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in which, yebin can't stop herself from destroying the things she loves.
content warnings // fighting, like, physical and verbal fighting. the verbal fighting is more intense than the physical altercation in my opinion. mention of past death and suicide.
The tension in the living room is the thickest it’s ever been.
“You said it was fine to keep him around.”
“For the kid. Not to fuck him,” Yebin snaps at Chaerin from her couch that was adjacent to the one Chaerin sat on.
Jamie watches the TV with knitted brows and pursed lips, thinking it'll go away if she keeps her gaze away from the girls arguing, that it will go away. Marisol does the opposite, watching the two closely, acting as a silent referee of sorts.
Yebin shakes her head, leaning back into the couch as her arms crossed across her chest. Jamie instinctually puts her hand on the other girl’s thigh to hopefully calm her down but by how tight yebin’s jaw is clenched, she’s sure she isn’t helping much.
Chaerin doesn’t look away from yebin even when yebin adverts her gaze to the TV, resorting to silence. She does that when angry, burying every ounce of anger inside her and swallowing it so she doesn’t say something she’ll regret. It ends up hurting yebin more than she’d like to admit but it’s her effort to be a nicer person.
“You can’t seriously be mad about this.” Silence. Yebin turns her head towards the screen, ignoring Chaerin. Jamie glances at Marisol, hoping she’ll do something to make Chaerin drop it. Their dark eyes meet and Marisol gets the message, putting her hand on Chaerin’s shoulder to try and gently guide her back but the girl doesn’t budge.
“You cheated on him,” Chaerin reminds yebin, causing the elder to look back at her with a sharp inhale through her nose. “Why do you care if I’m fucking him?”
Yebin tilts her head and squints at Chaerin like she just spoke in a language she doesn’t understand.
“Are you fucking dumb?”
“Bin–” Jamie tries, gently grabbing the girl’s arm to be shrugged off.
“Or are you just such a friendless loser you Don’t understand girl code?”
Marisol sits up a bit straighter, causing Jamie to give her a pleading look to not say anything. Marisol doesn’t pay Jamie’s pleading eyes any mind, she has something to say so she’ll say it.
“Girl code doesn’t really apply when–”
“Hh shut the fuck up, Marisol,” Yebin interjects, standing from the couch and filling Jamie with a pang of fear. “You’re always in my business. Always!”
Marisol stands from the couch. Jamie is half tempted to cover her ears. She knows how loud and aggressive Marisol and Yebin’s fights get. She remembers the fight on the tour bus after Marisol delivered the News of Yebin’s cheating to August. Chaerin locked herself in the bathroom and Jamie curled herself into a ball on the couch while yebin and Marisol fought it out on the floor, screaming and hitting each other.
Jamie fears that tonight will end the same way.
“Because your business is always in everyone’s face,” Marisol snaps, stepping closer to yebin, who doesn’t hesitate to step closer to the newly appointed leader.
“You would be fine with her fucking him. You fucked my relationship in the first place.”
“I fucked your relationship? Are you fucking kidding me?” Marisol gives yebin a look that asks if she’s serious, flabbergasted at the words that just left the other girl’s mouth. “Are you seriously blaming me for you cheating on your boyfriend?”
“No, I’m blaming you for being a nosy bitch which you still are.”
“Your business is still in my face–”
“Because Chaerin is too much of a coward to confront me anywhere else!” Yebin snaps, voice raising over the elders. Marisol curls her lips in, her hands dramatically forming fists like she’s trying to hold herself back from exploding. Yebin turns her focus back to her original Target, eyes locking with Chaerin’s big round DOE ones.
When Yebin is angry like this, she feels like she’s taken back in time. She’s younger, she’s hungrier, and she’s back in a shitty dorm with eight other girls, a majority of which she doesn’t like. She’s fighting for her place again. She wishes this feeling would leave her alone. She wants to outgrow this more than she ever thought possible.
But for right now, she wallows in it.
“That’s why you waited, right? You waited until everyone else was around to tell us you finally got fucked again because you thought I was just gonna sit there and clap for you and not cause a scene,” Yebin says lowly, bending down so she and Chaerin are face to face. Their eyes stay locked on one another but chaerin’s eyes are softer than yebin’s. Chaerin has always been softer. Yebin thinks that makes her weak.
