한걸음。

lee jiho, leader of v&a and also v&a's subunit agito, main dancer, lead vocal, born october 31, 2000, 23 years old

mock kprofiles / about page

he was scouted while in line for the men’s washroom at his school’s music festival and he thought he was being scammed at first. he actually put off calling the recruiter dude back for a long time until someone joked that he had the looks to be an idol and he suddenly remembered it and called as a joke and to sate his curiosity

he had no dreams whatsoever of being an idol and was pursuing a career in business, hoping to open his own cafe one day.. it's still his dream but he's put it on the backburner for now because he's found that he really does enjoy being an idol

was convinced by a close friend to audition since he’s always been good at singing + dancing even if he was usually just fooling around with friends either at karaoke or when they booked a studio for fun

he auditioned with singing (he sang iu’s hold my hand) and doing a little freestyle dance that was requested of him and surprisingly passed the audition and became an official legacy trainee in january of 2018

his parents were kind of ??? when he told them and originally weren’t very supportive because it was so sudden and he’s not usually *that* spontaneous but as he started settling into being a trainee and enjoying it, they’ve come around and now are his biggest fans

also it probably helped that jaesun and jaehwa were in the company (they’re cousins on their moms’ side)

during his trainee days, he really stuck to himself and only worked to better himself. he never really saw anyone as a rival and only saw his past self as his rival and wanted to continuously become the better version of himself. he was always Peak Introvert so the way he made friends was that he was awkward enough that extroverted people would come and take him under their wing LOL

he was pretty popular from the very first season of future dreams and was one of the front runners for all seasons he participated in, and eventually was confirmed to debut in season 3 of future dreams, and later debuted as the leader of agito on august 27, 2021

was entirely shocked that he was given the leader role because he’s such an introvert and didn't think he did too well during all the times he was in the leader position but has since sort of stepped and grown into the role and loves it now

he’s notoriously confident in himself, and has always been though it might have been slightly Extra before, he truly thinks he deserves to act that way now LOL

i always liken him to a cat (his official emoji on bubble and translation accounts is 🐱) but specifically a cat who’s owner has told him “no, don’t you dare” as he holds eye contact and then immediately smacks the bottle off the table without a second thought

he’s currently working on writing and producing songs, wanting to write and produce a full song for agito one day (i want him to become the bang chan/hongjoong of agito) as currently has the most credits for lyric writing in all of the new gen of legacy artists

is notoriously known to spend the majority of his waking hours in his personal studio (the v&a members tend to come and drag him home at night)

aside from v&a stuff, he’s publicly known for being a model and also for putting out a lot of covers on v&a’s youtube channel

he recently put out a studio choom dance cover and he’s very proud of it and is somewhat interested in possibly acting more but he's happy with what he's doing and what he's accomplished so far

some plot ideas

he's pretty well known as a workaholic so more people to text him and force him to do things other than work on days off would be nice tbh

friends from his trainee days! or even friends from uni that knew him before he became a trainee and joined legacy and are surprised to see him around

if you're a fan of him, he's always very warm and accommodating and does his best to give advice and be a good sunbae

honestly people who dislike him could be a fun dynamic bc he would be confused (not as to why people hate him but he doesn't really know how they would know enough about him to hate him LOL)

making friends at the convenience store at night when he steps out to get 2am ramyeon bc his stash has run out

admittedly i'm rly bad at coming up with plots but i would love to brainstorm and see where that takes us

the whole concept behind their dolls was a great one, in jiho's opinion, and he really thought the whole concept was really fun. and the fact that they were being blindfolded while going to the mall to film this little thing was also fun.

it had been a while since he had gotten to film any variety shows with the other members, so he was pretty excited to do it, even if he was blindfolded right now.

he makes a sound as the blindfold is removed, and he's handed his little dumpling plushie. honestly, he's not quite sure what had possessed him to come up with the concept of ddyunyangi but seeing it in physical form only confirmed that he was a genius. that was off topic though, and he spends a couple minutes looking over the little plushie and reading the card, to make sure he didn't miss anything. he's a bit too aware of the timer, but he knows that if he misses a clue right now, he would be annoyed with himself if they were to fail.

"okay, so i can get a clue to the ascension site," jiho says aloud, aware that this was going to be turned into a fun show for the fans to watch and processing everything internally would not be as fun for them.

he quietly leaves the area that he's in, thinking about when he should use the hint and if it would be too early to use it right away. he doesn't ask yet, scouring the area he's in for clues and trying his best not to miss any.

in the end, he decides to not be so cautious for once, considering it's been maybe 30 minutes out of their three hours and he hasn't even run into another member yet, and use the hint from his class. turning to the camera man and the staff tailing him, he holds up the card. "i want to use my hint," he says, once he's confirmed that he can share this information once he has it.

he receives the hint and stares at the card it's written on, humming a little to himself as a smile spreads across his lips.

"alright," jiho says, looking up at the camera and nodding, as if accepting a mission or something. mostly he's here to have fun, and get to do some acting, right?

tokyo really does feel like a second home to him almost. he used to think that about los angeles, considering how often he used to visit there in his youth, but it's changed since he debuted in agito. it's a bit funny, if he's honest, thinking about how his family used to visit his cousins in the states a lot but after becoming a member of agito and promoting in japan, how that fact has changed.

he’s always enjoyed being in japan, and he’s always known that he would love to spend a lot of time here. and being able to promote his music there too, was just an added bonus.

he had a lot of ideas of what to do during his vlogging that he was experiencing decision paralysis the night before he assigned days off. part of him wondered if he should just try to do a little bit of everything, but then he wasn’t sure if that would be too much 1) for him and 2) to try to fit into a single tokyo vlog for his concerts.

either way though, he knew he wanted to go eat sushi, and he debated on whether he should eat at a revolving sushi restaurant or if he should go to a more expensive one. but, perhaps, kura sushi was the better option because more people would relate and the novelty would be fun for others who might be travelling for the concerts.

either way, he has a fun time filming the different dishes he takes and the ones that he orders on the little monitor, considering that he had actually come on his own this time so he can vlog in peace. he's careful to keep his voice down though, having managed to snag a one-person spot with the barriers up. he grins, showing off his little soy sauce concoction on one of his favourite seared tuna nigiri dishes, and then orders ice cream too, just because he can.

and because of how kura sushi works, he plays the plate gacha a few times and wins a little eraser from whatever the popular anime collaboration was. (he should probably ask his friends, and see if it's something he should keep since he's not caught up with the current anime seasons.)

osaka wasn't an unfamiliar city to him. over the years in agito and v&a had him coming to japan relatively often enough, considering they did a japanese promotion almost once a year since debut. or something like that, he wasn't 100% sure but he knows he's been here before.

but, he's never been given free reign on how he explored it. of course, he still had staff and his manager with him, but it's still incredibly freeing to be able to wander around without a schedule really.

the first stop, of course, was dotonburi. he had never really been given that much time to explore, and there were a handful of things he had scouted out ahead of time that he wanted to try. he would have to get some souvenirs for his members too, and maybe he'll text akio and see if he would want him to bring back anything specific.

either way, jiho has the time of his life exploring dotonburi and getting some shopping done. he doesn't buy too much, and he feels a bit bad for the staff that insists they'll hold it for him, but he acquieses after they insist a few more times. he makes a mental note to get them a nice present.

it's really a testimony of how hard he had worked on his japanese that this doesn't even feel like he's really too far away from home, the language flowing easily off of his tongue as he chats with the workers and vendors. filming it all is also super fun, getting to do it in the vlog style while his staff stayed out of view of the camera lens.

the last place he decides to go, for the first day at least, is to go eat gyukatsu. it's something he's had before, in seoul, but he knows for a fact that it'll probably be better in japan.

he insists that it's his treat as he ushers the staff members around him into the seats at the bar at the gyukatsu restaurant they step into, and he greets the restaurant staff politely as he asks everyone to order and whatnot.

the food is brought out, and jiho carefully films it all, before he finally starts cooking the meat on the little stone grill. and, the beef quite literally melts on his tongue the moment he eats the first piece.

the ideal day? that's a pretty easy one for him to describe, and he can already picture it in his head.

it would start out with him sleeping in a little, not too much or he would feel like he was wasting time, but allowing himself to sleep in a little bit wouldn't hurt anyone and would also let him rest a little more than he's been allowing himself recently. then, he would most likely go and make something small for himself for breakfast, or just grab a yogurt from the fridge that he usually keeps stocked.

then he would go to practice dance. with his comeback coming up soon, jiho had been throwing himself into perfecting the choreography for his title song, and he would be wearing the new balance shoes for this.

with that, he would probably still be wearing the shoes for his daily tasks too. going for lunch, reviewing his songs and lyrics when he's not in the practice room, and going for his lessons. even when he's working in his studio, since his work is never done, he would be wearing the shoes.

