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CAREER ASTROLOGY

potential careers for your midheaven sign! 👩🏽‍💻💼🔎

Astrology can indicate what areas of life you might naturally excel at, your talents, and even your destiny. The Midheaven or MC is a point in your birth chart that represents your public persona, reputation, and how you choose to present yourself to the public. Your MC suggests what most makes you feel alive and your legacy in yor lifetime. Though it will take years for you to grow into your MC sign, you can use your Midheaven sign, ruler, placements and aspects to both to identify what career path might suit you. This is helpful for people especially in their 10th house profection year, where themes of career, reputation, and legacy are significant or even if you just want to prepare for the future.

Disclaimer: These are recommendations for what might be easier or more natural for you! REMEMBER: You can be anything you want in this lifetime!

(For example, The Weeknd has an Aries Midheaven – he is a trailblazer, leader, and icon in the music industry with a unique sound. Also the first to win many awards and to hold a lot of coveted titles --> very Aries-like)

ARIES MIDHEAVEN --- themes: bold, passionate, self-starting, trailblazing, aggression, leading

☆ ruling planet: Mars

☆ recommended careers: entrepreneurship, athletics, anything where you can lead yourself

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TAURUS MIDHEAVEN -- themes: classy, tasteful, beautiful, talented, artistic, wealthy

☆ ruling planet: Venus

☆ recommended careers: beauty, musician, modeling, makeup artist, fashion designer, arts, photographer, finance, anything involving aesthetics, design, visuals and money

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GEMINI MIDHEAVEN -- themes: good communicator, intelligent, versatile, witty, charming, vocal

☆ ruling planet: Mercury

☆ recommended careers: journalism, performance, teaching, writing, the Arts, design, fashion, sales, public relations, advertising, commentator, observer, translator and broadcaster

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CANCER MIDHEAVEN -- themes: nurturing, kind, sweet, affectionate innocent, intuitive, ambitious, security driven

☆ ruling planet: Moon

☆ recommended careers: health workers, chefs, real estate agents, social workers, ministers, politics, musician, nanny, teacher, doctor

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LEO MIDHEAVEN -- themes: confident, fun, creative, flamboyant, visible, competitive, 'superstar', popular, entertaining

☆ ruling planet: Sun

☆ recommended careers: performing arts, acting, politician, spokesperson, social media influencer, reality TV, anything that allows you to shine

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VIRGO MIDHEAVEN -- themes: precision, diligence, organization, detail-oriented, communicative, practical, moral, skillful

☆ ruling planet: Mercury

☆ recommended careers: medicine / healthcare professional, engineering, hospice care, accountant, HR, manager / administrative jobs

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LIBRA MIDHEAVEN -- themes: beautiful, elegant, charming, social, harmonious, diplomatic, collaboration, communication, aesthetics

☆ ruling planet: Venus

☆ recommended careers: decorating, fashion designer, beauty industry, musician, lawyer, counseling, therapist, law enforcement, customer service, human resources

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SCORPIO MIDHEAVEN -- themes: power, control, allure, mysteriousness, enigmatic, strength, magnetism

☆ ruling planet: Pluto

☆ recommended careers: researcher, psychologist, investigator, finance (tax, banking, investing), scientist, occultist, politician, s3x work, mortician

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SAGGITARIUS MIDHEAVEN -- themes: wisdom, education, knowing, funny, bold, personable, philosophy, energetic, honest, sincere

☆ ruling planet: Jupiter

☆ recommended careers: sales, teachers (specifically university), travel consultants, comedians, preacher / spiritualist, pilot, flight attendant,

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CAPRICORN MIDHEAVEN -- themes: power, status, drive, ambition, respect, honor, recognition

☆ ruling planet: Saturn

☆ recommended career: CEO, doctor, manager, banker, property owner / investor

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☆ AQUARIUS MIDHEAVEN -- themes: innovation, influence, freedom, orginality, service, socialization

☆ ruling planet: Saturn / Uranus

☆ recommended career: scientific or mathematical fields, engineer, innovator, astronomy, astrology, engineering, environmental science humanitarian work

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☆ PISCES MIDHEAVEN -- themes: enchanting, talented, creative, intuitive, dreams, passionate

☆ ruling planet: Neptune

☆ recommended career: musician, director, author, healer, psychic / occultist, spiritualist

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that's him, that's just who he is | tbz choi chanhee | new

"At least between us both,” the camera shutters and you take a shaky inhale, “one of us took the right path.”

PAIRING » tbz choi chanhee (new) x gn!reader (proofread twice—lmk if i made a mistake!) TROPE/AU » friends 2 strangers, highschool au!, non-idol au!, idol au! (chanhee towards the end) GENRE » angsty angst angst, unread messages, comforting friendship, supporting friendship, you both attend the same music academy, you both are preparing to become celebrities/idols! WORD COUNT » 4168 (no seriously, 2k word limit who?) ESTIMATED READING TIME » 15 mins WARNINGS (lmk if i missed anything!) » financial difficulties, stress relating to: money, music, balancing friendships-work-school, upwards comparisons, failure at achieving dream job (reader's side), unsupportive teachers

navi/masterlist!! 🤍 series introduction 🤍 series masterlist 🤍 part of 'especially to you...'

my third story! i take it back when i said that the second is my favourite story because this is my new (no pun intended) favourite story. i had to stop multiple times because it hit me too many times 🥹👍

well...the self insert is really real here 🫂 and this got seriously personal (let's see how many times i say this with this series 👀)

big respect to chanhee for balancing his education, preparing to be an idol and having a part time job 🫂 i respect him so much

thank you for reading honey bee ☘️🐝 @sanaxo-o and happiest birthday to you!! this story isn't much of a gift since you've read it before but there is the other one hehe 💕

Unlike most of your other lessons, this one passed by as quickly as a blink of an eye. It might be because the air conditioner in the room was set to the perfect temperature or the way the tie around your collar didn’t suffocate you too much or maybe, it was the way that you were practically showered with a bunch of compliments as soon as you took a deep breath from your diaphragm, lifted your cheekbones and sung your heart out.

Swiftly, you smile at the affirming nods that your teacher gave you, writing down her notes to the three-minute performance that you were assigned to for the last month. Across the whole month, you recall the way the tip of the pen scratches the plastic board vigorously, tapping rapidly and furiously throughout the longest three minutes of your life. Usually, you would be assigned a new song every three weeks or have two songs to practice for five weeks. On the times that you didn’t succeed, it would be a hell lot of criticism, tears and punches on the wall as soon as you exited the small studio. Heck, even with the times when the tears made it out in the room, you could tell that even though she toned down her volume, those eyes looked at you no further than disinterest—sometimes she would unmistakably roll her eyes too.

It has always been in short, sickening.

Those were the times that you wanted to just rip out your vocal cords, swear that you would never sing again, not that you even could at that point, and run away from the one thing that gave you life in your tiring days.

“Pick a song.”

The statement made your head slightly crane forward towards your suddenly easygoing teacher. You let out a confusing hum and question to which she responds with an amused smile.

“I can…choose?”

“You can’t truly be a singer if you don’t know what songs fit you best or if you need someone to pick what songs you should sing. You don’t have to choose a challenging song yet. You’ve been singing for the past half year and you’re good at it, but you really only found your style recently and I would rather you focus on further developing it.” She shrugs leisurely after, “It’s up to you though.”

Either way, I’m still going to get paid.

Numerous song titles juggle in your mind, the different lyrics and tunes playing in your head as the memories of your lives flash through their respective melodies. However, it wasn’t easy for your mouth to announce any of the songs, your mind thinking of all the technicalities within each song that would definitely challenge the fragile, insecure side of you.

But art is a special type of hobby.

It’s one of those hobbies that no one would ever be able to ‘perfect’. Somebody would always criticise and pick it apart ruthlessly—and you would always have to pick up their words and carry them deep within your heart.

“Are you sure?” The way that she tilts her head to the side after writing down your choice says everything.

But you stood your ground.

You’ve been in love with this song for so long and all you wanted to do was to learn it properly. Who knows when you’ll be given the chance to pick again? So, with the bravest smile and the most convincing nod that your shaking body could give, she does her final notes on that worn-out notebook of hers. She also recites your homework and expectations for the next lesson before excusing your presence from the room.

You couldn't wait to scream the excitement out of your body, tell your parents and your best friend about what just happened, analyse the song and its technical aspec—

"I just don't think you'll make it."

You halt your steps and your journey. For such a good music academy, these rooms seriously needed thicker walls. You were genuinely surprised that you were still able to focus on your lessons (most of the time) through all the electric guitar, drum kits and unfortunately, other singers who were unable to hit those certain high notes.

It's times like these that you wish the academy could invest in their building more. You were lucky that your lesson room is located at the end of the hallway meaning that your criticism could only be heard by you, the teacher and maybe the two rooms in front and beside yours.

