BACKGROUND + Growing up, dance had always been a part of her. It was something that came natural to her since her mother was a prima ballerina for the National Ballet of Japan and had a cultural dance background. Since her father was a five-star restaurant chef, both of her parents agreed that it'd be best if she tagged along with her mother to work. When her parents both settled down in Hongdae, her mother opened up her own dance studio in order to keep her passion close to her side while she took care of her family. Maru would watch in fascination as the dancers did their pas de deux across the floor and her mother would be instructing them. When she laid eyes on her mother dancing in front of the class with her pointe shoes on, that was when Maru knew she wanted to be a dancer. There was something that just called out to her when she watched all of the dancers move with grace. The way that mother seemed to float around the dance floor was something Maru wished she could do as well. Her mother was surprised when Maru had approached her at the age of five, saying that she wanted to become a ballerina. Knowing how intense ballet can get, her mother never wanted to enforce the idea of her daughter following in her footsteps. As much as she wished for her daughter to become just like her, she left it up to Maru to decide what she would want to be. 

After a few days of telling her mother of wanting to become a ballerina, at the age of five she began her ballet training. Every day after classes, her mother would do one-on-one lessons with her and on the weekends she'd join the ballet classes for her age. There in that studio was where she made her first friends and began slowly open up. Maru had enjoyed ballet at first but as she got older, her mother put more pressure on her since she was the head director and saw how much potential she had in order to audition and be a part of the National Ballet of Korea. Her cousin noticed how the pressure was getting to her and he convinced her to ditch practice one day to visit him at the company he was currently training at. She was in awe at the different atmosphere and the number of trainees that were the same age (14) as her were present. He took her to one of the practice rooms where his future group members were in and walked in on them having a freestyle circle. They all welcomed her immediately and asked her to join them. At first she immediately declined since she felt awkward with them. But as a couple songs had passed and her cousins multiple attempts of getting her to dance, she finally gave in when he kept teasing her saying, "Simba, the ballerina." As she began to do ballet, the guys groaned and immediately stopped her. Maru was confused at first but then they explained to her that the type of dancing that they did was hip-hop. They told her how much more fun it was and the freedom she'd get to feel if she tried it. Since ballerinas are very stiff, the boys had to teach her the basic grooves before letting her go wild with what she learned. It was in that moment where she fell in love with the way her body moved to the crazy beats. She didn't have to worry about raising her leg high enough or completely turning out her foot with pointed toes. She was free to do whatever her body wanted to express. She was a natural and her cousin knew it. Once it was time for her to go home, he accompanied her to the subway and told her to take into consideration of looking into some hip-hop classes. 

She followed his advice and searched for classes to take. For a while, she had gone behind her mother's back to take hip-hop classes in Seoul by lying to her. She'd skip out on her ballet lessons saying that she'd be staying at school late in order to work on assignments and projects. Maru didn't want to lie but she didn't know how her mother would react when she would say that she preferred hip-hop over ballet. This continued on for a while until her favorite dance instructor, Jang Girin, invited her to be a part of the studio's dance crew called CupCakes. Her instructor was proud of how much she had improved in six months and said that she could get better if she trained with the crew. She saw the potential in her of becoming an amazing, versatile dancer. After receiving that kind of opportunity, she knew that she couldn't lie to her mother anymore. The night after her talk with Girin, she approached her mother in her room and came clean. At first her mother was disappointed, but finally hearing the truth about how her daughter felt, she allowed her to follow her heart. She knew that her daughter was losing that spark she had when she did ballet during their one-on-one lessons. Whenever she looked in her eyes, it was distant and her mind wasn't present. The fire she first saw in her daughter had diminished and now that she knew why, she couldn't be the one to hold Maru back. After that long talk with her mother and a deal to take ballet once in a while, Maru immediately called Girin to tell her that she would join. 

PERSONALITY + Maru is a very carefree spirit and tends to voice out her opinions without thinking. Ever since she was young, she always had this bright personality to her that immedately drew people's attention towards her. She tends to be a blabber mouth and doesn't hesitate to give her input on things. This can also be a bad side to her because she doesn't know her limits or when to stop if she might hurt the person. Her outlook on life is very positive and looks on the brighter side of things. She believes that even though there are detours and stops on your journey in life, it's only temporary. Whenever she's stumped about something going on in her life, she will sulk for a while, but in the end she will push through because she looks at the end results. Ever day she tries her best to live her life to the fullest. Also, she's curious about everything that's around her. She gets easily distracted by whatever's going on her but takes note of the little details. If she's sitting in a lecture hall and her eyes begin to wander, she'll ask questions to herself like 'I wonder what's the story behind the guy that's sitting in front of me?' or 'The girl in the corner got a haircut, it suits her.' or 'Hm...Chinese sounds like a good option for dinner tonight.' 

On the other hand, she tends to be very independent. She doesn't like to lean on people too much because she sees herself as a burden when everyone else has their own things to worry about. When it comes to the people she cares about, she always puts them before herself. Most of the time she's too selfless to look after herself and do things that she wants. Maru also tends to be a little bit on the perfectionist side and needs everything to be perfect or else it'll bug her to no end. She overthinks and analyzes everything which causes her to get easily stressed and highly emotional. Her temper will run short and she'll snap at the people around her without realizing it. She'll bottle things up until things get too overwhelming for her and she'll have mental breakdowns inside her bedroom. 

