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Knowing Brothers collect different members of girl groups, but the best girl group member is their permanent mc!
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growingwithem · 1 year
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- Heechul changed his bubble profile picture with his new name "Wherever I go, I won't leave your side"
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ft-tattboy · 5 months
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Are Super Junior THAT problematic?
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~Prelude~
Super Junior, a group considered one of the most problematic in the K-pop community. Today I will NOT defend Super Junior, but I will explain a few issues substantively. Enjoy.
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Shindong (신동희):
Allegations:
『1. Sexist, bodyshaming comments
『2. Performed with boom who did blackface
『3. Did blackface
Explains:
『1. Shindong: “If someone had to lose weight, I would tell that person to lose weight. Lose some weight, why can't you take care of yourself. When I say this, the person might think, 'Look who's talking,' but I would reply, 'I'm a boy and you're a girl.'”
Shindong (A moment later): “I'm just saying. Honestly, I would want the person that I love to be more pretty or more handsome.”
Shindong (After the situation):
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Shindong (About weight many times):
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『2. What can I say? Do you really think that Shindong decides who he performs with?
『3. He did blackface. I would like to point out that blackface was quite widespread in Korea. Before the popularization and development of the Internet, Korean comedians often used it in their skits. When something becomes common, we stop perceiving it negatively and we get used to it.
When we look at the fact that Shindong may have been familiar with this, we get an image of unawareness. Which doesn't change the fact that as a popular artist he should be more careful about his actions.
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Siwon (최시원):
Allegations:
『1. Being homophobic
『2. Said “No” and waved hand to a male fan when he said “Sarangae”
『3. Retweeted a transphobic tweet
『4. Dog accident
Explains:
『1. It's just a fake info my friends
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『2. I have searched the Internet far and wide, but there is no information about this anywhere
『3. Siwon (About situation):
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Tw: Opinion
It was just a meme... everyone has different sensitivities, but as I belong to the LGBTQ community, I can laugh at this type of memes.
Siwon said, “You are my friend, FIGHTING!” to a renowned Mexican transgender actress, Dana Karvelas.
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『4. The dog, untied, was out on a walk with Choi's father when it attacked Kim, a neighbor.
Siwon (About situation): “I lower my head and apologize to the bereaved family...and convey my deep condolences, as a member of the family raising the dog, I feel greatly responsible”
Should Siwon be responsible for the dog his father was walking with?
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Heechul (김희철):
Allegations:
『1. Wore cornrows
『2. Wore headscraft
『3. Called EXO (ex) member Kris disrespectful for leaving before their concert
Explains:
『1. Cornrows were a way for slaves to secretly communicate with each other. This is a difficult situation, but let me use an anecdote.
When I visited Kenya, many Kenyans even persistently encouraged me to make Cornrows for me, of course, these were specific individuals for whom every money was worth its weight in gold, so what do I mean by that?
The universality of Cornrows reduced their tragic history to a marginal level.
Therefore, awareness about them is becoming less and less and will only decrease; in the era of globalization, cultures will become less and less common and this is an inevitable process. Just remember to respect all cultures.
『2. Heechul (As he wrapped the scarf around his head): “What I’m wearing looks like a hijab right?when we go overseas many foreign fans came wearing things like this..”
Was what he did or said caricatured or mocking? No, many fans even took it in a positive way. Heechul himself has never insulted or criticized other religions.
『3. Heechul (About Kris Wu action): “I want to approach this as an ill-mannered act by Kris to the fans”
Heechul didn't insult Kris, he criticized his behavior, not him personally. Was he right? Yes, many fans could have gone to the concert to see Kris Wu, but he unexpectedly left the group.
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Leeteuk (박정수):
Allegations:
『1. Said he dislikes fat girls
『2. Asked Suzy to lose weight
Explains:
『1. There is no information about this, also no evidence
『2. Leeteuk (Before "Miss A" debut): “Suzy has to lose some weight.”
Heechul (To quote Leeteuk's words in the dorm): “She doesn't look like she gained weight at all” “Why are you losing weight, Suzy, you don't have to”
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Eunhyuk (이혁재):
Allegations:
『1. Sneaked into girls room where they were sleeping and touched them.
Explains:
『1. Such an accident took place. Eunhyuk himself told about it, he was in junior high school at the time (12-14 years old). We don't know anything about how he touched them, and in any case, judging him for something he did as a child is not wise.
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Donghae (이동해):
Allegations:
『1. Did brownface
Explains:
『1. He just looks that way, it's his skin tone lol
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Yesung (김강훈):
Allegations:
『1. Did blackface
『2. Called obese people lazy
Explains:
『1. It wasn't blackface. He did not ridicule black people or reproduce any other stereotypical features. Cosplayed Nick Fury from Marvel.
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『2. He just kidding. If you can understand korean culture, your heart not hurt because it’s just kidding. However, it was still irresponsible for the sake of foreign fans.
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Kyuhyun (조규현):
Allegations:
『1. Negative comments about Goo Hara
Explains:
『1. Kyunhyun (Radio Star): “If i open my mouth, Goo Hara will be over” “I've prepared about 12 pages of material”
Kyuhyun was part of the variety show "Radio Star", and after rejecting further offers of cooperation, he admitted that he cried at night from stress because he was expected to be mean to the guests invited to the program. His behavior towards Har was, of course, cruel, but it was not due to his own decisions and willingness.
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Ryeowook (김려욱):
Allegations:
『1. There is no information about this, also no evidence
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~Notes~
• The performance with Boom also involved several other Suju members, but I decided not to cover the same issue multiple times
• I only considered current Suju members
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Thank you for your attention!!<3
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the-only-ace · 3 years
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Can you do a TaeminxReader where both the reader and Taemin are on The Knowing brothers and Heechul continuously flirts with the reader.
hello there~ i honestly don’t know if you still remember requesting this but here you go! i am so sorry for answering after such a long loooong hiatus. also, i am not really familiar with all the segments for the knowing brothers so i apologize in advance if some of them do not make sense. hope you still enjoy it nevertheless!
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taemin scenario: just add jealousy
pairing: taemin x reader
word count: 2.3k
summary: taemin and reader have been liking each other for quite a while now and promoting as a duo together makes their relationship even more complicated. maybe a sprinkle of jealousy would finally ignite the sparks between them.
warnings: none
send in your requests here!
taemin plopped down on a seat and loosened the black necktie he was wearing for the knowing brothers recording. he reached over the table to grab a new bottle of water and contently chugged down its contents. the shoot just wrapped up and the cold drink was refreshing especially after participating in a lot of the activities today. he already spent more than a decade doing variety shows but this one made him extra tired. maybe it comes with age? who was he kidding, twenty-seven is not yet considered as old. he can perform and dance for hours and gladly do it again the next day. comparing to that, a tv show guesting should be a piece of cake but why does he feel more than relief to wrap it up earlier than expected.
with a long heavy sigh, taemin tilted his head backward and close his eyes. he knows exactly the reason why he feels exhausted and also annoyed. it was because of his certain senior called kim heechul. 
a frown quickly formed across his forehead as the events a while ago replayed on his mind.
exhibit a:
“with your great chemistry on stage, fans keep on speculating if something is going on between you two. is there something we should know?” heechul asked as the cast talks about your debut single.
honestly, you were not that surprised with the question since it was quite a buzz across social media already. the other members of your girl group practically shoved their phones to your face whenever they saw comments regarding your performance. of course, their loud teasing comes next as if they were a package deal of some sort–which you don’t remember purchasing at all.
“no, we’re both just good friends.” you answered confidently with a chuckle. “i think my chemistry with taemin only comes from how much effort and passion we have put in our every performance. seeing such reactions from our audience makes both of us happy since it means that we did something great up there on stage.”
taemin was nodding silently beside you like a cute little puppy dog as he listened to your answer. he was quite proud of how well you handled the question on your own.
“so does that mean you’re still single?” the super junior member continued to ask.
“um… yeah, pretty much.” you laughed as you nod.
“then i can ask you out?” well, that one caught you off guard.
“hey, isn’t that a bit inappropriate?” taemin can’t help but interrupt your conversation.
“why is that?” the older guy snapped back and sounded a bit offended.
“because…” okay, taemin did not really think this through but thanks to his variety show experience, he was able to blurt out an entertaining response. “aren’t you a bit too old for her? wouldn’t that put you to… i don’t know, jail?” the comment earned laughs and more insults from the other members.
“look here, mister! she’s of legal age so what do you mean jail?” heechul stood up from his seat and started to point his index finger towards his junior.  "also, don’t you guys think it’s up to y/n to decide?“ he directed his look to you and raised an eyebrow. “so, what do think?” he tried to pull off a flirty look.
“well, they do say age doesn’t matter in love.” you shrugged as you went with the flow.
taemin knew that you’re also good on variety shows especially on how open you are to any situations that were thrown in your way. you always have the best responses and reactions. that is why people from the industry love to invite you over to shoot an episode with them. however, he kind of hoped that you have let go of the idea of flirting back.
exhibit b:
heechul pulled out the empty chair beside him and patted it, indicating for you to sit beside him. you removed the black backpack you were wearing and placed it on top of the desk as you gladly sat down next to him.
“so where should i take you for our first date?” his sudden proposal caused you to scoff and let out an amused laugh.
“well… i do love eating expensive steak in a fancy restaurant where i can wear a beautiful dress that you bought while thinking of me.” you teased with a sweet smile.
“isn’t that too much for a high school student?” he mumbled to himself before reaching out to brush the stray hair on your forehead. “okay, oppa will do it for you.”
you placed both of your hands underneath your cheeks and looked at him cutely. “thank you, oppa!”
“oppa? more like samchon if you ask me.” taemin looked back from his seat in front of you two.
“alright, what the hell is your problem today? did i do something wrong?” heechul replied incredulously with his eyes wide.
“he’s just probably jealous. he wants some steak too.” you playfully stuck your tongue out before pushing taemin’s head so he would look in front once again.
exhibit c:
all of you are now playing the whisper challenge and it was yours and heechul’s turn. he was the one guessing and you were the one mouthing out the words. both of you are going at it for a while now and it makes you a bit frustrated on the inside. you can feel the sore throat creeping in as you blatantly repeated the same phrase over and over. he’s great at a lot of games but this one is definitely 100-percent not his forte.
“ah… ah ah, i know it now!” he finally said confidently with his right first up in the air. “i love you…”
his answer made you cover your face and burst out into fits of laughter before waving your hands in front of you indicating that he guessed the phrase wrong.
“i love you!” he repeated with more conviction.
“no, that’s not the word!” you shook your head while giggling.
“yeah, i know that’s not the word. i just want to say it to you.” he nodded before giving you finger hearts which you immediately reciprocate.
both of you are playfully flirting for most of the recording but this one got to be the cheesiness lines you heard today. 
taemin was pulled out from his train of thoughts when he heard you snickering loudly from across the room and his head hastily snapped in your direction. there you were, wearing a high school uniform that matches his and he was not going to lie, he was stunned when he saw you wearing it the first time this morning. you look bright and youthful with the red checkered bow around your neck. your high-waisted skirt emphasizes your curves. your pair of black thigh-high socks were the perfect length to make your legs look longer. your hair was pulled up on a half ponytail which he doesn’t usually see on you so it was a sight for him to remember. there was a soft blush on your cheeks and across the bridge of your nose. the gloss on your lips was also mesmerizing as it catches the light every time you speak. that didn’t help at all given the fact that he often caught himself staring at your lips too much lately.
seeing you made him think that if you both met as high school students, he would have undeniably confessed to you in an empty classroom after class. he chuckled at the thought. he was not quite sure if you would have liked him back in high school since he was not confident in himself back then.
his daydreaming was cut short when he realized who you were talking to. it was none other than the kim heechul. he can’t help but observe as the two of you conversed animatedly with each other. he knew that heechul was a funny guy but he’s not that hilarous for you to laugh that hard. while listening to whatever story he has been conjuring, you were pulling your hair up in a quick messy bun since the studio was quite hot with all the lights around. 
what happened next almost made taemin fell down from his seat. a scowl immediately appeared on his face as he watched heechul casually wiping the sweat on your nape with his handkerchief. not that taemin was counting but that was the 9th time he flirted with you today and not to mention that it was already after the show.
he bitterly watched as you both bid your goodbyes and now you were walking towards him. he cleared his throat and took another gulp from his water bottle.
“what’s with the long face?” you asked in fluent english as you sat down on the desk in front of him.
“what?” he looked up with a confused face.
“i thought you were taking english classes?” you mocked him–this time in korean. you nonchalantly reach out for his drink and took a sip.
you and taemin knew each other for quite a while now, almost 4 years to be exact. you were on friendly terms with him even before debuting as a duo but after spending these past few months preparing together, you have gotten much closer with him. too close that it became complicated for both of you. it was quite obvious that you two were acting more than friends but no one clearly expressed their feelings yet. the tension between you and him when you were alone became heavier and heavier as the days went by. you always have this urge to bring up the situation you two are in but everytime you were about to speak out, taemin would suddenly open up a conversation about a whole different topic.
“so what were you and heechul-hyung talking about a while ago?” yep, lee taemin always has awful timing.
“he just wanted to make sure that he didn’t make me feel uncomfortable during the recording a while ago.” you shrugged.
“oh, how sweet of him.” taemin scoffed and straighten up from his seat. “he even has to wipe your sweat for you.” he muttured under his breath.
“what was that?” you already heard what he said but it was too faint and you just wanted to make sure.
“nothing.” of course he would deny it. what did you expect?
“so… are you like jealous of heechul or something?” you were only joking, well half-joking. you used this opportunity to slowly open up the topic and to finally know where do you stand in his life.
he held your gaze for a few seconds before crossing his arms across his chest. you were not fully prepared for his serious stare and for what he said next. “and what if i am?”
“huh?” your dumbfounded voice was a couple of notes higher than usual.
“i said,” he leaned forward and looked up to you under his lashes. “what if i am jealous?”
you sat there frozen. you helplessly stared back at his eyes and looked for any signs that he was just fooling around. except it was clear as day, he meant what he said. you always have waited for this. you imagined all the possible scenarios. you even prepared what you would say once this was brought up but why were you speechless now? why do you feel all clammy and nervous? why can’t you calm down your frantic heartbeats?
you took a deep breath and forced yourself to bring back the confidence you once had. “then why don’t you ask me out already so you don’t have to feel threatened with every guy out there.”
“you know what?” he stood up and suddenly he was now towering over you. his scent wrapped all around you and it made you overheat even more. “i might just do that.”
“then i might just say yes.” you crossed your arms and hoped that it can disguise your slight shaking. whether it was from excitement or not, you do not know anymore. everything was happening so fast that you were not sure if you were comprehending them properly. you felt light-headed as you waited in silence.
“so we’re doing this?” his low voice broke the stillness.
“yes!” you responded a little too enthusiastically for your liking. you’re a mess right now, you ain’t denying that.
taemin chuckled softly before discreetly slipping his fingers under yours. 
oh, god. you felt a shock and then a shiver from his touch. it was not like it was your first time to have skin-to-skin contact but this one was quite different. you can feel the tension slowly rising along with the heat on your cheeks. you can feel the frustrations that were build up every time you wanted to touch him in a not-so-friendly manner. you were willing to bet your life that he was currently feeling the same as you when you witnessed his eyes dilate and darken.
“look, as much as i want to make out with you right now. we can’t.” he took a step back and put his hands in the pockets of his black slacks.
you felt both relief and disappointment when he widened the distance between you two. you can now catch a breather at last.
“i mean we can’t… here.” he suggestively added before turning away. “i’ll be waiting in my dressing room.”
there goes your breath again. 
it took you a minute to recover after hearing his inviting words. you looked around while you fan your warm face with your hands as if it helped with cooling yourself off. you closed your eyes and relaxed yourself for who knows how many times already. you then hopped down the desk and made your way to the place you can’t wait to go to.
if this was what jealousy does to taemin, you absolutely cannot wait to see more of it.
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lsmu · 2 years
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Book 2 Chapter 4: Tomodachi
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"Thank you for your hard work!"
We bowed down respectfully, thanking the production crew at the studio and the hosts of the show. We had just finished shooting our variety show episode today, and we had a great time laughing and talking with the cast members.
Momo skipped towards her boyfriend Kim Heechul, who was one of the cast members, and gave him a warm kiss on the lips.
"Momo-ya..." uttered Heechul embarrassedly. His fellow cast members jeered and laughed, poking fun at the two. Heechul's face blushed red, but Momo only smiled cooly, as usual.
"See you later, Oppa!" she said, kissing her boyfriend's cheek, before turning and walking towards us.
Mina chuckled next to me.
"Sometimes I wonder how Momo can be so confident in public," she said with her soft voice in Japanese. I looked at her. "She's confident everywhere, Mina," I replied. Mina nodded and chuckled again.
