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[Original Article] Chuu from the group LOONA, (25, legal name Kim Jiwoo) has won in an appeal filed by her former agency Blockberry Creative regarding her lawsuit which asked to “confirm the non-validity of her exclusive contract.” On March 8th, the Seoul High Court’s 7th civil case division ruled in favor of the plaintiff (Chuu) in Chuu’s lawsuit against Blockberry Creative to confirm the non-existence of her exclusive contract. Chuu, who had previously been in conflict with Blockberry over profit settlements, filed this lawsuit against Blockberry in December 2021. Last March, the court referred the case to mediation, but the two parties failed to come to an agreement. In November 2022, Blockberry claimed that Chuu was expelled from the group on the grounds of power abuse, but Chuu countered by claiming there was no such power abuse and that the profit distribution in her exclusive contract was unjust. In the first trial, Chuu’s representatives claimed: “By setting a penalty of three times the amount spent by the agency on top of 15% of the expected revenue from entertainment activities in compensation upon termination of the contract, Blockberry’s exclusive contract imposed excessive liability for damages.” On the other hand Blockberry claimed: “Chuu was working under a different contract signed in April 2022, and as she was working with a self-established agency in advance of that contract, it already had no effect.” Chuu won the initial trial. Rejecting Blockberry’s claim, the court said: “Regarding Chuu’s exclusive contract, because it had an established duration, it is not apparent that the contract loses effect because of a change in agency.” In addition they revealed that, “despite the plaintiff’s entertainment work from 2016 to September 2021 generating a net income of 860 million KRW, under Blockberry’s settlement distribution she was not paid any amount.” They also pointed out that although “significant initial costs are incurred while discovering and developing new talent in the entertainment industry,” that “Blockberry’s profit distribution is unreasonable due to it being impossible for the plaintiff to receive payments from entertainment work regardless of how much revenue is generated unless profits exceeded 40% of revenue.” As an example, the court cited the year 2019, in which LOONA made the most in net income since debut. At the time, LOONA recorded a revenue of 2.88 billion KRW with a profit of 1.11 billion KRW and as such, were not paid. (T/N: profits were 38% of revenue here) In addition, the court added that “Blockberry also included expenses incurred in the plaintiff’s trainee period before debuting as LOONA,” and that “it is difficult for the defendant (Blockberry) to justify such an imbalance when they were quite likely to recover a significant portion of their initial costs.” Afterwards, Blockberry’s representatives filed for an appeal, but as expected, the second trial maintained the first trial’s ruling, deeming the outcome to be justified.

[Link to original post] Park Chaewon gave me this They're just like wings Once I dreamed about receiving wings If I get the opportunity, I'd love to tell the full story sometime I dream very often, and even though I think myself strange, on a day when I wake up refreshed, with gleaming eyes, I wonder what last night's dream was After thinking for a long time, my head starts to hurt again Anything can make you sad and disappointed, if you had it and lost it I never wanted that shape But when I kept the window open, the dawn breeze crafted it for me Who are you, breeze of such excellent skill Anyway, thank you Y V E S V was sick, but has shaken it off fully And when I dance in the living room, they gather like that and stare at me Please don't forget my ludicrous floundering from today But since you forget easily I'll dance again for you tomorrow ["And when I returned to the room, I too would be empty inside, and sometimes I would mimic the same expressions that the empty images would make when they called to somebody"] ["Ever since, in my eyes The half moon would often reflect Half would be white And half would be bright"] ["I would like my cause of death to be like yours The windows have already in part gone over the night. Even if it is not in our sleep I would like my cause of death to be like yours The way I mourn your dawn in this place is pondering how to never again face the dawn or how to stop such encounters before falling asleep"] Late night snacks [T/N: styled to also read as "sustenance"] for the mind I'm incapable of reading one book for a long time Maybe because of my hurried temper I want to read many books quickly So I bear the toil of having to reread two or three pages when I go to pick it up again Today's sustenance was a buffet And with my head, my heart, so full as to give me indigestion I again cannot fall asleep, like the yesterday of every day In a packed rectangular room. Random I was having sashimi and soju with Park Chaewon And some soju made it onto Park Chaewon's ssam wrap Once upon a time We used to clamor "A promise and the best all at once" And now we've ended up learning how to consume sashimi and soju at once This time please don't die I am not drunk The day of the profile shoot Me yesterday What will tomorrow's me look like? I wish you a warm and peaceful night

