BIRTHNAME  Tachibana Hachirou 橘八郎

OTHER NAME(S)

Tián Jié 田杰, his Chinese name. It's only used by the people he knows from back in China.

NICKNAMES

puppy / pup / pupper / just look at this baby, look at those chubby cheeks and beautiful puppy eyes. He just screams puppy, you can't deny it.

sleepy bub / Hachirou really likes napping, and when in heat, he gets super sleepy and falls asleep anywhere. He usually sleeps 20 hours a day when he's in heat, curled up in a ball on a couch like a kitty. That way he gained this nickname.

Hachi / Chirou / while he uses Tachi as stagename, his friends often call him Hachi or Chirou. Except for his friends from back in China, of course, cause they all call him Tianjie instead.

Rudolf / when Hachirou's in heat, he'll have a red nose, red cheeks and red ears. But especially a red nose. Alex started to call him Rudolf for that, and the rest of Elite kinda followed to get revenge for his mischief

BIRTHDATE  August 21, 2002

BIRTHPLACE  Huangshi, China

HOMETOWN  Seoul, South Korea

ETHNICITY  1/2 Japanese-1/2 Chinese

NATIONALITY  korean-chinese

SUBGENDER  omega

SCENT

People often enjoy Hachirou's scent because it's refreshing and summery. He smells like the freshest, juiciest of limes. Just pure limes, nothing else. It's very simple, and very enjoyable. It's like he's a moving air freshener because his scent is quite intense and noticeable, but also light, fresh and just summery sour.

LANGAUGES

Mandarin / native / Hachirou speaks with a strong regional dialect and lisps on the s sounds, making them sound louder and more prominent than usual. Hachirou thinks it's because of his snaggletooth.

Korean / fluent / Hachirou has lived in Korea for a big part of his life, so he knows the language pretty well. His lisp is still very prominent though. He often functions as translator and language teacher for Chinese members.

Japanese / conversational / even though he's half Japanese and mainly uses his Japanese name, he was never that good at this language. It wasn't really important.

FACECLAIM  Liu Yuhang gallery

BACKUP  24K Hongseob

HEIGHT  171 cm

WEIGHT  62 kg

APPEARANCE

Hachirou is a very cute and tiny baby (well... not the tiniest, glances at Sungwoong and Jason). He's smaller than most of his friends with his short munchkin legs. He has the softest and fluffiest light brown hair which poofs at any contact with humidity. He has dark, lovely puppy eyes, a small nose and adorable pink lips. There is one big special charm point about him which he is very proud of and other people also love about him. His smile. Because it shows his snaggletooth. The snaggletooth makes him even more adorable and he often wants to show it off. He also has a little mole on his right temple.

STYLE

Hachirou's style is very normal with a touch of adorableness. He generally wears just black or white jeans with rips on the knees, chonky white sneakers or timbalands and oversized shirts or hoodies in bright colors. He sometimes even wears shirts or hoodies that almost reach his knees. He can curl up and make them cover his whole body, it's really adorable. He either wears super bright colors, pastels or whites. He occasionally changes it up with shirts or dungarees.

PERSONALITY

mbti type: ESFP - hogwarts house: Slytherpuff

- (+): friendly, optimistic, generous, imaginative
- (0): spontaneous
- (-): weak, mischievious, vulnerable, blunt

Friendly and generous: Hachirou is a bright kid. He loves smiling and loves to make others smile as well. He is very friendly to most of the people (unless they did something bad that he knows of) and he gives a lot in a friendship, not minding getting as much back. He is very generous. So generous that other members sometimes complain that he should stop spending so much time and money on them, and should take better care of himself instead.

Optimistic: He loves life. Hachirou loves a lot of things. He knows that life and the world can be cruel, but he can't help but love being able to live like this in this world. He is the mood lifter of the group and when any member of Elite is sad, they usually come to Hachirou to feel better. He can make anyone cheer up. He has his own little tricks for every member that make it easier. And a smile to die for. And a snaggletooth.

Imaginative: Hachirou has a creative mind. He has the wide and happy imagination of a child and often thinks in pictures. His dreams are always weird, special and very detailed. Other members are often interested and intrigued by his dreams because they are like stories. His imagination is crazy, and he always manages to come up with unique, out of the box ideas.

Spontaneous and blunt: Hachirou is a talkative open book. He doesn't really have a filter, and that makes him both spontaneous and blunt. He says what he thinks, and that's sometimes good but sometimes also very bad. He opens up to people quickly and talks quickly as well. He sometimes doesn't overthink what he says.

