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— project novus: a new beginning !

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.”

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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:

SUBMISSION TITLE: MUSE NAME - DRAMA2025

solo: +5 acting skills: [ link to solo ]

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— project novus: a new beginning !

with the photoshoots over, the girls are left to anticipate their next task ahead. they don’t have to wait too long though, as they’re called up to eunjeong’s empty office, waiting for further instructions. sukyung strolls into the room like she had done so before with no qualms, as if it’s a habit that she has had for a while, closing the door with her foot while holding a stack of folders. “rise and shine, girls!” she greets with a smile, signalling the start of a mission; another step towards debut. “you know the drill, eunjeong is stuck in a meeting right now so we’ll go ahead and get started first. hope you’re not bored just yet.”

sukyung pulls out a few pictures from the previous photoshoot, with group photos and individual photos. “these are the result of your hardwork! look at how good all of you were, not a single bad angle.” after a moment of pause, she taps on one member’s photo in particular, YUJI. “you look a little tense. are you not used to the cameras?” sukyung questions, glancing up at the girl with a hum. “being nervous is nothing new, but remember not to let it show in your face.”

her smile remains though, sounding more encouraging than anything, for now. “have the modelling workshops done you wonders? it seems some of you are a natural on camera. of course, if visuals are all we’re looking for, then we won’t be here.” she reminds, reminding everyone of what’s at stake here and just how much harder they’ll have to work to make the cut. “i hope you haven’t gotten too comfy in your dorms, because we’ll be sending you off to a bootcamp later on!” 

eunjeong enters the office not too long after the announcement, stepping inside with a long sigh as she looks at the girls. “oh, you’re all here already. that’s good,” she says, showing hints of appreciating the timely attendance before taking her seat at her usual desk. “i trust that sukyung has filled you in on what’s to come?” eunjeong’s gaze falls onto her table itself, looking at the results of the photoshoot. then, she glances back upwards, sharp as ever. “keep in mind, this bootcamp won’t be happening this month. first, i want to see something from you. the desire to improve–individually and together.”

she shifts through the photos in her hands, expression unchanging, analyzing each frame. “some of you have the technical skills, but are uncomfortable when faced with a camera. others may be visually aesthetic, hitting all the right angles, but are stiff on stage. the rest? a little hard to get along with. this is the reason you are in a group, you’re meant to complete one another.” she explains, matter-of-fact with no room for compromise.

“you’ll be broken up into pairs,” eunjeong states, arranging the individual photos to reflect that. “by the end of the month, i want you to have a performance ready for me. prove to me that there’s a positive synergy between you and your partner and that you can work with one another to cover what you lack. not just when it comes to performing abilities–work ethics, attitude, teamwork ability, camera awareness–all these things that may not seem important will reflect how you perform on stage too. focus on your strengths and weaknesses, show me that you have the grit needed to survive and evolve in the industry.”

“remember the ranking list we asked you girls to fill up a while back?” sukyung joins in. “of course, i won’t reveal the overall results of that, but know that the pairings have taken into account what you’ve given to us. someone who was placed high may be paired with someone who was placed rather low. someone who is bubbly and able to get along with others…” sukyung glances to JUEUN before continuing, “may be paired with someone whose walls are drawn too high,” sukyung looks to NAYOUNG, before returning to everyone else with a smile. 

“consider this your admission test for the bootcamp,” eunjeong adds on. “you will be performing a song from one of your company seniors. whether it’s a dance cover, a singing cover, or whatever it is you choose, remember the points i told you before: showcase your strengths in a way that complement one another. this is a duo performance after all, so we’ll be keeping a close eye on your chemistry.”

below are the duets for this mission:

@beyuji and @hannaxbe

@benayoung and @jueunbe

@arabe and @eunaebe

the performance will be set on a small stage with minimal props on JUNE 4. members are allowed to use musical instruments in their performances, they may consult with stylists for clothing and are encouraged to come up with their own style in this performance (colored pieces, theme), but may only do so on a simple scale and must use their own (or each other’s) outfits only.