[Link to original post] It has been a year Since Haneul returned to nature And I too have aged a year, growing a little closer to nature And the seasons complete a cycle, reminding me of the body warmth of back then Then, despite that, what is it that remains the same, fighting against the gravity of time I bury my head in the laptop and ponder and realize that it's me, the way I am Perhaps this heaviness in my heart, this doubt when I breathe, whether I am breathing correctly Is because the worries tangled up like yarn in my head have sunk down further to the bottom Because I couldn't believe it was real Because the rabbit plush I hugged to sleep every night, denying nonexistence, wasn't enough I began to part, once again Every day, I step closer to parting The four goldfish, beckoned out of my loneliness Where did you all begin before you came to me? I told you to stop swallowing the rocks See, you'll spit them out anyway I feed you well too Also that is a wall You want to escape? Escape and you'll die The four goldfish that I brought because I was lonely Will not stay with me forever Will never be in the same place with me, even when they are Will never acknowledge me, even when I say the same thing again and again Don't fight, get along with each other. I see you when I wake up in the morning And when I come home, I wonder about your life or death Sometimes, I'm afraid to turn on the lights in the dark living room I felt foolish, because I brought you home despite knowing all along So today I just blankly stared you all day long But you will never know Goldfish are sad I am sad

[Exclusive] Chuu: “Fans also worried about me standing solo.. After moving agencies I looked for stability” “My grandma’s cooking is so great.” The moment Seollal came up, Chuu (Kim Jiwoo, 25) gulped at the thought. She couldn’t help but think of her grandma making doraji-muchim (spicy bellflower root side dish) by hand back in her hometown. “She really likes making food mixed by hand. Dorachi-muchim, dodeok-muchim, minari-muchim… I reeeally like my grandma’s food.” Reminiscing on memories of happy past holidays, Chuu’s face lit up with a smile. “During the holidays I’d always receive spending money from my grandma but two years ago I started giving her spending money instead,” Chuu added, “she tried not to show how much she loved that but I think she couldn’t help but show it a little,” laughing brightly. Chuu came to Starnews in a hanbok for Lunar New Year. As the nickname “human vitamin” would suggest, she filled the interview site with her bouncy energy. “I feel like I’m a princess when wearing hanbok. Keeps making me feel like fluttering the skirt, and doing a spin.” Having burst onto the music industry like a shooting star as a member of the girl group LOONA in 2018, she said brightly, “It feels like a really long time since the interview I did with the members in hanbok, not long after debuting.” “I think hanbok looks great on me, so I want to wear one every day. It feels like I need to shoot a historical drama.” “Just after debut, I got very excited just to wear hanbok. But the dyed hair didn’t really suit it. Now wearing a hanbok with darker hair, I think that suits it much better. I’m happy whenever I wear one. Back then, everything was new. At the time, I felt like I was giving a present to the fans, thinking, “The fans would love seeing an interview with me wearing hanbok. It’s an outfit we rarely show so it’s exciting to be able to do that. The photos are going to look great. Ah~ I look good.” For Chuu, last year was more special than any other year because she settled down at a new agency and started her solo activities in earnest. Her first solo album Howl, released last October, incorporated her unique sentimentality and appealing musical tone. It showed Chuu’s musical transformation, as she set out alone, five years after her debut. Including the title track “Howl”, a total of five tracks were on the album, with “Underwater,” “My Palace,” “Alien,” and “Hitchhiker.” Chuu said, “Fans were worried since it was my first time doing activities as a solo act. While they were expectant, they were also worried that I would feel pressured while doing this alone,” and recalled, “I didn’t feel too much pressure. Compared to how worried the fans were, I enjoyed it all so much. Because the fans were rooting for me so much, I only have good memories of that. It was a year in which I got off to a good start, set clearly defined goals, and took a step towards those goals.” “Howl” was also included in U.S. music media outlet Billboard’s “25 Best Kpop songs of 2023.” It was  recognition for her musical talents as a solo singer. She was the only female solo singer selected in the Billboard list. Growing to be a global artist, Chuu quenched her thirst for the stage with a tour in December that spanned six cities in the U.S. “When I heard that I’d go on a U.S. tour under my name, I was filled to the brim with excitement. In fact, I received even more energy and love from fans in the U.S. Through the tour I learned about the joy of performing onstage. I had an even better time than I thought I would. I was onstage alone from start to finish, but I wanted to show so much that I was more passionate than worried. I had the bold goal of showing them my energy.” Chuu did not forget to thank her agency that supported her new leap materially and mentally. ATRP is a new agency that was established last year by CEO Kim Jin-mi, who served as director at WM Entertainment, having produced idol groups such as B1A4 and Oh My Girl. Chuu signed an exclusive contract with ATRP in April of last year. Chuu said, evaluating herself, “I’m so thankful for how they looked into what sort of character I could be even more than I did, and how they continue to inspire me with courage,” adding, “Thanks to them, I discovered what I’m most happy, and best at, doing. As such, I received a lot and took away a lot from preparations for Howl. Thanks to the great staff and company atmosphere, I could find stability and carry out my activities. It was a big year of growth for me.” — [Exclusive] Chuu: “♥ IU 