ROOHAN ONG-BERRY
☆ FULL NAME: Roohan "River" Ong-Berry ☆ GENDER: Cisman ☆ PRONOUNS: He/Him ☆ AGE: 21 (August 14th, 2003) ☆ TYPE: Adopted sibling; solo ☆ HOMETOWN: Worcester, New York ☆ JOB: K-entertainment Company Soloist/Actor ☆ SCHOOL: Sophomore, majoring in Music; minoring in Performing Arts ☆ SEXUALITY: Pansexual ☆ FACECLAIM: Jeon Jungkook
ABOUT ROOHAN
River was born as Ong Roohan in seoul, South Korea. He was given up by his parents due to the fact that they were both only 17 years old when River was born. He was adopted by the Berrys shortly after his second birthday. He continued to go by River until about the second grade, before his dads helped him choose an English name, to keep the other kids from bullying him further, and he chose River.
River was always moving, his natural affinity for dancing discovered less than a year after he was adopted. His fathers nurtured his talent and he soon grew passionate about not only dancing, but about any thing that kept him moving. A few years later, he discovered his voice, and as what seems to be the norm with the Berry family, it was exceptional, and he honed his new skill to perfection with the support of his fathers.
When he was 13 he asked about his adoption, a school assignment sparking his curiosity, and his fathers told him where he came from. It led to him researching his country of birth and discovering media from it, falling in love with the music and the super dramatic shows. A year later, when he was 14, the company of one of the groups he enjoyed announced a global audition, and he begged his fathers if he could do it, and after days of him begging, they allowed him. He found out a few months later he made it through and he was set to move into the company trainee dorms and start his k-entertainment journey, able to visit home over breaks.
He did his schooling while doing his training, which included Korean lessons, which he picked up easily. When he was 16 he got his first acting role, it wasn’t big, just the annoying little brother of the male lead, but it was his debut in the industry. Soon after his acting debut, he made his singing debut, releasing his first single, garnering himself a modest and loyal fanbase.
He graduated when he was 18 and focused on his career for a few years, getting more acting roles, most of them supporting roles, and releasing more music. He took a hiatus shortly before his 20th birthday and enrolled in psu as a music major. During the break between his first and second semester, river went back to south korea and released another album, transitioning to online classes for his second semester so he could also film for another drama as well. But now he's back on campus for his second year.
FAMILY BACKGROUND
The Berry Family is a household name in many ways more than once. Through their prestige, accolades, and accreditations with critics they have earned their mark in the entertainment industry. Through many tours with traveling Broadway companies and musical acts their name has been implemented. And that was before they even met, when they met it was like fire and ice clashing and that steam was worth the showcase. That led to a romance that took the two on a romance that enhanced their lives and careers. After a few more devoted and acclaimed years in the industry they decided to retire and start up a family. This lead them to surrogating and adopting a few children and creating a tightly knit family that they are extremely active and loving in. But of course it wouldn’t be them if they weren’t still out doing work in the music community from doing vocal lessons at local Broadway shows, high schools, and even University programs.