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[rkxjongsuk]

Delicious ||

@jkookrk

jongsuk wanted to do a fun evaluation this time around and show off his vocal prowess even more since the workshop of may reminded him how much he loves to sing. he remembered one of the most iconic collabs with lc9 and myname and he wants to do that song, since he can fanboy even more over the vocal styling of one of the best songs in his opinion. so of course, he’s going to go to someone he knows he can pull offf the hip hop vibe. 

seeing the target of his aims in the seocho cafeteria, he ran over and hugged the other boy from behind. “hello my beautiful cute friend!” he exclaimed, hugging the other tightly before letting him go. “so, kookie, got an eval group? because i got a proposal for you!” he exclaimed. he didn’t even wait for a response. “How would you like to be the J-Hyo to my Insoo and do Delicious?” he asked, grinning and wiggling his eyebrows.  

[rkxjongsuk]

he can’t help but not hide the indignation that rises on his face at her response. not liking sweet things and on top of that not seeing the combination as a logical situation. “that’s an actual existence? not liking sweet things?” he asks. 

pineapple on pizza is like a true perfection. the sweetness of the pineapple, mixes well with the savory of the ham and it’s like orgasm in the mouth. 

yes, he got a slice of Hawaiian pizza and while it is incredibly visual with the pieces of pineapple and it is incredibly delicious. the gooey cheese and the sweet pineapple is just a perfect mix of deliciousness. it was an absolutely consensus of yumminess and jongsuk couldn’t understand why people didn’t like it. 

he hums a bit looking at his companion and nods. “I do actually like it. its the basic epitome of hawaiian pizza!” he exclaims. 

sweet n sour.

charisma starter for @rkxjongsuk

“pineapple on pizza?”

when asked the question, yewon’s first thought is no way. “i don’t like sweet things,” she answers. “and as a combination, it doesn’t seem to make sense.”

she stares at the plate in front of the young man beside her, the golden-yellow pineapple slices melding with the gooey cheese and sauce. in terms of pure visuals, she has to admit, it looks pretty good. there must be some reason why it’s been such an enduring flavor combination. and yet, the general consensus she’s found is that most people are turned off by it.

it makes her curious in spite of herself. “i might try it,” she admits, picking a piece of corn off her own slice. “do you really like it? or are you on a dare?”

[rkxjongsuk]

perfomance: september evaluation 2020      zodiac stage: virgo  ||  trait: sensitive       song: Waving Through A Window - Dear Evan Hansen Musical (Ben Platt) 

jongsuk was eager to sing again. the past few evals focusing on modelling and group work were great, but jongsuk shined the most when he was on his own. he’d spent the month practicing his singing again and this month had been like yet another eye opener for him. He wanted to be more than just a trainee, but he was sure that his turn was coming soon. 

he liked waving through a window, it was a song very high key in touch with who he was and where he was. On the last day of the month, Jongsuk waited for his turn in the Seocho building. Most were in groups, some were solo like him, but Jongsuk didn’t care. He was there to sing again. Prove that he was totally worthy of any singing in the future. He was the one trainee at trc to be feared with his skills and his years of experience. He’s spent time on his high notes, his live singing everything. It was how things worked in his brain. When it came to his turn finally, he strolled into the practice room at seocho with a grin. “Is it shocking that someone like me is a virgo? Perfectionist, judgmental, analytical and sensitive? I wouldn’t think so!” he exclaimed with a grin. He then took a polite bow. 

He was ready to sing and so he began singing. The beginning of the song was soft and he sang softly, matching the feeling. There was almost no stumbles in the beginning and even heading into the pre-chorus, he was still steady on his vocals. 

Step out, step out of the sun If you keep getting burned Step out, step out of the sun Because you've learned, because you've learned

He was used to this feeling. This small and insignificant feeling. The glass and the window was that idol dream that seemed so far out of his reach. He hit those minor high notes in the middle of the chorus and going into the third verse, the one popularized by Tiktok, his voice got stronger. He was showing off those vocal skills of his. 

