( Number of years training ) : 3 years and 3 months

( When + why did you become an Sm rookie ) : I auditioned for the company toward the end of 2014 and became a rookie in 2015. I became a rookie to help fill the void for an old sport and to hopefully make some money for my family

( Making a stan ) :

did a dance battle with two of her fellow trainees -- link --

went against another trainee in a sort of "flexibility-off" -- link --

( personality traits ) :

Good:

Kind

Positive

Open Minded

Helpful

Neutral:

Shy/Quiet

Trusting

anti-social

Bad:

naive

Arrogant

Push-Over

( elaboration ) :  xiao fen is very kind. She was raised to treat others the way she wants to be treated, so she really gets nothing out of being mean or rude to another person. She doesn't really talk to others first, but when she is approached, she has a very sweet demeanor and is easy to have a conversation with. She does her best to have a good attitude, which can be very difficult sometimes in trainee life. She still finds reasons to smile even if she's going through hardship. It may not be a big one, but people more often than not see her smiling.

xiao fen is always open to new things. Whether it be to new foods, people, experiences. She listens to new ways of thinking and doing things. She believes herself as someone with room for improvement and constructive criticism, so she is always open to hearing someone else's opinions and ideas. A lot of the trainees turn to her for help. Not because she is super good at anything, but because she likes to help people. Put simply, people ask her for help because she'll pretty much do anything for someone else, especially if she cares about that person.

Which is why she is categorized as a push-over. She will do whatever she is asked without question and without fail, and it has lead to a lot of people(trainees,) taking advantage of her help. Sometimes she acts more like a servant than a friend. The biggest problem with it is that xiao fen doesn't see what's happening to her. She's a little too naive and trusting to understand that her help is now being taken for granted and she is becoming a laughing stock amongst trainees. She simply sees is as helping.

xiao fen happens to be seriously shy and reserved. She never approaches people, she stays behind everyone when she's walking in groups, and during training she is seriously quiet. She is often seen by herself in the corner of the room either reading or listening to music. She isn't shy to the point where if someone talks to her she cowers, she does enjoy talking to people, but she doesn't make an effort to be a part of conversation. Despite her shy demeanor, she has a habit of being come across as arrogant. She has a slight air about her that says, "I'm a better performer than you, and I know it." And it's simply a cause of her being alone and isolating herself during training, as if she is too good for anyone else.

( background ) :

Weng xiao fen was born in Beijing, China on march 19th, 2000. Her parents were excited to have her and for three years, they made life work with a daughter. They were both working in a restaurant at the time, and were just getting by. When her brother was born, things started getting financially difficult, they weren’t making enough money to support them and their two children, so it forced them to move from their home in Beijing to a smaller one in Tianjin where her granparents were living. xiao fen can remember going to school and not being able to pay for lunch and studying while hungry.

She and her brother were close despite their difficult life. She always went out of her way to keep him fed and clothed. Her parents couldn’t make ends meet and ended up sending her little brother live with her grandparents so they all could eat. It wasn’t the easiest decision for them, but it was the only solution they could think of.

One thing that used to get her through her days was gymnastics. She had a natural flexibility most gymnasts would kill for and excelled on floor routines and vaulting. She started the sport when she was five and worked at it until she was just turning twelve. Unfortunately, she had to give up the sport due to a wrist injury that occurred a week after she turned twelve. She was in the middle of her floor routine when her foot slipped out from under her and she took a hard fall onto the floor, her wrist breaking.

One of the worst days of her life was when she was told that she should no longer do gymnastics. She dived into her studies head first as a way to try and take her mind off of the sport she could no longer do.

When she was thirteen, an SM Global audition came to Beijing. It was unfortunate that they didn't show in Tianjin, but then again SM has a habit of traveling to the most well known places and calling it good. She at first didn’t think anything of it, but was actually convinced by her brother. She had a little bit of dancing skill from her floor routines and she was seriously flexible. Maybe they would look twice at her. Also, by being an idol, she would be able to make money that she could help the family with...to be honest, that's what really swayed her.

So, she skipped a day of school to get on a bus to Beijing and fill out an audition form. She walked in with a group of four other girls and waited. The singers went first after they were finished, she was asked to come dance. They a random song and she did a slight rendition of a floor routine she won a silver with, adding a cartwheel to go with it.

They didn’t say anything to her that day or for the rest of that year, but she was finally contacted and asked to be a part of the company. She didn’t know what to think of it at first, but all she really wanted now was to debut and make some money that she could send back to her family. She accepted the offer and was flown out to Korea to start her training.

( trivia ) : write as much as you think is necessary

• She likes to paint

• She likes to play cards

• She has seen her family twice in three years

• Carries around a picture of her brother everywhere she goes

• Hums christmas music to herself when she thinks no one is hearing

• She's a huge fan of EXO, BTS, Boys Republic, B1A4, and VIXx

• Does tumbling in her spare time

• takes frequent stretch classes to keep flexible

• During practice, she wears a wrist brace.

• Prays alone before every performance

• Enjoys doing makeup, just for fun

• Enjoys taking selfies with others

• Back-up dancer in Super Show 5

• She is deathly allergic to bees

• sometimes curses in mandarin