Jungkook

“***Without anger or sadness, you won’t be able to feel true happiness.***”
—Jeon Jungkook

**Jeon Jungkook** is a student at Korea University. He is the second youngest member of his group. Besides being a talented singer, rapper, and dancer, Jungkook has a charismatic personality. His attractive looks have also contributed to his popularity.

Jungkook is a firm believer in not allowing society’s stereotypes and expectations define who a person wants to identify themselves as. It is a little difficult to avoid such conventions when society consistently attempts to reinforce their gender dichotomy. It is frustrating for Jungkook, because as much as he tries to be the person he prefers to be, it is discouraging when people send judgemental passing looks his way. Really, he endeavours to not let any of the scrutinies or derogatory comments affect him emotionally, but a person can only handle so much hatred and disrespect. Jungkook was reaching his limit as to how much he could bear; he could admit that much, yet he was adamant about not giving into society’s pressure.

He refuses to let himself succumb to society’s demands, no matter how mentally and emotionally draining it is to continue onwards every day as if there is nothing exhausting his mind. Jungkook likes to think of himself as being fairly confident in his looks; he knows that he isn’t unattractive, knows that people tend to ogle. Confidence can only go so far in his situation. It isn’t uncommon for people to stare; some because they simply find him handsome, others because they are often surprised by the way his scent and outfit mingled together in what they consider ‘the worst possible way’.

To the people who he attends University with, the ones who wander around campus with their eyes following Jungkook as he passes by, he knows that he is an oddity to them. Knows that the way he looks definitely does not reinforce their clichéd gender dichotomy, especially the polarity between the way someone is supposed to act according to their sub-gender and the way they actually behave. If there is one thing that Jungkook is hyper-aware of, it is the fact that he does not act in any way according to his sub-gender.

As someone who presented as a shy, quiet kid in their early adolescence, the expectation for him to assert and maintain his dominance in any given situation was ingrained into him. During school, Jungkook was supposed to be at the top of the hierarchy -- all the other children who weren’t "stereotypical rich kids" were supposed to follow and obey his command. He was meant to engage in battles of superiority, to demonstrate to the other kids that he was the only alpha that everyone was to abide by. Backlash is something Jungkook has been privy to many times in his short lifetime. It was something he first became acquainted with when he wore something to school that was definitely not stereotypically ‘masculine’ or ‘bad boy-like’ in its appearance. During his high school years, Jungkook liked to experiment with clothing. His style varied drastically from all-black outfits to severely shredded jeans and low-cut shirts. One day, when he was feeling especially daring, he decided to wear fishnets underneath his ripped jeans. As soon as he stepped foot onto the school’s premises, word spread around about his appearance like wildfire. The students’ small, ignorant minds could never comprehend how a male could wear something so stereotypically feminine and *be okay with it*. Peoples’ gazes followed him everywhere throughout the day and the comments came later, after lunch, when some of the other alphas on the grounds thought this was the perfect opportunity to assert their control. The name-calling and ridicule began that day and continued relentlessly throughout the rest of his years in high school. He was never taken seriously as a captain again, with the mocking in the school’s locker room coming after every game, no matter if they won or lost.

Jungkook continued to wear whatever clothes he felt comfortable in, wearing makeup sometimes because it made him feel pretty, and attempted desperately to not let any of the taunting truly affect his self-confidence. He made it through high school without any life-altering moments; people soon began to learn that this was who Jungkook was. When their jeers were only met with cold silence, they soon became bored. Some people still kept at it, though, but Jungkook knew that they only did it because they had nothing better going on in their lives. Clearly, these people had problems that were more pressing than his own.

When Jungkook eventually graduated from high school and received a scholarship for Korea University, he was grateful to finally be leaving his small-minded hometown, hoping that in the bigger city he would find people more willing to accept his identity. Luckily enough, he did soon find some friends who were open-minded like himself, and he’s stuck by them throughout his university experience thus far. Although there were some upsides to university, of course he was unable to fully escape the judgements of others completely. With his friends by his side, it was a lot easier to manage then when he was in high school.

Jungkook is twenty now, he’s heard all the rude remarks and mockery before and then some. He is more than used to the shock on people’s faces when they discover he is an alpha because they ‘always thought he was an omega’. Then there were those who knew he was an alpha -- the male and female students whose biology was innately attracted to him -- that were more than disappointed when he inevitably rejected their advances. It wasn’t as if these people were unattractive to him, they just weren’t his type and couldn’t fulfil his needs.

