Post by Sierra Peyton Refit on Apr 29, 2016 15:29:55 GMT -6
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**Characters**:
_**Main**_
**Bang Yongguk (Jepp Blackman)**
23(1004 Angel)
24 (Excuse Me)
25 (Young, Wild, & Free)
26 (current)
March 31, 1990
5'11
1 older sister, 1 older twin brother
Incheon, South Korea
* * *
**Choi Jun-hong (Zelo)**
17 (1004 Angel)
17 (Excuse Me)
19 (Young, Wild, & Free)
19 (Current)
October 15, 1996
6'2
1 older brother
Mokpo, South Korea
* * *
**Kim Himchan **
23 (1004 Angel)
24 (Excuse Me)
25 (Young, Wild, & Free)
25 (Current)
April 19, 1990
5'11
1 older sister
Seoul, South Korea
* * *
**_Minor_**
**Jung Daehyun**
20 (1004 Angel)
21 (Excuse Me)
22 (Young, Wild, & Free)
22 (Current)
June 28, 1993
1 brother
Gwangju, South Korea
* * *
**Yoo Youngjae**
20 (1004 Angel)
20 (Excuse Me)
21 (Young, Wild, & Free)
22 (Current)
January 24, 1994
1 brother
Uijeongbu, South Korea
Moon Jongup
18 (1004 Angel)
19 (Excuse Me)
20 (Young, Wild, & Free)
21 (Current)
February 6, 1995
2 older brothers
Seongnam, South Korea
* * *
**Basic Summary**:
Everyone has their demons; things they don't want the rest of the world to know Grief, crushed dreams and expectations, and low self esteem are just to name a few. These demons have only one purpose: to drive the people experiencing them to drastic measures. Three members of a famous Korean band are suffering from the effects of these demons, waging a one-man war against themselves. Alone, hurting, and hopeless with no one to save them, will they be able to save themselves, or will they fall victim to the crippling effects of depression and eating disorders like so many before them?
* * *
**Theme Songs**:
AM 4:44 by Yongguk
No Title by Zelo
I Remember by Yongguk ft Daehyun
1004 Angel B.A.P
Young, Wild, & Free B.A.P
Save Me B.A.P
* * *
**Timeline**:
1004 Angel - February 3, 2014 (B.A.P begins getting fed up with how they are being treated by TS, just after the mv's release, Yongguk attempts suicide again)
Excuse Me - September 3, 2014 (Himchan is rushed to the hospital, B.A.P decides to file lawsuit against TS, Japanese tour is cancelled)
B.A.P files lawsuit - November 11, 2014
Lawsuit settled - August 1, 2015
Young, Wild, & Free released - November 15, 2015
* * *
**Notes**:
* B.A.P is not allowed to use their phones to call people, and everything they do is constantly monitored.
* When B.A.P is injured, they are forced to perform, and are threatened with their parents having to pay for “consequences” if they boys don't feel well enough to go on stage.
* The boys parents are forced to pay for their children's medical bills if something happens to them, as B.A.P did not get paid for the first two years of their career.
* Its said that B.A.P was coerced into filing the lawsuit by a third party, who more than likely wanted to whisk the boys away to a different label. (YG?)
* * *
**Bang Yongguk**: ((Based on interpretation of 4:44 A.M))
Yong is seriously depressed by the death of his grandfather during B.A.P's Power era. He'd thought that he had made peace with this loss but later realized that he was blaming himself for not being able to be there with his family to provide support to his brother and sister when when their grandpa passed, and was only able to stay home for the funeral - TS wouldn't allow him more time off. Yong realizes that he had allowed the company to rule his decisions during a crucial moment in his life. He fears that his grandpa is disappointed in him for allowing his work to become more important than family. The leader of Best Absolute Perfect stops eating due to the effects of the severe depression - this causes him to lose several pounds, which his dongsaengs quickly take notice to.