Chanhee wasn't so fortunate, being at the very front, the first door on the left. It left him vulnerable. The voice cracks, the times when he would go off tune or the rare times when he missed his count. It would all mercilessly be heard by anyone who would pass by just to go to the toilet or refill their empty, cold coffee mug.

You stood next to the wall where the glass doors of the lesson door, biting your bottom lip and you noticed how Chanhee wouldn’t even say anything to his teacher’s words. You could imagine how he had his head hung low, nodding occasionally at the words and was forced to repeat the same line over and over and over again until he got it right. You prayed silently in your heart and mind that time would go quicker for him so that he could walk out, breathe in some fresh air and take a break from the suffocating practice room.

When the door clicks open, Chanhee has that tired, sad smile to you that he gives most of the time. Your eyebrows fell a little but you were still able to give him an encouraging one back.

“No?” You asked even though you very much knew the answer.

“No.” He quietly affirms after a short pause.

“I’m still proud of you though.” Just like any other day at school, after lessons or any other time, you lightly punch his shoulder, him chuckling and shoving you back. “I guess…that’s why they’re called ‘lessons’ after all.”

The realisation of your words made Chanhee groan. Lessons that are made throughout a lifetime—one that he has been attending for a year and a half unlike you who only started at the start of the year. He gave up his time with his friends, time to study which most of society thinks is the best way to secure a well-financed job, and gave up his money to buy clothes for himself that he just walked past whenever he knew he would get tempted. All those part-time jobs, ones that would go late into the still busy nights of Seoul or the ones early in the morning before school when most people would still be snoring, were all done with his dream that someday his voice would be heard by the world.

“How did yours go?”

You know that you should just be truthful. You both have been stuck to the hip for the last few years and Chanhee is not an easy person to deceive. Plus, you need to take into consideration as well of lying at this current moment. You didn’t want Chanhee to think that you were trying to make him feel better by potentially pitying him. What good would that bring to anyone right now in this situation? That’s not what friends do.

“I was given a chance to choose a song.” The small genuine, congratulatory smile that Chanhee gives makes you relax your back into the wall further, the tension easing away from your body. “I also managed to get through that vocal run that I’ve been agonising and crying to you about for the past week.” You slump your body against the wall as you recall your homework, “But she gave me more scales to use as runs for practice.”

“Scales really do suck.” Chanhee whispers to you teasingly, once again getting pushed by you.

“Yeah.” You acknowledge shortly after. “But it does help me with my breathing and flexibility which I highly suck at.”

“Hey,” he scolds your words lightly, “at least you have a distinctive sound and know how to put emotions according to the sound. My teacher just said I sound generic.”

Yes. That description for Chanhee—no, just any singer—is weird and you would dare to say, highly misleading.

If we’re talking about musical terms, every single singer has a unique timbre. Even if the note stays the same, every person will have a different tone colour because well, every person is different. Saying that a singer has a generic voice, highly contradicts the definite concept of instrument timbre.

You know how much this troubled Chanhee even though he tries his best to hide it. The comments about his timbre have been repeated so many times that it’s got to him a lot. In the beginning, he would just smile bitterly and indicate that he wouldn’t want to talk about the lesson, kicking the group of stones on the pathway to release his anger. However, as you both grew closer after an assigned duet performance, he was able to open up to you little by little, slowly but surely, keeping the friendship that grew even after you did your ending bow to the audience. He would still hide a little bit of his feelings to himself, embarrassed that he would talk about himself even though you reassured him that it was completely fine.

To him, how others see him is the most important thing for him. From the compliments that would grow the contagious smile on his face, to the heartbreaking crying scenes that he would hide from the rest of the world, all those words he took to heart so that he could improve himself as a person—and in this case, as an artist. In this harsh world, the words that would be spat out by teachers would be so deeply etched in a person’s heart that all of a sudden, giving up everything that they have worked so hard for would be easier done.

It’s during those times that you and Chanhee would lean on each other, reassuring each other not to run away from the weekly lessons and giving comfort after each one. Chanhee is internally grateful for the times that you would hold his shoulders, lightly shaking his frail, tired body before giving him words of encouragement. He would do a similar thing for you when you feel like you didn’t progress, stopping your self-criticism and pushing you to keep going. To you, he would just let you cry on his shoulder as you hug him tight, patting your back calmingly.

The light snowing season greets the both of you as soon as you exit the building. For you, your next destination is home but for Chanhee, ninety-eight percent of the time it would be his job at the barbeque restaurant, the seafood restaurant or even that new Chinese restaurant that he recently just started.

Given the good results of your lesson, you selfishly wanted to have some fun but the words died down in your throat when you slightly turned your head towards your friend. His black hair still peaked out from the beanie that kept both of his ears warm, the scarf that you gifted him hid the slight downturn of his lips and the physical expression of his heavy heart. His eyelashes fluttered away the snowflakes in the cold but still bright night and his rosy cheeks only grew brighter and more evident the slower the journey to your next destination would take.

“Just a little penguin in his somewhat natural habitat?” Your attempt to get a response out from him is successful when you see his cheekbones rise—the same way that they would rise whenever he sings his heart out.

“What a way to start a conversation.”

Your heart lightens at your successful attempt, linking your right arm with his as you continue to walk down the still-shared path that makes the distance between all your worries and yourself further away. However, like all journeys, you finally arrive at that one spot.

The one that split into two different roads, unlike the one you have been walking a few minutes ago.

The right road would take you both to safety, warmth and relaxation.

The left road would force you to unlink Chanhee’s arm, sending him to the busy, loud civilisation where he would put on his apron and raise the pitch of his voice fit for customer service.

“Are you…off to work?” He senses the sadness lingering in your voice and the way your right hand tightens around his forearm even through the thick, winter clothes.

“…yeah.”

“I see.” You managed to muster a stable response tone. “Come on, I’ll drop you there.” You turn your body towards the crowd but can’t go too far due to the other set of feet that stays grounded on the worn-down, cold stone floor, “Chanhee?”

“Maybe…” Suddenly, the sky starts to sprinkle down its pretty shapes of ice. “I’m just not meant to be a singer.”

You gasp quietly, the faint white exhale slowly disappearing behind the dark background. Seeing the tears finally slide down his cheeks made you realise one thing: he’s opening up. He’s doing the thing that he has tried to hide from everyone. In tune with his emotions, your eyes started to build their layer of moisture, the wind making it harder for you to keep your tears in. You couldn’t think straight, your free arm wiping your eyes to rid the hardships from your face while trying to give Chanhee words of encouragement.

“You’re going to get ther—”

“What if you had to give up so much,” He cut you off, gasping and inhaling more air to accommodate his crying, “earn so much money, gave it away and it didn’t give you good results? Whatever it may be…An event, a trip, an investment.” His voice gradually trails off as he lists life occurrences.

You’ve thought about the same thing thousands of times, back and forth, no matter where, when and who you were with. In a world where pursuing art can be a hard, long path, what would happen if nothing good were to come out of it? All your hard work, all your money, all your time…you’ll never be able to get those back.

Is it worth it? Is it worth the gamble?

“I would probably beat myself over it.” You tried to keep your whimpers at bay as you confessed the same answer that would come back every time you went on your downward spiral, “I would most probably always question why I did what I did. If I did the event with someone, and for some reason, they were the ones that made the situation bad, then I would’ve gone back and forth, asking myself if it was worth it. Why didn’t I go alone? Why was I so scared? What was I so scared of?”

Should you move to a different academy? But your teacher is well known. Should you still do it anyway? Knowing that you had to go through many processes and hardships to even get lessons with this teacher. Even if most of the time, you felt like giving up music, surely her experience would lead you to someplace good…right?

“But then…would answering those questions lead to happiness?” Chanhee scoffs at his absurd thoughts. Tilting his head to the sky, he relishes the way the snowflakes land on his pale skin, disappearing when they touch his skin, the side branches melting into his warmth. “Even after answering the question, would you be able to know what to do next? What would it lead to?”

Even though Chanhee was the first one to cry and break down, your wails were louder the more his words resonated within you, touching the parts of your heart that you never wanted to say out loud, scared of where and how your unconscious mind would take you. With everything in him, he untangles his arms to wrap them around your neck, patting the back of your head as you cry on his shoulder. He also lets his tears soak your scarf, resting his cheek on his arm and his chapped wavering lips rubbing against the delicate wool of your scarf, trying his best to soften his cries.

“I just…” One of his hands pats your back, giving you his comfort—even though he probably needed it more than you, “Music and singing used to be happiness that could fit in my pocket. It felt secure and safe. I could just put on my earphones and I’ll feel happy.” You notice the tighter hold after, “But music grew too fast and too big for me that I couldn’t catch up with it anymore.”

You only nod to his words, knowing how much Chanhee sacrificed to pay for his lessons. Some judged him, calling him stuck up and selfish even though they knew that he was independent in his journey to become a singer. It pains you to hear those words come out as scoffs and laughter and soon enough, you hold his hand and cut ties with them all, leaving their flabbergasted faces behind.

