i have been having kpdh brainrot lately for a couple muses
firstly, i just wanted to state that i don't have a lot of knoledge for korean history or any real knowledge on kpop or the music industry in general. i've been doing a lot of reading on both to both inform myself and to find ideas. but anyway, i got a rough au verse for both seph and cloud. these are just brief summaries of what i got.
for seph--- he's a child star, basically. known since he was at least fourteen doing various small-time commercial stuff. then has his breakout debute as a fulltime artist in his early twenties.
his image is fairly clean and sterile, heavily curated to fit a formula. preforming what he was given, which was most likely very heteronormative romantic ballads for the ladies. just things he really wasn't passionate about personally.
eventually, however, at the height of his career, he gets into a scandal. caught kissin' boys. it causes his image to tank and he goes mia for a time. in that time he's seduced by the voice of gwi-ma, theb being turned into a demon.
after a handful of years being mia, he returns to the scene as a completely different type of performer. its darker and more seductive. he embraces what "ruined" his reputation, becoming a rather controversial artist to be associated with. but he gains a heathy enough following that he's easily bringing souls to the demon realm.
for cloud--- cloud was born to a long line of shaman women. he's deeply entrenched in that life. all too familiar with fighting demons and keeping people safe through not just combat, but dance and song. however, he breaks the mold a little with being trans. but he keeps it secret, basically living a double life.
by day he's the polite and dutiful daughter he's supposed to be. but at night, he's who he wants to be. a demon hunter.
he's not really on the singing side, but the dancing side. usually with his face covered, he does street performances. not really intending to be overly noticed, but he does become commonly known. helping in his way to protect the souls of the living.
being on the streets also makes it far easier to break away and deal with demons that get loose. his weapon is based off a ssang soo do, a blade visually similar to a katana in shape but very much korean in make. but perhaps due to his massive attitude problem, his sparkling magical blade is much wider an an actual ssang soo do blade.
and that's all i have for the moment. i will probably come up with stagenames and stuff later.