still unable to verbalize the hopeless dream in my heart.
STATISTICS. BACKSTORY. CONNECTIONS. MUSINGS.
GENERAL STATS.
full name: kim dong-yul stage name: don kim place of birth: seoul, south korea dob: october 3rd, 1990 age: thirty-three occupation: actor and stunt coordinator gender: cis man pronouns: he/him current location: los angeles, california (beverly hills)
BACKSTORY OVERVIEW.
trigger warnings: cheating, mentions of abuse, and disordered eating.
Born and raised in South Korea by his parents. His father is a famous actor and his mother is a opera singer turned pop musician.
He grew up growing to auditions and trying to get into the world of acting, he booked a few minor roles in Korean television shows and films before landing a role in an American sitcom which jumpstarted his career.
During his big break, his parents separated, and tabloids became to come out about his father’s unfaithfulness to his mother. His secrets ended up being exposed entirely, from illegal gambling, cheating, lies about his traveling, and unprofessional behavior on film sets.
Once his mother won sole custody of Don, the two of them moved to California for good, while still going back to Korea often to see family, etc.
During his later teen years, Don took some time to study and reflect on who he wanted to be. His mother continued to sing, venturing out into the world of pop music and finding success in that area.
Once Don’s school years came to an end, he decided to go to college and pursue a degree in physical therapy and acting while booking a few minor roles here and there.
At age 22 was when Don Kim got his real big break, a supporting role in a highly anticipated thriller from a notable director who was just emerging from a ten-year-long hiatus.
Since this success, Don’s life has remained an uphill excursion of success. Though, he remains haunted by past mistakes that weren’t even his own. Don’s father regularly contacts him, asking for money and just a shoulder to cry on. It was only within Don’s adulthood that he realized the mental and physical abuse he endured at the hands of his father. His father was obsessed with being famous, as well as making his son famous, and this obsession caused years of unhealed wounds for Don. For instance, he was only ten and was forced to attend the gym with his father to keep “a good weight for the cameras”.
It’s a burden he carries daily and in secret. It’s only a matter of time before Don breaks completely. Whether it be from the weight of fame, guilt, past wounds, his father’s misfortune, and overall undying presence, only time will tell.
WANTED CONNECTIONS.
neighbors
exes
fwb
blind date gone wrong
enemies
best friend
close friends
gym buddies
co-stars / co-workers
fellow actors
ex-friends
past roommates
people who knew his father before he was cast out of the industry
fans / fans of his mother
friends from korea
previous college buddies / roommates
drinking buddy
dislike for one another
love/hate relationship
found family
literally anything at all!!










