#rkcollab

[rkjongin]

— SOLO N°. 03.

＊. EVENT COLLAB / THIS. POINTS +3 SINGING +2 CHARISMA. 1264 WORDS.

he’s not exactly the type to get inspired from songs in the form of singing, but some can be certain exceptions that make him feel like reigniting the love he has for singing. it’s once in a blue moon kind of occasion, dribbling within the mind in a classic ricochet. this one song has been tickling his fancy constantly, swirling inside the thoughts. a cover is due to be made, and he’s seeking someone who can cover the rapping parts than he could ever do, which isn’t a feat, really. even the most novice rappers can beat him in a rap battle effortlessly, so he’s not a contender in this forte. definitely not up his alley, but he knows someone who might have the musical and rhythmical inclination for it. the song that he wishes to cover since the beginning of listening to it is rather simple, the beat slow, soothing. the sad meanings are almost overlooked upon listening merely for the melody, but that’s how he likes his songs, fitting for his somber voice.

his invitation for jaebum is not ignored, thank goodness. it seems that nowadays people are getting busier and busier, with their lives occupied with school and work. it’s not uncommon for him to get turned down for a recording due to their being shy, too, so jongin doesn’t blame anyone. his subscribers are also there mostly for his dance covers and routines, as far as he’s aware, so he’s not really sure when he wants to upload song covers, but does it anyway. it’s his channel, after all, and knowing that he’s not at all shabby in singing might also attract more traffic into his channel. the influx of anything is acceptable, he’s not picky. so, when jaebum agreed to cover the song with him, he’s halfway elated. well, he hasn’t heard the man rap per se, just his singing, but as a former band vocalist, jongin is almost sure that jaebum would know not to embarrass himself in front of an audience when he’s not too well-versed in this, for example.

the arrival of the day, after he finishes with today’s practice at the studio, leaves jongin excited since he has prepared all the materials needed for the recording. he’s memorised the song, training for his parts. he is pretty much ready, and he hopes that jaebum is, too, especially since jaebum will be the one rapping and plucking. multitasking is one hell of a task, and jongin himself knows how much of a pain it can be, even when so far he’s managed to do so, especially with dancing and singing. tonight, however, he simply has to sing, so that’s even easier for him. the arrival at home leaves forty minutes for him before jaebum’s arrival, so he jumps into the cold shower real quickly, washing his hair too, which color has almost faded from silver back to the light blonde, bleached. needs a touch-up, for sure. he makes a mental note to do so as he dries his hair, gelling it up. it’s still presentable for the recording even when the root is peeking already. after all, isn’t the music the only thing that matters?

his thoughts come to an abrupt end when the doorbell of his apartment rings. he half-sprints towards the door, opening it for jaebum. grinning, he steps aside to let jaebum in. ❛ ready for it, hyung? ❜ he asks as he heads towards the rather spacious second bedroom, transformed into the dance studio. not the best chamber to reverberate the acoustic, enhancing the quality, but it’s the only room with the soundproof walls. they need to be seated on the wooden floor, but that should suffice. ❛ feel free to put your bag anywhere, ❜ he says, gesturing towards the room. in a corner, the camera is propped, sitting on the side sitting space covered with cushion. ❛ we’ll be sitting on the floor for the recording—hope that’s okay with you. ❜ his eyes follow jaebum as jaebum prepares himself, sitting on his usual corner before doing the smurf-ing to warm his vocal up. ❛ anything you want to eat after we finish, by the way? my treat. thanks for agreeing to do this with me, you’re saving the career that i don’t have. ❜ he chuckles. ❛ i really love the song, too. i suck too badly at rapping, though. ❜

he stands up temporarily to check the camera, then, ensuring that the aperture covers enough of them, the sign where they will be sitting marked with crisscrossed tapes. he hums when the camera is ready, looking at jaebum, wondering, ❛ ready for the recording, hyung? shall we practice first or record immediately? ❜ quirking his eyebrows, he agrees when jaebum asks for them to try seeing their dynamics without any practice. that’s just how jongin likes it, anyway, for everything can be edited later. ❛ alright, let’s go with the intro then, ❜ he decides, moving to the camera to start recording. after clicking the button, he moves backward to sit cross-legged next to jaebum. ❛ so yes, hello again, people! this is your resident kai, with im jaebum. today we’re going to sing a cover for you, called home is far away by epik high and oh hyuk. ❜ he looks at jaebum to start with the instrument, then.

the soft plucking of the guitar fills the room with the echo, the harmony delivered by the strings in absence of the piano. he counts the starting point with a relative ease after listening to the song so often, and jaebum’s idyllic play also helps him slow into the right entrance: got a long way to go / but there are no vacant taxis / seems like it’s gonna rain / my drooping shoulders bear the burdens of today / i want to take a bit of a rest / home is far away. the chorus slides the atmosphere into the right chill ambience, and jongin watches closely as jaebum falls into the rhythm of the rap as the melodic guitar keeps playing, followed by another chorus that jongin sings. the next part with the rap is another tempo that jongin nods along with slightly, not as fervently as he would with upbeat songs that he often dances to. jaebum’s voice is heavier than the singing voice, or perhaps that’s just jongin, but either way it fits seamlessly into the song even sans the beats.

the song mellows in, carrying jongin as he stays in the mood still. wearing the ache as he sings the chorus, he has always been expressive when it comes to singing, dancing. he sways along the melodies, too, as the rap part pours in, until the bridge comes: could you please stop for a moment for me? / it’s hard to keep walking along / the wind is blowing, and still… closing his eyes as he sings the part, he doesn’t open his eyes as he sings the chorus again, followed by jaebum’s part. the outro eventually comes, and he picks up on where jaebum partakes, complementing the part until the diminuendo is replaced by the fading plucked strings. he grins at it, then, before fixing his gaze on the camera again to close the video. ❛ so, that was it, thanks for tuning in! if you liked it, don’t forget to subscribe to my channel and jaebum hyung’s, as i will link his on the description below. see you next time, please let us know in the comments if you’d like to see another collaboration, thanks! farewell for now. ❜

› › ›   ft. im jaebum ( @rkjaebeom ).

