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PARK WOOCHEOL

 

     BASICS   

NAME  & HANGUL park woocheol  박우철

NICKNAMES 
—  cheol  the shorten version of his name his family and close friends use
—  musical genius  he doesn't know where this nickname started but, many people seem to acknowledge his talent in music
—  master of blank epxression  people say it can be diffcult to read his expression at times.he can maintain a blank expression even others are are panicking. it mostly because he usually hides his emotions well  aside from when he gets flustered that is.

ETHNICITY  korean

NATIONALITY  korean

BIRTHDAY & AGE   september 03, 2002 & 18

HOMETOWN  seoul, south korea

BIRTHPLACE seoul, south korea

LANGUAGES 
—  korean  100%, his native language
—  mandarin  70%,  he learned it when he was younger just because he was interested in chinese culture. 
—  english  50%, he learned it during his trainee days in case he might need to know some basics when he debuts

ORIENTATION demiual, biromantic

 

     THE FACE   

FACECLAIM + BACKUP  treasure's yedam + golden child's donghyun

APPEARANCE  woocheol has soft facial features. he has a fair skin tone, soft yet narrow eyes, and thin lips. he has this blank expression in which sometimes people mistake him as seeming a bit cold until he starts to talk or smiles. although, he's clearly doesn't looking intimdating. compared to s his frame is on the smaller side. 

HEIGHT  174cm 

WEIGHT  59kg

FASHION he does prefer comfort over style but he dosen't have the worst fashion sense. his fashion just more simple, not follow trends or trying to overly accessorize. he has a casual style, pairing sweaters with jeans and sneakers. sometimes, he wears a ed cardigan sweater, denim jacket or plaid shirt over a t-shirt. that's the most layering as it gets. the clothes in his closet are usually more tone down or pastel colors. 

 

     WHO YOU?  

PERSONALITY   istj-t, huffleclaw, virgo (insp: ki seongyeom, woozi, yoon dowoon)

TRAITS

pos diligent, honest, reliable, rational, understanding
independent neu compliant
unemotional, easily flustered, oblivious, reserved, self-critical neg

PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION  
most people's first impression of woocheol is that he is quite mature for his age. he has a calm demeanor, being unemotional. he is not someone who overly reacts to people or situations. he doesn't have intense feelings of anger or sadness. it is not that he doesn't feel these emotions, his mood and emotions just doesn't fluctuate very much. he feels sad watching a sad movie and happy winning an award or suceeding in something but you won't see tears flowing down his cheeks or him screaming for joy. you might see him slightly teary eyed if you look closely or a smile appearing on his face when he's happy. he can be seen as someone who doesn't expressive himself well.

he is sometimes unreadable because people can't always tell how he really feels in his inner self by looking at his facial expression. woocheol has always been a reserved person. when he encounters a problem or goes through a diffcult time, unless he is really comfortable with that person and the conversation naturally leads him talk about it, but usually he can't easily talk about it. he would just hide it by put on smile and carry on so normally that no one would know until he says it, if he ever says it. he doesn't like breaking a pleasant atmosphere just because of his small problem. 

even though, woocheol is usually great at keeping his composure. when he gets flustered, it is very easy to spot; his ears turn red, his eyes waver, he automatically tries to hide his face in hands or behind another member. usually, he gets easily flustered when in unexpected situation or when embarrassed. these type of situation is one of the rare ones that isn't able to keep his composure in. which is also why he dreads going on variety shows. they often request aegyo and special talents in which he feels awkward and unconfident about. if it's an interview about their music, he'll be able to answer with ease. the other part of him that is considered transparent is his honesty, he has always been very honest and upfront about his views and opinions. he also has a difficult time with lying to people. he likes being about to have an honest and open talks with others. he prefers that others wouldn't feel hesitant about telling him things in fear of feelings being hurt. 

woocheol has the tendency to see things very rationally. he thinks things through with reasoning and logic, not easily swayed by emotions. though, he does considers feelings woocheol doesn't want to jump to conclusions or be impulsive because of it. woocheol always tries to understand others' perspective and what they going through. even though, he can't always relate to their situation. he is willing to listen and be there if it would help.

he often percieves things literally that he can be oblivious to reading in between the lines. someone can be trying to hint him something or signalling him to read the room. unless it's obliously spelled out, woocheol really would no idea  he could go on with day not knowing two members had a fight until someone verbally told him. he looks at people with his doe eyes of pure confusion and others can't help but adore him. although, he dosen't necessarily like being adored he eventually gives up due to certain members' persistence.

he is reliable friend whom others can trust to lend a hand. he says he do something, he always pulls through with it. he won't cancel last minute. if he voluntarily offers to help, you can trust that he didn't say it half-heartedly or just for show. he'll also be compliant to do others limitless favors. woocheol would nonchalantly agree as long as it is not something morally wrong or illegal. even if they not that close he would agree if it's a reasonable request he doesn't mind. 

he has always been particularly hard on himself. woocheol has the habit of being really self-critical. he dosen't believe he is workiing hard  enough or that his skills is as good as it needs to be. woocheol doesn't compare himself to others but rather, he sets his standards a lot higher on himself than he does for others. his low confidence is visible and recognized epscially by the members who have trained with him for a long time. they have frequently shower him with praises and encouragement. although, he understood their good intentions he still has hard time agreeing with them, surrounding himself by neagtive thoughts. he does want to be more confident and positive but, he has been pushing off the problem with the excuse of long and tiring practice has been taking up his time and thoughts. 

he works dilligently to get things done, often times it refers music but it regards everything else as well. he is very attentive to the details and wants to complete work that he can be satisfied with. he is someone others commend for their work ethic. even if it takes a longer time and effort, he'll redo the parts he doesn't like. woocheol is also someone who is independent. of course he knows that others would be there if he ever needed help but, usually prefers do it for himself first. he dosen't like feeling helpless so, he is quite determined to be able to do things on his own. even if it something he doesn't know he'll attempt to learn it. but, it's something he can't do on his own he does know when to ask for help.

BACKGROUND 
park woocheol was born on september 03, 2002 in seoul, south korea. he grew up as the youngest child of a well reputable family with classical music related professions; his father, park jinwoo is an orchestra conductor and professor at Chung-Ang University, his mother, jo minkyung is a harpist, his older broither, sanghyun is a pianist, his older sister, chaeyoon is a violinist. he himself also played the piano. needless to say his family consists of talented musicians whose names are known particularly if you're living in south korea and a classical music fan. although, the three siblings have appeared on television a few times as young musical talents such as their appearance on star king, a south korean television show in 2012. as a kid it was fascinating to be recognized once in a while but, it main reason he did music was because he enjoyed it and it was fun. so, being in the spotlight and popularity wasn't his priority. 

despite being fairly known as a musical prodigy, he thought of himself as a very normal person. woocheol went to school, studied, did his homework, and hung out with classmates after school. in his academics, keeping up with his studies he scored well above average. he was also taking violin, harp, and piano lessons. growing up, woocheol was a very introverted and shy child. he preferred  the comfort of his home and felt uncomfortable interacting with many people often. however, he feels most connected with people through whether that is using that as a common topic during conversations or playing music for people. although, he does feel nervous and not his favorite part, but the effect his performance has on others, the emotions they feel from it was why he fell in love with music. 

out of the many instruments to choose from the one most special to him was the piano. he played the piano since he was five; his original dream was to be a pianist. the biggest reason why woocheol chose the piano is because he wanted to be like his older brother sanghyun. since, they were younger, he admired and followed sanghyun who was three years older around everywhere. the two were very close and sanghyun always took care of and guided woocheol in both life and music. park sanghyun was one of the top young and talented piantist. he had collected countless or trophies and prizes for winning first place at the local and national piano competitions. park sanghyun was practically the face of famous young pianists in south korea. 

following his older brother, woocheol had as much success as sanghyun if not more. he won many piano competition as when he was 10 to 13 years old, it was when he had also most actively participated in international competitions. the most notable competitions he received first place in are Steinway Junior Piano Competition and the Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition. these were acomplishments not even sanghyun was able to acheive. people started talking about how park woocheol had acomplish more and in a quicker time than sanghyun ever did. soon, when people mention conductor park jinwoo's son, woocheol's name came out first. woocheol never paid too much attention to how the public viewed him or his brother. the public's interest can be too burdensome at times. he truely believes that higher acomplishments didn't mean everything. he knew how much dedication sanghyun has for being a pianist and didn't think his drive and efforts measured up to his brother's. this was exactly why sanghyun was woocheol's role model.

but, this heartwarming brotherly love shatters when all the pressures and endless comparisions of talents engulfs sanghyun in resentment and greed to be better than woocheol. park sanghyun was used to being the one praised and put on the pedalstal for his talents. he was dearly fond of his younger brother and took him under his wing guiding him through everything. but, he had no idea that the little brother taken under his wing was going to grow to be of much larger presence. many of the opportunities that used to come sanghyun's direction became woocheol's. he had to continuously prepare orchestra performances and piano recitals that came one after another. woocheol would be conscious of sanghyun whenever people compared them or when got invited to perform. he saw that sanghyun seemed irritated but, they never talked about it. there was too many things on his mind that felt drained. but, as always he kept his composure to not let others down.

at the beginning of 2015, woocheol had recieved news that he was invited to perform as a guest for a youth orchestra stage in europe. he finsihed school that day and was excited to share the news to his family. at home, they had already heard the news his parents and sister were of course happy for him. on the other hand, sanghyun was especially upset that day and his anger exploded. he could be heard badmouthing woocheol on how he didn't deserve all the recognition and opportunites he can has been getting. he remarked on how much he despised his brother for taking everything away from him. his father was yelling at sanghyun for the badmouthing his woocheol. his mother and sister were trying to control the situation before woocheol got home but it was too late. it was at that moment, in which woocheol had just arrived home heard everything. everyone had froze their actions. woocheol stood there blankly staring at his brother with hint of disappointment in his eyes he could have yelled or said anything in response but he didn't. instead, he tore his eyes away from sanghyun and walked right past him. unlike woocheol, sanghyun's emotions were usually easier to read. this time, guilt was written all over his face.

after that incident, the two brothers avoided talking to each other. fortunately for them they didn't need to put in much effort, woocheol left for his performance that week. when woocheol came back the next week, sanghyun had packed and left early for his new life as a college student at uc berkeley majoring in music. he knew his brother had storng pride so, there was low chance of receiving an apology. so what did he expect. woocheol wasn't sure if he even wanted to mend their relationship. he had felt hurt and betrayed to hear the hidden resentment and anger from someone he admired and thought so highly of. he had even made him reflect and rethink his career and passion for music. he naturally picked up music being of his innate talent and and his household is filled with musicians. a lot of his knowledge of music is from his family, mostly his brother. he had always been grateful for the success he had gotten and the direction his career was going but the thought the had always lingered in his mind was whether he walking the path he truly wanted to take or walking the path his brother was taking. he couldn't help but think he took what his brother could have had. but, he had also thought he practiced day and night for every one of his performances. the hard work he put couldn't denied. all the conflicted feelings he felt was too overwhelming. he didn't feel the same excitement about the piano anymore. 

woocheol halted all his activties of performing in the orchestra and his piano recitals for indefinite time. he had the decision with support from his family. they encouraged to take a pause and gradually figure out what makes him truly happy. just like that he chose to fade away from the spotlight. he lived full-time as just a normal student attending middle school. he hadn't done anything music related in about eight months. he didn't think he would other than just listening to it. that is until, near the end of 2015 at the age 13 he became friends with people who enjoys writing and producing music. they opened his eyes to many different genres. he quickly became interested in producing his own music. everything about music production was different from what he was used to. from the melody to the beats to the lyrics, it was all fascinating. he was hooked and began eagerly learning what ever he can from his friends. a couple of months later, he started creating his own music. he even took vocal lessons, not because he wanted to a singer. it was just so he could sing better for the vocal guide of his songs. soon, he open a soundcloud and started posting his tracks there. woocheol fett the passionate music he had been missing and it was something that motivated and excited him. 

in 2017, a friend had told woocheol about fantagio's audition for a music producer. woocheol had thought why not give it a try. he had been producing for over a year now and had about fifty songs. orginally he had planned on going to college, graduate with a music degree and then one day, produce songs for idol groups. he knew that currently he was still lacking compared people have done it for a long time but, decides to attempt for a good experience. he had sent his tracts to the company email. they had really liked them and asked to see him. so, he arrived at the company with his laptop expecting to ask for more tracks. but, instead they asked if could sing for them live. they apparently liked his voice on his tracks. he did as he was told. then, they asked if he knew how dance. woocheol said he couldn't dance. he was confused why they needed him to dance. when the meeting ended he was pretty sure we didn't make it since they made such strange requests. but, a week later a call had arrived from fantagio entertainment. he had passed but not to be a producer, he was accepeted as a trainee. he was completely baffled by that news. but, they gave him a good offer of allowing him to  produce music in their music studios while training. he accepted the offer but, it was really only to let to them  see for themselves that he wasn't cut out to be an idol.
 

 

     ALL OF MY FAVORITE THINGS  

LIKES 
》musicals

》dark chocolate

》banana milk

》watching s be silly

》looking at the car or hotel window at beautiful scenary

DISLIKES 
》talking about his brother 

》cold weather

》dyeing his hair a bright color

》being put on the spot

》lemonade

HABITS 
》clutching onto the ends of his sleeves when he's nervous

》writing his initials 'pwc' on the cap of his plastic water bottle

》plays his classical music playlist while in the shower

HOBBIES 
》producing music

》studying music

》playing the acoustic guitar

》watching dramas/movies (romance, life, action genres)

》reading webtoons

SOCIAL MEDIA 
》soundcloud: @woojoo_pw (closed account when debuted, but sometime later he'll open it up again)

TRIVIA 
》terrible at taking selfies so, he enlists the help of others to take a photo of him when they need to post for their instagram

》artists he is a fan of includes: sam kim, dean, crush, junny, offonoff, nlve, yerin baek

》when requested to have special talents on variety shows he shows off his perfect pitch. but, their company asked him to prepare a fun second choice just in case so, he had also practiced the imitation of puppy's barking sounds. 

》his ringtone is tchaikovsky - the nutcracker suite, op71a, march

》he is a fan of the groups from the early 2010s decade such as b1a4, nu'est and infinite it would be a dream to produce music for them

》the person who keeps others on read in a groupchat

》he hasn't touched an actual piano since he halted his activities three years ago aside from him using piano keys for his music production

INCORRECT QUOTES
fan (at a fansign): will you marry me?
woocheol: umm errr...no? i'm sorry. i mean, i don't really know you and you shouldn't make a rash decision to get married like that. 
fan: /leaves disappointedly/
member: you should have just said yes. it's fanservice. 
woocheol: but, that would just make her hopeful and i really have no intentions get married to a stranger even if they're a fan
member: we're idols
woocheol: right... i'm really not cut out for this idol thing

member: i can't believe we aren't allowed to go out today. *sighs* i have something I need to do. *sighs* i had made a promise. 
woocheol: so why are telling me this?
member: would you by any chance be willing to cover for me? I'll be back in an hour. 
woocheol: okay. next time just ask me. going around the question makes my head spin. 
member: really? you will? thank you. you're my savoir

member: must be hard not being able to laugh
woocheol: i do have a sense of humor you know
member: i’ve never heard you laugh before
woocheol: i’ve never heard you say anything funny

turquoise, driving hyeon and woocheol: so how was your day?
hyeon: we almost got surprise adopted!
turquoise: what?
woocheol: we almost got kidnapped.
turquoise: oh, okay.
turquoise: *slams on the breaks* WAIT WHAT?!

WHAT WOOCHEOL SAYS/DOES 
》"sometimes, i wish i could clone myself so that i can make music and the other me can do the group promotions"

》"music notes are easy to decipher but, people's choice of words are so confusing. why are people so complicated. is it just me?"

》"stop calling me adorable"

》member/fan flirting with him: *rubs the back of his neck, flustered*

》*walks right in the middle of tension between two of s, totally oblivious*

》"did something happen?" while munching on his sandwich

 

     RELATIONSHIPS   

 

  FAMILY  

  

PARENTS / PARK JINWOO & JO MINKYUNG / 53 & 51

contrary to what people would assume, his parents fully supported him pursuing music even if wasn't classical. ever since he was young, they have always hoped woocheol would do something he was passionate about whatever that may be. music was something that they had allowed him to explore but, never forced upon him. his father, being a professor  taught him music theory and his mother taught him the harp because woocheol had always been so eager to learn. he had always been a wise and dependable father to woocheol. jinwoo is not the most affectionate but, his warmness is shown from the thoughtfelt advices. his mother is dilligent and understanding just like him. unlike her husband and son, she always takes woocheol into her warm embrace as soon as she sees him. minkyung is very quick to notice when woocheol has a hard time even when he's very good at hiding it. she doesn't push him in talking about it though, she knows he will when he's ready. his mother always has makes a large feast the few times he gets visit home and packs some for him bring back to the dorm for his fellow trainees. when they heard that he was going to debut, they were very happy for him. they have often felt guilt about what had happened with woocheol and sanghyun, that maybe they should have prevented the growing resentment as parents if they had noticed it sooner. they hope that now, woocheol would be able to enjoy music again without having conflicting feelings anymore.

  

OLDER BROTHER / PARK SANGHYUN / 21

woocheol has not seen sanghyun since he left for uc berkeley. they have both visited their parents during the holidays but on different days to avoid the other. their parents do want their two sons to be able to talk it out one day when they're ready. sanghyun has been busy working on his bachelor's degree and estimated to finish and return in 2021. while woocheol has been training hard and working on music so, they have both avoided the subject. since the incident, sanghyun has gotten a lot better being abroad. he worked on himself, his skills and not comparing himself to his brother. his resentment and anger towards woocehol is now washed away. it is replaced with guilt but, he didn't know how to express his regretful feeling and if an apology would even fix such as large crack in their relationship. woocheol constantly tries to avoid any topic of his brother. he has mixed feelings towards sanghyun. sanghyun used someone he loved and admired so much, now it wasn't the same. woocheol doesn't feel ready but then again when will he ever be? woocheol knows one day he has to face him. (fc: kim jaehwan)

 

  

OLDER SISTER / PARK CHAEYOON/ 21

in all honesty, he wasn't very close to chaeyoon when they were younger. it was nothing personal, they were interested in different things. other than school their day was packed with long practices for their own instruments, chaeyoon with violin and woocheol with the piano. woocheol was also a very quiet child chaeyoon and woocheol had a diffcult time making conversation. however as woocheol grew older and especially when he became a trainee he became a lot closer to his sister. she calls him at least once every week or two. they would talk about music, how his trainee life has been, and how her life at hanyang university is. chaeyoon is someone who is assertive and self-assured. because of that she often tries to instill woocheol with some of her confidence. she's his reliable older sister who isn't afraid to say a thing or two back at haters in a1's comment section. (fc: wjsn's dawon)

 

  A1 MEMBERS

  

KWON HYEON / 19

both being original members, they have trained a long time together and might just be each other's best friend. as they are close in age and and are one of the few who produced songs, they naturally got along. although, people were surprised they could be close when they were so different. hyeon was energetic, childish and loud while woocheol was mature, reserved, and rational. compared to others, woocheol was probably the most patient and tolerant with hyeon. for the most part goes along with what hyeon wants do unless he really thinks it's not a good idea. sometimes, he does want some alone time but, hyeon would always appear out of nowhere, clinging on to him and whining for ice cream. woocheol gave in everytime. woocheol accompanied hyeon during his lonely trainee days and it was the same for woocheol even if it seemed like he enjoyed the alone time. hyeon's presence had brighten woocheol's days through the difficult training. some of the others trainees have also pointed out that woocheol had rare moments of acting like a child when is with hyeon. once in a while they would get into childish bickering like who is more mature. 

 

  

PARK NAMSUN / 23

for the most part, woocheol and namsun got along and are good friends. woocheol respected his dedication and wanting the best for team. he knew that namsun's harsh had good intentions. it's just that namsun couldn't express it very well, which is something woocheol could understand and relate to. woocheol wasn't someone who gets his feels hurt easily so, it didn't bother him. the only time the clash is in the music studio, both are very serious about the results of the songs they create. their music styles and visions are very different when appraoaching the songs. woocheol wants to make a song that would fit the group as a whole while namsun sometimes added beats and melody that suited for his individual style which woocheol didn't agree with. woocheol wouldn't care if it was for a solo or unit song. their conflicts were strictly professional and it never escalated too much. they always manage to end any conflict in the music studio.

 

  

WOO JIWOO / 21

jiwoo is one of the new members and considering their more quiet personalities, they were a little awkward with each other at first. woocheol and jiwoo have some similar qualities but, jiwoo is more emotionally sensitive. since then, they have become comfortable friends. they are both mellow and awkward so, they have accepeted and understand each other well enough. he likes how much more expressive jiwoo is with his emotions. if he ever needed someone to confine in, jiwoo might be a member he would consider. 

 

  

SHIMIZU DAISUKE / 23

daisuke is very gentle and fatherly to others, having trained together for a while it is something woocheol is grateful for. since their trainee days, they would bond over quiet activities rather than being loud and energetic like the other members. daisuke was one of the talented dancers who helped him with learning  the choreography. he also taught woocheol new styles of dance. since they're the composer and producer of the group, they worked on music together. their music style and preference are very different, woohceol style leans more towards pop. but, if woocheol ends up producing more of a rock genre song, it is most likely with the influence of daisuke. 

  

YANG SERIN / 22

woocheol first met serin when he was introduced to a few new trainees. he didn't remember much from that day other that they simply greeted each other. his first memorable imrpression of serin was the when serin just happen to walk in when woocheol was practicing a new choreography. serin complimented his strengths and helped correct the moves he was weak at. since they became close as they bond over some common interests music theory and musicals. serin would often ask woocheol to help him understand a spectic topic in music theory. they would also share musical reccomendations. serin is probably the member who tries parent him the most. serin frequently throws playful remarks at him, which woocheol just accepts but sometimes he wants to hide. his ears perk up and his first instinct is to run ( half jokingly) the moment he hears the serin's nickname for him "chacha" from afar. of course, he still likes serin nevertheless even after all the teasing.

 

  

RELATIONSHIP / NAME / AGE

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     THE IDOL   

PLOTLINE + BACKUP amber + amethyst

STAGENAME + REASON  woojoo + he has been using this name for his music production so, he decided to use it as his stage name as well. back then when he chose it, he wanted to release music under different name than his birthname. he liked that it still kept the 'woo' part of his birthname. another reason is that the literal meaning of woojoo is universe or space.  he gave the meaning that he wants to make music that is limitless and isn't retrained.

PERSONA awkward and mature child + to s he is the same on camera as he is off camera. the only slight difference is that he gets more flustered and nervous when promoting on shows. he trips over his words and his ears turn red. the fans see him as this mature yet adorably awkward child in which they want to protect. when he's talking to fans at fansigns, he gets flustered and gets shy over compliments. but, still tries to hold the conversation because he is grateful for the fans supporting them. however, when he's performing on stage he shows his charismatic side. 

TALENT TWINS 
vocal; seventeen's woozi (bu: golden child's seungmin)
dance; treasure's yedam (bu: seventeen's woozi)

PREDEBUT EXPERIENCES aside from his expereinces in the youth orchestra and piano recitals, he has produced some songs for astro (listed under fantagio experience section).

TRAINEE YEARS  3 years at fantagio 

he wasn't exactly elated to be a trainee since he auditioned to be a producer for idols not to be one himself. every few months, woocheol would visit the trainee management team to request his removal from the trainee group. of course, he is rejected and told to go back to training everytime. he just wants to make music in peacefully and not have to compete for a spot to debut. however, even if he isn't particularly keen on debuting, he practiced his vocals and dance dilligently. he had some basic vocal skills before training so, that made his experience a little easier. he improved as he continued to learn new techniques from their vocal coach. as for his dance skills, he had zero knowledge or experience beforehand. in the beginning it felt hopeless. but, he had help from fellow trainees who were amazing dancers. some of them were patient enough to teach him the moves slower in his pace. as time went by his dance improved tremendously he became stable and even slightly above average although not main or lead dancer just yet. 

afterall, woocheol has to participate in the trainee evaluations and when they have group perfomances he doesn't want to ruin the stage for the team. on the inside he did hope that maybe they saw that his performance wasn't idol material than they would drop him from the team themselves. but things didn't go the way he had hoped because 3 years later woocheol is now in the debut line up. sure, he is grateful and he knows how much others want the spot over the years he has seen many trainees dropped from the pre-debut team. he had made many friends over the years of training especially since he probably wouldn't have been able to improve his dancing skills or held on if it wasn't for their help and encouragement. he just wonders why him, if they had needed a member who is on the shorter side to balance team out or some reason he can't seem to understand. 

 

     MY RIDE OR DIE  

LOVE INTEREST A1's  ryu bada (collab with kyu)

BACKUP tba

CURRENT RELATIONSHIP STATUS  close friends

PERSONALITY here

FIRST MEETING woocheol's first meeting with bada was when the older male first arrived at fantagio. woocheol was given the task of showing bada around and the guidelines of being a trainee at the company. hardly any trainee wanted to do the extra task and additionally not when the new trainee had some unpleasant rumors looming around him. woocehol never cared much of rumors whether it is about himself or anyone else. he had accepted it without a second thought and only asked when bada is scheduled to arrive. 

when bada arrived, they had a short introduction to each other before beginning the tour of the building. woocheol's impression of bada was that he had this aura of an actor. woocheol and bada toured fantagio's training area. he showed bada the practice rooms and music studios. also explaining the rules for trainees at the company and anything else he might need to know. once the finished the touring, woocheol wanted to avoid an awkward silence so, he started a conversation about music. as always the topic of music was never a miss. 

DEVELOPMENT / LOVE STORY  their story starts three months before debut, since that's the duration bada spent as a trainee at fantagio. in the beginning, they would often use the same music studio unintentionally. the times they wanted to use the studio overlapped more than a couple of times. woocheol would open the door to the studio to see the bada sitting there. it would be the same for bada. they ended up just deciding to share the studio even when the other is there, they wouldn't mind each other's presence. 

they each worked on their music in comfortable silence. but, as time went by the two started having casual conversations exchanged ideas for each other's music. gradually, they became comfortable enough that their personals concerns and family problems were expressed. woocheol told bada about the pressures of appearing in the spotlight again after a paeceful time behind the light. it was something that bada could very closely relate to. bada had told woocheol about he felt about his father and the scandal. they became a source of comfort and solace for the other. 

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT after debut, they have grown to be even closer. when bada faints after one of their stages, woocheol notices bada's growing anxiety and stage fright. once, bada opens up about it woocheol joins forces with bada's previous manager, dowoon to get bada help. while he's doing that he might just take his own advice to help himself - accepting his problem and working on it instead of pushing it away by building confidence.

also, after rumors of his's negative relationship with sanghyun was released had also spilled his feelings about his now strained relationship with his brother. something has never told anyone else. although, he did tell the other members about the facts what had happened between him and his brother after the news article was released. the only one he rwas able to spill his conflicted feelings about his brother to was bada. 

he always thought their friendship was special, bada was someone he had the most deep conversations with. when the members had asked about the two's particulary close friendship woocheol always replied that they're close friends. he wondered why they asked, isn't he like this with hyeon too? well minus, the deep conversations he hangs out with hyeon pretty frequently. 

the day, they finally realized their feelings was when woocheol produced a song had bada listen to the demo as he always did. not knowing that in the lyrics were his unconscious feelings for bada written all over it. he didn't always write the lyrics for the songs he sometimes worked with the lyricist members. but, this time it was all him. he had know idea and obliviously just let bada listen to it. usually, his lyrics ideas are inspired by movies, his imagination, and other people's experiences. but, this time their was something familiar about it he can't pinpoint it. although bada, wasn't completely sure that it was about. but, he definately had a better idea than woocheol did. when woocheol had asked what thoought of the song bada could only utter out compliments not knowing what else to say.

it was not until later that day when he finally realized the indirect unintentional confession, woocheol let another member who is also woocheol's frequent demo listeners hear the song. the member complimented  the song and then smiled asking when is letting bada hear the song. woocheol replied that he just did earlier. "i didn't know your that brave to confess, our baby woocheol has grown up." woocheol was confused by the older member's words. "huh, what do you mean?" the older male knew right away that woocheol was oblivious to his feelings that he had written out. the male patted his shoulder before telling him to think about it and reread the lyrics. after spending like twenty minutes rereading the lyrics, he finally realized it. and ended up feeling a little embaressed that order of what happened wasn't ideal but, he didn't deny his feelings. 

after that, the two were more aware of their feelings and a little wary of each other but, didn't let it make them awkward. they treated each as they always did. they didn't talk about the what seems to be a confession but, wasn't really clarified. they ahve good feelings towwards each other but, not ready get into a relationship just yet. 

INTERACTIONS & OTHER woocheol and bada often have deep conversations. the two bonded over their similar backgrounds both growing in well-known family in the spotlight. the reputation they had to uphold or try to ignore. as they switch over to the idol trainee life, there were many struggles they had to deal with and are dealing with at the moment. 

they spend a lot of quality time together. they sit into the music studio even if they're not chatting and are busy working on the own seperate music. their nice comfort of the peace and quiet in each other's presence. that is until a member charges into the room *cough* hyeon *cough* breaking the silence and begging to go out with him. they eat lunch together when they both free and have not made lunch arrangements with anyone else. when in a group setting they end up gravitating towards each other. 

the other members could slightly tell something was going on even if the two weren't aware of their feelings. woocheol would always look worried glancing over at bada when they're on stand by to perform in the period when bada's anxiety had been very visible. woocheol would look over to meet eyes with bada to calm his nerves before a large stage, fansign, or variety shows. 

ENDING STATUS  possibly dating once they have sorted out their problems and personal growth to some extent

TRIVIA  

》they released tracks together on on woocheol's soundcloud with bada's drawings as the image

》bada will probably talk bad about the hate comments woocheol reads so cheol would feel better and vice versa

》they often exchange songs on their playlist, introducing music the other isn't familiar with

》woocheol would get caught by his roommate replaying bada's part when watching their music video. he insist that it's because the rap part is the highlight. the members that of course, bada's part is always the highlight

》to be updated if kyu and i think of more

 

 

 

     THE FUTURE AWAITS   

FUTURE EXPERIENCES 

》participating in producing songs for a1's album

》his solo songs: simple (woozi) and universe (minhyun)

》some songs he produced which could be for a1/unit or just unreleased: 

burn it (golden child), I Love U Crazy! (golden child), what you wanted (cix), cinema (cix), thanks (seventeen), home;run (seventeen), beautiful beautiful (onf), geppetto (onf), wings (the boyz)

woocheol has much fondness and appreciation for all s and their fans. since after his debut he felt the love and encouragement form the members and fans. it helped build his confidence and acceptance of himself. once that happens it definately allowed him to have positive feelings towards his idol life. 

SCANDALS  

— A1'S WOOJOO AND BROTHER, PARK SANGHYUN ARE ON NEGATIVE TERMS?
true, but it is publicly stated as false. they meet at an event sometime near the end of 2021 or 2022. a1 was there to perform of their title songs and sanghyun was their the painist for a singer. the camera was recording the behind the scenes. after the beind the scenes video was posted, viewers pointed out the brief moment of sanghyun and woocheol walking past each other any interactions. some say that the two seem to be avoiding each other. which was true. the moment he saw sanghyun he had moved closer to his group and looked away and quickening his pace. that was the first time, woocheol had seen sanghyun since he came back from the U.S earlier that year. he didn't want to talk the older male, not here, not now. woocheol hesitated and had coldfeet even if he heard rumors about sanghyun being there that day. maybe they're try to talk backstage or arrange another time because woocheol would prefer his first exchange with his brother to be private. 

SONG RECOMMENDATIONS  

》ONE (golden child), reveal (the boyz), and everthing else listed songs woocheol produced (might update later.

FANTAGIO EXPERIENCES 

》he produced songs for astro: by your side (2018), starry sky (2019), treasure (2019), you're my world (2019), knock (2020), somebody like (2020)

》he also produced for weki meki: iron boy (2018), oopsy (2020)

IF ORIGINAL MEMBER: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE NEWEST 7 MEMBER ADDITIONS?  "I know some of the other original members might have mixed feelings about this but, personally I don't hold resentment towards them. Afterall, they're here because they passionate about music just like we are. I'll try to be of help to their adjustment to our team.  I just hope they don't slack around and try to keep up. I know it won't be easy because I have been there. " lowkey, he also feels a bit relieved gaining more members because it means people are less likely to see his flaws or standout too much being in a large group.

COMMENTS & REQUESTS  hey mimi, he's here! finally after wrestling with this app for a few months. although, I might add to his trivias/quotes if i come up with more. but technically he's done. this is probably the most complicated and lenghty background I have written for an idol character. i tried to make sure the personality and background made sense. i feel like the flow of the background is a bit all over the place. but, for the most part i do adore him a lot and wanted get him out to you. if you need any clarification, please let me know~