#de:code:june20

[rklino]

vanishing days,

the new choreography is a relief, because at least minho has something to do-- something to focus on. he takes the time to practice a little more, spending more hours at royal than he usually does in an effort to avoid having to ho back to the dorm and talk to someone. he doesn’t want to talk, he doesn’t want to do anything.

and he can’t land this fucking move.

the music cuts as his hand slams on the stop button, gritting his teeth as he rakes a hand through his hair. the chorus of their new song is thrumming through his head, and he knows how the dance is supposed to match with it but his timing is off, his movements are just a little bit off, everything is off. 

he snatches his water bottle off the bench, and mindlessly, thoughtlessly, throws it across the room in a fit of anger. it smacks against the wall, loud and jarring, and he drops to the floor with a groan. his back hits the floor harshly, arms moving to lay over his head and eyes. the stinging behind his eyelids are too much, his head pounding is too much, everything is too much.

the door creaks. he swallows, throat tight, and calls out in a sharp tone. “someone’s ‘ere!” 

@yuzurk

[jaehyunrk]

“ de:code ––  solo schedule … ┊ june schedule . the face shop photoshoot

jaehyun doesn’t think that he’s ugly. if anything, he’s aware that he’s the opposite of that. it’s kind of embarrassing to say it himself, but he’d heard a few times that he was well... a decent looking guy! or at least, above average! he’s not too sure what exactly it is about him that had interested them, but there was something about his well, face, that piqued the interest of the face shop. so much so that they’d asked him to be their ambassador. which of course, was amazing. it wasn’t something he could ever say no to. he was hardly a year into debut and here the face shop was, asking if he’d want to be their ambassador.

it’s only natural for him to have to take some promotional photos, and he spends the night before practicing a few poses in front of his mirror. ( baekhyun had spent some time laughing at him ). 

they arrive at the location and they prep his face up, putting on some face shop products on him whilst the stylist complimented his face, to which he found his face heating up. it was different hearing it from friends than hearing it in a more professional setting.

once he’s all set up. he walks over to the set and the lights are bright as they beam down at him. they pass him a few products to which he thanks and takes a good look at. “oh, this is one of my favourite products,” he says, smiling. alright, ever the teacher’s pet, jaehyun’s done some ( a lot ) of homework the day he’d been approached by the face shop. he wasn’t about to be completely unaware when it came to the products he was promoting.

the shooting begins and jaehyun starts with a few simple poses.

“the dimples! yes, nice touch!” the photographer says aloud as he snaps the photos, to which jaehyun and the rest of the staff laugh softly at. “bring the product closer! nice! change your pose a little.”

thankfully the photoshoot goes smoothly enough, and whilst jaehyun’s sure he could’ve done a lot better, he’s satisfied. he bows to the staff, smiling as he does so before he makes his way towards the manager. 

“how was it?” he asks, to which jaehyun smiles. “your first solo photoshoot.”

“hyung,” he beings, “do you think i should’ve posed a little better? did my arms look awkward?” to which sohoon can only shake his head and laugh, patting jaehyun on the back.

[rkkangjoon]

ROYALs WHITE LOTUS & DE:CODEs VICI Print-Ad Photoshoot June'20 Trevi Sparkling Water

contrary to the set of a drama, kang joon was too familiar with the set-up for photoshoots. it's been a little while, since he had been to one without his members but just by himself and even, when it was nothing big, just a simple advertisement shoot for trevi's sparkling water, he was kinda excited. compared to what he had experienced before, this felt different than back then, since now he was a idol and he had to get used to the moments, when seeing his own visage in public more often from now on. the product to be advertised was just "water", but he was still happy to be allowed to do something he was confident in. of course he was striving for bigger modeling jobs sometime, as he was sure to be able to make use of his charisma to the fullest, but for now, he just wanted to help his group to gain more popularity, by appearing in popular magazines in july.

with a big smile on his lips, he entered the set on july 15th, bowing at the director who approached him as soon as he was notified of vici's arrival. kang joon needed to make a good first impression, both for his own and his group's sake, so he politely greeted the older man and shoke the offered hand enthusiastically. he was aware that his charm drew attention, but without the right attitude everything was in vain. so he tried his best to show his best behaviour, listening closely to the director's short explanation, before smiling and excusing himself to be lead to the dressing room. as he was prepared, kang joon held some small talk with the staff members who were buzzing around him, reminded him of past days, where he had often acquaintanced and befriended all kinds of people.

in this industry networking was important, and as he was given the chance to meet people outside of royal and de:code, kang joon wanted to make the best out of it. when the preparations were done, he was brought back to the set. it was summer, and trevi's was the perfect drink for sunny days.

