HERO made quite the entrance at the MET GALA, arriving fashionably late to the delight of fans and photographers. dressed in a bold yet stylish ensemble that perfectly suited the GARDEN OF TIME dress code, he exuded confidence as he walked the red carpet, greeting fans and posing for photos.
even at first glance, HERO fit right in the theme, but the actual eye-catcher of the outfit was the open back clad in embroidered flower patches that showed a glimpse of yet another tattoo the artist secretly got.
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⊹˳⁺ ⠀⠀⠀ YOU’RE WATCHING : WHO IS HERO? THE STORY OF BETRAYAL, FEATURING THE CULPRIT : PDX101 !
ib. : midnight theories on yt !
final word count : 1.4k
warning(s) : none as far as i know, but do lmk if you find some !
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ INTRO !
❝ everyone remembers the trainwreck of a survival show, aka the fourth and last season of the franchise, PRODUCE X 101. and just like that, everyone should know the story about the fan’s favourite, HERO, who reached far in the show and continues to do so as a re-branded soloist. you better buckle up and grab the popcorn because this will be a long story. ❞
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ THE HISTORY OF PRODUCE 101 !
❝ for those kpop fans that haven’t heard about the PRODUCE 101 franchise ( which i’m still wondering because everyone knows about it at this point ), the franchise started back in 2016 as a female survival show, where one hundred and one female trainees ( hence the “one-oh-one” in the show’s name ) battled against each other for one of the eleven available spots in a girl group that would debut following the last episode of the show. the trainees would do challenges in each episode, showcasing their talents and abilities. by the end of each episode, a certain amount of trainees would pass into the next round, while others would simply be kicked out. terrible to be in that position of each episode, i know, but something about this show intrigued people. oh, and before i forget, the viewers get to decide which of the trainees would go forward in the show, despite it having judges for each aspect ( singing, rapping and dancing ), but before you gasp, remember that fact for later.
as the years went by, so did the show's seasons, up until 2019, when this video’s point begins too. for some reason, the fourth season was named PRODUCE X 101, and it was for the male trainees to compete against each other while the creators of it could sit back and watch it all go down. the show has many controversies, but for now, we’ll focus on only one, or at least try to.
the produce franchise was notorious for debuting strong project groups like I.O.I, WANNA ONE and IZ*ONE, so people expected the same for fourth season winners X1, only in their case, everything ended in shambles only a couple of months later. X1 was supposed to promote as a group for two and a half years just like the other three groups, yet they only managed to release one album ( the debut album ) called EMERGENCY: QUANTUM LEAP. debuting in august 2019, the group promoted the title track FLASH as much as possible, but with the allegations their creator show received, they disbanded the following year in january. what a kick to 2020, am i right? now i’m not saying it’s mnet’s fault, but i am one hundred per cent saying precisely that because in july of 2019 ( before x1 even had a chance to breathe as a group ), an investigation started due to suspicion of voting manipulations. ❞
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ THE VOTING MANIPULATION SCANDAL(?) !
❝ remember when i said that you need to recall that everything was decided by the public? well, here’s where it all comes together. as mnet explained in the first season, everything was selected by the fans, from the ranks to the final lineup that would happily debut. turns out that mnet lied and wanted to change the trainees’ positions as they wished to, which was quite dumb of them because they couldn’t hide it well enough and outed themselves. of course, the culprits were arrested, but too late, in my opinion. after the scandal broke out, X1 could do nothing but ( not so ) silently disband, which angered fans because, unlike them, IZ*ONE continued promotions as if nothing had happened. if you asked me personally, it was fucked up from the company’s side to abandon X1 and only focus on their sister group, but that’s another story we’re not concentrating on right now.
i think i speak for everyone when i say that the fourth season was the last straw because it’s when the manipulated ranks started to show. just by releasing the total number of votes following the end of the final episode of PRODUCE X 101, fans began noticing inconsistencies for each trainee featured. every contestant's final vote was a multiple of 7,494.442, which, if divided by the remaining trainees, is impossible because of how similar the number was, and it didn’t mathematically vary from each contestant. it was on december 5th when it was confirmed that the votes for IZ*ONE and X1 ( and possibly I.O.I and WANNA ONE ) were manipulated, making this worse for the fans supporting them from the start.
to make things worse, november 18, 2020, was when the court released a list of trainees that were fucked up by the manipulations, our dear HERO being one of them. ❞
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ WHO IS HERO AND WHY IS HE IMPORTANT ?
❝ so, after all, everyone must wonder WHO THE FUCK IS HERO, why and how is he included in this video. well, you will know if you wait just a few seconds.
HERO, full name KWON EUIWOONG, was one of the most known contestants of the PRODUCE 101 franchise. not much is known about his past; he did mention that he didn’t plan on becoming an idol at first but was later encouraged by his friend to try. his final rank was SEVEN in the last episode, and throughout the show, his levels were consistently high and never got under fifth place. need i remind you that EUIWOONG has been the fans’ favourite from the start due to his calm nature and talent in singing and dancing ( i would say in rapping, too, but he admitted he felt insecure in that aspect back then ). so imagine, to fans’ shock, when he was called onto the podium as the group's SEVENTH member instead of a higher number.
despite that, fans supported him along with the group, which some would say was a mistake due to the d-word ( disbandment ) of X1. like avatar aang, he vanished from the public and left everyone in shambles. he successfully avoided cameras and dispatch for a year and a few months, which didn’t go well on social media. back then, when his fans were unnamed ( now called ODDITIES ), they would boycott the company and demand to know what was going on with their idol. and as usual, boycotts never worked for companies like MIGHTY DEVIL and GLASSHOUSE; it went nowhere, and their questions weren’t answered. twitter almost went up in flames, and everyone was seen posting the same sentence over and over again: WHO KNEW THIS WOULD BE THE LAST TIME WE HEAR OF X1 AND HERO FOR A WHILE ( spoiler alert: everyone knew, they just didn’t want to admit it ).
when the list came out, fans could see KWON EUIWOONG being mentioned in it, showing that he was initially supposed to be in SECOND place and not SEVENTH like it was established in the end. pissed and thirsty for revenge, his fans refused to support their sister group, IZ*ONE and flooded the mnet’s comment section with negative words and threats. this, of course, went almost unnoticed by other fandoms, but it was mentioned a couple of times when talking about the whole shitshow.
i’m mentioning only HERO in this video because, unlike other trainees whose ranks went from low to high, EUIWOONG’s went the other way around, which is the first time that happened, from my knowledge. not only that, but everyone knew he was too good for SEVENTH place, with his talents and being named the ACE OF X1, but no one had proof of it until the ranks were released. ❞
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ WHERE IS HERO AND WHAT IS HE DOING NOW ?
❝ the hiatus and disappearance of HERO was hurtful to his fans and other idols. his previous members would say they missed him and wish to see him perform again, indicating he wasn’t interacting with them in private. for some time, i thought that was it for EUIWOONG’s career and was ready to give up when all of a sudden, it was like a blessing from the angels. the july of 2021 started terrifically for us because MIGHTY DEVIL finally had the balls to release the news about HERO.
you might be wondering how did the company announce his return? well, they technically didn’t; they released his debut single one day and went, ‘oh, here he is lol’. it’s badass, in my opinion, because there wasn’t any pity shown, just a short and straightforward debut single ( which received high praises and 30m views in the first twenty-four hours, might i add ), bringing attention to him and waking up his old fans.
i know that he just debuted ( again ), and i’m posting this way too early ( and on his birthday, happy birthday, hero! ), but i am sure that he will be okay and be able to showcase his abilities as best as he can. he’s still the ace, but this time not only of X1 but the whole industry, and he can only go up from here.
interested in his debut single? check it out in the description, and don’t forget to stream, support and love our hero as much as possible. ❞
⊹˳⁺ ⠀⠀⠀ HERO GOES LIVE HOR HIS BIRTHDAY – BECOMES VIRAL FOR ANSWERING ALL FAN QUESTIONS !
on OCTOBER 5th, HERO randomly turned on instagram live at odd(ity) hours of the night, proceeding to answer ALL fan questions, which ranged from random "HOW'S YOUR DAY BEEN?" to "DO YOU WEAR SOCKS IN BED?" and much worse!
the singer wasn't afraid of answering anything that was thrown at him, and in some way, he enjoyed reading the weird questions the most!
what has been your odd question for the artist that he answered? write in the comments below!
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his personal style varies from time to time. sometimes he likes tight clothing to show off his body, while other times he likes layers upon layers. fans, however, noticed the small teddy bear keychain he’d wear on his pants, only adding adorableness to his style.
⊹˳⁺ ⠀⠀⠀ YOU’RE WATCHING : 친한 친구에게 듣는 자신의 앞담화 | WOODZ : HERO CUTS !
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final word count : 1.7k
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𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ INTRO !
the camera shows two people sitting back to back in the middle of an almost empty room. the words “WOODZ’s BEHIND CLIP” show as the people in question shuffle in chairs as they laugh together.
“you so were,” the man on the right exclaims, pointing his forefinger at the one behind him, laughing even louder as the guy in question loudly covers his face in embarrassment.
the scene quickly changes to them sitting straight up: "we interviewed WOODZ’s closest friends, KINO, SEUNGWOO and HERO. they will have their backs to each other so they can’t see each other’s faces,” appears in the centre of the video.
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ HELLO, WHO ARE YOU, AND WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH WOODZ?
as the question disappears, euiwoong smirks and seungyoun’s sigh can be heard behind him. “hello,” the idol begins with amusement in his voice, “i’m a soloist, HERO, and my relationship with seungyoun is….” he purposely trails off, side-eyeing the camera as he presses his index finger to his lips. “don’t be weird!” the other soloist quickly shakes his hands, trying to calm down the younger guy. “i’m kidding, i’m kidding,” euiwoong reassures everyone, “seungyoun is someone precious to me; i am practically his brother.”
seungyoun smiles lovingly at his answer.
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME YOU MET WOODZ?
“oh!” euiwoong exclaims, snapping his fingers together, “our official meeting was during the time we were in PRODUCE X 101 together,” the soloist answers, almost melancholy-like, “but i’ve known about him since his debut with UNIQ.”
seungyoun widens his eyes, “you never told me that.”
“you never asked,” was the soloist’s answer, yet it sounded soft coming from his mouth.
“the first time i saw him in person, i thought, ‘oh, that’s a guy i want to be friends with’. i enjoyed watching him dance to ‘DREAM’, and i was shocked when he told me he composed the song himself!” seungyoun smiles, “he came up to me later and started talking like we’ve been friends for years, yet with manners because he knew i was older than him. it was refreshing.”
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ YOU GUYS QUICKLY BECAME BEST FRIENDS, BUT YOU NEVER SHARED A ROOM, DESPITE TRAINING AND DEBUTING TOGETHER. WHY?
the duo is quick to laugh at the question, “right! i tried asking the staff members to let me bunk with seungyoun because we were in the same grade for most of the show, but they always said no,” euiwoong playfully sulked, pretending he’s crying. “after we debuted together, i think we tried to share a room, but…” he continues, trailing off as he starts snoring, hearing seungyoun gasp behind him as he understood euiwoong’s action. “i do not snore!” the older soloist is quick to defend himself, yet he’s unable to because the younger of the two bursts out laughing at the tone of his voice.
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ IS THERE A BAD HABIT OR FLAW ABOUT WOODZ THAT ONLY YOU KNOW ABOUT?
euiwoong ponders the question, tilting his head as he hums, “at first, i thought he was perfect–” seungyoun quickly cuts him off, bashfully exclaiming ‘ah, stop it!’ “–but after spending so many hours talking and bonding over many things, i’ve come to realise… that there’s a person that’s louder than me, which i thought was impossible!” they laugh together at his accusation.
“another thing i realised,” euiwoong is brief to continue, “is that he barely takes care of himself unless someone reminds him.” the person in question nods in agreement to his words, looking down at his lap. “despite being younger than him, i always reminded him to do things and to take it slow. i hope i did it successfully,” he admits, yet his tone sounds down, even with seungyoun reassuring him he did well.
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ WHAT WERE YOU THINKING DURING YOUR EYE CONTACT?
( the video shows HERO walking towards the chair with a perk in his step, excitement displayed on his face, yet his fingers couldn’t stop fiddling with his sweater. )
“i felt… sad in a way?” euiwoong admits, “it was the first time in almost two years since i saw seungyoun in person, and i sensed regret in my stomach.”
“why, why?” seungyoun was swift to ask in worry, never expecting euiwoong to say that.
“i guess–” euiwoong stops, tears collecting in his eyes again, “–seeing one of my best friends after a long time with no contact made me sad. i can only blame myself for that.”
after much prodding, euiwoong clears his throat, feeling seungyoun lean back in his chair, their backs touching. “when our group was announced disbanded, i closed myself off, cutting off contact with practically everyone i knew. i became too obsessed with perfecting everything that made me me.” he nods to himself, biting his lip to force his tears to disappear as he talks about his vulnerable moments.
“i think seeing him cry at that moment made me shed tears as well,” ( the video shows the duo sitting further from each other, now face to face, as they cry together. in the last second, HERO smiles brightly, making seungyoun do the same before the scene disappears. )
WOODZ hums, understanding his feelings after hearing it from the singer himself, “i’m not sure if our euiwoong knows, but i was never angry at him for not contacting me before. i understood what he felt, even if he never got the chance to talk about his problems with me. seeing him trying to hold back tears made me want to stand up and hug him,” he heard HERO sigh in relief at his answer, wanting to reach behind and hold his hand.
