AEON : The Actor : Taehoon
narcissistic / workaholic / FLirty / Private / Charming
- Just like what's mentioned above, Taehoon's pretty much in love with himself. He Literally couldn't live without a mirror and is often seen checking his looks in front of it. He is also known as that member who is overly confident and is always boasting about how good he looks, something the fans find funny as they think he was just joking, but little did they know, their oppa is actually a huge narcissistic.
- Before he even debuted, he has always been a Hardworker. But it was when he became famous when he started to get too into it. Unlike most people, Taehoon didn't like resting/having no work. He literally gets nervous when he doesn't have any photoshoot or any event to attend everyday, thinking that his popularity might decrease if he doesn't do anything. At the earlier years of his career, he wished that the group could go on and promote their songs in more variety shows or radio programs but as the years pass by, he'd rather have solo works on his own. However, when he's really desperate to have something to do, he has no choice but to join the members on variety shows, no matter how much he hated doing it since he doesn't have a great sense of humor.
- Honestly, he wasn't much interested in women at the first years of his career. All he had his mind on was work and nothing else. But once he started getting attention, he also started enjoying getting surrounded by the ladies. He'd ocassionally flirt and mess around, but he never really considered his old flings as his girlfriends, with his longest relationship only lasting for five months.
- If you think the most popular member of aeon would be flaunting his wealth around his sns accounts, you thought wrong. Taehoon doesn't like uploading pictures of anything that has got to do with his family or the expensive things that he owns. His fans doesn't even know much about his family except for the fact that he has two sisters. Atleast they get some nice selfies of him on his instagram.
- apart from his beautiful brown eyes or his wide smile that captivates fans, it's his fake but charming personality is what they like the most about him. He was, at first, very caring towards s and the people around him, but when his popularity reached its peak, he started to change and only shows his formerself when the cameras are around.
Born in a poor family as the second child and only son out of three children, Taehoon didn't really have a good childhood with one of his earliest memory as a child was going home and finding out that their father has left and was never coming back, and nobody really explained why. This changed not only him, but his mother as well. His once much loved mother was now very depressed and would often go home in a bad mood. He grew up fighting a lot with her, whom didn't allow him to become a celebrity, causing their relationship to be distant. He does still love his mother, even on the days that he didn't contact her.
His unhappy and poor family background led him to vow that he was never ever going to experience such a thing again. and what better way to become rich than becoming a celebrity? he may not be a great performer but he was a hardworker so he was confident that he can learn skills quickly. apart from that, his charming looks will definitely help him too. it was in 2006 when he finally got accepted in helix entertainment. Honestly, he was even that much of a singer nor a dancer, so when he enterED the company, he received acting classes too, which he didn't mind since he'd do anything to be a celebrity. He was that desperate to be famous. He thought that while waiting for his debut, he'd recieve casting calls from different production companies but he was never once offered or helped by HeLix. Thankfully, it only took him four years before debuting but even the earlier years of the group wasn't easy.
Taehoon would do everything to s, whom he trained for four years and at that time considers as brothers, so he gathered up his courage and auditioned for dramas without the help of the company. If they weren't going to do anything for them, he'll do it himself. He had enough of just sitting around, waiting for a miracle to happen so he auditioned to be in different dramas in 2012 such as the moon that embraces the sun, haeundae lovers and fashion king-but it was on tvn's shut up flower boy band that he got accepted, and surprisingly, receiving a lot of praises and attention for his acting as the second lead.
as everyone knows, aeon has had quite the miraculous success story! it is nothing if not inspiring. when you debut, did you ever guess that you would become so popular?
Taehoon takes a few seconds to reply. "With this face, I knew I would be popular, I just didn't know that it would take that long." He says, half-joking and half serious. Because of his boastful remark, the interviewer laughs.
Ah but the road wasn't easy, was it? what was it like for you when your group had nothing?
"It really wasn't..." He pauses as he thought of his earlier years with the boys and how difficult it was for them before. "We used to live in a small apartment. Everyday was a chaos! Imagine seven boys living together in such a crumpled space, but it was... fun and memorable." Taehoon laughs bitterly, FOr some reason, he could only think about the good memories instead of the bad ones.
there were rumors that some of you got part time jobs or studied or trained all day in the hopes of getting better. how did you spend the time when you had hardly any schedules at all?
"When I'm not practicing my vocals or my dancing skills, I usually spend the time either trying to improve my acting skills, or auditioning for dramas... Since the company wouldn't help me get some roles." He answers trutfully. He then smirks as he glanced at his manager. By his uncomfortable expression, he knew he'd get scolded at later, but he didn't care.
thankfully everything turned around in the end. how did you feel about your sudden increase in popularity?
Smiling, he answers the question, "I was very overwhelemed of course. I had expected to be popular, but it's just so different when you hear thousands of fans screaming your name. It felt great." to make it more precise, he continued, "Do you know that feeling when your waiter finally arrives with your food after 20 minutes of waiting? it's like that."
was it difficult to adjust for you? so suddenly going from almost unknown to have a mass of fans?
"Oh not at all." He answers quickly, but the scene of a sasaeng fan following him around made him change his answer immediately. "Well, I mean, I guess it's difficult at first. But having a lot of fans is much better than having no fan. After all, I deserve it after working hard."
of course that popularity opened doors for you too. did you end up doing any solo work or branching out into other areas? or did you stay focused on the group?
"I am actually the first one of the group to have a solo work. I bet everyone remembers shut up flower boy band." His lips curve into a smile and his eyes shine brightly. THis always happens whenever he talks about the project that shot him into fame. "I landed CFS, photoshoots and more roles in movies and dramas after that. I had to film while promoting with the group, but it doesn't matter."
how do you feel about the restof the group? did your shared harships bring you closer or did fame push you away from them?
The question makes Taehoon uncomfortable, because out of all the boys he is one if not the one who changed the most. But being the actor that he is, his smile doesn't fade. "My members are basically my brothers. We had a lot of hardships before finally reaching the fame that we've been craving to have. But..." he pauses, looking down to his shoes. "I must admit, I may have let the fame get into my head."
thank you so much for this candid inerview. do you have any last words for your fans?
2ah, yes. To our dearest fans, we will come back soon better as ever." He flashes the camera a wide grin with his signature wink. "I love you guys! Don't forget us!" Not knowing that the camera hasn't stopped rolling, his smile falls and he sighs in exhaustion.
relation : name : age : occupation
older sister : Cho Haneul : 26 y/o : nurse
Being the oldest one of the three sibling, haneul was basically their second mother. she started working part time jobs in high school just to help with the family. Because of this, Taehoon respects his older sister and even when he had started to drift apart from their mother, they'd ocassionally communicate.
They have a close relationship, but they're not the type of siblings who would hug each other. They have the same goals which to do everything for their family, expecially for the youngest woori. She's working as a nurse and doesn't really have a lot of time either, but when their schedules allow them to, they meet up to have lunch. fc: heo gayoon - former 4minute member
Younger Sister : Cho Woori : 21 : Idol/singer
Maybe it's because she's the youngest that woori grew up cheerfully. she's a skillful young lady who has followed her older brother's steps as a celebrity and debuted in 2015 in a girl group as a main vocalist. but unlike her brother, she's only focus on singing as she has been very passionate about it since young.
Taehoon also has a close relationship with his youngest sibling, with him calling her his baby despite her being in her early 20s. Despite this, Taehoon and woori doesn't mention each other a lot in interviews as both of them are really private. however, they are often seen together on award shows or music festivals, which is why no male idols dare to come close to woori when taehoon is around. faceclaim: jeon jiwoo - kard
- Likes: coffee, basketball, winter, red carpets, action movies
- Dislikes: not working, waiting, getting his private information leaked, variety/reality shows
- he always has his phone with him.
- He would like to play as a spy in a movie someday.
- he is one of the first idols who paved the way for idols actors
- he has acted in many dramas and movies all thanks to shut up flower boy band, and even has starred in a lead role in a chinese drama, that's why he speaks a bit of mandarin.
- he had starred alongside park shinhye, shin sekyung, jo insung, Joo won, lee seunggi, ha jiwon and chinese actress Yang zi.