The sky starts to cry with you both beautifully in the form of its unique icy shapes. You both watch the snowflakes disappear on the ground, on each other clothing, on your noses. Finding the strength and breath to continue, you slowly push your body away, wiping the last bit of your tears to face your best friend straight into his eyes.

“You’re going to find happiness that you can rely on, Chanhee.” You couldn’t see his lips but you were sure that it was pouting and shivering, “It may be music or it may be something that music brings you. It may be the stage or maybe people who you will come to work with or maybe the people who will cheer you on but I’m sure you’ll find it soon.”

Even with the bustling environment around you both, there was no way that you could have missed his muttering, especially with the white puff of air, “At this rate…”

He feels the weight and pressure of your palms on both his shoulders but he still looks down to the ground where the snow slowly buries the sides of his shoes, “I promise you that if you keep going, I don’t have a single doubt that you’ll find your style. Regardless of what your crappy teacher says, you’re unique and I love your voice.”

“You sure?”

“I’m sure.” Wiping the lone tear on his cheek, “The world is going to be amazed when they hear your voice and I'm sure you'll be a good influence to them.”

For the first time in the day, Chanhee finally smiled. You observe the way his eyes disappear into pretty little upside-down moons. His head tilts back slightly, revealing the upturned corner of his lips behind the scarf that kept him warm and his teeth shine brighter with the help of the light from the marketplace behind you. Your hands were able to finally relax and mirrored the same expression back to your now radiant friend.

“Promise me that we’ll stand on the same stage someday.”

But life plays a twisted fate on you both and loves to put more pressure than you can ever carry. Having to move to a different school and a different region is not on your list of expectations. You argued endlessly about the decision to move, feeling unfair that none of your opinions mattered to them as they relentlessly started to look for moving trucks to hire. With the good offer that your dad received and realising that the youngest in the family had no final say, you tried your best to hold back the tears when telling Chanhee the news.

He cries for you and himself, already imagining the loneliness of walking to the music academy after a long day of school and the drags of his feet across the gravel in the night after each lesson. You assured him that you would call often and unlike you, he promised you the same thing. Time told you both that your friendship was still strong despite the physical distance between you both and with time, so did both your musical skills.

The trade-off for talent in your friendship is the less frequent phone calls and text messages. It was decreasing steadily and slowly until eventually, there was no more red dot beside his name on your phone even though you're sure there would be one beside your name on his. When sadness turned into confusion, then morphed into anger, hate and bitterness whenever someone asked you about him, you still found yourself swiping through your many photos with him. Just like how he cries on your last day, you cry from the silence of him.

Thankfully, time did heal your heart even though you couldn’t find a friend like him ever again. Things have changed for you and you were sure that it was the same for Chanhee. You grew taller, changed your hairstyle, hobbies, dreams and aspirations. What time didn’t seem to change however was the delivered sign that never changed with your messages. You let it go and went on with your life.

When you did come back to Seoul, you realised that the city had changed drastically. You wondered if it’s really that or if you were just struggling to remember the city that you once walked around in every day. But unlike your thoughts, maybe Seoul did change drastically. Amid the new but still bustling environment, there was this one cafe that was incredibly packed. Needing to get away from the cold, you entered to be greeted with a well-decorated interior and the gold ‘Happy Birthday New’ balloon shines brightly, especially with the light that is right above it. Many were posing in front of the gold foil fringe backdrop.

You almost didn’t recognise the boy in the picture. You don’t remember when you took your scarf off and picked up a random framed picture in the frame before picking up another one next to it, and another one, and another one. Each showed his growth. You could tell not only from his appearance but also from the bigger stage that he performed along with ten other boys. Suddenly, it clicks and it all makes sense. Hearing everyone else around you talk about him fondly took away the heavy weight that his name brought and a new feeling overtook your heart.

For the first time in a very long time, seeing his face made you smile and it didn’t hurt.

Your phone slides into your shaking hands, swipe open the camera app from the lock screen and point it at the framed picture in your hand, “At least between us both,” the camera shutters and you take a shaky inhale, “one of us took the right path.”

You know from the laughter in the space, the feeling of the radiant energy of those around you and the happiness on people’s faces as they point their cameras to their fanmade goods and the interior of the place, that Choi Chanhee has done it. The stage looked extremely good on him, even if the light was too bright and he looked so pale sometimes.

“I’m glad it was you.”

You whisper somewhat solemnly and with a bit of jealousy. Your clenched fist is a puny attempt in trying to keep your tears from expressing the hurt that suddenly hit you as you recall that moment in your life. The multiple rejections to the companies that you auditioned for, the way people on the streets pass by more frequently as their ears and eyes are focused on other’s performances—the night where you listed all your musical instruments for sale and promised that you would never sing ever again.

“You shy, talented, loveable penguin.” And it would seem that his fans agree with the chosen animal with the pouting blue penguin on top of his head. “That’s just who you are, Chanhee.”

Maybe the fame wasn’t for you. Shortly after moving, you found out that the stage was more of a hobby, especially with how you just wanted to stand on stage but never wanted to practise and study music theory properly. You just wanted to shout out the lyrics and sentimentally sing the lyrics of existing songs instead of having your name in an album or next to the credits and royalty rights to the song. But knowing that it fit Chanhee well, it was more than enough for you. He may not have known it before but you wish with all your being that he knows his capability to make others smile, including you.

Even if your broken smile is within millions that he probably would never see from the podium that rightfully held him high.

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deardiaryts4 · 1 month

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AmiyahChopra I've been posting about my life on social media since I was 16. Three years ago I decided to opt out of higher education and pursue my dream of becoming a singer.

I started working on my vocals and fell in love with music all over again. Now as a 21 year old I'm ready for the next step.

Before I get in the studio I need to get some professional help to improve my overall performance. With that being said I'm off to "Boot Camp" to help with that. Wish me luck x

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justforbooks · 4 months

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In the childhood memories of more than one generation, Glynis Johns, who has died aged 100, will be best remembered as the Edwardian materfamilias of the hugely popular Walt Disney musical Mary Poppins (1964). Winifred Banks, married to David Tomlinson’s George W Banks, is the mother of Jane and Michael, the children in the care of the magical nanny played by Julie Andrews. A protester for the right to vote, Winifred delivers a spirited rendition of the song Sister Suffragette – “Our daughters’ daughters will adore us. And they’ll sing in grateful chorus: ‘Well done, Sister Suffragette!’” – as the children’s previous nanny tries to quit.

But the husky-voiced actor had other claims to fame from her more than 60 films and 30 stage productions. In 1973, Stephen Sondheim composed the song Send in the Clowns for Johns when she was cast in the leading role of the premiere production of his musical A Little Night Music, on Broadway. And she had won initial stardom in the British cinema as a mermaid.

In the title role of the film comedy Miranda (1948), she travels from Cornwall to London and causes romantic complications among the Chelsea set. Although the film’s whimsy may now seem strained, it was a great commercial success in its day, making Johns a top-liner in British movies. Miranda returned in a rather belated sequel, Mad About Men (1954).

By that time, Johns had moved almost completely from stage to films, where she was associated chiefly with lightweight roles, alternately fluffy and feisty. One of her most appealing opportunities came in the thriller State Secret (1950, released as The Great Manhunt in the US), playing a cabaret artiste in a fictitious Balkan country, and gamely singing Paper Doll in a wholly invented language.

It says something for her properties of youthfulness that at the age of 30 she could play a teenage schoolgirl in the melodrama Personal Affair (1953). The same year she played in two fanciful Walt Disney British productions, as Mary Tudor in The Sword and the Rose, and as the heroine wife of Rob Roy, and she went on to make her first Hollywood picture, the Danny Kaye comedy The Court Jester, in 1955. The following year she played a cameo role in the star-studded Around the World in 80 Days.

At the time Johns alternated between American and British films, generally in subordinate roles, but a rewarding one came in The Sundowners (1960), set in Australia, as a jolly barmaid who takes a shine to a visiting Englishman played by Peter Ustinov. It brought her an Oscar nomination as best supporting actress. Top billing came in a stylish horror movie, The Cabinet of Caligari (1962). She was well enough known to American audiences by this time to star in 1963 in Glynis, a TV sitcom series that ran for just one season.

In 1966 Johns returned to the London stage in The King’s Mare, as Anne of Cleves to Keith Michell’s Henry VIII. Her Welsh heritage came into play when she took the role of Myfanwy Price in a screen version of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood (1971) starring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter O’Toole, and two years later came her great Broadway success as Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music, which brought her a Tony award.

Glynis came from a show business background: her mother, Alice Steele (nee Wareham), was a concert pianist who performed under the name Alys Steele-Payne, and her father was the prolific character actor Mervyn Johns. He was a stalwart in particular of Ealing Studios films: father and daughter appeared together in an Ealing drama, The Halfway House (1944).

