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[lgcichika]

What gaze she had on Yuxi easily slips away as she seemingly fixes her attention on a nearby mirror, delicately arranging her fringe, seemingly not as bothered as she truly is at the moment. She knows Yuxi isn’t stupid — or rather, she had assumed she wasn’t— but it’s clear in the hushed tone that she’s more than aware of Ichika’s intentions to speak to her.    

“No, I don’t, but thank you for asking.” Ichika’s voice is soft, and even as she fusses with her hair, she finally pulls back with a practiced smile. It's pretty and perfect. 

She’s used to putting on the act, but even not foolish enough to think that the agitation she feels hasn’t slipped into body language. She’s quieter and more curt than normal while she collects her things and files into the managers’ awaiting vans. Given their numbers and the number of personal managers, there is some relief in the fact that she doesn’t have to share a van with Yuxi, though it does little to derail her thoughts. 

In some aspects, she’s able to reason with her annoyance, but in others, Yewon's information feels like a personal slight—not only as a leader but also as a career idol. 

Her company is the first to arrive, and so she waits by the door until the next wave of girls enter. She spots Yuxi, undeniably the tallest amongst them. Her senses are almost blind to the movement around her: girls removing shoes and shuffling around, perhaps intent on showing and unwinding. But for two of them, it’ll have to wait—perhaps three since she gives no warning to Jaehwa before gesturing towards the stairs. 

 “My room, if you don’t mind.”

If Yuxi had to rank the consequences of the intervention from most disliked to least, Seungha's perpetual presence wouldn't even make it first. No, that honour belonged to all the tiptoeing around her. Grumblings about her preference for inhuman hours could at least be appeased by apologetic coffees and the like; she couldn't force the others to act in full honesty towards her. That she could handle and welcomed in all its complicated and ugly forms, timidity much less so.

She was an upfront person, and appreciated upfront feedback. There was no patience to be had for hemming and hawing, not now, not ever. The most she could do was to refocus her energy onto performing to her best and not waste any extraneous energy on politicking. It was never her strength and never will be, and she's made peace with that. She was far better suited for objective, quantitative measures anyways.

So while she was less than thrilled at being dragged into yet another intervention as she tried to review her recording notes during the break, she could at least appreciate the direct approach. She locked eyes with Ichika and gave her a curt nod. "Of course," she whispered. Then flipping her page over, "Do you have any other concerns for the present moment?"

#lgc:crystallismission #lgcyuxi #t; backwards

[lgcichika]

[220508] fearless ♡ sakura

#{ yi — only one }

[lgcichika]

backwards

@lgcyuxi

Two steps forward, five back. 

That’s what it feels like when Yewon explains why they have a new manager, and Ichika has to hold back the annoyance that bubbles within her. But she manages because she has to. To a certain extent, she knows this is considered her fault because leaders are always partially at fault for the shortcomings of their members, but the fact that it’s Yuxi is somewhat more insulting. When Somin had her slipup, she wasn’t the leader, but she could still forgive it as a lapse in judgment; Somin had barely become an adult, and honestly, her situation should have been a means for the other girls to learn from, it was the reason why Ichika had brought it up when Yuxi and Yujin had been added. 

“Should you develop any something for another, especially of the opposite sex, I request that you be as discreet as possible, for your sake and the sake of the group.” That is what she had told her, and she had thought Yuxi was smart enough to adhere to the request. 

Clearly, she didn’t care. That much was clear from the way she continued to act as if she had done nothing wrong—not an ounce of remorse for her actions. 

Typically, Ichika tries to control her thoughts and emotions, but the casual, almost flippant way the other woman acted began to grate on her resolve. It’s around the end of their shooting of Backwards when she can’t take it much longer and finds herself at the younger girl’s elbow, voice soft and even. This is between them and not their growing amount of staff.  

“Yuxi, I would like to talk to you once we get back to the dorm.”

#lgc:crystallismission #lgcyuxi #t; backwards

[lgcichika]

ᴍʏ ꜰᴏʀᴇɪɢɴ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴘɪꜱᴏᴅᴇ : 001 ( hello, granny. )

By this point, it’s somewhat easy for Ichika to seem comfortable on camera, but on the inside, a bit of discomfort still brews even while she’s trying to listen carefully as Granny Lee instructs her how to make the paste for the kimchi. As a child, she had been the type to listen and get on well with adults; even her teachers had praised her for her work ethic, so to feel off feels wrong, and the worst part is she knows it’s not the elderly woman’s fault. It’s her own. 

For the last few months, she’s felt so unlike herself that, even if it’s just internally, it feels like her walls are always on the verge of crumbling, and she would be shown as the embarrassing wreck of a human she feels like on the inside. And she hates it. She wants to be strong and capable and reliable and — “I’m sorry, can you repeat that again?” She offers a small smile and tries once more to focus her mind while the old woman repeats her instructions, this time a bit more slowly. God, how embarrassing. Not only is she losing focus but the woman must think herself an idiot. 

She’s not an idiot — Granny’s accent is a bit off the standard, and the cadence of her words like tightly strung beads — but anything short of perfection seems like a failure, and the years she spent trying to perfect her Korean seems useless. 'Seems' being the operative word because as soon as Granny slows down and she shifts her focus on what she’s doing, things start to fall back into place. 

Ichika wonders if Granny Lee can sense the frustration in her because when she touches Ichika’s shoulder and finally praises her for the creation of the paste, the idol only jumps a little but she makes no genuine effort to dissuade the woman. She doesn’t like being touched, especially by strangers, but the older woman’s countenance is calm and reassuring and even if she occasionally says a phrase or two that baffles her, she seems kind. 

Or rather, she is. 

By the time they settled down on the floor and spread the paste on the cabbage leaves, the atmosphere seems almost… easy. Granny mainly listens to trot and old ballad singers, so she has little knowledge of Kpop or how it can lure someone away from their country of origin to try and sing and dance in Korean. Her questions are good-natured and genuinely curious and so Ichika tries her best to answer her, occasionally peppering in her own questions to Granny. 

She explains about how she was a young idol back in Japan, but wanted a challenge and how popular Kpop is growing globally. She mentions her group, and her members and a few of their songs. Granny is kind and sweet and also tells little bits about herself, like how she used to make kimchi with her mother and how the small farm she currently resides on had been her only home after leaving her parents since she moved in with her husband and his parents after she got married. She mentions her late husband, and her two sons, one of which has three sons of his own, while the other has never married. 

By the time they finish packing the containers, the atmosphere is comfortable and easy, and the idol can’t help but hope this feeling continues. 

“Thank you so much for teaching me.”

“Oh, it’s not a problem. I always wanted a granddaughter, so it was a treat for me to too.” 

#{ yi — solo } #lgc:cyshow

[lgcichika]

When she saw the names of the trainees she had been assigned for her workshop, there had been no alarm bells. But there should have been. Kim Seyoon. That name has completely slipped through the cracks and truly been left forgotten in the aftermath of her breakup and subsequent wallowing. For someone who tried to keep their emotions and image in check constantly, the influx of sadness, depression and perhaps a few poor choices had overcome most of her senses, pushing away minor memories into far corners of her mind. Oddly enough, catching a trainee writing an explicit fic about herself and her groupmate should have possibly been burned somewhat deeper into her psyche— however, the moment she saw Seyoon, she remembered him. 

Out of all the company’s trainees, what had she done to be with this person again? 

Truthfully she was pleased that he was joined by two others, but per the workshop structure, one on one lessons were expected to happen… and even if he was a weird pervert, he was still technically her student. 

And so when one such meeting arrived, she even found herself feeling somewhat for the way he stumbled over his words. Was it enough to forget his antics? Sadly no, but even dogs who did bad things needed to be trained. 

