　EMPIRE ⇀ THE "CUT-OFF"

BIRTHNAME: Lee JoEe (이초희)

NICKNAMES:
Joey; Her least favorite nickname, she's earned it by her school friends. Thanks, really. My name isn't Joey, it's JoEe--
Soda Pop; She seems really quiet and sweet when you look at her but her real personality surprises you

STAGE NAME JoEe (It was unique enough already)
BIRTHDATE: October 14th, 1997

BIRTHPLACE: Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

HOMETOWN: Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

ETHNICITY: Korean

NATIONALITY: Korean

LANGUAGES:

Korean // Fluent // Native language
Spanish // Fluent // JoEe's brother was able to find her a Spanish tutor after he made money- She begged him to, because Spanish is a really big language and she wanted to learn it. She has been for six years, and even took a vacation to Spain for three months last summer.

FACECLAIM: Joy of Red Velvet

BACKUP: SinB of GFriend

HEIGHT: 168 cm

WEIGHT: 52 kg

APPEARANCE:

People consider JoEe to be pretty ugly compared to her older brother. She has a very round baby face- Many say she never lost her baby chubbiness- And naturally dark, shaped lips. She had plastic surgery done on her nose and will fully admit to so. Her body is very nicely shaped, with B-cup s, a tiny waist and larger hips with what she refers to as her "really hella cute ." Some people say her stomach is fat but really isn't just netizens haitng for not being the perfect skinny doll. Her thighs are larger but she's never minded. Her hair is normally kept long and straight, some sort of brown, but she has in the past dyed it partially green and may again. She's also considering blonde. She worries, though, that if she cuts it short she'll look like a baby so even though she wants to, her hair has yet to be short. JoEe has a scar on her left hand from punching a girl in the teeth in the third grade (She stole her homework and wouldn't give it back! Worth it).

FASHION STYLE:

What does JoEe like to wear? Well, I can tell you one thing for sure- A lot of high-waisted shorts. In fact, high-waisted everything is a total plus. Honestly, her closet doesn't have much variety color-wise. Almost everything is black, white, or dark blue. She wants to be either cute or comfy, normally cute. JoEe is prepared to sacrifice being comfortable on a plane if she can be beyond cute. When it's colder she wears a jacket of some sort- Sometimes with shorts, others with leggings and jeans. A skirt is possible as well. She's a fan of striped and plaid for her shirts. Her formal basically matches her normal color scheme despite being done by her stylists, a lot of black and white and dark blue. Normally she'll wear short dresses, but occasionally a blouse and skinny jeans work if it's between formal and casual. At the airport, she deviates a bit and wears light blue a lot, just to change is up for the fans. Almost all of her pajamas are nightgowns, some uglier than others but if she likes the material, she'll buy it. JoEe has a lot of color variety there, from yellow to pink to purple to white to grey...Like I said, the material. She only ever wears heels and tennis shoes, if she wears something different its because she was forced. JoEe hates boots, flats, sandals, etc. She actually has a lot of different pairs of glasses, from clear plastic with big frames to thin, black metal ones. She prefers cheap to expressive there. Her makeup tends to be on a more natural side, as her skin is very pale and she feels that intense makeup looks bad of her. Her nails are painted once a month, but only once. Never anything too fancy, unfortunately, because she doesn't know how. She wishes she could do cool things like these. Wardrobe

TRAITS:

Playful | fashionable | spontaenous | sentimental | sassy

ELABORATION:

Confidence is key, and JoEe is proof of this. She's confident in her looks, personality, and abilities, yet isn't conceited in the slightest even though everyone jokes about her being so. She simply knows the truth about herself and doesn't see the point in feeling you're lacking things when the extent is small. She knows she has improving to do but she's confident she'll be able to do so. Her biggest wish is that everyone could share in her confidence, and she will make it happen, that's all she wants. JoEe never rarely brags about her talents and achievments, but she easily could and everyone knows it- That's part of her biggest charm, being confident but not showy (Unless she's on a variety show, where she's totally a show-off). She's very charismatic, both on stage on off. It's natural that she draws attention to herself, with her total confidence and air of youth. She's always got this something about her that draws everyone's eyes to her- She definitely exudes the most stage presence out of Empire, she can't help but shine, especially when dancing. Her eyes hold a lit fire that few can really match (Did anyone get the pun--) and she's proud of it. She knows how to show her best sides and this is beyond captivating. Your gender or preference does not matter, she breaks it all with one charismatic wink.

