#promo: morning mashup

[fashionlouist]

Louis wore an Adidas Adicolor 70’s New Montreal 22 Track Jacket in Brown Desert.

A modern interpretation of adidas' revered Montreal Olympics track jacket, this collection draws on archival silhouettes, luxurious materials and bright color palettes.

[sunshineandlyrics]

WoW!

The Morning Mashup, Sirius FM x

[wiiildflowerrr]

Keep an eye on The Morning Mash-up's Twitter feed!

[enigmaticxbee]

✖️✖️ 11x09 Nothing Lasts Forever

The one where... Mulder and Scully investigate another anti-aging cannibalism cult and finally talk about their relationship in a church.

Tagline: I Want to be Beautiful

Best: Their series of conversations in the church throughout the episode, especially the final one. Communication, we love to see it. Mulder: I don’t know if any God is listening, but I’m standing right here, and I’m listening. Right beside you. I’m all ears. That’s my choice.

Worst: It’s not really this episode’s fault, but the absolute fury I feel at the promos making us think we would get a kiss, when in fact we get no kiss all revival 🤬

✔️ Flashlights

❌ Woods/Desert

❌ Slideshow

❌ Autopsy

❌ Evidence Disappears

❌ Scully Misses It

❌ Mulder Ditch

❌ Sunflower Seeds

❌ Voiceover

❌ Catch Phrase

❌ Scully is a Medical Doctor

❌ Mulder is Spooky

✔️ Scuuullllaaaaayy!

❌ Fox/Dana

✔️ Inappropriate Touching (that I am here for)

❌ Casual Scully

❌ Casual Mulder

✔️ Trench Coats

❌ Bad Tie Watch

✔️ Glasses Watch

✔️ Taking! It! Personally!: Scully

50 States: New York x16 (45/50)

Investigate: Together

Solve Rate: 80%

✔️ Bechdel Test

MSR: 🐝🐝🐝🐝

Goriness: 👽👽👽👽👽

Creepiness: 👽👽👽

Humor: 👽👽👽

Rewatch Thoughts:

William check-in: Scully: I believed I could protect our son, and I failed.

Break-up check-in: Scully: I believed that we could live together, and I fled. I gave up on that, too.

Mulder doesn’t blame her for those things. She doesn’t blame him for all the bad things that have happened to her either, and I love that we get to hear them have that conversation. She doesn’t want another life, she wants to move forward, together.

Are the doctors listening to Tad O’Malley talk about chemtrails in the opening scene?

Someone in the writer’s room is convinced about the healing and anti-aging properties of human flesh. How many episodes is this that feature cannibals? This episode’s like a mashup between the chicken cannibals from season 2 and the the organ stealing Frankensteining from IWTB.

Have we seen/heard anything else about Scully’s relationship to religion/the Church during the revival? I didn’t get the impression she turned there for support during seasons 8 and 9. I wonder if this is something she turned back to more recently - since leaving Mulder? Since the death of her mother? Since everything with William this season? Of course she was working at the creepy Our Lady of Sorrows during the IWTB period so maybe it was something she returned to after giving up William.

Mulder back to his old scaring off the local investigators with enthusiasm over paranormal knowledge tricks

Mulder: Did you get your hair cut? Scully: Are you kidding me? Ace investigator there 😂

Mulder: I finally know why I’m not a Christian, Scully. My parents never got me a puppy. Scully’s story reminds me of when my little sister tested whether Santa was real by not telling them what she asked Santa for - she didn’t get what she asked for but she decided what she got was even better therefore Santa must be real. She wanted to believe lol.

I can never decide if Scully is supposed to know she’s pregnant at this point and that’s what she’s struggling with? But if that’s the case wouldn’t that be what she told Mulder at the end of the episode? After their talk I can’t buy (or maybe just don’t like the idea of) her hiding it from him, even if it’s just a suspicion and she hasn’t confirmed it yet. So is it supposed to be angst over William even though to our knowledge nothing has changed since they saw him go off at the end of Ghouli? Or angst over their future together, ala the conversation in Plus One?

The Morning After - classic cheery song over a scene of violence, fun stuff. If you listen to the lyrics it’s also really resonant with where Mulder and Scully are at at this point in the series, trying to figure out how to move forward together. We’ll escape the darkness… We won’t be searching anymore…

Their exposition about putting a tracker in the cooler is so awkward, also completely unnecessary, of course that’s what they did!

What’s the point of the vengeance plotline? It could have been completely cut out and not affected the plot (it was the organs they tracked that led them to the cult). Is there something it’s supposed to be doing thematically? I will deliver… I think it’s just one too many things going on in this episode, which don’t all tie neatly together.

All the cult members coming out of the darkness and swarming them is creepy.

Mulder: You know how many times I’ve envisioned that scenario, where you left that basement office before I even needed glasses? Has anyone working on this show even seen the show?? 😳🤯🤨 You mean she should have walked in that first day, saw him sitting there wearing glasses and walked out? 😂

Scully: That’s not my four-year-old self looking for a miracle. That’s my leap of faith forward. And I’d like to do it together. Mulder: I’ve always wondered how this was gonna end. On it’s own I like this scene. When I try to make it work with what happens in the finale my brain short circuits and nothing makes sense.

[daisiesonafield-blog]

As It Was promo radio junket Apr 1 2022

Summary of main points and narrative in the SiriusXm Morning MashUp interview, Apr 1 2022.

Harry is in LA for Coachella rehearsals!

About Harry dropping easter eggs, and fans finding them:

H: I would say that there's not many that get left behind. Most of the time they pick up on pretty much everything! Along with some hilarious coincidences that were never meant to be clues in the first place, that kinda happen.

Int: You've got some seriously investigative fans!

H: Yes, they’re very, they’re very, I don’t even- I’m not sure how to describe it! Clued in.