[rkjaebeom]

OPEN EVENT ☪ RKCOLLAB, ft. @rkjongin​ ⇢ home is far away . . . epik high, ft. ohhyuk

jaebum couldn’t remember the last time he collaborated with someone on music. he had a hunch it was sometime amidst his time as a front man of the band he parted ways with earlier this year. but even then, jaebum couldn’t remember any songs, nor the names or faces of people he had worked with. somewhat shameful, but he did the best he could to block out that portion of his life. he wasn’t much of a social butterfly either anymore, that didn’t help. but when approached with a collaboration opportunity from a good friend of his, something tells him to take it. jaebum hadn’t totally abandoned music. his time was just occupied by work, both legal and somewhat illegal. he missed music; making it, playing it. singing, rapping . . . just music in general. 

jongin has a substantial following. most people know him to be a dancer, but jaebum thought he was a rather talented vocalist. he had potential. jaebum happily obliges to the collaboration, he’s almost pleased to be taking part. the song that is forward isn’t awful. good pacing, although there was some pressure on jaebum given how rap heavy it was. if that alone wasn’t stressful enough, he also found himself on guitar. beaten up, very well loved, many a songs written, re-written and forgotten. there’s a feeling of comfort, security and somewhat of nostalgia with his guitar in hand again. learning the song had been easy, memorizing the lyrics hadn’t. jaebum must of listened to the song around three hundred times by now. if only reading off of a sheet of paper were easy.

the two had decided against practicing together. jaebum liked the authenticity of rocking up and just doing their thing. rehearsals weren’t fun either, and jaebum had had enough of them to last him a lifetime. jaebum follows jongin’s prompts as they settle on the floor in front of a camera, it ready to record their performance. jaebum’s a little nervous, shy. he’s so used to performing in front of hundreds of people in live settings. but those days are gone, the stage persona has been laid to rest. it was just im jaebum now. jongin introduces himself, and jaebum before revealing their collaboration song; home is far away by epik high, featuring oh hyuk. 

jaebum opens, the original’s piano absent and instead replaced by jaebum and his guitar. jongin sings and jaebum plays, nodding his head to the beat, eyes fixated on his calloused fingertips and the way they move from chord to chord with ease. muscle memory. jongin’s voice fades out and jaebum begins his rap. it too is muscle memory, the lyrics ingrained in his memory only not written, just heard. rapping feels so foreign despite it being something he knows he can do.

nothing has changed, i’m alone in this playground. i got on top of the high bars, but i’ve been on my tip toes all my life. what’s always been asked of me, is to reach a bit higher than i’m able to. the standards of the world is becoming like everest, the more i go towards the top, stress builds up like a mountain, i know i can never rest. no sleeping pills to put my anxieties to sleep, so i’m biting my tongue and staying up all night. since i was young, i was taught to stay in line, now i know why. complicated relationships, it’s a paradox. only relationships exist and there’s no room for humans. afraid of becoming ordinary, i dreamed a dream. but now i’m jealous of the ordinary. as i stand alone in the rain, if you don’t grow, growing pains is just pain.

the lyrics resonate with jaebum deeply, in a way he hadn’t expected them to. that feeling when life becomes too much, when the urge to run from everything is so strong. he’s been there, done that, tried that. it reminds him of the past, what he used to be. his rapping is melodic, not overly aggressive nor soft spoken. the lyrics speak volumes and jaebum’s merely there to speak them. he glances to jongin as he begins the chorus, still nodding his head along to the beat played by himself on the guitar. his focus returns to where it initially was before he then moves into the second rap verse. another hard hitting set of lyrics in jaebum’s mind.

i get more and more scared, i’m running but my feet and heart forget why. dreams just become baggage now, my only hope is to just leave it behind and run. rushing myself to take just one more step, but when i looked up, i’m right in front of a cliff. i look back and all these expectations are lined up behind it. it pretends to support me but it’s pushing my back. i wanted to place a comma in my heart sometime, but now it’s mixed up with all these numbers. the calculating world holds out it’s hand, i don’t want to hold it but i’m even more scared of being empty handed. i can hold it but would time really be the only thing that goes away? as i look at the cloudy sky, i thought, i used to have dreams at one point. tonight is another sleepless night.

jongin takes over, singing the bridge as the two of them move into the final portion of the song. jaebum is somewhat impressed they managed to get this far without any blunders, although it would be easy enough to hit pause and redo the whole thing. but no one wanted to do that ten times over. jaebum forgoes the rapping, showcasing his vocal abilities for a mere few seconds, jongin supporting. the two sound good together, or at least their voices worked well in a song. jaebum wonders if a second collaboration might ever come of the two of them?

is there no place for me in this big world? am i alone in this crowded street? is there no empty seat for me? so far away.

what i had to do, there was something other than making money. what i had to do, there was something other than making money. what i had to do, there was something other than making money. where i had to go, there was some kind of dream for me too, some kind. there was some kind of dream.

jaebum plays out the outro of the song, his heart racing a little, mostly grateful for their lack of mistakes and for their professionalism despite this being their first actual sit down. he plays the last chord before stopping, bowing his head a little. he looks to jongin and nods, listening as he speaks. he murmurs a thank you, appreciative of jongin’s shout out towards his more or less very dead youtube channel. the two say their goodbyes to the camera and jaebum sighs.

[rkyunho]

☀ open event: collaboration event song: you can rest — crucial star ft. babylon rap: yunho singing: @rksuwoong lyrics: ( here ) yt template: ( here )

This was a distinctly new experience.

Yunho wasn't a stranger to posting covers on his various social media accounts, but he had only ever done them as a solo artist. His following was modest and he didn't really think anyone actually cared about the content he put out so he kept it very casual and chill. But then Suwoong happened.

They'd known each other for a while now since they'd both been on the ballroom circuit when they were younger but it had never struck them to collaborate. Yunho wasn't sure whose idea it had been to join forces and record together but somehow it just snowballed. Two weeks later here they were, in front of a shitty camera, recording the introduction. It amused him how invested his friend was in doing this video, even making him come up with a name for his subscribers—when in reality he doubted they were even fans. Half of them were probably bots anyway.

Seeing them both on screen would only serve to show the difference in their personalities. Suwoong was excitable and charismatic, engaging with the camera, whereas he sat back and let him steer the ramblings, a small smile on his lips. Yunho had always been of the quieter variety of people, making people overlook him despite his tall and broad stature. The only way he ever got any attention was when he danced. Dancing was his true form of self-expression, something he was comfortable doing. Rapping on the other hand...

It had started out as a hobby. A few covers here and there, crumpled papers with half finished lyrics, and a musical journey into the outskirts of hip hop. Yunho could only hope that this cover wouldn't make a fool out of both of them. Maybe he should turn off the comments section once he uploaded it.

He'd chosen this song as Crucialstar's rap style was much like his own and something he strived to achieve. With Babylon's smooth singing bringing everything together, it was a song he enjoyed listening to, especially when he thought of his parents. He supposed he was singing this for them, in a way, since they'd done so much to be able to send him to Seoul.

The lyrics rolled off his tongue smoothly, his hands moving to the beat of their own accord as he rapped. He looked into the camera a few times but mostly just concentrated on getting everything else right, his gaze locked on a point somewhere over Suwoong's head.

Overall the collaboration ended without a hitch and Yunho felt a hint of pride giving him a warm glow from inside his chest. He can't help but chuckle and shake his head at his friend's ending line, coming up to him and slinging and arm about his shoulders. "That's all for today, guys. I hope you enjoyed it. Links to Suwoong's SNS are in the description below, follow him for more pretty boy content."

[rkyeji]

⟨ ━━ - ̗̀  collab solo w/ @ryujinrk​ ⟩ 

feeldog (g.d) ft. yuna missing you / lyrics                          ryujin (feeldog) ft. yeji (yuna)

when yeji had gone to meet ryujin that saturday she didn’t really think she would be standing where she was now. a microphone in one hand-- a confused look given to the younger female. yeji couldn’t say no now. it was really unfortunate for her. before she knew it ryujin had dragged her to the band that was holding an... open mic, in hongdae? out of all of the times to do it. yeji wasn’t comfortable singing.

on the spot the two girls had agreed on a song that they both knew, ryujin being the feeldog fangirl that yeji knew would know this song. yeji also knew it, it had been a while since she had sung it... last time was way to many years ago.

they announced their pick to the band and thankfully they knew the song and its chords. yeji had a small hope that they didn’t but luck was not on her side.

yeji heard the sound of instruments, ryujin starts them off with her rap. yeji taps her foot to remember the beat, nodding her head-- when its time she sings the chorus, its a simple enough chorus for her. not much room to fail and miss the notes. yeji’s tone is clean and pure, she has never had singing lessons-- so her voice, unbeknownst to her shows potential-- its clean and solid tone.

yeji’s thankful that she only has to sing the chorus and nothing else-- the chorus is nice, while singing she can’t help but think of hansol. feeling like a fool but she can’t help it-- she misses him even though she knows he’s just a phone call away. this was the reality that she was facing. wanting to call him-- maybe she was missing him, that much she would never tell him.the song resonates with her more than she would like ot admit.

ryujin’s rap is clear to her, the lyrics speaking of how lovers in the early stage were affectionate. even though-- yeji and hansol never had taken that extra step, yeji couldn’t help but worry-- when they were younger they showered each other with affection freely. now it was harder-- for whatever reason.

to catch herself from dwelling too much on the past she looks up at ryujin, the younger calming her down as she finishes her rap-- yeji singing the chous this time for the last time.

maybe i’m missing you.

it ends. yeji wants to walk away immediately but the applause from the people surrounding them makes her stay, she bows at them, 90 degrees, putting down the microphone-- thanking the band for letting them perform with them. then she grabs ryujin’s arm and drags the female with her.

“ah, i can’t belive i did that...” 

yeji looked at ryujin, ‘at least i did it with you.’

[rkdoyoung]

▶ COLLABORATION ☆ “갖고놀래” - BUMKEY feat. @rkseokwoo as dynamic duo

it's been about two weeks in the making, planning around schedules, picking songs, wardrobe, equipment. it's been quite a long time since he's been able to collaborate with seokwoo, and no one could blame him. from what he's heard, the life of a trainee is incredibly difficult, and it only makes him even more grateful that his old friend has made time to do this street performance with him in addition to putting it up on his youtube channel.

he draws inspiration from those heavily produced videos he sees on youtube, of artists and idols alike in a quiet setting like a coffee shop or a quaint, simple space with nothing to distract from the sounds of acoustic instruments and steady vocals. he's gotten three of his other friends to film from different angles so that later it can be edited into a cohesive video that can add a more dynamic feel to such a stripped down performance.

it's the last song of the night, the closer for his set. he's pulled his guitar strap over his shoulders and placed it in his lap, and a friend from work accompanies them on a third microphone to supply his beatboxing talents, making it an acoustic version of the song. with everything set up and all cameras ready to go, he glances at seokwoo and offers an excited grin before starting the song off with his guitar, his coworker's beatboxing joining in an 8-count later.

soon enough, his vocals are thrown into the mix as he starts off with the chorus, his voice as smooth as the lyrics, easy as the redone composition.

ma lady 나 널 갖고놀래 ma lady, i want to play with you 더 가까이와 널 꼭 안을래 come closer, i want to hug you tight 마침 딱 분위기좋아 두 눈은 감을래? the mood is just right, will you close your eyes?

he's been practicing the entire week, knows the song like the back of his hand, and knows exactly when he can throw in his own adlibs, when he can sing a different melody without disrupting the flow of the song. seokwoo's raps are a perfect accompaniment to his own voice, adapting well to the song and style. he can see how much his friend has improved over the past year and can't help but feel a swell of pride rise within him even though he's fully aware he hasn't done anything to help that development.

baby 걱정따윈 없어 너와 함께 있으면 baby, i have no worries when i'm with you i’ll let you know that you’re attraction이젠 알았으면 해 i'll let you know that you're attraction, i want you to know now tell me what i must do, tell me anything ill do my heart is true girl, i gotta make you mine tonight

once the bridge hits, he takes the opportunity to really play around with the melody, throwing in his own adlibs, adding more to the fairly simple vocals of the original song without overdoing it. the rest of the song is merely a repeat of the chorus, and he keeps that simple, strumming along with his guitar as his coworker raps up until the song's end.

once it's done, he stands, thanks the crowd, and especially those who have helped him for the night, and begins packing up.

"thanks again for doing this," he addresses seokwoo, throwing his guitar in its case over his shoulder and picking up his amp. "you know, being this big hotshot now. surprised you even remember my name." he's joking, of course, absolutely certain that he's still that same good guy he'd met several years ago. "wanna grab something to eat? i owe you that much."

he begins walking toward a nearby place, but pauses, turns back to his friend, and adds with a telling grin, "somewhere cheap, though. i ain't rich, you know."

[rkkyg]

now, now, now.

collabsolo w/ @rkkhg now - troublemaker 

doing dances with hyunggu is something he does on the regular. the two of them do duets more often than the whole of dynamite dances together. mainly due to the fact their third member is both old and busy. 

so coming up with the idea to do this song together had been easy. 

honestly, most of yugyeoms ideas these days come from suggestions he gets from his regular fans. the ones who have been with him for over a year if not longer--ones who had been with him when he was still solo and supported him making this busking crew. they always tell him in his lives and after busking when he’s packing up that they want to see more of the live performances. 

well, who is he to not do what the fans want. 

besides, now is a song that many people know and its one thats most likely to get the attention of the randoms walking around. more people watching means more people who might tips. and yugyeom is always needing those tips these days. especially considering his practice shoes are starting to look worn. 

the day of their performance he was stalling with the crowd. chatting into the mic after having done a few songs with the whole group. it’s hot out, and taking moments to rest and drink are important. it’s while he’s asking for requests that they get one for live performing, and he’s turning a raised brow look onto his best friend who was totally at fault for getting the fans to like it so much. not that yugyeom dislikes it. he is trying to be an idol and that’s like 90% of what idols do. 

he lets hyunggu take over the mic so he can step over to get a drink and at his face of sweat. then he stands holding one of the hand fans that his regular admirer always hands him before busking starters, cooling off and watching in amusement as the fans get hyped up over the idea before having even heard the song. 

with a smirk, he sets the fan down and goes to get into position. he knows a lot of his fans are surprised to see him dancing to hyuna’s part. especially considering he’s dancing with hyunggu, and normally its hyunggu who takes on the girl parts or girl dancings. but most of his fans would be aware that he’s been focusing on rap these days which could partly explain. he also just generally enjoys hyuna’s part in the dance. it’s not often that he does girl groups. 

the whole dance is fuel for the fans who ship them, he’s fully aware of this. he knows about the instagram accounts that are dedicated to him and hyunggu as a couple and it amuses him to no end. especially fueling it like he knows they do all the time. making sure to look extra flirty with hyunggu anytime they make eye contact.

and finally the song starts to come to an end and there’s a part of this that him and hyunggu had never really practiced but that they had joked about. 

as they come to the end few moves, he can hear the screams of the fans as his and hyunggus lips connect. a smirk spreading across his lips as he pulls back from the younger to finish the dance and hit that final pose. winking at one of the cameras he can see aimed his way. he makes a point of raising a hand to wipe his lips before bowing along with hyunggu. 

he’s amused, but also exhilarated. it’s always so much fun performing like that--and with hyunggu too, he would admit easily. he loves performing with dynamite. and as he lets seungmin take over chatting at the crowd for a moment for that him and hyunggu could recover, he can’t help but think it might be time to work harder towards becoming an idol. 

[rkseongmin]

collab solo with @rkhyojeong song ; zero for conduct - block b bastarz ( p.o ) dance ; zero for conduct - block b bastarz ( p.o ) set ; march 23rd, 7pm

  in the year that hyunjoon has become a busker with orion he’s learned more choreographies and songs than he ever thought he would. a year ago he didn’t want to be a performer. a year ago he was set on culinary school and making it big with his restaurant. probably would be one hosting all kinds of fan events for hyojeong when she becomes a famous artist or dancer--what ever ended up first.  

    a year ago he joined a dance crew simply because he wanted to spend more time with his hyungs. he never would have thought it would lead to this. to him spending most of his free time dancing, and rapping, and even singing. it started with a simple desire to be included in something and now he really couldn’t imagine himself not doing this. not busking, not being in a group. he couldn’t imagine taking away those nights that him and hyojeong would kill themselves in the studio either practicing what they already know or learning something new. he couldn’t imagine not knowing all the people he’s met through busking, or the skills he’s gained in the year. 

    the last few months him and hyojeong have picked up a bunch of dances they wanted to learn together--a few that hyo has already learned but hyunjoon had been in the process of recovering so he wasn’t able to learn them yet. it’s because of being injured that he started turning to singing and rapping more. 

    the teen isn’t sure which he prefers of the two, singing is fun sometimes and it’s typically easier for him to learn a song even if his vocals are top notch. where as rapping is by far cooler--and the more he works at it the better he is getting with rapping, especially fast ones. and thats how the idea for them to live sing while dancing zero for conduct had been born. hyojeong was all aboard the idea too, and learning it had been a blast. the song was fast paced, both dance and rap, and had such a cool vibe. it fit the looks both of them are always pulling off. 

    march was nearly ending and hyunjoon felt they had the performance down. tonight was supposed to be an orion busking night but everyone had been busy ( that is to say, half the group are signed trainees and one of those has been mia the last month ) so hyunjoon thought it would be perfect for them to do it tonight. 

    “hello everyone, i’m heo hyunjoon of orion. and tonight we have a bit of a different performance for you.” he falls easily into his busker persona once they’ve finished setting up. it’s a about ten past the hour--normally the first few minutes are spent setting up and stretching a little--and he can see most of their normal fans sat around the spot. including the few who are very specifically hyunjoon and hyojeong fans. something that amuses him a whole lost considering how rare it use to be that hyojeong would busk with him or busk at all. 

        “as you can see it’s just the two of us, but i we’re going to make sure tonight is fun and then next performance will be more of the normal orion crowd. i hope you can stay and enjoy what we have for you.” he speaks slowly and in his normal blank tone, but anytime he makes eye contact with one of the fans they end up losing it. the older female fans especially are always dying over how baby like he is which he doesn’t understand. but he really really appreciates the fans he has and works to step out of his comfort zone to give them a better performance still. 

          he steps back to let hyojeong introduce herself, moving around to make sure the camera is set up correctly so that this could be posted onto youtube later. then going over and hooking the extra phone they have thats for the music. he crouches by the speaker, fiddling with it a little then scrolling to the song they’re doing. there’s no vocals on this track, just the mr so that they had the background, but otherwise the vocals and rap would be done by them. hyunjoon had P.O’s rap part and a few months ago he wouldn’t have been as set to do this but he’s practiced at home and in noraebangs so many times now, he feels he can at least hit every word even if tit doesn’t sound as cool. 

         all set up, introduced, and ready to go, hyunjoon hits play on the track and gets up into place with hyojeong. the song starts with its siren and he’s hit with some nerves suddenly as he realizes this is happening man. we’re doing this shit.

          and then he has no time to be nervous because the song is starting and he’s falling into a persona he’s seemed to form in the last year. the one that allows him to stand before a bunch of strangers and talk so easily. the one that lets him dance and be cute, and sing, on the populated streets of hongdae without wanting to eat one of his own hands. he falls into it, and performing becomes so much easier. he’s sure he doesn’t sounds the best. because let it be known, live rapping and live singing while dancing is much much harder than it first seems. and its only months of practice that allows him to get through it without being winded. 

         months of practice and years of dancing. 

         but really, even if this wasn’t where he saw himself a year ago. even if he had never once thought performing would be what he wants to do, hyunjoon couldn’t picture himself doing something else. he doesn’t think he could go back to lazing around on the weekends, to only watching hyojeong dance and not dancing with her. he might be uncertain of where this is going to go, but he thinks.

             with hyojeong it’ll be fine. 

             i’ll be fine. 

[moonbokrk]

Keeping Time

@rkxminhee

To Moonbok, timing had always been crucial. Whether it be as a first aid responder in order to save life or limb, or when writing lyrics to keep tempo with the music he’d been given. Even when it came to getting home in the evening, he was a stickler for good time-keeping skills.

Which was why he was a flustered mess as he tried to get to the meeting point in Hongdae that he’d agreed with his prospective collab partner, painfully aware that he was running late. To most people, being five minutes late was just about remarkable, perhaps used as a teasing jab. For Moonbok, it was nothing short of a disaster and he cursed himself under his breath for dawdling in the University earlier.

That said, he’d been stunned when a trainee, from Sphere or all companies, had found his youtube video in which he’d (half-jokingly) asked if anyone would like to collab with him before the year was out. So he supposed some of his lateness could be attributed to having a fit of nerves and ducking back into the campus to panic.

Which was probably worse than something like the bus or the train being late.

Finally reaching the assigned meeting place, Moonbok doubled over, hand on his knees as he gasped for breath. Trying to get his breathing back to normal as quickly as possible, he let out a breathless noise of surprise at the soft tap on his shoulder. Eyes flying open, he met the concerned gaze of Joo Minhee and he hastily bowed probably to her before straightening up again.

“Mi-Minhee noona! Sorry....sorry for being so late, I didn’t... I didn’t mean to keep you waiting!

[rkhtaek-blog]

street performance in hongdae w/ @rkjsg​ ` saturday night

             “whisper” - vixx lr

   this had been long in the making. sagang and him had been working on this collaboration for the longest time. it was a perfect song, performed by two people, who in hwitaek’s opinion, were very good together. the kid was still young and really brought some youth to performance. he was very energetic when he was performing and hwitaek held nothing but respect for him.

    after all the work they put into the performance, hwitaek really thought they would do well. they managed to work out an edit to the composition to fit the two of them better. they worked well together. hwitaek’s soft falsetto fit well with sagang’s deeper voice. the song was so delicate, but still had such a great beat. it was such a popular song, so he was more than happy to offer his best.

   getting set up was easy. hwitaek got a friend to help them set up and film it for them so they could post it on their respective channels. hongdae was already starting to get busy and because of hwitaek’s getting out of work easily, he managed to snag one of the better spots that was starting to become really popular. places to busk changed constantly. the more popular a spot became, a new one had to pop up. it depended on who visited the area, of course. hwitaek wasn’t one of the ones people actively looked forward to, but he still managed to get people to stop.

   when they both were ready, hwitaek got the music to start and it started softly before he started the song. they both rested on stools, deciding not to dance, but hwitaek was fine with that. he just allowed his voice carry the song.

   during sagang parts, hwitaek bobbed his head and harmonized when it called for it before he was singing again. there was a soft smile on his face that appeared off and on. the song wasn’t one that really called for a smile, but as sagang performed, hwitaek felt a swell of pride. the other was definitely in his element and hwitaek was like a proud parent. he just couldn’t help being proud of others when they seemed to be doing what they loved.

   as the song was nearing its end, hwitaek picked himself up from his stool and allowed his voice carry itself as he hit the higher notes, feeling a swell of pride leave his body as hit the high note. he felt proud of himself.

    he grinned a bit, biting his lip as he moved his head in tune with the music and his body as well, allowing it to fill him up. 

    when the song came to an end, he turned to look at sagang and smile. he reached out, patting the other male’s back, a soft chuckle leaving his lips. he offered a small thumbs up.

< awarded: +3 singing & +2 charisma ( x )

[rkxhyunbin-blog]

❛ 딸기 ┅

@rksanggyun​ ┅ 🍓 

he didn’t tell sanggyun that he would pay him a visit until he was about to take the elevator up to the older boy’s flat. the message he sent was a short and quick one, just to make sure the door would be open for him by the time he arrived.  it was a while ago that sanggyun mentioned something about a collaboration and it might have as well been a joke - hyunbin wasn’t always sure with the mischievous note to his hyung’s personality -, but he was eager to do it and eager to learn. sanggyun was, by far, a better rapper than hyunbin and while he was practicing and trying his best there was no way he matched what sanggyun had to offer.   so, he’s hopeful, of course; not just that the collaboration would help him improve but also that it would mean and sanggyun had to spend a lot of time together. hyunbin probably says it way too often and has too many guys he titles as his favourite hyung but with sanggyun it strikes a nerve and sounds just right.  and the truth is, hyunbin had adored him for a long time, looked up to him for even longer and although he was far from being the small and frail boy others can easily pick on and has long since surpassed sanggyun’s height, his hyung still acted protective of him. he was the perfect mix between an older brother and a best friend, his fun loving nature making it easy for hyunbin to forget everything and cheer up, find new energy to work even harder.  by the time he’s out of the elevator there’s a soft smile on his lips and, like usual when he announces himself, the front door had been left open. “hyung!” hyunbin calls as soon as he enters, slipping out of his shoes and sliding sock clad feet over the smooth floor. “sangyunnie hyung, remember when you suggested we make a youtube video together?” 

[rkgowon-blog]

fruity 🍍

🍍🍍🍍 song & outfit | ft. @rkyukji​

it’s supposed to be practice. her subscribers are supposed to have yet another, most likely quite entertaining, video to enjoy, chaewon was supposed to get more experience in singing and jidam was supposed to finally repay her for the successful dye job.

they went through the song together once, before chaewon deemed it fine enough and decided to set up the camera. she would try her best but if she ended up sounding horrible, at least jidam would look all the more talented.

when the song starts, her voice sounds shaky, even to her own ears; it wasn’t the easiest to sing and chaewon wasn’t sure if it actually fit her voice, but she wanted to try. the song was playful and bubbly and while she wasn’t sure how well she could pull off looking flirty she tried.

at first her smiles were directed towards the camera, but as the chorus approaches, chaewon turns slightly more daring. it’s not usually like her, but the lyrics make it easy to direct her attention towards jidam and pretend as if she’s flirting with her. her actions are still relatively small and innocent; there’s the easy swaying of her body and the steps that bring her closer to the other girl.

she hovers close to jidam as the other girl raps, adds a few ad lips to complement her words and by the time the last chorus arrives, chaewon has completely forgotten trying to appeal with what she’s doing. it’s all just in good fun when she wraps an arm around jidam’s waist while wrapping up the song and while the giddy and joyful feeling in her stomach lasts, she pushes herself onto her tiptoes and presses a soft peck against jidam’s cheek as soon as the chorus is over. at least it wasn’t a boy, her brother shouldn’t mind too much.

[jaehyunrk]

–– %% loading &&    air_plane___give_me_a_chance.mp3     (FILE: REARRANGEMENT) (FILE: SONG)     COLLABORATION WITH: MARK LEE

“it’s a good song isn’t it?” he turns to his friend, eyebrows slightly raised as he lowers the volume of his laptop. it’s a song that’s been stuck in his head for weeks now, constantly on repeat (and he’s sure his helper at home is sick and tired of hearing him hum the tune).

the older boy reaches to nudge mark with his shoulder and he throws his friend a smile. “it’s been a while since i’ve performed and honestly –– i mean it when i say i know a ton of rapper,” (he doesn’t. other than mark he probably only knows like two) “but you’re the only one i can see fitting this song.”

and it’s in his persuasive tone, the manner in which he looks on at the younger boy, bottom lip jutting out like a child. “what do you say? sound good?”

“sounds great hyung,” mark finally replies and jaehyun’s at least glad that the younger boy agrees with him. “but how are we gonna perform this? i mean, i’m all up for it really!”

“oh mark,” he shakes his head and rests a hand on the younger boy’s shoulder. “hyung knows a lot of people.” (and this, is true).

it’s not too hard for him to get some friends to hook things up for them. a few calls here, text messages there and the renting of a microphone from an acquaintance and they’re all set to perform at hongdae.

perks of being a social butterfly of sorts (also for being rich).

“looks good hyung!” mark beams and jaehyun smiles, wide as he reaches to pat mark’s back. (and just years ago he would’ve easily ruffled his hair, jaehyun’s long limbs towering over mark’s physique. but it’s different now –– the boy is taller, almost close to jaehyun’s height himself).

“let’s get set up, okay?”

a crowd begins to form and jaehyun settles himself behind a mic.

ohhh girl 벌써 몇번짼지 몰라 받지 않는 전화 통화버튼만 누르다 밤 새겠어 정말

jaehyun begins to sing, both him and mark running their fingers through the strings of their guitar – it’s a joint performance after all and they’d thought it a good idea to have two guitars playing, amplifying the melody of the song.

he scans the crowd, the corner of his lips raising up slightly as a few passers-by begin to stop, looking on at the two boys curiously.

너 때매 내가 아니 전화가 열만 받아가 숨막히니까 답답하니까 그만 내 말 좀 들어봐

it’s a song that suits the tone of his voice; is at a tone comfortable enough for him to sing confidently in front of a crowd of people, which makes having fun a lot more easier.

he nods his head to the rhythm of the song, hands on his guitar as he continues strumming through.

when he reaches the last note he takes a step back, letting mark take the spotlight for his rap. the boy breezes through it and jaehyun smiles as he makes an effort to walk around (as far as the plug into the amp can take him).

soon enough it’s his turn to sing again and he reaches for the mic, gently smiling towards the crowd.

전화좀 받어 할말이 많어 내 속이 타 들어가잖아 전화좀 받어 듣고있잖아 이러다 미치겠어

he takes in a deep breath, hand removing itself from his guitar momentarily to reach out and hold the mic.

가지마

and as he belts out the note, mark continues on behind him, both of their voices unsurprisingly matching well. (jaehyun’s always more or less known that the tone of his voice and mark’s compliment each other –– something he’d readily put to use).

the next verse mostly consists of mark’s rapping and jaehyun simply continues on with his own thing, moving his head along to the beat and focusing more on the strum of his guitar, the melody that resonates through the speakers.

there’s a larger crowd that’s formed by now and he’s pleasantly surprised to see a few people clap, smiling a little as the two boys perform.

and then it’s his turn again, the chorus repeating once more.

