background: 

Taewon's parents both wanted a son. Her father often jokes that they chose the name Taewon the same day they chose their wedding bands. However, when Minhee became pregnant, it was a girl. The two couldn't agree on a girl's name, so they decided to wait and meet their daughter before choosing one. However, Minhee’s water broke three months early, and she had to get a cesarean section because her daughter had not yet turned over and couldn't be delivered naturally. There were complications with the surgery, and Minhee died on the operating table. Heartbroken, her husband, Taemin, decided to use the one name they'd chosen together so that their daughter could still have a part of her mother. Thus, Taewon received a boy's name.

Because of her early birth, Taewon had be on life support for almost three months before she was declared stable. The hospital kept her for another month just to keep an eye on her, and then Taemin was allowed to take his daughter home. Although she was supposed to be safely healthy, he fretted over her a lot, and she had a tendency to get sick often as a baby. Once she started moving around, she got into everything, and there were some very close calls with falling objects. Walking created a whole new mess of problems: she often jokes that she must've set a new record of how many stairs one can fall down in the course of a week.

When she was in junior high, Taewon became close with a group of kids generally considered to be 'bad'. She'd started talking to them on a dare, but she found that she actually could get along with them pretty well. She ended up hanging out with them a lot more than her friends and father thought was particularly safe, but she insisted that she was fine and that they just didn't understand her new friends. However, as it turned out, they understood perfectly - it was Taewon who was being gullible. She ended up unwittingly becoming embroiled in a plot involving illegal drugs. Lucky for her, nothing went on her record since it was her first offense and everything else in her life pointed to her having just been in the wrong place at the wrong time. She doesn't really talk about this time of her life much since she is still ashamed and embarrassed by it. Since this, though, she's been more open to the idea that she can and will be wrong sometimes. She's still naive as ever, though.

Taewon's first voice lesson was in kindergarten during music time. She fell in love with it and begged her father for private lessons. He of course immediately hired the best vocal trainer he could afford for his "little miracle" as he always called her. She continued her lessons through her entire life, and when she was thirteen she announced that she wanted to be a singer. Her father warned her that music was a tough career to be in, but she was adamant. She filmed her first audition tape when she was about fourteen, but she was rejected. She continued trying, sending out over a hundred tapes to every company she could think of, and finally, when she was sixteen, she was accepted by A-Cube Entertainment. However, although her singing was strong, her dancing left a lot to be desired, so her training mostly focused on that aspect. She trained hard, and she was slotted as a future member of A-Pink when she was eighteen. However, just weeks before debut she was switched out for another trainee, and she was moved from A-CUBE to CUBE where she continued her training. When she was twenty-two she met a representative of Woollim, and when he offered her a chance to audition, she happily agreed, having though she was too old to become and idol and thankful for a second chance.

Personality: 

(+) Friendly, Caring, Humble

(/) Mischevious, Optimistic

(-) Tempermental, Impulsive, Thoughtless

Taewon is overall a very friendly person. She looks for the good in everybody, but has the unfortunate tendency to either not notice or just ignore the bad. She's naturally curious and loves just letting people talk so she can get to know them better. She's a talented listener and generally remembers what people have said to her, making her a choice confidant for her friends. She's an extrovert through and through, though, so despite her enjoyment of listening, she loves the spotlight as well. She loves talking to people, and will go on for hours if allowed. Her filter leaves something to be desired, though - when she has a thought, it's probably going to pop out even if it would be wiser to keep it in.

Taewon is also very positive about things. She's very rarely ever sad, and when she is, she ignores it "until it goes away." It's not particularly healthy, and quite hypocritical considering she always tells her friends and members to talk about their feelings, but she really really really hates being sad herself. So she's always smiling and goofing around, trying to get others to smile as well. Her unofficial motto is "Laughter is the best medicine!"

Because she ignores her problems instead of facing them head on, she'll occasionally blow up, generally over something stupid. Although her temper is explosive when first ignited, it cools down pretty quickly, and she'll generally be apologizing for her outburst within an hour of it occurring.

Taewon takes pleasure in teasing her friends and bandmates about pretty much everything. She's a total troll at times, and she loves playing pranks and cracking jokes whenever it seems appropriate. She has been known to got too far at times, but she'll stop if asked and will immediately apologize. However, she'll be back to goofing around within minutes of the scolding, as her mischievousness always wins out over her, rather lacking, self-control.

family:

Father - Kim Taemin - 56 - Financial Consultant - Taewon and her father are extremely close, and she talks about the hardships of single parenthood quite often and constantly thanks him on shows and in the "thanks to" section of albums.