“by the end of this, i want to know the intricacies of your performance,” eunjeong says. “why the two of you chose that song, why the two of you chose this style, why the two of you decided to focus on singing or dancing or rapping, all the works.” with that, she dismisses the girls.

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this event is for project novus members only, and will run until june 11th 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:projectnovus3 for all posts relating to this event.

FOR +5 PERFORMANCE SKILLS, please write a interview-style solo about the performance you chose (with sukyung in the interviewer seat). there is no minimum word count for this requirement! below are some sample questions of which you must choose at least five, but feel free to add customized ones as long as they stay in the same realm as the samples:

why did you and your partner choose this song?

why did you and your partner focus on a particular skill?

how was working with your partner?

did you agree with the chosen performance?

what did you learn from your partner?

what did you realize about yourself from working with your partner?

do you think you can work with your partner long-term?

do you think your partner has improved throughout the experience?

compared to the previous ranking you gave your partner, where does she land now?

do you believe you’re inferior, equal, or superior to your partner in terms of skill?

FOR +5 LIVE PERFORMANCE POINTS, please write a 250-words solo or headcanon post about the performance.

FOR +3 PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING POINTS & +5 ANCILLARY SKILLS, please complete a 4-post thread with your project novus partner focusing on each other’s strengths and weaknesses or preparing for the performance.

when you’ve completed the requirements, please send the following form to our points submission blog:

SUBMISSION TITLE: MUSE NAME - PROJECT NOVUS: 3

interview: +5 performance skills [ link to solo ]

performance solo: +, +5 live performance points [ link to solo ]

thread: +3 professional networking points, +5 ancillary skills [ link to thread ]

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IDOL HISTORY

+10 TRAINEE SKILL | -7 PERFORMANCE SKILL take out your books, and lock in! it’s important to know the history of your industry. as axis labels begins to debut new groups with younger trainees that have little to no knowledge of the older generation idols, they have decided to open up a workshop solely dedicated to the history of idols! be sure to take notes though, as you’ll have a test by the end of the quarter!

BECOMING AN MC

+10 SPECIAL SKILL (HOSTING) | -7 PERFORMANCE SKILL hosting isn’t easy, but as an mc in a show you need to be able to quickly adapt to any situation and make sure not to be a bore to the audience watching at home and the artist that you are talking to! in this workshop, a bunch of experienced hosts are going to teach you exactly that! who knows, maybe in the future you’d be able to host an entire award show all on your own! this workshop is going to make your performance skills take a hit though, so think carefully!

LET ME TAKE A SELFIE

+10 MODELING | -7 ANCILLARY SKILL it’s spring time, and axis labels is eager to help their artists bless social media with beautiful golden hour selfies. for this quarter’s company workshop, sr media has put up a fake cherry blossom setting for trainees and senior artists alike to practice with. 

IMPROVISATION

+10 ACTING | -7 ANCILLARY SKILL “yes, and…” sr media prides itself in churning out some of the best idol-actors in the industry. though to be an accomplished idol-actor, one must have some sort of situational awareness during scenes. and what better way to do that then with a fun improvisation class?

hello and welcome to the next quarter of trainee workshops, everyone! 

these events are for trainees only, and new workshops will be posted every quarter. for this quarter’s event, workshops will run until 9:00pm est on wednesday, july 2nd. 

trainees can select up to three workshops to participate in during this period; one per month. those who choose to opt in for one or more workshops will participate in them during their free training periods. as no additional training time is being asked of your muse, no additional writing requirements will be added either. 

if your muse participates in a workshop, you must use two of your usual monthly trainee replies for threads related to the workshop and collect the same amount of trainee points for the month along with the workshop points. only two trainee replies per month maximum can be workshop content to count for trainee points; if you’re aiming for four replies that month, the other two must be unrelated to the workshops.

when submitting your trainee points at the start of a new month, please add the following to your trainee points:

[ WORKSHOP NAME ]: [ points gained and/or lost listed here ] 

note that skills and ancillary points cannot go below zero; if you have less than the points lost in any category, please set it to 0.

please specify which trainee posts in your verification should count toward the workshop. these posts must be about the workshop being claimed.