365 days a year.. I want to shine powerfully and firmly” Chuu gave herself a 8/10 for her first solo activities. “I gave myself a high score since I think I had a good start, but I also got nervous a lot too. And I still have a thirst for being onstage.” Having just passed the starting point now, Chuu’s potential as a solo artist is endless. Chuu said, “I think I began with a concept that people didn’t expect and weren’t familiar with in order to overcome my limits. I wanted to show the possibility of myself attempting endlessly different genres too,” adding, “Honestly I thought that ‘Howl’ was a song that was fairly distant from myself. I’m content and thankful because I too felt the message this song has, and the emotions that the public felt about it.” She also confessed, “I’m also planning a little present for the fans, to give early this year.” Chuu’s musical role model is IU. Chuu said, “I most want to resemble how she melds the messages she wants to convey to the general public into song while having freedom in her music activities, how she gets many people highly expectant, and how she always shines,” adding, “I want to be someone who shines strongly and firmly like IU sunbaenim.” Unfortunately, she has yet to meet IU in person. Chuu said, revealing how much of a fan she is, “I’d be so happy if I met her. These days I’m seeing her 365 days a year through video only. I listen to and watch sunbaenim’s songs every day. The songs that I practice most often are sunbaenim’s songs, and the styles that I like are her styles. All the songs she has released regardless of genre, including the remakes, too. I think I like sunbaenim’s voice.” As for her favorite IU song, she selected “Dear Name” from IU’s 4th album Palette, released in 2017. Chuu said, “It was the song I listened to most often while leaning my head on the bus window as a trainee,” explaining, “The lyrics reached out to me very much during a period in which my self-esteem was low. Since the song had the message of, ‘To all names, you’re pretty and beautiful as you are. Regardless where either of us are, I’ll be shouting your name,’ I listened to the song many times, being really moved, heart fluttering. I thought that I would also like to make a song with such a message. It was the song that comforted the most during my period of growth as an adolescent.” — [Exclusive] Chuu: “The LOONA members, steadfast partners.. Worry the most when it’s tough for me” While they are now scattered in different places, the LOONA members are still dependable colleagues whom Chuu relies on and cheers on the most. Their bonds have grown deep as they’ve been together through thick and thin. “I went to the ski slopes a week ago with the members. And we hang out often on a whim, if we’re bored. If we’re hungry we eat together, we get nail art done, we watch TV and watch performances as we talk about the old days and get embarrassed and so on.” Chuu referred to the LOONA members as “the people whom I tell how I’m really feeling before anyone else, the ones I go to before anyone else when I’m having a hard time”, and expressed her affection for them, saying, “all of them are quick to notice things, so when I call them and my voice sounds like I’m hurting, they run over right away. It’s hard even for family to do that. They’re precious friends who worry about me the most during hard times.” The LOONA members have re-formed girl groups at different agencies, such as Loossemble and ARTMS, to continue their careers as singers. Sending heartfelt encouragement to the members, she said, “the members are partners who have watched each other’s growth for a long time. As I’ve watched their performances, the feeling I got was ‘So this was what they wanted to do’, ‘They’re really flying around.’ I saw them being genuinely happy. I’m so proud to watch from their side as they achieve the things that they had always said they wanted to do in our conversations.” The multi-talented Chuu is also standing out in the variety sphere. Last year, she starred as an MC on Channel A’s survival program Steel Troops 3, and as a master on TV Chosun’s competition program Mr. Trot 2. Regarding the variety shows she’d like to appear on in the future, she said, “I get energy from watching singing content. I’d like to try being a judge on an audition program where I can watch people sing, like Sing Again. I fall too short right now, but once I have a decent amount of experience and I’m able to give personal help to hoobaes like the great sunbaenims can, that’s when I’d like to try.” She is also planning to be more active in music this year. “I got more ambitious when I heard I was picked by Billboard for the first time as a female solo. “Howl” receiving so much love made me want to do album promotions more frequently. I’d like to hold a concert where I can communicate with fans up close. If possible, I want to go meet fans in Korea outside of Seoul too. I feel like my musical spectrum has widened as well. I’d like to show diverse charms that aren’t just the public image that people anticipate from me. Chuu did not forget to leave an affectionate message for the fans as well. “You embraced me with much love and gave me courage, and you’ve been by me through every moment whether hard or joyful. In 2024, I want to create more happy occasions for you. Dear Kkotis (Chuu’s fandom), hope you have an exciting start to the new year. Please always be healthy.” — [Exclusive] “LOONA, lifelong companions” - Chuu: contract dispute → after taking off as a soloist (Excerpt) There also exists a group chat where just the members talk among each other. For the group chat name, she said she used an icon of the moon, which represents LOONA. “Adults say that your friends from school last forever, but in idol culture, I think that members you’ve been in the same group with last forever. When you’re having a tough time together it’s tough, when you’re all happy you’re happy, so I think you get to know each other the best, and can sympathize with each other the most. Partners in work before, now companions. They’re people I lean on, in a way.” (Sources: 1, 2, 3, Full)