“You’re dumber than I thought. Easier too but I’d be easy too if the last boy I fucked killed himself.”
“Yebin!” Jamie shouts in shock. It’s a low blow to bring up the dead boyfriend but yebin knows nothing but low blows. Chaerin looks like a deer caught in barbed wire, staring up at yebin with big wet eyes that don’t phase yebin at all. She grew numb to crying a long time ago.
“You just have a thing for boys who want to kill themselves, Don’t you? It’s so pathetic. You’re so pathetic–”
“That’s enough, Yebin.” Marisol snaps as she grabs yebin’s shoulder, pulling her back harshly. Yebin whips around, shoving the elder in return. Marisol fights back instantly, shoving Yebin as hard as Yebin shoved her. Yebin gets one hit on Marisol’s arm before they really start fighting, hands wound tightly in each other’s hair and pulling like their lives depended on it.
They’re yelling profanities at one another, stumbling around the living room as they try to throw the other off. Yebin can feel Marisol hitting her side, making her yelp and letting go of her hair to deliver a series of hits to the other’s face.
“Stupid fucking bitch!” Yebin yells, letting out a scream as Marisol pulls down on her hair, dragging her down to the floor.
“Get the fuck off me, dumb cunt!” Marisol shouts, staggering back when Yebin falls to the floor. There’s a silence that’s only filled with heavy breathing from both Yebin and Marisol. Marisol swallows, looking around as if she should be embarrassed that Jamie and Chaerin saw them fight as if it’s anything new. With a clear of her throat, Marisol goes towards Yebin on the floor, putting her hands out to help her up.
“Come on, B-”
“Get your hands off me,” Yebin snaps, shoving Marisol’s hands away as she pushes herself to stand abruptly. Her side and scalp hurt but she keeps walking anyways, staggering softly at how lightheaded she gets from standing up too fast. Still, she leaves the dorm without saying anything else.
Yebin doesn’t know where she’s going but she’s walking. She’s walking with her arms crossed over her chest, eyes glossy as the concrete turns to grass. The route is familiar, one she’s walked hundreds of times, one that even the passage of time can’t erase from her memory. The grass turns back into concrete and Yebin feels like she’s been walking only for seconds. She doesn’t know how she ends up in the city or how she ends up in front of the dingy club she swore she left behind.
The lights are still blue but the sign looks worn, no longer glamorous like it had been years ago. Yebin feels like she’s seven again, standing in front of the big foreboding church she and her family used to go to. The church would give her the creeps, she felt judged in that beautifully decorated building every time she stepped in it.
Yebin wishes it was Sunday. She wishes she was in church right now. She wishes she knew what it was like to feel God by her side like the other girls did.
With a moment’s hesitation, Yebin pushes her way into the club immediately being swallowed up by blue lights for the first time in years.
For the first time in a long time, Yebin feels at peace.
˚₊‧꒰ა ♡ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ ALLUME'S LIGHTSTICKS!
With every new generation, a new lightstick is revealed a month after the new lineup is revealed. Allume has a total of FOUR generations of lightsticks. The first generation of Allume, active from 2000 to 2005, did not have an official lightstick but instead pen lights, similar to the ones AKB would produce. They are now highly sought-after collectors' items.
ﾞ . ✩ . ' ۫ ، GENERATION ONE. ── THE ORIGINAL
Called the "Allubong" by fans, this was the first official lightstick for Allume. The lightstick made its debut in May of 2005, making Allume the first Kpop group to ever have a custom lightstick. Fans were instantly enamoured by the cute and simple design, the hear shape light becoming an instant hit. Myrah Yamazaki is credited with coming up with the design for the lightstick, while Jung Sunghee is credited with the iconic ballet shoe box-inspired packaging.
RETAIL PRICE: $45
ﾞ . ✩ . ' ۫ ، INCLUSIONS!
A GROUP POSTCARD!
TWO DOUBLE A BATTERIES!
ONE PINK SILK RIBBON!
