KYUM

below the surface, everyone is pretty complicated. based on your answers, you will find out that three traits are important strands in your personality.

REVERENCE

One part of you dreams of giving yourself up – perhaps just for a while – to a hero or mentor. In the right circumstances you can flourish by letting go of your ego. In your inner life, reverence plays out as a willing submission to your own conscience. In the outside world, you might get frustrated searching for something worth believing in – a country, a person, a company – but you will always be open to feeling respect, admiration and wonder.

SHYNESS

Part of you is gripped by the fear that you’ll launch into something and completely mess it up. The upside of this is wise caution: people are indeed often too rash, whereas you know, by instinct, that holding back can save you. Probably, you feel shame and self-disgust a bit too much. But when you do feel in your element, you act with a wisdom and sensitivity never found in people with thicker skins.

RESILIENCE

❝ No. I don’t. ❞ Her answer was instant and showed no sign of annoyance or boredom. Though the words themselves proved to be a clear rejection, an honest disapproval, and perhaps an obvious sign of disobedience to some, Seoah didn’t think twice to let them known. It seemed her demeanour offered the proper hint for Yugyeom to guess. And so the soloist only needed to confirm.

As usual, straight to the point.

❝ What do you think will be a convincing excuse to not go? ❞ Her tone shifted, her attention now turned to the taller figure beside her. Despite being the oldest out of the two, she obviously didn’t behave as one, her playful grin being the proof. ❝ I know it’s not an important meeting, but my manager insisted the event would boost my visibility— To be honest, I rather stay home with my cats and play video games. ❞

“eyy...” shakes his head, gently reaching out to ever so carefully bump his elbow with hers. it was fun to hear her speak so freely that way - which was indeed different to what he was usually used to. “well, i could give you the best excuse.” truthfully, yugyeom did have a few useful tricks up his sleeve - many of which he never actually used because he found no need to get out of going to something. it wasn’t in his nature to miss an appearance unless a really bad illness struck. which coincidentally enough did - twice - in all his years of being an idol. 

Yena gave the older boy a confused look. She had been to the cafe many times, and could easily find her way there, even if she was blindfolded. “What do you mean, oppa? This is the safest and fastest way. Unless you know a better way?”

The air nips at the tips of Liam’s ears and nose as the two walk through the streets of Seoul.  Part of him curses at not bringing along a thicker jacket–maybe some gloves or a face mask, but it’s too late to do much now.  A knot of dread forms in his stomach when he hears those words from his friend, and he’s stopping in place, clicking his tongue as he turns towards Yugyeom.

“I think you’re right.  Do you think we should just call a cab and try again another day?”  His voice is a bit hopeful that the slightly younger male that he has to, unfortunately, crane his head upwards to be able to meet his eyes as he knows the other is most likely cold at this point and tired from their excursion throughout the day.

although he had been covered from head to toe, and even if they had been walking for awhile it was bound for him to feel cold once it turned dark. after all, it could only ever get darker from there. however, this had been something he had been looking forward to - getting to spend time with his friend, and show him of a new place he had been lucky enough to hear about from someone he worked with. he was almost regretful when he knew the words he wanted to say. it made him think - should he call it off? or continue? the answer was quite obvious. 

                                       “i'm not afraid, my hyungs are always there.”

when it comes to traveling, yugyeom would never be against the idea. of course, he enjoyed far more the idea of remaining in the comfort of his home. for yugyeom, there were instances where he found it difficult to sleep alone. the idea of feeling alone was never one of his favorites. he wasn’t too sure if it was because he had grown accustomed to having people so close to him, or if he was simply afraid of the way his mind would wander when it came to being left alone. there were too many reasons if he had to be honest. yet, he knew better than to complain and whine when it came to touring and sleeping arrangements. if anything, he was grateful for the members that would share a bedroom with him. (even if he did have a tendency to be loud) 

before he had known it, their europe dates had gone pretty quickly and they were already back to korea for a short break. not that they really had breaks, no. for got7, they would always be working on something on the low. their comeback had been announced, date given, and teasers being slowly released. it was the start of more packed schedules and less time for himself. he was used to it, yet sometimes he knew it could get to him - the stress of it all. sometimes he even wondered if the stress was worth it. the anxiety of wanting to succeed further only to be ignored and looked over. it wasn’t that he wasn’t grateful for all the love he had achieved thus far, but the thought of wanting to do just as good as his friends. it did cross his mind, even if he pretended it didn’t.

KR:/ SEX EDUCATION

are you well educated on the subject?

this is a subject that the company takes very seriously. since we, idols, have an image to hold - it would be ideal to NOT do something that can tarnish your reputation, image, and your companies image as well. therefore, this is something that our label has gone into lengths in explaining to us. we have dating bans that last for a few years, and those bans include many things - like intimacy of this sort. personally, i have gone through the lectures from our company - something they do to every artist. i do think that it has helped me become well educated on the need for protection, and safety regarding this. 

does your company keep you under lock-down?

it depends on what you mean by locked down - for us, our label has dating bans. with these bans, it’s nearly impossible to really do anything else - not that many of us have time to think of this either, since our first priority should be focusing on our group and our career. which is definitely something that i have done for the first few years of my career, focusing on nothing but my career that made it hard to even think about dating. of course our dating ban is over, i am free to date.

what steps do you make sure to keep yourself protected? 

 ah, it’s kind of awkward to talk about it really .. but, i’m protecting myself well. 

does your company provide help?

sunbae (선배, 先輩) is a word that refers to people with more experience (at work, school, etc)

which seniors does your idol have a strong relationship with? 

2PM, JYP, BTS 

which seniors are they acquaintances with? explain each relationship, how it formed, and what it’s like.

yugyeom is very close friends with many of the 2PM members, many of whom he respects deeply. their bond happened because they share the same company - thus it was natural for them to get more acquainted with each other. he looks up to them greatly. 

another senior group that he’s really close to is BTS, he is specifically close to one of the members (jeongguk) as they share the same age. he views them as amazing artists, and a group that he can look up to and learn from. 

hoobae (후배, 後輩) refers to people with less experience. generally, hoobaes have to use jondaetma l(존댓말, honorific language) to sunbaes, meaning they have to speak very politely and treat them with respect.

how does your muse act with their juniors?

with his juniors, he is the same as he would be with his sunbae’s. he is respectful, but playful at the same time. he knows there are lines that shouldn’t be crossed no matter what the standing is. 

which juniors are your muse close with? try to describe their relationship as best as you can.

what does the word ‘family’ mean to you?

family to me means ... accepting everyone as they are. loving them unconditionally, and supporting their decisions, but also not holding yourself back from being honest with them. being there for them, and not abandoning them. 

do you have a healthy relationship with your family?

yes, my family are who i hold very close to my heart, along side of my members who are also my family - even without blood. i think it’s important to have a good relationship with your family if possible, i know it can sometimes be difficult for others, but if you have the opportunity, take it. 

do they attend concerts/ watch broadcasts?  

of course, it’s understandable if they can’t attend all of them but both of my parents attempt to come to each show to see everyone and watch a broadcast if they can. they’ve also traveled abroad just to visit some of our overseas concerts. 

were they supportive of your choice to become an idol? 

at first, my mom wasn’t all too supportive about it. she didn’t want me to be an idol, and wanted me to focus on other things. it took some persuading for me to finally be able to convince her to give me a chance. she was very excited when i got accepted into jyp too. 

  what sacrifices did your parents make for you if any? 

the only sacrifice i feel like they had to give up was having to spend some time without me when training would be intense. even if we didn’t get scheduled to train, i still found myself practicing at my old dance studio. those alone kept me away from my parents for some time. 

  provide a picture + sibling if any. 

yugyeom, mother, and older brother yugyeom and his father during a broadcast 

  do you enjoy speaking about your family to the public?

i do, but at the same time i don’t really enjoy sharing much about my family so freely, this isn’t because i want to keep them a secret or because i’m embarrassed. i have let my fans know about my family, and shared pictures, and talked about them - but there is a lot of other things that i prefer to keep as my own memories. i want to also protect them, knowing first hand how it can be to be in spotlight all the time.

are you someone who is ashamed of your family, or accepting?

as answered above, i’m not ashamed of my family one bit. i’m incredibly proud of them actually, they continue to work hard even to this day. from my main family, to my cousins, and aunts. i’m incredibly proud and blessed to have been born in this family.

has there ever been a huge conflict between any of you?

there haven’t really been many conflicts, except for the one’s that each family goes through from time to time. personally, i think our family is very understanding of each other - of course this is all thanks to many arguments that have happened in the past, many of which weren’t that deep to begin with. even now, we still continue to have a really strong bond with each other. 

have your members met any of your family members? what were your families first impressions?

yes! all of our families have met even from the very beginning of our debut. their first impressions were really good, surprisingly ... it wasn’t something that i worried about though, i think i was always expecting it to be this way. of course, even now one of my members (jackson hyung) does seem to have a deep attachment to my brother. it’s pretty cute, but i am a little jealous.

if you don’t live with your members, do you live with your family, or alone?

in the past few years everyone has moved out of the dorm slowly, the last few members to move out were me, and mark hyung. currently, i’m living with my brother, and i tend to go spend the night over at the other’s houses a lot. but there have been talks here and there about some of us (including my brother) moving in back together. even if that doesn’t really happen, i’m still very grateful to be living with my brother now.

ooc questions (answered ic instead)

if there’s not much information about the parents or sibling but you know they exist what do you speculate is the relationship between them and your idol?

personally, i feel like i grew up in a very loved and caring home. it’s one of the many reasons i find the need to give out love to everyone as well, because i don’t want anyone else to feel unloved. my parents were very supportive, and caring just like any other parents would be. being the youngest, i was teased a lot by my brother but he also supported me and wanted nothing but the best for me. even to this day, we still keep very much in contact and hang out, go to family dinners with our other family. arguments do occur, but it’s not something that can’t be easily solved. to me, our bond is strong. i couldn’t be any happier with my family. 

(if in a group) do they attend your member’s activities?

Has there been a moment in your muse’s life that they didn’t show respect to anyone? If yes, what was the public backlash?  

the only people he has gone out of his way to playfully be informal with have been his hyungs, although - it has all been for shows many of which he takes back real quick. there has been no public backlash as they understand yugyeom as allowed to joke around with them. he’s over all a very respectful guy to everyone around him. this clip shows him feeling pretty bad afterwards, but meaning it all in a playful way.

Has your muse been disrespected before or bad talked? If yes, how did they react?

he has never been personally spoken bad towards to, disrespected by his dongsaengs - a few times. many of which he has expressed his own displeasure towards it - but he tends to allow certain things if it’s from very close friends - which is limited as well. he enjoys casual and very comfortable conversations. it’s one of the reasons he gets teased about having an ‘la’ or ‘ny’ style to him. however, he hopes people know that just because certain occasions have their informal moments, many more do include their formal ones.

Do you like for people to feel comfortable around you and speak informally, or are you more of the formal type?

as the previous answer mentions, yugyeom enjoys comfortable conversations - thus he isn’t so incredibly displeased by in formalities. if anything, he welcomes them to an extent. it’s something that he only truly allows from people that he’s very closed to, friends, label mates, etc.

How long does it take for you to fully allow someone to speak informally to you?

it depends on how big their bond is, he would be very upset if someone he barely met and knew nothing about, didn’t include formalities.

Would you be the type to give up your seat to someone older or younger than you?

yes, this extends to anything else besides seats and such. he’s the type to put others above himself, young or older.

Do you make eye contact when speaking to someone?

he does. to him, when eye contact is made when speaking he feels as if it helps people become a little bit more intimate while speaking. something that he adores when talking to friends. he doesn’t enjoy letting other people feel like he’s not paying attention to them.

Would you be the type to put yourself before anyone older and/or more long standing within the industry?

he’s ambitious, but also respectful. he wouldn’t go out of his way to put himself before anything - no matter what.

Are there certain people you don’t feel the need you need to show respect to? If so why?

there are a few people he should be calling honorifics, but he doesn’t considering how close they are to his age. people that are close to his age, he doesn’t mind using such things on. ‘noona, hyung’

example

What is the definition of respect to you?

are they the type to be impatient and hot-headed when it comes to bad comments?

when it comes to bad comments, yugyeom tries to not pay them much mind. he thinks of them as things he can improve on, but he understands that many of those comments are comments that are focused to take down his confidence.  

do they care or not pay attention to such comments?

he does not pay them any attention, he knows that those comments are usually made to - well, gain his attention or to bring down him or his group. to him, you can’t change the mind of someone who has their heart set on hate.

do they bother to read them or ignore them? do they reply?

it is natural to be bothered by such comments, especially when many of them create lies about yugyeom, but he has learned that it’s best to fully ignore them since most of the time replying to such things creates more of a mess even if that wasn’t the intention.

explain the first moment your muse had to go on without it - was it company policy or their own choice?

the first time he had to go without sns was around his trainee days, it was mostly a company policy - and although many still found a way around it, it didn’t really matter much to yugyeom as he wanted to fully focus on training. even to this day, he hardly uses it much, and only to post updates here and there or dance practice videos.

when did they gain use of their devices?

his parents had bought him a flip phone once he started middle school in order to keep in contact with them.

what websites / apps are they most likely to use?

instagram, soundcloud, twitter.

do they have a private sns or a public sns?

they have a private sns to contact with close friends, work friends, and such.

what kind of device do they have?

as of 2018, he has an iphone8

any scandals they have given themselves in regards of sns usage?