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leejihoonownsmyheart · 3 years

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“My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I stop and pick little flowers of eloquence.” -Cyrano de Bergerac

“The nagging- stop it. I’ll take care of this. Whatever I do, I’ll take care of it.”

You ran your hairbrush through the strands of your hair as you sang to the song blaring from your phone. You really couldn’t help the way that you bounced your shoulders to the beat, losing yourself in an instant to each and every sound the song emitted.

“I do what I wanna. Can you just let me live a normal life or not? Because I live my life anyway.”

You set your hairbrush back on the counter and started to bounce your foot nervously. You still had a few minutes before you needed to be out on stage, and you were so antsy… You genuinely didn’t really know how to properly pass the time…

“I’m so bad bad-”

Before you knew it, your hairbrush was back in your hand and you were up to your feet, heels be damned.

“I’d rather be selfish! It’s a hundred times better than being hurt pretending to be nice.”

You felt yourself dancing instantly to the dance that you had grown used to watching Itzy perform, your hairbrush becoming your microphone. You didn’t hold back, knowing that there wasn’t really anyone in the room to find your behavior to be annoying anyways.

“I’m just on my way. No, no interference. Maybe I’ll tell you just be nice to yourself.”

You began to bounce a little, getting too excited for the imminent chorus.

“No matter what anyone says, I’m me I just wannabe me- I wannabe me me me- It doesn’t have to be something I’m just perfect when I’m-”

“How you’ve made it in the entertainment industry, I truly don’t know.”

You screamed in surprise, your hairbrush dropping to the ground at the sudden sound, and when you realized that it was just Kara, you felt like the biggest idiot on the planet. You bent over and picked up your brush, giving her a short glare.

“You’re not supposed to be back here,” you mumbled. She shrugged and placed a hand on her hip.

“Don’t worry, I was careful,” she assured. “Besides, I wanted someone to show you off to your first stage!”

You hummed nervously, your fingers messing with the strands of your hair as you turned away from Kara to look in the mirror.

“It’s only a big deal if we make it a big deal,” you mumbled. After only a short second, you turned back to look over at her. “But I’m glad that you came.”

“Are you nervous?” Kara asked. She rolled her eyes at her own question. “Of course, you’re nervous. I mean really… This debut idea is crazy.” You looked away from her again, your eyes turning to look down at the white mask that would complete your outfit for the day. You couldn’t believe that you had actually even gotten this far. Getting signed to a company in itself had been practically unbelievable. What had been even more insane was the fact that they had agreed to your concept, liked your music, approved of your choreography? You genuinely couldn’t believe it.

When you had proposed this idea, drunk on life, one night with no one but your closest friends to back you up you had never imagined that everything would get this far and yet here you were.

“I almost think it will get me more attention,” you murmured shyly. “I just really hope that people get the right message from my music.”

Kara hummed and came up behind you, her hands falling on your shoulders as she looked at you, a scary knowing expression on it.

“You hope they get the right message and that Ji-”

“Don’t say his name!” You blurted before she could finish. Kara snickered and turned your chair towards her. She slowly raised your mask to your face securing it carefully. She stared at you in silence and then began to fix your hair around the mask.

“Alright, alright, you’re going to do great you know that?”

“I know,” you replied softly. “Thanks for being here for me.”

Kara stepped away from you, and she crossed her arms in thought.

“Alright, there’s nothing else I can do for you. It’s your time to shine.”

“And shine I will,” you agreed. You held out your hand and beamed at her: “I don’t wannabe somebody, just wanna be me, be me.”

“I don’t wannabe somebody, just wanna be me, be me,” she joined in with a roll of her eyes.

“Errbody errbody errbody teachin’ me (All eyes on me). One word-” You guys both began to rap excitedly together. Kara laughed and before she could say more, you both heard a short knock at the door. You gasped at the sudden sound and jumped back, but Kara was faster than you. You watched as she slid behind a fixture in the room, and you plastered on a smile despite already being hidden under your mask as your manager pulled the door open.

He smiled at you.

“Okay you're on soon, come on,” he called. You nodded and set your phone down on the dressing room table. You didn’t say a word as you left but you did hear Kara whispering: “Fighting.” To you as you walked out of the room.

“Have you heard about that new idol? What’s her name again?”

“Starts with an S right?”

“Yeah, she has such a soothing voice. And her new song-”

“It’s so beautiful! I can’t believe she’s just now debuted. Under such a small company too, she could’ve managed to be under any company if she really wanted.”

Jihoon glanced up from his phone, his eyes narrowing at the group of guys before finally resenting to the conversation.

“Who are you guys talking about?” He asked. “What incredible new idol?”

“Everyone is talking about her,” Seungkwan replied, wasting no time in jumping to his feet, and showing Jihoon the phone in his hand. There stood a girl in the center of a stage, microphone in her hands. Seungkwan turned up the volume, leaving Jihoon to be able to hear what she was saying.

He called me Poetry, said that’s what I am. He said he owed me, all that I am. Claimed he created me from the dirt in his hands. He called me Poetry, and then he left me as I am.

Her voice was beautiful, almost angelic. Jihoon found himself transfixed for a moment in his seat as he stared at the beautiful singer.

“Who is she?” He asked softly. Seungkwan smiled at him adoringly.

“Siae.”

Siae.

“And why is she hiding her face?” Siae was a brand-new solo artist under Kithewhale entertainment. She was a young beautiful artist about the same age as Jihoon, and she had talent beyond belief. She could sing and dance, and despite everything she had only been training to be an idol for the last year or so.

And the most alluring part about her was the mysteries behind her origins.

“Honestly, I didn’t debut just to share music. I can share music anyway I want to nowadays without getting into the cut-throat kpop industry. I came to this specific world for one reason. Because I want one idol to hear my music, to know my name, and to fall in love with me the same way that I fell in love with them.”

Jihoon stared at the stunning idol as she laughed, a sound that made his heart jump.

“Okay but seriously I also just want to share my music,” she stated. “I’ve loved song-writing since I was young, and I just kind of let the dream die since I never imagined that I had anyone to write music for. But this idol that I fell for gave me hope and a dream, and the realization that I have a voice, and finally I’m ready to use it.”

The mask that the young idol wore was easily explained too.

“I don’t want people to judge me for how I look. I want people to judge me for my music. I want my first win to be because I have talent, not because I have a pretty face. Once I get my first win, and once I meet the idol I want to notice me, then I’ll take the mask off. Until then, the mask stays.”

“A girl like her only comes around every… Who knows how often,” Seungkwan said with a dreamy sigh. He pushed his phone back into his pocket and smiled. “I wonder who she joined the business for.”

Jihoon considered responding to Seungkwan’s words but he found he couldn’t so instead he settled back on his phone and tried to focus back on his rhythm game.

When he instead ended up looking for more stages of this new idol… Well… He tried his best to convince himself it was just because he wanted to know more about all the idols around him.

“Hey there kiddo.”

You felt a hand bury itself in your hair before you could stop it. You tried to bat away the hand but, there was little to no point in doing so as the person who had done so was taller then you, and much more insistent to mess with you then you were to escape their clutches.

Ever since debut your life had felt like a whirlwind of activity. You had assumed that since Kyuhyun had been in charge of your schedule you would feel rather relaxed... After all, you trusted the man with your life. But even though every event you were partaking in had at length been discussed between you and Kyuhyun, it was suddenly beginning to feel like a little too much.

You had many days in which you were able to take a break. In fact, you would have one day off almost every other day... It was just that on those days that you didn’t have a break, you were so packed with events that you could barely breath.

Luckily, today wasn’t one of those days.

“Hey Kyu,” you murmured back. “What’s going on?”

“We were practicing, and I thought I’d check on my favorite trainee.”

You rolled your eyes.

“Your favorite idol,” you replied back. “I’m a debuted kid these days.”

Kyuhyun swung around your body to smile at you, his hand falling from your hair down to your shoulders. He gave you a small squeeze.

“And you’re talking the world by storm,” he mumbled softly. “But in your last stage-”

“Stumbled over my heels, I should drop an inch,” you agreed.

“And that outfit with the pink skirt-”

“Too short,” you agreed. “I spent the whole time worried I would flash myself.”

“Which is why you need to remember-”

“Always wear safety shorts,” you said in unison with him. You both smiled at one another.

You and Kyuhyun were similar in a lot of ways. You both had a similar drive and a go-get-them kind of attitude. When you had first joined the company, you had been... A fish out of water. You were so completely and totally sure all of the time of what you were doing, and yet at the same time you thought you were crazy for what you’re trying to do this at all.

Kyuhyun helped you realize that it didn’t matter whether or not you started off belonging in a world. No one was born belonging in any place. Everyone started off in the same place, no one ever began belonging. You earned that feeling of belonging.

“Kara got accepted into Pledis Entertainment,” you said. Kyuhyun let go of your shoulders in surprise at your words and smiled a gentle smile.

“That’s great! How’s it going over there?” He asked. “Has she run into-”

You interrupted Kyuhyun by kicking the heel of his foot an action at which he just laughed at.

“Okay, okay I’ll keep my mouth shut,” he said. “But now that she is over there, you’re going to have to bring her all of the stuff she left at my apartment.”

You rolled your eyes as he wandered over to the corner of the room. In that corner sat a small box of things that Kara had left lying around in the past. Kyuhyun lifted up the box and lugged it over to you. Before you could say a word, he had shoved the box into your arms. You stumbled, struggling to get a grip on the box as he trudged away.

“Wait I have a few more things-”

Kyuhyun and Kara had a sort of... On and off again relationship to describe it as accurately as possible. While they weren’t dating their friendship was one that was often stuck in rapids rather than drifting in smooth waters.

Kyuhyun was a busy guy who could be very clingy at times, and Kara was obsessed with constantly being on the center of attention. Making the two friends with you- who tended to try to make everyone feel included in a group- wasn't the best combination and the two were always fighting for your attention.

At times it was a tiring endeavor, but it was mostly endearing. Especially when the two got like this.

“She also left her dumb jacket in my studio and tell her if I find one more of her bracelets lying around, I’m going to throw them away.”

It was dumb, this little love language that the two shared with one another, but it was cute either way.

“Alright, alright. I’ll take it all over to her.”

Kyuhyun looked a little surprised by the statement, and he pushed his hands into his pockets, raising an eyebrow.

“You mean... You’re just going to go over to Pledis and give it to her?” He asked. You adjusted the weight of the box and nodded.

“Yeah of course,” you replied. “She might need this stuff.”

Kyuhyun gave you an amused look.

“Uh huh. Well, if you run into anyone-”

You rolled your eyes.

“I’m only going to see Kara and go, I won’t be running into anyone,” you insisted. “It’s not like I want to go to Pledis. Dumb company anyways.”

“I still can’t believe you didn’t even try to get signed there,” Kyuhyun murmured. “You totally could have made it.”

You ignored him and instead hoisted the box of things in your arms up higher.

“It’ll be a quick in and out.”

“Oh my god!” Kara squealed, throwing her arms around your body. You laughed, the box dropping to the ground as she did so. “I’m so glad you are here. Practice today has been so hard.”

“Has it? Do I need to talk to a certain CEO?” you asked. You backed away from her and cracked your knuckles. “Who do I have to fight?”

She giggled.

“Would you believe that it’s actually your one and only-”

You threw your hand over Kara’s mouth, your eyes growing wide at where Kara’s words were leading and shot her a look.

“Don’t,” you warned. “I haven’t heard his name spoken to me in such a context since debut and I want to keep it like that.”

Kara just giggled beneath your hand, smiling that mischievous smile at you. You were a little afraid to move your hand, but when the trainees around you two started to give you weird looks you sighed and pulled your hand away.

“Anyways,” you said, changing the topic as you wiped your hand over your pants. “What have you been up to?”

“Well, we have free time, so I thought I would do some dancing.”

You could see a twinkle in her eye as she looked at you and you put a finger up in the air.

“No,” you murmured.

“Come on,” she encouraged. “It’s a Seventeen song- and you probably don’t even know the choreography. Just give me some tips!”

You tried to protest but before you could, Kara had grabbed her phone and began to play Seventeen’s Hit.

And the next millisecond you were dancing.

You didn’t mean to let it go on for so long- you truly didn’t. But learning a dance choreography was just too much fun to do. Especially when it was one choreographed by the Kwon Soonyoung. A large smile crossed your lips as you lost yourself in the movements of the dance, the music blaring in your ears as you fell in position beside your friend.

A small group formed around the two of you as you two danced, them cheering you guys on as you hit each and every move with perfect precision.

“I didn’t know you knew this dance,” Kara exclaimed in excitement as you guys neared the second verse of the song. You twisted your torso sharply to the side and looked off to the side.

“Of course, I know all Seventeen dances.”

The rest of the dance you two spent cheerfully quipping back at one another, and once you two hit your final pose, your chest heaving, and a large smile spread over your lips, you had pretty much completely forgotten about the fact that you two had a crowd.

You held the pose for a good few moment, pretending as if you were actually on stage, making a face for the camera, when finally, you allowed yourself to collapse into a ball of exhaustion on the floor.

In fact, you were so happy to be down there that you hardly even managed to collect your own thoughts as commotion dissolved around you. At first you thought that it was just a bunch of girls around you being loud for no reason-

“Well done.”

Your eyebrows furrowed at the sound of a deeper voice then you had heard just a moment before. You had thought when you came in earlier there were only girls in the room, so a male voice was a little off-putting. You sat up, brushing your hair out of your face to look at who was there- worried it might be a manager but when your eyes fell on the person before you suddenly were struck with the thought that maybe a manager would’ve been better to run into.

You felt Kara grab your forearm and together you both scrambled to your feet, dropping into mirroring deep bows. You felt yourself scrunch your eyes shut tightly as you two did. Your heart jumping a few beats.

There was no way...

“Thank you, so much,” Kara blurted. She squeezed your forearm again, reminding you to speak as well, and you quietly thanked her for that in your head.

“Yes! Thank you.”

