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IDOL DETAILS

STAGENAME: N/A CURRENT AGE: 24 DEBUT AGE: 19 TRAINEE SINCE AGE: 16 COMPANY: MSG ETC: this member was known for the influx of attention they gained after REGroup.

IDOL IMAGE

siwoo originally debuted with a younger brother type image - goofy but sweet, wholesome but a charming nuisance to the older members of the group. he was comfortable with the role and played it well, but it was too conventional and he tended to be overlooked as a member. after his popularity grew from regroup, however, siwoo has shifted into an older brother type of concept - dependable, admirable, ruffling hair and teasing everyone. he was teased both by fellow contestants on the survival show and by his group members about his “angelic” image, developed after he garnered praise for his patience and willingness to help.

of course, he’s hardly angelic behind the scenes. siwoo is proud and refuses to acknowledge his own mistakes. he doesn’t always recognize limits like when a joke has come too far or when he’s pushing someone too hard, which not only creates tension but also damages his now-carefully-curated image. he’s easily affected by the trend - if things are going well, he rides that high, but he’s easily defeated once the tide turns. it’s true that he’s generous and helpful and a true team player - he believes that a group can only be successful if every member trusts and relies on one another. however, he’s very attached to the idea of indigo as a unit. this developed primarily during their slump, when siwoo began to fear disbandment, but his clinginess worsened once the group began rebuilding and reaching new heights. the boys, himself included, now take on more individual schedules, and he’s afraid of one of them achieving enough success in a field that they’ll leave the rest behind, dooming the others to flopping like before. part of him knows that teamwork also means supporting one another in all your endeavours, not just in those related to actual group work, and siwoo does support his members - he just doesn’t want them to succeed individual at the cost of indigo.

IDOL HISTORY

the no family filled their home with music.

the notes of chopin twinkled out of the radio while their father cooked, carly simon’s voice underscored family game night, uhm junghwa blasted out of the car as soon as the key turned in the ignition. every birthday dinner ended with a trip to the local noraebang. family gatherings were incomplete without someone sitting down at the piano while others shouted out requests and sang along at the top of their lungs. it was rare for there to be a quiet moment at home.

it shouldn’t have been surprising, then, when their middle son came home from school one day and declared that he was going to put his heart and soul into pursuing a career in music. you’d think that he was being set up for this future, that it was inevitable, all things considered, for him to want to make a life out of this.

the no family loved music. it was a hobby, an escape. it was also an unstable, dangerous, exploitative career path. the industry was corrupt, cruel, extremely difficult to break into, extremely difficult to stay in. it wasn’t the right place for someone soft, sweet, and warmhearted like their son. careers should be pursued in fields that will never be deemed luxurious or unnecessary - like the family plumbing business. the world will always need plumbers. will they need musicians?

siwoo thought they did. plumbing was a respectable profession - he was never ashamed of what his family did for a living - but fixing rusty pipes and renovating washrooms never seemed as exciting to him as the rush of standing onstage, delivering music that gave people strength and allowed him to express himself beyond what words alone could explain.

his older sister, who went the practical route by studying accounting in order to become the family business’s bookkeeper, had been giving him piano lessons since he was a kid. for siwoo it had always been his three hours a week of respite. he confided in her about his wish to pursue music, confessing that it was the only thing he could imagine himself doing, even if their family didn’t understand it. she told him that she understood, and that she had a friend who was a trainee at an entertainment group - maybe they could get together and he could find out more about what the industry is really like. they met at a coffee shop on the trainee’s day off, siwoo filling a three hour conversation with probing questions about trainee life. the industry was hard, the trainee acknowledged, and the vast majority of trainees never reached debut. but if you loved music that much, wouldn’t you regret not even trying?

siwoo signed up for auditions at every company he could find, scheduling them months in advance to give him time to prepare. he could play piano, and he had a naturally clear singing voice that earned him compliments from untrained listeners, but he worried about whether that would be enough for entertainment companies that looked for visuals, charisma, and charm on top of talent. he signed up for dance lessons at his local community centre, nothing fancy or impressive but enough to give him a sense of rhythm and make him more comfortable with moving his body. he spent time every night practicing his singing and his piano, his concerned parents listening as the music bled through the walls. finally he auditioned, and auditioned, and auditioned. he failed many, but passed a couple, and ultimately chose to begin training at msg entertainment.

