\/s↮ Park Seomah ↮ Singing
Full Name: Park Seomah.
Nickname(s):
✪ Summer - the English word sounds very similar to her own name, and she used this while living in England because it was easier to spell and pronounce correctly for English-speakers.
✪ Mama - the last syllable of her name said twice to sound like "mama", used as a nickname by friends.
Date of Birth (Age): August 12, 1998 (18)
Birthplace: Songhyeon-dong, Daegu, South Korea.
Hometown: West Hampstead, London, England.
Ethnicity: Korean.
Nationality: South Korean.
Faceclaim: Wendy [Red Velvet]
Backup Faceclaim: Yeri [Red Velvet]
Appearance & Style: The main difference between Seomah and her faceclaim are the piercings and tattoos. She has both ears pierced all the way down and a nose piercing in her left nostril (taken out when her superiors ask her to). Between her shoulder blades is a pegasus flying and a green and pink butterfly on her left wrist. She has definitely created her own sort of style growing up, and currently she's rocking a sort of punk rock/hip hop combination. Something like this or this is what she'd normally wear. In terms of hair and makeup, she either goes really simple or goes all the way out there with glitter, barrettes, and colors.
Personality
ambitious, fear-less, affectionate, curious, fiesty, envious, impulsive, reckless.
It's a damn good thing that Seomah's passion is music because she's a creative girl, and even in her eighteen years of living, she has not even come close to half the things she has to show the world. Give this girl an inch to work with, and she'll turn it into a mile. It may or may not take a while for her to get the finished results that she's pleased with, but she will do everything she can to get there. That may be where her ambition kicks in. Nothing will tear this girl away from something she's focused on until she has completed it to her liking. Other people telling her that it's "good enough" is not enough unless she's satisfied herself. In fact, she can be so reckless that other people praising something may just make her scrap the whole project and start again in a completely different direction. God bless the people who are supposed to be her superiors because this girl is definitely a handful, and she will only listen to people who are officially in charge.
She has a tendency to act without thinking, being very impulsive in everything she does. And it's also a damn good thing that she's not afraid of anything— but it might depend on whose side you hear this from. She may think it's a good thing she's fear-less, but others may believe it only leads to her being more impulsive and reckless. Her curiosity plays a hand in this as well, and you've heard the saying: curiosity killed the cat. Well satisfaction brought it back because even the threat of getting in trouble doesn't stop Seomah from satisfying her curiosity. When she wants to know something, she will keep on until she knows. Once again, a failure to think before she acts leads her to doing things that aren't exactly...the best option. But if it gets the job done in the end, she figures things will work themselves out anyway.
Despite her troubling qualities, Seomah is just as her name "Summer" states, bright and full of sunshine. She's truly a warm-hearted creature with nothing but love to give to others. She won't hesitate to reach out and hug someone, whether or not they are close to her. but please don't let her bubbly personality fool you. You don't want to get on her bad side or go against her because you will see her feisty nature. She will not be bullied ever, and she will show that the minute someone tries. She's also very sassy in the way she responds and reacts to people who act anything but nice to her. And if you mess with someone she cares about, it's all over. You might as well kiss your sweet life goodbye because she will come for you.
Background
Moving back and forth between London and Daegu after the split of her parents, Seomah's life was never stable enough to set roots. Hour long plane rides and tuning out arguments led to her love of music. Music was her counselor when she had no one to talk to and nowhere to unleash her bottled in emotions. The idea of "k-pop" wasn't something she knew well, only thinking of music as music - English, Korean, any music she could get her hands on. And this girl found the best of any genre, choosing not to dismiss something just because she didn't like it at first listen. Seomah's life finally started in 2013 when she moved in permanently with her father in Seoul after his move from Daegu. He had hoped she'd focus hard on school to get good grades, but she was really only interested in the one thing that had been comforting her her whole life. At the age of 15, she auditioned to any company that was accepting, getting rejected time after time until she finally landed a spot at JYP after winning 3rd place in their 2013's competition. After spending one year as a trainee at JYP, Seomah left when it was revealed JYP and the company leaders didn't appreciate her style (JYP generally sticks to one type that he favors with female trainees). She'd given up for a few months before auditioning to a "nugu" company called NAP Entertainment for a second chance of training and debuting, not bothered by the company size.
Training
Company: NAP Entertainment
Backup Company: Winning Insight
Trainee Years: About a year
Trainee Life: She spent some of 2013 and majority of 2014 with JYP Entertainment, and it wasn't exactly the relief she'd been hoping to receive by following her dreams. JYP can be extraordinarily ist, looking for certain types of females to debut. Despite her attempt to better her voice so the company would stop trying to change her style, both she and the company figured it'd be best for her to leave the company peacefully. And she did, giving training a rest for a few months and joining NAP as a trainee early late 2015. Generally speaking, she enjoyed her time there much more than JYP despite several major changes: she couldn't train as often in the gym and with the trainers, and she was still living with her father because the lack of trainee dorms. However, it only made her work harder and helped her appreciate her position more.
Why was she chosen for \/s?: Among the three female trainees that were being discussed to send it, Seomah wasn't the first choice or the second because she arrived last to the company. Getting picked was pure luck on her part, being the first of the three to show up to the meeting with the CEO and managers. She turned in her evaluations, from both JYP and NAP, and nobody said anything to make her speak out recklessly. So basically, good evaluations + two trainees being late + a seemingly polite Seomah = her shot for the survival show.
Talent Twins
Singing: Wendy
Dancing: Wendy
Rapping:
Others: Wendy (MCing)
Q: Why do you think you were chosen to be on this show?
A: If I'm being honest with you, it's because I got lucky. I sing well, and I'm confident about that, but I wasn't the first choice. The odds were ever in my favor, hah!
Q: What would you say your main talent is?
A: Singing is definitely my main talent. I'm confident about that. I'd say dancing and MCing make me nervous, but if I work hard it will come naturally anyway, right?
Q: What are you most nervous about concerning the show?
A: I'm more excited than nervous!
Q: Is there anything else you'd like to say?
A: Even if I don't end up debuting with this show, thank you for this opportunity! Honestly, this will be a good thing for me.
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