the basics.

name » manon lou ji   //   마농루 지

nickname(s) »

birthdaY » march 15th, 1994

BIRTHPLACE » paris, france
hometown » paris, france                             ( 1994 - 2010 )
                             seoul, south korea              ( 2010 - present )

ethnicitY » korean - swiss.
NATIONALITY » south korean - french.

languageS » 

face claiM » park jiyeon

backup face claim » kim dasom

height & weight » 171 cm and 54 kg

appearance »  manon is said to be a beautiful woman and its no rumour. standing at 171 centimetres and weighing 54 kilograms, manon sometimes doesn't realise her beauty. she has pale skin with long silky brown hair. she's quite skinny due to her european diet and has slender legs. manon's eyes are small and slanted and she has pale pink, thin lips. 

style »  her style is very chic and elegant as expected from someone who was raised in paris. she often wears white because it's very easy to pair other accessories and clothes with white clothing. her clothing may seem very expensive - her secret? just go to the small stores and you'll find faboulous clothes! cheaper and much more comfortable!

casual :  one  two  three  four
formal :  one two  three  four
training : one two three  four

" a smile is always a woman's best feature "  

" and so i wanted to sing when i was a child but my friends told me, manon, you're horrible at singing. i didn't deter though, i kept at it. i was still horrible but the point is, i never gave up. 

i guess that was the main point of this little rant, to never give up. when you have a goal set in your mind, you have all these challenges thrown at you and everyone seems to give up half way through. but don't. the end result will always not be what you expect it to be. it will be better. "

i'm gonna be a star.

stage name »  manon // simple and unique, manon lou is exactly what she wanted to be called when she debuts. she had a hard time trying to make the ceo of big hit agree since to most people, it sounded too masculine and strange but in the end, manon won the fight on the agreement to just use manon and not manon lou as her stage name.

STAGE persona »  the sweet parisian  //  it was hard to come up with a persona that sums up manon in a few words. too many adjectives and words to say in less than ten seconds for manon to introduce herself with, so when the company suggested to just call herself a parisian; manon stuck with that. because a parisian is exactly who she is and how to describe her. 

position »  main rapper, visuals

performance twin »  wendy of red velvet

vocal twin »  victoria of f(x)

rap twin »  yezi of fiestar

trainee years »  five years      ( mid 2011 - present )

trainee life »   training at big hit was an absolute breeze for manon. no one really messed her up and she didn't have anyone bullying her. manon was adored by the trainees; both male and female and the new trainees often looked up to manon for support. during training, she'd often isolate herself in the corner of the room or after scedhule and practice by herself. at the start, it was easy pretty to say that manon had only gotten in for her looks because when she auditioned by dancing, if it was anyone else, they'd be immediately rejected. with that in mind, manon made it a mission to succeed in proving the world that she didn't get accepted because of looks alone. to try make her goal more clearer, manon tried focussing more on rapping than the other two. it was only the second year when manon's hardwork started to show as she kept moving ranks in the rap department and eventually, in her third year of being in big hit, manon moved up to the top category of rapping in big hit (girls department). manon had also moved multiple ranks up in dancing and even in vocal skills but not as much as she did in rapping. many trainees and instructors compliment manon's rapping because of her confidence and charisma, which makes her rap all the more memorable.

girl next door.

PERSONALITY TRAITS »  

pos   //  debonair, gentle, adaptable
neu  //  adventurous, enigmatic, casual
neg  //  aimless, ignorant, sensitive

ELABORATION »  manon usually has an air of confidence surrounding her and is always stylish in terms of clothing, which gives her the chic - confident look. on the inside, manon is actually quite gentle in nature and can't stand being rude intentionally to anyone. another positive trait of manon is that she is adaptable. this explains why she got used to living in korea quickly because of her adaptable trait and is mostly calm throughout any situation.

she loves adventure; so manon used to wander around the boulevards of paris in search of something new. this trait didn't go away since she had moved to korea and she still is quite adventurous whenever she sees or hears something cool in the distance. manon herself cannot quite decifer herself easily. not many people can see when manon feels hurt and so on, so people as well find it hard to understand the girl. as said before, in most situations manon can adapt to it and stays calm and casual.

manon in her childhood had many goals that she had wanted to achieve but as she grew older, the more aimless she became. sure she had wanted to achieve things but things happen along the way in the direction you don't expect it to go to; and so manon makes her goals quite bare and is therefore aimless at times. sometimes manon can be ignorant at times; when she's doing something she deems important, manon can ignore her surroundings and accidently ignore people. behind her confident appearance, manon is actually sensitive and hides her feelings away until she can't hold it in anymore.

