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蔡琳潔 TSAI LINJIE
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I’m not proud of my address,
In a torn up town, no post code envy
In a torn up town, no post code envy
WhoAmI?
FULL NAME Tsai Linjie (T: 蔡琳潔 S: 蔡琳洁)
NICKNAMES
— Lizzy Tsai — Her english name that she gets called after transferring to Yonsei as an international student. Korean people tend to pronounce it as Liji but she doesn't mind either way.
— Chae Rinjae 채린재 — The transliteration of her name in korean, no one really calls her that and she doesn't like it either. She prefers Lizzy.
— Jiejie — Her mom calls her that when she's being bossy because jiejie is older sister in chinese. She uses it in a sarcastic manner.
— The Queen — She gets called that by the people down that hang out at the table tennis courts because she's really good.
— Zy — Pronounced Z, Jaejin started calling her that randomly through text then it started in real life too. She kept correcting him at first but after a while she just got used to it.
PRONOUNS She/Her
UALITY Heteroual
DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) February 26, 2002 (22)
BIRTHPLACE Douliu, Yunlin County, Taiwan
HOMETOWN Douliu, Yunlin County, Taiwan
ETHNICITY Taiwanese
NATIONALITY Taiwanese
LANGUAGES
— Mandarin — Native — It's the offical language of taiwan where she was born and raised
— Taiwanese Hokkien — Mother tongue — Her mom speaks hokkien more often than mandarin so she learned from her and speaks it when she talks to her mom
— English — Semi fluent — She learned english at school since she was little
— Korean — Conversational — She took it as a second language during her first year of college so she could help her mom practice, she ended up learning a lot faster than her mom and is highly conversational
— Sign Language — Fluent — She learned from the neighbor that her mom often left her with when she was younger, she was deaf so she taught Linjie. As she got older she helped her get through the struggles of being a deaf old woman in a poor neighborhood.
HowDoILook?
FACECLAIM Ily:1's Rona
BACK-UP Twice's Tzuyu
APPEARANCE
She's a cleanly person but has never been the kind of person to put makeup on or try new hairstyles. Her hair is almost always down unless she didn't have time to wash it and its greasy, or it's too hot, so she puts it up in a messy bun. It was her mom that dragged her to the salon insisting that she dye her hair blonde for the show. She's a very beautiful girl but doesn't enhance her beauty in any way, she would still get stares from guys on the street from time to time but she's not outwardly trying to dress to impress.
FASHION
Linjie's style is really simple, she doesn't have much clothes and doesn't care much for fashion either. Cheap comfy items from the thrift shop is her overall aesthetic. She dresses like that broke college student we've all heard of. She has one pair black and white worn out converse that goes with everything and a few off brand shoes. She has one black dress, one long black skirt, and a pair of black flats incase she has to dress up for whatever reason. Other than that you'll never see her in a skirt or dress. She's just too busy and getting around in a pair of pants is a lot easier than a skirt.
BehindThatSmile
TRAITS INFJ, 4w5, CANCER SUN, LEO MOON, VIRGO RISING, HUFFLECLAW
positive studious, altruistic, idealistic, determined, independent, empathetic, caring neutral reserved, shy, future oriented, stubborn negative passive aggressive, dreamy, cautious, perfectionist, conflict-adverse, intense
ELABORATION
Linjie is the girl that no one knows, you've seen her going from place to place but no one actually knows who she is. In class she's quiet, if she's called on she always says the right thing, and she never looks nervous for exams. People don't try to get to know her because she's impossible to catch, always on the move like she's some sort of superhero. Also her resting face doesn't help much either. Those that had her in a group project would say that she comes off as cold, she does her part and thats it without much discussion with the group. If anyone's slacking she'll just do their part too because their terrible job will effect her grade too.
Linjie is mature for her age, a goal oriented girl that isn't one for doing the usual dumb things that young people are known for. She spends most of her time studying or working so she can have a good future. She believes that all her hard work will pay off when she graduates from denistry school and can finally live in a nice home with her mother.
Linjie is a huge dreamer, she daydreams more than the average person. So much that it might as well be a fulltime job. But she has a pessimistic view on life, the world is cruel to people like her. The rich try their best to keep the poor down so the odds of her successfully getting out of poverty is rare. Though Linjie can't help herself to daydream, she's been working so hard from a young age and sacrificed the whole socializing aspect of her life for studying and working just so she could do better for them. It must pay off somehow. She rarely enjoys the moment, often thinking about what she can do to for a better future instead. Since her mom was never a fan of hearing those thoughts though she's learned overtime to keep them to herself. Only her and her journal truly know what her true feelings are.
