#jueunbe

[beyuji]

a starter for @jueunbe ( midnight flower )

getting ready for the photoshoot proves to be more stressful than yuji expected. not that she was thinking it was going to be a smooth ride, but it's certainly taxing. the stylists and makeup artists have made her look bright-- even if she's personally feeling rather tired through the process. it's a nice feeling to be all done-up though, so yuji's riding the high of knowing they all look good for this.

"wah," yuji lets out, voice awed as she approaches jueun. the older trainee shoots a smile at one of the stylists politely, bowing her head before she focuses on the younger. "everyone looks so pretty! how did it feel?" she smiles easily at the other. "was it weird not being the one doing your makeup?" it felt a little bit like a princess treatment-- but yuji likes it a bit. who doesn't like feeling pampered every once in a while? "i like the outfit choices, too." it's nothing crazy, but the minimalistic vibe is something that yuji prefers.

[beyiran]

familiar 𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖ starter for @jueunbe

yiran’s memory is usually pretty good, but more often than not, he has self-doubts about his own memory. he remembers seeing this girl somewhere… scratch that, he remembers her working at olive young, and has interacted with her a few times before. yiran frequents the store a lot, enough to sometimes remember they staff there. jueun — is her name, right? eventually life goes on, and the boy did not see her anymore.

until here, at sr media. yiran makes a glance or two at her, then turns away quickly. he doesn’t wants to look… weird, for staring at someone. but he needed to make sure that he’s got the right person, it’s itching him, honestly. yiran has seen the girl a few times around, and now that everyone is busy in the practice rooms more often these days especially because of the christmas concert… inevitably, they encounter each other.

he takes a while to approach the girl after some practicing. it’s normal for him, hesitating to socialise and all. he’s still not good at this. yiran practices the words in his mind carefully, and as casually as possible, he asks, “you used to work at olive young, right?” then he stops. wait, would she even remember him as a customer…? “if i’m wrong, i apologise.” he adds on, as an assurance for herself.

[beseira]

those cookies aren't for santa

it was honestly surprising how much seira could eat, it was like she was never full. she usually didn’t get to eat a feast every day, mainly because she didn’t have the money to do that, not because she didn’t have the space in her stomach for that. a few friends had named her a ‘human trashcan’ as when they were out eating and couldn’t finish their food then seira would gladly finish it for them. it’s been a while since she ate until she felt bad, she ate too much on her debut date as they went out to celebrate, but since then her stomach capacity has grown and she can eat more now, so she wonders how much food it’ll take her to feel unwell or full.

“jueun!” she’s not even finished with chewing before she talks, she quickly swallows before continuing “you gotta taste this! i don’t know what kind of cookie this is” she attempts to inspect the cookie “but it’s amazing” there’s a bright smile sitting on her lips. “ah there’s too much good food out here! my wallet will hurt by the end of this….”. it’s worth it though… so much delicious so close to each other, do you think it would be possible to try it all?”.

sending it to... @jueunbe

[lucielxbe]

trick or treat ♰⸝⸝ starter for @jueunbe

“how much have you gotten?” luciel holds up his little basket of treats and autographs to jueun. he has a performance to prepare for later with the other project green members, so he could spare little time for trick or treating. he could always continue with it later on, but he knew he could care less about such things towards the end of the party. “i didn’t get a lot, unfortunately… but i suppose it’s decent enough. i got a little nervous asking our seniors for autographs. candies are easier,” he adds in a chuckle.

luciel has never gone trick or treating in his life. it’s not something he’s never heard of before, but his parents used to deem such things as a waste of time. he wasn’t allowed to consume anything sugary too, so as a child, he could only look at trick or treating from afar. even then, when he’s all grown up and allowed to do as he wishes, he had already lost interest in the activity. “if you’re free now, should we go trick or treating together? it’ll be more fun that way.”

[srmedia]

— COMPANY NOTICE

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

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

[bexstevie]

dreamscape.

