PERSONALITY

+Positive: Creative, Kind, Social butterfly, Caring
-Negative: Clumsy, Daydreamer, Forgetful, Sarcastic

Hao Yang is the type of person that is like the brother that always treats their siblings. Whether the members wanna go out to eat, buying snacks or wanna go places; Hao Yang would make it happen. He would get scolded for always spoiling the other younger contestants that he got to know in the show so he would tone it down a bit for a while. He is also the type of person that would volunteer to do something if no one else wants to do it. Most of the time you would see him doing the dishes since no one else wants to do it. He really looks after the younger contestants and sees them like the siblings he's never had. He loves meeting new people and most of the time start the conversation. Growing up he watched a lot of fantasy Chinese dramas about cultivating heroes. He looked up to these sorts of character due to a sense of bravery and honour the characters has. When he was younger he wanted to be just like them; I guess that some of that made its way into his own personality.

He would listen to traditional Chinese music in his free time and it's like he gets lost in another world. When this happens it takes a lot to pull him out and back to reality. He can also be forgetful especially when he goes to buy groceries he would always forget something. So everyone ends up writing downs what they need from the supermarket and give the list to him. He remembers when schedules are but would forget when dance practices are.

BACKGROUND

Jin Hao Yang was born in Beijing, China on the 18th of April in 1996. His parents were pretty well off, so he grew up comfortably. His dad is a Korean named Jin Kwang Sun and his mother is Han Chinese named Zhang Chang Xing. His father moved to Beijing for a job at the sister company. And that was how he met Hao Yang’s mother. They both got married and had Hao Yang. His mother passed away when Hao Yang was only 3 years old, so he doesn’t remember her that well. Most of the time his father would tell him about her. When his mother passed away his father had to juggle work and looking after Hao Yang. At first, it was a bit difficult and he would prefer to just stay at home to look after his son, but he knows that he also had to work. But he somehow worked it out. As Hao Yang grew up and started heading to school sometimes, he would be picked up by his grandparents from his mother’s side and stay with them until his dad would come home from work. At his grandparent's house, they would always be watching those old Chinese fantasy dramas about the ancient world of magic, martial arts, cultivation, heroes, Emperors, Princes and Princesses. Which would fascinate him and shaped his childhood. When he was about 8 years old his father took him and his grandparents to a theatre show where the performers used the art of Chinese classical dance to tell ancient myths and legends. From this show, Hao Yang was mesmerised and wanted to be apart of this world. So, he begged his father to let him learn. At first, his father said no but after constantly begging him his father finally gave in. So, his father found an after-school program that teaches this style of dance and enrolled his son. After the first class, Hao Yang really enjoyed it and would go continuously to these classes after school.

Near the end of his first year of middle school, he was walking down the hall to towards lunch when he stopped in front of the notice board when he noticed a flyer for the choir club. Staring at it he thought ‘let’s try something different’ so he went to the choir room and joined the choir club. While being in this club he realised that he also enjoyed singing, not as much as Chinese classical dance though. So, he continued going to the choir club and the after school Chinese classical dance lessons throughout middle school. When he got to high school, he also joined the choir club and continued as he did in middle school. He would also make sure he visited his grandparents on the weekends because he loves then a lot and enjoys spending time with them.

After his high school graduation in 2014, he was accepted to the Beijing Dance Academy and majored in Chinese Classical Dance. He took vocal classes there as an elective but dropped out of that class after a semester because he wanted to focus on his major. He jumped from job to job when he first started studying at the academy. But soon settled down as a part-time model so that he has an income to pay for food and living expenses since he was living away from home. He wanted to become independent attending the academy since he felt bad for relying on his father after he moving out. Lucky he had a scholarship that paid his tuition which was something he didn't have to worry about. There he was able to be friends with a lot of people because of his personality as a social butterfly. He became known as the older brother who spoils the juniors in his year. He was able to become friends with a boy named Huang Li Qiang entered the academy a year after him. The two became close friends. However, there was a person who was jealous of Hao Yang named Wang Li Wei because of how popular Hao Yang was. He entered the academy the same year as Hao Yang and somehow wormed his way into Hao Yang’s circle of friends and waited for an opportunity to take Hao Yang down. Hao Yang had no idea because he never saw Li Wei as that kind of person. That was until the third year at the academy when Li Wei planned to sabotage three other students who he also saw as opponents and plant the blame on Hao Yang. Well, in the end, the three students got hurt to the point that hat they couldn’t continue studying in that field anymore and had to change major. Hao Yang tried to defend himself, but the evidence made it clear to the higher up of the academy that the main culprit was him. He was then given a choice to drop out or be expelled. He ended up choosing to drop out since expulsion would look bad on his record.

Once he packed up and went home his father was waiting for him. He knows his son wouldn’t do this and just comforted his son. His father also stormed into the academy to demand answers, but nothing really came of it. His father swore and cursed as he left the office. A few days later Hao Yang looked like he was dead inside which broke his father’s heart. Hao Yang then asked his father if he was gonna take up that job back in his hometown of Seoul, Korea. His father mentioned it to him about a week ago and was still thinking about it and that’s what he told Hao Yang. Hao Yang just said, “If you do can you please take me with you.” Of course, his father would if his son wanted to. It was so heartbreaking to see how broken his son had become. So that’s how they ended up moving to Seoul, Korea. It took a few months, but it finally happened. In between moving Hao Yang brushed up on his Korean and helped his father.

When they got to Korea he tried looking for some part-time modelling jobs since it was something that he was familiar with but didn't want to do it as a career. But he was only able to find work here and there so he tried finding part-time jobs everywhere just so he had an income. He was jumping from job to job like when he first started to look for work while studying at the academy. As both Hao Yang and his father slowly unpacked everything in their new house in Korea Hao Yang found his old notebooks from the vocal classes at the academy and even ones from the choir club from high school. He decided to focus on singing and took up a few vocal lessons just to get back into it. His vocal teacher was impressed and recommended that he try and audition at a trainee company. Seeing as he had nothing to lose be tried out for SM entertainment which he didn’t get. He then tried for BigHit Entertainment which he also didn’t get. He then thought maybe he would have a better chance at smaller companies. So, he then tried OtR Productions which he passed.

LIKES

- Hot Pot
- Anything green tea - Could be cup of tea, green tea beverages and/or desserts
- Mo Dao Zu Shi (also other novels by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu)
- Chinese fantasy dramas
- Mainstream dance music
- Anime

DISLIKES

- Strawberry flavoured stuff (but loves the fruit)
- Bittermelon
- slugs or snails
- Dry fruit (Except dry cranberries cos those are delicious)
- People scaring him as a joke

HOBBIES

- Listening to music
- Exploring Seoul, Korean
- Trying different cuisine and restaurants
- Singing random songs (Sometimes like an idiot)
- Singing/Belting Frozen 2's Into the Unknown and other Disney songs

HABITS

​​​- Either start singing or humming whenever he is bored
​​​​​​​- Quoting "shower thoughts" too much (Example x)
​​​​​​​- Is cranky in the morning but extra crank if someone tries to wake him. But give him about half an hour to an hour after waking up and he will be back to normal
​​​​​​​- if there is someone laying next to him in bed he would snuggle up and cuddle them while he's sleeping no matter who it is.

FEARS

- Clowns
​​​​​​​- Porcelain and/or vintage-looking dolls
​​​​​​​- Horror movies
​​​​​​​- Creepypastas

TALENTS

​​​​​​​- Very flexible
​​​​​​​- He can twirl a handheld fan in his hand opened or closed
​​​​​​​- He can spin around for a long time without getting dizzy. Which makes him a pro at those games where you have to spin around x number of times before walking in a straight line/do something like in those variety shows.

