BASICS
FULL NAME: KIM CHAN-YEOL [ 김찬열 ]
» MEANING: Kim [ (Hangul: 김) is the most common surname in Korea. Kim is written as 김 (gim) in both North and South Korea. The hanja for Kim, 金, can also be transliterated as 금 (geum) which means "gold, metal, iron". ) was the name of a family that rose to prominence and became the rulers of Silla for 700 years. .]; Chan-yeol [ From Sino-Korean 燦 (chan) "vivid, illuminating; bright" and 烈 (yeol) "fiery, violent, vehement, ardent".]
VERSES: The Game, Excess Baggage, Fear of 13.
NICKNAME(S): Chan, Channie.
AGE: 28-years old.
DATE OF BIRTH: 1994 September 12, Monday.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Gwangju, South Korea.
OCCUPATION: English/Korean Teacher.
RELIGION: Born Catholic, non-practicing. Spiritual but not religious.
ORIENTATION: Heterosexual; heteroromantic.
GENDER: Cisgender male.
PERSONALITY
STRENGTHS: Loyal, Analytical, Kind, Hardworking, Practical.
WEAKNESSES: Shyness, Workaholic, Insecure, Overly Critical, Worry a lot.
APPEARANCE
FACE CLAIM: Kim Nam-joon.
HEIGHT: 6’0” [ 182 cm.]
WEIGHT: 154 lbs. [ 70 kg. ]
BUILD: Athletic.
GAIT: TBA.
HAIR COLOR: Black.
EYE COLOR: Brown.
BIRTHMARK: TBA.
OVERVIEW:
» SCARS: Small ones from playing when he was little.
» TATTOOS: None.
BACKGROUND
HOMETOWN: Gwangju, South Korea.
RESIDENCES: Gwangju and Seoul, South Korea.
NATIONALITY: Korean.
ETHNICITY: Asian.
FINANCIAL: Lower middle-class.
EDUCATION LEVEL: University graduate.
DEGREES: Education.
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Chanyeol is fluent in Hangul, his native language. He is also fluent in English which he teaches in high school. He is also learning some other European languages like French and Spanish. He is fluent in Japanese and can converse well in Mandarin.
RELATIONSHIPS
PARENTS: Names to be added; both alive.
SIBLINGS: Younger brother and sister.
CHILDREN: He has no children.
PETS: He has a cat.
SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS: Chanyeol is very good friends with Riri. They met when Chanyeol briefly lived in Jeju with his mother’s parents due to some hardships. He went to school there but eventually transferred back to Gwangju to finish.
» TBA.
FAMILY HISTORY: There’s nothing much extraordinary about Chanyeol’s life. He grew up in a loving home although you can say his parents are ‘traditional.’ They were strict and still are and stressed out the importance of finishing school. His mother was an elementary teacher and his father was a farmer. Chanyeol and his siblings helped out their parents as they grew up not having a lot although their parents always made sure there's food on the table.
Chanyeol and his siblings were raised to be humble and family-oriented.
Chanyeol went to college in Seoul; his parents working hard to send him to a university where he could get good education. He worked at the same time to help pay for his tuition although he did get scholarship because of his exceptional grades.
Chanyeol didn’t right away finish college. He had to stop for a year when his father got sick. He went back home to help around the farm and also support his younger siblings. He finally returned to university when his father was strong enough to manage some work.
Once he graduated, he right away went job hunting and once working, he made sure to help out his parents. His mother still teaches but only part-time and manages a small store with his father as well. Both of his siblings are also in school.
Chanyeol is very focused on work; he loves teaching. He works part-time as a sub at a high school in Seoul and he does cram school teaching English as well. He does private tutoring which makes him most of his money.
Re-connecting with Riri in Seoul gave Chanyeol an opportunity to open up a whole new side of his career. He has been hired by a few managers and trainers to tutor their young idol trainees.
ROMANTIC HISTORY: Chanyeol dated but when his parents start nagging him about getting married, he doesn’t necessarily get scared but he breaks up with his s/o - he doesn’t like the pressure of being forced to start his own family. Besides, he has a lot he would like to achieve.
PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS: He is good friends with Riri and Hajun.
THOUGHTS ON LOVE: "Has its time and place.”
HEALTH
PHOBIA(S): Nothing really.
HANDICAP(S): None.
MENTAL DISORDER: Anxiety.
PHYSICAL DISEASE(S): None.
PREDISPOSITION(S): Depression.