She's always been a very flexible person, ignoring her physical flexibility, JoEe is adaptive, and is up for changes in plans like no other. Variety is truly the spice of life, and things suddenly changing up is nothing less than exciting to her- It doesn't shake her strong foundation. She can easily deal with a change of plans, and cancellations are nothing. Where for many people last-minute changing can mess them all up, JoEe not only survives these, but even thrives on such rocky conditions. She adapts to all new situations and environments- Jinki often jokes that she would have a high fitness level (Biology, if you don't know it describes the likelyhood of an organism to live were conditions to change). Part of this adaptibility comes from her alertness. JoEe is never truly on the down-low, never truly relaxed. She's always observing and taking in the information she sees. Many people claim she's paranoid, but truthfully she's just curious and worries about others. Because of this, she's the first to know when something's wrong for off with someone because she's intuitive. She detects mood changes in an instant and is constantly aware of her surroundings.

This intuivity makes her very social, because she wants to know everything about everyone so she can help them. It's interesting, watching her interact with everyone because she seems to always know exactly what to do even when one won't admit that there is something wrong. Her socialness gives her an air of youth, and she has many of the ideals of that generation. JoEe is very interesting in that sense, she's mature to an extent, but still young enough that she fits in well. This youth makes her spontaneous- She likes to make last minute decisions and roll with them. JoEe's a spur-of-the-moment kind of guy, she doesn't think, just does. She is extremely into fashion. She's always up-to-date with the latest trends and help out the less fashion-smart members. It's just something she loves to do. However, JoEe has a small problem with letting things go. She's very sentimental, and everything she owns feels important to her. This of course could never stop her from being the playful soul she is. She likes to play little pranks, a few jokes here and there, some minor rough-housing, it's all in good fun, but some people are uncomfortable with how touchy-feely she gets while playing. She's quite sassy, also much like her cousin, and is quite well-known for it. She has a a whole stash of one-liners.

JoEe is very meddlesome. She likes to get into other people's business and doesn't realze when she should out. If she sees someone falling for another, she'll take it upon herself to play cupid and get them together, even if she's told to leave it alone. That's the thing, she never leaves it alone. If she thinks someone's hiding something, she always investigates her suspicions wven wshen she shouldn't and is the queen of sticking her nose where it's not wanted. She doesn't see a problem with it, unfortunately. She's very deceptive when it comes down to it, she doesn't have a problem lying to get whatever information she needs. She doesn't mind being dishonest and easily will trick you into saying what she wanted to hear. It's a very awful habit, because she doesn't see the point in changing it. She'll tell you want you want her to say if in return she'll get to know what she wants. JoEe learned to lie from the best, anyway, so it's not particularly easy to catch her in her web of lies, so good luck. She covers her tracks. She's easily distracted, so be warned, it takes her a lot to be focused. Luckily she's a quick learner or she'd never remember her lines or the choreography.

She doesn't like to stay in one place and it's often that she asks you to repeat things. JoEe tends to be very reactive to situations. She's always the first to cry, the first to laugh, the first to back away, she's very open with her emotions. JoEe's expressive when she's allowed to be, and this reactions are often at bad times. She gets angry really easily, and has total meltdowns much more often than the other members. She also tends to explode at them more for dumb things. JoEe isn't afraid of her emotions, so she shows them loud and clear even though most of the time these days that's a bad thing. It's been years since anyone's really cracked down in JoEe, so she's unrestrained because no one told her to act otherwise. No one had any idea what they were getting into with her, and they were quite surprised at the attitude they recieved. Truthfully, she's just jealous of all the perfect families she sees and needs to act out, even if she doesn't realize it. It's her release from all of the stress, loss, and shell she's endured through the years.

BACKGROUND:

Lee JoEe grew up in a painfully poor home with her parents and elder brother, Lee Jinki. They were so poor that some days there was no food at the table and her Oppa would take her to game stores so they could play the free demos but they could never buy anything. At school JoEee was bullied for having older, raggier clothes, some of which were from her older brother, even. JoEe didn't care- She'd snap right back with a bright sass and attitude. She still strove to make new friends and do well in school despite her tough situation, but found herself jealous when she'd visit a friend's perfect house and family. When she was nine, her elder brother Jinki was casted by the CEO of SM Entertainment himself- Lee Soo Man. JoEe was always sung to sleep with a lullaby and awakened by her brother, Jinki's, sweet voice, her favorite wake up being The Bread Song- If only they had a toaster. She was amazingly proud of her brother, and inspired, so immediately she began to practice her own singing, getting a lot of tips from Jinki. Her parents were proud of both of their children for getting along so well and finding common interests. They were truly good kids. At age eleven, her older brother debuted in the boygroup SHINee. He no longer lived with them and JoEe missed him greatly. No one sung her to sleep or woke her up with another song, no one made her breakfast if possible and no one walked her to school, so JoEe made up her mind- She would become an idol just like him, so that way she could see him more often.

Maybe it was a flawed plan, but it was a plan all the same. At age fourteen she auditioned for JYP Entertainment, Cube Entertainment, and DSP Media- Only JYP called her back, and after a few rounds she was in. Immediately handling school alongside training was horribly difficult, but JoEe did it. She was well-liked for her social but sassy personality, and only a few months after training, TheAdd-On and ThePartner were offering her a space in their trainee girl group. She was the second member they asked to join and she happily took the spot. JoEe loved making their own girl group, and at JYP began to learn how to compose- Turns out, she had a natural talent and was soon known within the company for being an amazing vocalist and composer. Slowly, other companies began to approach her to steal her away, but JoEe already loved Empire, she wouldn't trade them for the world. What was wonderful was that no one knew that her brother was SHINee's "Onew" (A name she thought fit well) and so she gathered the attention all on her own. He promised that he wouldn't say anything until she was ready and stuck to that for years. Soon, Jinki was making enough money that their parents could open their own meat shop, and suddenly JoEe knew what it was like to have enough money to buy the thing she could do without but wanted anyway. It was great.

However, she still found herself envious of perfect families- They don't exist but she truly still thinks they do. She was never jealous about trainees more talented or popular than her, it was always the ones who seemed to have the best family life. JoEe was always upset when people bragged about how great of a childhood she had- Sure, her's was filled with love but she'd never forget the days where they went hungry. Soon the others learned to be careful with their words, even if they didn't know what the deal about her family was. JoEe refused to elaborate, and even to this day they've never known much about her background. In school she showly began to improve and soon had a B average. Her elder brother hired her the Spanish tutor she wanted so much and even was able to fund her trip to Spain last summer. JoEe's life slowly began to improve, and things were looking up- But not so much in the debuting department. Now not only did JoEe want to debut to spend more time with him onscreen or however she thought that would work (It wouldn't), she wanted to debut because of her genuine love for music and composing, and was offput by her lack of opportunities.

Finallly, in 2014, Empire was going to be scheduled to debut. JoEe was at that point working really hard to compose all their songs, so then ThePartner could choreograph with the maximum amount of time and TheAdd-On could make it all sound perfecr. She noticed her bandmate and leaer, Jina, was pushing her beyond her limits. She was interfereing with their normal trainee schedules and making her compose songs that weren't even good (JoEe coughs and looks at the sheet for Hobgoblin)- It wasn't so fun anymore, and while some of her bandmates argued she was doing the best for him, JoEe had this feeling she was in it to get looked at. However, once JYP decided to give them a chance to debut, she set her negative feelings away and decided to focus on composing something good, and she did. JoEe was proud of her work and her team, and she was pumped. Jinki and her family kept praising her hard work but asked her to make sure she didn't get too tired. She gave them a laugh and continued on- She didn't care how tired she was, she was happy. However, their debut was cancelled. Out of nowhere, with no explanation. Her breath stopped and and her heart hurt but she carried on. She would debut.

In 2015, she was convinced she'd be in the lineup for Sixteen, JYP's girl group servival show- She wasn't, and instead her "bandmates" TheMajor, TheFinalRounder, and TheStruggler went on. JoEe was horribly disappointed but cheered for them a lot- Imagine her shock when all of them were eliminated. Shaken up, JoEe wasn't quite sure she was prepared for this anymore. She sincerely thought she'd debut by then, and if not, some of her teammates would. Wrong. None of them. Everyone was going on some show or another, but no one was winning and JoEe was about ready to call it quits when JYP told her that she had an opportunity to go on a new survival show, Produce 101, with another 100 girls. Her bandmate, TheOriginal, would be going as well, so JoEe was pumped- They were to excited to go on together, but then it happened. Instead of TheOriginal, Somi who had lost Sixteen was going. JoEe ~~was pissed~~ wasn't sure how she felt about Somi going on- She was a child, and had already lost once, not to mention took TheOriginal's popularity and spot. Wasn't her fault, but she did it. JoEe felt invigorated and ready to win, in order to bring more attention to her Empire members who deserved so much better. Sometime within this all Jina left, and JoEee couldn't lie and say she was sad about it.

JoEe worked hard on her variety sense and her singing, to become the best she could. When the first episode aired on January 22nd, 2016 she was pleased with herself- She'd done well. She had made a good impression and performed amusingly and well, but knew she had to try harder (After, took Chaekyung's place in everything). The reaction wasn't good enough. By the first elimination she was definitely safe from elimination, but not high enough still. She steadily made herself a name and was getting praise from nearly everyone she saw, wheher they knew her or not. JoEe was so glad, and at one point even got second place in a popularity ranking, and was once again confident that she would get there. When the final vote came out, she cried so much. But not of relief and happiness- Pit up against Yu Yeonjung, a very technical but good vocalist, she lost with 135,742 votes, right at the cut-off. Yeonjung had 136,780. Everyone comforted her, everyone said it as alright and that she deserved the place more. JoEe ran out of tears by the time everyone was done saying sorry and trying to cheer her up. She was sick of it, really, and knew that instead she had to work harder again. She still had popularity and a solid fanbase, so what if Somi was off running around with i.o.i.? It was a temporary group, by 2017 she'd be better off than they were with nowhere to go, because she would still be releasing things with Empire long after their disbandment. JoEe promised to debut because of that- Because Empire would always be her home, and she would do whatever she could to promote them. They deserved it more than anyone.

TRIVIA:

Likes;
- Spiced cider, she actually makes it herself
- Eating, she'll admit she's a bit of a glutton
- Butterflies, they're really beautiful
- Fashion, she's always been into it even if she couldn't afford nice clothes, and she always will be
- Samsung phones, she really haptes Apple products.;;

Dislikes;
- Body odor, ew
- Body hair, even worse
- Too strong of tea, it makes her sick
- Fish, she really can't eat a lot of it for some reason...
- Peppermint gum, spearmint is fine and she likes peppermint otherwise but peppermint gum

Habits;
- JoEe picks at scabs and flaking dead skin, anywhere and everywhere and people thing it's really gross
- Humming in the car. Annoying~
- Color coding her clothes when anxious
- Clenching her fists when frustrated

Hobbies;
- Let's get the obvious singing and composing out of the way
- Gardening, people made fun of her for it but she's always had a green thumb
- Volunteering at animal shelters when she's got free time
- Ha, I almost forgot to state the obvious one, shopping (A/N: Honestly bless her brother's and parents' new paychecks)
- Listening in on conversations she's not suposed to hear

Trivia;
- Her name, meaning beautiful joy, is fairly uncommon, particularly the way it's romanized
- Literally for almost nine years now, Jinki has managed to hide JoEe's existence from the public. They hardly meet up in person, only at home so of course no one suspected a thing.
- Her favorite song to this day is still Apink's Hush. She doesn't understand why people didn't and still don't bask in it's glory.
- Sunbae she looks up most to (Besides her brother/SHINee) is Bestie, who work so hard and are so good but lack the recognition they deserve. Same goes for the boy group History, and then Spica (Apparently RIP but not?? Help I just want Spica back??).
- Yes, JoEe's pretty jealous of the i.o.i. girls but they disbanded so. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ She'll have a longer career than them someday.
- If it wasn't clear before, she's a sass master and doesn't bother hiding it on TV~
- Is ready to brag about Jinki being her brother as soon as she debuts, because holding it in for nine years was too much.
- After her appearance on Produce 101, people started to notice how she always seemed to slip into pictures with SHINee...I wonder why?
- She really want to cover The Name That I Loved one day. You know, her brother's OST? It's such a beautiful song, so that's her dream. She really wanted to perform it on Produce 101 but wasn't allowed to for whatever reason JYP wouldn't tell her so.

- She takes a lot of beautiful selcas.

