TL;DR – Sunisa has always wanted to be an idol. From the very first moment the possibility presented itself to her, she has wanted to stand on stage and perform and share the job of music and dance. And from the very beginning of that dream, she has been an underdog. Thai idols aren’t unheard of now, but when she was growing up, when kpop was really beginning to take form within the music industry, her desire was like a pipedream. But still she worked to make it not just a possibility, but a reality. Now, a young adult, with a squad of girls she calls her family, and with not just years of training but actual experience in the form of busking and time on one of the most popular survival shows of the generation, Sunisa is ready to take that final step toward stardom. She just needs the chance. 

PERSONALITY – ESFP - Valor - Slytherin - Scorpio - Dauntless

becoming a sunflower

dig deep
face the sun
open your heart
catch the rain
stay wild
be messy
fall (it won’t hurt, i promise)
keep breathing

note to self:
even flowers are beautiful when it’s dark 

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confident, social, considerate, energetic
witty, practical, observant, adaptable
snarky, blunt, independent, impatient

confident
“Just remember: you can do anything if you set your mind to it and work hard. Practice, practice, practice. Never let yourself become complacent. You can do this. You just have to tell yourself and convince yourself that it can be done.”

Sunisa is confident in herself, the sort of confidence that is absolutely unshakable. She was born to be a star, was born to stand on stage and show the world her skill, and she holds herself like it’s not just an idea, but a matter of fact. Practice also makes perfect, and it’s clear that she has the practice-built skill to back her confidence.

social & energetic
“Sunisa, hey! What are you doing there?”
“Texting.”
“Well...yes, I gathered that much. Who are you texting?”
“Seungwoo oppa. He's making a comeback soon.”
“That’s great! Wait, he's in Victon. Weren't you at Plan M for a while?”
“Yeah. Taeri, Haneul, all of us came from Plan M. We knew most of Victon pretty well. The Weeekly girls, too.”

She’s very much a social butterfly and has a wide network of idols she calls both friends and acquaintences, due to her training period in Plan M, her brother’s time in Big Hit, and the fact that birds of a feather flock together, and Sunisa was quickly befriended by the industry’s other Thai idols after her appearance on Produce 99. Although Sunisa isn’t the best in social situations -- sometimes gets her in trouble -- her honest practicality and her energy make her easy to befriend and be around.

blunt & considerate
“I'm so glad Weekly Idol is under new management.”
“What do you mean, Suni?”
“I mean, if we ever go on there, at least we won’t have to deal with Doni or Coni. Doni likes to make mean jokes, and Coni’s a pig.”
“Sunisa!”
“And they’re both mean. I’ll never forget the episode Twice was on. Besides, they make fun of accents and foreign-born idols like it’s our choice we’re different.
“They don’t mean it that way, Sunisa.”
“No. They do. They’re lucky they never got to host us. I would have destroyed them if they made [Name] cry.”

Honesty is supposed to be the best policy, but sometimes Sunisa’s brand of honesty is a little more blunt and a little less softened. She says it like it is, whether she’s supposed to or not, much to the leader’s chagrin and the other girls’ general amusement. If you go to Sunisa for advice or to talk something through, you’d best be prepared for an honest response and reaction. She’s not going to sugarcoat it. But she’s also not going to lie and let your feelings be hurt later. Sunisa is a considerate person. Mostly. She cares about people, particularly her people, she just has a funny way of showing it at times. So for heavens sake, don’t come after the people. You’ll find yourself on the wrong end of the fan as hits it.

practical
“I was thinking of changing the choreography during the bridge.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah. I think it’ll be easier during the transition into the final chorus.”
“Okay. And?”
“And.....I wanted your opinion?”
“....okay, show me what you mean. I can’t say anything for sure if I can’t see what you mean.”