You heard Jihoon make a noise- something that resembled a soft exhale, and the air around you shifted.

“You don’t have to be so formal,” he mumbled softly. “Stand up. What’s your names?”

Kara was the first to bolt upright, dragging you with her. Your eyes fell on Jihoon, and you admittedly zoned out a little bit as she began to speak. You heard her say her name and Jihoon said something back to her but... Everything else was like white noise.

Until, of course, Jihoon turned his attention to you.

“And you are…?”

You felt your heart skip a beat at Jihoon’s words, your gaze completely transfixed on him standing there before you. There was no amusement on his face, no trace of humor as he stared you down. No… He wasn’t the Jihoon that you so often saw in videos. Relaxed and at ease, simply taking life around him as it came. This was a Jihoon that you didn’t often see when you were searching the web or watching Going Seventeen. One that you had only dreamt of meeting.

He was entirely focused on the situation at hand, and such a thing was honestly quite scary. You knew that he could tear you down with one word, humiliate you in front of all the trainees around you in an instant, but for some reason you couldn’t really bring yourself to care because Lee Jihoon was staring at you. Lee Jihoon thought that you were training under his entertainment company. Thought that you were there to study under him and honestly it was all too much.

For the first time ever, Lee Jihoon had his eyes on you, and his focused tuned to yours. This was it. The moment so many girls dreamed about. The few moments that you got with your idol, the guy you were completely and totally in love with, and you could spend them however you chose, leave any impression that you wanted. This was-

Kara elbowed you sharply in your ribs, jolting you out of your fantasy and back to the reality at hand. You knew that Kara could get in trouble for letting you in, and you didn’t want to leave a bad impression on Jihoon the first time you got to meet him, so instead you let your gaze drop to the floor.

You knew that if you wanted to focus and say anything smart you had to pretend that it was someone else standing there. Seungcheol, Soonyoung, hell even Jeonghan was less intimidating at the moment then the man standing in front of you right now.

“Oh… Uh… Right, my name…” You trailed off laughing nervously, quickly wracking your brain for any name that you could come up with. It couldn’t be your stage name of course, or your real name either. That would be too risky. You needed something else, something believable.

“Sang Goo!” You blurted out suddenly, before your brain had even fully wrapped around the words. “God, that’s so embarrassing, can you imagine forgetting your own name?”

You laughed again and rose your eyes back up to the man in front of you. Once your eyes met his, you felt the nerves bubbling right back up to the surface. His gaze was still as sharp as before, except this time there was something else behind the light in his eyes.

A suspicious glint.

He didn’t completely believe you. Hell, you didn’t even believe you. You knew that you were better at lying then this on a normal occasion, but you supposed maybe meeting Lee Jihoon made the situation a little less normal.

You had so many things you wanted to say to him, so many feelings you felt like you had to tell him.

Honestly you wanted to drop to one knee right then and there and tell him exactly how he had weighed on your heart in the past. How much you yearned to be the person that he came to in his times of need. That person that he would be willing to risk everything for. That person that got to be there to hold his hand when no one else had the right.

“Sang Goo?” He repeated slowly, trying the name out for himself. You could tell by the slight scrunch of his nose that he didn’t really like the way it tasted in his mouth. Not because it wasn’t a good name, it was a brilliant name.

In fact, you were glad that you had always been so obsessed with names and their meanings because this one… Well, it would be a funny story to tell one day.

No, he didn’t like the sound of your name because he knew it was fake, a part of him knew you were lying, how could he possibly know you were lying?

“That’s my name!” You repeated brightly. You sent him one of those large toothy smiles that you used to win over your own company’s employees and leaned towards him ever so slightly. “Isn’t it something?” Jihoon stared at you for another long moment, and you found it was a little hard to believe that it was really him standing there in front of you. You had imagined this so many times. And yet, none of those times had you ever imagined that this would be how it all unfolded.

“Heo Yunjin,” Jihoon addressed, his attention turning to the trainee standing next to you. You let your eyes wander over to the girl. She smiled at Jihoon. “The others are looking for you.”

Yunjin’s face contorted into one of surprise, and she turned around, racing over to where she had previously left her shoes. The girl she had been standing beside, looked after the girl with a desperate expression on her face. Yunjin ran back over to her and patted her on your shoulder.

“Don’t worry Dohae. I’ll be back faster than you even know!” And then Yunjin caught up to Jihoon and followed him out of the room. As soon as Jihoon had left the room, the girl, Dohae, dropped down to the ground, her face as red as an apple.

You didn’t really know how you were supposed to react to that so in response you dropped down to your knees, feeling a little worried for the girl.

“Hey are you-”

“Isn’t he perfect?”

You felt yourself fall silent as you stared at Dohae, watching as she stared absently at her hands. You couldn’t find the words to respond to her, so when she looked up at you, you were surprised that she continued to talk.

“Jihoon I mean… He’s just so perfect,” she elaborated. “Handsome and hardworking. He doesn’t take any shit, but he is also so considerate and-”

She interrupted herself to let a pout whine over her lips.

“He’s just… Perfect. I don’t understand how he could possibly still be single,” she murmured. She brushed her long raven hair out of her face and turned her gaze over to the floor. “And yet I don’t have a chance with him.”

You weren’t sure why that of all things kicked you back into action. Your eyebrows raised and you set your hand on her shoulder.

“What do you mean you don’t have a chance?” You asked suddenly. “Are you telling me that Jihoon doesn’t like tall beautiful girls training to be idols?”

Dohae scoffed at your words, her expression looking honestly a little self-loathing.

You hated to see people hate on themselves. Not because you didn’t do it from time to time but because you were a major hypocrite and you thought that it was important that everyone believed in themselves, especially when you could see the self-worth in someone.

After all, Dohae was gorgeous and she had everything that any man would fall for. Not just Jihoon.

“I mean-”

“Why wouldn’t Jihoon like you? You’re beautiful, I’m sure you have a nice personality. You’re a trainee so you must have musical talent. What is there not to like?” You asked her. You clambered to your feet and dragged Dohae up with you. “If you like him you have to tell him!”

“Are you crazy?” Dohae hissed as she got to her feet. “I can’t just tell him!”

“And why not?” You demanded. “Because he would say no? You’re going to be an idol one of these days who cares if he says no. There’ll be another guy out there just as beautiful who will actually appreciate you for how incredible you truly are.”

You heard Kara come up behind you, but you ignored her.

“Besides Jihoon is nice, so he’ll be sweet about it,” you insisted a little less aggressively. You shrugged. “I mean the least you can do is confess. It’ll take the weight off of your shoulders.”

“The thing is… I can’t,” Dohae murmured softly. “I, uh… Well I just don’t know how to word it.”

You opened your mouth to ask what that meant but before you could Dohae began to elaborate.

“Look, it’s like…”

She wandered over from you and grabbed one of the bags from the walls. She began to rummage through it and then grabbed out a small crumbled piece of paper. Your eyebrows rose at that, but she didn’t seem to mind it. She took a deep breath and then handed you the paper.

Your eyebrows furrowed and you took the paper in your hands. You looked up at her taking note that her face was especially red, and then you unraveled the papers.

You realized quickly that it was a love letter, albeit a poorly written one. Among the many spelling errors and grammar structure errors that you honestly didn’t blame Dohae for too much, it was clear that she didn’t really know what she was trying to say with the letter.

The thoughts were all half-finished and even the thoughts that were started in no way conveyed love.

“Well...” You trailed off as your eyes skimmed back over the contents of the letter. “The sentiment is there.”

And that was true.

The idea of being so completely in love with someone that you couldn’t put it in words was possibly one of the cutest and most timeless themes of a love confession. It conveyed strong emotions. It conveyed a sort of bravery for even attempting to confess.

But with a guy like Jihoon, the confession would have to be better worded. More fledged out. He would find it hard to believe that Dohae’s feelings were completely genuine and he would need a lot of convincing that this were so.

Looking at Dohae you didn’t really think she had what it took to get herself into a relationship with Jihoon without any prompting.

You looked from her and her flushed face, down to her letter.

“I mean, you want to be with him, don’t you?” You asked. Dohae’s eyes shone at your words.

“I only dream about it every night.”

You handed Dohae back her letter tenderly and she took it back, noting the way that you had folded it.

“I’ll help you.”

Dohae’s eyebrows shot up at your words and so did Kara’s.

“What?” They both exclaimed. You shot Kara in particular an aggravated expression.

“I’ll help. You’re really pretty, and you like Jihoon.”

You reached forward and gestured for her to hand you her phone. You took it and clicked to add yourself to her contacts. You barely caught yourself typing in your real name over the one you had given Jihoon.

You handed her back her phone.

“Text me, I’ll be around.”

You looked at Kara who still looked completely and utterly surprised to hear what you were saying. You opened your mouth to say something to her but before you could Kara grabbed you by your wrist.

“And now Sang Goo and I will be going.”

You could barely wave as Kara dragged you away. She pulled you out of the dance studio and smacked your shoulder. You whined out, grabbing your shoulder.

“Hey what was-”

“What are you thinking?” She demanded. “You want to help Dohae get with Jihoon? I can’t even begin to express why that is a dumb idea.”

“It’s not-”

“Seriously, I mean- Seriously, Sang Goo?”

As she berated you two people came walking down the hall. You both stopped in your conversation to offer them smiles, and you in particular were surprised to find that it was actually Seungcheol and Hansol. Your mouth opened in surprise and you turned your attention over to Kara.

“Was that-”

“Yeah they just walk around the place,” she whispered back, her eyes wide to. “I’ve run into Soonyoung in the elevator more times than I can count.”

“That’s-”

“Insane I know,” she agreed. She stood there for a moment in shock and then seemed to remember why you two were talking in the first place.

“You know I love you,” she prefaced. You rolled your eyes.

“Dramatic,” you mumbled.

She grabbed you by your shoulder and raised an eyebrow.

“Don’t do anything that will just leave you hurt in the end.”

“Okay,” you relented. “Okay, don’t worry. No one is going to get hurt.”

And when you said that you truly did mean it. Even when you knew that you didn’t really have any control over that in the end.

When you went back into the practice room, Jihoon was calling trainees over. You weren’t sure what the context was exactly, but the moment that you stepped foot in the room, Dohae turned towards you.

She had wide eyes, and a terrified expression on her face as she looked over at you. Her mouth fell open when she saw you and she pointed.

“Sang Goo!” She exclaimed loudly. You didn’t know what to say or do really as Jihoon and Dohae and the other two trainees standing there looked over at you. You looked away from the two and around as if a different “Sang Goo” was standing there doing something near you, and you weren’t the one that Dohae was referring to.

When you saw no one around you except for Kara, you scrunched your nose and turned back to them, pointing at yourself.

“Me?”

“Yes! It’s time for vocal training!” Dohae blurted back. She raced over and part way across the practice room she about fell onto the ground, tripping over her own shoes. Your eyebrows rose in surprise at that and you rushed over to catch her. Your arms caught hers just before she hit the floor, and you eased her back up to her feet.

You gave her a minorly panicked look.

“I can’t go to the vocal training,” you hissed to her but to your dismay when you looked up Jihoon was standing right there giving you a suspicious look.

“And why not?” He asked you. You gave him a smile that was all teeth.

“Uh,” you tried to desperately search your brain for a reasonable answer. “I’m dancing right now?”

It might have seemed like a better answer had it not been for the fact that you said it with clear question in your voice and when Jihoon didn’t really seem to care for your answer you, began to hum Aju Nice under your breath half doing the choreography to what you were singing.

His eyebrows rose at you, and you stopped in the middle of your dancing.

“Or I could go to vocal training.”

“Sonuds like a good idea,” Jihoon agreed, a bit of an edge to his voice.

It became pretty clear to you pretty fast why Dohae had dragged you into this, and sadly it wasn’t because she just wanted to spend time with you.

Vocal training with Jihoon was probably one of the more intimate things that you thought you had ever done in your small amount of time training for your career as a kpop idol and you weren’t even a trainee for Pledis.

You watched as Jihoon slowly handed all four of you some sheet music with lyrics and took one of the girls aside to a corner of the studio where you couldn’t hear them. Dohae reached over and grabbed your wrist as soon as he was out of ear shot, giving you the same look as she had before.

“What are we going to do?”

You shot her a glare.

“You’re just now thinking of that? Dohae I’m not a trainee under Pledis I’m just here helping Kara today,” you hissed back. Her freaked out look didn’t even flicker from her face. You could tell that your words only freaked her out now.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” She blurted back. You gave her an incredulous look.

“We just met!”

Instead of denying that Dohae began to tap her fingers nervously against her leg.

“So what I’m hearing is that right now we are both screwed,” Dohae mumbled. “I’m going to make a fool of myself in there I just know I am.”

You turned to her and you took her hand in yours.

“Dohae-”

“I can barely talk to Soonyoung or- or- Junhui as it is and I don’t even like them. I can’t even manage to talk to the other male trainees! Much less Jihoon-”

“Dohae-”

“And now you’re going to get caught as not being a trainee here and we’re both going to get in a lot of trouble. I can’t get in trouble-”

“Dohae!”

Finally, she stopped talking to give you a frightened look. Your surely frustrated expression turned into a more soothing one when you two made eye contact and you leaned towards her ever so slightly.

“First of all, you need to keep yourself calm,” you told her softly. Dohae gave you a look that you couldn’t really describe- eyes squinted towards you, eyebrows furrowed, lips pursed. You waited until it faltered. “Second of all I’ll go first.”

Dohae’s eyebrows shot up, and her fingers tightened around your wrists.

“Really? You’d do that for me?”

It was an awful idea. But you figured in the long run, it was the best plan. If anything was going to happen in the next hour the person who you wanted to be the most in the crossfires was you. Sure, you had just met Dohae but you could already tell that she had a good soul. She must not have been working with Jihoon for long before today because otherwise, she wouldn’t be so worried about this.

You weren’t sure how she had been able to avoid this in the past, but you did know one thing for sure. If you were going to help her overcome her fear of Jihoon (why were you doing this anyways- it went against the entire reason you were doing all of this in the first place) you were going to have to get her out of this for as long as possible.