- Okay literally JoEe posts two selcas a day, every day on her Instagram. She can't help it, she loves to take them.;;
- Speaking of, her Instagram and Twitter are the same ID and are as follows: @JoEeBearTheEmpire
- No one knows where she got the "Bear" part in her ID but. She thinks JoEe Bear has a nice ring to it!

- Her current Instagram profile pic here (She got some professional pictures done recently and she thinks she looked hella fine)
- On Twitter, though, it's this cute selca~
- Wants to be married by twenty-eight

- Her favorite food is definitely cereal, don't judge, you now you love it too

- Childhood photo time!! (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

- She doesn't hate Yeonjung or Somi like people think. She just isn't close with them, and she's maybe a little salty. Only a little. Maybe.
- Meet Puddles- Yes, Puddles- The cutest cat that ever lived. An adult male Ragdoll cat, Puddles is always down for cuddling and is very loyal. Some say he thinks he's a dog since he'll run to the door meowing when you get home, but that's just how Ragdoll cats are. He's very easy-going and affectionate. JoEe loves her cat so much and lwokey keeps trying to sneak him into the dorm. He doesn't shed a lot even with his thick fur! Just let him in, he's better company than you anyway. Ahem, moving on, he loved water and will try to jump in the shower with you if you leave the door open. Any tie someone turns on a snnk, hose, or, bath or shower he comes running. He literally also plays fetch. Not to mention, he weight eighteen pounds (Totally normal for his breed) and so when you carry him around, you're getting a workout. He really likes to be carried. JoEe got Puddles as a birthday gift two years ago, and I'm serious, she's trying to sneak him nto their dorm.
- She keeps trying to make everyone watch the anime Anohana, it's life changing, she swears!

- JoEe drinks coffee every morning, even though she's not allowed to. She tries to sneak out of the dorm at three-thiry a.m. if they don't have schedules then and go to a nearby, twenty-four hour cafe that isn't a chain shop, so she's less likely to be seen. She loves it there.

- Her favorite flower is a dahlia

- JoE's favorite thing to do is shop. That's all she does now, because now her family can afford it. Don't get roped into a shopping trip ,with her, for your own sake.

- She taught herself how to play the piano in the past few years. She's not amazing but she's certainly good

RELATIONSHIPS:

Lee Jinki // Older brother // 27 // Idol (Onew, SHINee) // Lee Jinki is the reason our little JoEe started to train. He was the one who was always there for her. He's, in all honesty, her very best friend. Jinki is an extremely busy person there's no denying, but there's also no denying that he made an effort to still be close with his baby sister. He's very respectful and kind, but at the same time he's unreadable and mysterious. It's at times even tough for even JoEe to get a true reading, because he's a master at hiding his true emotions. It frustrates JoEe to no end because she just wants her Oppa to rely on her like she relies on him. She doesn't think it's quite so fair that all she does it take with no give. Jinki babies her to death, though, and she likes it. She loves being spoiled because she didn't have that luxury growing up. She admires hs ability to lead and that even though he's dead busy at all times, how he'll always be there for her when she needs him.

Choi Saeyoung // Best-non-brother friend // 19 // Barista // Choi Saeyoung is commonly known to be friendly, charming, and undeniably hard-working, but absent-minded and aggressive at times. She and JoEe met in elementary school and have ben attatched at the hip since. They never hide anything from each other and are the type of friends that call each other at two a.m. and actually pick up no matter how dead tired they are, will listen to what they have to say, and tell each other straight out how stupid they're being. They don't hesitate to point out the obvious and pikc a lot of fun at their best friend- It's their relationship. They share an intense love on the Sims gaming series and have a million families together. Saeyoung is a big fan of SHINee (She's met them a number of times at JoEe's house) and has no problem shamelssly telling JoEe how hot her brother is. JoEe just iringes, stating that he's cute, not hot. Saeyoung is one of JoEe's prime shopping targets. (FC: Jiho of Oh My Girl)

Nakamura Riyeko // Close friend // 25 // Bartender // Nakamura Riyeko is described by JoEe as adventerous, maternal, daring, reckless, gregarious, which is who she is. A former JYP trainee, Riyeko and JoEe trained a lot together and despite their , they're gotten along really well. Riyeko is a second mother to her and encourages her more than anyone (Excluding Jinki). Riyeko suffers (??) from an eternal baby face and JoEe loves to about it. They're often seen with Saeyoung and she doesn't mind going on those shopping trips with JoEe, because she'll make sure to tortue JoEe a lot in return for all the torturing she does to her friends and family. JoEe takes that as a challenge, naturally. Riyeko helped Jinki pick out Puddles for JoEe and knows a lot about her. The two are close, but not close enough to be called best friends. The same can be said between Riyeko and Saeyoung. (FC: Shimazaki Haruka)

