VESPER : ha minguk.

 VESPER 
THE PLACEHOLDER
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 BIRTHDAY: 09/28/1998
 BIRTHPLACE:  ulsan, south korea
 BIRTHDAY:  ulsan, south korea
 ETHNICITY:  korean
 NATIONALITY:  korean
 UALITY:  straight (closeted biual)

HA MINGUK
I RATHER DIE TRYING THAN GIVE UP.

 OTHER NAME(S): 

HE MINGUO (河民国) the translation of his name to chinese according to sm

 NICKNAMES:

SM'S LEGENDARY TRAINEE he was knwon as that as a trainee because he trained for so long
MANGO johnny started calling him that because minguk was hard for him to say at first. he always called him mingu instead and that just ended up turning into mango. the rest of his trainee friends just ended up calling him that too because of johnny.
POTATO HEAD another nickname created by johnny but this one is only called by exclusively him. johnny thinks he looks like mr potato head for some reason so while everyone else calls him mango he calls him potato head.
GUKIE his sister used to call him gukie and now whenever someone else calls him that, even if its playful he snaps back telling them not to. he doesn't care if it ruins the mood either.

 LANGUAGE(S):

NATIVE KOREAN he was born and raised in ulsan so he speaks gyeongsang dialect natively which is very similar to busan dialect. if it wasn't for his sister training with him so long he probably wouldn't be as fluent in gyeongsang dialect anymore. now he only speaks it to his parents, fellow gyeongsang speakers and when he talks to himself. but other than that he speaks seoul dialect. since he lived in seoul for a long time he basically speaks it natively too.
CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH he learned english for an hour almost everyday for the 12 years he was at sm. he also learned a lot from hanging out with johnny. he isn't fluent because he didn't practice enough to be but he can understand a lot and answer interview questions in english.

 FACECLAIM:  monsta x's changkyun
 BACKUP:  sf9's hwiyoung

 HEIGHT:  179cm

 APPEARANCE:  minguk doesn't think he's good looking. there were always other trainees better looking than him so he never thought of himself as a visual. its not that he thinks he's the ugliest but he knows he's certainly not the best. compared to when he was in sm rookies he lost a lot of weight and baby fat, fans who knew him before could tell. he used to be 68kg so he lost 7kg from that time.

 

if he had to choose he'd say his nose and eyes are his best feature. he grew his hair out so its longer than usual at the moment. he usually has his hair up in a ponytail though. he doesn't have tattoos currently but he might get some in the future. he has triple lobe and helix piercing on each ear with an additional tragus piercing on his right ear. he has dimples on each side of his cheeks and come out when he smiles with his mouth closed.

 STYLE:  minguk's closet is full of flannels, sweatpants, windbreakers, graphic tees, hoodies, bomber jackets, everything oversized comfortable. he only has about 2 pairs of jeans, one black and one blue. since he did so much training as a kid it really shaped his style too. besides his school uniform he wore comfortable clothes he could dance in everyday so thats what he got used to. he doesn't like wearing tight clothes for too long since its uncomfortable nad has a huge loyaly to nike sneakers. even if he wears a nice trench coat he'd still have sweats and a sweater under it.

   

STOLEN DREAMS TOOK OUR CHILDISH DAYS 
 
 PERSONALITY  
INFJ -T,
POS independent, passionate, idealistic, logical, reserved, creative, disciplined, loyal, caring, patient, optimistic, calm
NEG perfectionist, emotional, stubborn, short tempered, workaholic, private, serious, cold, blunt, selfless

most people only know the cold minguk that walked the halls of prism terrifying trainees with a simple side eye. only a handful know of the bright and optimistic minguk that used to run the halls of sm excited to start a new day of training. but as you get older and life takes its toll on you, you change, and minguk's change was drastic.

naturally minguk was a happy person, he started everyday with a smile barely letting anything ruin his day. being a trainee wasn't the easiest thing in the world but his optimism kept him and those around him going. he always had nice words to say keeping the mood up as much as he can with his playful and childish ways. he was a hard worker and stuck to the rules but still found time to enjoy it and have fun too. no matter how hard times got he kept the big picture in mind and saw the hard times as hurdles he has to jump over to get to his goal, debuting. some people saw him as unrealistic because even when everything said it wouldn't happen he still believed in it. it was the same with people, he believed what others said without any speculation. his passion for performing showed through everytime, the amount of effort he put into everything he did with almost admirable. doing what he loved made him energetic no matter how tiring it was, he could sit and write songs or choreograph for hours. everytime he heard music the creativity switch in his head automatically .

emotionally he relied on people he was close to ask for help if he ever needed it. he wasn't the type to harbor his emotions in his head for too long because he knew he could trust those around him, especially his sister and johnny. he doesn't need a lot of people to be satisfied, as long as he has a few close frineds he could trust he'd be happy. his loyalty for those that he's friends with goes above and beyond. though he was always an introvert, he didn't have a problem talking to people, he was quite friendly and nice to everyone around him actually. a team player that was always willing to help anyone and put others before himself too. but it took him a while to consider people friends and he wasn't crazy about hanging out in big crowds, he always valued comfort and trust over shallow connections.

though minguk is older now, it'll be unrealistic to say that he's the same way he was when he was younger. after getting burned by sm and losing the two people he loved most, he did a complete 180. minguk became cold, the old minguk that would smile easily now barely cracks a grin. his passion for performing turned into an unhealthy workaholic cycle of tunnel vision. all he sees is debuting and achieving his goal and will do anything to achieve that, no matter how hard he has to work and he won't let others ruin it for him either. anyone he works with is subject to his ruthless perfectionist ways that include doing the same moves until it feels like your limbs are on fire and practicing until there is no possible flaw that can be detected by the eye. the longest that minguk has stayed in the dance studio practicing was 26 hours. the next day his legs were in excruciating pain but he it up and still practiced without complaining or showing an ounce of discomfort. he does everything he can to prevent from getting bad results because he refuses to let anything stand in his way of debuting. even after debut he still wouldn't lighten up because he feels as if it could be taken away from him any minute. there are many examples of idols making mistakes and suddenly getting a bad reputation. i mean, he thought being in nct was definite after debuting in sm rookies but that was a bust so its fair to say that it left him with ptsd.

