Knight&Rose's [Black Knight] Choi Jeongki
Full Name: Choi Jeongki/Jordan Choi
Nickname:
Jordan: english name; he only goes by Jordan to his family and home friends. He likes to keep his name Jeongki to everyone else
Jo: again only James and his family (including James's family bc lets be real he's a part of the fam) really calls him this. Sometimes other members will try to call him this to be more casual and familiar with him and hates it with all his being.
Cactus: sometimes the other members or other people in the company/industry refer to him as "the cactus" due to his prickly exterior. He'll walk into a room and there are instantly whispers
"omo... that must be the cactus everyone's talking about... is he really as mean as everyone says... I feel like he'll hurt me if I approach him... he looks like he could be nice but I don't want to take my chances..."
Birth date: January 28th, 1994
BirthPlace: Los Angeles, CA
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Ethnicity: Korean
Languages:
English - fluent - American
Korean - second language/pretty fluent - full korean/speaks it with family. Not as fluent as English.
Appearance & style
Faceclaim: Kim Wonshik (VIXX's Ravi)
Backup Faceclaim: Jung Taekwoon (VIXX's Leo - bc i'm vixx trash)
Height and weight: 183 cm / 65 kg
Appearance: He often tries to keep a blank expression- although his smile is like sunshine, and he has eyesmiles something bad. Not like anyone ever sees them though. He tries to keep his hair black, but if need be- he'll let the company do whatever they want with it. He is just a pawn in their game after all. He's slender with an athletic build and actively exercises to keep that image. He also has a few tattoos and piercings bc he tries to be a badass. It's mostly to inflict fear in his enemies but honestly it just makes the girls swoon...
Style: He tries to keep up with the current trends but is honestly terrible at dressing himself. Unless someone dresses him and picks out his wardrobe, he's going to look like a bum. One thing that he does have going on is his collection of snapbacks. It's an ever growing collection and while most of them are black, sometimes he has received some as gifts other members or aquaintances and he's honestly happy to have them despite if they fit his style or not (but he won't let them know that- he'll just give a cold "thanks", but you should see the joy on the gift giver's face when he wears their hat)
Personality
Growing up, JeongKi was the exact opposite as he is now. He was a dreamer. He was stubborn but in a cute little kid sorta way. He was everything that he is now, only that little kid named Jordan is all bundled up inside of a fresh, harsh exterior. As he grew up, Jordan became more and more cynical. He became a lazy of a student, and kept his stubborn attitude (although lost the cuteness). As he continued his journey, began to doubt others as he began to doubt himself. He hadn't truely hit rock bottom though until he dropped his established life in California to take a chance in the selfish, soul- k-pop industry. The atmosphere ruined him, tainted him for good. Any little ounce of that once hopeful dreamer of a child was gone. Jordan was gone. And JeongKi was put in his place.
Jeongki, not gonna lie, can be kinda a . He's not very sensitive towards others and is extremely blunt. He will call someone out in a heart beat. He knows a selfish skunkbag when he sees one, and sadly his not-so rose colored glasses make it seem like everyone is. Drop the formalities, he's not interested. He doesn't want to hear sob stories, he doesn't want to get involved with personal relationships, he just wants to get by and achieve his dream and soul purpose for flying over 13 hours to Korea. The industry has singlehandedly brainwashed him to believe that everyone in the world is a manipulative little rat who only seek personal gain... including himself. He is completely misunderstood and tries to keep that "I don't care, I'm just as vain as everyone else" mindset, but if you get unter his cold skin, he's actually surprisingly warm and kind.
The only person who knows this side of him is James Lee. Since they have known each other since the begining of time, he knows the true kid behind the man. He can still see Jordan inside of JeongKi. JeongKi isn't all that bad of a person he's just... cynical with a cold shoulder. He doesn't hate everybody, he just has to get used to others. He will warm up to them eventually and get comfortable enough with them to live a daily life (so like the groupmates) On the inside you have a sensitive, yet still passionate dreamer who believes he came to Korea for a reason. He's vulnerable, and can let loose. When he's in his element, that's the best example of that. Whether he's out on stage performing, giving the audience a show, or if he's trying to calm down and is just playing guitar or vegging out, his walls come down. Some of the fans can see this in him and that's why they call him 구운 마시멜로 or a burned/toasted marshmallow because he's burned on the outside, but once you take a bite he's warm and soft on the inside.
