once in a blue moon, i am erin
-Legal Name: Yekaterina song leyva
- Katerina : it's the pronounciation for 'yekaterina' and originally the name she went by when she was still living in Manila before she got her name legally changed. it's what her associates in school and grandparents (from her step father's side) use to refer to her.
- Mary poppins : she's a theater kid and it's a habit of hers to belt out a few musical and show tunes here and there. it is also used in reference to her magical bag because erin's bag is pretty much a supermarket, it has everything. some would say her pocket has an infinite supply of candy so her members call it the infinity pocket. they say it's a void so big sm keeps its future nct members in it.
-ahjumma: she considers herself an old lady and she has no problems having her friends and members refer to her as such. she's known for the catchphrase "we don't have that type of luxury back in my day.." which is often countered with a response like "alright ahjumma, get back to your rocking chair". they actually do have a rocking chair in their dorm and it's erin's spot.
- doc : used by her friends and members whenever they require her expert advise be it medical or non-medical related.
- english | 90% | is the language medium in the schools she went to in the philippines. nearly a decade of her academic career was spent in the philippines. it's where she got her bachelor's degree.
- Spanish |10%| just the basics which she picked up from her grandparents.
When it came to makeup the girl likes to go for the natural look. Her daily routine includes patting on bb cream, shaping her brows with a dark brow powder and then a lip balm. Her nails are kept clean and are usually topped with either clear or nail polish. She stands at 168 cm and weighs 50 kg. She's got both her ears pierced one on each side.
her wardrobe consists mainly of monochromatic colors with a touch of pastel. she's not too fond of wearing shorts, skirts, tight fitting dresses and Sleeveless outdoors because she deems them 'too revealing'. she's someone who could only remember being that chubby kid for the most part of her childhood and so she dresses like she weighs more than she actually does. she's still yet to overcome some body image issues.
accessories are off the table. she barely has any accessories in her collection. she's usually seen wearing the same plain silver pinhead earrings and a casio wrist watch.
Traits:(+)extrovert, lenient, attentive, good-humored (-)detached, impulsive, feeble, People pleaser
Elaboration:
Background: erin grew up in an upper class family with strong medical background. she didn't have a father when she was born and her mother had raised her single handedly in the first four years of her life. she never got to meet her biological father and showed no particular interest in meeting him because upon growing up her mother had loosely hinted in passing what
she was in 3rd grade when her parents decided it was best for erin to continue her education in the philippines so that her mother can continue her research in the country without constantly worrying about her. erin never felt like a stranger in the family; her step father was a great man and he was a doctor who did a lot of volunteeer work in poverty stricken areas. she was treated like she was his own but in order to make things official her step father officially adopted her and erin had her name legally changed to yekaterina song leyva.
erin had a great relationship with her family but if there was one thing she would change about it, she wished her parents weren't such busy people. when her parents weren't around she and her brother stayed over at their grandparents' house. like any typical grandparents, erin and her brother were spoiled rotten under their care. erin's grandmother was a fantastic cook, not that she was complaining but erin had put on a lot of weight during that period of her childhood. her grandparents were also great singers; they had the siblings hooked to musicals and singing karaoke(a popular filipino past Time). erin's grandmother took notice of the potential in erin's voice so she had her join the local church's choir which they attended all sundays of the year. attending choir practices were erin's only form of voice lesson at the time.
adjusting to her new life in the philippines was hard at first but making friends was not difficult. erin had a lot of friends at school and it helped her get through an adjustment period. She was basically friends with nearly everyone at her school and it sparked jealousy among others. erin had been backstabbed by the people she considered her friends but she let it go like nothing happened. she remained kind and smiled at everybody but kids can say some of the most hurtful things, whenever erin was involved in some sort of conflict, they attacked her for the obvious which was her weight and that took a big blow on erin's confidence. she didn't lose the extra weight until she was in high school where she was an active member of the theater and martial arts club. getting erin to join the theater club took a lot of convincing because of her Insecurities. theater acting helped harden erin's exterior. she attended an international academy for her high school where she did well in her studies. her good grades contributed to her admission in a private university where she took an undergraduate program in public heatlh.
in all her life, erin looked up to her mother and had wanted to be like her when she grew up. she was never pressured to take on the medical career but it was bound to happen considering she was raised surrounded by medical professionals. there were no expectations but erin went on to apply for a medical school in korea where she was accepted. it took her almost a year in medical school when she realized she wanted to be a singer/theater actress. erin realized she was the happiest when she was doing the after school theater activities compared To studying medicine itself. when she broke the news to her family, they were nothing but supportive towards her decision. she quit medical school and joined sm c&c where she was originally scouted for theater acting after she was discovered in a singing competition.