his need for perfection causes him to lash out at s when they don't do things right at least to his standards. he gives s the same expectation that he puts on himself. he doesn't care if you can't dance or can't sing as well as the others but you should put 100% of your effort into every rehearsal and he doesn't care if you're tired either because guess what, so is he but he'll still probably stay after to practice more on his own. before he would never lose his temper, he really didn't have one to lose. he would still want to practice for a long time and recommend that everyone else stay too but he wasn't in a place of authority to demand it. even though he isn't the leader of vesper he trained for so long that it gives him seniority. when he loses his temper he says harsh things to s that are hurtful yet true.

his lighthearted tendencies of the past still show in small ways though, if anyone needs his help or are slow learners he'd stay with them and help them even if he's exhausted himself. he's still an optimist, but in the most aggressive way possible. his pep talks are inspiring but the way he screams it at s seems more like a lecture than actual inspiration. he's used to living by a schedule so he isn't keen on being spontaneous and breaking that schedule, especially if it compromises his goals. even when he isn't working its usually whats on his mind, how others percieve him. he takes criticism very badly because he puts so much effort into everything he does. but when people doubt him he tries to prove them wrong. when he speaks for the group its more robotic like he's reading from a script even if he isn't but when he performs its so emotional and passionate.

when he isn't working he's quiet, not as friendly as he used to be. he prefers to be alone and do his own thing. even if he's with s he won't say much or be as playful, he's just calm watching them make fools of themselves. he's still caring on the low though, if the younger members want anything he'll just hand them his card as long as its reasonable and take care of them in subtle ways that goes unnoticed because the intimidating part is so much more prevalent. he doesn't want to show others the kid that still lives deep down because his inner child is scared of being hurt and abandoned like he was in the past. so he rather just not participate and have other people not invite him to things. to stop himself from thinking about what could've been or being lonely, he rather work to distract himself. since he no longer has anyone to turn to emotionally, well more like he refuses to let anyone get on that level of closeness, he keeps his emotions to himself. honestly no one really knows him, he's so private that he never goes beyond surface level. but since he's kind of scary most people don't even try. the only people that can turn him back to his old self is johnny and minah.

 BACKGROUND 

minguk was born on september 28 to a middle class family in ulsan, south korea. his family background is like any normal kid, he had an older brother that constantly made fun of him and an older sister that he was really close to with two loving parents that dealt with all three of them. his parents were regular office workers meaning long hours and not much money but they survived as well as a five person family could on a four person salary. they made do with what they could and minguk honestly never felt the struggle of it.

minguk followed in his sisters footsteps for his love for music. after school they both ran home to watch those music shows everyday. its like they knew every dance together, minah would sing the vocals and minguk would do the raps. girl groups, boy groups, soloists, it didn't matter. as long as the artist performed on music shows, which most did, then they knew it. minah decided to make her dream a reality and prepare an audition for sm's weekly public auditions. seeing his sister prepare made him want to too even though he was only 9 at the time. they took the 4 hour trip to seoul and went to the auditions during the summer, their family made it a whole fun family day trip thing. even though it was a lot of waiting it was nice to have the support from their parents. they both auditioned seperately and they both passed. mianh transfered to a middle school in seoul and started her training right away but minguk was a part time trainee until he too reached middle school.

minguk became a trainee at 9, he was the youngest in the company. sm knew they wanted him but he was also too young to dorm since his family home wasn't in seoul. so instead he spent every break he had from school training and living with his aunt in seoul then would go back to ulsan when school started again. all he would look forward to was training, his grades were still eh, probably even worse now that he knew he was a trainee under sm. he didn't think his grades mattered because he was going to debut and be a famous singer anyways. without his sister watching music shows were more lonely, his mom tried to learn the dances and sing with him so he wouldn't feel alone. it helped but it wasn't the same. he saw everyday as a step closer to graduating and a step closer becoming an idol. so when he finally graduated primary school two years later in 2009, he was excited to leave and be permanently reunited with his sister.

 LIKES 

COFFEE double shot americano with 4 extra shots his is go to drink
CANDLES he has an obsession with candles, his room has a different scent like every week. even if he’s stressed or upset, coming to a nice smelling room just makes him feel better
SWEATING it makes him feel accomplished, if he's not sweating buckets he's not done
SMALL DOGS small dogs are cute but big dogs kind of scare him
COMIC BOOKS he prefers reading comics/manga over watching anime
ROMANTIC DRAMAS his guilty pleasure. hes currently watching our beloved summer and he’s basically seen every romantic kdrama on netflix
PLAYING VIDEO GAMES he isn't a huge gamer and would only play when he's really bored. he doesn't have a preference so he just tries whatever games and would play with s if he has nothing else to do
EXERCISING he likes to stay in shape and it makes him feel accomplished for the day
RED WINE he isn't big on alcohol but would have a glass of red wine while watching his drama at night
SPICY FOOD his spicy tolerance is more than the average person because his mom looves making spicy food.
COMFORTABLE SILENCE he likes silence and someone he can be in comfortable silence with is someone that he'd want to hang around with more often
SPRING because the flowers blooming are pretty
RAIN both the artist and the weather
FACE MASKS  because it hides his stubble when he’s too lazy to shave
BEING GROOMED getting his makeup and hair done because it makes him feel like a real idol
CUTE SOCKS he might be serious looking but he has some colorful cute socks under those somehow extremely clean nikes that are far from new. in the winter he pulls out the fuzzy socks. he doesn't like walking or sleeping barefoot. some socks he has are for sleeping only because he doesn't want dirty socks on his bed. just don't touch his sock drawer because he's so specific with his socks. he found come out dressed in all black and a frown on his face with some bright pink socks.
BIRDS CHIRPING IN THE MORNING he just loves quiet mornings and the birds chirping adds onto the whole calmness of it.
SUNRISE he wakes up early so he likes watching the sunrise while listening to calm music quietly on his headphones snuggled under the covers with some fuzzy socks. its little moments like that that most people take for granted.
DESSERTS he has a huge sweet tooth which is why he likes baking. anything he eats he works out eventually anyways
HOT SHOWERS he takes scorching hot showers and comes out red.
HISTORY it was his favorite subject in school, he likes history museums too.

