StarLightz || Erin || Scorpio

StarLightz- Erin
KissMe_Angel97
Scorpio
Activity - 10 to 10
 
That's Me!
About Me

 Birth Name: Erin MinSeo Kang
 Stage Name: Scorpio
Ethnicity: Korean-Chinese
 Nickname:
KangRin - A mix of her name with her last name; what her best friend, brothers (and love interests), basically people close to her, calls her

KangPae - Play on the word for gangster (kkangpae), given to her through her rather mean demeanor and her habit of lashing out at people without thinking. First a joke between her friends and the members, later becomes the center of her anti-fans.
 Birthdate: 11.17.1996 (19)
 Birthplace: Boston, MA, USA
 Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK, USA
 Height 160 cm [5'3"]
 Weight: 46 kg


Spoken Languages:
1) Korean - Completely Fluent, with the occassional grammatical errors - She speaks it around the house and her paternal grandparents
2) Cantonese - Completely Fluent, with a few grammatical errors also - She speaks it around the house, because its' her mother's native language, and she needs it to conversate with her maternal grandparents.
3) English - Completely Fluent - From attending school and growing up in an English-speaking country
4)  French - Not Fluent, but can hold a conversation, school's required foreign language credit


Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist
Backup Position: ~~~
 
My Looks
My Style
NOTE: She has several ear piercings in her right ear, and only two in her left ear.
Face Claim: Park SungSin
Gallery: [1]
Backup Face Claim: JungMin
Gallery: [1]

 
Comfortable clothes. In the summer, she wears rather scandalous clothes. For example, shorts that are way too short, shirts that leave her midriff bare, sometimes her outfits might be a bit too much skin and suggestive for her age, etc. In the colder season, however, she couldn't be wearing more clothes. She bundles up tightly with sweatshirts and fur-collared jackets, but underneath is only a t-shirt. Growing up with three brothers, Erin has a very boyish style of dress because she often shared clothes with her twin brother. She likes to wear leather bracelets and bands around her right wrist and a black G-Shock watch on her left wrist (or the bright blue one in this set). Around her neck is a silver "E" pendant adorned with small diamonds she got as a birthday present from her brothers. Her favorite shoes are her bright red converse, but she also has black Jordans laced with rainbow-colored laces, as well as heels disguised as boots or sneakers. She likes to wear hats, especially snapbacks, but she also has a large collection of beanies.
 
Who Am I?
Positive Traits: All-Rounder, Polite, Honest, Curious, Independent, Strong, Loyal
Negative Traits: Sarcastic, Witty, Impatient, Hot-Tempered, Careless, Overprotective


Personality: 


{Honest to the point it might be a flaw...} When asked for her opinion on things, Erin is completely honest. And sometimes this honesty becomes a flaw. Especially when she' trying to make friends with more girls. Some may take offense to her comments, but she only means well. She's horribly blunt with her comments as well, only adding more salt to an open wound she creates. Once again, she has no ill-intentions when being honest. It's just in her nature and is naturally a flaw as well as a charming trait of her.

{Curious, sometimes overly curious...} Erin is curious about everything. If she comes across something she's never seen nor tried before, she'll go on and try it. This has led her to find many hobbies other than music. For example, photography, snowboarding, swimming, and such. She's not just curious about things she's never tried before...she likes to be in-the-know. She hates feeling left out of something and sometimes ends up butting into a conversation she probably shouldn't be a part of...

{Independence is Key to a Successful Woman...} She's very independent as a woman. This is especially shown when she finds herself a job at a bar to be a musician. Even though both of her brother's focus on their studies, she continues to follow her passion for music. Therefore, due to her never-ending drive to keep music in her life, she becomes nearly completely independent from her family...except for living in the house that is... But she believes that she got where she is today through hardwork that she's done all by herself without anyone else's help. [which is a lie of course, because her brothers help her whenever they believe they need to...]

{If you're not loyal, what's the point and being strong?...} Completely loyal and failthful to her brother's, Erin is rather overly protective of her loved ones. Most especially Johnathan, because she knows that Daniel can fend for himself, and Johnathan can be hurt more easily than either Daniel or her. She isn't necessarily over protective of Seunghwan, but rather the other way around. However, she does worry about him often because of his love for thrills. She's also built up her physical strength through personal training and a daily jog every morning starting at 5 o'clock in the morning.

