➥ ❝ GENIE | Yoo Minri ❞

I am Yoo Minri

Character Name— Yoo Minri

Nicknames—

— Honey / Jagiya ( Her best friend likes to playfully act like a couple with her )
— Byeol ( She gained this nickname from her fellow trainees because she wear lots of star patterned things )

Birthday— January 24, 1994

Age— 21

Birthplace & Hometown— Uijeong-bu, South Korea & Seoul, South Korea

Ethnicity— Korean

Blood Type— AB

Height— 166cm

Weight— 53kg

Languages—

— Korean ( Native )
— Japanese ( Semi-fluent )

Face Claim— Oh Hayoung

Backup Face Claim— Heo Youngji

Style— Minri's style is simple and casual. She loves sweaters, and has a large array of them in her closet. Pairing them with some simple jeans or shorts, she is the epitome image of "looking good just standing there". Not really, she just likes being comfortable. She likes sweatpants as well, makes her feel even more lazier as she lounges around in them during practice or as pajamas. Minri really isn't a fan of tight clothes, even her tshirts will be baggy and hanging off her body. For the warmer weathers where she can't snuggle in her trusty sweaters, she would wear loose tank tops, maybe paired with a light cardigan on top. She usually doesn't really care much about other clothes though, whatever's fitted for the weather and is comfortable. Her formal clothes would be cute and loose though, "If I have to dress up, I wanna look cute!"
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Personality—
Minri is a very energetic and outgoing girl. People compare her to a little ball of sunshine and happiness because of her never-ending energy, smiles, and laughs. She doesn't take any insults to heart because she believes that the other person was probably having a bad day and Minri was the unfortunate soul to cross them, but there's only so much negative feedback she can handle. She doesn't like seeing her friends or anyone she's close to be sad, so she tries to cheer them up, or comfort them and lends a listening ear. She rarely becomes sad herself, but when she does, she talks it out with her brother or close friends. When Minri meets someone new, her observance and gut feeling usually tells her what kind of person they are, and she controls her cheerfulness to match their level so they don't get annoyed or uncomfortable with her. When they become close and Minri is sure that they know she's naturally happy, and not on purpose to be annoying or weird, then she opens up a bit more to them.

Minri is also rather stubborn, it's a good thing when there's something she wants to do, but sometimes it's too much. She's very hard-working towards her goals and dreams, and when people question her why, she'll burst into an hour long rant about how passionate she is about it and how nothing less will be acceptable. She doesn't give up easily without a fight, and sometimes needs a third party to tell her she may be taking it too seriously or to calm down. Sometimes Minri is so focused on one thing that she becomes oblivious to many things, and will probably say something wrong when trying to comfort someone, as she only sees things from one perspective. Because she's so hyper and energetic all the time, it also means that Minri's more impatient than patient, especially when waiting for special news. She'll constantly talk to herself about if she'll hear them that day, or bounce around on her heels. Unless it's something she's working hard for and knows it'll take time, she will be very impatient and a little bratty. When Minri is uncomfortable around people, she is actually unable to hide it. She will fidget and be restless, always looking somewhere else. Even though she's really friendly, she gets easily intimidated by stronger and bolder types of personalities and makes it hard for her to confront them.

Likes—

─ The colour teal, she loves the mix of blue and green. Most of her items are teal, such as her phone case, handbag, etc.
─ Cute things. Varying from animals, clothes or accessories, and people.
─ Rose tea, it's her favourite flavor other than earl grey, and prefers tea over coffee.
─ Kimchi. Minri loves the sour and spiciness that tastes amazing together.
─ Karaoke. She likes other idols songs and acting silly during 'performances'.

Dislikes—

─ When people look down on her. Minri hates the feeling of judgement.
─ Slow wifi connection. She'd rather have none than it being slow.
─ Being ignored for no apparent reason. Can understand if there was a reason.
─ Winter. She thinks it's pretty and can wear her cute jackets, but sometimes it gets too cold and frustrating to travel in.
─ Strong cologne or perfume. Minri is allergic to them.

Hobbies—

─ Baking.
─ Origami.

Habits—

─ Sleeping habits include rolling off the bed, and muttering.
─ Spacing out and accidentally walking into walls or the wrong room.
─ Tilts to the right when sleeping while sitting up.
─ Having insomnia, pretty often, but she got used to it in high school.
─ Puffing out her cheeks for no reason.