Weak and vulnerable: Hachirou's immune system is not the best. He reacts heavily to possible illnesses and is always the first one to either start spreading a virus in Elite or taking over the virus from someone else. He has a weak body, and he doesn't only take viruses very fast, he also gets injured easily. He also has a weak mind. He's just a weak little baby. Hachirou gets hurt easily, and because he's such an open book, he also gets betrayed, scammed or taken advantage of by people who don't have good plans with him. He needs to be protected all the time to not get him into danger. He's too good and innocent for this world.

Mischievious: Hachirou isn't only just a weak sunshine baby. He has a surprising touch of naughty in him. He loves to pull pranks on people and he can always make them shook by witty comments and comebacks. Sometimes it's funny, but sometimes it also doesn't end well. He can be a real pain to deal with because of his endless mischief, and it won't be the first time that an Elite member randomly screams in the dorm because Hachirou pranked him. HACHIROOOUUU!!!

BACKGROUND

Little Tachibana Hachirou was born in Huangshi, China, to a unique pair of a Japanese father and Chinese mother. He mainly went with the japanese name because the family was quite traditionally paternal, and they all just liked the sound of that name best. He did have the full Chinese nationality. Because of the one child rule in China, he was the only little sunshine his parents had, but he was the only one they needed. He was a really precious, but mischievious kid, and it was visible in his expressions. He usually pulled the 'what are you looking at' face even when he was a little baby and couldn't say that sentence yet.

Ever since he was little toddler in kindergarten, he had a best friend named Hui. They were the mischievious kids of the group, they didn't even know what it meant at that time, but let's say they were partners in crime ever since they both had the same prank plan of starting a food fight on their first day of kindergarten. It was like they were meant to be together. They were always together, holding hands, but everyone saw them as best friends. The cuteness was too much. Hachirou was into music, and Hui was generally into biology and animals. They were bound to separate at one point, the two little boys expected to separate at college but then reunite again, but someting came in between, and they were forced to separate earlier than expected.

Hachirou's mom has a high position in a company that is spread through Asia, but she was transferred to the newly established branch in Korea when Hachirou was just 9 years old. He had to leave Hui, and there was barely any way of contacting him, because the little boys were too young for phones. They just wrote letters, but soon enough, they started to lose time and interest, so the letters slowly stopped, and the memories of their young life faded. Hachirou thought that it was a shame, but he was starting to concentrate on music. He took on the dual nationality of chinese-korean, and moved on with his life. Hachirou had his eyes set on the idol career. After years of practice, he started auditioning around at the age of 15. His first company was Starship.

When he was 17, he got the news that he was getting a new neighbour. They had a boy of the same age, but it didn't really ring a bell with Hachirou. Until they stood there, facing each other. His new neighbour was his old best friend, Feng Hui. How they flied into each other's arms, it was quite the sight. They had grown up so much, and their memories had faded, yet they could recognise each other so easily. Faith had brought them back together, and even though they used to be just best friends, this time, hearts started to flutter. Hachirou could also smell Hui much stronger this time. Hui had presented recently, and turned out to be an alpha. Hachirou still had to present, and he secretly hoped he was an omega. But little did he know that he had to wait a much longer time. But he was indeed an omega. Maybe that was why they were bonded from the start?

In 2021, Hachirou's company contract had ended, and he was let go. he was a great trainee, but Starship had no plans for him, so they were better off with him gone. Hachirou started looking for companies again, and he ended up joining Royce corp. He developed his skills and became someone who's good at all fields, but what he really flourished at was dance. And also, something big changed. Hui was still chasing after him, and Hachirou had some feelings for Hui as well, but he preferred to be best friends. And when he was in Elite program, he met a new guy...

LIKES

- honey
- naps
- cuddles
- sweet and fruity cocktails
- Rainbow, his bias is Seungah, a queen
- attention
- mischief
- making the group's parents lives hard
- photobombing (especially Alex)
- funny pictures
- sunglasses
- bleaching his hair
- hamburgers and fries
- the colors purple and blue
- citrus fruit
- sweets
- cute baby animals
- fluff and puff
- when he gets compliments for things he worked hard for
- little birds
- his fresh scent and the way people enjoy it

DISLIKES

- being ill
- being left out
- language barriers, he wants to talk to everybody
- horror movies
- jumpscares
- chickens
- songs that are too harsh
- rude alphas
- his weak immune system
- brown colors (but not beige/cream soft ones)
- tight clothing
- leather fabric
- wearing suits, he always loses the battle to the tie
- apples
- sushi and bibimbap
- having his hair too styled or waxed

HOBBIES

- dancing
- table tennis
- watching asian dramas, japanese, korean, thai, anything, especially school dramas
- choreographing
- cooking