On stage he's a lot more accomidating. This is where he gets his nickname of "Hans" (as in the dude from Frozen bc I am Disney trash) from his groupmates. On stage he's a charismatic, relatively nice guy, becomes passionate while performing, and is just all over a pretty darn good guy other than the stubbornness and general him-ness, but when they get back to the dorm or whatever he's extremely cold, won't take crap from anyone, and will execute you if you meddle with him. This nickname has started circulating through with the fans as well. The fans know he's harsh, but they know that he also has a sweet side to him. He's actually a really decent guy underneath the surface, it's just that only one person can see that in him at the moment. (I'm sure he'll become friends with one of the memebrs too... maybe... eventually. Maybe one of the girls who knows)
BACKGROUND
Jordan (JeongKi) Choi was born in Los Angeles, California to his parents Tabitha and Daniel Choi. He grew up in a nice neighborhood and attended a nice school. In that nice neighborhood, he had some nice neighbors, his favorite of them beign James Lee and his family. Their family and his quickly became family friends, and James, who has two sisters, decided to adopt Jordan as his honorary little brother. These two were always going on adventures, growing up together and being each other's best confidante. At a young age, Jordan started taking martial arts. He wasn't quite the best at it, he wasn't quite the worst, but he kept trying his hardest and perservering. He competed to make his parents happy, but he was never really successful nor did he care. Thanks to James, he also developed a strong love for music. Jordan and his stubborness convinced James to teach him how to play the guitar. He also learned the basics of music theory in school, where he tried to brush it off and seem disinterested in it, but it's the only thing that he's actually had a passion for. He would often stay up late composing or remixing songs on his computer and in turn run on little to no sleep and do rather crappy in school. He still got by okay, passed all his classes, but was quite a let down to his parents standards.
He followed James to California State University in Fullerton. However, unlike James, he had no path towards success. While he studied hard and graduated in four years, Jordan was less motivated, constantly changing his major, taking random classes and being quite the lazy college student. Continuing his passion for music, he became a DJ and performed at school funcions and fraternity parties. He wasn't amazing at singing, but he could drop a rap or two, often composing his own improve to mix in with the beat. Academically, he was on a path to a general degree and graduating a year behind. In 2013, James went to Korea with his band Royal Pirates to debut, making Jordan think "Great. What the crap am I going to do if he's gone? Especially being as lost and hopeless as I am" when he heard of an audition coming to LA. He was just about to graduate, his colleciton of strange classes piling up, and auditioned, earning a positive response for his freestyle rapping (mostly because he was just too lazy to prepare). He then was shipped to Korea (with no degree in hand let's just say his parents were pretty peeved) to join none other than... SM entertainment.
Once arriving in Korea, he automatically started training-- although he HATED IT. He absolutely hated SM and how they treated him with a burning passion. He scattered out of that contract within 3 days because he just couldn't take it. He hated the atmosphere of the business and the harsh outlook of the industry. Once discovering how the kpop scene actually works, he became instantly cynical and untrusting of everyone, believing it was just a scam used for personal gain. However, when he left stormed out of the SM building, stomping with a rage towards the nearest bus station, a scout for NewStar found him. He instantly began yelling and cursing at the scout in English that they were all the same, so destraught that he had traveled all the way to the country for broken dreams and dissapointment. The scout didn't mind however, and realized that he was just a moody twenty-two year old, and gave him a card.
He instantly went to find James, after all, he was fuming and torn. He couldn't just return home after the encounter with his parents when he gave up college so close to the end and just packed his bags to leave for Korea. He was selfish, only doing what he wanted to do. After venting to James about how fed up he was with the industry and himself, he lived on his friend's couch (and helped him get over his injury but honestly you can just pretend nothing happened if you're unfamiliar with the band Royal Pirates) for a about half a year before coming across the business card again. After James got the backstory behind the card out of him, Jeongki was convinced to give the number a call and go a NewStar audition. When he auditioned, he was so angry and filled with firey passion and hate that he ultimately slayed his performance. He was accepted with flying colors and accepted his training and schedules without hesitation. Even though he hated the industry, he still continued because he a) developed the mindset "the vanity of it is that I am just like them. Everyone in the industry are selfish pigs and I am nothing less of that. I came all the way to Korea for one reason without any two-sense from anyone. I am a dispicable human being, and I am one of them." and b) his unflustering love for music.
Family & friends
Mother / Tabitha Choi / politician / 53 / Wasn't around much when he was growing up. Very busy woman, although was on the Parent Teacher Association for like a year when he was in Elementary school until she realized she coudln't stand the other mothers on it. She promptly quit and resumed her job fully again. (I see where Jeongki's strong opinions and actions come from) She was ridiculously upset at Jeongki when he left college to move to Korea and become an entertainer, but then after talking with James' family she realized that she could have been there more for him.
Father / Daniel Choi / dermatologist / 57 / Incredibly intelligent. He's the one that would pick Jeongki up from martial arts (James's family often dropped him off). He always pushed good grades in school. Also was a busy parent, but spent more time with him than his mom did. Also got really upset when he moved to Korea, but didn't want to stand in his way. He and his wife agreed to not interfere with his new path and that he would reach out to them when the time was right.
