Basic Information

• Nickname(s): Tae, Taeyoong, Mongtae.
• Date of Birth: Feb 28, 1998 (25).
• Zodiac Sign: Pisces.
• Place of Birth: Tongyeong, SK.
• Current Residence: Seoul, SK.
• Occupation: Vocal Coach, Theater Student.
• Spoken Languages: Korean (6), English (3, school), Japanese (1, self-teaching).
• Sexual Orientation: Asexual.
• Romantic Orientation: Grayromantic.
• Relationship Status: Single.

Background

•.*★ 。Whether you see it as boring or just simple, Taeyang had a relatively lowkey, low-stress childhood.

Growing up in the coastal city of Tongyeong, Taeyang and his brother, Taegeun, never felt any academic pressure from their parents. Unlike some peers, they were allowed to be kids and to enjoy their chosen hobbies, rather than being forced into a handful of resume boosters when the time came. As long as they were maintaining fairly good grades and better behavior, their parents didn't fret much and gave both boys the choice on whether or not they'd go to university.

While Taegeun actually decided to go, choosing a school in Seoul, 16-year-old Taeyang saw this as his chance to move out of their small town to experience the bigger city and a much-needed change of pace while he figured out what he wanted to do with himself. He was very certain of the seeemingly abrupt decision, even coordinating with their aunt who lived there to arrange his living and school situation on his own. She was all too happy to have him, too. As long as he helped out around the apartment and at the florist shop/cafe she owned on the ground floor, the spare room was his for as long as he wanted.

The little shop is actually where Taeyang was scouted for the first time. He'd been setting up the outdoor flower display when a woman suddenly approached him. She said she was from a small entertainment company with big potential and preached about how his unique looks were exactly what they needed to be the last piece of their trainee lineup. Taeyang liked singing and he liked dancing, but it'd never been enough for him to consider pursuing a career. But, he was in his rudderless era and figured he was young enough to give it a try without losing too much if things fell through.

By the end of that week, Taeyang had signed a contract and was to start as a trainee on the coming Monday. The next 5 or so years were a whirlwind of bad and good experiences; though, the bad far outweighed the good. The company that Taeyang signed to was incredibly well-meaning; he could tell that much by the way they hired professional coaches and booked a lot of pre-debut gigs but, the CEO and her handful of staff were inexperienced and financially unprepared.

Things started off well enough in the first year. Sure, the dorms were a little cramped; sure, an occasional roach would find its way in, but they were learning a lot and Taeyang had begun to see himself as pursuing an idol career for real. But, over time, things began to slide downhill. Eventually, the trainees had to get themselves to the gigs they were booked at and get jobs to pay for meals and anything else they wanted. Every now and then, the CEO would apologetically ask them to pay a utility or two. They'd all become a sort of family, so no one minded initially, but things became too drawn out and financial favors had become to frequent.

In the company's last couple of years, many people broke their contracts while others were signed to fill the void. It was a cycle that repeated amid promises of one boy group (Morgen) and one girl group (Stiorra) debuting, but debuts were expensive. After the boy group finally debuted with a good song, but a low-budget mv and only non-show promotions, the company was forced into bankruptcy to compensate the loss of their commercial failure.

Disappointment would be an understatement in describing how Taeyang left things, but he remained optimistic about his future. He wasn't going to seek out another company, but he didn't feel like his teens had been wasted because of the things he learned and the connections he made. He's even still in contact with most of the company's personnel who have moved onto other, better managed, ventures—the poor CEO included.

After the company went under, he simply returned to working at his aunt's shop part-time, started doing small modeling gigs for photographer and designer friends, and enrolled in Hongik University's musical theater program, minoring in traditional dance. He only decided to return to the idol industry at the urging of Miso, who'd been lowkey pestering the old company peers groupchat (affectionately titled Roach Kid Society) to audition for her new, good company because she, quote, "want[s] everyone to get their win." After training for a little less than half a year, he decided to step down from the trainee program because of growing anxieties about debuting again and become the company's behind the scene renaissance man, doing vocal training, guides, and video directing and producing. It was a nice gig (thought Taeyang's sure the CEOs were just playing nice with him because of his looks), but as soon as his old friend was scorned and left, he decided to leave in solidarity.

Taeyang is an introvert-leaning ambivert. He likes hanging out with and generally being around people, but he loves to be on his own too; especially when doing one of his hobbies. Naturally funny and lowkey a little shit, Taeyang is loyal to a fault but not the best at expressing himself, so he'll text in 57% memes if you let him but he's also not going to hesitate to push back against someone abusing their status。

sunsets, contemporary art, fashion, flowers, sweet coffee drinks, tabletop games。

multiplayer video games (they give him anxiety), moths, every sound styrofoam makes, asmr, bigots, ggondae (korean boomers)。

going on walks, playing guitar,raising succulents, karaoke, drawing, building legos, building pcs, self styling。

can sing any song as a sad version, can catch anything thrown his way (see misc.)。

doesn't keep his side of the room clean; licks his lips; stays up late when he doesn't need to。

From his original trainee days, the other kids would essentially "train" Taeyang to catch whatever was tossed at him when they were all bored. Now, he catches anything—even thin pieces of food with chopsticks. it's purely reflex at this point and he can catch things even when he's not paying attention. (based on Junjin's talent: click here for gifs)。

Before You Approach Me

•.*★ important。 Try to have something in mind and read my profile before actually talking to me about roleplaying. If you'd like, send me a random starter! I actually love 'em! And the more unique or out of the box, the better.

Writing & Plotting Style

•.*★ writing style。 I do script and para. Script is done in 3rd or 1st pov, while para is only done 3rd pov. Lengthwise, I try to mirror, but I can get carried away fairly easy, so it's not guaranteed.

•.*★ plotting style。 I prefer plotting over winging most times, but I can wing. I don't typically approach people unless I have a plot or idea in mind, and I really like when people do the same. Saves a lot of time.

I don't mind writing writing starters and will most times if I know what I'm doing and if it makes sense for me to do it. Don't shove them on me and understand that if it makes sense to start with you, you're starting.

•.*★ overall。 I'm very flexible about how we actually rp and will work at your pace if possible. Like, I can do one lining script all the way to 4-5 paras.

Activity & Reply Speed

•.*★ important。 I will rarely poke you. Never poke me because I know lol. I know when I haven't done someone's reply; I'm really organized about it all.

I'm usually very quick with my replies, but I don't expect you to be. In the event that you're busy and/or struggling with muse, We can always drop/pick up our thread(s), but make sure you communicate with me. If you don't communicate with me at all, I'm assuming our thread is just over and I will move on from it mentally.

Location Preferences

Rooms are preferred, but I will do walls. I very rarely do PMs. Most plots I do are public friendly too, and when they aren't, I tag them as such or move them to walls/PMs.