영철수 IS PART OF YOUNG NATION!

 

영철수
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birthname: 영철수 YOUNG CHULSOO
birthdate: DECEMBER 20, 1987 (32)
face claim: 정해인 jung haein
Occupation: pharmacist
NICKNAMES. 
  chul what his parents and older siblings call him. weird enough, the rest of the kids refer to him as chulsoo hyung/oppa.
  young money he once made a freestyle rap segment with some of his american friends for fun. the first words out of his mouth was "young money". when young third had dug out the video they wouldn't let him go for days.
 
PROFANITY. he uses his creative juices to express his frustration when he's too absorbed in a game like, "vegemite on toast! stop hitting me with blue shells! if you don't quit it, i'll spit roast you with young fifth's herbs". the harshest he's swore was "oh my god" and "damn, son".
 
LANGUAGES SPOKEN.
  english he went to study in america for four years so he's pretty fluent, but even before that, he was already good in written english and even got a high grade in the toeic exam. 
  korean native, speaks with an american accent for english words and gets teased by his younger siblings for it "hyung it's 배스킨라빈스 not *imitates chulsoo's american accent* baskin' robbins"
All about me
 

PERSONALITY.
 
traits : lazy, reserved to strangers, humorous, insensitive, prankster, generally helpful to his younger siblings, tries to hide his impulsiveness and emotional side in order not to get teased, competitive, a sore loser, determined 

timid at first but actually playful : at first glance, chulsoo appears timid and polite. however, the closer to are you him, the louder he gets. he's turned out to be quite playful and even mischievous, a fact that insoo is still surprised about. before he left for the states, chulsoo was the shy and quiet kid but after he came back, he became more of a jokester. just by saying a well-timed joke, he can lighten up a tense atmosphere. young eighth thinks that it's incredible that one of his older siblings is really funny despite being so old. initially, chulsoo developed this attitude because he often used humor to hide what he truly feels so he instinctively tries to makes a joke out of a situation (usually, his situation), even if sometimes it comes off as insensitive to others. he's a meme machine.

appears tough but is easily embarrassed : when he's really close to someone, it wouldn't be a surprise if they called him an -- he pranks insoo a lot and roasts young eighth because 'he did it first'. but that doesn't mean that he's always fighting with someone. more often than not, he tries to be a nice older brother to his other siblings and helps them with their homework from time to time, since he's broke. being young resident's professional cockroach killer and certified cool guy™ it would ruin his image if people knew that he cried when gabriella left troy in hsm2. chulsoo often does a lot of random things spontaneously then gets embarrassed about immediately like after 5 seconds. when he said 'young money' one time in that video clip, you can kind of see him die inside right after. he often gets teased for his general impulsiveness and his being emotional so he tries to hide the latter as much as he can.

determined but stubborn : one of his shortcomings is his competitiveness. insoo thinks that it got worse right after his baseball game. because he lost, and he couldn't redeem himself, he started to want to be the best at everything he did. because of this, whenever there's a new game his siblings are playing, he tries to beat them by having the most bells or beating their score. he's a sore loser, so like, the nicer siblings would make him win. as usual, young eighth would never so it infuriates chulsoo a lot. he's also competitive to a fault. he will spend real money on games just to crush gentlevillager5586 for ranking higher than him in his own guild. on the brighter side of things, he's a very determined individual that once he sets his sights on something, like getting better at baseball or passing his entrance exam at snu, he will sooner or later, achieve it.

an actual sloth : after an injury from high school, he got used to resting a lot so he's generally lazy (too lazy to even get up from lying down and cook instant noodles for dinner) unless something motivates him, like money or winning. that's the reason why he tries very hard to get out of bed to work, and why he spends so much time on online games than anything else.

 
BACKGROUND.
 
    

i. nasan

chulsoo was often attached to insoo as a kid. he was the shy kid that would hide behind his big brother. back in nasan, he remembers wanting to help his parents so badly. they gave him a basked of garlic to peel, and even if he only peeled a few for the whole day, he felt happy that he could help out. looking back at it now, he didn't really do much. his parents often asked him to join insoo with their grandpa so he did. his memories of nasan include a mundane life in elementary school, running on the beach at night, hanging out with insoo and their grandpa, loud crying from his younger siblings, the strong smell of fish and a faint memory of playing catch. 

ii. seoul 

during middle school, he expressed an interest in playing baseball. training day and night and never letting go of his baseball glove even when taking a bath and during dinner, much to insoo's annoyance. he spent the whole of his high school as a quiet but popular kid. playing baseball very well, he was rumored to be scouted by a major league team. however, because of a loss their team had because a mistake he made, he strained his arm training non-stop afterwards and his dream of being korea's best relief pitcher suddenly went down the drain. 