Trivia:
- her ride or die food is any citrus fruit
- the sound of music is her all time favorite movie. the first ever musical she saw live was the phantom of the opera when she was 12. her grandmother brought her to broadway shows whenever they visited new york.
- she enjoys watching b rated gory Films. For sm's Halloween party she went all out with the sfx makeup and had to change last minute because her manager said it was too gory. She ended up going as the lame white blanket ghost.
-she's a fan of rupaul's drag race; her favorite drag queen is no other than katya.
-despite being raised a catholic christian, erin is an active supporter of the lgbtq community. she's vocal about this on her sns accounts and have promoted to raise funds for a home to the elderly and destitute gays of manila.
-she learned some close up magic tricks online the whole summer prior to her first day of school in the philippines; she wanted to make an interesting introduction to gain friends. she still looks up some new tricks and knows the tricks by heart. she sometimes uses it as a form of ice breaker.
- like the true theater kid she is, she likes to quote Shakespeare. she quotes a lot of lines from tv/films which she passes on as wisdom to the young grasshoppers (aka anyone who is a day younger than her).
-she does not care for luxury products. she loooves as seen on tv products. she's easily manipulated into thinking everything is essential and will improve her quality of life. she even bought that ridiculous self-twirling spaghetti fork.
- she once had a cat named Edgar Allan Purr who abandoned her to run away with the neighbor's cat. It is what she considers her first heartbreak. Her friends and members tend to bring up this tragic story to make fun of her non-existent love-life.
- she's childhood friends with wjsn's bona who lived along their neighborhood in daegu. they constantly met whenever erin was home in korea for summer break. bona was ecstatic when she found out that erin passed as an idol trainee. bona was a former sm trainee and she gave erin the important pointers on how to survive the trainee Life.
-song is her mother's maiden name. Her grandparents from her mother's side were medical professors at yonsei university. her grandfather, who was a heavy alcohol drinker in his youth, died when she was 7 due to liver disease(for this reason she does not drink alcohol). her grandmother is now retired and is trAVELING THE WORLD.
-the leyvas are spanish descents. Erin's ultimate comfort food is her abuela's paella.
- her parents are medical doctors but her mother is a non-practitioner and mainly does research. her grandparents from her father's side are both retired doctors.
- she has a bachelor's degree in public health.
- she attended kyunghee university's college of medicine for one semester.
- she was discovered at a talent contest for medical students nationwide. her winning songpiece was "think of me" from the phantom of the opera.
- she was originally a trainee for the theater acting division where she trained for 2 months before she was moved to the main label.
- she's got great muscle memory which helped her get ahead in terms of dancing. she's not the best dancer but her moves are well calculated which fitted well with snappy and sharp dances like in most boygroups. she's one of the first to pick-up a choreography. she can't dance in freestyle.
- she dreams of performing in broadway and voicing a disney princess one day which is only fitting since people would describe her voice as "disney-esque".
- she's a fan of super junior and snsd.
- at retirement age she expects to be a mother to rachel, joey, chandler, phoebe, ross and monica all of which are cats. she believes she'll be single til she hits the bucket.
- her ideal type is someone who is older than her, responsible, kind, dorky, funny and humble. basically someone you can introduce to your parents anytime.
