SAERA 새라 [PRETTY HURTS]

TW: Bulimia

 
 
 
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SAERA 새라
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I like you the way you are when were driving in your car,
and you're talking to me one on one but you become...
WhoAmI?
FULL NAME Lim Saeryeong [임새령]
OTHER NAMES
 — Sarah Lim - her English name
 
NICKNAMES
 — saera [새라] — it's pronounced like sarah but she thinks this spelling is cooler so it's her stage name
 — sae ttungttung [새뚱뚱] – ttung ttung is fat in korean and she got that name when she was on produce 101 because she's always eating. not in an offensive way but a cute way
 — ttungjongie [뚱종이] – it's what she gets called all the time in her comments because she eats so much yet remains thing. ttung is fat and jongi is paper so it means she's thin like paper but fat on the inside
 
PRONOUNS she/her
UALITY heteroual
 
DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) October 22, 2002 (19)
BIRTHPLACE seongbuk-dong, seoul, south korea
HOMETOWN seongbuk-dong, seoul, south korea
ETHNICITY korean
NATIONALITY korean
 
LANGUAGES
— korean – 100% – she is from korea
— english – 85% – she learned since she was a little girl
— chinese – 60% – she learned from kyulkyung who she is good friends with. since she wasn't good at korean saera tried to learn mandarin to talk to her
HowDoILook?
FACECLAIM lightsum nayoung
BACK-UP oh my girl arin
 
APPEARANCE
There's no difference between Saera and her faceclaim. She's just skinnier than Nayoung's profile states. Saeryeong is 155cm and 37kg. She's underweight and known for having a small waist, only 44cm. She looks quite frail in person, her collarbones stick out a lot and same with her shoulder bone and back done. When she does certain moves her ribs stand out too. Her legs stand out for their slimness the most with her big thigh gap. Right now her hair is just brown and she likes wearing it in a middle part the best.
 
 
FASHION
Saera gets a lot of outfit inspo from mvs and performances. She likes to experiment and layer to make outfits pop. Since she comes from a wealthy background she might have some high end items but not as much as you'd think because she doesn't like asking her parents for money. Almost all the money she gets to buy things are from what she made as an idol, social media money or from sponsorships.
BehindThatSmile
TRAITS Libra Sun, Scorpio Moon, ENFJ, True Neutral
(+) enthusiastic, harmonious, focused, determined,
(–) insecure, stubborn, self sacrificing, attention seeker
 
ELABORATION
Saera seems to be happy go lucky at first meeting, and second meeting, and third. It's just the overall way she tends to come off to people because who doesn't love someone bright. But that's exactly her problem, she cares what other people think and hides any side she deems bad so people only see the good sides. Most people won't lay out all their bad qualities on the table but Saera is just a total people pleaser. She finds the qualities that people like about her and amplifies them by 10 so she can seem even more likable. For example, if some says she she's good at acting cute she'll do it more often like making her voice higher or doing "natural" aegyo.
 
Saera adopted this long ago, when she was struggling to make friends she dressed up like her favorite idols and acted like them to gain friends. Now that she's been in 3 groups that have all failed, its become worse to the point where she loses herself in being what others want her to be. Sacrificing her health and wellbeing for attention. The side of Saera that 99% of people know is this funny girl that's enthusiastic and cheeky. She always finds something to smile about and goes along with what the majority says. She makes sure to be the loud 4D person because once again everyone loves an outgoing person. She makes friends and spends time with people just to seem even more like that with no intention of actually opening up to them.
 
But there's a lot of work that goes into being likable. She reads every comment to know what people want from her so she can adjust accordingly, keeping mental notes of the things that people like and don't like. She does this on the daily, basically morphing herself into an alternative version of herself for every person. 
 
Those that have seen Saera when she gets in the zone for work will know that she takes it very seriously. She spends hours after practicing on her own, doing facial expressions in the mirror so she can be perfect. When she gets in the zone she becomes so stuboorn in finishing whatever she's doing first that she won't take a break. Her health gets put on the back burner so she can be successful. Whenever someone tries to worry about her, she reassures them that she's okay with the most convincing smile.
 
Its the 1% of people that know the real Saera. She's still outgoing and playful but more in an embarrassing way instead of cutesy, her vibes tend to be more chill and her voice is deeper. It's still hard for her to open up because she doesn't want to get scolded for her actions or hear what she's doing is unhealthy. So while her friends know the real her and see her darker sides, its hard to stop her when she has a goal. While she does treasure her close friends, since she didn't have many growing up she doesn't have a problem with superficial friendships. She hasn't yet realized that in the long run when everything comes crashing down, its her real friends that will pick her up when she falls.
DigDeeper
Saera's life before she became a trainee is short because she trained from such a young age. She was only eight when she became a trainee at Pledis. But before she became the Saera from Pledis that everyone knows, she was Lim Saeryeong from Seoul. Her family is well off, they live in Seongbuk-dong, nestled in the foothills of a mountain overlooking Seoul. It's also the filming location of Parasite, where the Park family lived. Her family's house is a two floor four bedroom and four bathroom house with a pool in the back.
 
She is the only child to chef parents that run a chain of five star restaurant all over Asia. It wasn't your typical family run restaurant where she could run around and talk to the customers. It was a high end restaurant where people dressed up in fancy clothes just to dine there. It's the kind of place you take someone if you really want to impress them.  Saera was taught how to cook at a very young age. Her parents taught her sometimes but she mostly attended cooking classes after school since she was busy. They wanted her to take over the family business and expand it in the future. Saera did love food since she was around it so much. She was a chubby kid, always eating and like experimenting with food. She actually got made fun of in school for being chubbier than her classmates. Her closest friend was the housekeeper, she was there for her more than her parents were and she liked helping her make food. 
 
For a while she actually wanted to be a housekeeper because that's who she looked up to. But she dreams changed when she discovered Girls Generation on TV. It was during their Gee era and Saera fell in love with them. She even made her parents buy her red skinny jeans to match them and would dance on the couch while singing to their song. She was absolutely hooked, everytime a group that she liked came out she tried to learn the dance and song and buy similar clothes. It also happened when Pretty Girl by Kara came out, Hot Issue by 4Minute, Genie by Girls Generation and Diva by After School. Originally she didn't have much confidence since she was bullied in school but now she walked around like a celebrity. She was still chubby but she didn't care, she dressed like her favorite idols and it made her gain confidence.
 
Her parents called her obsession with Kpop fooling around and didn't really care for it as long as she did her homework and go to cooking class. They only got mad when it took away from those times. But it wasn't just a phase, Saera wanted to be an idol and she told her parents in 2010. They both practically laughed in her face and said absolutely not. They wanted her to be a chef and that was final. Saera ran up to her poster filled room and cried but downstairs the housekeeper was telling her parents how passionate Saera was about singing and dancing. That she was actually kind of good and if they actually watched her they could see that she was talented. It was the first time the housekeeper spoke up and she almost lost her job but it was worth it because they actually let Saera audition as long as the housekeeper is the one to pick her up and drop her off and make sure she stays on top of her homework and cooking classes.
 
That weekend Saera went to SM's weekly auditions with the housekeeper. She wore a recreated version of Girls Generation's Oh outfits. The pink belt wrapped around white shorts and a white cropped tee that had her little tummy peeking out of. She wrote 21 on with a sharpie and put rhinestones on it copying her favorite member Yuri, the rhinestones were her idea. Knee high pink converse instead of the pink heels and a red hat to match Yuri's. Lastly she had the pink cropped jacket that she got personally made to match the girls and had her name embroidered under the Girls Generation logo like she was a member herself. She also added a pair of shades for dramatic effect.
 
She was 100% sure she would make it, she looked fabulous and she was about to bring the house down with her talent. Saera was the smallest one in her audition group, everyone else just stood there when they sang but she did the dance and even winked at the staff member. Her performance made them smirk and giggle but she didn't make it to the second round. Saera cried a river on the way home until her housekeeper bought her icecream. Her parents thought it would be the end of her singer dream but one rejection wasn't enough to make her give up. She auditioned for Cube next, dressing like the Hyuna from 4minute's Hot Issue era and did the same thing she did at SM, sing and dance with all her might. But like SM, she didn't make it either. Her parents were getting tired of her nonsense and told her to give it up, even told the housekeeper to stop encouraging her. So she listened, well the housekeeper did.
 
Saera didn't give up on her dreams and a few weeks later she begged for the housekeeper to take her to the Pledis audition to try her luck there. She spent the last few weeks learning the dance and song to Magic by Orange Caramel. It didn't take much convincing for the housekeeper to agree and sneak to bring her to the audition. She dressed just like Nana with the big bow and performed as best as she could. They were the only company that asked her why she wanted to be an idol, and it was her answer that got her accepted. She said, "Actually... my parents don't want me to be an idol. I begged auntie to take me here because everyday I dance and sing at home and it makes me feel happy like when I eat bungeoppang! I don't have many friends at school so I want to make people feel that felt lonely like me feel happy and warm too." And that was how she was accepted into Pledis.
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TRIVIA
 — Her YouTube is called Nyam Nyam Saera. She posts mukbangs and song/dance covers but its the mukbangs that get the most views since she eats so much and sometimes does cooking tutorials. She also has a tiktok where she basically posts the same kinds of things. It makes her kind of sad that her singing and dance covers never get much views. 
 — Her first kiss and first boyfriend was Samuel Kim. They dated back in 2012 for a year until Samuel left Pledis in 2013. They were really young both 10 so it was a cute relationship, the older trainees would swoon over their adorable relationship wishing they were them. They had their first kiss because Seventeen dared him to kiss her so he pecked her on the cheek and then she squished his face and pecked him on the lips.
 — She's not a picky eater at all
 — When she sleeps she sleeps deeply and takes up the whole bed
 — Instead of killing a bug when she sees one she screams and runs
 — She knows a lot of choregraphy to 2nd gen girl group songs because they have a special place in her heart
 — She loves cooking, tell her to cook for you and she'll get up so fast
 — She graduated from Hanlim in the musical theatre department
 
LIKES
 — Pepsi over Coke
 — Doing the laundry and watching it spin around
 — The smell of freshly cleaned clothes
 — Laughing until her stomach hurts 
 — Big dogs and bald cats
 — Food challenges at restaurants because she eats for free
 — Compliments!
 — Banana milk
 — Hanging out with her friends
 — Listening to Pristin and Hinapia songs because she feels proud
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DISLIKES
 — People who don't like animals
 — Any bugs, especially creepy crawlies
 — Bitter drinks like green tea and iced americano
 — People that call her fake or belittle her
 — The taste of alcohol
 — Garbage smell in the street
 — Humid weather
 — The sticky feeling that comes after sweating
 
HABITS
 — Slurping her noodles
 — Smacking her lips when she chews
 — Making her voice higher when she speaks on camera
 — Biting her friends
 — Clinging to her friends
 — Cupping her cheeks when she's embarrassed because she gets red easily
 — Letting out a big yawn with wide open when she's sleepy no matter where she is
 — Overeating and then throwing it up later
 — Eating quickly
 — Snacking
 — Tugging gently on her shirt since she used to be chubby
 — Puffing out her cheeks when she's bored
 — Laughing really loudly with wide open and clapping
 — Smiling while crying when someone else is around so they don't worry too much
 — Going out to shoot hoops when she's stressed because since Samuel always drags her out during that time its become a coping mechanism even when he's not there
 
HOBBIES
 — Eating
 — Cooking
 — Dancing
 — Singing
 — Choreographing
 — Watching musicals
 — Playing basketball with Samuel
Relationships
PARENTS / LIM SOOHYUN AND BYUN HEEJIN / 57 AND 54 / CHEFS AND RESTAURANT CHAIN OWNERS / STRICT, STUBBORN, WORKAHOLICS 
Saera isn't close to her parents because even after all these years they still don't support her. She doesn't want that kind of negative vibes in her life so they don't talk often. They believe whatever she tells them because they really don't check up on her like that. They still see being an idol as a phase and expect her to go to culinary school when she "gets over it". She hasn't physically seen her parents in 2019 when Hinapia first debuted because they were at her showcase.
 
BEST FRIEND / KANG RINA / 60 / HOUSEKEEPER / SHY, CARING, OBEDIENT, PASSIVE 
Saera is the closest to Rina out of everyone. She still works as a housekeeper for her parents and they have no idea that Saera is living with her. She's the only person that knows Saera's whole journey of trying to be an idol. Even though Saera held a lot of the bad things out. She also supports Saera's mukbang career by helping to find her recipes to cook and she makes the food for her sometimes, she also might be a camerawoman at times too. Rina is worried about Saera's weight loss but Saera always dismisses her concerns as not a big deal claiming that she eats everything. Rina doesn't know she throws it up but she has her suspicions.
 
FRIENDS / PRISTIN AND HINAPIA / VARIES / EX IDOLS ETC / PERSONALITY VARIES
When they first disbanded, Saera tried to keep in touch with all the girls. Since it's been so long they kind of grew apart but Saera still contacts them and hangs out with them whenever they have free time. Even the members that no longer live in Korea she texts and facetimes them often.
 
FRIENDS / SEVENTEEN / VARIES / IDOLS / PERSONALITY VARIES
She's known Seventeen for so long that she still talks to all of them, she's like their little sister. They still invite her to shows and sometimes hang out with them. They've featured on her YouTube and TikTok videos too which still remain her most viewed ones.
 
BEST FRIEND AND EX BOYFRIEND / SAMUEL KIM / 20 / IDOL / ESFP
Saera and Samuel remained good friends even after he left Pledis. She's supported all his activities and same with him. He's now her best friend, she spends the most time with him and people think they're dating since he features in her videos so much. Everytime she says its a hard no but part of him is sad because he kind of likes her. Even hearing that used to date makes her cringe a bit because she no longer sees him like that at all. Samuel gets to see all the ugly sides from Saera because she's so comfy around him. He's seen her be unhealthy with her eating and whenever he brings it up she gets frustrated so he doesn't though he's concerned. She really doesn't care about her image at all when it comes to him, she'd openly sniff her armpit then ask him to sniff to confirm that it does smell. Or call him at 4am crying like a hot mess because her favorite character from a drama she's watching died. They share their ideas with each other first like their music and possible video ideas. He's really like a very close brother, no, a sister to her. Though Samuel still tries to flirt with her sometimes and she makes a dramatic vomit sound. She can't see anything he does at romantic, even when he kisses her head and she puts her legs on him it's all platonic. She's never told him about Seokmin but he's seen them together and sees how she kind of acts cutesy around him so he has an idea. He tried bringing it up once but she laughed saying he's crazy and changed the subject. Poor Samuel is just stuck in the friend zone with no way of getting out. 

LOVE INTEREST / LEE SEOKMIN [DK/DOKYEOM] / 25 / MAIN VOCALIST OF SEVENTEEN / INFP
Saera has known Seokmin since 2012 when he became a trainee, he was actually the one that played cupid for her and Samuel and shipped the two cuties. He always saw her as a little sister and she saw him as an older brother. Even though he debuted he still checked up on her and was so happy for her on Produce 101. Everytime he voted and sent her screenshot proof too. They were in the same Pledis fam groupchat and texted at times for years. When she started TikTok and YouTube he featured in some of her videos like all her friends.
 
In 2021 she became apart of the cast of Xcalibur like him, he played the main part but she was just one of the background cast yet that meant spending a lot of time together. They got a lot closer during that time and developed a teasing relationship when they weren't working but when they were they were really serious about it. After rehearsals they even practiced together and she played the fake lead to help him out. After spending almost everyday together, Dokyeom started to fall for Saera and she the same for him. She'd never admit it but she's had a little crush on him for a long time. He was always the loud oppa that she knew but once he debuted she thought he was actually handsome though she kept it to herself. Instead she'd just and make fun of him more than any of the other members of Seventeen.
 
Now they're like two close friends that enjoy poking fun at each other like sending each other derp faces of each other. Dokyeom has seen the more serious side of her while working together but he wishes she could be more vulnerable with him so he can be there for her. Dokyeom might seem very outgoing but he's actually only like that to people he's close to. He struggles with being overlooked in Seventeen unless he's doing something funny and it hurts him because he works so hard. It used to affect him a lot more than it does now, he did a lot of inner work to overcome that and be more confident in himself. He sees a part of his younger self in Saera and wants to help her but she never opens up to him. Produce Angel might just be what pushes them together.
 
 
 
 
 
TheKpopIndustryStory
CONECTION TO THE KPOP INDUSTRY 
 
PLOTLINE  Pretty Hurts
TALENT TWIN Lightsum's Nayoung 
BACKUP Lightsum's Juhyeon
 
TRAINEE YEARS  8 years (2010–2019 at Pledis)
PAST EXPERIENCE 
 Afterschool Bang MV (2010)
 — Orange Caramel Aing MV (2010)
 — Orange Caramel Copycat MV (2014)
 — Produce 101 - 17th place (2016)
 — Seventeen Manse MV (2016)
 — Pledis Girlz (2016)
 — Pristin (2017)
 — Pristin V (2018)
 — Hinapia (2019)
 — Xcalibur (2021)  
 
ELABORATION
Saera started training in Pledis in 2010 at 8 years old. She appeared in a few MVs during her training time. She was the youngest trainee and even ex Afterschool members remember her as an enthusiastic and passionate young trainee. At first she struggled to keep up because she was chubbier than the other kids and she never had official dance or singing training before. But one thing was certain, she was a fast learner. She trained for 6 years in total making her a well rounded dancer and singer. She ended up shedding all the weight and as per her agreement with her parents, she got picked up by her housekeeper and still did her homework and took cooking classes.
 