“How long do sessions with Jihoon tend to last?” You asked. She shrugged.

“It depends-”

“So, I just have to keep him busy,” you murmured. It was mostly to yourself, but the plan was already building itself in your brain. Postpone actually singing, drag out singing as if you were bad at it. Or just ask him for help with a really hard song.

You rubbed your hand nervously over your knees, but as you began the action you noticed that Dohae was watching you. You shot her a confident smile and patted your knees.

“Easy,” you stated pointedly. You could tell that she wasn’t entirely convinced by you and you reached over, giving her a comforting pat that you immediately regretted. “Seriously you don’t-” “Who’s next?”

Both you and Dohae jumped about a foot in the air at the sudden sound of Jihoon and the girl he had taken returning to the room. Jihoon didn’t look even slightly amused by the jump, and the girl he was with didn’t look so much bothered as she looked concerned for the two of you.

You all sat there in silence for a few moments, no one really sure what to say until Jihoon got tired of the silence. He cleared his throat and placed his hand on the door frame.

“Well?”

That- luckily- kicked you back to action. You jumped up from the seat and smiled brightly at him.

“That would be me!” You stated excitedly. You made a bit of a show about stretching your arms out, and then you rushed over to Jihoon. You gave Dohae a wink. “Wish me luck!”

Jihoon sit down at his desk, his fingers fiddling around with a few of the items on it. You watched quietly, unsure of what to say or where to stand or even where to go. This action seemed to only irritate him further. His brows furrowed in frustration and he gestured at the chair beside him.

“Sit down,” he mumbled.

You didn’t hesitate for even a moment at the instruction, knowing that you didn’t want to make Jihoon upset at all. You still needed to convince him- at least for the day- that you were a trainee here... Without saying those words exactly (if that were even really possible). You squirmed in the chair beside Jihoon, thinking that it was awfully close to the boy.

You had only had a small number of crushes before you had one on Jihoon, and they had all been fairly short-lived. There was something about people that they just didn’t end up living to the expectations that you had for them.

Joon in elementary school ended up being frustratingly self-centered. You found that out when he refused to share any of his pudding cup with you at recess.

Lee in high school was too busy fucking other girls to really care about you in the end.

Your initial infatuation for them would always disappear eventually, and you would be left with this realization that you not only shouldn’t be with this person, or that they weren’t really what you had expected.

The point was you eventually moved on.

But when you looked at Jihoon, when you sat this close to him and you could barely breath, it was hard to imagine ever moving on.

He was so intune to the world around him, it was kind of incredible to think that it was just him moving there. He had this fluid motion about the way he moved. He grabbed his papers and shuffled them in such a way that you almost didn’t realize that he was even moving.

You watched him in awe as he tapped on the microphone before him, shifting it so that it was directly in front of you. Since getting picked up by an entertainment company you had been in front of a number of microphones. All of which were solely set there for you. You were used to being the center of attention.

Unafraid of what would happen if you were to mess up because when you got behind a microphone, there was nothing you were couldn’t do. Some people were just born knowing who they were meant to be and what they were meant to do in life. You had always sort of known deep down that you were meant to sing, and that was only further confirmed when you wrapped your fingers around the metal of a microphone.

But with Jihoon there, you were suddenly at a loss for words. Being in front of the microphone meant absolutely nothing to you. Your confidence was gone.

“So what will you be singing today?” Jihoon asked you without even looking up at you. “It would be best if you just gave me an idea of your range is- How about you signing something with a lower register and then something with a higher register, and we’ll go from there. Do you have anything that fits that?”

You had a million songs, that could fit with this. A million responses that you knew that you should try to get out to make Jihoon believe that you had even the smallest semblance of intelligence.

But instead of any of that you just looked at him. You couldn’t get even a single thought straight in your mind. All you could think about was the fact that Jihoon was expecting something from you that you couldn’t really deliver.

“Sang Goo?”

You blinked.

“Lee Jihoon?” You responded back stupidly. You could tell he was annoyed by the slight raise of his eyebrow towards you, and honestly it didn’t do too much to help you find your words. He grunted softly, and his index finger tapped the desk impatiently.

“Are you actually planning on singing?”

“Yes!” You felt your eyes narrow as you thought of a song that you could sing for Jihoon right off the top of your head. Not much came to mind- until as you were flying through your options you remembered that song Elkie had come out with.

Elkie was a good friend of yours- a cube entertainment trainee that debuted in the group CLC. You hadn’t seen her in a while, but you had been utterly obsessed with her song I dream when it came out. It was so beautiful.

Your eyes sparkled with excitement as you pulled out your phone to bring up an instrumental.“Are you excited for what I’-”

“Just play the song,” Jihoon said softly, not even batting an eye at your antics. You huffed, but shifted anyways, clicking your music on and taking a deep breath.

“When the snow starts to fall, my heart flutters so much that I close my eyes,” you started off softly. You felt a little raw singing the song under such intense scrutiny from Jihoon. You had never really been shy of singing in front of people before. Sure, the was the normal nerves of singing in front of a crowd, and the little shakiness that sometimes accompanied an important recording, but overall, you were never nervous to sing in front of others.

When you had first met Kyuhyun you had shocked him by your unabashed attitude and how comfortable you were in a studio. But something about today. Something about this moment. You were so nervous to be singing.

Especially when as you started to sing Jihoon’s pen dropped from his hand, and he looked up at you in shock. “I hope you’ll listen to my heart. I had-”

“Stop.”

You stammered over the lyrics of the song that you were singing and looked up to Jihoon in complete shock. He had a sort of breathless look on his face- as if he had just been running, and... Still was. The way he looked at you, was a little overwhelming honestly. You turned away your face red.

“Wh... What’s wrong? Was it the way I was singing?”

Again, that shyness that you simply weren’t used to overtook you. You weren’t sure why your heart was beating so hard in your chest or why the sudden thought of singing again made you want to throw up but it really did. You took a deep shaky breath, trying to remind you that there was nothing that you should be so nervous about.

“No, nothing like that,” Jihoon said finally, interrupting your stream of thoughts. When you looked back at him, he looked less shocked. In fact, his expression was once again, relaxed and monotone. “Your voice is beautiful. That’s all. Can you start again from the beginning?”

You knew that wasn’t everything, but you were relieved to be let off the hook anyways.

You resumed the song from the beginning- paying close attention to the way you articulated each and every word. Jihoon gave you a few notes, which you took to heart- it took a lot of cross-analysis to apply it to your current stages, but you liked the input he had to give- and finally after you thought a fair amount of time had passed, you stopped pestering Jihoon with questions and told him you were feeling better about your vocals.

When Jihoon told Dohae he would just have to work with her another time, you swore you almost saw her faint from relief- and that alone made everything you had just risked worth it.

And that was the extent of social interaction that you could manage for the day. So, with a deep breath you mustered up a few more smiles and goodbyes and began to head out.

You had a lot of practice to make up for and you had performances later this week.

God Kyuhyun was probably going to kill you making up for the time you wasted today.

“Hey wait!”

You skidded in your tracks, your heart beginning to thump in your chest at the sound of Jihoon calling you. Maybe he wasn’t calling you, maybe he was calling someone else and it just sounded like he was calling for you.

“Sang Goo, wasn’t it?”

You wanted to be put off by the fact that he was indeed calling for you. After all, every second that you spent at Pledis was another second that you risked him finding out that you weren’t supposed to be there. Every moment that you spent there talking to Jihoon was another moment that you spent lying to him. It was an awful way to start off when meeting a person. And you so desperately didn’t want to start off knowing Jihoon with lies.

You turned around, brushing your hair out of your face as you shot him a tentative smile.

“Oh, Jihoon. Are you calling for me?”

And he was.

You couldn’t lie, you felt near light-headed when you realized that Jihoon really was talking to you. His gaze was a lot less intimidating now, more observant than anything else. You weren’t sure what he was now looking for when he saw you, but you knew that he was looking for something specific. You tried not to let it show that you could tell, letting an innocent look shine in your eyes.

You, he really was looking at you. He had called what he thought to be your name, he had been trying to grant your attention. He had discovered you existed only a few hours prior, and he was already using that information to his advantage.

Your heart simply couldn’t stop beating.

“Yeah, I was wondering where you were off to,” he replied as he slowly strolled over to you. He slid his hands into his pockets as he took in your after-practice appearance. “The other trainees are going out to eat. Considering you’re new, I wouldn’t really advise missing out on it.”

“Honestly…” And this was it. All you had to do was tell him the truth. The rouse didn’t need to go on after all. You had done what you needed to for the day.

“I’m not a trainee under Pledis.”

Good, that was a great start. Jihoon looked a little surprised by your words, but it wasn’t anything to be too concerned about. You could tell by the mood that he was in that he wouldn’t be angry. He would probably understand if you just explained it.

“See my friend is a trainee and she needed me to help with something, and we really didn’t want her to get into any trouble, so I just thought I would play along.”

Good, honest.

“I sort of figured,” he murmured. “You didn’t really seem like you belonged here.”

“I am a trainee,” you replied, stubbornly. “I’m training under Kithewhale.”

You could see the confusion in his eyes, and you sighed.

“It’s a small company,” you explained. “I should be going. What did you stop me for anyways?”

Jihoon looked at you with a strange look in his eyes. One that honestly, you didn’t really recognize.

“It’s your voice,” he replied.

You stared at him, confusion crossing over your face.

“I’m sorry?” You asked.

“At first I thought it was just me imagining things but… Your voice is so familiar,” he insisted. “I knew when you sang. I’ve heard your voice before.” You stared at him, unsure of what to say. You had just debuted. Only a handful of stages, one mini album, and as far as you knew, Jihoon and Seventeen weren’t at any of them. Sure, you had already gained a lot of attention for your stages and for your whole concept, but that didn’t mean that Jihoon should’ve heard about you at all.

You had to play this right, after all, you had unwittingly told him the actual company that you were under. If he connected the dots, then he might actually figure it out. But you also knew that Jihoon had no reason to let this keep him up too late. So, you just needed to…

“Well, I am quite the fan. Maybe you’ve stumbled upon my covers online before?” You suggested. Jihoon looked at you, his eyes narrow.

“I think I would’ve remembered the name Sang Goo.”

“I don’t use my real name for my Youtube covers,” you said with a laugh. You could see that there was still doubt in Jihoon’s mind, but you had convinced him just enough that you knew now you could leave. “Well, I have my own schedule to keep up with at Kit. Sorry for being trouble.”

Jihoon didn’t say another word to you, and as soon as you were out of his sight you pulled out your phone calling your friend. He answered after only two rings of his cellphone. “Y/n what’s-”

“Joonjae, how much do you love me?” You asked instead. You heard a drawn-out sigh from the other end of the line.

“How is it that I can see the expression on your face even though I’m not standing in front of you?”

Joonjae was one of your oldest friends. When you two had been in primary and the school bully had decided that they needed to teach Joonjae a lesson for spending recess in the computer lab, you had been the one who helped him escape out the window, and held his hand as you guys escaped the school yard, running halfway across town before finally being picked up by the police an hour later.

Your whole school had gone under lockdown because of you two, and despite the fact that you had both been grounded for two entire months over the ordeal, it had made you two the best of friends, and lucky for you, Joonjae was a huge computer nerd.

“Do you think that you can put up a fake YouTube channel for me in which I sing covers to songs online?” You asked. You clicked the button on your car fob to unlock the door, pressing your phone up to your ear with your shoulder as you got into the car. “Please¸ for your bestest friend?”

He sighed.

“I swear these days you just use me,” he murmured. “Honestly when was the last time we went out? Is Siae too popular for little old Joonjae?”

You rolled your eyes at his antics.

“We had lunch just yesterday Joonjae,” you mumbled. “And you know I wouldn’t ask unless I really needed the help.”

There was a moment of silence on Joonjae’s end, and you hummed into the phone.

“Can you do it?” You asked him softly.

“It’s already been done,” he replied. “You started the channel a couple of years back, a thousand subscribers, and you get a fair amount of views on every video. Lucky you I have copies of videos of you singing.”

You sighed in relief.

“Thanks. Lunch is on me tomorrow okay?”

“Anything for you!”

Part 2

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The Venice Biennale’s Main Exhibition Will Challenge the Idea of ‘Men as the Center of the Universe’—See the Full Artist List Here

Women and gender nonconforming artists will take center stage at this year’s Venice Biennale exhibition, which is set to challenge the dominating role of men in society and consider relationships between humans, technology, and different life forms on earth.

“The Milk of Dreams,” the international art exhibition curated by Italian-born, New York-based curator Cecilia Alemani, will feature 213 artists from 58 countries, including 26 Italian artists, in what will be the most nationally diverse line-up of any edition of the show. Many featured artists come from countries or regions that were normally not represented at the Venice Biennale, Alemani told press during an online conference on Wednesday, February 2.

The exhibition will also address a post-pandemic future through a dialog between historic and contemporary artworks. The show is set to include scores of fresh positions spanning more than 150 years: a total of 180 artists, dead and alive, are taking part for the first time, and there will be 80 newly commissioned productions.

Nan Goldin, Barbara Kruger, and Lousie Lawler, are included among the 213 artists list, alongside rising stars Jamian Juliano-Villani, Tau Lewis, and Christina Quarles. Historic artists, including entertainer and activist Josephine Baker and 19th century painter Georgiana Houghton are also included.

“The presence of a large number of female and gender non-confirming artists challenge the figure of men as the center of the universe,” the curator told the press.

Alexandra Pirici Aggregate (2017–2019). Photo: Andrei Dinu. Courtesy the Artist. © Alexandra Pirici

Since she was appointed to spearhead the prestigious exhibition in January 2020, Alemani has been working on the preparation of the show remotely from her New York office. The content of the hotly anticipated exhibition is a result of many long and candid online conversations she had with artists over the past two years, after the exhibition was postponed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The research and learning stage had to be done remotely… but I met hundreds and hundreds of artists by Zoom. Not being able to be in their studios is sad. Not being able to see their works in person meant my senses couldn’t be activated,” Alemani said. On the other hand, she said the experience brought “strange feelings of intimacy” and “confessional” discussions.