It takes a lot for Linjie to open up to others, as someone that got bullied as a kid she didn't have many friends growing up. Naturally she became accustomed to being alone. Even after spending months with someone they still wouldn't know her as much as she knows them because she's more of a listener than a talker. It takes her a long time to be comfortable enough to spill her inner thoughts because even before when she had friends they weren't the best. She goes out of her way for her friends because she's a naturally caring person, she doesn't expect anything back from them either. To her its common curtesy to help someone that needs it, but she sees that many people are missing that part of common sense these days. You'll know you're her friend when she takes the motherly role, scolding you if you don't eat enough or take care of your body. But she doesn't say it in the aggressive semi-screaming way a mom would, her voice is soft and worrisome.
She can be a judgmental person, judging those who go against her morals and values. Even judging those that come from money because she just expects all of them to be snobs. But she won't stop being friends with someone because of it, they'll get long paragraphs and rants on why they shouldn't do certain things though. It takes her a lot to change her opinion, she usually thinks she's right and does what she wants, because somehow she usually is right. Googling things is her side hustle so she knows a little about everything. She likes to explore but often on her own terms, she doesn't mind turning down friends if she doesn't feel like going somewhere but if they're persistent enough she'll eventually give in if she's actually free. But she isn't very spontaneous, she likes planning things out and checking off her to-do list. The unknown tends to make her uncomfortable though she wouldn't let it paralyze her either and not take risks when she has to.
Her heart is actually very soft, although she doesn't show it much because she's so busy or have time to let feelings deter her from achieving her goal. Those that truly know her would know she's a sweetheart. She wears her heart on her sleeve and loves doing good deeds to make others smile. That's why she scolds those she cares about. People think that feeling types cry over everything but Linjie isn't like that. She's good at containing her emotions, she doesn't cry in front of others. Actually she's really strong, even though she got bullied she never showed a sign of weakness. She took everything they did and walked away when they were done, she didn't stand up for herself though. That's mostly how she developed such a stoic face, it's almost impossible to read her emotions. But when she gets alone, then she'll cry about whatever happened. She lets it out through journaling instead.
She makes decisions based on her values and how it makes her feel. She's big on following her intuition. She already judges people before she gets to know them and the way she acts depends on her judgment, even if they're not actually like that. Since she's stubborn it takes a lot for her to change her opinion, the other person really has to prove that they're nothing like she thinks.
DigDeeper
Linjie was born in Douliu, Yunlin County, Taiwan to a young single mother of 17. She came from a poor neighborhood, most people born there stay there and don’t have much opportunity. The education was the worst in her county but that didn’t stop her from learning. Linjie was top of her class for many years but she also got bullied for many years. Her mom worked many odd jobs, one of the main causes of the bullying in the first place. She was ostracized by the other kids in her town because of it. The girl that bullied her claimed that she saw her mom flirting with random guys at night, insinuating that she had that kind of job. Was any of that true? Who knows, Linjie never questioned her mom about what she did because she really didn’t want to know. It was only those two and she looked up to her mom for how much of a hard worker she was. Though sometimes the light turned off and the landlord came knocking on their door for late rent, her mom somehow made it through everytime. Even if the rumors was true, it wouldn’t change her mind about what she felt about her mom.
Her mom worked odd hours, it was never consistent and she changed jobs often. Since she didn’t finish middle school there weren’t many good jobs available for her. Linjie started working herself at 13, she started her own business running errands for people in the building. Whether it was doing their laundry, taking out their trash, cleaning their apartment, walking a pet, babysitting, buying groceries, getting food, tutoring, she did almost anything they asked her and it was a lot cheaper than any official services. She made a good amount of money for a 13 year old and gave every penny to her mom for expenses. Some of the elders in the building just wanted someone to spend time with so she wasn’t always running errands. Through an old man in the building is actually how she learned guitar and found her love for singing though she never showed anyone but her mom and him. That was only the beginning to her working journey, throughout high school she continued running errands but found a part time job at a bubble tea shop too. Her ambition was just like her mothers, she was able to balance so many jobs and still find time to study and do well in school.
Linjie dreamed of getting out of Douliu and living in a nice apartment with her mom so she worked hard to try and make it happen. She didn't care about making friends and having fun because she just wanted to make money. She never thought that she’d be able to see the world or even go to another country. But her mom wound up getting a maid job as a maid for a rich guy in Korea. During that time Linjie lived alone, even though she was in her last year of highschool she was already independent so she didn't mind and her life didn't change at all. If she needed anything she'd just ask a trusted neighbor who had her back. Her mom sent money to pay the rent still, she made more money in Korea than before but Linjie still worked because she didn't want to spend her mom's hard owned money. She wanted to save up so they could enjoy it together insted of wasting it in the moment.
For college she got into China Medical University in Yunlin County. She had a few friends, but besides sitting together at lunch she didn’t have any true connections. No one went to her house, no one asked her how she was, whenever they texted they only talked about boys and hanging out or answers to homework.
While Chiayen was working in Korea she got closer to Jaekyun, the man she worked with. He had a daughter and a wife but their marriage wasn't the best. Chiayen told Linjie stories about the arguements the couple would have and the things they saw them doing, it was basically like Linjie was there seeing how broken that family was.
When Jaekyun was frustrated, Chiayen ended up being the person he would talk to. Maybe it was because she didn't understand everything he was saying or something about her seemed trustworthy, but eventually Chiayen moved up from maid to mistress. She was still working as a maid but being a mistress became her unpaid side job. He would give her bonuses without his wife knowing and send gifts to Linjie too. Whatever Chiayen wanted he tried to do. The main thing she wanted was to bring her daughter to Korea too and so he did, he used his connections to get her into Yonsei and by the summer of 2021 Linjie moved to Korea.
JustSomeTidbits
TRIVIA
— Her love for bubble tea came from when she was a worker at a bubble tea shop. She would bring a cup home for her and her mom after every shift so it just became her comfort drink. She's currently working at a bubble tea shop in Seoul to make money because she doesn't want to use Jaekyun's.
— She wears glasses to see up close
— She's the worst with directions and gets lost easily
— She got her table tennis skills from playing with the old man in her building. He had no one to play with so he would pay her to play with him when she was doing her errand running business, after a while she did it for free because it was fun
— She likes giving nicely decorated letters to her friends during important events instead of texting them. Like for holidays she'd mail them a letter or their birthday or if she knows they're going through a hard time. If she doesn't know their address she'd hand it to them herself and tell them to open it later
— She has messy handwriting
— She wears backpacks instead of purses
— She doesn't check her phone often, many times she forgets its there
— She doesn't have a proper thick coat ready for the brutal winters of korea because it doesn't get that cold in taiwan
— She's never seen snow before
— She sends postcards to some of the neighbors she had back in taiwan
— She's not a picky eater
— Doesn't like being touched because she's very ticklish
— Her favorite movies are better days and animal world. Better days makes her cry everytime because of her past while animal world just never gets old
— If she ever feels like crying its almost always when she showers
— She starts all her journal entries with a quote from a book or a poem that describes her day
— She used to ride her bike to school back in Taiwan so riding bikes would be nostalgic for her
— Her favorite singers are hua chenyu, jay chou, iu, nana ouyang, taeyeon and taylor swift
— Shes actually quite a good dancer because her mom would drag her to dance classes whenever there was a sale just so they can do something fun together
LIKES
— bubble tea, quiet and intimate places, art and science museums, math, helping others, tea over coffee, stationery, romantic movies, reading ahead of the class, every bug except mosquitos because they bite her like crazy but its not like she's scared of them, documentaries, ballads, astrology, daydreaming, green tea, pinterest, taro balls and grass jelly desserts, mung bean cakes, pastries with red bean, rain, cold pizza
DISLIKES
— parties, loud music, surprises, purses, heels, pastries with custard, winter, mosquitoes, acne, cramps, tight clothes, bullies, wearing shoes at home, alcohol, hiccups, shopping because it only reminds her how poor she is, influencers that brag
HABITS
— doodling in her notebook
— tendency to mumble when she speaks because her voice is so soft
— using buffer words and stuttering a little when speaking korean
— putting money in the donation jar at cash registers
— mumbling to herself in taiwanese
— biting her nails when she's hungry
— biting the inside of her cheeks when she's stressed
— walking fast
— slouching when she sits
— reading while walking
— reading her horoscope every morning
— crossing her arms because she's insecure of her arm hair since its one of the things she got made fun of in grade school
HOBBIES
— journaling, calligraphy, collecting cute stationery to include in her journals, table tennis, sending snailmail to friends, reading on her free time, making pinterest boards for her ideal life
Relationships
MOTHER / HSU CHIAYEN / 38 / HOUSEMAID / ESTP
Linjie is very close to her mom, she’s her best friend. She loves spending time with her mom and becomes defensive at anyone who even hints at disrespecting her. Chiayen is a hardworking person yet stubborn and often does what she wants, a quality that Linjie got from her. She’s all for taking risks and believes that even though life is hard you can still have fun on the way. She’s still able to remain light hearted and find the fun in her life no matter the situation, even when she knows its serious being like that gives her comfort. Her hope still doesn’t remain high though because through it all her view on life is still optimistic, just because you're at the bottom doesn’t mean the bottom can’t be fun. Despite being tired she’ll find time to go drink at a bar and flirt with random guys or make spontaneous trips on her days off. Sometimes its Linjie that acts like the mother between them two. She’s more future oriented than her live in the moment mom and worries that her actions would cost her her job. She wants her mom to be stable for once which is why she chose to go into dentistry because it’s guaranteed money. Her mom wants her to live her life and have more fun, working hard is good but play is necessary too. Or as she would say, “you should try new things jiejie, you never know where life will take you.”