Kim Jonghyun, Kim Kibum, Choi Minho, Lee Taemin // Older brothers from another mother!! // 26, 25, 25, 23 // Idols (SHINee) // People always assume that it would be impossible for an idol sibling to get to know every member of their sibling's band and like them, but you clearly haven't met SHINee or JoEe. It's easy to like JoEe, and it's just as easy to hate her. She really took a liking to her brother's bandmates (She met them when they were all trainees, not even officially debuted, simply a meant-to-debut group) and it was natural for them to like her back. They thought she was a little cutie and lowkey JoEe has a crush on Jonghyun growing up. When she was thirteen Jonghyun took her on a "date" to break it to her that he was a little old for her. She didn't even care, she was too happy to notice what he was saying. Nowdays that's all gone, it was puppy love. She has each of their numbers, and they support and encourage each other all the time. She's closest to Kibum because of their similar personalities, they shop together when he's not out of the country.

TALENT TWINS:
Sinigng Twin: Minjae of Sonamoo // Seunghee of Oh My Girl (OMG)
Dancing Twin: Seunghee of Oh My Girl (OMG) // Yuju of GFriend

~~Rapping Twin: name here // backup~~

PLOTLINE NAME: The "Cut-Off" (Backup: The Major)

TRAINEE LIFE:

Lee JoEe started training at JYP Entertainment in early 2011, and has been there since. She didn't want to audition to SM for a few reasons- One, people would quickly find out she was Jinki's sister. Two, she didn't want easy treatment because she was related to him. Three, she wasn't confident enough with her looks back the to be in SM, because they're a company full of talented visuals. Nowadays she is, but in 2011? No thank you. So she auditioned to three companies, got into JYP. She was immediately recognized for her vocal talent, and only a few months after she began to train, was asked to join Empire. She jumped at the offer immediately, but she did focus more on her JYP training more. Sure, she was happy with her four-member group but then didn't think she could rely on them to get her to debut. When rumors began to fly about, she became hesitant and the girls backed off a bit to keep suspicions low. JoEe made herelf as unassuming and dedicated of a trainee as possible, but once they recruited more members, she knew she'd either have to stick where she was or jump ship. By then, she truly loved her teammates and chose to stick with them.

In 2013, they weren't a secret any longer. They were a solid group, though not quite traditional. Or so she thought. Members started making problems and they had to be kicked out and made a fuss. It made her nervous. They were able to cut everything down to nine members, but got rid of one who just couldn't fit them. JoEe felt bad but that was the business, wasn't it? Then Jina made problems and JoEe was even glad when she left. Supposed to debut, didn't. She was disheartened. So JoEe focused on composing songs, and it it was great. However, the songs weren't going anywhere. She had to talk to a lot of people, but finally JYP began to use her songs. She composed Twice's Like A Fool and Touchdown, but that was all JoEe did for JYP. She was basically "lent" to other companies and wrote them songs that JYP would get some share of money for, and as such composed Bestie's Love Options, GFriend's Neverland, Trust, and Mermaid, SM Station's Starry Night (She got to work with Jinki!!), Victon's I'm Fine, and most recently the SM Station song, Curtain. She appeared on Produce 101 and was the cut-off, because she just lost out to Yeon Yeonjung. She's still working hard to get Empire to debut, because they worked too hard for this to all go to waste.

LOVE INT: Kim SoJung (Sowon of GFriend)

BACKUP: Bae Yoo Bin (Binnie of Oh My Girl)

NICKNAMES:
The Tall Girl & Giraffe; From her bandmates, well...172.8 cm is nothing to laugh at.
Cutie Unnie; JoEe's nickname for her, I mean like, do you see her??