- has huge admiration for taemin of shinee. she's constantly heard praising him and his work ethic. her constant praises made people believe it translates to having a crush on him and she gets endlessly teased by it when in reality it's exo's suho she secretly has a crush on. suho is the perfect depiction of her ideal type. only woolim and another one of blue moon's members know about this and one thinks they'd make the most vanilla couple.
family
parents : miguel & jisoo leyva
erin's parents are what others would consider as the 'cool and hip' parents. they've always been the nurturing and relaxed type of couple. they're always away for work but they're kept in the loop because they always check on their kids via phone calls and when they talk, they really talk. communication is the key that makes their family dynamic work. erin and alex were encouraged to talk freely and to never keep secrets from them so that in case a problem arises it can be resolved faster. her friends find it amusing how a conversation between erin and her parents could pass as a casual conversation between same aged friends.
jisoo is often heard reminding erin to rest and take her vitamins. like any mother hen, she's always worried about erin and she's most worried about her daughter's lacking love life. Miguel likes to take credit for erin's sense of humor and unlike his wife, he likes to joke about how he's opposed to the prospect of giving erin Away because no one's deserving. but no matter what happens they will always support erin's choices because that's just the kind of parents they are.
brother: alexander leyva
"ugh erin! be a cool sister for once and give me free concert passes to give to my friends."
erin adores her baby brother and alex loves his sister however he will take every opportunity he can get to steer clear from her vision. He likes to swat off erin's shower of affections because he is already a "grown man" but erin still sees her brother in diapers. He hates being treated like a baby however his cuteness is something he uses as an advantage to get the things he wanted.
Grandparents: eduardo & Helena leyva
"katerina, have you been eating well? you're looking stick skinny and abuela's worried"
erin and alex are undoubtedly the couple's favorite grandkids. they're the doting grandparents who'd give the world to erin. erin does not spend a lot on expensive items but her 'lolo' eduardo can be extravagant when it comes to sending her gifts and her abuela is no Better. Every month, Erin receives a huge package of food products from her Grandparents which she disseminates to her group, staff and friends. her abuela often gives erin a call to check on how she's doing and like her mother, her abuela helena is vocal on how she expects to see great grandchildren from katerina.
friends
Club 96: kun, doyoung, ten, joy
"our group motto is: we live up to be renown but also live to see ten go down"
erin was first introduced to ten back when he was still trying to make his way out of the
there were only a few known 96ers in sm and before erin stepped in the picture there were just the nct members and one red velvet member. they made a group chat a while back but it was sort of dead. it was erin's addition that truly established them as a group. joy was glad to see another female in the group and no longer felt awkward. doyoung coined the two girls as the 'crackhead sisters' because they could talk about anything and they'd wound up laughing as if they were posssessed by demons. the boys would have to beg them to stop just so they can join in on the conversation.
as a group they've agreed to try to look prim and proper on the outside just to make the others believe they're well put together because deep down they know what a mess they are. they picked up an interest on zodiac reading and they had become that one group who secretly judges the other groups...based on their zodiac signs. their group chat is also filled with gossip, secrets and consipiracy theories regarding the industry they work in.
unnie line: woolim
"it says it right here. a gemini and scorpio's relationship is bound for doom..."
erin would say she's equally close to all her members but she feels like she's much closest to woolim. woolim even picks up erin's family calls for her. woolim has always been kind and caring towards the group members but as leader, there's still a fine line the younger members can't come across. there's this vulnerability to blue moon's controlling leader which erin is very familiar with. there are just things they can comfortably share with each other without having to worry about scandalized reactions. blue moon is still a new group and it's hard to tell when you'll actually evolve from work associates to actual friends. erin hopes to break that little bubble they're in and open up as a group as they continue to grow.
erin never hears the end of woolim's lecture. erin often takes the fall when a member finds herself in trouble with woolim because erin knows woolim better than her younger members. even when woolim seems furious, erin would know how to make their leader laugh by the end of it. erin does not ignore woolim's sermon no matter how repititive they get because she has huge respect for her. they bring out the best in each other; it's erin who often reminds woolim to relax; woolim in exchange keeps erin on her toes when she feels like she's falling off schedule. they off-set some of their extreme qualities.
childhood friend: wjsn's bona
"i think you were 7 when i last saw you wear a skirt that small"
they're both very busy with their own schedules but they take the time to see how the other's doing via chat. whenever they get to perform at the same event, erin does not hesitate to run up to bona. bona acts like a big sister to erin. she showed her the ropes and the dos and donts in the idol world. erin always gives full credits to bona as to why she stands on stage.
