"I'm still fly, I'm sky high

And I dare anyone to try & cut these wings"

PERSONALITY TRAITS: 

(+)kind,funny,generous,loyal,sincere/honest,

(-)awkward/insensitive, cynical and pessimistic at times, closed off, proud and defensive, too insecure at times as well

(neutral)oblivious, confident (can be both positive and negative at times), determine

Personality:

When people meet Areum, she comes across as a honest and kind girl. She may not understand all social cues, but once you get past her obliviousness, she is actually a very funny, pun-loving girl with a great sense of humor. She does not seem to get a lot of social cues, and sometimes, she can be so insensitive that she might say something without realizing it is entirely inappropriate for the mood. This is what gets her in trouble the most. She may not even realize that you were hurt and continue to talk to you as normal, which makes you feel like she does not even care (not true, she is just oblivious to others feelings sometimes)

She is a great person go to for advice and comfort because of her sincere and honest nature, and many people would definitely call her a close friend. While many call her a close friend because they feel they can rely on her, she herself feels like she only has a small handful of close friends that she can go to and rely on no matter what. She uses humor and deflection to keep people from realizing that they don’t actually know her as well as they think they do. She doesn’t mind other people crying, but she finds it a huge weakness if she does it herself (unless they are tears off joy or laughter). She is never fully confortable around anyone she doesn't trust completely, because she feels like people will hate her if she isn’t funny and nice all the time, and she does care about other people's opinions about her to a certain degree (insecure at times). Sometimes her pessimism and insecurities get through her kind and confident appearance, and it can make the people around her uncomfortable and unsure of what to do, because they aren't used to seeing her so...subdued. Its not that she is normally loud, cheerful, and bubbly. It is just that she is comes across as a fairly easy going, funny girl who seems to get over bad things and situations after a little bit of time. So seeing her really distressed will be really surprising because no one is used to it. 

She isn’t a mean person, and because people trust her so much, she knows a lot about the people around her. People around her feel comfortable with her (for reasons that she doesn't really know), so they tend to let their guard down and say things they wouldn't normally say out loud (sad or mean or rude things they think about others or themselves). Becuase of this, she is kind of cyncical about people and the world as a whole, and she likes to do things for other people and be kind because she thinks if she doesn't do it, who else will. Some people see her as a glass-half full kind of person, but she is actually a glass-half empty kind at times. She tries not to get her hopes up for things that involves other people, because that way, if she is dissapointed, it won't be anything different than what she already told herself, and if something good does happen, she will be pleasantly surprised. Keyword being tries, because while it works some times, she somehow still ends up getting her hopes up. She is also very cynical about the world because of the discrimination she faced growing up in Korea. With her darker skin tone and more "exotic" looks, many made it very clear to her that she did not belong without even knowing her, so she doesn't really see the good in most people right off the bat (not that she will ever let it show)

She also tends to be very prideful of certain things. You can insult her looks, and she will just laugh it off, but insult her singing, and she becomes very defensive. She knows she is good at singing, and she is not going to pretend like she thinks she is not. She just doesn't understand why she should pretend like she is bad or act likes she doubts how good she did when she knows for a fact that the performance was great. It is not that she is some super confident mofo, she is still a teenage girl with everyday insecurities and complexes that the public will jump on quickly. It is just that she believes that if she is expected to talk about her weaknesses, she is sure as hell going to talk about her strengths. She prides herself on working hard at whatever she does, so her singing, cooking, etc., (things she is pretty confident about) are small hot buttons. She is slow to anger, but if it the insults happen enough, she will definitely fight back. Her defensiveness can come across as iness and snarkiness however to some, and she might not even realize it. She is fine with constructive criticism, in fact she loves it, but if you keep insulting her without an explanation or reason, she will not take it sitting down and she does a complete 180 from happy-go-lucky and sweet to stone cold .

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. Areum lives by this. Areum believes that only she can change her life, and no one else is going to do it for her. The problem with this is that at times, she takes the quote too far. She doesn't rely on others, and she tries to do it all by herself without any help. In the process she might end up unknowingly and acidentally hurting others and even herself at times (like overworking herself to the point of passing out) [determined]

As a whole, most people like Areum because of her kind and funny nature, making her pretty likable, but the people who don't like her probably don't becuase of something hurtful or rude Areum said or did without realizing.