Mother - Lee Minhee - Deceased - Model - Minhee met Taemin by complete accident at a coffee shop when another customer bumped into her and she spilled her latte all over Taemin's shirt. The rest was history. Taewon likes to tell her parent's meeting story and gush over how cute it is.

Close friends:

Best Friend - Im Haneul - 24 - Student Teacher - Haneul and Taewon have been insperable best friends since kindergarten. Taewon texts Haneul a lot, and Haneul was the first person to find out about Taewon and Minsoo.

Good Friends - Yoon Bomi - 22 - Member of A-Pink - Bomi and Taewon were fast friends during their pre-debut years, and despite being upset about the lineup change, she's extremely supportive of the group and often promotes A-Pink on her social media sites. Her and Bomi still talk when they can, mostly through Kakao.

Friends/Mentor-Student - Kim Sunggyu - 26 - Member of INFINITE - Taewon met Sunggyu when she got lost trying to find the right practice room early in her training at Woollim. He was busy practicing himself, but took time to show her to the right room. During their walk she fangirled a bit over his voice and he offered to give her a few tips, which she was more than happy to accept. He still helps her out with technique when he can, and they're drinking buddies.

likes:
Board games
Karaoke
Horses
Soccer
Harry potter series
Cold weather
Karaoke
Cuddling/hugs/skinship
Shopping
Christmas
Karaoke
Family
Animated movies
Art (and artsits ;P)
The color Green
Karaoke (yes that did appear four times. She really likes karaoke XD)

dislikes:
Being alone
Sudden loud noises
People who complain a lot
Big cats (they scare her)
Needles
People making fun of her name
People assuming she's gay because of her name
Being sick
Being sad

Hobbies:
Singing
Cleaning the dorm
Playing pranks

Trivia:
Despite not being the main vocalist, she sings the most (don’t take her to karaoke, you won’t be able to escape)
She refuses to answer to any nicknames (besides Taylor) out of respect for her mother, who chose her name
She’s a huge Miyazaki fangirl
Her ideal type is someone grounded, to balance her flightiness
She’s very close with A-Pink due to having trained with them
She’s the bravest in the group and is always the first to volunteer to do “scary” things on shows
She joined Woollim because she wasn't getting anywhere at CUBE
She was supposed to debut with A-Pink but was dropped at the last minute
Taewon has a pet wolfhound named Goliath
She’s Catholic
She likes Christmas the best out of all the holidays because it celebrates family
She wants to have a big family when she’s older with at least three kids
Her sense of direction is non existent - never follow her anywhere
She's been an INFINITE fan since their debut. Her first bias was Sungyeol, but since meeting them it's changed to Sunggyu
She is a very cuddly drunk
Her stage persona, "Indiana Jane", is in reference to her curiosity and willingness to try anything variety shows throw at her
 

Pre-debut Experience:
None
 

name: Nam Ohhyuk (FC: Eddy Kim)

Personality: Ohhyuk is meticulous, and doesn't like to leave anything out of place. As the head vocal trainer at Woollim, he expects perfection from both the trainees and the trainers and isn't afraid to be extremely blunt in his critiques. Ohhyuk is a perfectionist. He puts a lot of pressures on himself and subsequently others, and can become very frustrated when things don't turn out the way he wants. However, when he's not working Ohhyuk relaxes substantially. He's actually a very nice guy when he's not stressed (he's always stressed though) and is extremely thoughtful towards others' feelings. He's the sort of person to surprise someone he cares about with a random gift because they seemed down. He doesn't take , but he also doesn't give it and is always fully honest, including admitting his own mistakes and shortcomings.

How they met: Ohhyuk was Taewon's vocal trainer for her second lesson at Woollim. The rest is history.

Relationship Status: Love to hate you

Interactions: Taewon and Ohhyuk have known each other since she joined Woollim, and they have never gotten along. She always complains about his pickiness and he in turn says she's "just sensitive". They're constantly at each others' throats while Taewon is training, and it only gets worse when Taewon becomes a vocal coach. They can't agree on anything, often being contrary just to spite each other, and often getting people caught in the crossfire. They almost seek each other out solely to argue about things, and people have started to wonder if they actually hate each other or if they're just trying to see each other.