[ NOTIFICATION ] VLIVE JUNE 5TH, 2020 @ 11:03PM
Surprise LIVE! AND*ROMA : 춀ì¶ì! lets dance! đđ
the live starts with a view of one of novaâs practice rooms. meiqi shows up on screen shortly afterwards, waving for the fans and smiling brightly despite the bags under her eyes that show her obvious exhaustion. âhello, everyone!â
she keeps waving as she waits for more people to arrive. the numbers slowly go up and more comments start to fill up the chat, before she finally starts talking. âitâs me, meiqi! this is the first time iâm talking to you guys through vapp, right?âÂ
âwhere are the other members? i think they should be back at the dorms by now.â meiqi glances at the door that everyone disappeared through a while earlier. âi decided to stay back to talk to you guys and impress you with some dancing! iâll wait a little longer though, so more of you can join.â
she answers random questions for a few minutes, things like whatâs your favourite starbucks drink? (cotton candy frappuccino) and dogs or cats? (both). then, thereâs a fan requesting drama recommendations, and meiqi canât help but promote one of her best friends.
âhave you guys watched revenge note 1? isnât the actress for ho goohee so cool?â meiqi, herself, has been keeping up with the episodes as they come out, watching them before she falls asleep. âeveryone, please support eclipseâs anna and watch the webdrama! i promise itâs good!â
meiqi leans in closer, squinting to read the comments. âare you and anna close? yes! me and yerim-ie went to school together and we still talk a lot.â as she speaks, meiqi unlocks her phone and scrolls through her photo album. finding a cute selfie of them, she turns the phone around to show it to the viewers. âthis is from the time i went to visit her at a photoshoot for a chicken cf. security almost kicked me out because they thought i was a crazy fan!âÂ
she shows a few other pictures of her and yeri, some from high school and others from the rare times they were able to meet up. she also shows pictures of the food truck she had sent yeri on set of her webdrama, and the selfies with gourmet ice cream that she had received in turn.
after rambling about how much she loves her friend (and probably boring most of the viewers), meiqi remembers what she had initially promised she would do and quickly stands. âright! i said i was gonna dance for you guys. why didnât you remind me?! you guys just let me go on and on about yeri!â
her laughter rings out as she disappears off camera to plug her phone into the speakers. meiqi presses play and then runs backwards as the first few notes begin to filter through the practice roomâs speakers. she takes a few steps back to make sure her entire body is in the frame, and then sheâs doing the infamous point dance of up and down.
sheâs seen some idols get shy after attempting the dance, but meiqi doesnât falter once. sheâs in her element with this song, this concept. she knows the dance considerably well for someone who hasnât formally practiced it. thatâs not to say meiqi wasnât blasting it around the dorms for a good week, singing into her toothbrush and dancing in her bed.Â
she performs it up until the end of the first chorus, before approaching the camera once again with a proud grin. âwhat do you think?â she asks the viewers as she settles onto the floor again, tilting her head inquisitively. meiqi reads the comments as they come: as expected of meiqi! and jfkdjsjkdg QUEEN. she laughs loudly, basking in the compliments that come in every language. âah, wait, what did you say? dance meiqi-ne? i like that!â
âare you an olympia? yes, i love luxe! iâve been following them since they debuted!â meiqi clasps her hands in front of her chest dreamily as she thinks about her favourite group, and now her seniors in the industry. âthey have really good music and i think theyâre all so pretty! one time, i met ellaâi think it was last year during the halloween party. we both dressed up as royalty and she approached me first! it was kind of embarrassing though because i was still technically a trainee and i kept stuttering⊠but she didnât make fun of it even once. still, i hope she doesnât remember that.âÂ
meiqi presses a hand to her forehead, embarrassed that sheâs shared one of her weak moments. sheâs still smiling, though, giggling even, because she holds the memory dear.Â
she remembers that sheâs doing a vlive and removes her hand so that the fans can get a proper look at her rosy cheeks, and so that she can keep reading the comments.
âwhat other groups do you like?â meiqi strokes her chin, pretending to think. âand*roma?â she chuckles at her own (poor) joke. truthfully, she doesnât know if there are other groups that sheâs really a fan of; she might like their music or know the members, but no one can compete with luxe. might as well promote herselfâthough itâs stupid, considering 99.9% of the people watching this live must be fans of the group already.