BACKGROUND: 

Anu was born in Seoul, South Korea to a middle-class family, in the shadow of her older brother. Her family did not have much money, but they were all very happy and loved each very much. While Anu loved and cherished her grandparents on her mother's side, she never met her father's parents, who were very rich, because they disowned him when he married her mixed mother and quit medical school to start a resturant. Because her parents were always very busy trying to pay for her and her brother's education, Anu tried to be the perfect child so as to not cause her parents trouble. She helped and worked in her family's resturant, she cleaned and did chores, and she never really fought with her brother. While she loved her brother, she always thought he was the favorite because her parents always payed attention to him because she believed he was better than her in everyway. She would get 2nd in her class, her brother would get number 1. She would buy jewelry for her parents birthdays, he would send them on trips and vacations. She did many activities, such as archery, ice skating, piano, ballet, etc,(you know all those clubs you join as a kid) but it always felt like he was better than her and she dropped most of them soon after. One day when she was 11, as a last attempt, she joined a accapella/singing club and she fell in love with singing. She started working extra at the resturant and doing odd jobs like babysitting and dog walking to save up money for lessons, and she quickly advanced in these lessons. She started singing in her parents resturant, and she finally felt like she was out of her brother's shadows and that she had found the the thing she excelled at. A scout from Pledis was eating at the resturant when she was 15, and he immediently told her to audition when he heard her because he thought her voice and exotic visuals would be popular and different for Korean and mostly, international fans. Anu, knowing that this would probably be her best chance to continue singing as a career, auditioned and was quickly accepted, and she has just been waiting for her chance to debut since then.

LIKES:

◉ cute and pretty things: ie cupcakes, babies, fireworks

◉ spicy food

◉fangirling: like honestly, she just loves the excitement, how your favorite never dissapoints you, etc. She is not ashamed to let people know she is a fan of a group, person, book, whatever. She even fangirls about the other members, which is why the fans call her buchae chingu, or fan friend, becuase she says what they are all thinking

◉ feeling good and looking pretty

◉ puns and making people laugh

◉ anime- she loves the music, romance, and the magic of it all (she just think anime worlds are the ideal type of world she would like to live in)

◉ horror movies because she loves being shocked and surprised

◉ ice skating and gymnastics- the only two lessons she ever really continued past middle school as a hobby (other than singing)

◉ shoes and jewelry

◉ Korean dramas: (see anime reason)

◉ variety shows: she loves to laugh because she thinks that is the best exercise

◉ Pretty much the entire cast of Running Man

◉ fishing

◉ BTS (and more specifically, Suga. Like seriously, she knows all the dances, she has been to a few concerts, she is just a major fangirl)

◉ showing off her flexibility

◉ sports: whether it is watching or doing it, Anu just loves it. It gets her blood pumping, its exciting, and it makes her lose weight, so she finds it a win win. Pro: she is really fast. Con: she is not very strong, she is probably one of the weakest on the show

◉ cooking-she did it all the time in her family's restaurant and she finds it calming and relaxing because it reminds her of her family

◉ meat: any kind, it doesn't matter.

◉ children and babies- [Return of Superman and Oh my baby are some of her favorite shows]: kids like her alot, and as she got older, little kids were the only ones who never commented on her darker skin tone, so she really loves kids alot

◉ comics/superheros: She absolutely adores Marvel, DC, etc. One of her dreams is to go to Comic Con, but she has always been way too busy. If a fan were to give her anything related to comics, she would probably almost cry

DISLIKES:

• liars- she doesn't get why you can't just tell her the truth...lying isn't going to help anybody and it is just a waste of time
• drawing/painting (pretty much anything art wise)- she is really really really bad. She took lessons for it, and the teacher is the one who gave up in the end, not her lol
• bitter food
• insects of any kind. Also cats
• writing: She can't write lyrics very well. She doesn't understand why, because she is good at making up stories, but it never comes out right is she tries to make them lyrics (not catchy, different meaning than what she meant, etc)
• too touchy fangirls of Suga, especially the pretty ones
• coffee: The smell, the taste, everything about it is disgusting to her. Her parents resturant is  right near a coffee shop, and whenever she took used to take out the trash, she always smelled coffee. So now when she smells coffee, it just reminds her of trash and chores
• crying in front of others: If she cries in front of someone, they are going to ask what is wrong, and it would be harder to deflect with humor when they know something is wrong. She is somewhat guarded, so she won't just give up and tell them why, she will try to dodge her way out of the situation, and it depends on how the other person is if they will let it go, or not let her distract them.
• losing anything that has to do with singing- she will be a okay sport about it, and while you will be able to see she is slightly dissapointed, you won't be able to see that she is also annoyed. Don't expect her to become best friends or even really like the winner
• insults about her singing: it is fine if you have actual criticism, like something she actually did wrong, but saying something like: "She has no talent, seriously how is she main vocal" and she will most likely dislike you instantly and even if you apologize, she will not accept it and she will make sure you know she does not like you at all
• messes/dirty places: she grew up in a restaurant where everything had to be clean, and her mother was a housekeeper before that, so she absolutely can't stand messes. She just thinks it is pure laziness and rudeness if you leave plates, clothes, trash, etc everywhere
• heavy makeup: she knows that heavy makeup can be bad for the skin, and she takes great pride in her clear bare face. She doesn't want to ruin that with a bunch of makeup
• cigarettes: bad for her vocal cords and she doesn't want lung cancer because someone can't smoke outside
• saesangs and antis: She hates having to deal with them. Whenever she tries to scold them or even tell them to stop, she is always put in a scandal. In the Kpop world, netizens like to blame the idol for being too harsh and what not, and she hates that if she defends herself, she is the bad guy
• discrimination and racism-she has had to deal with that all her life, and she knows what it feels like, so she is not going to let it happen in front of her without saying or doing something...ever

