the basics.

name » Kang Marie 강 마 리에

nickname(s) » 
» miss know it all | she is always right, no matter if people say otherwise, Kang Marie is always right, end of conversation. her band members call her this nickname.
» miss piggy | her love interest call her this, because she eats a lot.

birthplace » Busan, South Korea 
birthday » December 30 1997

hometown » Busan, South Korea 

ethnicity » Korean

language » 
» Korean | Native |She is full Korean, born and raised in Korea.
» English | Basic | A mandatory language to learn during trainee days.
 

face claim » Kim Yeri

backup face claim »  Bae Suzy

appearance » 
— Marie is what people may call "Natural Beauty". She was already born with something that would always call others attention. Even when she was just a baby people would approach her parents with a smile complimenting their work. Her facial features are beautiful and cute with her plump lips, perfect small nose and mesmerizing eyes. You can't take her image off of your head once you lay your eyes on her. Standing tall or not at 160cm with the weight 49kg, she is mostly flat in every part of her body, her legs are skinny (not too much though), doesn't has a big booty and s aren't that big either, however, she is often called  "y". She has four ear piercings. One on her left ear and three on the right. Has a birthmark a bit under her bellybutton area with the shape of a small flower.  Her hair color is naturally dark brown.
 

style » 
— Marie was always that type of girl that would dress to impress, even if she was just going to stay indoors watching a movie, she would always try to look the best she could ! After all you never know what is going to happen, who you're going to meet all of a sudden. She loves to pick different type of clothes and join them all. If it's a mess ? No, it looks really good on her because she wears it with confidence. The randomness of her choices, are what makes her unique, since she can choose different pieces and create a lovely outfit that others might look down upon. She's a fan of high heels and loves to collect hats, every type of hat, but normally doesn't use them. Likes to wear dresses since she feels very confident with her legs who are her favourite body part.

→ Dorm/Practice

→ Airport

→ Special Events

→ Regular Basis

" work hard until your idols become your rivals "

" a happy woman is a beautiful woman"

the girl next door.

personality traits » 
+; mature, kind, hardworking
-; complex, self-critical, blunt
 

personality »
— Marie is arguably the most complex of all her band members, so there are seemingly many contradictions in her personality until you look close enough to see the layers. Marie can be very confident. She has no problem interacting with people right away, and she has a way of rolling with the interviewers even at times people find themselves cringing of second hand embarrassment from the off-topic questions. She, on the other hand, manages to brush things off as jokes if she doesn’t want to discuss it or answer them, with an ease that is admirable. She is always with a attitude that screams ‘think what you want of me, I don’t even care’. She also seems more than comfortable with going out on her own, or spending time by herself. This suggests not only a ease with getting along with anyone she meets, but a self assuredness that she can enjoy what she’s doing on her own - and that’s a sign of maturity. In the same way, however, Marie can sometimes be very insecure.. She has a very visible outward confidence and she has an ability to charm people in both a friendly and flirty way and I don’t think she’s shy in the slightest. But, she has a lot of “am I good enough” moments. We can see it almost everyday if we spend a lot of time with her, in the way that in every interview when she’s talking she almost always looks to the other members as though she’s seeking confirmation that what she is saying is alright. She seems like she needs someone there telling her “yes you’re right, you’re ok”. So, because of that, insecurity would make her need to be surrounded by affectionate people that can reaffirm the fact that she’s not going to be left alone and that she IS good enough. People find  interesting that a majority of her friends are boys. I personally don’t think it has anything to do with the fact that she is afraid of being friends with a girl!  I think it has more to do with the fact that boys are typically more openly affectionate with their friends, so they would offer more hugs and “I love you’s” and more deep and personal conversations, which is what she needs to feel connected and important and just needed.