âshow us more dance covers!!! wow, so you guys donât wanna talk to me, huh?â she purses her lips to hide the teasing smile, but it doesnât quite work when she reads the onslaught of incoming messages that protest and promise that they enjoy talking to her.Â
to appease the fans, she pushes herself off the floor and dusts off her shorts. meiqi reaches for her phone and presses shuffle on the playlist she had prepared beforehand. itâs filled with the latest songs that sheâs learned and a few older tracks that she likes.
she starts with sheâz. to anyone who knows her personally, it might come as a surprise because meiqi has never been a fan of the group. their concept was always too cute for her liking, but their recent releases were right up her alley. unfortunately, she only knows the chorus for dumhdurum, so she fast-forwards the song until then, and starts dancing.
dolls by k.arma is next, another group that meiqi likes. the sophisticated sexiness of the song caught her attention almost immediately upon release. to a lesser extent than luxeâs songs, meiqi has replayed it many times, and after only a handful of times watching the dance, she had picked up on most of it. so, she performs from the beginning until the end of the chorus just as she had done with up and down.
she lets the rest of the song play at a lower volume as she returns to read comments. compliments, compliments, compliments. god, she really loves this. âso cool~ do you know any convex songs? yeah! one sec!â
meiqi searches through her music library and clicks on boom boom. she doesnât know the choreography as well as the other songs sheâs performed, but she thinks she can make it work anyways. besides, she knows the point dance exceptionally well, so she exaggerates that part with a laugh.
sheâs having fun. after practicing high heels all of last month, a part of meiqi dreaded being in the practice room. she just associates it with a bad time now, but being able to dance freely to songs she actually likes is oddly liberating. and maybe she just enjoys being praised by faceless strangers who love her.
âoh! thereâs also this new group,â meiqi starts once sheâs completed the chorus. she taps on gorilla, and raises her voice to be heard over the music. âdo you guys know de:code? i went to meet them backstage during promotions because iâve known seonho sinceâŠâ meiqi counts on her fingers, but itâs useless. âi actually donât know. but itâs been a long time! heâs like a little brother to me, so i was shocked when he debuted with such a cool concept!â
cupping her hands around her mouth, meiqi shouts out, âa.c., iâm your biggest fan!â before launching into the chorusâs choreography.Â
sheâs been dancing so energetically for the past half an hour or so, that sheâs finally broken a sweat. her breathing is irregular and heavy now, so she rushes to turn off the music. meiqi plops down in front of the camera, making an x with her arms. âno more dancing, guys! iâm so tired!â
catching her breath, she reads through more comments. âwhat about per_se? iâll learn their dances properly and show you guys next time, okay? sorry everyone, and sorry to my seniors.â she presses her hands together and bows her head in an apology.
itâs getting late now, and meiqi really needs to return to the dorms. as much as she doesnât want to leave, wants to continue talking to fans and dancing to her heart's content, she wasnât lying about being tired.
âi think itâs time to go, everyone. no, donât leave? what? you guys have to sleep too, you know! not just me!â she runs a hand through her hair, all oily from the sweat of a long day spent practicing. ugh, is it obvious to the fans that she really needs a shower? she sure hopes not.
âi promise weâll see each other again soon,â she says earnestly. even if she doesnât plan on going live again for a while (theyâre far too busy right now), and*roma is preparing for a comeback. the fans may not know it, but she can assure them that it wonât be long until theyâll see her again.Â
âgoodnight, everyone!â just like sheâd started the live, meiqi ends it with a wave and a smile. the manager confirms that itâs over before meiqi falls back onto the floor, letting the dayâs exhaustion take over her body. âthat was fun,â she says aloud, not listening to whatever the manager responds with. probably something about getting ready to go back to the dorms, or maybe scolding her for talking so much (has it really been over an hour since she went live?).
she hadnât noticed so much time had passed, a stark difference to recent practices where all meiqi did was count down the hours, minutes, and seconds until they could leave.
itâs true, what they say. fans really do give you motivation.













