⟪ PERSONALITY ⟫ 

too much of a perfectionist, passionate, sociable, absent minded

Some wonder if Dahyun is actually listening to the things they're telling her or if she's zoning out. She walks around with a distant smile on her face, because of her inability to concentrate and her one tack mind she's always drifting off into her own little world. She's bubbly and never seems to take anything seriously, throwing her head back laughing whether the joke was funny or not. At first glance, you'd expect her to be calm and gentle, not playful and a social butterfly. She is also quite flirty and playful, saying shameless and slightly erted things in order to get reactions out of everyone. She is quite easy going, always just going with the flow and never really putting much effort into everything she's doing. Some would mistake her for being lazy but it's actually becuase she hates confrontation and conflict and will do anything to escape it, but she is seen as the middle ground between two parties and when people in her group are arguing because she is able to see from different perspectives becuase of her compassionate nature. She is also quite the people pleaser, who seems to put other people's emotions before her own and forgets herself and really can't say no to people. She doesn't like going out much and her life basically consists of eating, sleeping and singing but that's the way she likes it. She's such a lazy . Change is also not her thing, she likes everything balanced and constant. Stability is what she thrives on, which is why if she meets a new unfamiliar person, she would go running for the hills. It takes a while for her to stop being so shy and awkward and stop hiding behind her other members before she can actually become friends with someone. People also tend to think of her as indecisive because she takes a long time in making decisions. She thinks over all the pros and cons of her options again and again because she is scared that if she picks the wrong decision, everything she's ever worked for will come crashing down. She hates being rushed or restricted and in interviews, she is always sincere and honest. When being controlled by the staff to say and do things she doesn't want to, she will hate it so much but will go along becuase if she doesn't she could risk bringing her entire team down with her.

However, everything changes when she gets on stage on stage. The playful sparkle in her eyes will swap for one of concentration and determination. The truth is she's never had an affinity for studies or anything else. She won't work hard and concentrate unless she's doing something she likes. If you force her to do something she hates, she'll only hate it (and you) the more you try to force her. When it comes to singing she's hardworking and passoinate; singing is all she's ever had. She watches over her members as well as working on improving herself becase she believes they'll go on for a long time and that they're family despite the disputes that they may have and she loves every single member. She's meticulous and always points out what to do or corrects them if they go wrong, this can sometimes annoy or anger her teammates but she only means well. She's not the best at dancing but she enjoys it. She's got a very elegant - kind of like ballet - way of moving when she dances. She's always striving to make herself and her team better - in a way she is a perfectionist - even if it means picking on the tiniest of details. No matter how much she sings, it'll never be enough to satisfy her and she wants to be singing every second of the say. She doesn't mean to be a but if someone can't dance or sing very well or is slightly half hearted abuot it, she'll get in a bad mood. Everyone else is working hard, why can't they? It is only in this time that she will speak up and confront them, she hates injustice and it's not fair to eveyrone else who works hard is one person is not pulling their weight. This works vice versa as she never wants to drag down her team or disappoint anyone. She will usually self loath or feel like if she was to create a scandal or go off tune during a preformance. She has trouble saying her inner feelings and how she feels but this translates into her singing, which helps her sing with more emotions. But sometimes enough is enough. Once she cracks, there's no winning in an argument agaist her. she does so much for other people, she can at least have one moment to blow up, right?

⟪ BACKGROUND ⟫

 Her father is a doctor and her mother a college professor. She always had so much pressure on her to become as great as them and always tried to study hard for them but she realised she coudln't have cared less about physics and geography and whatever else they tortured her with. Her middle school music teacher introduced her to singing and she fell in love with it. She'd never really told her parents that she wanted to become a singer because they were always pressuring her to become a doctor or something, even if she'd talk about music or her singing, they'd always tell her it was just a hobby and could never be a career. They never once came to any of her school concerts or plays even if she begged them and she soon stopped trying to get them to accept it. In high school, she met Chanyeol who was in her class and a trainee at the time and obsessed with music. He helped her improve and cheered her on and they became best friends. With his help, she snuck away and auditioned behind her family's back. When she got accepted, they were really against it but she insisted this is what she wanted to do and threatened to run away. Her parents let her become a trainee because they thought, "she'll come back to her senses soon." Even to this day, her parents are strongly against it, even going as far as sending her brochures for colleges and medical schools through the mail. Sometimes they'd deny and completely disregard the fact that she's going to do music. Everytime they talk on the phone, they're telling her to quit. This effects Dahyun more than she lets on - not that she will let it on at all - but she carries on as normal.

