When Aika was twelve however, tragedy struck the Yamamoto family. One day, her sister Nagisa snuck out with her friends to the nearby lake. She never returned. Nagisa's friends would later tell Aika's parents she had drowned in the lake. It was a devastating blow, especially to Aika since the two sisters were extremely close. At the same time, Aika's father was relocated again, this time to South Korea. The family decided to leave California and settle into South Korea for a restart. Aika had a hard time in the beginning, because she didn't know a single word of Korean despite the fact she was at an international school. Little by little, Aika grew comfortable with her new home and soon made new friends. Once she entered high school, Aika joined the school's hip hop club and she learnt locking, popping, and breaking from the members. Aurora was also active in the dance team and choir.

In January 2009, Aika was on the train returning home from school. She was approached by a man inside the train, who introduced himself as an SM scout. Aika thought it was a scam, but he gave her an SM card and managed to convince her to try out the weekly auditions. Aika's parents were against it at first, but they later changed their mind as they saw their daughter's love for the stage. To her surprise, Aika passed the audition on the first round. There at SM, she was willing to learn how to rap, which she proved skilled at.

dear my family

history 

How did you get into S.M?: Scouted

Trainee years?:  4 years

Trainee life:  Aika's training days weren't very eventful, but there were a few hiccups along the way. Some of the trainees bullied her because they saw her as a threat. It was tough for Aika to enter dance studios with groups of girls whispering and pointing openly at her. Aika almost quit training, not only because of the bullies but also from the work expected from her and she often got extremely homesick. She couldn't keep up with the homework from school and the intense training schedules. Eventually though the bullies eventually left her alone and she soon started making friends with those who could speak Japanese and English. Aika told herself to work hard to accomplish her dreams. So every night, Aika stayed past midnight perfecting her dancing and vocals. She pushed and exerted herself to the point where she became ill, but it was worth it. 

 

i got a boy

 

Love Interest: Kris Wu | 22 | EXO

Personality: Kris has the appearance of a cool, mysterious, bad boy. He has a sharp, steady look in his eyes, which is probably why people are somewhat afraid of him. Aika calls him the Ice King because of his looks. People often find him very arrogant, when instead he's really is an innocent, warm hearted guy. He takes excellent care of s, and immediately goes to their side if they're in trouble. Kris protects s no matter what, even if it means getting hurt in the process. He is very open to the people he's close to but likes to be alone at the same time. Known as the 'Fashion King' of EXO-M, Kris is looked up as a gege and is seen as one of the most responsible members of EXO. Despite this, he is the laziest member of EXO. Kris has a very strong physical presence, he can't be overlooked. He won't let anyone bring him down, and puts every bit of his heart and soul into his work.

How you both met up?: They met during Aika's training days. She was out at the supermarket near the SM building buying chocolate, but when she got to the cashier she realized she forgotten her wallet at her dorm. Kris happened to be behind Aika in the line, and saw her hesitation. So being the kind person he is, he offered to pay for Aika's stuff. Outside the supermarket, Aika apologized and promised to pay back Kris. She mentioned to Kris that she was an SM trainee, and after exchanging phone numbers they walked back to the building together. Since then, they've been close friends and as a joke Kris reminds Aika to bring her wallet whenever she goes shopping.

Relationship: Crushing/friends

 

Back-up love Interest: Kim Jonghyun | 23 | SHINee

Personality: Jonghyun is known for his cheerful, sensitive personality. He hates being called cute because he believes he's manly. Jonghyun absolutely hates losing to anyone and at times can become very competitive and arrogant. It's also been proved that Jonghyun is good at getting himself out of sticky situations, mainly by changing the subject and waiting until people forget about it. He'll flare up at people who interrupt him, yelling at them to shut up. When his progress doesn't meet his expectations, Jonghyun will become short-tempered and frustrated, just like Aika. Jonghyun is also very emotional, and he cares about his work so much he'll cry if he feels he doesn't work hard enough. Other than that, Jonghyun's a sweet, charismatic guy who describes himself as a romantic. He is also very talkative.

How you both met up?: One day after a private dance practice, Aika wanted to change out of her sweaty clothes but she was too lazy to return to her dorm. So she stripped in the dance room, except Jonghyun happened to enter for his own practice. He started laughing as she was wearing Rilakkuma underwear and he thought it was funny. She screamed and threw her shoes at him. When she was done changing, Jonghyun returned, and introduced himself with a sly smirk on his face. Jonghyun calls Aika 'Rila-pants' because of that incident and she smacks him in the arm in retaliation.

Relationship: Friends

 

only one

Stage Name: Maika (means dancing flower in Japanese)

Persona: Fire Flower (another name for fireworks. Because when Aika dances and raps, she lights up the stage)

Individual Fanclub Name: Fireflies

Individual Fanclub Color: #ff6633

Position: Main dancer, main rapper, sub-vocalist (MC)

Backup Position: Lead dancer, lead rapper, sub-vocalist (actress and MC)

Talking Twin: APink's Chorong - 1 | 2

Vocal Twin: Girls' Day Sojin - 1 | 2

Rap Twin: Secret's Zinger - 1 | 2

Dance Twin: MissA's Min - 1 | 2 | 3

Twitter: @fieryMaika

Instagram: @thatsaika

Facebook: Yamamoto Aika

 

goodbye baby

Suggestions : Promotions in China maybe? Since I see some of the applicants are Chinese

Serenity Songs: My My - APink (for a cute, sweet concept)

Dear Mom - SNSD

Paparazzi - SNSD (for a y concept)

Run Devil Run - SNSD

Red Ruby: Goodbye Baby - MissA

Give It to Me - SISTAR

Abracadabra - Brown Eyed Girls

Blue Sapphire: NU ABO - f(x)

Volume Up - 4Minute

Serenity Trio: Baby Steps - TTS

Shanghai Romance - Orange Caramel

Comments: Wow, I actually finished an application within two days. It normally takes me a week or longer to finish...I'm so proud of myself LOL xD

I hope Aika's background wasn't too confusing! She lived in Japan for 5 years, 7 in California, and 8 years in Korea

Scene Requests:

- Truth and Dare with EXO and Serenity

- Serenity goes swimming, but when her members playfully try to push Aika into the water she has a full panic attack because she remembers her sister

- A dance/song/rap battle between EXO and Serenity, and Aika goes against Kris for rap

- Serenity's first fight and argument?

- Aika tries to teach her members how to the make mochi, but all 9 members end up setting their dorm kitchen on fire

- Serenity bonding as friends, maybe watching a movie or go shopping

Extra: Nope :) if you need a co-author, I'm here ^^ and I'll try to come up with more scenes for Serenity

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