DISLIKES

LIARS he doesn't lie so he doesn't like liars. he rather know the truth no matter how bad.
ALCOHOL he isn't a big alcohol drinker except for wine. his tolerance is pretty low. he likes being in control so he never has enough to actually be drunk.
HORROR/GORE MOVIES his heart can't take it
GREEN he thinks its the ugliest color. he likes black and light blue
DARK CHOCOLATE chocolate is supposed to be sweet so when he tried dark chocolate for the first time he was shook and it scarred him
DRAMA & GOSSIP he thinks its pointless and unproductive. when people start gossiping he just walks away
NAPPING he could just sleep once at night. he feels like its a waste of time but sometimes his body can't take it and just crashes.
DISRESPECTFUL PEOPLE when people disrespect him or give him attitude for no reason especially when they’re younger or a junior, he loses his temper. he's tolerant to older people and would just grind his teeth.
BINGE WATCHING SHOWS another waste of time. he doesn't watch more than 3 episodes at a time. usually just one.
FISH fish or anything with a fishy flavor is gross
MESSES he isn't a really clean or crazy neat person but he likes things at least decent looking. instead of just picking up after the messier members he'd ask who did it and make them pick it up themselves so they can build good habits
HOT SUMMERS not the f(x) song he actually likes that and knows the dance. part of the reason he hates summer is because its so hot. he like sweating but not when he's sitting doing nothing.
LAZING AROUND laying down all day even if his body is begging him to makes him feel unproductive
SHAVING he's a bad shaver and always ends up cutting himself
WHEN HIS HAIR GETS IN HIS EYES its just annoying and he doesn't like the feeling of hair sticking to his forehead either, thats why he always puts it in a ponytail
MASSAGES because he’s ticklish, don't touch him
WASTING TIME his ultimate dislike. he must feel productive and do everything he can to reach his goal.

HABITS

WATCHING FANCAMS he always watches his own fancams to see where he can improve
MAD he clenches this teeth when he’s mad. he can stay calm for a long time but his words and eyes gradually gets harsher until he's just screaming. his last resort is fighting but he will if he's pushed to the edge. he really doesn't like it though
SLEEPING he always sleeps in fetal position and sleeps like a rock because he's so tired by the end of the day. he has a pillow that he hugs to sleep at night, he hugs that pillow so hard that its basically deformed. he always watches an episode of a drama before he sleeps and wakes up early no matter what time he sleeps
ANXIOUS when he gets anxious like before a performance his leg shakes or he nibbles at his bottom lip. the poor makeup artist has to keep applying his lip balm because of it
WRITING LETTERS he writes letters to apologize to someone or a sentimental letter for their birthday because he’s better at writing his feelings than saying them. he wrote his sister a letter for all of her birthdays since they stopped talking but he never sent them
SKINCARE doing a face mask at night after he wears makeup to prevent himself from breaking out, he learned that from his sister
HAIR running his fingers through his hair because its constantly going in his eyes
SMOKING he smokes everyday, he started in 2017 to deal with stress. he knows its bad but it helps
CRYING he doesn't cry easily but when he does you wouldn't notice unless you look at him because its completely silent

HOBBIES

WRITING RAPS/SONGS he started taking songwriting classes in 2012 with mark. since then he's been writing all his raps, even for monthly evaluations. he encouraged the rappers in his group for the evalutations to write their own raps because he found rapping other peoples lyrics lame. if they needed help he would always help them or write for them, same with vesper. he didn't start writing full songs until 2017 because he wanted to impress lee sooman and get a spot in nct but rip that.
CHOREOGRAPHING he started choreographing his own dances for monthly evaluations since 2013, they're mostly hiphop based. he helps with the choreography for vesper songs despite not having the dance position because he's so knowledgeable
COLLECTING NIKES something about nikes he just loves. he refuses to share his shoes too because he likes to keep them clean
BAKING he bakes every sunday to improve his baking skills and has s try it or gives it to staff. based on their reviews he improves the recipes
CANDLE MAKING its a relatively new hobby but he’d make s a candle for their birthday with a scent that reminds him of them
COMIC BOOK CAFE on his free days he likes going to comic book cafes and reading for hours. he used to do it a lot more when he was younger but not much these days
ORIGAMI he makes origami out of random paper lying around. if a younger member leaves their homework out he'd turn it into an origami crane and when you ask him about it he'd say well why did you leave it unsupervised

FEARS

FAILING everything minguk does is so he doesn’t fail. he won’t stop trying until he succeeds so if he never reaches his goal he’d really be devastated
NOT DEBUTING he’s spent half his life training and if all that goes to waste he wouldn’t know what to do with his life because that is his life.
BEING A DISAPPOINTMENT minguk knows his family is rooting for him so if he doesn’t debut he’s afraid he’ll disappoint them. but they’re honestly proud and admire his determination either way. he’ll mostly be disappointing himself.
DYING ALONE minguk doesn’t actually like being alone, he’s just afraid. eventually he wants to settle down and have a big happy family of his own.
CLOSED SPACES closed spaces makes him hyperventilate, especially when he’s alone. if he’s with someone else its not as bad but if he’s alone he’ll have a panic attack
ANTIQUE DOLLS AND CLOWNS they’re just creepy, chucky was his biggest fear when he was younger. that movie just messed him up. and the movie it, he basically hid behind his hands the whole time.
WASTING HIS LIFE this is why he doesn't waste his time and he's trying so hard because he doesn't want any regrets when he's older