We start with stars in our eyes We start believing that we belong But every sun doesn't rise And no one tells you where you went wrong

He could relate. He had signed his first contract after the mgas, hoping that he would be good enough to debut soon, bus as time went on, his friends debuted, and he was left in the dust. He thought that he could be the one to stand on that stage and shine alongside everyone else but even when he wasn’t chosen as a center in the samsung concert last year, that still hurt. that jut told him that he wasn’t meant to be the rising star.  Hitting that chorus before the bridge, he decided to show off those high notes of his and he ended up going up an octave which didn’t change the feeling that he was going for. 

On the outside, always looking in Will I ever be more than I've always been? 'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass Waving through a window I try to speak, but nobody can hear So I wait around for an answer to appear While I'm watch, watch, watching people pass Waving through a window, oh Can anybody see, is anybody waving? 

Jongsuk kept singing, hitting the right notes. One could see that he was a well practiced singer and that he’d spent years honing his craft. After all, this was what he was good at. Upon finishing, he felt pretty happy and he bowed with a casual wink. 

[rkxjongsuk]

preparation: september evaluation 2020    zodiac stage: virgo  ||  trait: sensitive  

Jongsuk supposed that he knew himself better than most, having built his entire brand off himself. With this evaluation, he was happy that he got to sing again and even more so that he was allowed to work solo, since the point was a song associated with his zodiac sign. Being a September baby was quite fun, since that made him a virgo by sign. By personality most people thought him to be Aries or Cancer or god forbid, Scorpio, but Jongsuk prided himself on his perfectionist ways and analytical methods that had pushed him in the pursuit of his own dreams and goals. Sure, he seemed like a chaotic party boy, but that was just the image that he projected. It looked to be a good idea to dive a little deeper and give the coaches a bit of a shock since he didn’t really go to his sensitive side too much. 

In his research for songs relating to his sign, he’d learned a few interesting things about himself in the process. According to the traits that Virgos had, sensitivity was a major one: ‘Virgos are sensitive. They hate when someone gives them long advice. They do not like to be judged upon their actions or interrogated.’ Jongsuk could see himself agreeing with that statement. He had been rather disappointed at the spop and then all his friends debuting made him feel a little insignificant. He wanted to debut but in the very least, his hosting duties on spop were enough to keep him occupied. Would he get the opportunity next year? He rather liked being at trc, but this was halfway through his fifth year now. 

As he began thinking of potential songs that he could do, he decided to go out of the korean songs sphere and look at musicals in the states. He’d always loved musicals. The songs were sweet and relatable. Then he realized that he knew the perfect song. It was viral meme (part of it) on Tiktok which suited his chaotic nature but the full song was just beautiful with a message and a vibe that he thought would suit him.  Waving through a Window from the Dear Evan Hansen was a good choice. 

It was a song with some high notes, with some feelings so he could practice simultaneously his vocals and his high notes as well, making sure to cement that dream position of his as a future main vocalist. He may have spent the past few months slacking off and being lazy, but he was still a vocalist to be feared. His talents would once again show themselves.  

[rkxjongsuk]

Fashionista ||

@rkxtaeyeon 

Of course, Jongsuk was 100% all about the fashion. So, of course, he would be going to the bazaaar every single day that it was on. The final plan was to find enough cool crap that he could do a haul video! But this was also a prime golden opportunity to hang out with his beloved roommate and grill her on her love life since the last time they hung officially, he had managed to find out that she had a crush on a rich guy and that was it. Otherwise, most of the time that they hung out, it was often drinking wine, watching trashy reality shows and bemoaning (on his part) the lack of debut activities.  

He had planned that he was gonna meet up with his beloved roomie at the bazaar  since he had spending most of his free time there and he had texted her as much. He removed the sunglasses that he was wearing and waved his arm, seeing her coming up. “Tae baby! Over here!” he waved, seeing his beloved roommate. He nudged her and hugged her tightly, being careful not to spill his coffee on her. “how’s it going? every time i see you at home, you’re exhausted.” 

