It was a bright afternoon at Starship Entertainment’s practice room, where IVE was gearing up for their next big performance. Leeseo, the group’s 18-year-old maknae, was in high spirits, her signature “I like it!” energy radiating as she practiced her rapid winks and danced alongside her unnies. The room buzzed with laughter, music, and the occasional playful jab from leader Yujin about Leeseo’s “independent” streak when her friends were around.

Today, though, Leeseo was up to some harmless mischief. During a break, the members sprawled across the floor, sipping iced Americanos from the Starship Café and munching on snacks. Leeseo, true to her love for Japanese convenience store pudding, was savoring a creamy bite when she felt a tiny rumble in her stomach. She glanced around, her tiger-like charisma twinkling in her eyes, and decided to seize the moment for a classic maknae prank.

As Gaeul was mid-sentence, explaining her latest “Gal” contact name update on Leeseo’s phone, a soft pfft echoed in the room. The members froze. Wonyoung, ever the composed “Forever Unnie,” raised an eyebrow. Rei burst into giggles, while Liz looked around, confused. “Was that… the chair?” Liz asked, tilting her head.Leeseo, with her playful duality on full display, put on her best “Baby Tiger” innocent face. “What? Me? No way, unnie! Must’ve been the pudding settling!” she chirped, waving her spoon dramatically. The room erupted in laughter, with Yujin playfully scolding, “Leeseo, you can’t blame the pudding for that!”

The culprit, of course, was Leeseo’s sneaky attempt at a silent fart, a prank she’d learned from watching variety shows where idols like TREASURE admitted to similar stage antics. She’d thought she could get away with it, but her unnies were too sharp. Gaeul, smirking, declared, “You’re not fooling anyone, Vitamin! That was no chair squeak!”