iii. atlanta

he had a long-time girlfriend during high school. however, after his injury, she seemed indifferent and broke up with him. his siblings consoled him a lot, because even though they made fun of him in the past for being lovey-dovey with her, they thought that they would end up marrying each other. insoo asked if he wanted to study in america to get away from her so he agreed and spent 4 years studying pharmacy in atlanta. he had difficulties speaking the language at first but he got better at it after making friends with the american-born korean he shared a dorm with.

iv. seoul pt. 2

coming back from america, he spent some time with his siblings. they haven't seen each other in a long time. apart from the few skype calls, they haven't been able to hang out a lot. during this time, he has gotten closer to the few siblings that wasn't insoo or young second. after getting a job at a hospital, he got busier. but after working for several years and saving enough money for himself, he quit and left for the army. he had just come back from his two-year service when he decided to move out into his own, and maybe gotten a penthouse apartment after kowtowing in front of young second and asking him to fill in the rest of the payment since he already used up his own savings to buy a gaming set-up.
 
LIFESTYLE.
 
he works at a nearby drug store where his pay is lower than his job at the hospital. he regrets not saving more and is actually trying to find a part-time job that pays more even if it meant that he would underemployed. he's bored out of his mind, and checks on his online games even during work hours because he has a lot idle time in his 12-hour shifts. he currently lives by himself and interacts with the siblings via the family groupchat and online games as he often doesn't have the time to join the siblings for physical reunions. he feels 50/50 about going to nasan. it would be good because he hates his job right now but also no because of the slow wi-fi connection, if there even is a wi-fi, and he might not have a job at the drug store when he returns-- and what if he gets stuck in a room with young eighth?!
can you see me?
 

APPEARANCE. chulsoo dons square-shaped glasses with a thin silver frame. his dark, messy fringes stop just before his monolid eyes that are often twinkling with mischief. he decidedly has charming features, his youthful face being quite popular with the local aunties. chulsoo is relatively short compared to most of his siblings, but is still quite tall. being skinny, he's just the perfect size to hide behind his insoo hyung. outside nasan, he's known for wearing 남친 패션 like hoodies, jeans, and sneakers--casual boyfriend outfits that young people wear. one of his siblings already called him out for wearing 'boyfriend fashion' when he doesn't even have a girlfriend. wearing t-shirts and shorts is his go-to outfit for the beach. chulsoo is not the type to take off his top or wear sleeveless tank tops. he gets embarrased at the thought of having other people see his armpits more than what they should.
Trivia
 

LIKES.
✈ winning
✈ baseball
✈ video games - online games, console games, will fight young eighth for any game 
✈ american pop music like nicki minaj and ke$ha. if anyone hears a faint "i eat boys up" or strange noises like someone's getting exorcised in the shower, it's just chulsoo singing roman holiday while playing pubg.
✈ instant noodles, instant coffee, convenience store food -- his guilty pleasure
✈ bothering insoo and young eighth
✈ sleeping
 
DISLIKES.
✈ losing
✈ moving
✈ hot weather; he will be experiencing hell when he arrives at nasan, at least until it rains
✈ being the dumpee, it wouldn't have hurt as much if he was the one who did the dumping
✈ being embarassed
✈ kimchi "i don't eat kimchi." "are you kidding me? kimbapi kidding?"
✈ scared of raccoons. once he saw a raccoon by the window and it looked like a creepy serial killer and it scarred him for life so 

 
HOBBIES.
✈ making home-made drinks (different flavors of instant coffee) he's aspiring to be a barista
✈ reading webcomics about baseball
✈ the drama 슬기로운 감빵생활 / prison playbook "it's about baseball and it's entertaining to watch"(he cried so much while watching the drama)
✈ sending insoo messages where loud edm music suddenly pops up
✈ making a to-do list and then sleeping all day

✈ gaming. he's currently maintaining a guild in this farming mmorp 'farmLife: requiem of the dark souls'. besides the unique and gripping storyline, it runs smoothly even on slow internet connections and low-spec computers like his office at the drug store.
 
OTHER.
✈ knows all of ke$ha's songs by heart
✈ half of his suitcase is instant coffee sticks
✈ expert at smacking roaches with a slipper on walls and expert at baiting and killing rats as well however he doesn't remember there being snakes so he might be spooked by snakes

✈ scared of girls in general, after he got dumped
✈ he chose pharmacy because he wanted to create a magical drug that would return his arm to its former state (young fourth: that's stupid, bro) 
✈would have surpassed gentlevillager5586 if he only played that game, and not play assassin's creed, pubg, and animal crossing at the same time
✈ he's booksmart, he passed seoul national university with flying colors because he wanted to attend university with his then girlfriend, but he's really dumb with other things like cooking and bargaining

✈ takes a long time in the shower, either he's having his own concert or he fell asleep while taking a bath
✈ a lightweight
Relationships
 
