hera : mirae "emerald" Kim

This is Real, This is me

PERSONALITY TRAITS :　 POSITIVE | Tough, Brave, Honest, Rational and Independent. : NEGATIVE | Choleric: Extrovert and Proud, Dominant, Has a Potty Mouth, Perfectionist and Prudent.

PERSONALITY :　

TOUGH: She is known for being strong and determined, hence, gaining the recognition of being a tough lady, as she knows how to tolerate difficulty and suffering on her own. She's the type of person to want to achieve something by means of being tough as she remains determined and doesn't give up; whatever the situation incurs, even when there are difficulties or problems.

BRAVE: She's also known for not backing down from any challenges, especially not without a fight. One, don't get started with her friends, or anyone close to her heart. Her friends most importantly are her babies no matter how old they are (or older than her, in some cases), don't you dare lay any finger on them, or you'll have to face her, their mother hen. She doesn't hurt somebody physically, as said before. But her words could cut like a knife on somebody's whole being. If you want to be safe, just.don't.hurt.her.babies. (OH AND TALK WHEN SHE'S AROUND. NOT BEHIND HER BACK. BECAUSE SHE HATES IT WHEN SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE THE BALLS TO TALK ON HER FACE.) But with every person comes a difficult characteristic. That's where her sassy self butts in. Yes, she may not talk much, but once you get on her bad side, you'll never hear the end of it. That's how fierce this lady is. You wouldn't want to get on her bad side or else she'll leave you regretting the day you were born.

HONEST (aka SHE is WHO SHE is): She doesn’t feel the need to conform to the rules of society. She’s a misfit of the good kind. Her friends may pretend like they don’t appreciate her life choices, but somewhere deep within, everyone secretly wants to be her or wants to be with a girl like her. She doesn’t sugarcoat it. It’s true, sugarcoating a problem helps ease the pain now and then, but almost every time, a person would prefer a bullet in the head instead of five in the chest. She says what’s on her mind, and unless they're feeling guilty and miserable  already or if it’s a sensitive issue, her friends would appreciate that trait of hers.

RATIONAL: Mirae uses facts and reasons as her basis to make judgments. She makes decisions, statements, or judgments using reasoned thinking, based on facts and doesn't base anything on rumors, hence, doesn't act on impulse all the time.

INDEPENDENT: Mirae is a confident, self-motivated lady who takes responsibility for her actions and never blames the rest of the world for her mistakes or her downfalls. Also, she's the type of lady who pays her own bills (you could ask her Jintae oppa! Kkkk), buys her own things, and doesn't allow a man to affect her stability and self-confidence. She supports herself entirely on her own and is proud to be able to do so.

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CHOLERIC (Proud and Extrovert): Being a choleric includes being proud and extrovert. Meaning, she believes that it's important to 'say things as they are', to be bluntly honest on her opinions than sugar-coating words. She speaks her mind, yes, but often forgets to mind her speech. Her pride and drive for dominance, as well as her open expression of emotion, naturally leads to outright aggression when challenged. She, when pushed too hard, will raise her voice and get angry to show that she is the strongest, and to assert superiority. She is pragmatic, doing what needs to be done bluntly rather than worrying about fantasy scenarios. She generally believes that she is right, and have immense stubbornness about admitting her flaws, UNLESS admitting these flaws would make her look better than others ("I'm strong enough to admit I'm wrong, unlike you").
She can be a great, supportive friend who'd take a bullet for those close to her, unless you get on her bad side, in which case she'll try her best to 'rub your nose into the dirt'. It is important to her that she's strong and courageous, not afraid of anything. If she's afraid, she will deny it (again, unless admitting it makes her look strong). She will 'rise to the challenge', in order to prove herself, and look for opportunities to do so. It's important for her to be tough and strong. As a choleric, she strives for independence, because to be dependent is to rely on others, to not be in the superior position. Dependence is weakness. She is 'thick-skinned' in a way, in many cases bulletproof against the criticisms of others, able to shrug or laugh them off.

DOMINANT: Mirae words things with confidence and certainty. Compare "Itaewon is this way" to "maybe Itaewon is this way, or something?". She's firm and forceful in her approach to problems. She also believes in 'tough love', and try to 'help' others by challenging them to prove themselves, as she herself would. If met by opposition, she reacts confrontational to defend herself. Because she's constantly trying to be 'dominant' in every situation, subconsciously, she does in either by being louder and better than those around her, or more restrained and therefore superior to those who lose their cool. Her confidence and demanding natures makes her a natural leader; she's more likely to take charge if necessary rather than fumbling around worrying. She will 'challenge' others aggressively in order to show her respect for the person's strength. She believes that it is important to 'prove oneself'. She says things like "if anyone tries to mess with me, I make them wish they'd never started on me in the first place". She loves competition... but hate to lose. Words like 'hot-blooded', 'brash', 'domineering', 'overbearing', might be used to describe her domineering temperament.

