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261018 minhee berriz
our beloved luvity, our louder promotions have come to an end
the longer we’ve been doing this, the more i feel like i’m always the one receiving so much from you. i think this was a promotion period filled with so much gratitude, but also a lot of guilt for feeling like i’m always on the receiving end
seeing luvity always hoping and wishing for us to do even better makes me want to give our luvity even more strength in return
on a night like this, i find myself missing our luvity in particular, the ones who look at us with the same unwavering love even in the midst of their tiring and exhausting everyday lives
(or is it morning already…?)
i wanted to become a singer and artist you could be proud of, but i’m not sure if i’ve lived up to that
our luvity, did you enjoy these promotions?~
my everything, luvity, you’ve all worked so hard
i still have a long way to go, but i’ll work harder and live my life more diligently
cravity’s long journey is still ongoing, so please continue to take good care of us
luvity, just stay healthy, okay?~ ❤️
261011 🐶🫧
looks like minhee is planning to treat hyeongjun to Haidilao on his birthday 👀
🐶 i haven’t seen many people who actually follow the recommendations they receive. maybe we all feel the same way. i understand the feeling. in the end, you either don’t eat the recommended food, or you recommend something you already wanted to eat in the first place.
🐶 there’s one recommendation that usually gets a good response, though, haidilao! if you recommend haidilao, people usually like it
👤 can’t you go to haidilao first?
🐶 haidilao? i seriously need to go! i still haven’t gone, even now. i really have to go already. i’ll go once promotions are over. i really will! i’m going to go!
👤 haidilao is expensive!
🐶 that’s why i’ll go just once! just once. i’m curious about it, after all
👤 study the sauces before you go! should you film for a vlog?
🐶 it’s not like it would be my very first time, though. i’ve been to one in china, so it wouldn’t be my first time ever. maybe it’ll be a little different here
👤 just go and enjoy your meal!
🐶 thank you. i’ll go and enjoy it!
👤 you could do it as hyeongjun's birthday present!
🐶 oh, that works! i could do that for hyeongjun's birthday present.
👤 luvity, should we pay for it?
🐶 no, no, it’s okay. you really don’t have to. but do you have to line up to eat there? i actually like waiting in line for food. it means it’s that good, right? i think it’s worth it. but isn’t it open late at night too? or is it not open that late?
👤 haidilao? then just go in the middle of the night!
🐶 right! if i go in the middle of the night, there might not be many people. then the two of us could just go and eat.
👤 there are still lots of people at night!
🐶 oh? are there people like me who are planning to avoid the line by going late? but surely there wouldn’t be a line in the middle of the night, right?
👤 there was still a wait even in the middle of the night! go to the flagship branch!
🐶 i’ll consider it. since hyeongjun has eaten there before, maybe i should ask him about it. he can tell me how to go and what it’s like.
🐶 i wonder if hyeongjun will eat a lot. i’m a little worried about my bank balance. but a birthday only comes once a year, right?
261011 🐶🫧
minhee on the bubble messages he receives from luvitys:
🐶 i’ve been getting a lot of bubble messages, so i’ll come on more often. we have music shows next week too, right? inkigayo should be the last one, but the notice for the final broadcast hasn’t been posted yet, has it? they usually announce when it’s the last broadcast.
🐶 i do read a lot of bubble messages, but sometimes i read them when i’m not in the best state of mind, so if you ask me, "minhee, did you read the bubble message i sent you?" there’s a very high chance i won’t remember.
🐶 please don’t stress over that. i’ve tried to show you how much i read your messages, but because so many people ask me, “did you read the message i sent you?” i wish i could remember every single one, but there are just so many that i have trouble remembering which ones i’ve read.
🐶 i definitely read them, though! it’s just that i read so many in one day. i read your letters too, and when we have a lot of fan events and pre-recordings, you write so many letters for us. i’m so grateful.
🐶 i really do read so many of them. i wish i could remember every single one of them. i’m sorry that i can’t remember them all.
🐶 but i try really hard to take in and absorb all of luvity's feelings. i hope you understand that much.
🐶 when i read your letters, i see that a lot of you write them in a hurry right before handing them over. that’s honestly not easy to do.