Best Friend / James Lee / Royal Pirates Bassist/Keyboard / 28 / THESE BROS ARE TIGHT YO. BEST FRIENDS FIVE EVAR!!1! But seriously though. He's the only person Jeongki trust with his life. 100% best bros. Basically his real brother. I mean I explained quite a lot about their relationship above... but if you still need more info let me know!!
Trivia
Likes:
WHEN HE'S IN HIS ELEMENT. His personality transforms when he's in the zone, whether that's performing or just doing something he's passionate about. He goes all out when that is the case and it hints at his genuineness
JAMES. His best friend and his safety blanket. He would be a trainwreck if James was never a part of his life. It's truely a bromance.
PROTEIN SHAKES. Although he doesn't drink them to bulk up (forever a twig) he just enjoys the taste.
METAL. That kid he call's James used to be in a few Metal bands before Royal Pirates and he's developed a liking for it.
ALONE TIME. Guess what? JeongKi is 100% an introvert. Bet you couldn't figure that out.
BULLDOGS. God yes. Give this man a bulldog asap. His world will be changed forever. No more cynic. He will be a changed man. He freaking loves bulldogs you guys. Freaking LOVES them.
Dislikes:
SMILING. He hates his smile and he thinks he looks dumb when he does. He often avoids smiling, especially in pictures. (Althought when he does it drives the fans wild and it's actually quite cute.)
TALKING TO HIS FAMILY. Before the whole college scenario, him and his parents were pretty cool, but ever since then there's been an elephant in the room.
THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF THE KPOP INDUSTRY. Simple enough. then why'd you join it idiot
BIG CHAINS. Like as an accessory, he thinks their just about the dumbest thing out there. Why do people think they look good.
JERKBUTTS. ANYONE WITH A CRAPY ATTITUDE AND VAIN INTENTS wow such a hypocrite you are
Habits:
He's extremely BLUNT. Enough said.
STUBBORN. JeongKi is VERY stubborn, and often can stand his ground extremely well due to this and can often get his way.
EXPLODING if he's frustrated enough. Normally, JeongKi is a very chill "I don't really care" mood, but if he is pissed off enough you better take cover because he will be fuming.
STAYING UP LATE. JeongKi has a bad habit of staying up late, even despite the long schedules. However- after staying up later than he should, he passes out.
VEGGING OUT. At least once a week he just needs to become closed off from everything around him and just chill. He started this in middle school by doing this whenever he started suffering from extreme stress and pressure from his parents. It then became a monthly occurance and now it's weekly.
Hobbies:
PLAYING GUITAR. He finds it relaxing and often picks it up when he's stressed and needs to calm down.
EXERCISE. He especially enjoys running whether it's outside, on a treadmill. He's also a skilled swimmer. James and him often go and train in the mornings if thier schedules allow.
MARTIAL ARTS. Although he doesn't do it much anymore, he trained in martial arts before he got into dancing.
Fears:
BEING WEAK. He has built up such a wall that weakness is no longer an option. However, he has this abnormal fear of someone breaking down his wall that he's worked so hard to build. He can't be vulnerable in any way shape or form.
FOREVER ALONE. Not being able to find love. He's only ever been in one serious relationship, which didn't end well, and a few hookups. (Yeah. The guys on his dance team/crew/club thing in college for whatever reason thought it was a good idea to hook him hup with girls who just wanted to have a "good time". Let's just say that some people got drunk, some people started getting steamy, and one person remained forever dazed and confused. *more details below) Not like he's that appealing of a person for very long anyways...
LOSING the few people he actually cares about. It doesn't matter the definition of "losing".
Trivias:
JeongKi is DEMIUAL but doesn't identify as such (mostly because he didn't know it was a thing and because he thought it was unimportant/nobody's business). He isn't ually attracted to others unless he is engrossed in a relationship with/extremely comfortable with/etc. with them. He is not broken, he still functions like any other human, he just doesn't look at random girls and think "I'd tap that" It's an extremely long term thing for him, like he probably won't feel that sort of attraction for a very long time. Like many years of dating or even marriage.
He's NOT THE MOST FRIENDLY of people intitially, but he'll slowly warm up to others. But if you give him stank, he'll call you out on it. But generally he's a total .
He often gets the LEAST SLEEP out of all the members. He's a heavy sleeper so he sets blaring loud alarms that scare/shock him (and probably unwilling others in the dorm) in the morning to wake him up.
Now his parents were awesome and everything, but they put CRAZY PRESSURE on JeongKi. They were really chill, but they were both extremely successful in thier fields, Tabitha being a politician and Daniel being a dermatologist.
