Kal Min-Hwan

Kal Min-Hwan
Andrew of Ivy

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Biography

— Full Name

Kochō Akihiko [ 胡蝶安藤 / こちょうあきひこ ]
Kal Min-Hwan [ 갈민환 ]

— Birthday

January 15, 1998

— Age

21 y/o

— Zodiac Sign

Capricorn

— Sex / Gender

Male / Male

— Pronouns

He/him

— Nationality

Korean

— Ethnicity

Asian; Korean & Japanese descent

— Sexual Orientation

Pansexual [ poly ]

— Romantic Orientation

Panromantic [ poly ]

— Relationship Status

Taken ♡

— Birthplace

Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai Region, Japan

— Accent

Kansai-ben

— Languages Spoken

Japanese [ native ] / Korean [ fluent ] / English [ fluent ]

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Professional Life

— Stage Name

Andrew [ 앤드류 ]

— Group

Ivy

— Label

Creative Tree Branch

— Position

Lead Rapper / Lead Dancer / Vocalist / Visual / Maknae

— Voice Claim

Minhyuk

— Years Active

2012-present

— Status

Active

— Trainee Period

5 years

— Casting Date

17 May 2007

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Personality

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History

Kochō Shigeru and Kal Beo-Seon's marriage started as a marriage of convenience. Shigeru was the heir to a large electronics company in Kansai, the Butterfly Manor Group, while Beoseon was the favourite daughter of the owner of a largely influential Busan IT company, Baekdu Inc.; thus, their union proved to be mutually beneficial. Fortunately for the couple, they both grew to love each other romantically, and in their 3rd year of marriage, they were blessed with a son named William Se-Hong Hibiki Kocho. Five years after came Andrew Min-Hwan Akihiko Kocho.

Though both boys were loved equally by their parents, their paternal grandfather Yoshinobu intervened with Andrew's childhood as much as he was able to. The elder viewed Andrew as 'weaker' than William and strived to make Andrew a 'stronger' fit for a traditional Japanese male's image. Due to this, Andrew was separated from his family more often than not and was subjected to a stricter childhood. As his grandfather held considerable influence over their family, Andrew's parents and brother couldn't do much except offer Andrew comfort whenever the boy would open up to them.

Andrew did not like being raised by his grandfather, but the elder's words have taken root in his heart and mind, and he firmly believed he lacked something that only his grandfather could teach him to have. Despite being miserable with his situation, his grandfather's lessons were paying off, as reflected by the grades he gets from his private tutors and the (rather naive and grating and fake and-) compliments other grownups would give him whenever he was to appear in a public event with his family. Because Andrew wasn't showing any outward signs of distress, his parents couldn't find a way to intervene.

The opportunity to distance Andrew from his grandfather opened when Andrew was scouted by Creative Tree Entertainment when he was 9 years old.

Unbeknownst to Yoshinobu, Andrew had taken up dancing upon his aunt's advice as a way to cope. He loved it, and for the first time in a long while, Andrew felt that he was *more than enough* for something. His lessons were kept secret from the Kocho patriarch with the help of his paternal grandmother Chitoge. The first time Andrew felt safe enough to join a dance competition at age 9, he won first place and was approached by a Creative Tree scout. Because it was what Andrew wanted and his parents backed him up, Yoshinobu had no choice but to agree to it unless he wanted to bring it to court.

At Creative Tree Andrew felt true, genuine freedom. His pure, utter relief made him very willing to go through the trainee life without any complaints. He was one of the youngest trainees within the company and his clueless newbie aura lead to him befriending the Day siblings.

Hazel Day was accepted into the company as a trainee just days before Andrew, but he already had stable connections through his older sister Briar who had just recently debuted in the company's latest girl group, Scarlett. Hazel could have a pick from any of the trainees in the company, but the boy had approached Andrew above everyone else. Briar was quick to warm up to the little boy her dongsaeng had excitedly claimed as his "bestest friend!!"

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Appearance

— Face Claim

Jung Woo-Young [ ATEEZ ]

— Eye Colour

Dark brown

— Hair Colour

Black

— Height

177cm (5'10")

— Weight

— Voice Type

Tenor

— Blood Type

O

— Distinguishing Marks

— Body Type

Athletic

— Tattoos

NA

— Piercings

NA

— Scent

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Family

— Father

Kochō Shigeru

— Mother

Kal Beo-Seon

— Full Siblings

Kal Min-Seung [ older twin ]

— Half-Siblings

NA

— Spouse

NA

— Children

NA

— Other Relatives

Yeo Seung-Ah [ cousin ]
Shin Yeo-Eun [ cousin ]

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Name Etymology

— Given [ Akihiko [ 明彦 ] ]

明 -> bright; light; brilliant
彦 -> elegant, handsome; learned

— Middle [ Min-Hwan [ 민환 ] ]

민 [ 敏 ]: quick; clever
환 [ 煥 ]: glowing; shining; lustrous; brilliant

— Surname [ Kochō [ 胡蝶 ] | Kal [ 갈 ] ]

胡蝶 -> butterfly
갈 -> poplin; hemp cloth

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Trivia

— Nicknames

— Favourite Colour

— Favourite Movie

— Favourite Song

— Favourite Food

— Favourite Drink

— Likes

— Dislikes

— Loves

— Loathes

— First Kiss

— First Crush

Hazel Day

— First Love

Oh Kye-Jin

— First Time

— Pets

Janie [ Siberian husky/corgi mix ] / Kathy [ Samoyed/corgi mix ] / Lacey [ Australian shepherd/corgi mix ]

— Occupation

Idol

— Sports Played

— Instruments Played

— Smoker

No

— Drinker

No

— Addictions

— Goals

— Achievements

— Mental Illnesses

— Criminal Record