#thefouraaes

[ofgreyskies]

open to anyone !

this is the worst part of the job. not the traveling, no; wandering is familiarity to him at this point and homesickness is only a constant ache for something he can't identify. it's the having to make appearances and talk to strangers, all while acting gracious and personable. he'd skip out on the whole thing entirely, but he's not always the first to be courted for galas and shoulder-rubbing, and when something as big as the aaes gala is up in the air, he has to accept it with a reluctant head nod and the promise to himself that it means he can turn down something else. but the gala's not something for him to worry about tonight. instead, he's pried himself from the semi-comfort of his hotel room as the sun sets and decided to make the best of an irritating occasion. his team's busy getting everything ready for the gala, but as it does far too often for the liking of his more anti-social tendencies, restless loneliness has set in. it's sheer need not to spend another night out on the town on his own that makes him approach the first person he recognizes in the hotel lobby as he waits for his rideshare to show in hopes he can find some company. he braces himself and launches into what could turn out to be an awful start to the night. "you thinking about heading out to see what bangkok's got to offer, too, or did you get lost on your way to the spa? honestly, i can't blame you either way."

[tsevents]

this year's asia arts, entertainment, and sports gala (known as the aaes gala) has grown exponentially in buzz as parts of the guest list have been leaked. hundreds of stars, from longterm industry strongholds to rising stars (and those with just enough agency connections to land an invite) from across east and southeast asia are rumored to show up for what promises to be one of the biggest celebrity events of the year. hosted in bangkok and sponsored by some of the biggest brands in the business, the tenth annual aaes gala honors notable people from the fashion, film, television, music, sports, and entertainment industries. previous iterations of the event have been accompanied by exhibitions, screenings, and busy tabloid news days.

the aaes gala was held for the first time in 2014 in seoul. the aaes gala has, in its ten years, earned a reputation as the place to see the biggest stars in one place. the week the gala is held is known as the place to be for celebrity-watchers and fans alike, as various additional public and private events are held in the city by stars and brands. a number of scandals have broken in the past in the aftermath of that year's aams gala — from attitude controversies to dating rumors — which has earned it great anticipation the eyes of fans and reporters alike. to those who care about more than the glamor and the gossip, proceeds from the event go to the foundation's mission to support the growth of several non-profit arts, culture, sports, and entertainment organizations. this year, the gala takes place on the evening of december 15, but guests for the event will begin arriving as early as december 11, as schedules permit.

event schedule:

the following are event highlights to prompt thread and plot setting ideas. this is not necessarily all-inclusive of all possible related settings that can be used for the event.

december 11 - december 15 : stars will arrive in bangkok at some point during this period, as schedules allow. all gala attendees have been given the option to room at the four seasons hotel bangkok, a presenting brand partner for the event, for the duration of their time in the city, though they or their management may choose for them to stay elsewhere. a number of activities are made available to gala attendees through partnerships prior to the event. this includes guided sights and food tours, riverboat meal cruises, spa treatments, classes in yoga and art, and more. it's not unusual for brands to hold special dinners or events with their brand representatives that are in town for the event, and stars holding their own gatherings or events is also common. december 14, all day - charity auction : the day before the gala takes place, a charity auction is held online for twenty-four hours where the public can bid on donated items from celebrities. past donations have included items such as signed merchandise, scripts, or equipment, recognizable outfits from stage or film, video calls with a celebrity, etc. proceeds go toward supporting arts and sports programs for children. december 15, evening - winter gala : the gala formally starts at 7pm, when dinner begins to be served, but doors will be open for two hours beforehand for all attendees to make their way through the red carpet. the two hours preceding the formal start of the event inside the venue will be accompanied by cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and live orchestra music. following dinner will be a short ceremony celebrating the year's handful of honorees before everyone is set free to socialize with live music (this time live performances by popular recording artists instead of an orchestra) and an open bar. december 16 - december 17 - gala guests may choose to fly from bangkok to chiang rai the day following the gala for an all-expenses paid one-night, two-day stay at four seasons' tented camp golden triangle, an all-inclusive camp resort in the nature of northern thailand. in exchange, they will appear in a new campaign advertising the resort. for those who choose to partake (or are made to do so by their management), ad filming for each individual will be short — ultimately only a few seconds of each celebrity enjoying the resort will be used — and they may use the rest of their time freely.

event prompts:

the following prompts can be completed until the end of the event. each prompt completed is worth one booking point. this means that if all six prompts are completed, a muse can earn six booking points total for this event. for ease of access, please make sure to tag completions of these prompts with #thefouraaes.

plotting call: make a post with a rundown of plot and/or thread ideas for your muse during the event. this should include a call to action for plotting (ex. like this post to plot). threads: complete at least five three threads related to the event. you must make at least three posts of your own towards each thread (starter / reply / reply or reply / reply / reply). this prompt may overlap with the other thread prompt below. new interactions: participate in threads with at least two muses one muse your muse has not previously threaded with. you must make at least three posts of your own towards each thread (starter / reply / reply or reply / reply / reply). this prompt may overlap with the other thread prompt above. participation proposal: submit a proposal for your muse to be involved in aams gala week festivities in some way other than attending the gala by using this form. the week of the aams gala is known to bring other special events to the city its held in. feel free to use this for your muse! your muse might hold a special fanmeeting, a special pop-up concert, a screening of a drama or film, an exhibition at a local gallery, a merch or brand pop-up, film a youtube vlog, etc. feel free to be creative! a participation proposal can also be submitted for a donation to the charity auction or doing something other than attending at the gala itself (performing live, having art on display at the venue, 'getting ready' youtube video with a magazine or brand, etc.). up to two participation proposals may be submitted and approved per muse, although this prompt can only count toward booking points once. character development item: create and post a character development item related to the event. if the muse completes the participation proposal, this can be related to that. if not, you're welcome to make the item related to the skeleton of the event itself. the source submission: submit an article, forum post, or blind item to the source blog related to the event.

ooc info

this event will run for five weeks until saturday, december 23 at 11:59pm kst (right before acceptances). you're welcome to write non-event threads and development pieces during this time, but anything you want to earn points for for the event must be completed by the deadline. please tag event-related posts with #thefouraaes. participation in this event is optional, though encouraged.

[ofgreyskies]

asia arts, entertainment, and sports gala

grey, styled in alexander mcqueen women's aw23 and chrome hearts jewelry.

any ounce of serve taking place here should not be credited to ash but his stylist who has learned that if you hand him something all black and let him show some side tiddie, he'll be on board

honestly this is just the natural progression of every red carpet outfit he's ever worn: all black with varying degrees of chest out and a lot of silver jewelry.

nonetheless, he shows up on red carpets so rarely that his fans will eat up whatever they are given! this and his mini-concert are really all they've gotten from him since his tour ended so they will discuss it like it's the biggest thing ever to happen until he makes his next biannual instance of showing his face in public

[tsevents]

NOTICE: asia arts, entertainment, and sports gala —

jynx will be holding a fan-meet / mini-concert.

original submission —

muse name: sun jooeun / jynx 

proposal item description: jynx will be holding a small fan-meet / mini-concert for 50 of her fans. 

additional details: the event will be held in a rent-out bar the night of dec. 12th. it will be open to other celebrity’s who are in bangkok at the time and only her of age fans are allowed to attend the event. she’ll perform a little over 22:00 minutes worth of songs during the event along with a live band. aside from that there will be a q&a section as well as fan request for her own songs or covers and a game. 

[ofgreyskies]

231215 blacklight set at aaes gala (bangkok, thailand)

blacklight's set at the gala was kept short, at a grand total of four songs (one song from each album they've released + an extra track from their most recent). as much as ash loves performing with his band, he didn't really want to have to stay at the gala much longer than absolutely necessary just to perform in front of a bunch of celebrity elites.

naturally, due to the setting, there were no extravagant stage effects or dramatic remixes of songs. personally, that's fine with ash since he's not all that interested in putting that kind of effort in for a captive audience who didn't choose to watch them perform and at least half of whom probably don't really care about what's going on on stage at all.

the band as a whole has been performing a lot this year as they work on their next album, though, so they're taking most major performance opportunities offered to them.

set list:

definition of ugly is

tomboy

realize

outcast

[tsevents]

NOTICE: asia arts, entertainment, and sports gala —

jynx will be auctioning off two paintings and signed memorabilia.

original submission —

muse name: sun jooeun / jynx 

proposal item description: jynx will be holding an auctioning off two original paintings and personally signed memorabilia 

additional details: n/a

[ofgreyskies]

