Updates~

Hey everybody!
I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm still alive ^_^~ phew!
Yup...sorry. It's getting busy around the Complex, since it's Christmas season. I know you've probably all given up hope on getting a report on the elections >.< ummmmmm...can't say whether that's gonna happen soon or not!
Anyways, for those fans in school, the winter break is coming up! Isn't that exciting? Before I joined SERA00, I would go snowboarding every single day <3. No kidding. Of course, now, even though we get a week off from tutoring, there's no break from SERA00. In fact, we're having more appearances in the holidays, with five SERA00 Encores at the theatre, six TV show filming sessions (although not everyone is in everthing, of course - that's the beauty of SERA00!), ten different photo shoots! Yes, you read it folks, ten different photo shoots for the holidays. How long does it take to get a winter compilation of photos of SERA00? Surely not ten photo shoots -_- well, granted, I guess they are for different magazines/albums/etc. We're also releasing a new single, the 24th, Wynter Wondercyti (yay~).
And even more exciting, our biannual SERA00 Winter Concert! Since it's freezing outside, there won't be problems of heatstroke for us girls, well maybe frostbite...nah, it's indoors. And what I love best about the winter concert is that the decorations at the venue are gorgeous. And the stage sets are filled with twinkling lights and Christmas-y props - if you haven't seen a SERA00 Winter Concert before, be sure to buy a ticket! I'm not kidding, this is not one performance to miss.
I have to end this terribly short post that I know in no way makes up for the long absences but Team Angel is performing tonight AND I have a history summative tomorrow (that I haven't started) :(
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SERA00 Fashion ft Arron

Hey everyone!!

My fans at the recent concerts said that they liked the SERA00 Fashion with Arron segments, so I made her send me more photos >.< And yes, I realize that it should technically be "CASUT00 Fashion with Arron"....whatever -_-

Arron says to excuse her messy house, but I greyed it out in the photo for her. This is Arron's casual Saturday outfit ^_^ enjoy and please support SERA00!

And CASUT00. :)

[EDIT: picture removed]

SERA00 Fashion! with Arron~

Hey everyone! Sorry for the less frequent posts, school and events together are robbing me of time as we near the holidays :(

The other day when the CASUT00 girls came to the complex to use the practice and recording rooms, I tried to get some pics for you guys! I managed to make Arron stand still in front of the piano long enough to snap a pic of her pretty black and white dress <3 

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P.S. the extra stuff and sparkles are my doing :p don't blame Arron

EDIT: I'm soooo sorry guys this picture has to be taken down bc apparently at the time of posting CASUT00 wasn't authorized by SERA00's (or their's, I can't remember) publicity agent or something?? -__- yeah, I don't know. Sorry guys!

New Single! SERA00 24th Single

Yay, the dates are here! SERA00's winter themed 24th single will be released on December 7th, 2013. The title has been decided to be named after our winter uniforms, Wynter Wondercyti. Which, by the way, debut this week! o(^_^)o yessssss~

The single will be a classic holiday jingle (omg that rhymes!) With a really pretty MV, stay tuned!

And the cast members are as follows:

Luna 

Sassan 

Harley 

Angel 

Fracken 

Luraland

River 

Maya

Rosie 

Geneviève 

Kotoka

Alyss

Kansas

Cherry

Yumichan

Evie

But the only girls in the MV will be the top eight in the list. So if you have time, pop on round the SERA00 Theatre ;)

Winter is coming soon, so I changed the blog background, like it? Dress warmly guys, I'm sniffling :( hope I can make the Angel stage tonight, but I gotta get my homework done first. And then we're going to cosplay, just cuz we feel like it :D

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CASUT00 Visit cont'd

The three of us, me, Fracken, and Maya, happened to reach the door of the office at the same time. 

"Maya, Evie, any idea what this is about?" Fracken asked. 

Maya shook her head at the same time I shrugged. "Probably scheduling?" Maya guessed. 

Fracken rapped on the door, and Ms. Tallan opened it. When she saw us, she smiled and threw the door wide open. At least we weren't in trouble!

"Thanks for coming, girls," Ms. Tallan said, heading over to her desk and picking up her laptop. She perched on the edge of her desk, which was currently occupied by Angel, and a manager, Virginia. "I just need to talk to you about Illusionary's schedule," she said, confirming Maya's guess. 

"On Sunday there's a music festival in Toronto. They booked a band already, but it called in saying they couldn't perform, so they contacted SERA00 next, and I offered Illusionary."

"Cool," Fracken said. "What are we performing? I think you've noticed that we have about...no songs."

Ms. Tallan nodded, and took a sheaf of papers Angel handed her at that moment. "Miss Avery brought songwriting for Illusionary to the top of her priority list, so we have two done, which will be the ones you're performing. The single is called, surprise surprise, "Illusions", and the b-side is "Sing a Sweet Song". She hasn't finished writing the c-side yet, but two songs is enough to fill your time slot at the festival."

"Wait." I counted twice on my fingers to make sure of my numbers. "Isn't the festival in three days?"

"Yes..."

"We have to learn the song and the dance for two songs by Sunday?" I exclaimed. 

"That's correct."

"Three days!"

"The last time I checked, yes, it was three days," Ms. Tallan said dryly. 

"But...we usually get two or three weeks notice," I said, aware that Maya wasn't complaining, and Fracken even looked amused. 

"Well, we're not sure whether you're going to perform one or two songs. We're still hammering that out with the festival staff. But you should learn both regardless," Ms. Tallan conceded. 

(  -_-)   ( ^_^ )

"Right. And don't forget, Maya, your meet and greet on Tuesday," Ms. Tallan said. 

Maya frowned. "Wait, Ms. Tallan, I think you double-booked me."

Ms. Tallan's eyes widened. "Oh, shoot, you're right! You have the show recording on Tuesday!" She turned around. 

"On it," Virginia said, clicking away at the computer. 

Angel scooted her wheeled chair closer to the moniter. "Obviously, she has to go to the meet and greet. It's not meet and greet without the idol."

"So who can fill in for the show..." Virginia muttered, bringing up the schedules of different girls. "Fracken?" Virginia shook her head the same time Fracken did. 

"Harley...she's free...oh, not enough time for transportation..."

"Sakiko is busy, Luna is busy, Luraland doesn't do talkshows," Angel murmured. 

"Angel, why don't you do it then?" Ms. Tallan suggested. "Take Geneviève and Reece."

Angel looked surprised for a moment, and then said, "Oh, okay," and keyed in the new information. "Waaaaiiiiit...no...actually...no...never mind. Everything's okay." She flashed us a smile as we left the room. 

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CASUT00 Visits the Complex and SERA00 Halloween!

I have more CASUT00 stories, yay! But I haven't forgotten about SERA00. Really. I can't, actually, since I'm faced with it everyday. Along with some homework; Great Depression, parabolas and quadratic equations, commentaries and mythology, you know, the usual stuff. -_-

Good news, though, I'm working my way through SERA00 3rd General Elections Part 1. Finally!

So how was everyone's HALLOWEEN? We had a SERA00 Stage Encore and we had Halloween costumes made for the concert. Me, Rome, and a few other girls were able to perform in the opening, sneak out and trick or treat for an hour, and come back for the finale >.< that was really fun. I dressed up as a Gryffindor student! Sassan, Yumichan, Kotoka, and Tomiko went as the four main characters of Shōjō Premise. It was really cool, they had the school uniform and the anime hair and accessories. Luna had a really cool costume, maybe sea-woman? I don't know. It was aqua-coloured and sparkly and had iridescent scales running over the tight bodysuit. Harley and Angel looked similar. Harley wore all black, with a t-shirt on top that had one sleeve and the other a spaghetti strap. She had black shorts on the bottom with a cape-like garment flowing from the waistband of her shorts. She said she was a "supernatural", although she acted like the costume was her own inside joke. Angel went as a generic demon slayer, dressed all in black like Harley, but I personally thought she kind of looked like a shadowhunter ;) She had a reflective black tank and leather jacket, and she wore shorts over tights and heeled boots. She had a wicked-looking whip slung over her shoulder and dark eye makeup, with black streaks in her braided hair. 

Okay. I swear this post was supposed to be about CASUT00, not the members' Halloween costumes. To get back on track, here are the members with the tentative team names (flowers ^_^) in no particular order (surnames aren't being disclosed):

Team Azalea:

JY (18)

Arron (16)

Madison (17)

Holiday (16)

Team Bluebell:

Nikki (15)

Ava (16)

Clover (16)

Isabelle (17)

Team Narcissus:

April (15)

Maylin (16)

Rachel (18)

Via Rose (17)

CASU-J Members:

Team Sakura:

Yuka (18)

Sachi (19)

Konomi (20)

Haruka (20)

We brought CASUT00 to the SERA00 Complex today. I think many members were wondering whether CASU would get their own complex and stage or share SERA00's. Well, the answer is neither. Since CASU's numbers are low, their won't be board and lodging for the members. They'll be expected to return home, and then go to school and go to work. Unlike us, they won't have it all in one place. 

In my opinion, they're both lucky and unlucky. The Complex is actually a very enjoyable place, and they'll be missing out on the experience of a sorority life. On the other hand, they will be able to live a more, let's say, normal childhood, since they're not spending every waking moment at their job. It's a common problem amongst new SERA00 members. Some will leave after finding that this boarding school-type life is just not for them. The ones who live close to SERA00 are more fortunate to be able to go home whenever they want, but many of us can't. 

As for their stage, there are no plans to build another yet. Right now, they're renting an office for the girls and staff to work in. When they debut, the plan is to give way for the CASU girls to perform on the SERA00 stage one day a week and evaluate audience numbers. 

There are three CASU teams, and three of us in Illusionary, so that worked out pretty nicely. I was in charge of showing Team Azalea around, Maya took Team Bluebell, and Fracken went with Team Narcissus. Here we goooo :)

"Azalea!" I shouted. "Over here!" The four members were staring at the SERA00 Wall of Fame, where framed portraits of current members were hanging. There were also blown up photos of each year's election winner. So far, there are two of Sassan and one of Luna (oooh, spoiler!). 

My team; JY, Arron, Madison, and Holly. I'd gotten to know them over the past month and I have no quarrel yelling at them. They're all older than me, but for some reason they really respect Maya and Fracken but treat me like their little sister. (-_- ) so I shall yell at them as if they were my sisters. Which means, WITHOUT HESITATION. (azalea if you're reading watch out you asked for it!!!)

I pushed open the large wooden doors. "Welcome to the SERA00 Theatre." We were entering from the main doors, which opened up to the back of the seating area. There was a path leading down to the stage, with seating on either side. There was also a path around the entire seating area, but to open up a SERA00 Stage Encore we would put seating right to the wall, so only the middle path is accessible. The floors are all laminated hardwood, and the stage itself has hard rubber flooring. 

I ran down to the stage, taking the steps two by two, and then placed my hands on the stage, hauling myself up. The stage itself is only about a metre high, with the first row literally a metre away. It's almost like the first row audience can just reach out and touch the first row of members...but don't try, you can't  o.o

JY and Arron launched themselves onto the stage, and started goofing off, dancing a routine I didn't recognize. Madison and Holiday were more hesitant, cautiously choosing the stairs instead. Given, Arron won a couple of regional and provincial singing contests, and JY is from a disbanded idol group. They've both got considerable experience in the entertaintment industry.

The CASUT00 audition process was more selective, not giving preference to - for lack of a better word - wannabes. In SERA00, the group was made to help girls chase their dreams, so you don't need much experience to get in; that's how someone like me was able to join :,) But for CASUT00, they didn't factor out experience. So it's not surprising some of them already have showbiz in their background. 

I think it was Isabelle that was a child actress. Ava was featured in commercials and worked as extras in movies, and Clover performed in local plays. Who else? There's also Rachel, who's from a modeling agency. In comparison, my few years in SERA00 seem insignificant :( [it doesn't seem right for me to be telling them what to do...should be the other way around!]

The youngest are Nikki and April, my age. I've talked with April a couple of times, and she seems average, but Nikki? She's proven herself to be very pretty and very athletic, but I haven't seen her profile yet. It seems the girls with more experience are pretty evenly spread amongst the teams. 

As for the Sakura girls, I'm not really sure. In general, they're older than the North American pick, but I have no idea what their skills are, much less their personalities. I've actually only seen a picture of one of the girls, Haruka. She's your classic Japanese idol. (watashitachi "Team Sakura" desu! minna-san, suki desu! <3 ~aida kotoka~)

...arigato, KOTOKA-SAN -_- Anywayyyysss...

I headed behind the stage. "Here's where you get to the dressing rooms. Room S is Aurora's, E is Night's, R used to be Hope's, and A is Angel's."

They peeked inside Aurora's dressing room. All of them are similar, with a lounging area on one side, mirrors and long tables with chairs lined along the wall, and racks of costumes at the end. 

As we continued, I spewed descriptions of the Complex. "We'll be coming up to the cafeteria soon. You can get free meals there. But mostly we go out for lunch or din- oh, look! flynow is in there recording!" I ran forwards and pressed my face to the glass. Angel, Harley, and Geneviève were occupying one of the recording rooms, and they were singing along to music in their headphones. We couldn't hear anything though, due to the soundproofing. "So the recording studios and music rooms are over here. The grand hall is at the far back, and the dance studios are on the otherwise, since the loudness of dance lessons don't really go well with recording sessions."

We stepped into the grand hall, and the girls stopped to admire the high-ceilinged large room. Tall mirrors lined one length of the room, and a couple of chairs were scattered in the far corner. 

I clapped. "Music!"

The Azalea girls instantly perked up, waiting for the non-existent high-tech sound system to recognize my command. 

"I'm kidding," I said dryly. 

"Wow, Evieeeee," Arron complained. "Way to let us down."

I snickered, but quickly regained my composure. "Come on, you'll like this. No kidding." Although we were not entering from the main door, the sight was still stunning nonetheless. "And welcome to the warehouse, the place where-"

"All the costumes are kept!" JY finished, her voice rising into a squeal as she bounded forwards, Arron hard on her heels. The warehouse is at least twice or three times the size of the great hall, housing all of our costumes and uniforms. There are rows and rows of racks of costumes, organized all the way up to the ceiling. Some of the older songs' costumes have to be brought down with the help of long sticks, but the more recently ordered racks are able to rotate the top rack down to a reachable height. Since we have our uniforms, multiple costumes for each song, and the clothes designed for TV and promotional appearances, the number of costumes in the warehouse is really too much to comprehend if you haven't seen it yourself. And there's one for each member. 

"This is amazing, look! The Seventh Heaven costumes!" JY gasped, fingering the frilly pink costumes.

"JY, I found the Accelerate costumes!" Arron shouted from a couple of racks down. 

Even Madison and Holiday were appreciating our Tea Party costumes.

"Arrrrrron! Ohmygosh it's the new twenty-thirteen Winter uniforms!" JY screeched. 

"We just got them last week," I responded. "We're still wearing our Autumn uniforms and those don't debut until a couple weeks later."

"What are they called?" Arron asked. All our seasonal uniform designs had names, since there was no single to associate it with. 

"Um, it think it's Wynter Wondercyti, with the 'i's and 'y's switched," I replied. The winter uniforms were always beautiful, and this year's were no exception. Looking at one variation, the top part was a knitted beige off the shoulder style, lined with a white faux-fur collar. A shimmering white ribbon was laced down the middle of the sweater, tied in a bow where the top met the bottom. The lower portion of the costume was a layered sky blue skirt with white, snowflake patterned lace. I actually can't wait to wear it! It looks so much more...warm and snuggly than last year's bright Candi Cain. Yes. They're all spelt weird. No. I don't know why. And yes. I do think the names are cool.  

"Will Fallon Mackenzie, Maya Shale, and Evangeline Vera report to the office? I repeat, Fallon Mackenzie, Maya Shale, and Evangeline Vera report to the office," a voice said over the intercom system.

"Oh," I said, "I have to go. But you guys can take your time looking around. Just head back to the caf when you're done."

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2013 SERA00 3rd General Election PRELIMINARY RESULTS; and info on SERA00 Winter 2013 Compilation Album

I guess I never mentioned the preliminary rankings of this year's election. Everyone already knows the rankings anyways, but here:

PRELIMINARY RANKINGS

1) Luna Remington 4221

2) Mihashi Sakiko 3956

3) Harley Breeze 2877

4) Sara River 2523

5) Alura Land 1761

6) Maya Shale 1498

7) Annelise Gillian 1211

8) Fallon Mackenzie 1101

9) Eden Fairmont 894

10) Fawn Cobbleton 823

The prelims are only a fraction of the votes received in the end. Usually, the top 3 get over 100k votes, and it was no different this year. 

Anyways, our new single, featuring the cast from the election, will be released by the end of this month. It'll be really busy near the end of the year, with the Winter Concert and everything. Especially since SERA00 will be releasing its Winter 2013 yet-to-be-named compilation album. The album features recent singles, as well as two original singles. One of them is a high-tempo dance track featuring Luna as centre and Fracken and Harley as lower centre. The three of them are amazing at dancing. The second single is a love ballad featuring Sassan as only centre. 

The filming for the MVs are wrapping up this weekend. A lot of us had to dance backup for Luna's MV, and it was pretty exhausting. We were NGed many times by the director, who wanted perfect synchronization for the dance scenes. I guess it's not surprising most of the members chosen were mostly Team Night and Angel girls >.<

The only SERA00 member Sassan's MV featured was...Sassan, so there wasn't much for us to do. Rome and I were able to watch some parts of the filming. They were making the classic music video with the song, and the extended twenty minute drama MV. Because Sassan and some of the top girls are currently doing a lot of overseas work, the producers were able to get a J-pop actor to star in the MV alongside Sassan. All I'm gonna say is; so cute <3 ! The slow music, lyrics, and plot is perfectly beautiful. I think we had a lot of fun recording the song, even if it took forever, and most of us were just harmonizing. 

I have a CASUT00 post coming up soon about their first visit to the SERA00 Complex! 

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CASUT00 To Sing Theme Song of "Shōjō Premise"

It's been almost two months since Illusionary started working with CASUT00. Four months later they will be training on their own, or maybe even debuting!

There have been a couple of interesting offers and developments. Miss Avery and Angel and the management are still whacking out the details. But from what I've heard, it has something to do with an international version of CASUT00? O_o

Also, we're happy to announce that CASUT00 has been confirmed to sing the theme song for an overseas drama in-production. It probably has something to do with the previous offer. The title has not been confirmed, with the project name "Shōjō Premise". Other than that, the only detail we can confirm is the lead actress, a Taiwanese actress by the name of Huang Yu Yan. 

The management is trying hard to increase our overseas popularity. We have one more month of intense vocal training before we start recording the theme song! They want the song in time for the official announcement of the drama to come out. 

Oh-well what am I rambling on about before you've even had the most important information... Who the members of CASUT00 are!

I hope you're not in for too much of a big shock if you've read Miss Avery's interviews. CASUT00 is reeling off slightly from the usual "SERA00" type structure. We have accepted sixteen girls into CASUT00, and there will be no second generation unless an idol from the first generation graduates. Unlike SERA00, CASU will not layer generations of girls on top of each other, but will instead act as replacements of sorts as they come and go. 

In addition, of the sixteen girls, only twelve will perform as the usual CASUT00, because the other four are selected, trained, and located in Japan. They will be a four-girl group, kind of like a sub-unit, that perform on their own under the name CASU-J. Only occasionally will the entire CASUT00 perform together. So far, only three of the CASU-J members have been confirmed, but they have already snagged the supporting roles in "Shōjō Premise", playing the three girl friends of Huang Yu Yan's leading character. With all these opportunities lined up, CASUT00 is sure to debut with a bang...too bad we won't be with CASU at that point, cuz it would have been really fun, I think. 

CASU is a considerably smaller group, but if you think of their system compared to ours, it seems even smaller. SERA00 is broken up into A, B, and C, and the original performing members a song make up the "main cast". Sometimes the performing cast won't be the main cast, like if we perform in teams. 

On the other hand, with only twelve/sixteen members, there are no ranks. Although in my opinion, unwritten rankings will probably start showing up once they gain popularity. For example, if you were to strip SERA00 of rankings, both letter and numbers, it would not make much of a difference; the A ranks are obviously more popular. 

With CASUT00, we have teams or sub-units of sorts, who will be using a main cast and cover cast system. There will be three units, four including the Japanese unit, but since the two aren't going to have much interaction in reality, I will refer only to the Canadian CASUs. When we release a single, we have the main song, the B-side, C-side, and two team songs based on which version of the single you buy. That's a total of five songs, plus it comes with the DVD with the MVs and collectibles like photos. It's a lot of work, but the fans like it and SERA00 has garnered over a hundred songs this way. 

CASUT00 will release more traditional albums with eleven songs on each album, but less frequently, of course. Each unit will get three songs, then there will be a song sung by all three units, and then one song from the latest release of the Japanese unit will be featured. Unlike the SERA00 singles, the different types won't have different songs, just different covers and collectibles. 

This is almost like...a report... – _ – is it too long and uninteresting? Next time I'll write about the CASU girls, okay?

Bye bye!

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PREVIEW 2013 SERA00 General Election

Omg everyone.  The election. Is. Over. What.

I don't even know where to begin....

I'll get back with the full story, I promise, but for the anxious fans, here's the preview. 

The media members basically stayed the same, with some movement though. 

Of course, it was tough for many members due to the limited spots in the A and B ranks. 

I'm still a C rank, although I'm quite happy with my ranking ;)

Some were not so lucky and we have some frustrated new C ranks. Most members stayed in the same rank or moved one rank up or down, although there are some instances with A/C rank switching. 

What happened to the Fabulous Four?

How about Sassan and Luna's battle for first? 

Stay tuned! (I know...so cliche...sorry -_-. but actually like don't go anywhere...)

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(10.11.2013 <3 chun babytwo~)

Info: 2013 SERA00 General Elections

Hey everyone! More news on the general election. The tension is starting to build and the election is getting on our nerves...it's less than a week away!

Just a reminder to those who want to vote but haven't yet; you have until coming Saturday, so get those votes in! (for me :D just kidding)

By the way, the rankings have been decided and it's pretty shocking. 

There are only 10 A ranks and 20 B ranks this year! Usually there are 16-20 A ranks. This means at least half of last year's A ranks will find themselves in B, and half of the B ranks will become C. It's a pretty depressing thought -__-

Oh well, we're all trying our best here, so you do too!

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CASUT00 Audition Interviews

Hey everyone! Most of you just started school, how was it? Fun? Boring? Wishing it never happened? (sorry, I wrote this paragraph like three weeks ago >.<)

Well this weekend, some girls have much more than just school to worry about... The first round of in-studio CASUT00 auditions are happening this afternoon! 

It's actually kinda weird how all those girls look up to me. If I'm considered a "SERA00 expert", what are Maya and Fracken? Goddesses? Anyways, even though I may look experienced in front of the auditionees, it's surprising how unprofessional us C ranks still look against the As. -_-

The first gens are very important, as always. They're the ones who will have to work hard to decide whether CASUT00 will succeed or fail. They're the ones whose work will decide whether CASUT00 will have second gens. So the management really combs through the applications, and Miss Avery and the managers and Angel are there every step of the way. 

Five hundred girls arrive on scene; this is greatly reduced from the original number of around 20k by the written applications and preliminary auditions. 

There are three parts to the audition. Singing, dancing, and interviews. Once the management passed the rule that you could use "any" song for the audition, the J/C/K-pop started coming in. Many chose the jap songs that Sassan sang as b-sides for her singles. 

I'm actually really bored, so let's play a game ;)

THE CASUT00 INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE 

You are in a room in the Complex with many other applicants waiting to be interviewed, when your name is called. Walking up to the booths, you discover that Angel, an actual idol, is your interviewer, instead of a management staff manager. 

"Hi," she greets you. "Sit down and make yourself comfortable."

WHAT DO YOU DO?

1. Sit down and introduce yourself right away

2. Sit down and tell Angel how much you love her

3. Sit down and wait for her to say something

"Great," she smiles. "So your application has been picked out of thousands others and you've already passed the preliminaries."

You nod nervously. 

"Now you're able to tour the SERA00 Complex and meet some of the members. I'm sure you've seen some members walking around or in the practice rooms," she continues. "How do you feel right now?"

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

A. "Very good, thank you."

B. "I'm actually feeling quite nervous. After seeing so many other applicants, it's hard to keep up my head up and face the challenges ahead, as I know the chances are slim of getting in."

C. "I'm pretty confident, I think I have this down. I'm a really good singer, and my dancing isn't that bad. Consider me your junior soon!"

Angel rifles through your application papers, and you briefly see your own photo flash by. "I can see you already have some sort of musical background," she comments, "that's always good." She puts down the papers and clasps her hands together, looking at you. "Why...do you want to stand on the stage?" That's slightly unexpected! You were sure she was going to ask why you wanted to be in SERA00. 

WHAT IS YOUR REPLY?

1. "I love to entertain others, so to be able to stand on a stage and sing, dance, perform for an audience is a dream come true."

2. "The stage is a sacred place for performers. If I'm able to stand on that stage, I know I've already worked harder than 95% of all budding entertainers."

3. "Because SERA00 has such a loving fanbase, they're sure to love anyone standing on the stage, so it's a quick way to get famous and create a fanbase and to climb the ladder of fame effortlessly."

Angel nods at you. "Thank you very much for trying out and I wish you all the best luck."

-Congratulations! Your interview is over. Follow the instructions below to see whether you would have gotten in.-

WHAT'S THE SCORE?

For every 1 or B, give yourself 3 marks. 

For every 2 or A, give yourself 2 marks. 

For every 3 or C, give yourself 1 mark. 

DID YOU GET IN?

3-4 points

Your application was probably cut after your interview. You should think clearly before answering, and should reflect on the reason you want to join SERA00. 

5-6 points

Your answers were borderline. They were average, and many other applicants were on the same level as you. You were probably cut in the second review of applicants, as there is no room for mediocreness. 

7-8 points

Your performance was pretty good. But SERA00 wants the best. You'll have to see. If they have room left over you might move on. You are probably part of a waiting list. 

9 points

Bravo! Your answers were right on the mark. You're definitely going to be able to move on to the next round. Better start polishing your singing and dancing!

~THANKS FOR PLAYING~

Now that we've gotten past the interview stage, we can actually pick out the girls that exude star presence based on their physical and vocal performance. Yay! The part where the youngest member (me) is made to dance for three hours on end as an example for the auditionees to follow while Maya and Fracken can go around evaluating at their own pace \(-_-\) (/-_-)/. 

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SERA00 3rd General Election Voting Info & Sassan and Angel's drama ;)

Finally, the details of the SERA00 3rd General Election are out! To be crowned "Centre of SERA00", a member must win two consecutive victories. In some cases, it's not always possible, as you know. For example, there would be no centres for a period of time if no member could score two consecutive wins. In that case, the member with the most wins or the most recent win will be crowned. In Mihashi Sakiko's case, she was crowned as centre in the year before the first election was held. She replaced the centre that was chosen at the beginning of SERA00, as she was deemed to be the favourite for first place. The first centre has long graduated though. 

Now, back on topic. Voting opens on September 28th at 12 AM, and closes two weeks later on October 12th at 11:59 PM EST. The voting period is created also in consideration for overseas fans who may need longer to receive their CD singles. All this leads up to the big day, scheduled on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at the TML Stadium. The stadium opens at 4 PM, and the pre-election concert begins at 5 PM. At 7 PM there's a one hour intermission meant as break for the members as well as the audience, and the customary introduction of the members starts at 7:45 PM. The election itself is scheduled to run two hours, from eight until ten. 

Alriiiiight enough technicalities...let me spread some inside SERA00 news straight from the complex ;)

Everyone's starting to tense up now that the election is so real. The date's been set and everything, and it's no longer just "an event that happens once a year". It's become "an event that is happening now". 

When the preliminary results are in, one week into the voting period, that's when the election pressure really starts to build. I've heard from the seniors that some members have even gotten nervous breakdowns before. Really, this is staking their career on the election. 

Us members at the "bottom" -lack of a better word- are actually working harder than what the media makes us to be. Many of us work our butts off just to get mentioned in the election. The 00 ranks know that if they win enough popularity from the fans, their chances of being promoted are higher. But I guess it's quite true that there's more drama and excitement up there. 

They say the top is where the battle really begins. The members who will get into A rank for sure know who they are. Now they're fighting by the number. First or second? Second or third? Third or fourth? The gatekeepers of the Fabulous 4: fourth or fifth? The gatekeepers of the media members: eighth or ninth? Up there, every number, every vote counts. Then there are the members who are borderline A/B rank. They're under pressure to stay in A rank, or advance into A rank. But of course, with every member advancing into A rank, there's a member that falls out of it. 

They haven't announced how many A, B, and C ranks there will be yet. Sometimes it changes in proportion to the amount of members in SERA00 during election time. It's also another prime time for mass graduations. 

Anyways, some of us got to go onto the set of Sassan and Angel's new drama yesterday! The filming has started already but the drama is still keeping a low profile so I can't tell you the title ;) Actually, I doubt many of the SERA00 fans will end up watching it since it is Taiwanese. It's a follow up offer from Sassan's Japanese drama. Angel got pulled into the project, and actually ended up as the lead, as she can speak Chinese fluently. That IQ of hers I guess, that's why she can speak English, French (Canadian yay), Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, conversational Japanese and Korean. It's actually not that surprising, there are plenty of famous actors/singers who are polyglots. 

Once the drama finishes filming here, they're moving locations to Taiwan after the election. You'll be seeing them less, but they'll probably try to fly over at least once a week, especially Angel, now that she's managing two groups. They'll definitely be back for the winter concert though :)

So we were chatting with their male co-stars and found some very interesting pieces of news *wiggles eyebrows* What are your impression of their romantic skills? According to the leads, after getting to know each other, they discovered that it took longer to film Sassan's romantic scenes as she kept needing retakes each time she dodged a scripted kiss. On the other hand, Angel turned out to be much more efficient than Sassan. -_- why am I even sharing this info. Well, you can't blame them; they've been in SERA00 the longest, and have therefore been under the no-dating pressure for the longest. Other than dramas and movies, we're all quite out of practice ;)

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SERA00 23rd Single "Hear It From You"

Yayyyy! I know it's been a while since my last post. Even the other members are bugging me like "Eeeeeevieeee what happened to the months when you were on a roll and posted like every day..." 

:(

I'm sorry. -__-

Anyways, this marks Evie's miraculous return...with the release of SERA00's 23rd single yesterday, September 23rd, 2013. The song title was actually changed. (actually the whole song was changed...)

This single is a sure fire seller, as you all know. Yes, it is ANNUAL SERA00 ELECTION TIME. With the copies of "Hear It From You", fans will receive one ticket for the online voting system. Also with the special voting single, you get a mini-photobook with every eligible member's portrait as they appear on the voting page. 

Featuring SERA00's own Mihashi Sakiko as centre position, here it is!

SERA00 Hear It From You

VERSE

There are so many thoughts about you in my head

I could pick up a pencil and write all day

Letting out all my insecurities

But I wouldn't know where to start 

I won't say that I'm always talking about you

But when I do I'm forced to realize something

I couldn't speak as casually to you

As I am speaking about you

BRIDGE

I should have been able to read your thoughts

I didn't notice the tension at the time

I thought I could be close to you like any other friend

But now you suddenly seem so inaccessible

CHORUS

So next time

Please tell me yourself

I want to hear it from you

I'm not as naive as you think

Don't leave me stranded here

(Whatever it is)

I can handle it

Why has it become this way

Not wanting to ask you for help

Afraid to bother you

VERSE

Did I ever tell you how my heart smiled

When you seemed enthusiastic

A word of praise or a warm smile

Was better than any present

Don't know whether or not to stay away

I gloss over our conversations

Yet hoping for more to say

Not wanting something to go wrong

BRIDGE

I should have been able to read your thoughts

I didn't notice the tension at the time

I thought I could be close to you like any other friend

But now you suddenly seem so inaccessible

CHORUS

So next time

Please tell me yourself

I want to hear it from you

I'm not as naive as you think

Don't leave me stranded here

(Whatever it is)

I can handle it

Why has it become this way

Not wanting to ask you for help

Afraid to bother you

TRANSITION

I was already treading carefully

On unfamiliar territory

Now every step will trigger a land mine

CHORUS

So next time

Tell me honestly

If I'm doing something wrong

I'll gather my courage so

Talk to me face to face

(Let me hear it now)

Let's smooth things over

I've been trying my hardest

I don't want misunderstandings 

I hope you understand

So next time

Please tell me yourself

I want to hear it from you

I'm not as naive as you think

Don't leave me stranded here

(Whatever it is)

I can handle it

Why has it become this way

Not wanting to ask you for help

Afraid to bother you

Afraid to bother you...

Please tell me yourself...

I want to hear it from you...

Start of School Again :)

EVIE FANS. I apologize. I thought I posted a post some while back but it turns out it didn't happen. How could this happen? *wails*

Anyways, it was just to wish you all luck starting school. Many of you started last week. As for us in SERA00...

I'm in tenth grade now ^_^ yay! Luraland isn't in my class though, I guess being a media member really fills your schedule. Angel, Harley, and Luna have all graduated high school, so congrats to them! Those are the only graduates I can list from the top of my mind. Fracken and River haven't changed their majors (fashion design and graphic design, respectively) so that's all good. 

So far, Angel has decided to attend university, so if you haven't been seeing her in Team Angel SERA00 Stage performances, she needs some time to sort out her education, so she apologizes. 

Everyone wants to be a good role model and encourage their fans to continue their education, but we realize it's not always possible for us or you, and for a variety of reasons. Harley and Luna haven't chosen a university or college yet. 

Some of the members have recently gotten many offers outside of SERA00. 