"taemin sunbae can step on me and i would thank him."
the ideal: exo's suho
"everything checks out but the signs. maybe god didn't make me a libra because God knows i can't flirt for my life."
erin's ideal type was loosely based on the image of her suho sunbae. as a child, she'd always had a huge crush on captain von trapp and erin did see some of the captain's characteristics in suho. erin doubts they'd ever date but a girl can dream right? compared to when she is in the presence of taemin, she does not lose her when suho is in the perimeter that's why the ones around her make the wrong assumptions. their interactions are kept minimal to greeting each other when they pass the other. erin probably has had more interaction with exo's sehun compared to suho.
idol sisters: BLue moon
"so.. eomma's gone and she told me i'm in charge and als-- oh? yall running to open that bottle of champagne now huh? hahahahaha Woolim unnie's gonna kill me..."
her members find it easy to get along with her and erin would rather be treated like they're all same -age friends. she often gets teased by her members to which she is fine with because she takes their jokes like a champ. She is one of the comic relief / mood makers of the Group so she really steps out during variety Show guestings. She knows how to approach each member no matter how difficult some would say they are. she puts her degree to good use by looking after the health of her groupmates.
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Plotline: six (four)
Position:lead Vocalist, lead dancer (lead vocalist)
Twins:
- sing: akmu suhyun (OMG yooa)
- dance: itzy's ryujin (iz*One minju)
- rap & talking voice: gugudan Sejeong
Trainee years: 1 year and 4 months
Trainee life: "I don't remember signing up for this.."--erin was originally scouted for theater acting under the subsidiary sm C&C. she was 2 months into training when the training director had recommended her to the main label company for idol training. she was first admitted under a trial period of one month. that end of the month, erin received passing evaluation marks enough to formally introduce her to the main idol trainee system.
"maybe if i cried and beg, kyung hee would take me back"--erin remained impartial about her transfer. there was a point in time where she wanted to be an idol but that goes way back to when she was a hardcore sone/delusional elf. as an adult, she was not sure how she would fit into idol training but she just had to trust the opinion of the higher ups. she was at a point where she wasn't sure which direction her life's headed off to. she struggled at first because the training was a lot different from theater acting, it's a lot more complex. however erin was a fast learner, she was good at following instructions and she eventually caught up and became well-versed in the idol training routine. she delivered well during singing exercises. her dancing skills heavily relied on her martials art background which made her moves look sharp. she's got full body awareness that made the more complex stunts easy to execute but being fluid was a challenge for her because she was still stiff. she was not the best at the time but considering her experience and training period her improvement made a huge impact on the trainers. she did well for someone who had not yet reached her peak. idol training for erin turned out to be a great decision for the management's end.
"don't worry sunbaenim, i'll get you a new juicebox"--for erin's age, it's considered quite late to start out on idol training. the people in her class were all kids born in the early to late 2000s and she felt like a dinosaur. They looked at her like she was on display for the museum of natural history. she's often mistaken as a sunbae when in reality she was one of the newbies. erin was at the bottom of the pyramid and she had 10 year olds as sunbaes. at the back of erin's mind she knew she was doomed to be thrown back to theater division because there was no way sm would consider keeping a relic in reserve for another generation of girl group to debut.
"what's a medical major doing here you ask? well i heard there's an opening in the company Clinic but i opened the wrong door." - - despite being discouraged by the obvious age difference, erin still pushed through and did her best. she'd been told about the rare cases wherein a trainee of one year or less made it into the final line-up of a debuting group. those were rare cases and she wouldn't bet her money on being one of those rare cases but it was worth a try. when it was announced that the company was in the selection process of a new girl group that would succeed red velvet, erin knew it was the golden ticket she needed.