TRIVIA

REPUTATION while training at bighit he almost got into a fight with a younger trainee who wasn’t trying and talking about him behind his back. he didn’t care about him talking but he was making the whole group look bad and monthly evaluations was less than a week away. minguk scolded him many times but he still acted nonchalant and said he’s not scared of him. he ended up losing his temper and grabbed him by his collar and threatened him in front of the rest of the trainees. he doesn’t like going that far but it was one of the few times that he really lost his temper. its the story that he's known for and why so many trainees find him scary
CARSICK he gets carsick if he doesn’t sit in the front, not like vomiting but a bad headache
SKINSHIP he's fine with skinship but he never initiates unless he's super close to you. s can lean on him, sit on him, bite him and he wouldn't have any reaction
GIRL GROUPS he knows a lot of girl group songs from 2015 and before. he would learn them from his sister, especially sm girl groups. his favorite girl group atm is loona because he finds their songs inspirational. love4eva is still his ringtone.
INSPIRATIONS his biggest inspiration is rain, jay park, and chuu (and johnny cough)
IDEAL TYPE his ideal type is someone that makes him happy. he'd mention chuu because she's cute and positive. he watched every episode of chuu can do it on youtube
HAIR COLOR he wants to try dying his hair many different colors but he doesn’t think he’ll look good in most of them. he wants to try blue or purple the most. he only dyed it orange when he was in sm rookies.
LOVE he’s never had his first kiss and no one knows because they all think he’s had at least 5 gfs by now but he never had that either. he at love adive and would give you really awkward advice based on a kdrama he watched
EDUCATION he graduated from sopa in 2017. his grades were bad in school so he at math and every subject but history. he remembers history really well so its the only subject he can help the younger members in
ALLERGIES he’s allergic to bees so he fast walks away from them everytime. its the only bug he's afraid of
GLASSES he's nearsighted and has two pairs of glasses. one and two. he wears contacts when performing but hates it because he has dry eyes and it gets uncomfy after like an hour
MUSIC he listens to a lot of h1ghr music, ateez, chris brown and loona
✩ he remembers all his friends birthdays and never forgets a promise
✩ his room is often neat and plain
✩ mentally minguk separates the working him and the regular him so he doesn't feel bad for anything he says during practice
✩ he wants to go into real estate in the future

INCORRECT QUOTES

MEMBER i'm exhausted, can practice be over already? 
MINGUK 
you can sleep when you're dead. it up. lets do it again.

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STILL AINT NOTHIN CHANGED, NOW WE'RE GROWN

 FAMILY  minguk's overall relationship with his family is good. they're a night knit bunch, if they go a month without hearing from each other they get immediately concerned. even if its once a month, minguk tries to talk to at least his parents.

FATHER / HA SANGCHEOL (52, ENFP) sangcheol is a huge softie. he isn't as good as keeping up with his family, he won't immediately worry like jisoo if he doesn't hear from any of his kids for a month but he will call them if its been a while. since minguk was a trainee, even minah, he always told them to just come home if it gets too hard. he knows he wants to debut but he thinks enough is enough and its best for him to come home and get a regular job like his sister. minguk loves his dad but he doesn't like talking to him as much because he always mentions that. but if minguk did debut sangcheol would be really proud of him. he secretly admires his son for having so much determination.

MOTHER / JUNG JISOO (54, ESFJ) minguk mostly talks to his mom out of all his family members. she's the one to call him and fill him in on whatever is happening within the family. she always reminds him to eat enough and get a lot of rest. she demands to facetime him and see his face and body so she can check for any bruises and if he's eating enough. if she sees even one bruise she'll give him a little lecture about taking care of his body that always ends in an i love you. she supports minguk 100% because she knows how much he wanted to debut ever since he was little. she'd probably buy every album and lightstick and show up at their concerts decked out in merch making sangcheol wear a shirt with minguk's face on it. if the boys ever went to ulsan she'd love to make them all a big meal.

OLDER BROTHER / HA MINSEOK (29, ESTP) minseok is that annoying older brother that is loud and full of himself and constantly made fun of minguk as a kid. he's the first born so minseok got spoiled like crazy when he was younger. even when he was minding his own business dancing with his sister, minseok always had a comment to make and john cena minguk onto the couch. he might be annoying and a huge boy but he actually loves minguk a lot deep down. when minguk debuts he'd be a lowkey huge fan of them. he'd know the whole fanchant and attempt to do the dance when he can't dance to save his life. he'd reply to hate comments on anonymous accounts trying to defend them because how dare antis say something negative about his brothers group. only he could make fun of minguk and no one else and it should stay that way.

OLDER SISTER / HA MINAH (27, ISFJ) minguk used to be really close with minah, they were inseperable at one point. it was the hardships of training that tore them apart and kept them apart. after their falling out in 2016 they stopped talking completely. of course it hurt them both separately but they never talked about it. their parents tried to get them to speak so many times but they found excuses not to meet too. he hasn't seen her since 2016, for the temporary week that minguk went back to ulsan when he left sm his sister stayed at a friends house instead. after leaving sm she studied theatre at seoul institute of the arts and is a performer in local theatre plays as well as working at a cafe in ulsan. they both miss each other and want to get close again but neither of them know where to start or what to say. if minguk debuts minah would support him quietly. even though they had a falling out she was always proud of him for continuing to chase his dream.

 SM IDOLS  most sm artists know him, especially the older ones. they remember him as the small kid that used to run around the building and learn dances quickly. he was friendlier back then so he didn't have any bad blood with anyone. he would greet any sm idol comfortably, especially nct and red velvet while members of exo and super junior would ruffle his hair.

 NCT  minguk is comfortable with almost all of the nct members except for the newer chinese members because of the language barrier. he was more outgoing and ethusiastic back then so even though they were technically competing against each other, they were still friendly and supported each other. they have a lot of memories together, though he had slight jealousy when they debuted whenever he sees them win an award or music show he gets so happy for them and cheers on the sidelines.