Love is so sweet Melting softly, like this Just bite it baby Just bite it I’m curious I can’t resist and, attention Our gazes meet While hesitating I get another taste of tension That sweet dream Let’s go The dainty piled-up excitement heats up Until I’m dizzy My feelings, taking a step closer Might all melt down Taste of something so sweet On the tip of your tongue I’m sweet like chocolate I’ll give you all of this heart, sweeter as I fill up chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate Yeah you know The pressures on Know you like when I sing this song I’m the queen and you like King Kong I know I can tame you Stuck in your teeth got what you need Boy you addicted to me I’m in a white limousine yeah you be cruising with me (Cruising) Behind the layers of expressions, in my heart It’s already full of you The words I’d hidden deep in the drawer Feel like they’ll spill over spoon Taste of something so sweet On the tip of your tongue I’m sweet like chocolate I’ll give you all of this heart, sweeter as I fill up chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet I’m sweet like chocolate Like sugar on your lips A taste you can’t forget (No you can’t forget) Take a bite take a bite take a bite Everyday everyday everynight What you like what you like what you like For you, this flavor Taste of something so sweet On the tip of your tongue I’m sweet like chocolate (Like chocolate like chocolate) I’ll give you this heart, at the tip of my lipschocolate (Let’s go let’s go) (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate Love is so sweet 사르르 녹아 like this Just bite it baby Just bite it 궁금하잖아 난 못 참고 Attention 마주치는 눈 망설이는 사이 또 슬쩍 맛본 Tension 그 달콤한 꿈 Let’s go 예쁘게 쌓여진 설렘이 달아올라 어지러울 만큼 한걸음 가까이 다가간 마음이 다 녹아내릴지 몰라 Taste of something so sweet On the tip of your tongue I’m sweet like chocolate 채울수록 달디단 그 마음을 전부 줄게 chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate Yeah you know The pressures on Know you like when I sing this song I’m the queen and you like King Kong I know I can tame you Stuck in your teeth got what you need Boy you addicted to me I’m in a white limousine yeah you be cruising with me (Cruising) 겹겹이 가려진 표정 뒤 내 진심엔 네가 이미 가득 서랍 속 깊숙이 숨겨둔 말들이 곧 흘러내릴 것 같아 Taste of something so sweet On the tip of your tongue I’m sweet like chocolate 채울수록 달디단 그 마음을 전부 줄게 chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet I’m sweet like chocolate Like sugar on your lips A taste you can’t forget (No you can’t forget) Take a bite take a bite take a bite Everyday everyday everynight What you like what you like what you like 너를 위한 Flavor Taste of something so sweet On the tip of your tongue I’m sweet like chocolate (Like chocolate like chocolate) 입술 끝에 맴도는 그 마음을 네게 줄게 chocolate (Let’s go let’s go) (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate (Ohhhh) Sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate I’m sweet like chocolate A surprise gift from Chuu on Valentine's Day 2024! Special digital single [Chocolate] release! On February 13, 2024, Chuu is presenting a sweet love song full of chocolate scent as a gift. Chuu, who released her solo debut album Howl last October and exuded bold presence by being selected as the only female soloist on U.S. music publication Billboard's "25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2023", now performs a special "Chuu-signature love song" through her first special digital single album Chocolate, in time for Valentine's Day. The new track "Chocolate" compares the special feelings that you'd want to gift to someone to an unopened chocolate, and represents the melting flutters and nervous emotions through Chuu's unique and zesty voice. The new song is also having its English version released alongside it, and will be a pleasant Valentine's gift to listeners around the world. The new digital single "Chocolate" adds another dash of diversity to Chuu's musical world, and is expected to give long-waiting fans a pleasant excitement through broadened musical spectrum. As we wait for warm spring days, it's time for us to take a dip into "Chocolate" and its fullness of sweet and tart chocolate scent. Credits Korean lyrics by Uhm Ji-soo (Lalala Studio) Composed by Lewis Gardiner, Ryan Lawrie, Emily Middlemas, Musikality Arranged by Lewis Gardiner, Musikality