Sitting cross-legged across the table, the idol took a few notes as she listened, only passing when it became clear that she was supposed to participate. Her cool, neutral expression quickly changed into a bright smiling mask, voice open and clear, though somewhat slowed down for his convenience. “Hello! I’m Crystallis’ Cool Matcha Leader, Ichika! Oh is it? It’s mine too! My birthday is in spring, after all! Seyoon-kun, perhaps this is why we’re friends.” They are not friends. But she giggles all the same, fake and overly sweet. 

BRIGHTER. @lgcichika

"Hello, everyone." The enthusiasm part was not difficult. "I am Maneki-Neko's Kim Seyoon!" Pretending he had already debuted and coming up with a group name was also straightforward. Seyoon chose a seemingly silly but in reality, an incredibly appropriate name for it carried his dreams of good fortune and prosperity.

"Today, I am joined by Crystallis's t-talented leader, Ichika!" He spoke slower than usual because the words on his tongue were foreign, and smiled brightly through his stutter. Seyoon met Ichika's eyes calmly. He was internally channeling somebody else - an idol who was cooler, more confident, had plenty of experience hosting, and was not secretly shaking in his boots because he didn't know the bloody language he was speaking.

Fake it until you make it. Fake it until you make it.

That was Kim Seyoon's life motto.

Also, the universe should just reward him for being here. It took some serious shamelessness guts to nonchalantly appear in front of the idol who had caught him reading and editing an R18 fanfiction written about her. What did Seyoon do back then? Ah yes, tried to run away at first but ended up dropping his phone so he had to go back and apologize properly.

Did she still remember him? Probably. That incident was certainly forever engraved in his mind. Was he going to bring it up again? Absolutely not. Kim Seyoon was ready to feign amnesia should the need arise and believe it or not, he was good at it due to having plenty of practice in the past. What? You hooked up with someone last week in this parking lot? Me? Oh no, definitely not. It must have been another blonde guy. My name is Jerry!

"Spring is my favorite season," he said, carefully enunciating each word. "To me, it is the most beautiful." Seyoon only knew how to threaten people and make love confessions in Japanese thanks to his love of anime. When it came to small talk, he was at a total loss. "What about you?" Hopefully, everything would work out if he stayed safe and talked about the weather, then continued the topic about sunny days until they could relate it to Hare Hare.

#t; brighter #seyoonlgc #lgc:workshops

[lgcichika]

@CRYST8LLIS JUST POSTED A PHOTO!

[ #ICHIKA 🍡 ] i know how to knit but crochet seems to be such a trend these days, so i decided to give it a go! what do you think? it's cute, right? 🧶

#crystallis #lgcent #yamashitaichika

#{ yi — instagram } #{ yi — only one }

[lgcichika]

smarter baby, smarter~!

[ insert cute sakura gif ]

MISSION TRACKER + WORKSHOPS

comeback prep [2/2] : @lgcsomin , @lgcyuxi hausing company solo + 4 youtube solos modeling contract passion5 : @lgcyeonwoo

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Hello babies~! And by babies I mean @seyoonlgc , @lgclili and @lgcxsarang~! Below the cut you can find the information I submitted for the workshop, and should you need me, you can contact me on dc. I believe all but one of you have me there! I hope none of you mind being with my daughter for the next few months. Should all your kids do well, she plans to take the 3 out to eat after evaluations end. 💚

threads Brighter w. @seyoonlgc Currently plotting with: @lgcxsarang

DESCRIPTION: The Japanese language within the scope of the entertainment field with a focus on hosting and basic interview skills.  EVALUATION: For the evaluation, trainees will be paired up and asked to act as a music show host while speaking Japanese. They will be expected to introduce themselves as if they were debuted and banter with each other for 60 to 90 seconds before leading into introducing the previous comeback stage for a randomly selected lgc senior group (ex: Hare Hare by Crystallis, Scent of You by Agito, Thunderous by Type Zeo, etc ). Should the numbers be uneven, Ichika will act as the co-host. They will be scored on professionalism, confidence/charm, listening skills, and pronunciation. MENTOR PERSONALITY: Ichika is a calm yet strict person when it comes to teaching others. While she does tend to give people grace when they are learning, she is the type not to take well goofing off and insolence, especially given the limited time of the workshops. She is not one to yell but is the type to speak firmly.

