#than 97% of the kpop industry

[lostandbackagain]

I'm pissed constantly but rn so much stop being cowards and just add zhoumi in officially like y'all were supposed to like 15 years ago. just accept you're gonna lose 100 asshole fans and move on! the rest of us adore him! the way y'all let these people dictate your lives and lineup is going to haunt you on your deathbeds so cut the cord now and let me consistently get to listen to your 4th strongest vocalist

[hannieehaee]

ARE WE STILL FRIENDS

18+ / mdi

summary: being besties with two of the most popular idols in korea always came with a few rumors here and there, but what happened when one of your platonic besties suddenly started acting a little friendlier than usual? or worse, what happened when they both turned their affections to you?

content: idol!au, hybeidol!reader x idol!mingyu, hybeidol!reader x idol!jungkook, 97liner!reader, friends2lovers, not mingyu x jk (they just share u like all besties would<3), not that much plot, afab reader, smut, oral (f and m receiving), body worship, fingering, penetrative sex, etc.

wc: 8.2k (10k+ including kofi/patreon exclusive drabble)

a/n: the teaser for this got way more attention than i was expecting lol i hope u guys enjoy the final product!!

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"Do you think the company would get mad if we did a live together right now?", Jungkook pondered out loud as the three of you sat on different pieces of furniture around his large living room.

"Yeah."

"They didn't seem to mind when Jungkook and I did it that one time," disagreed Mingyu.

"Yeah, but I'm the girl. I'm the one who wakes up to new dating rumors every time we hang out publicly."

"Yeah, but people must know we're just friends by now, right? It's been years."

That much was true.

You weren't sure of the exact date, but your friendship with both boys predated the overall international success of Kpop as of recent years. When you had met both boys, they had barely battled their way through puberty – though you weren't faring any better at the time.

The media enjoyed making the three of you a subject, knowing that you were evidently the closest out of all members of the popular 97s friend group. Being the only girl integrant, it was common for people to have the misconception that you were romantically involved with either Mingyu or Jungkook, seeing as you were often spotted in public with them.

You'd gotten used to the rumors and hate that came attached to being their friend, now usually leaving those things in the back burner rather than letting them bother you. By now, the three of you were a bit more careless about being seen together. Being seniors in the industry, those things didn't matter much to you anymore, but being seen inside Jungkook's house would surely stir up the worst rumors to date, so going live with him was entirely out of the question.

It did bother you sometimes; the double standard. While Jungkook and Mingyu could even interact in public or mention each other freely, any time you did so you were met with hate from either fandom, sometimes even your own. It also made you worry about your future. Could you ever be in a relationship without facing the brunt of all the hate that would come your way? At 26 years of age, it was a frustrating reality to think about.

Jungkook got up at some point to go fetch some more bottles of soju. Apparently the seven bottles the three of you had drank collectively weren't enough for the large men you were drinking with.

While Jungkook was gone, Mingyu got up from his seat on the couch opposite to you and took a seat down next to you, invading your personal space like he usually did.

"Worrying your pretty little head about something?", asked Mingyu as he leaned over you, taking the occasional sip from his drink.

"It's nothing."

"C'mon, what's up?", his hand ran up and down your arm in a soothing manner.

Invading your space and being overly touchy usually meant that he was tipsy. But to be fair, you were a bit tipsy too.

"Do you ever think about dating?"

"Who? You?", he chuckled.

"No, dumbass. I mean in general."

He seemed to sober up a little at the mention of the subject, straightening up a bit as he sat sideways on the couch so he could look at you fully.

"What's got you thinking about that?"

"I don't know ... I'm 26 now. Isn't it time I started settling down? Have someone filling up the other half of the bed," you pondered, feeling a bit pathetic as you did so.

Mingyu let out a quiet sound of confusion, eyebrows furrowed and head leaning to the side in question.

"Isn't that what me and Jungkook are for?"

Not taking him seriously, you chuckled and took a swing of your almost empty bottle of soju.

"I'm serious, Mingyu. I mean a romantic relationship, where, you know, it's just us and we do couple things and we settle down and all that stuff."

"What can you do with some guy that you couldn't do with us?", he grabbed both your drinks and set them on the table.

Suddenly, his demeanor seemed a bit more serious, which confused you.

Where the hell was Jungkook with those drinks?

"I- Are you serious? Do you need me to tell you?"

"Yeah, I mean, why would you need to look for some guy if you have us?"

Oh. He was serious.

"Because we're friends?," you were beyond confused, "I can't go out with you romantically, or move in with you, or," you gulped, "or sleep with you."

"You can't?", he scoot closer to you.

"Mingyu ..."

"I just mean ... Why would you go after some loser when we can just take care of you?", his hand went back to touching you, though this time it ran up and down your thigh rather than your arm. That false semblance of innocence was gone, "You want someone to keep your bed warm? You don't even have to ask ... I'll do it- we'll do it."

Through his short speech, he got closer and closer, just as the air in the room got heavier. The atmosphere itself shifted dramatically, specially with Mingyu so close to you.

Mingyu was the touchiest man you'd ever known. Being his best friend, you had fallen victim to his touchy demeanor endless times, but never like this. Never while his eyes were hooded and heavy with some emotion you'd never seen in them before.

"Gyu, I-"

"Can I show you?", he rasped, eyes now on your lips.

"Y-you're drunk," you were sure that must've been it. The combination between drinking and talking about dating must've short circuited his brain.

"Just tipsy ... Tipsy enough to get the balls to tell you how much I want you ... but lucid enough to remember how many times I've thought about this."

The hands on your thighs moved to your waist, closing in on you, slowly pulling you toward him. By the end of it, you were halfway sitting on his lap.

"You've thought about this?"

Your nervous hands went to his shoulders for support, easily giving in to him.

"So many times. Jungkook too," he chuckled as he began burying his head in your neck, lips ghosting the sensitive skin.

Lacking any control of your body, you repositioned yourself to allow him better access to you, now fully on his lap as he sat sideways on the couch, arms wrapped fully around you and face buried in your neck.

"Gyu, I-"

"Yeah? Is this okay? Is it okay if I kiss your neck like this? This is what you wanted, right? Someone to take care of you?", he mumbled as he made his way to your ear with breathy kisses.

You were burning up, completely powerless to Mingyu. It was kind of embarrassing how easily you gave in to him. How you had been entirely unaware of his want for you until five minutes ago, yet you were now pliant in his hold, willing to listen to his senseless argument about him and Jungkook being good replacement for a relationship. You also had that to think about – the Jungkook aspect of it all.

The reminder of Jungkook's presence woke you up a bit, remembering that you were literally sitting on your best friend's lap while in your other best friend's living room.

With half a mind to let Mingyu do whatever he wanted to do with you, you powered your way through your decision to pull him away from your neck.

"Gyu, wait. Kook could get here any minute-"

"Don't stop on my account. Seemed like you were having fun without me."

Your head snapped to the door at the introduction of the raspy voice of your best friend, finding said friend leaning against the doorframe with a few drinks in one hand and a few ramen cups stacked on the other.

"Jungkook-"

"So, can someone catch me up?", he got closer, dropping off all the food he was carrying on the table and sitting next to you on the couch.

The position made it so that Jungkook was technically sitting behind you. Since you were on Mingyu's lap and sitting sideways on the couch, you were now being sandwiched by both boys. Jungkook still kept a small distance, making you have to turn around in Mingyu's hold to look at him.

While you probably embodied the image of a deer caught in headlights, Mingyu seemed completely relaxed, hands still comfortably on your waist.

"I was actually just catching Y/N up," said Mingyu, an overly cocky tone in his voice as his hands continued to feel up and down your waist.

"Oh? Without me?", chuckled Jungkook, leaning a bit closer.

"What the hell is happening?"

"How much did you tell her?", Jungkook ignored you, staring directly at Mingyu. His eyes would occasionally trail down to Mingyu's hands on your waist, a sour look overtaking his face.

It seemed like you had missed a few chapters in the friendship; there was some unspoken agreement between the two in which you were the main character. While it bothered you to think that they'd discussed you in private, the enigma of it all also excited you. Maybe it was the alcohol in your system, or maybe it was the way in which Mingyu's entire demeanor had become possessive when you brought up dating. The reason didn't matter when you were already beginning to heat up.

"Just caught her up a little on the, uh, situation," said Mingyu with an unrecognizable glint in his eyes, "Did you know she was thinking about dating?", he asked Jungkook, ignoring your presence while still having his hands on you.

Mingyu's hand had made it under your shirt by now, feeling the warm skin of your back.

"Oh? Since when?", he finally turned to you, scooting up a tiny bit more.

Due to his new proximity, you turned your head around, facing Mingyu again. That proved to be a mistake, as Mingyu was even closer to you. Jungkook also took advantage of this, braving a few more inches in closeness and letting his face come closer to your neck. He pushed your hair aside for better access, simply breathing against you as he awaited your answer.

Responding was the hardest thing in the world. Your mind was simply not working at the moment, the situation being far too intimate for you to fully function. On one side you had the huge hunk of a man that was Mingyu, warm hands against the bare skin of your back all while you sat on his leg. On the other, you had the gorgeous embodiment of a boyfriend that was Jungkook, whose fingers were now slowly running up and down your arm, leaving goosebumps in their wake while he nosed at your neck.

You had your two gorgeous best friends giving you the best type of attention all while your brain fizzled with your tipsiness.

"Answer him, baby," murmured Gyu.