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after being given a few weeks to settle into their new living arrangements and start to get comfortable with one another, the real work will start to begin. the life of a trainee is not all fun and game after all; sooner or later the axe will fall and no one wants it to land on her own neck. but there are no axes today as sukyung lets herself into the project novus dorm early monday morning, just before all the girls begin to stir and start their day.

"project novus, please report to the living area!" she shouts, likely startling the lighter sleepers from their dreams. "wake up your roommates; if i don't see all of you out here in two minutes then you'll all receive a penalty!" she had appeared to be such a nervous, mousey woman in their first encounter. perhaps the aggressiveness of lee eunjeong has started to rub off on her, or perhaps she was this way all along.

sukyung still smiles and greets the girls warmly as they stumble into the shared living space in ones and twos as if feigning that she hadn't been responsible for the assault on their sleep. once they've all gathered, she clears her throat, and one by one asks them questions about their teammates until she's satisfied that they took the last assignment seriously. "i knew you'd do well," she beams, "we've been watching you all month, but we were pleasantly surprised how quickly you all opened up to one another. it's exactly what we like to see in our groups and eunjeong almost smiled when i reported the news back to her."

the woman smiles herself before continuing.

"it won't be all fun and games forever, but we do expect that you continue to get to know one another and bond. actually, before i leave here today and let you all get ready for training, i do have a request. i have paper and pens on the counter, please rank your fellow project group mates, not including yourself, from one to five; one being the girl who you believe will be the most helpful in a debut group, and five being the one who will be the least. don't think too hard about this, it's not our final decision. we just want to see how you evaluate one another at this stage in the project. oh, and please don't share your response with anyone else. i'll wait here by the door and you can hand your papers to me before you head out. please go see ms. lee after check-in, she would like to personally assign the next mission."

later, in lee eunjeong's office, the imposing woman perches herself against her desk, half-standing as she addresses the half-dozen girls fighting for a spot in her newest debut group.

"i need to get all of you in front of a camera." she sighs, as if all of this is one massive headache for her. "you're all pretty girls—you wouldn't be here if you weren't—but what i see in person and what shows up on film can sometimes be two different things. not all of you will have the it factor that shines even through a camera lens, and there's no way to figure out who has it without putting it to the test."

"i've arranged a small photoshoot to take place in this building for you. consider it like headshots, or a camera test. we'll be styling you for this shoot but don't expect anything too fancy. the test will be twofold," eunjeong holds up one finger, "how you conduct yourself in a professional manner at the photoshoot, how you interact with staff and each other, and how you respond to critique and feedback from the photographers. and two," she holds up another finger, "how the actual photos come out. your visuals are your first impression to the world, only a handful of people will be able to experience you in person at a debut showcase or music show stage. so try to impress me."

she hands each girl a printed schedule, showing how on april 26th, at 9:00am, all project novus girls are expected to report to a particular practice room where the photoshoot will be set up. the paper explains that they are to have clean faces with no makeup and be ready to be a blank canvas for the stylists before the actual pictures will start at 11:00am.

"don't think we're just throwing you to the wolves either," eunjeong informs the girls, "you'll be required to take a special modeling workshop once per week until the shoot. and, of course, anything you study on your own time will only help you."

with nothing left to discuss, she dismisses the girls from her office and back into their regular schedules.

welcome back project novus muns!

in keeping with the request made by sukyung, please submit to the sr media blog how your muse would rank her fellow project group members as described in the post above. you have until 8:59pm on april 9th to submit the ranking to the sr media blog. please title the post with your muse's name and "project novus ranking: 1". again, these rankings will not be used to create the final lineup but may be used for in-character prompting.

as for the next mission, the photoshoot will be a relatively simple setup; the set will be a light violet backdrop and the only props available will be a few large matching violet cubes that can be used as steps or seats as the photographer directs. each girl will have her makeup and hair done by a professional stylist. they'll be given an outfit to change into before going in front of the camera, each one at a time. then they'll be split into two groups and photographed together, then all six as a group. the shoot will end around 3:00pm. styling is roughly inspired by this photoshoot.

the groups for the unit shoots will be the following:

GROUP A:

@arabe

@jueunbe

@hannaxbe

GROUP B:

@benayoung

@eunaebe

@beyuji

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.

this event is for project novus members only, and will run until may 3rd 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:projectnovus2 for all posts relating to this event.