- he is planning to open a café together with dahae since they both like coffee.
- he learned how to play a guitar and a piano for a role.
- he really takes good care of his skin and is often drinking a lot of water.
- He has monthly photoshoots in diffrent magazines such as vogue, high cut and nylon, that's why fans call him monthly tae.
- HE WAS VERY CARING towards s and was often doing skinships with them at their early years, but as the years pass by, he gets a little distant towards them.
- despite having a bad relationship with his mother, her death after a car accident was a big blow to him and it reminded him of who he really was. maybe it was because of her tiredness that day that she didn't realize a car coming on her way. because of her sudden death, he blames himself for not being able to understand and have a closer relationship with her more. he becames the most vulnarable at this time of his life, but with the help of dahae, he finally gets his together and becomes a much better person.
- hedoesn't like talking about his family.
Taehoon wants to expand his acting resume so he's preparing of going to hollywood hence why he is studying english very diligently. Despite feeling bad for s, he doesn't have any plans of renewing his contract with helix entertainment after all that they've done to him and the members and is planning to leave the group. Maybe it's because he knew how much they suffered throughout the years that he tried to convince the members to leave the company and search for a new one to be with them (just like how beast did). after all these were the boys that he shared blood, tears and sweat with. He Felt a little pitiful towards them, knowing that he's the most popular one, and without him, the group would fail. THat, and he knows that if he's the only one to leave, he'd get a lot of hate. Not that he cares about that much anyways. He's also quite worried that the members might talk about him when he finally leaves the group, knowing that every little negative comment about him could tarnish his image, especially coming from s whom he trained with for so long.
dob: 03/08/93
occupation: socialite/Heiress
personality:
Born in a rich family, dahae is A very confident woman and is proud of her family status that she often brags about. Despite all this, Dahae is ALSO INSECURE AND VERY NEEDY OF LOVE, HAVING ALL HER FATHER'S ATTENTION TAKEN AWAY BY HER STEP-MOTHER. Being the flirt that he is, Taehoon makes sure that she knows how beautiful she is, and that she's worth more than anything in the world, something that makes her blush but is good at hiding it anyways. Dahae tends to get really jealous of his co-stars, which is why taehoon already thinks that she has fallen in love with him.
love story:
Their love story isn't that romantic if you know about how it started. They first met in 2015 in a fashion show in shanghai, in which the two were the only koreans so they had no choice but to start a conversation since they weren't that fluent in Chinese. The first thing she tells him is how big of a fan she was, but Taehoon knew that she was lying considering how she got the names of his movies and group name wrong. Still, he was quite attracted to the girl and often checks her our throughout the night. Back in Seoul was when their not so little rendezvous started. Taehoon was very careful not to be caught, and the fact that dahae's father owns a bunch of hotels around the country helped them do the deed without anyone knowing.
They were friends with benefits - nothing more, nothing less. They both knew that they weren't a couple, nor there will be a chance of them becoming one. They just happen to be really good friends who happens to sleep together when they're feeling more ed up in their glamourous but lonely life. However, not all secrets are meant to be kept. when dispatch released a picture of the two after the group's spring comeback in 2016, the whole country was shocked. After all, they were only photographed once back in the fashon show in shanghai and it was also taehoon's first scandal. On top of that, they were kissing in the pictures unlike most couple pictures dispatched realeased before. This also may have ruined the group's popularity.
So they had no choice but to say that they were indeed a couple, because that sounded much better than them admitting that they're just buddies. Taehoon didn't know how long until they break up, but he honestly didn't mind. he knew that he is slowly falling in love with her especially when she showed how she didn't care about the mean comments his fans threw at her, but he didn't let it get to his head. It was when his mother died when he became sure about his feelings about the girl, who just like him lost her mother before. For the first time, Dahae shows compassion, comforting and crying along with her boyfriend at the time when he needed a hand the most.
ending:
he still has no plans of settling down before he gets the big break in hollywood, but if there was a woman that he'd like to spend the rest of his life with, it would be her. he had hinted it a lot of times already, but she doesn't seem to believe it. He also finally confesses to her, stating that he doesn't want their relationship to end, even though it tecnically hasn't even started.
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