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Girls Vision
Girls Vision, BADD's big sister group which was originally conceived as a rival to SWEE-T but never quite got there. The company's waning interest in them but their own enterprising talents (and boob jobs) means their annual comeback is always attention-grabbing, though!
Miyoung (leader), Soojin, Yoojin, Hallie, Dani, Kaoru
Fandom name:
ZER0IN
ZER0IN, the street smart (nope) cool boys (hm) whose group name is pronounced "zero in" and stands for how they're zeroing in on the prize (which is?). Their mediocre hip hop stylings have captured (some of) the hearts of hetero teen girls who are Not Like Other Girls worldwide!
Junhyuk (leader), Eunjae, Taejung, JJ, Myungjae (maknae)
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Impulsive
The biggest boy group with the biggest fandom from the biggest company
Members: Taejoon, Yejoon, Hyunwoo, Daeho (maknae), Chanyoung (leader), Romain
Fandom name: Heartbeats
Stage Name: Taejoon Birth Name: Bae Tae Joon Position: Vocalist, Rapper, Dancer Birthday: 1994 Zodiac: Leo Height: 180cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Yellow, red Favourite Food: Cheeseburger Least Favourite Food: Buckwheat noodles Hobbies: Playing guitar, writing music, working out
Facts: - Group puppy, unanimously voted member with most aegyo and who loves skinship the most. - Before becoming an idol, he played guitar in a fairly well-known underground punk rock band! - Has a tiny soft voice and tends to be quiet, but he’s not shy at all, he just prefers to listen. - Ideal type: someone cheerful and talkative but who is older and who can lead him.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - veryyyyyy adhd, always running late and sometimes doesn’t show up at all, but as he’s very popular, it always gets excused. - heavy drinker and huge party animal. Gets very rowdy and noisy, not to the point of being violent but definitely to the point of disturbing other patrons at bars. His hyungwhoring gets turned up to 11 as well, with Yejoon as his frequent victim of snuggles, cuddles and whiny demands for affection. He never remembers it, though, and even when shown video evidence he’ll excuse it as “just a once-off thing” and “you guys are just exaggerating it to be funny”.
Stage Name: Yejoon Birth Name: Moon Ye Joon Position: Main Vocal, Dancer Birthday: 1991 Zodiac: Gemini Height: 178cm Weight: kg Blood Type: AB Favourite Colour: Black Favourite Food: Thai green curry Least Favourite Food: Mushrooms, violently and irrationally Hobbies: FASHION, freestyle dance
Facts: - Even though he’s a year younger than Hyunwoo and Chanyoung, he’s the de facto leader, as Chanyoung, the real leader, is way too soft to actually take control and Hyunwoo simply doesn’t have the drive. - Despite being the main vocalist and one of the best vocals in the industry overall with a unique clear tone and fantastic range, he actually auditioned as a dancer! - Huge variety star, though not on the same level as Hyunwoo. - Well-known for his unique, genderless and often outrageous fashion choices, especially his manicured nails. - “Mother” of the group, but also the “cat” of the group. He switches between “caring and loving to borderline smothering” and “don’t touch me I hate you go away but also pay attention to me and love me” at the drop of a hat. - Ideal type: someone gentle and warm, someone whose presence feels like a hug, even if you’re just sitting in silence doing your own things in the same room, someone responsible and good-natured, someone older and more mature, someone who can understand his work, someone who has a nice smile, someone who is a little shy but not to the point of being embarrassed to be seen together, someone who will do what he says but can also take the initiative… he is very, very picky.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - DIVA in every sense of the word. Immensely talented in vocals and dance and even a pretty good rapper, bombastic on stage, but extremely demanding and temperamental. He’s undeniably talented, easily one of the top entertainers of his generation, but even despite that and the backing of the largest and most successful company in the industry, he’s still always in the tabloids for attitude scandals. - Was told by the company to “fix” his tooth gap as a teenage trainee, but he refused and threw a tantrum about it, and now it’s become his trademark. - Used to be very very thin, unhealthily so, and put on a lot of weight in the past few years (even though he is still skinny) both in fat and muscle tone. Even though he objectively looks much better, some people act like he’s stopped caring about his body, and that he should be ashamed of putting on so much weight. He has responded by showing off his new curves (which are barely there, but still, compared to how thin he used to be...) even more than ever. #haterswillsayitsphotoshop - Genderfluid, has some more boyish days and some more womanly days and some both and in between and neither, and doesn’t really care how people refer to him. - In a serious relationship with Chanyoung. They’ve had a nebulous romantic and sexual relationship since their rookie era, but with Chanyoung’s enlistment, he realised how much he really loved him and spent the 2 years Chanyoung was away either moping or working himself to death. To say he was happy that Chanyoung felt the same way and wanted to be with him no matter what is an understatement… even Yejoon’s detractors (of which there are many) have noted how he glows lately.
Stage Name: Hyunwoo Birth Name: Kang Hyun Woo Position: Vocal Birthday: 1990 Zodiac: Libra Height: 180cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Light blue Favourite Food: Affogato Least Favourite Food: Stinky tofu Hobbies: Telling jokes, nagging
Facts: - Impulsive’s variety king. He might only have 5 lines every comeback, but he's hosting 5 shows! - Though Impulsive were popular from debut, they skyrocketed to fame after Hyunwoo introduced the group on [insert funny parody name of Strong Heart] and, more importantly, the “official pairings”, which are: 2joon (Taejoon & Yejoon, Dog & Cat Couple), rodae (Romain & Daeho, Prince & Princess Couple), and chanhyun (Chanyoung & Hyunwoo, Leftovers Couple). It was the first time an idol openly acknowledged and encouraged fan shipping, and was considered both hugely controversial and extremely funny, especially with how blunt he was about simply forgetting to ship himself or Chanyoung and how simple his reasoning for the others was (2joon are very close but have virtually opposite ways of showing affection which makes their interactions funny to watch, as Taejoon is very physically affectionate and Yejoon is a total tsundere, and Romain and Daeho aren’t really that close but Romain looks like a European prince and Daeho looks like a pretty princess). - His nosejob is fairly obvious when you look at his rookie era photos, but he acknowledges it and attributes it to Daeho accidentally breaking it during practice, so he had to get it fixed. - ideal type: someone who listens well!
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Knows his career as an idol will be fleeting, and is trying his hardest not only to keep himself afloat with all his variety hostings and guestings, but also to make sure his group stays relevant. He’s done more to keep Yejoon out of trouble than their company has, and their company works HARD for Yejoon. - Though you wouldn’t know it from seeing him at work, he actually suffers pretty badly from anxiety. Part of how he copes is through being a motormouth! - The story behind his nosejob is true, except for the part where it was an accident. Daeho had actually just thrown a particularly good punch for a young teen, and one on purpose and in a fit of anger after Hyunwoo had ignored Daeho asking him to be quiet while he was practicing and kept talking loudly with a back dancer. It was a massive internal incident at the time as they had just had two back-to-back chart-topping singles and Hyunwoo is a variety staple and Daeho is by far the most popular member of the group, so it wasn’t as simple as putting either of them on ice. Luckily, that same day, the album production had hit a standstill and they had to delay their next comeback anyway, so Hyunwoo had time to get his nose repaired (and turned into the “ideal” while they were there, which isn’t anything like his original nose, which is why some people doubt the “accident” story) and Daeho got effectively grounded.
Stage Name: Daeho Birth Name: Park Dae Ho Position: Vocal, Maknae Birthday: 1994 Zodiac: Capricorn Height: 171cm Weight: kg Blood Type: A Favourite Colour: Coral pink Favourite Food: Steak, blue Least Favourite Food: Eggplant Hobbies: Reading about true crime, doing experiments on the hyungs
Facts: - The pretty princess of Impulsive and the forever baby maknae! - Very famous for his beautiful, waist-long black hair and his sweet face, he’s considered one of the industry’s top beauties, even over girl group members! - Super 4D, always thinking and saying bizarre things. Combined with his resting bitch face, it can sometimes come off creepy… - Ideal type: none
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Really, really hates his “pretty princess” nickname. - Hates it when people misgender him in general. Once as a mistake is annoying enough, if understandable given that he cultivates a very traditionally feminine appearance, but he loathes being constantly called a girl just because of his looks, and especially hates that it goes hand-in-hand with people infantilising him. He just likes wearing pretty clothes and having his hair long! - Unsurprisingly, as he debuted at a very young age and does have such feminine looks, he’s seen the worst of society and has very little love for the human race, least of all their fans. He sees them as desperate losers at best and inhuman hordes of zombie scum that should be put down at worst. Really doesn’t see how anyone can like their fans as anything more than ATMs, let alone be as lovey-dovey as Romain is with them. - Maybe started a cult?
