Personal Message
NAME: Lee Jooheon
AGE: 21 Years Old
ORIENTATION: Biual
OCCUPATION: Trainee
TALENTS: Rap, Dance, Composing
PERSONALITY: Energetic, Eloquent, Imaginative, Independent, and Sensitive. Jooheon can quickly adapt to his environment, often finding himself the life of social gatherings. He is an energy booster (as others dubbed him to be) which is proven and tested every time the room is filled with low spirits after a sermon or something of the like. Due to the need to stand up as the 'man' for his family, he grew up extremely independent and atruistic to a certain fault. In fact, Jooheon frequently sends more than half his monthly paycheck to his mother instead of using it for himself. Additionally, he tries his best to fill an active role in his family's and friend's problems more than he should. Sometimes, he is misunderstood for flirting but that is just how he usually is. Ride or die so they say.
Career-wise, he is extremely hard-working and has an innate talent in creative writing-- often composing poems and fictions. He is very open-minded to all kinds of suggestions, and most likely will not think twice adding or subtracting whatever is suggested. On the other hand, his sensitivity to critiques and even misunderstood actions against him often lead to sleepless nights and long drags from his cigarette. For some reason, as much as he loves to involve himself in the problems of others, he hates burdening others with his own problems.
BACKGROUND: Jooheon was 7 years old when his father left their family for a mistress. At a young age, he somehow understood that his father will never come back; so, instead of dampening the family, he struggled to make sure that his little sister and mother never cries again because of that man.
When Jooheon grew older, he was scouted by a talent manager and was offered a chance to audition at Sapphire Entertainment, a newly established agency at the time. It was quite amusing how he managed to land himself on one to be honest. He was 3 years short of coming to legal age, yet he was at a bar renowned for hosting rapping battles. Jooheon intended to only win the astounding cash prize so he can help his mother feed the household, which he unsurprisingly did—considering how good he was at rapidly spitting out rhythmical words, but he didn’t expect that he would also earn a greater opportunity.
It's been 6 years since Jooheon became a trainee. By now, he has gotten accustomed to committing his free time on prolonged trainings. In fact, now that he is a junior scholar in a local university near the agency, he is able to use less time in travelling to and fro the agency, his dorm, and his workplace. Jooheon opted to continue his studies despite the overwhelming schedule in case he doesn't debut. As for his part-time job, it is just something to help his mother fund his sister's schooling.
(UPDATED: 010418) Recently, Jooheon participated in the auditions for the face-off survival show; however, he didn't make it to the second round. Instead, he was referred by Kim Jinwoo, the judge from the said audition, and was scouted by Kwon Jiyong, the legendary pioneer of hiphop in Korea, to join Apollo and debut in Rise Entertainment. Despite having joined the group, he still has a few lingering part-time jobs for additional profit and still is attending college.
FACTS:
- He keeps the fact of his part time jobs unknown since he joined. When he was a trainee, he was juggling four jobs but now he only has one.
AUDITION VIDEO(S):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBR1IQPs2ak