🐶 i don’t know exactly where everyone writes their letters, but i imagine some luvity might be writing them while sitting on the ground waiting for the album recording or the pre-recording. when i imagine that, it makes my heart feel really heavy.
🐶 it makes me want to treat luvity even better. anyway, isn’t the love we have for each other mutual?
🐶 i think these two weeks were a time when i really tried hard to give you strength. i don’t know if i did a good job, but you gave me so much strength.
🐶 this time, i really tried to read all your messages on the very same day you sent them. there were definitely days when i couldn’t, because i was too busy, but there weren’t that many. when i couldn’t read them all that day, i read them the next day instead.
🐶 i never take the letters and love you give me for granted. i really don’t.
261009 🐶🫧
minhee said luvitys were apologizing on his bubble PMs so he reassured us! (this was after they got 4th place in music bank ㅠㅠ)
🐶 today, so many luvity sent me bubble messages saying they were really, really sorry. but you guys don’t have anything to apologize for. if anything, we’re the ones who should’ve worked harder. so please don’t think that way. we’ll work harder from now on.
🐶 luvity, you’re number one, okay? i’m telling you, luvity did everything perfectly. i love you!
🐶 of course, it’s important to be able to say you’re sorry when you feel that way. but when we keep apologizing to each other, i think it makes both sides feel so heavyhearted.
🐶 instead of feeling sorry for each other, let’s try to say "thank you" more often. thank you so much. you really boosted my confidence. you made us come in first place in voting! you have no idea how proud i was of you.
🐶 if luvity came in first place, why would you be sorry? luvity is my pride. you’re the people i’m proud of! anyway, we have a mini fan meeting tomorrow, too. tomorrow’s going to start early again, so that’s a problem! i need to sleep early, too. i’ll wash up, put on a face mask, and go to bed.
🐶 my angels, give yourselves a hug, okay? hug yourselves for me!
🐶 give yourself a big hug. you did so well today. you did such a good job. seriously, you worked so hard.
🐶 and this isn’t the end yet! promotions aren’t over, and i’ll keep taking good care of myself so i can show you lots of pretty looks.
261007 🐶🫧
👤 luvity: you can just tell us to vote!
🐶 i honestly can’t bring myself to ask you to vote. i feel like luvity have already gone through so much effort for us. just watch our performances and enjoy them. that’s enough to give us the strength to keep going. noona? you’re calling yourself noona? our noona is so dependable! i’ll work hard to prepare so that you won’t regret voting for us.
👤 luvity: i put all my votes into pizza, tteokbokki, jokbal, and chicken!
🐶 what do i do?! you know i feel really sorry, right? this isn’t something i should take for granted, but i’m receiving so much support like this again. i’ll do my best and keep fighting. i’ll take all this love and work even harder, too. but honestly, if i just keep saying i’m sorry, that wouldn’t be very appealing either. thank you so much.
👤 luvity: you should be more shameless! (teasing)
🐶 but how can i do that? to the people i love, no less? i just can’t be that shameless. that’s the kind of person i am. i’m a little frustrating, aren’t i? i should be a little more shameless. celebrities are allowed to be like that sometimes, but how could i? how could i do that?
👤 luvity: just accept the support ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
🐶 i’ll work hard to prepare something good for you
261007 🐶🫧
🐶 it even made me think, "this isn’t the time for me to be eating crème brûlée." that’s why i decided to adjust my diet today.
🐶 i’m doing well while still eating the things i want, so please don’t worry too much about me. honestly, i’m dieting because i want you to think i look even prettier. that’s all. once promotions are over, i’ll eat a lot again to make up for everything i missed, so don’t worry! and don’t complain if i gain weight during our hiatus, okay? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
🐶 we’re not a group that takes extremely long breaks, but i tend to eat quite a lot during the hiatus, so i’m trying to save up a little now and keep track of things.
🐶 but when you watch the behind-the-scenes videos that come out later, you might wonder, "wait, is minhee actually dieting or not? he seems to eat pretty well!"
🐶 i really do eat more than you might expect when the videos come out. i’m not starving myself or anything.