#{ ooc — nampost }

[lgcichika]

ICHIKA @ 'HARE HARE' NIIGATA HI TOUCH ©

#{ crystallis — fansite } #{ yi — only one }

[lgcichika]

All Ichika can do is shake her head because she doesn’t expect Jieun to know. It’s not that she doesn’t trust her—if she didn’t, she wouldn’t be here now—but because it’s just hard for Ichika to express herself despite how hard she’s tried over the years not to seclude herself. She had thought it was something she could manage on her own, but even she isn’t completely blind to the looks she’s received from her bandmates, and there’s really only so much she can do to fix that because she never expected to feel like this. 

Jieun’s comment hits her in the chest, and insinually, Ichika fields into herself, pulling her legs up closer to her chest and cocooning the little dog with her body. “I’m neither of those,” she replies softly, her eyes only meeting Tang’s cute yet clueless stare. I’m not nice or kind… that’s why I broke up with him. He was too good for me.”  

Even saying that much makes her eyes prick and she forces herself to blink them back. She’s never liked crying; however, in the quiet moment, when she’s fairly certain her members were asleep, she found herself doing just that. Mad at herself for not being a person who deserved to be loved like that. It’s part of the reason why she made some choices… choices that make her chest clench and he finally looks up at the older woman with a mixture of uncertainty and guilt. “I…” she should probably keep this to herself, but she trusts Jieun so much that she’s willing to be judged by her. “I might have done something to distract myself… while you were away…” 

someone self-centered like jieun finds it hard to put herself in other people's shoes especially when it comes to romance, but she listens to ichika with a supportive and caring look. despite her beliefs, the actress thinks it's admirable that her friend even tried when the vigilance on idols and her schedule were crazier than jieun's could ever be — this means more effort than any other ordinary relationship.

"ah- i didn't know you were going through this..." jieun purses her lips into a thin line. it's regretful she couldn't be there for her friend who had to keep a smile on her face amidst all of this. now she can, though. "but you are also nice and kind." she says firmly, squeezing her friend's hand gently. even if she didn't know much about the other's ex, she had no doubts of the other's qualities as a person.

maybe tang's natural cuteness was more comforting than any word jieun could say, true, but because the girl opening her heart to her is ichika, she wants to try her very best. "it's always hard when there are good feelings and memories," jieun nods along. "i can see this being tough so... you were brave for doing what you thought was right." jieun takes a sip of wine and turns to look at the younger woman again. "what is it that you need right now? talk about it or distract yourself?" she asks, ready to offer whatever would make her friend feel better.

#t; satellite #lgcjieun

[lgcichika]

#LGCENT #CRYSTALLIS #YAMASHITAICHIKA

﹫ichisanlove how can someone look so beautiful and lovely?! I feel like I’m going to die just looking at her!!  💬 🔁 ♡ ﹫best0oito idg why they’re dressing her up as a ballerina. as someone who has danced for years, it’s so cringe seeing someone pretend to know what they’re doing. the fact that it’s ichika pisses me off more. 🙄 💬 🔁 ♡

#{ yi — notoriety tier }

[lgcichika]

SAKURA SMART ♡ 240308

#{ yi — only one } #[ that was fun❤️ ] #[ back to normal programing ] #[ hyunbin you'll always be in my heart ]

[lgcichika]

Hyung can I feature on your next solo?

hey man, you booped me. it was so sweet and gentle that i can honestly feel it in my soul. you got some real talent so i’ll definitely hit you up. 🙏

#🙏🏻: the one and only kim hyunbin

[lgcichika]

DAEBAK SHIDAE ANNOUNCES POST ENLISTMENT PLANS; TO SET UP THEIR OWN AGENCY

Finally, the countdown to popular idol group, DAEBAK SHIDAE, military enlistment's completion has begun! Back in 2023 the 6 members of the group enlisted at the same time, and their hiatus has since then left a void felt throughout the industry. For several months now, the public and industry insiders alike have been very interested in the group's future.