These conversations were distilled into three major themes that are “intertwined” through out the show, which will be staged at the Arsenale and Giardini: “The representation of bodies and their metamorphosis,” “The relationship between individuals and technologies,” and “The connection between bodies and earth.” In each of the main sections, artworks will echo the mysterious depictions of mutant creatures featured in Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington’s book, The Milk of Dreams, which inspired the title of this year’s exhibition.

Ithell Colquhoun, The Pine Family, 1940. Photo © The Israel Museum Jerusalem. The Vera and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Dada and Surrealist Art in the Israel Museum. © SIAE

Alemani added the “transhistorical” exhibition will additionally have five “time capsules,” which each revolve around different themes: Historic and previously unseen artworks, loaned from major institutions and collections, will be installed here in parallel with the contemporary works on view in the show.

“What emerges is a historical narrative that is not built around systems of direct inheritance or conflict, but around forms of symbiosis, solidarity, and sisterhood,” she said in a statement.

This year’s Venice Biennale will also feature 80 national pavilions, including five countries participating for the first time: Cameroon, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, and Uganda. Kazakshstan, Kirghizistan, and Uzbekistan will also each stage their own pavilion for the first time.

See the full list of artists below:

1. Noor Abuarafeh b. 1986, Jerusalem. Lives in Jerusalem and Maastricht, the Netherlands 2. Carla Accardi b. 1924, Trapani, Italy–2014, Rome, Italy 3. Igshaan Adams b. 1982, Cape Town. Lives in Cape Town, South Africa 4. Eileen Agar b. 1899, Buenos Aires, Argentina–1991, London, U.K. 5. Monira Al Qadiri b. 1983, Dakar, Senegal. Lives in Berlin, Germany 6. Sophia Al-Maria b. 1983, Tacoma, U.S. Lives in London, U.K. Pavilion of Applied Arts 7. Ozlem Altın b. 1977, Goch, Germany. Lives in Berlin, Germany 8. Marina Apollonio b. 1940, Trieste, Italy. Lives in Padua, Italy 9. Gertrud Arndt b. 1903, Ratibor (Racibórz), German Empire (present-day Poland)–2000, Darmstadt, Germany 10. Ruth Asawa b. 1926, Norwalk, U.S.–2013, San Francisco, U.S. 11. Shuvinai Ashoona b. 1961, Kinngait. Lives in Kinngait, Nunavut 12. Belkis Ayón b. 1967–1999, Havana, Cuba 13. Firelei Báez b. 1981, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Lives in New York City, U.S. 14. Felipe Baeza b. 1987, Guanajuato, Mexico. Lives in New York City, U.S. 15. Josephine Baker b. 1906, Saint Louis, U.S.–1975, Paris, France 16. Djuna Barnes b. 1892–1982, New York City, U.S. 17. Mária Bartuszová b. 1936, Prague, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic)–1996, Košice, Slovakia 18. Benedetta b. 1897, Rome, Italy–1977, Venice, Italy 19. Mirella Bentivoglio b. 1922, Klagenfurt, Austria–2017, Rome, Italy (In collaboration with Annalisa) Alloatti 1926–2000, Turin, Italy 20. Merikokeb Berhanu b. 1977, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Lives in Silver Spring, U.S. 21. Tomaso Binga b. 1931, Salerno, Italy. Lives in Rome, Italy 22. Cosima von Bonin b. 1962, Mombasa, Kenya. Lives in Cologne, Germany 23. Louise Bonnet b. 1970, Geneva, Switzerland. Lives in Los Angeles, U.S. 24. Marianne Brandt b. 1893, Chemnitz, Germany–1983, Kirchberg, Germany 25. Kerstin Brätsch b. 1979, Hamburg, Germany. Lives in New York City, U.S. and Berlin, Germany 26. Dora Budor b. 1984, Zagreb, Croatia. Lives in New York City, U.S. 27. Eglė Budvytytė b. 1981, Kaunas, Lithuania. Lives in Vilnius, Lithuania and Amsterdam, the Netherlands In collaboration with Marija Olšauskaitè and Julija Steponaitytė b. 1989, Vilnius. Lives in Vilnius, Lithuania and New York City, U.S. b. 1992, Vilnius. Lives in Vilnius, Lithuania and Amsterdam, the Netherlands 28. Liv Bugge b. 1974, Oslo. Lives in Oslo, Norway 29. Simnikiwe Buhlungu b. 1995, Johannesburg. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa and Amsterdam, the Netherlands Biennale College Arte 30. Miriam Cahn b. 1949, Basel, Switzerland. Lives in Stampa, Switzerland 31. Claude Cahun b. 1894, Nantes, France–1954, Saint Helier, Jersey, U.K. 32. Elaine Cameron-Weir b. 1985, Red Deer, Canada. Lives in New York City, U.S. 33. Milly Canavero 1920–2010, Genoa, Italy 34. Leonora Carrington b. 1917, Clayton-le-Woods, U.K.–2011, Mexico City, Mexico 35. Regina Cassolo Bracchi 1894, Mede, Italy–1974, Milan, Italy b. 1981, Kaunas, Lithuania. Lives in Vilnius, Lithuania and Amsterdam, the Netherlands 36. Ambra Castagnetti b. 1993, Genoa, Italy. Lives in Milan, Italy Biennale College Arte 37. Giulia Cenci b. 1988, Cortona. Lives in Cortona, Italy and Amsterdam, the Netherlands 38. Giannina Censi b. 1913, Milan, Italy–1995, Voghera, Italy 39. Gabriel Chaile b. 1985, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. Lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Lisbon, Portugal 40. Ali Cherri b. 1976, Beirut, Lebanon. Lives in Paris, France 41. Anna Coleman Ladd b. 1878, Bryn Mawr, U.S.–1939, Santa Barbara, U.S. 42. Ithell Colquhoun b. 1906, Shillong, India–1988, Lamorna, U.K. 43. Myrlande Constant b. 1968, Port-au-Prince. Lives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti 44. June Crespo b. 1982, Pamplona, Spain. Lives in Bilbao, Spain 45. Dadamaino 1930–2004, Milan, Italy 46. Noah Davis b. 1983, Seattle, U.S.–2015, Ojai, U.S. 47. Lenora de Barros b. 1953, São Paulo. Lives in São Paulo, Brazil 48. Valentine de Saint-Point b. 1875, Lyon, France–1953, Cairo, Egypt 49. Lise Deharme b. 1898, Paris, France–1980, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 50. Sonia Delaunay b. 1885, Odessa, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)–1979, Paris, France 51. Agnes Denes b. 1931, Budapest, Hungary. Lives in New York City, U.S. 52. Maya Deren b. 1917, Kyiv, Ukraine–1961, New York City, U.S. 53. Lucia Di Luciano b. 1933, Syracuse, Italy. Lives in Formello, Italy 54. Ibrahim El-Salahi b. 1930, Omdurman, Sudan. Lives in Oxford, U.K. 55. Sara Enrico b. 1979, Biella, Italy. Lives in Turin, Italy 56. Chiara Enzo b. 1989, Venice. Lives in Venice, Italy 57. Andro Eradze b. 1993, Tbilisi. Lives in Tbilisi, Georgia Biennale College Arte 58. Jaider Esbell b. 1979, Normandia, Brazil–2021, São Sebastião, Brazil 59. Jana Euler b. 1982, Friedberg, Germany. Lives in Frankfurt, Germany and Brussels, Belgium 60. Minnie Evans b. 1892, Long Creek, U.S.–1987, Wilmington, U.S. 61. Alexandra Exter b. 1882, Białystok, Russian Empire (present-day Poland)–1949, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France 62. Jadé Fadojutimi b. 1993, London. Lives in London, U.K. 63. Jes Fan b. 1990, Scarborough, Canada. Lives in New York City, U.S. and Hong Kong 64. Safia Farhat b. 1924–2004, Radès, Tunisia 65. Simone Fattal b. 1942, Damascus, Syria. Lives in Paris and Erquy, France 66. Célestin Faustin b. 1948, Lafond, Haiti–1981, Pétion-Ville, Haiti 67. Leonor Fini b. 1907, Buenos Aires, Argentina–1996, Paris, France 68. Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven b. 1874, Swinemünde (Świnoujście), German Empire (present-day Poland)–1927, Paris, France 69. Katharina Fritsch b. 1956, Essen, Germany. Lives in Wuppertal and Düsseldorf, Germany 70. Ilse Garnier b. 1927, Kaiserslautern, Germany–2020, Saisseval, France 71. Aage Gaup b. 1943, Børselv, Sápmi/Northern Norway–2021, Karasjok, Sápmi/Northern Norway 72. Linda Gazzera b. 1890, Rome, Italy–1942, São Paulo, Brazil 73. Ficre Ghebreyesus b. 1962, Asmara, Eritrea–2012, New Haven, U.S. 74. Elisa Giardina Papa b. 1979, Medicina, Italy. Lives in New York City, U.S. and Palermo, Italy 75. Roberto Gil de Montes b. 1950, Guadalajara, Mexico. Lives in La Peñita de Jaltemba, Mexico 76. Nan Goldin b. 1953, Washington, D.C., U.S.. Lives in New York City, U.S. 77. Jane Graverol b. 1905, Ixelles, Belgium–1984, Fontainebleau, France 78. Laura Grisi b. 1939, Rhodes, Greece–2017, Rome, Italy 79. Karla Grosch b. 1904, Weimar, Germany–1933, Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (present-day Israel) 80. Robert Grosvenor b. 1937, New York City, U.S.. Lives in East Patchogue, U.S. 81. Aneta Grzeszykowska b. 1974, Warsaw. Lives in Warsaw, Poland 82. Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe b. 1971, Sheroana, Venezuela. Lives in Mahekototeri and Caracas, Venezuela 83. Florence Henri b. 1893, New York City, U.S.–1982, Compiègne, France 84. Lynn Hershman Leeson b. 1941, Cleveland, U.S. Lives in San Francisco, U.S. 85. Charline von Heyl b. 1960, Mainz, Germany. Lives in New York City and Marfa, U.S. 86. Hannah Höch b. 1889, Gotha, Germany–1978, Berlin, Germany 87. Jessie Homer French b. 1940, New York City, U.S. Lives in Mountain Center, U.S. 88. Rebecca Horn b. 1944, Michelstadt, Germany. Lives in Odenwald, Germany 89. Georgiana Houghton b. 1814, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain–1884, London, U.K. 90. Sheree Hovsepian b. 1974, Isfahan, Iran. Lives in New York City, U.S. 91. Tishan Hsu b. 1951, Boston, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 92. Marguerite Humeau b. 1986, Cholet, France. Lives in London, U.K. 93. Jacqueline Humphries b. 1960, New Orleans, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 94. Kudzanai-Violet Hwami b. 1993, Gutu, Zimbabwe. Lives in London, U.K. Biennale College Arte 95. Tatsuo Ikeda b. 1928, Saga, Japan–2020, Tokyo, Japan 96. Saodat Ismailova b. 1981, Tashkent. Lives in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Paris, France 97. Aletta Jacobs b. 1854, Sappemeer, the Netherlands–1929, Baarn, the Netherlands 98. Geumhyung Jeong b. 1980, Seoul. Lives in Seoul, South Korea 99. Charlotte Johannesson b. 1943, Malmö, Sweden. Lives in Skanör, Sweden 100. Loïs Mailou Jones b. 1905, Boston, U.S.–1998, Washington, D.C., U.S. 101. Jamian Juliano-Villani b. 1987, Newark, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 102. Birgit Jürgenssen 1949–2003, Vienna, Austria 103. Ida Kar b. 1908, Tambov, Russia–1974, London, U.K. 104. Allison Katz b. 1980, Montreal, Canada. Lives in London, U.K. 105. Bronwyn Katz b. 1993, Kimberley, South Africa. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa 106. Kapwani Kiwanga b. 1978, Hamilton, Canada. Lives in Paris, France 107. Kiki Kogelnik b. 1935, Graz, Austria–1997, Vienna, Austria 108. Barbara Kruger b. 1945, Newark, U.S. Lives in Los Angeles, U.S. 109. Tetsumi Kudo b. 1935, Osaka, Japan–1990, Tokyo, Japan 110. Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill b. 1979, Comox, Canada. Lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil- Waututh peoples 111. Louise Lawler b. 1947, Bronxville, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 112. Carolyn Lazard b. 1987, Upland, U.S. Lives in New York City and Philadelphia, U.S. 113. Mire Lee b. 1988, Seoul, South Korea. Lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands 114. Simone Leigh b. 1967, Chicago, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 115. Hannah Levy b. 1991, New York City. Lives in New York City, U.S. 116. Tau Lewis b. 1993, Toronto, Canada. Lives in New York City, U.S. 117. Shuang Li b. 1990, Wuyi Mountains, China. Lives in Berlin, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland 118. Liliane Lijn b. 1939, New York City, U.S. Lives in London, U.K. 119. Candice Lin b. 1979, Concord, U.S. Lives in Los Angeles, U.S. 120. Mina Loy b. 1882, London, U.K.–1966, Aspen, U.S. 121. Antoinette Lubaki b. 1895, Bukama, Congo Free State (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo)–? 122. LuYang b. 1984, Shanghai. Lives in Shanghai, China 123. Zhenya Machneva b. 1988, Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg), Russia. Lives in Saint Petersburg, Russia 124. Baya Mahieddine b. 1931, Fort de l’Eau (present-day Bordj El Kiffan), Algeria–1998, Blida, Algeria 125. Maruja Mallo b. 1902, Viveiro, Spain–1995, Madrid, Spain 126. Joyce Mansour b.1928, Bowden, U.K.–1986, Paris, France 127. Britta Marakatt-Labba b. 1951, Idivuoma, Sápmi/Northern Sweden. Lives in Övre Soppero, Sápmi/Northern Sweden 128. Diego Marcon b. 1985, Busto Arsizio, Italy. Lives in Milan, Italy 129. Sidsel Meineche Hansen b. 1981, Ry, Denmark. Lives in London, U.K. 130. Maria Sibylla Merian b. 1647, Frankfurt am Main, Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany)–1717, Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (present-day the Netherlands) 131. Vera Molnár b. 1924, Budapest, Hungary. Lives in Paris, France 132. Delcy Morelos b. 1967, Tierralta, Colombia. Lives in Bogotá, Colombia 133. Sister Gertrude Morgan b. 1900, LaFayette, U.S.–1980, New Orleans, U.S. 134. Sandra Mujinga b. 1989, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lives in Oslo, Norway, and Berlin, Germany. 135. Mrinalini Mukherjee b. 1949, Bombay (present-day Mumbai), India–2015, New Delhi, India. 136. Nadja b. 1902, Saint-André-lez-Lille, France–1941, Bailleul, France 137. Louise Nevelson b. 1899, Pereiaslav, Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)–1988, New York City, U.S. 138. Amy Nimr b. 1898, Cairo, Egypt–1974, Paris, France 139. Magdalene Odundo b. 1950, Nairobi, Kenya. Lives in Farnham, U.K. 140. Precious Okoyomon b. 1993, London, U.K. Lives in New York City, U.S. 141. Meret Oppenheim b. 1913, Berlin, Germany–1985, Basel, Switzerland 142. Ovartaci b. 1894, Ebeltoft, Denmark–1985, Risskov, Denmark 143. Virginia Overton b. 1971, Nashville, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 144. Akosua Adoma Owusu b. 1984, Alexandria, U.S. Lives in New York City and Cambridge, U.S. 145. Prabhakar Pachpute b. 1986, Sasti, India. Lives in Pune, India 146. Eusapia Palladino b. 1854, Minervino Murge, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (present-day Italy)–1918, Naples, Italy 147. Violeta Parra b. 1917, San Fabián de Alico, Chile–1967, Santiago, Chile 148. Rosana Paulino b. 1967, São Paulo. Lives in São Paulo, Brazil 149. Valentine Penrose b. 1898, Mont-de-Marsan, France–1978, Chiddingly, U.K. 150. Elle Pérez b. 1989, New York City. Lives in New York City, U.S. 151. Sondra Perry b. 1986, Perth Amboy, U.S. Lives in Newark, U.S. 152. Solange Pessoa b. 1961, Ferros, Brazil. Lives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil 153. Thao Nguyen Phan b. 1987, Ho Chi Minh City. Lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 154. Julia Phillips b. 1985, Hamburg, Germany. Lives in Chicago, U.S. and Berlin, Germany 155. Joanna Piotrowska b. 1985, Warsaw. Lives in Warsaw, Poland and London, U.K. 156. Alexandra Pirici b. 1982, Bucharest. Lives in Bucharest, Romania 157. Anu Põder b. 1947, Kanepi, Estonia–2013, Tallinn, Estonia 158. Gisèle Prassinos b. 1920, Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey)–2015, Paris, France 159. Christina Quarles b. 1985, Chicago, U.S. Lives in Los Angeles, U.S. 160. Rachilde b. 1860, Cros, France–1953, Paris, France 161. Janis Rafa b. 1984, Athens. Lives in Athens, Greece and Amsterdam, the Netherlands 162. Alice Rahon b. 1904, Chenecey-Buillon, France–1987, Mexico City, Mexico 163. Carol Rama 1918–2015, Turin, Italy 164. Paula Rego b. 1935, Lisbon, Portugal. Lives in London, U.K. 165. Edith Rimmington b. 1902, Leicester, U.K.–1986, Bexhill-on-Sea, U.K. 166. Enif Robert b. 1886, Prato, Italy–1974, Bologna, Italy 167. Luiz Roque b. 1979, Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil. Lives in São Paulo, Brazil 168. Rosa Rosà b. 1884, Vienna, Austria–1978, Rome, Italy 169. Niki de Saint Phalle b. 1930, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France–2002, La Jolla, U.S. 170. Giovanna Sandri 1923–2002, Rome, Italy 171. Pinaree Sanpitak b. 1961, Bangkok. Lives in Bangkok, Thailand 172. Aki Sasamoto b. 1980, Kanagawa, Japan. Lives in New York City, U.S. 173. Augusta Savage b. 1892, Green Cove Springs, U.S.–1962, New York City, U.S. 174. Lavinia Schulz and Walter Holdt b. 1896, Lübben (Spreewald), Germany–1924, Hamburg, Germany 1899–1924, Hamburg, Germany 175. Lillian Schwartz b. 1927, Cincinnati, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 176. Amy Sillman b. 1955, Detroit, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 177. Elias Sime b. 1968, Addis Ababa. Lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 178. Marianna Simnett b. 1986, London, U.K. Lives in Berlin, Germany 179. Hélène Smith b. 1861, Martigny, Switzerland–1929, Geneva, Switzerland 180. Sable Elyse Smith b. 1986, Los Angeles, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 181. Teresa Solar b. 1985, Madrid. Lives in Madrid, Spain 182. Mary Ellen Solt b. 1920, Gilmore City, U.S.–2007, Santa Clarita, U.S. 183. P. Staff b. 1987, Bognor Regis, U.K. Lives in London, U.K. and Los Angeles, U.S. 184. Sophie Taeuber-Arp b. 1889, Davos, Switzerland–1943, Zürich, Switzerland 185. Toshiko Takaezu b. 1922, Pepeekeo, U.S.–2011, Honolulu, U.S. 186. Emma Talbot b. 1969, Stourbridge, U.K. Lives in London, U.K. 187. Dorothea Tanning b. 1910, Galesburg, U.S.–2012, New York City, U.S. 188. Bridget Tichenor b. 1917, Paris, France–1990, Mexico City, Mexico 189. Tecla Tofano b. 1927, Naples, Italy–1995, Caracas, Venezuela 190. Josefa Tolrà b. 1880–1959, Cabrils, Spain 191. Tourmaline b. 1983, Boston, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 192. Toyen b. 1902, Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present-day Czech Republic)–1980, Paris, France 193. Rosemarie Trockel b. 1952, Schwerte, Germany. Lives in Berlin, Germany 194. Wu Tsang b. 1982, Worcester, U.S. Lives in Zürich, Switzerland 195. Kaari Upson b. 1970, San Bernardino, U.S.–2021, New York City, U.S. 196. Andra Ursuta b. 1979, Salonta, Romania. Lives in New York City, U.S. 197. Grazia Varisco b. 1937, Milan. Lives in Milan, Italy 198. Remedios Varo b. 1908, Anglès, Spain–1963, Mexico City, Mexico 199. Sandra Vásquez de la Horra b. 1967, Viña del Mar, Chile. Lives in Berlin, Germany 200. Marie Vassilieff b. 1884, Smolensk, Russia–1957, Nogent-sur-Marne, France 201. Cecilia Vicuña b. 1948, Santiago, Chile. Lives in New York City, U.S. 202. Nanda Vigo 1936–2020, Milan, Italy 203. Marianne Vitale b. 1973, East Rockaway, U.S. Lives in New York City, U.S. 204. Raphaela Vogel b. 1988, Nuremberg, Germany. Lives in Berlin, Germany 205. Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller b. 1877, Philadelphia, U.S.–1968, Framingham, U.S. 206. Laura Wheeler Waring b. 1887, Hartford, U.S.–1948, Philadelphia, U.S. 207. Ulla Wiggen b. 1942, Stockholm. Lives in Stockholm, Sweden 208. Mary Wigman b. 1886, Hanover, Germany–1973, Berlin, Germany 209. Müge Yilmaz b. 1985, Istanbul, Turkey. Lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands 210. Frantz Zéphirin b. 1968, Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. Lives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti 211. Zheng Bo b. 1974, Beijing, China. Lives on Lantau Island, Hong Kong 212. Unica Zürn b. 1916, Berlin, Germany–1970, Paris, France 213. Portia Zvavahera b. 1985, Harare. Lives in Harare, Zimbabwe