[rkxjongsuk]

Spicy Fans ||

@rkheunji

Spica was coming to their idol cafe and jongsuk had to admit, he was a bit excited at the prospect of an established girl group (nothing on the rookie groups), but in his eyes, Spica was almost the ultimate girl group. They could all sing, they could all dance and they were all smoking hot that even his bisexual ass could thirst over them. Granted however that he wasn’t the only host, he decided to approach his lovely cohost and ask her what her opinion was on the group. A varied concept girl group had to peak her interest, right? 

So, while they were getting ready, he tried not to look as trashy as he usually did when he walked over to eunji. “So, what do you think of Spica?” he asked, looking over her makeup before reaching over for a brush to assist a bit. “Wouldn’t you love to have a concept like theirs or do you see something more interesting in your future?” he asked, powdering her face with a grin. He was a makeup guru, so he knew how to make one self shine on the camera. 

[rkxjongsuk]

Idol Cafe ||

ep 2 recording with AND*ROMA 

The first episode had been very surprisingly popular to the extent of even getting their names into a netizen post. While this wasn’t the ideal opportunity that he’s always wanted (a chance to show off those singing chops), this was a given opportunity for him to show off his charisma and variety skills, which was still pretty great.

He had been very excited for the second episode and when he,d heard who their guests would be, he was even more excited since he knew some of them from the time on mnet global auditions season 3 and while he hadn’t been the winner it would fun to catch up with the girls he used to know.

As was typical for recording days, he sat before the mirror adjusting his hair and touching up his makeup since he was pretty good at it and the stylist noonas had accepted that he knew best for himself. He was handed the script and he excitedly looked over before finding his cohost and wish her luck as well. It was together that they succeeded on the first episode. It would be together that they would succeed on all the following episodes

besides, they played off each other well. The fun and charismatic one was jongsuk and the cool and collected one was Eunji. They worked well together and that was all that they could do at the time.

Seeing the girls that he used to be on the mgas with was quite exciting. But today wasn’t about that. They were here as and*roma and that’s how jongsuk was going to treat them. After all, Luxe hadn’t gotten special treatment just because he knew Ella from the mgas. He would be professional and thank the gods every day for the opportunity that he was given to bond with idol groups and become closer to them on their own level despite being a lowly trainee.

[rkxjongsuk]

Switch Up ||

april 2020 eval dancing; the chaser - infinite myname  playing instead: aoa luxe- feeling 

the month had been good to him, despite losing his roommate at the beginning of the month. the evaluation was one of the best things he got. the expectations of the chaser was great and the choreography was nothing to scoff at. jongsuk is one of those who loves the song. so the last day evaluation was pretty exciting.

he joined his group in the auditorium with a wide grin. he was eager to show off their dance skills that they had and this was going to be quite fun. the chaser was a fun song and they had practiced the dance enough to do it in their sleep. so, jongsuk had no actual hesitation in what was going to happen and how they could take this performance to the next level and be the very best.

however he wasn't expecting what had happened.

he wasn't expecting the music to be different. he was pretty sure that it was luxe's feeling and while the song had a similar tempo as the chaser, it was a beat behind, so he was thrown for a few moments while he tried to gain his footing again.

however, he knew his skills and knew that he wasn't about to sit back and let his group down in this eval, so after a few moments of fumbling with his feet and trying to figure out his rhythm, he managed to follow himself quite well while watching taeyang.

following a fellow dancer proved to be exactly what he needed and he got himself back on beat and by the middle of the song (up to the first chorus), he was doing pretty okay with the choreography.

of course, in his subconscious, he wanted to dance the girl group song, so it took almost all of his mental power to hold himself back from that.

so he was pretty good at that going on for that. Of course, myname songs were second nature to him, but the inner girl group stan was just rearing to come out.