🐶 it’s just that when i feel like i’m reaching a point where i need to make adjustments, like today, i’ll sometimes have just a banana for dinner.
🐶 but lately, i’ve been eating vertex (korean-american food chain) pretty consistently, so it’s not like i’ve been starving myself.
👤 luvity: okay, make sure you eat well!
🐶 okay, okay! i’ll eat well! ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
🐶 over the past few days, we’ve been running around together during the first week of promotions, and i know luvity haven’t been getting much sleep either.
🐶 i think i tried to make things more exciting for you guys. i wanted to give you something fun, but honestly, i’m not sure how well that came across.
🐶 i think i made jokes and things like that. i wonder if you enjoyed them the way i intended. i don’t know.
🐶 but having something that gives us strength is what keeps us going, right? that’s why i came on live, even if it was just for a short time. it’s a little embarrassing because i’m bare-faced, but i wanted to show you my face and say thank you.
🐶 i wanted to give you some strength too, because you’ve given me so much. we should all give each other strength. and we shouldn’t get sick!
261007 🐶🫧
👤 luvity: you look really pretty even without makeup. don’t feel so insecure
🐶 it’s not really that i’m insecure. it’s more that i wear makeup pretty often, so i wondered if i really needed to show you my bare face too.
🐶 but if you want to see it, i can show you. it’s nice to wear makeup, right? you look prettier, and wanting to look even prettier is just a personal desire of mine.
🐶 if you take good care of your skin, your bare face can be presentable too. i’m not saying i’m incredibly handsome without makeup, but at least i’m at the point where you can look at me and go "aww, he’s cute"
🐶 when i don’t wear makeup, my face still has a youthful look to it. i don’t really look like a fully grown adult yet.
261007 🐶🫧
🐶 it even made me think, "this isn’t the time for me to be eating crème brûlée." that’s why i decided to adjust my diet today.
🐶 i’m doing well while still eating the things i want, so please don’t worry too much about me. honestly, i’m dieting because i want you to think i look even prettier. that’s all. once promotions are over, i’ll eat a lot again to make up for everything i missed, so don’t worry! and don’t complain if i gain weight during our hiatus, okay? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
🐶 we’re not a group that takes extremely long breaks, but i tend to eat quite a lot during the hiatus, so i’m trying to save up a little now and keep track of things.
🐶 but when you watch the behind-the-scenes videos that come out later, you might wonder, "wait, is minhee actually dieting or not? he seems to eat pretty well!"
🐶 i really do eat more than you might expect when the videos come out. i’m not starving myself or anything.
🐶 it’s just that when i feel like i’m reaching a point where i need to make adjustments, like today, i’ll sometimes have just a banana for dinner.
🐶 but lately, i’ve been eating vertex (korean-american food chain) pretty consistently, so it’s not like i’ve been starving myself.
👤 luvity: okay, make sure you eat well!
🐶 okay, okay! i’ll eat well! ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
🐶 over the past few days, we’ve been running around together during the first week of promotions, and i know luvity haven’t been getting much sleep either.
🐶 i think i tried to make things more exciting for you guys. i wanted to give you something fun, but honestly, i’m not sure how well that came across.
🐶 i think i made jokes and things like that. i wonder if you enjoyed them the way i intended. i don’t know.
🐶 but having something that gives us strength is what keeps us going, right? that’s why i came on live, even if it was just for a short time. it’s a little embarrassing because i’m bare-faced, but i wanted to show you my face and say thank you.
🐶 i wanted to give you some strength too, because you’ve given me so much. we should all give each other strength. and we shouldn’t get sick!
261007 🐶🫧
minhee talking about luvitys' voting effort! 💗
🐶 we had music-show recordings for show champion today, and while we were there, i heard the news. the staff told us about luvity's voting results. they told us how it had been going back and forth, and how close the competition was. i was like, "how did that happen?!" isn’t that something to be proud of? i’m so grateful.
🐶 as soon as i heard the news, i was on my way to the radio schedule, so i briefly went on berriz to leave a message saying how thankful i was.
🐶 they told me luvity had worked really hard. luvity, you came in first place! thank you so, so much.