[rkseonho]

june schedule 

june brings new tasks and the reveal of a new choreography to learn. 

a new dance means their comeback was getting closer, at least thats what seonho believed. 

it made sense if only because why else would the company give them a new dance? he supposed they could be just wanting them to stay sharp on their learning abilities but still, it being connected to a comeback made more sense. it's exciting to think about regardless. even if they still have a few months to go, and comeback means they did well and the company is expecting them to keep it up. 

a comeback means to be back on stage in front of their ever growing number of fans. to be able to perform more songs with his hyungs and to help their popularity and fan base grow.

he see’s his noona's doing so well in luxe and he wants to be able to stand with them on stage one day. to be able to reach the height of fame that luxe noonas have gotten 

he loves having them as role models. the girls in his sunbae group have always been looking out for him ever since he came to this company and now he gets to follow in their footsteps onto the big stage. it's all the more reason for seonho to get better and better. 

This new song-- the dance is a lot of fun. seonho still isn't the best dance in the group but he likes to think he has made improvements since he first joined the company. so he thinks his ability to learn a new Choreography has gotten a lot better. And this one was a lot of fun he was really enjoying figuring out the dance steps as it was a little more complicated than what he was use to. 

Sure in his time here at the company he has learned plenty of difficult choreography this one has a whole new meaning to it for you feels this is their own choreography. it was The same back when they learn gorilla for the first time. The realization that this is their song that belongs to their group in the song that he was going to spend a long time practicing and performing in front of fans. it's exciting.

[rovalent]

On June 5th, they’ll start learning the choreography for their comeback song.

After his audition last month, Vici receives the news on June 7th about his role. The news is that it’s his, and he’ll be playing one of the lead characters of the drama ‘Entertainer’ to be aired on SBS. The drama is someone starting their own entertainment company and facing the many hardships of growing in the industry. Vici will play the role of Jo Haneul, a high school student who joins the company to become a famous singer. However, Haneul is an ex-convict and must go through this rough journey.

While his role has been taken, some of the side roles are still in need of an actor or actress to be chosen. The producers of the show will be using Vici to chemistry check the next auditionees on June 20th. The actress who’ll play Jung Geu-rin (Haneul’s sister), K.ARMA’s Sejeong, will be there too. He’ll be meeting the main staff at a small gathering party on June 15th to discuss the next steps of this process.

Vici will also be contacted to have a simple photoshoot on June 15th. He’ll have a print-ad on the July issues of popular magazines to promote ‘Trevi Sparkling Water’, a commonly found drink on every store. He’ll get to take a few boxes home to enjoy, share with his members and, of course, promote.

Meanwhile, Nox will receive a package on June 18th from their manager. Inside, he’ll find a shirt hoodie from Adidas. He’s told to post a photo of it on his SNS to promote the brand in the following days, and he may keep the product afterward. 

Sinjae will be approached by a company on June 23rd in the hopes that she’ll become their newest ambassador. On June 30th, he’ll go to an indoor set for a photoshoot with the brand The Face Shop where he’ll get his pictures taken for promotion. These photos will be shared by the brand later on and will be found digitally and on physical stores. Sinjae will be able to take a few of the products home to enjoy and, most importantly, to promote.

On June 17th, B.Mil and Nox will go together to a recording of IQs for the S-POP Channel.

You will gain +5 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE AS YOU WISH, +3 DEBUT POINTS and +2 ACHIEVEMENTS for completing the written requirements as explained on the idol tier page. As this is not a promotional month, you may choose any two achievements for the month’s points. There is a capped maximum of five solos, sets of starters and/or partnered threads you may write for to collect this month’s points.

* For clarification, old threads from previous months will count towards points so long as they fulfill the requirements as explained on the idol tier page. However, at least one of this month’s requirements must be written about the schedule to gain any points for June.