Stage Name: Chanyoung Birth Name: Lee Chan Young Position: Main Rapper, Leader Birthday: 1990 Zodiac: Libra Height: 177cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Black Favourite Food: Melon cream bun Least Favourite Food: None Hobbies: DJing, working out, getting bullied by the members
Facts: - Down-to-earth and a little shy, he only became the leader because he’s the oldest, and only became the main rapper because he’s the only one who can rap (or at least could at debut, Taejoon, Yejoon and Romain have all practiced rapping on their own now) but he’s still loved by all as the glue that keeps the group together. - Doesn’t go on variety much by himself because he has no variety sense, but with Hyunwoo’s help, he’s slowly getting better. Mostly by making fun of himself, but still. - Ideal type: Someone who’s bold and confident and can pull him out of his comfort zone, but who has a secret soft side that only he can see.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - His past as a hilariously bad, off-beat, flow-less, babyfaced rookie rapper follows him even though he has genuine bars these days. He gets NO respect. - Left for the army earlier than expected after being caught in a drunk driving scandal. The company was more than ready to cover it up for him, being the leader of one of their most successful groups of all time and all, but he was deeply ashamed and wanted to repent properly. He was always the least popular member so not a lot of people cared that much about his scandal or his subsequent return, but he still gets a fair amount of justified hate, even though he’s learned his lesson. - In a serious relationship with Yejoon. They’ve had a nebulous romantic and sexual relationship since their rookie era, but Chanyoung knows how individualistic Yejoon is and didn’t want to tie him down by putting a name to their relationship before going to the army and thus leaving him alone for 2 years, because despite loving him to the point he’d die for him, he wasn’t sure if Yejoon was that serious and felt it was better to let him go and see if he still felt the same way once he returned. He was very relieved to find out that Yejoon did indeed miss him as badly as he missed Yejoon, and ecstatic when Yejoon immediately said yes to an exclusive relationship. But now, the question is… when is the right time to ask Yejoon to marry him? And why doesn’t he realise that Yejoon suggesting and them both getting left side underbust couple tattoos (Yejoon’s: “always on my mind”, Chanyoung’s: “forever in my heart”) is already basically wedding rings?
Stage Name: Romain Birth Name: Romain Min Hyuk Lee Position: Rapper, Dancer, Visual Birthday: 1992 Zodiac: Leo Height: 183cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Silver Favourite Food: Boeuf bourguignon Least Favourite Food: Pickled radish Hobbies: Playing pranks, clothes shopping
Facts: - Has a French mother and a Korean father, but was born and raised in Korea and only went to France for his primary and middle school years. - Was scouted while working as a clothing model. - Impulsive’s “romantic prince”, famous for his somewhat terrifying fanservice: even if you’ve only met him once before, he’ll remember! And then get upset if you mention having a boyfriend who isn’t him. - Ideal type: “our fans are my girlfriends~”
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - He genuinely is that weird about their fans. Like a reverse delulu stan, he treats every fan like they’re his real girlfriends. On the rare occasion that male fans come to meet him more than once, he treats them the same, but also gets extra jealous around them, like he wants to make sure that they only pay attention to him and won’t be seduced by all his “girlfriends”. - Very, very wealthy. While he’s obviously not a real French prince given, like, the revolution and all, his family is old money and his mother not only old money but also a CEO for a technology company who SG may have interest in... - While he doesn’t care about the members (and other people he knows outside of his idol life) casually using his Korean name (Minhyuk), he finds it deeply uncomfortable when fans do.
B.COY
B.coy are Boys (who have a) Crush On You! Sweet vocals, gentle demeanours, music never stepping above mid-tempo, lyrics always respectfully doting on the vague concept of "you", they're the non-threatening soft boy uwu group of your dreams! Just be a little wary of those twins…
Members: Haneul (maknae), Beau (leader (unofficial)), Seongjun, Changwook, Sangwook
Fandom name: Dearests
Stage Name: Haneul Birth Name: Heo Ha Neul Position: Vocalist, Maknae Birthday: 1999 Zodiac: Cancer Height: 170cm Weight: kg Blood Type: B Favourite Colour: Lavender, white Favourite Food: Milk chocolate Least Favourite Food: Dark chocolate Hobbies: Writing music, baking sweets
Facts: - Has loved singing and songwriting since he was a child, he’s a born ballad singer with a sweet, light, high-pitched voice. - Very polite and gentle, to the point of being a pushover. - So much natural aegyo! Gets very embarrassed about doing aegyo on purpose though. - Very shy and not very talkative unless he’s alone with Beau, who’s been actively trying to make him feel more comfortable and loosen up a little.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Imposter syndrome galore! Auditioned with a group of friends and only after MUCH convincing, wasn’t expecting to get in, but the company liked him so much they debuted him pretty much immediately. Woefully, woefully underprepared for being an idol and is always close to tears from stress and anxiety. - Weak-willed and will go along with anything if pushed. He was bullied a lot in school, and still hasn’t really realised that a lot of his “friends” are people who either expected him to fail his auditions and be humiliated or want to leech off him now he actually passed them and became an idol. - Extremely A Virgin. - Not only Extremely A Virgin but also very shy and awkward about the subject of sex and romance in general, but not repulsed. Very, very curious, in fact, especially when it comes to Beau’s off-handedly flirtatious comments and experienced demeanour...
Stage Name: Beau Birth Name: Byun Kwang Jun Position: Main Vocalist, Dancer Birthday: 1997 Zodiac: Taurus Height: 165cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Teal Favourite Food: Beef carpaccio Least Favourite Food: None Hobbies: Singing, dancing, painting, cooking
Facts: - B.coy’s power vocalist with a smooth and romantic voice that suits both pop and ballads. - Very charismatic and flirtatious, he’s the best at giving fanservice, always happy to smile or wink or throw a heart for fans, and is always doing skinship with the other members. - B.coy’s de facto leader, despite being second-youngest, as he is very driven and they don’t have an official leader. - A logical thinker with a great memory who tears through books and actively enjoys dense theory. - Great with his hands, often taking apart and putting back together old or damaged electronics. - An accomplished painter, completed his college degree with an emphasis on fine arts and had sold quite a few of his paintings (mostly hypercolour landscapes and pop art-inspired portraits) before becoming an idol. - A fantastic cook, he considers food an artform and has a handwritten recipe book that he’s always adding to.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Honestly expected to debut as a soloist, but he’s grown to like being in a group as a very extraverted and very cuddly person. He still has the ambition to go solo, though, and he’s already done some solo OSTs for dramas which went over fairly well, but the company is more focused on promoting Seongjun. - Always has to be doing something otherwise he falls into depression. Has a lot of self-loathing deep down despite being a genuinely good person. - Not as experienced as he pretends to be around the boys, he had a girlfriend in high school which never went further than kissing and dry humping, and a few hookups with a roommate he had in college that never went further than mutual masturbation and giving him a blowjob one time. - Very aware of Haneul’s interest in him, probably more than Haneul himself is. He’s flattered, and flirts with him just as much as he does with everyone else because that’s just in his nature, but he’s also worried about breaking Haneul’s fragile heart and thinks he deserves someone as innocent as himself as his first love. (Is that it, though…? Or is Beau unable to handle the feelings stirring in his own heart?)
Stage Name: Seongjun Birth Name: Kim Seong Jun Position: Vocalist, Visual Birthday: 1994 Zodiac: Virgo Height: 182cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Navy blue Favourite Food: Tuna Least Favourite Food: Grape flavoured sweets Hobbies: Working out, watching baseball
Facts: - Was street-cast while working as a waiter, hadn’t really thought about becoming an idol and was surprised as anyone when he became popular overnight for his kdrama actor-like looks. - Works out for at least 1 or 2 hours every day, even if they have practice all day long. - He’s the oldest member, so he often is treated as the leader but he’s too laid-back to actually lead. - Because he’s tall and fit with a small face and pale skin, he’s popular as a model.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Doesn’t really care much about being an idol and puts in pretty much the bare minimum effort. Likes that he gets attention from girls, but B.coy’s fanbase skews very young, and as an actor, most of the attention he gets from women is from aunties and grandmas, so they’re not the type of girls he particularly wants attention from. - Very mild-mannered, doesn’t often get angry or upset or really show many strong feelings at all. - Doesn’t really have much of a personality at all, and because of this and his generic good looks, he’s super popular with shippers, who can project any personality they want onto him. - However, in real life… is there something going on with Dain of Basier de Filles?
Stage Name: Changwook Birth Name: Bang Chang Wook Position: Rapper, Dancer Birthday: 1996 Zodiac: Leo Height: 177cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Cyan Favourite Food: Banana milk Least Favourite Food: Black coffee Hobbies: Playing sport, playing video games, playing pranks
Facts: - The older of B.coy’s Twin Princes by 2 minutes. - Very high energy and talkative. - Loves skinship and is always cuddling with his brother or Beau. He likes bear hugs best! Either giving or receiving, and the tighter the better. - When the Bang Bros are dressed identically, the way to tell them apart is that Changwook has a very slightly thinner face and a smaller top lip. - #1 most used word: “noona!!!”
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - The only children of a very large family when they were born, so a bit spoiled and used to being the centre of attention at all times. - Very affectionate to the point it can get smothering, and gets hurt easily and starts sulking if his affection is ignored or worse, rejected. - Even though he’s a lot to deal with at times, he’s actually surprisingly mature when he needs to be. - The body of the Bang Bros, though that’s not saying much as they’re both pretty lanky.
Stage Name: Sangwook Birth Name: Bang Sang Wook Position: Rapper, Dancer Birthday: 1996 Zodiac: Leo Height: 177cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Wine red Favourite Food: Tiramisu Least Favourite Food: Hardboiled eggs Hobbies: Playing pranks, clothes shopping
Facts: - The younger of the Twin Princes by 2 minutes, but he insists they’re exactly the same age. - Loves skinship and is always cuddling with his brother or Beau. He likes cheek kisses best! - When the Bang Bros are dressed identically, the way to tell them apart is that Sangwook has a very slightly rounder face and a fuller top lip. They’re super identical to the point that even their mother confuses them sometimes, which is why they part their hair and have piercings on opposite sides. - When they’re not dressed identically, it’s usually easy to tell them apart because Sangwook is very interested in fashion and always wearing trendy styles while Changwook doesn’t care much about that. - Like Changwook, he’s very high energy and chatty, but he’s more likely of the two to be sitting down.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - The only children of a very large family when they were born, so a bit spoiled and used to being the centre of attention at all times. - SO MELODRAMATIC. While Changwook is prone to fits of overdramatising for attention as well, nothing Sangwook says can be taken seriously, as he’ll turn even the slightest inconvenience into a life-threatening situation which he needs to be rescued from and then fussed over until he feels better. - While still very affectionate by regular standards, he’s a little more self-absorbed than Changwook and would rather be complimented than give compliments. - Usually the one who comes up with prank ideas, even though he and Changwook almost always execute them together. - The brain of the Bang Bros, though that’s not saying much, as they’re both pretty dumb.