{Early bird cathces the worms!} Although she used to sleep in a whole lot when they were in elementary and middle school, once they reached high school, Erin liked to wake up early and start the day off with a nice morning jog. Even though her brother's may get up early and don't usually sleep in, Erin wakes up at 5 o'clock no matter what out of habit. 

{Sarcasm and Wittiness is something I can't live without...} To spice up her own everday routines, Erin throws in some sarcasm and enough wittiness to last a person for months on end within the short span of a day. Sometimes her sarcasm may be a bit offensive, but those close to her know she only means well. On reality shows and interviews with her members, she might seema bit cold and mean due to her sarcasm and wittiness.

{I've been waiting since forever! You're really getting on my nerves...} To be completely honest, Erin has a really short-temper and has a bad habit of lashing out at people when she's angry. Not only does she have a hot temper, but she's also not very patient... Many people may find her bad habit of yelling to be annoying, but if you can get past all that cruel coldness, she's actually more like a warm teddy bear deep down.

{Secret? What Secret? I don't know anything...}  Erin is one of the best at keeping secrets, just ask her twin brother. When he entered high school, he discovered that he was attracted to not girls, but rather boys. Their parents most definitely frowned upon homouality due to old familial traditions. Therefore she has kept this secret between her and her twin brother for several years now. Even their older brother and Seunghwan don't know of this secret. When it comes to important secrets, Erin is like the safe, triple, no quadruple, locked safe for secrets.

{I may not be the smartest in my family, but I know I'm the toughest...} Unlike her twin and her older brother, Erin was never a student at the top of the class. She likes to think that she has street smarts rather than book smarts. Due to her "street smarts," as she calls it, she's very strong and doesn't hesitate to throw the first punch when she's slashed by words.

{I can't be alone...I need my brothers' love, I need my members, I need people... It hurts to be alone...} She likes to be around people, even if she doesn't talk very much around them. She would much rather be surrounded by people than spend her time alone, couped up in her room. She also likes to be very touchy around people and when she's around her male friends, her contact with them are rather intimate, like holding hands or hugging them tightly. She's very prone to scandals due to her behavior and craving of skinship for things to feel more real. Without skinship, she says that there's no real contact with the person.
My History
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Kang Minseo, or Erin, was the last child to be born into the Kang family. Not long after she and her twin brother, JunHong, or Johnathan, were born, their family moved to Oklahoma City where they lived in a small, cramped apartment for a while until their father was able to find a job. Kim Seunghwan, an accidental orphan (and twin of iKON's Kim Jinhwan), became a part of their family but not officially. Although there are no official documents of adoption, Seunghwan lived and grew up with the Kangs. When Erin's father found a stable job with a more than comfortable salary, her older brother, SungHyun or Daniel, was transferred into a private high school. After Daniel graduated from high school, he chose to study in a university in South Korea. Johnathan and Erin had just finished middle school and were getting ready for high school when their father's job transfered the family to Seoul, South Korea. By this time, Daniel was enjoying his job working in a University Lab in Electrical Engineering. Erin and Johnathan completed their high school education in a private high school in Gangam.

The Kang twins first discovered their passion for music when they were in 1st grade and their mother found them several different musical instrument, private instructors. By the time they were in middle school, they were famously known as the DueTwins around the school. Once they started high school, the two of them decided to try out for entertainment companies in South Korea. At this point in their supposedly future musical career, the two siblings promised that they would stick together in the Music Industry no matter what. If one was accepted into the compnay but the other was not, they would refuse the offer. If one were to debut before the other, then they would reject it. The two young musicians were admant about keeping this promise throughout their trainee years. With the support of their mother, and some disapproval from their father, the twins began to audition for multiple companies. At this time, Erin's studies began to drop, but Johnathan was able to keep himself at the top of the class. He continued to help her through homework and assignments, but in the end, she would rather sing, or rap, than to spend her time studying at a desk all day long.