Momo reached us and fling her arms around our shoulders. We walked arm in arm out of the studio towards the lobby of the building.
"So! What's next? Ansel?" Momo asked excitedly. I nodded. "Mm! He told Mina earlier that he had booked a table at a nice sashimi restaurant in Itaewon," I said. Momo's eyes widened. "Sashimi! Sugoi desu ne?" she exclaimed. Mina giggled. "Hirai-ya! You just had sashimi two weeks ago!" she said. Momo pouted. "It's two weeks ago already, Minari! It's time for another sashimi meal!" she said excitedly.
I laughed. It was nice to spend time with my fellow Japanese sisters every once in a while, talking freely in our mother tongue. We were so used to talking in Korean that I had forgotten some Japanese words, although to be honest it might be just me. Momo and Mina seemed to remember everything, especially Mina who spoke Japanese as eloquently as she spoke any other language.
"How are we gonna get there? It's quite far from here to Itaewon," pondered Mina. "Yeah, the studio only promised us transport from our apartment to here for the shoot. Fucking cheap bastards..." Momo cursed them. Mina was startled. "Language!" she scolded her. The black haired girl chuckled. "No, seriously! How are we gonna get there? Are we supposed to hail a taxi?" she asked again.
I smiled as we exited the lobby, standing in another cold November day. The sun was setting, and the temperature was dropping again. I looked at the two girls.
"Come on, girls! We're Twice! Our new manager should be on his way to pick us up already!" I said.
My words made Momo and Mina remembered.
"Ah yes! Jihyo told us in the group chat! What's his name again?" asked Momo. "Han Minsoo," said Mina. "What do you think he'll look like?" I asked the girls.
Momo shrugged.
"Meh, I don't know... As long as he's competent, I don't mind if he's ugly," she said, taking out a cigarette box out of her bag and lighting up one. She offered the box to Mina and I, who chuckled and refused her. She knew we didn't smoke, but she kept offering us nonetheless.
"Jeongyeon said he's a lifelong Once," said Mina.
Momo inhaled her cigarette and puffed out a smoke cloud before turning to face her.
"Sodesuka?" she asked her, sounding surprised. "I wonder who his bias is," I pondered out loud. Momo and Mina chuckled. "Fuck you! You've got the most fans already!" said Momo, glaring at me. I laughed. "Noo! You two have a lot of fans as well!" I said, deflecting the attention.
Mina smiled and grabbed my hand gently.
"I do think it's you, Sha," she said. "Yeah, who can resist the cute 'Sha-Sha-Sha'," said Momo, mockingly copying my dance part from 'Cheer Up'. I couldn't resist a laugh. "Not even Blackpink's Boyfriend can resist her," said Mina suddenly. Her words shocked me. "Eeh?! We're just friends!" I exclaimed, feeling my face turned red.
Somehow, hearing Mina mention Yeoni made me feel really embarrassed, but I was telling the truth. We were just friends; really close ones, but still just friends, nothing more. I hadn't even kissed his cheek after that early morning encounter in IPG's warehouse more than a year ago, because Jennie and Jisoo were my friends too, and I wanted to respect his relationships with them. I knew I was always flirty and could come across as naughty sometimes, but when it comes to respecting people, I always knew when to behave properly.
Mina laughed and squeezed my arm gently.
"I'm just joking, Sha..." she uttered kindly. "We're really just friends, Mina!" I said, still trying to convince her. "I know, I know!" she said while giggling.
At that moment, we heard the sound of a car approaching. We turned to see the black Hyundai van that I knew belonged to the TWD. It slowed to a stop in front of us, and from the driver's seat, a young man jumped down. He approached us with a nervous smile and bowed low to greet us.
"Annyeonghaseyo, Momo-ssi, Mina-ssi, and Sana-ssi! I'm Han Minsoo, your replacement manager!" he exclaimed loudly, introducing himself.
I chuckled when I saw him. From the get go, I could tell that Minsoo was a nice guy, and I knew that he must be capable, since Suzy-unnie wouldn't pick anyone that wasn't up to her high standards to take care of us. However, he looked so nervous, and I noticed that he kept avoiding eye contact with me. Was I really his bias?
"Nice to meet you, Minsoo-ssi! Let's work together!" I said, extending my arm to shake his.
He was startled to see me do that, and it took him a few seconds to grab my hand and shake it. When he did, his hand was trembling. So it was really me, wasn't it?
"N–Ni-Nice to meet you too, S-Sana-ssi!" he stuttered.
I heard Momo scoffing behind me. I turned to see her throwing her cigarette butt on the ground, before stomping on it to put out the fire.
"Happy to have you on board, Minsoo-ssi!" she said coolly. "Y–Yes, Momo-ssi!" said Minsoo.
Momo smirked and walked towards us. She leaned in to whisper in my ear.
"You're his bias. Confirmed," she whispered. I glared at her jokingly. She chuckled and walked towards the car.
Mina smiled and bowed respectfully.
"Nice to meet you, Minsoo-ssi! Happy to have you as our new manager!" she said elegantly. Minsoo bowed again. "Y–Yes. Nice to meet you too, Mina-ssi! Thank you!" he said. Mina smiled and joined Momo in the car.
Minsoo turned to look at me. I knew he didn't know what to say or do at that moment. That happens sometimes when you meet your idol. I fully understood this and empathized with him, so I decided to help him do what he needed to do that very moment.
"Minsoo-ssi," I called him kindly. "Y–Yes, Sana-ssi?" he said, looking even more nervous now. "My hand," I said with a smile. "Y–Yes?" "My hand, Minsoo-ssi. You need to let it go. I want to go to the car. It's cold," I said, smiling wider.
Minsoo realised that he hadn't released his grip on my hand since the moment we shook hands earlier. His face turned red immediately in embarrassment, and he quickly released my hand, before bowing again to apologize.
"I–I'm sorry, Sana-ssi!" he exclaimed. I chuckled. "Come on. Let's get going! It's really cold!" I said cheerfully, patting him on the back.
I walked towards the car and joined the other two girls inside. They both eyed me and giggled mischievously.
"What?" I asked them, but I felt a smile forming on my lips. "He's starstruck," said Mina, chuckling. "I bet he fapped to your photos and videos countless times," said Momo casually. "Ya! Momo!" I exclaimed, shocked at her remark. Momo only laughed in reply.
Minsoo closed the door on us and jumped to the driver's seat.
"Sorry to keep you waiting! W-Was I late?" he asked us.
"No. But we will be if you don't start driving right now," said Momo. I knew she was teasing him, but Minsoo gulped.
"Y-Yes! Sorry, Momo-ssi!" he said nervously, immediately starting the engine and zooming away.
I chuckled. Momo could come across as mean sometimes, but she never meant any of it. I leaned in forward to calm the poor guy down.
"Don't listen to her, Minsoo-ssi! We still have a lot of time until our appointment. Drive safely, okay?" I told him kindly. Minsoo nodded and smiled nervously, not saying anything.
Thankfully, there weren't any traffic jams on the way to Itaewon that evening. Momo, Mina, and I talked and laughed around happily, not paying attention to the road. I noticed Mina looked more excited than she usually was, giggling every now and then.
"It's been so long since we met Ansel the last time, right?" I said. Momo and Mina nodded. "How long has it been... Four years?" Momo tried to count. "Yeah. We last met him during our tour in Japan," Mina said, smiling.
I chuckled. Ansel was a Japanese-American lawyer, his mom Japanese and his father Black American. He was Mina's schoolmate back in Japan, and I think they connected better as fellow Japanese Americans. She introduced him to Momo and I during our first tour to Japan in 2017, and we quickly became friends, partly because of how charming and fun he was. Everytime we visited Japan, whether for work or on holiday, we would spend time with him to simply eat, have some drinks, sing karaoke, or go to theme parks.
During our tour to Japan four years ago, Ansel told us that he was joining SM Entertainment's legal team, positioned in their branch in Tokyo. We were happy for him, although I thought Mina was a little bit disappointed that her friend joined SM instead of JYPE. Now, four years later, he had become SM's Head of Legal team and was transferred to the headquarters in Seoul, so it was understandable that SM would task him to be the one contacting us regarding the contract proposals.
"I wonder what he looks like now," said Mina ponderously, looking outside the window.
Momo and I exchanged looks and giggled. We knew that she was excited to meet Ansel, as were all of us, but somehow I felt that for Mina, this was something more than just about meeting an old friend.
Momo stared at me, as if asking permission to tease Mina, but I smiled and shook my head. It was best to let the sweet girl get lost in her thoughts without us disturbing her. Momo understood and chuckled, looking outside the window instead. Suddenly, she looked alarmed.
"Hang on... Where are we?" she uttered.
Startled, Mina and I looked out, and I saw that we were on the leftmost lane on the highway. The surroundings looked familiar, and a split second later I realised that we needed to exit the highway soon... Like... Right now. I looked to the right, and saw that we were approaching the exit towards Itaewon fast. Too fast.
"Minsoo-ssi! The exit to Itaewon is on the rig–..." I exclaimed.
Minsoo was startled. He just realised his mistake.
"Eh? E-eh? Oh no!" he exclaimed. He tried to hit the brake and spin right, but the cars behind us honked their horns loudly, forcing Minsoo to stay in the leftmost lane.
"... Nevermind," I said, chuckling. Momo was less forgiving. "I'll report you to Jihyo later," she uttered menacingly. Mina and I glared at her, and Momo chuckled, not meaning any of her words. Gosh! Why was she so mean!
Minsoo was horrified.
"I–I'm sorry! I can't believe I missed the exit! My sincerest apologies, everyone!" he stuttered.
Momo sighed, but when she looked at her watch and saw that we still had some time before our scheduled meeting, she shrugged and chuckled. Mina smiled and leaned forward.
"It's alright, Minsoo-ssi. This highway can be quite confusing sometimes," Mina said kindly, grabbing his shoulder lightly. Minsoo smiled a nervous smile.
"T-Thanks, Mina-ssi," he said. "I'm so sorry. I'll take the next exit!"
Mina smiled and sat back down. I decided to start a conversation with Minsoo to make him less nervous.
"Jeongyeon told us that you're a Once, Minsoo-ssi," I said. Minsoo nodded rapidly. "Y–Yes, Sana-ssi! Been following you guys since Sixteen days," he said proudly.
Gasps left our mouths. Really? He'd been following us that long?
"Wow! Really?" Mina asked him. "How old were you?" "Seventeen," he said. "Oh! You're Dubu's age, then!" I said. He nodded. "Y–yes. You can talk comfortably with me... If you like," he said.
Momo grinned.
"Has Sana been your bias since then, Minsoo-ya?" Momo asked him teasingly. I slapped her arm and she chuckled, but I saw Minsoo's ears went as red as a tomato. "Y–Yes... E–Eh? I didn't say Sana-ssi is my bias!" he said panickedly. I laughed. This guy was so adorable. "We can tell," said Mina softly, smiling.
Minsoo didn't answer, but I saw him smiling sheepishly. I leaned way forward, my face almost by his side now. I felt him trembling, so I grabbed his shoulder to calm him down. Okay, that might be a bad idea, for I felt him shudder even more. I released my grasp and chuckled.
"Am I really your bias, Minsoo?" I asked him sweetly. His face was so red that traffic would stop if they saw it. He gulped before answering. "Y–Yes, Sana-ssi," he finally admitted.
I knew I had the most fans out of the other eight girls already, and I had developed a reputation as Twice's 'Bias Wrecker', but hearing someone admit that I was their favourite member made me happy. I squealed excitedly.
"Kamsahamnida, Minsoo-ya!" I exclaimed cheerfully, before pecking his cheek.
Okay, I might have not thought that last act through, because for a brief moment the car swerved dangerously away from our lane. Minsoo was so shocked by me kissing his cheek that he lost balance of the steering wheel. Cars started honking around us.
I laughed out loud and fell back to my seat. Mina and Momo both slapped me furiously for endangering their lives.
"Fuck you! If we die because of your horniness I'll haunt you in the afterlife for eternity!" exclaimed Momo. "Don't ever do that again, Sha!" Mina scolded me.
I kept laughing loudly, so eventually the two girls started laughing too. Momo glared at the nervous manager, driving carefully now, but from the rearview mirror I could see that he was smiling from ear to ear.
"Minsoo-ya! If you're going to be our manager you need to control your urges!" she barked at him, although she still smiled. "Y–Yes! B–But... It was... Sana-ssi w–who kissed me!" he said, defending himself. We all laughed. "Still! You can't be distracted by our actions!" Momo said, a chuckle left her mouth. "U–Understood, Momo-ssi!"
Mina slapped my head softly again.
"You and your flirtiness," she said. I only shook my head, trying to calm myself down from all the laughing.
Momo stared at Minsoo's back for a few seconds, before grinning mischievously. I somehow knew what she was about to do and glared at her, telling her not to do it, but her mind was set.
"Okay. Let's test it out!" she said. "E-Eh?" Minsoo said fearfully.
The cool girl leaned forward and started kissing Minsoo's cheek slowly and naughtily, but she added something extra by slowly sliding her fingers down his shoulder towards his chest. I saw Minsoo shudder.
"M–M–Momo-ssi..." Minsoo said tremulously.
To my surprise, Minsoo kept his balance, although if he was straight he'd definitely be having a boner right about now. Momo kept kissing his cheek sexily, before creeping down to his neck. Mina interjected.
"Momoring! That's enough. This can be filed under sexual harassment in a workplace already," she said, suddenly sounding serious.
Momo chuckled and sat back down. Minsoo let out a relieved sigh.
"Gomen-ne, Minari," she said, then looked at me. "You're absolutely his bias. He didn't react the same way to me."
I chuckled and slapped her arm again. This silly girl.
Eventually, we reached Itaewon, and in a few moments our car had pulled over in front of the Japanese restaurant where we would meet Ansel. Minsoo jumped down and opened the car door for us. He bowed low as we exited the car.
"My apologies again for missing the exit earlier!" he exclaimed. Momo laughed and patted him on the back. "You're good, Minsoo. I won't report you to JIhyo," she said teasingly, before entering the building. Mina smiled and nodded towards him. "We're going to take some time, so don't wait for us," she said. "Y–Yes! I'm picking up Nayeon-ssi and the maknaes now and I'll send them home first before picking you guys up!" he said. Mina smiled approvingly. "Thank you, Minsoo-ssi," she said kindly, walking inside to join Momo.
I stood in front of him and smiled. I thought about kissing his cheek again, but I decided against it. Minsoo looked at me and smiled nervously. I really liked him as our new manager already, and the fact that he was a lifelong Once was also really impressive, so I decided to reward him with something even better than a kiss on the cheek.
"Can I have your phone, Minsoo?" I asked him, opening my palm in front of him. "O-Oh? Sure!" he said, taking out his phone from his jacket pocket. I took it, opened the camera app, and stood closer to him. "Say 'kimchiii~'!" I exclaimed.
It took him a few seconds to realise that I was about to take a selfie with him. He chuckled nervously again, before smiling and lifting his fingers to make the 'peace' sign. I followed suit by making the 'finger heart' sign. I took a few selfies of us and gave him back his phone.
"T–Thank you so much, Sana-ssi! Thank you so much!" he said excitedly. I chuckled and patted his arm. "You're doing a great job, Minsoo! Hwaiting!" I said, offering my support for him. He smiled happily and bowed again.
I went inside to the waiting Momo and Mina. They both smiled.
"Don't tell me you took a selfie with him?" asked Mina. I shrugged. "He deserves it," I said truthfully. Mina chuckled, but Momo sighed. "He's going to fap to it tonight~," uttered Momo teasingly. I pinched her bubbly butt. "Ya!" I said. She laughed maniacally. "Come on! Ansel now!" said Mina excitedly.
We walked arm in arm towards the second floor where the restaurant was located. The manager welcomed us kindly, and when he recognised us as the Japanese members of Twice, he started talking to us eloquently in Japanese, impressing us.
He told us that Ansel had booked a private room under SM Entertainment's name, and brought us there. It was a beautiful room with traditional Japanese decoration, small yet spacious. We took off our shoes and went to sit at the tatami table in the middle of the room. The servers brought some matcha green tea and salted edamames to welcome us, while the manager knelt next to us.
"Ansel-san hasn't arrived yet, unfortunately. Would the ladies like to order straight away or wait for Ansel-san to come?" the manager asked politely. "Let's wait for him," said Momo. "Some light bites and welcome drinks, then, maybe? We've got a good selection of aperitifs for the ladies to choose," he said, offering us a small menu book.
Mina and Momo picked a few snacks from the menu, while I picked the drinks. The manager took our orders and bowed low before going out. I looked at Mina, who looked kinda nervous, breathing more loudly than usual.