TRIVIA

​​​​​- s would find that this green tea obsession is becoming a problem
​​​​​​​- Whenever he has time and there's an anime convention you can sometimes spot him there cosplaying as one of the characters from Mo Dao Zu Shi. He doesn't mind going by himself but it's more fun when others come along with him.
​​​​​​​- He's really clueless when it comes to romantic relationships because he had never really thought about it before,
​​​​​​​- Sometimes in the empty practice room, he either is practising by himself or just sits there as he takes in the sound of the music playing
​​​​​​​- He likes sitting in the empty practice room to just think to himself

NAME SAYS & DOES

​​​​​​​- There are tons of people in the world who are passionate about things you didn't even know existed
​​​​​​​- You ever think about how your skeleton is always wet (A/N: I sorry for this cursed comment but I can't help but add it in here)
​​​​​​​- Tasting is wet smelling (A/N: I'm sorry for this one too)
- Thanks, I hate it
​​​​​​​- "Smash that dislike button," She says this as a joke whenever he says an unpopular opinion
​​​​​​​- Starts singing "You got to pump it up. Don't you know? Pump it up" Other members "Shut up! You're so annoying" (Apparently they complain only when she sings Pump it Up by Endor. It's a good song but it can get really annoying)

RELATIONSHIPS

- Friend : Huang Li Qiang / Professional Chinese Classical Dancer / Kind, Loyal, Confident / 7-10
When at Beijing Dance Academy Hao Yang was friends with a lot of people. With the personality of a kind older brother, his group of friends would ‘be under his wing.’ But Huang Li Qiang has been the closest person. At first, it was admiration that Li Qiang felt for Hao Yang but after a while, it turned into feelings of love. But he’s too scared to say anything in fear of rejection and the fear of Hao Yang being disgusted with him. He didn’t know his feelings were that deep until Hao Yang was made to leave the Academy and it was worse when he found out the Hao Yang had left the country. It’s been almost 3 years and he still carries a torch (feeling wise) for Hao Yang.

- Former Friend : Wang Li Wei / Professional Chinese Classical Dancer / Jealous, Petty, Manipulative / 1-10 Wang
Li Wei is very competitive and thinks that he deserves to be at the top. He isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty to reach it either. When he sees that Hao Yang is popular with the other students at the Academy and was seen to be more talented than him Li Wei got jealous and saw Hao Yang as a person that needed to be taken out. But he couldn’t just attack the guy since that would make Li Wei look bad. So, the scary thing he did was to try to be Hao Yang’s friend and use that friendship to chip away at Hao Yang while waiting for an opportunity to completely get rid of the guy. He came up with a plan to sabotage three other students and place evidence so the blame would land on Hao Yang. After being forced to drop out he crossed paths with Li Wei and realised it was Li Wei who set the whole thing up. When he said that he would expose Li Wei for what he did Li Wei just laughed in his face and mocked him. Stating the fact that without evidence how would people believe Hao Yang since everything point to him. Hao Yang looked so defeated and Li Wei continued to mock him. All Hao Yang said was “Why?” as he was holding back tears. Li Wei just leaned in and told him quietly in a condescending way “It’s your fault for getting in my way.” With that, he started walking away as Hao Yang’s closed his eyes as a tear escaped sliding down his face. To patronise him even further Li Wei said, “Don’t you have some packing to do?” and left with a smirk on his face.