< w. @jueunbe >

he's met a lot of new people through next gen, which is pretty exciting for him. compared to last season, when he knew majority of them-- this time around, it's been a lot more refreshing. with every change of teams, he gets to know someone else a little more. which might not be the point of everything-- but hey, it's nice for stevie. he'll never turn down an interaction and he certainly won't ever shy away from one either.

leaning back a bit in the chair, stevie glances over the lyrics, mouthing his chosen ones to himself quietly. it's a bit more of a struggle, a lot more focus on korean pronounciation that he's trying to nail. on top on having quite a deal of singing lines-- which is good, considering his track record. though it doesn't mean he's that confident in them.

"jueun," he calls out casually, straightening up and tapping his pen on the side of the paper. "if i run through my part of the bridge, can you tell me if my pronounciation sounds okay?"

[bejoomi]

* ♪ – detour

joomi is actually on his way out of the christmas market when he sees jueun. he already spent some time here with a friend, and was about ready to wrap his time out up, but he spots her, and she looks...sad? there's some level of distress on her face, anyway.

joomi wouldn't call jueun a friend of his, exactly, but he's a friend of her brother's, so she's a sort of little-sister-by-extension. joomi is an only child. he'll never claim to be a good sibling figure, so he tries to leave the brothering to jueun's brother.

somehow, though, in more recent years, he's just developed a tendency to want to take care of people. maybe therapy has something to do with it, and he'll consider it some kind of progress; taking care of himself well enough that he has the capacity to help other people now, or something like that.

plus, joomi would feel like an asshole if he saw junhee's sister in trouble and just abandoned her there. he feels like he owes it to him too to at the very least check on her, so that's what he does.

he approaches her, and offers her a tiny, maybe-a-little-bit-awkward wave. "hey. are you okay?"

–– @jueunbe

[be-points]

HAN JUEUN - PROJECT NOVUS: 2

solo: +10 aesthetic [ ✦ ]

thread 1: +3 modeling, +5 presence [ ✦ ]

thread 2: +3 modeling, +5 presence [ ✦ ]

[bejaeyoung]

NGS2P3 — interview

jay thinks one way for him to fix his current reputation on the show is probably to complete a stellar interview that can change the people's mindset about what he's really like. he'll give it a try but—when he starts talking, he usually can't stop.

any thoughts on your team?

"oh yeah, they're great." and he's not being sarcastic at all this time! not an ounce of sarcasm in him, he means it 100%. "they're all creative people, we mesh well. thank god. it'd be hard to be in a team with people you just don't... click with, you know? but we did." he's certain their chemistry off-stage will show on-stage as well. "our brainstorming sessions are always productive too. and we came up with an ambitious concept for our performance."

speaking of, can you explain your concept?

jay was a little worried that their concept would be too ambitious for the lay man to understand. honestly, he thinks they gave off the vibes perfectly well. "retro vibes, think saloons but also cyberpunk. like mad max, if you know the movie. that's our concept. we watched the mv and was inspired by the costumes and the sets, so we decided to go all out with that." jay grins. "i think our storyline is sick too, honestly. a bittersweet fight, just like the song almost."

how do you think you've improved since the last episode?

"ah, well." jay doesn't know—he doesn't want to come off as arrogant either this time around. "i was a bit confused on what balance meant, and what counts as being too intense. but being around other people and having to work together with the others, i'm starting to get it. i also know i need to be a teamplayer now. and, well—i don't know, i had a lot of fun on stage. it wasn't just a... battlefield."

anyone you're thinking about in particular? someone helpful?

"helpful? everyone in the team obviously. every single person in the team contributed. although i was pretty pumped about being in the same team as jingren. i wanna watch him grow too, and now i have front row seat. haha, just kidding." there's another person that comes to mind. "jueun too. thanks to her... i kinda get what the judges are trying to tell me. it sounded like nagging, but i needed it. don't tell her i said that though."