In the spring of 2011, the twins (and Seunghwan) were accepted into SM Entertainment to become trainees. Known as the biggest entertainment company in the industry of South Korea, their trainee program was definitely no joke. It turns out that the twins had been accepted not for their musical skills, but rather for their pretty and handsome visuals. Their training consisted of more dancing than vocal training or music lessons much to the twins' dismay. Johnathan, on the contrary to Erin had weak lungs. He trained himself since they were young to be able to sing with a powerful voice, but he was extremely vulnerable to asthma attacks when physically overworked. When Johnathan began to have asthma attacks often as a result of overexertion during dance workshops, Erin decided to terminate their trainee contract. Seunhwan, however, reluctantly stayed because he was scheduled to debut with EXO.

Thet two siblings continued to audition to find a company that would become the right fit for them. In the cold winter of 2011, as Christmas neared, they received a letter offering them a trainee contract at iBigHit Entertainment. Hip Hop music was becoming more and more popular at this time in South Korea and Erin was very enthusiastic about it. She loved the hip hop music that the company produced and she met a boy, a trainee soon to become an idol, at this company. Kim NamJoon, debuted with BTS in 2013 and better known as RapMonster, was one of the trainees she admired the most due to his charismatic rapping and his taste in music. The two of them became rather close as trainees and even composed tracks together. Although they weren't released at that time, Erin kept these compositions with her in her folder and notebooks. At the same time, iBigHit's producers happily worked with Johnathan to further improve his music composition and production. Ultimately, he even had some hand in producing some of BTS's future tracks. The two siblings really enjoyed being trainees under iBigHit, however, when Johnathan was forced to focus on his studies by their parents, the two gave up any hopes of debuting under iBigHit. Since their leave, Erin has kept in close contact with Rap Monster, and the two continue to share their works together, always asking each other for advice or giving each other constructive criticism.

During Johnathan's University Years, Erin found a job as a singer at a local bar. She didn't really wish to continue her studies, so she settled for having her own job instead. One chilly day in the spring of 2013, the twins got into a huge fight about their musical passion. Erin accused her twin of losing his interest in making music with her, to which he responded that he just didn't have the time anymore because of his studies in the university. This fight lasted for several months. One hot and humid day in July, Erin finished her gig at the local bar when she was approached by a young woman, giving her an offer to join a new label: ZODIAC Entertainment. Since she was still angry at her brother and she believed that he broke their promise first, she decided to sign with the record label. Even to this day she still feels guilty for making this choice, even if Johnathan has since then made up with her and tells her often that its not her fault and that he's content with taking her spot at the bar every Friday evening.


W
Likes
Dislikes
Hobbies
Candid Pictures
Plain, Black Coffee
Rainy Days/Gloomy Weather
Cold Weather
Animals/Pets
R&B, Hip Hop & Acoustic Music
Young Children
Photography & Film
Dim Sum & Chinese Food
Spicy Foods
Anything Sweet
Eating meat...lots of it...
☆ Favorite Color is Red & Black
Skinship..She loves it. Craves it.
Gum, especially minty or spicy
Bubble Tea
☆ To be early, or perfectly on time
Hot & Humid Weather
Country Music
Loud Noises without reason
People bad-talking her or her family
Ginger pieces in her food
Bitter Foods
Least Favorite Color is Pink
Being Late
Being Alone. She's more prone to break down when she's alone and she doesn't like to look weak.
Large bugs, especially cockroaches and moths...she absolutely hates those annoying little mosquitoes and buzzing flies, too...
Photography
Filmography
Music Composition
Putting her pictures together in collections or scrapbooks
Gaming [PS4, XBox, PSVista, PSP, Leauge of Legends, you name it - she plays it...]
Swimming & Playing Basketball
Snowboarding, Skateboarding & Parkour
Listening to music with her noise-cancelling Beats.
Playing Card Games
Watching anime and cartoons with friends, usually not alone
Trying new things. She's extremely curious.
Habits
Trivia
Plastic Surgery
Tapping her fingers on her crossed arms, on the table, on anything, when she's waiting for something or someone
Organizing things or rearranging things when she's stressed or is overthinking something
Cuddles things when she's sleeping, like her Bulbasaur or a pillow, or people who sudenly crawl into her bed
Hides her face underneath her hood or her hat when she's embarassed or feeling awkward
Nibbles on her index finger, not the nail, but the finger, when she's nervous.
Mixing her languages up and sounding like she's speaking gibberish when she's flustered or can't gather her thoughts as quickly as she's speaking
She curses often when she's hurt or really upset,only in Cantonese and occassionally Korean, but never English except for raps.
Auditioned with her Johnathan and Seunghwan for multiple companies (ex.: SMEnt, YGEnt, JYP, T.O.P. Media, ibighit, etc.).
She was once scouted by a small entertainment company, but she rejected it.
She likes to hang out with a lot of boys, ultimately leading her to her scandals with many boy band members
She has a Youtube channel with her twin brother where they posted original compositions as well as song covers. On their channel they have guest appearances from their older brother and JaeMin.
Made a promise to debut and make it big with her twin brother [when they were younger]
Has a tumblr she scrolls through often, a snapchat for close friends, a twitter she rarely uses and an instagram. All usernames are the same: @KEM_Star96
Sleeps with a stuffed Bulbasaur she's had since elementary school
Likes to keep herself active, would rather be doing too many things in one day rather than lazing around or having lots of time to think too much.
None because her parents don't allow it and the most important people in her life tell her that she's perfect the ways she is. Even with her slightly chubby cheeks and flat nose.