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Premi David di Donatello 2020: tutte le candidature

Queste le candidature ai Premi David di Donatello 2020 dei film usciti al cinema dal 1˚ gennaio al 31 dicembre 2019, in ordine alfabetico, votate dal 7 gennaio all’8 febbraio 2020 dai componenti la Giuria dell’Accademia e trasmesse ufficialmente dallo Studio Notarile Marco Papi. Le ha comunicate, nell’incontro di oggi con la stampa, Piera Detassis, Presidente e Direttore Artistico dell’Accademia. Sono presenti degli ex-aequo.

Il film ad ottenere il maggior numero di nomination è il bellissimo Il Traditore, di Marco Bellocchio, presentato allo scorso Festival di Cannes 2019, che porta a casa 18 candidature, mentre seguono a distanza, con 15 nomination a testa, Il Primo Re di Matteo Rovere e Pinocchio di Matteo Garrone.

Martin Eden di Pietro Marcello ha raccolto l’apprezzamento dell’Accademia, con 11 candidature, mentre, forse a sorpresa, 5 è il numero perfetto raggiunge ben 9 nomination.

Ecco tutte le candidature ai David di Donatello 2020

MIGLIOR FILM

Il primo re prodotto da GRØENLANDIA, con RAI CINEMA, GAPBUSTERS, ROMAN CITIZEN per la regia di Matteo ROVERE Il traditore prodotto da IBC MOVIE, KAVAC FILM, con RAI CINEMA per la regia di Marco BELLOCCHIO La paranza dei bambini prodotto da Carlo DEGLI ESPOSTI e Nicola SERRA per la regia di Claudio GIOVANNESI Martin Eden prodotto da Pietro MARCELLO, Beppe CASCHETTO, Thomas ORDONNEAU, Michael WEBER, Viola FÜGEN, RAI CINEMA per la regia di Pietro MARCELLO Pinocchio prodotto da ARCHIMEDE, LE PACTE, RAI CINEMA per la regia di Matteo GARRONE

MIGLIOR REGIA

Il primo re Matteo ROVERE Il traditore Marco BELLOCCHIO La paranza dei bambini Claudio GIOVANNESI Martin Eden Pietro MARCELLO Pinocchio Matteo GARRONE

MIGLIORE REGISTA ESORDIENTE

5 è il numero perfetto IGORT Bangla Phaim BHUIYAN Il campione Leonardo D’AGOSTINI L’immortale Marco D’AMORE Sole Carlo SIRONI

MIGLIORE SCENEGGIATURA ORIGINALE

Bangla Phaim BHUIYAN, Vanessa PICCIARELLI Il primo re Filippo GRAVINO, Francesca MANIERI, Matteo ROVERE Il traditore Marco BELLOCCHIO, Ludovica RAMPOLDI, Valia SANTELLA, Francesco PICCOLO La dea fortuna Gianni ROMOLI, Silvia RANFAGNI, Ferzan OZPETEK Ricordi? Valerio MIELI

MIGLIORE SCENEGGIATURA NON ORIGINALE

Il sindaco del rione Sanità Mario MARTONE, Ippolita DI MAJO La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia Thomas BIDEGAIN, Jean-Luc FROMENTAL, Lorenzo MATTOTTI La paranza dei bambini Maurizio BRAUCCI, Roberto SAVIANO, Claudio GIOVANNESI Martin Eden Maurizio BRAUCCI, Pietro MARCELLO Pinocchio Matteo GARRONE, Massimo CECCHERINI

MIGLIOR PRODUTTORE

Bangla Domenico PROCACCI, Anna Maria MORELLI (TIM VISION) Il primo re GRØENLANDIA, RAI CINEMA, GAPBUSTERS, ROMAN CITIZEN Il traditore IBC MOVIE, KAVAC FILM, con RAI CINEMA Martin Eden Pietro MARCELLO, Beppe CASCHETTO, Thomas ORDONNEAU, Michael WEBER, Viola FÜGEN, RAI CINEMA Pinocchio ARCHIMEDE, LE PACTE, RAI CINEMA

MIGLIORE ATTRICE PROTAGONISTA*

I villeggianti Valeria BRUNI TEDESCHI La dea fortuna Jasmine TRINCA Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri Isabella RAGONESE Ricordi? Linda CARIDI Rosa Lunetta SAVINO Tutto il mio folle amore Valeria GOLINO

MIGLIOR ATTORE PROTAGONISTA

5 è il numero perfetto Toni SERVILLO Il primo re Alessandro BORGHI Il sindaco del rione Sanità Francesco DI LEVA Il traditore Pierfrancesco FAVINO Martin Eden Luca MARINELLI

MIGLIORE ATTRICE NON PROTAGONISTA

5 è il numero perfetto Valeria GOLINO Domani è un altro giorno Anna FERZETTI Il primo re Tania GARRIBBA Il traditore Maria AMATO Pinocchio Alida BALDARI CALABRIA

MIGLIOR ATTORE NON PROTAGONISTA

5 è il numero perfetto Carlo BUCCIROSSO Il campione Stefano ACCORSI Il traditore Fabrizio FERRACANE Il traditore Luigi LO CASCIO Pinocchio Roberto BENIGNI

MIGLIOR AUTORE DELLA FOTOGRAFIA

Il primo re Daniele CIPRÌ Il traditore Vladan RADOVIC Martin Eden Francesco DI GIACOMO Pinocchio Nicolaj BRÜEL Ricordi? Daria D’ANTONIO

MIGLIORE MUSICISTA

Il Flauto Magico di Piazza Vittorio L’ORCHESTRA DI PIAZZA VITTORIO Il primo re Andrea FARRI Il traditore Nicola PIOVANI Pinocchio Dario MARIANELLI Suspiria Thom YORKE