"Daijoubu desu ka?" I asked if she was okay. She smiled and nodded, but still looked anxious. "Mina's anxious to meet the handsome Ansel," guessed Momo correctly. Mina's face blushed, but she shook her head. "No, no! I'm fine! It's just... Been a really long time, right?" Mina said.
I giggled and held her hand. It was cold. Was she really okay?
A waitress came in with a tray filled with snacks and three glasses of cocktails that we ordered, and a few steps behind her, came in the tall, dark, and handsome guy we had been expecting.
"Ansel-chan!" I exclaimed. "Hi, girls! So nice to see you all again!" he exclaimed excitedly, beaming.
We stood up and jumped to hug him one by one. I noticed that Mina hugged her old friend the longest, and Ansel seemed to enjoy it.
"How are you, Minari?" he asked her in English. "I'm great. I missed you so much," she replied softly, also in English.
Ansel smiled and kissed Mina's cheek, and I thought I saw Mina's face blushed even redder. Ansel was a tall guy, head and shoulders above us. He was really handsome and suave, his hair cropped short in a cool skin-fade crew cut, his dark skin was smooth and well taken care of, his body was toned, muscular and fit, and he wore his bright yellow sweater over a tailor-made white dress shirt elegantly. He almost looked like a superhero out of the pages of a comic book.
"It's been four years, Ansel-chan! Can you imagine?" asked Momo.
Ansel laughed. His laughter was infectious.
"Yeah it's been really long! How are you guys doing? Must be busy with the schedule and all that... A senior girl group now, huh?" he said in his smooth, deep, velvety voice. "We're great! And things have been going well with you too, right? SM Entertainment's Head of Legal team now!" I said excitedly. Ansel chuckled. "Ah... Well it took me four years of hard work to get into this position," he said, being humble. "Hey, have you guys ordered? I'm famished!"
The manager came in with the menu books and took our orders. Ansel ordered many plates of sashimi, some premium ones as well, and we had no complaints. Momo chose the sake to go along with the raw meats. The manager smiled and nodded respectfully, preparing to leave the room, but Ansel stopped him, took out a shiny black credit card from his wallet, and gave it to him.
"Show off," I teased him. He laughed. "It goes to the company's tab, Sha. I'm not that rich yet," Ansel said with a chuckle, trying to be humble. Mina giggled and slapped his muscular arm. "Oh, come on, Ansel-chan!" she said.
Ansel laughed his infectious laugh again, then started picking the salted edamame. Momo looked at me, and I understood that she wanted to start talking about our contract already. I was hesitant, to be honest, but I nodded my approval nonetheless.
"Jihyo said SM has the best proposal so far," she started off the contract talk.
Ansel nodded and smiled. Even the way he chews on the edamames was elegant.
"She thinks so? That's good..." he said, chuckling. "You girls wanna hear my proposal now?"
We nodded, leaning closer with expectancy. Ansel cleared his throat, then stared at us seriously.
"My proposal is this..." he paused for dramatic effect, looking at the three of us interchangeably. "... Let's enjoy dinner first."
We blinked for a few seconds, not understanding what he said initially. Ansel laughed again.
"Come on, girls! We haven't met for four years and all you want to talk about is the proposal? Let's forget about work for a few hours and just enjoy the dinner and catch up! What do you say?" he exclaimed happily.
Momo scoffed and sipped her cocktail, sitting back to a relaxed position. Mina giggled and nodded. I let out a relieved sigh. I never really wanted us to leave JYPE anyway, no matter how good the offer from another company might be, no matter how charming the representative could be. Ansel chuckled.
"Hey, for now, I'm not Ansel from SM. I'm just Ansel from Japan," he said. "Alright, I can do that," Momo said. "Yeah. That's better," uttered Mina. I only nodded and smiled.
The food came swiftly, and we started eating happily. Honoring Ansel's wishes, we didn't talk about work at all, and instead joked around and talked about our shared history together, catching up on the four long years we were apart.
Ansel's presence grew the more he talked. I knew Momo was growing more and more impressed by the handsome guy, as she started flirting with him. Mina was exceptionally giggly tonight, laughing and talking more excitedly than she had ever done in a while before. Ansel, to his credit, was respectful and galant, pouring the sake for all three of us with every chance he got. I knew he tried his best to impress us, and so far it seemed to have worked well with Momo and especially Mina.
We finished the delicious food after a while. I glanced at my watch, and was shocked to see that it was almost 10 pm. Us talking and joking happily had prolonged the dinner by almost a couple of hours. I knew we told Minsoo to pick us up at midnight, but we hadn't even started talking about the proposal yet.
"Ansel-chan," I said, interjecting him who was telling another one of his excellent jokes to the laughing Mina. He looked up. "Yes, Sha?" he asked with a smile. "I... Don't you think we need to start talking about the proposal? It's getting late," I said.
Ansel chuckled and sighed.
"My, my... Sana-chan! Who's waiting for you at home tonight?" he asked, grinning mischievously.
I blushed.
"Eeh? W–what do you mean?" I stuttered. He laughed. "Come on... I remember you told me you always liked that tall girl... What's her name... Yoo Jeongyeon?" he said.
I blushed even redder. Ansel was one of the extremely few people who knew about my on-again-off-again relationship with Jeongyeon. Momo chuckled.
"She's close with Dahyun again now," she said. Ansel gasped. "Oh my... The pretty Dubu? But I thought she's straight! A church girl, right?" Ansel asked in surprise. "Yeah she is, but... You know how seductive Sana can be," Mina uttered. "Minari!" I protested. I felt my face burning in embarrassment. Mina laughed softly. "You really need to introduce me to the other six, you know... I can't believe I've known you three for almost my entire adult life and I still haven't known all of Twice's members personally!" Ansel said.
We laughed together, but still I glanced at the two girls, asking them to help me out. They both understood.
"Ansel-chan, I think Sana's right, though. It's getting late, and as much as we love spending time with you, we really need to hear about the proposal," she said kindly, looking at me. "Or else Jihyo would kill us," Momo said.
I smiled and nodded my thanks to the girls. Ansel laughed, then lifted his hands in defeat.
"Alright, suit yourself," he said, gesturing towards his bag to take out his laptop. He stopped, then glanced at us, "... although I've actually booked a noraebang for us to enjoy after dinner."
Shit. Now he got my attention.
"Noraebang?" I exclaimed, unable to hide my excitement. We all loved to spend time at karaoke, but I was the one who loved it the most. Momo and Mina chuckled when they saw me.
"Oh shit... He used the noraebang card on Sana," commented Momo.
Mina laughed while I slapped Momo's arm.
"Come on, Sana-chan. An hour at the noraebang, then we can discuss the proposal. Deal?" Ansel said, looking straight at me.
I looked at Momo and Mina, who both grinned happily, looking at me expectantly. Shit. I couldn't refuse.
"Alright... One hour!" I exclaimed, giving up.
The girls cheered and Ansel clapped his hands. He stood up, offering his hand to lift me up from the tatami seat.
"Where is the noraebang anyway? Is there a good one nearby?" Mina asked. Ansel smiled his gorgeous smile. "It's upstairs," he said calmly, surprising us. "Upstairs?" asked Momo. Ansel nodded. "Private noraebang. Come, I'll show you!"
Ansel stood up and we followed suit. He walked towards the reception to settle the payment, while we walked slowly, our bellies full and hearts happy. Mina hugged my arm and giggled.
"He's so charming, isn't he, Sha?" she whispered to me.
I smiled and nodded, and only then did I realise that Mina must have had feelings for the handsome man. My eyes widened.
"Mina! Are you...?" I tried asking her. She didn't reply, only blushing and giggling, hugging my arm tighter.
Ansel brought us to the third floor and opened the largest door on the floor, which led to the noraebang. It was large, could host up to 10 people in one, and had luxurious furnishings. The screen on the wall was large, and I saw five microphones placed on the table in the middle of the room by the touchscreen monitor for us to pick the songs.
I squealed and ran inside, unable to hide my excitement. Ansel and the girls followed closely behind, laughing.
"Are you sure an hour is enough?" Ansel asked me. I laughed. The honest answer would be no, but I knew we had to start our contract talks before Minsoo picked us up at midnight, so I nodded.
"Can I pick the first song?" I asked the girls giddily, already scrolling through the monitor, picking song titles. Momo and Mina chuckled and nodded. "Pick as many songs as you guys want! You know I'm not much of a singer," Ansel said. Momo glared at him. "Stop fucking trying to sound humble, Ansel-chan! You know you have a good voice!" she scolded him. Ansel laughed. "Alright, alright! But seriously pick the songs!" he said.
We picked a bunch of songs from the screen, and started enjoying our night. Of course, we were all professional singers, but we sang loudly and sometimes off-tune, off-pitch and off-beat, just really letting ourselves go. Ansel was really enjoying it, joining us every once in a while to showcase his velvety voice. He even sang some of our songs. His Korean was not perfect, but still impressive for a Japanese American.
As the hour went, drinks were also pouring, and the alcohol started getting in our heads. It was my turn to sing, so I was standing up, but when I turned to see the sofa I saw Momo started sitting closer and closer to Ansel, her hands started exploring parts of Ansel's statuesque body that were quite private. Mina was giggling and resting her head on his broad shoulders. Ansel looked like he enjoyed this, shuddering a little with every small movement Momo's fingers made.
I smirked. I guessed if I was interested in men I would also gush over this handsome guy, but somehow Ansel's good looks never managed to interest me. Yeoni and Minsoo on the other hand had this unique charm about them that caught my eye, although Minsoo was more like an adorable little brother, while Yeoni was just plain hot. Wait. He's just a friend. Nothing to worry about.
"Woohoo, Sana!" cheered Ansel after I finished my song. I bowed with a flourish. "It's Mina's turn next!" I exclaimed, offering my microphone to her. She smiled and picked it up as her song came up.
Ansel stood and stretched.
"Hey it's almost time. I'll go smoke for a while outside and then we can talk alright?" he said, then he looked around the room. "Anyone wants to join me?"
Momo raised her hand and then stood up.
"I'm the only one who smokes," she said. "Let's go!"
Ansel chuckled. Momo hugged his arm and they went outside. As soon as the door closed, I shot Mina a look.
"You're just going to let Momo steal your boy?" I teased her. Mina blushed, looking surprised. "W–What? My boy?" she asked panickedly, but a gummy smile was forming on her. "Come on, Mina... I can see it clearly the entire night. There's something going on between you and Ansel, right?" I probed her. She blushed even redder, and sat back down to the sofa slowly, letting her song play without her singing.
I grabbed her hand and squeezed it softly. You couldn't press this delicate girl too much, so I had to play this right if I wanted to get her to talk. Mina looked at me hesitantly, then started speaking.
"Y–Yeah... Ansel is... Well... I've always had a crush on him," she said shyly. "Only recently?" I asked. She shook her head. "From... Middle... School?" she said sheepishly. My eyes widened in surprise. "Middle school?" I exclaimed. Mina shushed me, telling me not to speak loudly. "He'll hear you!" she said in a hushed tone.
I chuckled, and Mina giggled too in embarrassment.
"Why haven't you made a move? Or have you?" I asked her. She giggled and shook her head. "I'm not like you or Momo... I can't just flirt with a guy, let alone telling him that I like him," she said softly.
I smiled. Mina was a really sweet and shy girl, prim and proper, and I myself couldn't even imagine her flirting with anyone. I squeezed her hand again.
"We're going to meet him a lot more until our contract is resolved," I told her. "So you'll have plenty of chances to show him that you like him. I'm sure he'll get it soon. I'm rooting for you!"
Mina looked at my eyes and slowly smiled. Then she chuckled.
"Thanks, Sha... You're the best," she uttered softly.
I hugged her and she hugged back. Mina deserved to get whatever she wanted in life, including the man of her dreams. I decided to do what I can to help her get Ansel's attention.
"Speaking of..." I said, noticing that her song has just ended. "It's Ansel's song next right?" "Y–Yeah. Do you want to call him in?" Mina asked. I nodded. "Yeah. Hang on!" I said.
I stood up and went outside of the room, trying to find the balcony where I assumed Ansel and Momo were smoking. I found the glass door leading to it at the end of the hallway, and started walking towards it, but when I walked past a room next to the noraebang, I heard something that made my heart stop.
"A–Ah... Ah! F–fuck!"
Was that...? I recognised that voice. I looked towards the door on my right. It wasn't closed properly, so I could clearly hear what was happening inside, the rhythmic slapping sound, the groans, the moans.
"S–Shit! F–Fuck! A–Ah! S–So–B–big!"
That was... That was Momo's voice. What was she doing? Well, I know what she was doing, but more importantly, who was she doing it with? It couldn't be, could it?
"S–Shit! M–Momo! Fuck!"
I felt a gasp was about to leave my mouth, so I covered it with my hands. Hesitant, not wanting to see what I thought was happening, I leaned in to peek through the door crack. When I looked inside, I felt my heart was almost bursting out of my chest.
Momo was stradling Ansel, who sat on a sofa, similar to the one in our noraebang, his two large hands squeezing Momo's round, plump ass. She was bouncing on his... What the fuck was that? His dick?
I gulped. Even when it was almost completely engulfed in Momo's asshole, I could clearly tell that it was a really, really, really big cock Ansel had. I mean... Yeoni's was big and delicious, but this was on an entirely different level. It must be at least 10 inches–if not more, it was black and thick and veiny. Momo's tight asshole was stretched to its limits, looking like it was about to tear open any moment.
I thought the last time I saw a dick that big was when the Camera Director tricked me into blowing his colleagues' dicks all those years before. I suddenly remembered that one director whom I didn't recognise shoved his giant cock into my throat violently until I lost my voice for two weeks. Even remembering that horrible night made my throat feel sore.
"F–Fuck! Fuck! Momo!" Ansel groaned. "S–Shit! A–Ah! A–Aah... I'm–Cum–ming!" Momo screamed.
In normal circumstances, I would respond to such a sight by simply chuckling and leaving, or even touch myself, enjoying the sight. But seeing this after hearing what Mina had told me just a few minutes ago made me burn in anger. For a moment, I thought about barging in and stopping them. My hand was already on the door, ready to push in and yell at them. How could they do this to a sweet girl like Mina?
But then, I thought, they didn't know any better, did they? I knew Momo liked to sleep around every now and then even after she was in a relationship with Heechul, and their relationship was always an open one, for I knew Heechul also liked to sleep around. And Ansel... Well he was always the womanizer, and having a pretty and sexy girl like Momo throw herself on him... He wouldn't resist, would he?
In my heart, I secretly blamed Mina for not telling Ansel her feelings sooner. But it wasn't really her mistake either, was it? I found myself confused. Shit. I really wanted to stop them, but I didn't have any right reason to do it.
"F–Fuck! An–Ansel... F–uuuck!"
Momo screamed and trembled violently as she reached her orgasm. Ansel groaned loudly and started shooting his cum inside Momo's rectum, squeezing her butt cheeks even tighter. His big black cock slipped out of Momo's asshole and started shooting cum everywhere, looking like a python spitting thick white liquid repeatedly.
Momo slumped to the sofa next to her, panting for breath, her face was red all over, but she was grinning satisfactorily. Ansel was still rock hard, and my eyes widened seeing how big his dick actually was. Momo spread her legs wide, rubbing her soaking wet pussy, and Ansel chuckled as he guided his giant, still cum-dripping cock towards her pussy, ready to break in. Shit. I had to stop them! But how?
An idea came to me. I took a few steps away from the door and started shouting.
"Ansel? Momo-chan? Where are you guys? Ansel, your song is up!"
I heard shuffling sounds from inside the room, but I walked past it and yelled their names once again. I walked all the way to the balcony and then turned, when I saw both of them exiting the room, looking flustered.
"Sana! Over here!" exclaimed Momo, wiping her brows. Ansel closed the door behind them and smiled calmly. "Hey! It was so cold outside so we decided to smoke here. What's up?" he asked me, looking so calm and collected, like he didn't just fuck the life out of the panting girl in front of her.
Fuck. This guy was good. But he wasn't the only one good at acting. I smiled like nothing happened.
"Hi! Yeah, your song's next Ansel! Come on, you only picked one song all night and you're gonna miss it?" I said with a chuckle. Ansel slapped his forehead. "Ah shit! My turn now? Alright, alright," he said, walking back towards the noraebang.
Momo was less comfortable. She looked at me guiltily.
"H–Hey, Sha," she stuttered as I walked towards her. I smiled dryly and slapped her butt. "Fuck you," I whispered curtly. Momo gulped. She knew I saw them. She walked sheepishly behind me, back to the noraebang. "Don't tell me you don't know Mina likes him," I whispered again as we approached the door. Momo's eyes widened. "Wh–what? Really?" she was genuinely surprised. I sighed. "Come on, Momoring! Mina's had a crush on him since middle school!" I told her. Momo looked horrified. "Oh shit... Really? Fuck! I didn't know that!" Momo said, looking both embarrassed and guilty. "Well, now you do. I know it's not your fault for flirting with him, but still... Try to be more perceptive next time, hm?" I said seriously, staring at her.
