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seojun knew that he always got nervous and a bit of performance jitters before getting on stage. it was always how he got but he usually was fine when on stage. he knew it was due to this being their first comeback. sure he knew the choreography in his sleep at this point but he was still nervous. what if he messed up in some way? he didn't wanna accidentally do that. he got his makeup done and couldn't help but fret over his outfit a bit so it sat against his body better. he came towards noel, giving a soft smile towards the other. "it's not dumb at all. i'm a bit nervous myself." he let him know. "i feel there will always be a bit of nervousness even when we've done this for years. something about seeing how the fans will perceive it makes me nervous."

“thank you” noel smiles to the other. noel hasn’t really felt nervous like this before in his life, he’s always been calm no matter what thrown his way. when others were stressing about exams and getting into the schools they wanted to, noel was calm with no worries, life would figure itself out he told himself. now, he’s continuously nervous, almost always when they’re about to perform on music shows. “i feel like i shouldn’t be nervous, but i can’t help it” he shrugs.

━━ waterbomb 2025◞ gingamingayo .· ( @noelxbe )

it's hyeran's first time attending the waterbomb festival. truthfully, she was persuaded to attend by some of the other axis labels' trainees. if everyone is going, why shouldn't she? in a sea full of unfamiliar faces, she spots a sort of familiar one. a senior at her company, someone who's just debuted. noel. does she approach? she has to say 'hi,' at least, right? it'd be rude if she didn't. hyeran walks up to him with purpose, putting a smile on her face before tapping him on the shoulder. "i see the company let you take a day off," she chuckles. "i don't think we've been formally introduced, i'm hyeran. i'm trainee at lime entertainment."

noel was quite excited he got the chance to join waterbomb, even though it was a viewer. last year noel imagined himself standing on the stage, now he remains imagining it, but feels like he’s a bit closer to his goal. the performances are useful, noel still doesn't know a lot of groups and soloist, and he feels like he should know more. he was originally here with a few friends, but they separated, wanted to watch different performances, some wanting to get closer while some didn’t mind the distance.

when a rather unfamiliar face speaks to him, he at first figures it’s a fan. he considered wearing a facemask, but it was unbearable in the heat, and he figured vybe wasn’t that big of a group yet, and though it’s not particularly many who have asked for his autograph today, he has gotten quite a lot of looks, whether it’s for his looks, because of vybe or something else he’s not sure of.

ꜱᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅᴇʀ

it had been a bit since seojun had done something outside of vybe. sure he loves all the activities he's gotten to do with vybe and his other group members. it's nice to take a break though. plus he gets to be enjoy waterbomb again and see others perform. maybe vybe will be at waterbomb down the line. he's hoping for it. at least he can learn from the others performing today. at least he's with noel today and he's already eager to see what they can get up to. "glad we get to do something outside of our schedule." he beamed as he looked toward the other after taking his eyes off the stage. "do you think we'll get to be up there one day?" it was a dream for sure and he was looking forward to what more vybe would get to do.

as much as noel loved his members, it felt like lately they only saw each other in the dorm, practice room and during schedules. noel wished to hang out with his members, do something else than what they usually did, so noel was quite excited and happy when him and seojun agreed to join waterbomb. he did feel a bit bummed about how vybe didn’t get to perform during waterbomb, but maybe next year? still, noel is enjoying it, it’s fun to see other people perform.

WOOK JOINS WATERBOMB 2025 !

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"i think they're both fine," he says, shrugging a little and he's never really pre-planned his ending fairies but maybe it's something he should start doing. they've been promoting for a little bit now and he thinks their new song is a fun one to perform and he hopes that the fans are also enjoying it. he thinks for a moment, remembering the poses that noel had done and he lets out a hum. "the puppy dog ears are probably something you could add to the first pose?" haneul suggests, never one to back away from doing too much because when would they ever have the chance to do so again aside from their early days when people would just brush it aside as rookie things. "i think you should do more than just smile though, for sure."

noel is honestly happy he didn’t debut as a solo artist. the nervousness he had in him slowly fades as he talks with haneul, the other being a great distraction. having had the vybe members join him on this journey of being a new idol has been nice, they’re learning together, and helping each other learn. they’re there when he needs them, whether it’s with singing practice or simply what ending fairy pose he should do.

