THE DESERTER

Yonggi has had quite a journey in the idol world, but has only managed to put his name in people's heads through scandals. Debuting with a group named SolR (solar) under a no-name company as the loving leader of 5 little ducklings, they failed to gain much recognition, but at least had a few very loyal fans. His company, STR entertainment was preparing for a girl group at the same time, and they had this beauty as the top trainee. Yonggi fell like a rock for her, and they started dating in secret. SolR was active for 2 years with slowly growing popularity when three nukes dropped at the same time. Dispatch had caught onto the dating of Yonggi and the predebut STR girl together, causing the first scandal. Then it was revealed that one of s had been secretly abusing the maknae, all under Yonggi's nose, and he never knew. It took literal hours until SolR disbanded, and the CEO didn't tell the members anything about it. But it wasn't done yet, because the CEO decided to run away with all the money from staff, SolR and STR girls. To this day, SolR's lawsuit against the CEO is still going. Originally, Yonggi wasn't intending to return to the idol world, until he got snatched up by Prism, and he couldn't resist. Now he's here with 6 extra ducklings, but after all the struggles to lead his former group, he's unsure if he's capable of being a good leader for Vesper.

*SolR was inspired by I-ME/Wayve, but from the leader's point of view*

BIRTHNAME　Kang Yonggi 강용기

POSITION　Leader, lead vocalist, dancer
TALENT TWIN　A.C.E's Jun

BIRTHDATE　27/05/1998

BIRTHPLACE　Cheongju, South Korea

ETHNICITY　South Korean
NATIONALITY　South Korean

HEIGHT　175 cms
WEIGHT　63 kgs

LOVE INTEREST　Darae / open

NOTABLE FACTS　

-　Previously leader of SolR, the group was active between 2016 and 2018. The group was very young at age of debut. Yonggi was the second oldest, the only legal adult of the group is the one that brought it down. There was a huge power dynamic issue going on.

-　Has dated Darae for a year before they got forcibly broken up by the company when it got revealed.

-　The oldest member of SolR was abusive towards the maknae who was only 15. Yonggi never noticed and it still haunts him to this day and actively ruins his confidence in being an idol and especially leading a new group, where he could potentially not see bad things happening once more.

-　If it wasn't for Prism coming with such a tempting offer, Yonggi would not have returned to the idol world. He loves performing with all his heart, but it's just been too hard. He was never popular, his group got bombed by scandals, his reputation is in the gutter, the group he was supposed to keep together is in shambles, he's only known for his scandals, the CEO scammed him and his boys and he's overall just really exhausted by the lawsuit against the douche. He has to work a part-time job to be able to pay off everything, he doesn't have a single leftover won, so he can't even spoil the ducklings with snacks... If he doesn't get popular this time, he'll probably be stuck with lifelong debts.

-　He's really a sweetheart and tries so hard, but he's anxiety ridden and a ghost of himself at the moment. But this redebut will reignite the fire he once had in him, and he can start building up confidence again.

FACECLAIM　TAN's Jaejun

THE CENTERPIECE

Darae was supposed to be STR entertainment's next star. Well, outside of their name they didn't really have stars since they were a small company... Darae was going to be the main rapper, visual and center of their new group. STR girls was their predebut name, and they posted videos and such, but because of a lack of budget, they never got past the predebut stage and Darae left in 2017. She joined prism just a few days later and got a speedrun into their new debut lineup. But then it was revealed by dispatch that she was dating SolR's leader Yonggi. And then STR went to complete . Darae's reputation was ruined before she even got to debut, but at least it wasn't as bad as Yonggi, and she could still fight on easily. Now whenever she appears, there will be a few comments about 'wasn't she dating some idol before even debuting?' but most of the general public has moved on. But Darae has promised herself to never be caught in this situation again, and says no to any dating. But troubles arise when her ex suddenly steps foot in the company, and starts touching her heart again. No way she could get back with him, because that would mean she isn't the best version of herself for the fans. But what if the love of her life moves on to someone else while she is out there focusing on her career? It tears her apart.

BIRTHNAME　Jeong Darae 정다래

POSITION?　Main rapper, visual, center
TALENT TWINs　Everglow's E:U for rap and vocal, Billlie's Moon Sua for dance

BIRTHDATE　12/08/1998

BIRTHPLACE　Ansan, South Korea

ETHNICITY　Korean
NATIONALITY　Korean

HEIGHT　168 cms
WEIGHT　48 kgs

LOVE INTEREST　SAY NO TO DATING (but say yes to Yonggi?)

NOTABLE FACTS　

-　Before joining Prism, Darae was set to debut under STR entertainment as the main girlie of their girl group, but after some broken promises and an unclear future, Darae left the company in 2017 and got snatched away by Prism immediately.

-　Got revealed to be dating Yonggi not long before Rendezvous' debut. They got forced to break up, but Darae knows she would've broken it off anyway because of the harm that had been done to Yonggi. She didn't want to be some deadweight to his career.

-　She vouched to become the perfect idol, not having a single scandal ever again, but it's causing a lot of anxiety and stress because she's too strict on herself.

-　She's still in love with Yonggi, but hides it because she doesn't want to date anymore until Rendezvous disbands, even if the company allows it. The thought that he could move on to someone else haunts her mind.

-　She's a very fun and outgoing jokester kind of person, but she hides it away in front of cameras because she thinks she has to be this stoic, beautiful idol. Netizens often hate on her for being just pretty but showing no personality. They don't know that she's one of the biggest personalities Prism has under their roof.

FACECLAIM　Nature's Saebom