Dreams Ent Trainee.
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
17.
Rooster (Korea)
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 23, 2020 21:53:49 GMT -8
Elena's steps faltered when Seojin fell, but seeing her roll out of it and sit down in shock, she fell back into the dance, assuming that was what she was expected to do.
"Why are you embarrassed? So you're a lesbian? Love is love, Spaniards love love, all love. Your love is my love, my love is your love, our love is here to stay~" she sang the last part in the style of Cheryl Lynn's 'Got to be Real' as it came to mind.
She finished the dance routine and sat down in front of Seojin. She gently wiped away her tears, "unnie, I won't say anything if you're not comfortable telling people, but you don't have to be ashamed or hide from me, okay?"
She leaned in and hugged the other girl, she looked like she needed one.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
20.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 23, 2020 22:08:18 GMT -8
Seojin pulled her knees up to her chest. She said softly, "I'm not embarrassed about not being straight. I'm scared of people finding out. Korea's not, not open like that. I lived in California for four years when I was younger, around when I figured out, and that was a little different, but here, well that sort of thing ruins people's careers if people find out, especially when you're not established yet."
She tried to stop the trickle of tears, though there was a weird level where it was nice to have Elena fussing over her. She said, embarrassment clear in her voice, "We're going to have to try running the dance again. I missed a lot of what you did."
She said, "And um, when you start school here and stuff, don't go around asking people things like that. It won't go over super well. I don't want to see someone make your life hard because of that."
She sighed and let herself flop backwards onto the floor and stared back at the ceiling, forcing herself to make her muscles relax. They had dancing to do after all. She said, "You're right though, that's why I was distracted. I'm sorry. That's kind of weird. We just met, but well, I wasn't expecting you at all, but you also weren't what I was expecting, and it's not a bad thing, it's a thing, that's a thing. I'm not making sense."
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Dreams Ent Trainee.
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
17.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 23, 2020 22:20:56 GMT -8
Elena plopped down next to Seojin on the ground. "I guess I never thought about just how different the culture is here. In Spain, all kinds of couples walk around open and proud and we Spaniards are super into..." she switched into English, "PDA" then back to Korean. "I mean we have our bigots too, but straight couples, gay couples everyone just makes out in front of everyone else, even on nude beaches. Though you get more than you bargained for if you go to a nude beach."
Elena sat up and wriggled, "I can't help but think you'd get sand everywhere," she looked into her lap, "that would be very uncomfortable there," she started giggling.
"Thank you for the advice, I'll try to make sure not to ask questions like that again. And honestly, you're making perfect sense to me." She stood up and walked over Seojin so her legs were on either side of her waist. She offered her hands, trying to help her up.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
20.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 23, 2020 22:27:35 GMT -8
Seojin made a face at the mention of nude beaches and said, "That sounds like a bad sunburn waiting to happen."
Seojin said, "Skinship is expected to an extent, which makes it easier to be sneaky. Like friends of the same gender are expected to sort of hang all over each other. Not kissing in public though, that's a fast way to get in trouble. But honestly non-platonic PDA isn't so much a big thing here. For anyone really."
She squeaked again as suddenly Elena was standing over her, and then she realized that the other girl was just offering her a hand up. She offered a sheepish grin and took Elena's hands, letting herself be pulled up, but engaging her core and putting a lot of the work into actually getting her up herself.
She then of course realize that they were standing very much closer than she was entirely prepared for, especially in the middle of this conversation, and she froze, hands still gripping Elena's.
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Dreams Ent Trainee.
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
17.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
Offline.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 23, 2020 22:34:14 GMT -8
"Oh no! I wasn't even thinking about the sunburn part!" Elena said, cringing.
"Right, skinship, the only thing that'll likely keep me sane." She smiled and brushed her nose against Seojin's as they were face to face, then used their hands to turn her twice in a salsa-like fashion before spinning her out. "Ready to go again?" she asked, retaking her starting position.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
20.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 23, 2020 22:40:03 GMT -8
Seojin's eyes closed when Elena brushed their noses together. She was completely overwhelmed by this whole thing. Fortunately, dance training took over as she was spun out, and she managed to be graceful, even though she could tell that the blush was back.
She took a deep breath once Elena let her go and said, "Give me two minutes to get some water, and then let's try this again, with less literal falling over this time."
She went over to the side of the room where she'd left a water bottle earlier in the day when she was practicing. She focused on just getting her brain back under control. This day had gotten very confusing very fast. She just wanted to dance for a little bit and not panic.