HABITS

- messing up his hair
- poking his lips when thinking
- rubbing the back of his neck when he's flustered
- sneezing, a lot, he even sneezes a lot at sunlight
- squees, lots of cute little squees
- dancing to any song that plays
- drinking anything with a metal straw, even coffee
- when he can't sleep, he resorts to a secret stash of cocktails. he's not an alcoholic, when his thoughts are foggy from the alcohol, he tends to sleep better

FEARS

- chickens
- horror stuff
- sudden, loud noises
- fire
- driving too fast

TALENTS

- krumping and dancing on any dance genre
- making himself very small (like the one kpop dude who fits himself in a suitcase? i dont remember who it is)
- table tennis tricks
- detecting spices in a dish by smell and taste

TRIVIA

- when in heat, Hachirou doesn’t only become extremely (but like… in an innocent way??), he’ll also have a red nose and ears, like if he had a cold. His is overpowered most of the time because he becomes extremely sleepy. So sleepy that he’ll nap at any time of the day, anywhere, everywhere. When ill or in heat, he usually sleeps 20 hours a day. His heat can be predicted because the day before, he’ll have a fever. He also tends to sneeze a lot (even more than usual) when in heat. In short: Hachirou in heat is adorable and super desirable.
- Hachirou might be innocent, he does sometimes have his fantasies too…
- Hachirou actually really likes to drink cocktails, but drunk Hachirou is kind of like Hachirou in heat. Don’t ever let him drink while in heat cause that will cause an overkill, and he’ll be whining over Jian and the next second he passes out because of exhaustion and faceplants on the ground, only to wake up and whine about Jian again. With lots of sneezing and a big fever as bonus.
- Hachirou’s immune system isn’t the strongest, so he sadly gets lots of minor illnesses. If one of elite is sick, Hachirou will guaranteed take it over after a few days.
- He has painful acid reflux when in severe stress, but tries to eat lots of honey to battle it. He also has meds just in case but he prefers the honey cause it's delicious, obviously.
- a total cat person who dreams of adopting kitties
- his favourite group is Rainbow
- Hachirou is a late presenter, only presenting recently at the age of 19 (he was probably already in royce corp at that time)
- he has been dancing ever since he got into music, but only specialised in krumping once he started training with starship
- when he's expected to say something he didn't expect, he'll start to stutter and trip over his own words
- usually takes pictures leaning against a wall like this

TACHI SAYS & DOES

Ah-choo!

I'm feeling a bit stuffy

Cuddly wuddly?

yeah, I'm a cute boy, I like cocktails, what about that?

what're you looking at?

prick.

hello annyeong ni hao konnichiwa! 'sup.

I just hope my hair survives to the end

hehe, just as I planned (but he's not always telling the truth)

yeah you're not escaping from my mischief, I'm the great tachibana hachirou!

don't mess with me, I'm an omega.

RELATIONSHIPS

Hong Jaehoon :: 21 :: beta :: When Hachirou moved to Korea, he quickly got himself a little squad who he spends time with. Two boys and one girl. They do a lot of stuff together despite not being in class together anymore. Jaehoon is the beta of the squad, the calmest one, yet still a bit mischievious. Jaehoon and Hachirou are a great team and aren't afraid to piss off the alpha leader of the squad, Sera. (fc: Jung Chanwoo)

Ryu Sera :: 21 :: alpha :: Sera is the leader and alpha of Hachirou's friend squad. She's very loving over her boys, but also very protective. She does not have any feelings towards omega Hachirou, but when Hui or an Elite alpha's around, they still have this rivalry. She wants to be on top, but for Hachirou, Hui's on top (and later on, Jian). She does not get affected much by Hachirou's heat though, she's used to him and doesn't want him in any way. (fc: (g)-idle's soojin)

Alex Han :: 23 :: beta :: Alex is a good friend to Hachirou. Alex is really rooting for Hachirou and Jian, and he's just someone who is often by Hachirou's side to make him feel at best. Hachirou loves to target Alex with his pranks as well, because Alex always has a really funny reaction.

Feng Hui :: 21 :: alpha :: Hachirou's best friend and love at the beginning of the elite dorm life. They feel like they're meant for each other, but never confessed yet. It was just normal to be together... too normal. When Jian casually swoops in to snatch Hachirou's heart away from Hui, Tachi will feel conflicted, and Hui will be furious. He's extremely possessive over Hachirou, and he'll definitely come by the dorm to look to snatch Hachirou and take him away from the Elite alphas. He doesn't know how to let go from Hachirou, and poor little Hachi will feel terrible about it.

  
Hello Annyeong ni hao konnichiwa! 'sup

STAGE NAME

Tachi 타치, he wanted to have a part of his name, but shortened. He has thought of Chirou too, but he thought Tachi was the best one.