MIGLIOR CANZONE ORIGINALE

Bangla Titolo: FESTA Musica di: Antonio AIELLO Testi di: SHOSHI MD ZIAUL, Antonio AIELLO Interpretata da: MOONSTAR STUDIO Il sindaco del rione Sanità Titolo: RIONE SANITA’ Musica, Testi e interpretazione di: RALPH P L’ospite Titolo: UN ERRORE DI DISTRAZIONE Musica e Testi di: Dario BRUNORI Interpretata da: BRUNORI SAS La dea fortuna Titolo: CHE VITA MERAVIGLIOSA Musica e Testi di: Antonio DIODATO Interpretata da: DIODATO Suspiria Titolo: SUSPIRIUM Musica, Testi e interpretazione di: Thom YORKE

MIGLIORE SCENOGRAFO

5 è il numero perfetto Nello GIORGETTI Il primo re Tonino ZERA Il traditore Andrea CASTORINA Pinocchio Dimitri CAPUANI Suspiria Inbal WEINBERG

MIGLIORE COSTUMISTA

5 è il numero perfetto Nicoletta TARANTA Il primo re Valentina TAVIANI Il traditore Daria CALVELLI Martin Eden Andrea CAVALLETTO Pinocchio Massimo CANTINI PARRINI

MIGLIOR TRUCCATORE

5 è il numero perfetto Andreina BECAGLI Il primo re Roberto PASTORE, Andrea LEANZA, Valentina VISINTIN, Lorenzo TAMBURINI Il traditore Dalia COLLI, Lorenzo TAMBURINI Pinocchio Dalia COLLI, Mark COULIER (trucco prostetico) Suspiria Fernanda PEREZ

MIGLIOR ACCONCIATORE

Il primo re Marzia COLOMBA Il traditore Alberta GIULIANI Martin Eden Daniela TARTARI Pinocchio Francesco PEGORETTI Suspiria Manolo GARCÍA

MIGLIORE MONTATORE

Il primo re Gianni VEZZOSI Il sindaco del rione Sanità Jacopo QUADRI Il traditore Francesca CALVELLI Martin Eden Aline HERVÉ, Fabrizio FEDERICO Pinocchio Marco SPOLETINI

MIGLIOR SUONO

5 è il numero perfetto Presa diretta: Daniele MARANIELLO Microfonista: Max GOBIET Montaggio: Giuseppe D’AMATO Creazione suoni: Francesco ALBERTELLI Mix: Marcos MOLINA JAIME Il primo re Presa diretta: Angelo BONANNI Microfonista: Davide D’ONOFRIO Montaggio: Mirko PERRI Creazione suoni: Mauro EUSEPI Mix: Michele MAZZUCCO Il traditore Presa diretta: Gaetano CARITO, Adriano DI LORENZO Microfonista: Pierpaolo MERAFINO Montaggio: Lilio ROSATO Creazione suoni: Gianluca BASILI Mix: Francesco TUMMINELLO Martin Eden Presa diretta: Denny DE ANGELIS Microfonista: Simone PANETTA Montaggio: Stefano GROSSO Mix: Michael KACZMAREK Pinocchio Presa diretta: Maricetta LOMBARDO Microfonista: Luca NOVELLI Montaggio: Daniela BASSANI Creazione suoni: Stefano GROSSO Mix: Gianni PALLOTTO

MIGLIORI EFFETTI VISIVI

5 è il numero perfetto Giuseppe SQUILLACI Il primo re Francesco GRISI, Gaia BUSSOLATI Il traditore Rodolfo MIGLIARI Pinocchio Theo DEMERIS, Rodolfo MIGLIARI Suspiria Luca SAVIOTTI

MIGLIOR DOCUMENTARIO

Citizen Rosi di Didi GNOCCHI e Carolina ROSI Fellini fine mai di Eugenio CAPPUCCIO La mafia non è più quella di una volta di Franco MARESCO Se c’è un aldilà sono fottuto. Vita e cinema di Claudio Caligari di Simone ISOLA e Fausto TROMBETTA Selfie di Agostino FERRENTE

MIGLIOR FILM STRANIERO (Il premio al miglior film straniero viene assegnato al primo turno di votazione)

C’era una volta a… Hollywood di Quentin Tarantino (Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia) Green Book di Peter Farrelly (Eagle Pictures) Joker di Todd Phillips (Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia) L’ufficiale e la spia (J’accuse) di Roman Polanski (01 Distribution) Parasite di Bong Joon Ho (Academy Two)

Il miglior film straniero Premio David di Donatello 2020 è: PARASITE di Bong Joon Ho

*** Il premio al miglior cortometraggio viene assegnato da una giuria composta da Giada Calabria, Francesca Calvelli, Leonardo Diberti, Paolo Fondato, Elisabetta Lodoli, Enrico Magrelli, Lamberto Mancini, Mario Mazzetti, Paolo Mereghetti e presieduta da Andrea Piersanti.

MIGLIOR CORTOMETRAGGIO

Baradar di Beppe TUFARULO Inverno di Giulio MASTROMAURO Il nostro tempo di Veronica SPEDICATI Mia Sorella di Saverio CAPPIELLO Unfolded di Cristina PICCHI

Il miglior cortometraggio Premio David di Donatello 2020 è: INVERNO di Giulio Mastromauro

*** Il Premio David Giovani viene assegnato da una giuria nazionale di studenti degli ultimi due anni di corso delle scuole secondarie di II grado.

DAVID GIOVANI

Il traditore di Marco BELLOCCHIO L’uomo del labirinto di Donato CARRISI La dea fortuna di Ferzan OZPETEK Martin Eden di Pietro MARCELLO Mio fratello insegue i dinosauri di Stefano CIPANI

Venerdì 3 aprile si terrà la cerimonia di premiazione della 65ᵃ edizione dei Premi David di Donatello, un compleanno importante che verrà celebrato in diretta in prima serata su Rai1. La conduzione dell’edizione 2020 è affidata a Carlo Conti. Nel corso della cerimonia, numerosi protagonisti del cinema italiano e internazionale consegneranno venticinque Premi David di Donatello e i David Speciali.

I Premi David di Donatello sono organizzati dalla Fondazione Accademia del Cinema Italiano – Premi David di Donatello e dalla RAI: Piera Detassis è il Presidente e Direttore Artistico dell’Accademia, il Consiglio Direttivo è composto da Francesco Rutelli, Carlo Fontana, Mario Turetta, Francesca Cima, Luigi Lonigro, Mario Lorini, Domenico Dinoia, Edoardo De Angelis, Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, Giancarlo Leone.

La 65ᵃ edizione della manifestazione si svolge sotto l’Alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica, con il contributo del MiBACT Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo – Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo, d’intesa con AGIS e ANICA e con la partecipazione, in qualità di Soci Fondatori Sostenitori, di SIAE e Nuovo IMAIE.

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ASCOLI PICENO – Passo Uno: La carovana del cinema d’animazione è una rassegna di cinema d’animazione, che si sviluppa in 7 appuntamenti, snodandosi all’interno di 7 Comuni dell’area marchigiana colpita dal devastante sisma del 2016.

Il progetto presentato da Acli Arte e Spettacolo di Rimini e dal Festival Internazionale del Cinema d’AnimazioneCartoon Club, in collaborazione con ASIFA Italia, l’associazione che riunisce autori e professionisti del cinema d’animazione italiano e con la partecipazione di Rai Ragazzi e del Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia sede del Piemonte, è parte del bando: “Sillumina Copia privata per i giovani, per la cultura” sez. Periferie Urbane, promosso da SIAE, MiBACT.

In ogni Comune che ospiterà la rassegna, saranno organizzati dei laboratori di cinema d’animazione rivolti ai bambini. All’interno dei laboratori guidati da uno staff di giovani artisti e professionisti di ASIFA Italia, i bambini affronteranno in prima persona tutte le fasi necessarie alla realizzazione di un cartone animato di qualche minuto. I laboratori saranno realizzati da Giulia Landi, Adolfo Di Molfetta e Massimo Ottoni.

In ogni Comune, a cura di Emiliano Fasano – Segretario Generale di ASIFA Italia – saranno proiettati cortometraggi in animazione realizzati da giovani autori italiani under 35 e, grazie alla preziosa adesione al progetto da parte di Rai Ragazzi, alcuni episodi delle serie animate in onda su Rai YoYo e Rai Gulp.

Le società italiane di produzione, partner di Rai, hanno aderito al progetto con grande partecipazione: Rainbow con le Winx, Studio Campedelli e Cartobaleno con Atchoo, Lastrego&Testa Multimedia con Gatto Mirò, Enanimation con Mini Ninja, Misseri Animations con Mofy, Animokacon Paf il cane, Quipos con la Pimpa (©Altan/Quipos), Monello Production con Max & Maestro, Atlantyca Entertainment con Bat Pat, Showlab con Yoyo, Maga Animation Studio con Extreme Football e Acqua in bocca, Studio Bozzetto con Topo Tip.

Passo Uno con la sua carovana dell’animazione sarà nei seguenti Comuni:

30 Luglio 2018 – Comune di Monsampietro Morico

31 Luglio 2018 – Comune di Caldarola

1 Agosto 2018 – Comune di Amandola

2 Agosto 2018 – Comune San Severino Marche

3 Agosto 2018 – Comune di Arquata del Tronto

4 Agosto 2018 – Comune di Montegallo

5 Agosto 2018 – Comune di Montefortino

Il manifesto di Passo Uno è stato realizzato da Marino Guarnieri, consigliere di ASIFA Italia e co-regista di Gatta Cenerentola, il lungometraggio premiato ai David di Donatello 2018.

L’esperienza di Passo Uno sarà anche l’occasione per realizzare, attraverso video e fotografia, un Docufilm, che oltre il raccontare l’incontro dei giovani artisti con le comunità coinvolte, vuole portare una testimonianza dell’attuale stato del territorio.

Il film sarà poi messo a disposizione del pubblico tramite la distribuzione on line.

Ingresso alle proiezioni e partecipazione ai laboratori sono gratuiti. I laboratori partiranno dalle ore 16.30, mentre le proiezioni saranno effettuate alle ore 21.30.

#Marche #TMNotizie

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francescafiorini · 6 years

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MOVEMENT FESTIVAL - l'evento torinese nella TOP10 SIAE per numero di presenze

MOVEMENT FESTIVAL – l’evento torinese nella TOP10 SIAE per numero di presenze

MOVEMENT FESTIVAL

la rassegna di musica elettronica per il TERZO ANNO CONSECUTIVO nella TOP TEN SIAE degli eventi musicali con più spettatori

Un altro record in attesa dell’appuntamento estivo targato MOVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT: KAPPA FUTURFESTIVAL VII edizione 7 e 8 luglio 2018 da mezzogiorno a mezzanotte Parco Dora, TORINO (LINK TICKET)

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hiighcee · 7 years

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13 Common Questions About Music Licensing for Businesses

Similarly to authors of books, songs are protected under copyright law to protect the songwriters. Because of this, it is generally illegal to play music in a public place without obtaining a license for the musical works. Many business owners are unaware of this, and don’t know that they need to pay a license to play music, or don’t know how to play music legally in their business.

Below are some commonly asked questions about using music in a business setting that can hopefully act as a guide for legally using music in your business, put together with help from Los Angeles music lawyer Jesse E. Morris, Esq.

Who are BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC?

BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC are known as the Performance Rights Organizations (“PROs”) that represent songwriters and music publishers in the United States. They act as the intermediary between songwriters and music users such as restaurants, retail stores, and music streaming services like Dozmia to protect intellectual property and make licensing music more convenient. They offer blanket licenses to businesses that need the rights to publicly use music. Businesses pay a fee to BMI, ASCAP, and/or SESAC to obtain public performance rights, and can use music owned by any of the songwriters and publishers they represent.

If you play music licensed by one of these organizations, and don’t have a license from them, you can potentially be held liable for copyright infringement, which can result in thousands of dollars of liability as well as costly legal fees.

There’s also a 4th PRO that you may need to pay licensing fees to called Global Music Rights. This PRO is relatively new, and is the smallest of the four, but they do control the rights to some of the songs you may play in your business, and may be worth taking a look at. You can search the songs they represent on their website.

If I pay BMI, do I also need to pay ASCAP and SESAC?

Not always. It’s important to realize that the PROs represent songwriters, not necessarily the songs themselves, so you only need to pay the PROs that represent the writers of the songs you’re using in your business. Unfortunately, most songs have multiple songwriters. For example, “Don’t Wake Me Up” by Chris Brown has 11 songwriters, some of which are represented by BMI, some by ASCAP, and some by foreign PROs, as you can see below.

If you’re using more popular music in your business, it’s likely that you will need to pay all three of the PROs.

In the above image, you may notice two additional organizations in the “Current Affiliation” column, SIAE and PRS. These are foreign performance rights organizations. There is no need to pay foreign PROs for the rights to use music in your restaurant here in the United States because BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC have reciprocal agreements with these organizations and transfer any applicable royalties to them.

The safe and easy way is to just pay all three of the PROs, but if you want to see what songwriters are represented by each of them, you can check their databases here (for BMI), here (for ASCAP), and here (for SESAC). If your entire playlist consists of songs only written by BMI songwriters, you only have to pay licensing fees to BMI.

You also have the option to work directly with songwriters and publishers, in which case you can license the music directly from them and avoid paying the PROs altogether. Before considering this, however, I’d recommend you speak with a music attorney. Jesse E. Morris, Esq., of Morris Music Law is the music lawyer who helped us get our music licensing straightened out, and I’d highly recommend him. Another option is to avoid all of the legal complications by signing up for a service that offers streaming music for business (like Dozmia for Business).

Are there any circumstances where I don’t have to pay a licensing fee to the PROs?

If you’re using music recordings that you own from a smartphone, CD, or streaming over the Internet, unless the provider covers licensing fees for you, then you generally have to pay to use music in your business. However, section 110 (5)(B) of the Copyright Act contains exceptions for businesses playing music over the radio or using a TV if you don’t charge customers to hear the music.

Generally, if your business is not a “food service or drinking establishment” and has less than 2,000 gross square feet of space or is a “food service or drinking establishment” and has less than 3,750 square feet in space, you don’t need to pay to use music.

