#era.pose

△ TRACK BY TRACK. 

1] B.A.D

Intro song that has layered voice recordings of them when they were trainees

Their project group when they were trainees was called “B.A.D”, so they figured their first 100% self-produced comeback should start with a tribute to those three daydreamers back in the practice room. 

2] OMG

This comebacks title track is about flaunting who you are and being confident in yourself.

They were going to change up their concept to a more softer and feminine one this comeback, but they think that confidence is one of the most important things to have so they kept it up with this track.

The choreography was designed by Yen herself.

3] BYE BYE

Say “bye-bye” to all your worries with this song!

S.O.T wants people to acknowledge the bad things that happen to them, but find strength within them to say goodbye with those feelings

A comfort song you can bop to.

4] ROYAL

They are the queens and they want you to remember that, but they also want you as the listener to feel empowered too.

So far this is the most rap-heavy song on the mini album. Zim really got to shine on this track. 

This song almost became the title track, but the girls decided against it. They wanted this to be that b-side that people raved about and brought attention to (and it worked)

5] FOREVER

For the first time in history, S.O.T sang a ballad. Up until POSE era, Nia was the only one who was really super confident in her vocals, but after getting more and more practice, Yen and Zim became really good vocalists as well. 

Zim still sort of sang-rapped, but she still was much more on-key than she’s ever been.

Yen was able to hit this crazy high note which finally got people to recognize her for more than her dancing ability. 

6] MY LOVE 

The mini album closes out with the sentimental yet upbeat and groovy ode to fans. 

Even though Artychs can be absolutely whack sometimes, S.O.T still appreciates everything they’ve done for them and all the support they have given.

‘My Love’ is a small gesture in response to everything Artych has helped them accomplished over the past two years. 

△ THIS ERA.

If we’re being dead honest, POSE was really just a promotional era for Triptych as a whole. TYH won a few rookie awards last year and this year they’re emerging from their rookie phase. HBH wanted to showcase their talents one more time before the... bigger... project at the end of the year.

So POSE was a little rushed and was a little short. However, the girls still had a lot of fun. 

This was their first album that they’ve self-produced and they couldn’t be happier to showcase it.

They had more idol friends in the industry now, so promotions didn’t feel like all work and no play. 

S.O.T was now invited onto more variety shows. They went on Weekly Idol one week and even though you could see how much Yen didn’t like Doni or Coni, they still had a decent time.

Nia and Johnny from NCT are on Lipstick Prince together.

Their friendship with Monsta X only deepens. Nia, Shownu and Wonho are seen getting breakfast together one day. Jooheon and Zim are seen interacting with each other at music shows, etc.

Towards the end of promotions, Jooheon and Zim are like... in a flirtation-ship. 

Yen is officially dating Changkyun by this point which causes some... problems. Yen starts neglecting her practices and stuff to hang out with Changkyun. Not only does this upset Zim and Nia, but it hurts Asa as well. 

△ FANDOM BEHAVIORS.

So like. Artychs sometimes don’t get along well, but it’s mostly Tromme and S.O.T stans who beef. This comeback there seemed to be more support coming from Tromme stans but S.O.T stans were still skeptical.

Accounts like TYH_UPDATES became a huge streaming/chart info account, which didn’t really exist prior to this era.

Artychs were obsessed with this one fancam of Zim and it went viral. Like everyone was spamming it under people’s anti-tweets it was barbaric. 

There was actually very few external fanwars this era? Leggos and Artychs worked together to stream which was really cute and heartwarming.

Once he approached, he furrowed his eyebrows with concern. “Are you okay?” He asked. Nia nodded, pushing her bangs out of her face, trying not to look too upset. 

“Yeah, I just lost my group.” She explained in a nonchalant voice, wiping her palms on her leggings. Johnny nodded and looked around, but he also couldn’t find them. “Damn,” Nia swore under her breath, her stress rising again. “How about you hang out with me?” Johnny offered, sensing the girl’s distress. “I’m gonna go eat a snack, how about we share?” Nia, opposed greatly to the idea of being alone again, accepted the offer. He placed a hand on her shoulder and guided her through the crowd of idols to a less busy area of the arena where the rest of NCT was standing. “You guys know Nia, right?” Johnny grinned, patting Nia’s shoulder. “Nice to see you again!” Yuta smiled at Nia as she bowed to the group of boys around her.

“Nice to see you too, how’s everything?” Nia asked as the group sat down to eat some snacks. NCT caught up Nia on what was going on in their lives and Nia filled them in on what her team has been up to since they’ve last met. The whole time Johnny sat close to her, which Nia didn’t object to. She wasn’t usually this physically comfortable with people, but her leggings were made up of thin material and the arena they were currently in was drafty. Plus something about his presence was oddly comforting to her. “Yerin!” A voice called just as Nia finished her snack. She looked over her shoulder and saw Teo, followed by the rest of Triptych jogging over to her. “Where were you?!” Nia exclaimed, jumping to her feet. All stress that she was feeling before was now replaced with mild annoyance and anger. Johnny stood too, walking over to greet Triptych. “We met up with Monsta X.” Yen shrugged. “I guess we lost track of time while we were talking.” “Oh, that’s awesome. I’m glad you guys were actively looking for me.” Nia said sarcastically. Johnny huffed out a chuckle next to her. “Oh, Johnny, these are my groupmates.” Nia introduced the other 8 members to him. “And guys, this is Johnny, the guy who took care of me while you were all mingling without me.” After NCT and Triptych greeted each other, the teams had to separate to get ready for the men’s running competition. “Hey,” Nia said, placing a hand on Johnny’s shoulder. “I’ll be cheering for you on the sidelines. Good luck.” “Wait, what about me?” Cal raised his arms in protest. “I’m competing too!” “You were talking to Hyungwon instead of looking for me.” Nia frowned at Cal, who shook his head and chuckled under his breath.

