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[jkookrk]

『 Coming Clean 』

⇢ RK MGA 5 Audition ⇢ Jhope finding purpose in new adventures

“ God, I’ve been so fucking stupid. ”

He arrives at the building and lets his eyes take in the massive structure before he turns to smile at Sia as she looks back at him in question, stepping forward to catch up to her again. Hoseok doesn't know what to expect but he knows that many of his friends are trainees, some even idols and if he doesn't move into at least one or the other direction, he'll end up all alone and forgotten. The photographer doesn't blame them; it had been his choice to indulge in photography, knowing that most of them were musicians and while he of course could have simply found new people and continue to strive for success in his chosen field of art, there was something stirring within him that told him there was too much wasted potential if he'd settle for being just a photographer.

Jung Hoseok had always been a restless person, who was used to push himself beyond his limits and go beyond. With the lack of challenge and no thrill left in his life that kept him on the edge of his chair and adrenaline rushing through his veins, he found himself lost. He is lost in thought as he signs up and places the name tag on his shirt, easy to be seen. Almost lost to the point he doesn’t catch Sia scolding him for placing his tag upside down by accident. With a laugh he lets the female fix it for him and is content to trot behind her as they make their way further inside.

As he gets his measurements taken he thinks about how life was when he still lead a double life and drunk illegally, his every day life challenged by the quest of not getting caught. Now that he was free to indulge in his occupation and had no reason to use a fake ID, the photographer was bored. He ends up in the waiting room twirling his thumbs, restless energies thrumming through his veins and making his foot bounce with unreleased tension as Sia goes over the own performance she prepared for her audition. Dancing helped, made him forget about anything but the movement of his body but it wasn't enough.

Jung Hoseok was a man made to live off knowing that he was breaking the rules and getting the thrill of getting away with it. He exhaled a laugh at that, attracting not only Sia’s but probably the attention of many people in his area but he didn't care. How silly of him that he'd prepared for these auditions so much and spent so much time trying to find something to busy his mind when the answer had been so plain for him this whole time. Exhaling a long sigh he finally felt like he knew why he was even here in the first place and it set him a lot more at ease about it all. A smile on his lips he nodded his head when his girlfriend asked him if he was alright. He was more than alright, finally he seemed at peace with himself again. At least for now.

So when his name was called, all Hoseok could do was get up with a confident smirk and follow after the staff diligently. He at least knew now that he was truly ready.

[idxking-blog]

》Shoot Me

For: @idmijung​ Word Count: 554 Plot: King comes across a familiar face from 99 Ent during the filming of XLNC’s music video.

There wasn’t a word in any language that could accurately describe the feeling Yeongshik felt before a music video shoot. His stomach fluttered to the point where he felt he could throw up; his heart ran faster than his body could manage and made him feel light-headed and weak in his knees. He was thankful for the loose fitting dress shirt that hung over his shoulders to prevent any further constrictive feelings as he shuffled from one part of the studio hall to another. His group had just finished their jacket photoshoot and were going to start working on their music video.

He had his white Gibson Les Paul guitar clutched tightly to his chest as though it were some kind of security blanket. As much as he dreaded filming and genuinely feared performing live, he found it helped to spend time in the recording area before the actual filming process started. He could acclimatize himself to the cameras and the staff. He pushed open the door that lead into the set area. He poked his head in and whispered a soft “’scuse me,” and shuffled inside.

Production staff hardly noticed him as their full attention was focused on the couple sitting in a perfect replica of a café. Just as Yeongshik found a view a safe distance away so as not to cause any kind of distraction or disruption, but enough that he could watch the professional actors do their work. If he was to be completely honest, it was his first time to actually witness actors behind the scenes, and the opportunity to watch was a welcome distraction.

The young male actor was clutching his chest with particles of residue coming out from a strange looking hole in his chest. Were they actually emulating someone getting shot? The director called some instructions and called the cast to reign in for another attempt at shooting the scene again. “King,” a familiar voice startled him out of his trance. He clutched his guitar tighter and looked over his shoulder and was greeted by the familiar warm smile of a stylist. He couldn’t put a name to her face, but he recognized her as a frequent stylist. “If you want to watch, come over here.”

She gestured for him to come to the familiar two miniature monitors that showed the camera’s view. One camera’s monitor was focused on the young man, while the other was focused on the young woman. His brows creased as he lowered himself a little more to get a better look at the sulking young woman sitting at the table.

The stylist clicked her tongue. “Mijung-ah is a newbie, but look at that scowl. I’d hate to be on the receiving end of that.”

King hummed his agreement but found himself caring less about her acting, and was trying to recall where he had seen her before. Was she a trainee in his company? Probably not. His death grip on his guitar lessened enough for him to release his guitar just enough to scratch at the side of his face. However, his thoughts were blasted from his mind as a loud POP! crackled from the set. King’s eyes flickered between the monitors in a panic and saw the young man clutching his chest again with more residue coming from his chest.

[lgcdohyun]

➜ VLIVE PROMPT 002   ┆   AHN DOHYUN   ✧･ﾟ  NEW YEAR NEW EXPERIENCES … DOHYUN learns TRICKING

"hi! it’s dohyun here, and this is my vlive documenting my journey learning tricking! so, i’ve got absolutely zero experience in gymnastics type ... things, so this is going to be a steep learning curve, and probably be very entertaining to watch. i’m expecting a lot of bruises, but, fingers crossed no broken bones!” dohyun speaks to the camera as he kneels on the floor in a room with a padded floor and thick matts leant against the wall. 

he’d decided to learn tricking as his ‘new year new experiences’ activity, as he’d seen a lot of idols put tricking flips into their performances, and wanted to be able to do it too, so he’d maybe get to do it on stage in the future. though the whole idea of flips was daunting to dohyun, he was extremely excited when he’d first decided to learn and found himself a teacher. 

“my first lesson is tomorrow, and i’m going to film bits of it so you can watch me fall on my face!” he says, laughing brightly. then, the video cuts to a shot of dohyun and a person with a blurred face talking as dohyun slowly turns his way through some simple flip footwork, finding the spots his feet need to land and stepping between them slowly, making his way towards picking up some momentum in his steps until there’s a slight jump in his twisting turn movement. 

the video speeds up to show him practising over and over, falling over countless times, until finally it slows to show him landing his first proper flip. as he lands, steady and in the right position he cheers, and his teacher, from off camera, cheers too, clapping for him. then, the video cuts to a shot with dohyun leaning up close to the camera this time, slightly breathless. 

“so, i just showed you clips from my last few lessons, up till today where i finally landed that flip i was learning! impressive, right?” he chuckles, pushing his hair back off his forehead and putting a cap on his head. “next lesson we’s starting a slightly tougher flip, so i’ll show you that too!”

the video continues to play through a montage of sped up clips of dohyun practising flips, then slowing to show him when he finally lands them, before moving onto a more difficult one. as the video nears the end it slows early this time, showing his last few attempts on his most recent trick he’d been learning, until it shows him landing it perfectly in slow motion. 

it cuts to a shot of dohyun sat on the floor in the room with the padded floor, a bruise visible on his knee that’s visible just below the edge of his shorts. “so, that’s the end of the trimester of lessons, and i’ve learnt four tricks! i fell over a lot when i first started, but the more i learnt the less i fell over... though evidently i still fell over sometimes.” he says with a chuckle, glancing down at his bruised knee. 

“i had fun, and i’m going to keep working on my tricking so that i can hopefully show it on stage one day, and you can see how much i’ve improved, which i promise i’ll continue to do! thanks for watching, bye!”