허승혁 ESCAPES TO PURITY

 
 
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허승혁
main vocal
RISING rADIance
birth name 허승혁 # heo seunghyuk
nicknames 
수달 # otter a fan brought up that he somewhat resembled an otter and many other fans followed suit with the nickname. 
못승혁 # ugly-seunghyuk a play on the word 못생긴, meaning ugly, with his name to poke fun at his looks. typically only antis/akgaes use this.
뜽효기 # ddeunghyogi sometimes the situation calls for a cringy, babyish tone of his name so he created this nickname on his own accord for the camera. 
승샤인 # seung-shine play on words, seung(hyuk) + (sun)shine. typically used by fans.
birthdate may 29 1996 # 21
birthplace seoul, sk
hometown seoul, sk
ethnicity korean
nationality korean
language fluent # 한국어, basic # 영어
faceclaim choi youngjae # got7
backup faceclaim kwon soonyoung # svt
appearance -
style he actually puts a lot of effort into dressing nicely, but often wears face masks to hide his face. bomber jackets and ripped jeans are the most common elements in his wardrobe, though he'll wear anything as long as it coordinates. never wears long trench coats that highlight his short legs. dresses like # wonho, monsta x & bambam, got7.
height & weight 176cm (5'9) & 54kg (110lbs)
blood type a-
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THE EXTERIOR
shower me with your sunshine lies
and i'll believe even though i'm wise
to pain, to blaming ignorance on bliss
he's fields of dandelions and daisies, dancing with seraphic smiles. he's the sun beaming down on earth. he is nothing but lively lies, a storm brewing right before our eyes. 
good-natured, felicific, ebullient, lion-hearted
insincere, cautious, insecure, shameless
similar to choi youngjae, lee jaehwan, nam woohyun, lee minhyuk (mx)
in front of others and especially in front of cameras, he's a bright personality that never fails to puts a smile on others. his fans know him to be insecure and denial of his looks particularly, often calling him pure and innocent. his energy and positivity is tireless, quickly earning him the nickname of sunshine among fans. after all, he feels he needs to compromise his subpar looks with an exaggeratedly bright and cute personality. you can't survive off this industry with pure talent after all.
THE INTERIOR
where did the sunshine go
why is it raining so
where is the love i used to know
he's the clouds drawn tightly like curtains, the moon fostering the crashing waves. he's a cloudy reflection in a mirror, an irreversibly damaged self-image. he is tired.
protean, tolerant, incisive, amiable
cynical, dissonant, self-critical, escapist
a people pleaser, he knows what people want to see and changes to fit that standard. when you realize you don't have enough to offer, you tend to make up for your shortcomings; but for seunghyuk, he takes it to another level. he can't see any good in himself, so he puts on an act for the fleeting pleasure of escaping who he truly is. he didn't intend for it to come this far, but he just can't accept himself for what he is.
he is both the sun and moon, public opinion being the earth. the earth relies on the sun for its radiant engery, while the moon creates tides. the earth has no impact on the sun, but the moon depends on the earth as its focal point of orbit.
background now playing • stalker - 10cm
sure, he grew up fine and his parents were fine, but his problems lied outside of home. her name was kwon mirae, and he liked her. however, she was infamous among the school for being popular among boys. he didn't expect her to return her feelings, but he certainly didn't expect her to approach him first. nonetheless, she didn't approach him for the reason he hoped. rumor around the school said he was a stalker and she decided to confront him about it. at first, it was a baseless rumor but people started buying into the rumor after seeing him. after all, it is much easier for someone to buy into a harmful rumor about someone if they're ugly.

it was a quiet sort of bullying; where instead of visibly snickering and teasing him, they ignored and isolated him. he was alone. boys thought he was pathetic and didn't want to be seen with him due to their ego, girls didn't want to be the next 'stalking' victim. he faded away. he seemed to suit the color of blending into the background. he fell into a depressive state and couldn't focus on school. carrying a card that read 'rank 239 out of 280,' he would escape to karaoke rooms to relieve his stress. 

he brought a mask to the school talent show and decided to sing. with his voice along to 10cm's stalker, the majority of them forgave him for his past 'actions.' mirae herself even accepted his apology and let bygones be bygones. from that point on, people were more willing to accept seunghyuk and he was able to have a typical high school experience. though, his permanently destroyed self-hatred still haunts him. he was driven to such a point where he began believing the rumors the more he looked at his reflection. 
 