SWEE-T
nation's girl group, Swee-T! Well, nowadays... not so much. Oh, they still have a huge fandom, despite having as many lineup changes as hits (A Lot), but said fandom can't let go of their cutie image from their debut over a decade ago no matter how many new concepts they try…
Members: Soojin, Eve (leader), Mindeulle, Yesarang, Sunhee, Juliette (maknae)
Fandom name: Ices
Stage Name: Soojin Birth Name: Han Soo Jin Position: Rapper Birthday: 1989 Zodiac: Libra Height: 165cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Purple Favourite Food: Roast sweet potato Least Favourite Food: Chewing gum Hobbies: Taking selfies, listening to music, shopping
Facts: - One of the three remaining original members along with Eve and Yesarang. - Even though she doesn’t get many lines, she says she doesn’t mind because she gets a lot of screentime and that’s more important. - Started a youtube channel where she uploads skincare and makeup tips, though it’s mostly popular for the guest appearances of other idols. - Originally the most popular member, but she lost a lot of fans after she got into a dating scandal with LVLMAX’s Duyeon. She’s still mad about it because 1) they never dated 2) she thinks Duyeon is ugly and 3) if she was going to date someone from LVLMAX, it would be Jintaek, anyway. - Ideal type at debut: Someone tall and handsome with a pretty smile. Ideal type now: The same.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Updates her face every comeback, but her fans will rip you to shreds for mentioning it. - Really wants to be “the sexy one” but has virtually no charisma whatsoever. - Over the whole idol thing in general but has no ambition to do anything else, so she just puts in the minimum possible effort, and because she’s one of the original members, she gets away with it. - Spends most of her time taking selfies and spends the rest of her spamming the group chat with very mundane conversation topics which the members barely reply to. Really is quite a boring person.
Stage Name: Eve Birth Name: Min Cho Rong Position: Leader, Visual Birthday: 1989 Zodiac: Scorpio Height: 170cm Weight: kg Blood Type: AB Favourite Colour: Mint green, pastel pink Favourite Food: Peach sorbet Least Favourite Food: Milk coffee Hobbies: Being beautiful
Facts: - Princess disease, vanity, overconfidence, conceit… whatever you want to call it, she’s very confident in her beauty, and so charismatic that she’s impossible to deny. - Nation’s first love, largely considered the prettiest idol ever, and if you don’t believe it, she’ll tell you. - Genius-level IQ, which she mentioned off-hand during a comedy talk show so everyone assumed she was joking, but she later revealed on Swee-T’s fancafe her perfect marks on her college exams, and later, actual IQ test results. Went back to the comedy talk show to prove herself, but ended up talking about the struggles of being so beautiful again, so the public still thinks it’s a joke. - Impenetrable wall of confidence, knows she gets a lot of hate comments but doesn’t care because she gets way more love from her fans and the general public. - Aspiring actress, though she’s only had guest and supporting roles so far. - Wonderful cook, likes making desserts most of all. - Ideal type at debut: someone wealthy, good-looking, tall, smart, and worshipful. Ideal type now: the same, but ideally they also have a holiday house overseas and know the stock market well.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Unlike CiCi, who kind of adopted the “princess disease” concept as a defence mechanism, Eve lives it. As in, yes, that is her real personality, and no, she doesn’t care if you don’t like it. - She really is a genius, she’s just vain foremost. - Only child of poor parents. Her paternal family used to be quite wealthy but fell into poverty after the war, so her father insisted on raising her to be an ideal wife so she would get married to someone rich and restore his family’s name. Her mother was aware of this, and didn’t mind until he started telling his coworkers, all in their 40s and 50s, about his beautiful teenage daughter who would be old enough to get married soon, and she started pushing for Eve to find work away from home. Eve was discovered while training to become a hairdresser, and when she told her parents that she had been cast in a girl group, her father immediately told her to quit because only whores become singers, and that was the final straw for her mother, who left him and came to support Eve in the city and taught her to be more confident so she’d never be a downtrodden woman like she was. - Very, very wealthy because she invests most of her earnings (her reasoning is that she already bought houses for her and her mother, and “I get paid to wear beautiful things, why would I pay for them?”), not to mention the fact she had her contract lawyer of a best friend go over her contract and tweak a few things to make it much more fair than most standard idol contracts.
Stage Name: Mindeulle Birth Name: Lee Min Ji Position: Rapper, Vocalist, Dancer Birthday: 1991 Zodiac: Aquarius Height: 167cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Cobalt blue Favourite Food: Jjajangmyeon Least Favourite Food: Grapefruit Hobbies: Writing music, cycling, travelling
Facts: - Joined the group with Juliette after three of the original members left. - Originally had a soft and pretty “cute little girl” image, but she cut her hair short for a comeback a few years ago, and has stuck with the “bifauxnen” look ever since. Her fanboys hate it. - Although she mostly raps in Swee-T songs, she has a sweet and mellow singing voice, and originally auditioned to be a vocalist. - Often can be seen cycling around the city and has participated in a few charity races, although she’s never won first place. - Ideal type: Someone with a lot of natural cuteness.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Super duper gay. The only thing stopping her talking about it is that she’s simply not one of the members who gets invited to talk shows and she’s too much of an outdoorsy type to really get on social media unless she’s been specifically directed to in order to promote a new single or something like that. - Of the members, probably the least popular with the public, no doubt because of her masculine image. - Despite this, she has a strong contingent of superfans who are always rallying for her to get more singing parts. - Has a really tight relationship with Juliette, who she joined the group alongside and who is also very into girls. However, their tastes are very different (Juliette likes strong girls who can care for her, Mindeulle likes… well, Mindeulle likes all kinds of girls, but especially gentle and cute ones who don’t have so much the idol look) so they don’t actually talk about girls together very much. Probably just as well, because neither of them have actually realised they’re each other’s ideal types...
Stage Name: Yesarang Birth Name: Lim Ye Sarang Position: Power Vocal Birthday: 1993 Zodiac: Pisces Height: 166cm Weight: kg Blood Type: A Favourite Colour: Black Favourite Food: Sashimi Least Favourite Food: Banana milk Hobbies: Playing piano, hairstyling
Facts: - Was the maknae of the group at debut, but now Juliette is the maknae, she takes her role as unnie very seriously and treats her very well. - Has always had sharp features even as a young teenager. She’s not angry, that’s just her face! - A perfectionist. - Has been trying to write new songs for Swee-T, but she always gets stuck on the lyrics, as she’s not a very poetic person and all of her lyrics end up sounding stiff. She and Mindeulle collaborated for a special stage during a Japanese tour, but so far, that’s the only self-written track the fans have heard. - Ideal type at debut: none. Ideal type now: still none, too busy to think about romance.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Real leader of Swee-T, as Eve is generally uninterested in any leaderly activities other than leading group introductions or accepting awards, while Yesarang is very involved in all of the behind-the-scenes. - Really only cares about Swee-T and tries her absolute hardest to make sure the group is a success. - Still very bitter about the other members (1 before they got popular, 2 after their popularity started to wane… thus accelerating said wane) leaving, and has made some really quite petty comments about the latter two’s departures and how she felt like they used the group to get themselves famous then abandoned her-- the group-- once they felt they were famous enough. - Due to her strong loyalty to the group, she’s kind of bought into their own hype and thinks anything Swee-T deserves all the praise in the world, and whenever their singles flop (well, they always sell, some just not as much as she might be used to), it’s obvious, to her, that they’ve been set up/ripped off/there’s someone actively working against them. - Very standoffish towards rookies, especially ones with more creative control than Swee-T have. - Very standoffish in general, really, and doesn’t trust new people easily because she’s been burned too many times by people who she thought were her friends.
Stage Name: Sunhee Birth Name: Kim Sun Hee Position: Romantic Vocal Birthday: 1993 Zodiac: Taurus Height: 164cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Pink Favourite Food: Chocolate (white, milk, or a little dark, but not too bitter) Least Favourite Food: Asparagus Hobbies: Watching dramas, writing love songs
Facts: - The newest member, added recently. - Her voice was specifically chosen to contrast with Yesarang’s and Juliette’s. - Hopeless romantic, every day is Valentine’s Day for her. - She’s still very new to being an idol and performing on stage, but she’s trying her best, so she wishes that everyone can support her in Swee-T and that they can make love-love memories together! - Ideal type: a tall fairytale prince, with wavy hair and a pretty smile.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - The story about her being chosen for her voice is only a half-truth. Her voice is good, but the company saw how naturally flirtatious (and busty) she is and decided she’d be a good addition to Swee-T’s stages. - So focused on her new dream job with a group she’s been a fan of for years that she hasn’t quite realised that she’s being used for sex appeal. - Would she mind once she realised? Probably not, but she wouldn’t be trying so hard to impress everyone with her hard work if she knew that all that was really required of her was to show up to record vocals and wear tight tops when in public. - Her bias when she was a fan was Yesarang, and she’s still a little starstruck despite the fact they’ve been working, sleeping and eating together for a while now. - The fandom LOATHES her for “replacing” the original main vocalist (even though really, Yesarang took that role), often posting hate that she only got in because of her boobs (not entirely wrong), that her boobs aren’t even that big (also not entirely wrong), that she must have slept her way to the top (if she did, she should have kept going, because she’s nowhere near “the top”), that she’s not even talented or pretty (obviously false, but butthurt fans are butthurt fans) etc. - The general public, however, have no interest in her whatsoever, as she blends right into the original member-line the way Mindeulle and Juliette certainly do not, and thus don’t realise she’s new.