Momo looked like she was about to cry. I knew she really didn't know, but I had to tell her to stop her from repeating the same mistake.
"I–I'm sorry. I really didn't know," she whispered. I sighed and flung my arm around her shoulder. "It's alright. Don't let Mina know," I told her kindly. She nodded. I decided to tease her a little to lighten the mood. "He's... Really big, isn't he?" I whispered. Momo gasped and slapped my arm. "I felt my asshole was about to tear," she uttered, chuckling.
I opened the door to the noraebang, and found Ansel was singing beautifully to a jazz song he picked earlier. Mina was looking at him with adoring eyes, and my heart sank seeing her like that. I honestly thought that she deserved a better man, a more faithful man, but... Maybe Ansel could be one too if he knew that this princess was in love with him. I decided to give him a chance.
Ansel finished his song and bowed down. We clapped for him cheerfully and he chuckled, sitting on the sofa, and picked up his laptop from a bag.
"Alright, as I promised. The proposal," he said. I smiled. At least he honored his promise and didn't try to prolong the night anymore. I looked at my watch, it was almost 11.30 pm.
Ansel started the presentation, utilizing the large screen on the wall to project SM's contract proposal. The slides were nicely designed, and he skipped over the boring parts such as SM's history and global reach, which we were already well aware of. He went straight to their proposal, and what he said shocked us.
"So, SM Entertainment isn't actually planning to bring all of Twice to our company. What we're proposing is this: Only you three, the J-line, would join us. We would create a new girl group out of you three, to specifically target the Japanese market," he explained.
The three of us exchanged looks. This was not what we expected. A question came to my mind, but it was Mina who asked it.
"Ansel-chan... But why? Why just us three? Why not take all nine members instead?" she asked. I nodded, and I felt Momo nodding next to me too.
Ansel smiled woefully.
"You see... SM Entertainment has had success over the years in Korea, in the Americas, in Europe, and almost all of Asia, but somehow we've never really broken into the Japanese market that well," he said.
I nodded. SM Entertainment was a global company, but he was right, somehow the Japanese market was a tough one to crack for them.
"We tried with SNSD in the early 2010s, but our success paled in comparison to KARA's. We tried again with Red Velvet more recently, but still you guys were more successful," he continued with a chuckle. "We figured... It might be because Twice has these three beautiful Japanese ladies as their members."
I chuckled.
"So... What would happen with the rest of the girls if we join SM?" Mina asked. Ansel lifted up his hands.
"Hey, don't get me wrong. We would still offer the other six a contract. It's good to have all of you guys with us, you being the next SNSD and all, but my main task was to convince you three. The others will be a bonus," he said.
When we didn't answer, he continued.
"Think about it. You'll be able to go back to Japan more often, spend more time with your family and friends there. Wouldn't that be nicer?" he said, concluding his presentation with a rhetorical question.
Momo, Mina, and I exchanged looks again. His offer was indeed tempting, and I knew both Momo and Mina were really loving it. But we couldn't decide on our own, right? The other girls had to know, Jihyo had to know. Also, Suzy needed to know, both as our handlers from TWD, and as my boss in IPG. I looked at Ansel, who was standing there, smiling confidently.
"That's... A really nice proposal, Ansel-chan," I said truthfully. He grinned and nodded. "So? What do you say?" he asked us. "We'll..." Momo was about to answer.
"We'll talk to the girls about this, and then we'll let you know," I completed her sentence. Momo initially looked like she wanted to protest, but when she looked at me she understood that it wasn't a choice. She nodded and stayed silent.
Ansel sighed and nodded.
"Alright! I guess we'll have another splendid night like this one real soon, then!" he said. I noticed he was looking at Momo with a meaningful stare. To her credit, Momo avoided eye contact with him.
Mina giggled, missing this exchange completely. Her eyes lit up as an idea came to her mind.
"Hey, you can meet all of us in Singapore!" she exclaimed excitedly.
Ansel raised an eyebrow.
"Singapore?" he asked confusedly, then a second later he realised. "Oh! MAMA, right?"
Mina's idea was actually a good one. His charm would work less effectively if he had to face all nine of us compared to just three of his old friends, but I was also slightly worried that that horny girl Nayeon would eat up this handsome guy at the first chance to do so. But I guessed the benefit far outweighs the downside, so I smiled and nodded.
"Yeah! That's actually a really good idea!" I said. "We can introduce you to the other girls as well!" Momo added.
Ansel chuckled and nodded, clasping his hands.
"Sounds good to me! Honestly I can't wait to get to know Dahyun. She's my bias, no offense..." he said, before looking straight at me. "If her girlfriend allows."
I felt my face blushing.
"She's straight, Ansel-chan. I'm not her girlfriend!" I exclaimed. "Oh yes, right... You're still with Jeongyeon," he replied wittily. I threw an empty can of beer at him, and he dodged it nimbly, laughing. We all laughed with him.
At that moment, I felt my phone vibrating, so I took it out. It was a text message from Minsoo.
'Sana-ssi, I'm already outside. But please take your time!'
I smiled. He was a lifesaver. I looked up towards Ansel.
"Hey, our manager has arrived to pick us up. I think we should go," I said.
Ansel looked disappointed.
"Really? So soon?" he said, but as he looked at his watch and saw that it was already midnight he chuckled. "I guess you're right. He's right on time!"
We stood up, went out, and went down to the first floor. Minsoo was already waiting for us outside by the car. I chuckled seeing the boy freezing in the cold night outside.
"That's your manager?" Ansel asked, sounding doubtful. "Yeah, our replacement manager," Mina said softly. "He's a good boy." "He faps to Sana's pics," said Momo naughtily. I slapped her arm again. "Ya!" I exclaimed. Momo laughed, and Ansel laughed with her. "Oh shit... Does he know that Sana's gay?" Ansel said through his chuckles. "Shh!" I shushed him. "You'll break his heart!"
He laughed again and hugged me.
"Nice seeing you again after a long time, Sha! Thanks for the night!" he said gently. I smiled and hugged back. "I'm the one who should be thanking you! Nice seeing you too, Ansel!" I said. "See you in Singapore!" said Momo, hugging him next.
Momo and I went out of the restaurant, but Mina stayed behind to hug him a little longer. I smiled looking at them. Mina was really in love, I suppose. Ansel kissed her cheek gently, and Mina blushed red, before kissing his cheek too. She left the restaurant looking happy. Minsoo bowed and opened the car door for us.
"Straight back home?" Momo asked me as we entered the car. I nodded, yawning. "Yeah, I think I needed my beauty sleep," I said tiredly. "It's your fault you fooled around with Jeongyeonie and Dubu last night," uttered Mina, chuckling.
I glared at her. Minsoo had just entered the driver's seat and he must have heard what she said, for he paused for a few seconds. Mina realised this and was horrified, but to our surprise, Minsoo only chuckled nervously and started driving.
"I–It's alright... Jeongyeon-ssi told me earlier today when I visited your apartment," he said slowly. "She did what?! She told you that?" I asked him in genuine surprise. "W–Well..." he said, "... I... Had a little accident, i–involving... Some of your... Umm... Toys... In the bedroom. So... She told me."
I was shocked. What accident? More importantly, what accident could have been caused by our sex toys? Suddenly, Momo laughed out loud. Mina and I looked at her in confusion, and she had to calm herself down before speaking.
"Oh so that's the accident Jeongyeonie was talking about!" she exclaimed, before laughing again.
Mina and I stared at her, bewildered for a second, but then I remembered what Jeongyeon said in our group chat earlier today. She told us that Minsoo slipped on a dildo and stumbled into Jihyo, grabbing her tits by accident. Jihyo was annoyed that Jeongyeon told all of us about it, but she was a good sport anyway and even defended Minsoo, saying that it really wasn't his fault.
"Minsoo-ya! Did your hands get wet when you grab Jihyo's tits?" Momo asked him suddenly in a loud voice, before laughing maniacally.
Her question shocked Minsoo so much that he almost hit an oncoming ahjussi riding a motorbike. The ahjussi cursed at him loudly, and we couldn't control our laughter.
"W–What? W–wet? W–What?" Minsoo stuttered panickedly.
Mina slapped Momo's head while laughing, and I had to clasp my hands on my mouth to stop myself from laughing too much. Of course, Minsoo didn't know about Jihyo's body that much. Yet.
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210713 IN PHOTOS: All the times Super Junior's Heechul dressed up as a girl
In the K-pop industry, it's pretty common to see male idols crossdress as females for fun. But one male idol stands out among all of them and it's none other than Super Junior's Kim Heechul.
Heechul serves as Super Junior's visual, vocalist, and rapper. Thanks to his amazing yet androgynous features, the South Korean pop idol can claim the looks of both a guy and a girl that would often lead many to say, “He is prettier than me.”
Despite knowing his gorgeous visual, Heechul never lets it get to his head and claims that it's all about confidence.
In an episode of “My Ugly Duckling,” he was quoted to say, “In the end, it boils down to confidence. In my opinion, you don't need looks at all.”
Heechul has portrayed many roles as a beautiful woman since making his debut with the legendary K-pop boy group, making it one of his strongest suits in the South Korean entertainment industry.
From Hee-sica (a portmanteau of his name with SNSD's Jessica) to his portrayal as Seo Ye-ji in an advert for a chicken ad, let's take a look at all the times he's dressed as a woman (and became way prettier than most of us) in this gallery:
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Hee-sica
The most iconic look from Heechul would have to be when he dressed up as Girls' Generation's Jessica Jung. He even called himself “Hee-sica” who made its debut in 2009 when Super Junior became guests at the variety show 'Intimate Note.'
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Rokkugo
But prior to the debut of Hee-sica, Heechul already showcased his androgynous look when he crossdressed as a lady in Super Junior-T's music video 'Rokkugo.' In the trot music video, he acted as a girl who had fallen for all the members.
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Lady HeeHee
During Super Junior concerts, Heechul and the other members sometimes transform into girls. That's why in their third concert, 'Super Show 3,' Heechul appeared as Lady Gaga and called himself “Lady HeeHee.” He even performed “Pokerface” and “Crazy in Love” with members Shindong, Eunhyuk, and Donghae.
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Hee-gain
In 'Super Show 5,' Heechul made an appearance as Brown Eyed Girls member Gain and danced to SISTAR's 'Alone.' Just look at that cropped top!
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Elsa
Another show-stopping moment for Heechul would have to be when he dressed up as the 'Frozen' character, Elsa in 'Super Show 6' from 2014 to 2015.
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Anna
In the following concerts, he chose to dress up as Elsa's sister Anna from the same movie. When asked why the sudden change in costume, he reportedly said that he didn't like girls with heavy makeup and preferred a more natural look like Anna.
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Nie Xiaoqian
Heechul boasted his amazing looks by playing the exotic princess Nie Xiaoqian from the popular Chinese movie, 'A Chinese Ghost Story.'
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Hee-mi
Whenever he plays his girl counterpart in 'Knowing Brothers,' he always uses the name Hee-mi. Because of his looks, some guests couldn't help but be dazzled by the amazing features Heechul has.
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Park Jung-woo
In the 12-episode tvN drama 'Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit,' Heechul played the part of Park Jung-woo, the precinct's golden boy who escapes an aging spell that prohibits him from aging. In one of the episodes, Park Jung-woo disguised himself as a girl for an investigation.
Park Jung-woo
In the 12-episode tvN drama 'Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit,' Heechul played the part of Park Jung-woo, the precinct's golden boy who escapes an aging spell that prohibits him from aging. In one of the episodes, Park Jung-woo disguised himself as a girl for an investigation.
Seo Ye-ji
In 2020, Heechul shocked Instagram when he dressed up as K-drama actress Seo Ye-ji for a chicken commercial. From the hair to Seo Ye-ji's clothes, we can honestly say that Heechul can play any part!
Miwon Commercial
Who needs extras if you can hire Heechul to play both male and female audiences (plus the performer) in this seasoning ad?
Mobile Role-Playing Game Character
Known to be a gamer, Heechul was tapped by mobile game Efun Games to advertise their latest role-playing game “Swordsman II Mobile.” For the advert, Heechul dressed up as the lead female character in complete garb and make-up.
Pretty boy
Even without the wig and the makeup, Heechul is known for having a very androgynous look earning him the nickname of being “Prettier than Female.” Because of this, rumors have circulated about his sexuality. When asked why he never denied the gay rumors, he said it's because he believes that it'd be rude to deny it strongly.
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K-Pop Scandals 2020
The year 2020 has been one of the worst years in recent memory (Covid-19). While silly k-pop scandals don’t compare to the real life issues that happened, I still like to keep track of what went down in the world of k-pop. It’s a little distraction. Of course there have been some serious issues that came to light, like bullying or harassment in the industry, but there were also some disbandments and dating news. So this is a list of the most important k-pop scandals of 2020.
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TWICE Momo & Super Junior Heechul “Dating Scandal” X1 “Disbanded” TWICE Jihyo “Opened up about depression and anxiety" MONSTA X Jooheon “Hiatus due anxiety” Oh My Girl Jiho “Hiatus due anxiety” EXO Chen “Announced marriage and baby, fans tried to kick him out the group” TWICE Chaeyoug and Mina “Had to deal with stalkers” Wonder Girl’s Yubin and Hyelim “Left JYP Entertainment” IN2IT “Left MMO Entertainment” Ladies Code “Left Polaris Entertainment, hiatus” The Rose “Filed lawsuit to nullify contract against agency for not paying them since debut” VIXX Hongbin “Drunk livestream, rude to fans and other idols” Pledis Entertainment and Kyulkyung "Lawsuit for breach of contract” Wheesung “Caught passed out using propofol/anesthetics” NCT Dream Jaemin & Kim Ji In “Dating Rumor” Bolbbalgan4 “Ji Yoon left group, beef between members” MONSTA X Kihyun & WJSN Bona “Dating Rumor” Momoland Daisy “Officially left group” Jungkook, Eunwoo, Mingyu, Jaehyun etc. “Broke Covid self distancing rules to party in Itaewon” BIGBANG T.O.P & Kim Gavin “Dating Rumor” BTS Suga “Used Jim Jones sermon for one of his songs” BLACKPINK Lisa “Was swindled out of 1 billion KRW by her former manager” TWICE “Accused of plagiarizing set piece for “More & More”” TWICE “Criticized for bad live singing” AB6IX Lim Young Min “DUI, left group” TVXQ Changmin “Announced marriage” BLOCK B Park Kyung "Charged with the spread of false information in sajaegi case” NCT Taeyong “Old bullying rumors become problem again when fans attack past victim, informant’s dishonest involvement got criticized" G-Dragon “Criticized for animal neglect" 2PM Taecyeon “Dating Scandal” DAY6 Jae “Complained about management at JYPE” AOA Mina "Was bullied by Jimin for 10 years, attempted suicide, hiatus” AOA Jimin “Left group” Momoland Yeonwoo “Insinuated she was forced to leave the group last year” Wonder Girls Hyelim “Announced marriage” iKON “Got into car accident because driver was drunk” INFINITE Nam Woohyun “Was insulted by Woollim's CEO during live stream” ILUV Minah “Claimed she was bullied in the group” Stray Kids, Hwasa, SEVENTEEN, BlackPink, YooA, NCT etc. “Criticized for cultural appropriation” NCT Yuta “Criticized for being friends with controversial YouTuber” Yellow Bee “Disbandment, members claim sexual harassment from agency” 2AM Seulong “Involved in car accident that killed a pedestrian” VIXX Hongbin "Left group” Limitless Heeseok "Attempted suicide due to conflicts with his agency/members” Sam Okyere “Racism controversy” Pristin Kyla “Spread rumors about her group and Seventeen” SEVENTEEN “Allegedly copied “Cupid Shuffle” for “Left & Right”” f(x) Krystal "Left SM Entertainment” NeonPunch, ANS, HINAPIA, Rania (and more small groups) “Disbanded” Stray Kids Woojin “Allegedly sexually harassed a woman at a bar” Super Junior Ryeowook & Tahiti Ari “Dating Scandal” BLOCK B Park Kyung “Was a bully in middle school” GOT7 Youngjae “Old school violence incident” Red Velvet Irene “Rude attitude towards staff” BAP Himchan “DUI” VIXX N “Left the agency” EXO Chanyeol “Had a girlfriend for 3 years and cheated on her” TWICE Jeongyeon “Hiatus due health” TWICE Chaeyoung “Dating Scandal” TWICE Jihyo & Kang Daniel “Broke up” Black Swan Hyeme "Borrowed money without paying it back, left group” aespa “Accused of plagiarizing set pieces for “Black Mamba”“ TXT Soobin and OMG Arin “Criticized for skinship/laughing while hosting” NU’EST Baekho, Lee Gaeun etc. “Rigged out of Produce 101 shows″ Topp Dogg Seogoong “Revealed he was bullied by members” Sunmi “Talked about being diagnosed with BPD” BoA “Smuggled medication from Japan to SK” BTOB Ilhoon "Purchased marijuana using virtual currency, used it for years” GOT7 Jinyoung “Discussed leaving JYPE” CLC Elkie “Contract issues with Cube Entertainment, left group” SNSD Taeyeon & VIXX Ravi “Dating Rumor" D-CRUNCH Hyunwoo “Left group” Gugudan "Disbanded” BTOB Ilhoon "Left group”
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Super Junior (슈퍼주니어) - SORRY, SORRY (쏘리 쏘리)
This week’s rec is one of my absolute favourites: Super Junior’s SORRY, SORRY! 