HABITS:

• Cracking herself up- She will sometimes zone off and think up elaborate stories/jokes/puns that amuse her, so she will randomly laugh at times. Fans will often call her "yeppeun dicheu" or pretty ditz when she does this
• Sing to herself when she cooks or when she is bored by force of habit
• watch gymnastic and ice skating videos
• Buying and losing lip balm/chapstick/lipstick,etc: lip products are her favorite makeup items, but she always loses them, so she always has to buy new ones
• Sitting in odd positions that look extremely uncomfortable (she has double joints/hyper-flexible joints, so it doesn't really hurt) [I actually have this myself, and it always freaks my friends out lol]

HOBBIES:

• Stargazing
• Reading-Fantasy,Superpowers, and Romance are her favorites. She is also a really fast reader, something she calls her secret talent
• singing
• trying new recipes fans send her
• playing basketball: her brother taught her, and she thought at first thought it would be a good thing to impress boys with, but she found that she actually really liked it and was actually good at it, so she just does it as a hobby now
• adding to her anime and comic/superhero collection. 1(fan gifts from over the years, if she debuts)

TRIVIA:

• She is very proud of her toned body from gymnastics and ice skating, so she tries to keep her body flexible and in shape by watching videos and copying as much as she can. She is really flexible, because she has hyper flexible joints, or double joints
• It is very well known that her ultimate bias group is BTS
• If you get her really mad, or she is really really sleepy/tired, her filter drops and she is saying more curse words than you have ever heard
• She knows a lot of random trivia because one of things on her bucket list is to go on a gameshow
• Making puns when she is nervous, or the mood is getting too tense is her speciality. The cornier and cringier, the better.
• She can’t lie really well because her face is really expressive and she knows herself that she can’t really hide her emotions. When she is embarrassed, she blushes visibly, when she is amused, you’ll know, and when she is hurt, she tends to look away from the camera because it is very obvious.
• She has been cooking since she was a kid. Her speciality foods are Korean food and Nigerian food (she knows them really well due to her parents restaurant)
• In her experience, most of the time guys like her better than girls like her. It is probably because guys are more willing to forgive and ignore her if she accidental insults, even if she doesn't apologize (she doesn't know she needs to apologize), because it is not really a big deal to them. Girls on the other hand are more sensitive to it and won't forgive and forget so easily
• She loves when {famous} people call her their ideal type, and if she ever meets them, she goes out of her way to shower them with more attention than she normally would
• Ideal type: Someone with an attractive smile , is passionaite, and someone who makes her feel comfortable (cough Suga cough)
• she had braces for almost 2 years, but she still has a slight overbite that she hates... its really small and normal, she is just overobsessing
• she can mimic cartoon voices really well, but not actual people
• she is really bad at games that are about luck: rock paper scissors, chance card games, etc x
• she wants to learn how to pole dance because she thinks it is really cool and she feels like she would be good at it with her flexibilty. She has been wanting to learn since she saw Afterschools First love performance x
• when she is feeling down about the haters, her guilty pleasure is to go to fansites and fanfiction about her to cheer herself up
• She like to play video games, even though she is really bad at them
• She loves fanservice. Blowing kisses, hugging, flirting with the fans on stage, encouraging any ships made between her and any of the members, you name any fanserice, and she has probably done it. She just finds fans reactions to it hilarious and amusing, and as long as nobody is uncomfortable with it, she will continue to do it.