training was, predictably, hard. he had to work hard into the night, keep a diet, and continue going to school. he was far from home, and his parents were still unhappy with his decision - they sent him a meager allowance, and he called them regularly, but their tone was always cold, always distant, and probably would be until he relented and came home. but siwoo, proud as ever, refused. as exhausting as it was, training was the first thing he’d ever really been good at. he thrived under pressure, loved proving others wrong, relished every opportunity he had to improve his singing. he worked best when he had a goal in his sights, and he had lots as a trainee: the biggest one being debuting, of course, but smaller ones to help him get there too, like getting the top score on the next trainee evaluation or successfully singing a piece in a higher key. he was motivated and he pushed himself until he was placed in the lineup to debut and finally, in spite of it all, proved himself.

or so he had thought. indigo hit the ground running, earning praise and attention from all sides with their debut release. it was too early for his parents to be fully convinced of their son’s success, but his sister told him that they had put up his posters in the office and had bought their debut ep and were trying to convince every customer, neighbour, family member, and friend to do the same. siwoo thought that if indigo had a few more successful releases, his parents would finally admit to him that he made a good decision in pursuing this path, and their relationship could finally mend. but their first comeback got significantly less hype, and the third even less. indigo was shaping up to be more or less a failure for msg, not quite becoming entirely irrelevant but certainly not living up to their initial burst of popularity. siwoo’s pride disintegrated. what his parents had feared had come true: their son couldn’t make it in music.

he was young at debut and didn’t have an image that stood out much - he was a younger brother character, cute and sweet, straddling the line between irritating and endearing. msg didn’t have much for him to do when indigo slumped, so he went on the few shows he was invited to and otherwise didn’t do much of anything. he struggled when there were no discernible goals ahead of him - they had missed the window to win rookie of the year awards, they were not nearly popular enough to hope to get their music show win on any of their few comebacks. siwoo isolated himself, spending as little time in the dorm or the company building as possible, doing little more than the bare minimum when indigo prepared for an event or a performance here and there. the motivation that made him such a great worker as a trainee evaporated in the face of indigo’s decline

regroup changed everything. the way the company told the members that they were going on a show for failed idols made it sound like a last resort, but siwoo saw it as a new chance. it was essentially like training again - competing with a large group for limited spots, undergoing evaluations and exhausting schedules, and, most importantly, meeting goals. he regained the motivation he had lost, and viewers took note of how hardworking he was. he got to sing ballads than indigo’s dance tracks let him and got some attention for the extent of his talent that had previously gone under the public’s radar. he had a positive, easygoing attitude, and made friends easily with the other contestants. his popularity skyrocketed after an episode where he was grouped with a team of dancers on a vocals challenge and stayed up late every night leading up to their performance to help each member with their singing, leading that team to winning the challenge. he became known for having a heart of gold, being sweet, outgoing, patient, and helpful. he climbed the ranks of the show from borderline irrelevant to twelfth place, missing the final lineup by fewer spots than anyone had originally anticipated.

indigo blew up afterwards, and siwoo blew up with it. msg decided to all but scrap the group’s original dance-heavy sound and focused instead on showing off the boys’ vocal talents, and as main vocal, siwoo had some of the most attention-grabbing adlibs and lines in their songs. but even more than for his voice, he had become popular for his personality, and msg capitalized on this by throwing him into variety. siwoo was friendly, bright, and not easily embarrassed - he dove right into whatever humiliating situation the show called for without hesitation. he got good press after an indigo appearance on i can see your voice and got invited back to be on the panel several times since, and he was praised for his charming anecdotes on his frequent appearances in happy together episodes. he’s succeeded, as both a musician and a public figure, and most importantly, he’s proved himself to his family. they still aren’t happy about what he’s doing, but they can hardly argue with him now. everything is going more or less perfectly, but siwoo is starting to worry: if indigo continues on this upward trend and achieves even more heights, siwoo is, frankly, going to run out of goals. he’s thrilled with their success, and there are still some milestones both the group and he himself have not yet reached, but he’s afraid of running dry and plummeting into a debilitating slump again.