Int: they're epic. They're legendary!

H: They are.

About the pressure of living up to Fine Line and making new music:

“I think it’s inevitable that if you’re going to make something that you care so much about, you’re gonna feel pressure and a lot of kind of vulnerability when putting it out. I think then you have a choice on how you approach it, and I feel very lucky that this is the proudest I’ve been of something I’ve made so far. And I feel the most comfortable I’ve been with myself and happiest with what I’m making, and the best I’ve felt about something that I’m making. So I feel like there's only so much you can do. I think that if you're an artist and you're making something, there's always gonna be part of you that is questioning yourself and questioning the work. And I think that can be a good thing if you use it the right way.

But I also feel really happy at the moment and I feel like it's the first time that I'm making music and putting music out from a real place of personal freedom. And that is a really liberating place to be creating from, and now putting it out.

The process for me has been easily the most joyous of anything I’ve kind of experienced so far while making music, and I kinda want to just continue that and putting it out. The reward has very much been the process and that helps with any pressure it might be under and it’s easy to kind of feel that a little bit less and be really happy with what it is that we made. I’m really excited, truly.”

The 3 things you will always find in Harry's house:

"That’s a great question. Three things I’ll always find, I would say:

a coffee pot… I’d say a coffee pot…

I mean I would say music but, I guess like, a nice pair of headphones.

And… a… candle. Maybe a nice scented candle. I’m not sure [about what scent]. It can’t be too strong! I’m gonna say, currently it’s not lit, because the coffee is happening so I’m smelling that first, and then eventually I’ll switch over I’ll decide whatever the candle is... Too many smells at once, you know, it’s, yeah it’s too much.”

Listen to the whole interview here:

For all other interviews in the As It Was promo junket click here.

[hlupdate]

Louis will be on Sirius XM’s Morning Mashup on Thursday! (x) - 27/01/20

[liam-93-productions]

x

[oureyesclosed]

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[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

no because the sirius xm tweet is probably true cause they put his music on the radio , rarely, but they do...... n thats just so sad cause the most radioplays he's getting is literally the bare minimum.... i wonder how siriusxm know abt how less or no radioplay louis gets thoo

Sirius XM is satellite radio so its algorithms are slightly different. It is independent from most radio stations in North America, which are affiliated with either iHeart or Cumulus. Many of the radio stations Louis visited on his WMI promo tour were iHeart stations (Elvis Duran and Jojo Wright).

The three big labels — Sony, Warner, and UMG— were discovered in 2017 to continue practices of Payola through third party intermediaries.

In practice, most of these stations pull songs from the AllAccess database, which has different levels of advertisement and promotion for various songs. Labels can promote the songs they want played on radio with these legal promotional tactics. Because of their clout, reps for big labels can also contact individual radio station managers directly.

So some songs are made more “attractive” for radio stations to play by legal advertisement on AllAccess, in addition to shady payola practices through intermediaries— still active currently. Radio play is how charting on Billboard Top 40 or Adult Contemporary is calculated. Radio play is also figured into calculation for the Billbiard Hot 100. Therefore, radio play and charting is far from organic.

Most of Louis’ singles on Walls never made it to All Access. And when they did, they were never promoted by his UK or American label.

Sirius XM would know that Louis doesn’t have label support the same way every radio station knows, the same way WE know, by 1. seeing that songs are not on All Access, 2. seeing that songs do not get promoted, 3. getting no response from label reps.

In fact, Sirius XM played DLIBYH on regular rotation, and had Louis’ songs on their “Most Requested” list for fans to vote on, when DLIBYH was never sent to All Access. Stations can request songs individually from the label (the way Chandler Chruma was telling radio stations to DM her), but it’s an onerous process and most do not. When stations don’t have the song, they won’t play it, no matter how much fans request it.

In exchange for Sirius XM playing his songs, Louis was a regular visitor to Morning Mashup and performed live for his debut in America.

IHeart radio also played We Made It regularly, which is how it charted to top 40 (breaking top 30, I think). In 2019 Louis did play several iHeart Jingle Bell Ball events.

[louehvolution]

I'm so glad you said that. Mike Adam seems like a nice guy but he has a pattern of trolling for support and clicks from certain fanbases. He doesn't have clout in the industry and uses Louis' name for clicks and follows. It may seem harmless but it's an illusion that is part of the industry injustices towards Louis. Louis is an artist who deserves real support from big names!

Yes, anon. And good point about how to some fans it gives an illusion of industry support for Louis that isn’t actually there.

Likewise some fan websites or online radio stations that aren’t promoting him to anyone outside fandom - their main and target audience. Which is fine, as long as people are aware that these are not representative of the music scene, and don’t provide real promo or visibility for Louis or his music; and are definitely not a reflection of industry support or his team doing any kind of work for him.

Similarly how some of the magazines Louis has been featured in were selling themselves and their product to Louis fans more than they were selling Louis to the world. Taking into account their reach, they had more to gain - note how often their best selling edition was the one featuring Louis - than Louis.

The illusion of support can lead to fans downplaying what is going on with Louis, or becoming complaisant. It is taken as a given that Louis be a platform for others to benefit, but there is no expectation that he should ever be the one to be receive support for himself, to be promoted significantly or to a wider audience. And it becomes normalised to use Louis, his name, and any connection to him - however tenuous, or intimate - as currency in an exchange to secure engagement and attention, at no benefit to Louis himself, and even at a cost to him. In this the stunts and larry play a significant role as a draw.

Mike Adams tweeting that picture of Harry and Louis today - it has 3K retweets when these are usually in the double digits, or at most a few hundred, for him. On April Fool’s LA tweeted a picture of Eleanor and Louis in a meme ‘as a joke’ - Louis’ closet is something to be exploited, without any consideration or respect for him, treated as part of a game anyone can play and a source of entertainment. No matter that this is his life, or the consequences of what he has been enduring for almost a decade.