He wants a FRENCH BULLDOG. Maybe two. His family grew up with an English Bulldog named Tinkerbell but she passed away when he was in elementary school. (The name's ironic, I know. He had no say in it since his parents adopted the dog before he was born)
He actually has a KEYCHAIN of a frenchie with a cone on it's head attatched to his key to the dorm.
He's forever a TWIG. He's super thin, but he's alllll muscle.
He's never been much of a MOVIE OR TELEVISION type of person. The only time he ever watches anything is if someone invites him to do so.
His IDEAL TYPE is a girl who is okay with just taking things slow, a casual relationship like you would have with your best friend. Girls with annoying voices are a huge turnoff for him (although annoying is subjective). Also looks for someone genuine, where you can see the passion in their eyes, because vanity is his enemy.
He HATES SM with a passion and automatically assumes that anyone associated with them are not worth his time lol bro you're in for a treat
He's scared of BABIES. Not of the baby themselves, but like the responsibility that comes with one. Like holding a baby is his worst nightmare because he's scared he'll break it. Much more of a dog person than a child person. his future wife better be hecka convincing if she ever wants kids, man.
His favorite memory from high school was when they took a field trip to DISNEYLAND. He was actually the most excited to meet the princesses. Not like the other teenage boys who either just thought they were hot or the ones who were "too cool" for Disney, he just really admired them and how graceful and beautiful they were. (I'm tellin' ya. He's actually a really sweet, sensitive guy under that Oscar the Grouch exterior)
**And because princesses are great: he enjoyed meeting Cinderella and Aurora in the park the most because they're so regal and beautiful (he has a soft spot for Aurora) but his favorite princess is MULAN because she's a badass. He used to watch the movies with James and his sisters when they were little and always got really excited watching Mulan and would pretend to fight with her. He also would get really shy when he would watch Sleeping Beauty because she was really pretty to him. Also then he would fall asleep until the dragon came on and then would pretend to fight the dragon. He claims he has no memory of this though.
Trainee Life
Persona: Cactus or Hans
Position: Main Rapper
Training Years: 3 months
Trinee Life: Training at NewStar was, not by surprise, tons better than his experience at SM Entertainment. His training was rushed due to his age, NewStar scared that if he trained for too long he'd be too old to debut, and honestly they weren't in a financial position to release a soloist- especially in rap- anytime soon. While he loved music and the concept of performing, he wasn't so keen on being a part of a boy band (who knows what was going through his head when he auditioned for sm in the first place if he didn't want to be in a boy band...) He kept his cynical opinions about the music industry but his desire to perform and express himself, and especially not admit defeat, kept him going. He ignored anything that was in his way, including other trainees. His will power is impecable- training day in and day out not giving any craps, just doing what he had to do to make it. While other trainees tried to make friends with him or include him, he just thinks that they're doing it out of personal gain or to try to catch him off guard, but he won't let them get to him. He'd just shut them out or blow them off. (honestly wouldn't be surprised if that made him attractive to any of the girl trainees by being the rebelious bad boy mystery man... lol they're in for a literal rude awakening)
Talent Twins: because I'm 100% Ravi trash
Singing: VIXX's Ravi
Dancing: VIXX's Ravi (I know Ravi is actually like a super good dancer- but I don't think dancing is actually one of his roles. If he is too skilled though I can change the twin. I'd like to think that since he did martial arts he would definitely have the stamina to be good at dancing and with his rhythmm I'm sure he has the potential for good dancing, even if it's not one of his roles. )
Rapping: VIXX's Ravi
So like I mentioned above, Jeongki is demiual. This is under the branch of aual, but not entirely so. He does fancy girls, he just doesn't feel ualy attracted to others unless he has a strong developed relationship with him. Now that doesn't mean that he hasn't dated before or that he's is or is not a , but that he just isn't ually attracted to someone that he might be romantically attracted too.
He attracts lots of women, and although he normally just shows them the door, ever so rarely he'll take intereset if he's extremely bored. It depends on the day and how he's feeling. I mean he is "Hans" after all.. what would he be without breaking a few hearts? He thinks all women are vain just like everyone else, and that it's obvious that they only go for him because of his looks (because his personality is just soooo charming) so why give anyone the time of day? No one loves him so why love in return.
This being said, he isn't actively looking for love. HOWEVER... if you want to throw in a curveball and give him some sort of a love life, I recomend:
other members teasing him about never seeing him with girls or saying they'll set him up with someone but instantly regreting it when he turns his shoulder and they see his face asking if they have a death wish.
one of the members who is trying to make an effort to get to know him better and give him a friend to confide in telling him that it's okay if he's gay and he's like "woah hold on there, No. Bro I know you're trying to help but you're not. I like women. etc etc"
or honestly giving him random one night stands (that he absoltely can't rationalize himself but like I said above if he's really that bored... or if he hears the other members talking about him and wants to cause a scene to get them to shut up)
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