Sunisa is very much a hands-on person, and one that likes to see things play out and take them as they come, so she doesn’t deal in hypotheticals or what ifs. She can what if herself to death, but that’s not going to help her deal with the reality of a situation. Sure, contingency plans and conspiracy theories are all fun and games, but when it comes down to the fact of the matter, Sunisa behaves in a rational, practical manner, accepting things as they come, adjusting to meet them, and applying factual knowledge in order to make something actually happen or work.

observant & adaptable
“What are you watching?”
“Our practice recording from earlier today.
“Oh. ...why? [Name] said we did well.”
“We did. We looked cohesive and like a unit, and not just a bunch of girls dancing together. I’m just....looking for what we could have done better.”
“....oh.”
“My footwork was a little sloppy during my rap. I could have executed it better. [Name] stumbled a little after her rap, but it wasn’t too noticable. ....and you did really well on the bridge we all struggled with.”
“Oh. Really?”
“Yeah. Will you run through that part with me again later, see if I can’t clean up a bit?”
“Y-yeah. Yeah, sure, of course.”
“Thanks.”

Part of what makes Sunisa such a capable individual is her ability to observe and respond. This shows in her ability to cover up choreo mistakes and the accidents that happen -- like wardrobe malfunctions, dropped mics, backing track issues -- but also in her presence off stage. On variety shows when the girls are anxious or uneasy about answering a question, Sunisa has no problem jumping in to answer and attempt the change the subject. Or in the practice room or dorms, helping to diffuse tense situations before they can blow up and result in an actual fight. It also often results in Sunisa seeing more than she wants to -- like the way some memebrs look at themselves more in the mirror an eat less at meals, and how others spend extra time in the practice room even after the rest of the group have gone back to the dorm. She keeps quiet about it though. Usually. Unless it’s something she thinks needs attention immediatley, she keeps what she’s seen to herself and makes quiet approaches to assist when she can.

impatient
“Come on, unnie, it’s time to go!”
“Hold on, Sunni! I’m just-- I can’t find my jacket.”
“So take one of mine. You’re smaller than me, it’ll fit fine.”
“But I want mine! It has my lip balm in the pocket. Why are you in such a hurry, anyway?”
“The sooner we leave, the sooner we get to practice, the sooner I can suffer through the trainer critiquing my vocal work, the sooner I can finish learning [Song]!”
“I.... I guess that’s true.”
“Of course it’s true. Now come on, we’re the last ones to leave.”

Sunisa has never really been good at the whole being patient thing. She has things to do, songs to rap, dances to learn, boys to harass, girls to bother and protect. Why would she waste her time slowing down when there’s already so little time in the day and there’s still so much yet to be done? Such is the life of a trainee and idol, of course, but with so little time and so much to do, how can Sunisa not be impatient? She’s entirely too aware of how busy they are, and what all needs to be done, and at times it can result in a bit of an attitude because she just wants things to move along so maybe, for once, they can all get a good night’s sleep. (Hah, sleep? What’s that? Is it edible?)

independent
“Hey, Sunshine! What’s happening?”
“Oppa. ....nothing.”
“What do you have there?”
“The lyrics for our comeback song.”
“And why do you look like you want to set it on fire?”
“I don’t. I’m fine.”
“You sure?”
“Yes. Yes, oppa. I’m sure.”

Growing up with two older brothers was hard on Sunisa, and even though her family doted on her, it was still hard because Sunisa constantly felt like she was supposed to be playing catch up with one or both of her brothers. Add that to her early decision to pursue music, and you have a recipe for an independent young woman that struggles to accept help when it’s offered and struggles even more to seek out help and ask when she really needs it. It’s one thing to ask for help in an area she’s lacking in, like with her voice, but it’s so much harder for Sunisa to approach someone when it’s an area she’s supposed to be confident and excel in.

witty & snarky
“Well, Sunisa? What’s a normal morning like at Dream4U dorms?”
“Oh, no.”
“You just had to ask.”
“Well, for starters, [Name] isn’t allowed coffee any more. Gigi almost strangled her one morning.”
“I did not--”
“[Name] takes thirty minute showers, so if you’re not up before her, you don’t get hot water.”
“I do not!”
“And [Name] isn’t allowed to cook in the morning because she once burned water and set off the fire alarms. So I cook sometimes, and [leader/mom] cooks sometimes.”
“Oh. Well. Uh. ....it sounds like Dream4U always has exciting mornings in their dorm.”

For lack of better words, Sunisa has a bit of a mouth on her. She’s quick on the draw, unapologetically witty, weilding her intelligence like the weapon it is. While it’s not a problem to show that she’s intelligent and that she’s got a good head on her shoulders, there is a problem in the way that she sasses back. Fans would call her savage, and the other Dream4U girls would be quick to call her the same for Sunisa’s tendency to expose their bad habits and silly quirks. But there’s also the underlying fact that the leader struggles to keep Sunisa’s honest savagery in line at times, and the fact that Sunisa seldoms holds to taking anyone’s , whether it be from the other girls, labelmates, or netizens.
 

BACKGROUND – 

1997 - 2004 : the early years

From the beginning, Sunisa knew she was going to be a star. That’s all there was to it. Born two weeks premature to a single mother and two older brothers, the only time her mother had been able to carry a female child to term -- a fact that had resulted in the previous departure of her father -- Sunisa knew from the first moment that she could really understand, that she was special. And being told as much by her mother and elder brothers definitely didn’t help.
Sunisa started young, as many Asian children seemed to. With her mother’s permission, Sunisa delved into topics of interest, bouncing between different areas of focus until she found those that challenged her or otherwise appealed to her busy nature. By the time Sunisa was five, she’d attempted to learn gymnastics and tumbling, had tried to play several different instruments -- only two of which actually stuck -- and was learning English.
Her brothers, Somnuek and Suriyan, found her dedication cute. But while Suriyan shared similar interests, often picking up Sunisa’s piano lessons from her and studying her English with her, Somnuek had better things to do with his time. Unlike his siblings, who were focused on music, Somnuek intended to be a doctor, or a lawyer, or something equally important. It meant that from an early age, Sunisa spent a lot more time with Suriyan than with Somnuek. But that was okay. It was, because English was more fun with someone to practice with, and piano was more fun with someone to practice against.

2005 - 2007 : the choice

Late 2005 in South Korea saw the (official) debut of Super Junior, and while it wasn’t necessarily big news world wide, it was big enough. Still, it was the addition of Kyuhyun to the group in 2006 that really drew attention, bringing the group to the forefront of Sunisa’s and Suriyan’s attention. At the tender age of nine, Sunisa was loudly and proudly a Donghae fangirl, though she loved Kyuhyun, too. And as 2006 ended and 2007 began, she kept an eye on her favorite music group. 

It was 2007 when Sunisa really began to see the path of her future stretch out befor her. The debut of other groups that would later become big names in the industry was captivating. Wonder Girls, Kara, Super Junior-T (which was nowhere near as amazing as Super Junior KRY, mind you), and the glorious Girls Generation. 

As more groups came and others went, each fighting for their chance to stand on stage and shine in the spotlight, the roots of a dream began to take hold. In the wake of that dream, Sunisa’s plans began to change.

She, too, wanted to stand on stage, feel the lights on her face, the cheers of tousands of fans around her and echoing in her ears, and the hands of her teammates in her own.

At the tender age of ten years old, Sunisa Kijakarn had it all figured out: she was going to move to South Korea and be an idol.

2008 - 2012 : the formative years

A lot of people in Sunisa’s life found her dream hard to accept, not just because of how ambitious is was -- a Thai idol? in Korea? not impossible, because 2PM and Nickhun did exist, but still pretty damn ridiculous -- but also because of her age and the fact that no company would even consider debuting her until she was older and more trained. And by then, who was to say her dream wouldn’t have changed?

But Sunisa was relentless and she stuck to her hobbies and interests, picking up dance (she didn’t excel at it initially, but she wasn’t awful), the Korean language, and miscellanious other courses that eventually dropped away until she was left with the trinity of dance, Korean, and English. And although she dropped the religious piano and guitar lessons, she continued to practice them on her own, using them to help with other hobbies she wanted to try but had no classes for -- lyric writing and composing.

The years came. And the years went. And Sunisa marked their passage by the betterment of her skills and by asking her mother about one day moving to study in Korea in order to pursue her dream.

2012 : the transition

In 2012, with her mother’s reluctant approval and Suriyan at her side (one of their mother’s stipulations), Sunisa moved to Korea. At the tender age of not-quite thirteen, Sunisa couldn’t live on her own or be without a guardian of some sort. And at barely older than she, and a little less confident in his own dreams, neither could Suriyan. The siblings moved in with their Uncle Bhumibol “Bank” and Auntie Phonsuda “Nok,” and their two daughters, Ampawn “Fah” and Kalalya “Prae”. The family had moved to Korea some years before, following Bank’s job. 

It was nice, of course, to move in somewhere that was still familiar despite being so foreign, but neither Sunisa or Suriyan could allow themselves much of a delay, quickly throwing themselves first into their studies in Korea, and then into their quest to find an entertainment company.

2013 - 2015 : the acquisition & acceptance

The autumn of 2013, Sunisa auditioned for Pledis Entertainment and ultimatley made it in. A couple months prior, in the spring, Suriyan had auditioned for Big Hit Entertainment and had landed a spot among their trainees. The both of them being accepted was like the ifrst real step toward her dream coming true, and Sunisa spent much of her time practicing and crafting her art.

But Pledis life was difficult. Despite having danced for several years, Sunisa wasn’t “good enough” for a cutthroat industry, and she found herself constantly being overshadowed by the other trainees. As native Koreans, their pronounciation was “better,” and their dance skills were sharper, and their vocal work was better, and Sunisa was pushed to the precipice. She had only two options: give up and accept that she would never be good enough, or fight back and prove she deserved the be a trainee and that she deserved to debut.

Sunisa had never been good about laying down or giving up.

She fought back, going out of her way to spend hours in the practice rooms, whittling her dance technique until it was sharper, more refined, elegant and deadly. She would never be a Hyoyeon or a Seulgi, but she would be good enough to hold her own. 

But where Sunisa made the most progress was her rap. Because of the language barrier, Sunisa had accepted that she’d never be a main vocalist, and that was okay. That was a lot of pressure, and her voice wasn’t as stellar as Taeyeon’s or Wendy’s or Choa’s, she’d never be able to carry a whole group on her shoulders. But rapping, she could do that. Her desperation to prove herself had made her, well. Desperate. And in that desperation, she found her voice.

After a couple weeks of discussions with the Pledis CEO, Sunisa transfered from the voice program to the rap program. She was familiar enough with a couple of the female trainees -- Nayoung, Kyla, Yaebin, and Junghyeon -- but less so with the others. As such, Sunisa really didn’t meet the the boys that would become Seventeen’s rappers until late 2014, early 2015, mere months before their Seventeen Project debut show and the debut of their group.

2016 - 2017 : the decision

2016 marked a change for Sunisa, even if she wan’t aware of it at the time. 

On one hand, Pledis was gearing up to debut Pristin -- the  Pledis Girlz -- and was in the process of releasing training and practice videos, and otherwise teasing the girls to the public. And Sunisa... Well, she hadn’t been marked as part of the project, but while she had been asked to prepare some pieces, her days for filming never actually came. It looked like despite being more than ready to debut -- arguably a better rapper than most of her female labelmates -- and training longer than some of the others...she would be left behind.

Still, she struggled on until, in March 2017, Pledis Girlz debuted...without her.

While Sunisa had been considering leaving Pledis before that point, the debut of Pristin without her was the final straw. Although frowned upon to do so, after the start of the year, when it became clear that she wouldn’t be debuting with the other girls, Sunisa has begun looking at different entertainment companies, occasionally going so far as to inquire about their audition dates and times.

When Pristin debut, that was that, and Sunisa’s more covert hunting became more open. She began attending private auditions and sending in tapes until, surprisingly, Plan A accepted her.

In late April of 2017, Sunisa joined the other trainees at Plan A in their dorms, working hard to establish herself among them. She fit in easily among the female trainees, making fast friends with them until the four -- soon five -- were as thick as thieves.

2018 : the surival show

The Plan A girls -- as they ended up being called -- offered themselves up to their company as something of a sacrifice. While A Pink was well known for being cute and elegant, the quintet wanted to be more than that. They wanted the darker comebacks that Victon were working toward. They wanted to try something more edge-y, something with more rap and hiphop, something with a beat. They wanted to be known as more than just A Pink’s sister group. They wanted to be performers.

They wanted to be more.

Produce 99 was riding on the coattails of success of Produce 101 and Produce season 2, and while none of the girls really wanted to go on a survival show to be trapped in a long contract and potentially be dropped from their own company’s group, they were desperate to prove they had more in them than cookie-cutter cute concepts. And so, they bartered for their chance to participate.

