q.eum ━ choi irene → irene
♦ Pumpkin - used by jeongmin as 'little pumpkin' with no special reason, he just started to call her this all of a sudden.
♦ Choi Geum - used by family only, Geum means Gold in Korean.
♦ Korean - Semi-Fluent.
♦ Mandarin - Learning.
(-) manipulative, short-tempered, snob, persuasive, blunt
If you get on Irene's bad side, she’s a . She doesn’t put up with bull and she’s very, very good at manipulating a conversation and outsmarting others just by talking to them. Let’s face it, Irene is not and never will be the person people go to when they want to party. It’s just not going to happen. She’s good with her family and with her close friends; she even cracks jokes and uses large amounts of sarcasm in their midst, but with people who she does not consider friends or even remotely friendly...well, she can be a little bit of a snob. She doesn’t mean to do it, but always gets on the way. She’s an average girl, if you think deep about it; boys make her nervous, girls make her cautious, but if you get on her good side, Irene will probably always stay there. By your side, that is.
Calm, collected, usually the voice of reason, you don’t find Irene lashing out at anyone often. Or ever. Unless, of course, that someone is messing with her family or her bestfriends. Her emotions often get the best of her when she’s really upset, but it’s thankfully rather rare that anyone upsets her. I mean, being made upset usually requires being spoken to, right? She can be selfish at times, not because she means to but because she genuinely forgets to think of other people’s feelings. She’s a nice girl, at the end of the day. She doesn’t harass anyone, only taking part in some minor teasing, typically between her friends and the worst thing she’s ever done is break a few boys’ hearts.
Irene loves doing anything new and is the queen of forcing anyone to try something whether it is going to a new place, trying new food, buying new clothes; she is always the first in line for it all. She’s also a very ‘take charge’ kind of girl and is basically the leader in the group. Irene is one of those girls that does everything she does perfectly, or she tries to. She’s always reminding herself that she can do whatever she sets her mind to, but more often than not, she falls short to her own expectations. It doesn’t help that she always feels like everyone expects so much of her; sure, she can act like a leader, but sometimes people need a break. When she’s overly stressed or really upset, Irene can get mean; snapping at people. But she always apologizes afterwards, but in the moment she can bit her tongue and calm down a little.
♦ The majority of Choi Irene's childhood was captured on her father’s video camera; first steps, first words, her first babbling attempt to sing along with the most popular english songs. It wasn’t a super perfect life in the big city of London, but it was filled with the ever present love of her parents and older brother called Jason and later a baby brother called Richard. What the petite brunette lacked in physical presence, she made up for in determination and creativity, quickly developing an aptitude for finding ways around her short stature. Irene was happy to let her older brother take the spotlight as the sports oriented, outgoing child, and while she excelled in school and developed a love of music, she was always more subtle about her accomplishments. For most of her life, Irene had adamantly professed to a desire to become a teacher.
By the middle of her first high school year all thoughts of teaching had been squelched by the desire to pursue the art of singing, with a specific interest in becoming a KPOP Idol. And now you ask: why not trying something inside her own country? Well, Irene always had this big dream of travelling around the world, she said many times that her future wasn't in London. And when she first saw Shinhwa on stage, she fell in love with the kpop world industry. Her parents were surprised by the sudden change of heart, but their daughter’s passion was so intense that they could do nothing but support her.
♦ Irene auditioned for SM Entertainment in London but gave up after a year of training due different music tastes. After SM, the young girl stepped into YG Entertainment with a chic attitude. She believes that if she works hard her idols will become her rivals, and she couldn’t think of something better. Let’s just say that the judges ‘fell in love’ with Irene as soon as she stepped into the audition’s room, she was quite a character and she could definitely gain people’s attention with a snap of her fingers even if she was extremely clumsy with her dance moves. Sure she was lacking in some other things but with a few years of training she was ready to be a star like she always wanted to be. Coming from a different culture and country, Irene knew that she wouldn't be treated like a princess right away. In fact it was the complete opposite. First when she auditioned for SM they told her a bunch of stories about trainees that were bullied because they were foreigners. Alright, she isn't the type of girl to be affraid this easily, but she knew that her life wouldn't be easy.
When she was accepted in YG, Irene felt a little bit more relaxed when she saw that she wasn't the only foreigner in there, but it still was hard for her, other girls would make fun of her pronunciation when she was trying to speak Korean with her british accent. She never was bullied physicaly, but she heard a lot of bad comments. However, her beautiful face saved her a lot of times. She made friends rather easily specially with boys that were curious to know her better. She even had a boyfriend during two months. She was strong, she fought everyday for a spot in the big KPOP world, it was thanks to her personality and strong desire to debut that Irene was able to overcome all the difficulties. Her bluntness and short-tempered personality sometimes would get in the way and she would have little problems, but she never pick up a fight with anyone unless they start it. She was the first girl to arrive at dance practice and would be the last one leaving.
♦ herself (she can be a bit vain and conceited)
♦ food (she is with no doubt the shikshin of the group)
♦ video games ( she can spend more than 10 hours in front of a computer, playing games)
♦ photography (she has a canon that goes with her everywhere)
♦ horror movies (doesn't feel scared, just excited)
♦ guitars (her grandfather gave her a beautiful guitar that has more than 80 years already)
♦ skinship (she loves showing affection through touches)
♦ backstabbers (fake people are a big no)
♦ being bothered (when she is deep in her thoughts she hates being bothered for no reason)
♦ fish (she thinks it doesn't taste good and she always feels hungry after eating it)
♦ bad internet connection (probably one of the things she hates the most)
♦ small places (she will feel sufocated)
♦ crowded places (people bumping against her? No thanks)
♦ people touching her things (she will literally hit you)
♦ she believes in God
♦ if she could be an animal for a day, she would be a fly to spy on others without being seen
♦ her favourite movie is 'The Day After Tomorrow' she knows all the lines
♦ her celebrity crush is Leonardo Dicaprio
♦ Shinhwa are her role models
♦ she had braces for 3 years
♦ allergic to watermelon
♦ former SM trainee
♦ she wants to work with Daniel Henney in the future
♦ if possible she wants to go to Tomorrowland with her band members someday
♦ her ideal type is Do Kyungsoo from EXO
♦ she wants to be part of Hello Baby
♦ has two dogs named 'Medusa and Zeus', it was a gift from her brothers
♦ she appeared in GOT7's 'A' MV and Roh Jihoon's 'Punishment' MV
♦ she was part of the drama: The Dark Side of The Moon (not a real drama) along with Ahn Jae Hyeon
♦ Mother | Melinda Smith | 45 | Nurse | understanding, motherly, trustworthy | more often than not, the house is full of their screams when they fight with each other, it's normal. But of course they love each other with everything they have, they are mother and daughter after all.
♦ Older Brother | Choi Jason | 23 | University Student | cocky, conceited, vain, smart | they are like the cat and the mouse, they even bully each other when they have the chance, however, it's like I stated above, they do love each other very much.
♦ Younger Brother | Choi Richard | 3 | calm, stubborn, adorable, squishy | Irene does everything for Richard, he is the most important person in her life and she couldn't imagine the family without him. Richard loves to sleep on Irene's lap. He really is her pride.
♦ Kang Mirae | OC/YG TRAINEE | flirt, ambitious, self-critical, mature | people actually think they hate each other because she is constantly bullying her, while Mirae calls her countless ugly names , they are sisters that even if they fight a lot, they can't live without each other. | Mirae and Irene met each other during trainee days
2NE1: Comeback Home;
Stellar: Marionette;
Apink: Secret Garden;
Miss A: Hush;
SNSD: Mr.Mr.
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