"I- I just," you sighed when Jungkook began leaving feather-light kisses on your neck, "just thought about maybe getting b-back in the market? To meet someone and-"

"But you have us?", Jungkook sounded genuinely confused, seemingly unable to understand the platonic nature behind your friendship.

"That's what I said!", added Mingyu.

"But I want a boyfriend, n-not-"

"Boyfriend? Baby ...", Jungkook disconnected from you, grabbing your head to make you twist your neck in order to look at him, "That's just an upgrade. You want a boyfriend? We'll give you two. You don't need to be looking around for some loser," his eyes gradually lowered to your lips as he spoke, breath heavy against them.

"K-Kook, I-"

"Please say yes? Please just ... Let me show you? We can show you together. Right, Gyu?", he murmured, mere inches away from your mouth.

Before you knew it, you were nodding, far too desperate to voice your desire.

As embarrassing as it was to admit, you had thought of kissing Jungkook before. Being one of the prettiest boys you'd ever seen before, it was hard at first to keep your relationship with him fully platonic, having had to beat down a small crush you had developed on him at an earlier age. His kiss, however, was not something you could've ever predicted.

Even with the awkward angle, and Mingyu's hands still on you, Jungkook gave you the dizziest of kisses. He knew how to get you hooked immediately, starting with a heavy kiss that had you chasing him the moment he pulled away. With a quiet and breathy laugh, he kissed you again, languid and wet in the way his tongue snuck between your lips, seamlessly making its way into your mouth to play with yours.

Shamelessly, you moaned against his lips, hands digging into Mingyu's shoulders as he continued to hold you. The slight awkwardness of making out with Jungkook while giving your back to Mingyu, yet still holding onto him, was present in your mind. However, Jungkook's sensual yet playful way of kissing you took up most of your attention.

But you knew Mingyu to be a whiny mess of a man at times, so you knew it wouldn't be long before he attempted to regain your attention. The evidence was in the way he felt you up all throughout, hands on your breasts as he pinched at your nipples through your shirt, groaning at the feeling of your tits in his hands. Occasionally, his hands would go down to your cunt, ghosting the place where you needed the most attention before making their way back up to your chest.

Pulling you away by the waist, you were forced to separate from Jungkook, eyes still closed as your lips chased his own. This time Jungkook's lips also attempted to regain possession over yours, with his tongue catching a few last nasty licks of your own.

"It's my turn," grumbled Mingyu, making you turn back to him, "You're on my lap but kiss him only? Baby, we're supposed to share you!", he pouted.

Giggling, you got even closer to him, cradling his head in your hands as you lightly pulled at his hair.

You turned to Jungkook one quick last time, "Kookie?"

His eyes lit up at your question, giving you a view of his round eyes as he gave you his full attention.

"Scoot closer, yeah? Put your hands around me," you encouraged him, humming in contentment when he went above and beyond and began to kiss your neck in the process.

Turning back to Mingyu, there was still an ever-so-present pout on his features, making you giggle again before finally kissing his lips.

Now, Mingyu's kiss was completely different from that of Jungkook's.

You had known Mingyu for as much time as you had Jungkook. He had a bit of a reputation when you had first met, being known as a guy who would occasionally sleep around with other idols, and sometimes staff. Now at 26, he had been retired from that era of his life for a while, but you'd be lying if you didn't say he always made you wonder. He always had all the girls swooning, instantly falling in love with his outgoing persona and his incomparable charisma. His looks also did not help matters. Being so handsome and likable, you occasionally fell victim to his charms, sometimes needing to snap yourself out of R rated thoughts you'd have about him on nights you were feeling particularly lonely.

His kiss felt exactly the way he looked. It was rich and insanely hot. Mingyu made love to your mouth, using his tongue in ways you didn't know a man could. He was domineering in the way he kissed you, with a firm hand on your jaw so he could position you in a way that allowed him to kiss you just the way he liked. And he liked it nasty. He liked it wet and filthy and in a way that made you sure you'd cum if he kissed you for a little too long.

You could barely catch up to the situation, having one gorgeous man fucking your mouth with his tongue while the other suckled at the most sensitive spots of your neck. In the meantime, your cunt was gushing with essence, already so extremely wet you were beginning to squirm in Mingyu's hold.

You attempted to pull away once, only to be enticed into kissing Mingyu again as he groaned against you, tongue seducing yours once more. You attempted to pull away twice, having his arms wrap tighter around you. The third time is when you finally succeeded, whining against Mingyu's mouth that you needed more. This caused yet another groan to come out of Mingyu, only to be echoed by Jungkook's own groan against your neck.

They both disconnected from you, looking to each other in a decisive manner, almost as if to formulate a game plan.

"I want her first," said Jungkook, slapping Mingyu's hands away from you and attempting to move you onto his lap.

Mingyu stopped him, holding you tighter against him as he rebutted, "You? She's already on my lap. I should have her first."

"Dude, I'm about to blow up. Just let me fuck her and then you can have her while I recover," be argued, hands fighting Mingyu's off of you.

"Why can't I choose?", you butt in, annoyed.

Their demeanors swiftly changed at your interruption, both pairs of hands now touching either your waist or thighs in an intimate yet caring manner.

"What do you want, pretty? My cock? Hmm?", asked Mingyu with a sweet voice in an attempt to convince you. Meanwhile, Jungkook wordlessly kissed at your neck again, nibbling at your ear and smirking at how you shuddered at the feeling.

"I-", you were already lightheaded again, "I wanna suck your dick, Gyu. Want Kookie to fuck me while I suck your dick," you murmured, hand holding Jungkook's head against your neck to keep his kisses coming.

Mingyu groaned at this, nodding absentmindedly. He began to shift, attempting to get up in order to get himself ready for you, but you stopped him.

"Undress me? Both of you?", you asked in the softest voice you could muster. You wanted both their hands on you at once, feeling your nude body for the first time. You knew their desire for you was already clouding their minds, so you wanted to do everything in your power to relish in every single touch, every look filled with lust they would give you.

Without another word, both boys got up, standing you up with them. Their hands were messy and uncoordinated as they got every garment off you, feeling you up in the process. Your breasts were groped and fondled multiple times in the process, while Jungkook pressed your ass up against him any chance he could, groaning at the slight stimulation.

Finally undressed, you decided to turn around once more, facing Jungkook as you kissed him with no warning. You smirked into his mouth when you felt Mingyu grab you from behind and press your ass up against him, grinding slowly against you. You knew it wasn't enough to get him anywhere, but you enjoyed knowing he was needy enough to use you in such a fruitless way just for a little stimulation.

Meanwhile, your hands went straight to Jungkook's oversized top, hands sneaking underneath to feel up his muscular form, hands harshly rubbing on his strong chest. It seemed Jungkook was overly sensitive to your touch. He whined needy breaths into your mouth as you felt him up. Taking off his shirt, you moaned as you saw the gorgeous figure of your best friend.

God, he was the prettiest thing you'd ever seen. You couldn't wait until you saw the rest of his pretty body, sculpted by the endless hours of work you knew he always put into the gym. The endless hours in which you had accompanied him to said gym, always having to look away before you started to have inpure thoughts of your best friend.

He helped you in the removing of his pants and boxers, throwing his head back when your hands immediately went to find his cock and play with it. Burying his head in your neck, he groaned against your skin, whining at the feeling of your hands finally wrapped around him after having wanted you for so long.

Behind you, you heard shuffling, assuming Mingyu to have been removing his own clothes as he waited for his turn of your attention to come. You felt badly at leaving him hanging for too long, knowing him to have an overly impatient disposition when he didn't receive attention for extended periods of time.

Playing with Jungkook's cock just for a little longer, you gave him one last kiss before turning around and trapping Mingyu in his own kiss. Unlike with Jungkook, you didn't linger long, opting instead to push him down the large conversation pit – thank god for Jungkook's insanely big mansion – located just a few steps away from the couch where it had all begun. This way you could have all the space you wanted to play with your friends.

Now lying down, Mingyu looked you up and down like you were his next prey, licking his lips at the sight and motioning at you to come sit on him despite knowing that you wanted something else.

"C'mon, baby. Ditch him. Don't you want me instead?," he leaned upwards to try and convince you of sitting on him.

It was hard to deny him with his cock staring up at you in such a challenging manner. He was equally as gorgeous as your other bestie, but in so many different ways. Mingyu was so big and thick and buff, he had you salivating at the mere sight of him. He was so toned yet so thick, and his dick matched perfectly. God, the thought of that monster inside you had your eyes rolling back already. Did he really mean it when he said he'd be yours? That he and Jungkook would share you? The idea of a boyfriend sounded stupid in retrospect.

Despite all your better judgment telling you to jump Mingyu and let him impale you with his cock right then and there, you knew that starting off with Jungkook would give you a better buildup. You also knew that based on Jungkook's competitive personality, he'd become even whinier than Mingyu if you didn't let him take care of you first.

Fully determined, you turned back to Jungkook, who had been standing there in a trance, now having a better view of your body and keeping his eyes religiously glued to it. You grabbed onto him and walked yourself back to the large conversation pit, eyes glued to Jungkook's in a seductive manner as you guided him to the area in which Mingyu was already lying down. In only a few seconds, you let go of Jungkook and positioned yourself in front of Mingyu at an eye level with his cock while he sat up and looked down at you with a pained look in his eyes. In all fours, your back faced Jungkook, hinting at him to get behind you so that you could finally get back to business.

With a groan, Jungkook knelt behind you, needy hands feeling the curve of your back as he pushed you up against him. In the meantime, you began softly playing with Mingyu's cock, making him throw his head back at finally receiving some attention where he'd been craving it for so long.