POTTY MOUTH: '' '' 'bloody hell' were oftentimes heard coming out from . Who and what is to blame? Her growing up in a very much liberated country? Or was it the underground rapping scene? Both, if I may say.

PERFECTIONIST: She finds it hard to be happy with her work unless it is of a very high standard. It can be self-destructive and time wasting as she often procrastinate to avoid doing important tasks in what she sees as a substandard way. Mirae pushes herself beyond the normal limits to achieve her goals and people are sometimes surprised by what she can accomplish. She does not deal well with pressure and close deadlines, particularly when her work is important, as she feels that she does not have enough time to make her work 'perfect' and therefore be happy with it. It can be both a blessing and a curse. Mirae is not the same as those who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), although she can be obsessive about her work.

PRUDENT: Mirae is prudent in a way that (because she's choleric and a perfectionist), she wants everything to be perfect for her taste. It becomes a negative trait when she becomes too controlling, or becomes too much of a perfectionist, though she tries to lessen this sometimes.

Shows a tough persona but deep inside, all she wants is to be loved and cared for. According to her co-trainees and friends, she is very well known for having a strong personality. She is mostly direct to the point and doesn't go all i'm-giving-you-a-sign-so-notice-it.
She is very sensitive and care for other people more than herself. She is very frank and doesn't hesitate to speak out her mind that sometimes get overboard (*See Heechul's personality.). Mirae is confident and doesn't care about the hate other girl trainees give her in her past as a former trainee, instead, she used their hate as her fuel to keep her going on and learning more to prove to the other trainees that she isn't what they think who she is.

How she acts off stage and offcam: Mirae seems really strong but her heart is really soft--a trait that only comes out when she's with her friends and cousin. She rather keep to herself than mingle with other new people; that sometimes, she gets labeled across rude.
 How she acts on-stage: She treats the stage as a second home. She makes sure her moves are perfect, her voice is conditioned and her appearance is one of the best. She gives off a cool vibe and a very mysterious aura when she steps onstage. People who don't know her that well thinks she's arrogant and rude. She also has a bottle of swag everywhere she goes. Its like, when she walks, the word 'SWAG' trails behind her feet. Charisma is always with her wherever she goes, it's like the word 'CHARISMA' and 'SWAG' are her shadows.

Mirae's Flaws: Due to her frankness and honesty, sometimes, she says a little too much or crosses over the borderline. She can also become very sassy at times-- which sometimes get annoying. Also, her self-pride is never to look down to as this is her biggest flaw.

BACKGROUND :　She grew up in Seoul from a family of three (Mother, Father and her) she was then forced to move with her parents in London when she was 8 due to her parents' work demands, cutting effectively her communication from the ones who love her; her cousin, grandmother and grandfather: who were the only people who showed her what love is and made her feel loved and cherished; at 13, she learned that her grandparents died and her cousin went busy with his career, Mirae felt as if she has no purpose to live anymore. But then she saw a music video of Super Junior, Miracle, and remembered her cousin as well, and found solace in music. Since then, her dream was to be  renowned rapper, so she started as an underground rapper as what her cousin suggested her and she kept doing that for a good year and a half, being known underground as M.Rae, the Spitfire Beauty. She was young, alright, but that doesn't stop the words spitting out of like balls of hire, hence, gaining recognition from those other  underground rappers, making her name known underground and to many former underground rappers before due to word of mouth.
(Add) Left for Seoul in secrecy on her 14th birthday using the savings her grandparents left her with, with only a letter to her busy parents, telling them that they don't need to find her, and that she decided to return to Korea saying she left because she has a purpose, a dream to fulfill, to pursue her dream: She lived with her cousin, Kim JinTae or as he's famously known, Verbal Jint, and continued her studies in Korea at day while rapping underground at night. She stopped studying when she was accepted into YGE.

TRIVIA :

▸ Likes
→ Red Velvet Cupcakes- this was the first recipe she ever learnt to bake and she grew to like it just as much.
→ Peaches- Peaches have always been her comfort food...uh, fruit. When she was younger, her grandmother used to pick peaches for her as an affection.
→ Narcissus flower- Narcissus flowers have been her favorite thing since forever. Her grandfather used to tell her that the narcissus flower is her birthmonth flower. He said that those flowers symbolizes sweetness, and he gives her narcissus flowers every year for her birthday. 
→ Strawberries.
→ Children.
→ Favorites:  Hot chocolate, dogs, babies, high heels and bath bombs/essential oils.

▸ Dislikes
 → Nuts- She's allergic to any kind of nut.
→ Too much perfume and makeup.
→ Dirty places- She scolds her members when their 'dorm' is dirty but she ends up cleaning the mess all by herself.
→ The smell of cinnamon.
→ Dolls- She's creeped out of dolls.
→ Marshmallows.
→ Blood (She has a blood phobia), Noisy people (She loves silence), Frogs, Insects and The smell of Victoria's Secret 'Love  Spell' (She can't take the smell so much that she gets nauseous immediately upon catching a whiff of Love Spell.)

▸ Habits
→ Bites her lower lip when nervous, bites her upper lip when in deep thought and chews her lower lip when in a bad mood.
→ Saying "wakey wakey" to herself when she wakes up.
→ Kissing her friends' cheeks in a form of greeting/farewell.
→ Shouts when aggravated/annoyed.
→ Squinting her left eye when trying to keep her temper and raises left eyebrow when disagreeing.

▸ Hobbies
→ Painting
→ Composing and Writing music
→ Swimming 
→ Reading novels.

▸ Other Trivia
→ She is anemic. She often faints when 1)She's on her monthly period (she bleeds profusely) and 2) When she doesn't get much rest.
 → She's a workaholic that sometimes comes to a fault.
 → Has a night blindess.
 → Allergic to nuts.
 → Instagram, cyworld, twitter, weibo, kakao talk, me2day: IV.miraekim.
 → She's a great cook and can bake great too.
 → She doesn't drink coffee. ​
 → "There is always hope" has been her catchphrase ever since, inheriting it from her deceased grandmother.
 → Mirae is known to be very strong. She never cried on broadcast, not even once, even the trainees and idols in YGE and Sapphire Ent knew this fact. She cries by herself when no one hears her. She's that strong. She has to be strong.
 → She's known to be YG's Young Rapper Line's "unnamed ideal type" due to Seungri's incessant matchmaking (or selling out).
 → Some trainees from YGE kept on talking and poking fun about her grey eyes that at one point, she resorted to wearing brown/black contact lenses to hide her grey-eyes but soon figured that what the other trainees think about her (or her eyes) don't matter, so she set the contacts aside and grew more proud about her pretty eyes.
 → Phobias: Blood, Dark (She has night blindness)
 

Ohana means family

RELATIONSHIPS :　

▸ Cousin — Kim Jin Tae (35) / rapper and record producer under Brand New Music. Famously known as Verbal Jint / Fierce rapper on stage but very intelligent aand timid offstage. / closeness: 10 out of 10.
interactions: Jintae is the closest to a brother and at the same time, father figure to Mirae. They were close as children, having a lot of stories to tell. And when Mirae and her family migrated to London, they lost communication. Not until Mirae learned how to use the internet on her 13th birthday, that's when she kept in touch with her favorite cousin again. Jintae fondly refers to her as 'gongju-nim' meaning princess, as she's the only cousin he has that he's close with.

▸ Bestfriend — Lee Seunghyun (25) / singer-songwriter and actor. Famously known as Seungri. / Easygoing, Bubbly and Loudmouth / closeness: 10 out of 10.
interactions: Seungri and Mirae met thru Verbal Jint, Mirae's cousin. Seungri visited him on his house late 2010 and since Mirae is living with Verbal Jint, they were introduced to each other. Since then, they have been close; inseparable, even. He refers to her as his muse and finds it fun to set her up on numerous blind dates involving guys at YG Ent., may they be trainees or idols alike.

▸ Close Friend — Song Minho (23) / Rapper and member of the boy group Winner /  Charismatic rapper onstage and a dorky, playful guy offstage / closeness: 8 out of 10.
interactions: Mino and Mirae were close when she was a trainee at YGE (again, due to Seungri's incessant matchmaking flop) but they act like long-lost siblings. Mino treats her like he treats his own sister while Mirae tries to fill up the sister poistion to Mino since she knows how much he misses his sister.

▸ Close Friend — Cho Namjoo (23) / Flight Attendant at Korean Air / Diva-ish, overprotective and sassy / closeness: 9 out of 10.
interactions: Namjoo is the sister Mirae never had. They were schoolmates before and became inseparable since, but Namjoo became busy as a flight attendant so she and Mirae rarely see each other often. Namjoo and Mirae were childhood friends. Classmates from nursery until mid-elementary school, then went their separate ways after but still keep in touch. Namjoo is the only girl out of four siblings, that's why she sees Mirae as her sister, maybe not by blood, but for the bond they shared and still continue to share despite their busy lives.