[Link to original post] From, Blog-ssi Did you have a full and warm Seollal? Please share records from your holiday weekend with photos! ["I figured many people must be curious about my day-to-day~"] To. Blog-ssi I am headed to Seoul soon... Why do holidays back home go by so quickly.ᐟ Literally just food These days I viscerally feel That there is no happiness like eating well and sleeping well For this, I ended up having to do aerobics under the moonlit night last night And later on, I'm going to be rolling on the ground when I go to Seoul But I can say that this holiday weekend, I was wholly happy Yesterday I also went to the temple, and I prayed gratitude for helping me to overcome the difficult times well And I asked, if difficult things come find me again, to make me more mature than back then, and deal with it. (But I whined and asked for as little difficulties as possible) I also bought a new prayer beads bracelet, to protect my wrist this year as I begin 2024 Hey Bokpil, we're a couple ㅋㅋ You didn't pick up the phone so I just bought them When I can't sleep, I fidget with my prayer bracelet before falling asleep What do you all do when you can't sleep? Ah, recently I've also tried listening to extreme low-pitched singing bowls Anyway, after waking up late I write these rambles, hurriedly reviewing my holiday weekend How was the holiday weekend for you all Even if it wasn't overflowing with happiness I hope earnestly that at least it wasn't chillingly sad As I close this post I am reading every single feeling you are sending my way So please write comfortably, and don't think "This girl really reads everything?" I am not such an impressive person, I don't get that many comments ["Excuse me. You all even read my blog? I just realized. If I work hard to write blog post you should read them. Also comment."] Right? Anyway No longer false advertising huh? Bye~

[Link to original post] I moved into the new home. How come a new home doesn't feel like a new home; in this new home, full of things from the previous home and the one before that discarding and discarding some more, looking at the storage boxes, dirtied by touch blaming the foolish, impulsive purchases of the past I spend the wee hours of the morning organizing and organizing For your information, I have a cold and aches But I know nothing of that now, and will let tomorrow's self pay the price Please be healthy I thought it was faultless But today, that bumpy hardwood floor in the kitchen bothers me Perhaps the previous tenant used a lot of water It doesn't look good, so I quickly measured so I could buy a rug 80x190 The neat even numbers somehow make me feel better For I am listening to the Lily Chou-Chou soundtrack and I'm not feeling down at all This certainly proves I am in a good mood Maybe the place is built on fortunate grounds? Speaking of which, I don't remember my dreams so well lately What will I dream about tonight Will I remember it come tomorrow morning? I should sleep "Why aren't you sleeping?" My sister's question breaks the silence True, why am I not sleeping? While staring at the pointy and round and rustling sacks of moving luggage I opened the blog The stream of my consciousness is funny Anyway, I'll stop talking about myself here I wish you a blank dream tonight But not lonely, I hope, but instead warm and peaceful, one such dream Comments section: Own: Ha Sooyoung be happy Yves: Thanks to you

[Link to original post] From, Blog-ssi Blog-ssi, who is a smartphone addict, takes time for a digital detox once a day. Please share something you can do with your phone put away, and include a photo~ To. Blog-ssi Stop pressuring me Comments section: Bin: Ha Sooyoung I love you.. Yves: Huh what did I do, but thank you, me too