FOR + 10 AESTHETIC POINTS, please write a 250-word solo about the photoshoot, be it the styling and makeup process or the shoot itself.

FOR +3 MODELING SKILL POINTS & +5 ANCILLARY SKILLS, please complete a 4-post thread with another project novus member about the special workshop or practicing the skills learned together.

when you’ve completed the requirements, please sent the following form to our points submission blog:

SUBMISSION TITLE: MUSE NAME - PROJECT NOVUS: 2

solo: +10 aesthetic [ link to solo ]

thread 1: +3 modeling, +5 ancillary skills [ link to thread ]

thread: +3 modeling, +5 ancillary skills [ link to thread ]

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— project novus: a new beginning !

when each girl returned her signed contract to the legal office, they were given identical instructions: after check-in on monday, report to lee eunjeong's office once again. six girls in total have joined the project:

@benayoung

@arabe

@jueunbe

@hannaxbe

@eunaebe

@beyuji

as they arrive, they may be surprised to find that eunjeong is joined by another staff member, one they likely haven't seen before. she's a short, plump woman with round glasses, perhaps a little stiff when she greets the girls one on one, but that can easily be brushed off as nerves. being in the presence of lee eunjeong can do that to a person.

"let me be clear that this is not a debut lineup," eunjeong tells the six girls in front of her. "not yet, anyway. but you all understand that this is the end goal here, correct? we have a vision for this group. it's up to you to prove whether you will be a part of it or not. this is both a competition and a collaboration. it will take time to decide, and i am a busy woman, so i'm leaving you in the care of oh sukyung," eunjeong gestures to the bespectacled woman. "think of her as your den mother, but also as my eyes. she'll be reporting your progress directly to me."

the group is dismissed from the creative director's office shortly after introductions are made and sukyung directs the girls to another office for a more thorough debriefing. she's immediately more at ease out of the presence of lee eunjeong.

"our first order of business is your living arrangements," she claps her hands together once, then clasps them as if a remnant of a nervous habit. "you know it's important for any group to bond with one another and show good synergy. frankly, the best way we know how to do that is to force you all to spend every waking moment together from now until you're one cohesive unit. the company has arranged for you all to move into a dormitory not far from the sr media building. your move-in date is march 1st."

sukyung explains that the trainees should plan to move all essential possessions into the dorm that saturday, and that the legal team is available if they need help breaking their current leases. she lays out the ground rules as well: no animals, alcohol, cigarettes, boys, or contraband of any kind will be permitted in the dorm. a budget for groceries will be provided in addition to the meals they receive at the company, however the girls will be in charge of arranging their own meals at home.

"starting today as well, you're all being placed in a training unit together. you'll still take all the same lessons, however you'll be in all of the same practice rooms and classes and required to work together much more frequently. take this opportunity to strengthen your relationships with one another and work towards developing stronger synergy and teamwork."

"we do need a way to measure your relationships and how teamwork develops. not just on a personal level, but professional as well. your task for the next several weeks is to get to know one another. find out what your new roommate's favorite color is, how old she was when she broke her first bone, how many hours she sleeps and how many steps her skincare routine has, morning and night. be friendly, be curious, be open."

sukyung takes a few questions before handing out an information sheet with the dormitory address, their current schedule of training classes, and yet another reminder that project novus should be kept quiet, even within the company. with that, the girls are dismissed to go about their day.

project novus muns, welcome!

the first mission will run until 11:59pm est at the end of saturday, march 29th. the second mission will be revealed on april 2nd, during the weekly queue. please tag all posts related to this with sr:projectnovus1.

on writing requirements: at this time, muns may use up to 2 replies regarding project novus for regular monthly trainee threads since muses will still be attending regular training schedules at sr media. we do ask that some of your replies this month be about general training and not solely about novus both as a way to further your muse’s skills and so non-project muses have writing partners available. project members are welcome to participate in company workshops as well.

