❝ he's a great friend, always looking out for you and all. i talk to him about anything and it just works out all the time. okay, even if sometimes, he's too hard on himself. other than that, he's a friend for life for me.
 

— roommate, hendery wong
 

❝ he has nice eyebrows and is really good in talking, no wonder he's a language and literature major. he's pretty cool, i like him.
 

— close friend, lucas wong
 

❝ he reminds me a bit of me. passionate in what he loves and always tries to be honest. but i also sort of envy him. smooth talker, the warmth, the responsibility he puts on himself... i just wonder what it feels like to live a day in his life.
 

— acquaintances, kang heera
 

❝ for me, he's a really nice guy. i was surprised at how he's able to put up with yeonju's shennanigans. i mean, it must be tough on him. poor dude.
 

— acquaintances, lee hwan
 

❝ he's really mysterious... okay, at first, i thought he'd be cold from his aura but i was wrong. i think he's really skilled in what he does and he's just... different from any of the other guys i've met so far. one thing's for sure, at least, he's willing to commute with me. unlike a certain lee hwan who is my own cousin.
 

— love interest, jung yeonju
 

❝ people's testimony
 

— relation, name

YEAR: freshman
MAJOR: chinese language and literature
UNIVERSITY: jinan university

CLUB AND SOCIETIES: he might take up archery since it was one of his hobbies back in his home country (and since hendery was basically begging for him to). deep down, the club or society he's genuinely interested in joining is sharpflat#, one of the university's band club... because of a certain person.

COLLEGE LIFE:
he's satisfied with his time table. yes, he has morning korean classes but he doesn't mind as he can't avoid it anyways. he has to be able to learn and speak the language to survive. at least, he can have a wild friday night and enjoy the rest of his saturday and sundays. as a condition with his stay in south korea, he shares an apartment with another dual degree student, hendery wong. the apartment is a good twelve to fifteen minutes away from the campus so he chooses to walk to campus.

he can be seen with his two friends, hendery and lucas on a daily basis in and out of campus. they often hang out after class at cafes or restaurants together. they usually dine out for lunch or go on a shopping spree inside the nearest convenience store. he can be spotted at the school library to do his tasks but it won't be long before one of his friends tap him on the shoulder and he leaves fast. he's not a procrastinator and comfortably finishes his tasks a few hours before the deadline. 

with an open heart, he will go to parties and large gatherings for the sake of mingling with others and getting to know the korean party culture. when he doesn't go outside, he enjoys rewinding in his shared apartment with hendery and sipping a cup of hot tea while listening to songs and reading a good book or binge watching a tv series or drama. albeit, hendery and lucas being loud messes in the same apartment as him as they play all sorts of mobile games in hendery's room.

BIRTHNAME: jung yeonju 정연주
NICKNAME(S):
— yeonjjuu, yeonchu 연쥬, 연츄: just some general nicknames that is created by those close to her to add a cuter tone to it. her close friend, heera calls her yeonchu before surprising her with a kiss on the cheek. later on, weiyang calls her the latter as well.

— captain jung, wonder woman 캡틴 정, 원더 우먼: the two nicknames that stuck to her since her time leading her high school band, the travellers. it suits her even more as she (as of 2016) is the co-leader of sharpflat#, a band club in the university of ulsan.

BIRTHDATE: november 1, 1996
AGE: twenty
BIRTHPLACE: ulsan, south korea
HOMETOWN: ulsan, south korea

NATIONALITY: south korea
ETHNICITY: south korean

FACECLAIM: jungyeon of twice
MAJOR: business communication

PERSONALITY:
— affable, dynamic, reliable, accute, dogmatic, outspoken, protective, restless.
— basically, jungyeon being herself.

BACKGROUND:
jung yeonju was born and raised in ulsan, south korea to her bank teller father and dentist mother. she's the youngest child, having an older brother (jung yeonho, '90) and an older sister (jung seungyeon, '93). she grew up in a lively household, the neighbourhood of modernized hanok-style houses where every neighbour loved to chit-chat or play cards and chess with each other under a certain big tree. this neighbourhood helped shape her personality to become sociable, bubbly, conversational in social situations. there was always some gossip to listen to or someone to talk to in the neighbourhood.

in the same neighbourhood, lived her younger cousins. being close in age, she grew most fond of her cousin, lee hwan. growing up, the two had to go through the same rigorous two hour of piano lessons when she was seven and he was six. hwan quit the piano since he didn't have the patience to pull through. unlike hwan, yeonju pulled through enjoying her piano lessons until she was fifteen.

it was then when she was fifteen, her freshman year in wooshin highschool that she discovered her high school band, the travellers. she loved music, yes, as a side outlet to channel herself and being in the band would mean more than just a side outlet. it made music relevant and important in her life. her parents approved for her being in the travellers as she kept her academic consistency. she took on playing the keyboard during her time in the band.

in her academics, yeonju always took an interest in business as she wanted to create her own lounge or rooftop space for people to enjoy good music and good food yet she knew her socials skills couldn't be wasted so she took on her current major, business communication in the university of ulsan. there, she joined the band club, sharpflat# and fast forward to 2016, she's co-leader of it.

TRIVIA:
— currently, she lives alone in a small studio apartment and her apartment is a ten minute walk from campus, very close to c factory
— had an one year relationship when she was fifteen, it just didn't work out for her
— loves to plan and go travelling accordinly, her plan is more loose and not detailed
— does have a driver's license but her parents don't trust her with a car so that's why she enlisted hwan to be her chaffeur
— is very tempted to dye her hair blonde thanks to heera but is still undecided
— is a natural left-handed writer
— loves to snack on corn flakes and fruit loops when she's trying to focus on her school work or when she's stressed (which is all the time)
— scented candles and aromatherapy essential oils are her current obsession
— her favorite food would definitely be pork belly, kimchi pancakes, and patbingsoo
— enjoys a canned beer at the end of the day
— isn't a smoker and gets drunk after the first bottle of soju. her go-to drinks are sake, tequilla, mojitos, and old-fashioned.
— actually, also likes anything with baileys' in them. isn't a part of team mint chocolate chip but is team no pineapple on pizza.
— doesn't play any mobile games so she won't judge any of her friends who do.
— if only she had time on her hands, she'd read a book and try to finish them.
— listens to a lot of slchld, jimmy brown, colde, joji, niki, yaeji, gnash, ed sheeran, and sza.
— enjoys getting her nails done, prefers to get them done in simple patterns without all the rhinestones. loves pastels colors.

CURRENT STATUS: complete strangers.

THE STORY:
 

in which weiyang meets yeonju.
hey girl, it's the first time i've looked at somebody like this and hey girl, i'm so nervous
hey girl by boy pablo

it was a sunny summer afternoon when weiyang walked into c factory, just two weeks prior to his first class in the university of ulsan. yeonju was the part-timer and she approached him. weiyang was surprised, for two reasons. first, hendery and lucas messaged him that they were already at c factory and second, he was taken aback by yeonju's looks and aura. he cursed himself inside for not knowing korean that well at the time because yeonju seemed to wait for his answer with a keen look. the phrase he was able to speak out was a mere, "i can't speak korean well yet." he wanted to facepalm but yeonju seemed to have a lightbulb moment before switching to english, the foreign language she had to be skilled in considering her major.

she explained the menu and several fun facts of the cafe with her well-off english to weiyang before earning a nod and a thank you from him. he sat down at one of the tables to open his laptop and start checking his administration status. he wanted to curse hendery and lucas for not yet showing themselves in front of him. they even told him to pay for their drinks while promising to make it up to him later.

"customer? your order is served!" yeonju's warm-toned voice caught him off guard. weiyang say the amount of drinks yeonju had on her tray and proceeded to help her set them on the table. yeonju smiled as she muttered a soft "thank you" and double-checked the orders. "if you need anything, just come over to the counter for me. i'm yeonju. i hope your friends do show up." weiyang muttered a "thank you" in korean before going back to his work.

thankfully, for weiyang, his two dumb and dumber friends appeared just a few minutes after that. "what took you so long?" weiyang said in cantonese as he saw the smug smile on hendery and lucas. "we're going to eat meat after this! hendery's paying!" lucas said, his eyes getting wider as he started to get excited. weiyang could only shake his head. the three ended up getting immersed in their work for a couple of hours before calling it a day and upon a deal, weiyang agreed to pay for the round at c factory.

he walked up to the counter to still see yeonju there. "i hoped you had a good time. come again soon!" she said as she processed his bill. yeonju took him aback by asking, "are you attending the university near here?" weiyang nodded and saw a warm smile from her. "well, that's nice to hear. i also go there so if you need anything, i can help out. some people aren't as good in english. or cantonese." weiyang smiled since yeonju seemed genuine in her offer.

not wanting to hold up the cashier for too long, weiyang tore a piece of his bill and wrote his number for her along with the chinese characters to his name. "ah, jin wiyang. i'll remember that."

and thanks to yeonju, that day, for weiyang, still remains as one of the most eventful days of his life in ulsan, south korea.
 

in which they enjoy time together.
oh boy i catch you staring
what do you think of me?
do you think of me?
your text by sundial

considering yeonju's personality, she was a cool passing wind that stayed in weiyang's heart. he never felt like this before. he cared about her, thought of her, and always wanted to talk to her every day. yeonju's friendliness helped him get around the campus and weiyang's feet always led him walking to c factory, the study cafe where yeonju works part-time. yeonju felt safe around him and the eager gaze he had whenever he started to talk to her more in korean. they always corrected each other, although weiyang did make a mistake once in calling her "hyung" one day.

yeonju has had her fair shares of flings, crushes, short-term boyfriends but she never thought that in her stressful and hectic life, especially as a sophmore, she'd meet someone like weiyang. all in coincidential circumstances. he was caring, always spoke kindly and artistically, shared a lot of things in common with her... and him being of chinese nationality meant he didn't have to enlist in the military. she wanted to know where this would go and the more time she spends with him, the more she just wants to stay by him.

they would often be seen walking to campus together, weiyang holding her bag or in the band room talking to each other before weiyang ruffles her hair and walks to his class. yeonju's close friends, heera and eugene, can already see the affection oozing from weiyang's eyes and hendery and lucas cannot get enough of teasing their friend who would be excited to call her or meet her. weiyang always stops by c factory with different reasons every time and yeonju's co-workers would never miss the chance to for it. they would also grab lunch together.