"You're so pretty, fuck ... No one deserves you, baby. Too fucking pretty n perfect n fuck ... Can I fuck you now, pretty? Hmm? Let me have this pretty pussy while you suck off your bestie," rambled Jungkook from behind you, head lowered so he could kiss at your hips.

You whined and pushed up your ass against him, giving him the green light to do whatever he wanted, when suddenly he stopped.

"Fuck, wait. Condom?", he asked, making Mingyu groan, as you were about to engulf him in your mouth but also halted your movements to tend to Jungkook's question.

"It's okay, Kookie. The company put me on some new birth control. You can fuck me raw," you smirked up at Mingyu, giggling at yet another groan of his.

"He gets you raw? Baby, I'm the one who started all this! How's that fair?", he huffed.

Taking a quick separation from Jungkook, you gestured for Mingyu to lean down so he could meet you halfway. With a wet kiss, you made your way to his ear and whispered against it.

"I'm saving you for last, baby. Gonna ride you til I cry ... Now be good and cum in my mouth?"

He groaned so loudly his entire body vibrated under you as you crawled your way back to your previous position. Jungkook simply laughed at the interaction.

Feeling you up once more, Jungkook finally grabbed onto his cock and lined himself up, groaning at the gushing wetness that coated his cock as he entered you. Your own moan was masked by Mingyu's cock, which you were currently working into your mouth.

"Oh, fuck ... It's so tight, baby ... It's so fuckin' warm n tight n so pretty, baby. Such a pretty cunt," babbled Jungkook, immediately pussydrunk.

Could he be blamed? He had wanted you for years. From the moment he met you, he cursed at himself for being so damn shy and initiating a friendship with you rather than showing you his interest. His members constantly teased him over it, even so many years into his crush. When he first found out Mingyu also had similar ideas in mind, he felt conflicted. But he ultimately grew close enough to the two of you to the point where he wouldn't mind sharing you with his bestest of friends.

Your muffled moans completely took him out of it, taking away any ability to think or speak. He simply chased after you with his hips, canting them against your own as you pushed back against him.

"Is it good, pretty? Like my cock?" he winced at the way you tightened any time he'd speak to you.

"So good, Kookie. So big ...," you pulled away from Mingyu to breathe before going back to licking and sucking at his tip, moaning against him as his eyes rolled back.

You were practically centipede in Jungkook's living room, with Mingyu lying on his back as you gagged on his cock and Jungkook pounding into you from behind. All your senses were overtaken by the mindless quest for pleasure you had all taken on.

"You're so good with your mouth, pretty ... Fuck, look so pretty stuffed of cock," Mingyu gasped, throwing his head back, "Like how he fucks you, baby? Just wait til I get to you ... Gonna stuff that pretty pussy so good ..."

You moaned against his cock, already thirsty for him even as Jungkook continued to ram into you. Pushing your ass back against him, you felt Jungkook's nails dig into the skin of your hips, adoring how malleable you were for him.

"Baby ... 'm gonna cum soon ... Feels so fucking good, pretty. You're so fucking g-good for me. Wanted you so fuckin' bad, you have no idea ..." murmured Jungkook as he entered his high, hips lacking any control in their movements.

Jungkook had always been the most sensible of the bunch, never holding back from expressing how strongly he felt for the people in his life. The pleasure must've been so much that it made him unfiltered in revealing the undeniable effect you had on him.

"W-where do I cum? Fuck, gonna fucking cum, it's so good, baby. Take it so good for me, shit ..."

You were too busy gagging on cock to respond right away, so you had to take a minute to pull away and catch your breath, replacing your mouth with your hand while also holding yourself up with the other one.

"Inside? Cum inside, Kookie. I'll- I'll cum too," you were breathless, barely able to get the words out as a petulant Mingyu whined at you to help him finish, hands going behind your head and lightly encouraging you to get your mouth back on him.

"Inside? Fuck, okay, baby. Gonna fill you up, yeah?", he groaned, muttering to himself right afterwards, "Fucking finally ..."

His hips sped up drastically as his high approached, making you choke around Mingyu not just due to his girth, but due to the intense ramming against your ass. Though harsh and with an unmatchable energy, you continued to try and push your hips back toward his own, wanting to milk him dry as your own high invaded your senses.

His desperation for you made you feel so incredibly good, like you were the prettiest girl to ever exist. It made you arch your back a little deeper, take a little more of Gyu's cock, dig your nails a little harsher into the cushion of the conversation pit. You heightened all your actions just to feel him a little more.

And then it reached its crescendo. All while Jungkook whimpered and cried at how sensitive he felt at your tightening walls, Mingyu also found his own high. You were too distracted with your own orgasm to acknowledge him asking you for permission to cum in your mouth, instead suctioning more intensely to wordlessly give him an enthusiastic yes, please fill up my mouth with your cum.

By the time Mingyu filled up your mouth, Jungkook had already finished his high, now kneeling behind you as he peppered kisses all over your back and hips, whispering against you how good you had been for him and how pretty you looked with his cum leaking out of you. Fully drunk on the aftermath of his high, Jungkook loved on you like any lover would.

In the meantime, you attempted to swallow every bit of Mingyu's essence, moaning against his cock afterwards as you licked at every lone drop that made it out of your mouth.

By the end of it, you were all completely spent. Each of you dropped one by one, with Jungkook lying on his back as he caught his breath, you falling onto Mingyu, and Mingyu attempting to pull you up to climb his body so that he could kiss you again.

With the very little energy you had regained, you crawled up Mingyu's body, making out with him as he attempted to lick his way into your mouth in order to taste himself in your mouth. Kissing evolved into feeling each other up, which then became grinding your now sensitive pelvises against each other. Surprisingly, Mingyu was still half-hard, which gave you the perfect surface to grind your cunt into. He sat up, making you sit up with him before beginning to leave kisses on the side of your neck.

"Baby? Gonna ride me like you said, right? Just .. Fuck, want that pretty pussy, baby. It's my turn to have that tiny little cunt wrapped around me, yeah?", he murmured between kisses.

You gave in to him easily, gasping at every word that accompanied every kiss.

Nodding mindlessly, you almost forgot to think back to Jungkook, who was probably still recovering from his orgasm.

"W-what about Kookie?," you mumbled when Mingyu began positioning you above his cock.

"Don't worry about me, pretty. Just enjoying the view", you turned back to see Jungkook lying back on his elbows, one hand on his semi-flacid cock as he began to work himself up at the sight of you sitting on your best friend.

Well, that worked well enough for you.

"Now pay attention to me, princess. Been ignoring me all day today," Mingyu grabbed onto your chin to make you look at him, thumb softly rubbing at your chin as he tilted your head back.

You were insanely wet by now, not only from your orgasm but also from just Mingyu's mere presence. Knowing how intense and touchy Mingyu always was in PG scenarios, you couldn't help your eyes rolling back at the thought of him between the sheets. His heavy cock on your tongue had been enough of a taste to know how good it'd feel when finally inside you.

His strong hands lifted you up a bit, rescuing his dick from under you as he helped you position it under you, holding tightly onto your hips when you began to lower yourself down. You would've moaned and whined at the immense stretch, but Mingyu had different plans for your mouth. His thick fingers slipped into your mouth, making you gag a bit before you began sucking on them.

Too many things were on your mind, with all your senses being invaded by Mingyu – though also accompanied by Jungkook's low moans of pleasure behind you. Even as your body was bouncing against Mingyu's, attempting to match his thrusts, your head was completely empty of any thought. All you could think about was Mingyu, and his cock, and his fingers, and his pretty body, and and and-

"Feel good, princess? Love my cock, hmm? Tell me how much you like my cock, angel," he groaned as he took his fingers out of your mouth, using the wet fingertips to tweak at your nipple as his mouth engulfed the opposite one.

"So much ... It's so big. Fuck, Gyu, you're s-so big ..."

Barely able to formulate words, you cried as Mingyu helped you bounce on him, occasionally opting to grind in a way that made your clit get the perfect stimulation. It all felt too good. Mingyu's gigantic hands on your body while his lips suckled on your tits as Jungkook groaned so prettily behind you. You were far too sensitive and alert to hold back from the life-altering orgasm that was to come. So, you voiced this concern to Mingyu.

His response came in the form of flipping you around and trapping you underneath him. His big hands held onto your waist, lifting you a bit so he could angle himself just right. Eyes rolling back and nails digging onto the bed, you lost yourself in him. Jungkook seemed to be completely lost to pleasure also. You could finally see him after Mingyu flipped you over, and fuck ... He looked so desperate, so depraved in the way he hammered into his cock, mouth permanently agape as he let out little praises to you.

"I need you to cum for me, okay, princess? Show Jungkook how good I make you feel. Need you to milk me dry, yeah? Can you do that for me?", he dumbly talked down at you with a tone that could only be seen as patronizing in any other context. But here, you loved it. You loved how dumbly he treated you. Because it was true. You could not think, you could not speak. Your senses were all gone and replaced by a constant stream of cock cock cock as Mingyu finally made you reach your orgasm.

Mingyu played with you through the entirety of your orgasm, rubbing at your clit with one hand while holding you with the other, his lips constantly attached to your tits.

"G-gyu, I- fuck! C-cumming! Please, I-" you had no idea what you were begging for as your orgasm completely took over, making you tighten around Mingyu as he mumbled into your chest, letting you know of his own impending high.

Despite having already had an equally fulfilling orgasm, this second one brought out a new sensitivity in you. Falling under Mingyu, you whimpered at the way he flipped you over again to lay on his chest, caressing your back and pressed you up against him, even more when Jungkook laid beside you and softly ran his hands through your hair.