She seems very ready to be an adult; especially in the emotional sense. In a lot of ways though, Marie seems to be dominated by these emotions. She is very impulsive, she seems to have a tendency to act upon her initial emotional response. In multiple occasions we can see  her giving in to sadness, jealousy (in getting almost moody when a certain member’s attention is off of her and onto someone else) and many times crying on stage. Marie is someone who is not afraid to recognize her emotions and isn’t one to try to hide them or force them down. She’s  easy to read; she wears her emotions on her sleeve clear and open for anyone who takes the time to notice them. She is also very empathetic, she is able to identify her own emotions and  can also easily identify those emotions in other people. In the same way she responds really well to what people need in the moment, and it’s this ability, which I think is part of why people so easily grow fond of her,  the strong ability to empathize, is typical among people who are comfortable with children because they are able to respond to the child’s inability to vocalize what they need, and she can do that, since she deals with a lot of baby cousins in the family. On a slightly negative side, her impulsive tendency to react to emotions can also get her into trouble, because I think she wouldn’t shy away from calling someone out when she was angry, or at least failing to disguise her anger, or upset etc. On another negative note, it can make her  very vulnerable to conflict because sometimes she seems to lack the ability to understand why people don’t think the way she does and see things the way she does. Marie doesn’t  like to be in charge. It makes her feel closer to people if they are the ones demanding something of her, and her being able to give to!  It gives her  the security and feeling that she has made them happy. In this way I believe this reflects once again to her ultimate desire to feel needed and wanted and why she admits to being attracted to confidence. It’s impossible to overlook the fact that Marie simply has that “it” factor. There isn’t much to say on the topic, because it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what about her it is that draws people to her the way that she does. And yet it’s pretty hard to dispute the idea that she seems to be the crowd favorite and in a lot of ways I don’t think you can narrow it down to one or two characteristics. She’s Kang Mari - a normal person who is just good at being famous, whether she intends to be or not.
 

LIKES » 

» summer rain | she thinks it's refreshing
» herself | she can be a bit vain and conceited
» food | she is the shikshin of the group
» games | specially Farm Heroes Saga
» photography | she has countless selfies

DISLIKES » 

» backstabbers | fake people are a big no
» bad internet connection | pisses her off
» small places | she will feel suffocated 
» crowded places | people bumping against her? No
» people touching her things | she will literally hit you

HOBBIES + HABITS »

» spending too much money | it's a bad habbit of hers
» biting her nails | when she is nervous
» hiding her face while laughing | since she was a kid
» cooking | she is a good cook, food is life
» reading | she prefers reading over movies
» sleeping | best hobbie ever

TRIVIAS » 

» she thinks her best body part are her legs.
» in the day of the Showcase, Marie was so nervous that she threw up backstage
» allergic to watermelon
» she had braces for 3 years
» she is a big fan of one ok rock and shinhwa
» former YG trainee
» if she could be an animal for one day she would be a fly to spy on others without being seen.
» her ideal type is someone with a charming smile and perfect white teeth
» if someone asked her in the past what she would be doing right now, she would say "being a doctor".
» in the future she wants to be an MC with a Seventeen member,

home is where your heart is.

background » 
— Kang Mari was born and raised in Busan, Korea, to a Korean mother and Korean father. Her parents both had successful jobs so money never was a problem for them, they were stable as doctors in Busan. Growing up, Marie had a fairly normal childhood. She is the middle child of ther family, having a older and younger brother, she's the only girl. While her two brothers were amazing at school, Marie never liked school that much, she never had amazing grades either. Marie reportedly learned guitar in the eight grade. In her last year of junior high, Choi Sarang learned both classic guitar and how to play the piano. She is actually a student under Seoul of Performing Arts majoring in singing. Marie was a Superstar K2 Contestant while she was spending her vacations in Seoul, finishing in second place.

After initial success with Superstar K2, CEO Yang Hyun Suk signed Marie to YG Entertainment on January 12, 2010, so she moved to Korea all alone and started to live with her aunt and uncle. Sarang was 12 years old back then. She was enrolled in dance and acting classes, including modeling classes as well. After 2 years of training under YG, Marie and the CEO both agreed on ending Marie's contract. YG Style wasn't what she really wanted, so she auditioned to Pledis where she became known 3 years later with this new project, Pledis Girls.

family » 
 

» Father, Kang Won Bin | 55 | doctor | wise, caring, down to earth, funny | her father is like her bestfriend, they talk a lot about everything. She is daddy's little girl.
» Mother, Moon Sun Gah | 55 | doctor | strict, motherly, talented, motherly |they fight quite a lot, yet they are really alike and they love each other a lot, Marie says she wants to be like her mom when she grows up.
» Older Brother, Kang Min Joon | 24 | university student | cocky, conceited, vain, smart | Minjoon always protected Marie as if she was very fragile and precious, now they don't spend a lot of time together because he is still studying in the States, but they still keep in contact everyday.