- First Trainee Friend: Choi Byeong Su / OtR Productions Trainee / Energetic, Bubbly, Loyal / 8-10
On his first day as a trainee at OtR Productions, he met Choi Byeong Su. A bubbly person who’s like an energetic ball of sunshine. He was younger than Hao Yang by 2 years and found the boy was just an adorable ball of energy. Byeong Su was pretty much the first person that helped him settle in at OtR Productions and introduced him to the other trainees. When Hao Yang’s older habits start shown and he starts spoiling the younger trainees in his group of friends. Byeong Su would always be like “Me first!” which Hao Yang happily obliged. Byeong Su reminded Hao Yang of Li Qiang back in China. After Hao Yang the cut of the trainees that were picked to be part of a group at Sunlight Entertainment, he was sitting alone to try and process it Byeong Su found him and ask if he was ok. When Hao Yang told him what happened and wasn’t sure if he should accept the offer since he didn’t feel like he was good enough Byeong Su just slapped and pretty much scold him for being so negative. When Hao Yang just said, “What about you?” Byeong Su just told him “Hyung, don’t worry about me. I’ll keep practising and working hard to improve myself. Maybe I’ll be able to join in the future or even offered other opportunities. Just focus on what you want, Hyung.” Which is what helped Hao Yang accept the offer in the group DEVIL days later. Months later Hao Yang finds Byeong Su sitting on the floor in one of the practice rooms pouting and sighing. Which was an odd sight since Hao Yang has never seen the boy like this before? When Byeong Su hears Hao Yang walking up to him and sits in front of him he looks up. Before Hao Yang could ask what’s wrong he asks his hyung “Hyung, am I annoying” which surprises Hao Yang making Hao Yang think “The ” and he just says “No. Never... Why?” Byeong Su tells him about a guy that he likes but he thinks that the guy he likes finds him annoying. Hao Yang ends up trying to comfort him. When Byeong Su asks him for advice Hao Yang just says “You’re asking the wrong person for love advice because I have no idea.”

TRAINING YEARS

2 years at OtR Productions as a Kpop trainee. 3 years at Beijing Dance Academy.

TRAINEE LIFE

Being trained in Chinese classical and ethnic music before arriving back in Korea made him different from the other trainees. When practising his vocals, a unique style shines through his singing which he was praised for. However, he found that he was falling behind the other trainees when in dance practice which is why he spent most of his nights practising until he caught up with the other trainees. While being trained in Chinese classical dance had made his body more flexible making it a bit easier to dance but having to learn more hip hop and urban dance style to be up to speed with other trainees made him really focus and try his hardest. Life at the Beijing dance academy he was able to be friends with a few of the other trainees at OtR Productions and others found that he has the personality of someone that’s easily approachable. Some of the trainees that were friends with him actually helped him improve in dance practices. While there he developed an interest in rapping and would experiment. He found that he was ok at it and would continue to mess around and experiment. When he made it into the cut of the trainees that were picked to be part of DEVIL he was ecstatic but when the was given the position of the vocalist and rapper he was surprised since he only started seriously training his vocal when he arrived in Korea and only started messing around with rapping when he joined the company as a trainee. After thinking about it he saw it as a new challenge and tried his best as a vocalist and a rapper.

PRE-DEBUT EXPERIENCE

First and only TV appearance while attending Beijing Dance Academy with some of his friends and other classmates performing a Chinese classical fan dance. x. (Longer version: x)

FUTURE EXPERIENCE

- He would like to give acting a try
- Maybe in the future, he might go on a hiatus to continue with classical Chinese dance training.
- Maybe he could do some solo dance performances like N from Vixx. eg. x

SCANDALS

When Hao Yang mentioned that he used to train to become a Chinese Classical Dancer but had to end that path netizens became curious as to why. Hao Yang would give really vague answers such as “that path wasn’t right for me” or “It no longer suited what I wanna do in career-wise” but netizens could tell that he was just putting on a front. It was clear to them that he loved Chinese Classical Dance too much to just give it up like that. So as netizens do, they started digging and soon found out that he studied Chinese Classical Dancer at Beijing Dance Academy which wasn’t that surprising since a few Chinese kpop idols are alumni there. When they found out that he was kicked out for sabotaging other students to the point that they couldn’t continue studying in that field he started to lose fans. He started getting hate comments and it would get so bad for him that he would have to stop activities. Whenever he tried to defeat himself it would get worse. He thought that he could leave this part of his life behind him but it ended up coming back to haunt him. It got blown up so big that Beijing Dance Academy was then dragged into it. Graduates and even some students that still attend the Academy started to defend Hao Yang which confused the heck out of the netizens in Korea. Even one of the victims says that it just doesn't add up. The graduates and students from the Academy say that it’s not Hao Yang. Even though the Academy has closed this case everyone else who had been friends with Hao Yang at the Academy refused to stop until they find who really did it. Some netizens ended up helping to clear Hao Yang’s name. It took a few months but they finally found the real person who did it. It ended up being Hao Yang’s former friend Wang Li Wei. Netizen’s ended up boycotting him so much. When Hao Yang heard about this he ended up telling netizen’s to stop and just leave Li Wei alone. But it was too late, the netizen’s had ruined his reputation and career. (A/N: I’m not sure if this counts as a scandal)

AH, HELLO YANG! PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE CAMERA!

After listening to the question he turns to face the camera and introduces himself “Oh.. Hi everyone I’m Jin Hao Yang or as most of you guys know me as Yang.” He waves at the camera with both his hands.

GOOD, GOOD! HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE FINALLY ON THE ROAD TO DEBUT?

“It feelks great, like we are finally getting somewhere. I can’t wait until we as a group are able to debut and can perform our songs to fans,” Hao Yang answers in an excited tone.

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH THE...NEW MEMBER?

Hao Yang just stared a the two people behind the camera for a bit with a confused and slightly offended look ‘what with the pause’ but then began to answer the question “yeah. We get along fine. I try and make him feel welcomed into the group and treat him like I do everyone else. He’s a pretty cool guy,” Hao Yang says.

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE GROUP?

“I think I’m ok with everyone in the group. There’s a bit of tension here and there between some of the other group members. Which is fine since most of the time to stop potential fight/argument from starting or I tend to stay out of it altogether. Naturally, there are tensions between vampires and werewolves. Mostly I tend to try and stay out of his way just so I don't accidentally start something or tick him off. So yeah. Most of the time we all try to get along,” as he glances around at the other members add he looks back at the camera.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FALLEN ANGEL CONCEPT FOR DEVIL?

“It’s pretty cool. It seems like a darker concept and I was kinda missing the emo era of kpop” he answers as he thinks back to VIX going full emo a few years back.

ANY LABELMATES YOU LOOK UP TO? ROLE MODELS?

“I find that my cousin Skylar from MoTHER is very inspiring when she practices and performs. The way she’s gives it her all is what I look up too,” he was quick to answer like he didn’t need to think about this question.

IF YOU COULD ONLY CHOOSE ONE, WHAT STRENGTH OF YOURS WOULD YOU PICK?

He pauses for a while tilting his head up thinking. “Well, I would have to say my number one strength is keeping our group together. I know that is mostly the leader’s job but I can help out as well and even though I don’t expect anything the other’s say that they are thankful that I’m here with them,” Hao Yang says as a smile appears on his face as he thinks of the members.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING US DO THIS INTERVIEW, SAY GOODBYE TO THE CAMERA YANG!

He turns to the camera “Hang tight everyone. Hope we can see and meet everyone soon. Byeeee!!,” he says as he waves to the camera.

NICKNAME SAYS

I'm kinda using a character I've created for one of your other applyfics but fixing it up so it fits with this story. Also sorry for the horrible personality parts. I’ve never been good at writing personalities and don't know how to fix it most of the time.

SCENE REQS

- When Myung Dae meets Li Qiang they both have a death stare showdown and try to sabotage each other. Li Qiang wants his Yang gege all to himself since he likes Hao Yang and Myung Dae doesn't want his boyfriend to be stolen by this little twerp.
- When Huang Li Qiang visited Korea for a few days and was able to get in touch with Hao Yang. The two caught up with each other and Li Qiang would tell him how much he missed hanging out with Hao Yang. On his last day, he decided to confess to Hao Yang and Hao Yang was stunned by Li Qiang’s confession that he didn’t Li Qiang had moved closer to him until the boy had kissed him. Both of his hands had grabbed onto Li Qiang and pushed him back “I’m so sorry Li Qiang. I can’t. I already have feelings for someone. I’m sorry” was all Hao Yang could say. Li Qiang had expected this but he needed to confess to Yang ge to finally let go. “It’s ok. I can tell that you’re thinking of someone whenever we meet up these last few days. I felt like I needed to tell you” was all Li Qiang was able to say as his eyes started to water. But he felt like he can start to let go of his feelings for Yang ge./p>

PASSWORD　Panic Room - Au/Ra (Korean version of this song)