Some fans participate and contribute to this, thoughtlessly - and selfishly in some cases - as long as they get their fun, or their supposed proof for or against larry. Antis have their own ruthless agenda.

And the thing is - this isn’t just random radio DJs either. The Morning Mashup on Sirius XM, for instance, was playing the game too. A tweet for the question - carefully selected from a fan - about Freddie, and then a couple about the ‘interaction’ between Harry and Louis as they were asked about Baby Yoda in their separate interviews. Naturally it’s Louis who has to deal with being asked about Harry - and his music. As obviously it was Louis who got asked about Harry’s hair cut and music, while also having to talk about Eleanor and Freddie and 1D in his interviews to promote himself and his music.

It’s Louis that is fair game to be used, as best will serve anyone but him and no matter the price for him. It’s Louis, as his own person and as an artist, and his music career, that are erased or overshadowed by the stunts or a ship, or 1D. Even when it’s his interview or his magazine feature, the focus all too often becomes the band - how many times was he asked about the 1D reunion and how many times was it presented as the highlight of his interview - or other members of the band. And consider how LA and Mike both tweet about Harry as passionately as about Louis, though it’s Louis LA got to interview, and louies who send gift packages, etc. Or remember when Louis was on The Late Late Show last summer, and the SkyOne account became a ‘Louis Tomlinson fan account’ for… a day, maybe? Before they became a ‘Harry and Louis fan account’? 

Others get to shine on their own, but the spotlight is continuously shifted from Louis onto something else, and anything goes when he is a means to an end. As engineered by 1D/LTHQ over the years.

I’ve gone a bit off track with this ask, sorry. Bottomline: Louis deserves better, support and respect for himself. And fans might want to think about what certain people are selling, what it is they are buying, and what it might be costing Louis.

[aubrey-plaza]

I've seen a lot of fic rec lists lately given everything happening. Do you have any recommendations to get us through the lock down? p.s. I love everything you write.

omg thanks anon!!

I know these are scary times so have here a quick and dirty list of my fave fics starting with Staubrey and then just... veering offcourse. They’re all femslash except the one I marked with an asterisk but yeah. 

as always, I’m not gonna rec my own fics on my this list bc that’s cheating but if you wanna read them pls click this link and that ends the self promo for today lmao

 recs under the cut!

Stacie x Aubrey

Snowbound  

by ACamp_toner / @stepintotherevolve​ (22.171, complete, rated E)

summary: The Bellas go on a ski trip and Staubrey happens

notes: this has amazing smut and features just enough jealousy to spark these two idiots into a meaningful talk. there’s also side bechloe and a healthy dose of humour.  

The Howl

by @tiny-maus-boots​ (30.739, wip/currently being written, AU)

summary: Stacie's pack is forcing her into a corner but Fate has other plans for her - if she doesn't die first.

notes: werewolf!Stacie and vampire!Aubrey who meet on a full moon and fuck. there’s more to it and a great backstory that’s being wonderfully developed (trust me, I’ve been told of the plans and I’m ri-ve-ted). also has some amazing soft moments and a fab spark of heat.  

Prelude in Lydian Mode

by knappster / @ss-staubrey​ (5972, complete)

summary: Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always.

notes: I will rec this fic til the day I die. It’s such a lovely brand of staubrey and a perfect example of the idiots to lovers trope.  

and the songbirds are singing (like they know the score)

by angelranger (2326, complete)

summary: It came as a slight surprise to Stacie that Aubrey, the same Aubrey who had grown up in a strict and dysfunctional household, was just so good with her daughter.

Bella seemed to unearth a side of Aubrey that was just so unbelievably soft, a side Stacie is almost positive even Aubrey didn’t know existed. But there she is, sat on the carpeted floor in front of the coffee table, sat right next to Bella, drawing outlines for the four year old to colour in.

notes: oh god i love a good, soft bella fic and this one hits all the right notes. it’s sweet and lovely and features singing Bella to sleep which is like. my weakness. go leave some more love on this deserved fic!

Sansa x Margaery

The Crackpots and These Women

by Netgirl_y2k (8089, complete, WEST WING AU)

summary: "You're in charge of press relations," Yara told Margaery, gesturing to Sansa. "Relate.”

summary: yeah you read that fuckin right that’s a West Wing AU. My love for this mashup has no bounds. It’s so perfectly coy, the way I imagine adult Sansa and Margaery would be, combined with the hopeful tinge of WW, and the pining of a somewhat open ended yet hopeful finish. If you like either of these universes, read this.  

Kind Regards

by MsCFH / @hell-much (9835, complete, explicit, part of a series!)

summary: Margaery Tyrell is determined on setting foot in the Northern market of Westeros by establishing a collaboration between the Tyrell Corporation and Stark Incorporated.

The only problem? The likewise gorgeous and stubborn Deputy Managing Director Sansa Stark.

summary: holy hell this fic is amazing. they hate each other SO MUCH. the author has a vibe setting skill that makes me want to weep. the smut is off the charts hot like there are literally no words. go read it and then read the series bc it’s *that good*. please go get your church lady fan before reading because you WILL need it.  

EXTRA NOTE: same author is writing a post-s6 canon compliant fic where Marg is actually still alive and if you’re looking for a full weekend activity, go ahead and binge this one (it’s a wip but is still being updated)

lay all your love on me

by 1once (9498, complete, show-compliant)

summary: It has been eight years since her demise.