She went back to cue up the music again and retook her place, getting properly into the dance and watching Elena properly this time as the music started.
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Dreams Ent Trainee.
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
17.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
Offline.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 23, 2020 22:48:46 GMT -8
Elena couldn't help but smile every time Seojin blushed. It was the cutest thing and she hadn't been lying when she'd called her pretty. She was curious why Seojin hadn't asked about her sexuality.
She put those thoughts out of her head and gave herself over to the dance. When they finished that run through, she was already annoyed with herself. She knew she'd messed up in several key places and had been hoping to show off her better side today.
Though her grandparents lived in Seoul, she had just flown in this morning. She didn't do well with sitting still for long periods of time and the was a 13 hour flight. When the music came on, she had just kind of let herself go. She had done the choreography but not with the precision it needed in some parts.
"Sorry, I'm usually not like that, could you give me a few minutes?" she asked, hoping to have the chance to get out some of her pent up energy.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
20.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 23, 2020 22:56:41 GMT -8
Seojin was thinking a little bit more clearly after the dance. She said, "I can tell you know it, but that was definitely messy in places. I bet you're stiff though. Flights that long are never fun, you have to sit still so long."
Elena seemed restless, like she wanted to move. Seojin hummed thoughtfully for a second and then said, "Let me just put on something for general dancing to, not choreography, let you loosen up and get comfortable in the space, and we can try the dance again."
She could tell that Elena was a good dancer. She thought about it, that little spin had been more like Latin dance, salsa or cha cha. While Seojin hadn't done a ton of those, since she usually went more for dances without partners, there was plenty of music of that type that was good for dancing to. She poked through the music room playlist and fond several songs with that sort of rhythm, cuing them up and letting their sound fill the dance practice room.
She realized as she watched the other girl that she'd regained a little bit of her personal equilibrium, and now she was curious. Curious as to how Elena had reached that conclusion so quickly, and if it was because she too wasn't straight. She asked tentatively, stumbling over her words a little, "So, um, now you know, about me, you figured me out. It only seems fair, what about you?"
That was the moment, of course, that she realized that these songs, might have been a tactical error because most of them were about love in some way or another. Between that and asking that question, she felt her face heating again.
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Dreams Ent Trainee.
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
17.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 23, 2020 23:10:58 GMT -8
Elena was grateful for Seojin's understanding and willingness to change things up. She lifted her arms up in the air and started swaying her hips to the beat, making the movements sharper on harder beats. She used the music as a tool to work out any kinks she had in her body, working on isolations, not only for their precision but to target certain muscle groups. ((OOC: Think Shakira isolations)) She started moving about the room, shaking her hips with a, some would say seductive, smile on her face. She was having fun and enjoying the music. "Me? I guess I would say I'm bisexual, but I'm honestly not one hundred percent sure about that. I think men are pretty to look at sometimes, but I've never been sexually attracted to one." She offered a hand to Seojin, encouraging her to dance with her.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
20.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 23, 2020 23:21:05 GMT -8
It was strange having an open, honest conversation about this here, in this room, where she'd been practicing for a while now, which almost felt like home. Strange having someone know and be OK with it. She knew there were other idols who weren't straight, even that there were at least a few in Dreams Ent, but it was a strange little moment of safety. She nodded and said, "Thank you, for telling me."
She then proceeded to get distracted by Elena's dancing. Elena was good. They certainly didn't favor the same styles, but it also wasn't just aesthetic appreciation. Seojin wondered if Elena was trying to get her to blush on purpose at this point. She tried to stamp out that line of thought.
When Elena offered her hand, Seojin hesitated for a moment, but she wanted to just let herself enjoy this moment, even if it was just for a moment, taking Elena's hand and letting the other girl guide her into the dancing. She said laughingly, "This isn't really a style I know as well, so I'm following your lead here."
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Dreams Ent Trainee.
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
17.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 23, 2020 23:30:42 GMT -8
Elena smiled and twirled in response to the thank you. "What are you thanking me for? You asked, I answered."
She pulled Seojin in and spun her around a few times, dancing playfully.
Then she paused in her dancing, "put your hands on your hips like this," she modeled the action, then leaned over and touched the two spots on Seojin that she should place her hands. "When you drop one hip, the other lifts," she dropped her left hip suddenly, then her right, making for sharp, clean motions, "see?"
"Wait," she took Seojin's hands and placed them on her own hips, repeating the same dropping action of her hips, "do you feel that? You try!"