## **Physical Appearance**

Jungkook's main choice of apparel is based off of a smart-casual type of fashion, which is usually neat, conventional, yet relatively informal in style. His choice of outfit and color coding reflect his personality, smart yet vibrant and full of energy. Since he changes his clothes daily, he does not wear any one outfit for much longer than others. However, he owns many similar articles of clothing, only varying in color. He owns several blazers, crew neck t-shirts and cardigan sweaters, usually in the colors white, black, tan, red or various shades of green. He often wears sneakers with white soles and shoelaces.

## **Personality and Traits**

Like Jimin, Jungkook is a *perfectionist* and has higher standards for himself than for those around him. As such, he is an extremely hard worker but rarely gives himself enough credit. It’s unacceptable if he fails to meet the extreme goals he sets for himself but rarely allows himself to feel successful even when he does meet those goals. He blames himself for a lot of the problems he encounters and will silently carry this weight and stress on his own shoulders. He feels restless if he is not learning something new or working to perfect his chosen skills. For a person like Jungkook, ambition is a source of energy that will keep him motivated throughout his life. It will push him to make great achievements and continually refine his already natural talent.

Jungkook doesn't have small goals. He has a strong ambitious streak, and never says, "*this is good enough.*" No, if he learns English as a seventeenth language, he wants to be better than a native speaker. If he joins a badminton team with one week of experience, he wants to be the star player. If he becomes the C.E.O. of a business, he wants his business to be at the tippy-top of the charts. Jungkook can be unrealistically ambitious, but he's also a hard worker, almost to a fault, and will do his best to achieve something.

Something that has always seemed rather out of place in Jungkook's smooth, confident demeanor is his desperate need to prove himself worthy to those who probably wouldn't care about him anyway. He consciously knows that it's stupid and won't get him anywhere, but Jungkook can't control this desire of his, no matter how much he wishes not to have it.

Jungkook is a very sensitive and an empathetic person. Despite being somewhat shy and soft-spoken, he listens to everyone's concerns. He is so caring and genuinely *wants* others to be happy. Honestly, he just wants to make others happy; seeing anyone hurt would really upset him. Jungkook would not want to upset anyone, and would feel awful if he did. He is the sort of person who believes the best of people and that things will work out. This proves to be something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it means he is more easily manipulated by others. On the other hand, it also makes him a genuinely nice person, and able to see the hidden good side of others. Jungkook's main interest in life is giving love, support, and good time to other people. He is focused on understanding, supporting, and encouraging others. He makes things happen for people, and gives his best personal satisfaction from this. He is very approachable and places high importance on enduring relationships. Jungkook impresses most people with his warmth, empathy and understanding approach. He is also one of the most compassionate people to ever exist. Yes, it makes it hard for him to harm anyone or anything even if it is for the better good because his empathy is so strong, but this is a trait that is often appreciated more than the fact that he is so persuasive. Jungkook has a large heart, and although he tends to keep his emotions under control -- and even under wraps -- a majority of the time, he is capable of expressing his true feelings in a genuine, powerful light. He is filled to the brim with love and affection, sweet to nearly everyone he comes across.

Despite being very hard-working and a perfectionist to a fault, Jungkook is always observant of others, and prefers to stick back on his heels and watch, instead of engage. Granted, he still loves to chat with his peers, but you could never pick him out from a crowd. Jungkook doesn’t hate the spotlight, but he doesn’t love it either. He is not shy, or afraid to speak his mind, he just finds comfort in solitude.

Jungkook has also always been very patient with others. Especially from dealing with so many unruly individuals he understands the need for someone to take time to go over something, and he has always been very good at giving people the time they need. He has a rather strong ability to not push others to their limits or push their buttons, but rather make them feel comfortable. A known skill for patients, people just tend to feel comfortable even safe around Jungkook just due to his helpful and kindred nature.

When it comes to his friends, he is always very kind-hearted and understanding of the others, often being the sole mediator of the arguments as he always tried to see things through an unfiltered lens. While he is a very caring individual, he’s still human and ever so often just has to take a break from the bustling world around him. This has led him to have little episodes of ‘brooding’ to where he’s not necessarily stubborn in nature but rather distant from others. He never means it in a malicious way or even intends it to happen, he almost just loses a bit of his personality. In a way, he almost retreats back into his shell (especially when he fails) and closes himself off to others.