Quick ramble before we get into this: when this song released back in 2009, it was the first time I ever listened to a ‘kpop’ song. I’m not even kidding when I say that this song and entire album was a game changer for me. This was my stepping stone into kpop and, consequently, Korean culture and it really does mean a lot for me! Like, bruh can you even believe that March 2021 will mark me down for being a fan of Korean music for over 12 YEARS. This is honestly such a classic kpop song, as well as being one of the most well known in my opinion.
Anyhow! Back to the point:
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watch the MV here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6QA3m58DQw&ab_channel=SMTOWN
SORRY, SORRY was released March 3rd, 2009 as a digital single before coming the title track of their 3rd studio album of the same name. The song was their comeback as a complete group since their activities as subgroup in Mainland China and South Korea in 2008. It was Super Junior’s most successful single on the music charts and won them a sum total of 10 recognitions throughout their promoting period.
SORRY, SORRY was a new style for Super Junior, a dance song stimulated with heavy electronic beats in the genre known as ‘urban minimal funky’, and unlike their previous releases. It’s a ‘polished and trendy’ dance song, with an exciting beat and earworm chorus, with influences of American funk and contemporary R&B.
This song was an international hit, though not as we may know it today. Rather, it became the best selling k-pop album in Taiwan, Thailand, China and the Philippines, where they credited Sorry, Sorry to have been the first k-pop album to reach number one in the music charts from the country. It was an instant hit, and stayed number one in Taiwan for an astounding 37-weeks in their k-pop singles chart. Sorry, Sorry achieved both national and international success and this has been their best-selling single in South Korea since.
For fans too, who had been waiting for a return of all 13 members, this was an exciting (if not bittersweet) moment for them, as this marked the last time they came together as a full group again before two members, Hangeng and Kibum, left the group.
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Outside of South Korea, SORRY, SORRY, was heavily promoted in other Asian communities. Over 51 subway trains in Taipei were covered in Sorry, Sorry advertisements from April 17th through to May 7th, to promote the Taiwanese release which came out on April 17th. Among these trains was one called the Super Junior Train, which was entirely covered with Super Junior posters.
Not only that, but this song had a big cultural impact, the dance having been covered many times not just by idols, but professional sports players as well. In April 2009, volleyball player Kim Yeonkoung from Heungdeuk Life stated if her team won the 2008-09 NH Nonghyup professional volleyball championship, they would perform the routine. They won and performed this at the award ceremony. Football player Kim Seungyong danced to Sorry, Sorry after scoring a goal against Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the 2009 K League. Basketball players have danced to it at the Dongbu Promy Professional Basketball season awards ceremony too, an event which marked the end of the season in professional basketball league.
The honour guard of the South Korean Air Force has danced to Sorry, Sorry (alongside Gee by SNSD) ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony of Airforce Museum at Sanjicheon, Jeju City. Employees of Korean Air created a parody group called 직장인 슈퍼주니어 (jikjjangin super junior) which literally translates to Office Workers Super Juniors, and performed the choreography at an in-house concert held at the Korean Air HQ.
Finally, in the Philippines, a video of inmates known as the CPDRC Dancing Inmates, from the Cebu Provinvial Detention and Rehabilitation Centre, dancing to the song went viral after being uploaded to YouTube.
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members, left to right. back row: Ryeowook, Eunhyuk, Kangin, Donghae, Yesung. middle row: Heechul, Sungmin, Kibum, Shindong. front row: Hangeng, Leeteuk, Siwon, Kyuhyun.
Super Junior was originally a 12-member group formed under SM Entertainment in November 2005. They debuted with their single Twins (Knock Out). They later became a 13-member group when their youngest, Cho Kyuhyun, was added in May 2006, in line with their release U. Known by other nicknames such as SJ or SuJu, Super Junior have been dubbed by the media and the Korean Music Awards as the Kings of the Hallyu Wave due to their prominent contributions in the Korean wave.
With the release of Sorry, Sorry, their best-selling single, they launched into international recognition. Throughout the years of their career, they have been divided into smaller groups, being able to target different music industries and audiences at the same time. The members have all individually branched out into other Entertainment Industry roles such as hosting, presenting and acting. Due to their success and popularity as all-rounded entertainers, they have led other Korean entertainment companies to begin training their groups in other aspects of the entertainment industry, rather than just singing, dancing and rapping.
These other groups included: Super Junior-M, their Chinese sub-unit. Super Junior-T, their Trot sub-unit, Super Junior-H, their ‘Happy’ sub-unit. Two other more recent sub-units are Super Junior K.R.Y - Kyuhyun, Ryeowook and Yesung, their ballad sub-unit, and finally - my personal favourite - Super Junior D&E, comprised of Donghae & Eunhyuk, main dancers and best friends within the group, who cover a myriad of genres in comparison. 
Super Junior was the best-selling k-pop artist for four years in a row. They have earned 13 music awards from MAMA, 19 from the Golden Disc Awards, are the second singing group to win Favourite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after jtL in 2003. 2012: they were nominated ‘Best Asian Act’ in MTV Europe Music Awards. 2015: they won the ‘International Artist’ and ‘Best Fandom’ awards at the Teen Choice Awards. March 2020, Super Junior broke their own record topping the Korean Album Chart of Taiwan’s KKBOX for a jaw-dropping 122 consecutive weeks since 2017, with their 8th album Play, the 8th album repackage REPLAY in 2018, the 9th album Time_Slip from 2019 and the 9th album repackage Timeless, 2020.
As it stands right now, Super Junior have only 9 active members left in their group. In 2009, Hangeng filed a lawsuit against SM, which saw him stop promoting until he finally left the company in 2011. Kibum also took a step back from the group in 2009, opting to focus more on his acting career through a temporary hiatus. Though he appeared in the MV for Sorry, Sorry, and was featured in promotional adverts for their upcoming concert Super Show 2, he did not attend. His contract ended with SM in 2015. Kangin left in 2019, following another DUI incident.
Though Sungmin has not been classified as left and his contract with SM is still active, he has been on hiatus since 2015.
Super Junior’s fandom name is E.L.F, standing for Everlasting Friend and their fandom colour is Pearl Sapphire Blue.
Other songs I would recommend are (it’s long): the entire SORRY, SORRY album, It’s You, Bonamana, Boom, 2YA2YAO!, the entire Sexy, Free & Single album/repackage, A-CHA, Oops!! ft f(x), 라라라라 Be My Girl, Opera, Lo Siento, Black Suit, SUPER Clap, Scene Stealer, Good Day for a Good Day, Magic, Devil, This is Love, MAMACITA, Evanesce, SUPERMAN, Mr. Simple, Twins (Knock Out) and honestly so so so SO much more than I can remember right now!
I don’t listen to their sub-units as often, considering M, T & H are pretty much disbanded at this point.
But recs for D&E are as followed: OPPA OPPA, Danger, ‘Bout You, 너는 나만큼 (Growing Pains), I Wanna Dance (사네), 촉이 와 (Can You Feel It?), 아직도 난 (Still You), B.A.D, Skeleton.
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members left to right: Shindong, Kyuhyun, Leeteuk, Donghae, Heechul, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Ryeowook and Yesung.
photo references:
https://www.hellokpop.com/kpop/super-junior-sorry-sorry-ten-years/ https://www.last.fm/music/Super+Junior/SORRY,+SORRY/+images/2549839ddfec45aa8e928b374cf3df2d https://kprofiles.com/super-junior-profile/
references: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorry,_Sorry_(Super_Junior_song) https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0002009158 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Junior https://kprofiles.com/super-junior-profile/
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Scenario - Knowing Bros Episode 200
 Anon - can you do a chapter on knowing bros ep 200 with sky and the members. Thank u!!!
I did my best and tried to only get Sky content with the members of course. I hope you like it!
The credit belongs to the show, with my little twist here and there!
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Sky’s P.O.V~
Another episode of Knowing Brothers. The 200th episode to be exact. And what better way to celebrate it by having the members join. Just like the 100th episode, the members are back. All 10 of us and I couldn't be happier. 
Today I’m in a different schoolgirl outfit than I usually am for filming because I’ll be on the other side. 
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All the knowing bro’s cast was wondering where Heechul and I were since we aren't at our seats. They kept yelling our names and Heechul and I decided to walk through the door of where the guest comes in. The cast looks confused, “We’re here as singers today.” I said. “Yeah, We’re not about of Knowing Bro’s today.” Heechul then said after me. The cast kept wanting us to sit down, not liking the sudden change. 
 “We brought some friends today,” Heechul said.
“Indeed we did. Come out here!” I said and the rest of the Super Junior members came along. I stood back, pushing lightly at the members to all stand at the front. Heechul and I are standing on opposite ends. Us members and the cast all clapped and cheered as we all gathered around the front. 
“We’re from “We are Back After 100 Episode″ High. We are Super Juni-” Leeteuk said.
“Or!” All us members said and did our hand poses. Everyone cheered again and I smiled proudly. The Knowing Bros cast tried to copy us, but instead of Super Junior, it was Knowing Brothers, which turned out... not good at all.
“Wow, that was a fail. Glad to say I’m with the members and not the cast.” I said and smiled after everyone laughed. 
“It seemed like they made it up,” Leeteuk said.
“I got a shock. It seemed a little rushed” Heechul said after. 
Kang Ho Dong then started to explain how amazing the group Super Junior is and how we released a new song called “Super Clap” and are now joining them for their 200th episode. Then Kyuhyun explained how we all came here not knowing it was the 200th episode, we just found out before we started recording. 
“I honestly didn't expect this show to reach 200 episodes,” Leeteuk said. 
Then Shindong and the cast began to talk about how the show would have gotten canceled because of how risky it was at the beginning. Then, of course, Shindong got cocky and said he was the one that made the show alive after he danced with JYP perfectly. 
Then, of course, Lee Soo Geun talked about how Leeteuk looked like a tour guide especially with the bag. Leeteuk then proceeded to act like one, which got a huge reaction from our reaction man, Siwon.
Finally, we got to introduce ourselves and Shindong came up with the idea of doing it like how we used to in debut years since our album title is called “Timeslip”.
“Hello, I’m “Cinderella” Kim Heechul,” Heechul said. Then he explained that it was his social media username in the past and that he had to go home in the past and that he had to go home or go out at 12:00 AM.
“Hello, I’m a special leader of this world, the angel who lost his wings, Teuk, Teuk, Leeteuk!” Leeteuk said, even doing his old hand gestures. I giggled to myself, thinking he is still cute to this day.  
Then Before Yesung started, Ho Dong said he lost weight and Yesung began saying that his face his swollen today. Then we all made fun of him about how he has no face at all making everyone laugh. “Hello. I’m the lead vocalist of Super Junior, with the voice of an artist. I’m Yesung. Nice to meet you.”
“Hello. I’m Donghae, who is cuter than the animation Finding Nemo. ” Everyone laughed and I smiled wide, nodding my head in agreement. He sure looks like him.
Everyone was curious about Siwon’s introduction and how he is handsome. What will come to them is a surprise, but to them, not to us. “Hello. I’m Choi Siwon.” And that was it. Nothing more to explain about him, making me roll my eyes in a joking matter.
Since Shindong was on Popopo at the time, the name of his character was “Dongridong” so he used it in his introduction. “Hello, Donridong, Dong, Dong... I’m Talented Shindond,” He did, with his hand movements as well. 
“Hello, I’m self-illuminating handsome jewel, Lee Hyuk Jae.” 'Everyone chuckled because it wasn't his stage name, he then explained that he often forgot his stage name and just used his regular name instead. “He really is stupid, huh?” I pointed at him, looking at the cast, making them laugh. Eunhyuk just staring me down, trying to get through an episode without us ending up arguing. 
“Hello, I’m Super Junior’s vocalist, one of the youngest member’s Ryeowook.” Everyone forgets that he is older than Kyuhyun and me, especially since he looks young as well. 
It was finally Kyuhyun’s turn and he stepped back, “ I used to kind of hesitate. I was introverted and lacked confidence. When we were standing, I would stand slightly behind.” Everyone laughed. “I swear he did this and I felt bad all the time. I tried to bring him to the front and he would always just find someone to slightly stand behind.” I explained to everyone. Kyuhyun got into his act, looking at everyone first, then began talking with no eye contact with anyone and talking quieter, “ Hello, I’m Super Junior’s new member, Kyuhyun.”
Finally, it was my turn. I bowed and said energetically, “Hello, I’m the only girl who’s the cutest of them all, Ji Sky!” Also adding my poses was putting a peace sign to my eyes, with a wink. Everyone awed, “She’s still cute now, oh gosh!” Heechul said. Everyone agrees. 
After introductions, Ho Dong explained about our album concept and how almost all of our hair colors are different, and about how we picked our own style this time around. Which made everyone to proceed to attack Eunhyuk because of his bright ass hair that no one wanted to see. “I sometimes wonder if Leeteuk is the attention seeker or Eunhyuk,” I said, making the members laugh. Then we also talked about Siwon’s hair and how it’s the rich hairstyle of a young businessman, which also targeted Seo Jang Hoon who has the same hairstyle.  
We then proceeded to talk about how it's our first time back with all the members back from discharge. “Sky, how did you feel when the members kept coming and going because of their military service?” Lee Sang Min asked me. I thought for a moment, already feeling a little emotional, “They are my brothers, almost my whole lives have been about them. Seeing the members come and go was very hard. I knew they were doing a great job, but I couldn't help but feel selfish. I get lonely easily and sometimes I go to specific members for different things, so at times when I needed them for that certain thing, they weren't there. It took me a while to process it and understand. After more members started to leave, I accepted it more. When we were on our hiatus that’s when it hit me hard. Because for a couple of years we went and all did our own thing. It was very weird. But I’m happy, we’re all back together because now they get to deal with me again.” I laughed at the end, making sure tears didn't fully come out. Everyone chuckled, “She tried to make it funny so she didn’t cry,” Kyuhyun said, laughing and giving me a side hug. I smiled and leaned into him, “She learned that from me” Heechul said. 
After we proceeded to talk about other topics. Such as; Leeteuk being the most complicated when it comes to our upcoming tour because of how much he messages us, Us members saying happy birthday to Ryeowook in a group chat that he isn't even a part of, Who visited Ryeowook in the military, Heechul and I suddenly becoming awkward because we aren't in our original spots on the show, Leeteuk being popular among elders even J-Hope’s family, after Yesung’s confession about Ho Dong other victims came and talked about their trauma with ho dong which led to Kyuhyun talking about that one incident with yesung and Ho Dong, Siwon having a bad experience with Jang Hoon when he was a kid, and Kyuhyun being the Genie on Masked Singer.
 Eunhyuk got to do his interpretation of our song “I think I” by dancing and he never fails to impress me. In which not many people know right now, but we just started dating recently and it’s so hard for me to not have a bigger reaction like I wanted.
After we got to talk about Shindong and how he is the best at dancing of all of SM and even trainees use this one video to audition or do a cover of it. Shindong then proceeded to redo that dance, which had a great storyline. During towards the end of the song, the old Dance Line used to be a part of it, So Eunhyuk, Donghae, and I stepped up with Shidong, Leeteuk being close behind. We danced with him. 
After we all got to sit down with each other, Ryeowook with me, Yesung with Heechul, Eunhyuk with Kyung Hoon, Siwon with Jang Hoon, Donghae with Young Chul, Kyuhyun with Ho Dong, Leeteuk with Soo Geun, and Shindong with Sang Min. 
We are playing the game, “I am sorry, I love you.” It’s basically where we get something off our chest about someone else. The other person should apologize after one says something and then, in the end, both say “I love you.” It seems simple enough. 
After Leeteuk and Kyuhyun went first, Heechul replaced Kyuhyun’s spot, which got us, members, freaking out not wanting another Incheon battle. So, we went over dramatic with our reactions whenever they said anything about each other. Eventually, they did makeup and no battle happened. Everyone got to confess and misunderstanding and on now asking questions and trying to guess the answer. 
