Seong Taehoon

Gender: Male Age: early 20s Height: 188(6'2") Weight: 80kg (176lbs) Professional Status Fighting Style: Taekwondo (WTF, ITF) Relatives: Hansu Seong (father) Lee Sohyun (mother) Johan Seong ( possible relative) Appearance: Taehun has shoulder-length, light brown hair with a mullet and bangs. He has very fair skin and a well-built, muscular body. His brown eyes are complemented by long eyelashes and lips that have a subtle feminine pink tint. He is very tall, with extremely long legs.

Personality: Taehun comes across a stoic individual with a cold exterior, who can be considered reckless. He doesn't seem care much about how his actions affect others and shows no hesitation to be violent around other people, whether they get in problems do to this. He likes beating people up for his own enjoyment, sometimes even threatening them to give him something he wants by beating their friend. He shows a strong belief that he needs taekwondo to beat everyone and dominate the UFC with it. Many aren't a fan of Taehun’s arrogant behavior, which earned him the nickname "Nutjob Taehun" while he was still signed in MX FC.

He is enthusiastic about taekwondo, and using his skill sets when fighting, always wanting to be the strongest. Taehun does not demonstrate much interest in school or studying, but he is still highly intelligent, always following his own logic above anything else. He has the uncanny ability to read people well and possesses some kind of intuition, which allows him to make accurate predictions even when he lacks evidence. Additionally, Taehun is highly perceptive, able to correctly guess that Ji Yeonwoo is a Kyokushin practitioner based on certain cues such as the bruises from training, calluses on his knuckles, and his extreme physical endurance. He has a keen eye for people who are trained in martial arts and is also very aware of his surroundings, particularly noting when he is being followed.

Style Breakdown: Taehun is a Taekwondo practitioner, formerly based on WT (World Taekwondo), but now also being a user of the original ITF (International Taekwondo Federation) style. Since young, he was considered a prodigy in the sport, having even made an appearance on a KBS show, where he easily beat a high schooler while still in primary school. His father notes that weight classes have never applied to Taehun, because he was a “spin genius.” His method of beating an opponent taller, bigger, and heavier than him was to use spinning moves, as each spin would increase the power of the kick. Despite spinning moves being considered risky, Taeun can pull them off in a practical situation because of his impressive speed and coordination.

Taehun usually keeps his hands low, preferring to dodge and move out of the way of incoming attacks. When unable to use his legs, Taehun lowers his body and puts his guard up. His footwork is very light and fast, meaning that he can quickly move around in a fight. He can even move on slippery surfaces by sliding his feet slightly to the inside and lowering his center of gravity to maintain his balance. Taehun has a preference for using kicks and often uses his fists as backup, either when he can’t use his legs or when the situation gets serious. He has incredibly strong shin bones, which were even able to break a baseball bat with its impact. Taehun’s long legs help him kick his opponents from a distance, and he usually likes to overwhelm them with continuous kicks until they’re down.

In a flashback, it was shown that his father has trained him in ITF, which is credited as the original Taekwondo, in contrast to WT Taekwondo, which was modified for sport. WT Taekwondo heavily emphasizes kicks because they score more points in competition. Punches to the head are not permitted, and that naturally makes participants of the sport focus on kicks only. Whereas in ITF, punches to the head are allowed, and it emphasizes them equally to kicks. The ITF style is similar to kickboxing, making the fighter have a great combination of punches and kicks.

When getting into a serious situation in a fight, Taehun is seen using more of ITF, showing much more power and aggressiveness in his movements, but still maintaining the flashy techniques. Despite being exceptionally good at striking, Taehun has no grappling experience as he refuses to use anything other than Taekwondo. His mindset when dealing with a grappler is to keep the distance and kick before they can grab him, which didn’t always work, as he ended up losing to chokes thrice.

Taehun surpassed his father, Hansu, when he was his age in both strength and speed.

Techniques Used: Kicks Spinning Back Kick Front Kick Roundhouse Kick Side Kick Flying Side Kick Axe Kick Hook Kick Jump Spinning Hook Kick Knee Kick Tornado/360° Kick 1080° Kick Vertical Kick 1440° Kick Pendulum Kick Back Kick Corkscrew Roundhouse Kick Punches Straight/Cross Jab Overhand Hook One-Two Back Fist Uppercut Whip Jab (A Very Quick Jab)

Trivia

When Taehoon was a kid, he was saved by Manager Kim after nearly drowning. Taehoon’s personality type is ISTP. The reason he is polite to adults is because he was beaten by Manager Kim when he was young. After Doowoon Lee’s death, he developed insomnia, but has now gotten over it. Taehoon’s height was inherited from his mother rather than Taehoon’s father. He doesn’t like perfume because he doesn’t like strong artificial scents, and he doesn’t use body lotion because he finds it annoying. He dyes his hair at home. He has a soft spot for harmless creatures, children, the elderly, and kind people. Favorite Foods: Fried eggs, beef, kimchi stew, fried rice, gukbap (Korean rice & soup), grilled spam, Korean watermelon punch, candy bars, Coca-Cola, potato chip, peppermint candy. Least favorite foods: White milk, pork belly, coriander, fruit, spicy food, foods with a unique strong flavor. It is stated the reason he doesn’t like white milk is because he thinks it will make his skin whiter Taehoon's hometown is Busan. Taehoon's blood type is AB. Taehoon's zodiac sign is Leo.