as stated in the post, all six trainees will be moved into a company-owned apartment within walking distance of the sr media training facility. it’s a two bedroom, one bathroom apartment with a full kitchen connected to a small living room space. each bedroom has one set of bunkbeds and one single bed. the girls are allowed to select their own beds and roommates for now.

towards the end of the month, all six members of the project will undergo random "friendship tests" where sukyung or another staff member will ask questions about another girl in the group, and then compare her answer with response given. these tests will be administered randomly with increasing frequency as the end of the month draws near.

please note that the manager and other staff will be closely watching all interactions in the company buildings and at the dorm to assess the chemistry of the six participants outside of the friendship tests as well. you may catch staff making notes during lessons, especially during group activities.

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— attention, sr media trainees !

over the last several weeks, trainees may have noticed a new face sitting in on their lessons and practice sessions. with a little digging, it's not hard to find out that the mysterious visitor is none other than lee eunjeong, perhaps the most well known creative director on the sr media staff. whispers echo through the halls... just what is ms. lee doing with the trainees? why suddenly take an interest in their practices? all questions are answered in due time.

on monday, february 2nd, a select few trainees were tapped on the shoulder during their morning check in and told to report to a certain office before attending their regular practice schedules. in total, six girls—HAN JUEUN (@jueunbe), KIM ARA (@arabe), LEE NAYOUNG (@benayoung), SHIN EUNAE (@eunaebe), SHIN YUJI (@beyuji), and CHU HANNA (@hannaxbe)—are gathered in front of the desk of none other than han eunjeong herself, flanked by a company lawyer who may be familiar to the girls as having handled their contracts in the past.

"what i'm about to tell you is shared under strict confidence," she begins. "if i get word that anything i share with you here leaves the walls of my office, not only will you be removed from our company but you may very well never find work in this industry again."

she gives each girl a stern look, securing their secrecy before continuing. "we're starting a new project and you six are being invited to take part. of course, you're under no obligation to take up this offer, though you'd be fools not to."

she gestures to the lawyer, who distributes a packet to each of the young women. "what you have here is a nondisclosure agreement regarding PROJECT NOVUS. you will have to agree to the terms before we can share more details and include you in this project. you have a week to make your decision. you can drop the forms off at my office whenever you're ready."

"but let me be clear," her strict eyes meet each of the trainees' once again. "signing this contract is not a guarantee to debut. this is just step one, and we will continue to refine the project depending on who suits the vision best. it will be a difficult road ahead of you and i don't need anyone who's going to drag us down or cause any delays in our plans."

eunjeong dismisses the girls with a wave of her hand, gesturing them all to return to their regular training. on their way out, the lawyer promises to answer any questions should they have any, and again reminds them to keep all of this a secret.

OOC:

while we want to keep the secrecy as much as possible to build up momentum for this new endeavor, we do want to acknowledge that project novus will be a big change in pace for muses and muns alike. writing requirements won’t increase at this time, but there might be a heavy load of content to consider while writing for points moving forward for the participants. we also want to highlight that this is a long term project; we estimate that it will take several months to finalize the project and proceed to the next steps, with the possibility of extending the project if deemed necessary. we will do our best to adjust our plans to fit muns’ schedules as we do not want to overwhelm anyone, though please take all of that into consideration before accepting the invitation!

if your muse would like to join the project, simply copy and paste the following message and submit it to the sr media blog by 8:59PM EST on wednesday, february 12 (right before the weekly activity check):

I, TRAINEE NAME HERE, HEREBY ACCEPT THE INVITATION TO JOIN PROJECT NOVUS.

if you have any questions, please feel free to let us know!

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LEARN A LANGUAGE

+10 FOREIGN LANGUAGE | -7 SINGING OR RAPPING with the korean entertainment industry growing bigger, there is a necessity to further expand communication skills. because of this, axis is bringing back the foreign language workshops this quarter! trainees can sign up for one of the following month-long intensive classes, that will cover the basics of grammar and sentence structures: english, mandarin or japanese. if there is a particular language you are really keen on learning and it’s not listed here, feel free to make your case with a coach and your request might just be granted! naturally, sitting in a room repeating after a teacher for hours might even make you forget a little about what it’s like to perform in our own language.

