hey everyone! itโs clementine (she/they, +18) with cha rohan <3 links are provided below, along with the rest of his info under the cut. feel free shoot an im over to get things rolling or give this post a heart and iโll roll over to you!
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trigger warning: none of these topics will be discussed in detail, but mentions of death and car accident will be present. please consider this your tw before reading the contents below!
letchugooo! alrighty, lemme give a brief rundown on rohan and his family past/dynamics before jumping into how he got his foot into the entertainment industry. :]
mama yi (never got married, didnโt believe in that shit) and (deadbeat) papa cha were former highschool sweethearts that rekindled their flame exactly a year after graduating. they met, were by their lonesome for some years, before rohan is born into their world. they live fairly mundane lives - mama yi has been saving up to finally study to become a nurse by juggling two jobs and papa cha had decided to finish college (he dropped out of community college midway). the neighbors all dote on baby rohan and a village really raises him. while his parents are busy, the neighbors offer to keep him for the day or sometimes take him on adventures. whether it be daytime seaside trips or going to the markets for a day, rohan is extremely well-taken care of and loved by the people around him. wanting some sort of structure for her son, he joins a dance academy at the age of three after playing baduk and learning to swim are a no-go. heโs good, and itโs evident as he slowly starts to blossom into an ace.
on his sixth birthday, papa cha leaves under the guise of grabbing cake candles for rohan and never returns. three suddenly became two, and sometimes the number would bump back up whenever his motherโs boyfriends would stick around for an extra couple of months. itโs not until she findsย โthe oneโ - a friend of a close senior at her medical school. heโs young but solidified in his career as a researcher turned medical expert, and provides a lot of gentleness and stability to rohan and mama yiโs lives. after graduating, he takes a pause of his career when rohanโs little sister is born, and the new found family decided to move to a beach town in new zealand.ย
rohan moves to another dance academy, one in the next city over, and their lives are smooth. itโs slow but steady. his sister grows up well, his parents enjoy their newfound freedom, and it couldnโt get any better for rohan. they stay in akaroa for years until his father gets a job offer - a teaching job at snuโs college of medicine, and the family decide to move back to south korea. new zealand has, and ends up always being, rohanโs home. but something felt different, and he knew it the minute the plane landed. the family continues to thrive - he returns back to his former dance academy, his mother finally finishes her residency and becomes a nurse at a nearby hospital, his fatherโs teaching job goes hand in hand with his expertise, and his little sister continues to grow well. the same neighbors that doted on rohan growing up turn to take care of her, and itโs still smooth. life was really, really good. at the academy, rohan begins receving dozens and dozens of lovecalls early on. he throws all of them out though, being a public figure is not something he cares for (yet).
( trigger warning start ) on her way back from home one night, his mom ends up in a freak car accident. the fact it was an accident is the only thing that really saves rohan - but it made him turn away from the world, a lot. his father does his best to make sure both kids are taken care of, that he doesnโt lose nurturing them over his own grief. the family heals together, but itโs not a pain that goes away. rohanโs mother was the central role in the home, an irreplaceable glue that held them all together and steady. her loss was greatly felt, and all the neighbors pulled in their weight in taking care of the kids. ( trigger warning end )
so, rohan puts everything into dance. literally everything. every emotion he couldnโt understand or say out loud he put it into his movements, opting for songs that were eerily heartbreaking and choreo that was earth-shattering and, well, sad. itโs his way to cope and an outlet for everything he kept in his head to escape. every time he finishes a routine, rohan can breathe. his father gently urges him to continue what he loves to do, and rohan decides to accept the next offer he receives from a company. a scout from yuseong entertainment approaches rohan while heโs out with his little sister at the mall, and he joins as a trainee some time later.
he joins the company in the spring of 2010 and begins to make a name for himself soon enough. his skillsets are almost second to none, rohan ranks number one (rap, vocal, dance) time and time again for the monthly evals. he earns himself the nicknameย โyuseongโs legendary traineeโ, and the eight years he stays within the company finally seem to amount to something: their next boy group. when talks of the survival show start swarming among the trainees, it felt like a no brainer rohan would be included in their lineup. he pictures himself on stage with stranger and familiar faces in a group and the prospect of his dream coming true is too good to be true. but as the names get picked out, rohanโs never does. the loss is so devastating - too devastating - and rohan feels overwhelmed, to say the least. eight years. eight years of his youth. eight years of missing his sisterโs birthday and not being able to come home for dinner and watching his friends grow up. eight years of blood, sweat, and tears, in the desperate hope he can be like his mother - that he can chase the things he wanted as ferociously as she did. eight years of hoping to make her proud, down the drain. eight years of life, gone in a flash. he leaves yuseong entertainment after the show comes to an end.
so what the heck does rohan do now??? open a soundcloud, of course! he started creating music through lessons as a trainee and finally completed some projects he had lying around. he grows a following and his departure, as well as his sound, catches wishboneโs attention. theyโre soon at his door, offering an exclusive contract. another hurdle: rohan trained to be a part of group. his position could be debated, but it was always part of a group. he was shaped to be a part of something and not be alone, so he takes some time on the offer. wishbone assures him heโs got what it takes, and he debuts in the spring of 2019 withย โbonnie and clydeโ (aka one of the best solo debuts everย ๐ฎโ๐จ). and as always, mama yi was right. she always said things would work out and life was never that bad. itโs like she knew rohan needed those words all along, and he became living proof of her words.
if youโre a rohan stan, youโre aย โhannieโ or aย โroroโ. i donโt make the rules. as an artist, heโs definitely already made a statement through his sound of having the ability to be versatile and diverse. retains the all-rounded nature he formed as a trainee. most of his songs are vocal-centered or rap-centered, and heโs able to move through concepts extremely well while still retaining theย โrohan soundโ fans of his have grown to love. definitely slow and meticulous as fuck with his process - very frank ocean, dean and lorde like in that aspect. (rohan stans can still be found crying for an ep and album as we speak) a perfectionist with his craft because he cherishes and loves music so much - so itโs important he loves what he creates to translate that to his fans. thatโs why heโs only released singles so far, slowly, and always teasing that an album is always in the works. he just doesnโt know when it will be done. as his songs have little to no choreo, dancing has once become a hobby for rohan again. which he enjoys, honestly. he typically releases dance covers through social media or has dance jams on vlive/insta live. he has a handful of interviews and prefers radio shows if he has to do any of them - mainly because he doesnโt care for variety shows and the likes that most idols do. pretty glad he doesnโt have to do aegyo or do a cartwheel or whatever the fuck! huge fan of magazine shoots and cfs, however. hopes to start producing and songwriting for other groups/soloists soon. plans to make his acting debut as well.
rohan is a pretty laidback and chill person, definitely easygoing and goes with the flow of life. not a pushover or someone he allows to be walked over, strict with his boundaries and preferences. can be weirdly energetic and hype with his besties, and loves doing spontaneous shit. pretty approachable if he didnโt have a rbf half the time, as well as being covered up with tattoos. a workaholic by nature so heโs really always at his studio or being a homebody with his children, cha podo (doggo) and cha sagwa (catto). frequents parties here and there, probably leaves early too. super into snacks and if you get him his favorites, he will be forever in your debt. hangs out with his baby sister a lot (sohn stela, hs senior/bluem and dandelion lover & the popular girl of her school, we have to stan), who is so tired of her big brother like donโt you have A JOB. a FRIEND. a LIFE even. so someone save her from his misery and take him out. anywhere, pls. heโs home too often itโs concerning. idk heโs pretty cool, the embodiment of theย ๐ andย ๐ด emoji, you know the vibes, and is sailing through life rather content now! :]