[rkxjongsuk]

rksakura‌: 

a stronger grip is latched on the umbrella as she faces the man, happy that he’s heard her plea for help as she’s really got no idea what to do on this part of land albeit it being her homeland once upon a time. she hears the accent as he speaks japanese and immediately suspects that he’s not a local nor of japanese origin. she’s not too sure if he speaks english but it doesn’t hurt to ask, “do you speak english if that makes that helps in anyway?” her distinct australian accent’s revealed as she speaks in a different tongue.

“that would help if you don’t mind! i’m sorry to bother you!” she reverts back to japan and apologises to the man as she bows her head in an apologetic manner under the umbrella that’s protecting her from suffering the inevitable raindrops. “thank you so much for your time!” she’s in an unfortunate position as she doesn’t have her phone on hand, leaving it back at the hotel room she’s checked in.

the hood on his rain jacket was getting a touch wet as he faces the girl. of course, he’d heard her plea for help and he would be delighted to help her out. he doesn’t know japan as well but he’s here often enough for cd releases and makeup boxes. he’s not local or of japanese origin but he does try hard. once she asks if he speaks english, he nods. “i prefer english, yes indeed! hello, my dear, how may i assist you?” he asks, grinning widely, revealing that american accent that he’s known for. 

he grins, pulling the map closer to his body and grinning. “maybe its better if we duck into a cafe or something, where the map won’t get as wet,” he says, staying in english. he has his phone on his person since he never leaves the house or hotel without it. there’s always something that needs to be photographed. 

❀ hi, where am i?

[rkxjongsuk]

Idol Cafe || Ep. 13

guest: b1a4

B1A4 were trc sunbaes for Jongsuk and he had seen the group so many times in the hallways of the company and he was always such a fan so that when he heard that the group had already arrived on set and he already had his makeup on and hair done and he looked more or less presentable. he was eager to go greet his subaes and reassure them that he was going to take care of them since they were on his show and he wanted to make a good impression.

seeing the group, he approached them with a polite smile. "i'm glad that my trc sunbaes have finally come! please be assured that i will make sure that your visit to idol cafe is pleasant and welcoming," he exclaimed, bowing in front of the group. jinyoung simply chuckled and assured the trainee that they would be happy with any welcome.

jongsuk nodded and ran off again to fanboy off to the side. he loved his sunbaes so much. being at trc had taught him so much and being surrounded by so many incredible idols like b1a4 made him so thankful for the opportunity to be signed to trc. even global icon and bigstar made him so proud of being a trc trainee. he was so excited for recording and when their recording started, he grinned excitedly. "so today on idol cafe, we have the group that have taken everyone by storm. they have a grand fanbase in korea and even internationally. they are trc's vocal princes. b1a4!" he clapped, introducing the group with a lot of happiness. it was no secret that jongsuk was a public trc trainee, so he was always more wild with the groups from trc or those he considered friends. he briefly looked over at his cohost and grinned, whispering to her, "please calm me down if i go too hard at it."

[rkxjongsuk]

may 2020 eval  song: Missing You - Winner B1A4 || Lyrics trc boys 1 (battle versus sphere)  w. jordan, seunghun, chanyeol, seongmin 

they had a few aces up their sleeves. namely chanyeol and him. a powerful rapper and a powerhouse vocalist. both trainees of four plus years. in all honesty, between them, they had about a combined six years of training. jongsuk liked to consider himself a powerhouse main vocal type so the song was very much up his alley. the other aces up their sleeves was their decided mix of the guitar and ukulele which jongsuk thought was definitely was a different twist that would send everyone reeling. sure sphere may have a twist, but he was sure that their twist was better and even their aces were up to par. 

they had to win. he wanted the bragging rights and the vacation. he had renewed his contract earlier that day so he was eager to see where his desires and passions were going. their song had been an acoustic rendition by their sunbaes. after all, trc pride. he had spent years working on his vocals, making sure that he was good enough to be the best vocalist in all the companies.

their battle had been the second one of the day and it was rather exciting to have the chance to show off earlier what trc was truly made of and that both trc teams were a force to be reckoned with.