Though her vocal intonations pointed to her Welshness, Glynis was born in Pretoria, South Africa, where her parents were on tour. She was reportedly carried on to the stage at the age of three weeks, and it was not too much longer before she was appearing there in a professional capacity, making her performing debut at the Garrick theatre, London, as a dancer in a revue called Buckie’s Bears (1935).

Educated at Clifton high school, Bristol, and South Hampstead high school and the Cone School of Dancing in London, she rapidly graduated to juvenile acting roles in both theatre and cinema. Her first screen appearance came at the age of 14, as politician Ralph Richardson’s troublesome daughter in South Riding (1938), and on stage she was the young sister, another Miranda, in Esther McCracken’s comedies Quiet Wedding (1938) and Quiet Weekend (1941).

That year brought the opportunity to appear in the film 49th Parallel, starring Leslie Howard and Laurence Olivier in a spy thriller intended to bolster second world war support in the US. When the prospect of playing a mermaid came after the war, she was able to draw on her theatrical versatility: “I was quite an athlete, my muscles were strong from dancing, so the tail was just fine. I swam like a porpoise.”

Johns returned to the London stage in 1977, as Terence Rattigan’s choice to play the murderer Alma Rattenbury in his well-received dramatisation of the Rattenbury case, Cause Célèbre. Her acting appearances became sporadic, though in 1989 she starred with Rex Harrison and Stewart Granger on Broadway in Somerset Maugham’s The Circle.

She was occasionally a guest star in US television series such as Murder She Wrote and The Love Boat, and played Diane’s rich mother, Helen Chambers, in the first series of Cheers (1983) and Trudie Pepper in the sitcom Coming of Age (1988-89). By the time of her final films, While You Were Sleeping (1995) and Superstar (1999), she was a characterful grandmother.

Johns was married and divorced four times. Her first husband, from 1942 to 1948, was the actor Anthony Forwood. Their son, Gareth, also an actor, died in 2007. Marriages to two businessmen followed: David Foster, from 1952 to 1956, and Cecil Henderson, from 1960 to 1962. She was married to Elliott Arnold, a novelist, from 1964 to 1973, and is survived by a grandson and three great-grandchildren.

🔔 Glynis Margaret Payne Johns, actor, born 5 October 1923; died 4 January 2024

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The Third Song / Why Kim chose to rewrite Chay’s first song

So one day, I was thinking about what happened to that song Kim was working on in episode 9. 🤔 The tune Kim strums and vocalizes to is pretty catchy, and so I also wondered about how we don’t get a lot of scenes of Kim’s creative process with his music in general, yknow?

I have a fic idea about this subject in the works also, so I figured I may as well write a meta too to get my thoughts in order. Haha!

But before I go on and start ranting, for the sake of this meta I think it’s important to establish the level of fame Wik already has by the start of the show. Admittedly, it’s quite difficult to do this since Kim’s persona of Wik hardly makes an appearance, and the show didn’t necessarily focus on Kim’s life as a celebrity. But from the minimal amount of clues, I think it’s okay to make an educated guess.

From Chay’s shrine, we know that Kim has done at least one photoshoot with GQ (if memory serves me correctly), and a number of smaller publications. So he’s gotten some exposure already; his fame isn’t limited to the internet, in other words. Due to this, it’s most likely he does have a PR team of some sort, by virtue of being a public figure and most likely because he’s an heir to the Theerapanyakuls’ (very public) business empire. There’s no way Kim can afford to remain a private citizen, not only due to the notoriety of his family, but as well as his own celebrity status.

Incidentally however, it’s also hard to look at the crowd size in the university during Kimchay’s first meeting as an indicator of his fame, because I imagine the school would have had to make it very clear to the staff that the performance was for prospective students only and perhaps have prevented non-students from entering the grounds to see his impromptu show. Furthermore, according to the trivia session at the time, he’s also starred in a number of MVs, and we know he has a recording studio of his own.

Yet still, Ohm is not aware of who he is, and if we give Ohm the metaphorical role of being the outsider to all this, it would seem Kim’s fame is also somewhat contained. This being the case, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say that Kim is also most likely under a label as an indie artist, since I feel like he does not yet have enough clout that he can move to build his career independently.

So if I were to take a gander at Kim's fame, I would probably say it’s at the level of Jeff Satur’s just before he made his official announcement of leaving BOC–rising fame to come close to reaching national stardom, but not just yet to say he’s a true international (or even regional) star.

(Arguably, one can also say that a good chunk of his fame is his good looks, but that’s a different meta altogether, lol)

Having established his level of fame for this rant, now I can maybe make a gander at tackling his creative/thought process. XD

By the time we’ve reached past the midway point of the show, the audience sees that despite the level of success he’s achieved so far in his career as a musician, Kim is currently in a bit of a creative rut / writer’s block.

We see perhaps a hint of it in episode 4 when he’s just nonchalantly strumming his guitar off camera before Big hands him Porsche’s bodyguard application, but we don’t see it explicitly until episode 9, when he’s visibly frustrated by the WIP song he’s trying to figure out:

So by this point, there’s technically two completed songs between him and Chay, as well as a WIP song that he was struggling with. For reference, I’ll refer to the songs between them as follows: 1stver.WDYS (ep 5), TSiCY (ep 8), Kim’s WIP song (ep 9), and Finalver.WDYS (ep 14).

So knowing that Kim’s WIP song was partly inspired by Chay, knowing that Kim currently had a song in the works, why did he not choose this WIP song to sing to Chay in their final scene together? Why did he choose to rework Chay’s 1stver.WDYS to become his (Kim’s) Finalver.WDYS, when he already had a song up in his sleeve that was different from the other two?

Why choose to re-write one of Chay’s songs, rather than use one of his own?

Thematically and for their relationship, choosing to re-write 1stver.WDYS makes perfect sense. This is the song that holds the most weight between them, because it was the very first one they had worked on together (kinda, lol). It carries with it a powerful sense of nostalgia, of simpler times, and it’s a symbol of all that had been between them before everything fell apart.

Furthermore, Kim came into Chay’s life at a time when Chay had been vulnerable and very much alone. In a way, WDYS–both its first version and final version–is symbolic of Chay’s and Kim’s own narrative journeys, of their respective worlds expanding beyond just the simple (yet also very complicated) existence they’d been living up until that point, into allowing one another into their hearts. The yearning within Finalver!WDYS’s lyrics can apply to both Kim and Chay, which makes it all the more resonate with the audience.

Yet still, this is only partly the point of view of the audience, not necessarily of Kim himself (although there is some overlap).

So what would have been Kim’s thought process when he’d decided to rewrite 1stverWDYS? How would he have ultimately decided to willingly choose to steal from Chay?

After all, Kim is a musician, an artist. One who is starting to grow exponentially in fame, but also one who does take his craft very seriously. Being as Kim is an artist, he would know more than anyone what it means to have artistic integrity in his field. Especially with how the music industry is nowadays, I would imagine that Kim is the type to do whatever he could to stand out, but not so much that he would be the sort to just copy someone else’s style. He has his pride, for one, and he wouldn’t have garnered fame the way he did had he been in the habit of copying.

On top of that, it's not hard to see that music is very much personal to Kim; it's an alternative avenue for him to express himself and his thoughts and feelings.

In the end, the way I personally see it, Kim choosing to rewrite 1stver.WDYS was very much a calculated move, designed to break through Chay’s defenses, to illustrate his intent in getting Chay back, and what he’s willing to sacrifice and do in order to do just that.

Nostalgia - This is the first song they ever worked on in the studio, and at least for Chay, carries significant weight emotionally. It’s a song initially about Porsche, and the impact he’s had on Chay’s life. Knowing that this song means so much to Chay, I don’t think Kim is above using that emotional significance and turning it on its head to change the meaning of the song: from Porsche’s influence in Chay’s life to Chay’s influence in Kim’s life, in order to bring Chay’s guard down. (Sidenote: In a way, WDYS carries more weight than TSiCY ever did, even if that's the song that was meant to express Chay's feelings for Kim. TSiCY was straightforward, and accomplished what Chay set out to do: complete the homework Kim gave him, and express his feelings to his idol while he was at it.) During their final scene in episode 14, there’s hints that it's the first time Kim reaches out to Chay in a month, if not the first time Kim has reached out to him in this specific manner. If Kim has any hope of capturing Chay’s attention as soon as he catches him off guard and he clicks on that video link, Kim has to be able to not only grab Chay’s attention right off the bat, but also keep it. What better way to hold Chay’s attention than to serenade back to him the first song he ever wrote? When Kim chose to rewrite 1stver.WDYS, it wasn’t necessarily to impress Chay, but to grab hold of his attention with the least possible chance of Chay closing out the video and turning his attention elsewhere.

Intent to show Chay that he wants him romantically - This is pretty straightforward, looking at the Thai version of the song, and its translation (Ex: Just you, just having you, no matter what. A world without stars but the two of us will move forward). It’s a song about yearning, of wanting Chay back in his life, of how much Kim has missed him. Per Jeffy himself, WDYS is a love song. (credit to IYSmomo on Twitter for that translation!)