Linjie is very close to her mom, she’s her best friend. She loves spending time with her mom and becomes defensive at anyone who even hints at disrespecting her. Chiayen is a hardworking person yet stubborn and often does what she wants, a quality that Linjie got from her. She’s all for taking risks and believes that even though life is hard you can still have fun on the way. She’s still able to remain light hearted and find the fun in her life no matter the situation, even when she knows its serious being like that gives her comfort. Her hope still doesn’t remain high though because through it all her view on life is still optimistic, just because you're at the bottom doesn’t mean the bottom can’t be fun. Despite being tired she’ll find time to go drink at a bar and flirt with random guys or make spontaneous trips on her days off. Sometimes its Linjie that acts like the mother between them two. She’s more future oriented than her live in the moment mom and worries that her actions would cost her her job. She wants her mom to be stable for once which is why she chose to go into dentistry because it’s guaranteed money. Her mom wants her to live her life and have more fun, working hard is good but play is necessary too. Or as she would say, “you should try new things jiejie, you never know where life will take you.”
ENEMIES / KWON DAEUN / 22 / BUSINESS MAJOR STUDENT / ENFJ
Kwon Daeun, is the only child and princess of her family. She's bold, controlling, and not afraid to step on anyone that gets in her way. As soon as Linjie set foot in Korea and was introduced to her as Chiayen’s daughter by her dad, Linjie could barely lift her head at the death glare she got from her. Daeun has a deep hatred for Linjie because of Chiayen, she knows her mom and her dad have a thing. Her parents relationship was ruined long ago but instead of facing that fact she rather project her anger onto Linjie. She does petty things like bump past her hard enough to make her drop her books at school or purposely bump into her so her bubble tea spills on her shirt. Every chance she gets she blamed it on Linjie and finds every opportunity she can to humiliate her, it’s not the first time she’s dealt with bullying so she’s used to it. Its just unfortunate because she was hoping to have a fresh start in Korea. It's always been Daeun's dream to be a singer but her dad has never supported her so when she sees Linjie on the show, she'll feel all types of betrayed. It's not like Linjie's ever done anything to her personally but that won't stop Daeun from getting revenge.
Kwon Daeun, is the only child and princess of her family. She's bold, controlling, and not afraid to step on anyone that gets in her way. As soon as Linjie set foot in Korea and was introduced to her as Chiayen’s daughter by her dad, Linjie could barely lift her head at the death glare she got from her. Daeun has a deep hatred for Linjie because of Chiayen, she knows her mom and her dad have a thing. Her parents relationship was ruined long ago but instead of facing that fact she rather project her anger onto Linjie. She does petty things like bump past her hard enough to make her drop her books at school or purposely bump into her so her bubble tea spills on her shirt. Every chance she gets she blamed it on Linjie and finds every opportunity she can to humiliate her, it’s not the first time she’s dealt with bullying so she’s used to it. Its just unfortunate because she was hoping to have a fresh start in Korea. It's always been Daeun's dream to be a singer but her dad has never supported her so when she sees Linjie on the show, she'll feel all types of betrayed. It's not like Linjie's ever done anything to her personally but that won't stop Daeun from getting revenge.