their song was a soft mellow choice, good for highlighting their high notes and vocals and highlighting their rappers too. he thought that was the goal of the eval and and the performances. that was one of their hidden aces too. seeing the team that they were up against, jongsuk grinned. he wanted to win so that he could brag to his best friend and he was convinced that they could win.

they were singing quite softly, falling along with the melody. he actually loved singing and this evaluation performance with the melodic touch of their song was something right up his alley. his voice was soft and the high notes that he had spent ages working on were quite pointed with the lines that he had.

he had pride in his team and watching them sing and rap while he counted the beats to his next part. seunghun was incredible and could give jongsuk a run for his money, and jordan was good too, surprisingly. seongmin and chanyeol rapped like it was all they did. jongsuk was so proud of them.

when they finished their song, he had to commend them. they were incredible and they had put it out there. maybe they weren't the best but he was sure that they were good enough to triumph. "Good job guys."

"If we win this, well, maybe a treat for sweets would be fun?" he suggested, grinning.

[rkxjongsuk]

horror concept: beautiful target  w. jeongguk, haruto and sungmin  line division 

dream concept:adtoy  w.some npc trc trainees 

the eval was partially dreaded the whole month. on one part, a dream concept. on another, the horror concept. he had already decided on his dream concept and had recruited some other trainees in the company do it and that had been easy enough since it was a badass sexy concept in the form of ADTOY. but the worst had been the horror concept. it was good to find a team and a mutual hatred of the cute idea. he could be cute as fanservice but not as a whole concept. 

however, his shock had been warranted when the eval brought him face to face with his old ex from his high school days. it was well received and jongsuk had been glad to have the other boy in his life again. they had drifted apart for a time and he supposed it was because they were way too busy with their lifes after high school. he was glad to see that sungmin was doing well and was actually quite thankful to  jeongguk and haruto. 

during the course of the month, he had taken upon himself to help the boys with singing, adding in breathing techniques that could be beneficial to the rappers and the singers alike. there had been a lot that he picked up from trc. he wanted to pass on what he’s learned and make everyone as good as he was as well. 

on the day of the final evaluations, jongsuk had performed the sexy concept that hes wanted for years quite well. his dancing was a bit weak, but his notes were nearly expert and he was good at what he sang. the cute concept was harder. he was not cute. it wasn’t in his style to be cute and show off the cute stuff. they had taken the ‘stage’ and jongsuk was quite eager to be done with this already because this was just painful. the cuteness was too much. 

the song began and they danced, immediately switching on the cute vibe. he actually liked the b1a4 songs but never thought that he could do them with ease. he sang parts of the song with a cute aegyo, making finger hearts with almost every move. it was natural and easy for jongsuk to be cute but he didn’t enjoy too much. 

[rkxjongsuk]

Back Back Again ||

@rkharuto

semi one-sided conversations with the cute japanese human from kt entertainment in seocho about babymetal and how pretty damn awesome they were bonded jongsuk and haruto quite well. it was nice finding someone who liked the same type of music and bonding over that and how epic the girls were. Babymetal had been perfect for the october eval and jongsuk ended up doing Doki Doki Morning from the group because that song was just too cool. But Jongsuk was pretty convinced that since they bonded over babymetal, they could potentially do another song together and he was going to seek the other boy out and suggest his idea. 

he wandered the halls of seocho complex, looking for his intended target. “haru-chan!” he exclaimed, seeing his target in the cafeteria. “haru-channnnnnn,” he flopped down at the table across the other boy. “So, i’ve had an idea and i wanna run it by you because you’re my friend!” he started. “we should do a song together for this eval!” he exclaimed, wiggling his eyebrows. 

[rkxjongsuk]

Super Skills ||

@rktaeyang

He often kept an ear out for trainees doing MYNAME songs for evals because he always wanted a chance to fanboy even more over the group, since he was considered to be one of the biggest fans of the group possible, having done so many of his evals on myname songs. He often listened around for people who were doing myname songs for evals, since he was one of the biggest fans and knew quite a bit of their songs. So, it came to his attention that there was a trainee at nova doing a myname song, so he had decided to approach the other trainee during a seocho mutual day so that he could ask if he could join up with him and do the song with him. 

he had found the trainee  and he grinned widely. “So, i heard around the company that you’re doing a myname song for the upcoming evaluation?” he asks the other boy. “i’m jongsuk and i would like to join in,” he states, grinning widely, deciding to introduce himself as well, since he was also taking this as a chance for new friends. 