MARK LEE (23) mark was like minguk's best friend while training. since they were both rappers and close to age they got paired up often and had all the same classes. mark was one of his closest friends but also his biggest competition. they worked together but at the end were always pinned against each other. that made their relationship naturally competitive. they tend to make passive aggressive comments about how they'll beat the other in different things. training has made them like that but they're actually really good friends that get lunch together whenever they can.

 STAGE NAME:  MARCUS (마커스) minguk wanted an english name like johnny so he gave him the name marcus. he was excited to debut as marcus but when mark came along lee sooman thought it was too similar so he just used his real name. after leaving sm he was finally able to use marcus instead of the cute minguk that the public used to know.

 POSITIONS:  lead rapper, vocalist

 TALENT TWIN(S): 

VOCAL+RAP MONSTA X'S CHANGKYUN marcus has a deep voice, since he was little he was more interested in rap than singing. he doesn't consider himself a good singer even though he's quite talented. he has a nice baritone voice and training for so long has allowed him to have a good ear for pitch too. he isn't main vocal material but he can hold a note with no problem, boy won't come out with the high notes though. his rap is the most developed part of him, his rap style is very clean and charismatic.

DANCE ATEEZ'S SAN marcus was able to learn dances easily from a young age. being a trainee only improved his dancing, before training he never took any dance classes. he's mostly trained in hiphop dancing and can do minor break dancing. he's very focused on the performace aspect too so his stage pressence is really good. he has good breath control when it comes to rapping after a dance break. whether the dance is fluid or intense popping, he can adapt because training took him out of his comfort zone so much.

 PAST EXPERIENCE(S): 

2013 SM ROOKIES introduced on december 16, 2013
2014 EXO90:2014 with sm rookies
2015 SR15B BASSBOOT MV
2015 SHOW CHAMPION he was an mc with jaehyun
2015 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE with sm rookies
2016 NCT 127 FT. SR15B SWITCH MV
2016 NCT LIFE he was on season 1
2017 EXO-CBX KA-CHING MV backup dancer
2017 TAEMIN'S 1ST SOLO CONCERT OFF SICK backup dancer
2017 LAY I NEED U MV cameo
2017 LAY SHEEP MV cameo and backup dancer

 TRAINEE YEARS:  13 YEARS & 8 MONTHS

12 YEARS 1 MONTH (JULY 2007 - AUGUST 2019) SM ENT marcus got into sm through the weekly public auditions. he auditioned with his sister and got in but was too young to train full time so he started started out as a part time trainee until june 2009 then started full time training after he graduated primary school. he was known as sm's legendary trainee because he trained so long. he debuted in sm rookies and was expected to join nct, it never happened so he eventually left.

1 YEAR 4 MONTHS (SEPTEMBER 2019 - 2021) PRISIM ENT marcus got an offer to join prism after leaving sm. 

 TRAINEE LIFE: 

PART 1: HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AND HIGH HOPES being a full time trainee and a part time trainee were totally different. at most he'd spend two months in seoul as a part time trainee and since he was younger than everyone else they were more lenient and friendly to him. the yougnest they debuted an idol was boa at 13 but usually it was 14 so when he was a part time trainee they all knew he had a long way to go so he wasn't really in competition with the others. it was more like preparing him to be in competition. but as soon as he turned into a full time trainee the pressure was a lot more serious. he joined sm in the summer of 2009 with excitement and enthusiam ready to see his sisters old friends and make friends his own age for once. but instead the environment was a lot more gloomy and tense than he remembered.

on his first day as a full time trainee he saw minah crying because she didn't make the final lineup to be in f(x). he thought he would definitely debut because in his eyes his sister was one of the best singers and dancers. she was also training for two years already, amber trained for less than her and she made the final lineup. but minguk comforted her by saying they'll debut her in a better group and he truly believed it too. his young brain couldn't comprehend how cut throat the training system really was because he didn't experience it yet. the longer he stayed the more he started to see people who he thought were amazing get torn to shreds at monthly evaluations and next week he never heard from them or saw them again. he originally thought that everyone that became a trainee was secured a debut, as long as you had a dream of being an idol and had some talent then you would become one. but it was so much more to it than he could've ever thought.

minguk was still young so he kept his optimism and love for singing and dancing, but his sister started changing. she no longer felt the joy in it that she used to, instead of it being a fun hobby it stressed her out. minguk saw her have breakdown after breakdown before monthly evaluations and how she overworked her body to impress the staff that barely gave her a compliment. minguk was only 14, he was still one of the younger ones and had a lot of time to improve and debut but minah was already 18. she was competing with the best of the best and any little mistake could get her kicked out and replaced with someone younger. the change in his sister from bright and enthusiastic to irritable and quiet made him sad but it was minguk that kept her going. he'd learn her dances too on top of his just so they could have that feeling of dancing together like they used to. when she would practice until late in the night minguk did his homework in the corner, sometimes even falling asleep on the floor just so she wouldn't be alone. he really believed in her and they were each others strength and it paid off the following year in 2013.

PART 2: THE BEGINNING OF THE END in 2013 both of them made the final line up for sm rookies and got introduced to the public in december 2013. it felt like all their hardwork was finally paying off and worth it. the judgment they faced was a lot harder now that they weren't just unknown trainees anymore, the expectation on them was really high. they were expected to do everything better than regular trainees since they had the "top priority" in debuting. both of them thought they were on their way to stardom, with redvelvet's debut in the talks minah was one of the main candidates along with seulgi, wendy, irene, and yeri who were all sm rookies too. but last minute they replaced minah with joy who they thought had more appeal. seeing his sister get rejected from debuting again only confused him and made him realize that nothing is set in stone. he put a lot of trust in sm since he's been there for so much of his youth and to see his sister get done dirty made him feel some kind of resentment but he still had hope since it wasn't him, only showing how pure at heart he truly was at the time.

training continued as normal after that. he still sang and danced and rapped everyday but just made appearances on different shows with the other sm rookies occasionally that gradually build his fanbase. everytime he went on stage or on camera little minguk could barely stand still he was so excited, out of all of the boys he was known as the talkative and cute one when he mced with jaehyun for show champion. even when he rapped the mcs just kept commenting on how cute he was. in 2014 minguk joined sr15b, they made their unofficial debut to the world in 2015 with a dance video and were known as the next artists to lead sm. minguk felt his debut was an arms length away, in 2016 nct u debuted. he competed against mark to see who would take the rapper position and mark ultimately won. but since nct was a rotational and ever expanding group and he was included in nct life and the switch mv, his debut had to come eventually which was enough to keep him going. but as the year went by nct127 and nctdream both debuted and minguk wasn't seeing the light of debut.

