Personality

(+) Observant, Eloquent, Objective
(/) Proper, Distant, Polite
(-) Passive, Aloof, Emotionless

Jiwon is someone who lets life happen to her rather than pushing for anything to occur. She's passive in everything, never voicing her wants but instead simply viewing life from a neutral perspective and letting the tides pull her as they will. She's an observer rather than a participant, and her observant nature often leads to her acting quite aloof. She's unaffected by extreme emotions and she views those who are as unpredictable and immature and considers herself to be at a higher level than they are, something that radiates off of her and makes her rather easy to dislike.

However one cannot discount Jiwon's usefulness. Due to being basically a robot she's highly objective and is hands-down the best person to go to when you want thing in perspective. She doesn't sugar coat or exaggerate - what is is what is and she'll see it as such. Though she keeps her distance rom things she still notices them, and if you take the effort to seek her out she's not someone to keep anything to herself when asked about it. In fact she's rather eloquent despite people usually assuming she'd be a quiet type. Jiwon knows how to speak very well and she will seamlessly do so when asked to. However due to her upbrinigng, she does only speak when spoken to, as is expected of a young lady of high society.

Background

Jiwon was born to wealth and was raised by wealth, which meant her primary caretakers were people on her parent's payroll. Jiwon's chidhood was mostly devoid of her parents themselves, who were busy with work and social events to maintain their class and status within the community. The Ohs are old money, and Jiwon was groomed to do the family name proud. She studied diligently to score respectably in school, and took manner and propriety classes with a private tutor at home. However the staff worried about how her environment and upbringing was affecting the young Jiwon, who unlike other children never showed much interest in anything. A servant brought it up with her parents, who suggested exposing her to a variety of activities to see which sparked her interest.

The quest to find Jiwon's interests began when she was 8 years old, and went on for over 5 years before something stuck. She took a few piano and violin lessons but never took to either. She attended vocal classes and theatre classes but remained as indifferent as ever. Sports she refused to even touch so the staff reasoned that she must like something if she disliked something. Finally on her 14th birthday, Jiwon attended a music concert as part of the celebrations. During the show the group SNSD performed, and to her parents' and the staffs' delight she sudden said, halfway through the girl's third song, "I believe I would enjoy being an idol." It became a rush to get her into a good company to begin training right away.

She ended up at NH Media thanks to a few connections on her mother's side of the family. She is distantly related to the NH artist Lim Changjun who had just made a comeback to the music scene and was doing quite well. After talking to him, and making some well-timed donations to support NH and Nega Network's new girl group, her family was able to get Jiwon a spot at NH Media, no audition required.

Training

Company: NH Media
Backup Company: Sidus HQ
Trainee Years: 2 years
Trainee Life: Jiwon worked hard in her training, despite not neccessarily loving it. She had a tense relationship with the other girls in the company due to her own off-pputting nature and her indifference towards even trying to make friends. She's far from naturally talented in anything idol, but she's had some improvement through hard work in the two years she's been at NH Media. She's still quite far from being considered for debuting though.

Why was she chosen for \/s?: Originally NH was going to send Riyu again, but when Jiwon's parents offered financial backing for UKiss's upcoming comeback promotions if Jiwon was sent instead the company had no qualms changing their delegate. After all, Riyu hadn't even made it past episode 5 so there wasn't too much of a fanbase for her to lose.

Talent Twins

Singing: T-ara's Boram
Dancing: T-ara's Boram
Rapping: T-ara's Boram

Q: Why do you think you were chosen to be on this show?
A: Most likely my parents believe I'm upset that I haven't debuted yet and wanted to make me feel better. I feel my looks are quite stand-out, and I'm relatively proficient in both rapping and singing which not many trainees are, I feel. Of course that is mere speculation, I can't say I speak for my company.

Q: What would you say your main talent is?
A: I suppose I would classify my vocals as being more carefully trained than my rapping, though I feel comfortable with both skills. I know I'll be far from the most skilled in either of those, so I believe it will be my versatility between the two that will allow me to truly stand out.

Q: What are you most nervous about concerning the show?
A: Hm, would it be arrogant to say nothing? I do not feel that being nervous is a particularly helpful use of my energy. Whatever comes to be is what was meant.

Q: Is there anything else you'd like to say?
A: Nothing that I can recall at the moment. Thank you for your time.