jae wondered what more he'd get to do himself. he knows he's still pretty new with being a trainee but he's making sure to try his best especially when he's apart of his dream company. he doesn't want them to think they wasted their time with him after his audition. plus noel was around and he'd get to see him even if he was busy. he tried to do the same with his own family whenever he got the chance to travel. "i know you wouldn't have. you'd make sure i was safe." he smiles at him. "you did and i believe you on that." he nods in agreement. "it really is. the wind is cutting through my jacket." he even tried to keep as warm as possible but it wasn't helping. "yes, let's do so." something like tea or even hot chocolate sounded nice right now. "good. i probably wouldn't have let go." he laughed a bit. "it is. so we're stuck holding hands now. don't want my hands to be cold at all."

noel has quite a few trainee friends, which he of course hopes to debut, but he’s also curious about what if they debut, what if noel debuts too? how much time will they have together then? noel hasn’t even debuted yet, yet his sister has told him to be careful around people of the other sex, that dating rumours can spread fast and from nothing. does he have to keep away from his female friends once he or they debut? noel is looking forward to debuting, but he’ll miss the current life he has.

"Really? You must have a great memory. I don't think I could remember all those people!" But then it must be easier to remember people who stand out more, like Min, who wasn't much like any of the other fans, given he was a man, and significantly taller than probbaly every other fan Vybe had. He's almost too distracted to realise Noel just offered to pay for him, and if he'd been red before, it was nothing compared to the new shade of crimson he'd likely managed to achieve. "Oh you don't have to- I mean I should be paying for you!" But he's sure his words fall on deaf ears. "It's- ... Not award exactly, just surprising. Nice, though. It's nice to get you talk to you outside of your work. Are you able to get enough rest? Being in Vybe must be so much work." Min, clearly, can never escape his overly concerned nature. Even towards his bias, he can't help but feel concerned about how much sleep and rest and time to relax he might be getting.

when noel debuted he almost forgot he would have fans, he was shocked by how many people were supporting him. every fansign was full of new faces, people who supported noel and vybe on their journey. noel had become an idol for the dance, but it was all easier with the support of the fans, they pushed him to practice harder, he wanted to do well, for them. noel’s originally reason for wanting to debut was to dance on stage, now it might just be to be there for the fans, give them the support and love they’ve given him.

“mmhm” noel nods “i have a good memory” and he really did, but he was lying about remembering all of his fans, he did not. he had prepared himself for that he would’ve, in the end it became too much, sometimes noel could remember both the face and name like today, sometimes he could simply remember the face, and sometimes not at all. he felt bad about it, he did honestly, he wanted to remember them all, but there were so many new faces at once that it was difficult to do so.

noel shakes his head “wouldn’t make sense for you to pay for me, but i don’t mind paying, it’ll be thank you for supporting me and vybe, having our fans really does make it all easier”. if noel could, he’d gift every single one of his fans like this, but he definitely isn’t rich enough for that yet, so, for the majority of his fans all he can do is verbally give them a thank you.

seojun knew he was passionate when it came to dancing so getting to debut in a group still had this surreal feeling. even if he was skilled, he could have been missing something and not got the chance to be in vybe. he already was the oldest in vybe so he was just glad he got this chance and that lime took a chance with him. plus being an idol was his dream and he was enjoying every little thing they got to do. he looked forward to more photo shoots and performances no matter how busy it got. he still tried to stay in touch with people he was close to but he knew it was harder to meet at the moment. "it really does. i'm glad to see people with this passion at a talent show." it was what companies wanted and he was eager to see who would get to be a trainee. "that's true. we'll see what the companies choose at the end of the day but we might be too busy to even see the new trainees." he laughed a bit. "it makes me wanna be more passionate as well. we can and use that for our performances with the other members of vybe."

noel looks at seojun, thankful for the other. had he not spotted seojun dancing that day, he’s not sure he would’ve figured out his interest in dance, maybe he still would’ve, maybe he never would’ve. seojun is kind of the reason that noel is where he is today, while it is noel that has worked his ass of, it is seojun’s dance that captured noel, noel probably doesn’t say it enough, but he’s quite thankful for seojun.

having had to find time for waterbomb had honestly been quite difficult, but noel desperately wanted to go, in the end finding time for it. last year he’d seen people perform on stage, thinking maybe that would be him one day, now he feels one step closer to that dream. it’s not just fun, but noel feels like he’s learning too, watching all these performance he sees how people dance and sing differently.

ᴄʜᴇᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɴɪɢʜᴛ

getting to film much more variety shows left seojun in awe. he got to be on ones he saw other idols that he admired on and he was eager to see what vybe would be up to on them. being on idol human theatre was already a treat. he's sure the fans will love seeing behind the scenes for them and whatever chaos they cause as a group. he knows most groups film this in their practice room but he appreciates a little change of scenery. he can already see some of the other members having their own fun and goofing around as the cameras filmed them. the little interview parts to talk about previous clips or even just what it's like in the group is funny as well. he knows he's laughing a lot of the time and tries to stop himself multiple times even if he fails. seojun finds himself with noel now though and is doing his best at a game of badminton that they started. he can't say he's good but he's trying which counts at least. he's not competitive with this so he doesn't mind. "my skills are definitely not in any sort of sports at all." he laughs a bit as he looks towards noel before hitting the birdie over the net towards noel.

joining variety shows was fun, even though the cameras were always rolling, it did make noel closer to his members. he’d gotten quite close to his members by now, surprised by how quickly it happened, but he supposes they do spend a lot of time together. at the moment actually, noel sees the vybe members more than he sees his own family. they’re luckily enjoyable to be around, and noel loves all of his members, but he can’t help but miss his family and old friends.

idol human theatre is chaotic to be on, and noel didn’t know about the show before vybe was asked to be joining. noel can’t quite keep up, it feels like they’ve done a million random things today, is it fun? yes. is noel a bit confused about what’s going on? also yes. 

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for some reason, noel couldn’t help but remain nervous whenever they were backstage for music shows. he figured when they debuted he was so nervous because it all was new, now he had tried it and was still nervous. he couldn’t understand why, why he fiddled with the end of his shirt, why his heart beat a little faster. he was enjoying being an idol though, and he figured, eventually he wouldn’t be nervous before going out to perform on music shows.

"there's a class for everything i'm sure. companies are always trying to get that perfect idol, after all." and every company is different; every hypothetical formula and algorithm is curated for company specific demands and needs. giving a hum, yuji nods her head in understanding-- taking a second to imagine it. she's done that before-- or rather, muse has led her in that direction. "that's smart." she comments quietly, tilting her head to the side. "me? ah...most of the time i have a base melody for the background and then add a few things into it. i make basically a...musical skeleton, usually. sometimes i start with the chorus, but sometimes i end up getting a general idea for a bridge and try to build something out of that." yuji laughs. "at the end of the day, you'll always have yourself to give you a pat on the back." the other trainee pauses. "and me, too. i'll support songwriter noel's debut! whenever that day comes."

“it sure does feel like it” noel leans back, a sigh escapes his lips. “every time i think there’s nothing new to learn, there’s something new to learn, these companies come up with new and then more new classes to take” a short laugh escapes his lips. “and i’m guessing it’s different from every company, they have different priorities about what their artists should learn”. 

“have you been doing songwriting for long? i only just begun when lime had their songwriting camp” he nods his head slightly. “surely still isn’t the best songwriter, but i do find it fun” noel smiles slightlyl. two years ago noel couldn’t at all imagine himself writing a song, now he’s written multiple, unreleased all, but written and composed, all by himself, he can’t help but be a bit proud of himself.

”that’s true. you’ll have to focus on what’s coming next,” eunae says with a frown. training already takes most, if not all, the hours in the day. she’s even one of the more studious ones, coming in on weekends or when she has free time to make use of the studio and axis labels top notch equipment. it’s consumed her life, social hour a thing of the past. “solo schedules?” the pianist inquires. “like what? any plans or . . .” eunae trails off, nails tapping on the side of her drink cup. “just something you’re hoping for? hosting, maybe? i feel like that might suit you.”

“there’s never really a break once you become an idol” he shrugs “i’ve always been used to being busy, but, being an idol makes you even more busy” he nods. “we don’t even get the weekends off, there’s always something to do” noel hums. “but, i am happy being an idol, i think you should look forward to debuting whenever that happens” noel shows a smile to the other. “but it’s a very different life than what i was used to… i do miss my friends and family, i don’t have much time to spend time with neither friends nor family” he pouts “and due to being so busy, i’ve recently gotten kind of bad at responding to texts”.

“i hosted for a music show once, but that’s as much solo schedule as i’ve had so far, hosting is fun, i just aren’t really that skilled in the field yet”. “hosting more could still be fun, but i’d also like to try going on variety shows alone as well, i don’t mind spending as much time with my members as i do, but it’d still be fun to do things by myself”.