After Shindong, it was my turn. “Everyone Listen up, I’m asking the question now,” I said, holding the hammer in my hand and raising an eyebrow, looking at everyone. “Oo~ she thinks she tough,” Eunhyuk said, looking away, which earned a well-deserved glare from me. The members then gasped, “Don’t fight!” they all started to say and the cast was confused. “When they are on a show together they start to sometimes fight and cause an actual argument,” Shindong explained. 
“Anyways! I’ll start.” I start reading the card, “Everyone knows I was really young when we debuted, yes?” I looked at everyone, then went back to reading, “What did I use to hate about myself but now I love?”
Everyone “ooo'd” and I examine all of them, everyone looked at each other then started laughing, “Min Kyung Hoon is growing his beard back!” Heechul yelled out. I looked at him and held my hammer ready to fire at him, “What are you thinking about, huh?!”
I walked over to him, hemmer ready in action. “B-breast?” He stuttered laughing and looking away with his face red. I laughed and hit him with the hammer lightly, “Wrong even though that is a good answer.”
I smiled and went back to the front. “I Got it!” Eunhyuk yelled loudly with his hands up. “Your dancing skills?” I glared and walked over to him and hit him hard, making the sound of the toy hammer echo in the room. “Wrong. Plus, I’ve been better than you since trainee years and I was 11.” I walked away from everyone and the boys all laughed. 
“I got it! Was it your chubby cheeks? ” Shindong yelled out and I hit him on the shoulder lightly. “Wrong,” I said. 
“Kyung Hoon was the closest to it.” The boys started to think.
“I-i got it!” Kyuhyun stood up and I looked at him, “Was it your body figure in general?” he asked.
“You got it!” I said and everyone clapped. 
“W-why?” Everyone started to ask.
“Back then I was really young and obviously was still growing. I’ve hated myself for years. My first relationship made it worse for me. And when I am stressed, I eat a lot and then not eat for days because I was scared of my image. My weight would function weird and go to places that made me feel unattractive. Now that I’m older and things balanced out, I enjoy how my body looks. The fat goes to the right places.” I winked at them and sat back down, getting a hug from Ryeowook. 
The last segment of today was the Super Scholarship Quiz where we find out who is the best in variety by playing some games. It was very chaotic as usual when it comes to us. I was with Leeteuk, Shindong, and Ryeowook. With Ryeowook and I together. It was an easy win. Us, Super Junior,  won the Ice Cream which I was so excited to bring home, I saw Kyuhyun in the corner of my eye, smiling at me.
 During one of the questions, Kyuhyun was asked what his girlfriend's name was, which of course was asked by Lee Soo Geun. He wasn’t supposed to ask that, but that man wanted to win. Kyuhyun said “No one” which meant he didn't have one. Then we all bagged on him because he didn't say E.L.F. Leeteuk made me laugh as well when he said, “She must be disappointed” which was funny enough until Heechul slightly mumbles, “At least it wasn’t to a different member then we’d be in trouble. “ And at that moment all the members started yelling and hitting him because we all knew who he was talking about. 
In the end, Super Junior is the best of variety shows. We got some good food and then we promoted our new song “Super Clap.” Overall this has been the best time I’ve had since episode 100 of Knowing Bros. Not only am I with my Knowing Brother’s cast family, but I’m also with my Super Junior family. 
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Request from @lost-midnight-flower​​
Hiii can I request a got7 fic? Maybe something along the lines of meeting the guys at a fan meeting or something and one of them falling head over heals with the reader? That seems pretty cute to me, is that weird? If you choose to write this, you can pick which member you want to write about ^^ have a great day/evening ahead! 
Genre: Fluff Pairing: Reader x Yugyeom Rating; PG-13 Warnings: None Description: Dance studio owner Y/N meets Yugyeom at a fan sign.  Word Count: 2,197 A/N: I’m sorry if my writing isn’t very good 😓 I haven’t written fanfiction in over a year. Let me know if you have any feedback! I’m always looking for ways to improve my writing!! 
Index // Part Two // Part Three // Part Four
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Dear Yugyeom,
Hello! My name is Y/N. I’m not really sure what to say and I don’t even know if you’ll read this, but here it goes.
I’ve been a fan for a long time, and I don’t regret a single moment. You captured my attention when I first watched your music videos. Your dancing is phenomenal, and you’ve inspired me to keep chasing my dreams of becoming a professional dancer. I’m sure I could never reach your level, but I managed to start a dance studio! It’s nothing big, but maybe that will change! Whatever happens, I just want to thank you for being the biggest inspiration in my journey.
I hope reading this will make you proud of yourself, for using your platform and abilities to bring hope to your fans, and maybe of me, for being able to get closer to my dreams because of you.
Thank you. I’m not sure what I would do without you.
Yours, Y/N
Yugyeom isn’t sure this is real. He reads the letter again, but it’s all the same. He’s used to praises, confessions, proposals, even, but being inspired enough to start a studio is a first. She’s telling him to be proud of himself, but he almost feels unworthy. He’s nothing special, yet here she is, commending him for her success. 
He laughs. Something ripples in his chest. He has to see her again, ask how her studio is going, if she’s well. The letter is too short, and he’s left with a bundle of questions. 
“Thank you. I’m not sure what I would do without you.”
He’s met so many fans and even gets familiar with a couple faces, but that’s it. It’s a busy life. But for whatever reason, he doesn’t want to forget Y/N.
-
Y/N wishes, more than anything, that relating to people were easier. 
She’d think to deal with her friends for two years would make her a professional, but her progress has been nothing but linear. They’re her colleagues—technically employees—but she doesn’t want to be alone. She has to be a good boss, a good teacher, and overall, a good friend. But God, are they exhausting.
They’re not terrible people and they have their moments, but she can’t find it in herself to care about Kim Soohyun starring in a new drama. It’s almost amazing how similar they are, like soulmates. It’s just a little unfair she wasn’t part of the package. 
“Y/N. Have you seen Royal Lover yet?” Sunhee asks.
Y/N takes a sip from her juice. She needs to come up with something fast. “That’s actually next on my list. I was planning to watch it later.” She’s going to regret this.
There’s nothing wrong with dramas. In fact, they’re great, but she’d like to watch them for herself at her own pace. They’re not exactly forcing her, but doing this is better than being excluded. This is how she finished five dramas in less than three weeks.
“Okay, okay, finish it as soon as possible! It’s sooo good. I cried at the end,” Areum says, and wipes a barbecue sauce stain on her shirt. She couldn’t care less about the mess, but she was fuming about Heechul and Momo’s relationship a minute ago. “Jia, what did you think about the ending?”
Jia, although busy on her phone, doesn’t waste a moment to reply. “All I’m gonna say for now is that I think it has one of the best endings in K-Drama history. We can text about it later, but we should stay quiet for now until Y/N finishes it.”
Areum shakes her head. “No, let’s text about it now!”
The rest of the lunch is quiet except for keyboard clicks and laughter. There’s no use getting their attention now. Y/N slumps against her wooden chair and sighs. Her eyes wander to a family in the indoor area of the cafe where they laugh at something the father says. She can’t remember the last time anyone listened to her like that. She looks back at the girls. 
Why can’t she be more like them? They’re weird, but they aren’t alone. They have people to talk to and connect with. Is there something she missed? Was there a handbook for social skills she never received? 
Why does she feel alone when they’re right in front of her? 
-
The metal seat is cool against the bottom of her thighs, and she instantly regrets wearing shorts. It took her a few stops to get seated. Her legs were ready to give in to the fatigue, so she’s not sure if she should feel guilty for hurrying after the seat before a child could take it. 
His mother glares at her, and she wishes she could explain herself, that she’s a dancer and needs to sit down after a long day at the studio. But the child pouts and looks at her too, and it bites at her conscience. She checks the map above the doors. Her stop is two stations away. 
She rises from her seat with a sigh and takes their place in the center. They don’t even thank her, but she doesn’t blame them. She closes her eyes and focuses on Yugyeom’s voice playing through her earphones.
Bad days aren’t so bad when she has GOT7. 
When she gets home, she prepares a bowl of ramen and a glass of milk, and spends the rest of the evening watching Royal Lovers, already wishing for it to be over. 
-
Yugyeom’s heart is going to leap out of his chest. 
The gold lights cast a soft glow in the room, and it makes the event feel cozy. Dark red theater chairs fill the compact hall, most of them already occupied. He searches through the crowd and looks away as soon as he finds Y/N. She’s here. It’s difficult, but he tries to look at other fans and focus on waving hello. This is gonna be tough, he thinks.
There are camera flashes, conversations, and the boys at his side. The fan sign is open, and the first batch approaches. Everything is familiar. Everything is the same. 
Except he can’t wait to meet a certain fan. 
-
Time is not in Y/N’s favor today. It’s too fast for her to process every second. She’s already finished talking to Jaebeom. Mark. Youngjae. 
There are too many words fumbling in her mind, she doesn’t even know what they are. The few she catches are too awkward to form coherent sentences. If only she could dance what she wants to say, but she would rather not make a fool of herself. 
Before she could realize, she’s standing before Yugyeom. 
“Welcome back!” He says and signs her album quickly. “Y/N, right? I read your letter from last time.”
Y/N tries to catch her breath. “You remember me? And you read my letter?”
He nods and takes her hands. His fingers clasp between hers, and he does this without breaking eye contact. Y/N’s heart races and her hands tremble. She tries to push every thought to the back of her head because there is no way this gesture could mean anything. He’s an idol. Fan service is part of the job, and clearly, he’s very good at it. 
“How’s the studio?” He asks.
“It’s steady. I could use more students, though. You know, with rent and everything,” she replies.
He nods. “That’s good. Just keep working hard, and it’ll be worth it.” He pauses for a moment before asking, “Do you have a letter today?”
Y/N’s heart beats a thousand times faster, and she hasn’t even had coffee. Why is he asking for a letter? Did he like the one she wrote? He did remember her. She didn’t even have to remind him of her name. Heat rises in her cheeks. If only she knew he’d want to hear more from her.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I was binging a K-Drama and forgot to write one.”
He looks down before he meets her eyes again. “That’s all right. Are you coming to the next fan sign?” 
She nods. “Yes! I’ll write you a letter by then!” She takes her hands away for a moment to pull bunny ears out of her bag. “This is compensation.”
Yugyeom lowers his head and lets her place it for him. When he looks up, a staff woman from behind places her arm between them before he could speak. His body droops as he releases a sigh. Time’s up. 
He takes her hands one more time and shakes them like pom-poms. “See you next time, Y/N. Fighting!” 
Y/N’s heart soars. Even as she faces the rest of the members, her mind replays her meeting with Yugyeom. His hands are gentler, and his smile is wider. It’s like he was genuinely happy to see her. If only she could return to the back of the line and talk to him for a few minutes more. 
Like a movie stuck on repeat, her memories are full of Yugyeom. She doesn’t care when people glare at her as she hums in the train, or when she almost hits a woman with her swinging arms at the sidewalk. 
She couldn’t be happier. And it’s all thanks to Yugyeom. 
-
Y/N is sure her eyes are fried. 
They’re sore from the bright TV screen that illuminates the dark living room, which she knows was already a bad choice. She didn’t have the energy to turn on the lights when the sun went down. 
She wasn’t completely unproductive, though. On the coffee table is her laptop uploading a new YouTube video. It’s not a big channel, but the comments make up for it. It’s the only place, along with Instagram, where she feels like she has a voice. 
Reality, on the other hand, has a different idea. It’s where she has to watch dramas 3 nights in a row to satisfy girls who only talk to her because she’s their boss. The only voice she has around them is directions in the studio and forced opinions. 
She takes a deep breath and opens the group chat. 
Y/N: I finished Royal Lover! I give it a 7/10. But you’re right, Areum, that ending was really good! Made me tear up!
Even typing that was draining. 
Jia: Finally kkk
Sunhee: Sorry, we moved on to Children of the Sun. You should watch it!
Areum: SO!! GOOD!! It’s about a doctor and a soldier falling in love!! I’M CRYING!!!!
“Unbelievable,” she mutters.
Except it isn’t. They’re the type to jump onto the next band-wagon in a snap. She shouldn’t be surprised. She sighs and slams her phone on the couch. There is no way she’s watching Children of the Sun. What kind of title is that, anyway? It’s time to take a break from dramas. The girls might throw a fit, but it wouldn’t be the first time.
SURPRISE LIVE: OLOLOLOLO
Y/N laughs at the title. A change from the weight on her shoulders. Their noise fills the room, which she prefers over clashing swords and exaggerated sobs. Her shoulders relax, and she takes a deep breath. GOT7 salvaged her night. 
“Let’s read some comments,” Youngjae says, leaning closer to the phone. “Say hi to Brazil. Hello. Bambam, speak French.”
“Baguette.”
Y/N throws her head back laughing and almost kicks her laptop off the table. She places it on the other end of the couch before coming back to the stream. The live chat is rapid, but she types a comment anyway. Maybe today will be her lucky day. 
Mark takes the phone from Youngjae. “Yugyeom, someone is asking what you’ve been up to lately.”
Y/N almost drops her phone. That’s her question! She licks her lips and grips on the cushion as she leans closer to the screen. 
“Oh, I’ve been watching a lot of dance videos! I enjoy watching fans cover our songs. It makes me feel proud. Some of them are even better than us.” The members hum in agreement. “Guys, if you have any dance covers or any dance videos at all, tag us! They make us really happy!”
Bambam nods. “Don’t be ashamed! Even if you’re just a beginner, we’re here to support you. We’re a team, guys! Fighting!”
She doesn’t wait for the live to end. She runs to her bedroom and rummages through the messy drawers. There’s no time to waste. The words flow right out of her pen, and she doesn’t care if the message is messy. She doesn’t know how long it takes but the ache in her spine and hand tell her it’s been a while. 
“Don’t be ashamed!”
They’re right. Dancing is who she is. It’s everything she’s ever done, and all she’ll ever do until her bones don’t allow it. She did not start a studio to be ashamed. She did it to grow. GOT7 may not notice her videos under the infinite amount on Instagram.
But there is a certain member who might.
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Part Two 
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*This is my default information on Taeyeon; however, most of it can change based on the scenario (AUs)
*Faceclaim is Kim Taeyeon of SNSD (quite obviously for anyone who’s into kpop)
*All of the ages in this timeline are in South-Korean reckoning, which generally means the people are two years older than they would be in western reckoning if the day of their birthday has not passed for the current year, and one year older than they would be in western reckoning of the day of their birthday has passed for that current year
*Last Updated: 7/19/20
Stage Name: Taeyeon (태연)
Birth Name: Son Taeyeon (손태연)
English Name: Aleah
Group: Pandora // Solo
Other Members: Park Soojin, Han Yuna, Lee Sunbin, Park Minhee
Subunit(s): Arcana (with G-Dragon), Vanitas (with Soojin)
Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Center/Face of the Group, Vocalist
Agency: YG Entertainment
Birthdate: August 26th, 1993
Debut Date: October 17th, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 157 cm (5’3″)
Weight: 43 kg (94 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Nationality: South Korean
Father: Son Chiwon (deceased)
Mother: Lee Jiyu (deceased)
Brother: Son Taeyong [younger by one year]
Facts
Taeyeon was born in Seoul, South Korea and lived there until age 5, when her mother passed away from cardiac arrest, moving away to America (more specifically, Los Angeles) with her father, who was a neurologist, and her younger brother
During the time she was in Korea, she was childhood friends with G-Dragon of Bigbang, but they lost contact after she moved
Taeyeon wanted to be a criminal profiler during her childhood
Since she was young, her father instilled in her the idea of always doing her very best at everything, to the point of surpassing her limits
When she was ten, her father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and she began to worry about how she would care for herself and Taeyong if he died
With that worry in mind, Taeyeon in 2004 participated in a singing competition in which YG Entertainment executives were attending; winning first place, she was scouted by them and auditioned
She auditioned by singing Uhm Jung Hwa’s Rose of Betrayal, rapping to H.O.T.’s Warrior’s Descendant, and dancing to BoA’s Amazing Kiss, and passed
When she gave the news to her father, he disapproved and told her he was going nowhere so she’d have to stay, but Taeyeon responded that she would go on her own
In late 2004, Taeyeon moved to South Korea and lived in the dormitory that YG provided
She requested that half of the funding she received from YGE as a trainee went to her family in America as to make money for Taeyong and her father until her debut
She met Soojin in 2004, when they were both twelve years old (in South Korean age) and became friends with her; upon joining YGE, she found out that Soojin was under the company as well
Taeyeon and Soojin spent their trainee days together
As a trainee, Taeyeon reunited with GD and also met Taeyang, T.O.P, Daesung, and Seungri
She rekindled her friendship with GD soon after entering YGE and also became close with the other Bigbang members
She met Yuna, Sunbin, and Minhee in early 2006
Three months before her debut, her father passed away from his pancreatic cancer
After their father’s death, Taeyeon brought Taeyong to Korea, where he unexpectedly joined YG Entertainment as an actor trainee
Taeyeon lived in the dorms with her fellow members during her teenage years 
Taeyeon is a fan of BoA, Sechskies and Super Junior; she’s also a giant fan of actress Kim Seohyung 
Taeyeon is considered one of the youngest idols to ever debut since she was fourteen (in terms of South Korean age) when Pandora debuted
Taeyeon and Taeyong have a very close relationship due to their father being emotionally distant during their childhood; Taeyong once said that she was both an older sister and a mother figure to him
According to Taeyong, during their teen years, Taeyeon would walk him to school, make sure he ate and slept properly, and help him with his studies, no matter how busy she got; when they were younger she also told off his classmates for picking on him
Because she looked after Taeyong since a young age, Taeyeon is very used to taking care of others and is noted to be mature; Pandora’s other members agree that she is the “parent” of the group, GD stated that she’s great at taking care of others, and Heechul once remarked that despite being much younger than the SuJu members, when they meet she acts like an older sister sometimes
It was because she had to take care of Taeyong that Taeyeon was so determined to become an idol at such a young age; otherwise, she didn’t know how she could look after him, and their father’s death made her even more resolved to be successful
She had her first relationship was when she was sixteen, with a girl the same age as her named Yeon Hyunjung, who eventually broke up with her after about a year
(i) She featured in Bigbang’s Let’s Not Fall In Love MV as GD’s love interest; many people commented that their acting and chemistry were extremely natural, to the point where the dating rumors that had died down started again
(ii) She composed, wrote, and produced the title song for Super Junior’s Mamacita album, Mamacita, as well as the side tracks of the album: Hit Me Up, Islands, and Evanesce
Taeyeon was honored and flattered to compose for and worth with a senior group
(iii) She featured as the “devil” in Super Junior’s Devil MV; according to her, it was funny because by the time of the music video, she was friends with Leeteuk, Heechul, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun, but not particularly close with the other members, which made things somewhat awkward during the more touchy scenes
She was a member of the 2017-2018 reality TV show Borrow Trouble Season 2 and the 2018 reality TV show Why Not The Dancer
Taeyeon has worked as a director for Pandora’s concerts since 2015
In addition to being an idol, Taeyeon has starred in a few dramas and movies; (iv) her most well-known roles are Yeon Min-jung in the 2014 MBC drama Jang Bori Is Here, Lee Nayeon/Baek Dohui in the 2016 KBS drama The Promise, Min Chaerin in the 2018 MBC drama Hide and Seek, Yeo Dakyung in the 2020 JTBC drama The World of the Married, and Izumi Hideko in the 2016 film The Handmaiden
Taeyeon works as an emcee occasionally, although she doesn’t often take part in big or long-running shows 
She owns a clothing brand called D’apchier, which began as an online store to sell designs that she produces for fun, but it boomed in Korea, Japan, and China and developed it into a full brand
Taeyeon also owns a sushi restaurant on Jeju Island
She is a Chanel brand ambassador
Taeyeon is very comfortable sleeping in the same room or even on the same bed as close male friends because she always slept in the same bed as Taeyong to comfort him since they were young
The other members of Pandora are like sisters to her, because she’s known and worked with them for so long
Taeyeon says that if she could date any of her members, she would date Soojin; the other members also joke that the two of them are in love, which Taeyeon and Soojin like to playfully affirm by saying, “We’re desperate for each other.” 
The Bigbang members are like brothers to her
She sometimes jokingly calls T.O.P. and Taeyang “hyung”
Out of Bigbang, Taeyeon thinks Taeyang would be the best husband
Taeyeon and GD half-jokingly refer to the other as "my soulmate”
They call each other this and are partially serious about it because they consider each other to be the person who understands them best thanks to their many similarities
She is friends with all of Super Junior from working with them with the exception of Hangeng, Zhoumi, and Henry, but she’s especially close to Heechul, Leeteuk, Yesung, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun
She became friends with Heechul in 2009 when they emceed together during Inkigayo; Leeteuk, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun in 2014 when she worked with them for SJ’s MAMACITA album; Yesung in 2015 during her feature as the “devil” in SJ’s Devil MV
Because of how close they are, Heechul likes to jokingly ask her to marry him to which she jokingly responds that she’ll think about it
The two also like to link arms while walking and call each other “honey”, “my man”/”my woman”
Heechul has a signature nickname for Taeyeon – “devil” – because of how crafty she is, according to him, and Taeyeon has a signature nickname for Heechul – “nutcase” – for obvious reasons, she says
She is friends with Jessica Ho, better known as Jessi, a solo artist
Taeyeon is close with both 2NE1 and Blackpink, especially CL from the former and Rosé from the latter
Taeyeon is friendly with Sunny, Hyoyeon, and Sooyoung of SNSD, and former member Jessica; her shared name with SNSD’s Taeyeon is running joke
She’s also acquainted with all of SHINee’s members and friends with Key and Taemin
Taeyeon has been friends with Song Mino of Winner - also the same age as her - since he joined YGE, because both of them enjoy rap so much
She is also friends with the comedian Yoo Jaesuk
Taeyeon is rather friendly with Rihanna and Beyoncé, both of whom she met while working internationally
Taeyeon loves to write and compose songs, a shared passion that helped in re-establishing her friendship with GD
Taeyeon writes and composes her group’s tracks, sometimes with the other members’ help, and writes and composes all her solo discography; she also writes, composes, and produces other groups’ discography
She had a hand in the lyrics and production of 2NE1′s hit song I Am The Best
According to the other members of Pandora, Taeyeon guides the group, is the strictest one out of them all, has high expectations for her members and those that she works with, and is very meticulous; she also prefers to keep a distinct line between work and personal matters
This is why Taeyeon makes sure to clarify that she and the other members gathered together to work, although they love each other after so long together – therefore, internal or personal disagreements have no place interfering with or threatening their continued existence as a group
What complements and softens her strictness and natural exigence, however, the members and others around her say, is that she’s “warm-hearted” and takes good care of everyone that she works with; also, the results of her attention to detail are almost always very good, making the payoff worthwhile
Taeyeon is an excellent cook
She's an excellent driver and can adjust quickly to driving unfamiliar cars, as seen when she appeared on Running Man
In college, Taeyeon double-majored in neuroscience and anthropology
She and Soojin attended the same college
Taeyeon has a wide range of interests, but she admits that sometimes it’s not a good trait, since it often prevents her from focusing properly on any one topic 
By nature she loves to learn, even if what she knows never has any practical application, so she often tries random things for fun; it often annoyed her members when they lived together in their dorm
The other members of Pandora are at a consensus that the most apt way to describe Taeyeon is a ‘renaissance man’ (much to her chagrin)
Her most treasured possession is her wide collection of books
Some of Taeyeon’s favorite books are We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, No Longer Human by Dazai Osamu, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Demian by Hermann Hesse, Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemison, Circe by Madeline Miller, The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell, The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker, Fox Girl by Nora Okja Keller, and Paradise Lost by Milton
She also loves the webnovels Èr Hā Hé Tā De Bái Māo Shī Zūn by Meatbun Doesn’t Eat Meat and Tian Guan Ci Fu by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Taeyeon enjoys learning about mythology, particularly Greek and Norse mythology
Taeyeon has an IQ of 189, and consistently maintained the number one spot in her class during her time in university
Out of all the members of Pandora, Taeyeon is the worst at taking photos
She’s also the worst at doing makeup since she rarely wears it outside of work
A complete homebody, when Taeyeon isn’t at work, she’s usually in her house, either working or, according to Soojin, “learning about random new things that will never be relevant to her life”
She and Soojin both agree that extreme sports seem fun and love trying them when the opportunity comes on variety shows
She has played the piano, violin, and guitar since childhood, but has also picked up the cello and flute
Her favorite variety shows are Running Man, Radio Star, Knowing Bros, SNL Korea, and Super TV/Super TV2
She learns choreography the fastest of the Pandora members – about a few hours if she works nonstop
Taeyeon is introverted and has a “naturally calm” personality (according to Heechul); she’s more playful with people she trusts and is close to
The people close to her attest that she has excellent self-control and rarely ever loses her cool, to the point where it’s sometimes almost freaky, and that when she’s angry, she speaks calmly; in Yuna’s opinion, that makes it scarier
When a disagreement occurs, Taeyeon’s method of resolving is almost always to sit with the opponent and talk it out; because of this, she’s Pandora’s go-to problem solver
Taeyeon is agnostic
She believes in aliens because she thinks it’s unlikely that Earth is the only planet in the universe able to sustain life; she thinks ghosts might be real, but if they are, not all of them are malicious or looking to frighten people
She learned Muay Thai since a young age at her father’s strict commands, since he wanted her to be able to defend herself; that learning came in handy when, in 2010, a man tried to kidnap Sunbin and Taeyeon managed to delay him long enough for the bodyguards to restrain him
Her MBTI type is INTJ
Minhee once commented that it’s frustrating to get in an argument with her because of how relentlessly logical she is
She’s very openminded when it comes to differences of opinion, as long as those differences can be well-supported rationally
Taeyeon is bisexual and an LGBTQ+ supporter 
Taeyeon is known for being witty and having quick reactions during verbal banter, resulting in her popularity in variety shows; on top of this, she’s not afraid to make the hosts a victim of her wit, either
Heechul, GD, Soojin, and Minhee all attest that she’s also as witty off-screen
When she goes on variety shows with other Pandora members, she usually becomes less talkative because she likes watching what they do on screen, but she steps in when she feels like it could help her members
She doesn’t follow a strict diet due to her fast metabolism, but opts to avoid certain foods and exercise often for health reasons; because of this, she’s a fast runner and is also good at sit-ups
She’s the most flexible member of Pandora
Taeyeon has great lower-body strength, lifting Kim Gura on her back and walking for a few seconds in Radio Star, and lifting Eunhyuk on her back and walking for a few seconds in Strong Heart
Taeyeon is ambidextrous, but slightly favors her left hand
Her favorite food is jjampong, but soondae and kimchi japchae also come close
She can hold her alcohol well, but she doesn’t drink often because it’s bad for her health
She’s a night person and in fact states that she feels more alert when the sun is down
Her favorite animal is the leopard; she’s just been fascinated with them since childhood
As seen on variety shows, Taeyeon has an extremely competitive side because she genuinely enjoys challenges
She’s very good at holding in her laughter
Leeteuk compares her sense of humor to that of Ryeowook or Kyuhyun of Super Junior – teasing and sharp
She’s very firm when she’s talking about serious matters, which is why she’s Pandora’s main representative for negotiations with the company – leading to her nickname “Manager Taeyeon”
Taeyeon is generally a very straightforward person with regards to most things; for example, she’s not the type to hide it if she’s interested in someone else unless there are specific circumstances holding her back, despite the fact that she’s good at hiding her feelings
Sometimes, though, Taeyeon likes to make her feelings obvious as a way of flirting
She treats romantic relationships seriously and tends to meet the same person for a long time, but ironically, she’s good at casually flirting
According to Soojin, Taeyeon is the type to retain her independence and life even in the midst of a relationship, and not someone who obsesses over her partner
She can, however, be very protective of the people that she cares about, and holds intense grudges against anyone who hurts them
She’s prone to keeping her problems to herself, which can sometimes lead to misunderstandings between her and people who are close to her
Taeyeon since childhood has always been rather pessimistic and often imagines the worst-case scenario; as a result, she worried quite a lot, and can sometimes be draining to be around
Taeyeon suffers from depression, but no one would guess unless they knew her well because she makes sure to stay lively and witty unless she’s with people she’s really close to 
Taeyeon is and has been a perfectionist since childhood; she is known as a “complete workaholic”, since the majority of her time is spent working in any way that she can (writing lyrics, composing music, designing, etc.)
Her perfectionist nature was only exacerbated by both her father and aunt, who had very high expectations of everything she did
The people close to her attest that she works on one thing or another when any spare time presents itself – in the car, in the waiting room, during hair and makeup preparations, etc.
Because she is such a perfectionist, Taeyeon is somewhat of a control freak; it makes her intensely uncomfortable to lose control of things relevant in her life
This is part of the reason why she insists on participating in every aspect of Pandora’s or her solo discography, including writing, composing, producing, choreography, and directing; it’s still mainly because she has a passion for expressing herself through music, but she also feels anxious if she doesn’t touch on everything
Taeyeon isn’t one to be bothered by hate and likes to read anti comments to get ideas from them, saying that many she comes across are actually very witty
Taeyeon remembers a bit about her mother and thinks about her often; she wonders how her mother would feel to see where she is now, how her mother would feel about her still complicated feelings about her father, and how her life might have changed if her mother had lived
She thinks that her love for reading and writing came from her mother, who read to her every day when she was young
Publically, Taeyeon vaguely admitted that she “felt awkward” around her father up until his death; in truth, though, part of her resented and still resents him for never being there for either her or Taeyong
However, her father still occupies her thoughts, and the unresolved state of their relationship makes it even harder for her to forget him; (v) Her songs Fine and Time Lapse, which she wrote and had a hand in composing and producing, was largely based on her feelings toward him
In Taeyeon’s opinion, she inherited a lot of her father’s traits, namely his workaholic tendencies, perfectionist attitude, love for learning, and his pessimism and tendency to distance himself emotionally
Taeyeon is noted for having a wide variety of concepts when it comes to the songs she writes, composes, and performs; while YG is mainly known for its hip-hop and Taeyeon has gone that route several times, too, she also tends to experiment
Because of this tendency to be experimental, Taeyeon and the rest of Pandora have been noted for being “concept chameleons” by some
When asked if all the songs are from personal experience, Taeyeon replied: “No, not exactly. Some of them are, but others... I like to make up stories and characters in my head and experience things vicariously through those characters that I can’t experience in reality. Some of my compositions’ lyrics come from that, too. It’s kind of odd, but in the end I see it as another form of expression.”
Because of her interest in linguistics, Taeyeon enjoys learning new languages
Taeyeon can speak English (from growing up in America), Korean (from her time in Korea and taught to her extensively by her father), Mandarin (learned during work abroad), Japanese (learned during work abroad), and Spanish (learned in school and during work abroad) fluently; she’s good at Thai and French, and knows some German, Italian, Filipino, and Russian
Taeyeon firmly believes that men and women can be friends, since many of her good friends are male
She's had a lot of dating rumors because she has numerous male friends, although people have accepted now that many of them are just that - friends
When Arcana first debuted, there was an explosion of dating rumors about her and GD, thanks to their chemistry, close relationship, and numerous interactions on/off camera
She is also shipped frequently with the other Bigbang members, most often Daesung and Taeyang (until he got married), due to their interactions on variety shows and award shows
On top of this, Taeyeon is often shipped with Super Junior members –mostly Heechul, Leeteuk, and Eunhyuk – due to being especially close with them despite being under different companies; they are often seen interacting behind cameras or at music broadcasts, and enthusiastically enjoying each other’s performances
Taeyeon is a somewhat controversial figure in South Korea because she (and the rest of the Pandora members) is more outspoken about her concerns regarding the double standards against women in the industry as opposed to men, as well as South Korea’s sexism in general; she has also delved into topics such as LGBTQ rights and the stigma against idols dating
Taeyeon’s ideal type: “Honestly, I don’t really have one. My basic requirements for a relationship are that we love each other, respect each other, and enjoy each other’s company. I think things like ‘ideal type’ complicate matters. I do like humor in a partner, though.”