If your business is larger than the above limits, to use a TV (with stations licensed by the FCC) or radio, and your business includes ONE of the following, you need to pay to use music:

For TV:

More than 4 TV’s.

More than 1 TV in any one room.

Any of the TV’s is larger than 55” when measured diagonally.

If the audio is connected to:

More than 6 total loudspeakers.

More than 4 loudspeakers in any one room or connected outdoor space.

If there is any direct charge.

The transmission or retransmission is further transmitted beyond your establishment.

For Radio:

More than 6 total loudspeakers.

More than 4 loudspeakers are in any one room or connected outdoor space.

If there is any direct charge.

The transmission or retransmission is further transmitted beyond your establishment.

Another exception is in section 110 (5)(A) of the Copyright Act, which allows transmission of music via “a single receiving apparatus of a kind commonly used in private homes.” This exemption only applies if no direct charge is made to see or hear the transmission and the transmission, once received, is not further transmitted to the public.

Do I have to pay to play music for employees?

Aside from the exemptions mentioned above, you generally only need a license to use music if it’s publicly performed. However, if your customers can hear the music, the PROs could argue that the public is receiving the transmission, and that licensing obligations apply. The safe option in this case is to pay for the licenses.

Do I have to pay a license for live performances in my business?

Unless the performers only play their own songs, yes, to have live music in your business, you need the appropriate licenses from the PROs. In the case of live music, it may be in your best interest to get licenses from all the PROs, as many musicians perform songs written by other songwriters.

You may also need a permit depending on where your business is located. In Los Angeles, for example, café’s need a permit for any live entertainment performances.

Do I have to pay artists to perform in my business?

While you aren’t legally required to pay musicians for live performances, it’s a good idea to. More established musicians look down upon venues that don’t pay for performances, so not paying lesser-known musicians for live performances can make it harder to book bigger artists later on. Additionally, your customers may think less of you if they find out you aren’t paying musicians for their performances. Paying performing musicians a small fixed amount or a percentage of sales that night can help you maintain a positive reputation among the music community.

My background music provider pays licensing fees already. Do I need a separate license for live music?

Yes. If you’re using a background music provider that includes licensing for the music, you still need to pay BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC for live performances, unless your background music provider can also provide licensing for this.

What if I play copyright free music?

If you use copyright free music, you don’t have to pay licensing fees, but be sure to check the Copyright Office, BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC’s databases to be sure the music really is copyright free or in public domain.

Can I use Pandora or Spotify in my business?

Music streaming services that are intended for consumer use, such as Pandora or Spotify, typically prohibit commercial use of their product, as per their terms of use. This is generally to protect them from any liabilities from the PROs. If you want to use a streaming service for your business, check the terms of use to see if they allow for this.

Even if you do use a consumer music streaming service, you’ll still have to pay licensing fees to use music in your business. Additionally, if you want to get rid of the ads that interrupt the music, you’ll need to pay for a premium subscription on most services. It might be more cost effective to subscribe to a music streaming service for business use.

Do I have to pay for licenses even if I bought the music or if I’m paying for a music streaming service?

Yes. Purchasing music downloads or a music streaming subscription gives you the rights to listen privately. Once you play the music in your business, it generally becomes a public performance and needs to be licensed. Keep in mind, the exemptions above apply only to radio and TV, not Internet streaming or playing music downloads.

Are licenses negotiable?

Yes, but it can be hard to get a different price on the licenses unless you have something to offer in return. If you want to pay less in licensing fees, it might be best to take the time to make a playlist of songs whose writers are all represented by only one of the PROs.

How do I actually get the licenses to play music in my business?

You can find the appropriate forms on the PROs websites.

BMI: http://www.bmi.com/licensing

ASCAP: http://www.ascap.com/licensing

SESAC: https://www.sesac.com/Licensing/obtainlicense.aspx

Do I have to pay for a license to use really old music in my business?

Yes, unless the music is no longer protected by copyright law and is in public domain, you need a license. If you think a song may be in public domain, you can search the PROs databases here (for BMI), here (for ASCAP), and here (for SESAC). Additionally, you can search the Copyright Office directly to identify the owners/writers of specific songs.

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tarditardi · 7 years

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Kappa Futurfestival: a Torino l’ 8 ed il 9 luglio c’è il top della techno

KAPPA FUTURFESTIVAL, il format di musica elettronica e arti digitali outdoor, estivo e 100% diurno (unico festival dedicato alla musica dance presente nella top 10 della SIAE al Botteghino 2016, con oltre 40mila spettatori registrati nell’ultima edizione) torna l’8 e 9 luglio nella futuristica location del Parco Dora a Torino da mezzogiorno a mezzanotte.

Ancora una volta KAPPA FUTURFESTIVAL proporrà un cast eccezionale con i nomi più importanti dell'elettronica mondiale divisi su tre palchi. Tra i nomi più attesi la superstar FATBOY SLIM, il guru della techno PAUL KALKBRENNER, il leggendario SVEN VÄTH, l'americano CARL COX, la dj siberiana NINA KRAVIZ, il grandissimi talenti italiani JOSEPH CAPRIATI e ILARIO ALICANTE. Ecco la line up completa: Âme (live), Body & Soul (François K, Joe Claussell, Danny Krivit), Boo Williams, Carl Cox, Dixon, Fatboy Slim, Glenn Underground, Honey Dijon, Ilario Alicante, Jackmaster, Jamie Jones, Joseph Capriati, Kölsch, Maceo Plex, Mano Le Tough, Marcel Dettmann, Masters at Work (Louie Vega, Kenny Dope), Nina Kraviz, Paul Kalkbrenner, Sasha & John Digweed, Seth Troxler B2B The Martinez Brothers, Sven Väth, Tale Of Us, The Black Madonna, Claudio Chiavegato, Denaila, Gandalf, Jonny N' Travis, Lollino, Marcelo Tag, Moreno Pezzolato, Rills, TapeOut, The Taste, Wood Step. Sono disponibili ad un prezzo speciale i biglietti "Late Promo": www.kappafuturfestival.com

Movement Entertainment è una realtà in costante crescita e di spessore internazionale, come dimostra anche l'ultima intervista rilasciata dal fondatore Maurizio "Juni" Vitale al Sole 24ore (goo.gl/Py6Erh). Grazie alla loro rilevanza culturale Movement Torino Music Festival e Kappa FuturFestival hanno anche recentemente ricevuto il prestigioso patrocinio della Commissione Europea per la diffusione della cultura musicale attraverso l’Intrattenimento Intelligente. Da quest’anno e fino al 2019 Kappa FuturFestival partecipa inoltre al progetto MONICA nell’ambito del Programma Europeo di ricerca ed innovazione Horizon 2020. Il progetto, cofinanziato dalla Commissione Europea, ha come obiettivo la sperimentazione di tecnologie che usano l’Internet of Things per facilitare la gestione della sicurezza e l’impatto acustico di grandi eventi open air. Nel consorzio formato da 28 partner provenienti da tutta Europa figurano la Città di Torino, l'Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, fondato da Compagnia di San Paolo e Politecnico di Torino, la Polizia Municipale e Telecom Italia. Il modello di cooperazione pubblico/privato che si sta realizzando tra gli attori torinesi rappresenta una best practice a livello europeo.

LINE UP COMPLETO:

ÂME (live) - BODY & SOUL (François K, Joe Claussell, Danny Krivit) - BOO WILLIAMS - CARL COX - DIXON - FATBOY SLIM - GLENN UNDERGROUND - HONEY DIJON - ILARIO ALICANTE - JACKMASTER - JAMIE JONES - JOSEPH CAPRIATI - KOLSCH - MACEO PLEX - MANO LE TOUGH - MARCEL DETTMANN - MASTERS AT WORK (Louie Vega, Kenny Dope) - NINA KRAVIZ - PAUL KALKBRENNER - SASHA & JOHN DIGWEED - SETH TROXLER b2b THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS - SVEN VATH - TALE OF US - THE BLACK MADONNA - CLAUDIO CHIAVEGATO - DENAILA - GANDALF - JONNY N' TRAVIS - LOLLINO - MARCELO TAG - MORENO PEZZOLATO - RILLS - TAPEOUT - THE TASTE - WOOD STEP

Official Website: www.futurfestival.com

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tempi-dispari · 7 years

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New Post has been published on http://www.tempi-dispari.it/2017/03/14/movement-torino-music-festival-al-1-posto-della-top10-siae-dei-concerti-piu-spettatori-nel-2016/

Movement Torino Music Festival al 1° posto della Top10 Siae dei concerti con più spettatori nel 2016

Movement Torino, l’evento che da undici anni anima la notte del 31 ottobre al Lingotto di Torino, per il secondo anno di seguito è al Top delle vendite dei biglietti live in Italia.

Dopo il primo posto nell’ultimo trimestre del 2015, il festival di musica elettronica e di arti visive nel quarto trimestre 2016 (ottobre-dicembre) ha conquistato di nuovo la vetta della TOP 10 SIAE dei concerti che in Italia hanno registrato il maggior numero di ingressi. L’Osservatorio dello Spettacolo SIAE ha pubblicato i dati relativi agli ingressi nei concerti e la medaglia d’oro va a Movement Torino Music Festival 2016: 17.046 ingressi per la data del 31 ottobre al Lingotto Fiere di Torino.

Un altro successo per Movement Entertainment che ogni anno con i suoi eventi Movement Torino, Kappa Futurfestival E Movement Croatia garantisce una selezione artistica di alto profilo, location eccezionali, e attenzione ai temi ambientali. Un punto di riferimento per il pubblico appassionato di musica elettronica con i migliori dj della scena mondiale.

ll prossimo evento in programma targato Movement è la sesta edizione di Kappa Futurfestival l’8 e il 9 luglio nella futuristica location di Parco Dora a Torino, due giorni con la migliore musica dance da mezzogiorno a mezzanotte. Fra i primi artisti annunciati Fatboy Slim, Paul Kalkbrenner, Sven Vath, Carl Cox, Nina Kraviz e molti altri. Info, cast completo e prevendite su www.futurfestival.com.

Movement Entertainment è una realtà in costante crescita e di spessore internazionale, come dimostra anche l’ultima intervista rilasciata dal fondatore Maurizio “Juni” Vitale al Sle 24ore (goo.gl/Py6Erh). Grazie alla loro rilevanza culturale Movement Torino Music Festival e Kappa FuturFestival hanno anche recentemente ricevuto il prestigioso patrocinio della Commissione Europea per la diffusione della cultura musicale attraverso l’Intrattenimento Intelligente.

#Movement Torino Music Festival

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leejihoonownsmyheart · 3 years

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시애

Summary:

“My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I stop and pick little flowers of eloquence.” -Cyrano de Bergerac

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Current/Final Part

Part 4:

When you got a text from Dohae saying that she was going to be debuting soon, you had to admit that you were happy for her. How could you be anything else? For a trainee, debuting was the ultimate dream. Some people trained for years and years before they finally got the opportunity to debut.

Dohae had been a trainee for three years now, and you couldn’t help but think she was quite lucky to have transferred over to Pledis when she had so that she was able to get this opportunity.

She was, of course, extremely excited, and invited you over to hang out with her in celebration.

Don’t worry! No Jihoon tonight, just you and me for once!

You were pretty excited. Lies down to a minimum, and just a chance to relax with someone who was quickly becoming one of your closest friends. You were excited.

You were quick to knock on the practice room door when you arrived (having stopped by the dorms and said hi to Kara quickly first of course). Dohae perked up the second she saw you, the largest smile falling over her lips when she spotted you.

“Sang Goo,” she called eagerly. She ran up to you and attacked you with a tight hug before you could say much of anything. You stumbled backwards slightly and offered her a friendly smile.

“Hey there, miss idol, how are you doing?”

Dohae burst out into delighted giggles, which quickly morphed into her doing a little jumpy shriek thing. Watching her get so excited over something so simply was honestly really amusing. You couldn’t help but bounce a little too.

“I’m doing incredible! Sang Goo, I’m going to debut!”

She did a little spin away from you.

“Me? Me! I’m going to debut Goo!” She continuted to exclaim. “Oh tonight we have so much we have to do! We have to go out and eat pizza, and go to the park and wish on the stars and then go buy a cake- not individual ones a whole cake- and just eat it until we can’t eat anymore.”

You laughed at Dohae’s excitement, shaking your head in amusement.

“Dohae, if you eat that much you will weigh too much to debut.”

Dohae laughed.

“Don’t worry I’ll train super hard tonight so that I stay in shape.”

She squealed again and raced back over to you, grabbing your hands.

“Oh Goo, I'm going to debut!”

You laughed with Dohae, shaking your head in amusement.

“Wow... You’re just full of excitement aren’t you?” You asked in amusement. Dohae nodded.

“Pure excitement.”

She paused, and her face morphed into one of horror in a millisecond.

“Oh my god, I’m debuting.”

You snickered at her transformation, finding it a little amusing the way that she was no pacing the room.

“Oh my god, is it going to be hard? I’m going to have all of these fans- Unless our debut is bad, I would die if our debut is bad. I-”

Watching Dohae rant about all of the things could go wrong made a lot of things happen in a short period of time.

One: You stopped thinking about yourself as Sang Goo. Something that was very, very bad for yourself. You always had to think of yourself as Sang Goo, because if you didn’t then you would just think of yourself as yourself. A simple idol who had a lot of close friends that you cared about.

And, sadly, thinking of yourself in such a way meant that you didn’t not think twice about trying to comfort Dohae. And you didn’t think about the words that you chose to say as you did so.

“Dohae, it’s going to be okay. I can tell you and Jihoon can too. Debuting is nerve-wracking but in the end it’s just the start to the life you were always meant to lead.”

Dohae fell silent, her eyebrows furrowing slightly. She seemed confused, but you didn’t know why.

“Jihoon... Why do you say so?”

The question caught you off-guard but you were quick to get back on your feet.