231212 grey surprise bar show (bangkok, thailand)

because he recently ended a tour, there weren't any plans for ash to hold another concert in the super near future. he's working on his next solo album and a new album with blacklight and frankly needs some time to himself for his own sanity, so he's been out of performing for the past three or so months. that said, he loves performing. he gets restless when he goes too long without being able to perform in front of a crowd, and the way he learned to lean on performing as something of a coping mechanism during his recent tour has only made that restlessness worse now.

when he got the invite to the gala, he got the idea to hold an intimate concert during the week he was in town. he didn't want anything the scale of his tour concerts or anything he had to do a ton of rehearsals for. he's always liked more laidback shows, like what blacklight has done at times, but he's never really gotten to do since he re-started his solo career.

the show and location was announced only a few hours before it took place. because it took place in a small bar, it was a 20+ show with a capacity of a little under 100 people. while ash prepared a loose setlist of songs to guide him along, a lot of the show was based on vibes for what he'd play next, as well as requests from the audience. (fans in the audience didn't seem to care as much about vibes, which is how he ended up going from put my hands on you to instagram)

a lot of the requests were songs he hasn't played in a while like evergrey and and you? (outro), which he probably should have expected. the requests also resulted in his first ever live performance of a song from his short film teen troubles, "john fry".

he debuted a song he's planning to put on his next album. he only played part of it and it will go through some lyric changes before it gets released (it's more like this version of bad cold)

he probably cried at some point. idk i feel like that the set got heavy in the second half he could not keep up the energy of the first few songs. i think it's the fan who requested instagram's fault.

he had a really good time even if his headspace during the week of the gala wasn't the best. he missed the smaller, really intimate shows he hasn't gotten to play since before blacklight officially debuted. it made him want to do a series of similar small, surprise shows, though he knows the logistics of that make it a bit unlikely he'll be able to.

he would have gone on for a lot longer but the show was only set to be for around fifty minutes so he had to honor that by only going twenty minutes over.

set list:

love

pour up

phase me [request]

ilysb (lany cover) [request]

21 [request]

put my hands on you

instagram [request]

so beautiful

calico

evergrey [request]

nerves [request]

john fry [request]

howlin' 404

welcome to the show

ballroom extravaganza

and you? (outro) [request]

last night on earth (green day cover)

you know i'm no good (amy winehouse cover)

sometimes i'm

bad cold back home (unreleased)

[ofgreyskies]

@ofsujis // night of the aaes gala

it's hard not to have a few drinks when heading to the bar is about the only excuse he has not to talk to anyone. despite his attempts to drink less in the aftermath of his tour (most of which had not been spent sober), he gives into the comfortable force of habit of clinging to the bar like a lifeline once everyone is set free from their seats to mingle. he's pried from it only for blacklight's short set, and then he grabs a couple of farewell shots before he slips out the back.

it's just too much. the noise, the crowd, the people. he wishes it was one of those nights he felt more electric, like he could do anything and charm anyone, but even getting up on stage with the band isn't enough to keep the anxious crawling of his skin at bay. he knows being here is a big deal for him, for blacklight, and he holds too much responsibility for their career now to dismiss it all as easily as he had in his younger days. each time his eyes land on a certain familiar face they always seem to find their way to, the anxiety is joined with the kind of aching regret that sits heavy in his stomach.

by the time he returns to his hotel room, he doesn't even have the energy to deal with his manager or to return his outfit for the night safely to his stylist. he waves them both off, promising to get in touch with them first thing in the morning. he lays in bed, staring up at the ceiling, but sleep doesn't come. in the still silence of his room, he thinks he hears the door of the room next to his open and shut. he knows better than to seek comfort where he no longer deserves it.

so instead, he breaks open the bottle of champagne calvin klein had sent to his room as a thanks for attending their dinner. it's not so much liquid courage as liquid longing to speak to her again that finds him knocking on the door of his neighboring hotel room not long after, all the tension in his body concentrated into the grip he has on his bottle of champagne.

if his heart had the decency not to get the best of him at times like this, he'd turn tail and run before he was faced with answers to his what ifs. what if she doesn't answer? what if she does, only to slam the door in his face? what if she's spending her night with someone else?

he stays. he waits. his heart has never had much guilt for the fool it turns him into.