“Apa? (What?)”
Nik Tengku, stage name DEV, was born on June 22, 2006 in Bukit Mertajam in Penang. He loved exploring and walking around places when he was growing up. He also loved interaction, so people around his neighborhood refer to him as the “energetic kid” and knew whenever his energy dropped. He doesn’t get bothered as easily, and whenever his energy drops, it must be something huge that occurred to him. He started school at 3, and often got teased because of his energy. After excessive teasing, it got to him. His energy started to drain. No one noticed it at first, but his neighborhood did. One day, he was sitting outside his house, and the neighbor’s brother came up to him and sat next to him and talked to him for hours and how he should be energetic, regardless who says. He soon took that guy’s advice, and became more energetic. By the 7th grade, everyone enjoyed his energy and humor. To this day, he still keeps the energy and humor! Whenever he was bored at home, he’d find random choreographies and learn for fun, with no intended purpose whatsoever. Additionally, his family does karaoke often. He would be hesitant at first, but got comfortable. He got the name, DEV, from his friends. To this day he doesn’t know why his friends call him that. One day, he gets a notification about the variety show happening in South Korea to be an idol. Of course, he signed up via online auditions. However, when he sat down with his parents, his dad was against it, while his mom was supportive. His dad shouted at him, on why he shouldn’t do it. His dad was even discouraging him. But his mom told him to brush it off, and continue with the path he chose. After, he passed the online auditions, and was given tickets to South Korea to complete auditions. At the airport, his dad screamed at him so that everyone at the airport heard. Many strangers were filming, and he felt embarrassed and started to sob in public. The video was then uploaded to many social platforms, and the video triggers him very much if shown to him. After arriving in South Korea to do more training, he was then put into the variety show. He then started to think maybe his dad was right, this was a bad idea and that he wasn’t gonna make it. On the choosing day, he was chosen 4th, and he burst into tears in happiness. After his dad got the news, he started to apologize and ask for money. But all he said was, “No.”
DEV learned to drive a commercial motorcycle at 14 for fun
DEV doesn’t like his real name, NIK, that much
DEV “OVER THE EDGE - EP” Album Photocard EDGE Ver.
Name: NIK TENGKU (DEV) 데부 (KOR) デヴ (JAP) DTB: June 22, 2009 (16) PTB: Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia Race: Malaysian Languages: Malay/Korean/English Top hobby: traveling and interacting Single Male Questioning He/him
4th member of ASTERISKED
Instagram: @dod_DEVesto