with the acting lessons that jueun had been getting at sr media, she was pretty confident that she wasn't terrible. after all, a lot of performers were, in fact, actors to an extent. they had to put on a performance, and that involved making sure that they were acting to whatever stage they were standing on.
jueun thinks that's what the company is trying to emphasize as well with this workshop. the fact that they had to perform, and that involved so much more than just singing and dancing. of course, those were the basics, but people were always looking for more when it came to idols.
"i feel like me having been a pageant kid kind of helps with this stuff," she admits to yuji. admittedly, jueun used to have a hard time speaking of her past because of all the bad memories that came with it. however, she was starting to feel thankful for that experience now as it definitely helped her out. "i think it helps me perform things on stage," she explained.
with the debut project slowly progressing, yuji's getting more and more into the groove of things. focusing more on the things that matter and prioritizing what she needs, lest the company decide to axe her at any point. sure, they said fixed members-- but that could always change.
the bootcamp is hard and it's intensive. yuji doesn't find a lot of it super difficult, but rather trying and challenging. it also doesn't help they're in the midst of summer-- where the heat always make yuji more irritable. she's trying her best to bite her tongue more often though-- keep her complaints minimum, or at least minimize the amount of complains that leave her.
the older girl lets out a long winded sigh at the end of their set, collapsing to the ground as yuji takes a minute to catch her breath. turning her head, she glances over at nayoung curiously. "have you taken martial arts before?" yuji asks, fixing her ponytail idly, fiddling with her hair and trying not to grimace at the feeling of her sweat cooling on her skin. "outside of everything we do here, i think this is the most physical exertion i've done since..." her brows furrow as she recalls. "...probably high school?"
"what do you think of the superhero concept?" yuji asks one night during their bootcamp. she's tired from the consistent amount of lessons they have them doing-- but even during their rest hours, yuji dedicates to brainstorming concepts and ideas for their characters. "i'm not sure if they're going to move towards like, glorified magical girl heroes or like...avengers or something. power rangers?" yuji lists off, looking more and more troubled with the possibilities. "maybe even fantasy?"
raking a hand through her hair, she busies herself with putting her hair in a ponytail. as she loops her hairtie a few times around-- tightening her ponytail, she thinks back to everything they've went over discussing the concept. it wasn't much, but enough to work with general ideas. "i was trying to think about stage names, but i think i need to figure out a solid character before i start assigning them roles and such." yuji sighs, rubbing at her eye. "did you have a vibe you were going with? a role you really wanted or?"
after a round of successful performances, the girls are invited once again to eunjeong’s office. this time, eunjeong is already there, sitting on her chair with her laptop perched on her lap as she shuffles through physical files detailing the previous performances. she lifts her head up, no comforting smile in sight. instead, she nods, addressing their presence briefly. “i appreciate all of your efforts. it’s clear that you haven’t been slacking off during your training, and i can see your individual creativity shine through.” it’s a compliment; rare coming from eunjeong, within these walls at least. “you leaned into your strengths, and it worked for you. moreover, i saw the chemistry between each partnership. it worked well for your performances – that’s an important aspect of performance that you have to maintain, should you debut as a group.”
just then, sukyung slips into the room, taking her place next to eunjeong’s desk. the two of them share a quick glance, sukyung’s usual bubbly shine muted. after a few seconds of silence, eunjeong directs her sharp gaze back to the girls. “improvement isn’t linear, but i plan on bringing only those who are truly ready to this bootcamp. consistency, confidence, reliable talents, that’s what i’m looking for. we don’t have time to wait for you to reach the level we are hoping for. which is why, not all of you can proceed to the bootcamp.”
tension fills the room, the possibility of a member being removed from the project. “i’ll cut to the chase… for both our sakes. we do have a time limit, since this is a debut project, and we don’t have the ability to invest in someone who is still struggling to catch up to the others. HANNA, thank you for your time and effort, but your journey with this project ends here. we see potential in you, which is why you are part of the project in the first place, but we simply don’t have the resources to wait until you are able to improve at a faster rate. hopefully, we can work together on a future project.” she lifts her gaze to meet hanna’s, and it softens – none of that was easy for her to say, but it’s necessary. “sukyung will escort you back to the dorms to pack your things, and you may resume your regular training… additionally, she has something else to brief you about.”