The three of you laid there together, with you halfway laying on Mingyu while Jungkook laid on the opposite side of you, cuddling into you. Behind you, you could feel Jungkook's flacid member, meaning he had also reached a second high along with you and Mingyu. Lying there together, completely sober now, you eventually let sleep take over you, nuzzling into both boys in a satisfied manner.

A few days passed by since your encounter with the 97s. They were pretty eventful as far as your job went, attending a few photoshoots and practicing constantly for whatever new activity was coming up for your group. However, things between you and your friends had remained stagnant. You didn't think they had ghosted you or anything like that, but the timing of your busy schedules picking up right after breaking your platonic relationship did make you anxious.

When you'd woken up that next day, Mingyu was gone, having left one of the packs of ramen cooked and ready for you with a note attached detailing how much he enjoyed last night, saying he had wanted to stay and say goodbye but had a a schedule that had been calling for him. It was signed with his name and a little heart.

Jungkook had been half-awake already, having carried you to his bed when he had woken up, right after Mingyu's departure. You had wanted to talk about last night, but also had a schedule over at the company, so you left after cuddling with a sleepy Jungkook for a short while, not really discussing anything, yet sharing a sweet kiss as a goodbye for the day.

And so you hadn't really seen them since then. It was the unfortunate reality of idol life. That night had been the first in a few weeks in which you'd even been able to see each other. You were unsure when the next one would come, but you needed it to be soon. The remembrance of that night kept messing with your head, especially any time you'd see either of your friends in passing at the Hybe building, never being free long enough for a worthy interaction.

On the fourth night since the incident, you finally had more time off for yourself, hoping maybe they did too. Mingyu got ahead of you in that aspect, texting you the previous night, somehow aware of your time off, and asking you over. There was no deeper interpretation to be had in his message, as it was pretty straightforward. Nervous as to whether to expect a repeat of last time or a conversation about it, you let him know you'd be there.

Jungkook and Mingyu had always been closer to each other than to you. Going out together was always easier for them since no scandalous rumors would arise from it. They were also often in the same friend groups, knowing more male idols than you did due to the nature of the industry. It was easy for you to assume that they had already spoken about what had happened, even before it happened. Throughout the night, they kept referencing some type of agreement they'd had regarding you and dating. It was hard to assume, but you wondered if they meant sharing you – as strange as it sounded.

Your questions would only be answered tonight, leading you to some anxiety before finally arriving to Mingyu's.

~

"I missed you," were Mingyu's first words when he welcomed you, trapping you in a warm hug as he usually did. Hugging Mingyu was, in your opinion, one of your life's greatest privileges. He was so big and strong, it always felt like being completely engulfed in the safest of spaces.

His hug was followed by one of Jungkook's, less tight in nature but just as rewarding. He held onto your waist and nuzzled against you, always attempting to bury himself in whoever he held in his arms.

Quietly, they guided you to Mingyu's living room, slightly smaller than Jungkook's but still very much reminiscent of a millionaire's home.

You looked over to the coffee table, tilting your head in confusion at the presence of cans of diet soda rather than the usual alcohol Mingyu would always provide. Sensing your confusion, Mingyu chuckled.

"No alcohol today. Thought you might wanna talk about what happened," he sat down on the couch, patting the empty space next to him so you'd join him. Behind to you, Jungkook joined, sitting on a lone seat facing you and Mingyu. No matter where you looked, the two boys would be in front of you.

"We've been keeping you in the dark, huh?," pondered Jungkook, handing you a freshly opened can of soda, "Sorry about that. No easy way to tell your best friend you're into her."

Oh. He was going straight to the point.

"I like you, if that wasn't clear already," he let out a breathless chuckle, attempting to hold eye contact but failing.

He was much better at this when he was working his way into your pants.

"And so do I," interrupted Mingyu.

Wait.

"Are you-"

"We both like you."

"I- Have you talked about this?"

"Uh, it's come up, yeah," Mingyu scratched the back of his neck.

"I don't really know what to say ..."

"We just ... You had fun the other night, right?"

"Yeah, I mean, it was great," you took a breath, "but we're friends. Right?"

You weren't sure if you were being rational or not. Did you like Mingyu and Jungkook? Sure. But together? At the same time? You had never considered such type of relationship.

"We- we don't have to be just friends," added Jungkook, not much confidence in his voice. He cleared his throat and tried again, "We like you, and we know that you like us back. Maybe not in the same way, but you do. That night would've gone very differently if you didn't."

You could've lied. You could've lied and left it off as an amazing one night stand with your two best friends. But the thought of never feeling what you felt that night ever again was not something you wanted to risk. It wasn't just about the pleasure. You had meant what you said that night; you wanted a stable relationship. You wanted someone to call a best friend, but be more than that. Someone to hold you at night. The three of you had always been glued by the hip, but you had never really thought of what it'd be like to take the next step – to have them be that person (or those people).

There were just too many questions in your head. Would this change your relationship negatively? Would they actually want to share you? Would this go anywhere?

You opted for answering Jungkook's question with another question.

"Are you okay with both of you liking me?"

They looked at each other for a moment before Mingyu ultimately answered.

"We've discussed it," he started, "When we first realized we both liked you, it did cause some tension. But the closer we got to you, the more we realized that we just wanted to be with you. Whether as friends or as more, we just wanted you."

You gulped at the confession, feeling your face heating up all of the sudden.

"I- I don't know what to say, I- I like you too. Both of you. I always thought that it was just as friends, but ... there'd be moments where I'd wonder. And after that night, I just-"

Jungkook leaned forwards, grabbing onto your hands. He smiled, ignoring most of your words and paying attention to what he cared about the most – you liked him.

"You like me back? Us? Do you- We could treat you so right. I- I've wanted you since we met. I've liked you for so long and ... Not just for sex. We could be more," his words were slightly frantic in nature, almost as if he wanted to sell something to you.

He didn't need any selling. You liked him. It became more and more glaring by the minute.

"Nothing has to change. We've been friends for this long. Just ... That guy you're looking for? To settle down with? That could be us," added Mingyu, placing a palm on your thigh for reassurance.

"What happens if I say yes?"

Mingyu's eyes grew dark.

"Do you want the PG version?"

You shook your head, mouth agape as you looked to Mingyu.

His face lit up as he leaned closer and closer to you, lips approaching the sensitive spots he had discovered on your neck just a few days ago. Stopping for just one moment, he looked to Jungkook to gesture he sit opposite of you, making you become sandwiched by both men yet again.

Now with both boys kissing down your neck, you allowed your head to rest against the back of the couch, attempting to fight the shudders escaping your body at the sensation.

"As our girlfriend ... we'd take you on dates," Mingyu sucked at a particularly sensitive spot, licking at it afterwards, "buy you pretty gifts, keep you warm at night," he took a pause, licking up the length of your neck, "take care of you every day."

Jungkook continued from where Mingyu left off, leaving soft whispers of kisses under your ear, "We share you. We take you home, cook for you, protect you," he nipped at your lobe, "We love you like no one else could ever imagine."

By now, you were gone. Through their whispered promises, their hands had decided to intrude your space yet again. Jungkook's had found a home between your legs, running up your skirt and gracing at your cunt, but only enough to have you puffing out breaths of desire. Mingyu's had migrated upwards, lowering the straps of your dress and liberating your breasts, hands needy as they pulled and tweaked at your nipples.

"What do you say, princess?", Mingyu pulled away, lips reaching your own, "Wanna have two boyfriends?", he pecked at your lips sensually.

"Mhmm ...", you nodded pathetically, not trusting your voice.

Jungkook groaned at your answer, hand finally slipping inside your panties, "Good girl ..."

"Fuck, gonna treat you so good, gorgeous," said Mingyu, continuing to kiss at your lips tongue seeking your own.

His lips trailed down to your breasts, sensually licking at your nipples, gradually giving them more and more attention. By the end of it, you were crying at the sensitivity.

Jungkook continued to play with your cunt, driving his fingers through your folds at a rhythmic pace that made your hips take a mind of their own, grinding upwards with a complete lack of coordination.

You were so focused on Jungkook's fingers that you didn't notice Mingyu making his way down your body, now kneeling between your legs as his lips made their way up your thighs, marking them to his heart's contentment.

"So fucking pretty ... Been wanting your pretty thighs around my head for years, princess ...", he mumbled to himself, nosing his way towards your cunt. When he finally arrived, he nudged Jungkook's finger's away, sticking his nose against your cunt as he took a shameless whiff of your scent, groaning gruttaly against you.

"So good ... Fuck, need this pretty cunt so bad. Can I have it, baby? Hmm? Let me have a taste of this pretty pussy?" he asked between depraved licks of your cunt through your panties.

Hiccuping back a sob, you nodded, opening your legs wider as you took a hold of Jungkook's hand for support.

Needing no further confirmation, Mingyu went straight into your cunt, ignoring the obstacle of your panties by pushing them aside. In the meantime, Jungkook's hand went to your chin, turning your whiny lips to his own and giving you a languid kiss. His tongue played with your own, taking advantage of your constant cries of pleasure to suck at your tongue and bite your lips as much as he desired.

Your hands went from holding onto Jungkook for support to his pants, undoing the drawstring as he continued to kiss you. With shaky hands, you snuck your hands in, pulling out his hardened cock as you began to jerk it in your hand. Now you were even; equally pathetic cries being released into each other's mouths as you both chased your highs.

Beneath you, you almost missed the way Mingyu's hips began humping against the couch, groans being released into your cunt due to the stimulation. You were far too distraed by kissing Jungkook, but Mingyu's eyes were rolled all the way back as his hips became uncontrollable, cumming in his boxers just moments before he licked you to completion.

Even as you came, Mingyu's lips didn't leave your cunt, just as yours stayed on Jungkook's. The room was a mess of wet sounds of tongues as Mingyu finally separated himself from you to take a breath.

"Prettiest fucking cunt," he mumbled to himself as he let himself lay on the floor of his living room in exhaustion.

"C-cum! 'm gonna cum ...", Jungkook managed to mumble against your lips, attempting to pull back but being enticed by your lips to continue kissing. Your hands sped up at his warning, warning his pretty seed to coat your hands as he reached his nirvana.

With a last groan, Jungkook froze against you while riding his high, hips pathetic in their movements against your hand. Bringing up your hand to your lips, you made a show of licking the remnants of cum, grinning when you beard a unison of groans from both boys.

Out of breath, Jungkook leaned against you, cuddling into you with a satisfied yet smile.

"So, was that a yes?"

Mingyu made his way to the couch again, taking up the last bit of personal space you had.

You chuckled.

"Yes. That was a yes."

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sneak peak:

"Fuck, missed you so much. You have no idea," whispered Jungkook against your neck.

After having cornered you in one of Hybe's many endless hallways, Jungkook had grabbed you by the hand and led you to an empty changing room, pushing you up against the door and burying his face in your neck. It was mostly innocent, sans the feathery kisses down your neck. His hands were still in appropriate places.

"I was only gone for a month," you giggled against him.

"A month too long. Do you know how annoying Mingyu gets when you're not around? Jesus Christ," he groaned in mock annoyance, refusing to separate from your neck.

Breathing you in, he hummed, arms wrapping impossibly tighter around you.

"Where is he, by the way?"

"What, not enough attention from one of your boyfriends?", he softly bit at your neck in defiance, licking at the mark he left when you jumped in surprise.

"No! Just ... Missed seeing you two together."

After only a month of entering a romantic relationship, you were embarrassed to admit, but you had become quite needy, always wanting them around. This had led to a few problems within your company, which was blissfully unaware of your three-way relationship, but still had to deal with how much closer you had gotten – especially in public. There had been a few more rumors as of late, though none actually traced back to anything credible.

"He's at the gym. Should be here any minute, though, since he knows you're back."

"Hmm," you hummed, disconnecting him from your neck despite his complaints, "Wanna start without him?" you grinned.

With a boyish nod and a peak of his bunny teeth, the pretty boy agreed, dragging you over to one of the empty couches in the room.

...

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[suhnshinehaos]

⚘  growing pains

series synopsis : people say that you’ll experience three kinds of love in your lifetime. the first is an idealistic love, the kind that feels straight out of a fairy tale. the second is the hard love, the kind that will leave you with lessons about yourself and the love you want and need to experience. finally, the love you never see coming. this is the story of your three loves. pairing : svt 97 line x gn!reader genre/s : non-idol au, coming of age, angst, fluff, my attempts at humor

act two : the hard love

when anyone asks mingyu and yn what their relationship is, they'll answer "just friends". no one believes that, not even for a second. not their friends, and certainly not mingyu and yn themselves. but with their lives in the spotlight, one more so than the other, they're about to find that even staying friends may be more difficult than it seems. especially when feelings are involved.

previous  ➤  act one, part fifteen next  ➤  act two, part one growing pains  ➤  masterlist

profiles : hansol's discord kittens

[ the beginnings ; character profiles under the cut ]

@ ynln & yndiary : fresh graduate, but already one of the rising stars of photography. not quite as well known as their friends so they don't have a separate private account for them

@ kimmingyu : model with a photography degree. talk of the town and booking gigs left, right, and center @ gyufriends : always clowned on by his friends but loves them anyways @ secretgyu : unaware that both his and yn's privs contain taylor swift lyrics

@ yoonjhan : stylist + fashion designer. pretty much just on a mission to get everyone in the world to dress like him @ honeyhannie : the most caring chaos enabler you'll ever hope to meet

@ khoshi : one of the most sought after choreographers in the kpop industry @ soonzrawrs : head shawol, his friends' personal shinee lyric bot

@ vernonchwe : soundcloud rapper that just landed a record deal @ vernoffline : here for a good time and a long time, has an opinion on everything

from reese, with love <3 sorry for the wait but now we begin act two of growing pains with you guessed it.... even more pain !! this act will take place four years after the events of act one which means yn has graduated from uni !! thank you for reading, i'm excited for this new journey and i want to know what you think hehe hope you're all doing well and taking care :>

[possession1981-moving]

I saw your response about the bts question few weeks ago. And as a self proclaimed “sane” army, I just feel like correcting you on certain points. I agree the fandom can mostly be insufferable.

But bts have been decent idols, they’ve worked HARDER than most people on that industry to stay on top, and that’s just facts. Also they might have not introduced some concepts, i.e… the storyline one, but they definitely popularized it and generally put kpop on the map. (Yeah i won’t acknowledge psy as kpop). Many yes know Korean pop existed but it’s due to bts and girls generation most got interested in kpop. And then most find a group they like better and outgrow bts. I just never got the blatant hate for bts?? Makes 0 sense.

Bts have been outcasted and crucified from their peers and the big 3, it’s very well documented too. So to say they feel some kind of entitlement to upkeep relations with the industry or feel superior, is a narrative only kpop fans have created to normalize the hate towards them.

Most of the members are friends with the entire industry. Taemin, Kai and jimin are literally besties. Jungkook with most 97 liners of the industry. Suga several times expressed he wants to work the others and even produced some of the most popular songs.

Like it’s okay to not like bts or the fandom but to spread general misinformation because you’ve a personal issue them ain’t it. These guys are the most genuine people ever.

Namjoon legit went AGAINST HYBE because of the whole nft controversy. He has been so feminist for years now and constantly works on bettering himself. Apologized to the communities he hurt in the past. And is more conscious of his collaboration. Can you say the same about most idols? Just last month Taemin was seen been straight up racist and his fans ATE it up like it’s desert.

i’m going to ignore everything you said until the last sentence because let me fucking tell you i was literally the one to break the news about the shinee colourism incident on here and i have been historically one of the biggest taemin stans on this website and i condemned that shit and distanced myself from him and kibum immediately when that happened, and so did pretty much everyone i know. you can’t fucking act like WE’RE all a monolith if you don’t want us to act like yall are all a monolith. consider that before you speak next time. as for the rest of your message i literally don’t care what fantasy world you live in 🫶🏻

[givenanicatsomeanimecrack]

Lately lot of seiyuus are tying their knot and recently both Ono Kensho x Kana Hanazawa had also release offficial announcement. AAAAAaaaaaAAAAA!!! THIS IS SO WHOLESOME!!

I am also a kpop stan (TMI about me) so seeing relationship and marriage in seiyuus industry get a lot of support rather than bad impression is something a lil bit unusual for me. Btw..

CONGRATULATION to both of them and all the seiyuus that are married recently!!!!

...

Yeah I know..some people are not so happy with their relationship when they first announced it but have you seen korean idols "get caught" in relationship?? The knitizens are may more wilder and treat the idols like they have committed a crime.

If only Nobuhiko Okamoto could release his marriage announcement without any scandal, I am 97% confident that all the anime community would celebrate it merrily. :(( yeah, im still mad about this.

[prancingmaria]

BTS in PON! 170614

summary of first part:

anan having 2 versions, a first in its 47-year history

wings topping itunes in 97 countries

bst mv with breaking 145M views

BBMA win

WINGS tour

first JPN TV appearance in Sukkiri last month

Sukkiri's twitter got more than 70k likes and more than 30k retweets with not only messages in Japanese, but English and other languages

Shinkigeki guesting with lots of female audiences with light sticks (this shocked the panel lol)

start from 2:46 We're gonna go out in the streets and find out why they are popular... Yamamoto Hiroshi: we came here in Okubo Station. This rain will be blown away as we feel the heat/enthusiasm of fans. Yamamoto Hiroshi: Do you listen a lot to Boudan Shounendan? F1: Yes, I do...I do!　I play their songs frequently. Their choreography...individuality F2: I bought a lot of their posters. Yamamoto Hiroshi: So how about your room? F2: It's full of their posters. Yamamoto Hiroshi: Eh~~? F2: *shows phone* they’re orderly on top of my bed...omg, this is embarassing! F3: I love them. Bangtan! Yamamoto Hiroshi: Bangtan? F3: Their Korean official name is... F4: Bang-tan-Son-yeon-dan Yamamoto Hiroshi: And that in Japanese becomes "Boudan Shounendan"...and everyone, the fans call them "Bangtan"....Oh, I've learned this (just now) F3: *giggles* F4: I pass by a Korean language school...and there are many people who says  "I like Bangtan"...Fans are called "ARMY" Yamamoto Hiroshi: ARMY F4:　They have the image of a military group,　so the group and the bulletproof vest must always be together...ARMY = group, so it has the meaning of them always being with their ARMY. Yamamoto Hiroshi: Is that so?! *info overload lol*...In the first place, why are you studying in a Korean language school? F4: Because I like Boudan Shounendan. >> What's the reason why the world supports Bangtan? We talked about it with a KPOP journalist, Furuya Masayuki san. Furuya Masayuki: There are different groups who are advancing globally, but the music that they do is really..they've adopted the western sound well. I think there are few groups with that sound showing uniform/synchronized dance. >BS&T mv for everyone's eyes to see aka visuals and dancing here and there aka heart attack< Furuya Masayuki: The strength of Korea (KPOP), it's good to put hip-hop as the base of the music. The starting point of that is Korean language pronunciation is close to English. With the cool performance and sound showing, (their) root is really like that of the youth. Furthermore, they debuted as "the spokespeople of youth in their 10's." And from there, the strength of being the voice of who they represent...they think simultaneously with their fans, so the (fans) are crazy about them/addicted to them. SG: Everyone, please look forward to it! BTS: This has been BTS!

>panel time< Masuda Okada: Amazing! Yamamoto Hiroshi: Fans say their dances are cool, and when they are not dancing, they are cute. The gap is irresistible. We've talked about their individual points.

Masuda Okada: As for their dancing, what can you say Gun-chan about their dance? Gun-chan: The choreography looks so difficult and they dance in sync. They're cool! Masuda Okada: They are a cool bunch of guys!....How about their sound, Hyadain-san? Hyadain: ...Their sound...definitely in the Billboard.... Masuda Okada: (I'm surprised) that Korean pronunciation is close to English. Hyadain: Fans like their Japanese version, but they also like the Korean version...and you know, I think they're popular among the likes of Momoka chan's group. Masuda Okada: Do you know them? Momoka-chan: Yes, I know them. My members watch them on TV...I notice them well. Masuda Okada: How about you Kojima-san? Haruna Kojima: I really often hear them from girls and editors...the (people from) the fashion industry also like them. Masuda Okada: Ah, they are on the front cover this time, right? Such pattern is the first time....really amazing!

T/N: Furuya Masayuki is our famous KPOP journalist who knows Bangtan Hyadain is a composer, lyricist, and musician whose main work is composing anime theme songs Gun-chan is a member of EXILE and Sandaime J Soul Brothers Momoka-chan is a member of the group "Fairies" Haruna Kojima is a former member of AKB48

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[thekoreanenglishproject]

What is Kpop?

Kpop stands for Korean pop, a genre of music that is incredibly popular in South Korea as well as other Asian countries and other countries around the world. While Kpop does not stick to one genre, encompassing everything that Koreans would consider "popular", including RnB, hip hop, rap, rock, and even folk music, it is still an organized system. The industry itself is so popular that you can't take one step in Seoul without seeing another cardboard cutout of an idol or hearing a kpop song coming from a store.

Celebrities in the kpop world are called "idols", and they are either solo artists or part of boy or girl groups that can consist of anywhere from 2 to 13+ people, though the extremes are fairly uncommon. The average number of people per group is around 6 or 7. In each group, there are certain official positions that need to be filled. An average 7 member group will fill most of these positions, very rarely leaving any out.

Examples of some positions in kpop groups are:

·        Singers

Groups are either mainly vocals or mainly hip hop. In groups that are mainly vocals, there will be more singers than rappers and dancers. This does not mean, however, that singers only sing. In most groups the lead vocalists also dance and even occasionally rap as well. On the other hand, not everyone in the group has to be good at singing. In the early 2000s, most groups were mostly vocals, meaning everyone had to be able to sing; however, more recent groups have been a mix of different talents. The lead vocalists are always tasked with the high and long notes and often have a majority of the lines in a song, since they sing the chorus as well as some of the verses.

·        Dancers

There are often less dancers than there are singers in a group: some groups are more dance focused but most groups have their dance as an extra thing alongside their singing, so there aren’t usually many people in a group that are there as main dancers. In vocal centric groups like Super Junior, there are very few or just one main dancers that were recruited for only their talent in dance (although these members are also talented vocalists despite being recruited for only their dance). If there is a main dancer in the group, that person will be in front for most of the choreography and will often do solo dance stages with no actual lyrics. Often only about half the members are truly good at dancing, as it is not seen as super important to some companies/groups. Only once as far as I know has a group been only dance: a group called Younique Unit that was made up of main dancers from other groups.

·        Rappers

Rappers are the members of the group that, well, rap. There are usually less rappers in a group than vocalists, although more hip hop focused groups tend to have more rappers who have more lines than the average idol rapper. There isn’t necessarily always a main rapper, as all rappers tend to have around the same amount of lines per song.

·        Leader

The leader is the member of each kpop group that is effectively in charge of the members of the group. This member hears the schedule from the manager each morning and is then responsible for making sure the members show up to all their various schedules. This member is often the oldest but not always, and they are also usually in charge of properly introducing the group on variety shows and interviews. They are considered the official representative of the group, and they are given a decent amount more responsibility than the other members.

·        Maknae

Maknae is a Korean term meaning “youngest”. The maknae, or youngest member of the group, is the one who does the chores makes ramen for the group. While this is not always the case, the older members will often expect the youngest to do whatever they want, including making food and running to the convenience store to buy them something. The youngest is either known as the most obedient or the most bratty member, causing them to have another word attached to their “title”. Some are known as the “evil” maknae for the pranks they pull on their members, and Jungkook from BTS is known as the “golden” maknae because he is good at literally everything (anything athletic, dancing, singing, any sort of competition).

·        Visual

The visual of a group is the supposed “prettiest” member of the group. They may often be recruited for skincare commercials and other things like that, and they might have their face displayed more prominently in certain ads featuring their group. Though this may seem to be an unfair member of a group to have, the reality is, almost never is there an actual “prettiest member”. Also, even though there may be an “official visual”, they don’t receive any special treatment from their members, the fans, or even really their company. In some cases there is no official visual and all the members joke around about being the true visual of the team.

·        4D

4D is a term used to describe a member of a kpop group that acts a little…strange. This member might say weird things or do funny/weird things (strange facial expressions, overacting everything, etc) that goes slightly beyond normal levels of crazy. This member can usually make the other members laugh and is best suited for variety shows, where they can show off their comedic talents in order to promote their group. They will often be misunderstood by people who are not fans or who have never seen them in action due to them being “too over the top”, but this can actually help promote their group in the end.

·        Happy Virus

Happy Virus is similar to 4D, but not quite the same. The member of the group known as the Happy Virus is always smiling and laughing, and they can always be counted on to cheer the other members up. They will often interact a lot more with the fans on stage and do more cute fanservice with them to make them laugh and enjoy themselves more at concerts. It is very rare to see the happy virus genuinely be upset about something, as they are supposed to be the ones to help the other members when they are upset.

·        “Lines”

A line is a group of people within (or between different) groups. This is not the same thing as a subunit, as it is not an official group that makes music together (not always anyway), but it is simply the word for a subset of people within the group (or between groups) that have the same certain characteristics. For example, the “dance line” of a group is made up of the members of a group that can dance well.

·        Hyung Line

Hyung is a Korean word meaning “older brother”, although it is used in this case to mean older male friend. This term can only be used for a younger man talking to an older man. The hyung line is the oldest members of a group (could be just two members or 3-4). They tend to be the more responsible members (or at least considered to be as such) who have to keep the maknae line in check. When groups are competing against themselves, they often split into hyung line and maknae line teams.

·        Maknae Line

Maknae is a Korean term meaning “youngest”, so the maknae line is the youngest members of a group. There is an official maknae, or youngest, but there is also a maknae line which can have the youngest two or the youngest half of a group, it really depends on the group. The maknae line is supposed to be more crazy, acting more like teenagers and maybe being less responsible due to their age. Their job is to respect the hyung line, but they are known for sometimes being a little too mischievious and a bit disrespectful (would not be considered disrespectful in America, only in Korea). The members of the maknae line are all usually very close and often room together in dorms.

·        Age Lines

There are other types of lines, but one of the most popular is the “age line”. This line is the one that most commonly extends past the borders of just one group. An age line is made up of people born in the same year, so the two members of Super Junior born in 1983 are called the “83 line”. Sometimes same age people in different groups become friends with each other: for example, there is a “97 line” group chat made up of members of several different groups, all born in 1997. They meet up outside of their groups to hang out. An advantage to Koreans of hanging out with same age friends is that you don’t necessarily have to use honorifics, since you’re technically all the same age in Korean age terms.

·        “Eomma” and “Appa”

Some groups (mostly boy groups for whatever reason) have two members that are considered the eomma (mom) and appa (dad). These members take care of their other members by sometimes cooking for them and always making sure they know where they are going for the day and that they have everything they need. These members act like actual parents (though they are not, it should be noted) which makes me believe that they are being substitutes for the parents that the members seldom see. The idol life does not allow for much free time to visit families, so in all likelihood these parent like members are trying to help their members feel more at home.

HOW IS A KPOP GROUP CREATED IN THE FIRST PLACE?

In order for a group to have all of these positions, an entertainment company must recruit just the right people to form a group that has everything they think the public will like. In order to know how this happens, we must first know what an entertainment company actually is, and how they work.

In the world of Korean media, an entertainment company is a company that signs many different types of artists and manages their activities. An entertainment company generally has kpop idol groups and solo artists, actors, and models. In the case of Kpop music, there are three major entertainment companies that control a lot of the Kpop industry: SM, YG, and JYP. Out of these three, SM controls the most and is the most overall successful company, having debuted hundreds of artists to largely successful careers. Currently, they debut at least two successful groups per year, although the definition of successful does vary. Many people want to sign under their company due to the success that having their name attached to your group can bring, but unfortunately, there are some issues with this.

Because they know they can, SM has contracts that are often referred to as “slave contracts”, lasting around 13 years, in order to guarantee that whatever success a group achieves will go directly to their bank accounts. These contracts are often signed when a person is very young and they and their families do not understand what exactly they are giving to this company. They are also nearly impossible to get out of. This is extremely unfortunate given SM’s history of horribly mistreating their idols, especially non-Korean idols.

An extremely famous example of their crazy contracts comes in the form of TVXQ, widely considered to be the most famous and overall best kpop group of all time. This five member group debuted in 2003 and rose to high fame within two years. In 2009, three of the members decided to leave the group due to being mistreated and receiving almost none of the money they had rightfully earned over their 6 years. For reasons unknown, two members decided to stay behind. When the three members decided they had enough, they split off from TVXQ and became JYJ under a different company. Unfortunately for them, their troubles were far from over. It took until 2014 for their various lawsuits to be resolved, although the court suspended their contracts all the way back in 2009. After the initial split, SM somehow managed to get JYJ banned from appearing on all major Korean broadcasting channels, meaning it was impossible for them to promote their new music anywhere other than YouTube and V-live, a Korean broadcasting app. After the split, in 2012, TVXQ came back as a 2 member group and continued to be successful. Their 13 year contracts finally ended in 2016, and it is unclear what they will do once they return from military service.

SM has had much difficulty maintaining their groups over the years. They have an extremely high rate of idols leaving groups a few years after they debut, regardless of how wild their success has been. JYP and YG, the other two big three companies, are not quite as successful as SM, but they are at least known to treat their idols better (although YG is known for being a bit sexist and giving more promotion time to their boy groups). Some smaller company have produced hugely popular groups, but these are the exceptions that prove the existence of the rule.

AUDITIONS

Every year, all major companies (and some smaller ones) hold global auditions all over the world to find more trainees. They go to places like the US, but they only accept those that have at least some Asian ancestry, even if it is not Korean. Besides their global auditions, they hold monthly auditions in countries close to Korea, and weekend auditions at their company buildings for Seoul residents. In other cases idols will be recruited from YouTube, talent competitions, and street performances some Koreans do to get a bit of extra cash.

Sometimes companies will accept people solely based on their looks, even if their talent is not that great; however, there is no guarantee these people will debut. Every trainee (with a few exceptions) has to go through a mandatory two year training program to learn how to dance, sing, rap, and act/look the way the company thinks will best attract members of the public. Some trainees are lucky enough to debut early when the company thinks they fit the concept of the newest group they are trying to debut, but most have to wait longer than the initial two years. Some wait 6 or 7 years, and some simply never debut and stop training when they give up on becoming an idol. It is not necessary for the trainees to know Korean when they audition, because the company will use their two years to train them in the Korean language, as well as any other language they feel their trainees need to be taught (Chinese, Japanese, English, etc).

TRAINING

Training to become an idol is an extremely grueling process, especially with companies like SM. While the company pays for the food and dorms for the trainees, they often don’t get all that much food and have to sleep in the same room as many other people. They are constantly on a diet, and there are weekly weight checks to ensure that the trainees are actually working out and eating properly. Some female idols told stories of how each week they would help each other by lifting each other up by the ponytail to ensure weight loss that showed on the scale. However, they had to be careful not to pull too hard, because then it would be impossible for the girl to lose that much weight for the next week. The trainees have to work out and train roughly 18 hours a day, and many still have to fit high school into their schedules as well. Every high school age kpop trainee goes to the same high school, but most don’t graduate until a year or more after they should due to their schedules.

Trainees are already exhausted and hungry all the time, but their weekly/monthly evaluations lead to a lot more stress and high tensions between trainees. At these evaluations some people are told they are good to continue training, some are told that they could debut soon, and some will be told that they will never debut and that they should leave.

Once a company has decided that they want to debut a new group, they start looking at their current trainees and thinking about a concept they can pull off. Sometimes they start building a group but then recruit new members specifically for that group because they don’t have enough people that fit their concept currently in training. Sometimes they build a group around one member: for example, BigHit Entertainment’s CEO saw rapper Namjoon and knew he wanted to make a hip hop group based around this one person who would be the leader. It didn’t end up being all hip hop, but the group was still based around one person. He started with adding rappers and then in the end decided to add four singers to make the group more desirable to a wider audience. In this case, the member line up was incredibly successful.

Once a group has been formed, they are ready to debut, but this does not mean they will reach fame and fortune.

THE RISE AND FALL OF A KPOP GROUP

Even after debuting, it is notoriously difficult for a group to become popular. First, there’s the debut song: if the debut song is bad, it is highly possible that people who were waiting for the group to debut will stop following them, thinking they are boring.

After debuting, if a group is going to be successful, they usually reach a high level of popularity within 1.5-2 years. If an extremely high level of popularity does not occur, there are a couple of other options for the career of a group. They will either end up continuing to promote with a small but extremely loyal fanbase that supports them enough that they can continue to make music, or they will completely drop off the map. Sometimes groups will be pulled back or disbanded just a few months into their debut when they are having little to no success. If this happens, the idol then will either give up or go back into training to potentially redebut later. This happened in the case of Jaebum and Jinyoung from GOT7. Originally, they debuted as a hip hop duo called JJ Project, which was put on indefinite hiatus after about 6 months due to a lack of popularity. However, soon after they were pulled back and put back into training, they debuted as part of the 7 member boy group GOT7, which is now doing extremely well both domestically and internationally.

If a group continues along with decent popularity as opposed to super extreme intense popularity, they will usually continue making music for around 7-9 years before disbanding. This most often happens with a group of 4-7 people that have reached high levels of popularity but not so high that they have stalkers following their every move (or at least not quite as many stalkers). If a group has 12 or 13 members, depending on the circumstances, the disbandment of the group is often preceded by 1-4 members leaving the group on their own. This could be due to mistreatment or due to the leaving member being tired of the lifestyle. When a member leaves, the remaining members experience a serious drop in morale, which can potentially lead to their downfall. Most groups attempt to continue promoting, although there will often be a recovery period to re-teach old choreography and adjust to the new group dynamic. If a group reaches insane popularity levels they will either keep going indefinitely (BTS, thus far) or have a major incident like a scandal or huge split (TVXQ). In TVXQ’s case, both groups recovered beautifully. JYJ (the split off group) has received a Guinness World Record for most pictures taken of them at around 500,000. At this point, TVXQ as five had already achieved two world records in a row for the largest fan club with 800,000 members.

Sometimes groups get taken down by mandatory military service. South Korea has one of the longest mandatory military services in the world, 2 years for each man. If all members of a group leave at the same time, it is possible for fans to lose interest. This is why many groups with a lot of members only have one or two members go at one, so they can still promote even while those members are away.

So where did it all start?

A BRIEF (brief) HISTORY OF KPOP

Kpop truly started in the early 90s, although most people consider it to have started with the “grandfathers of kpop”, Shinhwa, in 1998. Shinhwa is a 6 member boy group that still creates music to this day. All members have already completed their military service. Until they disband, it will be impossible for a group to be considered the longest running group of all time besides them, since they have currently been going for almost 20 years

Back in the late 90s and early 2000s, it was difficult for kpop groups to reach wider audiences than just Koreans. TV wasn’t as high quality, and the programs such as variety shows weren’t exactly polished. The mid 2000s is truly when the popularity of kpop as a genre and an industry began to skyrocket due to better promoting and more widespread access.

After all this time, kpop is now the go to genre for Koreans: it is on the radio everywhere and plays in every shop on every street. This change happened particularly easily due to the inclusion of many genres (including folk music!) within the overarching genre of Korean Pop. This wave of kpop came after things like Korean traditional folk music (which is still very much alive and thriving) and trot music (mostly older Korean men in bright sequined vests singing in an overdramatic manner).

The popularity of Kpop has only continued to grow: currently, around 80 groups debut per year, and more groups continue to break into international charts. Soon, everyone will know about kpop! You heard it here first, folks!

WORKS CITED

"What Is Kpop?" Critical Kpop. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.

Gani, Aisha. "K-pop: A Beginner's Guide." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 03 Mar. 2014. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.

Wallace, Gabrielle. "THE HISTORY OF KPOP." Prezi.com. N.p., 29 May 2014. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.

"Realities of Korean Music Industry." Billboard. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.

[jungkookjeonn]

{kpop questions}

Tagged by: @berribaek (who is sitting beside me at this very moment)

1. who was your first female bias? No one oops. Maybe Ailee

2. who was your first male bias? JUNGKOOKS

3. who are your current biases? other than the above: Kihyun and Joshua are my other ultimates. My other biases are Chanyeol, Kyungsoo, Suho and Baekhyun (I’m so bad), Hoshi, Jinyoung, Key and Taemin, and more but I shall stop myself.

4. in the entire kpop industry, who is the closest to your ideal type? Jeon Jungkook 

5. have you ever attended any kpop concert / fanmeeting / fan sign? Nope ;-;

6. if yes, which group / artist? how was the experience? :(((((

7. which group /artist would you like to see live? Bts or exo omg *prays they come to canada*

8. how did you get into kpop? I stumbled across the dope mv while I was watching dance videos and my life was changed forever

9. who are your otps? Yugyeom x Jungkook my 97 line babies

10. when did you start to ship them? THIS FREAKING PICTURE

11. what is your favorite fanfic genre? FLUFF

12. what is your favorite music genre? Hmm I don’t really have a favourite genre...I pretty much will listen to anything

Tagging: no one because I’m lazy and my back hurts

[hannieehaee]

ARE WE STILL FRIENDS (teaser)

18+ / mdi

summary: being besties with two of the most popular idols in korea always came with a few rumors here and there, but what happened when one of your platonic besties suddenly started acting a little friendlier than usual? or worse, what happened when they both turned their affections to you?

content: idol!au, hybeidol!reader x idol!mingyu, hybeidol!reader x idol!jungkook, 97liner!reader, friends2lovers, not mingyu x jk (they just share u like all besties would<3), not that much plot, afab reader, smut, oral (f and m receiving), body worship, fingering, penetrative sex, etc.