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN X1 DISBANDED?
both sigh simultaneously, chuckling after doing the same action in unison. the two suddenly go quiet, fiddling with their clothes to prolong the time before answering. “heartbroken,” euiwoong broke the silence first, answering with blatant honesty.
“i never expected that news, especially after just debuting together and slowly getting to know each other as a whole group,” he continues, turning his head to the side to try and catch seungyoun’s eyes, yet failing as the latter kept his head down. “i felt betrayed, but most importantly, i couldn’t stop thinking of other members. for some reason, i couldn’t help but shut everything down and just… disappear,” euiwoong forces the words out, yet his shoulders sink down in comfort after expressing his feelings aloud.
seungyoun continues from where the former soloist stopped, “first thing i thought of was, ‘is woong okay?’ because he was sick at that time and could not hear it straight from us but from a second source. i think the disbandment hit him the most because of that. i just wanted to come over to see him after collecting myself.”
“it was a very stressful situation for everyone, especially for members that debuted in the k-pop industry with x1,” they agreed.
“i remember seungyoun telling me to call him if i needed anything, but i was so shocked and disappointed in myself that i never got the courage to do so. i will always regret not picking up the phone just to send him a text message,” euiwoong says, leaning back in the chair and moving his arm around to briefly lock it with seungyoun’s. “i will never make that mistake again; i’ll always make sure it’s you who i’m contacting first.” seungyoun patted his hand to reassure him he’s gonna be there for him.
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ WHAT WILL WOODZ BE LIKE IN 9 YEARS?
right off the bat, euiwoong blurts out, “he’ll stay the same!” pouting as seungyoun only smiles. “in nine years, i hope to stay in contact with him and ensure we’re thriving and worrying only about our families. seungyoun, i hope you stay healthy and happy as you are now,” he confesses, hearing his friend hum in agreement.
“life is unpredictive, and we have no idea what will happen in the next nine years, but i wish we stay the same and do what we love the most; performing.”
in the last moment, he slowly leans back and softly whispers to seungyoun, “did i do it well?” hearing nothing but positive remarks from the older idol.
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ ANY LAST WORDS FOR WOODZ?
euiwoong smiles brightly despite looking sad only minutes ago, “to my precious seung~” he starts, hearing the guy in question laugh at his choice of words, “you’re my role model, and i respect you as an artist, much more as a person because of how much you helped me through our journey.” euiwoong twists his upper body to briefly pet seungyoun on his head before properly turning back. “even if we became friends in such a short time, i want you to know that you’ve helped me a lot, even when we were simply goofing around in the training room. i’ve always supported you through your journey from UNIQ until now, and i will continue to do so, only a lot closer.” he pauses to collect his thoughts, feeling his throat dry from his emotions, “now that we both share the same stage in a way, i’m glad to say that i will be seeing you a lot more,” he snaps to look at the camera, “and who knows, maybe a collaboration or more will happen soon!” euiwoong teases, sending both of them into giggles.
𓂃 ⠀⠀⠀ WOODZ, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY?
“my precious woong~” he replies back in the same manner to euiwoong, making both of them smile at the endearing term, “i’m so happy to see you in person again, and i want you to know that i will always be there for you, so don’t be afraid to message or call me if you need anything.” seungyoun waits until they’re both calm to finish his speech, “wanna know something interesting?” brisk to ask, he’s patient with euiwoong’s hum of curiosity before he adds, “the past year, whenever i felt alone, i could almost feel your presence next to me like you were physically there, but i just couldn’t see you. it made me feel safe to know that even if you weren’t, the feeling of protection was still there.”
“this sounds like you’re my guardian angel in a way,” seungyoun jokes, not expecting euiwoong to hit him back with, “maybe i am?”
( the scene shows them laughing again, cutting to them standing up and looking at each other for a couple of seconds with soft smiles before the screen turns black, ending the video. )
⊹˳⁺ ⠀⠀⠀ THE VOICE OF HERO ! ( cw : flashing lights – they get really bright near the end, so be careful! )
vocal & rap claim : lee seoho
despite being called a triple threat, if you compare his singing and rapping abilities, hero thrives more in the singing aspect. his soft-spoken voice is perfect for ballads, which sometimes has to strain to reach deeper octaves once he does rap in his songs. yet despite that, fans deemed his voice ‘ siren-like ’, which gave them another nickname for him; siren.