"Erin unnie is amazing. She's what i want to be when I'm 57."-- Erin worked hard and she didn't shy away in asking for the help of the younger and more experienced trainees. she remained respectful and it was a quality of hers that stood out to her fellow trainees. erin felt like an outcast at first but it didn't take long until she won over the hearts of her fellow trainees and she became popular amongst the younger trainees who saw her as a big sister figure. she was a figure they depended on when the goings went tough. some girls would say that the candies erin offered them had saved them countless times from passing out from hypoglycemia caused by extreme dieting. her trainee life was not all sunshine and butterflies. when erin was first introduced she didn't pose as a threat and was invisible to some of the hardcore competitive trainees. they expected she'd be put in the back burner until they throw her out. erin witnessed first hand how nasty some trainees can be when she slowly rose up the ranks.
- she won first place at a nationwide interschool competition for singing. it's a contest held among other medical students of different medical colleges in korea
- she was an active member of the theater club of her high school up til medical school.
- she was also a choir member at a local church back in the philippines and had complete weekly attendance.
Scandals/headlines:
-"Blue moon's Erin to play sophie in the korean production of mamma mia! the musical"
this is the very first big solo gig erin gets after debut. she receives positive feedback on her potrayal of sophie and the critics praise her acting and vocal color which they find suiting for musicals.
-"Blue moon's Erin left out from group's own cf deal!"
when blue moon gets a commercial deal for an alcoholic drink which involves the entire group(or members of legal drinking age), she voluntarily withdraws from the said deal. It's a hard bargain and a decision that makes her management furious with her but she stands by it. Erin is known to not drink alcohol at any given occasion and her moral compass reigns supreme. she doesn't want to be labeled as a sell-out. The netizens have mixed reactions about this issue, some praise her for it while some think her head's gotten big to voluntarily pass up on that opportunity.
personality: jungwoo is the person you'd love to keep in your pocket. he's a fun loving guy you can't help but love because he just naturally radiates cuteness with little effort. he's soft-spoken, cheerful and a bit shy at first which all adds up to his charm. he's often seen hanging out with his older members because he's got them wrapped around his little finger.
jungwoo can easily manipulate people if he wanted and they'd have no clue about it because he appears docile. for some reason, there's this common misconception that he is not as smart as he looks. in reality he's actually very clever. underneath the cutesy shell lies a taste for mischief. he's gotten used to getting what he wanted and when he wants something he can't have, he'll make ways to get it.
jungwoo enjoys giving attention and affection just as much as he loves receiving it. he also doesn't mind staying in the background just to listen to his surrounding. he's a sensitive and intuitive person. he's good at picking up how people feel and know when they're hiding something. it's not hard for him to bare certain emotions that make him vulnerable. despite being shy, when he gets comfortable around Someone he becomes very vocal and speaks his mind.
"i see you brought your boy friend with you" - - Erin Had only been acquainted with jungwoo because he was kun's room mate for a while and he's pretty much attached to doyoung's hip. Whenever she met doyoung, jungwoo was for sure lurking in periphery. Their first impressions didn't make much of an impact on each other because they were too busy trying to win doyoung's attention. Erin thought jungwoo must've really liked doyoung. Jungwoo didn't play his usual charms on Erin. He liked charming his hyungs but he's shy around girls and was not particularly too keen about them.
"you're like an angel minus the wings."
"...so like a normal person."-- they only met post debut so the two didn't really have enough time to meet personally because they're both so busy with their group's schedules. it was jungwoo who took the initiative to add erin to his personal contacts. jungwoo had also somehow became doyoung's default +1 whenever he was supposed to hang out with erin and it didn't take long for doyoung to pick up what was happening. jungwoo had started to feel comfortable around erin and had sought her out like she was one of his favorite hyungs, with respect to personal space of course because jungwoo loves skinship. it took time for erin to stop talking so formal to him beause he was still her sunbae even if she was older. she eventually dropped the term 'sunbae' upon jungwoo's insistence.
"did you just flirt with me?"
"have been for the past year but thanks for noticing."-- jungwoo was a cute sunbae turned dongsaeng and erin was fond of him. they don't get to see each other often but they make small talk almost daily on chats. she treated him like how she would normally treat someone who's younger than her. the fans have no problem seeing them interact on stage especially during the smtown concert series because they act like siblings being playful on stage and they're used to erin getting swarmed by the younger artists of the company. erin treated jungwoo like a little brother but he slowly started hating the way she perceived him; he wanted more. when jungwoo realized that he really liked erin he'd become vocal about his feelings for her and it frustrated him when she easily dismisses them like he just told her a joke. the nct members had mentioned to erin that jungwoo was very affectionate and for that reason she took his declarations of love very lightly.
status: close friends
trivia:
- doyoung is very supportive of jungwoo's endeavors to win erin over. ten is completely against erin dating any nct member because they are "wolves" (his actual words). kun sees erin as a sister and jungwoo as his brother and he doesn't know how he'd feel if they ever get Together. It's weird.
- jungwoo is a pisces. a pisces and a scorpio have strong compatibility.
- "have i mentioned that people think taemin sunbaenim and i look alike?" jungwoo was also scammed into thinking erin has a crush on taemin.
- during the early stages of their frinedship, erin was added to jungwoo's group chat where he sends memes daily. he calls it jungwoo's daily meme blast. he claims that it is a privilage to be part of it.
- whenever erin is teased by her members about jungwoo she'd always respond with: "do I look like a cradle robber to you?" . erin exaggerates their age difference when she's not even older by 2 years.
- the blue moon members find Jungwoo adorable.
erin moves forward with determination and greets the camera. "hey everyone! I'm erin, blue moon's wildcard" erin pulls out a bunch of cards in thin air at the mention of 'wildcard' and flicks the cards in the air. there is a short rain of cards as she goes for a big bow and disappears from the frame. when the camera pans out she is caught defeatedly picking up the cards on the ground which makes the production staff laugh. "this is a choice. i'm committing to it" she sulks.
"we live in a time where new idol groups come left and right. you just really have to stand out and it's a challenge that blue moon has taken to heart. we're introducing ourselves one by one with a solo song so that everyone gets to showcase their individuality and what they have to offer to which i think is important in a group. every girl is an important figure and each girl contributes that unique color to the group that proves blue moon a one of it's kind. the seven girls only come together once in a blue moon and Blue moon will be the culmination of all that character and talent."
"to be perfectly honest, as a child i always thought i would wound up as a doctor because i grew up surrounded by them. singing and all that jazz were nothing but after school hobbies for me. i was a theatre kid and i got scouted primarily for theatre acting but i got transferred to idol training because the management saw something in me. i didn't know what it was until i was deep into idol training. it's where i've met the most passionate people and maybe some of those passion rubbed off on me along the way. it is during that time of idol training i was the happiest, i mean i wasn't particularly the best trainee of our batch but despite of all the blood, sweat and tears shed i saw myself smiling at the end of the day. for once i never felt anything like that while i was studying. idol training brought out the best in me and i believe it's a continuing process. i'd love to see how far the idol journey takes me."
"i'd say my number one will always be my mom. she's a strong woman who raised me all by herself before she met my step dad. second would be my SNSD sunbaes because they were quintessential of what was "girl power" for me. they really spoke to a generation of young girls and they will always be legendary icons to me. Lastly I would like to make a big shout out to taemin sunbae. he's the ultimate all around performer and i could only wish i reach even just half the level of the performer he is.. he's just absolutely amazing."
"it is a goal ofmine to have our songs reach an audience that would form a connection with us. for blue moon, the songs that we make are not for the sake of pleasing the general public; our songs are love letters for everybody be it what the society considers the eccentrics. awards, chart toppers and popularity.. i know it may ound cheesy but they're all secondary achievements compared to making songs that people would proudly admit to as the soundtrack of their life."
alias: cami
activity: 7/10
- the girls having a mini team building Moment in their dorm. at the end of the activities they lay forming a circle on their living room floor and start breaking down walls. secrets, issues with members and previous tensions are discussed and it all ends to a lighthearted discussion of romance. i'd love to read about the girls' opinion on the other members' love interests. for erin's case i think it would be fun if the girls root for jungwoo and make subtle hints of how younger is better... it's one of the few rare moments erin would despise her members. they have the audacity to think she'll be all about that "cougar" life.
- not particularly a scene, but erin's intro "wildcard" is based on the selection of blue moon members. erin is the last to get picked. it would be awesome if you can make that canon.
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