PROJECT NOVUS GIRLS
congratulations on being the fixed members of project novus! after the tense conversation, eunjeong continues the meeting. “as i mentioned before, you will be attending a bootcamp focused on preparing you for your debut. in sr media, you know how seriously we take our concepts – in this bootcamp, you will be lending in your own creativity as we build the concept.”
the girls will be learning a variety of skills in this bootcamp: acting (particularly stage acting), martial arts and live performance, on top of polishing their usual performance skills. all these skills are intended to help them create their CHARACTERS for the debut project. “consider it your debut persona. we plan to create a narrative around you girls to support your debut and your presence in the industry, give you something unique to kickstart your career. while we are still fixing the final details, i can tell you this: those characters are essentially other versions of you who are superheroes in a parallel universe. your debut and your future comebacks will center around that concept. start brainstorming – what’s your character like? what specialized weapon does she carry? what’s her element? we’ll be reviewing what you girls come up with and work it into what we already have so far.”
while there’s a lot to do already, eunjeong hasn’t finished speaking. “we have big plans for you girls, and as you can see we need to start quickly. your character teasers won’t just be simple photos or videos where you showcase your best skill, it’d be a short drama – we will utilize the character and world building to its fullest.”
the bootcamp will be located in gyeonggi english village in paju, starting june 23.
HANNA ONLY
while the project novus girls are being briefed about their bootcamp, sukyung and hanna have returned to the dorms. however, sukyung sits hanna down in the living room with a small smile. she knows that eunjeong might’ve taken away hanna’s confidence earlier, so she suggests they speak and take a break for a while. “hanna, we have seen how hard you worked and how you’ve improved little by little in the upcoming weeks. although it isn’t enough for you to become a member of project novus, we see your energy and your acting ability both on stage and off stage, how comfortable you are in front of a camera. we have another opportunity for you. have you heard about the drama auditions? how would you like to be a part of that?”
sukyung places a sheet of paper between the two of them. “we hope you’re willing to consider this offer. we can’t promise you a lead role or anything of course, but we do want to add you to our roster of potential cast members. besides, we still want an sr media trainee among the list of actresses!”
she points to an empty spot on the paper. “If you’re interested, sign here. you can submit a short monologue to my e-mail if you’d like, but it’s not a requirement. it’ll only help you get a better role, but if you’re okay with possibly getting a minor role, then you don’t have to.”
[OOC]
as this month's mission demands the girls to take additional lessons, extra points will be rewarded in addition to regular trainee points for completing additional threads.
PROJECT NOVUS REQUIREMENTS
this event is for project novus members only, and will run until july 23rd at 11:59pm EST. any threads or solos posted after the deadline will not count toward points. please send in your points submission before this deadline.
please use the hashtag #sr:projectnovus4 for all posts relating to this event.
members are REQUIRED to submit the following details about their potential character to the sr media blog:
three potential names for the character (like stage names, one word is enough):
three potential specialized weapons for the character:
three potential specialized ‘role’ for the character: (example: healer, fighter, leader, etc.)
a brief description of the character’s personality:
rank these elements for the character’s affinity, with the first being most suitable: water, fire, earth, air, electro (example: water > air > fire > earth > electro, with water being most suitable and electro being least suitable)
note that the admin team will adjust accordingly and may make changes to what is submitted for the finalized character in order to have a cohesive project.
FOR +5 LIVE PERFORMANCE/ACTING/SPECIAL SKILL: MARTIAL ARTS POINTS, please complete a 4-post thread with another project novus member surrounding the bootcamp.
when you’ve completed the requirements, please send the following form to our points submission blog:
SUBMISSION TITLE: MUSE NAME - PROJECT NOVUS: 4
thread: +5 live performance/acting/special skill: martial arts skills: [ link to thread ]
HANNA ONLY
this event is for hanna only, and will run until june 25th at 11:59pm EST. any threads or solos posted after the deadline will not count toward points. please send in your points submission before this deadline.
to accept sukyung’s offer to join the drama, simply submit to the sr media blog:
I, CHU HANNA, ACCEPT THE OFFER TO BE PART OF THE DRAMA.
FOR +5 ACTING SKILLS, please complete a 150 words solo about hanna filming a monologue from a k-drama to submit to sukyung. this requirement is optional.
when you’ve completed the requirements, please send the following form to our points submission blog:
