#머리속 — 왜 그럴까?

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aesthetic & headcanon / career trajectory 

taejin debuted in 11, marking 2021 as his tenth year in the industry. where many of his members have branched into the music scene, taejin found his own solo career in the form of modeling, fashion, and acting — enough to the point where he feels he has these three things mastered. now, he’s able to distinguish himself apart from titan in this new mold that bc has made of him. now, hair makeup, fittings, and late night call times mean nothing new to him. warnings / none wc / 698

taejin had no interest in pursing acting at first, and it was something handed to him in 2013. two years after debut, he was lucky enough to have the opportunity in a supporting role as lee hyoshin in the heirs.

the heirs was one of the most cringey dramas now that he looks back on it, but he can’t deny that it was a popular piece when it was first released. as a result, that really started his name — from the start, he played a role called “noona lover”, which became a hit with the general public. (maybe that’s why bc decides to push him down this avenue later on — but that will be explored in another headcanon).

it wasn’t for a long waiting time before he was casted in a new drama, it’s okay that’s love. the interesting part about this was the fact that it wasn’t a boyfriend related role, which is ironic that taejin got a lot of diversity early on his career compared to now. however, that’s basically bc seeing whether taejin was capable of being a diverse actor or if he was a one drama wonder.

enough about his acting as that’ll be covered in a separate headcanon — mainly, it’s just known that taejin is able to play a different and diverse set of rules. that all changes with parasite, where taejin gets the most traction in his acting career. with more public eyes on him than ever, bc knows that’s when they need to maximize on his image. so, that’s where the shift into the boyfriend image goes.

as mentioned, aside from acting taejin has also done a lot of modeling. though, the majority of this is post-parasite where bc is able to meticulously choose which brands they want taejin to work with. this is the ‘fresh’ image, or the ‘clean cut’ boy next door. because he has this reliable presence, that seems to make a mark with the rest of the general public.

it pays off because the brand deals come toppling like dominos after one brand works with taejin, another brand wants to because he boosts their sales. and at this point, taejin has been known to work pretty long with brands — one year at the minimum. the reason is for his polite demeanor and how he seems to charm the officials with his politeness.

but the modeling thing seems to bring in the most money out of all his avenues, hence why he’s given a lot on his plate by bc’s plate.

the other side gig taejin has from time to time is his work in fashion. though minuscule, you can count on him for the ‘church oppa’ image — meaning, he doesn’t diverge far with his fashion choices, always picking the sensible luxurious brands. 

however, his popularity in 2018 and 2019 lead him to get an extended invitation to paris fashion week. this paris fashion week modeling meant he was walking the runways for louis vuitton, marking the first big show for virgil abloh (virgil joined in march 2018, so his big creative touch would’ve shown in the june 2018 s/s show whereas before they had rollover things to take care of) 

this was interesting as taejin was never really into louis vuitton and the street fashion didn’t really make a mark with him — but the new clout of parasite which was released a month prior really added to the ‘clout factor’. plus, taejin is tall. tall and scrawny enough at that time to keep up with the models (kinda, sorta. not really but what can u do). 

it was his first real ‘luxury’ stint aside from boy de chanel. however, he was still able to take part in a luxury runway that not many idols can say that they did — and though he wants to work with future luxury brands, he can’t. at least not right now when bc doesn’t want him to do so.

so, as a result, taejin is just used to how things are. acting is his first gig, modeling is his second. in bc’s eyes, modeling is his first, acting is the second. fashion can be tossed in later, and music last.

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게으르게 성공해보기

나는 무척 게으른 사람이다. 학창 시절부터 굶어도 잠을 더 잘 정도로 잠을 사랑했으며, AAA형인 탓에 무엇을 혼자 새로이 시작하는 걸 잘 하지 못한다.

그러면서도 난 다른 사람들과 마찬가지로 막연히 돈 잘 벌고 싶다는 생각을 가지고 살고 있다. 주식도 해보고, 펀드도 해보고, 금도 사보고, 물론 예금이나 적금도 유지해보기도 했었다.

난 게으르고 소심한 탓에 유명한 주식 부자나 블로거들처럼 열심히 파고 들지도 재미를 보지도 못했다. 그 과정에서 오히려 스트레스와 불만이 쌓이는 기분만 들었다.

''왜 그럴까''

게으른 내가 할 수 있는 것은 자기전에 눈감고 던지는 질문뿐이었다. 왜 그럴까? 주식을 해도 조금 벌고 말거나 물려서 속쓰림만 남는 일이 왜 일어날까. 가끔 밥먹다가 또는 걸어가는 중에 나에게 질문을 던져보았다. 그러길 몇년. 내가 생각하는 결론은 이것이다.

''그릇''

내가 가진 그릇이 작구나. 그릇이 작아 돈되는 것을 쥐고서 넘치면 얼른 팔아도 결국 그릇에 남은 만큼만 내것이 되는구나라는 생각 들었다.

''책''

그럼 그릇을 키우려면 게으른 내가 할 수 있는게 무엇이 있을까. 그나마 난 부동산과 돈에 관심이 있으니 부동산투자 책을 끌리는 대로 사서 읽었다. 그러다 만난 책이 위 세권이다.

-나는 오늘도 경제적 자유를 꿈꾼다.

-아들셋 엄마의 돈되는 독서.

-나는 습관을 조금 바꾸기로 했다.

독서는 사실 나도 이전까지 즐겨하진 못했다. 재미난 소설을 읽는게 전부였지만, 돈되는 정보가 있고 내 관심사에 맞는 책을 내돈 주고 샀으니 읽을 의지는 충분했다.

나오경은 너 왜 그렇게 사니라며 종아리를 회초리로 세게 얻어맞는 기분이 들게했다. 아이셋 엄마의 돈되는 독서는 부드러운 문체로 손쉽고 즐겁게 책읽는법을 편안하게 알려주었다. 나는 습관을 조금 바꾸기로 했다는 풍요로운 일상을 살게해 줄 기술을 들려주는 듯해서 큰 감동을 얻었다.

‼️바로 시작하라‼️

위 세권의 공통된 메세지는 '바로 시작하라'는 것이다. 사람의 생각을 바꾸는게 세상에서 제일 어려운 일인데, ��대로 세상에서 제일 쉬운게 나의 생각을 바꾸는 일이다. 가만히 누워서 정답은 1이 아니라 2였구나라고 머리속 생각을 바꾸기만 하면 되는것이다.

습관의 기술을 이용해서 가장 먼저 한 일은 일찍 일어나기다. 잠은 나에게 늘 모자라지만 아침에 일어나 책읽으며 메모하고 샤워하는 일이 나에겐 더 큰 즐거움이 되고 있다. 변화는 이제 시작이고 일기,기록,운동 등 새로 시작하는것이 여럿있다.

이런 변화는 내 일상에 대한 만족감이라는 큰 보상을 안겨주고있다. 책에서 말하는 작은 성공의 경험들이 나를 기쁘게하고 자신을 좋아하게 만들어 주는 것 같다.

내 그릇을 앞으로 더 키울수 있을지 나는 잘 모르겠다. 하지만 매일 매일 일어나는 작은 성취감을 따르다 보면 방법을 찾을 수 있다는 생각이 든다. 습관이라는 장치의 작동 원리를 알았기에 삶에 대한 두려움이 반이상은 덜어진 것 같다.

-행복은 작은 곳에 이미 들어있다.

-뭐든 바로 시작해보자. 거기엔 새로운 세상이 있다.

-생각을 바꾸는게 가장 쉽다.

-꾸준히 하는 사람이 남는 자이고 결국 승자다.

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headcanon / family

summary: taejin’s had a few changes in his family realm, so i thought i’d do a deep dive into his familial dynamics / his relationships with his parents since the change. warnings: mentions of pregnancy tw wc: 983

taejin’s family still consists of parents who are together, a mother and a father. where his family are big public figures, his own connection to his family are relatively anonymous. this is briefly touched on the task, but it’s due to the fact he’s a late / surprise baby. his mother had him as ‘whoops, we’re pregnant’. and because their first child was so publicized / scrutinized by the public, they wanted to keep taejin relatively quiet.

they’re able to keep him quiet because of the power the family has in the business world. they have a lot of connections and money, so taejin’s birth was known as his mother’s pregnancy. however, details surrounding his name / school / etc. was kept away from the public. obviously, his mother’s pregnancy was publicized as she was sporting a bump. however, during the latter months of the third trimester, she was kept away from the public eye, so the public wouldn’t necessarily be able to pin point taejin’s birthday.

that being said, his parents are very much in love still. although, it’s been public debate whether they’re in it for the business aspect of showing the public, or whether it’s really love. it became to the point where when his mom was pregnant with taejin, the public thought of it as a ‘ploy’ to convince the public that they’re this happy family. in reality, they are a generally happy family — parents that fell in love, and still maintain that sort of love.

his mother is really where the money comes in. his mother was born into a big business family, and she holds all the money strings, prestige, etc. his father also is involved with another big business, but not to the degree of his mother.

because of taejin’s age being so young and the surprise factor of his birth, he’s the baby of the family. a big ol’ baby, and he’s coddled by his mom and his dad. some may say he’s the favorite kid, but in reality his brother just gets the ‘tough love’ treatment because he has to take over the family company while taejin gets relieved of any duties and gets babied.

his mother babies him more than his father, and as a result, taejin’s a momma’s boy. he’s extremely close with his mother to the point where he’ll bring girlfriends he’s serious about to her, and if she says no, he’ll kick the girl to the curb and end the relationship. plus, any time he has an issue regarding a possible scandal or an issue with work, he goes and runs off to his mother to cry about it. (his mother generally remains on taejin side through it all).

because of his close relationship with his mom, he will always listen to her guidance / punishments. if she tells him to suck it up and deal with the consequences, then he’ll suck it up and deal with it albeit a bit begrudgingly. still, he never raises his voice at his mom and treats her with the utmost respect. the only caveat to this is that taejin speaks informally to his mom — which is weird considering the dynamic of the family would make you think he’d speak formally, but he uses informal speech while his brother speaks formally to his mom.

as for taejin’s dad, taejin respects his dad and talks to his dad about relationships and love. it’s not that he brings his dates to his dad for approval, but general advice on what he should do. he also asks more detailed bits rather than the big picture questions he leaves to his mom — ie) he’ll ask his mom on opinions on whether he should act, whereas with his dad he’ll ask about specific roles.

his dad was the one that suggested taejin become an idol in the first place, seeing a celebrity life and the relatively quiet nature of taejin’s whereabouts to public making a match. (his dad has a big business brain and is extremely intelligent in that regard, too bad taejin inherited none of it). 

he speaks formally to his father, and always seems a bit on edge around his dad? his dad isn’t very affectionate nor does he ever praise taejin on anything taejin does, so it always just seems like taejin is in a gray area. nonetheless, taejin still loves his father and respects what he does as the dad of the house.

lastly, taejin’s brother. taejin’s brother is about twelve years older (i haven’t decided), but a big age gap between taejin and his brother. his brother is smart, getting that from his father, and taller than taejin. from a young age, taejin wasn’t really allowed to play with his brother because his brother had more strict regulations on what classes / hakwons / activities he had to partake in at a specific time whereas taejin has more freedom.

they weren’t really close at all, until the later years where taejin left to go into the trainee dorms. it’s that distance of taejin not physically being in their house that led his brother to reach out more often. this started their bond — now, taejin doesn’t consider them entirely the closest pair of siblings, but there is a respect he’s learned to have for his brother.

currently, they’re building their relationship back up to become the closest pair of kim siblings there are. but that’s difficult when his brother is pretty high up in the family business and always on overseas ventures / meetings. but taejin now reaches out first, and calls his brother up during any hard times he has inside bc / titan schedules. what they talk about is more stereotypical “bro talk” than anything else, things you’d stereotypically rely on an older brother for. not to mention when one of taejin’s sasaeng issues got really bad, his brother was actually the one to take care of it and not his mother.

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aesthetic & headcanon / titan, the first contract

debuting in 2011, titan’s first contract spanned till 2018 with bc entertainment. with no qualms about bc, taejin resigned and is currently seeing through his second contract. titan’s early years consisted of a lot of reds, blacks, and blues. heavy contrasts and strong concepts — though his baby face never resonated with the concepts early on, soon after, taejin grew into his place in the group. where the first contract spanned a lot of comebacks after comebacks, the second contract has left lessening up on titan schedules. warnings / none wc / 1537

btd — this song sucks. taejin hated this song upon first listen, and for a split second he even questioned whether he wanted to debut at all. he considers titan to have one of the worst debut songs in the world, and it was no wonder they didn’t make it big as soon as they debuted. because this song was awful, and he can’t even decide whether it’s erased from his memory or he wants to erase himself of second hand embarrassment. this song reminds him of children who want to grow up so bad that they wear their dad’s suits and think it’ll make them a grown up. he was a child, and this concept didn’t suit him.

be mine — this song, taejin actually is neutral on. this is mainly because he’s had the chorus stuck in his head one too many times, even in present day. this song is catchy, and taejin thinks it’s okay and suited their age at the time. the dance was corny and tacky, ask him to perform it in 2021 and he’ll half ass it all the way with a cheeky grin.

paradise — corny as fuck! the music video gives him second hand embarrassment for the hair style he had at the time, especially because he did manage to get some nice screen time on the mv. however, he’d wish it was forgotten and picks this as the worst song titan has released.

the chaser — the dance for this was hard af, and taejin remembers slipping up one too many times on it. he never fully got a good grasp on perfecting it, neither did he care. it was a nice uprise for titan as a whole, but the song was trash in his opinion. at this point was now barely legal, and thus shift in his “mature” age, leading to more fans / attention on him. however, still, any attention is negligible, when all their mvs up to this point is just so embarrassing and over dramatic.

he said that paradise was the worst song titan has released, then destiny is the second worst song. once again, there’s an emphasis on performance, something he’s incredibly weak at and does not care about. the most he gets at this point is just getting screen time on the music video. the melody of this song, reminds him of kim sung jae’s as i told you, but the dollar store version. again, he doesn’t get why bc can’t find any good songs for titan up until this point.

fanfare — now, titan starts to keep up with modern times. now, there’s still a hardcore dance which means taejin still struggles with the choreo / performances. however, the set and the aesthetic is something he can get behind besides the fact that the song sucks! worst song number 3, he finds the rapping unnecessary and the big drop of edm even tackier. does bc hate titan and try to make them fail when their fan base is growing? idk but taejin thought so. 

again with the tacky low hip hop touch / bad boy concept, he doesn’t get it. it sounds like bc wanted titan to do a gd / taeyang concept and then failed miserably when they decided to do a bc twist. he’s tired of these songs that make it sound like skrillex and g dragon had a baby. however, he does enjoy the colorful sets and the minimalism that included, though that’s just a small point. roar is one of the concepts taejin actually forgets lmao and does not remember the lyrics to.

easy love sounds like the first two years of titan, doing a reverse. the song is pretty corny? in terms of lyrics and he doesn’t get many lines? the dance is pretty easy to follow along with, so he doesn’t pay much attention to it. and figures like the rest of the general public, this song is also forgettable.

last romeo — YAWN, BORING AF, annoying song

back — the only reason this song doesn’t ENTIRELY suck is because there’s some realm of acting and storyline in the music video. that is one thing, cringy, that titan is continuous with. plus, the slower tempo of the song makes it sound like some ost to a 2012 drama. like a song that kwill decided he didn’t want, so they handed it over to titan to sing. (but he can’t help that the song is pretty catchy)

call me baby — the first title track that taejin actually enjoys and likes to this day. he thinks the concept is generic, but the styling was a+. he thinks that they were styled in more modern fashion, and bc actually dished out the funds to dress them in gosha and raf simons! and the one-take of the music video made it difficult on him. however, he can’t deny that the song itself was really good, catchy. he barely gets any lines, but he just liked that he did the bare minimum with the song, and the song itself didn’t have some weird edm drop or some weird 2012 drama ost feel to it.

love me right — this is the one song taejin wishes he’d be able to promote again. he liked this song enough that his facial expressions were on point — the coloration of the music video was a+. plus, the concept of american football was different and it was fun for him to play a “jock”. this is where more experimental touches came in and the beat was enough that he could listen to the instrumental while working out. they wore suits for this which personally best followed taejin’s own personal tastes, and now he starts to enjoy the songs titan releases.

sing for you — a ballad song. he kinda forgets about this song? but one of the few slower tracks that show off a mature vibe for titan, and he can get behind that. the styling here was probably the one where he shined the most out of all the eras? the sound didn’t hurt his ears, so it’s a lot of easy listening to him. though, he finds the lyrics kinda corny and wouldn’t be his first choice to sing at a titan concert.

monster — a+ song because taejin was able to feel like a transformer with the song ~_~ he liked that they got ripped off so many times at award shows for this, so he remembers the performance being more heavily enforced. however, the bad boy image was emphasized here with the scratches and what not — the colors still fall under the cool-tone lights. the dance was unique, still hard. he still tried his best during this and enjoyed the transformers machinery feel the song gave.

lucky one — hate this song all u want, this is taejin’s favorite song that titan has ever released. he likes the beginning jingle that continues throughout the melody from the start, and the nice little head bob choreography. thinks it goes hand in hand with the futuristic feel of monster. plus, he got to be the thumbnail for the mv, which helps his narcissistic ego : ) 

caching caching, and lotto sounds like pure money. feels like a casino (if he ever even went to one in his life which he hasn’t lmao). he thinks the song just sounds luxurious and rich like youre rolling in money, his fav

kokobop was a weird one — the styling was right in place with the trends with hawaiian shirts being popularized around this time. he liked the switch of bpms? thinks it’s a fun summer song and a tune that kept people on their toes, singing along shimmy shimmy ko ko bop. he doesn’t understand the lyrics but figures it’s what it was meant for — easy listening

power — power was the song sang at the olympics, and thus the song holds a nice place in his heart. he likes the song because it’s upbeat and happy, something that titan hasn’t done ever.. he doesn’t think? it’s uplifting, and a nice party song to raise spirits. mainly, he didn’t like this song initially but ended up liking it because of the memories associated with it.

universe — bc really likes throwing in random ballads here and there. the vintage feel of the mv was fun? and the piano reminded him of something he’d play for his teacher when he was younger, but it was also kinda boring to him? it was a heavy contrast from power, but the song is dramatic and less cringy than the lyrics of sing for you. this is one of his better liked tracked because he thought it really made titan’s voice / his voice in the song shine

tempo is his second favorite song, only because of his one line that was somewhat popular with the public. he sang the “baby girl” verse in the first part of the song, which really allowed him to get some camera time with the stages. plus, he considers it the ‘killing part’ of the song — happy to be given the killing part, or at least one of it. he likes how wonky the song is sonically, and how there’s some futuristic elements resonating throughout, and he still listens to it to this day.

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aesthetic & headcanon / titan and kim taejin pt. 1 

signed onto bc entertainment in 2008, taejin trained for three years before debuting with titan in 2011. the ‘bad boy’ concept, tinged with darker undertones throughout the career — and he’s been left with a cleaner image that contrasts. despite it all, he’s still managed to make it work on stage, fitting the concepts in one way or another. at this point, titan’s a household name and taejin’s just along for the ride, half-heartedly. (headcanon on overall thoughts on titan, will do a titan title track later on down the road). warnings / none  wc / 657

taejin knows what titan’s niche in the market is — it’s not anything different especially when you have dbsk all 180+ cms dominating the industry prior. however, titan still fills a market with their members, and manage to make it work thus far. plus, you can’t argue that they’ve been somewhat versatile concept wise that it doesn’t get boring all the time.

taejin debuted in 2011, making him 18 internationally and 19 in korea. he was still technically underage when they debuted, thus there wasn’t a hypersexualization or many fans saying ‘damn i wish taejin were my bf!!!’ because he was still a literal child (could argue he’s still a child now, but w/e). 

titan’s concept at first with btd was complete trash, and taejin when he first heard the song thought he was going to leave and not debut. nonetheless, he stuck it out and titan’s tracks did get progressively better as time went on.

he debuted as the lead vocal / rapper though he’d argue he rarely uses the rapping skill as most times bc rappers aren’t that great, and their skills could be considered minuscule compared to what is expected of “real” rappers. 

his place inside titan isn’t anything special — he’s not the one that wraps the audience up in amazing stage presence or is a phenomenal dancer that makes everyone woe over him. in fact, earlier in titan’s days he was overlooked and just seen as a pretty face? he has a pretty cold image upon first glance, but clean-cut features. that in tandem with his gentle voice just made him pretty much sit in the back, dancing along following the group.

taejin doesn’t make a name for himself inside titan by performing on stage. in fact, many fans argue that taejin’s presence shines when he’s off stage — aka, he dominates more on camera whether it be variety or acting. none of it really means anything when he’s with his group — that’s not his forte. that’s not what he wants, so he won’t really push himself to shine there.

he thinks titan’s concept does get old at times. for example, releasing o sole mio in 2020 was an awful choice on his part, and the all black boys in leather, dancing around — how many more years do they have to deal with that? he’s raging almost 30, and that just means that it’s harder to put on the leather pants and dance around. he’d prefer more dynamic concepts like kokobop or even power. more fun concepts that aren’t so bad boy based because??? honestly, even if he can pull it off. he doesn’t want to be prancing away as a ‘bAd BoY’ forever

plus, not like his image allows the bad boy to come full circle. taejin’s image is clean and pure — he hasn’t had any scandals and from what the public thinks, he’s more so “clean-cut and reserved”. the kind you bring your parents home to, and titan’s concept is the alluring opposite.

as a result, taejin doesn’t really fit titan’s concept when you look at it black and white. however, i will say with the help of styling / makeup, and taejin’s own ability to use his facial expressions (no stage presence, just nice facial expression), he’s able to fit the bill of the ‘bad boy’. it’s only when he laughs and opens his mouth that it all breaks.

i’d say taejin’s role in titan is miniscule, and he fades a lot to the background. not that he even cares because titan is on the last of his priorities — taejin doesn’t care about titan at all. sure, he’s friendly with members, some more than others. but he’s not really that hype on being a FoReVeR group because he thinks it’s temporary. he got what he wanted from titan (the initial boost of fame) and now, he doesn’t matter whether they disband or stay together because he’s off doing his own thing.