But for the world of her, she cannot figure out why. For what? Why was she alive?

notes: i will say just one thing: flower. magic. okay, i’ll say more things. this fic is the redemption show!marg deserved combined with the fun supernatural magicky aspect of flower magic that’s just so in character. reading this fic feels the way a warm cup of tea in your hands on a cold winter’s day does.  

til you come back home

by heart_nouveau (7978, complete, AU - modern setting)

summary: “Using one-night stands to distract myself from my crush on my roommate counts, right?”

-

Margaery Tyrell is an ambitious law student who needs a perfect grade point average if she wants to stay at the top of her class - and she is not going to throw that away by falling for her very attractive, very sweet roommate, one Sansa Stark.

notes: margaery is a moron with feelings aka my favourite type of character.  

Birds of Prey’s Dinah x Helena

Siren Call

by ThanksForListening (3300, complete, part 2 of a series) 

summary: "It always happened in the quiet moments. The early hours of the morning, when the leftover energy from a mission hadn’t quite disappeared yet. The sleepless nights, when memories clawed their way into her mind and wouldn’t let go until her screams released them. The lazy afternoons, when the radio played softly and melodies she’d almost forgotten danced around her lips. It was only when the world went still that Dinah felt her watching.

She didn’t remember the first time she noticed it. The staring. Maybe it was because Helena was always watching everything and everyone around them that Dinah didn’t realize how frequently that attention fell on her. How it felt different. Helena looked at the world with suspicion and anger and indifference, but not her. She looked at her with something much softer, something she hadn’t found a name for just yet. No word in her arsenal was deep enough or strong enough to describe it.

Whatever it was, she could feel it now.”

notes: gahhhhh this fic. “What do you see,” she finally asked, “when you look at me?” is a line that I’m gonna think about until the day I die. this is the second fic in a series and you can read it as a standalone but the first fic is also fuckin amazing

after the afterparty

by novoaa1 (1181, complete, set right after the movie ends)

summary: The Canary had let loose a delighted snort at that, as if she found the whole thing somehow laughable.

(Which it wasn’t, to be clear—laughable, that is.)

“Are y'all seeing this shit?” she’d turned to ask the rest of them, earning a giddy squeal from Harley and a bemused scoff from Montoya even whilst Helena remained stock still in place, dutifully blinding herself with one hand. “Absolutely adorable.”

“Shut up,” Helena had hissed back more out of instinct than anything else, though her tone was markedly devoid of any real anger.

(And if Helena had felt her cheeks flush ever so slightly beneath her palm at the Canary’s glib assertion, she certainly didn’t let on.)

Or: Sionis falls. The rest of them remain.

notes: just. read it.  

knew your love (before i kissed you)

by z0ejake / @zxyjxy (58.263, wip / currently being written, rated E for the last chapter)

summary: Surviving the massacre of your entire family at the age of eight is a pretty impressive feat. Training for fifteen years in Sicily until you can kill a man with one hand and a hairpin is also a pretty impressive feat. Returning to the city where your family was cut down and killing every single person involved in their deaths is maybe the most impressive feat. Somehow, it's never been enough for Helena.

notes: bro this fic is a masterpiece and zoe is a genius. features absolute moron feral dumb jock helena and my favourite version of dinah: patient and endeared and a little teasing.  

the war is over (and we are beginning)

by ace_verity (12.573, 5/5, complete)

summary: The thing is, Helena has no idea what comes after.

The past fifteen years, she’s had a singular goal. She's never given any thought to what she’d do once she killed the men who murdered her family in front of her.

Maybe, Helena realizes, she never actually thought she’d make it this far.

—

In which Helena Bertinelli joins a team, buys a cactus, beats up criminals, goes to church, bakes bread, and falls in love.

(Not necessarily in that order.)

notes: this fic is beautiful and perfectly explores a lost Helena. I also love the way Renee is written in this and the whole vibe of the story is just *chefs kiss*

cheap shampoo

by OfElvesAndAliens (1609, complete)

summary: The thing is, Helena is a rigidly focused kind of gal, iron rage forged into skilled precision. Dinah has also noticed it in the little things, like the way she frowns a bit when she's doing something as trivial as writing, her penmanship always neat and firm. That same tiny furrow of her brow is showing up again while she's methodically whisking some eggs in a bowl.

Dinah finds it cute. Fucking sue her.

notes: oh god but i love a bedsharing fic and this one? feeding and post-mission and just winding down together??? ohhhh my god

two extra random goodies just for fun:

Lamplighter

by the_years_between_us (116.915, wip, rated E)

show/ship: The Fall, Stella Gibson/Reed Smith

summary: Stella gets a call from Reed directly following the final episode of The Fall S3.

notes: this is one of only a handful of wips that I’m keeping up with and reading constantly. It’s written like goddamn poetry and I love an older ship with more baggage, because the emotions here run so much higher with their shared history and the tentative steps they’re trying to take. Also, given the source material, this is almost cathartic to read.  

Nothing to Lose*

by tielan (8013, complete, rated E)

fandom/ship: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Maria Hill/Steve Rogers

summary: “It’s one of the traditional rituals of manhood,” Natasha observes as they’re sparring. “Kill a man, fuck a woman.”

notes: listen. i know. okay? i know this seems like a crackship. but I love it SO MUCH and this author writes so well that I’ve been fully converted. ~something some of you have told me I do for you~ so go read this fic, and then read the others, and then fall in love and join me in this lonely ship. You won’t regret it.  

I’ll be writing while in isolation so if you have any Dinah/Helena or Stacie/Aubrey prompts, shoot ‘em my way!

and also hit me up for anything, as always. 

peace and love, and stay safe everybody!

[alwaysxyou]

How’s the promo been I just awoken

SO SO LOVELY louis did absolutely wonderful on the today show with a lovely interview plugging the music before his performance, morning mashup had stunt mentions but like they’re trash is anyone surprised what matters is he LOOKED SO GOOD and there are photos of him giggling!!!! he hit #1 on iTunes in the US for a bit, there is LOADS of good press all over the world happening for him!!! he seems very emotional and very excited and very happy!!!