[Link to original post] From, Blog-ssi Blog-ssi is reading one book a month starting this new year. Please recommend a bestseller that would be good to read~ To. Blog-ssi For me lately, reading is basically that one you've escaped to a nice place escaping reality meme It's just like that.... What in the world is this girl saying, you ask ["You've escaped to a nice place" "Escaping reality"] Even when my head and mind are feeling complicated and heavy and loud If I grab a book and try to focus... And when I do begin to focus It's so much fun that I can't stop My essential item. What are these called? Post-Its? I say they're essential and don't even know what they're called [, , ] The top 3 I've been reading the most + and brand marketing book I have this reading notebook, where I sometimes copy text and sometimes summarize and sometimes I substitute into my circumstances and write down my thoughts It's kinda like a book discussion with myself ["There is no limits in the world of language. Any set of words can be combined. This is akin to becoming a creator, creating a world unique to yourself. A world of mysteries without rules, 'language'. Therefore, using the same word repeatedly may be a discourtesy to the limitless diversity of language. Wittgenstein said, "The limits of language is the limits of the world." The language you use is indeed your world. Of course, repeating words frequently does not make your life harder. But the reason to still think in and use varied language is because this expands your world. It is like a black sea, infinite like the void, where you lay up shining stars, one, two, three..... in infinitude."] This is from the writing book and it resonated so much.ᐟ 'The reason to still think in and use varied language is because this expands your world.' ["If you only follow the familiar path, you will never discover anything. "When people feel fear or cannot dispense with habits, the first thing they sacrifice is imagination." [Laurence Devillairs] Think about a new path, not the easy path. "A writer is someone who thinks up sentences. Thus, a sentence-thinker." [Roland Barthes] Of course, this originality is easy to say, but difficult to express in writing. In order to block off any familiar reactions from the reader, the Russian literary theorist Viktor B. Shklovskii suggested 'defamiliarization'. This is also called 'acting dumb', and the example in art is 'surrealism'. Rene Magritte drew a pipe over a title of 'This is not a pipe', asking the question: 'What?' to the viewer."] ["The explanation in , writing about a Korea which has become addicted to abundance while running from anxiety, was exactly correct. When we are nervous, we try to cover up that situation with something else. Lonely people wrap themselves in ever more extravagant clothes and makeup. They try to fill their mental anxiety with quantitative abundance, but that is all just a mirage."] Now from Master Schopenhauer... A string of questioning every single page Master Scho: Life is tragedy and happiness is an illusion Me: Wait so am I a tragedy from the beginning ㅡㅡㅡBasically next pageㅡㅡㅡ Master Scho: However one cannot simply live in tragedy...... Me: OK so then what do I do? The grandpa of mysterious charms that has me reading endlessly like this Lots of affection from me lately I also make sure to buy fashion magazines when I go to a bookstore They're so fun to read and... I like to make mood boards? When I lose track of time collecting the things I like Guess how unfamiliar and fun it feels ["...After lying to my family that the traffic was bad so I would be late to come home. I told her that she was doing well. Enjoying life begins with reducing the words "I must~" and increasing "I want to~". A genius cannot overcome someone who puts in effort, and the one who puts in effort cannot overcome someone who enjoys. And isn't life too precious to live only out of duty and responsibility. If I could go back to those days, rather than giving all my life to the assignments in front of my eyes, I would look farther, cherish myself more, play enjoyable music for myself from time to time, and allow myself sweet rest."] This is a book called . Grateful to this book for giving me so much comfort.ᐟ . . . Let me recommend you some music I listen to when I read and I will go to bed. Happy reading 🪷 https://youtu.be/derxIrFHdz0?si=CThxsFO8M7ESSI9N https://youtu.be/tCG0OKy7BSM?si=-OSr82qyfHNLxQSK

[Link to original post] I figured you might be like "Whoa" and click if I wrote a title like that, so that's why I wrote it Welcome Princess These past few days have been very busy with moving preparations (lies) But even right now, I'm not even cleaning but really holding a flea market on my own at home I've put things on display. It's bad. When is this going to get cleaned up!!!!! ["Thank you to everyone who participated"] Welcome everyone to the mover's flea market I definitely started with a general-purpose trash bag next to me to throw things out But why is it so hard for me to throw things away ["Yes, I am HAPPY" H: Haven't got will to act A: Actively brainwash myself into thinking blessing will come P: Psychologically rationalize every day P: Dead on the inside Y: Can't even do a proper acrostic"] Yes, I am happy. I can't even do a proper acrostic but Brainwashing myself into believing that blessings will come That's not a bad thing, amirite? I prepared this so that I don't get called out for false advertising To be honest I don't take many selfies alone You probably can't believe it but.... I need to put on makeup to take a selfie But it's such a chore to put on makeup Wrapping up with me wearing glasses even though I got lasik The reason I am opening my laptop to write in this disaster of a room in the middle of packing Is that moving for me, as it is for anyone, represents a new beginning Seems like just yesterday that I packed and left the practice room that I'd been so used to And now I am moving again~ I really am brainwashing myself that blessings will come, and I'm going to make that happen The words that you keep leaving on my blog, where news is sparse I am reading all of them, whenever I stop by I will work hard to repay this undeserved love, one by one, little by little After receiving strength from you again I will go pack again I love you, and be careful on the snowy roads! Comments section: Yves: I am sorry.. I didn't know you would actually be startled.. Yves: ㅜ ㅜ