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DETAILS

CURRENT AGE: 20 DEBUT AGE: 20 SKILL POINTS: 08 VOCAL | 06 DANCE | 02 RAP | 04 PERFORMANCE

INTERVIEW

Though many claim that his voice isn’t exactly spectacular, Taehyun’s brand lies in his vocals and dance skills. Dynamo’s main praise is their dancing, and the vocalist doesn’t fail to keep up with his fellow members in terms of synchronization. Though he doesn’t hold a main or lead dance title, Taehyun can definitely hold his own when it comes to keeping up with the choreography. In some ways his skills could probably rival those with the lead and main dance positions, however, his main downfall is that his stamina is not up to par with everyone else. His vocals are also ranked to be higher than the rest of his members, though many netizens comment that it comes across as too breathy and unstable during live stages. His vocals come across as clean and soft, yet they hold a certain power when necessary. Taehyun has shown persistence as he’s worked to better his vocals since debut, and though the progress is small (given the time frame) fans have noted that it’s definitely there. He’s worked to hold his notes more efficiently during live stages, though it’s obvious that his singing is still far from perfect. The company appears to try to cover this up with his dancing skills, and many of his fans claim that the main importance is that his vocals are clean and “stable enough” when dancing isn’t involved. His fans know him as passionate and determined, but also somewhat reclusive. Taehyun is one of the quieter members of Dynamo, which can often be marketed of mysterious or even gentle. What the public doesn’t know, however, is that he often finds it hard to get close with others, including those within his group and company. It’s safe to say that he’s probably had a few negative encounters with a majority of people under MSG due to his antisocial and somewhat harsh nature. Fortunately for Taehyun, he’s a great actor when the cameras are on.

BIOGRAPHY

A visionary; Taehyun has always operated differently than those around him. While most kids found themselves playing outside and getting dirty Taehyun was almost always inside with a book or drawing. This caused him to grow up with few friends, and it made it difficult for him to get close to others as he progressed through school. Such an introverted personality also led him to being a target in school, and though he brushed off most people he had been involved in a number of fights throughout his education. He had a knack for just about everything. His grades were almost always perfect, his knew how to play a variety of instruments, and most sports came easy to him. During middle school he aimed to try something new, and he began to take vocal lessons. Singing, he realized, was a slight struggle to him. He could hit notes and hold them, but his voice tended to become strained at times. The initial struggle frustrated him, but over time he grew to enjoy the challenge. He’d watch videos of idols singing, of them dancing, and he’d try to replicate their results. Eventually what started as something to pass time became something that he honestly enjoyed. Despite his growing appreciation for singing and dancing, it probably came as a shock to his family when he auditioned for MSG. The bigger shock, however, had to be when he was actually accepted. At the age of fifteen he became a trainee and began his journey to becoming an idol. Honestly, Taehyun had never really thought too much about it at the time. He didn’t think of himself being similar to the people he saw on TV, of being an idol, but just as some boy trying to challenge himself. Perhaps that’s why he had issues, possible ‘scandal-worthy’ happenings during his time as a trainee.

During his junior year he became close with another boy—a senior in his art class. They became close, and before long Taehyun found himself tangled up in bed sheets with the older male. It was all a whirlwind that he wasn’t used to, but it was over before he knew it. It didn’t take long for Taehyun to figure out that he had been nothing more than a short fling, and it prompted him to throw up his walls even more than before. He even began to lash out more at those around him who 'bothered’ him with a simple greeting or question. It didn’t take long for him to become even more alienated due to his mistrust of people.

All of this meant that, even after becoming a trainee at MSG, he still had few friends. He could only really claim to be close to at least two other people during the years leading up to his debut. He was in no way purposely rude to those around him, but Taehyun rarely (if ever) made any attempt to approach or befriend his fellow MSG label mates. Now that he’s debuted in Dynamo it has left him in an awkward position, one that he knows needs to be fixed before it’s too late.

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