choi yeonjun

sep. 13, 1999

seoul, s. korea

fashion design

third year

starving musician

homoual

single as

empty as

forgot his name

Yeonjun loves to wear androgynous stylized clothing. Think lots of cropped tees, oversized sweaters/hoodies, baggy or low-rise jeans. He loves the grunge 2000s style look but made a bit more current and high fashion. Accessories like bags, gloves, hats, glasses, and legwarmers are everything to him alongside shoes, and god forbid he ever drop the dyed hair look. 

Yeonjun grew up in South Korea until he was 5, then moved with his family to Chicago, USA for his Father's work. He was raised as Daniel Choi once in the States, growing up as an immigrant. He went through his childhood like every other average kid did, completing his primary years as diligantly as he could to keep his parents off his back up until his second year of high school. It was then that he met and became close friends with three other guys. They were not the best example for Yeonjun, who was a pretty good child all things considered.

Yeonjun and them end up getting into all the trouble you can imagine a group of four boys can, until eventually they got bored with being miscreants and instead decide to put their smarts and talent to good use. They form a band, one that would practice in Yeonjun's garage (since his was heated), and honestly they sounded pretty good. A few gigs and some really awful perfomances later and they were beginning to become popular.

That first article really had a bad amount of foreshadowing within it's letters. Not even two months after their first performance in an actual venue- it all came crumbling down. One member left the group due to having knocked up a fan, another dropped out from stress, and the third? He was arrested for helping sell drugs inside the city. Yeonjun was, for lack of a better term, heartbroken.

For a while, he seemed to have lost his glow. He finished high school with good enough grades, started attending college online due to the pandemic, and picked up a job as a server. It was without a doubt, the beginning of a dark time in his life.

Feeling horrible for their son, as they truly wanted the best for him- his parents decide to return to their home in Seoul. Adjusting to the way of korean life was incredibly hard for Yeonjun. His korean was rusty, he had far too outgoing of a personality for the majority of the society, and that wasn't even considering the fact he was outwardly gay. His parents were his rock, loving him all the same no matter what he was going through. If it weren't for them, he did not know where he would be.

After one gap year to pull himself back together, Yeonjun got into Seoul University. Two years later, and he is once again his happy, outgoing, vibrant self. Sure, he has bad days, but he even has picked up the guitar again, releasing songs quietly online under a new name: Ghost of You.

guitar, rainy nights, writing/producing music, fashion trends, vintage, retro gaming, poetry, cafes, raves, festivals, concerts, beer, dancing, parties, vinyl records, stargazing, indie films, bad romance novels.

dishonesty, conformity, loud sudden noises, humid weather, ignorance, haters who hate just to be 'different', cars, obnoxious children, fast food, dirty lifestyles.

songwriting, upcycling, thrifting, playing guitar, digital art, supporting local music, diy projects, attending concerts/raves/ festivals, traveling, bar hopping.

Losing loved ones, failure, rejection, losing sense of identity, losing creativity, bottomless water, venemous animals.

to be absolutely happy.