Hello Siloo After 2023 hectically flew by, it is now the new year, 2024! How was 2023 for you all? For me, this year was like a movie. I believed in a happy ending and it really ended up that way (feat. Newtopia) There are some C.Loos for whom this was a very hard year too, right? I dare not presume the scale of your difficulties but, I hope that C.Loos can, even if a little bit, struggle less and get hurt less, since it’s an overwhelming world to even live an alright life I think that just getting by unscathed, even, is a good life. I have quite a few goals that I would to achieve this year So I’ll trust in C.Loos and dash onward 👻 Let’s hope that 2024 is a year when we can all be happy often, happy new year! Happy New Year! (Source)

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Hyunjin C.Loo~! They say it's 100 days since our debut today~ Ulleri Kkolleri~ [T/N: *teasing*] The group with a monster rookie debut where pros have gathered up, Loossemble~! Let's stick together all the way~ up until 1000, 10000 days! I'm always thankful for you and I love you C.Loos are the best ♡ Yeojin C.Loo! It's Luby ♡ hehe They say it's already 100 days since our debut! Feels like just the other day when we debuted but I'm happy that we've been able to be with C.Loo for 100 days! I hope we can continue being together ♡ Thank you C.Loo ♡ From baby Loossemble Yeojin >_< Vivi Loossemble's 100 day celebration ♡ C.Loo, I think these 100 days have happily zoomed~ past because you've been with us! Thank you for always supporting and loving us, and I love you too Go Won C.Loos! It's 100 days for us, Loossemble I'm really happy that I've been able to meet C.Loos ♡ It's only been 100 days so far, so there should be many days together ahead of us, right?! I love you C.Loo~ ♡ - Go Won - Hyeju Hi Siloos. It's Hyeju It's been 100 days for Loossemble!! While racking up happy and fun memories, it's already been 100 days. There's many things we still haven't done yet, so let's get through those Happy 100 days, Ssenburis ㅋ [T/N: Ssenburis: "strong flames", sounds similar to Ssemblies] (Source)

"A Mother who felt betrayed after reading her daughter's fanletter to Chuu."

[Link to original post] The frigid chill making my hands feel like they'll split after just a few seconds Has me shoving my hands back into my pockets. At times I felt it clumsy and arrogant This act of putting hands in pockets But by now, it has become a routine of winter Just like drinking the night-side water in the morning Something so natural. The weather, once so warm unlike winter Reminded of its presence yesterday with temperatures below freezing And after looking up the weather the night before I put on five layers of clothes, and still shivered, and looking at me My friends asked if I was trying for the clothes-layering Guinness record And giggled, puffing out smoky breaths like dragons. A mundane yesterday passed by, as if it's a given And facing today, very much not a given Vowing to not repeat yesterday's mistake I picked out the thick long padded jacked shoved in a corner. I haven't been working out, but should a jacket be so heavy Shuffling around the jacket's quite deep pockets I sense various textures at my fingertips. Hot packs, so cool as to be hardened Vitamins, two pills of Tylenol, cafe receipt, two 1000-won bills One piece of Puccho left and the leftover wrappers After removing the objects of days gone by, like sandbags, the jacket is light. I went to toss them, but it was no easy thing to throw them out. Okay, so let's first toss this rock-like hot pack. I'll take the vitamins tomorrow, and the Tylenol goes on the kitchen shelf. What's all this I ate at the cafe, who did I eat with. They say it's good to carry around cash, guess I'll buy bungeoppang With such thoughts running through my mind I popped the last remaining Puccho into my mouth and chewed gamely. Ever since little, I was pretty good at collecting But I still find discarding difficult. When I try to discard, to filter out As if a fragment of some memory is holding me back My present-day self stands still, with my back against the future. When I see my black sprawling shadow with the whites of my eyes, I put in effort to pretend not to notice And wish for rain to fall from the placid skies Plasma. . . . When they collide as to explode, and all things soar And shatter into pieces Then peace will seep in again Taking the plastic garbage of the takeout iced Americano Crumpling and unfolding it, I recite plasma to myself. This too is Earth's rubbish And yet I would still like to be someone useful Passing by, I saw a florist by coincidence. Truly by coincidence. It said that the meaning of the blue rose is "miracle". What is a miracle? It is Monday once again! I am always checking all the comments and attendance markers I am always feeling grateful and guilty! Wishing you a happy week 💚 Comments section: Yves: Don't worry, for I am quite the charismatic person