Trivia—

─ Twin sister of B.A.P's Youngjae.
─ If she wasn't working towards being a singer, she would be a baker.
─ She can bake, but can't really cook. She thinks both have different techniques.
─ When she finds something extremely funny, she can't stop laughing until a couple minutes later, but will burst out laughing again when she looks at the persons face.
─ Her love of stars is because she likes looking at the stars at night, especially when she can't sleep.
─ Loves watching Running Man, looks up to Song Ji Hyo.
─ Plays tennis pretty well, but bad at every other sport.
─ Can handle really spicy food, often adds more spice to her food.
─ Cherishes her diary where she writes memories and little memos every day.
─ Favourite fruit is peach.
─ Has super strength.
─ Is a fan of GOT7's JB and 2PM's Taecyeon.
─ Best friends and old classmates with WINNER's Taehyun.

Social Media Accounts—

— twitter: @ymr_94
— kakaotalk: @minriyoo0124
— (after debut) instagram: @genierealmai

Background—
She grew up well with support from her parents, especially her brothers. Their family is wealthy enough and wouldn't trade it for anything more. The father soon had to leave for work, taking the eldest brother with him, and would seldom come back to visit. When the father moved, the mother also decided to move to Seoul so that she could find better work, and so the two siblings would grow better in a bigger city. Minri always had her cheerful personality, but never spent much time with anyone else since she was content with just her brother's company. Minri and Youngjae were really close siblings and did everything together. The only difference was when Youngjae was obsessed with gaming, Minri was obsessed with anime. Youngjae always pampered her because he liked it when his sister was smiling and happy, and he tried to always keep it that way.

They both then fell in love with music and singing at the same time, so they decided to audition together. Youngjae made it first, and Minri joined the same company a year later. When he had to first leave for training, she realized that she didn't have many other friends to talk to, and tried to open up to more people, which caused her super happy personality. Minri auditioned at the age of 17 at TS Entertainment, when Youngjae moved there after JYP, and was accepted after working hard and practicing her audition piece thoroughly. Her mother was against it at first since it meant that both her children were leaving the house to become musicians, but after seeing Youngjae become successful, she believed that Minri would be able to succeed as well, especially knowing her determined attitude.

During her time training in TS Entertainment, Minri realized her style of music was different from Youngjae's and wanted to go to a more challenging company. She worked hard and trained herself overtime, and worked up the courage to audition for SM Entertainment. Her trainee life at TS was a lot more relaxed and self-paced, where SM was scheduled and strict. Minri enjoyed the thrill of constant training, because she's also proving to herself that she can make it on her own.

Family—

Friends—

—Best Friend | Nam Taehyun | 20 | Idol | Sarcastic, sassy, and chic. Gets mistaken for arrogant and cold. | The best of friends who tell each other everything and gives endless support to each other. They are really close and people have mistaken them for a couple, but they feel nothing else but friendship.
—Friend | Cha Hakyeon | 24 | Idol | Cheerful, outgoing, and motherly. Lots of people get annoyed with his skinship as well. | Haven't met in person, but have chatted endlessly since they met, and N considers her like his daughter-in-law along with the 'sons' in his group. He nags Minri like a mother would and gossips like a best girl friend would.
—Best Friend | Jeon Seoyoung | 21 | Student | Outgoing, straight-forward, respectful, and confident. Has a boyish way of speaking. | Minri's non-idol friend met when they were only kids. They've always kept in contact even though Seoyoung moved to Australia. Despite the long distance, they are as close as blood-related sisters. Whenever Minri needs to talk about girl things and needs a boost of confidence, Seoyoung is the one she'll call.

Rival— Son Seung Wan / Wendy ( Su Min / Sumin )

Age— 21

Group— Red Velvet

Personality— Outgoing, easily to befriend and chat with. Confident, knows how to do lots of things, and is able to show them off.

Interactions— They chat when they see each other, and will have mini battles to show how much each one of them improved.

Why they are rivals— They were trainees together at the same time, and both worked hard. They're rivals because the two are the same age, as well as talented in different things, but one is better than the other in singing or rapping. They don't hate each other, but find each other as a good competition to keep improving, especially since Wendy already debuted.

