Ivane Koh

personality

Ivane Koh is a generally well-liked person (at first). On the surface, Ivane is nice to everyone he meets and is very mannerly in his interactions with others. He gives equal amount of respect to both his elders and his juniors. He doesn’t really like to treat anyone being beneath him or anyone treating him any differently because of his age and feels uncomfortable if someone starts to address him formally.  He prefers to have a much more casual relationship, especially towards his dongsaengs but remain respectful towards his elders unless they allowed him to informal with them. He is generous with his ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and rarely forgets to be respectful. He is quick to bow down or bend down slightly when he is passing by someone older than him (or his sunbae) or receive something with both of his hands and would apologizes if he is only using one hand to receive it. He is friendly and seemingly always in a good mood, it is as if he sees the world being full of cupcakes and rainbows instead of being cold and harsh. He is easy to get along with and is good at striking up casual conversations with the people around him. He often can get along with pretty much anyone he is placed with. He has a warm, brotherly presence that makes people feel at ease when they are around him and it does not take long for them to feel comfortable around him. He is good at livening the interactions between his friends with his seemingly endless energy and silly antics, rarely would there be a time where a conversation turns into an awkward silence when he is acting up as a buffer and keeping up with the small talks.

Ivane does not suffer fools gladly and has an almost fool proof bull radar that he had painstakingly hone in after being exposed to the amount of trouble and bull over the years. He doesn’t necessarily sugar coat his opinions either, especially when asked. However, he only offers his opinions when truly asked for and truly necessary, if not, then he is just content to sit back and watch or indulge people’s self-deception of themselves since it is easier and takes the least amount of effort . He is loud, judging by the amount of times someone would yell “Can you tone it down!” or “Inside voice!” at him, but what is Ivane without making any noise in way or another. He is not overly talkative (well, in his opinion that is, his bandmates may beg differ)but he does love to liven up the mood with his self-generated sound effects so, there is rarely any quiet moment when he is around. He would often finds himself occasionally cracking out lame jokes that sometimes only the older generations could understand while the rest of his groupmates would just laugh out of necessity (or sometimes out of pity) for his efforts.

He is reckless. He believes that he can do anything and is stubborn enough to keep trying. Tell him that he can’t do something and watch him as he tries until he does it or get seriously hurt, either one really. He just can’t take lightly anyone belittling his competence and abilities and will try his darnest to prove them wrong by either being better or achieving higher that their expectations. He had already done many stupid things out of petty pride before and he is alive so far so he didn’t see any reason for him to put too much thought in it. Ivane never admits himself as a patient person. He is easily irritated but years of practice made him gain better control at keeping his temper intact. That didn’t mean he never act on his temper since he prefers a passive aggressive method in expressing his irk. If his comments came off as a little sharper, being more blunt than normal, purposely dismissing his groupmates or giving them the silent treatment then it’s best to wait until his temper has cools down to a shimmer before going anywhere near him.

Deep down, Ivane is rather sadistic. He takes great pleasure in being mean for the sake of enjoyment and often puts people in uncomfortable or awkward situations because it amuses him. He would often insult someone in public sweetly and act very innocent while doing so. He would often make mean, casual jokes at someone else’s expense and loves to dish out dirt and dig at people, even if those people are nice to him. He can also be quite sarcastic in doing it as well, apparently, he assumes everything with a great sense of humour, but in reality he is disguising envy with sarcasm, which is his favourite weapon to make the other feel bad. He will not attack directly, but will always be ready to highlight any weaknesses or mistakes with a smile on his lips. It’s his way of making people feel inferior. When people made a mistake, fail or something goes wrong, he’ll take advantage of that moment of crisis to put his finger in the wound. His favorite phrase is “I told you so!” which hides a deep satisfaction because it makes him feel superior. He enjoys the misfortune of others like fine wine.