Sure, his delivery of the song in the video makes it sound like an apology, perhaps, but ultimately, WDYS is a love song–a most selfish one at that, and within the context of that final scene between them, also highlights Kim’s nature as a Theerapanyakul. This boy easily throws away integrity over his shoulder to tell Chay he’s in love with him. Lol If that isn’t in keeping with family tradition, I don’t know what does~ Could Finalver!WDYS act as an apology? Does Kim regret his treatment of Chay? Meh, debatable imo, considering his deception was meant to safeguard his family and figure out the mysterious circumstances surrounding Porsche’s swift employment. Sure, there’s definitely guilt, but regret? That’s up for interpretation.

Intent to show Chay what he’s willing to give up - Oddly enough, Kim is completely honest with Chay only twice in the show: the first time they meet, as well as their final scene together. By the time Kim sends him the video link, the mask Kim wears as Wik has been completely discarded. It’s a bold and risky choice to get rid of this mask, even temporarily, because this is the armor Kim has in his sleeve that separates his life away from the mafia. And he does get rid of it, not only because he singles out Chay in that video, but by appropriating Chay’s song in the first place, had Chay been a lot more vindictive than what his disposition allows, this is incriminating evidence of his theft. Lol But getting back on point: Wik is Kim’s livelihood outside of the mafia. Without this mask, is it even still possible for him to operate outside the mafia? It’s a dramatic question, but I think a legitimate one, considering he’s put quite a bit of stock and time in perfecting it, to the point he’s close to reaching national stardom. Yet still, he gets rid of that mask when he sings to Chay of his feelings. At the very least, for Chay, he’s willing to drop that armor altogether to tell him he’s in love with him. It’s a powerful statement, and imo, shows the depth of his feelings for Chay, in that he’s willing to sacrifice it entirely, if it would mean being with him.

Writer’s Block / Chay is Kim’s muse – Of course, I don’t think we can dismiss the fact that Kim was going through a bit of a creative block during the time we see him in the show. Perhaps we can say that part of the reason Kim chose to rewrite 1stver.WDYS is because he couldn’t think of anything else. Lol Thinking of Chay was able to get him out of the block in episode nine, and he was able to figure out the chords for the WIP song. Chay is definitely a muse and a source of inspiration for Kim. Yet still, I don’t want to be too hasty in making the leap in logic that he couldn’t think of anything else, since we don’t see him past the point after he sings Finalver.!WDYS to Chay. We don’t know whether he continues to struggle with his creative block, or if he manages to get past it (especially for when he and Chay get back together--//hits).

Ultimately, Kim’s gamble to repurpose Chay’s song about Porsche–although he doesn’t know it just yet–works greatly in his favor, judging by Chay’s reaction in the end: Chay not only watches the video all the way through, he’s unable to click “Delete” right away, unlike the other times, when he’d blocked Kim without hesitation.

The fact that Kim can make that decision to take Chay’s song to use it for his own purposes, the fact that Chay can listen to his own song that’s been stolen and repurposed, only goes to show that at the end of it all, they’re still very much wrapped around each other’s fingers.

#kimchay #kinnporsche #kinnporsche the series #meta #meta post #meta rant

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Cultural Extravaganza, Anugoonj 2024

On the inauguration of the biggest cultural extravaganza, Anugoonj 2024 Prelims Zone 2, an annual fest of GGSIPU hosted by the KCC Institute of Legal and Higher Education, a splendid array of diverse and vibrant cultural and artistic competitions took center stage.

The extraordinary day was marked by awe-inspiring performances, exceptional talent, and a palpable electrifying ambiance, particularly in the domains of Musical and Fine Art Events. The audience witnessed fierce competition in singing across various genres, including classical in both Hindustani and Carnatic styles, light vocal Indian music, and Western genres. The Battle of Bands added a thrilling dimension to the festivities, captivating the audience with its intensity.

The campus of the institute was further beautified by the incredible work of talented artists who participated in creative art contests, including on-the-spot painting, clay modeling, collage creation, and cartooning. Stunning rangoli designs adorned the surroundings, enhancing the overall atmosphere.

The day was nothing short of a memorable extravaganza, as excitement and enthusiasm charged the air, leaving a lasting impression on all those who were fortunate to be a part of this splendid occasion.

#kcc #kccinstitutes #kcciilhe #kccitm #ggsipu #ipuniversity #aktu #bba #bca #bajmc #bcomh #btech #greaternoida #Placements #Job #placement #mba #bballb #ballb #mtech

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over recent months the guys have done a lot of work within the band! they have already released their first single, and have almost finished work on their first album. the work on the songs is going quite fast, since most of them were written a long time ago. all they needed was a revision and a fresh look. and now the album is almost ready for release! the guys are very excited! despite the fact that Zane joined the band quite recently, he has quite an important role. he is a guitarist and one of the vocalists. at first, he was worried that it would be difficult for him to join an already well-coordinated team. however, his expectations were not fulfilled, and the guys were able to get into a working rhythm quickly enough. moreover, they were even able to get to know each other well!

Keith was the person who helped Zane adapt and get to know the guys better. he is very gentle and friendly. the only person he is strict with is his sister. but even despite little arguments and misunderstandings, they maintain a good relationship. also, he is the most responsible and organized person among the others. probably for this reason, he unofficially got the role of leader in the group.

Ernest is the most silent and calm person in this company. most of the time he is immersed in songwriting. Ern doesn't talk much about himself. despite the fact that their wives became friends, Zane still couldn't find an approach to Ern. in addition, Ernest has absolute authority in the group. he has a musical education and great experience in a musical career. his word always carries weight.

Ida is the most extraordinary member of the group. no one knows what's on her mind or what she's doing. sometimes it seems that there is no shame, no regrets, no worries in her. most of the time, she just acts like a child. however, despite all these things, she is insanely talented. Ida has incredible vocals and her singing is mesmerizing. despite the fact that their acquaintance was quite strange, Ida and Zane found a common ground. besides, their voices sound good together! it makes the vocal part of the band's performances quite strong.

#i feel so insecure when i write long texts :"')#that's why i rarely do it...#sorry if it looks so silly!!!#i'm trying my best in english and storytelling!!#btw i like this storyline so i decided that i should tell you more about the guys #just some basic info for now #the sims 4 #ts4 gameplay #ts4 legacy #west family gameplay #zane averis #keith ian stonsberg #ida iris stonsberg #ernest lawson #west4

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OK SO I think I finally have a direction for this blog, but financial aid might throw it under a bridge and burn it then maybe hit with a bus a few times and then light it on fire again just to be sure and if the fire wasn't enough, just wait for the water damage from putting the fire out...

#chess rambles #college #university #diary of a university student #double major #music major #vocal performance major #music education #music education major #2024 #fafsa #financial aid

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Todays rip: 24/03/2024

Aphex Twin Snakes

Season 4 Episode 1 Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume L [Side A]

Ripped by Snowva

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I suppose we'll round off this streak covering rips with sources I'm far too unfamiliar with, with yet one more that I, like Poké Village, discovered on my own. Yes, I admit it: I am uncultured, I am weak, and I am not yet properly educated on the world of Aphex Twin. Now, that's not to say that the artist hasn't had an impact on me all the same - it wasn't that long ago that I wrote about just how much the Season 1 rip Aphex affected me way back in 2016. So I do have a tenuous attachment of sorts to their music, yet its an attachment I only get reminded of through rips and other remixes. Aphex Twin Snakes is one of those reminder-rips, one I found on a whim just browsing the archives of the Volume L album - and it's an absolute banger.

I may not have actual investment into the Metal Gear franchise yet either, but its at this point impossible not to know of the most legendary music of the Solid series. There's of course the beautiful credits theme to Metal Gear Solid 2, Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday - as performed by Bob Dylan (yes, by the REAL Bob Dylan!), and the long-overdue-for-coverage main theme for the series' third game, Snake Eater - but the main theme of Metal Gear Solid 2 has always felt like THE Metal Gear theme in my head. You can immediately tell something is changed in Aphex Twin Snakes - before the elements of Aphex Twin are even implemented, sound effects from the Metal Gear Solid series are sampled to create a far more prominent "beat" for the track, sort of in the vein of Banjostruck or the various Hideki Naganuma-inspired rips a la September. It's a fantastic way to transition the rip into the more jungle-y style of the Aphex Twin track used, which is Carn Marth if I'm to trust the Wiki - but attachment or not, its novelty as a jungle remix of such a proudly-orchestral piece is appealing all on its own.