Stage Name: Juliette Birth Name: Sang Juliette Position: Vocalist, Dancer Birthday: 1996 Zodiac: Scorpio Height: 172cm Weight: kg Blood Type: A Favourite Colour: Pink Favourite Food: Strawberries Least Favourite Food: Bitter food Hobbies: Customising clothes, makeup, swimming
Facts: - Joined the group with Mindeulle after 3 of the original members left. - She’s fully Korean, her parents just named her after the Shakespeare character because they thought it’s a pretty name. She is very aware of how that story ends, and has heard every joke there is. - Her lips are real, though people doubt it no matter how many predebut photos she shares. - Debuted at only 15 years old and used to be quite small and a little chubby-cheeked, but had a huge growth spurt and lost weight while the group was on hiatus for a few months and quickly became a trending topic when Swee-T came back, as people couldn’t believe how much her looks changed and how long her legs now were in the tiny shorts the group wore for their comeback promotions. - Among all the members, she’s the one who takes the longest getting ready, as she won’t go anywhere unless she’s done her hair and makeup and has a cute outfit on, not even just to practice. - Ideal type: someone strong and cool who can look after her but is also cute and funny.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - ADHD as hell, and quickly becomes overwhelmed by schedules and criticism. She has a bit of a reputation for being difficult to work with because of this, but she really does try extra hard to keep up with everyone. - A bit shy and introverted around people she doesn’t know, which, especially alongside the very focused Yesarang and the vain Soojin and Eve, can come off as similarly elitist and snobbish. However, she’s actually very nice, if a little innocent. - Not innocent as in unaware of her own sex appeal, though. She’s very aware of her own sex appeal, and while she’s repulsed by the more ribald comments she receives, she does like the attention a lot. - Constantly going back and forth between flirty and reclusive, constantly begging for attention and then not knowing what to do with it. - Not only did she become a trending topic, but she also became a bit of a meme, with people photoshopping her legs to look even longer, or to look shorter, or as elements in other memes, with the tagline “amongst trees, the redwood, amongst girl group’s legs, Juliette Sang” - Although her old social media has been wiped to the best of the company’s ability, it has already leaked that she used to date girls pretty much exclusively and was in a relationship with an older girl who was fairly well-known in goth circles at the time of her debut. The company quickly denied it, and Juliette was scolded heavily for it and was told to break it off immediately, but they still continued to date until eventually Juliette’s schedules caused them to break up naturally.
LVLMAX
Debuted in 2007 as fresh-faced youngsters and back in action after completing their military service, LVLMAX are either a legendary senior group or washed up tryhards who can't accept their glory days are over, depending who you ask. But despite all odds, they've stayed together through enlistment, scandals, botched cosmetic surgery and 3 flop releases in a row. (Those odds might be pushed in their favour by a deliriously obsessive domestic and international fanbase and just enough nostalgia appeal/name recognition for the general public that they continue to sell out stadiums despite not charting in 4 years.)
Members: Duyeon/Big D (leader), San, Justin (fake maknae), Min, Jintaek, Daero (maknae), Sangwoo
Fandom name: Hundreds
Stage Name: Duyeon/Big D Birth Name: Kim Duyeon Position: Leader, Vocalist, Composer, Lyricist, Rapper Birthday: 1987 Zodiac: Leo Height: 179cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Black Favourite Food: Good coffee Least Favourite Food: Bad coffee Hobbies: Writing music, DJing, making mixtapes
Facts: - LVLMAX’s musical genius, writes a lot of their music. - Very serious and passionate about his work as he is aware that everyone views him as “just an idol”. He tends to be very pushy about the “Real Artiste” thing, even when writing stupid pop songs about getting drunk and partying. - Self-proclaimed “hopeless romantic”, his groupmates prefer “idiot who falls in love at first sight”. - Ideal type at debut: someone tall and slender, with a nice smile. Ideal type now: someone with a beautiful voice.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Serial monogamist, very clingy and emotionally fragile. Has nearly gotten married about 4 times, but luckily none have happened or even made news, mostly due to San and Justin begging him not to reveal his relationships until they reach the 2 year mark. - Doesn’t have many sasaengs and didn’t even in their boom era because he would just stand outside and complain about his hardships and lecture those who would crowd around their dorm until they got bored and left on their own.
Stage Name: San Birth Name: Lee Minsoo Position: Rapper, Vocal Birthday: 1988 Zodiac: Cancer Height: 183cm Weight: 89kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Light blue Favourite Food: Fatty beef Least Favourite Food: Protein shake Hobbies: Working out, video games, watching scifi movies
Facts: - Looks wild and hypermasculine on stage, but he’s actually quite mild-mannered. - Got picked on a lot in middle school for being into nerdy things, so he started working out, and was on the cover of a men’s magazine within a month of debut. - Still into nerdy things and has a reputation of being either the most entertaining member on variety or the absolutely most boring, with no in between. - Nicknamed “Mama-San” because he’s always fussing and worrying over his members and famously started crying on TV when talking about when Daero was called for his military service. His manly looks combined with his delicate tears became a huge meme, to the point where people who don’t even know who he is use the screencaps and gifs from that show as reaction images. - Ideal type at debut: someone smart and talkative. Ideal type now: someone strong-willed and who shares his interests.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Worries about Daero the most because he’s seen him get in lots of relatively minor trouble and doesn’t want him to get involved in serious shit just because he’s too naive to say no. His famous tears were more because he wouldn’t be able to look after him in the military than just the fact he had to go.
Stage Name: Justin Birth Name: Justin Park Position: Vocals, Dancer, Fake Maknae Birthday: 1989 Zodiac: Capricorn Height: 172cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Pink Favourite Food: Candy Least Favourite Food: Pickles Hobbies: Girl group dances, making up new aegyo, teasing Minwei
Facts: - Born in Houston, Texas, but moved to Korea 13 years ago. - Was the industry’s #1 It Boy during LVLMAX’s debut and boom era, and has not changed his personality or style since then. - Infamous for his crossdressing, girl group dances, and extreme aegyo. - Well known as the industry’s “rumour factory”. Especially loves dating rumours about himself. - On every single variety show you can think of and a few more plus. - Used to have long platinum blonde hair during their debut and boom era, but had to cut it as it was literally melting off. His fans were distraught at the time, but they’re gradually coming around to the fact that he looks better with shorter hair anyway. - His predebut photos have become kind of a punchline because of how different he looks in them, having had his jaw shaved, his nose and eyes done multiple times, and his chin and cheeks changing shape every few years. He’s mostly settled into this face, but he posts with such heavy filters on social media that people can’t really tell if he’s going to change it or has already changed it. - Ideal type at debut: a pretty noona with lots of aegyo. Ideal type: the same
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Desperately, desperately wants his boom era popularity back, but can’t comprehend why doing the same old cringe shit he did back in the day isn’t working. - Knows he’s a shipping magnet and that he got a large part of his popularity from people who ship him with Daero, but Daero has proven popular by himself, and he doesn’t like that Daero calls him “hyung” despite them only being a few months apart because it makes him sound old. - Convinced that Subi of DTSY saying he was her ideal type but then taking it back just means that she’s a tsundere playing hard-to-get, and he will NOT stop bringing it up. - Very, very vain. - Best friends with Minwei, but also a little jealous of his late boom of popularity.
Stage Name: Min Birth Name: Li Minwei Position: Main Vocal Birthday: 1989 Zodiac: Pisces Height: 180cm Weight: kg Blood Type: A Favourite Colour: Forest green Favourite Food: Anything super spicy and aromatic Least Favourite Food: Anything dairy Hobbies: Writing music, playing video games, teasing Justin
Facts: - Originally from Chengdu, but he’s lived in Seoul since debut and people can hardly tell he has an accent any more. - Got a lot of panda-related things during their debut and boom period and got into a fairly big scandal for donating all of it to a local preschool. His words were “I never even said I liked pandas. You assumed it because I’m Chinese, isn’t that wrong? It’s not that I don’t appreciate gifts from fans, but please think about the feelings of others.”. To this day he still has a contingent of antis because of how “ungrateful” and “overly sensitive” he was, but he’s stopped getting panda gifts, so he considers it worthwhile. - Even though he has a shy and quiet image, he gets quite rowdy and mouthy on variety, and has started to overtake Justin on variety show appearances because of how funny and outrageous his “no bullshit, just facts” behind-the-scenes stories are. - Ideal type at debut: someone gentle and understanding. Ideal type now: the same, but also someone who’s smart with money.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Was so upset by the panda gift scandal that he considered leaving the group, but the other members, especially Sangwoo and Jintaek, convinced him to stay. To this day it’s still the only time the group has ever fractured, and he’s very glad he decided to stay because his popularity has only grown since. - Feels a little sorry for Justin because they’re best friends but he doesn’t know how to tell him to change his act up without making him angry or having him assume he’s trying to sabotage him.