STAYING SOCIAL

+10 PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING | -7 PERFORMANCE SKILLS in this day and age, your digital footprint will have an effect on your career—even more so for an idol! that’s why it’s important to keep your image in mind whenever you make any sort of social media posts, whether it be on twitter, instagram, and eventually weverse! in this workshop you’ll learn the proper language and mannerisms to take on before you hit post. this is an essential skill to have, especially post-debut, but your performance might fall behind if you’re starting to overthink your words in your head!

GIVE ME THE BEAT

+15 DANCING | -7 ANCILLARY SKILLS idols are expected to constantly put up a good performance on stage! and an important part of doing so is through … dancing! nowadays, even if you’re a beat too late, fans and anti-fans will not hesitate to jump on you online. if you’re looking to work on your dancing, this is the workshop for you!

LEAD THE TEAM

+10 LEADERSHIP | -7 ANCILLARY SKILLS taking a page out of lime entertainment’s book, sr media has decided to hold their own leadership workshop. this workshop will have several training exercises to encourage open communication and will teach you a better understanding on how to influence others in a positive and healthy manner! professionals and senior artists alike will be running the workshop so keep your eyes peeled! unfortunately, working on the behind-the-scenes on managing a group as a fellow artist will eat your time in polishing your other skills, but it’s worth it!

TIME TO SING

+15 SINGING | -10 AESTHETIC sr media prides themselves for constantly putting up good performances and impressing the public. a good portion of that, is thanks to the singing skills of their idols. in order to upkeep their high standard, sr media has decided to extend the singing workshop from last quarter into this quarter for anyone interested in improving themselves.focusing too much on your singing may result in making some rather unfortunate facial expressions though!

hello and welcome to the next quarter of trainee workshops, everyone! 

these events are for trainees only, and new workshops will be posted every quarter. for this quarter’s event, workshops will run until 9:00pm admin time on wednesday, april 2nd. 

trainees can select up to three workshops to participate in during this period; one per month. those who choose to opt in for one or more workshops will participate in them during their free training periods. as no additional training time is being asked of your muse, no additional writing requirements will be added either. 

if your muse participates in a workshop, you must use two of your usual monthly trainee replies for threads related to the workshop and collect the same amount of trainee points for the month along with the workshop points. only two trainee replies per month maximum can be workshop content to count for trainee points; if you’re aiming for four replies that month, the other two must be unrelated to the workshops.

when submitting your trainee points at the start of a new month, please add the following to your trainee points:

[ WORKSHOP NAME ]: [ points gained and/or lost listed here ] 

note that skills and ancillary points cannot go below zero; if you have less than the points lost in any category, please set it to 0.

please specify which trainee posts in your verification should count toward the workshop. these posts must be about the workshop being claimed.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

YOON JAESUNG has joined sr media as of DECEMBER 4, 2024.

he is on a probationary contract which expires MARCH 4, 2025.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

HAN YUWOL has joined sr media as of OCTOBER 23, 2024.

he is on a probationary contract which expires JANUARY 23, 2025.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

XIE YIRAN has joined sr media as of OCTOBER 23, 2024.

he is on a full contract which expires OCTOBER 23, 2025.

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CHU HANNA has joined sr media as of OCTOBER 23, 2024.

she is on a full contract which expires OCTOBER 23, 2025.

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SING YOUR HEART OUT

+15 SINGING | -10 AESTHETIC all the singing coaches under the three companies have come together to teach everyone what it really means to sing on stage. stabilization is important when you’re dancing at the same time after all, but all the big shot coaches who once taught your favourite senior artists have a lot more to teach than that! scales, vocal range, pitch accuracy, finding your breath and even mastering your vibrato. you might come out of this workshop with your own unique singing style, just don’t worry too much about the weird faces you make on stage when you open your mouth a little too wide. it’s all par for the course!