🐶 i also hadn’t properly expressed my gratitude for the show yesterday. i basically passed out right afterward. i did go on bubble for a little while, but honestly, i don’t even remember exactly what i talked about. i knew i should tell you how grateful i was, and i didn’t want to just fall asleep without saying anything. i think i said something like, "i’m so happy today" before going to sleep, but i can’t remember the exact words.
🐶 anyway, i’m sure i thanked you properly, right? then i turned it off and went straight to sleep. but this time, i really felt like we had become one. of course, we’re always close to each other, and you’re the people we love and cherish the most.
🐶 but during this promotion, i felt something even stronger, like all of us were moving together as one. promotions aren’t even over yet, but that feeling has already reached me so deeply. it makes me really happy.
🐶 it gave me so much strength. it’s an incredible thing, of course, but more than anything, isn’t it so beautiful how much heart you put into it?
🐶 first place isn’t everything. i’ve lived in this world knowing that. but seeing the people who love me put so much effort and heart into helping us achieve something they know we want… it really touched me
261007 🐶🫧
minhee talking about luvitys' voting effort! 💗
🐶 we had music-show recordings for show champion today, and while we were there, i heard the news. the staff told us about luvity's voting results. they told us how it had been going back and forth, and how close the competition was. i was like, "how did that happen?!" isn’t that something to be proud of? i’m so grateful.
🐶 as soon as i heard the news, i was on my way to the radio schedule, so i briefly went on berriz to leave a message saying how thankful i was.
🐶 they told me luvity had worked really hard. luvity, you came in first place! thank you so, so much.
🐶 i also hadn’t properly expressed my gratitude for the show yesterday. i basically passed out right afterward. i did go on bubble for a little while, but honestly, i don’t even remember exactly what i talked about. i knew i should tell you how grateful i was, and i didn’t want to just fall asleep without saying anything. i think i said something like, "i’m so happy today" before going to sleep, but i can’t remember the exact words.
🐶 anyway, i’m sure i thanked you properly, right? then i turned it off and went straight to sleep. but this time, i really felt like we had become one. of course, we’re always close to each other, and you’re the people we love and cherish the most.
🐶 but during this promotion, i felt something even stronger, like all of us were moving together as one. promotions aren’t even over yet, but that feeling has already reached me so deeply. it makes me really happy.
🐶 it gave me so much strength. it’s an incredible thing, of course, but more than anything, isn’t it so beautiful how much heart you put into it?
🐶 first place isn’t everything. i’ve lived in this world knowing that. but seeing the people who love me put so much effort and heart into helping us achieve something they know we want… it really touched me
261007 🐶🫧
👤 luvity: you look really pretty even without makeup. don’t feel so insecure
🐶 it’s not really that i’m insecure. it’s more that i wear makeup pretty often, so i wondered if i really needed to show you my bare face too.
🐶 but if you want to see it, i can show you. it’s nice to wear makeup, right? you look prettier, and wanting to look even prettier is just a personal desire of mine.
🐶 if you take good care of your skin, your bare face can be presentable too. i’m not saying i’m incredibly handsome without makeup, but at least i’m at the point where you can look at me and go "aww, he’s cute"
🐶 when i don’t wear makeup, my face still has a youthful look to it. i don’t really look like a fully grown adult yet.
🐶 i think i’m kind of in between a tofu-type face and an arab type face. i’m not completely an arab- type face, am i? i’m somewhere in between. actually, i don’t think there are many arab-type faces in cravity to begin with. maybe two? taeyoung and serim, perhaps.
🐶 in my opinion, taeyoung is the only one who really has that distinctly arab-type look. the rest of us are more tofu-type faces
🐶 serim hyung and i both don’t have prominent double eyelids, so our features aren’t as intense.
t/n: "tofu-type face" is a korean visual-description expression for someone with softer, gentler features. “arab-type face” here refers to a more striking, defined visual type
🐶 i actually had thoughts like this during our hiatus too. we don’t do fansigns during our breaks, right? we don’t really get to see luvity or meet you guys face-to-face during that time
🐶 so i’d see things online like, "oh! ___ is cutting ties... i will not let go (of your hand)" and then i’d randomly be in the shower thinking, "wait, (if) i'm a luvity too… what if i get left behind? should i do something? am i the only one? am i the only one who thinks like this?" (this is a wordplay meme, you start by telling someone you want to "(idol name) 손절" (cut ties with you) which makes them wonder why. then revealing the rest of the phrase "손 절대 안 놓을게" (i’ll never let go of your hand), turning the supposed "cutting ties" into a sweet promise that you’ll never let them go)
🐶 luvity, you guys don’t have thoughts like that too? when you haven’t seen me for a while, you don’t imagine things like that?