BIRTHDATE: December 7th, 1995

OCUPPATION: Sowon of GFriend

TRAITS:

ELABORATION:

Now let's not take SoJung all wrong here. She's a really lovely girl, but like others, has her less-than-savory points. She will admit to being controlling, particularly within her group. She doesn't like not having control of a istuation, it throws her off entirely and gives her a feeling of worthlessness, and SoJung isn't accustomed to that- She has always been confident in herself to the point of fault. For some children, they needed the extra praise their parents gave them. Others, they took it too close to their heart, and that's how it happened with Sojung. After being told she was better than everyone else, she believed it. After meeting her bandmates (She'll admit to being some of the lesser talent members, but her company refuses to give her proper training...) she humbled a little but still feels this inside. SoJung is considered a little superficial, though, as she tends to base things off of looks for a long time..Namely people and places, until she gets to know them better.

SoJung is quiet to a degree...It's not like she means to be, but often she doesn't have much to add to a conversation. She doesn't quite melt into thebackground but doesn't pop out either- She's pretty much in the middle. However, she is a bit of a dork and has a strange sense of humor, however it's enough to make all kinds of people crack up in an instant. She is very organized and tries to keep things in their place, out of sake of convenience. If things are neat and where they belong, everyone will have a good time. SoJung believes in keeping a clean and spacious schedule as well. She's very thoughtful, so if she plans an event or gift for someone, she always takes everyone into account and how what she's doing could affect them, good or bad. She doesn't like to upset others and looks into every possibility. She's very loving and warm, always touchy-feely and full of skinship. If she loves you, platonic, familial, or otherwise, she will surely make you feel it.

HISTORY:

When JoEe was eighteen, she was lent to Source Music to work on a song with their new girl group, GFriend. They were meant to mremind the public of the early days fo Girls Generation, but JoEe wanted her song to give them a different feeling, one that spoke of GFriend as a whole. She met with the girls a few times to talk with them before she started writing the song, to get a feeling of them and their EP. She immediately took a liking to member SoJung who was just a year older than her. She worked harder on their song than she had with Bestie's Love Options, and JoEe really wanted approval from her- She was gorgeous and talented, who wouldn't? JoEe loved the final outcome of the song and she exchanged numbers with the GFriend members. Sowon was the one she spoke to the most, and she was glad when she came back to work on their songs. She and SoJung became naturally close, and now that Empire officially debuts, it's JoEe's dream to promote at the same time as GFriend so she can spend time and maybe even go on variety shows with SoJung. She truly admires the elder.

Since their first meeting, JoEe and SoJung went out to meet a lot. From coffee to shopping, and even just taking walks, the two slowly began to get to know each other. SoJung talked a lot about what it was like to be an idol, and wishes JoEe luck with Empire. She thinks it's pretty cool that she's part of a trainee girl group, after all. She sincerely wants to see Empire debut for JoEe's sake. The two became fast friends after just a few months. They were seen together often, and for once JoEe wasn't feeling jealous of someone~ Instead, she was proud of SoJung for soon becoming a member of a top girl group. It was in mid 2016 when her feelings for SoJung began to develop- What was originally just admiration soon turned into a sort of puppy love. Soon, that puppy love turned into raw feelings when JoEe realized that every smile made her heart flutter, every tear become her own tear, and every moment spent with SoJung were some of the happiest she'd ever had. It was tough for JoEe, who had never really thought about uality. She didn't mind it- Being friends with the open-mined Jonghyun always helped- But she worried about how others would view her. No one would like her, right? So she kept it inside, and hasn't told anyone, not even Jinki or Saeyoung or Riyeko. Not Empire. No one.

If only she did, because they'd convince her to tell SoJung, who would ask her to be her girlfriend in a heartbeat. Turns out these feelings aren't quite so one-sided as JoEe thinks.

INTERACTIONS:

Well, have you every seen how much skinship SoJung does with her bandmates? Multiply that by a million and you've got how she treats JoEe. She loves to fawn over and baby her, and it's pretty funny. JoEe is actually somewhat near SoJung's height which is pretty amazing. They're the type that tease each other over everything, and have a lot of light banter. Sometimes SoJung mothers JoEe, but JoEe doesn't mind. She probably needs someone to do that. She's always asking the elder about her newly composed songs, if they're any good and what she should change. She loves to see the concentrating look in SoJung's eyes. The older has had feelings for JoEe for a long time but won't say anything out of respect for her friend's budding career. She doesn't want to ruin everything the girl has worked for, so friends works. They're always texting, especially with good morning and good night messages. They try to meet as often as they can with SoJung's busy schedule with GFriend. They encourage each other lightly, and are always there to suport each other. From shopping to hanging at JoEe's house with Puddles, and even cooking lunch together, they like to hang out. There's a lot of hugging and laughing and awkward moments when they they get too close or intimate for just friends and so they blush and try to brush it off. JoEe probably knows GFriend's dorm as well as they do since she's often over there.