Ivane is someone who has immense perseverance, even when others have given up, Ivane rages on. He will work hard for what he wants through controlled and justified actions. He never gives up and is very determined to reach his goal. He is also flexible and is able to re-survey a situation and take a different approach if necessary. This makes him adaptable and versatile. He is excellent at restoring order to a chaotic situation and manipulating it to his own benefit. Ivane may put on a confident front but deep inside, he is not as put together and self-assured as he appears to be. He is sensitive, the slightest comment or negative remark will be taken personally and he can easily get offended or hurt. He feels inferior, so he believes that he will never be happy, powerful, capable or intelligent like the others.

background

Ivane started his humble beginnings in near the small and quiet town of Dungun. It had always been his ambition as a child to be a famous singer. Ever since his father had introduced him to the wonders of music through classical songs played by his grandfather’s old record player and old movies containing classic serenades of musical instrument. Little Ivane would be carrying around a toy mic and singing along songs through the radio or have a mini karaoke session in his father’s car. His parents were supportive of his dreams had encourage him to continue on singing, taking him to local singing competitions or talent shows and taking the time to drive him to competitions and auditions around Malaysia to help with his dream. Ivane grew to his teens with charisma and talent for performing on stage something that most would find weird for a boy of Chinese decedent but not unwelcomed since he will always be the first one to volunteer to sing in any school events and the teachers hardly says no because of his boundless enthusiasm.

At the age of 15, Ivane had auditioned for a reality show, Akademi Fantasia, for a chance to start his career in the entertainment industry. However, he was rejected for being too young for the show and because his vocal skill still needs a lot of work. Ivane was heartbroken but it didn’t stop him from trying his best to get better on his own. Two years down the road and Ivane had to face a national exam that would determine his future to further his studies and it was around this time that his father took him down to the seaside one night and asked him if being a singer was really, what he wanted. His father didn’t want Ivane to throw away his future because being a singer won’t guarantee him anything and Malaysia is not a country that is kind to its musicians. His father wanted him to stop and focus more on his studies as his exam was getting nearer and nearer and stop chasing his dreams. Ivane was speechless and as he continued to stare at the rolling waves, he said, no. Ivane said to his father that he already knew about the hardship, everyone has already told him of the waste of a good future he was making, but he wants this. He doesn’t want to regret anything in the future and being a singer is something he really wants. He will study and do his best for his exam but he will never stop singing no matter how it will take for him to reach the top. They never spoke about it again and Ivane was grateful that his father had allowed him to continue with his dreams. Ivane joined ‘Bintang RTM’ that year but he only managed to make it to the semi-finals before he was eliminated. He finished his schooling and was call for national service before he began to audition for recording companies but he was either rejected or been put on hold. Ivane had tried to make a name for himself in Malaysia but he was not well received in the mainstream music industry where most of the singers were Malays so he didn’t get a lot of fanbase.

Ivane knew he won’t be very successful in Malaysia nor would he get the international recognition that he wanted from staying there so when his uncle has asked him if he wanted to come and work for him in Shanghai, Ivane immediately took the offer and migrated to stay with his uncle. Few months there, his uncle told him about Asian Wave, reality singing talent show featuring contestants from many different Asian countries and had asked him if he wanted to represent Malaysia. He went to sign up instantly. He passed the initial auditions and managed to reach for the top 16 contestant, however, he lost to fellow Malaysian and didn’t make it to the final round. Ivane was once again disappointed in himself, thinking that he should had done better and he had failed on himself for ruining his chances again. That was until, an agent came and approached with an offer. He was told that Yuehua Entertainment would love to have him in their trainee program for him to debut in an idol group and he could expand his talent as a singer. He was given a business card and was told to come in for an audition, with how he had stood on stage, it would be easy for him to get in. At first, Ivane was sceptical at the offer as it was around the time where idolism weren’t so wide spread so he wondered what is an idol or does it entails? So far he had only seen groups such as ZE:A and Cross Gene but it doesn’t tell him much about being an idol except a bunch of pretty boys performing. Nevertheless, Ivane was getting desperate, he knows that the competition was his last ticket to fame and he had lost it. He is not getting any younger and he was not anywhere near his dream. After some digging about Yuehua, Ivane came up with the decision to take the offer and hope that he would finally be closer to his goal. You only live once.

Trainee Background

—   2012-2014 (Yuehua Entertaintment)

Ivane’s training period was an experience all by itself. When Ivane first entered Yuehua’s trainee program, he has no idea what was in-store for him. He had never received any formal training other than what he had self-refined and what little coaching period he had received as a completion contestant. He had an intense but mostly welcomed lessons on how to improve his vocal skills and breathing techniques. However, since he was signed under an Idol training program, singing was not the only thing he had to improve and relearn from scratch.  He struggled in dance and often gets stressed out because he felt he was not giving his all. He usually finds himself being really tired by the end of the day. He had also discovered that his broadcasted vocal abilities was the only thing that actually kept him from being drop out of the company. He had a lot to improve if he ever wanted to be at the same level as the other Yuehua trainees, whom had been training longer than he did. He tries to get along with the other trainee but because of his accent and poor language skills, he was not really well received.  Months of training bleeds in to a year and Ivane had finally managed to keep up with the more skilled Yuehua trainees (in sense of dance and vocals). By sheer determination and hours upon, upon hours of hard work despite not being extraordinarily talented, not everyone can be a triple threat but he is constant enough to stand on his own. In his second year at Yuehua, rumours flies about a potential collaboration with a Korean company and by the time,  Ivane had knew enough about the kpop industry to know it was a big deal. He didn’t thought about it much since he was still in the middle tier when it comes to skills so it was a surprised when he was selected to be one of the few to be transferred to South Korea.

— 2014-2016 (Starship Entertaintment)

In Starship, communication was still a major problem for him. The environment was no different from when he was in Yuehua. He tries his best to be friendly with the other trainees but he never stuck with one group, jumping around between friends while making sure, he was right on the same level as they are. He did not get enough to eat and had to rely on whatever money he has from his savings and what the company had provided him with, which was not much. Ramen had been his best friend during these times. He can’t work part time either since he didn’t have the necessary docs and communication skills needed. There were days, he thought of quitting but he thought of the reason why he stayed and held on for so long made him kept going. Even though, he never knew when he could stand on the stage and perform as his own person rather than being the back up dancer. After 2 years in Startship and with the ending of its partnership with Yuehua, Ivane was told to transfer to another entertainment company.

—2016 - Present  (Kingdom Entertaintment)

Kingdom was okay. the number of trainees were smaller than what Ivane was used to but it was nice change since he could actually say he knew his instructors in a more personal way rather than having a distant relationship of his previous two companies. But with the small number of trainees, competition was fierce, even more so than Yuehua and Startship. Trainees were skilled in their own way and the spot for debut was even smaller. Ivane felt intimidated and grew ever more frustrated at himself, for not being more than them. More than those young ones that think they knew it all, when they knew nothing. He is slightly jealous at how they could effortlessly managed all those skills when it took him difficulties to learn. He is supposed to be better, not worse. Ivane trained. Harder and harder every day and didn't even give in when his body aches or his throat felt sore because he has to make it. He has to. He running out time, he is running out of his youth before he is deemed too old, to be an idol.

trivia

— He gets cold easily and would be the first one to try and keep his shivering to a minimum whenever they have to perform outdoors during the colder months.
— He gets too heaty if he eats meat so he tends to stay away from eating them
— He knows how to play the guitar and saxophone
— He can cook quite well but mostly Malaysian cuisines
— The reason for Ivan’s obsessions in putting Mayo and Cheese in his food is that Korean food is too spicy for him to handle.
— His all-time favourite celeb is Jacklyn Victor.
— The thing that frustrates him the most when he first arrived in South Korea is the lack of English users and it was hard for him communicate in social interactions.
— He had worked as an office boy at his uncle’s furniture company in Shanghai.
— Ivane has high lower body strength and jumping ability.
— He is flexible.
— He is often white-washed in photos
— He will start singing the Malay version of the Wonder Pets song whenever teamwork is involved.
— He would be the first to sacrifice s in a variety show.

likes
— Garlic
— Cheese and Mayo combination in his food
— Roti Canai
— Curry Rice
— Teh Tarik
— Warm weather here he can wear short sleeves.

dislikes
— Cold Weather
—Anything Spicy (which is almost every food in Korea, hence the cheese mayo obsession)
—Disorganization
—Tight Pants (It does make his asset look good but they are hard to come off)
—Rubber Gloves (they smell and feels weird on his skin)
—Perilla Leaves

Hobbies
— Watching sports programs
— Playing Takraw
— Cooking
— Reading Manga
— Hiking

Habits
— He communicate with sounds and occasionally makes weird sound effects to express his emotions.
— He is bad at remembering names and often-associate people’s name with whatever that is convenient to him. He had refer Haesol as ‘Hand Soap’ since the first day they met and still calls him that occasionally, mostly by mistake
— He cracks his knuckles a lot.
— He uses song lyrics as a way to tease s or answer questions directed at him.
— He speaks using a lot of filter words like ‘well, anyway, like, literally’.
— He often walks around the dorm shirtless and is comfortable in being shirtless.

about me

nationality Malaysian
position  lead dancer, vocal , visual

talent claim 

VOCAL TWIN —  JBJ's Taehyun
DANCE TWIN — GOT7's Mark
VARIETY/TALKING TWIN— EXO's Chanyeol
AEGYO TWIN — EXO's Chanyeo

trivia

— He sang 'Mengapa Harus Cinta' and 'Terimaku Seaadanya' for Asian Wave.

— Ivane had went for National Service (a kind of military service) before and was awarded ‘Best Cadet’.

— He plays Sepak Takraw throughout his middle and high school years.

— His usual explanations when people ask him what is Sepak Takraw is “It’s basically B-Boying on air” or “Volleyball played with your feet instead of hands”

— He had sold burgers with his friends during his high school years for extra cash.

— He had appeared on broadcasted singing completion before.

— He participated in Bintang RTM but was eliminated during the semi-finals

— He joined Asian Wave and was one of the top 16 but didn't make it to the final rounds. 

relationships

Benjamin Koh 63 : 9/10 : Technician:

Personality wise, Ivane took after his dad and his father is his main pillar of support. He is the one that had helped Ivan be the person he is and the one that never gave up on him. His father is like Ivane’s #1 fan and often keep cut outs and print outs of i - Royal’s article in a specially made scrapbook.

RhOGENI MURUGAN 60 : 9/10 : Housewife:

She may not be his real mother but Ivan loves all the same. He never feels bothered about her being his stepmother since she had been the one taking care of him for as long as he can remember and he is definitely his amma’s boy. He never fails to mention how much he loves his amma (and dad) on camera. He misses his amma dearly and is usually reluctant to Skype call her since he will feel homesick afterwards (the time zone difference is also one of the factors). His amma low-key fan girls at ’s visuals and will get super excited if Ivane gave her the chance to speak with the other members on speaker.

ELIZABETH LIM 65 : 7/10 : Lawyer:

Ivane still maintains a good relationship with his real mother since Rhogeni (Ivane's stepmother) insisted that he knew about his real mother and makes active effort to arrange family diners for them to be together. They are a little awkward sometimes but they are still good. Also, Ivane low-keys loves it when he gets to say he has 2 loving mothers instead of one. Despite how much his dad and mami (Elizabeth) don’t get along. Elizabeth does try to be civil with her ex-husband and knows he is still a little salty over her choosing her career than family (since she had left the family when Ivane was a toddler and gave custody to her husband) but that does not mean they won't trade polite insults when Ivane is not around.

ending page

last words I want to apologize if this application is too long and if there is any mistakes. I hope you’ll like Ivan.  Thank you for your time ^^ and good luck with the story, i can’t wait to read when it starts.

scene request 

— Ivan gets punished to drink garlic juice on a show. The members expect him to hate it, and not ask for seconds. He proceeds to blow his garlic breath at everyone.
— His mom fangirling on Skype when Ivane calls with a few members tagging along
— I-king members gets tied for a variety show ad they had to go through it without getting angry at each other, if not the rope will get shorter.

password Pretty Cure