The rip sells you in just the first 15 seconds alone as a distinctly different-feeling take to the legendary theme, but continues to impress throughout. I'm always caught off guard by how hard the intentional stutter in the track at little over 30 seconds in hits, and not long therafter the sound of Snake's iconic death sound from the series is used to amazing effect to punctuate the rip's change in tone. Midway through, we're even treated to a little bit of a "dialogue" in a codec call seemingly between Snake and Aphex Twin itself, only communicating through a change in music to the track Windowlicker. This is obviously not really the same thing as something like the canon-to-the-channel dialogue in Haltmanna feat. Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, but it is a really fun surprise althesame - when Aphex Twin Snakes was uploaded, we already knew that Snake was to reappear as a character in the King for Another Day Tournament, and so this little moment of interaction from the character (or the Figment, if we're to be lore accurate) feels all too fitting, its as if he himself was shocked to encounter another source in "his" own track.

After this little interlude, Body & Blood by clipping. is added to the mix, giving the rip a vocal performance quite different in tone from the rip's first half. It was the first half that sold me, and though this shift in direction is certainly a form of escalation, it is maybe a bit too drastic for me - whenever I come back to Aphex Twin Snakes, it is the Aphex Twin part of the first half that I'm most drawn to. But I'm of course althesame thankful that we even get rips with such variety and risks taken in them (sort of like Metal Gear Solid 2 itself, hm?), and that the rip knows not to overstay its welcome. Each of these three sections of the rip get just enough time to land, and all three feel polished to a sheen. This is the first rip by Snowva I've covered on here, but if Aphex Twin Snakes is anything to go by they have an absolute knack for quality - and have helped remind me of yet another incredible artist that I need to start actually listening to.

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Worldbuilding questions to get the creative juices flowing 43

Theme: The Arts!

What are some arts that are upheld in the society? (Ballet, Painting, Religious Choirs, Drag) What are some that they are known for? (Russia -> Ballet) Do most people consume or participate in these arts?

Are there subcultures that are linked to certain arts in the society in one way or another? (Queer communities & Drag, Black Americans & Rap, Marching Bands & Schools/Militaries)

How important are arts to the society? Is bigotry affecting art? How important is the preservation of art and history to the society?

Do any artforms originate from the society? If so how popular are they elsewhere? Any instruments that originate from here? What dances originate from here?

Are there creative industries? How are working artists viewed and treated? How important are the creative industries?

What are things that the society views as an artform that we may not?

What types of music are popular? Does the everyday person know how to play this music? How common are instruments? Is the general population instrumentally skilled? What instruments are popular?

(Think S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and guitars, old United States and the piano)

How do the popular and common arts/sports align with societal values? (fencing -> valor, early age musical talent -> intelligence, singing -> vocal beauty)

What are some lesser popular but still culturally important arts?

Does education include any artsy or performance skills/classes? How do these culminate?

How often would one encounter music and art while walking around this society? How often do people listen to music? How do people usually listen to music? (radio, live, electronic devices, magic)

Can people dedicate their lives to the arts? If not, why and how does this affect people? If so, what does that often look like?

What is access to arts look like for lower classes? How about higher classes?

#worldbuilding #world building #worldbuilding questions #worldbuilding questions to get the creative juices flowing #worldbuilding inspo #world building art #world building arts #worldbuilding arts

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General information

Name: Nishimura Shinigami

Nicknames:

𓇼 CheChe (pronounced ChiChi)

𓇼 Chanellie

𓇼 Nel / Nellie

𓇼 Ellie

𓇼 Cho

𓇼 Charli

𓇼 Amour

𓇼 more....

Birthdate: October 31st, 1997

Zodiac sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: The Bronx, New York

Nationality: Japanese

Sexuality: Pansexual / Bisexual

Representative animal: 🦢

Representative emoji: 👑/🛍/💋

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Career Information

Stage Name: Chanel

Company: Pledis Entertainment

Group(s): SEVENTEEN, TWC (Tomorrow Won't Come), FNM (Fear No More), Mixxtopia, I.DOLL, K/DA.

Sub-Unit(s): Performance Unit, Hip-Hop unit, TWC, FNM, Mixxtopia, I.DOLL.

Position: Leader (of all her other groups excluding SEVENTEEN), Lead rapper, Center, Visual, Face of the group, Main Dancer, Sub Vocalist

Ranking:

⟿ vocal: 7/10

⟿ dance: 9/10

⟿ rap: 10/10

⟿ visual: 10/10

⟿ songwriting: 9.5/10

⟿ producing: 10/10

⟿ public speaking: 3/10

⟿ stage presence: 8/10

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Personal Information

Family:

𖧷 Mom, Nishimura (Hayashi) Aiko, 52 years old, retired

𖧷 Dad, Nishimura Neji, 57 years old, retired

𖧷 Sister, Nishimura Konon, 19 years old, Tiktok star + Choreographer/Dancer

𖧷 Brother, Nishimura Riki, 18 years old, Kpop Idol

𖧷 Sister, Nishimura Sola, 14 years old, Dancer/Unemployed

MBTI: INFJ

Habits: stuffing the whole thing in her mouth; biting nails (she now wears acrylics); sleeping in weird positions (splits, etc); sticking out tongue; checking pulse when nervous; Winking back and forth when happy; biting her nails (omg just like me fr twin); staying to herself when things get hard; snarking and tsking when she's annoyed; laughing silently; staring at people; cracking her knuckles and neck; swinging her legs when sitting; humming; sleeping hugging a stuffed animal; cracking her knuckles when she's nervous;

Hobbies: working out; shopping; sleeping; dancing; Producing; Composing; Song/Lyric writing; Choreographing; taking strolls; going to art galleries; reading gossip magazines; researching about plants; taking pictures and/or selfies; reading and writing; listening to music; collecting dragon figurines; gossiping; talking about folklore.

Health conditions: Anxiety.

Phobias:

PHOBOPHOBIA :: Chanel has the fear of fear. Chanel has this fear because she was always told to be the best and doesn't want to let anyone down, hence why she is so confident in everything she does.

ENTOMOPHOBIA :: Chanel has the fear of insects. Because insects are genuinely gross. She quickly developed the fear after seeing all the bugs in Korea.

ATELOPHOBIA :: Chanel has the fear of failure because she's a perfectionist and because of the environment she grew up in.

GLOSSOPHOBIA :: Due to having anxiety and being an Introvert Chanel has Glossophobia or the fear of public speaking. She has this fear because of anxiety but it has gone away a little bit because she's an idol.

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Extra

┈─ … She is a huge fan of GFriend. Chanel went to multiple of their concerts and to some fan meetings, she has all of their albums, some of them signed and used to collect and trade photocards in those fandoms before she became an idol. Her bias is Yuju. She supports all members' new activities now that GFriend has disbanded, and has even showed off her Viviz lightstick on live once.

┈─ … She is fluent in Japanese, Korean, and English, and can keep a conversation in Vietnamese, Spanish, and French. Her parents valued education a lot, especially when it came to other languages and cultures.

┈─ … Chanel is absolutely terrified of birds and all other animals with feathers, especially chickens. Back in Japan her grandparents had a farm and she was attacked by a chicken once, and that made her terrified of all birds, even nightingales.

┈─ … Chanel is not good at managing her anger, so she gets snappy and sometimes explosive when people piss her off (by, for example, using her things without her permission), she will go on long sermons about how they need to show more respect for other people. The other members, especially those younger than her, find her scary at these moments.

┈─ … She was a model when she was younger, but mostly while she was in Japan. Once she got to Korea her sights were set on becoming an idol and becoming an idol only. But now she's a model / ambassador for Chanel and Miu Miu.

┈─ … She is what can only be described as a social media addict. She is always posting updates on SEVENTEEN's socials and will always be the one who talks the most in the group chat.

┈─ … She is an absolute karaoke legend, she can make everyone sing along with her.

┈─ … Chanel is very fond of little plants, and loves to take care of the ones she has scattered around the dorm and the ones in her room. She buys one whenever she can and often puts names on them for fun. Her room is full of flowers and small plants, a green paradise.

┈─ … Her members often say that she smells like cake frosting, thanks to her vanilla perfume, of course Chanel doesn't miss the chance to joke that she bathes in frosting every morning.

┈─ … She is a collector, she usually collects things that her acquaintances say are frivolous, but she loves it, some of her collections being: earrings, band shirts (even if she doesn't know them or is a fan), lipsticks and gloss, bookmarks and mugs.

┈─ … Her natural hair is really curly, and she hates having to straighten it for certain hairstyles.

┈─ … She is known for spending the night in her producer booth making music.

┈─ … She has one “Pink Tape” by f(x) album that her family got her when it was still in print. She got a Sulli photocard and it’s her most prized possession. (Esp ever since...yk)

┈─ … Because she is a huge music lover and producer, Chanel knows how to play the bass, guitar, keyboard and drums. She is self taught in all except the keyboard.

┈─ … She is one of the few in her family that cannot be described as clumsy.

┈─ … She loves body art and even has a few tattoos + piercings.

┈─ … She doesn’t have an ideal type and is very open about that and about not wanting to date ever.

┈─ … Her colleagues in school would often basically harass her because she was an idol. After a pretty strongly worded message on VLIVE, they “mysteriously” stopped. (During 2NE1 / Red Velvet era)

┈─ … She really likes animals and has 5 pets.