PART 3: LOSES, CHANGES, AND STAGNATION that same year his sister decided to leave sm, at 22 she thought she was too old it was almost becoming embarrassing to see younger trainees do better than her when she trained for 12 years. seeing those closest to him debut and leave was hard on him but made him more desperate. his sister told him to leave too because the way sm was, he probably wouldn't debut. he couldn't understand how she would say that when she knew he wanted that more than anything and he was already so close. nct constantly had new members and he knew his moment was coming. he was hurt by his sisters comments, after she went back to ulsan they didn't talk.

in 2017 he finally finished school and just completely focused on training. he never felt so much pressure before not only to debut but because he wanted to prove his sister wrong. he spent a lot of that year being a backup dancer for other idols. lee sooman was selecting possible new members for nct 2018 and minguk put a lot of effort into securing his spot as one of the new additions by showing his loyalty to the company. but once again he was put in the backburner. it was at a point where he didn't know what he was doing wrong and started questioning his own abilities. throughout 2018 he watched as nct rose to success and sm add new members to smrookies. they debuted a new chinese unit that minguk already knew he didn't stand a chance being in because of his pure korean heritage. his friends in nct were off on tour, he heard from his mom that his sister got a regular job back in ulsan. everyone moved on but he was stuck in the same spot seeing people younger that trained for a short amount of time do better than him. ironic because he started to feel the same way his sister did.

PART 4: MOVING ON in 2019 he made the hardest decision of his life to terminate his trainee contract with sm. he considered going to college and giving up completely but now that sm's legendary trainee was available he got a bunch of offers from agencies. he wasn't known as legendary for his skills but for how long he trained. 12 years at one of korea's best entertainment companies meant that he was molded to perfection. he got offers from yg, jyp, starship, fnc, prism, and cube but took the offer from prism. they ensured him that they wanted to debut a boy group soon and since they were a new company he knew he'd be a priority.

the minguk at sm was completely different from the minguk at prism. everyone knew him as the legendary sm trainee so he had a lot to live up to. instead of being the friendly and optimistic kid he used to be he was 21 and cold. he was one of the older trainees so he didn't have time to waste and took training very seriously. staff at prism always praised him because he was basically flawless from the endless practice that he did on his own but he didn't let that go to his head. he still worked hard no matter how much praise he got, it was like he never took a break and the other trainees looked up to him for that. anyone that was on his team for the monthly evaluations were so happy because they knew they would do well under his leadership since he always took that role. he was hard on them too though, they practiced for hours after everyone else left and minguk was quick to say that anyone who isn't willing to work hard might as well leave now but he refuses to look like an idiot because they didn't put the same amount of effort as the rest of them. he didn't care if they hated him, he didn't care if they talked behind his back, all he cared about was debuting. but thats what happens when you spend your whole youth fighting to achieve your dreams.

 MEDIA PRESENCE:  him being sm's legendary trainee is well known among the public. since he was in sm rookies they have this idea of him being cute and talkative. no one would ever guess he would turn out being the way he is now, old fans that saw him as being nostalgic might prefer how he was before so i can see him losing old fans.

 HEADLINES: 

2021 EX SM ROOKIE'S MEMBER MINGUK DEBUTS IN NEW BOYGROUP VESPER AND FANS ARE SHOCKED AT HIS VISUALS fans were surprised that his looks changed so much from innocent and cute to hot and mature. his rapping style changed so much too.

2021/2022? MINGUK GAINS ATTENTION FOR HIS SPEECH AND REACTION TO VESPER'S FIRST WIN fans were touched by how much he cried and his thank you speech saying that he's been dreaming of that moment since he was 7. it was the first time they saw him cry too, even s. nct members briefly stayed and celebrated with the boys to congratulate minguk.

2022 VESPER FANS AND NETIZENS CRITICIZE MINGUK'S STRICT STYLE prism released a behind the scenes video of the group practicing and minguk was seen galring and screaming at s. some called him too harsh and some said that its for the betterment of the group.

2022 FANS SPECULATE THAT VESPER'S MINGUK HAS A BAD RELATIONSHIP WITH NCT of course he feels some type of way about their success and he's jealous but he definitely doesn't hate them. the rumor started because he's constantly looking intensely at nct from afar. but the truth is he's trying to look at johnny and he has bad eyesight.

 CAREER ASPIRATIONS:  minguk's main goal is to have a successful career as an idol. he would never say it but performing has become something stressful for him, he wants to learn to enjoy it again and not put so much pressure on himself. he put so much emphasis on debuting he's forgotten that he wanted to be an idol in the first place because he loves performing. not to prove a point. 