THREE ALLUME LOGO STICKERS!
ﾞ . ✩ . ' ۫ ، GENERATION TWO. ── THE DEFECTIVE
Notable for being cheaply made and breaking off during concerts, the second generation of the Allubong is not favorably remembered by fans. Upon its debut in 2010, many fans were excited about the new design, finding it a cute and simple upgrade from the original. They were quickly disappointed once they tried to use the lightstick. Though Flowerbank assured fans they would fix the issue and inform fans when a new batch was released, a new batch would never come to be. By the end of its run, it earned the nickname "shitbong" and left many memorable moments of the heart flying off during Allume's performances.
RETAIL PRICE: $52
ﾞ . ✩ . ' ۫ ، INCLUSIONS!
A GROUP POSTCARD!
A RANDOM MEMBER PHOTOCARD!
TWO DOUBLE A BATTERIES!
ONE PINK RIBBON!
FIVE ALLUME LOGO STICKERS!
MEMBER NAMES STICKERS!
ﾞ . ✩ . ' ۫ ، GENERATION THREE. ── THE FAVORITE
After switching manufacturers, the Allubong was back and better than ever. Hitting the shelves in 2015, the Allubong quickly became on of the most sought-after lightsticks due to how pretty and elegant it was. The heart-shaped dome was, yet again, a heavily discussed and beloved design choice that fans and non-fans alike couldn't get enough of it. 2016 would be the highest year of Allubong sales in the group's history, tapping out at 789,000 units sold. Adores would die for this lightstick, and it is a highly sought-after collector's item within the fandom.
RETAIL PRICE: $57
ﾞ . ✩ . ' ۫ ، INCLUSIONS!
A GROUP POSTCARD!
A RANDOM MEMBER PHOTOCARD!
TWO DOUBLE A BATTERIES!
ONE SILK PINK RIBBON!
FIVE ALLUME LOGO STICKERS!
MEMBER NAMES STICKERS!
ﾞ . ✩ . ' ۫ ، GENERATION FOUR. ── THE DEBATED
In their most recent lightstick release, fans were conflicted on if they liked the newish design. Instead of a heart dome, as usual, they went with a heart cage with intricate designs made of thick plastic, giving the lightstick a heavy and luxurious feel when held. While new fans absolutely adored this new design, old fans were unenthused with the change, calling it the "beginning of the end" of Allume. This would incite many fan wars across social media. Despite the debate, the Allubong 4.0 would go on to sell 250,000 units upon its release in 2020, making it the most successful Allume lightstick release day.
RETAIL PRICE: $75
ﾞ . ✩ . ' ۫ ، INCLUSIONS!
A GROUP POSTCARD!
A RANDOM MEMBER PHOTOCARD!
A RANDOM MEMBER SIGNED POLAROID! (PREORDER BENEFIT)
TWO DOUBLE A BATTERIES!
ONE SILK PINK RIBBON!
FIVE ALLUME LOGO STICKERS!
MEMBER NAMES STICKERS!
SEVEN HAND-DRAWN STICKERS BY THE MEMBERS!
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏࣪⌗͢💭 . . ࣪. ISSAYAH was a South Korean boy group under Flowerbank Entertainment. Debuting in 2012 as Flowerbank's second idol group and first-ever boy group, they were met with instant success and quickly began to climb the ranks, winning the title of "Rookie of the Year" and "Best Global Group" in 2012. The group would continue to grow and top the charts, even gaining international success that put them in competition with One Direction.
Despite their ever-growing stardom, the group would be met with tragedy when the heart and soul of the group, Lee Chang, would go missing in 2015. Upon his disappearance, the ISSAYAH members refused to come back without him, joining every search party for their missing friend. With no leads and very little evidence, police would close Lee Chang's case after six months of searching. Just a month after Lee's case was closed, ISSAYAH would go on an indefinite hiatus, only promising to return when they found Lee.
Lee Chang is still missing nearly ten years later.
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DEBUT DATE: FEBRUARY 12TH 2012.
FANDOM NAME: SHOUTYAH.
YEARS ACTIVE: 2012 - 2015 ; 3 years active, 8 years on hiatus.