ENEMIES DAD AND MOMS BOSS / KWON JAEKYUN / 58 / DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AT NETFLIX KOREA / ENTP
Besides her mom constantly talking about him, Linjie doesn't know Jaekyun that well. From what she can tell he's nice, the few times they met for all of five minutes he was polite each time. She knows that he gives her mom extra money and offered to give her too but she declined. She doesn't exactly agree with him and her mom's relationship, if he truly loves Chiayen like he claims then why can't he leave his wife for her instead of cheating? Is she not good enough to marry because she didn't come from money? Linjie sees it as him using Chiayen, getting as much out of her as he can because he knows she needs the job. Chiayen says its all fun but she sees her mom's expression changes when Soomin comes up.
ENEMIES MOM / LEE SOOMIN / 56 / CEO OF SOOMEE JEWELRY / INTJ
Soomin is a lot more scary that Jaekyun, unlike her husband she doesn't mind being rude and glaring at you when she has a problem. Keeping face is important to her, but when you're alone with her she'll flip 180 and make a scene if she has to. She's strict on Daeun and has big plans for her daughters future. As the only child she doesn't expect anything less from her either. As for her husband, she's aware that their relationship has gone to but she doesn't want to let go.
Besides her mom constantly talking about him, Linjie doesn't know Jaekyun that well. From what she can tell he's nice, the few times they met for all of five minutes he was polite each time. She knows that he gives her mom extra money and offered to give her too but she declined. She doesn't exactly agree with him and her mom's relationship, if he truly loves Chiayen like he claims then why can't he leave his wife for her instead of cheating? Is she not good enough to marry because she didn't come from money? Linjie sees it as him using Chiayen, getting as much out of her as he can because he knows she needs the job. Chiayen says its all fun but she sees her mom's expression changes when Soomin comes up.
ENEMIES MOM / LEE SOOMIN / 56 / CEO OF SOOMEE JEWELRY / INTJ
Soomin is a lot more scary that Jaekyun, unlike her husband she doesn't mind being rude and glaring at you when she has a problem. Keeping face is important to her, but when you're alone with her she'll flip 180 and make a scene if she has to. She's strict on Daeun and has big plans for her daughters future. As the only child she doesn't expect anything less from her either. As for her husband, she's aware that their relationship has gone to but she doesn't want to let go.
TheKpopIndustryStory
CONECTION TO THE KPOP INDUSTRY
If they were a trainee this is where you put their trainee life. It's also a place to describe any history or connection your character has to the kpop world!
PLOTLINE The outsider
TALENT TWIN Tzuyu
BACKUP Jeongyeon
TRAINEE YEARS n/a
PAST EXPERIENCE n/a
ELABORATION
Linjie had no intention of being on Produce Angel, it was Chiayen that convinced Jaekyun to put her on the show. Chiayen broke the news to her like she was supposed to be excited to embarrass herself on national television. In Chiayen's defense she was tired of Linjie doing the same thing everyday, work, study, eat, sleep. The only time she lived a little was on Sundays when they were both free and discovered Korea together. But even those were planned tours that Linjie signed up for, a big yawn to her adventure seeking mother. In her opinion Chiayen thinks she's doing Linjie a favor, helping her make some memories while she's young by showing her talents to the world. Linjie still wasn't convinced until she pulled the old, please for me thing and she could no longer say no to her mother. It'll be Linnie's first time performing for someone other than her mother and the man back in Douliu that she occasionally sends letters to. It can either go great and she can make wonderful friends, memories, and find success or her view of society is proven to be right, people like her will always stay down and the rich will stay up.
Let'sHearFromYou?
THE INTERVIEW
Please answer these questions from your character's, if they're lying or delusional please put the reality in brackets.
IF YOU WERE A MEMBER OF A K-POP GROUP, WHAT WOULD YOUR POSITION BE? I'm not really familiar with group positions so I'm not sure.
OUT OF 10 HOW TALENTED WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF? Hmmm maybe a four.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A KPOP IDOL? I think this will be a good opportunity to get me out of my comfort zone.
DO YOU HAVE GOOD STAGE PRESENCE AND CHARISMA? WHAT ABOUT STAR QUALITY? I'm not sure, I've never performed on a stage or considered myself a star.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A TEAM PLAYER? I prefer to work alone though I do pull my weight when in groups, and others if needed.
And we’ll never be royals, it don’t run in our blood,
That kind of luxe just ain’t for us
That kind of luxe just ain’t for us
AnyLastWords?
COMMENTS
— I'm having some serious writers block on the other girls I intended on bringing in so I plan on releasing a few simpler girls in the mean time. Here's the first girl.
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PASSWORD royals by lorde
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