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release date: april 27th

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"Do you think the company would get mad if we did a live together right now?", Jungkook pondered out loud as the three of you sat on different pieces of furniture around his large living room.

"Yeah."

"They didn't seem to mind when Jungkook and I did it that one time," disagreed Mingyu.

"Yeah, but I'm the girl. I'm the one who wakes up to new dating rumors every time we hang out publicly."

"Yeah, but people must know we're just friends by now, right? It's been years."

That much was true.

You weren't sure of the exact date, but your friendship with both boys predated the overall international success of Kpop as of recent years. When you had met both boys, they had barely battled their way through puberty – though you weren't faring any better.

The media enjoyed making the three of you a subject, knowing that you were evidently the closest out of all members of the popular 97s friend group. Being the only girl integrant, it was common for people to have the misconception that you were romantically involved with either Mingyu or Jungkook, seeing as you were often spotted in public with them.

You'd gotten used to the rumors and hate that came attached to being their friend, now usually leaving those things in the back burner rather than letting them bother you. By now, the three of you were a bit more careless about being seen together. Being seniors in the industry, those things didn't matter much to you anymore, but being seen inside Jungkook's house would surely stir up the worst rumors to date, so going live with him was entirely out of the question.

It did bother you sometimes; the double standard. While Jungkook and Mingyu could even interact in public or mention each other freely, any time you did so you were met with hate from either fandom, sometimes even your own. It also made you worry about your future. Could you ever be in a relationship without facing the brunt of all the hate that would come your way? At 26 years of age, it was a frustrating reality to think about.

Jungkook got up at some point to go fetch some more bottles of soju. Apparently the seven bottles the three of you had drank collectively weren't enough for the large men you were drinking with.

While Jungkook was gone, Mingyu got up from his seat on the couch opposite to you and took a seat down next to you, invading your personal space like he usually did.

"Worrying your pretty little head about something?", asked Mingyu as he leaned over you, taking the occasional sip from his drink.

"It's nothing."

"C'mon, what's up?", his hand ran up and down your arm in a soothing manner.

Invading your space and being overly touchy usually meant that he was tipsy. But to be fair, you were a bit tipsy too.

"Do you ever think about dating?"

"Who? You?", he chuckled.

"No, dumbass. I mean in general."

He seemed to sober up a little at the mention of the subject, straightening up a bit as he sat sideways on the couch so he could look at you fully.

"What's got you thinking about that?"

"I don't know ... I'm 26 now. Isn't it time I started settling down? Have someone filling up the other half of the bed," you pondered, feeling a bit pathetic as you did so.

Mingyu let out a quiet sound of confusion, eyebrows furrowed and head leaning to the side in question.

"Isn't that what me and Jungkook are for?"

Not taking him seriously, you chuckled and took a swing of your almost empty bottle of soju.

"I'm serious, Mingyu. I mean a romantic relationship, where, you know, it's just us and we do couple things and we settle down and all that stuff."

"What can you do with some guy that you couldn't do with us?", he grabbed both your drinks and set them on the table.

Suddenly, his demeanor seemed a bit more serious, which confused you.

Where the hell was Jungkook with those drinks?

"I- Are you serious? Do you need me to tell you?"

"Yeah, I mean, why would you need to look for some guy if you have us?"

Oh. He was serious.

"Because we're friends?," you were beyond confused, "I can't go out with you romantically, or move in with you, or," you gulped, "or sleep with you."

"You can't?", he scoot closer to you.

"Mingyu ..."

"I just mean ... Why would you go after some loser when we can just take care of you?", his hand went back to touching you, though this time it ran up and down your thigh rather than your arm. That false semblance of innocence was gone, "You want someone to keep your bed warm? You don't even have to ask ... I'll do it- we'll do it."

Through his short speech, he got closer and closer, just as the air in the room got heavier. The atmosphere itself shifted dramatically, specially with Mingyu so close to you.

Mingyu was the touchiest man you'd ever known. Being his best friend, you had fallen victim to his touchy demeanor endless times, but never like this. Never while his eyes were hooded and heavy with some emotion you'd never seen in them before.

"Gyu, I-"

"Can I show you?", he rasped, eyes now on your lips.

"Y-you're drunk," you were sure that must've been it. The combination between drinking and talking about dating must've short circuited his brain.

"Just tipsy ... Tipsy enough to get the balls to tell you how much I want you ... but lucid enough to remember how many times I've thought about this."

The hands on your thighs moved to your waist, closing in on you, slowly pulling you toward him. By the end of it, you were halfway sitting on his lap.

"You've thought about this?"

Your nervous hands went to his shoulders for support, easily giving in to him.

"So many times. Jungkook too," he chuckled as he began burying his head in your neck, lips ghosting the sensitive skin.

Lacking any control of your body, you repositioned yourself to allow him better access to you, now fully on his lap as he sat sideways on the couch, arms wrapped fully around you and face buried in your neck.

"Gyu, I-"

"Yeah? Is this okay? Is it okay if I kiss your neck like this? This is what you wanted, right? Someone to take care of you?", he mumbled as he made his way to your ear with breathy kisses.

You were burning up, completely powerless to Mingyu. It was kind of embarrassing how easily you gave in to him. How you had been entirely unaware of his want for you until five minutes ago, yet you were now pliant in his hold, willing to listen to his senseless argument about him and Jungkook being good replacement for a relationship. You also had that to think about – the Jungkook aspect of it all.

The reminder of Jungkook's presence woke you up a bit, remembering that you were literally sitting on your best friend's lap while in your other best friend's living room.

With half a mind to let Mingyu do whatever he wanted to do with you, you powered your way through your decision to pull him away from your neck.

"Gyu, wait. Kook could get here any minute-"

"Don't stop on my account. Seemed like you were having fun without me."

Your head snapped to the door at the introduction of the raspy voice of your best friend, finding said friend leaning against the doorframe with a few drinks in one hand and a few ramen cups stacked on the other.

"Jungkook-"

"So, can someone catch me up?", he got closer, dropping off all the food he was carrying on the table and sitting next to you on the couch.

...

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[playernct]

basics

name: elle de gas (dee • gah) aliases: “gasman” age/d.o.b: 23 (kor), 8 january 1996 blood type: B height/weight: 170cm/50kg place of birth: thailand (adopted to france > moved to u.s.) education: homeschool > boarding school in sweden company: FEMME Entertainment. (former: SM Entertainment, 2012) position/occupation: main dancer, subvocal, songwriter/producer languages: english, french, korean, thai, spanish + japanese life motto: “we live to coexist.” face claim: urassaya sperbund 

family history

elle is the adopted daughter of a french-creole ambassador and a former spanish fbi agent (now turned author). she came from an orphanage specializing in former victims of human trafficking, and was adopted at the age of 7. she is the sister to their biological son, abel de gas (26). the family owns several homes: one in malibu, california; another in nice, france; and they’ve added a house in seoul, south korea. the french-creole side of the family are descendants of famous impressionist painter, edgar degas; hence, their family fortune. currently, the couple has separated, living in different parts of the world. abel currently lives in hong kong, is married, and practices as elle’s lawyer, as well as the face of her alias. 

personality traits

kind on the outside, distrusting on the inside

secretive: tends to be vague of whereabouts and means to obtain things

uses sweet-faced looks to keep up with separate identities

can make acquaintances, not friendships

true low self-esteem hidden by overconfidence

incredibly ambitious 

described as “the perfect idol”

traumatized 

genuinely enthusiastic, however

smarter than appears

fun facts/things to be known in the story!

former sm trainee, trained with lee taeyong. the two were close friends until her departure from the company. (they do not speak currently.)

musically inclined. plays the piano, guitar, bass, synth, and drums. used music and dance as therapy when coming from orphanage.

is returning from hiatus from her mother’s house in nice, france, where she spent the entire break taking care of her mother.

has a personal studio in a her house in seoul.

was the first trainee of FEMME Entertainment. her and hani are now owners/shareholders of the company now that it has gone public.

goes under the name ‘gasman’ as a producer to sell music in the industry. 

only knew of kpop after being streetcasted in america, did not have to audition.

significant friendships/relationships

abel: her brother, is called regularly; mainly because of business.

hani: inim’s leader, is closest friend in the group. the two are the most favored pairing among fans. elle recruited hani for FEMME Ent. the first person to know of her alias.

jimi: another inim member, is her second closest friend. knows her alias.

seul: inim’s maknae, is treated like a little sister by her. knows her alias.

suga/yoongi: producer friend who also knows of her identity; the two became close after he became the first person other than her bandmates to visit her private studio. they are rumored to be dating, but nothing confirmed.

kun: random friend she met on the street on her return to seoul. oddly, one of her most precious friendships. all they do is eat together and small talk.

thai line (ten/lisa/sorn): has been waiting elle to join their thai groupchat since they all debuted during the same year. ten was the first to make contact after discovering kun and her were acquaintances. she is hesitant to socialize. 

97 line (jaehyun, bambam, dk, and jungkook specifically): are fans of inim who bias her. they are the few of many who do. again, she is known as the “perfect idol,” but no one has been able to make contact as she spends her free time as “gasman.”

taeyong: best friends during trainee bootcamp after discovering they had been the only ones streetcasted in the class; he taught her korean and she taught him dance; friendship ended in her departure, rumored to have left because of a scandal. did not see each other again until they debuted on the same stage with blackpink.