TAKE THE STAGE

+15 PRESENCE | -10 SINGING OR -10 RAPPING do you worry about having all the technical skills needed to be an idol, only for it to go unnoticed because you lack an identity on stage? this is the workshop for you! in this workshop coaches will hone in on your presence on stage, make sure that your potential audience will have their eyes and ears on you. even if it means that you sound a little off-key, surely it’ll all be fine as long as you distract them with your overwhelming stage presence!

ACTING YOUR PART

+10 ACTING | -7 PERFORMANCE SKILLS missing the acting camp that was held a few months back? don’t worry, the axis labels are bringing it back in a more intensive workshop dedicated to acting itself! facial expressions, tone identification, proper script-reading and memorization will be a primary focus as you get the ins-and-outs of acting from industry professionals. the struggle as an actordol is still as present as ever though, because now you have no time on your performance skills! but hey, you’re doing a great job getting the audience to cry at your faux tears!

BRING OUT THE NEW CONCEPTS

+10 CREATIVE DIRECTIONS | -7 PERFORMANCE SKILLS ever wondered how sr media groups always had groundbreaking concepts never before seen? sr media is holding an exclusive workshop for their trainees to learn the thought process and creative collaboration needed to come up with debut and comeback concepts, as well as the unique styling required to make those concepts a reality. it’ll be a long road ahead before you can contribute to your future group’s concepts, and this could even hinder your performances on the stage itself, but it’s an opportunity you surely can’t miss! don’t spill the secrets though!

MAKE-UP YOUR MIND

+15 AESTHETIC | -10 SINGING OR -10 RAPPING well-known stylists under sr media are eager to hold this workshop focused on the intricacies of stage make-up! not only will you be able to put on your own make-up, you’ll be able to learn different make-up techniques that could enhance your look and visuals on stage too, even making it last longer! having to sit there and learn different products and how to use them as well as trying it out on your face will inevitably take up the time you usually use to work on your vocals and rap.

hello and welcome to the next quarter of trainee workshops, everyone! 

these events are for trainees only, and new workshops will be posted every quarter. for this quarter’s event, workshops will run until 9:00pm est on wednesday, january 1st. 

trainees can select up to three workshops to participate in during this period; one per month. those who choose to opt in for one or more workshops will participate in them during their free training periods. as no additional training time is being asked of your muse, no additional writing requirements will be added either. 

if your muse participates in a workshop, you must use two of your usual monthly trainee replies for threads related to the workshop and collect the same amount of trainee points for the month along with the workshop points. only two trainee replies per month maximum can be workshop content to count for trainee points; if you’re aiming for four replies that month, the other two must be unrelated to the workshops.

when submitting your trainee points at the start of a new month, please add the following to your trainee points:

[ WORKSHOP NAME ]: [ points gained and/or lost listed here ] 

note that skills and ancillary points cannot go below zero; if you have less than the points lost in any category, please set it to 0.

please specify which trainee posts in your verification should count toward the workshop. these posts must be about the workshop being claimed.

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MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION

+10 PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING | -7 SINGING OR -7 RAPPING what better way to kick off the quarterly workshops than with a workshop on workshops? pr professionals from all companies will be hosting special talks with trainees to showcase their own trajectories in the industry and teach them how they can grow and foster their professional connections so they’re remembered next time an event organizer needs someone to sit on a stage and give their opinion on something. and of course, there will be a q&a after each talk! since you’ll be spending a lot of time listening to other people talk you might lose a bit of practice with your own vocal skills, but hey, no one can get very far without others to back them up.

RAP INTENSIVE

+15 RAPPING | -10 ANY ANCILLARY SKILL the rap coaches you all know so well from all three companies under the axis labels have gotten together to provide a unique opportunity for trainees this quarter! sign up to the rapping workshop to be immersed in the history of big shot influences over the styles currently present in the charts, and of course, to improve your wpm! just keep in mind that this isn’t a class on how to look good while rapping - in fact, you’ll probably be making some very silly faces - and you won’t be writing your own bars for this class either.