DISCOGRAPHY:
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KIM BAEKHOON, 1993. LEADER, VOCALIST. He remains signed to Flowerbank Entertainment as an actor and soloist. Has hopes of ISSAYAH coming back one day and has never given up hope that Lee is still alive.
BAI WU, 1993. VOCALIST, RAPPER. He left Flowerbank Entertainment in 2018 when his contract expired and returned to China, where he is a well-respected artist and model. In a 2022 Instagram post celebrating what would've been the group's ten-year anniversary, Bai referred to Lee in the past tense, leading many to believe he no longer believes he is alive.
PARK HAON, 1995. RAPPER, VOCALIST, PRODUCER. He remains signed to Flowerbank Entertainment as a producer and soloist, still working and producing for the groups under the label. He has not made his opinions on Lee's whereabouts known, but he sends money to Lee's mother in America once a month to take care of her.
SUH JAEHYUN, 1995. VOCALIST, RAPPER. He remains signed to Flowerbank Entertainment as an actor, creative director, and producer, working with their most popular groups, such as DeepDive and VENUS. In 2018, Jaehyun made it publicly known that he does not believe Lee is alive and that the investigation into his disapperence was botched beyond belief. He harbors a lot of resentment towards the police and seemingly the Flowerbank CEOs for this, which he has made known several times during his controversial live streams.
LEE CHANG, 1995. VOCALIST, DANCER. His contract remains active with Flowerbank Entertainment as he has not been legally pronounced dead. Carmen Bae, Co-CEO, has explained that this is so his mother can continue receiving royalties for Lee's music. Lee was last seen officially on CCTV leaving a bar known as "Devil's Lock and Key" in Busan with three friends, one female and two males, at around 2:12 in the morning, June 8th 2015. He has not been seen or heard from since.
MOON IDEUN, 1997. VOCALIST, DANCER, MAKNAE. After ISSAYAH's hiatus was officiated in 2015, Ideun was put into a sibling duo, 2MOON, with his twin sister Rua. Though the duo would be extremely famous in Korea, once it was time for contract renewals, Ideun would not resign from Flowerbank Entertainment and leave the industry to focus on his education. Ideun believes Lee Chang is alive and has disappeared on his own accord, saying: "Lee always talked about how beautiful Hawaii was when he visited as a kid. I like to think he got over all this and lives there now. It's better than the alternative."
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BRAT PACK stepped into the Kpop world to... no noise. They didn't have enough money to promote their debut single, VON DUTCH, on music shows, but that didn't stop them from performing the song on every street corner in South Korea. The song, though now beloved by fans, was not impactful in 2022, to the dismay of Sora.
Okay, so, they tried again! The digital single STICKY performed better than the last, and this time, they actually promoted on music shows in the funkiest outfits and hairstyles you've ever seen, which garnered them some attention from international stans and domestic stans alike. Sticky wouldn't chart but it charted in the members hearts.
I WANNA was released at the end of 2022 as a hail mary, which was unanswered. The song, another digital single, failed to chart, but again, the group would gain traction for their interesting styling when they appeared on music shows. They would also be praised for their live vocals and harmonization. The small fanbase they gathered was getting restless: Where Is The Album?
Well, the album would come in 2023. "BRAT STARTER PACK" would be the first mini album of BRAT PACK with the accompanying title track IMPOSSIBLE. This album actually managed to chart. Of course, it peaked at 77, but it still charted! It charted, and that's all that mattered to Kpop stans! Impossible did help their fanbase grow. They were slowly, but surely, gaining traction.
Then...they just kinda vanished for the rest of the year? They didn't even disappear fully. It was weird they started doing a lot of fan calls, a lot of international meet and greets, a lot of international concerts in small ass venuses—It was really clear to some people that Acidic Records and needed money so they started really leaning into the parasocial aspect of being an idol group and while this worked and got them money, it also got them a batshit crazy fanbase!