ENDING:

They end up as super cute secret girlfriends! Okay, being serious here, finally JoEe spills it to a member (Or members) of Empire. The member is very supportive of her fellow bandmate and comfort JoEe who seems pretty upset, especially when she starts to cry. A few days later, she tells Jinki as well, who promised her she was no different to him than before, still his precious sister. The bandmate and JoEe hatch a plan to reveal JoEe's feelings because by this point, it's been too long, she can't keep it in. It's really convoluted and fails in the end, but SoJung thinks she knows what JoEe was trying to say despite the horrible mess she made of her own dorm. A few weeks later, SoJung calls JoEe at three a.m. and asks her to meet at JoEe's favorite coffee shop- Yes, the one by your dorm, no, I don't need a ride, I called taxi, can you ask where the most private space is and sit there? Thank you!- And so JoEe hurried washes her face, throws on clothes, puts on a pair of sunglasses, hat, and a mask and goes to the shop. When SoJung arrives, the first thing she does is order some strong coffee because, wow, she slept one hour. The second was compliment JoEe on her bare face because she looked just as rpetty without makeup as with- Naturally, JoEe got embarassed. Sowon still had makeup on since she'd just gotten back from a schedule when she decided to meet up with JoEe. A few awkward sips of coffee later, SoJung asks JoEe to listen to her carefully. She then awkardly proceeds to ask JoEe to be her girlfriend. "Seriously? Like, for real?" SoJung was serious, and so they began to date. They're total couple goals. <3

TRIVIA:

-SoJung has been photographed after going on a shopping trip with JoEe

- JoEe is very open about saying how attractive SoJung is, even though she doesn't want anyone to know how she feels about her. It's just JoEe being open, right? And, like, look at her. She is attractive as hell.
- She constantly goes on about GFriend and SoJung on Instagram and Twitter. She's really their biggest fan.
- They're both majorly into Anohana and Puddles. SoJung loves Puddles almost as much as JoEe does. Let's admit it, Puddles is bae.

- Lowkey they have couple bracelets but like SoJug bought them with "friends" in mind, not a couple. Just friends. Later, when she realized she was into JoEe, she got embarrased when she started to unconciously consider them couple bracelets.
- SoJung really loves all the songs JoEe composed for them, particularly Mermaid.

- GFriend fans really ship them. #SoEe

- They do unlimited skinship. It never stops, no joke.

- On shows they always talk about each other. It's hilarious. Q. JoEe, do you have any friends in the entertainment business? A. Of course! My best friend in the business is Sowon, she's the leader of GFriend. A real cutie! Q. You're friends with Empire's JoEe? A. Yeah, we're really close. She composed a couple of our songs and I really appreciated it so I treated her to meals. We got very close! Q. Do you have pets? I've got a really cute Ragdoll cat names Puddles! Sowon Unnie loves him~ Q. Recently you've been doing more modelling deals. A. I'm very grateful fcor the opportunities! I hope one day I can do a shoot with Empire's JoEe.

- They're jokingly known as "KPOP's lost romance!" Since they're always talking about each other, their relationship has become a joke in the industry.

- The GFriend members think Sowon's crush is totally obvious and often tease the two girls.

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COMMENTS:

Hi! I hope you enjoyed JoEe~~ Thanks for the opportunity! <3 Sorry for taking so long after being almost done...I got stuck on the love story. XD I vote their debut song is A-ing in the event they'll go up to eight members since there are perormances with and without JinE, so seven and eight members-- I kept mixing myself up with SoJung and Sowon, I wanted to calll her by her real name but Sowon kept coming out. XP I was going to add GFriend in her relationship but I didn't want things to get messy. I hope that's fine since it's obvious they know each other. Also, sorry for a seven-thousand word vomit. I promise to make this pretty later! With new colors and all.

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- JoEe actually manages to sneak Puddles into the dorm. Who can resist those bright bue eyes?

- Puddles become the (un)official mascot of Empire

- Cute Jinki being cute with Empire!!
- SoJung and JoEe meeting up at that coffee shop JoEe really likes at three a.m.

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