[rkxjongsuk]

Fashion Edict ||

jongsuk loved fashion. he lived fashion and delighted in glamorous outfits. that was his whole desire for in life. the beautiful fashions and accessories on display for purchase at seoul's fashion week are almost too much for jongsuk. he had never gone to fashion week before since he was always busy but his sister would go to the one in new york and she would often come back with stories of beautiful costumes, glittering accessories and seeing it in seoul now, when he could afford all the fashions made the long wait worth it.

the sparkle of the jewelry was enough to make him smile widely and even the very pretty outfits were grand. he was so very pleased with all the various accessories, even finding it in himself to splurge on a new scarf. a silk scarf with designs of flowers on it. very much in tune with jongsuk's own colorful wardrobe that he wore day to day at trc.

he walked around two of the days, taking in the sights of the designer goods and even deciding to buy more. another scarf in a tie-dye blue ombre and a black jacket with studs all over. he supposed that both purchases would be good additions to his collection of clothes and a good match to his own wardrobe.

the plan was to find more cute things but he didn't and there was much disappointment but he did his best to abate that. he recorded many vlogs from the two days and even did a live periscope stream letting his viewers into the world of the trainee of fashion. he had answered questions and even asked advice for fashions, to be met with grand delight and always yeses.

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Headcanon: Scents/Haircare/Skincare/Makeup 

Scents: Jongsuk doesn’t wear the traditional men’s cologne, calling it a bit too boring and musky for his liking. He goes deep into the feminine and women’s perfums from some of the most popular houses. However, like his fashion, his likes for perfumes changes every season. Currently, since it’s summer, he wears light and flowery perfumes with a fresh touch to them.  day to day, he switches between two of his ongoing favorites. One is a light flowery scent by Versace called Bright Crystal ($126) which is inspired by Donatella Versace’s favroite floral mix with subtle scents of yuzu, pomegranates and lotus flowers along peonies and magnolias.  The other is Burberry’s My Burberry Blush($132), which a very flowery perfume with notes of rose and apples. In winter, and fall, he prefers the spiced and woody scents more so, rather since it’s a cold day and he wants to smell like fall. In winter and fall, he alternates between Victor and Rolf’s Flowerbomb Nectar ($150) which is an orange spiced scent with gunpowder and Versace’s Eros ($159) which is a woody scent marked with italian lemons and cedar. It’s obvious that he loves Versace and it’s no secret at all. He’s made his love for the brand public when he did a video on his clothes. 

Makeup: Jongsuk is 100% a beauty guru and his flawless looks start from his makeup routine. Traditionally, he starts off with a foundation primer. He likes using Smashbox Photofinish Foundation Primer ($48) since he’s more often than not filming and taking selfies and his makeup has to last fairly long without touch ups. For foundation, for a long time, he used Bourjois Paris in shade 51 (light Vanilla){$20}. He recently transitioned to Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Pro Filtr Soft Matte Longwear foundation in Shade 105 (for pale skin) {$45}. Following the foundation, he does countours and highlights. For contour (to get those killer cheekbone shapes), he likes to use an Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit in the shade Light to Medium ($53). For highlights, he uses Charlotte Tillbury Hollywood Flawless Filter in shade Fair ($54). Everything then gets blended with a beauty blender and then he goes in on the rest of his makeup. If he has to go to practice, he will just do his eyeliner and lip gloss. If he goes out for the evening, then he does eye-shadow, brows, eyeliner, mascara and a tinge of lip gloss. For eyeliner, he uses Kat Von D tattoo liner ($27). His lipglosses change occasionally but for the most part, they’re nude, neutral colors either in light pink or beige. He has almost a whole bag of lip glosses but prefers Anastasia Beverly Hills ($22) or a NARS Orgasm Oil-Infused Lip Tint ($34). His eye-shadow palettes change with what he likes too, and he’s got way too many to count. Currently, a preferred favorite is Lunar Beauty’s Greek Goddess palette with lots of golds, pinks and sparkles ($61). He also owns the MorphexJames Charles palette but he’s not a huge fan of the obnoxiously bright colors. For his brows, he uses Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz pencil in Shade Medium ($28) but he also really likes Benefit Cosmetics Great Brow Basics Pencil and Gel Set in shade Medium ($41). In terms of mascara, he has way too many as well, but a current favorite is the Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara in Black ($32). Overall, his makeup routine, perfected to such a point, takes about 45 minutes for everything including eye-shadow, brows, mascara and about 20 minutes for just eyeliner and lipgloss. He’s done many tutorials talking about his makeup routine as well as the seasonal preferences. 