In comes the first month of 2024. Brat Pack stans, who have yet to be named, are rabid. They want music, they want it now, and Augustus Moon gave them some music. EXEXEL dropped as a physical single and went massively viral. This song was everywhere; you could not escape EXEXEL or Brat Pack. It peaked at 12th on the Kpop Billboard 100, the highest the group had ever charted. They were everywhere. This was massive. This was a movement if you will.
They kept the hype up with their second mini album "TEXT ME BACK?" dropping to massive fanfare, the title track "ur eta?" still climbing the charts and currently resting at number 7 on the Billboard 100, marking another milestone for the promising group. One thing is for sure, Brat Pack is becoming one of the most notable and influential co-ed groups to recently step into the industry.
TEMPASSION is a love song that explores the complex emotions of love and hate. The song's lyrics depict the bittersweet feelings of being hurt by love.
The video is the first of the seven-part story arc the group did for the comeback. They took the Battle Royale concept seriously, down to the obviously fake blood and melodrama. The video included no dancing, just cinematic shots, and story progression. They would release a dance practice of TEMPASSION two weeks later.
BATTLE ZONE is a song that explores and symbolizes the group's confidence, ambition, and uniqueness in the music industry. The lyrics are about realizing that inner fear is a lie and expressing the true self hidden behind it. The song captivates listeners by telling the story of overcoming trauma and facing one’s own actions.
The video is the second of the seven-part story arc the group did for the comeback. The video included no dancing, just cinematic shots and story progression, though this is when fans put together that the videos were out of order and would have to be placed in order by fans. Though this decision was divisive, many fans enjoyed solving the puzzle. BATTLE ZONE would be their most viewed music video from the series, with 14.7 million views. Fans joke that this is because Jiu is heavily featured in this video looking, as fans would say, sweaty, crazy, and sexy.
They would release a dance practice of BATTLE ZONE two weeks later.
BITE THE APPLE is the FIRST FULL ALBUM of the fictional South Korean Co-ed group BRATPACK. Released on August 8th, 2024, the album housed eleven tracks, all of which were produced by the MOON SIBLINGS. Not a single member of BratPack could be found in the album's credits, but they're idols, not writers or producers.
The album's two title tracks, "TEMPASSION" and "BATTLE ZONE," were promoted for three solid months, making this their longest promotional period since their debut. They would take home only two music show awards, marking their first music show win ever as a group.
BITE THE APPLE is a controversial album. Many people loved and hated it, but Twitter couldn't shut up about it, which was the whole point. Almanda Summers knows how to get the internet buzzing, good or bad, and with the particularly bloody yet sensual concept Bite The Apple went for, no one could shut up about this album.
ACIDIC COMMENTARY: Bea was not given the same prompt as the other brats. She was asked, "What got you into music?" We're not sure why she was asked a question different from the others. This video was recorded before official track names were released.
With visuals inspired by the 2000 Japanese action film directed by Kinji Fukasaku Battle Royal, as well as biblical references scattered throughout their seven music videos, the group became Pinterest darlings and dominated Tumblr aesthetic tags. Though visually stunning, this would earn them the title, which I guess is supposed to be an insult, of a "visual group" meaning they were only good for their visuals not their music. BratPack stans would not take offense to this. Why would they? The argument was flimsy. Why are you mad they're stanning hot people with superb creative direction? Sounds like a personal problem.
However, the line distribution became more and more of an issue with fans as it felt like the girls were carrying the songs more often than not, with the three male members acting as backup vocalists or backup dancers. Though their lack of lines did not phase Chance and Jiu, Hajin often stole lines from his female counterparts during live performances. "I trained to be a singer. I'm going to sing." The youngest would say on a live stream. BratPack fans were split on how to feel about Hajin's attitude. As long as it didn't affect the group's dynamic, there's no harm in it, right? Plus, he was only stealing Brigett's lines. It's not like anyone is really here for Bridgett Lee. People only like her because of her brother. It's not an issue if she has fewer lines.
i. ANGEL OF MY DREAMS
ii. TEMPASSION
iii. BATTLE ZONE
iv. DIGITAL LOVE AFFAIR
v. SUPERNATURAL
vi. APPLE
vii. JUICE
viii. UR2CONFUSING
ix. HIT THE
x. B2B
xi. INASTELLA