Harley has accepted a role in a movie. Sassan actually has an overseas offer as the female lead of a Japanese drama. She hasn't confirmed yet though, as it would interfere with her senior year of high school. The management isn't saying anything, they want her to make her own decision. Because our frontlining girl is Japanese, we already have some amount of popularity over there, but this drama could boost our overseas popularity tremendously, not just Mihashi Sakiko's. At the same time....school...I knooooow, it gets in the way of everything, doesn't it. 

But WORRY NOT, my fellow stressed out students! Just for one month, we have a special section in the SERA00 Stage ticket lottery for students. Half of the tickets of each show will be set aside that can only be won by students. So now when you apply for a ticket, if you're a student, your chance of getting a ticket increases tremendously! So if you have time, come down and see us ;)

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CASUT00: Interview with producer, Megan Avery

Interview with SERA00 and CASUT00's producer, Megan Avery!

Why does the Infinity Project like to create groups with a high number of rotating members, rather than the mainstream low number of permanent members?

Our company, YS Entertainment, created the Infinity Project in such a way that the mission reflects its name.  I think most fans are heartbroken to hear that their favourite band or group has disbanded or broken up. These problems are usually due to conflicting interests and schedules. The way our groups are set up, everything is taken care of by the management. Our idols can put 100% of their energy towards entertaining and performing for their audience, without having to worry about these things. If a member is unavailable, there are always other members to support her and fill in for her. This way, with such a system, we can go on forever. Rotating members bring new changes to their group, but the spirit stays the same. We don't want ourselves to just be a memory in our fans' minds. We want to always be there, and I think SERA00 is very capable of accomplishing such a feat. If everyone works hard together, we can make this happen.

How many applicants will be accepted for CASUT00's first generation?

The official number hasn't been decided yet, but there won't be as many spots as SERA00's usual auditions. Like you asked, CASUT00 will be trying out a lesser number of official members and trainees. We're all hoping that it will work out, but if it doesn't, we can hire a greater number of second generations. 

What can we expect from Illusionary's concurrent position?

Exactly what was announced in the concert. Because the first generation of CASUT00 won't have seniors setting good examples like SERA00's trainees do, the three members will provide that temporary support. After six months, they'll be on their own, but they're first gens after all, right?

When will CASUT00 debut?

When they're ready. We can't tell at this point, but we would like to debut CASUT00 before the new year. They will cover SERA00's singles and stages until they are ready to release their own. 

Is there anything else you'd like to share?

Actually, there is something interesting... In SERA00, being in a relationship is not forbidden but is highly frowned upon. It will not get you expelled unless scandals surface. In CASUT00, there will be no love-ban rule. Members are free to do as they choose with their love life, and must regulate themselves accordingly, as scandals will continue to cause expulsion. However, any concurrent members will conform to the rules of their home group, unfortunately for any hopeful Illusionary girls (laughs). 

Thanks for your time, Miss Avery. 

No problem. We're all waiting to meet CASUT00 and looking forwards to seeing them succeed as a group. 

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New SERA00 Teams

It takes more effort to change the page so I will soon XD But in the meantime here is the updated list of who is in which team.

Team Aurora (Ax5, Bx5, Cx5)

3) Fallon Mackenzie

Fracken

A rank, SERA00's Aurora, CASUT00 concurrent position (SERA00's Hope)

1) Mihashi Sakiko

Sassan

A rank, Centre of SERA00, Team Aurora (SERA00's Aurora)

Rosanna Keros

Rosie

A rank, Team Aurora

Katerina Landon

Feather

A rank, Team Aurora (Night)

Lily Ellis

Lilybell

A rank, Team Aurora

Bryce Immelman

Imery

B rank, Team Aurora (Night)

Terra Appling

Terra

B rank, Team Aurora (Angel)

Willow Stockholme

Willow

B rank, Team Aurora

Elena Fernandez

Fern

B rank, Team Aurora (Hope)

Ginelle Gerald

Ginger

B rank, Team Aurora

Fawn Cobbleton

Fawn

C rank, Team Aurora (Angel)

Larisa Difiore

Fiore

C rank, Team Aurora

Piper Weston

Piper

C rank, Team Aurora

Felicia Russel

Felicity

C rank, Team Aurora (Angel)

Ariande Wong

Ariel

C rank, Team Aurora (Night)

Team Night (Ax6, Bx4, Cx5)

2) Luna Remington

Luna

A rank, SERA00's Night

Sara Rivera

River

A rank, Team Night

Eden Fairmont

Eden

A rank, Team Night

Blissen Hewitt

Blisse

A rank, Team Night (Aurora)

Wyoming Delaney

Wyoming

A rank, Team Night

Elyse Schreiner

Elyse

A rank, Team Night (Hope)

Reece Walters

Reece

B rank, Team Night

Thalia Zhu 

Taz

B rank, Team Night (Hope)

Tia Banker

Thebes

B rank, Team Night (Hope)

Kansas Sommerset

Kansas

B rank, Team Night (Aurora)

Hollis Stern

Holly

C rank, Team Night (Angel)

Raine Colbert

Raine

C rank, Team Night (Hope)

Poppy Ganeson

Poppy

C rank, Team Night (Angel)

Shannon Hunton

Shannon

C rank, Team Night (Aurora)

Tricia Henrie

Tricia

C rank, Team Night

Team Angel (Ax7, Bx4, Cx4)

Harley Breeze

Harley

A rank, SERA00's Angel (Team Angel)

4) Annelise Gillian

Angel

A rank, Leader of all 00 members, Team Angel, SERA00 Management concurrent position (SERA00's Angel)

Geneviève DuPont

Geneviève

A rank, Team Angel

Alura Land

Luraland

A rank, Team Angel

Maya Shale

Maya

A rank, Team Angel, CASUT00 concurrent position (Aurora)

Brynn Dell

Brindle

A rank, Team Angel

Alison Li

Liz

A rank, Team Angel

Cherie Delacroix

Cherry

B rank, Team Angel

Alyssandra Houser

Alyss

B rank, Team Angel

Aida Kotoka

Kotoka

B rank, Team Angel

Evalyn Trent

Eva

B rank, Team Angel

Evangeline Vera

Evie

C rank, Team Angel, CASUT00 concurrent position (Aurora)

Romanne Taylor

Rome

C rank, Team Angel (Aurora)

Whitley Sunnings

Whitley

C rank, Team Angel (Night)

Amelia Tyson

Amity

C rank, Team Angel (Hope)

Team Hope (on hiatus)

00 rank

Samantha Willis

Sammi

00 rank, Centre of 00 ranks

Macey Fent

Macey

00 rank

Mikayla Iverson

Mikayla

00 rank

Oakley Canterbury

Oakley

00 rank

Kaya Courtland

Kaya

00 rank

Liesl Surrey

Liesl

00 rank

Haley Wickham

Haley

00 rank

Scarlett Sommier

Scarlett

00 rank

Tsukino Yumi

Yumichan

00 rank 

Hamasaki Tomiko

Tomiko

00 rank

Braelyn Rowe

Brae

00 rank

Aspen Wilkenson

Aspen

00 rank

Briar Ross

Briar Rose

00 rank

Eclair Holland

Echo

00 rank

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2013 SERA00 Summer Concert: Highlights and Lowlights

Hey everyone! Here are some of the highlights and lowlights of the 2013 SERA00 Summer Concert "Super Extravaganza". 

Day 1

"The costume trucks have arrived! The costume trucks have arrived!" The call was taken up by many of the backstage staff, until everyone was informed. The current song finished just then, and the cast member came backstage. There had been a marathon of Team Angel and Team Aurora songs, and some of the more popular members in both teams were exhausted. 

Harley and Angel came back first, and Angel sagged into a chair. "Water!" Harley called. "Someone bring water!" Not having been onstage as much, Harley was in slightly better shape and was called to join the cast of the next song. 

Sassan staggered backstage, supported by Maya, and sagged into a chair. 

A manager ran past with some water, ice pack and fans and headed for Angel. He waited until she had finished drinking, but discussed a couple of urgent subjects with her while she was recuperating. 

The medic team arrived with portable oxygen, but three-quarters of SERA00 either in costume or makeup, and the stage had been vacant for almost two minutes. Most of the recovering girls pulled themselves to their feet for one more performance before the other girls were ready to take over. 

"Keep Sassan and Angel off the stage for at least fifteen minutes after this song," a medic was telling Ms. Tallan, "or they will be in danger of collapse. Watch Harley and Rosie. Luraland and Maya are going strong today, they'll be okay for another couple of songs."