⟪ TRIVIA ⟫

likes: the cold (it makes her feel more alive), mangos (favourite fruit), bubble tea, mango bubble tea, the film pocahontas, action films, the colour red (it's just her colour, don't question it and don't take that red outfit, it's hers). dislikes: being bored, half hearted people, being in physical pain, ghost stories (she's easily paranoid), silence and being overheated (because how suffocating is that?) she likes songwriting and most of it is usually based on her first love. she is obsessed with horoscopes and tarot cards. her first love was her best friend, she writes most of her songs for him (e.g goodbye summer). habuts: playing with her food, humming ot herself when it's silent, abusing her lips (biting, peeling, liking) 24/7 for no reason. she's a picky easter (ew veggies ), she covers up her face when laughing with her hand, hair; anything she can find. doesn't cry easily. eats skittles by colour (red last because they're her favourites), has to have even numbers for everything - like the amount of fries she eats of the volume on her ipod. when in the car she won't speak and just rest her head against the window (she always has to be by thewindow) and listens to music (has to listen to music or she'll feel carsick) the music she listens to usually affects her mood, she listens to sad songs when happy and even sadder songs when sad. breaks up sandwhiches into little bits before eating, leg shakes everytime she sits, doesn't know when she's being rude and doesn't fall sick easily therefore she has no idea how to look after herself when she doe.s .

⟪ FAMILY ⟫

→ mother, kwon yura ⋮ 40 ⋮ professor ⋮ ambitious, stubborn, short tempeed, charming ⋮ really against her daughter being a singer. she doesn't think it's a good career path and really wants her to be a doctor - mostly so she can show off to her friends - and is quite materialistic, always having the latest bags and whatnot
→ father, kang ho dong ⋮ 45 ⋮ doctor ⋮ workaholic, perfectionist, intellegent, closed minded ⋮ he is quite stoic and distant from his daughter because he's always at work but decides if she's happy, so is he but he is too easily influenced by his wife and is unable to communicate his feelings in general. 

⟪ FRIENDS ⟫

→ close friend, byun baekhyun ⋮ 22 ⋮ idol ⋮ funny, weird, sweet, stubborn ⋮ they grew up together in Bucheon and rekindled their friendhsip when they both debuted in Seoul. They are like brother and sister and mainly bicker all the time but they care a lot about each other really. 

⟪ OCCUPATION ⟫ idol. main vocal of Red Velvet

⟪ HOW DID YOU TWO MET? ⟫

When I was getting ready for debut, I was speaking with Baekhyun about how hard I was struggling to learn about composing, I could songwrite pretty well but composing was a little hard so he introduced me to Chanyeol, we sort of fell into step straight away and even ended up writing a song together. Making music with someone else requires a strong bond between us and I was pretty surprised seeing as we'd only known each other a few weeks and we composed a whole song together. (Goodbye Summer).

⟪ WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT PUBLIC IDOL RELATIONSHIPS? ⟫

Of course it's ok to go public, they've done nothing wrong, just let them love. However, just because it's ok doesn't mean I would do it myself. The reactions from the fans would be way too much for me to handle, especially since I would tarnish my group's reputation too. 

  ⟪ WHAT IS THEIR RELATIONSHIP? ⟫

So they make it pretty obvious to the fans that they're close - "best friends~" - and there aren't many issues with it, but that's only because they do not know the real situation going on behind the scenes. they are friends with benefits. Well, basically Chanyeol's in love with her - she's in love with him too but won't admit it - but Dahyun is scared of having a relationship, being caught and having to deal with the fans' wrath. So, they settled with this arrangement, no feelings were to get in the way - though they can't really help it - and no dates happen. In front of the fans and cameras, they carry on acting like just normal friends and tease each other - and sometimes discreetly each other -, They'll leave messages for each other on insta (like Baekyeon did lol) and if an interviewer were to say to them "some fans are suspicious of your relationship." "I can assure you that we're jsut friends," and then they'll laugh about it later because they have no idea. 

⟪ RELATIONSHIP ⟫

If she ever needed help or was upset, she would call him and he would come runnning to her. He saw her as someone different because most people in the industry would only be in it for the fame and glamour but she has so much talent and passion, he wanted to protect it os she doesn't come to resent it one day like he does. When she debuted, her parented caled her to tell her to back out before it's too late, she started crying and called chanyeol, who dropppped everything he was doing and ran to her. They like messing around and he has a thing for tesing her. He is overly affectionate but she returns it tenfold. They are always there for each other and support each other no matter how. bad scandals may come out about Chanyeol but Dahyun will always believe him and stand by his side. Whenever he starts hating music and regrets ever choosing his career path, he thinks of her who bring shim back to earth, it's in these moments he'll think he'll go insane and thinks she's all he has left. Hence the reason why he calls her 'da-yah'. Even after her debut everyone knows them as best friends and they don't mind who'se watching or how many eyebrows are raised at their overly friendly friendship.

Chanyeol tries confessing sometimes, trying to tell her that he's interested in a lot more than just her body but she doesn't believe he oculd ever like someone like her so she brushes it off. He carries on dropping the heaviest hints known to man and whatnot. He has the subtlety of a sledgehammer. And she's not sure if she's ready for all the pain that wll come with the relationship.