scandals chronological, scroll vertically & horizontally.
[NETIZEN] ISN'T HELLO'S MAIN VOCAL KIND OF UGLY? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
let's be a little objective, his face isn't handsome at all...
[+159, -103]
1. [+233, -59] boy groups these days are getting more and more disappointing, tsk
2. [+203, -68] yup, 100% agree
3. [+197, -59] seunghyuk-ah, work hard on your vocal okay? ^^
4. [+174, -109] that's why i'd be scared to debut in an idol group: being stuck with an ugly member like him.. i wouldn't even want to be friends with him ㅋㅋ
5. [+140, -23] don't think ill of hello, they have a strong visual like ociel cheon too!!
6. [+103, -36] sorry we couldn't protect you, ciel-ah... ㅠㅠ
he knew better than anyone else that he'd be criticized for his visuals, so he anticipated this at the very least. at this point, he hadn't fully developed his cute and bright image so there wasn't anything to cover for his subpar visuals for now.
disclaimer: i love youngjae but most people don't find him to be conventionally attractive, don't attack me pls.
HELLO'S SEUNGHYUK ALLEGEDLY A STALKER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
over the weekend, an online rumor has been spread of hello's main vocalist heo seunghyuk. the rumors state he, "...would follow the victim around school. he wouldn't leave her alone, even when she asked multiple times." in addition, "he even knew where she lived." 
[+134, -580]
1. [+993, -192] you can't trust idols these days, they always have something hidden in their past
2. [+748, -93] heol... he even knew where she lived? crazy...
3. [+682, -393] cue the delusional fangirls trying to protect him
4. [+558, -331] please don't think ill of him, this is just a baseless rumor. please wait for midnight's official statement...
5. [+491, -503] as expected... ugly people have ugly hearts too
6. [+403, -399] why is someone ugly like him even a celebrity anyway
7. [+388, -293] seunghyuk-ah... i believe in you. please don't disappoint us
8. [+214. -97] whether it's true or not, his image is ruined forever
after a past middle school classmate posted the rumor on an online community, it blew up although there was no real proof. again, seunghyuk sees his past rumors gain traction all because people find it convenient to point fingers at him.
to say his career was 'over' was an exaggeration. it was a bump in the road, for sure, but not a complete halt. people were split, half believed them to be true while the other half were skeptical of the baseless rumors. 
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HELLO'S SEUNGHYUK UNDER FIRE FOR ALLEGED STALKING RUMORS, MIDNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT
rumors have recently arose in online communities inciting, "heo seunghyuk was a stalker back in middle school... i wasn't the victim but i still remember being shocked hearing what he would do." 
midnight entertainment has released an official statement regarding the situation. it reads:

"hello, this is midnight entertainment. we apologize for making fans worry regarding seunghyuk's situation. 

we would firstly like to state that malicious rumors being spread about seunghyuk are false. the perpetrator made up rumors regarding seunghyuk's affairs in middle school. we have received clarification from the supposed victim herself stating he had not stalked her.

from this point on, midnight entertainment will be taking strong legal action against those spreading malicious rumors that defame our artist. we ask any further harmful rumors to be deleted voluntarily.

we sincerely apologize to the fans that were affected by this rumor. the company along with hello will work hard to show a better side of us in the future to the fans who supported us. thank you."
[+541, -221]
1. [+758, -134] being a celebrity isn't easy.. poor seunghyuk didn't even do anything
2. [+721, -152] heol.. even the victim herself said he didn't do it
3. [+707, -129] his image is ruined now though...
4. [+689, -431] whatever he's still so-so
5. [+559, -149] cheer up seunghyuk, us fans are still supporting you!!
6. [+498, -199] always on seunghyuk's side!
7. [+450, 125] look what you all did to an innocent guy, would you have gone this far if it was a handsome idol?
just like with any scandal, the clarification often gets less attention than the scandal itself. while hello's fans at the very least were reassured he truly hadn't stalked anyone, the general public still knew him to be the stalker. but the consumers of media are quick to forget, especially towards a lower level scandal like this one.
[NETIZEN] AN IDOL WHO RECENTLY GOT MORE HANDSOME ㄷㄷㄷㄷ
remember that ugly main vocal of hello? look at him now that he's lost weight...
isn't it scary how your visual can take a 180 turn just from losing weight?? take this as diet motivation ^^
[+254, -98]
1. [+288, -39] this actually gave me a surge of motivation..
2. [+271, -53] seunghyuk got so much more handsome after losing weight!!
3. [+223, -82] hidden visual..
4. [+183, -61] as expected, the power of losing weight is f*ucking strong....
5. [+147, -88] hm? he's still ugly though... sorry ^^
6. [+92, -133] stalker.....?
7. [+84, -121] but wasn't he the stalker? ㅋㅋㅋ
for the new comeback, he decided to lose weight and was not disappointed with the results. in fact, he was probably too pleased with the results. it wasn't like he lost all that weight naturally, after all. finally receiving compliments about his looks only further fueled his motivation to lose weight.
people only started to look at seunghyuk positively only after he lost weight since he started to become more attractive in their eyes. he gained a strong incentive from that point on to lose weight, since that seemed to be the only way he gained attention.
[NETIZEN] THE MOST LOVEABLE IDOL
look at him, he can only wink with his mouth open... he's ing cute ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
please give him lots of love, he is hello's main vocalist seunghyuk!
[+119, -42]
1. [+121, -14] he's cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
2. [+114, -23] our ddeunghyogi is too cute >.<
3. [+107, -19] oh?! me too, i can't wink without opening my mouth
4. [+93, -103] park jihoon can do way better ㅋ
5. [+78, -23] ya, what's the point of bringing up park jihoon here
6. [+65, -11] seunghyuk, my baby is jjang cute ㅠ
7. [+59, -16] heol i was thinking of seunghyuk when i saw the title
he started gaining attention, this time not for being a stalker but an absolute adorable bun. that's all, he's just cute.
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[NETIZEN] CRAZY, HAVE YOU HEARD THE LAUGHTER OF AN OTTER??
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ he's ing cute
 
