aubrey ji is a quiet yet complex individual, hidden secrets inside her body and mind going round and round 24/7. she's rather distant than her peers, preferring to quietly read books and writing her own lyrics as to chat with other people. she's the type of person who'd rather keep all her thoughts inside her head and hide everything from others. she's friendly at first glance, and would engage in conversations, but she won't be one to initiate it. she's a great listener and she gives great advices to her close friends. yes, she does have close friends, but even tho them she's rather distant.

 

aubrey works hard, very very hard. she's very attentive and pays very close attention to the details of one single piece. if she doesn't like a piece of writing she did or if she feels like the piece she produced is a little off, she'd modify the piece until it suits well with what she had in mind and until it feels just right, keeping account to the rhythm and beat. she prefers to work alone to bring out the best of her works, as she doesn't like hearing people criticize her work and try to make her modify things that she already liked.

 

to others, it may seem like aubrey's just doing whatever, but she's actually very competent in her field. she's very passionate about singing and would practice over and over again until she feels satisfied with herself, as she lacks self confidence. aubrey tries her best to bring the best out of herself, whether it's singing, dancing, producing, or just normal tasks in general. she wouldn't eat or sleep or rest until she feels just right with the way her voice sounds. aubrey's just that much of a perfectionist.

 

she prefers doing thing alone, everything. from waking up to practicing to doing everyday chores, even group work when she was still in school. she does it alone. and it's because she likes things her way, and would get hurt if other people try and touch or modify the way things are. she's a bit sensitive when she's facing other people's criticism and words, as she'd been treated roughly. so she built walls around her heart, only opening up to those she trust the most.

aubrey ji was born on october 29th, 1995, to a pair of korean immigrants in new york city, new york, usa.

 

growing up, aubrey listened to many old school kpop songs from groups like g.o.d, h.o.t, trax, s.e.s, finkl, sechskies, seo taiji and boys, jinusean, and other songs from groups her mom was a fan of. so you could say that aubrey has been familiar with the kpop world since an early age, but hasn't really touched it.

 

aubrey grew up in a neighborhood filled with asians, so she didn't really face any racism until she was sent to school. back then, she was constantly made fun of for having yellow skin and looking like a pig and having small eyes. she'd be made fun of for looking different than the other kids who were caucasian. since then, she became more reserved and secluded herself from playing with her schoolmates, preferring to play with the asian kids in her neighborhood.

 

as a student, aubrey had always been on top of her peers. how couldn't she? she'd read books everyday and spent most of her time studying to keep away from her schoolmates. she was always acing her tests and exams, always smarter than the others. her parents, being the asian parents they are, signed her up for piano lessons since she was twelve. she had piano lessons every monday and wednesday, spending her whole afternoon at home with her private piano tutor. it was no doubt that aubrey had good ears with music, as she'd know the right keys after listening to a piece almost right away.

 

starting from middle school, whenever aubrey would hang out with her friends, she'd always sing around them (as per their request, of course). she'd also sing when her grandparents are coming over and she'd sing when she feels like nobody's looking. and everytime she sings, she received compliments. aubrey was content, she felt loved, she felt special. so aubrey started singing on a daily basis, receiving compliments everytime. it was her dream to sing in front of a crowd, she'd always wanted to be a singer, but her parents didn't really think it was a good idea.

 

on the summer of 2009, aubrey found shinee's replay music video on her youtube recommendation. it was the first kpop song with a melody she liked. she was a huge fan of onew and jonghyun's voice as they were sweet yet powerful. afterwards, she would start looking up for more shinee related things and found other groups like snsd, super junior, and f(x). none of them sang in english, but the songs were catchy and they had cute lyrics. since then, she'd find herself humming and singing more often than she used to. it wasn't rare to hear her repeatedly singing replay and hum the lyrics she doesn't know and only sing the english parts.

 

aubrey was seventeen when she found ailee, an american who debuted in korea. when she looked her up on the internet, she was a bit shocked when it was revealed that she was born the same year as the artist. aubrey felt a little ashamed of herself, as ailee already had a career and a great life ahead of her, while she was still a high school junior, no job no career no nothing planned. she was a little jealous of the life ailee had. and so, on her birthday that year, aubrey told her parents she wanted to be a singer. aubrey told them that she wanted to be on stage and sing in front of a crowd, be it big or small. aubrey told them that she wanted to be able to write songs and sing them. aubrey told them all those with the galaxy shimmering in her eyes. and her parents knew that she was serious about pursuing a career in the entertainment field.

 

on december 24th, 2012, just a day before christmas, aubrey's parents took her to a music academy. they told her that they had signed her up for vocal lessons for her christmas present, stating that she should be able to sing nicely before being a professional singer. aubrey was delighted. she was so happy when she began training. she was thankful for her parents to be understanding. aubrey went to vocal lessons every tuesday, thursday, and saturday, and that happened all year round from 2012 to 2013.

 

on her eightteenth birthday in 2013, her parents had given her a launchpad. she was in glee. immediately, she started experimenting with it. with her experiences from piano lessons and the help of youtube, aubrey began producing remixes on audacity. it was crappy and weird, but aubrey was a tiny hit proud of herself for being able to work something out of a contraption she didn't understand and an application way too complex for her mind.

 

slowly, aubrey was getting more sure of herself. the remixes she made was getting better and her singing also improved after being introduced to a variety of singing techniques. so on christmas eve of 2013, she asked her parents if she could audition to be a singer. she told them that there was an entertainment company called jyp that was holding a global audition, and she really wanted to do it. her parents were skeptical at first, but after looking jyp up on the internet and found out that he was g.o.d's producer, they agreed to let their only daughter off.

aubrey starts her day by waking up and stretching in bed. afterwards, she'd get up and stretch and bend her body again. she'd then lousily head to the bathroom and wash her half asleep face. after finally coming to reality, she'd brush her teeth and take a nice warm morning shower.

 

aubrey isn't really the lazy type. she definitely prefers being productive since way early in the morning. so after her shower, she'd most likely cook up a nice breakfast for herself, make some coffee, then eat in a half-hurried manner, before going out to the kjs entertainment building to practice.

 

at kjs, aubrey'd spend the whole day in practice rooms. some days it's for vocal lessons, some other days it's practicing the dance routine she couldn't really do. she trains almost everyday except for sundays which is her day off. and even though it's her day off, she'd still come to the company building to practice and try to get as much creative juice she had with song writing or producing.

 

after her long day at kjs, aubrey would go home to her single apartment at roughly 2 in the morning, before finally settling on some sleep, before waking up again at 6AM to start a new day.

 

you could say aubrey has a very unhealthy lifestyle. not that she eats and sleeps like a pig, but because she seems to be working 24/7. she always seem to forget to take a break for lunch and dinner, and she always goes back home at the wee hours in the morning.

oneas aubrey flew to south korea at the age of nineteen, she hadn't really had the time to pursue higher education. she was thinking of pursuing it after she permanently quit from the industry.

 

twoaubrey has a habit of zoning out when she's thinking hard. she says it helps her creative juice flow better.

 

threeaubrey was a straight A student. she ranked second in her whole school when she graduated high school.

 

fouraubrey is still fairly known as jyp's ex solo artist hyun-b, but she goes by the producer name b;rey.

 

fiveshe wishes she could debut as a solo artist again instead of being shoved into a girl group.

 

sixaubrey's role model list includes (but not limited to) rihanna, alicia keys, ailee, taeyang, and iu.

 

sevenher favorite food is chinese styled fried rice.

 

eightaubrey's family owns a border collie called puddle

 

nineher favorite color is muted red

 

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