▸ Close Friend/Co-member — Ho Nari (25) / Rapper, Main Dancer, Main Vocalist, Face of the Group /  charismatic, smart, creative, athletic, non-self-concious, intuitive, playful/flirty, sassy, no-filter, stubborn, bossy, sarcastic / closeness: 9 out of 10.
interactions: Since both Mirae and Nana are oftentimes misinterpreted, they grew closer to each other. Mirae looks up to Nana because she's an older-sister figure for her and Nana, even though Mirae could be well-mature for her age, checks up on the younger girl all the time as the responsible unnie she is.

▸ Close Friend — Ho Jessi (27) / Soloist /  Frank but a sweet friend / closeness: 8 out of 10.
interactions: Nana introduced Mirae to Jessi after a month of getting to know each other. Jessi finds Mirae cute even if Mirae sure doesn't act like it. She's sweet to the point that when Jessi and Nana talk to each other, there were times when she asks her sister about Mirae's condition; if she's doing fine. Is she gettig enough rest, is she eating well, etc.

▸ Rival — Lee Hi (20) / Soloist /  Timid, Calm and Cute / closeness: 0.
interactions: Lee Hi likes Hanbin. She thinks Mirae stole her BIGBANG oppas from her first, then her 2NE1 unnies and lastly, Hanbin. Hi keeps on pushing Mirae's buttons but Mirae just lets her be because she doesn't want to start a war. Hi needs to tone it down or else Mirae will explode, and it won't end up good for her, knowing that Mirae has Verbal Jint, Seungri, and her members rallying at her back.

Cuz I'm A Rockstar

GROUP:　Main Rapper, Lead Dancer (Lead Rapper, Vocalist)

TALENT TWINS : 

▸ Singing Twin: 2NE1's Dara (Live) (Studio)
▸ Dancing Twin: SNSD's Hyoyeon (Live)
▸ Rapping Twin: FIESTAR's Yezi (Live) (Studio)
▸ Variety Twin: Song Ji Hyo
 

TRAINING :

▸She continued rapping underground until before her sixteenth birthday, since then, she decided to pursue her initial plan: To debut in one of the big three companies, and what's better debuting as a known rapper than in YG? So she auditioned and luckily got in the first time.

As a trainee, she was looked upon because of her various talents, she has many surprises inside her body. She can rap and dance excellently at the same time. But you cannot remove the bullies in every trainees. There are some who bully her because saying she can only rap and dance but NOT sing. Some even got to the extent of comparing her to TOP, saying he could sing better than her. And it's alright. Mirae acknowledges it and ignores the unnecessary comments.

She was set to debut as a YG soloist rapper but the CEO decided to debut Lee Hi before her. After many months of waiting, Mirae figured out she'd need to switch companies because YG is getting more focused on others and that her debut is getting pushed back a lot of times, making her feel more and more irrelevant and she didn't want to wait for the time that she'll only be known as someone's shadow, so she decided that she needs her cousin's help. 

Before joining Sapphire Ent, she called her cousin up and asked if there were available spots for trainees in BN music. He said he'd love to give her a position in BNM but didn't want her to get criticized by it, so he suggested her to stay at YGE and wait a little more. The moment he told her that, Mirae decided to talk to YG's CEO to clear things. After some talk, YG let go of Mirae reluctantly and suddenly, Jintae contacted her and told her about Sapphire Ent. The moment he told her that, Mirae packed her bags, left YG and her friends behind, to start anew with Sapphire Ent. 

Her trainee life in Sapphire Ent is almost the same as when she was in YG. Almost. The big difference it only did make is that, trainees don't look down to others as many did her in YGE.

She's respected just as much because of her rapping prowess. She literally walks, works and spits word like a boss, carrying the pride Verbal Jint has for her, thus, gaining recognition among her co-trainees and trainers alike.

(add) GDragon, particularly, handpicked her as his trainee upon knowing that she is 'The Verbal Jint's cousin, besides that fact, he had heard so much about her from T.O.P, Tablo, Mithra Jin, Zico, Bang Yongguk, Park Kyung, basically a whole lot of underground rappers, and from the cousin himself, Kim Jin Tae aka Verbal Jint. So he decided to train her in hopes to see if what his friends say would give it justice or the opposite.