“Thanks, I’ll look forward to your cheer routine.” Johnny joked with Nia before getting his stuff together and making his way to the track. “So…” Zim waited until Johnny was out of earshot. “Y'all fucking now or something?” “Eunha!” Nia slapped her friend's arm. “You were practically sitting in his lap.” Ura pointed out. “No, I wasn’t!” Nia protested, a blush creeping up to her ears as they walked to the track to sit together and watch the race.

 “Alright, I’ll get the flashlights… Van please let go of me.” Eli’s voice said from the other room. Teo placed the milk back into the now-dark fridge and walked into the living room.

 “Micha just texted me, the power is out in their dorm too.” Asa announced, reading from his phone, the light from his cell phone illuminating his face.

 “You know what this means!” Cal grinned from ear to ear. 

 The other boys looked between each other, not quite catching onto what Cal is referring to.

 “We can have a guys day in!” Cal said with a smile. “We haven’t had one of these since our trainee days.” 

 Teo couldn’t help but smile at the suggestion. All the boys have been really close for a long time, but because of their busy schedules, they rarely had time to hangout as a group. 

 “I’m down. I was gonna hang out with Taeyong but I can totally cancel.” Eli agreed.

 “I didn’t have plans anyway.” Asa smiled, excitement rising in his voice.

“I charged my DS last night, we can take turns playing Mario Kart!” Cal offered excitedly. 

“Ah, this is going to be so fun!” Van said excitedly, a boyish grin spreading across his face. 

 “What about you, Insung?” Eli asked the other man, who was still standing in the doorway separating the kitchen and living room. All the other boys looked over at Teo expectedly, their eyes silently pleading for him to agree. 

 “Yeah, I’m in.” Teo confirmed. 

 “HEY! FACE SHOTS DON’T COUNT!” Cal protested, holding up the pillow that Asa had just previously hurled at his face. 

 “You’re out, Calvin!” Asa shouted, already sprinting off down the hall to get away from Cal’s rage. The boys were playing a makeshift game of dodge ball, but the playing field has turned into the whole dorm. No one was safe. Asa was particularly good at this game, since he was one of the faster members. He slid into the living room with his sock-covered feet and threw another pillow at an unsuspecting Van. Van dodged it narrowly before holding his hands up.

 “Woah, woah, do you wanna be a team?” He asked. Asa thought for a moment before nodding. Van was probably the strongest out of all of them, and Asa didn’t feel like being on the other end of Van’s pillow.

 “Let’s go after Eli.” Asa said to his new teammate. The two boys moved down the hallway quietly, trying to find their eldest friend in the darkened dorm.

 As they walked down the hallway that connected the bedrooms to the rest of the apartment, they were ambushed by Teo and Eli, who jumped out on both sides of them from bedroom doors.

 In a flurry of pillows swinging and shrieks of glee, Cal launched himself onto Asa’s back, sending the Japanese man toppling forward. The five boys laid in a pile of giggles and some loose feathers in the hallway, catching their breath.

 “I think we won.” Eli grinned, shaking hands with Teo. 

 “Fine, you win.” Asa accepted defeat, his voice muffled from his face being pushed against the cool wooden floor.

 “Do you guys wanna make snacks now?” Van asked. All the boys agreed and helped each other up before heading to the kitchen. 

 Thankfully, the gas stove worked as long as they lit a match to get it going. Once they turned the stove on, they started cracking out the instant ramen noodle packets. Cal and Asa grabbed a bunch of chips and watched as Teo and Van cooked them all ramen.

 When their food was ready, they sat together on the living room floor and ate. For the first time since that morning, the boy’s dorm was completely silent, minus the slurping of noodles and the sound of their utensils scraping the bowl.

 “I think my laptop is charged, do you guys wanna put on a movie?” Van asked, wiping the corners of his mouth. The other four boys agreed. After they finished their food, they all went to their rooms to grab blankets and pillows. They reassembled as a group moments later, squeezed together on the sofa with Asa sitting on Van’s lap.

 “Alright, hit play!” Van said, resting his chin on Asa’s shoulder. Cal leaned forward and pressed play before snuggling back in between Eli and Teo to enjoy the superhero movie they had picked out. 

 Just when they hit the middle of the movie, the lights flickered back on. All the boys groaned in protest.

 “Turn them off!” Asa screeched, pulling the blanket in his lap over his head to block out the light.