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[rovalent]

                    [ ♦ ] ROYAL ENT @royalent • Feb 19                      LUXE                     THE 2ND MINI ALBUM <Fantasy>                     "Confused" TEASER IMAGE #2                     #ZOE                     2019.02.24 SUN 6PM M/V AND ALBUM                     #LUXE #럭스 #Fantasy #흔들려 #Confused

[rkxayah]

LUXE 💎 SAMSUNG CONCERT [SPECIAL STAGE] so hot by h.a.m january 12, 2019

it’s the first time they will perform on stage as five. the first time they will perform on stage with nayoung. after working tirelessly on music shows for weeks, after spending the greater part of last year getting ready for debut alongside dawon and jiwon, it almost feels surreal that they’re no longer here. 

it’s one thing to feel their absence in the dorms but it’s somehow even worse on stage. it’s like baring herself and her inner feelings in front of the entire crowd. do they sense it? do they sense her lingering uneasiness, her lingering sadness. she’s been trained not to. to leave it all behind the scenes and transform into xayah, goddess of fire, the second both of her feet step onto the stage.

but they’re still rookies, they’re flawed despite their overflowing confidence. so she wonders if it shows. right before the stage lights up, dabin glances over at where nayoung is standing. she knows how nervous the older must feel. no one knows about her despite the mysterious airport pictures that led to so much speculation. trainees and idols flew separately, yet nayoung flew with them. of course people wonder. but the major part of the audience probably isn’t even aware of her presence yet. they’re seconds away from finding out.

but she’s not even nervous for her. she’s seen her practice, knows she will do just fine. she’s obviously the better dancer among them and has already proven helpful though she doesn’t want to take up too much space yet. it’s like she’s still hesitant, doesn’t quite feel like she’s entirely part of the group. maybe she wants to prove herself first? dabin can understand that, she would do just the same, except she would also be obnoxiously invasive while doing it.

the spotlight is on them. dabin stands in the middle, opening the stage with her signature smirk as the girls start walking in a circle, each of them getting their turn in the center. as she expected, nayoung holds her own. she might not be as good of a vocalist as dawon or jiwon but she is a performer through and through, more than the two others were at this point in their journey. and she thinks that’s why royal chose her to replace them. their title song will be the weirdest to sing without them though, because she can’t even recall how many times they performed it as six members. they rearranged the lines and choreography quite well so it won’t look empty, but even it won’t physically...

she smiles, plays with her hair as she retakes the center spot.

everybody’s watching me 'cause i′m hot hot everybody’s wanting me 'cause i′m hot hot 

[yutark]

— recruitment period

@rkxnarong

Attempting to form groups for an evaluation was either easy or difficult, and Yuta had never found anything in between. Being the latter for this month, he had taken to scouring through Seocho in hopes of finding some other trainee to recruit. He already had Johnny, so there was just a female position left and he grinned when he spotted the female trainee ahead of him. Yuta’s steps hastily increasing until he jogged up to her side, taking one second to meet her gaze and the bowing forward. “Hey, I’m Nakamoto Yuta. TRC trainee, one year and four months. I’m looking for people to join my group for evaluations,” he introduces, remembering how many jobs he’d had before and how at least he didn’t shy away from embarrassing acts to make something work for him. 

Once he was back to his full height, he messily combed his bangs back from his forehead and hoped that he could convince her to join. The best solution was to sell the position. “I already have two of the three positions filled, the one left is the only girl one, so you’ll get to spend your practice time between two handsome men and look like you could own us with the click of your fingers -- it’s really a good position to have,” he starts with the spiel that he had been working on since he’d started his search, improving it on each girl he crossed paths with and tweaking it in hopes of hitting the right words to get an agreement to fill the space. “I can you show you a picture of the other male if.. I’m not your style or whatever. It’ll be fun though, I always make practising fun and I’ll even pay for snacks while we do,” Yuta continues, digging out his phone and hoping he had a picture of Johnny that was decent to use as a prop.

[rkxayah]

dabin lee tuan ( @xayahluxe )

xayahluxe  귀를 기울여봐 우리들의 잊지 못할 목소리 이야기 꿈처럼 설렜던 너를 향해 내 맘 가득히 @jazzynarong @yenaluxe

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[rkxayah]

*the cold shoulder

with @rkxnarong

it’s move-in day for nayoung and let’s just say dabin isn’t ready for a new roommate quite yet. and the question remains if she’ll ever be at this point. she spent the week in a terrible mood, letting go of some of her anger to replace it with numbness. she pretty much feels nothing right now, which isn’t exactly a good sign. she still hasn’t cried, and she still has no idea why dawon’s absence weighs so heavy in her heart.

it’s not nayoung’s fault. the company chose her and she accepted. dabin doesn’t blame her but still can’t find it in herself to accept this new member. not so soon, not in this state. she’s just unable to make place in her heart for someone else. but that’s just because dawon’s place was special and won’t ever be switchable. once she realizes that, maybe she’ll be able to welcome nayoung in their group.

“oh, hello eonnie.” she acknowledges the other’s presence once she steps inside with her luggage, stands up from her bed to bow politely. it’s what she’s expected to do. to say they know of each other would be more accurate than to say they know each other. nayoung was the first to be eliminated during royal survival and since dabin didn’t train at royal before the show they haven’t really spent any quality time together. at least nothing substantial enough to be considered more than acquaintances. she doesn’t want to be rude. but her tone might come off as cold and distant. funny how things turned out. dabin is usually the friendliest and most approachable of the bunch. “your bed’s the...” she looks over to where dawon used to sleep, and feels a lump in her throat. “the empty one.”

[rovalent]

The afternoon of October 2nd is a tough one for So Jisub to swallow. Dawon’s departure comes as a shock to all staff involved, including himself, and it will be worse, he knows, for the members of Luxe he will eventually have to tell. But So Jisub is used to dealing difficult news -- the job of CEO requires it more often than not -- and he finds himself making arrangements to visit Luxe’s dorm early the morning of the 3rd.

In the hours leading up to the fateful meeting, Royal’s CEO’s time is spent making decisions that are kept secret until all the necessary pieces have been carefully placed in their positions. On the 3rd, as promised, he relays the news about Dawon to the other members. “A new member will be replacing her,” he reveals and leaves the girls to deal with their grief for the next week. Luxe’s personal schedules are postponed until that time as the CEO continues to work behind the scenes.

On the same day as the revelation, he speaks with Im Nayoung, a former contestant of Royal Survival and one of Royal’s senior trainees, about replacing Dawon. To her, he gives time to make a decision and Nayoung accepts a new position in Luxe several days later. Neither Dawon’s departure, nor her replacement, will be known to the public until the next comeback is announced. After training ends on the 5th, So Jisub reappears at Luxe’s dorm to inform the other members of Nayoung’s decision. “She will move in the weekend of the 13th, and join you for schedules following that.” (IC and OOC-wise, Nayoung will not join the schedules officially until November’s idol schedule. She will be allowed to participate and collect points for October’s general trainee evaluation instead.) The CEO also emphasizes the need for professionalism (“Be nice to her, for Nayoung is also entering a strange, new situation”) and for secrecy (“If this leaks out, the group will be benched until I see fit.”)

As Nayoung prepares to sign the contract and move in, So Jisub orchestrates the schedule for the other girls for the following weeks. Promotions for their last album are concluding and new preparations for their next comeback are imminent. To finish out the promotional schedule, the CEO sends CHERI, ELLA, and YENA out to attend a taping of Dreaming Radio, as hosted by ChAOS’s Park Heejae. XAYAH and CELINE will be scheduled to attend a filming of Hello Counselor. While out in public, the girls are reminded not to mention anything regarding Dawon’s absence, as that will be announced at a later time.

Please note: as these schedules are granted by Royal Entertainment, they are not taken out of a group’s bank or the attendee’s debut points. Some appearances will be freely given so that a group will gain IC experience and popularity in the professional industry. 

The girls will be encouraged to attend this year’s Halloween event, in which member XAYAH will be in charge of orchestrating and filming a V-Live while in attendance with the other members (should they choose to come.) This V-Live should record memorable moments from the event, as plotted by the members, and will be streaming live from Luxe’s Channel V-Live for a maximum of two hours. After the time has concluded, staff will tell Xayah to end the broadcast. During this public event, the girls are reminded to act professionally, while still showing off their charms, and to interact with fans (if recognized) in the ways they have been trained to.

