#hd:work

Kim Jihye wasn’t afraid of anything. She could take on the world singlehandedly and live to tell the tale. She was invincible, nothing could stop her.

Except maybe a particularly complicated dance routine.

Jihye knew she was a great singer, great looking, a hard worker, brilliant, so many great things. However, she was also aware she wasn’t the dancer her sister was, and she didn’t want to be. But, if she wanted to debut, she knew she’d have to improve. So, here she was, stretching as she got ready for the workshop.

She looked amazing, as usual. Black tank top covered by a long-sleeved crop top hoodie and matching sweatpants with her silver hair in a high ponytail, which she adjusted in the mirror before going to the floor to stretch. She noticed the other girls in the room giggling and blathering about random stuff instead of preparing, which only went to show how much more prepared Jihye was than they were to debut and actually work.

She was so focused on her own preparations that she didn’t notice her friend walk in.

HYDRA RECORDING STUDIO — [ JAN. '23 ] Jamie and SON TAEGYEOM take part in the Vocal Workshop …

If there's one thing Jamie prides himself on, it's his voice. He knows that while he lacks a lot in other areas, notably those requiring organisational skills, and time management, he exceeds when it comes to singing. So, when he's given the position of assistant for the vocal workshop he's thrilled to say the least. It feels like people are finally recognising his abilities, and giving his opportunities to further prove himself. It's a tad daunting, if he's being honest, being given responsibilities, and there's a little voice of doubt at the back of his mind, telling him he can't do it because he's too much of a mess.

Jamie ignores that voice as best he can, and instead focuses on Taegyeom, who he's going through some lyrics with before he gets his turn in the recording booth to see what recording is really like. "At this part you should smile a lot, because you'll be able to hear it in your voice, but no one will be able to see the stupid faces you make, so it'll be super good!" He explains, making a pencil mark under a specific line on the sheet of lyrics they're poring over. "This is exciting, isn't it. Y'know... I hope we debut together. I think our voices go well together, and us, plus a couple other boys are like... the top vocals among the boy trainees."

compared to the dance workshop hwan has enrolled himself into, the producing workshop is a bit more lax. of course, he's thankful that he was able to get the assistant role and the opportunity to produce a demo ― a skill and talent that he has worked hard on over the years and was very glad to show and prove his worth. hwan really thought to himself that if never gets to debut, as sad as it sound but something that has yet to be a reality, he would not really have minded in composing or producing for anyone. perhaps a few years down the line, hwan would have really settled down in ways where he could still shine. just not where the stage is, as much as he craves for it.

there isn't as much people in this workshop compared to the ones he has seen and participated in the dance workshop but hwan thinks it might have been great because they get assigned to a 'buddy' where the assistant could go more in-depth in teaching about the production side and focus on not only answering any questions, but as well as to get input from their buddies for the demos they are working on.

what are the odds truly when he finds himself being assigned to work along side ayaka, a talented trainee that he has recently got himself acquainted with.

"what are the odds really? i'm starting to think that we are indeed trainee soulmates" hwan laughs as he scoot his seat over for ayaka, eyes tearing away from the screen where he has wrote out one-fourth of the demo he's tasked to work on.

People would assume that because Mason was able to learn Korean when he came to this country, that learning another language would be a piece of cake. Nope. If it wasn’t a dance or a song or a new Overwatch hero, learning something new was hard. Plus, learning a new language at twelve and twenty one were two entirely different things.

But, kpop was big in Japan, and if he ever debuted, he’d want to at least be able to say “thank you for your support” in Japanese. So, here he was.

“Are you as excited and nervous as I am?” he asked Haneul, lightly tapping his fingers on the desk. “I feel like I’m back in school again, which... yeah, not a great feeling, but this’ll be different, right?” He hoped.

lee hwan is conflicted.

the announcement of the workshop has left hwan to debate whether he wants to assist for the producing workshop where his best and main interest lies at. it would have been good for him too to get inputs from other professionals. however the other part of him thinks he should be working harder on his dancing skills.

perhaps this once he decides it best that he listens to his head than his heart because he could really do with more improving on his hand to leg coordination.

Mason liked to think he wasn’t that nervous of a guy, but that really only applied to things he knew he could do. Dance? Absolutely. Video games? Definitely. Singing? No no no no no, definitely not. But, with the evaluation coming up and him having a small singing part in Beatbox, he knew he needed to work on improving his singing voice from “ew” to “eh.” However, doing a singing workshop with other trainees? Showing how not good at this skill he was? Not his favorite thing.

But at least he had a friend by his side.

“Be honest, how badly do you think I’m going to embarrass myself at this thing?” he asked with a self-deprecating chuckle. “Like do you think I’ll be able to show my face around the cafeteria again? Or should I just quit now?”