“Just because you two are so close now, and you know how Jihoon is. He is practical. Smart. He thinks things through before he speaks. I’m sure you’ve seen the way that he thinks before he does things. His nose wrinkles a little sometimes as he ways the multiple thoughts in his head...” You assured. “And you know that if he’s friends with you, he must think you are talented! He’s only friends with really talented people. And-”

“Oh my god... You’re in love with Jihoon.”

You felt your heart jump. You turned to look over your shoulder at Dohae but … It was too late. You could see the gears in her mind churning.

“You do, don’t you? It all makes sense now. I’m so stupid.”

“No-”

“Yes, your name isn’t Goo, you are Siae. You’re the one who is in love with an idol and won’t show their face because he doesn’t know yet, and the reason why you were so good at helping me tell Jihoon that I love him is because you love him too.”

“Doha-”

“And Jihoon never loved me. Well, not in the same way he loves you,” Dohae continued. It was almost frustrating... For a girl who was generally so airheaded to finally have the sense to call you out on something that you were able to fool so many into believing. “He loves your words. He loves that you understand him. He doesn’t love the silly things that you tell him. Like about my dancing and about my family life. He likes the way that you bring words to life. The way that you make things happen on a piece of paper.”

“You don’t know that,” you disagreed with a roll of your eyes, but the phrase made Dohae grab your wrist. The action startled you, and you were suddenly forced into a deadlock with Dohae. She gave you a stern look, her grip tight on you.

“How could you be such a hypocrite? This whole time you have been telling me that I need to tell the truth, and you... You're the biggest liar of them all.”

The words were a sting to your heart, but you knew they were true. All of this time you had told Dohae how important it was that she embrace herself. That she just trust her heart and follow where it lead, all while you hid behind her pretty face and a piece of paper.

You had thought when you debuted as Siae you were pursing your dream in its fullest. That the only reason you hadn’t exposed your face despite the awards you had already received and the love for your music that had b een expressed was because of Jihoon. You wanted him to fall for you for who you were on the inside, not what you looked like.

You said that you were brave, that you were confident and believed in yourself but in the truth you were no different then Dohae. She just hid from one person while you hid from the entire world.

Your gaze lowered down to the ground and you let your hair fall in your face. You supposed another mask that you hid behind.

“You’re right,” you murmured.

Her grip loosened a little bit on your arm.

“Wh-what?” She asked. You sighed and looked back up at her.

“You’re right,” you repeated. “You’re right about everything. I’m a fake.”

You weren’t sure why Dohae responded that way that she did, but at your words her fingers completely left your arm. She kneeled down a little bit and brushed her knuckles over your forehead in an attempt to see your eyes. You looked up at her, wondering why she suddenly looked so surprised when she saw your face.

It was when her other hand rose to your cheek, her knuckle brushing your cheek bone that you realized that you were crying.

“Hey it’s okay....”

“Is it?” You blurted back. The words came out a little too harshly, so you closed your eyes and took a shaky breath. “I’m sorry, it’s just... I keep telling myself that I’m this... Ideal person. Someone who is confident and cool under pressure but when it comes down to it. I’m nothing more than a coward.”

“It’s scary to be yourself,” Dohae replied back, a small smile riddling over her lips. “Someone I’m really close to taught me that.”

You smiled at her, a tiny chuckle leaving your lips as you did so.

“I guess I owe you the truth then?” You murmured. Dohae stepped back from you and you wiped the remainder of wetness from your cheeks.

“You don’t have to-”

“No, no I want to,” you replied softly. You took a shaky sigh and pushed your hands in your pockets.

You told her pretty much everything she needed to know.

How you fell in love with Jihoon and his stage persona, and how the crush never wavered or went away. That how watching him achieve his dreams made you want to achieve your own dreams as well, so you stomached all of the nerves that you had been facing and joined an entertainment company.

You told her all about your trials and tribulations. How hard you had fought to be where you were today. And how you had never meant to start lying like this. How you had never wanted to let everything get this far.

“So, all this time...” She murmured.

You shrugged.

“I’ve been living a double life,” you replied with a small laugh. “I never thought it would get this far... And I never imagined that you would figure out that I liked Jihoon like this.”

“It’s you.”

Your eyes widened, as you stared at Dohae. She looked just as surprised as you and glanced over your shoulder at who you could only assume was standing there. Your body stiffened and you had just managed to calm yourself down.

“Dohae is that-”

“Yep.”

You turned around.

“Look I can explain- I mean, the letters-”

“Oh, I knew that it was you who was writing the letters,” Jihoon interrupted with a wave of his hand. “No offense Dohae, you’re gorgeous, it’s just that talking to you in person and then reading your writing... It was clear that I was talking to two different people.”

Dohae waved a hand through the air.

“It’s okay, I understand,” she said softly.

“And once it came down to it, there could only be one person who was writing me the letters. You. You’re close to Kyuhyun and Dohae- It just made sense,” Jihoon continued. You opened your mouth to deny what Jihoon was saying, but before you could he continued.

“Besides, I also knew that it had to be you who was Siae. You’re singing voice-”

You knew it, you knew he had known and here it was, the truth.

Jihoon knew you were Siae. He knew that you were in love with him.

And it was too much for you to handle.

You took a step backward, not saying a word as you did so. No one noticed so you took another one, and then another, and then before you knew it you were running in the opposite direction. You could hear Jihoon calling after you, but in the moment, you didn’t care at all. You just had to get out of there.

“Wait, where are you-”

And before they could say another word to you, you were running. You rain past Jihoon, out of the training room, out of Pledis, until you couldn’t run anymore. You felt tears streaming down your face as you slowed down your sprint, but you couldn’t really bring it in yourself to care.

You felt your phone buzz in your pocket and your eyes widened slightly in surprise. You looked down, sniffling as you pulled your phone out of your pocket.

Dohae: Hey are you okay?

Dohae: Why did you run off? Come back!

Dohae: Look, no one is upset, can’t we just talk about this?

Dohae: Please come back

But you couldn't do it. You couldn't come back to them. You couldn't look either of them in the eyes. You had lied to them for so long. You couldn't do it. All you could do now was what you had always planned on doing.

You had been planning on this the whole time. Once the truth came out, the truth had to come all the way out. You had to come clean with everything.

That meant the mask had to come off.

That meant all you could do was compose.

You received hundreds of texts from Dohae over the next few weeks, but you ignored them all. It wasn't that you were mad at her, it was just that facing her right now sounded like too much to handle. You couldn't look her in the face when she had found out your secret.

You had wanted to be the one to tell them who you were... Sure you hadn't figured out how to do it yet, but you had still wanted to be the one to tell them in the end.

So, you ignored Dohae, you ignored the warnings you kept getting from Kyuhyun. You didn't care if you were working too hard. If focusing exclusively on your revelatory comeback wasn't healthy. You just dove right into everything, working hard on what you had promised yourself you would achieve long ago.

Writing the song was easy and composing it with Kyuhyun was actually quite fun. It took your mind off of things. Made you forget for a second what all you had to worry about.

Until finally, it was time to face the music.

Well... Not the literally music.

When you saw Dohae seated at the restaurant you told her to meet you at- the first one you had ever eaten at with her, you felt oddly nervous. Your body buzzed with anxiety, basically screaming at you to run away again.

But Dohae was your friend.

It was wrong to have run away from her in the first place, and wrong for you to have lied to her for so long, and left her in the dark so often.

You took a deep breath and walked up to her.

The first thing you wanted to say was that you were sorry, that you were thankful she was meeting you and that you were happy to see her, but before you could say any of that she looked up at you and broke out into a large smile.

"I was so worried!" Dohae blurted out. She jumped towards you, her arms wrapping around your body as she wrapped you in a tight hug. "It's been forever, how are you are you okay?"

She pulled away from you, her hands taking yours. She looked you up and down and her smiled dropped from her face.

"You've lost weight. Have you not been eating?"

You opened your mouth to tell her that you had been eating- a lie, but a better one then just lying about your entire personality and name and... Well, everything.

"You know it isn't healthy to not eat. Just because you're an idol doesn't mean that-"

You interrupted Dohae by leaning forward, your arms wrapping around her tightly.

"Dohae," you whispered softly. "I missed you a lot."

You felt the tension leaving Dohae’s body.

“I missed you too,” she said softly. You pulled away from her and gave her a small smile.

“I know I don’t deserve it, but-”

“Of course, I forgive you,” she said softly. “I was never mad; I could never be mad at you. You had your reasons and I understand that.”

“Yeah?” You asked.

“Yeah,” Dohae mumbled. You shook your head.

You couldn’t believe that you had been so stupid. To think that Dohae would care about something like you lying about your name and a bit of your backstory. To her your lie meant nothing. She knew that you were genuine when you were with her, and that’s what mattered the most to her.

You were glad to be able to call her a friend.

After eating a meal with her and catching up on everything you looked down at your watch and sighed.

“Well, I have a comeback coming soon, so I better get-”

“Jihoon misses you.”

You froze, slowly looking back up at Dohae. Her expression was different then it had been all day. It was more serious. Solemn.

“He’s giving you the space he thinks you need but he misses you a lot.”

“Did you tell him?” You asked. “That you were seeing me today.”

“No,” Dohae responded. “I couldn’t. I knew that you wouldn’t want that.”

“Thank you.”

“But you can’t avoid him forever.”

You knew that she was right. It was so... High school of you to have run away from him. Even more elementary of you to continue hiding from him. But you couldn’t face him. Not yet. Not when you had lied to him. Someone who valued honesty so much.

You looked down, away from Dohae.

“I’ll see you around Dohae.”

“Bye.”

The next thing you knew, it was time for your stage.

You were nervous, of course you were nervous.

You had spent these past few months hiding behind a mask. One that hid who you were and the truth behind everything and now you had to take a step out of that mask. Set it aside forever and reveal to the whole world who you really were.

You were excited, but also, nervous. How could you not be after all? You were giving yourself to the world raw. It was a lot.

“Nervous?”

You looked back at Kara, smiling nervously.

“A little,” you admitted.

“Less then you’re debut though. You aren’t singing now,” she said with a chuckle. You snickered.

“It’s basically like a debut,” you replied. “Now everyone gets to see my face.”

“Your beautiful face,” Kara said affectionately. She reached forward to touch your face, but you just laughed and fell away from her.

“You’ll ruin my makeup!”

You squealed as Kara continued to chase you around the room, doing your best to stay away from her until finally the door to the dressing room opened, and Kyuhyun poked his head through the door.

“It’s time to go.”

You slowed to a stop, laughing nervously.

“You think I’m ready?” You asked him softly. He smiled.

“You were born ready.”

When the lights on stage shined down on you and all that was left for you was you and the microphone.

I’m sorry for the lies,

I’m sorry for the truth,

I hope that what you see soon,

Doesn’t disappoint you

But I can’t hide forever, even if I wanted to

And I do

You took the edge of your mask, took a deep breath and ripped it off your face.

But here I am, here I stand

There’s no one else around

But me and you, all I am

You know this is what’s true

I love you, oh I love you

It’s hard to say, I must admit

Because the words never seem to fit

But I fell for you as easy as the sun brings the day

I wonder what you have to say

But here I am, here I stand

There’s no one else around

But me and you, all I am

You know this is what’s true

I love you, oh I love you

And I don’t know what you have to say, maybe I’ll never know what

It’s hard to be yourself, in this authentic world

But after lying to you, it’s only fair to say

I’m sorry for it all and hope you can forgive me one day

But here I am, here I stand

There’s no one else around

But me and you, all I am

You know this is what’s true

I love you, oh I love you

The lights went down on stage and you felt like a huge weight had been lifted off your shoulders.

You knew that if Dohae was telling the truth, Jihoon would watch this stage. Maybe Jihoon would accept your apology.

But if she was wrong. If she was lying, you may never see him again.

However, you didn’t need to worry about it for long.

You opened the door to your dressing room, and when you saw who was sitting at the vanity, you felt like all of the air had been punched out of your gut.

“Jihoon.”

“Hey.”

There was an awkward silence as you stared at him and he raised an eyebrow as you just stood there staring at him.

“Aren’t you going to come in?” He asked. You sucked in a breath and nodded, wandering into the room. You shut the door behind you and then turned to face him again, your eyes widening slightly.

“I...” You shook your head. “Did you...?”

“Yeah, it was good,” he replied. “You were amazing. People love you, you know.”

“I hope they aren’t let down,” you said with a chuckle, gesturing nervously to your face.

“You are beautiful.”

Your faced blazed red and you risked a look back up to Jihoon, unable to help yourself. He looked genuine.

“Th-”

“Why did you run?” He asked softly. You choked on air and looked away from him again, feeling those nervous butterflies in your stomach again. You couldn’t really believe it. Just how nervous you were. It was just Jihoon.

But that was just the problem, wasn’t it?

“I was just... Scared,” you replied softly. “It’s kind of something that I have always been. It’s why I couldn’t tell you from the beginning. Why I tried to get you with Dohae. Hiding is so much easier then actually telling the truth.”

Jihoon pursed his lips and nodded.

“Then, let’s do something different,” he suggested. He stood up and brushed off his pants. He smiled at you and held out his hand.

“Hello!” He greeted pleasantly. “My name is Jihoon.”

You smiled at Jihoon, a wave of relief coming over you.

“Really? You still want to be with me?” You said. “Even after all the lies.”

Jihoon shrugged, keeping his hand in the air.

“You were scared, sometimes people lie,” he stated pointedly. “You had good intentions.”

He sighed.

“Besides, I read your letters. Your feelings are genuine, I want to give this a shot,” he insisted. “So.... Hello! My name is Jihoon.”

He stared at you, a genuine sparkle of honesty in his eyes. It made you smile to watch him like that. You couldn’t believe that he was giving you this chance. This opportunity. He trusted you, he wanted to give you a shot.

This was everything you had ever dreamed and more.

The whole time that you had imagined this you had thought that something tragic would happen. Like the further into the lie you went the more tragic the outcome would be. But here you were, the perfect beginning to a love story that had all of the makings to be amazing.

You swallowed your nerves and gave Jihoon a smile.

“It’s nice to meet you Jihoon. My name is...”

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