"Are they serious? This...this pretty girl? An underground rapper? They're ting me..."
And the results totally shocked him.
This Mirae girl, who doesn't look like she could rap, spits fire once she opens and words come flowing out with a rhythmic melody.
That's right. Don't judge a book by it's cover.

He learned it from a girl.

PRE-DEBUT :

▸ Underground rapper from 14 years old to 16 years old.

SCANDALS :

▸ iKON's Leader, B.I, dating?/ Early 2016 / After the success of iKON's 'APOLOGY' comeback stage, B.I sweet-talked Mirae into drinking hot chocolate with her that evening to a cafe. Lots of paparazzi shots, one with B.I tucking Mirae's stray hairs away from her face.( They are together but not dating. YG clarified their status now only as close friends and not dating.)
 

▸ WINNER's Mino cooped up in a scandal with HERA's M.Rae? / Early 2017 / Some delusional fans made a rumour about Mirae and Mino dating way back when Mirae was still a trainee in YGE/ Knowing their stalking-slash-researching skills, they found out that Mirae and Mino hang out a lot during their trainee days (thanks to Seungri's pointless matchmaking skills, which were, in fact, not helpful AT ALL) and were too close for friends. (But in reality, those were cropped pictures from when they were out with a large group of friends). When Mino's 'Body' was released, they immediately pointed out that Mirae was Mino's inspiration for the lyrics, most importantly the part where he talks about tattoos. / This still remains as a rumor since neither YG or Sapphire Ent responds to this. Seems like Mirae is sandwiched between the YG boys.

interview

Why did you pick Sapphire Entertainment (Or how were you scouted)?: 

▸ To be honest, I didn't find out about Sapphire Ent myself. *giggles* I-uh.. my cousin told me about it. And here I am! I honestly am happy to be here and proud that finally, I've made the right choice that led me to be around amazing people every day.

Are there any actiVitIes you'd like to pursue in the future? What are they and why?: 

▸ Yes, a lot, actually! But my top priority as of now is to debut with my group successfully and furthermore, grow as a solo rapper. But I would never leave my group. At one point, I would still want to produce my own music, showcasing my colors as a solo rapper.

If You could be in another group or have another pOSItion what would it be and why?: 

▸ Hmm. Let me see... *stares hard at the ground while biting the inside of her upper lip, seemingly in deep thought* I guess...wait, nothing's coming to me! That must mean that I don't see myself in another group with other members in another position. Is that bad?

How do you feel about the company's new concept of randomly changing the group lineups?: 

▸ I've never seen anything like this so I'm more of excited about it than confused. I don't think I could elaborate further than it already as it is. Bottomline is, I'm excited about this concept and thrilled about the thought of having to perform with people sharing the same passion that I have.

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PASSWORD:#A569BD | PEACOCKS: Because Some of the most known Hera's symbols are the peacock- ancient symbol of immortality, the scepter and the diadem.

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FLASHBACK

SCENE REQUESTS : 

▸ MINO, Verbal Jint and Seungri ing Mirae and Hanbin (aka The Greatest ers team)
▸ Nam Taehyun(a friend of Mirae as a trainee in YG but not too close) pissing Hanbin off by commenting on Mirae's instagram posts and making sure he gets a reply, just for the heck of it.

▸iKON and HERA interactions
▸April Fool's joke of Mino and Mirae. (aka DATING SCANDAL: Dating scandal with Mino, YGE just laughed it off and Mino posting about it relentlessly for a whole two weeks, finding the rumour humorous. At some point, in april fool's, he "confirmed" that they were dating which ended up as an april fool's joke, making fans dismayed. Mino laughed about it, mentioning their dating ban.)
▸ Fanservice: Nana x Mirae fanservice (SNS pictures), Hugging in Public+Awards Shows+Fake PDA (Which Nana initiates: Hold hands tight, hugging, kiss on the cheek).
▸ She collapsed one time during a performance because she didn't get enough rest +Super Nana in action, to the rescue.
▸ (This is the 'little stunt' B.I pulled on-stage) B.I going to Mirae's designated seat when they were singing 'My Type' and gave her one, long-stemmed, pink ecuadorian rose. Pink, symbolizing Mirae's elegance and grace. Hanbin gave it to her in hopes that she catches what he wants to say, with a pink rose, meaning he admires and appreciates her. (I want to remind you that this is his first time meeting Mirae/HERA/ in general, face to face.)
♔ Taeyang invited Mirae to sing 'Eyes, Nose, Lips' with him, with her covering Tablo's rap.
♔ Variety Shows: Running Man, Strong Heart and Happy Together.

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