Kwon Jiyong/Son Taeyeon 
— General Information
— Scenarios  
Finally // Fluff+Smut
Friends, part i // Angst
Too Late for Regrets // Angst
Not Quite // Angst
You // Fluff+Smut
For You // Angst
Thanks // Fluff
Half of You // Angst+Fluff
Worth It // Angst+Fluff
Park Jungsoo/Son Taeyeon
— Scenarios  
I’m With You // Angst+Fluff+Smut
Friends, part i // Angst
No Strings Attached // Smut (preview)
In Love, part i, part ii // Angst+Fluff
In The Night // Fluff
Forever // Fluff
Faker [Mafia!AU], prologue // Angst+Fluff+Smut
Lee Hyukjae/Son Taeyeon
— Scenarios
Growing Pains, part i // Angst
Love Scenario, part i // Angst
Kim Heechul/Son Taeyeon
— Scenarios
Ignore Them // Fluff
No Strings Attached // Smut+Fluff (preview here)
The Two of Us // Fluff
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(i) Obviously not true, since Son Taeyeon isn’t real. The actress who played GD’s love interest in the MV for Let’s Not Fall In Love is Seo Yejin
(ii) Credits to the real people who worked on and created Mamacita, Hit Me Up, Islands, Midnight Blues, and Evanesce, which are: 
Lyrics: 유영진 Composer: Teddy Riley, 유영진, DOM,이현승, J.SOL (Jason J Lopez) Arranger: Teddy Riley, DOM, 이현승
Lyrics: 이채윤 Composer: Teddy Riley, DOM, 이현승 for (TRX), Daniel “Obi” Klein, Mage Arranger: Teddy Riley, DOM, 이현승 for (TRX),
Lyrics: 서지음, 이유진, 조윤경 Composer: Ricky Hanley, Alex Holmgren, Andreas Stone Johansson Arranger: 돈스파이크
Lyrics: 신진혜, 이유진 Composer: Jason Gill, Curtis Richa, Emanuel Olsson Arranger: Jason Gill, Curtis Richa, Emanuel Olsson
Lyrics: Misfit Composer: Teddy Riley, DOM, 김태성, 앤드류 최 Arranger: Teddy Riley, DOM, 김태성, 앤드류 최
(iii) The actress in Super Junior’s Devil MV is a model named Angelina
(iv) The first three roles mentioned were played by the actress Lee Yoo-ri, the fourth role mentioned were played by the actress Han Sohee, while the last role mentioned was played by the actress Kim Minhee
(v) The songs Fine and Time Lapse are sung by none other than King Taeyeon of SNSD, and credits to the real people who worked on and created it, which are:
Lyrics/작사: 진리 Composer/작곡: Michael Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, Shaylen Carroll, MZMC Arranger/편곡: Rice n` Peas
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[ARTICLE] MAMAMOO’s Solar And Moonbyul Reveal Unique Ways They Fight And Make Up
Mamamoo talked about how they fight and make up on tvN’s ‘Life Bar’.
On the March 14 broadcast, the girl group appeared as guests on the variety show.
MC Shin Dong Yup asked Mamamoo if they get into fights and turned to Super Junior’s Kim Heechul, who said his members definitely used to fight.
Mamamoo’s Hwasa shocked everyone when she revealed, “We also fight, but the older members get into a lot of physical fights,” making her fellow members burst into laughter.
Solar explained, “We don’t argue and say things like, ‘You did this.’ We just…” and swung her arms around. Pretending to fight, Moonbyul added, “[We say things like,] ‘What did you say?’ and also kick each other.”
Referring to herself and Wheein, Hwasa continued while laughing, “They fight like that and the supporting characters get involved and try to break them apart.” When Kim Heechul asked if the older members hit the younger members, Solar replied, “No, we don’t,” and Hwasa added, “Then the four of us would be fighting.”
Moonbyul said, “We fight about really insignificant things,” and Solar explained, “We get into fights because we get angry at that moment. It’s not because we build up frustration over a period of time, it happens while talking at that moment.”
Giving an example, Solar said, “Moonbyul was passive at the time, so I told her, ‘Try to be more active about expressing yourself.'” Moonbyul added, “I told her, ‘My personality isn’t like that so I don’t think I can. I tried, but I can’t do it.'” Solar continued, “I told her, ‘No, you can do it,’ and it kept going back and forth. I said, ‘Do it,’ and she said, ‘I can’t.’ We then [fought each other].” Moonbyul added, “We threw cereal at each other.”
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MC Shin Dong Yup commented, “But you guys can throw stuff at each other and fight because the two of you are that close and then make up. You don’t do that unless you’re really close.” Agreeing, Solar and Moonbyul revealed, “After we fight, we don’t hold grudges. After fighting, we send each other photos of puppies and cute gifs, and then make up.”
When MC Han Hye Jin asked, “Then you guys can just not fight from the start,” the two Mamamoo members answered, “But we can’t not fight. We have very fiery personalities.” Solar stated, “We have very fiery personalities, so we quickly fight and quickly make up, and don’t have pent-up feelings towards one another.”
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About.
Meet IM CHAE-WON, known by her stage name NOVA. Former Leader of SM Entertainment’s Girl Group Trio, Pandora. Now a well respected independent - Solo Artist. 
Basics
STAGE NAME - NOVA
BIRTH NAME - IM CHAE-WON (임채원)
BIRTH DATE - MAY 4TH 1991
ZODIAC SIGN - TAURUS
HOMETOWN - DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA
ETHNICITY - KOREAN
NATIONALITY - KOREAN
ETHNICITY - KOREAN
LANGUAGES:
KOREAN (FLUENT)
ENGLISH (FLUENT)
JAPANESE (CONVERSATIONAL)
CHINESE (STILL LEARNING)
FAMILY
FATHER: IM HYUNG-MIN (D.O.B - FEB 19TH 1966)
MOTHER: LEE SUNG-HA (20/10/1968 - 30/7/2005) ‘DECEASED’
YOUNGER BROTHER: IM JONG-KI (D.O.B - NOV 17TH 1996)
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Career
PROFESSION:
IDOL
PRODUCER
SONGWRITER
CHOREOGRAPHER
FORMER LEADER AND MAKNAE OF PANDORA
DEBUT -  MARCH 3RD 2006
(PANDORA: 3/3/06 - 7/5/16)
MEMBERS:
KANG HANA (D.O.B: AUG 7TH 1988)
LEE SOO-AH (D.O.B: SEP 14TH 1989)
IM CHAE-WON (NOVA)
*Pandora didn’t disband Nova and Soo-Ah left SM*
SOLO DEBUT - JUNE 6TH 2011
AGENCY: 
- SM ENTERTAINMENT (2006 - 2016) - INDEPENDENT (2016 - PRESENT)
STATISTICS
- DANCE: 110% (STARTED OFF AS A DANCER, SO SHE’S MORE CONFIDENT WITH HER ABILITIES)
-RAP: 80% (SHE’S DEFINITELY IMPROVED OVER THE YEARS AND IS KNOWN FOR HER RAP SKILLS, SHE FEELS LIKE THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT)
-VOCALS: 60% (SHE WASN’T THE MAIN VOCAL IN THE GROUP, SO SHE ALWAYS STUCK TO BACKUP VOCALS AND RAP. EVER SINCE SHE DEBUTED AS A SOLOIST SHE’S BEEN TRYING HER BEST TO IMPROVE)
-VARIETY: 75% (ALTHOUGH SHE TENDS TO BE MORE RESERVED AND QUIET, SHE HAS GREAT COMEDIC TIMING. ALSO SHE’S NOT AFRAID TO CALL PEOPLE OUT, WHICH ALWAYS IS A GOOD LAUGH)
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Physicality
FACE CLAIM - BYUN JUNGHA
HEIGHT - 5’7, 175cm
WEIGHT - 130 lbs,  59KG
BLOOD TYPE - O NEGATIVE
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Personality
Nova is notorious for her work ethic. She’s been labelled an extreme workaholic by her former members and close friends. As a producer, song writer and choreographer - she just wants to do it all. Even if it’s detrimental to her own health. She’s very much a control freak when it comes to the music she creates. Whenever one of Chae’s demos is asked to be used or she creates one for a someone, she’ll automatically be thinking about concepts, choreography, music video ideas before you’re even finished asking to use a song of hers.
When Nova made the decision to become a trainee at SM, she didn’t really have the foresight to understand the ways it would effects her on a personal level. She was just excited to have the chance to be a musician, a dream of hers. As any 13 Year old would be. Yet, as time passed she realised that not everybody wanted that for her. Nova had slowly lost nearly all her childhood friends, which didn’t help as she was already having difficulties with other female trainees. This further isolated her, since she was already away from everything she’s ever known, living in a new city without her family, causing her to become completely introverted as she tried to avoid any social gatherings. The only friends she had during her time as a trainee were her members. This only happened because they went out of their way to make sure she was okay when they witnessed her struggling on her own. They took her under their wing, which forced her come out of her shell. They ate together, danced together, studied together, laughed together, failed together, cried together, even fought each other. Although she’s become quiet outgoing around her members, around strangers she automatically reverts back to the introverted tween she once was. However, as she familiarises herself with people she slowly starts to come out of her shell. You could describe her as an introverted extrovert.
Even though she’s seen as this intimidating figure in the Korean music industry, she’s surprisingly a complete goofball. When she’s off stage, she is nothing but an old man with her dad jokes. Her obnoxiously loud laugh can be heard from miles away. You have a dumb knock knock joke, don’t worry she’ll laugh at it like there’s no tomorrow. But don’t get it twisted she will roast you like your being served at the BBQ for lunch. Every chance there was to roast her members she took it, don’t even try to imagine what her and Kim Heechul were like when she was a guest on Knowing Brother’s. 
Due to her being an introverted extrovert she’s quiet closed off and professional when she first meets people in the industry. Although she does her best to be polite - she absolutely hates being overly polite for just for the sake of it. She’ll greet you depending on how she’s feeling that day. One day you might get a nice to meet you with a stoic face or you might get a sweet smile. She wears her heart on her sleeve. This was one of the reason why female trainees didn’t like her much. Nova hates small talk and fake niceties. If she doesn’t know you she won’t approach you like she does, with an overly fake smile and uninteresting small talk that ends with ‘let’s hang out sometime’. This is why she tends to avoid all her hoobae’s that she didn’t train with. She doesn’t want to come off as rude, or intimidating, which is the first impression people usually get from her. Not to mention she just feels so uncomfortable around strangers.
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10 YEARS AGO, SUPER JUNIOR’S 'SORRY, SORRY' CHANGED K-POP FOREVER
THE SONG NOT ONLY CATAPULTED SUPER JUNIOR TO STARDOM, BUT IT REVOLUTIONIZED K-POP — AND EVERYONE FROM SEVENTEEN TO NCT HAVE COVERED IT
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On any given day, fans of K-pop groups rally on Twitter to get their faves noticed. Whether that’s trending hashtags to get them onto social media charts or to win actual awards, you can’t escape their passionate presence on your timeline. And though social media has always been an integral part of K-pop fandom, it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that K-pop stan Twitter became a force to be reckoned with. K-pop groups regularly dominate Billboard’s social chart, and now even brands stan Loona. But in order to get to that place in the digital space, a lot of ground had to be broken, and it can be traced back to exactly 10 years ago.
In terms of Hallyu (Korean pop culture) history, 2009 was an iconic year. Some would even argue it was a more impactful era in terms of K-pop reaching audiences outside of Korea than 2012’s “Gangnam Style.” According to an unpublished survey collected by Korea Creative Content Agency USA in 2014, the majority of K-pop fans in the States (39.5 percent) started consuming K-pop earlier than 2009, as opposed to 26.8 percent between 2012 and 2013. PSY might have turned himself into a viral phenomenon, but 2009 was a launch pad for a lot of what K-pop is today.
The year also marked a pivotal time in the internet age, which helped the globalization of Korean music. By 2009, YouTube and social media platforms had already started making K-pop content like music videos and choreography videos more accessible to consumers. This accelerated the spread of information — and dance crazes — to the world. One of the first male acts to set off a dance craze on social media was veteran K-pop group Super Junior with their 2009 mega hit “Sorry, Sorry.”
Released first as a digital single and soon followed by an album of the same name and the music video on March 12, "Sorry, Sorry" not only catapulted Super Junior to Hallyu stardom, but it revolutionized K-pop itself.
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Right from the start, the song says what it’s all about: dance. Packed with a repetitive chorus, chant-like hooks, and auto-tuned vocals, “Sorry, Sorry” utilized the pop formula of the day to perfection and delivered an earworm. The album debuted at No. 1 on one of South Korea’s most important music charts, and the song topped the charts too. It also reached No. 1 in other countries like Taiwan and Thailand, and it landed in the Top 10 in the Philippines. In Taiwan, “Sorry, Sorry” spent 36 consecutive weeks at No. 1. For a lot of older K-pop fans, "Sorry, Sorry" was an entry point, thanks to the countless flash mobs — a very 2009 trend — and dance covers uploaded online from Malaysia to Indonesia to even a prison in the Philippines.
Sorry, Sorry signaled Super Junior’s coming of age, not only sound-wise, but conceptually. Their sleeker, more sophisticated neutral color palette showed a more mature side to the SM Entertainment group, who made their debut in 2005. They shifted away from the visual kei-inspired concept of previous songs like “Don’t Don” and “U” — a major trend at the time — and instead embraced an aesthetic that would inspire the next decade of K-pop. The focus on the choreography highlighted Super Junior’s strengths in numbers, which helped popularize the idea of larger-sized male groups (think ZE:A, SEVENTEEN, and The Boyz). Not to mention, the virality of a point dance had been something representative of girl groups at the time, but after “Sorry, Sorry,” male groups like SHINee (“Ring Ding Dong”) and 2PM (“Again and Again”) followed suit.
And Super Junior were pioneers in other ways as well. They were the first K-pop group to feature a Chinese national in its ranks, and though he constantly ran into setbacks for being a foreigner and eventually left the group, Hankyung (who now goes by his Chinese name Han Geng) opened doors for all non-Koreans in the idol industry today.
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ailblazers in the global music industry by collaborating with Latinx artists Leslie Grace and Play-N-Skillz on the English-Spanish-Korean banger “Lo Siento” — and with Reik on “Otra Vez” — becoming the first Korean act to enter Latin Billboard charts twice.
Due to mandatory military enlistments, departures, and other issues, Super Junior’s lineup has been changing for the better part of a decade. The act’s current active members are Leeteuk (real name Park Jeong-su), Kim Heechul, Yesung (Kim Jong-woon), Shindong (Shin Dong-hee), Eunhyuk (Lee Hyuk-jae), Lee Donghae, Choi Siwon, and Kim Ryeowook. Once Cho Kyuhyun wraps up his service in May, Super Junior will have a fixed lineup active for the first time in 10 years.
Nowadays, "Sorry, Sorry" is almost like a rite of passage for newer groups, with everyone from EXO to SEVENTEEN to NCT, and even BTS, GFRIEND, and TWICE — together with Leeteuk, who's become a favorite on Korean variety shows — covering it. The song is also a frequent pick on competition shows like Produce 101, where all but two members of the winning “Sorry, Sorry” team ended up debuting in the popular temporary group Wanna One.
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To celebrate 10 years of Sorry, Sorry and its lasting impact on K-pop today, let’s take a look at some of the standout tracks that made that album so iconic.
"Sorry, Sorry"
The song that started it all. Whether it’s the catchy melody, the ddan-ddan-ddans, or the continued use of "shawty" and "sorry," good luck getting "Sorry, Sorry" out of your head. And when you pair it with an equally memorable “point dance” of rubbing your hands in an apologetic manner, it’s no surprise that every K-pop stan on YouTube — and in the idol industry — has this song and its choreography on lock.
Produced by SM Entertainment’s in-house producer Yoo Young-jin (Red Velvet’s “Bad Boy,” NCT U’s “Boss”), Super Junior changed up their sound for this single. After exploring alternative rock, they went for an R&B and funk-infused dance track, a trait that would come to characterize the group for years.
"It’s You"
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Following up “Sorry, Sorry” with something just as good must’ve been difficult or even impossible to fathom, but Super Junior pulled through. Two months after “Sorry, Sorry,” the group dropped the album’s second single “It’s You.” Written and produced by E-Tribe (Girls’ Generation’s “Gee,” Loona’s “love4eva”), “It’s You” is a more mellow approach for a dance and contemporary R&B song than “Sorry, Sorry.” It features a clapping beat, a haunting repetition of the phrase “it’s you” in Korean, and a balanced harmony of the members’ voices. The track also marked an important era in Super Junior history, since it was the last single to feature all 13 members of the core group in a music video (Hankyung left the group by the end of the year and Kibum went on a permanent hiatus). Upon release, “It’s You” reached No. 1 on South Korea’s then most popular social media platform, Cyworld.
"It’s You" has been revamped recently and the group — whose members are all well into their 30s — now perform it at their concerts with new lace blindfolds, which they take off mid-chorus and use as a prop. And though it still sounds distinctly 2009, the song has aged beautifully.
"Why I Like You"
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There’s always that one song on an album that fans wish was a promotional single but unfortunately isn’t. On Sorry, Sorry said track is “Why I Like You.” Though performed as a b-side together with “Sorry, Sorry” on music shows, it deserved way more attention. Super Junior are the kings of, among many things, the dance-ballad, and “Why I Like You” is their crown jewel within that genre.
"Monster"
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Before EDM took over, laser synths on a pop-R&B hybrid were everything in K-pop. And “Monster,” with its dark, Timbaland-like moody production, perfectly encapsulated the sound of an era. It’s a major throwback sonically, but “Monster” is undoubtedly an underrated deep cut.
"Heartquake (feat. TVXQ!’s U-know Yunho & Micky Yoochun)"
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One of the group’s many sub-units is Super Junior-K.R.Y., which stands for Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung, who are the group’s main vocalists. On Sorry, Sorry, the trio were given their own song that featured their SM labelmates U-know Yunho and Micky Yoochun, then both part of TVXQ! "Heartquake" is a mid-tempo heartbreak ballad with a hip-hop influence thanks to U-know Yunho and Micky Yoochun self-written rap verses.
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