Second SKS-7 member reveal: it’s finally Bae day

Hello once again (hopefully) future
K-Pop Idol Diaries readers. It’s been a couple weeks since the we revealed
Shine, the leader of SKS-7 and lead rapper. Now we’ve revealed the second
member over the weekend, lead dancer and hyung of SKS-7, Bae. Just as our last
blog provided a bit more background into Shine’s creation, so is the purpose of
this blog. Let’s begin, shall we?! 

           But first,
if you haven’t seen the character profile on Bae yet, don’t hesitate to visit
our official site now  (if you already have,
thanks! Haha) Bae, with his mint green hair inspired by one of our favorite
color trends in idol hair style, is the oldest member of SKS-7, but as we
revealed last blog, this title originally went to Shine. However, we decided to
give the title to Bae after a period of reconstruction where we thought it
would help progress the story if Bae was older and his level of influence would
hold a lot of sway for his dongsaeng (younger members). Plus, with Bae’s
childish tendencies, we thought it might be cute if despite being the oldest
member, he didn’t quite act his age. The reason for this is because of Bae’s
position in his own family, being the youngest of three children, and therefore
never having a chance to be anyone’s older brother. Now ironically, he must
adapt to gaining 5 younger brothers and now a younger sister with the addition
of Gigi in the group; which none of the members are particularly thrilled
about. However, with Bae’s personality, perhaps that may change by the first
volume…?

           Speaking of
Bae’s personality, we imagine it matching his dance style, which is energetic
and bright – think BTS’ J-Hope. When he’s dancing, you don’t wanna take your
eyes off him. It’d be nice if there were an “anime” adaption to show off Bae’s
dance skills, but we’ll leave that to the reader’s imagination XD

           Like Shine,
Bae’s appearance hasn’t changed much from his original conception. He still has
freckles, which we personally think is a cute trait, along with dark hair
covering most of his forehead. This is true by the fact that in volume 1 Bae’s
hair actually won’t be mint green! However, since his hair will be dyed mint
green by the time SKS-7 debuts, we thought it was OK to display Bae this way in
his profile photo.

Another interesting thing about Bae, though not seen in his
original concept art – he actually wears braces. No, this isn’t uncommon, as
Stray Kids’ I.N. debuted sporting braces, and Bae is no different. Aside from
one of us thinking braces gives one a cute youthful appearance and therefore
fits Bae well, is there an actual reason Bae has braces? Well, you’ll have to
read to find out. We promise it’s not just an aesthetic choice ;)

           We hope
you’ll like Bae as his story unfolds. For now, we’ll be working on updating our
site for the next character reveal. Here’s a hint: things are gonna get a lot
“crazier” from here!

Fun Fact: Bae,
along with Gigi, are the only characters drawn on traditional pencil and paper.
The others members of SKS-7 are digitally drawn. Therefore, Bae was drawn in
June 2019, whereas Shine was digitally redrawn late November last year.