TRAINEE BACKGROUND +  After dancing with CupCakes throughout the rest of high school, her cousin thought it would be a great idea for her to audition for the same company as him. He knew she was very talented in dancing and was decent at singing so he tricked her into doing one of their weekly auditions. Maru had passed all the rounds and eventually became a trainee at the age of 17. She wanted to keep her trainee life as fair and simple as possible, so she requested that her relationship with her cousin would be kept in the wraps until she debuted. Some of her peers disliked her because of how close she got with her mentors in the company as well as being one of the trainees that excelled in her strengths but improved everyday with her weaknesses. If drama were to happen and the other trainees would ask what side she would take, she'd shrug her shoulders and say "I don't know," before leaving the room to go practice on her own. Overall, she's one of the most dedicated trainees and tries her best to get along with everyone. 

SCANDALS + Because of visiting the company frequently before she joined and became a trainee, she'd get into a scandal with her cousin once in a while for being mistaken as a mystery girlfriend. 

Kwon Minhee

STAGE NAME: Maru
BIRTHDAY: May 21, 1994
BIRTH PLACE: Kyoto, Japan
HOMETOWN: Hongdae, South Korea
ETHNICITY: Japanese-Korean
NATIONALITY: Korean

FACECLAIM: Jung Min Hee 
BACKUP FACECLAIM: Baek Su Min
HEIGHT: 155cm
WEIGHT: 45kg
BLOOD TYPE: O

appearance

She naturally has dark brown hair but usualy dyes it a more auburn color. Her slightly sharp jawline and pale skin came from her father while her pouty lips and cat-like eyes came from her mother. But with her short height, everyone questions how she's so short when her dad is 6'2 and her mother is 5'6. Right in the middle of her back is a lotus tattoo which she got as a reminder to herself that though the hardship on her journey, the wisdom and positive results she gains will be worth it all in the end. She has three piercings on each ear as well as a belly piercing she got on her 18th birthday. 

PERSONALITY + He's a natural flirt, but once you look passed his flirty ways, he's actually a really sweet guy. Most of the time he's smooth with his words, but it's not all just sweet nothings. When he promises to do something, he will pull through. He loves to joke around and tends to be childish. But when he needs to, he will be mature and give his two cents in on what he thinks. When it comes to kids, he'll become a big softie. But when you manage to get on his nerves or piss him off, he'll be stubborn and quickly loses his temper. He gets jealous easily, but not to the extent of being controlling or obssessive, just the right amount to show just how much he cares. 

RELATIONSHIP + They are each other's support systems. When his temper gets riled up, she knows how to calm him. When she gets too reckless with everything and tends to forget about herself, he's the one to put her in check. Maru likes to think of him as her big teddy bear and loves to cuddle with him even though he can get on her nerves. When he's with her, his dorky personality tends to come out and his smoothness of being a flirt doesn't work on her. They know that they can be their own selves around each other and there's just something about the way they click that makes him want to be the perfect gentleman for her. Maru was surprised at how sensitive and softhearted he can get because of his arrogant image, but she just finds him more attracive than he already is. He doesn't know how to say no to her because all he wants to do is be the best man he can be and give her the world that she deserves. 

HISTORY + They met when she bumped into him backstage at Music Bank trying to look for her cousin's dressing room. She had gotten lost with the many corridors and crew members walking around after the show. He was walking out of his dressing room when she crashed into him with a box in hand. Maru apologized immediately as he winced from the impact and rubbed his now sore stomach. She rubbed her neck sheepishly and offered to get him a cold drink from the vending machine as compensation and a way to relieve the pain. Since he was one of the first ones done changing into more comfortable clothing, he agreed and they walked towards the one at the end of the corner. 

He tried flirting with her because he thought she was pretty cute as she looked at the drink options. She just went along with it, knowing that he probably won't pursue her after that moment and he's a busy idol. He would never have time for her, plus she was a nobody. Their flirting went back and forth until the drink was done vending and they made their way back to his dressing room. Jongin noticed the box in her hands and asked her why she was holding it. Remembering why she had gone backstage in the first place, she explained her situation and Jonging decided to take her to his sunbae. He knew he couldn't mess with her with such a big idol as her cousin, but she intrigued him. Through their conversation, he found out she was a dancer and had such a deep passion for it. They related more than he thought and before he knew it, they were right in front of her cousin's dressing room. She had greeted the entourage members she knew and passed along the box. He decided to go for the punch and ask for her number before she went in. Maru obliged and ever since then, they had been texting each other constantly and go out once in a while whenever he was available. He still hasn't asked her out yet. 

Kim Jongin

Idol

BIRTHDAY: January 14, 1994

BACK-UP LOVE INT + JB - Got7

LAST COMMENT + let me know if there's anything that I need to change! :) I'm so glad I finally found a YG apply that's open hahaha YG is my all-time fave

SCENE REQUESTS + Kai asking her out ;; her and the members have a trip to the market ;; the girls go to the night market and pig out on street foods 

PASSWORD + 안봐도 비디오 by Lee Hi ft. Bobby (IKON)