SOLO he debuts with god damn and netizens are seriously shooketh
DANCE COVERS any taeyang dance cover
CHOREOGRAPHING AND WRITING he hopes to choreograph and write a song for vesper someday. he already writes raps for other members who can't write well but he wants a whole song that he made on one of their albums someday.
BAKERGUK! on vesper's youtube he could have his own little series where he bakes different things and has s try them

JOHNNY SUH
LOVE INTEREST

 BACK-UP LOVE INTEREST:  jung jaehyun

 DATE OF BIRTH:  02/09/1995
 OCCUPATION:  member of NCT

 PERSONALITY:  ENTP-A

johnny suh, the easy going and friendly guy that gets along with everyone. johnny marches at the beat of his own drum. yes sm has strict rules that he follows, most of the time, but that doesn't stop him from having fun either. he tries to find the light in any situation and eases any tension thats going on because he just wants to have a good time. he's known for his playful attitude always making fun of his friends and having sarcastic comments or stories to tell. just a fun time. but right when you think you know johnny he'll surprise you by doing something unexpected. its almost impossible to read his mind. he can be selfish and do things for the benefit of himself without thinking how it effects others but its never with malicious intent because he still treats everyone with kindness. he flirts with just about everyone, none of the staff are safe from johnny's random flirty yet funny comments and pickup lines, not even the males. not because he's attracted to everyone either, just because he likes the mood to be light and fun. his friendliness makes a lot of people think he likes them when he most likely doesn't, even his ex girlfriends can't hate him because he always makes up for any wrongdoings he commits since he doesn't want any enemies. he really just means well and wants to live a happy life.

 LOVE STORY: 

PART 1: ADMIRATION minguk never really thought about his uality, since he was so focused on training he never had time for girls. he knew that he found girls and guys attractive but thought that was normal. just because you can admit another guy is good looking doesn't mean you're bi or gay so he didn't take that seriously. he thought he was heteroual most of his life until he met johnny suh. johnny was a part time trainee from 2008 and started being a full time trainee in 2013. the first summer minguk saw johnny back in 2008, he thought he was so cool. the way he dressed was different from others, just so... foreign, and he could speak korean and english so well. everything he did made minguk go woah and he really looked up to him. little minguk always gave johnny a compliment during classes, even for the tiniest things. whenever johnny performed minguk would clap extra loud, he tried to stand next to him during classes, after a while johnny started to notice that he had a little fanboy.

usually trainees stuck with their age group. a three year age difference wasn’t a lot but to a 10 and 13 year old it was. minguk didn’t make friends easily because he was so young, they interacted with him and played with him occasionally but to say he would hang out with them after training, never. he was mostly with his sister and her friends which included other girls in the 1993-1995 line that doted on him. but johnny treated minguk like a younger brother, whenever minguk was around he would include him even though his friends would lowkey complain about it. though he trained during spring break and summer break, minguk looked forward to summer break the most because thats when johnny would be there.

when johnny became a full time trainee in 2013 minguk was really happy to spend more time with him. he just admired johnny and wanted to be around him, anywhere johnny was was a good time and his energy really took away from all the negativity that training could be at times. johnny was 18 in when he became a full time trainee, the maturity level was different than 15 year old minguk who was still naive and childish. johnny started having an interest in girls and became more flirty than before while minguk just wanted to train and have fun. minguk didn’t understand why he hung out with girls more yet but johnny was actually a ladies man on the low and had his fair share of girlfriends. minguk also did his fair share of unintentional ing by randomly showing up and jumping on johnnys back or screaming his name from down the hall when he was having a heart to heart with one of his then girlfriends. johnny was never rude to minguk though, each time he accepted him and smoothly distracted him so he wouldn’t realize what was actually going on.

PART 2: MINAH when they got into sm rookies they spent a lot more time together, not just them but also minah. minah was protective over her brother, she knew how johnny was a lot more than minguk did. he was flirty and dated her friend for all of 1 month before breaking up with her for someone else so she wasn’t too fond of him. but she saw how much minguk looked up to him and as long as he treated her brother well she was fine with it. her friend got eliminated though and johnny suddenly turned his attention to minah, he always found her pretty since he first joined sm but she never even gave him the bait to bite. however now that they were both in sm rookies and saw each other a lot more he was constantly trying. he knew his reputation wasn’t that great with her and he sensed she wasn’t too fond of him since 2008 so he treated minguk well to win her over. he went out of his way to help minguk more and seem like the best hyung just to be around minah since the two were always together on their down time. when they would practice together late at night, johnny found himself helping minguk with his homework and uses that as an excuses to stay while minah practiced and eventually join her. when minah got eliminated from the red velvet lineup, who was mostly there? minguk and johnny. while it did make her more tolerant and friendly towards him, it definitely didn’t win her over. johnny was hitting all the points to get to minahs heart and date her but she was too determined to work on training and debut instead of get into a relationship. but to minguk, johnny was just a good hyung that was always there when they needed him. he didn’t see his hidden agenda. in the end minah never gave him a chance, johnny dated multiple girls that he didn’t take seriously while on his pursuit to date minah.

PART 3: CHANGES johnny and minguk’s relationship didn’t change much, as minguk got older he finally noticed that johnny was the flirty type. since he was older he started openly flirting with other girls in front of minguk and bringing minguk along to hang with his friends and other female trainees from different companies. minguk was never interested in them though, its not that they were ugly, they honesty never were but his heart was elsewhere. seeing johnny flirt with other girls made him feel a heaviness in his chest. instead of being present in the moment and talking to the girl he was sitting with, he’d keep taking glances at johnny and just want to drag him away from everyone so he can have him all to himself.

minguk never thought about doing intimate things like kissing and making out with others until he walked in on johnny making out with a trainee from jyp. he stared at him from the doorway for an second until the girl realized and got embarrassed, johnny just casually told him he’ll be out soon and wait for him outside but for the first time minguk felt mad at johnny. johnny interacted with other people all the time so he rarely felt jealous, at least to his knowledge, but seeing that made him feel different. it wasn’t jealously, it was pure rage. he felt betrayed like johnny was his or something. i mean he knew he wasn’t his but he couldn’t help but wonder, why couldn’t it be him instead? minguk tried bringing it up to johnny, what he was doing with that girl. he wanted to know what was so special about her but johnny just dismissed his worries saying that he’ll understand when he gets older. despite him being 17 johnny still saw him as that little kid he used to know. that confused feeling he had didn’t go away though and only worsened the more he thought about it.