Love Interest— Jung Taekwoon / Leo ( Min Yoongi / Suga )

Age— 24

Group— VIXX

Personality— Shy, yet caring. Leo doesn't talk much, and really doesn't like when the attention is on him, so he mostly looks away from the camera, appearing to be rude rather than shy. He has a natural poker face, so no one ever knows what he's thinking. Despite his cold attitude and poker face, he's very sweet and caring. He doesn't show off his affections as much as his other group members, but cares for them with little gestures. Though he doesn't talk much, his reactions are more than enough for people to know that he's listening intently and is embarrassed or amused by them.

First Meeting— Minri is a big fan of VIXX, and she biases Leo because of his voice and passion. She fangirls often to Youngjae, and when she found out he met them through MCountdown's backstage interview, she all but begged him to introduce her. VIXX, including Leo, all talked to her for the first time when Youngjae went to visit VIXX's waiting room and told them she was a big fan. Minri asked politely if she could stay in contact with them, and gave them her twitter so they could direct message. They didn't meet in person, but Youngjae showed a picture of her. After GENIE debuts, then they'll meet backstage during VIXX promotions and GENIE's debut.

Interactions—In the beginning she often chats with the other members of VIXX through direct messaging, but Leo doesn't have his own account so she talks to him through Hyuk or Hongbin. Minri chats through those two because she knows if they ever read the conversations between her and Leo, they wouldn't give him too much trouble, unlike N who would . After VIXX won back their own individual phones, she was able to talk to him more privately about personal things about each other. They've been introduced to each other through the phone, but have yet to actually meet in person. They talk often which allows N and Ken to tease Leo often. Leo enjoys talking to her though, so he ignores those two. In the future, they'd just barely start dating and have announced it to the public instead of dating secretly.

Love Rival— Choi Junhong / Zelo ( Han Sanghyuk / Hyuk )

Age— 18

Group— B.A.P

Personality— Bashful and sweet, but very respectful and also playful. Junhong is pretty quiet, because he's not sure what to say at times, but you can hear the innocence in his voice when he does speak. Once he's on stage, his charisma as Zelo explodes and he puts his whole heart into the performance.

First Meeting— Minri tries to visit Youngjae as often as usual, so she usually goes when he's practicing with B.A.P, that's how they met. Zelo thought he only liked her as an older sister at first, but his feelings are starting to change. He acts cute to her, knowing she has a soft spot, and sometimes acts manly to impress her. He's working hard on improving his image so that he'll be able to sway her the next time.

Interactions— Minri sees Zelo as a little brother or puppy, she likes taking care of him like a mother would. Zelo really likes her though, so he always tries to get her attention by being cute and tries to impress her with his stage presence.

Stage Name— Mai

Persona— Mature child. Her looks are mature and she know when to act professional when performing, but is a child at heart and will easily show it off-stage.

Position— Vocalist, Visual, Lead Rapper ( Vocalist, Face of the Group, Lead Dancer )

Fanclub Name— Maine (prounounced as 'mine'.)

Fanclub Colour— Teal #33cccc

Training Years—

— TS Entertainment ( 2 years )
— SM Entertainment ( 2 years )

Trainee Life— SM Entertainment's training style was more strict than TSE's, so Minri had a hard time adjusting, but she enjoyed the experience. Despite the strict training, she did feel herself improve a lot more. She made friends with a couple of trainees, but some of the others didn't think she matched SM's style, and gave her a rough time. Minri didn't really care, she just took it as a challenge to prove to them that she has her own colour and will make it.

Pre-debut Experiences— has she acted in a drama? sung an OST? Maybe she has cameoed in an MV?

— Appearance in Bang Yongguk & Zelo's "Never Give Up"
— Cameo in B.A.P's "Stop It"

Talent Twins—

— vocal twin : AOA's Hyejeong
— dance twin : After School's Lizzy
— rap twin : 4MINUTE's Sohyun

Comments/Suggestions— I look forward to your review!
Wonder Girls' "Like This"
SPICA's "Ghost" or "I'll be There"
EXID's "I Feel Good"

Scene Requests—

─ Leo and Minri are able to finally meet, and Leo falls in love at first sight, not because of her looks, but because he feels something.
─ Sibling bonding moment with Youngjae in a behind the scenes interview.
─ GENIE collaboration with another boy group.
─ GENIE goes onto Weekly Idol and during profile rewriting, Minri gets asked to carry the hosts. Other members show off their own individual talents as well.