When Plan A sent them away, surely the company had no idea just how well they’d do. The girls themselves didn’t even know how well they would do, especially when all they initially wanted was to prove their diversity to their company.

While Jinri and Sunmi simply didn’t make it, Sunisa, Taeri, and Haneul all made it to the very end. Or, at least, to the ranks of the final girls before the scandal hit.

With Sunisa consistently ranking high and ending up at #10, and Taeri always doing well enough and ending up at #19, one would think Plan A would have put more merit into their all-star performers.
Instead, the girls sat in the dungeon and waited.

And waited.

...and waited.

......until they decided they would wait no more.

2020 : the new beginning

In January 2020, after the last of their exclusive trainee contracts havecome to an end, the girls quietly leave Plan M and head in search of better things. Together.

With their success on Produce 99, even with the scandal, the girls enter talks with a couple different companies before, at long last, they sign with AOMG in March of 2020. Unfortunatley, the Corona virus pandemic begins sweeping not just the nation, but the world, putting all plans on hold. The girls don’t mind, but....well, it’s a little disheartening. 

And then, like a lifeline in the ocean, they’re offered a chance.

"We can’t debut you right now, not with the pandemic. But we can get one of you a private audition with MNet for their new program. We can give you a shot. If you make it in, the others can do busking events and bide their time. What do you say?"

The five girls thought it was perhaps too good to be true, but a shot is a shot. 

Ultimately, they decided that because Sunisa did the best in Produce, because she recieved the most attention and love from the national producers, she would be the best one to send.

 

 

TWIN(S) –  Sua (Dreamcatcher) [bu: dance - Yooa (Oh My Girl) & rap/vocal - Joy (Red Velvet)

[ Since it's been a couple years since P99, Sunisa has improved all of her skills, some perhaps more than others due to a combination of P99 and what they learned, the girls and their falling out with Plan A/M and subsequent yeeting themselves out in search of bigger and better things, and Sunisa's own personal dedication to becoming a better performer. Finding a single girl that fit the twin skills and the image/sound I have of Sunisa was hard, so if Sua isn't acceptable (see the questions below for how she made some of the progress!), the backups are there.. So ideally in the future group (since if Sunisa makes it, they'll likely debut without her and add Sunisa after her contract with Dream4U expires), Sunisa would be their main dancer, lead rapper, and something-ish vocalist. Haneul is their rapper/dancer, Taeri their dance/vocals, Jinri their jack of trades, and Sunmi their vocalist. Produce taught Sunisa that while she liked to rap, she also loved dancing and singing, too, and it showed her she had a skill in helping to lead the others. Post-P99, she began working more with Taeri to better her dancing, and eventually the quintet felt that of the five of them, Sunisa ranked just under Taeri in dance skill, just under Haneul in rap, and her vocals were pretty good, but just not her passion. She also took classes with 1Million and other studios and began learning new styles and how to create choreography. ]

ENTERTAINMENT BACKGROUND – 

Has she been a trainee before? How many years and under which companies? Does she have any other experience within the industry?

SUPPLEMENTARY EXPERIENCE – 

just gonna kinda collect the pertinent info here for easy access...

- Childhood dance, vocal, an instrument (piano, guitar) lessons.
- She picks up lyric-writing and composing/producing, but the lyric-writing is mostly in tandem with her rapping. 
- Her biggest growth periods happened in Pledis (rap/dance), Produce 99/post Produce (dance). 
- Post Produce, she spends more time with Taeri, having discovered that maybe she does have it in her to be a dancer, discovering the passion she'd had that Pledis had tried to stomp out of her. She begins taking lessons with 1Million and other classes and workshops, and begins working on creating her own choreography.