 

in which they fall for each other.
love's no pressure when it's with someone who tends to all of your emotions
experience by victoria monét (with khalid & sg lewis)

the two of them are similar in the way they care for each other (for yeonju, caring too much), taking on responsibility and being a reliable person. even in the way they are stubborn about what they believe and are too hard on each other most of the times. these traits that they have in common made them see themselves (and each other) in a different light. weiyang cares for her restless soul, a trait she never shows to others as she wants to be depended on, having been the reliable tree everyone holds on to. he tends to all of her emotions and her protetive stance just melts down. she also nurtures him, always trying to explain korean culture and introduce him to the world she's lived in since she was born. weiyang loves how she pays attention to all the small habits he has and is honestly surprised by her eagerness to know his language.

yeonju could feel her heart beating as he recited a chinese poem he learned in class, the intonation and his voice alluring her. she couldn't be more sure of what she feels for him. she's let herself be the most sincere version of her around him simply because she's fallen for him. she should've known it sooner from the first two months she's known him but three months later, he hasn't left her and they've learn so much from each other and it made her sure that he'll stay no matter what. weiyang can't deny how great of a person she is, the ethic and the way she carries herself has gained his respect and he's come to fall for the vulnerability she hides underneath all that as well. he could feel his heart skip a beat when she reciprocates his feelings back. 

 

in which they have a future.
now, i'm right where i belong
i'm gonna love you the same for the rest of my days
honeymoon by johnny stimson

— incoming interlude: silvi speaking
regardless of their difference in nationality, ethnicity, and majors, i feel like the two can really work out their personalities and sincerely love each other. i'd definitely see they have a future where they can end up together for the rest of their days even though they have to juggle long distance when weiyang returns to his country. yeonju and weiyang are both stubborn and care a lot about each other so putting a few scenes where they have a lover's quarrel to show how they make up afterwards would be a good way to show that they want the best for each other.

weiyang and yeonju were never hopeless romantics, they were always a bit cynical or realistic about life in general but i guess, when two people meet at the right time in the right place, they were right about fateful love. in conclusion, i just want them to work out. maybe, yeonju doesn't need a career in korea so she'll follow him and maybe, weiyang figures out what he wants to do for a job and they can pursue their future and dreams together in a foreign country (weiyang may do a master's degree, that's why) and settle down there.

THEIR TRIVIA:
— took them long enough to get together, five months of a "some" before being official
— yeonju refuses to be called "noona"
— weiyang loves to come over to her department and go "yeonchu, let's grab a meal" which embarasses yeonju in front of her classmates
— members of sharpflat# are going to be divided into #teamweiju (weiyang and yeonju shipper) and #teamheeyeon (heera and juyeon shipper)
— weiyang will always hold her bag or help her with her things as they walk together
— eugene or heera would be present in the early stages of their "some" since they love to spill the tea on yeonju's past and embarassing moments
— watch weiyang always being a mannerful gentleman, cutting the meat for her to make it easier and yielding the food for her first
— they love to surprise each other with gifts
— weiyang would often say "you don't need to worry about the fees when you're with me, let's just have a good time", leaving yeonju speechless, touched and whipped for him
— once they're dating, everyone can't stand how affecionate and happy they look as a couple
— watch them get matching shoes, phone cases, t-shirts or hoodies, keychains
— it's fascinating how sometimes yeonju asks a question in english, weiyang will answer in korean and when weiyang asks in korean, yeonju will answer in english
— they're each other's emergency contacts when they get too drunk
— weiyang is a proud boyfriend who goes to every sharpflat# performances and gives yeonju a bouquet or something like that
— weiyang would do anything embarassing just for yeonju and they do so on tiktok
— yeonju wants to take him to see different parts of south korea during his time there so they can make new memories together
— yeonju would love to see weiyang play the violin as she plays the keyboard with him
— they bond a lot over music and they have their own shared playlist together

THE PLAYLIST:
— hey girl by boy pablo
— your text by sundial
— no song without you by honne
— 1, 2, 3 by nct dream
— your man by joji
— honeymoon by johnny stimson
— losing my way by fkj & tom misch
— paper plane by nct 127
— so good by red velvet
— cover up by taeyeon
— experience by victoria monét (with khalid & sg lewis)