TEEN SPIRIT. hwang minseung

USERNAME ;; chocolatemeimei

FULL NAME ;; Hwang minseung

OTHER NAME ;;
english: kevin hwang
korean: (hangul) 황민승
chinese: 黄珉昇

AGE & BIRTHDATE ;; 20 (international) 21 (korean) | 26/01/1999

NATIONALITY ;; korean-american

ETHNICITY ;; korean

BIRTHPLACE ;; boston, usa

HOME TOWN ;; boston, usa + seoul, south korea

HEIGHT & WEIGHT ;; 181 cm + 64 kg

ENTERTAINMENT ;; fantagio

BACKUP ENTERTAINMENT ;; starship

TRAINING YEARS ;; 2 years and 5 months

TALENT/S ;;
-> 9 years of dancing experience; excels in hip hop, also did contemporary/modern
-> was actually pretty good at academics in general back in school
-> he's great at choreographing and freestyling
-> learns things pretty quickly (lyrics + dance steps)
-> can do tricking (flips, kinda like early got7 days / bts no more dream )

FACE CLAIM ;; astro moonbin

BACKUP FACE CLAIM ;; astro rocky

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NEGATIVE HABITS ;;
-> quite impatient ; maybe if he were to be in group evaluations, it'll turn out a bit like how hyunbin acted in no more dream team of pdx101 (just in case you didn't know this was the latest episode, hyunbin knew everything and got frustrated so he yelled at his teammates).
-> gets upset easily ; takes constructive criticism a little too much at heart. gets emotionally triggered easily too; quarrels could happen during the show due to this particular trait.
-> straightforward ; this can be good but i'll put it here bc it sometimes affects how he looks in people's eyes; he says things he shouldn't at time (idk if this makes sense help) -> basically it'll make it easy to evil edit him
-> hyper ; shouldn't be that bad, right? well he screams a lot first of all. gets scared easily. also he manages to constantly be on sugar rush. wonder how he managed to keep his candy stash away from the pd.
-> messy ; his room is a whole mess with clothes, candies, skincare products scattered everywhere. is unable to find his things.

POSITIVE HABITS ;;
-> never gives up ; he gets upset easily but even when someone scolds him and his confidence is damaged, he'll get himself back up and work harder than ever.
-> confident ; i know i said that his confidence gets damaged easily but overall he trusts himself with his abilities.
-> responsible ; if you put him in charge of something boy he's gonna leap to it. you can trust him with your life. will most likely volunteer to be leader. also proclaims himself a dad to younger people close to him -> calls his best friend 5 days younger than him "daughter"
-> diligent ; if he's doing something he's bound to work hard and do it well.

BACKGROUND ;;
born in seoul, south korea to a middle-class family, minseung, who goes by his english name kevin, moved to boston, usa for high school after his father decided to switch jobs there. after being dragged to a dance class by his best friend, he discovered his talent and passion for it; trying out new genres and choreographing have been his hobbies for a long time. because of living in the us, he speaks fluent english, while still maintaining the fluency of his mother tongue, korean. as soon as he turned eighteen and became an adult, he participated in the fantagio auditions, hoping to fulfill his dream of becoming an idol.

LIKES ;;
-> learning kpop dances whenever a new song comes out
-> drinking tea / coffee
-> sweets
-> friends
-> reading books
-> choreographing routines to pop songs
-> the colors black, blue and red

DISLIKES ;;
-> getting scolded
-> being alone
-> pineapple
-> crying
-> not having enough sleep
-> not being able to get something right (like continuously getting a dance step wrong)
-> the colors green and yellow

TRIVIA ;; (min of eight)
-> he owns two russian blue cats, yoon and hye. he loves them with his whole life.
-> he speaks korean, english and japanese -> he loves learning new languages
-> before he successfully auditioned for the company, he thought he'd stay a dancer for the rest of his life. turns out it wasn't the case. if he weren't an idol trainee, he'd just dance because that's all he can picture himself doing.
-> he enjoys his coffee with loads of milk and sugar. he despises black coffee.
-> he needs a cup of boba at least every week. or else he might just become super hyper and like trash the venue.
-> people used to call him a koreaboo back in the usa because he's such a kpop stan - name a group and he's a fan -> "iM KOREAN HOW CAN I BE A KOREABOO-"
-> he did busking in hongdae and has a youtube channel for dance covers, sometimes featuring a few of his trainee friends
-> he's afraid of fire and pyrotechnics.

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VOCAL/RAP AUDITION ;; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRatibrJD5o

PERFORMANCE/DANCE ;; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hDrEM_D23k
or if you want a solo performance, then https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wm1M7vNzyg

VOCAL RANKING ;; 80/100

RAP RANKING ;; 20/100

DANCE RANKING ;; 100/100

REASONS FOR JOINING TEEN SPIRIT ;;
being an entertainer was something he'd dreamed of since an early age. being confident in his skills, he believes he has the capability to debut and he feels that this will be a chance for the general public to notice him. he hopes to strengthen his skills and hopefully gain a spot in the final lineup and fulfill his dream.

MESSAGE TO TEEN SPIRIT PD ;;
i'm really looking forward to the show, and hope to debut! you guys will definitely have a hard time with the show haha, so good luck!

MESSAGE TO CHOICE YOUTHS ;;
it's your passionate dancer from america, kevin! i will unleash my charms for you all, so please support me!

MESSAGE TO FELLOW TRAINEES ;;
im really looking forward to making friends with you all! please take care of me, i'll stick with you guys! good luck to everyone during the show!