🐶 i’m a little disappointed. i’ve been thinking about luvity this whole time during the hiatus, but i guess you guys haven’t been thinking about me (teasing)
🐶 alright, i get it. meanwhile, i was looking forward to seeing the luvity i’d meet again soon, imagining how i should react when i see you guys, and thinking about it, worrying about it, and trying to figure it all out (teasing)
🐶 okay, i understand. i guess that’s just how it is ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
🐶 when we’re promoting, there’s really no choice but for us to put in even more effort. because however much sleep we lose, luvity ends up losing sleep too.
🐶 so we have to put in that extra effort and give it our all, because then luvity will show us even more support in return.
🐶 i guess it was kind of me wanting to give luvity that extra push and motivation.
🐶 promotions are tiring, you know? even if it’s not this promotion, whenever we have to start our schedules this early, luvity probably won’t be able to get much sleep either.
🐶 so i just wanted us to hang in there together and keep going.
🐶 but there’s something i’m curious about too. why don’t they tell us the mini fanmeeting dates in advance? why? why don’t they let us know? why don’t they announce the mini fanmeeting dates beforehand?
🐶 i’ve actually been having a lot of thoughts like this lately. like, i really don’t understand. this isn’t respectful to the fans.
🐶 why don’t they tell us the mini fanmeeting date? i’ve been thinking about things like this a lot myself… like, why is it this way?
🐶 but maybe there’s some reason behind it. i’ll ask about it. if they’re able to tell us in advance, then they should tell us in advance. even i don’t understand it, so i’ll ask and let you know.
🐶 there are actually more than just one or two things like this that feel unfair. there are quite a few things between idols and fans where i’m like "huh? wait, why is it like this?"
🐶 it makes me uncomfortable whenever i realize things like that. why is it this way?
🐶 if they could explain it and convince me, then i’d listen and be like, "okay, i understand" but there’s never really an explanation.
🐶 it feels like this culture has just been established in the wrong way. it’s wrong. i really think this is wrong.
🐶 it feels like all these entertainment companies act like they’re the ones completely in control, and they shouldn’t be behaving that way.
🐶 and this isn’t just about starship. i think there are so many things that are wrong with idol culture as a whole.
🐶 anyway… these are just my thoughts.
🐶 people are expressing their love for us like this, so we shouldn’t treat them carelessly. you shouldn’t take advantage of the love that people have for you.
🐶 that’s a really bad thing to do. that’s really not the right way for a man to act.
🐶 it feels like i’ve come back home (in the show) after being away for a while. thanks to our luvity cheering us on so passionately, i think we were able to wrap things up nicely today as well. i’ll come visit again from time to time. thank you!
🐶📻 261005 mbc radio close friend
🐶 this was sent in by kanggun mandu. kanggun is 186 cm tall, with broad shoulders and a slim waist. he has an amazing physique, and he even did a shirtless reveal for cravity’s 9th mini album. he also has those male god visuals that fit the concept perfectly. and lately, his visuals have been leveling up so much that he keeps going from a cute puppy to a full-grown man, and honestly, it’s becoming a problem. anyway, he’s also an idol who only has eyes for luvity, and he’s been studying how to communicate with fans in more fun ways by subscribing to actor lee kwangsoo’s bubble with his own money. when is our minhee finally going to get a reply?
🐶 i still haven’t gotten one
taerae: it’s pretty popular these days, too.
🐶 are you doing it too, by any chance?
taerae: no, i mean, i want to, but i’m still thinking about it. i feel like i need to take some lessons first.