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
20.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
Offline.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 23, 2020 23:46:53 GMT -8
Seojin laughed, enjoying being spun around. When Elena started showing her what she was doing, Seojin said, "I know how to do isolations, I'm just not super comfortable with doing them in this style."
She showed that she could do the right movement, but she knew that it looked like someone who's main styles were modern and b-boy trying to do latin dance. It wasn't wrong it just wasn't right either. She wasn't the right type of fluid about it. She swallowed hard though, laughter no longer bubbling up when Elena put Seojin's hands on her hips and let her feel it. She could feel the other girl warm against the palms of her hands, and she could feel how good Elena was at this, but she had to look away, not sure if she should pull her hands away or not, once she'd felt Elena do the move once. She wasn't sure she wanted to and that meant that she probably should.
She realized that this had the potential to be a problem in a different way. Now she was less panicked, though still flustered, but she was still distracted, and debut was soon. But she already had the dance down perfectly herself, and part of what she was supposed to be doing was helping Elena get settled. She didn't think that the CEO had meant flirting by that, but Elena seemed to be enjoying herself.
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Dreams Ent Trainee.
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
17.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 24, 2020 8:16:03 GMT -8
Elena nodded and smiled, "you do have some moves, bonita!" She watched her dance, happy to have someone to talk to and enjoy time with. She could tell Seojin was a skilled dancer but they had very different styles. It made her really want to do some sort of dance solo or live with her in the future. She thought they'd have a lot of fun playing off of each others strengths.
She noticed how flustered Seojin got when she had placed her hands on her hips. It make her smile even wider. She danced her way out of her arms and resumed her freestyles dancing until the song finished.
"I think I've gotten out all my wriggles," she said, doing a few jumping jacks to get the final extra energy out. "Did you want to try the dance again?"
She knew she'd probably played too much. She blamed her Spanish side, she enjoyed goofing off, being silly and playing around too much. She'd have to reign herself in, especially if she could distract her leader so easily. But she was grateful that Seojin wasn't strict and was willing to make compromises.
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Idol (leader and main dancer of J.B.N.).
Lesbian.
Single, very closeted.
04/04/2002.
20.
Horse (Korea)
Authored by Etienne.
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Post by Woo Seojin on Jul 24, 2020 9:23:33 GMT -8
Seojin was a little bit relieved when Elena stepped away, and she focused on breathing and dancing for a little bit. That was stabilizing. Once Elena wasn't trying to get her to dance outside of her normal styles, she focused on picking out the rhythms and trying to hit locks on them, veering more into various bboy moves. She would have felt a little bit silly trying to work modern off the music, but she wanted to do something in her comfort zone.
When Elena said she was ready to try the dance again, Seojin nodded and said, "Sounds like a good idea. I'm glad that you got the chance to move and get more comfortable and ready."
She cued up the music for the third time, definitely feeling less of kilter herself, and went to her place so that they could dance it together. Adding in the rest of the girls would definitely bring an extra element into it. In some ways, Seojin was the most concerned for Shieon because she was the least practiced dancer of the group, so adapting to the version of the choreo that they'd practiced less would probably be the hardest on her. Seojin wasn't that worried though. They had time, and if the dance breaks in the MV took several tries to film, well, that would be how it went. The company wasn't trying to do a dance MV for them as well as the main one, though she wondered if they got good enough footage if they'd make one as an extra. And dance practices were way easier to film and upload because they were just done in the practice room.
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Dreams Ent Trainee.
Bisexual.
Single.
04/13/2005.
17.
Rooster (Korea)
Authored by Velexa.
Offline.
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Post by Elena Moon on Jul 24, 2020 9:51:00 GMT -8
Elena did much better this time through the choreography. Having gotten out the pent up energy, her moves were much more controlled and her body just seemed to be listening to her better.
She stuck her ending pose and looked over at Seojin, a little nervous for feedback. She'd gotten some from the in person trainer, but that had only been for a week. She'd been practicing by herself, but if she was doing it wrong, then she'd been practicing it wrong.
She placed her hands on her hips and tossed her hair over her shoulder, "what would you like me to work on?" She paused for a second as she caught her reflection in the mirror. She looked like her mother when she was ready to fight. She quickly placed her hands down by her sides, "sorry, that wasn't meant to sound aggressive... if it did.." it was the first time Elena had been unsure of herself around Seojin.
She knew she had a fiery personality, so she was hoping she didn't come off as cocky or overbearing.
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