considering this too, he would probably meet up with some friends for dinner and they could go out to eat meat, or something. meat would be ideal, especially if it was an all you can eat place. then a cafe after for dessert, something like bingsoo or even just cake.

never in his wildest dreams did he ever think he was going to get a win as a soloist. his debut song as a soloist had done relatively well, tough he was pretty sure most of the people who were supporting him were eterval to begin with. he's not sure how many fans had watched future dreams: alumni and had been rooting for him. it was possible that some had continued to follow the contestants after their original favourite had been eliminated, but he hadn't been online enough to see if that had actually happened.

he wasn't really online enough in egenral, but he did search his name in naver and on twitter whenever he had a bit of downtime.

but going on with that, he hadn't really expected to gain more fans or anything during his first comeback as a soloist. the song this time is pretty different, compared to pose and he hopes that eterval (and anyone who might be a solo fan of his) enjoy it.

even so, with all of that, jiho is caught off guard when he hears his name being said by the mcs. his shocked expression is definitely caught by the cameras, and in hindsight, he suspects it might become a meme in the v&a groupchat. but when it happens, his mind goes blank.

he doesn't even move, even as someone gently nudges him forward from behind to take the trophy and to say a little speech. his training, and his position as v&a's and agito's leader definitely kicks in, as he thanks eterval and the v&a members and his managers, and then the lgc creative team. he also thanks his parents for their support, and then the lgc staff in general.

he's practically just moving on autopilot as it goes, but when he watches back the speech later that night, he doesn't think he's missed anyone important, despite his brain and body and mouth all moving on autopilot.

considering jiho is nothing but professional, he manages to get with the rest of his dancers as the other idols clear the stage for his own encore stage. he remembers his promise, and grimaces slightly as he puts the cat ear headband on and slowly slides his hands into the little paw gloves that his dancers brought out. he makes a few of them sing some lines, and does aegyo at the cameras, already regretting his promise of doing it. but it's a good laugh, and he's sure his fans will enjoy the footage even if he's cringing for a lot of it.

the encore stage ends and he thanks the dancers and the fans again, waving at the ones he can see with the v&a lightstick in the crowd before he's ushered off the stage.

when he had learned that he would be filming little episodes to explain the meaning behind the songs on his album, he had been a little surprised. it was so rare that he got to share so much of his creative process when it came to his songs, so he's never quite sure of what he's supposed to be saying on shows like this.

even when he had been filming the shows where he was reacting to music videos, or commenting about the work he had done in a song, he had been unsure of how much he was to share in those cases. a lot of times, his thoughts and inspiration came from his imagination or the books that he read. rarely was it a case of him basing things off of his actual life, so he always wonders if eterval will be disappointed that he's not writing based off of actual experiences.

but he guesses he'll cross that bridge when he comes to it, and just hope that they'll all understand that he has a relatively avid imagination and that's what he uses for songwriting. he likes to put himself into different situations, and think of a song or a melody that would suit those said situations.

other times, he takes the poems that he's written in his notebook of lyrics, and tries to match it to any of the melodies that he's come up with on his laptop.

it's a whole thing.

at this point in his life, he's filmed countless music videos. some were for agito, some for v&a and there were a few for other artists as well. and, he had gotten the chance to be able to film his solo music videos too, which meant that he had a lot more acting to do in these.

especially for supernova.

the concept was one that he had thought of for a while, and he had hoped to do it in english. it wasn't really a choice he had made consciously, more of wanting to do something different from what was expected from him. and he knows that people would expect him to do a song in korean, or japanese, with english words sprinkled in. but he thought it would be fun to keep eterval on their toes for this.

he had already followed through their expectations with an upbeat, dance heavy track, much like how pose was similar. so he thought it would be fun to do a slightly different concept, a different way of being sexy kind of.

the music video opens on a bar scene, and jiho has to remind himself that he's supposed to act a little out of it, and a little drunk almost since he's waking up and not knowing what he was doing or how he had gotten there. it's a fun scene to act out, and he's excited for the rest of the music video if he's honest. he had had a good time planning it all out with the creative team, who, as always, were a great help whenever he wasn't sure what he wanted to do.

the concept behind the music video and the song in general were only possible due to the creative team helping him out. also the choreography. he always forgot how much work came with a solo track, since he was given so much creative freedom with everything, it meant that a lot of things and ideas fell on his shoulders, unlike with agito music videos.