Sen

Matsumoto Hanbin

NICKNAMES:

╳ Umma- Okay, there's like sixteen boys crowded into one messy, smelly dorm room... somebody has to take care of the cleaning and cooking, right? This role ended up falling onto Hanbin, who, thank jisoos christ, could actually cook and clean. Combine that with his endless nagging even to those older than him, and you can see why the other boys made him mom of the trainees.

╳ Bean- He's actually called this quite often, despite it seeming like one of those typical variety show nicknames. Though he doesn't actually resemble a bean, it's half a pun off of his name and half an inside joke off of his bean allergy... it's a long story.

╳ Milk Tea- Wow we sure are obsessed with food aren't we. This is another name with a long history- from the fact that Hanbin is almost never seen without a cup of milk tea (convenience store or otherwise). At first, his reluctance to speak with the others lead to them not knowing his name, so Hanbin was often called Milk Tea boy for reference. Until he smacked everybody on the head for calling him that, of course. 

LANGUAGE SPOKEN:

╳ Korean- Though it was his mother tongue, a decade of speaking with nobody but his family hasn't done much for his fluency. Six years of training has improved his speaking ability so that Hanbin is almost just like a native, but still has trouble with old proverbs and complicated phrases. He tends to speak slower than most, except when annoyed, which is actually quite a lot of the time. 

╳ Japanese- having lived the greater half of his life in Tokyo, Hanbin is as good in his Japanese as his Korean, if not better. He speaks fluently and comfortably, often using japanese proverbs and slang in his everyday conversations, or japanese for a phrase that he couldn't express in korean. This was the language he used the most at the beginning of his trainee years, though it's grown to be more like an occasional habit to use it now.

APPEARANCE:

╳ Though not the tallest spoon in the drawer-or the sharpest, for that matter - Hanbin is at least one of the better molded spoons in the drawer (but um, not sure what you'd want with him as a spoon). His very average weight is luckily mostly bone and muscle, with the slightest traces of baby fat on his cheeks and thighs that has yet to be lost. As a general rule Hanbin does not work out for the sake of working out, but having led the almost forcibly healthy lifestyle of his family, he runs and dances and walks enough to make the weight cap for an idol trainee. Though his shorter stature may make him appear rounder, he is in fact very fit and has surprising bursts of athleticism when required. He never wears glasses, contacts, or anything along that line as he doesn't need them, and most contacts are quite uncomfortable for him- so most often Hanbin's eyes are dark brown, though  their natural color is very close to black that it has often been mistaken for the shade. His hair, however, is a different matter. He likes to wear it up, with layers of hair gel, and the stylists want to leave it down, to retain a younger look. He wants to dye it a shocking color; blue or blond would be nice but the stylists alternate between shades of brown and black. So in the end Hanbin is forever changing his hair, thought more often than not the stylist noonas win that particular battle. 

STYLE:

╳ Unlike many celebrities, Hanbin prefers loose, open and casual clothing rather than tight jeans and leather jackets, He has a relatively bright style, whites and yellows and blues making their way into his closet. During training, he is most often spotted with a possibly out-of-fashion t-shirt (oversized) or a comfortable hoodie. If it was slightly colder, than an array of baggy sweaters show up, as well as heavier but loose training pants. In the spring, when weather is supposedly warmer, Hanbin begins to gravitate to his polo shirts and hip-pop style pants, usually with a warm fleece or cotton jacket over top. If it was actually warm, he might sneak in 

Thoughts?

Hanbin is, very simply put, excited. He's been stuck in the basement of jyp for five years now, and honestly is even a little impatient at the thought of possibly being able to debut. Though he's usually all fun and games, he would take this very seriously to out compete everybody else.

Introduce yourself:

✩ "Hello, my name's Sen- but you can call me Hanbin too, I don't mind either way." The teen smiled warmly as he bowed, just close enough to ninety degrees to be polite but just far enough to be mischevious. "I'm currently training under JYP to become an idol."

how long have you been under jyp Entertainment And How was your trainee life?: 

✩ "Hah, well it's been... ah, five years now? It's been interesting, always. At first I was sure that I would never get used to- well, everything. Korea, training, sharing dorms, the whole package. I thought that I'd be kicked out by the end of the first week but obviously, I wasn't. So now I'm here! It's super fun now, and I like it."

Why should we pick you for sixteen 2?:

✩"Huh? Okay, well, do you think that sixteen boys are going to survive in a dorm without me? Trust me, it's going to become a jungle in there by day two, and after that they'll just all eventually starve to death. But seriously, because I want to do it? I want to show off my talents too, properly for once. Who knows when I'll get to before my debut? I'm fun enough to bring a variety aspect to the show too. Do it for the views!"

Do you have what it takes?: 

✩ "Well, honestly speaking, yeah. It's been five years, I think I can get my way around the basics. There's enough talent in me to try for idol, anyhow."

My Talents

MAIN TALENT-Singing

╳ SINGING TWIN- JONGHYUN OF SHINee

╳ COMPOSING TWIN- WOOZI OF SEVENTEEN 

╳ DANCING TWIN- WOOZI OF SEVENTEEN

STRENGTHS:

╳ Singing and composing- honestly, Hanbin could have made it big already in the music industry, if he hadn't discovered his talent about five years ago in an impromptu decision to audition. He has the mind and ear of a musical genius- not only can he play a song after hearing it a few times, but he is also able to write his own music. It is almost hard to believe that at such a young age he would already be so skilled, but Hanbin has a voice to match his skill. Though it is higher than the usual male voice, he is powerful beyond imagination. 

WEAKNESSES:

╳ Five years of vigorous training has at least had some effect on Hanbin, or otherwise he would have been the ultimate dancing black hole. He has no sense of beat nor rhythm when it comes to dancing- often during pratice he is the one to fall or repeat mistakes multiple times. But he is hopelessly proud of his dancing, especially when it comes to covering girl groups. Often his wild flailing brings laughter to the others. But if there was one thing he is worse at than dance, it is rapping. The korean language is still too foreign on his tongue, syllables to harsh for him to twist it into anything remotely sensible when speaking fast. His rhythm-idiocy seemed to have carried over from his dancing- that's what really frustrates Hanbin, actually. He can so easily catch on to the beat of a ballad but when it comes to rapping, he might as well have been tone deaf. It used to irk him to the point where he stopped working on singing to learn how to rap, but even training did nothing for him. Now, everybody's just careful to avoid bringing up the subject in front of him. Hanbin suspects that (and he is probably right) had he not the voice that he does, he would have been kicked out long ago.