🐶 you know what’s really helpful about it? kwangsoo sunbaenim comes on bubble so often. whenever i see how many messages he’s sent, it really makes me think, "ah, i should be doing bubble more too" so honestly, i don’t think it would be a bad idea to make idols experience kwangsoo sunbaenim’s bubble at least once, almost by force.
taerae: since you’ve got this opportunity right now, why don’t you say something to kwangsoo sunbaenim?
🐶 actually… where’s the camera?
taerae: right in front of you
🐶 i’m just waiting for the chance to run into him so i can brag that i’m subscribed to his bubble
taerae: please reply to him. i thought that was going to be something really impressive
🐶 i know!
taerae: you have such sad, deer like eyes. you know what i mean?
🐶 because i’m always sad
taerae: no, that’s not what i meant! i mean your eyes are shining. the camera’s getting closer and closer now. look at the camera for us. we’ve never gotten this close to you before. why are you covering your face?
🐶 i feel like you’re going to see all my pores. back, back, back!
they got minhee singing la bamba on live 😭
taerae: minhee, how much do you like baseball?
🐶 i’ve gotten even more into baseball recently after going to throw the first pitch. and the doosan bears are actually pretty close to kia in the rankings. i’ve been watching the games a lot while talking about them with everyone, so i really like baseball. i really do. i like it a lot.
taerae: you really do, huh? can you also sing a bit of la bamba?
🐶 of course. should i sing it? wanna hear it?
🐶 🎶 para bailar la bamba 🎶
taerae: wow, i can’t believe you’re actually doing it live!
minhee was asked who he thinks has the best-looking body after him and he said hyeongjun because he feels like hyeongjun has a really nice physique that you wouldn’t necessarily expect at first glance, but he actually has a really nice body. then he joked that it wouldn’t be a bad idea for hyeongjun to show off his abs sometime 🤣
hj: that car… i actually looked into getting a long-term rental because of you.
mh: why did you say that out loud?
hj: because of you, i even asked my oldest sister about it when i went home for chuseok.
mh: what did your oldest sister say?
hj: she said it was a good idea.
noona: yeah, long-term rental is pretty good. they even cover the insurance.
mh: right.
hj: but what if i don’t have the money?
noona: then you can’t do it.
hj: so if i want to come to tongyeong, drive your car, and get insurance for it..
noona: then you can’t do that either.
hj: see? noona says i probably can’t do it because i don’t have any money.
noona: yeah, then you can’t. you’d have to come all the way to tongyeong just to drive my car with insurance.
mh: so basically, if you want to drive the car, you have to go all the way to tongyeong first.
hj: yeah. i’ve already got one-day insurance, so i can just get there and drive it.
mh: maybe hyeongjun will be able to buy a car someday?
hj: the only "car" i can afford right now is corn silk tea. (cha can mean car or tea)
mh: i guess we’ll have to survive on corn silk tea for now.
minhee wanting hyeongjun to buy him a car as a birthday present but minhee will be the passenger princess for hyeongjun 😂
mh: you’re asking what hyeongjun gave me for my birthday? he didn’t give me anything. but honestly, at this point, we’ve known each other for so long that we don’t really need to exchange gifts. but do you want to give me something?
hj: he keeps asking me for a car. he wants me to buy him a car.
mh: he’s not asking me for one.
hj: he wants me to buy a car so he can ride in the passenger seat with me. he says that’s his birthday present.
mh: you could still do it, though.
hj: i don’t have any money.
mh: save up and then buy me one.
hj: if it takes like 10 years… that would be a little difficult.
mh: so lately, until pretty recently, whenever i had time off, i didn’t really have anything to do. when i’m on break, i stay by myself in my room, you know? so i started thinking, "where should i go?" but i don’t have a car either. then i suddenly had this idea: what if hyeongjun bought a car and we went somewhere together? we’d go somewhere, eat something good, take some pictures…
hj: that’s why he keeps telling me to buy a car.
mh: so we’ve been talking about doing a youtube content where we buy a car.
hj: he’s telling me to buy a car and go to gangneung. we could go to eulwangni and eat some clams or something.
mh: yeah, just something simple. there's not much to do when you don’t have anything planned and you’re on a break.