The only form that needs to be submitted at the end of the month is a verification form for your debut points and achievements. Any SP points earned can be collected as soon as you finish the requirement for them. At the end of the month, you will submit the following form to the Points Verification blog:

IDOL’S NAME - ROYAL ENT - JUNE SCHEDULE (for the July 1 verification form)

PROOF OF ACTIVITY: [ x ]

POINTS: +00 SP [ distribute these however you like ]

TOTAL POINTS EARNED: +00 SP +00 DBT

+1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #1 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

+1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #2 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

IF DO MAX REQS. :  +1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #3 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

DEBUT POINTS SPENT ON THE IDOL SHOP THIS MONTH:

NEW DEBUT POINTS TOTAL:

**** Vici’s print-ad gives 1 EXP. Nox’s sponsored photo gives 1 EXP and Sinjae’s sponsorship gives 6 EXP. Their appearance in the S-POP channel gives 1 EXP making it a total of 9 EXP. For more information regarding GROUP EXP, refer to the idol tier page.

[rkwon]

as if I’m bewitched.

june 5th, 2020: choreography for ‘can you feel it?’ first introduced. 

relief is all he feels at finally being introduced to the choreography for their first comeback. it had felt real from the moment they were handed the demo and line distribution, but there’s familiarity and comfort in dance that won just can’t replace — that comes close to that he feels with the kim family; his family. he doesn’t think he’ll ever be the biggest fan of the long hours of training, particularly around these times in the preparation schedule when they’re introduced to something for the first time and tasked with mastering it at the speed of light. but, with that being said, it’s a little more bearable when it’s dancing. 

the practice room lights warm his skin as he stretches his back, eyes fixed on the video on the company tablet. the choreography to their new song feels a little more sophisticated than ‘gorilla’, but he supposes it isn’t hard to beat banging your chest in that regard. it’s harder than he expected when he first heard the song itself. after all, it’s a softer touch than ‘gorilla’ ever was, but fast-paced, detailed hard and arm movements completely erase all his worries about simplicity. won has always picked up dances reasonably fast, but it’s going to take him a while to feel satisfied with his own version and strangely, he feels at peace with that. where he thought he’d feel stress, nervousness, he’s calm. they don’t have a set date yet, so maybe he’s a little complacent with time but part of him thinks a lot of it is just gratitude that the dance lives up to how much he adores the song on its own. ( is there anything worse than a great song with a boring choreography, or vice versa? maybe when your ice cream melts down the side of your cone and onto your hands, but other than that, he doesn’t think so. ) 

he definitely won’t ever love being stuck in the royal building until all hours of the night, but it’s a blessing in disguise when he doesn’t even realise the time ticking away. they say it flies when you’re having fun and maybe that’s true because he has multiple missed texts and calls by the time he decides to give it up for the night. had he really been dancing that long? and yet he felt like he’d made so little progress on the intricacies of it all... 

but tomorrow is a new day, and the video continues to play on his phone, gaze glued to the screen all the way back to the dorm. even tucked in bed waiting for mingyu to finish in the bathroom, he’s jigging about, arms waving in time to the beat only in his head. 

he feels so good about this comeback; he just has to hope that hope lasts. 

[rklino]

how can i say,

@jaehyunrk

his dorm room has become a bit of a safety net, as minho tends to lock himself up in the time they're home, not able to stomach much else other than sleeping and...just lying there. as the weeks and days pass, his mood has become apparent, and he himself can't help but feel like a ticking timebomb some days. today is a similar one, so once he's tucked into his bed, curtain pulled to cover his bed with privacy, he doesn't feel quite as ready to explode.

though after lying in the room for a while, dozing in and out of sleep as his roommates go about, he hears a knock on the door. stiffening, he frowns, staring at the curtain covering his view of the door. he can't make out anything past the dark fabric, but he can hear the shuffling of either jihoon or jaehyun. minho doesn't move, barely even breathes as the door is answered. it's confirmed to be jaehyun answering when minho makes out his voice, but he resists the urge to flinch when he hears the muffled minho's not here right now.

he finally shifts when he hears the door shut, breathing out a soft sigh as he shoves his face further into the blanket that's wrapped around his head. he lays there for a silent moment, before he sniffles, tugging the blanket away from his mouth to call out softly. "...thanks, jaehyun-ah." his voice is hoarse, in the way it is when you haven't used it in a while. he falls silent, teeth worrying his lip. he moves to sit up, rustling and shuffling himself out of the blanket cuccoon he's created. he reaches out to move the curtain, hesitating for a moment. he swallows, breathes out harshly and pulls it open. peering out, he uses one hand to rub at his eye tiredly. "...ya didn't 'ave 'ta cover for me." he mumbles quietly, clearing his throat when his accent slips out more noticibly.