There weren't any other major health problems...other than they had to get more oxygen for the members, managers had to fan the girls, Sassan collapsed right before a 1st gen song so it had to be swapped out, and Fracken had to sit out half the encore...what else? Next time we'll bring portable air conditioners....

Day 2

I think the senior members were trying to kill time with their MC. We're almost forty-five minutes ahead of schedule, and by now even the 00 ranks know to wonder who had done the scheduling for Day 2.

"Yesterday, I went into a game shop to get something for my brother," Luna says, "Except I couldn't get in."

"Why not?" Fracken asks, moving the MC along. 

"It wasn't even because it was closed or anything. The store manager himself intercepted me and told me I had to come back another time."

"Really, did you attract too much attention?" Angel says. "Did you bring along paparazzi or something?"

Sassan was the only one not saying anything, looking off into the distance in innocence. 

"Rather," Luna looks pointedly in Sassan's direction. "Someone forgot to close the blinds."

"Ahh," Angel nods in understanding.

"There's a music store right next to the game shop," Luna explains to the audience, "And one of the practice room's window faces a window in the game shop. Guess who was playing the piano in that room?"

"My piano was having maintenance," Sassan defends herself. 

"OOOOOHHH," the fans go. Because we had just performed the song "Mountain" with a full cast, every member was still onstage as the seniors engaged in MC. So many of us were kind of confused at the fan reaction.

I follow the actions of some of the members around me and turn around. Ms. Tallan had come onstage holding a mic and some papers. I'm pretty sure most of us were thinking "uh oh, something is happening". The seniors shut up, expecting that the theatre manager was going to say something. 

"Good evening everyone!" Ms. Tallan speaks. "Thank you for coming to SERA00's 2013 Summer Concert!"

They cheer. 

"I have something say. Today I will announce SERA00's first major team shuffle."

First; the audience reactions. 

Next; the members' reactions. 

The fans may be disappointed to see their favourite members split up - for example, if the Romevie duo is split up, then they'd have to attend two different SERA00 Stages to see us both, cuz now we're in different teams. Well, they wouldn't be the only one disappointed. 

Now think about us members. For the past few years, we've been bonding with the members in our team, and we know each other best. To be split up with our long-time work partners and best friends is gonna be harsh. 

And on top of that we just learned new stages for our teams -_- only to be shuffled to a new one?

Ms. Tallan wastes no time. "This team shuffle will be put into effect on August 26th. A while back, Angel and Sassan requested to step down from their captain positions to focus on their other positions. With this team shuffle, their requests have been granted."

Some staff members are coming out with some signs. There are four of them and they place these along the edge of the stage. 

"Fallon Mackenzie. SERA00's Aurora."

Fracken glanced at Ms. Tallan, and then headed to the "Team Aurora" sign. I guess they'd need someone to replace Sassan. I can't tell from her expression what she thinks of being switched to the captain of a new team. 

"Luna Remington."

Luna, who hadn't asked for a position change, clasped her hands together in apprehension. 

"SERA00's Night."

Luna pumped her fist and headed to the sign. 

"Harley Breeze. SERA00's Angel."

Harley looked up quickly, and was enveloped in Angel's congratulatory hug.

"Mihashi Sakiko. Team Aurora, Centre of SERA00."

Sassan's fans cheered as Ms. Tallan's words reinforced her position.

"Annelise Gillian. Team Angel."

Angel nodded her head and took her place with Harley. She looked kind of worried that Ms. Tallan hadn't said "leader" like she had said that Sassan was centre. Some of the fans were even murmuring at the vague indication.

"Rosanna Keros. Team Aurora. Sara Rivera. Team Night. Alura Land. Team Angel."

So far, the last three members of the media members hadn't changed teams. The fans were anticipating the next bad move. 

"Maya Shale. Team Angel."

Mixed reactions. Maya was originally in Team Aurora with me and Rome, but now she's transferred to Angel. 

The calling goes on. There is cheering and booing, and fans groan as the Fern-Thebes tag team is broken up. But one dreading thought is in everyone's mind, fans and members alike. All the members of Team Hope are being transferred out; yet no-one is transferring in. Hope didn't get a new stage, and there are three signs onstage that read "Aurora", "Angel", and "Night", yet the last sign is void of members and covered with a red cloth. What is the meaning of this?

"Kansas Sommerset. Team Aurora."

"Hollis Stern. Team Angel."

With Holly, we know Ms. Tallan is onto the C ranks now. 

Before I know it, she says, "Evange...."

I snap into focus and jerk my gaze towards Ms. Tallan. I've thought of this before. If I wasn't in Team Aurora, which team would I prefer? Ever since my promotion to official member, six months after my debut, I've been assigned to Team Aurora. Our stages are bubbly and fun, our costumes pretty and cute. 

Perhaps Team Hope. They're more cool and risqué; their stages are...hmm what's the word...innovative. Also, Team Hope is suprisingly scary when it comes to training. The image is that Team Night is the train-till-you're-dead team, but the few girls who've experienced both teams say that Hope is hard on those who don't match up to their image. I think that's why they have a constant stream of 00s. Most are stuffed into Hope when they're promoted, before being switched out. Although I wouldn't know, Rome was in Hope for two months before being switched to Aurora. 

Team Night? I assume I wouldn't be put in this team, so I didn't think about it as much. They're more intense. Their stages are energetic and strong. Their costumes are more thematic than ours. I never thought my personality would fit with Night's intense image, but who knows?

Team Angel. I guess I always wanted to be on the same team with my oshi - the member I really look up to, Angel. But Angel wouldn't be Angel if she weren't in Team Angel so I'm glad she wasn't switched out. 

"....line Vera." I come back from my thoughts. I'm really nervous. I guess this is how all the members before me felt. Was the pause between their name and team this long? Or am I just imagining it? "Team Angel."

YES. Wait what? Did she actually say Angel? It still doesn't register until Angel pulls me over and welcomes me to the team. By the time I'm listening again, all I hear is "...Taylor. Team Angel."

I see Rome running across the stage to me and I know I won't be alone in this new team at all. 

"I would like to take this opportunity to make some more announcements," Ms. Tallan says to all of us; the stunned audience and shocked members from the previous piece of news. "A new sub-unit has been created. It consists of two official members and two 00 ranks. The members are Mihashi Sakiko, Aida Kotoka, Hamasaki Tomiko, and Tsukino Yumi. These four will form the sub-unit SKYTown."

Ms. Tallan pauses to let us register the news. "Two other sub-units have been created. One is temporary, created for the promotion of a company line starring SERA00. This sub-unit will add three members to the existing sub-unit Destination. With Elena Fernandez, Briar Ross, and Macey Fent (and Luna, Rosie, Reece, Cherry, Alyss, Fawn, Holly, and Rome), they will temporarily become Destination Yoplica TM.

"SERA00's fourth sub-unit will be a trio not unlike flynow; the three members, Fallon Mackenzie, Maya Shale, and-"

The fans are already wooowing because the members named are popular, and may beat the fanbase of the flynow members combined. 

"-Evangeline Vera."

Hah? <=my reactions=> O__O •••

I swear, it's not even, Omgomgthankyousomuchmeeeee?Yay... I'm thinking, is it okay that it's me? The Fracken and Maya fans must be disappointed that I'm the third person dragging down- wait what's the name of it?

"These three will create the sub-unit Illusionary."

But Fracken and Maya are smiling as they envelop me in a hug. "Don't worry Evie," Maya whispers. "Your best work is enough for everyone to accept you."

One of the members -the A rank Lyla- steps forwards with an inquiry about some names that weren't called. 

At that point, the A rank Lyla Marotta and the B rank Martine Alvear announced their graduation. This stirred quite a bit of ruckus among everyone, as they were fairly well known members. Lyla stated her reason as wanting to pursue acting, and Martine as making time for studies. 

"And since we're all asking questions," Fracken says slowly and deliberately, stepping forwards to look at the theatre manager, "Ms. Tallan. What happened to Team Hope?" There is a loud audience reaction to this question. 

But it is even louder when Ms. Tallan answers, "Team Hope is currently on hiatus. All the members have been assigned new teams."

Many of the previous Team Hope members are clutching each other and crying; why was it their team that was put on hiatus?

Miss Avery appears onstage next to Ms. Tallan. Everyone went "OOOOOHHH" because for the producer to come out onstage meant something bigger was going to happen. The members are already milling restlessly in the new teams. 