Skincare: Jongsuk's skincare routine is very detailed since his skin is incredibly flawless. he doesn't usually wear a lot of foundation so his naturally pale skin is taken care of to almost an nth degree. His skincare routine usually take forty five minutes before he heads to trc in the morning and about an hour before bed. In the morning, he uses a moisturizer, followed by a serum and then a face mist. Before he does the moisturizer, he uses a face mask. The face mask that he prefers to use is Fresh Rose Face Mask ($80). It's a hydration mask that keeps his face nice and hydrated . Following that, he uses a Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Moisturizer ($60), since he's hitting 30 in a few years and it helps keep his skin looking younger as well allow for a clear canvas for him to do his makeup. He likes using an eye serum as well to keep himself looking young and handsome. He uses Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Pure Luxury Lift & Firm Hydra-Gel Eye patches ($100) that help reduce puffiness and dark spots as well as reduce early age lines. He finishes off his skincare routine in the morning with a setting spray after all the makeup. Jongsuk uses a Fresh Rose Floral Toner ($53) to finish everything off. At night, his skincare is far more detailed since he actually has the time to take care of himself before he goes to bed and sleeps. First, he washes all the makeup off with a makeup remover. He always uses Tarte Micellar Magic Makeup Remover and Cleanser ($24) to clean off all the makeup he's worn during the day. He then thoroughly washes his face with a cleanser to start off his creams and masks on a clean slate. Most often he alternates between two cleansers and an exfoliator depending on the day of the week. He likes La Mer Cleansing Foam ($130) to purify and cleanse the skin, or Caudalie Gentle Cleansing Milk ($37) for soft skin. The exfoliator he uses once a week (typically Sundays) is Tatcha Rice Polish Foaming Enzyme Powder ($84). He uses the classic one which nourishes with crushed pearls. He rather likes the fact that it is taken from the Geisha preparation ritual and keeps him looking youthful and flawless. He then uses a regular face cream on his face. Jongsuk likes using Belif True Cream Aqua Bomb ($50). Finally, before he goes to sleep, he puts on an overnight mask on his face and goes to sleep. He really likes Laneige Water Sleeping Mask ($33) for an overnight moisture recharge. 

Haircare: He doesn’t put much thought into his hairstyles but still takes good care of his hair and how he has it done. Jongsuk washes his hair three times a week with a color safe shampoo and conditioner. He hates dry shampoo. So anything dry shampoo related, hell no. He prefers to use Kerastase Reflection Shampoo for Color-Treated hair ($45) and the same brand conditioner ($48). The shampoo/conditioner combo allows him to keep his dyed locks safe and nourished and not looking like a disaster. Typically, Jongsuk leaves his hair floppy and only uses a hair straightener to give his locks a bit of volume. If he wants to make an impression however, he will use a strong gel to style his hair appropriately. He likes Bumble & Bumble Texture Hair (un)dressing Creme ($41)  along with a  Drybar Le Sherif Firm Hold Hairspray ($36) to hold his hair in place. Since he already uses a nourishing shampoo, he doesn't really do hair masks or oils, since for right now, he has no need for them.