During a break from practices and recording, Yong goes to visit the home of his late grandfather to attempt to feel a final sense of closeness to him. When he arrives at his grandpa's house, he's greeted by his grandmother who tearfully gives him a crudely wrapped package addressed to him. When he opens it, he finds his grandpa's treasured pocket watch with a note forgiving him for all of the things that he'd felt that he had done wrong by his grandpa.
Instead of bringing him peace, Yong feels like the note highlights things he regrets rather than making them seem insignificant as was its intention. Several days later, Yong has talked himself into a corner of depression and he can't seem to escape. He has a bottle of soju and a bottle of muscle relaxants - he intends to commit suicide while locked inside his bedroom with only his grandfather's watch and and letter to remind him what drove him to the point he was at.
Yong downs half of the bottle of soju. By this point he is emotionally numb and drunk. As he opens the bottle of pills, he hears a knock on the door and a familiar voice on the other side. Its he maknae of the band, and Yong is trapped. In a split second, he decides to cover up his almost suicide attempt by throwing the bottle of muscle relaxants under the bed. He lets Zelo in, forgetting about the bottle of soju that was now less than half full.
Zelo enters the dimly lit room suspiciously. At first he sees nothing to be concerned with, however after a tense conversation with his leader, he hears the obvious slur in Yong's voice. Concerned, the maknae points this out to Guk who guiltily eyes the bottle.
Zelo follows his gaze to the bedside table where the soju was resting. He uncaps the bottle and sniffs it, immediately realizing what the liquid is. He confronts his leader, who he knows is rarely a heavy drinker.
After a long argument, Yong breaks down and admits to having been considering ending his life. He points under the bed, and Zelo retrieves the bottle of pills and opens it. He recognizes the medication inside as the pills that Yong had been prescribed to help him sleep after the death of his grandfather.
* * *
**Choi Jun-hong (Zelo: (**(Based on interpretation of “No Title”))
Zelo is depressed due to the way that he - and the rest of the members of the band are being treated by their company, versus how he thought that they would be treated before debut.
The harsh treatment by TS effects Zelo greatly as the youngest member of the group. He often misses his family, but is rarely able to see them due to the “busy” schedule that TS has him on.
While filming for a music video, the entire band is exhausted, but not finished filming. Rather than allowing the members to go home and rest, TS instead opts to giving them all IV's and tells them to keep going. This infuriates Zelo who wonders if they would be better off doing regular jobs far away from TS. Despite his discontent, Zelo remains with the band and his dictator like company.
Later on, Zelo gets a call from his dad. His dad says that Zelo's brother was in a minor car wreck and is in the hospital. Despite the reassurance that his brother's injuries were minor, Zelo asks the CEO of TS if he can go visit his brother in the hospital. The CEO declines, saying that if the situation were more critical, then it would be understandable for Zelo to go and visit, but for minor injuries, it isn't a necessity.
After Himchan's illness, Zelo almost leaves the band due to something that the CEO said to him regarding Himchan's weight a few days before the event. The CEO had stated that he agreed with the fans - Himchan had been getting heavier and seemed to weight considerably more than he did before. Zelo can see how much the comment affects his hyung, and feels protective of him - who is the CEO to talk like that to someone in their band? Himchan can tell that Zelo is angry, but he simply shakes his head no at the younger member, and Zelo walks away furiously.
Zelo's situation is resolved after the lawsuit when B.A.P is signed to the same label, but the previous CEO is fired and new conditions that B.A.P had more say in are set forth.
* * *
**Kim Himchan**: ((Based on Web articles regarding his fluctuating weight))
*Himchan grew up a heavy weight, but was forced to rapidly lose weight to meet the Korean beauty standards required of someone in the Kpop industry. With a strict diet, he managed to drop down to about 152 pounds, even though it is much smaller than he was, he still has the mindset that he is heavy.
* Due to previous weight, he is now very body conscious .
* “Fans” tell him that he's gained weight when he _clearly_ hasn't, which makes him feel like he's going to get fat again
*Himchan suffers from undiagnosed bulimia and anorexia.
*The rest of the members know about Himchan's eating disorders, but don't realize how serious they are, especially when combined.
*The members have previously confronted Himchan about his low weight, to which he promised to take better care of himself.
*Himchan slips up and purges after a fan makes a comment about him gaining weight. Jongup catches him after he's been sick, but doesn't realize that Himchan was doing it to himself - he trusts that his hyung has gotten over his past problems.
*Due to lack of nutrition and extreme energy drain from the stress of making a music video while failing at fighting off a cold, Himchan loses consciousness during the filming of the “Excuse Me” MV, halting the band's first live performance of the song.
*He is rushed to the emergency room and given immediate IV's of fluid - he is extremely dehydrated and malnourished, which weakened his body to the point that it couldn't fight off the fever that came with a case of the common cold, hence why he passed out.
*The other members, primarily Zelo who blames himself for not getting his hyung help when he realized that he had a problem to begin with, feel guilty about not being more attentive and not seeing how bad Himchan's condition truly was.
*Himchan's doctors assure the other members that it isn't their fault that Himchan got sick - they said that only he can realize that he has a problem and that it hurts him . He also states that if Himchan wants to survive, he'll have to stop focusing on what certain “fans” say, and pay more attention to being healthy; the true fans who want the best for him as a person and not just for his looks will appreciate it.
*After being rehabilitated and released from the hospital, Hichan is warily browsing twitter when he finds a post directed to him from a fan. Its an open letter to him asking for him to stop paying so much attention to what negative bullies say to him, and to focus more attention on people who would rather see him be healthy than stick thin. The fan proceeds to tell Himchan that he is a good person and attractive, and just deserves to be happy without having to constantly change himself for other people. They then bring up a quote Himchan once said about wanting to be a role model - Him is **their** role model
*The letter breaks Himchan who decides to pursue therapy for his eating disorder.
**Characters**:
_**Main**_
**Bang Yongguk (Jepp Blackman)**
23(1004 Angel)
24 (Excuse Me)
25 (Young, Wild, & Free)
26 (current)
March 31, 1990
5'11
1 older sister, 1 older twin brother
Incheon, South Korea
* * *
**Choi Jun-hong (Zelo)**
17 (1004 Angel)
17 (Excuse Me)
19 (Young, Wild, & Free)
19 (Current)
October 15, 1996
6'2
1 older brother
Mokpo, South Korea
* * *
**Kim Himchan **
23 (1004 Angel)
24 (Excuse Me)
25 (Young, Wild, & Free)
25 (Current)
April 19, 1990
5'11
1 older sister
Seoul, South Korea
* * *
**_Minor_**
**Jung Daehyun**
20 (1004 Angel)
21 (Excuse Me)
22 (Young, Wild, & Free)
22 (Current)
June 28, 1993
1 brother
Gwangju, South Korea
* * *
**Yoo Youngjae**
20 (1004 Angel)
20 (Excuse Me)
21 (Young, Wild, & Free)
22 (Current)
January 24, 1994
1 brother
Uijeongbu, South Korea
Moon Jongup
18 (1004 Angel)
19 (Excuse Me)
20 (Young, Wild, & Free)
21 (Current)
February 6, 1995
2 older brothers
Seongnam, South Korea
* * *
**Basic Summary**:
Everyone has their demons; things they don't want the rest of the world to know Grief, crushed dreams and expectations, and low self esteem are just to name a few. These demons have only one purpose: to drive the people experiencing them to drastic measures. Three members of a famous Korean band are suffering from the effects of these demons, waging a one-man war against themselves. Alone, hurting, and hopeless with no one to save them, will they be able to save themselves, or will they fall victim to the crippling effects of depression and eating disorders like so many before them?