할말이 많어 내 속이 타 들어가잖아 전화좀 받어 듣고있잖아 이러다 미치겠어 가지마

and once more their voices come together to blend, jaehyun’s focusing more on the higher notes and carrying the melody. his voice falls behind mark’s as the boy’s rap takes more center and focus.

너에게 해야할 말들이 많은데 이렇게 널 보낼수는 없어

the lyrics aren’t exactly something he can relate to but he tries his best to feel for it –– the desperation of a man unwilling to let go of his lover (or something of that sort).

전해주고 싶은데 전화좀 받아 –––––

and the song ends there, jaehyun bringing himself to mark’s side with a little huff leaving his lips once he’s done with the high notes. he turns to look at his friend and the both of them exchange wide grins before going in for a high five.

it’s only then when he realizes just how much larger the crowd has gotten and the applauses aimed towards the both of them. he stares on a little taken aback before he breaks out into shy laughter and a smile.

“we should do this again,” he says, turning to mark. “we make a pretty good team.”

[lixrk]

plot call + muse update!

HELLO EVERYONE !!! my hiatus is ending soon so i wanted to make this post before it does to ‘get ready’ in a sense lol. anyways! first of all, lix finally quit his job as a host in a host club took him a while i know and has decided to... *drum roll* do youtube full-time! wow, amazing!

what does he do on his youtube channel?

dance covers, most of them he choreographed himself. he started doing vocal covers too!

he also vlogs, you know, for the views

mukbang with an assortment of cheap junk food

if you’re also a friend of his there’s an 80% chance he’ll try to drag you into his videos

AND NOW FOR THE PLOT CALL !!! i’ve been... super horrible with interacting with most of the people on here because i just stick to twitter for plotting and well, i don’t have all of you on twitter... and i wanted to change that! i want lix to meet a lot of your muses as well as make more meaningful connections, after all. so! this is an attempt at that!

under the cut i’ll be listing a few plot ideas that might interest you guys. please LIKE THIS POST if you want me to slide into your dms for plotting. you can also REPLY WITH A SONG TITLE if you want me to write up a random starter for you (based on a prompt generator or a sentence starter). thanks a lot and i’m looking forward to writing with all of you!

additionally, you can reach out to me on twitter (@wowyoungie) and discord (ask for the id) if you’re as bad with tumblr ims as i am (although i’m awful at messaging in general,,, i’ll do my best though!! i promise!!)

PLATONIC

a very close friend of his, his ride or die. they probably knew each other for a long while, and is aware that lix is... running away from his rich family lol

the one friend that helped him polish his korean... he owes you big time. he’ll share his pizza with you everyday

that friend that let him stay at their place when he just returned to korea before he moved out and found a proper roommate... this friend can be the same one that helps him re-polish his korean if you want!

since his family goes to korea every summer, friends that he made during those times!! he’d treasure every friendship... regardless of how often you meet up!

as of lix’s birthday, his dear roommate bought them two cute bunnies! maybe we can make a plot around that. he loves gushing over his bunny (which he hasn’t named... help him with that maybe hAHA).

people he can drag into his videos! it doesn’t have to surround dancing, he does random challenges too (for the views...) and you just somehow get dragged into it. he’s super embarrassed but you know, you do what you have to do. join in on his discount mukbang too

those who were his clients back when he was a host. his host persona and his real persona is a very different. in reality he’s mostly shy and easily embarrassed. maybe you ran into him expecting host lix but he’s just embarrassed and panicking and ‘omg they’ll think i’m so lame outside of work’

lix is a person that gets jealous quite easily. he still doesn’t have his life structured properly and you seem like you do. you seem to know what you want, meanwhile lix doesn’t, he barely knows himself. he admires you for that, but he also feels envious. bonus if you two are friends and it’s only a matter of time before he explodes on you

people his parents forced him to befriend, and though when he still lived under their roof he did befriend you, after he ran away he never contacted you ever again. he doesn’t know whether the friendship the two of you had was real, nor does he want to find out

alternatively, people his parents forced him to befriend, but he just doesn’t like you (and maybe you feel the same way or not). he tries not to let it show at the time, but after running away he starts treating you differently

he’s a bit awful at keeping up with debuted idols. teach him about them! make him stan a group! please please please! you can be his stan twt educator. he’ll do his best to keep up

trainee friends! he’s kind of jealous of you but he really wants to learn from you. whether you were friends before you became a trainee or after, it’s free real estate!

maybe you work as a delivery person, and you’re wondering why the hell this guy keeps ordering food at late hours into the night. he’s a night owl, mostly because of his previous job as a host club that usually occurs at night, and also because... he’s an insomniac

NOT-SO PLATONIC

exes. can work with girls even though he’s gay because it took him a long time to come to terms with it

if a girl, he probably didn’t give you all his attention. he doesn’t initiate any sort of physical affection, which might be the first thing that tipped you off that he isn’t as invested in the relationship as you are. 

if a boy, you probably witnessed his meltdown and insecurities firsthand. it was probably a quick relationship, because he panicked and couldn’t handle the pressure at all, ending things abruptly even though at the time he probably did like you. he just couldn’t handle the idea of being out of the closet

one night stands... that says it all. whether you were friends beforehand and got drunk and made mistakes or you were lonely strangers... anything is free!

friends with benefits... need i say more. could be a past thing, and now your friendship is on the verge of shattering or something

the one that got away? maybe you had feelings for him before. he knew about it, but pretended not to, because feelings are scary and his insecurities were just about ready to eat him up. whether you decide not to confess or you did and he let you down, things are a bit rocky now

an unrequited crush

on your part, it’s pretty much established that he’s awful at feelings so, that isn’t fun

on his part, it’s most likely a past thing. he was too scared to say anything about it, or maybe he did and you let him down, causing him to harbour a lot of regrets and ‘fuck i shouldn’t have said anything’ but time heals wounds and now he just misses having you as a friend

OPEN EVENTS

#rkcollab: collab time! lix is eager to learn more rapping and whatnot since he’s a beginner, but he also just wants to sing with friends on his youtube channel

#rkdanceoff: listen,,, he’ll love to have a dance-off with literally anyone, he’ll most likely upload it to his youtube channel too. be his competition! it’ll be fun, he won’t go down easy

#rkcharity: charity time! let’s do this! either you dragged him into it or vice versa. either way he’s not gonna half-ass this

[rkyjun]

hii so i came here a few months ago with this same post, but more plots for yeonjun! i’ve noticed recently he’s been getting a lack of threads compared to mina (though that might be my fault bc all i did last month was stamina her and didn’t focus much on him), so i come here begging for plots because i have a lot of muse for my boy and he’s so fun and friendly !!! and could definitely add +50 to ur life for more happiness!!! so below the cut, i have a few plots listed down for him for anyone interested. 

if any of them catch your interest, pls hmu! i’ll be slow in replying in general, but i’ll def be quicker on twitter (@hclywould) and discord (udawn#2510)! however, don’t hesitate on sending me an im if you are unable to reach me on the other two!! 

this will also serve as a starter call! if you just want a random thread, just reply with a random object (nothing dangerous or weird though) and i’ll try my best to make a starter involving it!

