#eclipse:july19

          the set looks just as fun and she’s stuck on how to properly introduce her character, wondering if the jitters that make her want to play more of the kt mobile game are nerves or if they’re her trying to showcase her kt pride in yet another way. before she can consider it, one of her coworker’s has taken the set of notes in her hands, asking just what they are and ariel’s staring with wide eyes and a loud, very dramatic gasp. “ i could’ve gotten a paper cut! ” 

          she’s aware she didn’t but it was a risk, after all. “ is there anything you don’t take notes on? ” ariel laughs and comes back with a list of very obvious things, an obnoxious list if anything, one that has her fellow cast member whining for her to stop, along with a “ how are you introducing ahreum? ” which makes ariel laugh more.  

          “ does this teach you not to mock my notes? you’re like that kid who teases the nerd and then has to come back to ask for help on the homework. ” her excuse is the long laundry list of dramas she’s seen since she was younger but she’s quick to come up with a few possible descriptions, referencing her notes to make a greater point because among other things she is definitely thorough. the culture differences worry her at times. in the past, she once thought what she knew would suffice but as the leader, as someone representing kt and eclipse when she’s out in public, she understands there’s so much more at stake than meets the eye. 

Starting on July 1st, the girls will start practicing to learn the choreography to their b-side track ‘One’ which they’ll promote alongside their title track during their first week of promotions. They will use a short version of the song, which will go until 1:15 as seen in the reference video. The ending will be fit to match the end of the song (2:50 - 3:09).

For this release, there will be no formal showcase and, instead, the girls will hold a special Vlive in preparation for their release. The Vlive will be announced officially today, the 3rd, to be held on the 10th starting at 7PM, an hour after the album & MV are supposed to come out. They’ll go to a set similar to this for the event. They may share their excitement to return and share any personal notes and stories they’d like, just like in a regular Vlive. There will be time for them to read fan comments and answer questions, as well as to encourage people to listen to their newest song and watch the music video as well. Thirty minutes in, though, they’ll be allowed to sing the chorus of their title song for all the fans watching, as well as the one to their b-side. The choreography to both songs will be kept a secret until their first live stage on July 12th. They’ll be dressed for this with the outfits seen below.

Anna

Blue

Haseul

Jennie

Minji

Suji

They’ll record their dance practice to ‘Me Gustas Tu’ a day before on July 9th and will be released a week after their song release, on July 17th. On the same day of recording, SBS will enter in contact with KT Entertainment to announce that their Inkigayo episode on the 21st will be canceled in favor of a special schedule, the SBS Summer Concert in Incheon. The concert will have the presence of every big act and the most popular songs of the year and Eclipse has been invited to participate. This means they’ll have to also dedicate some of their practice time towards the preparation of concert stages.

They’ll be allowed two songs to perform which will be ‘Me Gustas Tu’ and ‘Love Whisper’, in that order. For these two performances, they’ll all be dressed in the same clothes such as this one.

Apart from these performances, the members Blue and Minji were invited to take part in a special stage along with two other members of the girl group Luxe. They’ll perform ‘Loving U’. Blue will take the role of Elkie, and Minji of Sinb. They’ll be dressed accordingly with the clothes seen on the video.

They’ll head to Incheon on the morning of the concert, the 21st, and stay in a hotel overnight before returning to their dorms the day after. Blue and Haseul will room with their manager while the other four girls will stay together in another room.

The following is the music show promotion schedule for Eclipse’s ‘Me Gustas Tu’ activities:

7/12, 7/19, 7/26: KBS Music Bank

7/13, 7/20, 7/27: MBC Music Core

7/14, 7/21, 7/28: SBS Inkigayo

7/15, 7/22: Arirang Simply K-pop

7/16, 7/23, 7/30: MTV The Show

7/17, 7/24, 7/31: MBC Show Champion

7/18, 7/25, 8/01: Mnet M!Countdown

On July 18th, Eclipse will record their dance relay for ‘Me Gustas Tu’ during their time waiting for M!Countdown to be uploaded on the same day (you can use this to see how it works).

Music show promotions will last for a total of three weeks this time. Programs will begin pre-recording early in the morning and groups are expected to stay at the broadcasting station until the live broadcast takes place later in the day. Although music shows in real life follow varied recording schedules, for IC writing purposes, the schedule for every music show will follow this consistent pattern:

06:20AM: at broadcasting station: basic first rehearsal on stage; no makeup, casual clothes.

06:45AM: head to salon: get makeup and hair done.

07:45AM: return to broadcasting station: eat breakfast, nap in dressing room/space.

09:00AM: dress rehearsal on stage; stage outfits, makeup on.

09:20AM: return to dressing room/space: rest, eat, nap.

11:00AM: final camera rehearsal on stage; stage outfits, makeup on.

11:15AM: greet senior artist groups at their respective dressing room/spaces, accompanied by a manager. you may not sleep during this time, up until the live broadcast.

07:00PM: live broadcast; when not performing, must stay in dressing room/space until the ending stage of the show.

08:00PM: line up in waiting room area to formally greet producers, director, and senior staff.

09:00PM: meeting time with fans who attended the recordings.

10:00PM: return to dressing rooms to clean up, change back into casual clothes.

11:00PM: arrive back at dorms.

Aside from music-related promotions, Minji's web drama 'Game Development Girls' will start airing at the end of the month. Its first episode will come out on July 30th, releasing two episodes at once. From then on, the drama will come out every Tuesday and Thursday with one episode on each day. With this pace, the last episode will air on August 29th. She'll take part in a special Vlive with the rest of the crew referred to as a 'production presentation' on the 29th of June where she and the rest of the actors involved will get to introduce their characters and answer some fan questions. This will be done in a set similar to this.

The girls will be reminded to make sure to get their luggage ready because on August 2nd they’ll be traveling to Japan in order to take part in the KTWorld Concert in Tokyo from August 3rd to the 5th. Each of the three days of the concert they’ll perform three songs: ‘Love Whisper’, ‘Chase Me’, and ‘Me Gustas Tu’. They’ll all go to the same hotel as other KT idols and will be given three rooms with two beds in each of them. The roommates were divided like this: Minji&Haseul, Jennie&Suji, Blue&Anna.

You will gain +5 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE AS YOU WISH, +3 DEBUT POINTS and +2 ACHIEVEMENTS for completing the written requirements as explained on the idol tier page. As this is a song promotion month, one of your chosen achievements must be relevant to the above schedule and all required content should be written about activities listed on the above schedule for the month of July. There is a capped maximum of five solos, sets of starters and/or partnered threads you may write to collect this month’s points.

The only form that needs to be submitted at the end of the month is a verification form for your debut points and achievements. Any SP points earned can be collected as soon as you finish the requirement for them. At the end of the month, you will submit the following form to the Points Verification blog:

IDOL’S NAME - KT ENT - JULY SCHEDULE (for the August 7 verification form)

PROOF OF ACTIVITY: [ x ]

POINTS: +00 SP [ distribute these however you like ]

TOTAL POINTS EARNED: +00 SP +00 DBT

+1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #1 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

+1 WK ACHIEVEMENT #2 [ NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN + CURRENT LEVEL ]

DEBUT POINTS SPENT ON THE IDOL SHOP THIS MONTH:

NEW DEBUT POINTS TOTAL: