in which MISAKI's visuals are too much to handle. . .

tiktok challenge (feat. &TEAM)

the world had finally opened back up again, and although they couldn't fully interact, promotional collaboration tiktoks had become quite popular over the past year and months.

the HYBE family, although some distant, were fairly close for the amount of idols under the company.

the new Japanese team was set to debut in a few months, however the label was constantly brainstorming ideas to create a relationship between the nine soon-to-be idols and their seniors.

with the release of their new Japanese track, Ring, the besties set aside a few videos to be made between Misaki and a member of &TEAM to hopefully get her a new friend.

she timidly walked towards the practice floor, inching her way towards the room reserved by the team for the day. it's just a silly little tiktok, you have a million drafts why are you shaking.

JiSu held the phone as he led Misaki towards the door, laughing at her nervousness. "why are you scared, baby? no reason to be, you're the senior in this situation anyways,"

Misaki could only find the strength to roll her eyes at the male, fidgeting with her necklace as they stopped in front of the door. JiSu laughed again before knocking, entering when he heard &TEAM's manager approve of his enterance.

"you're looking for Yuma, right?" the manager asked JiSu, the male quick to shake his head before looking for said member.

the 04-liner stood from his fetal position on the ground, softly smiling as he was the chosen member to make a tiktok with the Ono Misaki.

the members that didn't already know Misaki had all been nervous to see who'd get to spend time with her, even if it was for work. though a secret, Mia served as a role model for them, being Japanese like them. though it was now common to see a Japanese member in a Korean group, she was different.

the boy got to where JiSu stood, bowing at the older. "hello, i'm Yuma," he softly spoke, K softly smiling upon hearing his timid Korean.

JiSu quickly introduced himself as well, stepping out in front of Yuma, holding in his chuckle upon hearing the boy suck in a breath once Mia came into view.

a soft smile immediately appeared on Misaki's face, bowing to the boy. "hello, i'm Misaki of Tomorrow By Together, it's a pleasure to meet you,"

Yuma bowed multiple times, unable to stop because of how hypnotized he felt. "hi..." he blanked out, simply admiring Misaki's face.

her giggle brought him out of his trance. he shook his head, snapping back into reality. "i'm sorry.. i'm Yuma.. of, &TEAM.." he slowly spoke, still unable to comprehend how someone could be so beautiful. "it's so nice to finally meet you, you're one of my biggest inspirations,"

Misaki couldn't hold in her giggle, only MOA having responded to seeing her like this. "it's okay, don't worry about it,"

the rest of their time spent together went like this— Yuma stuck in place, stunned by Misaki's looks and Misaki only being able to laugh the feeling off.

once they'd filmed their tiktok, Yuma was sent back with good wishes by Misaki, the girl promising to take the entire team out to dinner one day before their debut. he was immediately bombarded with questions by the curious members— K, EJ, Nicholas and Taki only standing behind to watch. "remember when we felt like that, too?"

who's the girl? (2019)

it was TXT's first time in the states, travelling together as a group for the first time, hoping to get their name known to the public.

along with the various amounts of content they were made to create and film, the staff also made sure to set aside plenty of exploring time for the kids.

Misaki felt more comfortable going out and exploring, because of her full communication capability in the States. the boys allowed her to choose what they did on their day off.

they were in New York for a few days of their trip, and New York is notorious for capturing and discovering future big-names for brands, the music industry, models, etc.

TXT gained popularity over twitter in no time, thanks to two best friends who ran aesthetic pages on the platform.

those who'd already gained in interest and had tuned into the group's debut were quick to find the posts, replying with MISAKI's information, which inevitably spread to others who'd found the tweets.

needless to say, off-guards of the girl in New York helped the group gain a few thousand fans that day.

camera, shy.

it was the first big award show of 2022, and of course TXT were there to stun the audience, both in-person and globally, with their overly synchronized teamwork.

Misaki was dressed similar to the boys for the red carpet event, hair + makeup combined in a way to help her look as elegant as ever. her jet black dyed hair was special, especially after having a bit of colour for a while.

during their intro, the boys were seen lifted onto stage, however there was no Misaki. fans stared in confusion as they were sure she'd walked on the carpet with them, but she wasn't there.

it wasn't until Misaki slowly made her way behind TaeHyun that MOA, and outsiders, went wild. the boy stood in a T-pose for a while, Misaki being lifted from below the stage behind him. she held onto the boy's frame as she danced around him, the sparkles drawn around their beings creating a beautiful, complex image with an undiscovered meaning.

Misaki then walked out after the boys, the camera focused on her face as she slowly made her way towards the beginning GBGB pose, winking at the camera with a seemingly cocky look on her face.

fans had never before seen this look on Misaki, not counting the times her AU persona revealed itself in their music videos.

needless to say, the clip went around for a few days, also gaining attraction to the group.

viral.

Mia never believed people when they told her she was one of, if not the, prettiest female idols of this generation. she was notorious for denying the comments, not believing them in the slightest. she believed there were idols a million times more beautiful than her, and when they got hate for acting normal, she became a million times more insecure.

they were invited to promote their newest release on a variety show, and of course, Misaki went on about her schedule with no hesitation. she loved giving MOA and her individual MOASAKI more content to binge — and that feeling didn't diminish, even when she won a plate of food to eat.

more specifically, kiwis.

Misaki was known as kiwi girl by newer MOASAKI, as a V-Live clip of her cutting up five of the small fruits had gone viral a few months prior.

Mia accepted the reward with a big smile on her face, softly frowning when the guys had rejected a piece of the fruit, telling her to eat happily.

the girl quietly began eating her fruit in piece, the cameraman delighted with the view he knew fans worldwide would love.

included in the episode were clips of her taking small bites into the kiwi slices, unconsciously smiling after each bite.

every. single. one. of these clips were posted to MOA twitter, which eventually spread to kpop twitter.

♡♡♡♡♡♡, 完成!
+ hihihi i luv mia sm
++ prompts taken from various kpop dr
accounts on tiktok! not sure of the exact
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