* * *
**Theme Songs**:
AM 4:44 by Yongguk
No Title by Zelo
I Remember by Yongguk ft Daehyun
1004 Angel B.A.P
Young, Wild, & Free B.A.P
Save Me B.A.P
* * *
**Timeline**:
1004 Angel - February 3, 2014 (B.A.P begins getting fed up with how they are being treated by TS, just after the mv's release, Yongguk attempts suicide again)
Excuse Me - September 3, 2014 (Himchan is rushed to the hospital, B.A.P decides to file lawsuit against TS, Japanese tour is cancelled)
B.A.P files lawsuit - November 11, 2014
Lawsuit settled - August 1, 2015
Young, Wild, & Free released - November 15, 2015
* * *
**Notes**:
* B.A.P is not allowed to use their phones to call people, and everything they do is constantly monitored.
* When B.A.P is injured, they are forced to perform, and are threatened with their parents having to pay for “consequences” if they boys don't feel well enough to go on stage.
* The boys parents are forced to pay for their children's medical bills if something happens to them, as B.A.P did not get paid for the first two years of their career.
* Its said that B.A.P was coerced into filing the lawsuit by a third party, who more than likely wanted to whisk the boys away to a different label. (YG?)
* * *
**Bang Yongguk**: ((Based on interpretation of 4:44 A.M))
Yong is seriously depressed by the death of his grandfather during B.A.P's Power era. He'd thought that he had made peace with this loss but later realized that he was blaming himself for not being able to be there with his family to provide support to his brother and sister when when their grandpa passed, and was only able to stay home for the funeral - TS wouldn't allow him more time off. Yong realizes that he had allowed the company to rule his decisions during a crucial moment in his life. He fears that his grandpa is disappointed in him for allowing his work to become more important than family. The leader of Best Absolute Perfect stops eating due to the effects of the severe depression - this causes him to lose several pounds, which his dongsaengs quickly take notice to.
During a break from practices and recording, Yong goes to visit the home of his late grandfather to attempt to feel a final sense of closeness to him. When he arrives at his grandpa's house, he's greeted by his grandmother who tearfully gives him a crudely wrapped package addressed to him. When he opens it, he finds his grandpa's treasured pocket watch with a note forgiving him for all of the things that he'd felt that he had done wrong by his grandpa.
Instead of bringing him peace, Yong feels like the note highlights things he regrets rather than making them seem insignificant as was its intention. Several days later, Yong has talked himself into a corner of depression and he can't seem to escape. He has a bottle of soju and a bottle of muscle relaxants - he intends to commit suicide while locked inside his bedroom with only his grandfather's watch and and letter to remind him what drove him to the point he was at.
Yong downs half of the bottle of soju. By this point he is emotionally numb and drunk. As he opens the bottle of pills, he hears a knock on the door and a familiar voice on the other side. Its he maknae of the band, and Yong is trapped. In a split second, he decides to cover up his almost suicide attempt by throwing the bottle of muscle relaxants under the bed. He lets Zelo in, forgetting about the bottle of soju that was now less than half full.
Zelo enters the dimly lit room suspiciously. At first he sees nothing to be concerned with, however after a tense conversation with his leader, he hears the obvious slur in Yong's voice. Concerned, the maknae points this out to Guk who guiltily eyes the bottle.
Zelo follows his gaze to the bedside table where the soju was resting. He uncaps the bottle and sniffs it, immediately realizing what the liquid is. He confronts his leader, who he knows is rarely a heavy drinker.
After a long argument, Yong breaks down and admits to having been considering ending his life. He points under the bed, and Zelo retrieves the bottle of pills and opens it. He recognizes the medication inside as the pills that Yong had been prescribed to help him sleep after the death of his grandfather.
* * *
**Choi Jun-hong (Zelo: (**(Based on interpretation of “No Title”))
Zelo is depressed due to the way that he - and the rest of the members of the band are being treated by their company, versus how he thought that they would be treated before debut.