PERSONA

Multinational cutie, he has japanese and chinese blood, and has lived in korea for most of his life, he's truly multinational, and come on... he's just too cute, right?

POSITION(S)  dance, (rap, vocal, his talent twin is Roh Taehyun, idk if those two can be counted, it's up to you)

TALENT TWINS

Roh Taehyun for vocal, dance and rap

Liu Yuhang for talking and cuteness

TRAINING YEARS  6 years, 4 years in starship, 2 years in royce corp

TRAINEE LIFE

Hachirou has been training for quite a while already, and he always gave his best, because he really wanted to debut and stand on that stage. He aimed to be an all-rounder, and that kind of succeeded, even though his dancing is still much stronger than his vocals and rap. He didn't have any problems being a foreigner in royce corp, but in starship he didn't get as much opportunities.

When he was approached by the CEO, at first he was scared, thinking that he'd have to leave again, but when the CEO announced that he was part of the elite program, Hachirou couldn't contain his excitement, he even almost hugged the CEO but could stop himself at the last moment.

PREDEBUT

N/A

HEADLINES

nope he's a clean boi

FUTURE EXPERIENCES

maybe a dance variety show? Or chinese/japanese promotions? 

ELITE PROGRAM:
TACHI PROFILE

BIRTHNAME  Tachibana Hachirou 橘八郎

BIRTHDATE  August 21, 2002

NATIONALITY  Chinese-Korean

HEIGHT  173 cm

SUBGENDER  omega

STAGE NAME  Tachi 타치

POSITIONS  dance, (vocal, rap)

TRAINING  6 years

ADDITIONAL INFO

- has lived in Korea since his teenage years
- specialises in krumping
- is very flexible and can make himself incredibly small
- very good sense of smell, is able to detect spices in fully finished dishes just by smell
- walking air freshener

WELCOME, TACHI! PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO YOUR FANS!

"Hello annyeong ni hao konnichiwa! 'sup." he did his usual introduction before showing the brightest smile. "Hi! My name is Tachi!"

WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR ROLE IN ELITE?

"I'm aiming to be the talented all-rounder... And in the dorm? I'm the cook and the one who gets all the illnesses from others..." he showed a soft, embarassed grin.

AND WHAT'S YOUR SPECIALTY?

"Definitely dancing! Especially krumping! I've been doing it all my life, it's crazy." He smiled proudly.

ALRIGHT. WHAT KIND OF CONCEPT OR CONCEPTS DO YOU THINK WILL FIT YOU THE BEST?

"I am a very powerful dancer so dark, power concepts... but on the other side, people always call me very cute... why not both? I like both!"

DUE TO THE NATURE OF ELITE, DO YOU HAVE ANY WORRIES LIKE NOT GETTING ALONG WITH MEMBERS OR GETTING LESS SCREENTIME, ETC?

"Oh no... I'm glad I'll be able to perform, and I'm a very open, friendly person! I'm sure I'll have lots of friends in this program."

DO YOU HAVE ANY ROLE MODELS? ABZ OR HWANA PERHAPS...?

"Role model? Oh! Rainbow! I absolutely love them! It's been so long now... they're still my favourite."

AND LASTLY, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEAL TYPE? AND IF SO, WHO DO YOU THINK BEST SUITS THAT?

"Uhh... I haven't really thought much about love yet? I don't really know who my ideal type is yet..."

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS, TACHI! ANY LAST WORDS?

"Yes! Please give heaps of love to me and my buddies from the elite program! Thanks for tuning in!" he showed his bright smile again, waving at the camera.

LOVE INTEREST  Du Jian

BIRTHDATE  month day, year

FACECLAIM  name + group (if an actual idol, then delete)

NICKNAMES

will work on this with min soon

PERSONALITY

a short paragraph or two of their personality.

LOVE STORY

how they met, how they interact, how they fall in love, the usual stuff.

STATUS  ...

ENDING  ...

RELATIONSHIP TRIVIA

unlimited!

SIENL1  SIEN  80%

COMMENTS

Tachi is doneeee! Now you can release a teaser batch slkfjslfj also me and min are still talking about the love story but it's kinda the thing that at the start he's still in love with Hui but Hui's a bit harsh and possessive and Jian is so soft and sweet that Tachi slowly falls for him??

SCENE REQUESTS

idk if you'll be only using nct songs but if you need a japanese song I highly suggest doing G-energy by generations, it totally fits Hachirou's aesthetic and it's just a lit song
hui barging into the dorm for the first time after debut and some kids who don't know about it yet being very surprised
Hachirou in heat
Hachirou pranking Alex and Alex getting adorably pissed
Tachi helping chinese members with their Korean

PASSWORD

this good