ROOHAN "RIVER" ONG-BERRY
AGE: 21
BIRTHDAY: August 14th, 2003
RELATION: adopted
TYPE: solo
GENDER: cismale
PRONOUNS: he/him
ORIENTATION(S): pansexual
FACE CLAIM: Jeon Jungkook
JOB/SCHOOL
GRADE: Sophomore
MAJOR: Music
MINOR: Performing Arts
JOB: K-entertainment Company Soloist/Actor
ABOUT
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.






