/s↮ Lau Meili ↮ Main Talent
Full Name: Lau Meili
Nickname(s):
- May : it's the first syllable of her name
- Lily : the last syllable of her name repeated twice
- Little Jessi : though she is just 15 she is very blunt tough and straight forward like jessi.
- Stretchy : She's is extremely flexible and is oftened compared to Victoria Song of f(x).
- Little Mermaid : She's a talented swimmer and has won many awards from swimming competitions since the 6th grade.
- Yeolhan : the name came viewers because of her sharp vertical lines bordering her abs which looks like the number 11. yeolhan means 11 in korean
Date of Birth (Age): March 1, 2001 (15)
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
Hometown: Jeju Island, Korea
Ethnicity: Chinese
Nationality: Korean
Faceclaim: Chou Tzuyu
Backup Faceclaim: Zhao Meiqi
Appearance & Style:
Meili's height is 161cm and she weighs 52kg. Her body structure has the curves of jun hyosung with the abs of park kahi. she also has big meaty thighs with tiny stretch marks that she is not proud of. She doesn't have a thigh gap but she does have a gap between her calves. she has small tattoos on her inner shoulder and outter shoulder along with a belly piercing and ear piercings. since she really want it her parents took her in for her 15th birthday. her tattoos and piercings cause the elderly to look down on her, but she looks believes she should be able to do what she wants with her body. her tats and piercings shock people since she's only 15 but she can say she never fixed her face.
Everyone expects a cute little 15 year old but Meili just does not live up to Korea's expectations of a teenager. Her family and herself have been under great Western American influence for years. Her parents both speak English fluently. With that, she does have a Western taste in fashion. meili's style of dressing has always been more of a chic-urban style but isn't afraid to get girly once in a while. when she feels lazy she loves her joggers, nikes, snapbacks and sports bras. unlike the others when nari dresses she has a street, b-girl feel, which makes her unique. she has a bigger collection of hats than shoes. for practice she loves to dance without anything holding her back so she always ties her hair into a bun, caring less of how it'd look like. during practice is where she mostly wears her crop top or sports bras with joggers or sweats. 'short' is just a thing for nari her height, her shirts and her bottoms, she even sleeps in mini shorts and wears short mini dresses. when she feels like dressing up her "casual" is the chic urban outfits. for example a black floppy hat with casual jeans a crop top with a cardigan and a pair of converse. so in conclusion if she's lazy she'd be just staight up urban wear but when she wants to dress up she'd add the chic to the urban.
Personality
Pros: captivating, easy-going, bold, energetic // Cons: blunt, fiery, boisterous
Meili is quite awkward and quiet when meeting someone new but once they get to know her, she's actual very energetic and outgoing. She doesn't open up as eaily to people but if you wanted to become her friend and try talking to her she's not that hard to get along with. At times she's really random and funny. She comes in very handy when it comes to giving laughs and smiles. She is everyone's friend, well at least she tries to keep everyone on the bright side. She's always all in for fun and games. She's playful but never tries to act cute. Aegyo will never be her thing. Naturally people say she's a smol creature but when she is asked to act cute and do aegyo it's just completely awkward. On camera she acts like herself, she doesn't crave for the camera's attention, nor does she turn into something else, completely loud and chatic in order to receive the camera's attention. People like that tend to piss her off.
Though she has a bright energy, if she's pushed to the edge she fires back. Rather than saying things behind peoples' back she'd rather say it to their face. She knows that if she can't say it to there face she shouldn't say it all. Meili's a straight forward person, she'll tell you the truth whether it hurts or not. In fact she doesn't care if you end up crying. This causes viewers to label her as "little girl wannabe tough". This doesn't bother her because she understands that not the whole world is always going to love her and be on her side, there will always be haters. Meili inherits a fiery temper from her dad. If she feels that she is disrespected in anyway she will give them the same treatment they give her. "An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth." is her most loved motto. Because Meili is so energetic and easy-going that she becomes boisterous. When she gets rowdy it often annoys people around her and they tend to hate her because of that.
Background
According to the way she acts, you may assume she's the only daughter of a high class wealthy bunch of snobs. That she's completely spoiled and her parents have never disciplined her. Meili is actually from a family that ranges a little higher than the starving but a little lower than the ones with a steady home. Before she was born her dad was gangster. Her dad wasn't in a huge group but a small one that wasn't really famous. Her father was put in and out of jail as a teenger and even put on probabtion for a while. He indeed did use drugs but it wasn't addicted. After he fell in love with Meili's mother and Meili he changed. He quit being a gangster and started finding work anywhere he could to help his tiny family. He soon found a fairly easy job and continued raising his family. Meili was the eldest out of her siblings. She has a young brother and a younger sister.
Her little brother was younger than her by two years and her sister is younger by 15 years. To Meili her younger sister wasn't her sister, it was her baby too. Her family and herself fluently know 3 languages Mandarin, Korean and English. She joined the famous '1 Million Dance Studios' academy when she was in her first year of middle school. She was featured in some youtube videos, such as 'MTBD' Choreo by May J Lee, 'Stronger' Choreo by Mina Myoung, 'Hood Go Crazy' Choreo by Sori Na, 'Boys and Girls' Choreo by Junsun Yoo, and many others. Meili had a special bond with her brother through Korean pop music. Her brother encouraged her to sing, dance, and audition. Thus, causing her life up to this point.
Training
Company: Coridel Entertainmant
Backup Company: YMC Entertainment
Trainee Years: 2 years
Trainee Life: Trainee life wasn't like how it was on TV for Meili. Meili was taken in by Coridel because of her pretty face. Everyone looked down it because of her. The Korean trainees were distant from her and there weren't many foreign trainees that she could befriend. They saw her as talentless but she proved everyone wrong as she got stronger and better after every evaluation. Meili was set to debut with girl group 'Playback' but they found Soyoon as a better fit for the concept of the group, though Meili was hands down a better dancer. All the critism given to her by other trainees was taken in by her and used it to her advantage. Her experiences as a trainee shape her attitude towards things today.
Why was she chosen for \/s?: The CEO favored Meili and wanted her in the girl group 'Playback' but accordnig to directors and producers, she didn't fit in. He thought that Meili's talent would be wasted so he gave her achance to come on here. He found that she was an expert in all three fields. He believe she could do anything as long as she set heart for it.
Talent Twins
Singing: Kim Chungha (I.O.I)
Dancing: Kim Chungha (I.O.I)
Rapping: Kim Chungha (I.O.I)
Others: Kim Seolhyun (AOA) - Variety
Q: Why do you think you were chosen to be on this show?
A: Well, CEO was upset that I wasn't able to debut with 'Playback'. I had already started recording with 'Playback' but suddenly I was pulled out of everything. The producers, composers, and others said that my voice and looks weren't what they were looking for in 'Playback'. They wanted someone who was girly and I couldn't be girly. But, CEO wanted to give me another chance and put me on this show. I won't blow it this time, if they want girly, I will give them girly.
Q: What would you say your main talent is?
A: My area of expertise is dance of course. I've been dancing since I was in grade school.. About 5 years?
Q: What are you most nervous about concerning the show?
A: Honestly, there are no contestants that scare me but I think I may be a little nervous with the screen times. I may not show up on TV a lot because I don't crave the camera. If the camera comes up to me, I'm fine with it but I don't go out there searching for the attention. I think that's my weakest point.
Q: Is there anything else you'd like to say?
A: Please look forward to the show and support these talented girls.
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