For the Dreaming Radio appearance, those attendees will interact with Park Heejae and promote their recent album “Luv Game.” During the recording, the girls will be accompanied by their manager and will be asked a variety of questions (by Park Heejae) regarding topics such as personal lives (that’s right: dating!), their experiences as a rookie debut group, the shows they would like to appear on for fun, etc. You may get creative with the questions asked but, as always, be mindful to maintain a professional image. Scandalous answers may garner netizen attention! Take inspiration from f(x)’s appearance on Kiss the Radio for this writing portion.

For the Hello Counselor appearance, those attendees will sit on a panel and judge the stories as seen on this episode of the show. The other panel member sitting in (Jung Kaeun) is your senior and will take priority in offering advice/speaking about issues. The issues discussed in this episode are personal and consist of potential triggers, so please be mindful when writing to add necessary trigger warnings to all threads/solos, if needed. You do not have to write about all or any of the issues that appear in this episode if you do not wish to. “Backstage” experiences at this show will count for points!  

You will gain +5 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE AS YOU WISH, +3 DEBUT POINTS and +2 ACHIEVEMENTS for completing the written requirements as explained on the idol tier page. As this is a promotion month, one of your chosen achievements must be relevant to the above schedule. While most of the required content should be written about activities listed on the above schedule, a special exception is allowed for this month regarding Dawon’s departure. You will be allowed to gain points for a maximum of two threads/solos for this topic. There is a capped maximum of five solos, sets of starters and/or partnered threads you may write to collect this month’s points.

The only form that needs to be submitted at the end of the month is a verification form for your debut points and achievements. Any SP points earned can be collected as soon as you finish the requirement for them. At the end of the month, you will submit the following form to the Points Verification blog:

IDOL’S NAME - ROYAL ENT - OCT SCHEDULE (for the Nov 7 verification form)

PROOF OF ACTIVITY: [ x ]

POINTS: +00 SP [ distribute these however you like ]

TOTAL POINTS EARNED: +00 SP +00 DBT

+1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #1 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

+1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #2 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

NEW DEBUT POINTS TOTAL:

For participating at the Ghost Hunt and attending the variety shows, Luxe will earn 3 EXP towards their overall group experience!

[rkxayah]

*zoe 101

with @rkxnarong

they learned about nayoung’s official announcement shortly before the media but the excitement is still very much there once the article comes out and comments come flooding. they know it won’t just be positive but fortunately for them it’s mostly directed at how long it took for royal to say something instead of the girls themselves. she just hopes nayoung won’t be caught in the middle of a controversy when she did nothing at all to warrant it. and none of them did, really. it’s not their fault two members left and honestly they’re far from the first kpop group to experience it. lineup changes happen all the time and it’s better if it’s done soon after debut so people won’t remind it too much by the next comeback.

the problem is that they’re not from a small, unknown company so the exposure is all over the place and so many people are talking about it. it’ll get buried by something bigger in  matter of days but she wonders how nayoung feels right now. scared, excited, nervous? she goes to the gym right after their schedule, after letting their manager know and comes home about an hour later. after a quick shower she enters her shared bedroom with nayoung, acting like nothing’s changed.

but that’s until she throws herself onto the older’s bed to hug her using her arms, legs, everything. “zoe!” she exclaims cheerfully. for the first time in months dabin actually feels like they’re moving forward. nayoung is here to stay and though she won’t forget the others any time soon she doesn’t want to dwell on the past. “congrats! how do you feel? you got the whole internet talking!”

[rkwxnb]

—- little helper

a starter for @rkxnarong

After running around shopping for Christmas presents for everyone, Naeun found herself walking into a convenient store to grab some snacks. Her dad had promised to pick her up after she was done with her shopping, and when she had called him to tell him that she was done, he told the dancer that he was just about to leave their home to get here. That meant it’ll take at least twenty minutes to come and get her. 

Lazily walking through the aisles, she stopped by the fridges looking around contemplating if she wanted to get a drink or not. Without much thinking about it, she took a step back to get a better view of her options only to bump into someone carelessly. Naeun gasped as she turned around and apologise profusely for the accident, leaning down to help the girl pick up her dropped items. “Oh my goodness, I am so sorry. Here, let me help. Are you alright?”