The harsh treatment by TS effects Zelo greatly as the youngest member of the group. He often misses his family, but is rarely able to see them due to the “busy” schedule that TS has him on.
While filming for a music video, the entire band is exhausted, but not finished filming. Rather than allowing the members to go home and rest, TS instead opts to giving them all IV's and tells them to keep going. This infuriates Zelo who wonders if they would be better off doing regular jobs far away from TS. Despite his discontent, Zelo remains with the band and his dictator like company.
Later on, Zelo gets a call from his dad. His dad says that Zelo's brother was in a minor car wreck and is in the hospital. Despite the reassurance that his brother's injuries were minor, Zelo asks the CEO of TS if he can go visit his brother in the hospital. The CEO declines, saying that if the situation were more critical, then it would be understandable for Zelo to go and visit, but for minor injuries, it isn't a necessity.
After Himchan's illness, Zelo almost leaves the band due to something that the CEO said to him regarding Himchan's weight a few days before the event. The CEO had stated that he agreed with the fans - Himchan had been getting heavier and seemed to weight considerably more than he did before. Zelo can see how much the comment affects his hyung, and feels protective of him - who is the CEO to talk like that to someone in their band? Himchan can tell that Zelo is angry, but he simply shakes his head no at the younger member, and Zelo walks away furiously.
Zelo's situation is resolved after the lawsuit when B.A.P is signed to the same label, but the previous CEO is fired and new conditions that B.A.P had more say in are set forth.
* * *
**Kim Himchan**: ((Based on Web articles regarding his fluctuating weight))
*Himchan grew up a heavy weight, but was forced to rapidly lose weight to meet the Korean beauty standards required of someone in the Kpop industry. With a strict diet, he managed to drop down to about 152 pounds, even though it is much smaller than he was, he still has the mindset that he is heavy.
* Due to previous weight, he is now very body conscious .
* “Fans” tell him that he's gained weight when he _clearly_ hasn't, which makes him feel like he's going to get fat again
*Himchan suffers from undiagnosed bulimia and anorexia.
*The rest of the members know about Himchan's eating disorders, but don't realize how serious they are, especially when combined.
*The members have previously confronted Himchan about his low weight, to which he promised to take better care of himself.
*Himchan slips up and purges after a fan makes a comment about him gaining weight. Jongup catches him after he's been sick, but doesn't realize that Himchan was doing it to himself - he trusts that his hyung has gotten over his past problems.
*Due to lack of nutrition and extreme energy drain from the stress of making a music video while failing at fighting off a cold, Himchan loses consciousness during the filming of the “Excuse Me” MV, halting the band's first live performance of the song.
*He is rushed to the emergency room and given immediate IV's of fluid - he is extremely dehydrated and malnourished, which weakened his body to the point that it couldn't fight off the fever that came with a case of the common cold, hence why he passed out.
*The other members, primarily Zelo who blames himself for not getting his hyung help when he realized that he had a problem to begin with, feel guilty about not being more attentive and not seeing how bad Himchan's condition truly was.
*Himchan's doctors assure the other members that it isn't their fault that Himchan got sick - they said that only he can realize that he has a problem and that it hurts him . He also states that if Himchan wants to survive, he'll have to stop focusing on what certain “fans” say, and pay more attention to being healthy; the true fans who want the best for him as a person and not just for his looks will appreciate it.
*After being rehabilitated and released from the hospital, Hichan is warily browsing twitter when he finds a post directed to him from a fan. Its an open letter to him asking for him to stop paying so much attention to what negative bullies say to him, and to focus more attention on people who would rather see him be healthy than stick thin. The fan proceeds to tell Himchan that he is a good person and attractive, and just deserves to be happy without having to constantly change himself for other people. They then bring up a quote Himchan once said about wanting to be a role model - Him is **their** role model
*The letter breaks Himchan who decides to pursue therapy for his eating disorder.