minah leaving sm and johnny debuting in nct only happend a few short months apart. losing the two people he was closest to hit him hard. with his sister being gone and johnny barely being around he felt lonely, most of his friends were sm rookies and nct members who either left or debuted. he spent a lot of time alone without them and it was hard. to make it worse whenever minguk thought about johnny, all he could think of is that moment with that girl and the heavy feeling in his chest would come back again but he missed him. for a while minguk put a lot of focus on training and improving himself, the new friends he had weren’t as close as the old ones so he kept his feelings to himself. anything he felt that made him upset only made him want to train more. he still saw johnny a few times and hung out with the nct guys but he could count on his hands how many times that happened with their busy schedule. as any sm group, expectations were high so they had a lot to prove. whenever minguk saw him his face lit up but johnny was always in a hurry he just gave him a quick hey and a hair ruffle and kept going. but it was those moments that made his day and kept him smiling to himself.

but the busier nct got the less they saw each other and eventually they completely drifted apart. minguk didn’t want to be a bother so he didn’t text him often since they usually went unanswered. it seemed that way with all of his friends in nct. it seemed like they just forgot about him and moved on. minguk couldn’t help but feel betrayed but the angrier he got the longer and harder he danced until he basically turned into the cold and strict ex sm trainee that he was known as at prism. even then he occasionally thought about them, seeing them be so happy without him made him resentful. though part of him still wished to see them again and meet them on stage someday, go back to the old days when they were just trainees that were there for each other through thick and thin. it was weird because he knew he was finally going to turn his dream into reality and debut in vesper, but he felt happier when he was a young trainee with debuting only being a hope and dream.

PART 4: REUNITED after vesper debuted minguk still didn’t hear anything from johnny, not even a congratulations. its not like he was expecting it though since its already been years that they haven’t talked but it still kind of hurt. after debuting minguk got a new trainer, he wanted to focus on bulking up. trainees stayed at the company gym but now that he debuted he went to a well known gym for idols instead. there he bumped into johnny who also worked out there since at night with his trainer after schedules. minguk thought about their meeting a lot, he thought it would be backstage or something though not at the gym so he wasn't prepared. he was ready for an awkward encounter but instead johnny was excited to see him and gave him a big hug which turned minguk's cheeks red but he blamed it on being tired from working out instead. turns out sasaengs are crazy so they have to change their number often which makes it hard to find old friends. minguk just happened to be one of those people whose number got lost. he was at least happy to know he wasn't being ignored. as soon as he saw johnny all the feelings just rushed back again and he felt that admiration he did when he was younger. johnny always said how he barely recognized minguk now since he’s so much skinnier and bulkier.

they started texting again, everytime minguk got a text from johnny he'd smile a little at his phone. s thought he had a girlfriend or something but whenever they asked he'd just go right back to his deadpan look. minguk looked forward to going to the gym though just to see johnny. being with him brought out the light hearted side of minguk and made him feel happy again. he didn't worry about anything else, all he saw was johnny and thats all that mattered in the moment. occasionally when they had time johnny would invite minguk to hang out after or drive him home after their workout sessions. sometimes they'd linger in his car and just talk about old times.

around johnny, minguk completely melts. he becomes a whole simp. his eyes sparkle just looking at him and he's more touchy and giggly than usual. its like he becomes... cute and s almost don't recognize him at all. if he was a girl everyone would think that he's totally crushing but since minguk's seemingly one of the straightest and manliest guys in vesper no one ever suspects anything, just that they're really close. minguk thinks they're just close too but the more they hang out the more he just wants to grab him and kiss him. but johnny still sees him as that little kid he used to know.

 TRIVIA: 

✩ when johnny ruffles his hair it still has the ability to make his day
✩ tba..

 CURRENT RELATIONSHIP STATUS:  friends
 ENDING RELATIONSHIP STATUS:  i have no idea where this is going, i had so many different ideas but didn't know which to choose so in the end i decide to leave it up to you. incase you're not sure what to do here are some ideas i had:

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS so many different ways how this could pan out, but the gist is that they become fwb hooking up secretly. i think minguk would kiss him first tbh but anyways minguk takes it a lot more seriously than johnny does. he thinks johnny would want to be in a relationship with him and love him back but :/ maybe not?

JOHNNY'S STRAIGHT another tragic ending is minguk confesses? and johnny is like woah dude i see you as a little brother and it kind of ruins their friendship or it just becomes awkward for a while then they're fine and minguk just accepts being his little brother.

JOHNNY STILL LIKES MINAH originally i thought underlying the whole time he would still like minah. maybe he uses minguk to get close to minah still, or to combine two of them they become fwb but johnny uses minguk's love for him to get to minah all over again? or take away the fwb part and johnny convinces minguk to fix his relationship with minah so he could get to her and they start dating. 

THEY END UP DATING the ultimate happy ending! johnny stops seeing minguk as a kid and falls for him too after hanging out or hooking up or whatever and they date yay.

DARCY

 COMMENTS:  this has been sitting in my drafts for months. i'm happy i finally found a story that matches it. hopefully it goes along with your vision for the placeholder plotline as much as i think it does. if there's any inconsistencies let me know, i'd be happy to fix him up.

 SCENE SUGGESTIONS:  

✩ minah reading all the letters he wrote, or maybe a member sent it since it was stamped and addressed but didn't know he wasn't supposed to? idk i at these
✩ minguk getting mad and almost fighting a member and then they get close late
✩ minguk doing a random play dance thing on a variety show and he does all the girl group dances
✩ on their 1 year anniversary minguk writes a letter to every member
✩ soft minguk hours

 DISCOGRAPHY SUGGESTIONS:  just love, what you wanted, highlight, fast pace, burn it up, good guy, fanfare, gorilla, i like you, yolo, fighter, solo, justice, insane

 IN THE SCENARIO THAT YOUR CHARACTER IS NOT CHOSEN, DO I HAVE YOUR PERMISSION TO USE YOUR CHARACTER SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE STORY?:  Yes 

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