LANGUAGE 101

+10 FOREIGN LANGUAGE | -7 ANY PERFORMANCE SKILL as the eyes of the world fall on the korean entertainment industry, the need to communicate in a different language becomes more prevalent each day. in order to jumpstart your journey in learning a new language, axis is inviting you to join the foreign language workshops this quarter! trainees can sign up for one of the following month-long intensive classes, that will cover the basics of grammar and sentence structures: english, mandarin or japanese. if there is a particular language you are really keen on learning and it’s not listed here, feel free to make your case with a coach and your request might just be granted! naturally, sitting in a room repeating after a teacher for hours might even make you forget a little about what it’s like to perform in our own language. [ muns may submit an in-character piece to their company blog about their muses asking to be taught a different language. if granted, it is understood that axis will provide a special instructor for that language to go along the other workshops as well. ]

BEACH SHOOT

+10 MODELING | -7 ANY PERFORMANCE SKILL it’s summer time, and sr media is eager to help their artists bless social media with beautiful golden hour selfies. for this quarter’s company workshop, sr media has put up a fake beach setting for trainees and senior artists alike to practice with, so no one is surprised with how sand gets everywhere and hinders your performance the next time they have to shoot a mv in jeju island.

hello and welcome to the start of trainee workshops, everyone! 

these events are for trainees only, and new workshops will be posted every quarter. for this quarter’s event, workshops will run until 9:00pm est on wednesday, october 30th. 

trainees can select up to two workshops to participate in during this period; one per month. those who choose to opt in for one or more workshops will participate in them during their free training periods. as no additional training time is being asked of your muse, no additional writing requirements will be added either. 

if your muse participates in a workshop, you must use two of your usual monthly trainee replies for workshop content and collect the same amount of trainee points for the month along with the workshop results at the end of the period. only two trainee replies per month maximum can be workshop content to count for trainee points; if you’re aiming for four replies that month, the other two must be unrelated to the workshops.

when submitting your trainee points at the start of a new month, please add the following to your trainee points:

[ WORKSHOP NAME ]: [ points gained and/or lost listed here ] 

please specify which trainee posts in your verification should count toward the workshop.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

KIM ARA has joined sr media as of JUNE 19, 2024.

she is on a full contract which expires JUNE 19, 2025.

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@sarangbe

next gen is over, summer will officially be arriving later in the month, and with his birthday only a few weeks away on top of that, sarang is feeling good; inspired even. so much so that he finds himself yearning for a change. after talking it out with friends, he thought it would be a fun idea to go blond for summertime.

while bleached hair takes a lot of maintenance, he’s managed well with it once before and is confident he’ll do an even better job this time. the only obstacle standing in his way is sr media, and after the secretary allows him into the office for the meeting he requested, he bows thanks them, then greets the exec behind the desk; beaming.

“hello, thank you for seeing me!” he begins, bowing a full ninety-degrees for them before taking his seat. “i know you must be very busy, so i’ll keep this short and sweet!” with that, he crosses one leg over the other; setting his hands atop his knees. “if permitted, i’d love to dye my hair blond for a little while. i’m thinking relatively platinum, but definitely with dimension so it isn’t too stark or flat. would that be alright?”

the executive doesn’t seem all too surprised when sarang approached them with a request, but there is no emotion in their face as they allowed the trainee to continue speaking. they have an assortment of paperwork to go through after all, but they do look up from the mountain of paper; sarang has scheduled this appointment, so it’s appropriate that they address sarang properly.

“sarang, firstly, i appreciate that you came to me instead of making the impulsive decision on your own, and acting on it anyway.” they smile, it’s cordial. “but you understand... that i have to say no, don’t you? dyeing your hair now would only make it difficult in the long run, when we decide to debut you. try not to damage your hair so early before the start of your career. what if you’re slated for debut, but your hair hasn’t recovered? while i believe you can rock a buzzcut on your own, that’s quite the image to have upon debut.”

looks like the answer is a definite no, from the executive. “would that be all, sarang?” they wait a moment, waiting for the trainee. “if it is, you’re free to go. have a good day.”

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— COMPANY NOTICE

HAN JUEUN has joined sr media as of JUNE 5, 2024.

she is on a full contract which expires JUNE 5, 2025.

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— COMPANY NOTICE

CHOI HANGYEOL has joined sr media as of JUNE 5, 2024.

he is on a full contract which expires JUNE 5, 2025.