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11 Days Before Debut / May 24, Tuesday /Meeting/Luminous Music Lobby
"We have a lot of schedules tomorrow to promote our team. So make sure to get enough sleep for tomorrow." Their manager reminds M41 as he cancelled the Practice Schedule for this day.
"So, no Practice today?" Hyun-Jung asked, waiting for their manager to confirm.
"Indeed. No practice for today." Their Manager said. M41 was happy to have at least one day rest. Once they ended the meeting, M41 went straight back to their dorm.
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May 24, Tuesday /After Schedule/Dorm
"I'm going straight to bed. peace." Ji-Hun said as he quickly went to their bedroom after they got in their dorm. Minsu and Hyun-Jung sat on the couch and Iseul went to the bathroom. Suddenly, all of their phones rang for a notification. When Hyun-Jung and Minsu looked at their phones, it is the schedule that their Manager sent to them.
"Oh, our schedule." Hyun-Jung said, Happily looking at his phone, checking the official schedule.
May 25 :
Dress Rehearsal
May 26 :
Dance Practice Filming
May 27 :
Use of Microphone Dance Rehearsal
May 28 :
Use of In-ear Monitors Rehearsal
May 29 :
Dress Rehearsal
May 30 :
Use of Microphone Dance Rehearsal
May 31 :
Use of In-ear Monitors Rehearsal
"A lot of Dress Rehearsal. I'm excited to see our costumes." Minsu said, excitedly.
"Probably its the costumes we use during our Music Video. Let's see if they changed it." Hyun-Jung said as he smiled.
M41 went to bed earlier as to save their energy for their tight schedules. M41's Debut is right around the corner...
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10 Days Before Debut / May 25, Wednesday /Dress Rehearsal /Luminous Music Practice Area
M41 is busy wearing their first outfit to wear for their Music Show Performance. It is the Tropical Outfit they wore during the Music Video Shooting. But this time, they wore the same white shoes to be uniformed. As usual, they continued to do their Choreography with their Outfits.
"I really love my outfit. Its comfy >.<" Minsu said, looking at the mirror.
"I like mine too. I can flex my guns on the stage." Ji-Hun said with his exposed abs outfit.
Their schedule were tiring and it lasted for about 10 hours. They went back to their dorm to take a rest and prepare their energy for the next schedule.
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9 Days Before Debut / May 26, Thursday /Dance Practice Filming/Luminous Music Practice Area
M41 went inside their Practice Area. It does seem odd because there was 1 camera and probably the cameraman along with our manager and the assistant of the CEO already inside.
"We will start in a few minutes. So use that time to recall the steps." Their manager advised. M41 followed the order as they started to practice quietly.
"1...2...3...4...5...6...7..8...8..7...6..." Hyun-Jung said quietly, trying to be precised about his movements. The other members were practicing their movements as well.
After a few minutes of practicing, it was the time they have to shoot their Dance Practice Video. The camera and the cameraman is set, M41 is also in their position.
"3,2,1 Start!" Their manager said, playing the song on the large speaker they bought.
M41 did a few retakes with it. Especially when their Dance Coach came, their coach wanted to let M41 do it again. He really is a perfectionist.
After a few hours of retakes, M41 went home after their exhausting Schedule.
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9 Days Before Debut / May 27, Friday /Use of Microphone Rehearsal/Luminous Music Practice Area
"Here are the microphones. Make sure you handle it with care." Soo-Ah, their Vocal Coach said, giving the microphones to M41.
"You can turn on the Microphones. It is connected to this speaker. I want you to sing the whole song LIVE. No lipsync, even the adlibs, sing the whole song LIVE." Soo-Ah added. The members seems to be okay with their Vocal Coach's instructions.
The song starts. So far so good when they all sang. The harmonies between their voices suit well. But in the middle of the song, they started to feel tired. It is because the choreography had a lot of jumps and extended armwork. They started to breathe excessively on the microphone while they are singing their parts.
After the song ends, they already knew their Vocal Coach wasn't satisfied about their performance.
"This is my advice for you. Don't put too much work on the choreography if you know you will be singing live. A lot of work on choreography will result of you getting tired and losing your tone for singing. I want all of you to relax on your choreography and focus on your vocals while you dance." Soo-Ah advised. M41 seems to be listening to their Vocal Coach's advice as they did it again after a minute break.
They ended their schedule quite great but they still feel exhausted after it.
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8 Days Before Debut / May 28, Saturday /Use of IEM Rehearsal/Luminous Music Practice Area
M41 inserted the IEM (In-Ear Monitors) in their ears and headworn microphones to practice M41 for using them. Luminous bought it for them to use it for their performances as well. They practice while singing with it. As usual, their Vocal Coach gave them advice for using it and how to sing with a stable voice while dancing.
"wawawawa~" Hyun-Jung said, trying to play with the Microphone and how he can hear himself in the IEM.
"Cute..." Iseul said softly but it can be heard in their IEM. Not only by his IEM but also to the other members. And ofcourse, Hyun-Jung heard it.
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7 Days Before Debut / May 29, Sunday /Dress Rehearsal/Luminous Music Practice Area
Their dress rehearsal went okay as well. They wore 2 outfits for this day. First is they wore all white shirt and jeans. Only differences is Iseul wore a normal White T-shirt, Ji-hun wore White sleeveless hoodie, Hyun-Jung wore White sleeveless shirt, and Minsu wore White crop-top. They danced to their debut song while wearing the outfit.