• Areum has two major phonias. 1) Plastic surgery, or surgery of any kind. As mentioned before, Anu really cares about her appearance, and anything permanent requires alot of thought. 2)Supernatural things as in ghosts and demons. Anu loves horror movies, haunted houses, any scary stuff really. But only when she is aware of it. Any horror pranks will absolutely freak her out, because she wholeheatedely believes in the supernatural things from the movies. If she doesn't know about it beforehand, expect a big scene- she goes from laughing at the members because they are scared of a movie to delirious from fear! x (all the way to 10:02) x ( all the way to 4:40) x (first 23 seconds)

RELATIONSHIPS: (Will definetely change if she debuts due to lack of time and schedules)

• Father- Kim Jae-Eun(47)/ Resturant owner/ caring, oblivious, loyal, quiet/ (10) While he never really realized that Anu thought he loved her brother more than her, it is very obvious to Anu that he still loves her very much. While quiet and not a man of many words, when he does speak he is very caring and kind to everyone. Anu texts him every day and tries to call him every couple of days, and they have a very close and strong relationship
• Mother- Kim Hana (45)/ Resturant owner and part time tutor/ Smart, attentive, observant, loving/ (10) Hana was a bit more observant than her husband, and she tried to show Anu that she loved her just as much as her brother as best as she could. She is probably Anu's biggest supporter, and she loves to brag about her daughter (although Anu never knew that). They talk alot about anything and everything, they try to go shopping together at least once or twice a month, and Anu is definitely a Mama's girl
• Brother- Kim Jae-Kwang (24) Medical student and part-time illustrator/ Intelligent, perfectionist, kind, protective/ (11) Anu adores her older brother. She thinks of him as perfect, and when he does wrong, she always listens to his side of the story before judging. While he does feel a slight pressure to live up to her expectations, he loves her very much and is extremely protective of her. Whenever Anu is going through something, the first person she would probably tell would be her brother
• Best friend: Cheng Xiao (18) Idol WJSN/ Sweet, mature, fearless/ (9) Anu met Cheng Xiao when they both went to a gymnastics gym and they hit it off immediently. They meet as frequently as they can with Cheng Xiao's schedule, and any fan of Cheng Xiao has probably seen Anu before, either from pictures of Cheng Xiao shopping or Cheng Xiao going to her favorite restuarant (Anu's parents resturant). They treat each other as sisters, with Anu trying to take care of her as best as she can, and Anu is always completely comfortable around her.
• BTS- Sunbae idol group (19-24) /Loud, popular, talented/ (6-8, depending on the member). Anu has known Suga, and subsequently the rest of BTS for a few years. Anu is an avid supporter of BTS, and BTS find it amusing that she will fangirl about them right in front of them with no shame. She only really contacts Suga frequently and regularly, but she will buy the rest of them birthday gifts and when they do talk, she treats them as close friends. BTS considers her more of Suga's close friend, but they do think of her as a closeish friend of theirs as well. 
• Oh Jihyo - 21 - Training to become a professional gymnast to represent Korea in Olympics- (5) - Personality: serious, confident, reliable - They met during one of Anu's lessons. Jihyo was impressed and jealous of Anu's natural flexiblity when she had to train herself to become flexible, and and Anu was confused as to why she was jealous because Jihyo was leagues above her, doing things Anu couldn't even dream of. Anu's personality and outlook on life amuses Jihyo, and Jihyo usually hangs out with her when she needs a good laugh and to destress. They are both BTS fangirls, and they normally bond over their fangirling
• All of her other friends are mostly trainees. She literally has not had any time to make other close friends other one or two trainees (maybe one of the Paradox contestants?)

RETURN TO the STORY

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LAST COMMENT: This character was so much fun to create. I hope you enjoy reading about her as much as I did when I wrote her! Can't wait for the story to start! I hope you like the love story. I got it from a Tumblr prompt and I absoultely fell in love with the idea

SCENE REQUEST: 

BTS or just Suga as guests on the show, for whatever reason

Fangirling over BTS or any Suga x Anu moments

If she debuts, After: 

Paradox having their own reality show

Sub-Units

Anu having problems with BTS fangirls (i.e. hate, anti's, etc)

Bonding and arguments between the girls

Weekly idol, Running man, basically any variety show

Anu showing off her flexibility (ISAC Rthymic Gymnastics) and running skills, but absoultely failing strength challenges lol

Anu winning King of Masked Singers!!!

Hello Counselor

Horror Pranks. Any of these requests being included would be awesome

PASSWORD: Currently, its Shut Up by the Unnies lol x