Miss Avery addresses all the members, fans in the stadium, and supporters at home. "SERA00 was conceptualized seven years ago, and in 2007, the first generation of members brought this group to life. SERA00 was created to help young, aspiring girls on their way to stardom, a stepping stone into the world of showbusiness. The name SERA00 was never meant to mean anything, but somehow we found that it could represent its members perfectly. Stars... Emerging... Rising... Arriving... It embodies the meaning of SERA00. This group gives girls a place to start out, and if they work hard they will gain supporters like all of you out there. And when they finally arrive, they may graduate with loyal fans who will follow their journey and career after SERA00. The two zeros serve to remind us that everyone has started out somewhere, even our immensely popular front girls. But they can also combine to form an infinity sign, representing that our dreams, hopes, goals, and love for performance will never wane; SERA00 will be forever."

None of the members know what the producer was talking about, but they knew they had to react to elicit some response from the audience. "Yeah SERA00!" Angel shouts into her mic. Luna, Fracken, and then Sassan take up the call, until the entire stadium is chanting our name. 

"Because SERA00 has been so successful at spreading inspiration and achieving dreams, the Infinity Project has been born," Miss Avery continues.

The VTR flashes on as fans and members mutter between themselves. The screen shows the words "INFINITY PROJECT" on a background featuring a silver infinity ring. The ring slowly turns blue. SERA00 has never had an "official colour", but overall, we're associated with a light blue. Then, a pink creeps outwards from the middle of the ring. Slowly, it entwines with the existing blue until both are evenly distributed. 

INFINITY PROJECT fades, and a new word takes it's place. CASUT00. 

"This is the second project after SERA00; our first sister group," Miss Avery narrates. "It's name will be CASUT00. Please feel free to use the shortened form that feels closer to SERA00; CASU."

Miss Avery pronounces the group's full name kah-zoo-tow, but the nickname kah-zoo. "CASUT00 will represent a new generation of girls who are challenging, achieving, succeeding,  united and together...forever."

The screen starts flashing with more information. "Starting today, applications can be found on SERA00's website. All the girls out there aspiring to achieve what SERA00 has now have a brand new chance with CASUT00. The first generation of SERA00's first sister group will debut at or before our 2013 SERA00 Winter Concert."

Miss Avery holds up her hand. "There is more. The three members of Illusionary, Fallon Mackenzie, Maya Shale, and Evangeline Vera, will hold a concurrent position in their respective teams in SERA00, as well as in CASUT00. This concurrent position will last for six months."

"WOOOAAAAAHHHH!" I'm not sure how to describe the noise in the stadium by now. The odds of getting into SERA00's first generation was about 1:250, with around 5000 applicants. Now it's closer to 1:1500 (sorry, I think my statistics from some months ago were wrong). Averaging 30 000 applicants a generation, the odds may be even greater to beat thousands of girls to the coveted first generation spots. And now the three of us will hold concurrent spots; that means for six months, we'll have to participate in both SERA00 and CASUT00's activities and performances. 

"Before the SERA00 girls perform for you all, there is only one more matter I would like to address," Miss Avery says. "CASUT00 and any future Infinity Project creations will need a reliable and respectable leader. There was only one choice from the start. Annelise Gillian."

Angel steps forwards. "Angel, you will hold a concurrent position in SERA00 and the SERA00 management as leader of the 00 groups."

"Thank you," Angel is saying, really happy. A bunch of her friends are hugging her. "Thank you, I will try my best to lead everyone."

And so, that wraps up the high&lowlights of SERA00's 2013 Summer Concert!

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2013 SERA00 Summer Concert: Part 2

**[from this point forwards, the concert will be told as if Evie knows everything that is going on everywhere ;)]**

5:50 PM

"Problem!!! Big problem!" Two girls were running towards the management staff, who were positioned just off the side of the stage that was against the stadium wall, behind the curtains. 

Miss Avery was explaining to the others, "Can we move these songs here-yes, let's perform them on this stage instead of the middle stage? That way everyone is looking in one direction, and the girls have a backdrop."

"Miss Avery!" The staff turned around, surprised, to see Luna and Fracken out of breath. 

"Luna, Fracken, what is it?" Ms. Tallan stepped forwards.

Luna looked them in the eye. "I don't know how it happened, but the truck with Team Night and Team Hope's costumes aren't here yet!"

"What?!" Ms. Tallan exclaimed. "How is that possible?"

"What about the ones you're wearing now? Aurora and Angel?" Miss Avery asked.

"These uniform are for the opening song," Fracken replied. "Since everyone is participating, they were transported here together on the Team Angel and Aurora truck, which is here."

"We only have ten minutes, how was this not noticed before?" Ms. Tallan fumed. 

"Angel's checking that our right now-"

"Luna! Frack! Megan, Ms. Tallan!" Angel hurtled around the corner into sight. "Half an hour. They said half an hour minimum before the truck arrives."

Miss Avery considered the words, and then spun around. "Jamie!" she snapped. "Go get them ready." The young manager nodded and rushed away. 

(Evie insert: manager? You're wondering, right? Well we have tons of girls in SERA00, and almost each one has their own manager... So we have more than one manager working for SERA00 girls in general. 

So there's Megan Avery, the producer. She's really young, only 21, but once worked with the producer of some really big-time acts, so she's really talented at her job and has gotten tons of praise for her work with SERA00. Yes, you're correct, even River is older than Miss Avery. That's why you'll hear some of the seniors call her Megan instead of Miss Avery. 

Ms. Tallan is the complex manager, so she's with us most of the time. She's married but uses her maiden name in the business. 

Our president is some middle-aged man who I swear never shows his face; he just basically does SERA00's finances behind the scenes, but Miss Avery is the top powerhouse.

Then there are a couple of crews; the sound crew, lighting crew, equipment crew, transport crew, refreshments crew. The refreshments crew's not just responsible for refreshments, okay -__- they're the ones you see running around, telling idols where to go, supplying towels and water, and they also include a small medical team. 

And the managers oversee the crews, including Jamie, a fresh from university producer-in-training, former actor Mr. Takara, and Virginia, another manager slightly older than Jamie. Um those are the ones from the top of my mind. Most of these managers we only see during large scale SERA00 events, because it's usually just Ms. Tallan, Angel, and the crew.)

"Basically, the transport crew mixed up the Hope/Night costume truck with the make-up truck. So now we have an extra dressing room outside, but half the costumes missing," Angel finished. 

Miss Avery conversed quickly with Ms. Tallan, before giving instructions to a member of the transport crew. "Since the truck is here we might as well make use of it. Move Hope to the truck, and use their dressing room as the green room, so the girls don't have to use the makeshift curtain rig.

"Girls, go get ready for the first song. We'll proceed as normal, and I'll see whether we can swap around some songs."

6:10 PM

Virginia ran up to Ms. Tallan. "Where's Megan?" she asked hurriedly. Ms. Tallan pointed her in the right direction without commenting. 

"Megan! The stage crew says we have to start now, the audience is getting impatient," she exclaimed. 

Miss Avery sighed. "I was hoping we could wait out the costume truck. I guess not. Alright, put the concert in action."

The lights were abruptly dimmed in the concert hall, and the audience cheered wildly. 

"Are - you - readyyyy?" the shadow announcer was the C rank Fawn. She was yelling into a mic backstage, near the stage entrance. "LET'S GO SERA00!!"

From both sides of the stage, the members streamed into the spotlight, already dancing to the themed opening single "SERA00". 

The second song was going to be only the veteran members, and then the next only the A ranks, and then "Genesis" with only the first gens, so most of us had time to kill. About half of us lounged around in the dressing room, waiting to be called on standby, and some of us were already clustered in the standby area, as it had a large TV showing the same feed as the humoungous stage screens. 

Jamie stopped by to call the Dry cast on standby. Rome and I were chatting with some other C ranks, so we were the only ones who left the group. 

"Evie!" I heard my name being called. I veered away from the central flow of members and stood still while a makeup artist combed out my hair. I hadn't put up my hair, so the artist quickly swept it into a low side parting, and repinned the hair accessory on. 

"SERA00," Miss Avery spoke into a mic that only broadcast backstage. "The next song is Diamond in the Rough, so those of you who are in it will stay in your current costume. We'll have a good mix of costumes, so don't worry about looking out of place. We've received word of the truck arriving soon. Good luck everyone."

I think everyone or most of the Genesis cast is in Dry as well, so the rest of us just ran onstage to complete the cast. I almost forgot to go to the front, I was so used to dancing looking at other members' backs.

We finished up Dry and went onto Diamond in the Rough. When finally went backstage, some of the popular members had been dancing and singing onstage for almost ten songs in a row. 

Since it's summer, the stadium is open-topped, so there's no air conditioning whatsoever. The medical team are on standby, but it's still early into the concert and no one needs help yet. The top members have a respite now, as it's the 00 portion of the concert. 