Stage Name: Jintaek Birth Name: Han Jintaek Position: Vocalist, Visual Birthday: 1987 Zodiac: Taurus Height: 190cm Weight: 70kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Silver Favourite Food: Grilled chicken Least Favourite Food: Pungent foods Hobbies: Modelling, photography, cooking
Facts: - Better known as an actor to the public than an idol, and better known for being incredibly tall and having super long legs than as an actor. - Although he has a cool and chic image, he’s actually very warm and kind and is known to convert even the most staunch hater into a fan just with one short conversation. - Advocate for mental health, has admitted to suffering from depression and anxiety and wants to change the way people speak about mental health to destigmatise what he believes shouldn’t be a thing people are scared about talking about. - Ideal type at debut: none. Ideal type now: someone trustworthy and proud.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - More than just depression and anxiety, he was suicidal as a teenager and once tried to kill himself rather than go to school the next day. Luckily, he was saved by his older brother who had just happened to sneak into his room to borrow something from him. To this day he still thinks about how much his brother cried while apologising for not understanding how he felt, and made a vow that he would try his best to be more open about his feelings and to replace those memories in his brother’s mind with happy ones instead. - Whenever he has dark thoughts, he cooks. He’s especially good at plating food, as he feels the perfect presentation can make even the most average dish seem spectacular. - Known to stick to Daero a lot, which makes a lot of people ship them. The truth is that Daero just has a high body temperature while Jintaek is always cold, and Daero is more than happy to cuddle for warmth.
Stage Name: Daero Birth Name: Yun Daero Position: Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Maknae Birthday: 1990 Zodiac: Pisces Height: 180cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Red Favourite Food: Hamburgers Least Favourite Food: Tripe, anything with too much fat Hobbies: Working out, drawing, fashion and hair styling
Facts: - Has 20 piercings! - Has a rough and tough image on stage, but he’s actually very soft and gentle and a bit of a coward. - Despite all his piercings, he’s too scared to get a tattoo. - Even though he and Justin are about the same age, he still calls Justin “hyung”, to Justin’s dismay. - Very cuddly, loves skinship and hugs. His favourite thing is when people ruffle his hair and tell him that he did a good job, which they did a lot more back when he was the cute maknae, and not so much now after he’s returned from the army and gotten his nose bridge piercing, to his dismay. - Ideal type at debut: noona. Ideal type now: someone patient and kind.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Of his 20 piercings, 2 of them are through his nipples, and 1 is a frenum piercing (that is, just under the glans of his penis). He is heavily considering more genital piercings, but it’s hard to find the time off to let them heal. - Not very bright, and is easily convinced by others. This makes him a great target on variety, even though sometimes he’s still too dumb to realise that he’s the butt of the joke. - Gets into the stupidest scandals possible, like driving a forklift unlicensed.
Stage Name: Sangwoo Birth Name: Kim Sangwoo Position: Main Vocal Birthday: 1987 Zodiac: Virgo Height: 178cm Weight: kg Blood Type: B Favourite Colour: Light blue Favourite Food: Samgyeopsal Least Favourite Food: Limes Hobbies: Reading, hiking, singing
Facts: - LVLMAX’s ballad and OST king. - Like Daero, famous for his “gap” between his on and off stage personas. He has a dark and brooding persona on stage, but he has a fresh and simple aesthetic in his everyday life. - He’s very serious at all times and is often the unwilling “straight man” on variety. - Suffered a lot of trauma during LVLMAX’s boom era because of sasaengs who broke into their dorms and stole his personal belongings and antis who constantly sent him threatening messages and one who almost killed him by cutting the brakes of his car. - Ideal type at debut: Someone who looks cool on the outside but is innocent and kind on the inside. Ideal type now: Someone who has their own career and family so isn’t worried about being together all the time.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Because of his traumatic experiences with sasaengs and antis, he’s become very suspicious of everyone he meets and is paranoid whenever he’s in public. Because of this behaviour, he’s also become known as someone who’s very cold to fans.
DTSY/Moon Bunny Girls
the Yeona-produced DTSY/dal tokki sonyeo/달토끼소녀/Moon Bunny Girls (SY instead of the usual SN bc Yeona wants to pronounce it as "ditzy" to everyone's grief). Their debut is dreamy and refreshing bossa nova-influenced pop that shows off their powerful vocals!
Members: Sakshi, Tukta (maknae), Ahjin (leader), Subi, Kyuyoung
Fandom Name: Earth Bunnies
Stage Name: Sakshi Birth Name: Sakshi Deshmukh Position: Honey Vocals, Dancer Birthday: 1995 Zodiac: Aquarius Height: 170cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Blue Favourite Food: Mango Least Favourite Food: Durian Hobbies: Singing, dancing, swimming
Facts: - Originally from Mumbai, Yeona personally invited her after seeing one of her R1CH cover videos. - Naturally sexy and confident, but with a cute fangirly side. - Very creative and musical, always singing and dancing whether it’s on or off the stage. - Ideal type is someone strong-willed and respectful of her culture.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - A little uncomfortable with her sexy image, not because she’s not naturally sexy and flirtatious, but because people attribute it to her being an “exotic” Indian woman and fetishising her culture. - Gets slutshamed a LOT, and rebuts with simple “you’re just jealous” comments, which lead to her having somewhat of a bitchy, self-absorbed image with the public. CiCi has personally spoken to her about deflecting racist/sexist comments and taking them to make her own image stronger, but it’s a little hard.
Stage Name: Tukta Birth Name: Teeyapar Tukta Paksukcharoen Position: Fairy Vocals, Maknae Birthday: 1997 Zodiac: Leo Height: 157cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Pink Favourite Food: Durian Least Favourite Food: Anything that isn’t durian (joke after finding out all the other members listed durian as their least favourite food) Hobbies: Playing rhythm games, teasing/pranking the other members
Facts: - Originally from Pattaya, but has been a kpop fan since she was about 10, and learned to speak Korean at a very young age, so her Korean is basically flawless. - People often assume she’s putting on a fake voice, but no, her voice really is that high and cute! - Popular as an advertising model due to her petite figure but her proportionally long legs. - Very quick on the uptake and has talked circles around even legendary variety hosts. - Doesn’t have an ideal type.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Completed a BA in psychology while DTSY were promoting their debut single and is currently enrolled in a doctorate program. Doesn’t make her studying public, but given her looks and her Thai name sticks out a lot, there are a lot of leaks. She is a model student who is consistently at the top of the class. - Like Saskhi, she faces a lot of racism/xenophobia, but it’s less sexually-charged and more about how SEA girls are ugly. She’s taken to just agreeing with comments about her being ugly in a joking way, but her fans are worried that she’s taking it to heart.
Stage Name: Ahjin Birth Name: Han Ahjin Position: Husky Vocals, Main Dancer, Leader Birthday: 1993 Zodiac: Taurus Height: 172cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Bright colours Favourite Food: Cream puff Least Favourite Food: Durian Hobbies: Old school break dancing, acrobatics, playing sport
Facts: - Doesn't mind if you call her unnie or oppa or noona or hyung, as long as you do it with a smile. - Her boyish image is not just a concept, she has always dressed like that since she was little. - Ex-leader of a popular dance crew, so there are a lot of predebut videos of her online, as well as the few times she was a backup dancer for R1CH years before DTSY would come into existence. - Doesn’t have an ideal type. Says gender doesn’t matter when it comes to love.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - She says gender doesn’t matter, but she hasn’t met a man she actually wants to sleep with, while she’s constantly crushing on girls. Probably a lesbian who just likes looking at prettyboys. - One woman she has a persistent crush on is Lion, so it’s kind of weird for her when people tell her they look similar, especially seeing as the only real similarity between them is short hair. - She also gets compared to Jamie a lot, but as “the more manly version”. Neither she or Jamie know how to take that.
Stage Name: Subi Birth Name: Park Subi Position: Siren Vocals Birthday: 1996 Zodiac: Scorpio Height: 161cm Weight: kg Blood Type: B Favourite Colour: Pink Favourite Food: Lemon gelato Least Favourite Food: Durian Hobbies: Arguing with Tukta and Saskhi about 1st gen girl groups
Facts: - Although she has a dreamy and sweet look, she's actually quite sharp and witty and isn't afraid to let displeasure show. - A little infamous for her quick change expressions, where she goes from a cute idol smile to a cold glare and back again. She’s always cute and happy around female idols, though. - Has a near encyclopedic knowledge of girl group dances of all genres but the only boy group dances she knows are the really cutesy ones. - Was once voted the unofficial visual (DTSY doesn’t have an official one) and took it as an insult. - Ideal type is Justin from LVLMAX. He was delighted to hear that and bragged about it on variety, so she changed it to “someone cute and modest who doesn’t brag.”
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Full blown misandrist. She knows men ain’t shit and she will not take shit from them no matter how minor the shit is. Has a reputation for being rude and bitchy behind the scenes because of this. - When she chose Justin as her ideal type, it was just that he was the first famous male idol with a cute image that she could think of, she doesn’t have any particular interest in him or LVLMAX at all, and has said as much at fanmeets. However, some of Justin’s fans (the few of them that don’t ship him with men) ship her with him like crazy, and the rest hate her and consider her a filthy slut who became an idol just to sleep with their precious angel. The whole situation just made her hate men even more.
Stage Name: Kyuyoung Birth Name: Lee Kyuyoung Position: Fierce Vocals Birthday: 1993 Zodiac: Sagittarius Height: 165cm Weight: kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Favourite Food: Least Favourite Food: Durian Hobbies: Karaoke, playing video games, telling jokes
Facts: - Often mistaken as one of the “foreigner line”, but she’s fully Korean and has never left Korea in her life. - Originally was training to become a comedian and variety host, but Yeona was so impressed with her vocals that she offered her a spot in her new gg. Of the members, she's the one most like Yeona herself, very goofy and not afraid of embarrassing herself. - Rising variety star. - Ideal type is someone with a good sense of humour.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Very insecure about her looks and her dancing ability, heavily doubted Yeona’s decision to cast her in her new gg, but she loves singing and the feeling of being on stage, so she soldiers on. - Luckily, her self-deprecating sense of humour comes across well on variety, and lets her talk through her issues in a way that is well-received and helps raise the group’s name.