┈─ … She has watched the entirety of GoT just for the dragons, she cannot tell you one single plot point of the show.

┈─ … Chanel was known as "HYBE's diamond", "SM's Siren Leader", and "YG's best thing" when she was a trainee + Idol

┈─ … Chanel got into a scandal that she was dating the soloist SOMI and cheating on her with KARINA of the group AESPA.

┈─ … Chanel composes, produces, and Writes all of SEVENTEEN's songs. (Alongside Woozi)

┈─ … Chanel is named "Mother of Kpop" because she takes care of almost all kpop idols 3rd gen, 4th Gen, and 5th gen. And older people than her.

┈─ … Chanel has Anorexia.

┈─ … Chanel was a child actor and is still an actress.

┈─ … Celine, Chanel, Calvin Kelin, Dior, Prada, and Miu Miu were all fighting for Chanel but she decided to be the avassador for each brand for 2 years and then switch.

┈─ … Chanel does stalk kpop fans and her fans on tiktok and stuff so she knows all the latest trends when they come out

┈─ … Other then Chanel’s public Wattpad account that people dont know its her she used to have a Wattpad account from 2009-2013

┈─ … Chanel has a clear phone case and depending on the first photocard she gets from that promotion time she puts it in her phone case but the photocard changes every comeback and when there's no comeback she just puts a polaroid of her and the members or of herself.

┈─ … Chanel owns a LOT of pets in her own dorm she has 3 snakes and 2 cats 5 pets overall.

┈─ … Chanel has the nickname “Variety Show Queen'' (or VSQ for short) because she's really good at variety shows. Even with her low charisma people seem to like her alot on Variety shows and if there's a game she usually wins them.

┈─ … Chanel was known as “East Asia’s most influential teenager” until she grew up but some people still remember her by that title

┈─ … The company had originally wanted her stage name to be just “Cheon” or even “Charli” once again but just because of that reason she chose not to do either of those and did her birth name Chanel, she decided to do the exact opposite of that and instead rebel against the company (later getting scolded for it)

┈─ … Chanel is the oldest in her family and the only one who isn't born in the 2000s.

┈─ … Chanel often visits ENHYPEN as she always wants to make sure her brother is okay and the same goes for her brother.

┈─ … Chanel has credits to 263 songs

┈─ … despite being an Introvert Chanel has alot of Idol friends

┈─ … Chanel is an all-rounder

┈─ … Chanel has composed for different groups such as Newjeans, ITZY, ENHYPEN, and more

┈─ … Chanel is a good mafia player

┈─ … Chanel gets good treatment from HYBE because she is their first female to debut.

┈─ … When SM kicked Chanel out of Red Velvet and replaced her with Yeri knetz had made scandals of Yeri being a replacement for Chanel (which she was) but SM had lied and told everyone that Chanel had quit but then Chanel had come out herself and said that SM kicked her out and replaced her with Yeri but she has no hard feelings nor a grudge towards Yeri and only has one towards the Company she had even mentioned that she and Yeri were very close friends.

┈─ … When Chanel was in Red Velvet she went under the stage name “Charli”

┈─ … Chanel is supposedly in a group chat with all of the Japanese line

┈─ … Chanel is in a group chat with the 97 liners

┈─ … Chanel was born in The Bronx, New York but both of her parents are Japanese and she was born there due to her father being there for work. She left The Bronx, New York when her mother was pregnant with Ni-Ki. (8 years old)

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Allume, the first idol group under Flowerbank, made their debut in 2000 with a five-member lineup, introducing a unique concept in the Kpop scene. They implemented a practice of changing their lineup every five years, marking the emergence of a new Allume generation in a week-long ceremony. Over the years, the number of members varied, typically ranging from four to seven girls.

The current lineup belongs to the fourth generation of Allume, which is the second most popular generation. They started their journey in 2020 with seven members, making it the largest Allume lineup ever. The original members were Misun, Rubi, Daeun, Yebin, Yui, Jaehwa, and Fame. Misun left the group in early 2022 due to personal reasons.

Now, the fifth generation of Allume consists of six members, and they have consistently maintained their position at the top of the music charts.

Growing up in Senegal, Rubi knew she wanted to pursue music. Inspired by the country's diverse sounds and those of London— where she moved at 12 — and a love of K-pop that began in her teen years. Becoming a fan of Shinee, Girls Generation, and Sistar Rubi began to seek out auditions to become an idol herself at just seventeen. Originally being accepted into JYP Entertainment in 2012, she trained there for three years before leaving the company and continuing her training at Flowerbank Entertainment. During her training years, Rubi often wrote songs for other groups for some extra cash. She picked up various side jobs to pay for her own training as her parents cut contact with her after she left JYP due to them wanting her to come back to London and get a college education. Rubi hasn't spoken to her parents since then and has no desire to be in contact with them. After training for another three years, Rubi made her joyous debut in the fourth generation of Allume as their main rapper and lead vocalist.

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STAGE NAME :: Rubi

BIRTH NAME :: Ruby Mbaye

Birthday :: March 20th 1995

Zodiac :: Pisces

Birthplace :: Senegal, West Africs

Hometown :: London, England

Ethnicity :: Senegalese

Nationality :: British

Faceclaim :: Fatou Samba

Height :: 173 cm || 5′8

Before her trainee days, Yebin was a classically trained ballerina, saying it was what made her fell in love with dance in the first place. She was supposed to become a professional before she was scouted by BigHit Entertainment and gave it up to be a full time trainee.

Yebin began her training under BigHit, participating in their two infamous survival shows: CHERRY LUV! and THE HONEY POT! both in which she ranked well in and was popular amongst viewers. Though she didn’t make it into the group that resulted from CHERRY LUV! she did rank fourth in THE HONEY POT! landing her a spot in the infamous girl group, HONEYBUNCH. Honeybunch was a mess from their debut in 2017. Plagued by mismanagement and bullying scandals, Yebin could see the ship was sinking and was one of the first to leave the group, terminating her contract along with Myoi Yui in 2019. Shortly after her departure, it was revealed she was rigged into the final lineup of Honeybunch but to being the cousin of Min Yoongi. However, this did little damage to her career due to her vanishing for the remainder of 2019. To the shock of many, Yebin and Yui were introduced as fourth-generation Allume members, hand in hand. Yebin is the group's leader, main vocal, lead dancer, and lead rapper.

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STAGE NAME :: Yebin

BIRTH NAME :: Min Yebin

BIRTHDAY :: May 6th 1998

ZODIAC :: Taurus

BIRTHPLACE :: Seoul, South Korea

HOMETOWN :: Seoul, South Korea

ETHNICITY :: Korean

NATIONALITY :: Korean

FACECLAIM :: Ha Sooyoung

HEIGHT :: 167 cm || 5′4

Yui's journey began when she joined BigHit and took part in three well-known survival shows: PRODUCE 101, CHERRY LUV! and THE HONEY POT! When Yui competed in Produce 101, she achieved an overall ranking of 13th. Her performance in these shows placed her in the middle tier and left her somewhat inconsistent in the eyes of fans, often suffering from unfavorable editing on every survival program she participated in. Despite not making it into the final group formed after CHERRY LUV!, she managed to secure the seventh spot in THE HONEY POT!, earning her a place in the renowned girl group, HONEYBUNCH. Prior to her appearance on CHERRY LUV! Reflecting on her experiences, she admitted that coming so close to victory but ultimately falling short nearly led her to give up on her dream of becoming an idol. Honeybunch was a mess from their debut in 2017. Plagued by mismanagement and bullying scandals, Yui could see the ship was sinking and was one of the first to leave the group, terminating her contract along with Min Yebin in 2019. Many cite their departure, along with another member Genji, as the final nail in the coffin for HONEYBUNCH. To the shock of many, Yebin and Yui were introduced as fourth-generation Allume members, hand in hand. Yui is the group's lead dancer and lead rapper.