Out onstage we see Macey Fent and Yumichan on MC. I guess the 00s become popular fast too, if they have the amount of exposure regular members have. The fans chants include "YU-MI-CHAN! YU-MI-CHAN! YU-MI-CHAN!" and a mix of "MAAA-CEY! MAAA-CEY!" and "MA-CEY-FENT! MA-CEY-FENT!" Which means Yumichan's fans already have a solid nickname and name-chant for her, but Macey's is still in-progress. 

(Evie insert: what are some other name-chants, you ask?

Mihashi "Sassan" Sakiko: SA-KI-KO

Annelise "Angel" Gillian: GIL-LI-AN

Fallon "Fracken" Mackenzie: FRA-CKEN

Luna Remington: LU-NA

Sara "River" Rivera: RI-VER-A

Alura "Luraland" Land: LU-RA-LAND

Romanne "Rome" Taylor: ROME-ROME-ROME

Evangeline "Evie" Vera: E-VIE

Although for the two of us, we're mostly seen together so the chant is often "ROM-E-VIE". Like the Fern and Thebes tag team chant "FHE-BES!" it's pronounced like the name "Phoebe", by the way.)

End of Part 2

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Dry MV; members' air times

~Karayin post~

SERA00 Wota, the music video for their latest single, Dry, is out, along with news of their pre-election 23rd single. 

The 23rd single will be cute, charming song named "Tea Party", featuring Mihashi Sakiko exclusively as the centre. 

The Dry MV has debuted with Luna and Angel taking the centre, with Sassan, Fracken, and centre position newcomer Evangeline Vera. 

The MV features complicated choreography filmed at a beach during the dusk light. Machines set up around the dance area spit fire and smoke into the air, adding another intense factor into this MV. 

Obviously, many fans were eager to analyze each members' air time. This is the number of seconds a member's face is shown in the video. After careful analysis, here are the stats. 

Luna (2:13)

Angel (2:06)

Sassan (2:04)

Fracken (1:23)

Evie (1:11)

These are the top five air times of members. We can probably expect Sassan to top the rankings in the next single, so watch out for it!

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Decline in members?

Sorry this isn't a SERA00 Summer Concert post, but bear with me, they're coming out!

So many fans, tabloids, and critics alike have been commenting on the general decline of members in SERA00. The big question is, is this decline intentional?

The answer would be, for the most part, no. But also yes. 

Am I confusing you? Let me explain. According to official SERA00 management, they don't influence how much our numbers drop; only how much they rise. So the only way they have of controlling the numbers is if:

A) they want higher numbers and admit more members

B) they want lower numbers and admit less members

In 2007, when SERA00 was starting out, they had approximately 20 members. By 2010, they had four times the amount, 80 members. It started fluctuating, and between 2010 and 2012 the numbers wavered between 60 and 80. There was an overall decline after that, with the current number resting in the 40/50s (official members). 

But with the two new developments (that you'll find out in the concert), things may just take a brand new turn ;)

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2013 SERA00 Summer Concert Preview 1.5

5:45 PM

"Girls!" Angel yells into a loudspeaker. "Well, some of you have performed in a summer concert before, and some of you haven't, but regardless, each time is a new learning experience. The important thing is to try your best, okay? If you're confused at any time, see the staff around. This is one of SERA00's largest events of the year-of any year, really, so challenge yourself and see for yourself what you're capable of; leave no regrets!"

"And have fun!" Sassan calls. 

Angel picks up the call. "Yeah, fun! That too. Ok bring in the huddle!" We all rush forwards and attempt to stick our hands in at least somewhat. "Three, two, one..."

"SERA00!!!"

Sixty-one hands are raised to the sky. Our 2013 concert begins now. 

End of Preview 1.5

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2013 SERA00 Summer Concert: Part 1

Friday wasn't actually part of the concert. We only performed at the ACC on the weekend, but we usually do an introductory concert at the complex on the leading up to it. This time we set up an outdoor stage and had the audience stand on the grass. I think we can accommodate close to eight times the amount of people as opposed to them seated in the complex. 

Instead of the usually lottery for daily stage tickets, it was an everyone-welcome first-come-first-serve thing. Tickets were $20 each with all proceeds going to charity ;)

So at the concert, we basically stuck to the stages, instead of usual big concert repertoire (since we are at the complex after all). All four teams were there and we debuted our 5th stage. Strangely, only three teams had a new stage. I guess we should have guessed why, but Team Hope didn't debut a new stage, merely performing their 4th Stage. The new stages included Team Aurora 5th Stage "Pretty Harmony", Team Angel 5th Stage "Freedom", and Team Night 5th Stage "Dusk is Rising". More about the new stages another time, okay? :)

Let's fast forward. 2013 SERA00 Summer concert "Super Extravaganza", Day 1! New costumes, new songs, new changes. 

SATURDAY, JULY ２７, ２０１３

1 AM

We arrive at the ACC. The buses of idols pull up  with most of the B and C ranks, and the 00s. Most of the A ranks arrive separately due to scheduling conflict. Anyways, they're important events, so the concert takes scheduling priority over everything, including interview, photoshoots, meetings... I'm not sure about award ceremonies hmm we've never had that happen. Baaasically, what I'm trying to say is that most of the A ranks were here too. Except for Sassan, Fracken, Angel, River, and Geneviève. Okay, maybe not most. Sorry! ^_^"

11:30 AM

Scouting the place; backstage and onstage. They assign the dressing rooms to each team, and the crew unloads our costume. Each member knows what acts they're performing in, so their costumes were packed beforehand. Onstage, Luna and Harley are testing the mics and then we're all onstage. 

"Morning everyone," Harley drawls into the mic. "I guess...it works..."

"I'd never have guessed," Luna replies sarcastically. "We're starting out with the single SERA00, performers include our full force. So we need to line everyone up accordingly. How many members do we have currently?"

"Forty-seven official, sixty-one with the 00 ranks," one of the staff calls up to the stage. The stage itself is pretty boring. There's nothing special about the layout, it is merely a rectangular raised stage in the middle of the stadium. Although there is more seating facing the stage, there is seating behind and around it as well. 

Luna purses her lips as she studies the stage. "Okay, sorry girls, official members only." A couple of groans come from the 00s. I guess they'd be bummed out at not being able to participate in the first song. 

"WAAAHHHH!" voices screech through the speakers. Us girls on the stage look around in surprise. Angel and Sassan, each holding a mic, are running in from opposite side doors, down between the audience and towards the stage. Fracken is running next to Sassan. 

"So," Luna continues calmly, "We'll be using those entrances for some of the songs. Be sure to be ready for your act so the staff can take you to the entrance. Ask about where to be beforehand if you have some quick change acts. Which is, most of the A ranks, okay? Quick change room is next to the middle stage entrance. Angel?"

"Yes okay let's have all the SERA00 cast line up in four rows..." The captains walked among the rows, judging spacing and whether the people on the side would fall off the stage and stuff. You know what I mean.

"Okay let's get the Tea Party main cast up here," Sassan called through her mic. "Formation...First row take a step forwards...hmm maybe..."

"Squish in the second row?" Fracken suggested, gesturing. "Then it would look so systematical."

"Yeah," Sassan agreed. "Let's do that. Okay, we'll follow this template for the other songs for now, okay?"

12:30 PM

Lunch! The usual take-out hot lunches that the complex supplies are handed out in boxes, and we eat backstage. No, we don't get lobster and butter and creme brûlée. Just, a cookie. And rice. Chicken. Broccoli. Juice box. Whatever, we're all used to it by now. 

1:30 PM

Rehearsal! Angel picks up a mic as we clean up. "SERA00, we're going to go through the songs. We'll run the CDs, so pick up your mic and go through it but save your voice for the actual concert. We'll start from the beginning." Starting with our theme single, we go through the entire concert repertoire and are sweating ducks at the end. Actually, I'm not sure what that metaphor means o_O

4:00 PM

The rehearsal took about 2 and a half hours. This was the rehearsal time, not factoring in MCs, act change, encore calls and unforeseen incidents, medical issues, etc. In other words, we give lots of buffer time and it's worked in the past. 

Ms. Tallan takes over. "Miss Avery will arrive in time for formation check. One hour until the concert hall is open to audience, two to the first song. Go to costume and makeup now. Review where you're supposed to be and when, especially 00s and others who haven taken part in a SERA00 Summer concert before." Ms. Tallan says summer with reason. "Stay hydrated throughout. The actual concert will be much tougher than the rehearsal. Go get some rest and meet up in the central backstage area half an hour before the opening act."

End of Part 1

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