TRIVIA »   

pastry or bread : her all-time favourite foods and it is always for breakfast and dessert. manon often eats baguettes with strawberry jam for breakfast.
games : do not underestimate her skills in mario kart as manon will literally whoop your off your seat while playing as luigi.
perfume : her uncle used to give her expensive perfumes for her birthday, name day and christmas since manon uses perfume a lot. now she has a whole box of expensive perfume just waiting to be used.
handwriting : when writing, manon often writes in cursive and when writing in korean, manon's hangul is often slanted and sometimes curved.
sports : she's extremely good at running sports and she does most well in hurdles. she would've made it into the track team if she hadn't denied. 
fears : manon's phobia is phobophobia; it is a fear of phobias. she has this phobia because as a child, she wanted to be a fearless and strong woman and having a phobia was the last thing she wanted.
position : if every group has a family position, manon would most likely be the mother of the group.
cooking : despite being a daughter of a pastry chef, manon is quite gifted at making soups and broths, but nothing else.
iness level : it is at zero. despite her quite y appearance, if she was to be asked to act y, manon will literally turn into a potato for a second and become extraordinarily awkward. although when she does a y song, her demeanor will change to adapt with the tone of the song.
dance, vocals, rap? : manon never ever done those three until she had auditioned for bighit. she didn't even realise that it was the path that she had wanted to go down with and used to be incredibly bad at all three. 

background » manon's story began before she was born. her swiss father had wanted to start his own patisserie in france since his patisserie in switzerland was going smoothly and he had wanted to branch out his business. so he relocated to paris with his pregnant, korean wife. so when manon was born, her father named his new patisserie after her nickname; la petite chou. owning the pastry store and taking care of manon was no big deal for the biracial couple as they lived right above 'la petite chou'. a few years later, manon's mother gave birth to twin brothers and their live became more hectic. manon often had to help out her father down in the patisserie and do most of her homework there too since her younger siblings used to rampage in the home. once she grew of mature-ish age; ie. 12 years old, manon had the responsibility of getting bread for the family, dressing her siblings, doing the housework and bringing her siblings to and from school for lunch since they didn't want to spend money in the cafeteria (in france, students can go home during lunchtime and eat there, then come back to school). 

four years later, manon's parents decided to move to south korea to be more connected to the other side of the family. the twins presisted at first and did not adapt easily to the change, but manon did and easily found herself with new friends and got used to korea quite easily. the following year, manon's friends had told her about the idea of auditioning to become an idol and the swiss-korean girl was perplexed at the idea. it was only when she was scouted on the streets that she found out that it was a big thing in korea. except she denied the offer because she thought that s.m entertainment was a organisation. after a few months and begging from her friends and siblings, manon finally agreed to try audition for a company. not for any of the big three but instead, big hit, because she had always admired glam. she hated to say it, but manon knew that she was accepted into big hit for her looks; because she had auditioned with dancing and her dancing was quite terrible at the time. though the majority of the trainees brushed it off and became quite happy with her presence. 

THE LOVED ONES.

RELATIONSHIPS » 

the original sweethearts

of course, manon's parents are important. joohyun ji and jeremy aegerter are manon's parents. because she has her mother's maiden name as her surname instead of her father's last name, people don't find the connection between manon and her father but manon is actually closer to jeremy than joohyun. the two treat their daughter with nothing but love and let her do whatever she wishes under the circumstances that it's realistic.
 

manon's own weasly twins

her identical twin siblings, otherwise dubbed as the devils in the angelic family, adrien ji and ayer ji are currently nineteen years of age in korea and are cunning football (or soccer) players in their university. they love to prank and joke around with their older sister whilst trying not to get in the wrath of their mother. other than that, the twins get along with manon in a friendly and joking manner. 

the interview.

please introduce yourself to the viewers » "hello, i'm manon lou ji. i am currently twenty-three years old in korea and i am from france." manon bowed politely with a fresh smile, plastered on her face.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE IDEA OF COMPETING AGAINST 20 GIRLS? » "i like the idea of challenging myself and with others at the same time. as a competition, i think it's a great idea." she nodded to herself, "it has a chance of proving that everyone has talent."

out of the 20 girls competing in atalana, do you think you'll be able to be ranked in the top 7? » "of course! i feel confident and determined that i will make it into the top seven. after all, you just need to believe in yourself and do your best!" manon smiled and posed in the 'hwaiting' pose. she knows she's going to do well. even if she is one of the eldest in the competition, she has more experience than some.

Is there any trainee in big hit you think will be hard to surpass » "i personally think that most of the vocalists would get a top spot in the competition. after all, there are lots of fierce vocalists in the competition so far and vocals tend to appeal more to the audience." manon sighed and motioned her disappointment with her hand, "female rappers these days in korean pop have to be showing a powerful image, produce rhymes and quick verses. it's not all true."

please give a message to the viewers watching 'atalana' » "please support me and the other girls. without you, the show would definitely be without purpose." manon smiled with her charming eyesmile,

and finally, please give a message to the girls competing in atalana » "i won't lose against anyone, i promise you that. i'll put up a fight! tous les moyens sont bons! (by whatever means possible)" manon pointed at the camera, as though she was pointing at the other girls. she chuckled as she added her little french verse and threw her head back, "c'est hilarant! (that's hilarious!)"

the end.

comments/suggestions » hey sun! sorry for not talking to you for a very long time! <3 <3

scene requests »  - the girls have a meeting with the fans of the show and they play games with the fans
- manon visits the twin's soccer game or the twins in class and she ends up being bombarded with the twins' classmates.

password »  wonder girls - hyelim