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STAGE NAME :: Yui

BIRTH NAME :: Myoi Yui

ENGLISH NAME :: Mary Myoi

BIRTHDAY :: November 18, 1997

ZODIAC :: Scorpio

BIRTHPLACE :: Houston, Texas

HOMETOWN :: Houston, Texas

ETHNICITY :: Japanese

NATIONALITY :: American

FACECLAIM :: Hirai Momo

HEIGHT :: 167 cm || 5′6

Born to be a star, Jamie began her career at just 6 years old as a child actress in her homeland of New Zealand. She continued to act in various commercials, short films, and even having small roles in bigger films before going to train in Korea at the age of fourteen. She began training at the company “Duble Kick Company” now known as “MLD Entertainment” where she trained for 5 years before staring on the survival show “Finding Momoland” in which she made it to the final round but was eliminated. She shortly left the company afterward, fearing she would never debut, and was even in talks with her mother on coming back to New Zealand but was approached by ANGELICO Entertainment. She signed under the label and was put in SE4SONS as their Summer just two weeks later. There's still a lot of debate on what happened between Jamie Yeun and Angelico Entertainment but she was abruptly graduated from SE4SONS and sued by the label for "breaching her contract". Flowebank represented Jamie during this trial and freed her from the Angelico contract, signing her and securing her a spot in Allume's fourth generation. Jamie is widely beloved by fans for her sweet attitude and pure spirit. She's the group's main vocalist and lead rapper,

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STAGE NAME :: Jaehwa

BIRTH NAME :: Jamie Yeun

KOREN NAME :: Yeun Jaehwa

BIRTHDAY :: August 14th 1999

ZODIAC :: Leo

BIRTHPLACE :: Wellington, New Zealand

HOMETOWN :: Wellington, New Zealand

ETHNICITY :: Korean

NATIONALITY :: Kiwi

FACECLAIM :: Park Chaeyoung

HEIGHT :: 157 cm || 5′2

Daeun began her idol journey with her older brother, Johnny, at SM Entertainment in 2008. The pair would only train for summers, finishing their educations in America. Once she graduated high school, Daeun began training full-time in Korea but would not stay at SM much longer due to not making the Red Velvet lineup despite being promised a spot. She would get picked up by Angelico Entertainment and would debut just a few months later in the experimental girl group iStay. iStay was very successful due to their interesting lore, marketing, and music. Their storyline was the girls going through various phases of the future to find one another so they could defeat “The Machine” who was the faceless villain of their story. Though the girls were well liked, they were horrifically mismanaged and overlooked by their company due to their sister group, SE4SONS, booming success. iStay was often pushed to the side and ignored by their company, leaving their fans with long periods of inactivity. The group has spent more time inactive than they have active. Their last comeback was in mid-2019. Daeun silently left the group after their presumed final comeback, disappearing from the scene for a while before reappearing at the Allume fourth-generation introduction ceremony. She has not brought up iStay since joining Allume and often says Allume is the only group she's been a part of. Daeun is the face of the group, main vocalist, and center.

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STAGE NAME :: Daeun

KOREAN NAME :: Daeun Suh

ENGLISH NAME: Delphine Suh

BIRTHDAY :: November 17, 1996

ZODIAC :: Scorpio

BIRTHPLACE :: Chicago, Illinois

HOMETOWN :: Chicago, Illinois

ETHNICITY :: Korean

NATIONALITY :: American

FACECLAIM :: Im Nayeon

HEIGHT :: 175 cm|| 5′9

Being born in Chiang Mai, Thailand Fame has always been a performer. Her mother jokes she was born in the dance studio as she's been dancing since she was just 3 years old. At just 5 years old, she got her first acting gig in a soda commercial and quickly became one of the most booked child actresses in Thailand up until 10 years old when she began her audition journey. Any audition she could apply for, she did. At 12 years old she got accepted by YG Entertainment, causing a mass celebration by all her family and fanbase. She was one of the most anticipated YG rookies at the time, being featured in multiple YG projects including FUTURE 2NE1, YG's Future Strategy Office, and even performed on an episode of Stray Kids with YG Trainees. However, all of this resulted in nothing and Fame would go on to leave YG in 2018 after six years of training. She would publicly go on sign to Flowerbank Entertainment to continue her training. After two years of being one of the most anticipated rookies under the label, Fame would finally debut in the fourth generation of Allume. She is the group's main dancer, main rapper, and lead vocalist.

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STAGE NAME :: Fame

THAI NAME :: Rachaya "Fame" Shinnawatsuwan

BIRTHDAY :: February 28, 2000

ZODIAC :: Pisces

BIRTHPLACE :: Chiang Mai, Thailand

HOMETOWN :: Chiang Mai, Thailand

ETHNICITY :: Thai

NATIONALITY :: Thai

FACECLAIM :: Taaom

HEIGHT :: 156 cm || 5′1

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˚➶ ｡˚ ☁️ taylor swift legacy challenge (swiftacy) for sims 3

hii! in this post i am gonna be sharing my legacy challenge i created using a simcord member’s taylor swift legacy for ts3 as a base. (credit to sugar!) this also takes inspiration from some sims 4 swiftacys. i hope you have fun with this if you try it! tag me in your gameplay screenies :3 ill be posting some of mine soon!

rules under the cut!

complete the given lifetime wish every generation

each goal must be met before the next heir takes over

♡ generation 1 - debut

colors: blue, green

world: any country-ish town, appaloosa plains

traits: childish, ambitious, virtuoso, loves the outdoors, over-emotional

career: music

LTW: rock star

hobby: guitar

requirements:

live in the same town your whole life

frequently play guitar for tips

have an unrequited love with someone in a relationship before moving on and having a fairy-tale romance with your soulmate

master guitar and charisma skill

♡ generation 2 - fearless

colors: gold, white

world: same town as gen 1

traits: equestrian, good, excitable, artistic, easily impressed

career: self-employed painter

LTW: master of the arts

hobby: painting

requirements:

meet a sim in your teen years that you have an on-and-off relationship into adulthood with—break up twice before eventually getting married

have a close relationship with all your family members

have a best friend from adolescence till death

have at least one horse (preferably white)

♡ generation 3 - speak now

colors: purple, pink

world: any, hidden springs

traits: clumsy, hot-headed, bookworm, avant-garde, ambitious

career: journalist or self-employed writer

LTW: professional author

hobby: writing

requirements:

must write 14 books, each named after a speak now song

date a least one person in the adult life stage during the first half of your young adulthood

fall in love with your best friend and convince them to leave their partner for you, eventually marry your best friend turned lover

specialize in writing romance novels

master the writing skill

♡ generation 4 - red

colors: red, black

world: starlight shores

traits: party animal, irresistible, diva, schmoozer, natural born performer

career: singer

LTW: vocal legend

hobby: social networking

requirements:

must experience a very bad break up with a kleptomaniac partner (where’d that red scarf go?)

date at least one celebrity at some point in your life

consistently throw parties with your closest friends

master singing and social networking skill

♡ generation 5 - 1989

colors: beige, dark lilac/blue

world: any city world, bridgeport

traits: star quality, charismatic, social butterfly, photographer’s eye, great kisser

career: actor

LTW: superstar actor

hobby: photography

requirements:

must have a close group of friends that you meet as a young adult (5+)

take photographs (polaroids) of your life and hang them around your room

have at least 3 failed relationships before finding the one

have one close friend in your teenage years that later becomes your enemy when you’re a young adult

master photography and charisma skill

♡ generation 6 - reputation

colors: black/gray, dark green

world: any

traits: loner, kleptomaniac, hates the outdoors, brooding, brave

career: criminal

LTW: master thief

hobby: athletic

requirements:

have at least 3 enemies and no more than 2 close friends

have 3 consistent affairs before leaving your partner and settling down with the third affair

must steal something of value + a car from your ex partner

master athletic skill

♡ generation 7 - lover

colors: pastel pink, yellow, & blue

world: any tropical world

traits: excitable, friendly, family-orientated, hopeless romantic, cat person

career: education

LTW: surrounded by family

hobby: cooking/baking

requirements:

must have at least one cat

partake in protests when possible

always wear colorful clothing & makeup

be popular as a teenager in high school (have 5+ friends, have a significant other, join an after school activity, and attend every school dance)

break up with your high school sweetheart when you’re a young adult and find your soulmate while on a vacation—elope with them once you return to your hometown

♡ generation 8 - folklore

colors: light gray, mossy green

world: any woodsy world, moonlight falls

traits: green thumb, perfectionist, unlucky, gatherer, adventurous

career: self-employed gardener

LTW: the perfect garden

hobby: gardening

requirements:

live in a secluded, woodland area

must be in a love triangle as a teenager

reunite with an old friend from childhood as a young adult

master gardening skill

optional: become a witch as a young adult

♡ generation 9 - evermore

colors: brown, orange

world: any, riverview

traits: commitment issues, genius, loves the cold, rebellious, neurotic

career: law enforcement

LTW: forensic specialist: dynamic DNA profiler

hobby: logic

requirements:

have a close relationship with your grandparents

kill a friend’s spouse in retaliation for your friend’s murder

reunite with an ex partner from your teen years & marry them

have an ongoing affair during your marriage and end up with an affair baby—swear that it’s your spouse’s child for the rest of your life (this child will be the heir)

master logic skill

♡ generation 10 - midnights

colors: lavender, dark blue, gold

world: any

traits: workaholic, cat person, night owl, perceptive, dramatic

career: fortune teller

LTW: celebrity psychic

hobby: mixology

requirements:

have a cat named karma

wait until you are halfway through adulthood to get married

write a single book about your family’s legacy

as an adult, discover generation 9’s infidelity and meet your other biological parent in secret

own a bar & name it after a song on midnights

master mixology

optional: frequently travel to france

: ̗̀➛ if for some reason you prefer to have the rules on a google doc, here's the link to that

thanks for reading!

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