» Younger Brother, Kang Song Min | 15 | high school student | loyal, smart, hardworking, empathetic | They are very close. The same way Minjoon used to take care of Marie while she was younger, she now takes care of Song Min. She is constantly worried if he skipped any meals, if he is sleeping well or getting good grades.

friends/rivals » 
» Bestfriend, Wonwoo | 19 | Lead Rapper in Seventeen | confident, charismatic, willy, kind | they are very close since trainee days and get along perfectly well, yet they fight a lot, like real siblings, they are constantly praying pranks on each other, yet they are together in everything. She even was mentioned in SEVENTEEN's THANK 's TO.
» Bestfriend, Kang Mirae (OC) | 20 | Pledis Trainee | flirt, self-critical, ambitious | sisters from different mothers because nobody would handle them both in the same house.

the one and only.

love interest » Yun JeongHan

backup love interest » Xu Ming Hao

personality » (Boy you're amazing, just the way you are) You know how vanilla ice cream is sweet and simple yet popular enough that everyone likes it ? That's how you can describe Jeonghan. He likes to keep to himself and when people try talking to him he occasionally will shy away from them because he had built a shell around himself, although he has a shy personality he does have the occasional times where de 'd have the soft burst of confidence and he'll go up to someone and introduce himself to get to know them and make friends. His social skills aren't the best and occasionally he might just seem so meek, a bit off putting and annoying which he doesn't try to be, he just has this fear of someone trying to hurt him that he's scared of the most. When he is on stage and on camera, his personality changes drastically, he becomes y, not afraid to show a new image. Jeonghan is also very funny, sometimes maybe too much, he likes to make lame jokes. People will eventually laugh even if the jokes are not funny at all.

LOVE STORY » Do you know those lame love stories, when the boy and the girl just kind of look at each other and everything else becomes secundary, moving in slow motion ? It might seem a scene taken from a movie, but it was exactly like this that Jeonghan and Marie fell for each other. And when I say 'fell', I mean, falling hard, deep in love with each other. Jeonghan and Marie met each other in the corridors of Pledis. It all started back in 2012 when she became a trainee under Pledis. Marie is the epitome of perfection in Jaeonghan's eyes and when he first laid his eyes on her, he knew it was kind of love at first sight. The way the wind played against her hair, the way she smiled shyly when someone compliments her, he definitely started to pay attention to the small details. All of this might sound too cliche, but Jeonghan  is the man of her life, she is crazy about him while he definitely is completely in love with her. However, they can't just voice their feelings as if it was nothing, they both have a image to keep, in the moment they become famous, and now that they are both KPOP idols, they almost lose their private life, so when they are together in public, they don't speak much nor have any physical contact, but people can see how much they care about each other, because of the way he looks at her, how how she blushes when she notices his breathtaking smile.

I'm a star

stage name » MaRi

persona » Honey's Voice
Position » Vocalist
 

Singing twin » Nana from AfterSchool
rapping twin » None
dancing twin » Nana from AfterSchool
talking twin » Nana from After School
aegyo twin » Yeri from Red Velvet
variety twin » Nana from AfterSchool
Which team is she on? » Team B



Questions » 
How does it feel to be on this show? » A dream come true? /laughs/ it's been amzing, i'm having such a great time with everybody here, an the love of the public is so sweeeet.

describe your charm in one sentence?  » My aegyo will make you fall head over heels for me /winks.

what are your strong points and weak points? » Hum, my strong point is maybe my looks and my voice, my weak point /thinks/ my rap, I need to work way more on it.

WHAT concept would you like to start the show off with? » Something that make people think "wooow, they are not only pretty but also sooo talented", because I want people to recognize us as true artists, not just preety faces.

what would you like to get out of this show? » A DEBUT!!!! I want to debut with my girls and sing to the public, I want people to love our music, I want to inspire girls and boys !!!!!