R1CH
kpop legends R1CH. Been around for 15+ years and all well into their 30s now but still putting out hit after hit. They mainly stick to funk and hip house, but they've done everything from (very questionable) gangsta rap to power ballads.
Members: CiCi (ex-leader), Yeona, Lion (leader), Haeun (maknae)
Fandom name: Famous
Stage Name: CiCi Birth Name: Cecilia Yeung Position: Main Vocal, Original Leader (passed on to Lion in the mid-00s) Birthday: 1982 Zodiac: Capricorn Height: 178cm Weight: 52kg Blood Type: A Favourite Colour: Red Favourite Food: Mapo dofu, kimchi jjigae Least Favourite Food: White chocolate Hobbies: Watching musicals, clothes shopping, singing
CiCi Facts: - From Hong Kong. Moved to Seoul in 1997 to debut, now spends her time between the two cities. - Nowadays almost more famous as an actress than as a singer, but she enjoys singing more than acting. - OWNS the colour red. Likes red everything and anything. Her red and black Bugatti Veyron, which she bought after a role as a femme fatale race car driver, is a famous sight in Seoul. - Very popular model for fashion brands due to her unbelievable figure and sophisticated fashion sense. - Although she is the oldest and the original leader, she’s a bit too easygoing, and voluntarily gave up the position to Lion, who is a natural-born leader, once they were all legal adults. - Nicknamed “Empress CiCi” for her elegant appearance and many roles in period dramas. - Ideal type at debut: someone cool and strong. Ideal type now: someone gentle and independent.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Faced a lot of backlash at debut due to her nationality, to the point where she wouldn’t speak much or at all on variety shows. This led to her being seen as cold and snobbish, which got her even more hate. She leant into it with a “princess disease” vain concept as she got older, and as her curves filled out and her features settled in, the more people started to simply agree with her. - The only member who hasn’t had any work done on her face, but she has had her boobs done. - Not particularly interested in dating, especially seeing what her members have gone through. It’s not that she doesn’t find anyone attractive, it’s just that it doesn’t seem worthwhile.
Stage Name: Yeona Birth Name: Moon Yeo Na Position: Visual, Vocalist Birthday: 1982 Zodiac: Sagittarius Height: 162cm Weight: 51kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Indigo Favourite Food: Anything low calorie (actually, anything high calorie) Least Favourite Food: Anything high calorie (actually, anything low calorie) Hobbies: Annoying the other members, shopping, makeup
Yeona Facts: - Variety goddess, always on TV making jokes and teasing hoobaes. - Very open about how much cosmetic surgery she’s had done, which is a lot. - Totally shameless. - Notorious for showing off her luxury goods hauls on social media to the point it annoys some fans. - Famous for her honey thighs, which she says she used to hate but now considers her best feature. - Joked that she has only ever dated men only because she would probably get jealous if her girlfriend was prettier than her. - Ideal type at debut: someone charming and protective. Ideal type now: someone who laughs easily.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Infamous yoyo dieter, was a little chubby at debut and got bashed quite badly for it which inspired her first crash diet and her first round of cosmetic surgery. - Her face has pretty much changed entirely from debut, but she’s sworn off any more major procedures and now only sticks to botox and dissolvable fillers. - Still wants to get married, but as she doesn’t want children or to give up her career as most men would demand her to, she has been thinking more and more seriously about dating women. - Aware that the other members have much bigger/higher-paying gigs than her even though she’s the one who appears on TV the most, and is a little jealous of it. However, she enjoys doing variety and especially likes spending time with other idols who she likes mentoring and helping out. - Producer of DTSY/Moon Bunny Girls, though she’s fairly hands-off now that they’ve debuted. She still considers them her pride and joy, however.
Stage Name: Saja/Lion (think like Bi/Rain) Birth Name: Kang Mi Ja Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Composer Birthday: 1983 Zodiac: Leo Height: 158cm Weight: 43kg Blood Type: AB Favourite Colour: Highlighter yellow Favourite Food: Doesn’t really have one Least Favourite Food: Doesn’t really have one Hobbies: Composing, getting into scandals, makeup, dancing
Lion Facts: - The most popular solo artist in SK. Known to disrupt promotions for other groups just by posting comeback hints online, as every single solo she’s come out with has been a smash hit. - As she debuted very young, she used to have a sweet and cute image, but even as a 14 year old she was very outspoken and a troublemaker, so the company eventually relented and let her be herself. - She was often made fun of for her small and boyish figure, so in 2005 she got breast implants. She was then called a slut and plastic for them, so in 2010 she had them done again and much bigger, and wrote her first solo, the bassy hip-house bitch track “Top Heavy” about them. - Has been in quite a few drug-related scandals, often weed or MDMA. Wrote a song about a mushroom trip she went on while in The Netherlands and it stayed at the top of the charts for 3 months. - Although she performs mostly hip-hop for her own solos, she’s also a talented ballad composer and has written for many TV and movie soundtracks. - Feminist and aggressive about it. R1CH was banned from broadcast on a certain channel for over 3 years in the late 2000s due to her getting into a physical altercation with a high-up male staff member who was sexually harassing a member of another girl group, and to this day she’s still painted as a psycho violent man-hater by misogynists even though her side of the story has been proven true. - The violent part is not far off, though, as R1CH were once infamous for fighting, both within the group and with others, and almost all instigated by Lion. They have calmed down now they are in their 30s, but they still have a bit of a “gangdol” image, and Lion most of all. - Openly bisexual and a supporter of LGBT rights, has had multiple dating scandals with men and women which often come out at the same time the government is trying to cover something up. - Ideal type at debut: doesn’t have one. Ideal type now: someone warm-hearted and playful.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: -So popular she genuinely cannot hide anything. F
Stage Name: Haesun Birth Name: Kim Hae Sun Position: Maknae, Main Dancer Birthday: 1985 Zodiac: Scorpio Height: 166cm Weight: 46kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: White, baby pink Favourite Food: Daifuku, macarons Least Favourite Food: Spicy food Hobbies: Dancing, acting, cooking
Haesun Facts: - Unlike Lion, has kept her “innocent cutie” image from debut because she likes it. - Has modelled for virtually every high-end makeup brand there is. - Famous for her round face and thick aegyosal which lends to her forever-babyfaced appearance. - Gets in dating scandals fairly often, but due to her innocent image and the easy way she denies anything current but is quick to brush over past scandals as being “blown out of proportion”, they never stick and people tend to forget about them fairly quickly. - Ideal type at debut: a handsome prince. Ideal type now: a handsome prince who is quiet and shy.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Actually a total pervert, even more than Lion. Longest relationship to date was with a Taiwanese billionaire she met at an opening gala for one of CiCi’s movies, but it only lasted a year and a half before she broke up with him, much to the dismay of her hardcore fans who want her to settle down. - VERY kinky, shocked fans in the late 00s with a solo stage during a concert which involved her walking one shirtless man like a dog and sitting on another. Doesn’t show that side of her personality very much these days, but it still comes up now and then if she pushes the cuteness too much. - Doesn’t trust men in general due to her experiences in the entertainment industry from a young age, and thus only really dates younger and submissive men, or wealthy men she can use for their money. - Genuinely a very good cook and has thought about opening her own restaurant when her idol life is over, which she thought would be about 10 years ago but R1CH are still as popular as ever, so...
BASIER DE FILLES
new rookie girl group, Basier de Filles! (awkward French intended) Their debut is gothic fantasy dream pop that leans heavily on the contrast between Yunhee's surprisingly deep and husky vocals and Cleo's more kpop-typical high vocals.
Members: Yunhee (leader), Dain, Cleo (maknae), Honey
Fandom name: Prix
Stage Name: Yunhee Birth Name: Jang Yun Hee Position: Leader, Main Vocal, Main Dancer Birthday: 1996 Zodiac: Scorpio Height: 169cm Weight: 46kg (officially) Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Black, hot pink Favourite Food: BBQ Least Favourite Food: Gelatinous foods Hobbies: Playing sports, watching historical documentaries
Yunhee Facts: - Was head cheerleader in high school, and is still very athletic. - Was scouted when she was performing a musical in university, as a straight-A student she had to make a hard decision whether to continue studying full time or to become an idol and delay her graduation. She was convinced only after the third time the agency called her, and after they discussed their plans with her musical theatre teachers. - Very witty and quick to call out rude or inappropriate behaviour. - Openly advocates for women’s and LGBT rights. - Ideal type is someone who listens well and is respectful, someone who can cook and eats well.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - a bit cold, doesn’t make friends easily and is distrustful of others. - huge nerd and not in the cute way, the “will argue for hours about historical revisioning” way. - can be a harsh leader because she gets frustrated easily when the others can’t follow along quickly. - even though she can be standoffish, she’s very protective of and caring to her dongsaengs. - of course she’s a lesbian.
Stage Name: Dain Birth Name: Oh Da In Position: Visual, Rapper Birthday: 1997 Zodiac: Virgo Height: 160cm Weight: 43kg (officially) Blood Type: B Favourite Colour: Lavender Favourite Food: Semi-sweet desserts like mont blanc Least Favourite Food: Red meat, offal, anything with too strong a flavour Hobbies: Dancing, watching historical documentaries
Dain Facts: - Former ulzzang, popular for her doll-like face and cute and sexy fashion. - Trained for 7 years. - Favourite brand is Chanel, then Yves Saint Laurent. - She and Cleo are the “twins” of the group, as new fans get them mixed up easily if they’re styled similarly. Dain has a rounder face. - Ideal type is a hard-working gentleman who can look after her.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Really just in it for the fame. - Mostly likes men, but chic and powerful women make her heart flutter a little bit. - Even though she’s the visual and posts a lot on social media, she’s a bit shy in real life. - But despite that, she’s still having a great time secretly having it off with Seongjun of B.coy...