 YOUNG INSOO ( older brother )
denies that he hid behind his brother for like 10 whole years during his childhood. chulsoo will prank his brother as payback for one of their sibs because sometimes insoo can honestly be too much while scolding their younger siblings and all. chulsoo knows he means well but he thinks insoo should loosen up a bit, loosen up a bit with the ladies, that is. honestly, his girls scare chulsoo so he's glad to have moved out. now that they're going to be together in nasan, that worry is resurfacing. overall, chulsoo is actually grateful for insoo, for his advices and for being there everytime. but sibs will be sibs, and its funny seeing him rage over edm music and learning that the girl he was talking to on tinder was just chulsoo catfishing.
 YOUNG SECOND ( sibling )
the nicest. if insoo isn't the one doing the interviewing chulsoo would say tath young second is his favorite sibling sksksk. spent too much money on tetris boosters and now he doesn't have money to buy instant coffee? no problem. young second is there to save the day. and he's only one speed dial away. (he's actually the only person in chulsoo's speed dial.)
 YOUNG FIFTH ( younger sibling )
generally, is in a good relationship with young fifth but ends up terrifying them when he plays board games. coerces them to be one the lookout for hoyoung "what's he doing? is he approaching?" "relax bro he's busy arguing with young sixth".
 YOUNG SEVENTH ( younger sibling )
can relate choking on crushes. pms her to ask her for love advice especially when hoyoung appears since he knows that she's very knowledgeable about love -- he doesn't seem to be aware that she only reads a lot of romance novels. they mostly a chaotic pair of bumbling fools.
 YOUNG EIGHTH ( younger sibling )
"i love you buddy but i'm not gonna room with you." fights as much as they get along. will fight him but is also the only person chulsoo gets along well, as much as they both like to deny it.
 JUNG INEO ( stranger )
a young girl that he sometimes sees hanging in the shop, seemingly waiting for someone. honestly, his relationship with ineo is going to be a bit rocky. she is young but quite mature for her age. she already understands her father's hardships and wants to help him earn money as soon as possible. she tries her best to learn how to read and write, often asking help with one of the young siblings who are patient enough for this kind of thing. however, the young siblings would often be surprised by the little girl speaking about stuff kids shouldn't be talking about (like how neighbor park is having an affair with neighbor lee or how she doesn't understand how the neighborhood aunties find chulsoo handsome-looking) despite still being unable to read or write. she is blunt and unintentionally amusing as she often talks like an old lady, influenced by the old aunties from the neighborhood that she often hangs out with when waiting for her father to finish working. she would often express her disapproval of chulsoo but acts like a spoiled child her age whenever her dad is around. she would often cry and ask to be taken home ("i wanna see the fishes. i want to go to the wharf!") if chulsoo tries to approach her father. hoyoung doesn't think that ineo is that perceptive but loves her just the same. ineo might talk maturely but deep down she is still a kid and she really just wants to avoid her father possibly suffering another heartbreak.
The Lover
 
NAME. 정호영 jung hoyoung 
NICKNAMES.
  hoyoung씨 insoo
  the guy who smells like fish young eighth, because he smells like fish

  gentlevillager5586 his username on farmLife, when he's finished working for the day, he plays a farming mmorpg on his slow desktop computer

BIRTHDATE. may 5, 1986 (33)
OCCUPATION. fisherman
 
PROFANITY. never. when he's angry he doesn't need such harsh language just to be intimidating. he's already intimidating.
 
FACECLAIM. 서인국 seo inguk
BACK-UP. 박서준 park seojoon
 
PERSONALITY. 

he's more cynical than most because he used to live in poverty. despite having a better standing in life, he sounds like a tired and cranky but a very experienced old man. immovable, stubborn, and intimidating. he's a lot like insoo. he might be more than a little mean with others but he would protect his daughter at all costs. he cares for her so much. as he often says, his love for her is bigger than the sea.
 
BACKGROUND. 

a son of a restaurant owner, he didn't have much choice for occupation, stopping in high school to be his family's bread winner after his father died of cardiac arrest and his father's restaurant taken by loan sharks as collateral for his debt. he married his mother's friend's daughter and they had a child but she left for the city and left him with their child.

after working multiple other odd jobs in the past, he currently works as a fisherman and a fish dealer and earns a fairly stable income. hoyoung is willing to supply fish for young nasan, but often gets into arguments with young sixth because he insists that all his fish are fresh and that they shouldn't question the quality just to try to get the lot for such low prices. "just take it or leave it."
 
