“太難了！ ！ (SO HARD!!)”
Gao Zheng, stage name GAO, was born in Hangzhou, China on April 17, 2006. Growing up, his family was poor. He tried to help his parents anyway he could, like helping out in the restaurant, doing other people’s deeds for money, etc. That was where he learned his Cantonese and English from the customers that interacted with him. They started to do financially better when GAO was 14. That was when he just started school. Back at home, he self-taught himself the basics of math, basics of history, etc. He found comfort in studying, therefore, loved studying. He would stay up to 12-1 AM to study. In school, he was the typical nerdy kid. But, he didn’t get teased as much. As he progressed onto the years of school, he’d always made sure his work had no errors. Additionally, he would sometimes be the last one to turn his test, and gets a 100. Entering the 11th grade, he was known as the funny and quirky kid, and fun to be around, despite people kept asking him to copy his work. In his 12th grade year, he was notified about the Gaokao, the national Chinese exam that determines if you pass your whole school year or not. If you fail this exam, you do not get into a university. Naturally, GAO was nervous. But, he still studied. But, more harder than ever. He’d sometimes even pull all nighters for it. On the day of the test, he felt ready. He’d tell himself that if he passed, he’d be set for life. After the tense few hours, he turned it in. Waiting for the scores were the worst days for him. He’d stress everyday. Then, he gets the E-Mail. On the screen, “700/750.” He exclaims with joy, since that is the 2nd highest in his class. As he goes to redeem the certificate, he was ready to go to a university. As he was applying for the university, his mom hands him a flyer that read: “Variety show: THE BRIDGE. Audition now to be apart of the K-Pop world!” GAO stares at the flyer and back at his mom. His mom encouraged it, instead of university. He considers, given that being an idol makes way more then being in a university. He tries out with any talent of singing and dancing he has. He didn’t expect to pass. When he did, he flew to South Korea, and joined the variety show. He still had the mindset that he isn’t actually debut into a group. But, unexpectedly, he was chosen 3rd. He was shocked himself. Then, he debuts with ASTERISKED. Where that was his job for the next 5 years. His parents and relatives couldn’t been more proud.
GAO “OVER THE EDGE - EP” Album Photocard EDGE Ver.
Name: GAO ZHENG (GAO) 가오 (KOR) ガオ (JAP) DTB: April 17, 2006 (19) PTB: Hangzhou, China Race: Chinese Languages: Mandarin/Korean/English/Cantonese Top hobby: studying and stationary shopping Single Male aroace He/him
3rd member of ASTERISKED
Instagram: @GAOkao