[+285, -79]
1. [+328, -39] he's so cute ㅠㅠ he is hello's cutie main vocal heo seunghyuk so please look nicely upon him!!
2. [+301, -23] my baby's the cutest
3. [+278, -28] what the.. i expected a real otter but got something 500x better... he's so cute
4. [+257, -11] i'm a muggle but hello is doing so well nowadays..
5. [+226, -253] he has the ugly laughter of a stalker ㅋㅋ
6. [+186, -19] take my heart.. take my money.. take it all!!!
7. [+134, -92] he's ugly but cute ㅋㅋㅋ
the public is finally warming up to him since he's found a balance in his cute, bright image. his stalker scandal is almost buried by now 
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FAMILY
consisting of his mother, father, older brother, and himself, there hasn't been any strong conflict between them over the years. he is, of course, appreciative and devoted to his family. after all, they were nothing but supportive of his dreams, even if they didn't know of his bullying incidents at school.
MIRAE
his crush for her died down long ago, but they reconciled. she's the one contact saved on his kakaotalk that he rarely ever contacts and vice versa. once his stalking scandal broke out though, she realized it got out of hand and contacted him and offered to testify in his favor. she's not one to carry grudges after all. faceclaim # yoon chaekyung.
OCIEL
for ociel being one of the first trainees seunghyuk met at midnight, they also dormed together. they could bear to call each other friends at the very least, but they're definitely not close, with how seunghyuk doesn't make too much of an effort to converse with him. though, seunghyuk's natural amiability allowed both to get along. 
YURI
meeting through a mutual friend, they grew closer as friends at first but eventually started dating. there isn't anything particularly special about their relationship, since seunghyuk didn't open up to her that much yet. they just dated for the sake of dating, nothing too serious. faceclaim # kang kyungwon.
stage name seunghyuk
persona rising radiance
brief explanation taken from his name's meaning in hanja (see trivia), he's well on his way to being the typically bright and positive member found in almost every group.
plotline purity
backup insanity
fanclub name salmon
fanclub color sweet apricot #fcb99e
talent twin
vocal choi youngjae # got7 & yoo kihyun # monsta x
dance choi youngjae # got7
rap choi youngjae # got7 (for fun)
talk choi youngjae # got7
trainee years one year, eight months
predebut
trainee life after making the auditions for midnight, he spent the first two months crossing the line and coming back. he would skip practices to go back to his parents' home. he wasn't used to the training, so his escapist nature took a bigger toll on him. but he managed to get his act together and salvage his chance at midnight. he struggled with dance in particular and had to work hard, but eventually made his improvements. he mainly focused on singing and practicing his technique above all else.
trivia
# hanja name is 許昇赫. seung meaning rising, and hyuk meaning bright/radiant.
# has like 20 pairs of shoes in his collection.
# whenever he laughs he: a) squeezes his eyes shut, b) stomps his feet, c) claps like a seal, or d) all of the above. 
# also his laugh is loud as heck. scratch that, he's always loud. you can hear him from miles away.
# plays animal crossing but never pulls his weeds, save his town.
# allergic to everything aka cucumbers, animal fur, shrimp, and pollen.
# is terrible at taking selfies in a somehow endearing way.
# his instagram (@333hsh333) is just full of pics of other members, food, and his covers. posts selfies once every blue moon, but then deletes them two days later cause he gets insecure.
# gets scared at everything, he's a big coward. bugs, the dark, and ghosts to list a few. just gets scared in general if his vision is restrained.
# (if it isn't obvious enough) 10cm's stalker is a significant song to him.
# always introduces himself as the 'cutie main vocal' since day one.
# escapist nature came from him realizing he could've escaped his 'stalker' image by transferring schools. because a huge inner turmoil stemmed from that event, he's now under the impression that escaping his problems should often be the answer.
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past relations 
안유리 2016-2017 # yuri, his girlfriend of one year. he still continued secretly dating her even into his debut (miss seunghyuk with that dating ban) but eventually broke up because not having enough time put a strain on their relationship. faceclaim: kang kyungwon
backup -
comments this color scheme is wack but it's supposed be ~* bright *~ and pretty on the outside, yet darker when you look deeper. issa metaphor i suppose?? idk
scene suggestions
# development of seunghyuk's inner conflict with his self-image.
# angst, lots of angst.
# i'll come with more later...
password winner - really really, nu'est - look (a starlight night)  # helove, he(llo) + love
 

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milkia
#1
cri the personality section is so pretty and well written
mochiji
#2
i want ?? to ?? hug him ??