[rklino]

slump,

@rkwon

minho's exhausted when he gets back to the dorm, way late into the night when he should have been asleep and resting before they have to get up and return in the morning. his limbs ache from all the extra practice he's been pushing in-- and his stomach grumbles weakly. he hasn't eaten at all since breakfast, skipping both lunch and dinner due to his lack of an appetite. but he's tired, too tired to even consider making something to eat, so minho is all for washing up and collapsing into his bed. he'll eat in the morning, he tells himself.

but when minho steps through front door, wonwoo is in the kitchen, and he freezes upon sight. staring at the other with his eyebrows raised, he doesn't move, doesn't say anything for a minute-- before he lets out a soft sigh. he shuts the door quietly behind him, locking it and taking his time to kick off his shoes. "hey," he says quietly in greeting, reaching up to tug off his mask and ball it up in his hand. shoving it into his jacket pocket, he pulls off his jacket hoodie and moves to cross into the kitchen. grab a water, and then go. he avoids eye-contact with the other as he does, moving to open the fridge.

[rklino]

midnight,

the feeling in the passing weeks of june make him feel uncomfortably vulnerable. his mood has downright plummeted, and he knows it’s affecting how the other members have begun to respond to him. it makes him feel all the more worse about it, and all he wants to do is sleep and practice-- something to focus and something to avoid the mess of thoughts and worries going on in his head.

he hasn’t left the dorm much outside of going to royal, and definitely doesn’t feel like leaving his bed at all when he's home. tonight, he had crawled into the sheets after managing to bite down a couple bites of food to appease, and he hasn’t moved much since. 

his eyes are swollen. he’s stopped crying enough to snooze between, and he’s woken up by the sound of his shared bedroom door opening. the blankets feel heavy over his head, muffling everything after the door closing. he slows his breathing, briefly wondering if it’s already morning-- but he’s tensing as someone’s sliding into his bed, tucking close. minho’s hazy brain takes a second to think, and before he can really get a coherent thought together, he’s already tugging the blanket away from his face, sniffling as he squints at seonho’s familiar face.

“hey,” he whispers, or tries to. his voice comes out in a low, hoarse crack that he grimaces at. “wh...why are ya ‘ere?” it’s blunt, confusion twisted in his tone.

@rkseonho

[rklino]

recorded ... june 16th, 2020 uploaded ... june 21st, 2020

dance choreography to billie eilish’s when the party’s over ;   ��                   < song reference ; psd credit >

everytime minho hears a piece of music, he's creating some sort of choreography in his head about it. most of the time, it never comes to fruition-- either he's too lazy to try or no time to even give it proper thought. but minho wants to try-- do some sort of dance that isn't just de:code's music. needs to do something to get his mind off of everything going on around him.

approaching manager kim (sohoon hyung, his manager reminds him with a tired smile and a dramatic sigh), he brings up the idea awkwardly. he feels bad, knowing he's avoided talking to sohoon hyung and the rest of the team as much as he can in the passing days. his mind is still muffled, still clouded in worry over his grandmother.

when sohoon alerts him a day or two later about the idea being okay, he's happy to have another thing to focus on.

it's easy to fall into the music, to let the melody take his body in the right direction. he tries it freely once-- letting the soft tone of the singer's voice lull him along. the first take feels a bit rough, too many pauses as he tries to figure out transitioning techniques in the like. the second goes a bit better-- and this time he records, monitors himself so he can figure out exactly what needs to change. it's on the fifth time going through that he thinks he has a semblance of an idea-- and he can tweak it in the passing days following up to the inevitable recording.

the day of, minho's not really nervous, but he's not really confident either. he's just-- here. ready to get some bit of whatever he's feeling out of his body and into a different outlet. dancing's always made him feel good afterwards, and he hopes this will be the same just as well.

he's barefeet, clad in white as the music starts. his arms move immediately, limbs jerking to abrupt stops before flowing smoothly-- reminiscent of the tune of the song. his expression is relaxed for the most part, if not a bit tense with focus. his movements are sensual, emotional-- fingertips trailing across the floow as his feet skid. his body pivoting and twisting before standing still.