Stage Name: Cleo Birth Name: Seo Yi Soo Position: Maknae, Dancer, Vocalist Birthday: 1999 Zodiac: Aquarius Height: 166cm Weight: 46kg (officially) Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Baby blue Favourite Food: Salty-sweet things Least Favourite Food: Bland things Hobbies: Watching anime, playing video games
Cleo Facts: - From Epping, New South Wales. Moved to Seoul when she turned 18 after being scouted in Sydney. - Speaks Korean, English, and a little bit of Mandarin and Thai. - Big anime fan, has a youtube page from predebut where she uploads covers of anime songs. - Her favourite shows are Haikyuu!!, Hunter x Hunter, Sailor Moon, Naruto, and Death Note. She really hates ecchi shows, and she always tells her fans that she doesn’t like people who only watch ecchi. - Always wears light colour contacts. - She and Dain are the “twins” of the group, as new fans get them mixed up easily if they’re styled similarly. Cleo has a more angular face. - Ideal type is someone who shares her interests and laughs a lot.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Though she’s a big anime fan, she really really really hates anime fandom and especially male anime fans because of the rampant paedophilia, racism and sexism. - This leads to her disliking a lot of her own fans, as her reputation as an anime fan and her cute appearance appeals to a lot of the same anime fans that jerk it to schoolgirls. - Actually reads more yaoi and yuri than anything which is why her official faves are so normie, and why her unnies think it’s funny that she hates ecchi, because a lot of the yuri she reads is very male-gazey.
Stage Name: Honey Birth Name: Yoon Ha Ni Position: Main Rapper, Dancer Birthday: 1998 Zodiac: Taurus Height: 176cm Weight: 49kg (officially) Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Cotton candy pink Favourite Food: Fried chicken burger with extra pickles, large fries with ranch, large coke Least Favourite Food: None Hobbies: ? (actual written answer)
Honey Facts: - From Long Beach, California. Moved to Seoul just before debut. - Former fashion model, popular for her long slender legs. - The mysterious member, often says things that don’t make sense to anyone but her. - The “puppy” of the group, very cheerful and silly but innocent and gullible. - Loves skinship and is full of aegyo. - The member with the biggest difference between on-stage and off-stage appearance, as she’s cute and bubbly most of the time, but she’s charismatic and sexy on stage. - Answers “ideal type” questions with wildly different and often contradictory things every time she’s asked. The only link between them is that she seems not to like people who hide their emotions.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - Really really really really really dumb. Very sweet and kind, but makes Jamie seem like a genius. - Got into some minor trouble predebut because she did a lot of bikini and lingerie modelling in the US and some of it is quite racy, but the company got most of the pictures taken down. - Because she is very tall and a bit busty, she doesn’t fit a lot of clothing in Korean stores, and she often wears her own clothing or wears recycled stage clothing to off-stage schedules like fanmeets. This led to fans thinking she was being exploited for her body (as her American clothes show more cleavage than Korean fashion tends to and because of her predebut bikini photos), but she explained that it’s just her own clothes from home, as most sponsored clothing doesn’t fit her and the stylists don’t have time to custom-make clothes for off-stage schedules. So now fans just think she’s being bullied by the stylists.
B.A.D.D.
Kpop’s bad boys, B.A.D.D.! Tryhard toughboys whose fans are obsessed with their hiphop trap soundcloud rapper “authentic real rap” sound. They’re always fighting between themselves, but it’s just healthy competition, right?
Minseok (leader), Namgyun, Jiheun (maknae), Calvin, Kyuchul
Fandom name: BADDies
Stage Name: Minseok Birth Name: Lee Min Seok Position: Leader, Low Tone Rap Birthday: 1995 Zodiac: Scorpio Height: 184cm Weight: 65kg Blood Type: A Favourite Colour: Dark blue Favourite Food: Beef hotpot Least Favourite Food: Custard tarts Hobbies: Watching action and horror movies
Minseok Facts: - His eyebrow is not styled that way, there is a real scar through it. - Used to make mixtapes with his original raps in middle school. Doesn’t have them any more, but is planning on making more! - Known for his sharp tongue and tough bad boy image, but he’s a good leader who isn’t too strict. - Doesn’t have an ideal type.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - of course his nose is fake, come on bro. So is his height, he wears heel lifts. He’s not that short, he just can’t stand being shorter than Jiheun. - VERY ill-tempered and prone to rude and angry outbursts. Gets away with it because of his “real rapper” image but he’s gotten in a bit of trouble with the company for his snappish personality. - previously dated Sunghoon of Passion Pop while they were both in the same company in their teens, both were kicked out for constant verbal and physical fighting. - bisexual and kind of in denial about it despite him being the one who fell for and pursued Sunghoon and him not even being close to the one and only dude he’s been attracted to - the toxic masculinity is REAL
Stage Name: Namgyun Birth Name: Kim Nam Gyun Position: High tone rap Birthday: 1996 Zodiac: Taurus Height: 180cm Weight: 68kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Dark red, light green Favourite Food: Pizza Least Favourite Food: Mushrooms Hobbies: Working out
Namgyun Facts: - Wants people who are doing poorly at school to look at him and be inspired, because he was one of the worst students in his high school and barely graduated, but look at him now! - Thinks his charms are his pecs, his smile, then his freckles. - Usually cheerful and bright, but can be really petty, especially when people pit him against Kyuchul, who he has somewhat of a push-and-pull relationship with. - His ideal type is someone slim but athletic with short hair who is good at leading, because he wants someone to join him at the gym, but he’s also a little indecisive and needs someone to take care of him.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - dumb as hell - realised he was bisexual just before debut and hasn’t really had a chance to sort through his feelings. - huge crush on Minseok but is aware of the fact that he used to date Sunghoon and doesn’t want to step on his toes now he has to deal with seeing him all the time again now. - his relationship with Kyuchul is mostly for the fans, but they’ve hooked up a few times to relieve stress.
Stage Name: Jiheun Birth Name: Lim Ji Heun Position: Main Dancer, Maknae Birthday: 2000 Zodiac: Aries Height: 183cm Weight: 70kg Blood Type: A Favourite Colour: Dark green Favourite Food: Sashimi, samgyeopsal Least Favourite Food: Vegetables Hobbies: Video games
Jiheun Facts: - Youngest child of a wealthy family. - Learned to drive in a Porsche. - Maknae on top. - Though B.A.D.D. doesn’t have an official visual member, everyone in the group except for Kyuchul ranks him as the most attractive member. - Thinks his charms are his very pale skin and his height. - Fave character is the Joker and has a Joker phone case. - Ideal type is a petite, modest and loyal girl with long straight black hair.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - very heterosexual and a total playboy who was very popular in high school, the company is constantly covering up his dating scandals and general womanising - has zero respect for his hyungs, especially not Minseok, who he easily manipulates to get his way. - friends since predebut with Wooshik of Passion Pop, but they try to keep it on the down-low because they don’t want their real life friendship to become a TV thing. - knows his fandom is insane and isn’t above weaponising them by acting cute or sad on camera.
Stage Name: Calvin Birth Name: Calvin Cho Position: Main Vocal Birthday: 1996 Zodiac: Sagittarius Height: 177cm Weight: 67kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Aqua, reddish-purple Favourite Food: Jjajangmyeon, garlic bread Least Favourite Food: Any sort of innards or “weird” meat like pig trotters because he’s squeamish Hobbies: Karaoke, video games
Calvin Facts: - Born in Ontario, Canada, but moved back to Korea when he was 15. - Speaks Korean, English, French, and Mandarin. - Skinship and aegyo monster. - Self-proclaimed “cutest member”. - Ideal type is someone cute and short who he can take care of.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - despite his “warm boyfriend” image, he’s a total sleazebag who is always thinking about sex. Looks at a lot of porn and hentai manga. His tastes range from huge-titted milfs to anthros to twink maids. - has a secret stan twitter account (of course “she” is Calvin-biased) which he mostly uses to promote his own fancams and nitpick fan translations. Ended up getting blocked by half the fandom (so, the Jiheun Protection Squad) after criticising a fansub where Jiheun insults Calvin quite rudely but was translated to be softer/less rude. - VERY physically attracted to Jamie of Passion Pop, always pushing the “calmie” agenda when they’re on shows together (and on his secret twitter account), and as they’re both English speakers, they get paired up a lot. However, they don’t actually get along despite their fanservicey behaviour and it’s obvious even to fans, so...
Stage Name: Kyuchul Birth Name: Song Kyu Chul Position: Vocal, Rap, Dance Birthday: 1994 Zodiac: Capricorn Height: 176cm Weight: 66kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Black Favourite Food: Tonkotsu ramen Least Favourite Food: Tomato Hobbies: Telling jokes, bullying Namgyun
Kyuchul Facts: - Mood maker of the group. - Very sassy. - Likes picking on Namgyun because he’s easy to fool and cute when he’s angry. - Last-minute addition to the group, was originally going to debut in another group but the company thought he’d suit B.A.D.D. more. - Even though he has six years of idol training, he only spent a few weeks with the members predebut. - B.A.D.D.’s varietydol, despite what Calvin would like to think. - Though B.A.D.D. doesn’t have an official visual member, he claims that it’s him, and his looks are very popular with fans (especially his eyesmile and dimples), so he and Jiheun are always fighting about it. - Ideal type is someone innocent and cheerful, but with a glamorous body.