PLOTS

PLATONIC

people who study at snu! bonus if you join the growing club of convincing yeonjun to try taking school more seriously.

sopa kids! boy’s super social so if you’re an upperclassmen or underclassmen during his time there (2015(? i think) to 2018), maybe you would’ve known him because he probably tried to bother you at one point bc he’s kind of annoying, but in a loving way LMAO

english speaking friends!! yeonjun’s good, but not fluent and he wants to improve on that. so he’s going to use u a practice. he is sorry, but he is also not. better than dealing with the demon spawn that is the duolingo owl

boy group enthusiasts!!! esp if u stan per_se. PLS talk to him about boy groups that he thinks are super duper cool !!!

mcu friends! simply, if your muse likes the mcu, PLEASE talk to yeonjun about it! this guy will NOT shut up about bucky and/or scott lang. esp w falcon and winter soldier coming soon. yes he will be >:c if u bring up endgame.

yeonjun has a sugar glider and absolutely loves her (even though i’ve never written about her on this blog OOPS), so let him gush about how much he loves his baby to you!!!

if you work at/own a place with yummy fried food, let yeonjun bother you by begging for a coupon!!!! yes he has a questionable diet !!! and what about it!!!!

even though yeonjun’s lactose intolerant, he never had sorbet… so you decide to show him the light.

you see this dude at the arcade all the time and you’re starting to wonder if he has a life outside of just playing tekken (HE DOES he just really likes playing tekken)

he recently got a switch, so talk to him about games to get! (he’s got animal crossing, fire emblem, and tetris) 

NON-PLATONIC 

you were his first girlfriend and you two had a relationship in high school! for some reason, the relationship didn’t work well on your side. so you broke it off. he’s sad about it and he kind of resented you for it at the time. so years pass, you’re both very different people now, and hope to reconcile as friends! 

you had feelings for him at one point in your life and he, the complete doofus he is, has never acknowledged it for some reason. he never does get feelings for you (oops :( ), so if you ever do bring up your past feelings to him randomly one day, he’ll definitely be super duper shocked

you’re someone who’s hard to impress and hard to befriend. yeonjun keeps on trying, but you’re very adamant about not being his friend to the point where even he starts to dislike you for not being nice to him. basically, someone mean who he doesn’t like!! 

OPEN EVENTS

#rkcollab - yeonjun just made his youtube channel and he wants to have more fun with it!! and what’s more fun than singing with friends!!! taken by @rkjinwoo​

#rkmakeover - fascinated by yeonjun’s blue hair and wanting to get out of your comfort zone, you go to him and ask him to personally be your hairstylist and that… can either go well or not because yeonjun is unpredictable !!!! let’s hope it goes well though

#rkdanceoff - yeonjun can kind of dance??? he’s good with boy groups and some girl groups, he thinks??/ though he’s not 100% confident, he IS competitive as hell so challenge him to a duel and he will act like a fool just to prove a point. will his ass be served or will he prove himself? who knows. taken by @jayparkrk​

#rkcharity - he has a heart of gold and he has managed to convince you to do a good deed with him !!! let’s go for being a good human being and doing charity stuff!!! YAY!!! taken by @rkkyungwon​

[rkjunhyuk]

please like / comment for a charisma starter! and also let me know if you want to do any of the open events below let me know!

rkdanceoff

rkmakeover

rkcollab

[rkseongmin]

이대로도 예뻐 — KIHYUN & I.M COVER BUSKING WITH JUNGWOO  SUNDAY 3RD JUNE 2018

busking has started to come easy to hyunjoon. he never saw himself as someone who would perform on the streets. or someone who would perform at all. he supposes that cooking could be counted as performing in the kitchen. but busking? being apart of a dance crew? not what he ever pictured himself doing. 

when he found out that juyeon and haknyeon hyung were both in this dance crew, hyunjoon felt himself filled with the desire to be apart. it was so cool how they were part of it, and he’d seen them perform some evenings and hyunjoon just thought it was awesome. so he asked to join. and they let him. and he started to find a new passion in dance. and for performing during busking. and before the whole nova dance thing he hadn’t wanted to explore this passion more. but. maybe he does. 

jungwoo and him had talked about this a few times before really settling on a song. he invited his hyung to join during a busking night. saying they could perform during the groups busking night. that they would already have a bit of a crowd and it could be fun. hyunjoon would never admit it but he was looking forward to singing with jungwoo. their meeting was... odd, to say the least. but hyunjoon likes jungwoo. the older male was cool and he liked the same things as hyunjoon does. 

hyunjoon and him had it all worked out. they would balance the singing and rapping between them. letting them both get to sing and rap, and get to work their vocals. hyunjoon was all for this idea, since he wasn’t sure if he preferred rapping or singing. he mostly just liked to dance. and it showed as they performed together. he moved a little as he rapped, letting the song take him as they performed. not really bit motions, but enough to get his point across. he was excited, orion had done a few dance numbers before, and he was all kinds of hyped already. 

his expression was still even, but there was a light in his eyes. he cast glances at jungwoo, glad to see that his hyung was having fun too. they were both weird about emotion--he could tell after getting to know jungwoo--and he felt this was good for them.

maybe he wouldn’t ever really explore this new appreciation for performing. but he wouldn’t squash it just yet. 

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