[bexsua]

be confident! feat. @jueunbe

sua has a stream tonight. and that's not really new news. but today is different. it's a scheduled facecam one, and she wanted to do something fun for the chat. so she's shaking things up-- testing out some makeup skills she's learned.

she's sorta confident about it. kinda. that's why jueun's here though, for both moral support and to help fix up any mess-ups that may happen. she sets up a little mirror in front of them, angling it slightly and then goes to fiddle with the blinds on the window.

"natural lighting is best," she comments quietly, letting out a sigh as she ambles back to where they've set up shop on her desk. sua eyes the plethora of cosmetics laid out, thinking.

"i was thinking a bit more shimmery...like glitter? maybe on the cheeks? i saw something where you put it on the tip of your nose too." it had looked cute in the video at least. she wraps one arm around herself, rubbing at her opposite one, chewing on her lip restlessly. "do you think if i use it on my eyes too, it'd be too much shimmer?"

[benayoung]

"i remember," nayoung replies with a single nod. she doesn't remember much else about the performance – just that jueun did rap. the fact that she can't remember it is probably evidence enough that nayoung should handle the rapping. raps should always be impactful and memorable, especially in an era where girl group rappers are becoming less common.

she can't help but recall her own history rapping, though. back when she was fairly new to it, on the very first survival show she participated in, they assigned a song with a difficult rap to her. she was eliminated afterwards, and always wondered if the producers set her up to fail. surely they knew she wasn't equipped to succeed in that situation.

since then, she's had a love-hate relationship with rapping. for a long time, part of her never wanted to do it again. another part of her wanted to practice hard, improve, and prove to everyone that she could succeed as a rapper. ultimately, the latter has won out more often than not. it's especially true now, after being assigned a significant amount of rap parts at the christmas concert, and realizing she's a much better rapper than any of the other project novus girls. someone has to do it, so it should be her.

"i think i would like a song where i can rap," she decides. "i haven't listened to nina in a long time, actually. i can't remember any of their rap parts. i know wonderland has some good ones, though." she's open to either, really. she just wants to make sure the concept suits both of them. ideally, they'll both be happy with the choice, too.

there was always something a little intimidating about nayoung. maybe it's because she's been a trainee for longer and just seems more talented than jueun, but she appeared to be unapproachable. however, since this project began, jueun's taken it upon herself to look at everybody with a clean slate. they were being seen as potential teammates, after all. plus, there's always the chance that she may have been reading nayoung incorrectly.

"yeah, rapping definitely wasn't my forte, though i had to do it once on next gen," she admitted with a chuckle. jueun's had to do almost everything on next gen, but she's thankful looking back at it now. that experience had really helped her realize where her strengths and weaknesses were at.

listening to nayoung's idea, she tried to recall who the soloists under sr media were. goeun was, of course, probably the most prominent, but jueun always thought the performances of soloists shined as much because of everybody they worked with. could they pull off that same stage with just the two of them?

"i agree. i think it'd be more of an advantage if we went with a group song and turned it into a duet instead. soloists tend to do a lot with their backup dancers, and i don't think it'd look as good with just the two of us." with that, she picked up her phone to do a bit of searching on her own. "what about a nina or wonderland song?" she began humming along to a few nina songs that popped up in her head, hoping that one sticks.

[beyuji]

a starter for @jueunbe ( house of wolves )

yuji's been tense ever since the mini trainee concert has been announced. and for no other reason other than nerves-- it's essentially their first performance as a group, a phantom image of what it could be like if they were to debut. of course she's taking it seriously. maybe even too seriously.

she's trying to be more lax. careful steps made with thought and not giving in to her base instinct to nag and correct. it's hard when all she can think about is that this could be another test-- compatibility, synergy.

"we did better this time around," yuji says, positivity the only thing she can spew to avoid the pandora's box of emotions this charity concert has been giving her. she hands over a bottle of water to jueun as she plops a seat next to her. cracking open her own bottle, she frowns, thinking it over. "at the rate we're going, we'll probably have it down by tomorrow at the latest."