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - not very close with any of the members, actively dislikes Jiheun. - his relationship with Namgyun is mostly for the fans, but they’ve hooked up a few times to relieve stress. And he does think Namgyun is cute when he’s angry, even though he mostly likes girls. - very bitter about the younger Minseok being the leader of the group, and does not listen to him at all. - the definition of petty and vindictive. Will stab you in the back and spread nasty rumours about you for as little as accidentally bumping into him one time.
PASSION POP
Members: Sunghoon (leader), Jamie, $ticky, Kiwoo, Wooshik (maknae)
Fandom name: Fruits
Stage Name: Sunghoon Birth Name: Kim Sung Hoon Position: Leader, Main Vocalist Birthday: March 29th, 1994 Zodiac: Aries sun, Scorpio moon, Leo rising Height: 178cm Weight: 68kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Red, black Favourite Food: Steak Least Favourite Food: Fish, especially tuna Hobbies: Singing, dancing, acting, photography
Sunghoon Facts: - Born in Seoul, but lived for 5 years in New York City. - Speaks Korean and English. - Only child, mother and father are also both artists. - Classically trained tenor who graduated from The Juilliard School with a Bachelor of Music (Vocal Arts) at age 20. - An accomplished musical theatre actor. Surprised everyone in his local troupe by suddenly becoming an idol. - Called “Explosive Sunghoon” because of his powerful vocals and hot temper. - Very strict, but emotional and easy to play tricks on. - Will not answer what his ideal type is, hates the question, will complain any time it’s brought up.
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mEBzMfTUi56Ebk6Sf5lkh
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - heavy cocaine and xanax user. “Not addicted” and “can quit at any time”. - former alcoholic, has slip-ups now and then but quit because it was affecting his physique, which he works way too hard on. - exclusively gay, was out predebut and had to go back into the closet to debut, so his predebut socmed has been completely wiped and there’s very little to find about him predebut that isn’t old cast bios from his acting days or group pics with old friends. Very into pretty twinks. - previously dated Minseok of B.A.D.D. while they were both in the same company in their teens, both were kicked out for constant verbal and physical fighting. - currently in a relationship with Jamie, but it’s kept very much on the down-low for obvious reasons. - undiagnosed, but probably has bipolar disorder alongside diagnosed (and again secret) panic disorder.
Stage Name: Jamie Birth Name: James Choi Position: Visual, Rapper Birthday: June 21st, 1996 Zodiac: Cancer sun, Leo moon, Pisces rising Height: 163cm Weight: 59kg Blood Type: B Favourite Colour: Electric pink Favourite Food: Everything, loves food, especially sweet, salty or spicy snacks. Least Favourite Food: None Hobbies: Video games, partying
Jamie Facts: - Born in Los Angeles, California, only moved to Seoul recently and is still a little bad at speaking Korean. - Speaks English and Korean. - Only child of a very wealthy single mother. - Member with the least amount of training, was only a trainee for a few months before debut. - Called “Crybaby Jamie” because despite having a flirtatious playboy image, he’s actually very sensitive and complains a lot. Got into a lot of trouble predebut because he’d run off to sulk without knowing the area around the company dorms very well and would get lost and have to be picked up. - Secret dance machine of Passion Pop. Can twerk and do the splits. His audition was a (pretty impressive and very jiggly) dance and (pretty impressively bad) rap cover of Nicki Minaj’s Pound The Alarm. - Ideal type is “a vampire-like person” who’s sexy and a bit cruel. Answers with a different cartoon villainess every time he’s asked.
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ngCFTz2DTPpZfJ4TDA9yH
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - diagnosed ADHD combined type, but was always bad at taking his meds in the US (often sold them as party drugs instead) and can’t legally get them in SK anyway. - total stoner, though obv it’s harder to get weed in SK than LA lol - party animal and frequent user of party drugs like molly and special k, tries to keep away from harder stuff and worries about Sunghoon. - hates the taste of alcohol so doesn’t get drunk much. Total lightweight who only drinks wine coolers. - HUUUUGE mommy issues, the joke is that he’s “sensitive” and “a crybaby” but ADHD rejection sensitive dysphoria + lack of any close familial relationships (doesn’t know his dad, mom is a wealthy socialite who works almost as much as she parties) means he’s left with poor communication skills, a huge fear of abandonment and disappointing others, very low self-esteem and needs constant reassurance. - due to spoilt upbringing, is very careless with his belongings, especially electronics and clothing. - doesn’t really see why people keep telling him he’s attractive, but his desire for being desired outweighs his low self-esteem. Plus he just likes being touched and kissed and fucked, so... - pansexual and very into older and more powerful types. Was very relieved to discover that Sunghoon was not only gay but also into him, because he’d been worrying about what he’d do if they debuted together and if he found out that he had a crush on him for months.
Stage Name: $ticky Birth Name: Jung Sung Ki Position: Vocalist, Rapper, Dancer, Composer Birthday: October 13th, 1993 Zodiac: Libra sun, Virgo moon, Virgo rising Height: 181cm Weight: 70kg Blood Type: O Favourite Colour: Yellow, sea green Favourite Food: Anything sweet Least Favourite Food: Greasy/oily food Hobbies: Dancing, DJing, cooking
$ticky Facts: - Born in Gongju, but has lived in Seoul since leaving high school. - Has a younger sister and an older sister. His older sister and parents worked a lot, so he’s used to taking care of his little sister. - Completed his military service straight out of high school. - Almost always wears big circle lenses. - Mother of the group. - The only one whose “image colour” (purple) is not one of his favourite colours. He accepts it because it matches the feeling of the group well, but he doesn’t think it suits him very well, and wishes he could swap colours with Wooshik (yellow). - Called “Softie Sticky” because he’s gentle, kind, and, despite being the eldest member, a pushover who just goes along with what everyone else wants to do. - Chose his stage name himself, based on the Japanese word “suteki” and because he thought it sounded cute. The dollar sign is because he is a Ke$ha fan. - Doesn’t have an ideal type, thinks the question is a bit shallow.
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59AorKrFqYSzCvfK4iES7V
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - genuinely has nothing to hide LOL - ok maybe he’s a bit more of a hoe than his kind and caring image lets on - ok a LOT of a hoe but in a sensual and adult way, not the desperate-for-attention way Jamie is. - open-minded about gender and sexuality, but doesn’t think much about his own identity and his flamboyance and feminine-coded behaviour is never really questioned given that he’s an idol and a tall and muscular one at that. “Doesn’t everyone just like what they like?”
Stage Name: Kiwoo Birth Name: Hwang Ki Woo Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist Birthday: April 14th, 1996 Zodiac: Aries sun, Aquarius moon, Sagittarius rising Height: 165cm Weight: 47kg Blood Type: A Favourite Colour: Neon green Favourite Food: Sour candy, fried chicken Least Favourite Food: Boiled vegetables Hobbies: Dancing, makeup, video games
Kiwoo Facts: - Born in Busan, moved to Seoul by himself at age 16. - Middle child of a large family (younger brother, younger sister, older sister, older brother). - Family owns a fried chicken shop, so he knows how to make really good fried chicken. - Fake maknae, always mistaken as the youngest because of his small frame and energetic personality. - Called “Smile Fairy Kiwoo” because of his ever-present smile and playfulness. - Big makeup fan, does a lot of his looks himself and sometimes does makeup for the others too. - Very stubborn, the “secret power” in the group. - The member with the most public recognition predebut, had won many dance competitions and had one of his dance videos go viral. - Ideal type is someone kind-hearted and taller than him.
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RQittX0WgAmbB0rG9PWOr
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - fairly obviously got his jaw shaved, as he had a heavy social media presence before debut and there’s lots of old and embarrassing pics online. - pretty much fine with showing his old pics because they’re basically unrecognisable and pretty funny but would rather die than be seen without his hair and makeup done as an idol. - has a LOT of connections within big companies like SG due to his audition blitz. - genuinely is just very skinny due to a natural high metabolism, natural high level of energy and intense dance practices, but has friends, some debuted idols, who struggle with EDs so he’s VERY bitter about comments implying that he has an ED, especially if they’re joking about it. - had serious issues with Jamie predebut and in their first year of promotions, but they get along now after having a heart-to-heart about their less than ideal childhoods.
Stage Name: Wooshik Birth Name: Kim Woo Shik Position: Main Rapper, Maknae Birthday: March 13th, 1999 Zodiac: Pisces sun, Capricorn moon, Taurus rising Height: 185cm Weight: 82kg Blood Type: A Favourite Colour: Anything pastel Favourite Food: Chocolate, pasta, beef Least Favourite Food: Winter melon, raw eggs Hobbies: Bodybuilding, dancing, drawing
Wooshik Facts: - Born in Incheon. - Has an 8 years older brother who helped to raise him as both his parents worked long hours. - His brother is a personal trainer and owns his own gym, so Wooshik started working out at a young age. - Called “Tofu Beast Wooshik”. Tofu because of his pale skin and soft and round face, Beast because of his massive and muscular physique. - The only member not intimidated by Sunghoon’s hot temper. - Has a lot of natural aegyo, but finds it hard to act cute on demand. - Total meme sense of humour. - Hasn’t thought about his ideal type, like Sunghoon and $ticky, he dislikes the question.
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Yl2LwrVijEwajWqO1NhN5
BEHIND THE SCENES DATA: - a little embarrassed about his muscular body, it wasn’t such a big deal when he was in the gym surrounded by other way bigger, older, and more ripped guys, but it’s very noticeable around slim idols. - also a little hurt by the “beast” nickname, as he’s really very gentle and friendly, even if he is a bit single-minded at times. - many people see him not being intimidated by Sunghoon as not respecting him, but he actually looks up to Sunghoon a lot, and as more than just his group leader.