SM1L3Y :: ROMANCES.
Danielās romantic relationships are, in short, a mess. Heās got bad commitment issues and even worse abandonment issues. With a dating history chock full of hookups, cheating, and other bad decisions, it should come as no surprise that he canāt seem to hold a steady relationship... but heāll assure you that heās doing perfectly fine. Heās here for a fun time, not a long time, alright?
ā JEON SOYEON :: G-(I)DLE :: FIRST LOVE.
Daniel was introduced to Soyeon by Bokyung in the fall of 2014 after an especially rough patch in his life. As a result, he latched onto her rather quickly. Soyeon was his first love, first kiss, first everything. She was simply a lovely distraction. As one would expect, the pairās relationship wasnāt entirely healthy.
Both Daniel and Soyeon were unstable and immature, with a relationship consisting of physical affection and dumping all of their personal issues on each other, none of which either were equipped to deal with. He would speak about his family issues while Soyeon would confide in Daniel about her fears and insecurities, especially when comparing herself to other Cube trainees. Only sharing such secrets with each other fostered an unhealthy codependency.
Daniel and Soyeon were an on-again, off-again mess for most of their teen years. It was a toxic affair from both ends: Soyeon would guilt-trip him whenever he tried to break things off for good and Daniel would hook up with other girls to anger and spite her. Despite this, old habits die hard, and heād have a hard time letting go of her. This would prompt the two to keep reconnecting every so often, despite the trouble itād bring them.
ā MINNIE YONTARARAK :: G-(I)DLE :: AĀ MEANS TO AN END.
Daniel and Soyeon would break things off for good after he hooked up with G-(I)DLE co-member Minnie Yontararak. Neither Minnie nor Daniel felt much for one another, as he only did so to have fun and spite Soyeon, who had confided only in him about the insecurities she felt when compared to the other female trainees at Cube. Realizing that heād done this specifically to hurt her feelings, she stopped trying to make him stay.
ā CHOU TZUYU :: TWICE :: FIRST HEARTBREAK.
Daniel began dating Tzuyu shortly after breaking up with Soyeon, still not used to being alone. He treated her like a princess, ever the caring considerate boyfriend, and always accommodated for her busy work schedule as a TWICE member. Despite rushing into love for all the wrong reasons, he really, truly loved her.
Unfortunately, on a day that the couple had a date planned, Daniel unintentionally stood Tzuyu up. He was instead checking up on Soyeon after she had sent him a rather disconcerting, guilt-inducing text message. Daniel, stuck in his codependent ways and still feeling guilty for how he ended their relationship, rushed to her side right away, forgetting about his plans and leaving Tzuyu to wait on his arrival for hours on end.
While alone waiting for Daniel, Tzuyu was unfortunately found by a sasaeng. While she managed to return to the JYP dorm unscathed, the incident left her very shaken and she broke up with Daniel over text for failing to be there for her. Not wanting to dwell on his guilt, Daniel never bothered to explain himself. While she resents him, he still cares for her deeply and considers her the one who got away. He cut Soyeon off and stopped pursuing any serious relationshipsāonly flingsāafter this.
ā KIM YERIM :: RED VELVET :: A SLOW BURN.
Daniel first met Yerim in October 2018 after PODIUM's label, Million Market, was bought by SM Entertainment. They quickly hit it off and became good friends. While he initially flirted with her as a joke, his romantic feelings for her would grow to be genuine. Though their slow burning romance readied him for loving again, she rejected himādespite reciprocatingādue to his reputation and instability, believing he needs to work on himself first.
ā KANG JIAH :: VENUS (@venuswrld) :: A 2AM RENDEZVOUS.
Daniel got Jiahās number from a mutual friend. The two quickly hit it off, despite only communicating virtually at first. Their relationship can best be described as āfriends who kiss sometimes.ā While Daniel is still emotionally stuck on Yerim and Jiah is still technically dating Changbin, they enjoy talking, flirting, and hooking up before ghosting each other and repeating the cycle again. Theyāre basically each otherās simps.