Go Won Vivi unnie! Happy birthday ♡ As your birthday is the only one of ours that’s in December, let’s have a warm birthday~ Hyeju Happy birthday unnie I like how you make us laugh really hard sometimes with your random statements ^^ You’ve worked hard this year too!! Hyunjin Bbi-haeng~ Happy birthday ♡ I hope you form lots of great memories today♡ Always love you-sha~♡ Yeojin Unnie! Happy birthday!!! You’ve always taken good care of me and been by my side since we were trainees and time’s already passed like this, I will wish you happy birthday even more than the time we’ve spent together Thanks so much for being born, I love you unnie ♡ (Source)

Vivi Happy birthday Go Won~ Thanks for being such a cute and good dongsaeng Eat miyeokguk and cake and be happy today, I hope you have a happy birthday♡ Hyeju Happy birthday and also I think the fact that you never change shows that you've really got a backbone* Let's go go eat malatang [*T/N: i.e. she is resolute in her beliefs] Yeojin Happy birthday Goaeng! I'm very happy and smile/laugh a lot because unnie's my shabushabu-mate! Let's always be happy I'll continue wishing you happy birthday in the future too! Kongju-nim happy birthday >_< Hyunjin Happy birthday Go Won♡ Eat lots of tasty things!! And I hope you have a great day today♡ (Source)

Go Won Happy birthday Hyunjin~♡ Before your birthday comes around next year I will come over to see Paldo and Nongshim haha Happy happy birthday~ have a fun time on your birthday Vivi Happy birthday Hyunjin~ You’ve been working hard being the reliable commander, thanks~ I hope that you freely do everything you want to do~ Yeojin Leader unnie thanks so much for organizing everything well and taking good care of us :) Even if I don’t express it that much, I like unnie a lot :) I hope you have the happiest day ever today❣️ Hyeju Happy birthday it’s great to see that you look happier compared to before Since it’s your birthday, go eat an entire cake ㅋㅋ (Source)

[Link to original post] [Benefits of pudding: Good for children's growth and preventing adults' osteoporosis. Light on the stomach and refreshes the body and mind. Especially recommended for women as it helps to prevent anemia, with dieting, and with skin care. It lets you read people's minds and control their thoughts.] I shall Become your pudding Hwaiting again today 🍮 Comments section: Ice Thaw: I'm pudding and I rec'd this post Yves: So did I

"A Father who met his 3rd year high school son's favorite idol."

LOONA Chuu’s mother countersued by former agency for false allegations [Original article] By Lee Seon-myeong, Sports kyunghyang It was belatedly found that the legal dispute between LOONA member Chuu and her previous agency Blockberry Creative had also extended to a legal battle with her mother. According to Sports Kyunghyang’s reporting, Chuu’s mother “A” sued company executive “B” this past January, claiming that Blockberry Creative, which was in an exclusive contract dispute at the time, had spread false information. In the complaint, Mrs. A alleged that Blockberry Creative, through a Youtube channel last May, spread false information stating that Chuu hurt the other members by leaving a music video filming set on her own before filming was completed, and that Chuu’s family directly sent text messages to other LOONA members to take issue with their attitudes during activities. The police decided in October to not move forward with the case. In response, Blockberry Creative countersued Mrs. A for false allegations earlier this month. According to the filed complaint, Blockberry Creative stated that Chuu’s mother Mrs. A’s complaint was clearly false in claiming that the described events never happened, claiming to have the Kakaotalk content in which Chuu’s mother took issue with the members’ attitudes and the Kakaotalk content regarding what happened on the music video filming set, and asserted that her suing for false allegations was clear grounds for a lawsuit. Chuu debuted as a member of LOONA in December 2017. Since then, due to payment distribution disputes, she filed a lawsuit against Blockberry Creative, her agency at the time, for an injunction to cease the validity of her exclusive contract in December 2021. With the two sides firmly holding their respective positions, the case regarding Chuu’s contract was sent to mediation in March, but due to the two sides being unable to reach an agreement, it was determined that the case could not be settled through mediation. Since then, Chuu won her lawsuit confirming the non-existence of her exclusive contract. Blockberry Creative has since filed an appeal regarding this decision, the hearing for which will be held on the 8th of the coming month.