Their second outfit is the one they wore in the Haneul Park for their Music Video.
Iseul wore white shirt, jeans, and a sling bag, Hyun-Jung wore yellow shirt with pastel blue pocket on the left chest, and white short, Ji-Hun wore sleeveless hoodie and shorts, and Minsu wore sleeveless shirt and black shorts. He's also wearing a shades on the top of his head.
The schedule ended well as they went back to their dorm to take a rest after their exhausting schedule.
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6 Days Before Debut / May 30, Monday /Use of Microphone Rehearsal/Luminous Music Practice Area
"The Microphones should be always on the left. I noticed that there's a lot of right arm movements than the left arm." Soo-Ah said, giving M41 an advice about where to hold the microphones.
"Don't forget breathing and not too much movements! M41!" She shouted as M41 we're dancing and singing to their debut.
The schedule went fine as well. It was exhausting for M41 but it was fun for them.
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5 Days Before Debut / May 31, Tuesday /After Schedule/Dorm
"Maybe his sister died because she's one of the guardians." Minsu said, explaining to Hyun-Jung his theory about the movie they just watched.
"Nahh... She died because she wanted to follow his brother. That why in the end she said "I want to be with you" It means she decided to die that day." Hyun-Jung said, insisting Minsu's Theory. As the two kept on ranting about the movie they watched, Iseul were in the kitchen, cooking their dinner and Ji-Hun were in the bathroom.
After a few minutes, Iseul went to their living room and placed their food on the coffee table. He sat beside Minsu. A few minutes had past and Ji-Hun went to the living room as well, with his hair wet, resulting from him taking a bath.
"Let's eat!" Iseul said as soon as he saw Ji-Hun.
While eating, their phone got a notification again. Its from their Manager and it seems like he sent the next schedule for M41 to know.
June 1 :
Use of Microphone Rehearsal
June 2 :
Vocal Rehearsal
June 3 :
Dance Rehearsal + Dress Rehearsal
June 4 :
Meeting (CEO)
June 5 :
VLIVE
June 6 :
Dress Rehearsal
Final Rehearsal (Good Vibes)
June 7 :
The Show Rehearsal + Live Performance
June 8 :
Show Champion Rehearsal + Live Performance
June 9 :
M Countdown Rehearsal + Live Performance
June 10 :
KBS CoolFM Live
June 11 :
Arirang Radio K-Pop Live
(Schedule might change after Debut)
"Our Debut is really around the corner." Hyun-Jung said, seeing the schedules they had.
"Yeah." Iseul agreed.
"Stop sulking and let's eat." Ji-Hun said as he continued to eat after seeing their schedule. The others chuckled by Ji-Hun as they continued to eat as well.
"Yeah yeah shulking shulkers~" Hyun-Jung playfully teased Ji-Hun as he made faces for the male.
"BLABLABLABLAAAAA" Ji-Hun said as he kept on disturbing Hyun-Jung.
"Hey, shush." Iseul said before he chuckled.
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4 Days Before Debut / June 1, Wednesday /Use of Microphones Rehearsal/Luminous Music Practice Area
"You're improving, M41. But if there are some parts you're running out of breath as you sing it, take a pause and sing again. I notice you entirely sing all of your parts to the fact that you ran out of breath." Soo-Ah said, looking at the members of M41.
"Let's repeat it again. Please." Soo-Ah said, backing up, as she reached for the speakers again to play the song.
"This is quite hard." Minsu said, going back to his formation.
As usual, the Schedule was tiring for M41 and they went back to their dorm after it.
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1 Day Before Debut / June 4, Saturday / Meeting (CEO) /Luminous Music CEO's Office
M41 went inside the CEO's Office. They greet their CEO before sitting on the couch.
"Tomorrow is your Debut, right?" The CEO asked.
"Yes." M41 answered.
"Statistically, Teaser Photos and Teaser Videos for your debut got 67% out of our targeted audience. Were off to a great start." Their CEO said. M41 and their manager was happy for the results as well.
M41's hardwork paid off. From their exhausting training, rehearsals, hard diet, they still manage to be together as a team. And now, this is the time.
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What do really happens during Dance Rehearsal?
"Ji-Hun. You're off beat!" Their dance coach, Min-Kyu said as M41 performed in front of him. It got tense everytime their coach yell at them. But they still do their best to end their rehearsal.
"Extend your arms! M41 I'm not satisfied!" Min-Kyu shouted. So M41 did the best that they can. After the song ended, they lined as they wait for their coach's advice.
"I'm not satisfied. I'm okay with your footwork, but the armwork are trash. When I said your arms should be 150 degrees exact, no more, no less. Iseul! your arms are too high on the chorus! Hyun-Jung, do not add any unnecessary movements. DO. THE. CHOREO. NEAT. FROM THE TOP!" Min-Kyu shouted. M41 quickly went to their formation.
Their Dance Rehearsal Schedule were as loud as that. A lot of shouting. Their dance coach are very a perfectionist guy. But it sure went off to a great outcome. Some people said being an Idol is easy. Some said its fun. But we do not see what lies behind each of the idol's smile. Yes, they seem to be happy, but they went through a lot of hard times and we should accept it. Being an Idol is not easy.
Witness M41 as they begin their journey as a debuted Idol!