he feels as though he doesn't feel anything else but what the music is telling him to feel. doesn't think about anything else than matching the motions of the dance with the rise and fall of the vocals. falls to the ground when it calls and moves across the floor-- raises a hand to the air and keeps it there with a look so raw minho's sure to be embarrassed by it later on.

it's the constant push and pull of the song that guides his movements, fast and smooth, slow and sensual. his heart beats erratically in his chest-- he feels stripped, laid bare as the music come to an end, as the dance reaches it's final moments.

and as he takes several steps back from the camera, hand raking through his hair as he fights to catch his breath-- he feels his heart lighten up just a teeny, tiny bit.

[rklino]

practicing choreography for can you feel it?  june 13th, 2020 tw: deteriorating health, tw: health

the news of his grandmother's deteriorating health hits harsh. it affects his mood-- he doesn't speak up as much (not that he ever was the best at conversation before). he practices a lot more, which is just in time for learning the choreography for their new song. he focuses on their comeback first-- because he can't stand to think about anything else.

the choreography is fun, fast and energetic. it gives minho a little bit of fun with it, and it gives him time to focus on working on it rather than worrying about his grandmother. if his mother said she was okay, then she's okay. it's just the inevitable approaching, and it's better to be prepared and ready. minho understands that.

doesn't make it any less harder to accept.

he flops to the ground after a run through, breathing heavily as he squats there, catching his breath. he stares blankly at the ground, listens to the voices around him, then slowly lowers himself to the ground. he gathers his breath as he lays there, staring up at the ceiling.

he lays there long enough until someone nudges him, but minho waves it off with a mumbled, i still wanna work on it. he's up and at it again after a few moments of being motionless, breathing out harshly through his nose as he goes through it again. and then again.

and then again.

the song is thrumming in his head by the time he feels like he can go through the chorus without hating it. he still needs work, but he's tired of having to work on that portion, and his body is killing him. it's late, it feels like-- when minho checks his phone. he catches sight of another text message from his mother, the preview notification stating grams and nala are snuggli-- and minho doesns't hesitate twice to swipe it open.

the picture nearly makes him cry. his grandmother looks...fine, rested. nothing out of place, and her smile is smug. it doesn't show that she's tired, that she's hurting. and nala looked content perched in her lap. he feels fond, soft and pained. so cute he types back, short and quick, before he locks his phone and tosses back into his bag.

he counts to ten in his head. shuts his eyes and breathes.

"a few more times, an' then i'll go 'ome." he mutters to himself, before he's shaking away anymore thoughts. it's de:code time, it's working on their comeback, and minho doesn't-- he can't think about it anymore.

not right now.

the music begins again, the quick beats of their newest song beginning and minho steps into place. it's muscle memory at this point, and minho does it again and again until he's satisfied. again and again, until he doesn't have to think about the health of his grandmother anymore.

[rkkangjoon]

ROYALs WHITE LOTUS & DE:CODEs VICI Entertainer - Chemistry Check With K.ARMAs @rksejeong

he was over the moon. just a few months into their debut, royal had given him the chance to participate in a casting for an upcoming drama and much to his surprise the leading role had become his. this was much better than he ever imagined, he was excited and happy and nervous at the same time. representing royal, he felt the need to do well and show that it was the right decision to chose him for the role as jo haneul. he wasn't the best singer, and not even a good dancer, but kang joon knew that his charms were his strong traits, so he would give his all and make his ceo proud.

after hearing who was already confirmed to act with him, kang joon had decided to try and befriend the sunbae. sejeong would be playing his older sister, so it would be just of advantage if they closened the distance soon and became friends to act more natural, right? so his mission to become friends with another k.arma member aside from hyuna began by buying a drink and a light snack for the younger female who he would affectionally call noona from now on.

kang joon was an open-minded and social guy, so when he was told that the first gathering party for the drama would serve as chemistry check for potential supporting actors, he couldn't wait the evening of happening. so after chatting with sejeong and asking her a few things, he excused himself to turn his attention to others around him. since this was his first official drama, he wasn't too sure how such an chemistry check worked, but he supposed it had something to do with the vibes he and others shared.

with his usual bright and charming smile he approached others and offered them to pour them a drink. he didn't know what the director looked for, but he hoped that he would know by the end of the night.