knows she’ll never really get to know but does that stop her from trying?
she makes a good measure of judgement, a finger raised to pause junseo as she walks over to the stranger, arm looping in his before pretty much dragging him over to their neck of the corridor, sandwiching the male between her small stature and junseo’s lanky modelesque frame.
“okay, you can continue. if i have to suffer, at least i won’t suffer alone!”
[ / his senses never fail to perk once he turns the corner onto the street of the lush store. the scents always wafted out onto the sidewalk and while some people would be turned away from the ‘hipster-y’ aromas, chanyeol was always attracted to it.
well, that and the fact that sunbin was working there. ( mostly the latter ).
his wide eyes glance around as soon as he steps into the store, looking for the short noona that he had familiarized himself with. he could pick her out in a crowd, always, but when it came to the store, he never could find her. his height hulks over the isles, and after the dozenth time of his scan of the store, he immediately brightens and chimes out. ] sunbin-noona! [ / his voice is deep but loud, and while he wants to run up to her, he’s reminded of the fact that it could be embarrassing for her so he ought not to ... so he struggles to walk up to her normally ( and wait for her to hug him first ). he speaks excitedly. ] are there any sales on glittery bath bombs today?
( sms ⇒ kim jongin ) one year older, one year closer to death ( sms ⇒ kim jongin ) ㅋㅋㅋㅋ i'm kidding, happy birthday ( sms ⇒ kim jongin ) if only time would stop for me so we could actually be the same age.... 😪😢 ( sms ⇒ kim jongin ) hope to see you soon. don't forget me even if you party too hard, okay? ( sms ⇒ kim jongin ) best wishes!
(sms→sunbin) woah(sms→sunbin) thats cheery… ㅋㅋㅋ(sms→sunbin) dont worry.. our difference isnt that big ㅋㅋㅋㅋ(sms→sunbin) we should meet up soon!!!(sms→sunbin) thank you ♥
Minsoo walked out of the company’s back door, the crisp winter air hitting him hard as he stepped out of the building. Rubbing his hands together and breathing into them, he peacefully started making his way to the local restaurant near by. The rapper was somewhat glad that he was private trainee, people around him, though were obvious fans and reporters, didn’t mind the tall lad.
Taking his phone out of his back pocket, he quickly sends Jieun a text explaining why he wouldn’t be able to join her for lunch. The long time trainee had been nice enough to spend some time with him during their breaks to show Minsoo how things worked about in their workplace. So far his managed to grasp most of the things, although he has still been getting lost every now and then. With that said he then proceeds on to text the very reason why he wouldn’t be with Jieun later on.
[Text to Sun(ny)Bin] Yo! I’m on my way.
[Text to Sun(ny)Bin] You there yet~?
@rksunbin
( sms ⇒ kim jongin ) why did you put ur hands everywhere when u knew they were glittery
( sms ⇒ kim jongin ) why are u so messy? and why am i surprised 😑😑
( sms ⇒ kim jongin ) what exactly is it that you want
(sms→sunbin) i dont know...............
(sms→sunbin) i was?? trying to get the glitter off :(
(sms→sunbin) how does it come off ive washed my hands three times theres still some left
(sms→sunbin) its getting on my clothes,,,