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headcanon & aesthetic / maintenance

summary: taejin’s a pretty boy as i’ve lamented before. but you know — self care doesn’t have gender roles and he can treat himself to whatever he wants whether it’s through his ten step facial care routine or making sure his entire house is clean and stocked with expensive alcohol. i’d like to think he’s as high maintenance as blair waldorf, if not more. from his picky food choices (shown in this hc) or the products he uses, he’ll always have his roots at heart. warnings: food tw wc: 700ish?

taejin’s high maintenance x 100, and it’s predominantly due to his upbringing. being raised as the youngest child (especially when his brother is ~10 years older) has him basically coddled and spoiled from a young age, and thus the habits he forms early on become the defining factors of his adulthood life.

but i see taejin’s high maintenance tendencies as more petty things?  like little quirks to his eating habits / observations that make him a bit more easy to get annoyed than the average person. though, usually, when he gets annoyed he’ll do a good job of hiding it.

the first thing is just general food quirks? for example, he needs his eggs cooked 반숙? so runny egg?the eggs have to be cooked from 6:30 - 7 minutes. if not, he won’t eat it. he’d rather starve than eat a hard yolk or a too runny yolk. so, when he goes to restaurants and they cook his egg wrong, he’ll politely ask to get the egg re-cooked so he can actually eat it.

a random one is that he won’t eat galbi with kimchi. it’s a personal preference because the sweet galbi does not mesh well with the acidic kimchi in his stomach, so he refuses to eat the two together. plus, he was taught early on — if you’re eating beef, you don’t mix it with kimchi. you eat beef only and then you go home and eat ramen if you want. so, if he sees anyone mixing the two, he usually just stares blankly and shakes his head albeit keeping the thoughts to himself

when he goes to eat meat, he won’t dip it in ssamjang. instead, he’ll always have his salt / sesame seed mix. at restaurants when all they give is ssamjang, once again he’ll politely ask for his 소금장 or else he’ll leave the restaurant and tell them he’ll come back another time.

speaking of steaks — taejin won’t eat anything that’s not a medium rare steak. anything more like medium or anything squishier than rare, he won’t put in his mouth. he’ll cringe in his skin before losing his appetite right then and there.

aside from these food quirks, in regards to coffee — he’s always going to be drinking an americano. oddly enough, all my muses drink americanos and nothing else because yeah…. but ANYWAYs, taejin won’t drink anything else because he doesn’t think coffee should be mixed with sugar — hates mix coffee with a passion. thinks of it as a sugary drink rather than coffee. hence, he’ll always have an americano, cold or hot depending on weather.

taejin also always steams his clothes? needs to make sure there are no wrinkles in his clothes. it’s why he never puts clothes in a drawer aside from socks / undies / accessories. even his t-shirts get hung up because he won’t wear a t-shirt that’s wrinkled.

shoes always get cleaned with wet wipes when he steps outside and comes back in. the worst is having scuff marks on loafers or white sneakers with speckles of dirt. the only pair of shoes he doesn’t do this to are his workout shoes because basically those are his ‘throwaway’ shoes.

refuses to drink soda, and if he has to drink soda — it’ll be coke and it has to be on ice. if all they have to offer is pepsi, taejin won’t drink anything at all — nonetheless, cold coke from the fridge also doesn’t cut it, he needs the ice there.

taejin will only use dyson products lmao, i think this is a known thing in titan’s fandom. he loves his dyson blowdryer, loves his dyson vacuum, air purifier etc. he won’t switch to any other brand. speaking of, he uses a lot of brand names and only those — air fryer? if it’s not phillips he’s not using it. white sneakers? if it’s not common projects, he won’t wear it. journal? if it’s not moleskin he won’t touch it. etc.

aka he has high taste and isn’t afraid to be petty about it in a nice and polite way. pretty boy taejin <3