[bejingren]

here we go again // @jueunbe

they haven't quite split the lines yet. they're at the beginning, beginning while trying to figure out who suits what. in this competition, they're all various ranks, and sat right in the middle, unmoving. jingren isn't quite pleased with that, but at least...it stayed consistent. and his feedback was on parts he'd genuinely tried to change, so he's going to have to work even harder this time. trying to figure out if they could do the rap portions though - jingren's still wondering if he ought to aim for the vocalist parts or if anyone else wanted to do the rap part. he's quite tempted, but he's completely an amateur in that area. "so jueun," jingren starts, as he is sitting beside his new groupmate, paper in his hands. "how do you feel about trying out these rap lines? there isn't a lot," to the point where it overwhelms the song, "but the parts are significant enough and right before or after key chorus parts. and the beat drops at that area too, which i positively love. but i feel like lots of the song needs some flair and attitude too," he pencils down some marks on where the beat changes, and where they need to rap.

"it's a safe place here. did you want to practice the rap parts with me? so that we can get comfortable before the song before we split up the lines so that we can take any part that we possibly get." especially if the members weren't too keen on rapping as a whole - someone would have to ultimately do it.

[beseira]

scream, then eat

waterbomb was fun, it was seira’s first time at a concert. or technically seira had been to concerts before, if being on the stage counted as being to a concert. though sugar time (her group) ended up having to disband, they did have a time where they were big enough to hold concerts, not exactly big concerts, but seira had stood on a stage before. now seira was chasing what she had lost, hoping to one day stand on the stage again.

she’s with jueun, has been screaming along to the lyrics of a few concerts now and her voice is tired, so the two decide to get some food. she takes a big bite of the kimbap she just bought, bigger than she can handle, and she has to chew for a long time before finally being able to swallow. “maan, food was just what i needed” she says before taking another bite, far smaller this time though. “are you enjoying the concerts?” she asks the other. 

sending it to... @jueunbe

[be-events]

if you have not yet read the episode, please wait to read this post as it contains spoilers for the results.

congratulations to the winners of next gen! the final rankings and results can be found on this spreadsheet.

for appearing in the fifth episode and finale of NEXT GEN, all wannabes who submitted their participation may collect points as outlined on this spreadsheet. points were awarded based on the writing requirements submitted and the optional extra threads. no verification is required; you may link back to this post on your spreadsheets.

all trainees signed through next gen are able to skip the probationary contract phase and move directly into a full trainee contract. each company’s contract can be found here:

lime entertainment

sr media

studio delta

the trainee point system can be found here.

the contestants who finished in the top three ranks ( @bexstevie, @arabe, @hangyeolbe ) have the option to choose to sign to any one of the three companies. please review the contracts and training schedules for each company before making your decision. once you have selected the company that your muse is choosing to sign with, please submit the following to the company blog:

I, TRAINEE NAME HERE, HAVE READ AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT.

if your muse does not want to sign any contract, please message the event blog to confirm that you are abstaining from signing at this time.

LIME ENTERTAINMENT has offered a contract to the following muses:

@besiwoo

@lucielxbe

should you choose to accept the contract, please send the following for to the lime entertainment blog:

I, TRAINEE NAME HERE, HAVE READ AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT.

SR MEDIA has offered a contract to the following muses:

@behyunki

@jueunbe

should you choose to accept the contract, please send the following for to the sr media blog:

I, TRAINEE NAME HERE, HAVE READ AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT.

STUDIO DELTA has offered a contract to the following muses:

@bejiayi

@bejaeyoung

should you choose to accept the contract, please send the following for to the studio delta blog:

I, TRAINEE NAME HERE, HAVE READ AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT.

all contract decisions are due no later than wednesday, june 19th, at 11:59pm. contracts that have not been submitted will be considered rejected.

congratulations again to all of the winners and thank you for your patience with the delay on the finale! we hope everyone had fun during the second season of next gen!

[srmedia]

— 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!