Today, on APRIL 1, a LEGACY entertainment spokesperson has confirmed that the 6 members of the group would not renew their contract with the company. but do not fret; the company and the group's ties will not be broken! It has been announced that CHOI DAEHYUN will set up a new SUB-LABEL under the company where the group and the 5 other members will be moved! This new sub-label, named USGEN ENTERTAINMENT, is set to function similarly to LGC Agency.

USGEN ENT.'s has been set up by DBSD with the goal of supporting its talents into setting today's trends artistically. With this in mind, the label has also revealed to be working on a successor to DBSD to be introduced to the public through the project NEWKIDS NEWDREAMS.

We look forward to future updates and news of USGEN ENT., DBSD and NKND.

[ + / - ] OMG DBSD IS FINALLY COMING BACK!! [ + / - ] another sublabel? this is just lgc being greedy af i bet. they gave this to dbsd to continue on milking them and nothing less lmao

#LGCENT #DBSD #USGEN #NKND

#🙏🏻: the one and only kim hyunbin #we’re back baby

[lgcichika]

#🙏🏻: the one and only kim hyunbin #[ april fools 😘 ]

[lgcichika]

 DEAN ☆ OFF-LINE (2022)

#🙏🏻 : the one and only kim hyunbin

[lgcichika]

Super model ❤️ 😍

#{ yi — only one }

[lgcichika]

It takes a moment, but the moment Hyejoo laughs, Ichika feels like she can actually breathe. She would never consider herself a naturally funny person, and if anything, she wouldn’t have been surprised if the younger girl had taken her seriously, but the fact that she caught on was almost a godsend. She pulls away with Hyejoo hits her but only to back away and laugh in return, and it feels good. She likes this. These moments easily make her feel something good and like she wants to be around people. Even if said people are people, she’s around all the time. 

“If anything, I think I need to practice, too,” she admits as she settles back in her seat. Technically, she was close to fluent in English, but unlike Japanese and Korean, it was a muscle she rarely used. “After a while, they all seem to get mixed up, don’t they?” This too. She likes that admitting that language is hard and confusing, even when you seemingly understand, isn’t shameful. As proud as she wants to be, maybe it’s okay to admit it. 

“No, they’re good!” She affirms with a nod. “Honestly, you really have gotten so much better. I think the fact that you’re so good at singing helps.” It’s weird to think that they have been together for long enough she can remember the younger’s struggles with the language, but true to her word, Hyejoo has grown a lot. And perhaps they both have.

a year ago, having someone listening to her in the recording booth would have made her so nervous that she wouldn't be able to do well. her voice would wobble and she wouldn't be able to deliver anything she way she would like. it's one thing to have producers there, or to perform in front of an audience when everything is said and done, but someone else watching her record just feels oddly vulnerable in a way that makes her feel awkward, even when it's someone she's close with, which is why even her closest friends haven't seen her in a recording booth.

but she's been with ichika for a long time, and they've been working closely together, and after ichika became crystallis's leader there was a feeling of trust between them. so it doesn't really feel scary or awkward, and she's even happy that she can get a second opinion so she can go back and fix things if it's needed. she's always been kind of a perfectionist, but even more so now that she feels like she should do her role well for the sake of the group.

"oh." her face falls for a second before she processes that it's a joke. once she does, she brightens up again, laughing as she hits ichika playfully in the arm. "you're right, maybe i should work on that. there's only so much language i can put in my head." hyejoo plays along, taking a sip of her water. "but the japanese parts are good? i don't need to rerecord anything?"

#lgchyejoo #lgc:crystallismission #t; dancing through the night