[ktent]

Only one month remains until Eclipse’s debut showcase and the preparations for the launch are kept full steam ahead until that promised date. On the morning of November 1st, the members of the group are called in to their dorm’s living room by Kang Haneul to meet their new group manager, Han Yeunhye. Even the vocal coach betrays a hint of unease as she stands next to the older woman. Yeunhye, a sharp-eyed woman in her late 30s, appears as one who rarely demonstrates kindness. A frown, seemingly permanent on Yeunhye’s face, only deepens as Haneul introduces the group members’ to her one by one.

“I’ve been given your next month’s assignment,” Yeunhye says flatly as she looks at the tablet in her hand after the introductions. Embossed with KT’s logo, there’s no denying these orders come from the very top. “The CEO says you’ve been kept behind closed doors since your teasers came out. This is hell on the group’s promotions and the team in charge of that has been bit-- extremely annoyed by the lack of progress in that area.” She clears her throat huskily and continues, “This means November’s sole purpose will be to get your faces out there one more time before your debut.”

She goes on to explain that KT’s Youtube channel will be populated by pre-debut Eclipse until the official showcase in December. “You’ll be given videos to work on throughout the month and they will be uploaded one by one to the channel until your debut date. I don’t have to tell you that this means all work and no play,” Yeunhye adds on meaningfully.

For the month of November, the girls will film “promotional” videos displaying their performance talents, which will then be uploaded to KT’s Youtube channel on the designated date. Whenever a girl is not attending her film dates, or working on preparation for her video, she is expected to continue rehearsing the album songs and choreography before December’s showcase. The girls will be kept in exclusivity (i.e. all lessons with group members only), though it’s possible to meet other trainees during meal and break times at the company.

The video concepts and upload schedule is as follows:

MINJI and HASEUL

Concept: a mashup vocal and guitar cover of “Put Your Records On/As Long as You Love Me” as seen here

* as both muses have Composing/Producing achievements, one or both girls may claim this as an original mashup composition or one they’ve worked on together, so long as both muns agree!

Location: will be the same studio setting as in the reference video. The girls will be allowed any props or instruments they need, just ask the KT staff ahead of time so it can be set up prior to filming. Lighting, sound equipment, hair and makeup will be provided. Wardrobe is your choice, so long as it is appropriate.

Film date: 11/10

Upload date: 11/11

JENNIE

Concept: a bilingual rap cover of “Tik Tok” as seen here

* the “dancing” in the video is optional, though encouraged if Jennie wants to do so. more important is the focus on rap and vocals.

Location: will be the same studio setting as in the reference video. Jennie will be allowed any props or instruments she needs, just ask the KT staff ahead of time so it can be set up prior to filming. Lighting, sound equipment, hair and makeup will be provided. Wardrobe is your choice, so long as it is appropriate.

Film date: 11/17

Upload date: 11/18

ANNA and JEONGHWA

Concept: a dance cover of “We” as seen here

* the song is pre-recorded, which will be done prior to filming this video. Do only the center choreography as if made just for two from 0:20 to 1:38. Lip-sync, but it doesn’t have to be perfect as the camera will be situated at a far angle, as seen in the reference video.

Location: will be the same dance studio setting as in the reference video. The song will play in the background and the girls may interact with KT staff to stop/start whenever needed. Lighting, sound equipment, hair and makeup will be provided. Wardrobe is your choice, so long as it is appropriate.

Song recording date (for that small section): 11/23

Film date: 11/24

Upload date: 11/25

BLUE

Concept: a vocal cover of “부디” as seen here

* the instrumental music will play underneath Blue’s live vocals.

Location: will be the same studio setting as in the reference video. Blue may ask for any props she needs from the KT staff and they will give it to her prior to filming. Lighting, sound equipment, hair and makeup will be provided. Wardrobe is your choice, so long as it is appropriate.

Film date: 12/1

Upload date: 12/2

Write one 300+ words solo or four post thread about rehearsing and/or filming for one’s promotional video for +6 POINTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS YOU WISH, +1WK RELEVANT ACHIEVEMENT and +2 DEBUT POINTS. If a maximum achievement is already reached, you may choose an appropriate replacement achievement. The tag for this evaluation will be #eclipse:noveval and posts should be up by midnight EST at the end of November 30th.

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The Melody In My Head (A Jonah Marais Imagine) Pt. 2

Masterlist

Part Two

*As Requested*

Disclaimer: Because this request contained more in-depth plot-lines and story segments, it will be divided into three parts, posted at different times

Word Count: 3550

Have a lovely day!

Jonah

    7:38. It was 7:38 in the morning, and I was wide awake, clutching my phone in my hands as I prepared to power it on. I took a deep, calculated breath. If I don’t move a single muscle, maybe she won’t wake up, and I won’t have to deal with this right now. I powered on the phone, the apple logo lighting up my screen as I prepared to deal with the worst. Maybe it won’t be that bad. Maybe it’ll just blow over, she’ll get a few compliments, and that’ll be the end of it. Maybe it won’t be that drastic. As soon as I’d pulled up my home screen, however, I knew that was far from true. My phone was cluttered with texts from management, missed calls from family, and about a million missed calls from Y/N’s best friend, Y/BFF/N. I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose as I prepared to open Instagram. Before I even checked the popularity of the post, my feed was filled with fan accounts reposting’s of the video, as well as edits and mashups of it scattered across the Explore page. Great. I was officially dead. I might as well tweet my farewell apology now.

Pulling up my profile, I hesitated, before tapping on the video post. 11. Million. Views. 85. Thousand. Comments. Not only was I officially dead, I was officially going viral. Well, my girlfriend had, anyway.

