#ignore the tall thing bc this was made when taejin was 183 cm now he became shorter

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aesthetic & headcanon — public perception

summary: taejin debuted in 2008 as decipher’s leader and lead vocal. 10+ years in the industry, venturing off into his own solo work as well leads his steady fanbase to grow as well as maintain decipher’s fanbase that was there from the start. (an outlook on the growth inside the headcanon). warnings: none, this sounded too ‘braggy’ of taejin, and i swear i wasn’t trying to come off like that — my apologies if it came off like that! wc: 1019

taejin’s coming up on his thirteenth anniversary in the industry, and (i think in famed verse?) it might be the oldest career — could be wrong, please correct me if i’m wrong!

within the thirteen years, there’s a lot that could go wrong in a career. but taejin’s never had a scandal — no speculations either. mainly, that’s his parents doing because any potential scandals that could have risen in the early days of decipher got shut down when his parents paid the big bucks to keep it hush hush

nonetheless, taejin’s grown to have this clean image. it’s like that neighborhood who only does good deeds, and from anyone that draws comparisons? it can be annoying since everything he does seems to touch does well

decipher’s been here for a long time, and one of bc’s oldest groups. not to mention, they haven’t lost any members — all the members from the beginning are present. this leads the thought that perhaps because of the members’ love for each other paired with taejin’s leadership, they’re able to remain a solid force (mainly the former than the latter rationale).

thus, there’s always an aspect of “responsible” when it comes to taejin.

although he hasn’t done that much music — he released one song which he wrote the lyrics of. this song  has a good, warm feeling melody as well as the lyrics that add a sense of comfort — it all adds to his bear persona? that realm of responsible warmth you can always rely on, especially if the only song he released as a ‘present’ to fans became a source of comfort for them. 

(plus, top tier vocals? melting caramel vocals, and who doesn’t love a man that can sing his heart out??)

predominately, taejin’s solo career lies with acting and brand deals. 

with acting — he has somewhat of an array of works. he’s done the weird black comedy (parasite), but lately, he’s been pigeon holed into the genre of romantic comedies (fight my way, crash landing on you, producers). as well as coming of age type style dramas (itaewon class). 

each time, his characters have been loved by the public. they’ve all had somewhat of a weird charm about them? like they’re not the perfect stereotype perfect lead, but has a personality trait that makes them feel more “normal” instead of a stereotype of perfection (ie: they’re awkward, dorky, rough around the edges etc.)

this ties back to his actual visuals? in my head, taejin isn’t the visual of decipher. he’s just all and bulky, lmao. he’s not the cg visuals that allow for people to fawn over, taking his pic to the plastic surgeon to say “make me look like this.” instead, it’s a face that’s just handsome because it’s normal? like he could be your next door neighbor, church oppa, older sister’s friend. 

because of his visual level / good clean image, brands have reached out wanting to use him to market their products

predominately, he shines in just regular day-to-day products anyone can afford. (dominos, kb kard, yogurt, nescafe crema etc.) this is just because his image suits it in a way that it’s a nice boy recommending it, and a boy that’s good enough to be your boyfriend. aka taejin just has a realistic expectation aspect to this personality.

(another tidbit, taejin has a lot of extensions? and that’s mainly because of loyalty / companies want to continue to work with him for profits. aside from good feel, he just continues to sign on because he genuinely likes working with the brand and staff. gets along fine and even manages to buy them all coffees on set, and padding in the winter. it adds to that aspect of politeness that the staff write on natepann about.)

and because of his maturity? he stands out even more. being born in 1990, he’s not considered a ‘kid’ and it’s harder to imagine him as a super active ‘idol’ just because of his age? instead, there’s a sense of maturity and security because the boy dresses in suits for casual clothes and always seems like a ‘grown up’.

he’d be the type mothers want as their son-in-laws, and the kind of boy girls would want to marry. because he doesn’t have the ‘bad boy’ aura, and he seems like the person that would treat you with the utmost respect

in my head, a lot of people choose him as his ‘ideal type’. mainly because he’s just a sensible pick, and by picking him you’re not subjected to the criticisms of: “you only care about looks” or “really.. him? why?” instead, it’s just universally known that he’s just the pick when u want to lay low

as a result, a bunch of his brand deals pertain to him playing the role of a boyfriend “feeding” his co-star or worrying about their health. it’s either that or the sexy maturity that leaves the public to ‘thirst’ over him

his fan base consists of women in their early 20s to late 30s. it’s a big gap but the older fan base comes from his days in decipher (where they debuted young. the noona fans with heart eyes). and the early 20s comes from the girls who have this romanticized vision of love, see taejin acting as the bad-joke lead, and come to love his character

plus, his viral moment? where he reenacted his kiss scenes (with level of distance ofc) got a lot of praise because not only did he seem attainable? he also suddenly acted upon fantasy, which allowed many fluttering hearts

his personality plays into this too because he doesn’t know how to use social media (makes the public think he’s more like his drama characters than he is in real life), he knows how to style himself (insta boyfriend picking out ur photos?), has a high class image in suits (the kind mothers love bc he just looks smart and clean)

all in all taejin is human teddy bear — the kind that comforts you in the hard times, and seems like he’ll always be there.

#김태진이 왜 그럴까 → 생각 #ignore the tall thing bc this was made when taejin was 183 cm now he became shorter #(queued)