ARI

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ARI was a 3 member boy group. The name actually came from the A in Arata, the Japanese member, R in Kang Ri and the I from In Soo. They were very cool and amiable boys and they hit it off with the band right away. The first thing Elevation did was sneak them into Siam and took them to all the cool places. Since moving into the city, fans were used to seeing them around randomly but were not always very polite and considerate. They came up with a plan and simply waited in fan designated areas and hoped they would be approached. Elevation tried to hit up a new spot once a week on a Thursday. 

Well guess what? It was Thursday and they took the boys to see the fans first. They were an instant hit with their shy Thai and news immediately spread. They took lots of photos and videos and spent 2 hours instead of the usual one.

Elevation eventually made an escape and took them to a place to get lunch and drinks before walking around with them in Siam. The boys made quite a few purchases for friends and family before they went back to the studio and rested.

"That was actually a lot of fun. Thank you for that. Can you tell me about the meet and greet we did this morning? I was so excited about today that I just remembered to ask." Arata blushed, shy to the core.

"No problem. Actually since we came here to work, fans have been bombarding us so Sempai Mel and some of the other fan club leaders had a meeting and came up with this cool idea. They designated parking lots and some other places as gathering spots and put the word out to us that we could go meet fans there and they would behave. They also spread the word to fans. Since they are trying so hard, I told Mel we would hit a new spot every week on a Thursday morning as long as we were around. Other bands and groups, personalities and TV stars have also been doing the same. It's great for both sides." Noh explained.

"Do you usually send out a tweet or do you just show up?" In Soo asked. 

"We just show up. It keeps them on their toes and prevents us from being totally mobbed. We only give them an hour because that's all we have. Imagine if we sent out a tweet?" Dye shook his head.

"Oh. That makes so much sense. The only thing is foreign fans can't easily find you. They have to hope they're in the right place."

"I know but that's a chance we'll have to take. Some have been really lucky thought. One family actually met us on their last chance. Some get really irate and send us mean tweets but the other fans often come down on them. They actually understand why we random drop and only spend an hour. Besides we have a week after you tour when we plan to take a day and just go to the spots. Get as much people as we can."

"Are you going to film it?" Kang Ri asked, thinking of a ride along with cameras following the boys for the day.

"Nah. Not the way you mean. Random uploads from each spot on Twitter and IG but that's it. This is for us and the fans and not for some tv special." Ohm shook his head. He really didn't like that sort of thing.

"Ohm thinks that kind of thing is pretentious. It's a great idea but he thinks real fan interactions should be done with just idol and fans and not have that camera in everyone's face all the time." Flex smiled at the three boys who nodded in understanding. His Korean was the best in all of them and he had been the designated translator. With Phun busy with work and everything all lined up, Elevation had nothing to do but wait and promote their new album.

"So are you guys ready for tomorrow?"

"First sound check? No, not really. This is our first time performing outside of Korea and Japan. I'm actually really scared." Arata admitted.

"I would say don't worry but I always get nervous before a show."

"Yes and then he transforms into Super Noh and conquers the stage."

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