WHY IS SHE HERE? – 

 

 

COMMENTS – My tagline is so creative, thank you 3 energy drinks and Google Thesaurus, I could never have done it without you. Also, when I started this, I was, of course, running on 3 Monsters and 2 hours of interrupted sleep and post workday, so I got to appearance and "how they go about not being " and I legitimately lost it. Took me a solid five minutes of wheezing into my hands before I could try to move on. Additionally, while figuring out their new entertainment company, I ended up first going for WM (since they were mentioned in the cheatsheet as a possibility) before realizing in P99 lore WM debuted a group sO that was out kjfhksaf, so that's part of why I ended up going with AOMG. Aside from rumors I've seen of them looking to dedut a group soon, they also have a solid hip hop and performance side to things, are a subsidiary of CJ ENM, and are still fairly small despite a number of recognizable acts. I also tried to keep the relations fairly brief where her family was involved because there's so many of them and they're not wholly necessary to the story though they are important to her history, but because her mother is so far away, any chance the girls will get to go home, Sunisa will either be with her aunt and uncle in Seoul, or she'll stay at the dorm. Annnnd I really wanted to add the rest of the Superstar F girls, cause Sunisa would ahve absolutely kept in touch, but I couldn't remember anyone's fc EXCEPT Lucy so ehheheh faceless ulzzang stock ftw? WARBLES LOUDLY THE TL'DR WAS SO HARD WHY WAS IT SO HARD

SCENE SUGGESTIONS – 
– THIS IS HARD
– Sunisa with the now AOMG girls, dropping in on a vlive or vlog or something they're doing
– Lucy and Sunisa seeing each other and that spiderman meme. but then shouting/cheering. Chanhee screaming because that was a surprise. oh but it's also a reunion! (the other girls are kind of confused? "what dis?" "there's LUCY AND SUNISA, OKAY. THEY WERE MY FAVORITE DUO 
– D4U girls doing stuff and promoting at the same time as her past company-mates! idk if the schedules align but Sunisa seeing her old seniors (either SVT/Nuest from Pledis or Victon/A Pink) and "!!! guys these are my girls!" 
– if the girls go home for break, Sunisa staying at the dorm with whoever else can't/won't go home even thought she COULD go either to her aunt and uncle's or even home to her mom because she won't leave the girls alone
– honestly I would love to see Sunisa be the actual leader of D4U cause that would be ridiculously funny just because she's not Korean and it would be a major plot twist to Mnet's usual plays daghghkjl but if she's not the leader, her taking up the mantle of helping the group's leader without question beacuse she's been there and she gets it
– hmm.... maybe after a particularly stressful period and when Covid restrictions are lifted later in their promotions cycle, Sunisa enlists someone (Tali? and someone else?) to help her distract Kyumin and the necessary big cheeses in charge, and they sneak out to enjoy the day. they could vlog it for their Youtube? and maybe they go to the arcade, or an aquarium, or go to an amusement park. bonus points for meeting up with Lucy!
–  Eterne popping in on their practice or something on camera and Sunisa just #moms them
–  Sunisa makes someone distract Mansae and sits the rest of Eterne down (either altogether or individually) and explains to them why they need to start being kinder to Mansae because that boy is trying his best and it's not his fault he's too soft and they're all lil s, and a group that won't listen to their leader will never make it in the industry. (bonus points if it turns into a "you're supposed to be an idol, the ideal that the youth are capable of holding themselves to. you're an inspiration. you're inspiring me to think the entirety of D4U are angels and that I should tell Haneul how much I appreciate her for not throttling Jinri, Sunmi, Taeri, and I the last 4-5 years."
– uhh if I have any more I'll share them but I'm blanking now o/

SONG SUGGESTIONS – sticking to the proposed bright and pure pop sort of feel with some other fun things, definitely enjoyed rooting through my Summer Dreamin' playlist for this 
– Oh My Girl - Step By Step, Perfect Day, Nonstop, Dolphin, Windy Day, Hot Summer Nights, Tropical Love, Echo, Bungee || honestly, 90% of OMG's b-sides are cheerful and cute af
– CLC - To The Sky
– Twice - Likey, Dance the Night Away
– Gugudan Semina - Semina
– Fanatics - Sunday
– G-reyish - Kkili Kkili
– Limesoda - Wave, ZZZ
– Sunny Girls - Taxi 
– Gugudan - Wonderland
– Elris - Summer Dream
– Busters - Grapes
– Nature - Some (You'll Be Mine)
– Saturday - Bbyong
– Dreamnote - Hakuna Matata, Wish
– Weeekly - Tag Me (@Me), Hello