 Y/N

    Rolling over in bed, I smiled, not bothering to open my eyes as I extended my arm to wrap lazily over Jonah’s still sleeping figure, only to have my arm hit the empty space of the right side of the bed. Opening my eyes, I furrowed my brows as I slowly sat up. Jonah was never up before me. Pushing myself up into a sitting position, I rubbed my eyes.

“Jonah?” I murmured softly, still waking up properly. What time was it? Had I just drastically overslept? I checked the alarm clock beside me. 8:02am. Pretty much the same as usual. I sighed, running a finger through my Y/H/C hair as I got out of bed, folding the bedspread neatly behind me as I went. Sliding my feet into a pair of fluffy, baby blue slippers, I made my way downstairs. I don’t remember Jonah mentioning an early recording session, or promo interview today. When I got to the living room, it was completely empty, which was normal for the boys on a day where they didn’t have anything planned. I peeked into the kitchen. There, sitting on the counter top in a pair of black Calvin boxers and Nike socks, was Jonah, huddled over his phone. I giggled, shaking my head as I made my way towards him.

“Morning, early bird.” I smiled. He jumped, startled by the noise as I raised a curious eyebrow.

“Whoa, calm down, not a burglar.” I retorted, feeling odd that Jonah had reacted in a manner that was the complete opposite to his usually so lenient personality. Jonah laughed softly, shaking his head as his eyes darted back towards the phone, turning it off and setting it face down on the counter top.

“Hey, sorry I didn’t hear you get up.” He mumbled. I stepped forward, standing in between his legs as I gave him a peck on the cheek.

“Maybe you just weren’t expecting me, since I usually get up before you.” I laughed, shaking off the moment as I headed toward the cabinet to grab a coffee filter. Jonah forced a laugh.

“Yeah, guess I couldn’t sleep.”

“Something on your mind?” I asked without bothering to look as I grabbed the ground coffee beans and scooping them into the pot. Jonah was silent a moment.

“Y/N I-”

“Oh, don’t tell me- you’re pregnant!” I interrupted, laughing as shook my head. Jonah smiled, shaking his head quietly. I smiled, giving him a confused look as to why he hadn’t laughed, or made some sort of comment about my obvious joke.

“J, chill- what’s up? Is..is something really wrong?” I inquired, folding my arms over my chest as I turned to face him, listening intently this time. Jonah was quiet a moment, before hopping off the counter top.

“I did something…and you might not like it…” He took his phone off the counter, unlocking it and tapping something I couldn’t see.

“J you’re scaring me…” I replied. Jonah bit his lip, his eyes connecting with mine.

“I..I didn’t mean to, I swear, it was an accident, and I know you’ll probably kill me for this but…” He handed me his phone, which I took in complete confusion. My face sculpted into a look of perplexity, I turned towards the screen. It was Instagram profile, and a video post was pulled up. The video was dark, but the instant the audio began, my confusion evaporated immediately. I was frozen in shock, listening to my own voice playing through Jonah’s phone, off his very public, very popular Instagram account. I scrolled down. Comments, over 87 thousand, views, over 11 million 500 thousand. This was the most attention one of Jonah’s posts had ever acquired…and it was me singing “Made For”. I couldn’t find the words to speak as I clutched Jonah’s phone, allowing the video the play again and again, until finally Jonah took the device from my grip, turning it off. Clearly flustered and upset, Jonah sighed, setting his face in his hands.

“Jonah-”

“Y/N, I’m so sorry…I mean it! I’m so, so sorry, I didn’t mean to, it was an accident! Yeah, I recorded it, but posting it was an accident, I swear! And then I wanted to delete it but it had already gotten so popular I thought maybe it’d look fishy if I deleted it and-”

“Jonah, oh my God stop talking.” I shouted finally. Jonah quieted immediately, placing his face in his palms begrudgingly. I sighed, silent I thought for a moment.

“I just…I still love you and all that crap, ok? I just…just give me a minute.” I muttered. Jonah bit his lip, nodding.

There was a recording of me singing, on the internet, forever. Nothing could take it back, nothing could go back in time and change what happened. And sure, maybe I was blowing this a little out of proportion, but I’d never had 11 million people listen to me talk, let alone sing. Hell, I’d probably never had 11 people hear me sing, and now it was out there for the whole world to hear, and criticize, and judge at their pleasing. Did I have a terrible voice? No, it wasn’t horrendous. It wouldn’t send anyone running for the hills upon listening, but was it 11-million-views good? No. No way in hell. Yet somehow, it had gotten them. It had acquired 11 million views, through my boyfriend’s Instagram, which looked bad on several levels. To start, it made it seem like I’d been this attention hungry girlfriend the entire time, which wasn’t the case at all. The very reason that I never went out with the boys to big L.A. parties, or clubs- and it didn’t matter a lick now- because my vocal chords had been pasted onto the internet for everyone to make a mockery of.

I bit my lip, shaking my head as I stepped out the glass sliding door into the backyard that overlooked all of Los Angeles. Before I had even a moment to think or mull over the situation, my phone rang. Running my fingers through my hair in defeated aggravation, I pulled it out from the pocket of my pajama shorts, checking the caller ID. It was Logan Paul. In a state of confusion mixed with extreme exacerbation, I answered the call.

“Hey, Logan- what’s up? Why’re, umm, why’re you calli-”

“Y/N! YOOOOO! HEARD YOU SINGING ON J-MAN’S INSTA, WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?!” Logan screeched. I laughed slightly, never 100% over Logan’s constant enthusiasm and zest for every aspect of life. I shook my head.

“Umm, yeah, I actually just heard it myself.”

“Whoa whoa whoa- you’re tellin’ me you didn’t know?! Ohhhh sh-”

“No, Logan, don’t make it a big deal, ok? I just, I’m not really sure what I’m supposed to do with all of this right now, and honestly I’m kinda freaking out here…” I muttered, sitting down on the warm morning grass. Logan was silent for a moment.

“I’ll be right there.” I furrowed my brows.

“Wait, what?”

“I’ll be over in 15 minutes, ok? Maybe 20. Yeah, 20. I’ll stop for a gains bowl. You want one? What am I thinking, of course you want one. Ok, I’ll be over in 20.” Just as I was about to speak, to protest, to inquire, he hung up the phone. Sighing, I held the phone in my hand, cautiously pulling up my Instagram page and scrolling through a few comments on his post. I had to admit, they were overwhelmingly positive.

@jonahspositivity: WHY IS SHE NOT SIGNED TO EVERY RECORD LABEL IN EXISTENCE YET

@seaveysworldd: When Y/N has more talent in her pinky finger than you do in your entire body :’(

@averyblossom: @jonahmarais take her on tour PLSSSSS <3

 I smiled softly, setting my head gently to rest in my palm. Shaking my head, I pulled up Twitter, drafting a quick tweet.

@Y/U/N says:

Thank you so much, to everyone who’s been saying such nice things on the singing video. J I didn’t intend on that reaching a worldwide audience, but nevertheless you’ve all been so kind. Don’t worry, I’m not planning on selling out Madison Square Garden anytime soon ;)

Much love,

-Y/N

I sent the tweet, before shutting off my phone and setting it on the ground beside me.

      When Logan finally arrived at the house, he wasted no time speeding past the now fully awake boys and into the backyard where I was still sitting idly.

“Your gains bowl, madame.” He joked, smiling as he sat down beside me, digging into his as I opened mine at a much more cautionary pace.

“Thanks.” I replied. He nodded, his mouth already full.

“Hauuy, looft-” I giggled softly, shaking my head.

“Swallow your food first, talk second.” He rolled his eyes, obliging as he swallowed his bite before replying.

“Hey, look- don’t freak out, ok?” I sighed, nodding as I stared at the ground.

“It’s easy for you to say, you love being the center of attention.” I teased jokingly. Ever since I’d started dating Jonah, Logan had always been like a big brother, for all the boys really. I guess he just took me on as a little sister after a while, and although there were times when I’d seriously question his judgement, he had a lot of knowledge on stuff like this- stuff regarding publicity, and social media, and having a spotlight on you, even if just for a moment.

“Hey, don’t pull that card, bro! I’m just a kid from Ohio who got lucky, ok? I remember my first big break on Vine, I had no idea what the hell I was doing! I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, but I ran with it, and it turns out I must’ve done something right, ‘cause I get to live this freakin’ dope life now.” I smiled, nodding.

“So, what’re you saying?” I inquired after a moment. Logan was silent for a moment, as though deciding how to say something. He opened his mouth to speak, but closed it again in further contemplation. Shaking his head one final time, he turned to me, and his gaze was far more serious than any facial expression I’d ever witnessed on him prior to this moment.

“I’m saying I think you should run with this, Y/N.”

 Jonah

    After a while of just standing uncomfortably inside the kitchen, waiting for Y/N to come back and yell at me for completely uprooting her life, I decided to be proactive and tell the other guys. I figured if I told them in advance not to make a big deal about the video, maybe she wouldn’t be as mad at me. Which truthfully wasn’t a very likely scenario, but I would take all the help I could get. I walked into Jack’s room first, where he was laying on his bed, scrolling through his phone.

“Hey, bro.” I leaned against his open door frame as the curly haired boy glanced up from his screen.

“Oh, hey man.” Jack smiled, turning back to his phone as I walked into his room, taking a seat on his floor, clutching my knees up to my chest as I let out an aggravated sigh. Jack raised an eyebrow without looking up.

“Ok, I’ll bite- what’s up?” I laughed dryly, shaking my head.

“Did you see the video?” Jack glanced toward me this time, his perplexed expression suggesting that he hadn’t.

“It’s a video of Y/N singing…that I posted…accidentally.” Jack burst out laughing, which wasn’t exactly the reaction I was hoping for, but what was most expected from him. I rolled my eyes playfully.

“Dude, come on! Y/N’s really pissed at me, bro!” I retorted. Jack was still laughing, his eyes squeezed shut as he shoot his head.

“Oh my god…..I can’t….believe…you accidentally posted…a video of…your girlfriend singing!” He wheezed through gasps of air. I groaned, laying my head in my hands as Jack slowly regained composure, wiping a few stray tears from his face as he continued to chuckle.

“Bro, I’m sorry, that just sounds like something that happens in a really bad Adam Sandler movie. I mean, we’re talking about Y/N here! She’d probably curl up in a ball and die if someone caught her singing! And you posted a video to the internet!? That’s kinda super evil.” Jack laughed, shaking his head.

“Dude. Not helping.” I muttered. Jack sighed, smiling softly as he shook his head, turning to face me from his place on the bed.

“Look, bro, what’s done is done. You can’t go back and undo it- and deleting it now would look way too sketchy. The only thing to do is apologize, and apologize, and probably apologize some more. Like, seriously. Seriously, seriously, seriously- apologize.” I nodded, propping my chin on my arm.

“I will, I mean, I did, but I will again. And again…just, do me a favor? Don’t make a big deal out of it, or, really mention it at all.” Jack smiled, nodding.

“No problem. You go apologize and kiss some butt, I’ll let the other guys know.” I smiled as he extended his hand to help me off the floor.

“Thanks, man.” Jack nodded, smiling. Just as I was about to head out of the room, his voice stopped me.

“Is she any good?” He asked, his eyes already re-glued to his phone. I smiled, staring at the ground as I thought back to her voice from last night. She was amazing.

“Yeah, she’s good.” I smiled. Jack nodded, silent a moment.

“Good enough to make something happen out of all this?” I gave him a confused look, and after a moment, her turned his phone to face me. It was a tweet from Logan, posted just a minute ago. It read:

@LoganPaul says:

@Y/U/N has some killer vocals! What do you about us hitting the studio together?! J #MakinMagicHappen #BeAMaverick

 I didn’t know what to say. Clearing my throat and shaking my head, I ran a concerned hand through my hair as jack gave me a sympathetic look.

“Umm, hey- I’ll talk to you later, ok?” I stuttered, fumbling towards the door. Jack bit his lip, nodding, before turning back towards his phone. I headed down the hallway, a new sense of uneasiness surfacing as I picked up the pace. I hadn’t meant for any of this to happen. Y/N wanted to graduate from Stanford, and move out of California. She’d never wanted this life- my life. She didn’t want the spotlight, or the media, or the fame and recognition. She wanted to live a normal life- a peaceful life. And she gave all of that guarantee up- to be with me. Because I’d fallen in love with her, and I’d promised her, and myself, that I’d never let this life get to her. I kept her out of the critic’s eye, I did my best to keep the hate to a minimum. She’d never asked for any of this, and yet- here we were. Because of one little mistake, and now people wanted things from her. And it wasn’t anyone’s fault but mine.

Darting from room to room, it wasn’t until I heard her voice that I realized she was still outside, though I’d heard Logan’s car pull away a few minutes ago.

“Jonah?” I caught her eyes, her arms folded as I stopped a moment, before rushing toward her, through the opened glass door and out into the yard. When I finally came to stand in front of her, I was breathing heavy. Maybe from the stress, or the weight of knowing that because of me, the possibility that Y/N’s life might never be the same was incredibly high. Her eyes scanned my face, concerned.

Y/N

    Jonah rushed toward me, heaving as he came to a halt, clutching my arms in his hands as he shook his head, regaining his composure before speaking.

“Jonah, what’s going on?” He sighed, shaking his head before allowing his chesnut eyes to meet mine.

“I’m so sorry, Y/N. I know you never wanted this, and I know I made a promise to you that I’d never let this Hollywood stuff get to you…and I know I promised I wouldn’t let you give up on your dreams of finishing Stanford just to play some Malibu Barbie, or-” His words came rushing out faster than I could comprehend as my face furrowed into an expression of perplexity.

“J, J slow down. I-I can’t understand you, I-” Jonah sighed, staring down at the ground for a moment as I continued to watch him, looking for the answers in his facial expression as to what he was getting at. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of silence, Jonah spoke.

“Do you…do you want to do this?” Suddenly, it was becoming clear that he was talking about music. About singing. Truthfully, he was right. I’d never wanted to lose focus from my studies, I’d always planned on graduating Stanford, and moving away from California- permanently. And then I met Jonah, and even though we told each other that nothing would change- everything did. Suddenly people knew who I was, and they’d occasionally stop me for pictures on the street.  People cared about what I said- and I wasn’t even a member of the band. Suddenly every photo of us was plastered over Google images under the header of Jonah Marais Girlfriend- and despite every amazing length that he went to, just to keep my life relatively normal, the truth was it wasn’t. And then the singing video surfaced, and I’ll admit- I panicked. Sure, it didn’t seem like a big deal on the surface, and to most people it didn’t mean a thing, but the reality was that just in the time I’d walked outside, 4 different recording agencies had contacted me- each offer more exuberant than the next. And at first, that was the most terrifying and degrading thing I could possibly imagine happening to me. But then, the part that may have scarred me more than the offers themselves- was the fact that I’d started considering it. After Logan left, I’d been thinking a lot about what he’d said. About the fact that maybe I could make something of this- and that I should think about that. I’d always wanted to change the world, to make a positive impact in people’s lives- I’d never even considered the fact that music was a platform that I was also capable of utilizing. Sure, Jonah and the boys made it look easy, but the truth was they worked their asses off every single day. I’d always considered my only option for positive impact to be my mind, and that my only path to greatness would be through Stanford’s doors. My goals hadn’t changed, I was still going to graduate Stanford. I was still leaving California. I was still going to travel the world. But Stanford’s an expensive university, and traveling the world wasn’t exactly as easy as the Kardashians made it appear. Maybe I’d never considered that there was another way of reaching those goals, another way to help pay for Stanford, another way to travel the world. As Jonah stared in my direction, my brain running a million miles a minute as he awaited my answer, I thought about all the possibilities, and how maybe, giving something a fighting chance didn’t necessarily have to mean that I was giving up on myself- maybe it just meant that I was willing to grow, and try something new. Maybe I’d always been so terrified of failing, or being criticized, that I never allowed myself to try anything, or become anyone. Maybe, just maybe, I could take a leap- just this once.

“I-I wanna do this.” I replied, my heart racing, and my fingers numb from nerves. I had to at least try.

[hendroda]

SOTT promo 4/7/17

On Air w/ Ryan Seacrest: Parts 1 2 3

The Hits Radio: X

SiriusXM Morning Mashup: X

Elvis Duran Z100: X

Key103:  X

Carson Daly 97.1AMP Radio: X

BBC R1: Source 1 Source 2

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As It Was promo Masterpost

Masterpost of links to all the As It Was promo interviews, with summaries.

Hits Radio UK, Apr 1 2022

Audacy interview, Apr 1 2022

SiriusXm Morning MashUp, Apr 1 2022

Heart UK, Apr 1 2022

Capital FM, Apr 1 2022

Z100 NY, Apr 1 2022

BBC Radio 1, Apr 1 2022

102.7 KIIS FM, Apr 1 2022

Q99.7 Atlanta, Apr 1 2022

BBC Radio 2, Apr 1 2022

-this is an ongoing post, check original post for most up to date version.