 
Scandals & Plastic Sugery
Past Scandals
1) "Trainee dating JJProject's JB?!" - Before GOT7 debuted and during her time as a trainee under JYP Entertainment, JB and Erin briefly dated. However Erin, deciding she wasn't quite ready for the serious relationship JB was asking for, broke up with him not long after the tabloids caught them out on a date in public.
 
Future Scandals
1) "Are they really dating?! C-Clown's Rome with Starlightz's Erin?" - Rome and Erin met a few times in public. Each time was purely platonic and mostly about Rome's filming and photography. This article came out after the two of them spent the day in a park taking pictures. He was helping her out by teaching her different functions and how to better use her camera. Some of the poses definitely look like they're a couple. However, both parties are quick to respond that they are not dating and are merely close friends.

 
2) "Erin's GOT7 Again!" - Similar to all her other dating scandals, this time it's with Mark. These pictures are from what seems like a movie date. The truth? Jackson was originally supposed to join up with his cousin to see a new movie that she was really excited to see. He got caught up last minute by some last minute things GOT7's manager needed him to do. Jackson sent Mark in his place since he knew that out of all the rest of the GOT7 Members, Mark was one of the closest to her. Erin is quick to deny that they're dating, although Mark takes suspiciously long before he denies it.

3) "Starlightz's KangPae a real KkangPae (Gangster)!" - She has a rather bloody fight with a girl who badtalks about her brother outside of the cafe after one of his gigs. The girl who ends up fighting with her was with two friends who ultimately recognized Erin as a member of Starlightz and report her to the tabloids. This takes a while to die down, and even with the support of the people around her, Erin has a hard time from all the hate she receives in this scandal.

4) "RUMOR: Erin leaving Starlightz to start her own Label!" - This is mainly a rumor with no base. She shared her interest in creating her own recording label in one of their first interviews, but has never gone through with it. This rumor is merely a rumor and nothing else.

 
 
Family
Friends
• Mother / Victoria [Li] Kang / 55 / Housewife / Strict on her children when it comes to their studies, but loves to spoil her oldest son, even though she doesn't have quite as many chances anymore. After Erin introduced her to Dramas, she spends her nights past midnight watching K-Dramas. She also grew up learning to play multiple instruments, which is where Erin and Johnathan found their passion for music.

• Father / Kang KiBum / 59 / Communications Manager at a large company / He's rarely at home because of the international business deals he has to go to meetings for. He calls home often to check up on his family. The family moved to Seoul when he received a job offer from the South Korean branch of the company he works at. When asked if he has a favorite child, he answers no, because he loves to dote on all his children. [But mainly the twins...he just doesn't admit it...]

• Older Brother / Daniel SungHyun Kang / June 11, 1986 (29) / Electrical Engineer, works in a lab at a University / He's the friendliest of all the Kang siblings. In high school and even in college, he was well-known around the campus for being the most friendliest. Not only was he open and very easy to be around, he was also quite intelligent. Whenever someone needed help with something he could never say no. He loves music like his siblings, but only keeps it as a hobby. He'd much rather indulge in the sciences and mathematics. He lives in his own apartment in downtown Seoul, but visits home often and drops by Johnathan's workplace to see him and meet up with Erin.

• Twin Brother / Kang JunHong [Johnathan] / Nov. 17, 1996 (19) / Local Musician at a Cafe & University Student / Nicknamed KangJun, Junhong, unlike Erin, is very shy. Well, he's shy in everything unless it's music. He holds a certain passion for acoustic music, and also hip hop, which he shared with Erin. The two of them promised each other that they would make it big together. Especially after they saw Akdong Musician. They believed even further that they could debut together. That dream was later abandoned and he held a grudge against Erin for a while, but has finally let it go. Currently he sings at the cafe that his best friend, Yook JaeMin works at and studies at the same university as his best friend. Ever since they were born, Johnathan has always had a weaker body and he suffers from minor asthma also.


• Cousin / Jackson Wang / 21 / GOT7's Rapper / Jackson is the closest cousin to the Kang siblings. He's a big jokester and he loves to play around and tease Erin. Since the Kang family isn't very athletic, Erin and her siblings really admire him for his past fencing career. Even now, Erin looks up to him even as a rapper. Despite them both being idols, the two of them like to go out together often. This, as a result places a lot of hate on Erin from Jackson's fans, but despite all of it, she still loves to hang out with her cousin knowing the consequences.
Kim Seunghwan / 21 / K.IT (Double H Ent. Soloist) / Accidentally lost in Boston, MA when he was three-years-old, he was taken up by the Kang family, but not officially adopted. He was scheduled to make a debut with EXO as a vocalist, but was ultimately dropped for unknown reasons. He and Erin have a very close-knit relationship and she sees him as an older brother, while he harbors romantic feelings for her. (*coughcoughJunhong'sfirstcrushcoughcough*)

• Yu Barom / 24 / C-Clown's Leader & Rapper / He met Erin through an accidental run in at a broadcasting station. They aren't supremely close, but Erin really admires him for his passion for film and photography. They've developed a sweet friendship through their love for the arts. Since their accidental encountar, Rome texts her often and asks for her opinion on several of his projects.


• Mark Tuan / 21 / GOT7 Member / Ever since Jackson introduced the two of them, they've become close friends. Their friendship is sweet and full of teasing. Most of the teasing comes from Mark for her not-so-great Mandarin skills she derives from her Cantonese. But nonetheless they're great friends and love to meet up when their schedules permit it.

• Kim NamJoon / 20 / BTS's Rap Monster / The two of them met as trainees under iBigHit. Erin and Johnathan came closest to debuting under iBigHit and had many music-making sessions with NamJoon. Erin and him shared many interests especially in music and in fashion style. They had a sad farewell when Erin and her brother left the company, but have kept in touch since then and they occassionally get together to work on their music or just to talk and hang out for hours.


• Ahn DongHyun / 20 / SM Trainee / DongHyun was originally planned to debut under SM, but his group ran into a few problems and their debut was then cancelled. Erin met DongHyun during her brief trainee days in SMEntertainment with her brother. Since she left the company, they've kept in touch. Like all her other friends, they meet up quite a few times a month just to chat, maybe go see a movie, or have a coffee.

• Kelly Shin / 18 / High School Student / Kelly's the only girl, other than her other band memebers, who really understand her and realize that she spends most of her time hanging around boys because she enjoys it. Not because she's desparate for a boyfriend. Erin and Kelly met through a Sunbae-Hoobae event at their high school and have been very close since then. They don't meet very often since Kelly's family moved to Busan a year ago, but they still text often and video call at night at times.
Love Interest
• Love Interest
Full Name: Yook JaeMin
Nickname: Jay
Birthdate: 05.25.1995 - 20
Occupation: Full-Time University Student; Part-Time Coffee Shop Barista; Part-Time Musician at a bar
Personality:

 
{Cheerful & Everyone's Friend.} JaeMin is really easy to approach, even though he seems rather shy at first. Many people, especially around the university want to be his friend. He's like the university celebrity due to his kindness and his charisma.

{Clumsy & Messy.} He might not look like it because he always looks nice and neat. Don't let that fool you... All the neatness is because of his roommate, Johnathan. One visit to their dorm and you'd be surprised to find JaeMin's side a complete "organized mess" as he calls it.

{Lot's of physical contact...} Maybe it's the reason why she loves him so much, but JaeMin offers as much skinship as Erin desires, if not more. He likes to make her comfortable and in his arms is where he's comfortable with her as well.

{Musical, but also Atheletic.} Not only is he a wonderful musician, JaeMin is also very active around the school. He's a part of several sports clubs and even just regular clubs. He loves music just like the DueTwins, but he also has a passion for sports, most especially swimming and basketball.

 
{Studious.} A musician, an athelete, ... and a dedicated student as well! JaeMin uses most of his times off during work breaks to study for his classes. Whenever he has the time, he'll crack open his text book to take notes or read. Quite the opposite of Erin since she can't study hard to save her life...but through him, she learns many new things that she would find boring otherwise, coming out of a professor's lecture...


Interactions: Whenever she has the time, Erin drops by the cafe or the bar he works at, or the apartment he lives with Johnathan in. They will occassionally go out to see a movie together, or just hang out at the gym and swim or play basketball. She likes to visit him often and texts him nearly every day.

Relationship: They first met when Junhong got his rommate assignment at his university. He's liked her longer than she's liked him, but they've both kept their love secret in fear of destroying their friendship. His family became really close to the Kangs really quickly, and their parents often joke that it would be amazing if JaeMin and Erin ended up getting married.
 
• Backup Love Interest
Full Name: Kim Seunghwan
Stage Name: K.IT
Birthdate: 02.07.1994 - 21
Occupation: Double H Ent. Soloist
Life as a Trainee
Pre-Debut Experiences
Last Words...
• Trainee Life -
SMEnt - 4 Months - Life as a tainee under SMEnt was tough on her twin since his asthma acted up more when he was stressed or didn't get enough sleep. SMEnt's program was especially rigorous and when they forced Johnathan to dance, that was where the twins drew the line and left the company. Johnathan was only in it for the music. He couldn't dance very well and he didn't have enough stamina for the difficult choreography.

iBigHit - 1 yr. 3 months - There were two reasons why the Kang twins stayed with iBigHit as long as they did. 1)  Erin enjoyed the hip hop that they produced. She especially admired BTS's RapMonster for his charisma in rapping and the two of them became quite close then. Theys till keep in touch, but don't speak together as often as Erin probably wishes. And then 2) iBigHit taught Johnathan how to better produce music and also let him have a hand in producing some of BTS's tracks for a while. They really enjoyed it there, but had to give it up when Johnathan entered a university and needed to focus more on his studies rather than his passion for music.

ZODIAC Entertainment - 1 yr. - Erin joined ZODIAC alone to spite Johnathan during one of their biggest fights. She joined through an audition like all the other companies she auditioned for. She was especially thrilled to find out that she had potential to debut soon. After she and her brother made up from their fight, he ended up supporting her more in her debut. ZODIAC's trainee program may not be quite as vigorous as SMEnt's but was thorough enough to earn Starlightz their debut.
• Pre-debut works -
001. Shares a youtube channel with her twin brother where the two of them sang & rapped cover songs as well as their own compositions
002. Recorded a song with Jackson as a rap duo, never publically released.
003. Featured rapping for an OST: "Return" with Wendy of Red Velvet
002. Featured singing in "Seoul Lonely" by Phantom.
 
• EXTRAS
Scene Requests
1) ~~~

☆ Group + Self-Introduction
+ 1...2...3... Annyeonghaseyo, we're shining brightly, we're Starlightz!
+ Eyo! What up? Starlightz's Scorpio, Erin here! *winks and holds up 'V' sign*
☆ Any Comments, Suggestions?
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