INITIAL MEETING.

back in nasan, there was a small mound for playing baseball and sometimes, the three siblings would play with the other neighborhood kids. initially, chulsoo was always hiding behind insoo, only playing as 'the person that picks up the ball in case the batter hits it'. one of the other kids named hoyoung insisted that everyone should take turns being the pitcher and catcher.

it was chul's turn to be the batter, but he was too scared of being hit by the ball. he instinctively looked away and shielded himself from the ball instead of trying to hit it. all of the kids laughed at him and he ran away crying. young second tried to catch up with chul while insoo reprimanded them for laughing before following suit. after that incident, hoyoung came to the restaurant regularly to check up on chul because he felt that it was partly his fault.

eager to renew chul's love for baseball (and spend more time with better friends, he decided), hoyoung decided to play catch with the young siblings in their family's backyard. he tried to invite them away from the restaurant to look at scenic places but it often ended up in vain since chul had wanted to help in the restaurant.

hoyoung somehow ended up helping with preparing the ingredients since his family also owns a restaurant and he has the experience. peeling onions turned into fun competitions about who can finish their basket first and learning that they both lost because both their eyes sting so bad.

their days of pure bliss ended abruptly, hoyoung's parents came to young nasan and argued with their parents about hoyoung's hands smelling like onions every night. "if you don't have the money to hire helpers, don't make my son peel onions. just because an idol made this place more lively doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want." they soon forbid him to be friends with the young siblings.

they were about to leave nasan for seoul when chul got hit squarely on the back by... a baseball? it was hoyoung. he told the young family that his father didn't mean it, but the faint bruises on his face tell otherwise. he just went there to say goodbye and to give the baseball to chul as a sign of their friendship. chul left nasan, with a baseball in his hand. he wanted to return to nasan in the future and meet hoyoung again no matter what.
 
LOVE STORY. being each other's childhood friend (and first love), a lot of things have happened in their life, and they have grown into very different people. once they realize that they have known each other since a long time ago, will anything change between them?
 
INTERACTIONS. chulsoo is very shy so they meet because of some very contrived reason cooked up by the other siblings because his crush on this man is so obvious that he just needs the right push. chulsoo acts like a teenage girl having a crush for the first time while hoyoung is more concerned with working and feeding his family. they bond as they continue to bump into each other.

- hoyoung arriving and chulsoo panicking
- hoyoung either being very casual with him or suspicious of his sneaky behavior whichever makes the story fun
- chulsoo playing farmLife and getting giddy because he remembers something romantic that happened in nasan, but then another avatar appears, gentlevillager5586 arrives near the lake. mood ruined, chulsoo pushes him onto the lake.
- mortified about knowing hoyoung's username
 
INTERVIEW
 
 
 
WHO WOULD YOU PREFER TO ROOM WITH?

chulsoo doesn't need to think. "anyone but young eighth." insoo smirks, 'young eighth it is'. chulsoo misses the telltale sign that insoo is up to something and thinks hard, "if i had to name two, it would definitely be young second and young fifth." "we're only sharing with one person." "really? i thought it would be more cramped. honestly, i don't really remember how big the house was..."
 
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SPENDING YOUR SUMMER AT NASAN?

"no way! i need my aircon! not to mention, that gentlevillager fool will rack up points for my guild. i hope there's wi-fi. there is wi-fi, right? or i'm going home." "i thought you'd be the easiest person to convince since roaches and rats don't bother you." "are you lazy-shaming me?" "what is that? just because you live peacefully with your house pests doesn't mean you're lazy."
 
WHAT WOULD YOUR ROLE BE AT THE RESTAURANT?

"don't you remember, hyungnim? that i was the original sous chef of young nasan?" "for the whole day, didn't you peel like two potatoes? you should seriously rethink your role." "then, can i do what i do best and supervise a.k.a do nothing?" "no. you can help bus the tables, clean the dishes and carry supplies." "hyung, please. please, don't make me carry heavy crates you know my knees are weak and my arms, spaghetti." "you got through your army service just fine. you'll be fine."
 
WHY IS INSOO HYUNG YOUR FAVORITE SIBLING?

chulsoo was in the middle of sipping on his home-made (instant) iced americano when insoo asked him the silly question. it caught him by surprise. he almost does a spittake but recovers, however he still exaggerated making choking noises. he makes eye contact with insoo, obviously asking 'are you serious?'. even though he knows in his heart that his favorite sibling is insoo, he couldn't take this question seriously and says jokingly 'because you'll make me the supervisor in young nasan a.k.a do nothing?'. he decides that being sappy and answering that insoo has been there for chulsoo as long as he can remember can be saved for another day. 
afterthoughts
 

 
SUGGESTIONS. 
   ✈ the sibs playing the zombie game
   ✈ they farm/fish/bike together sksksk (like in the game) / chulsoo & hoyoung
   ✈ insoo makes him catch fresh ingredients like fish and chulsoo meets hoyoung
   ✈ there is a snake!! chulsoo makes an embarassment out of himself by emitting a shrill shriek
 
CONCERNS. honestly he's like a shy young eighth in the body of a young second. my math so i hope he was already a kid and not a baby when they moved to seoul.
 
 
 
 

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