In 2016 she went to Produce 101 with other Pledis trainees. She was only 14 during the show but got good ratings anyways because she was so cute. Actually the main reason she went viral in Korea was because she was constantly eating, either bringing snacks or sneaking snacks or asking the other contestants for a bite. She was also a well rounded performer for her age. By the end of the show she got 22nd place so she didn't debut in ioi.
 
Instead she became a member of Pledis Girlz while Nayoung and Kyulkyung were promoting in ioi. After ioi disbanded Saera made her official debuted in Pristin. She was the main vocalist, lead dancer, and maknae. Pristin only had two EPs before debuting a subunit, Pristin-V that Saera was also apart of. But then two years later Pristin disbanded. Saera was one of the members that decided to leave Pledis because of bad management. Even though she's been there for 9 years, she didn't feel like she was a priority and they hindered Pristin's potential success.
 
Saera decided to follow her other members Minkyeong, Eunwoo, and Yebin to OSR Entertainment to form the group Hinapia. She thought this would finally be her big break but after they debuted they only had two singles and then disbanded because of financial issues within the company.
 
The whole time Saera was optimistic about her career, but after Hinapia disbanded she felt lost. If she moved back in with her parents she knew they would give her a hard time. So instead she moved in with her housekeeper secretly while her parents thought she was preparing to be in another group. Like everyone she opened a social media account to interact with her fans. She posted a picture of herself and got praised for her ant-like waist claiming she looked so pretty. She started to get the same attention she got on Produce 101 that died down when she was in ioi.
 
Actually, Saera lost all that weight from stress after Hinapia disbanded, she didn't have much of an appetite. Before Saera was known for posting food pics and pics of her eating on the groups social media so fans in her comments kept saying they missed the food obsessed Saera they used to know. Then she had the amazing idea to start doing mukbangs instead. After a year of starting YouTube she has over 1 million followers now. She eats a lot in her videos yet never seemed to gain any weight which shocks people everytime and keeps them coming back for more. She also live streams on Afrecca TV and ate everything each time so no one could say it was fake either. In 2021 she got casted as part of the ensemble in Xcalibur the musical. She's finally getting the fame she wanted before, at least her mukbang videos make people happy and feel like they're eating with someone.
 
But actually, in order to keep her reputation she developed bulimia. It started as her throwing up after mukbangs so she can keep her weight down but it's developed into throwing up after eating in general in fear of gaining weight. She doesn't realize that she's being more damaging to herself and other people by making them believe that's actually achievable. When she heard about Produce Angel she was so excited to participate and get the chance to debut again.
Let'sHearFromYou?
IF YOU WERE A MEMBER OF A K-POP GROUP, WHAT WOULD YOUR POSITION BE? I want to be the main vocalist and lead dancer if I can, that's what I was in Pristin.

OUT OF 10 HOW TALENTED WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF? Hmm that's a hard question. Honestly I'm not sure. Maybe a seven.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A KPOP IDOL? Because I always loved singing and dancing. It was Girls Generation and After School that inspired me to be an idol though. My first appearance was in After School's Bang when I was eight and that really confirmed my dream for me. Even though I've been in two other groups, I'm still young so I want to keep trying until I make my dream come true.

DO YOU HAVE GOOD STAGE PRESENCE AND CHARISMA? WHAT ABOUT STAR QUALITY? Hmm I think I'll let the voters decided if I have those things.

WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A TEAM PLAYER? Totally! I've been on a survival show before so I know that team work is really important to do well, and honestly I've never wanted to go solo. Even now, I still want to debut in a long lasting group that's like family to me. 

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Somebody else 'round everyone else,
you're tryna be cool, you look like a fool to me.
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COMMENTS
 — I feel like this is lacking so much depth but she's been sitting in my wip for a while so here she is. No idea what I'm thinking with the Samuel and Dokyeom thing since I'm not sure how much of the story will be focused on love interests so I'll leave it up to you. You make some kind of love triangle thing where she doesn't know who to choose or just straight up like Dokyeom and sees Samuel as a friend. All up to you guys.
 
SCENE SUGGESTIONS
 — Saera getting asked who her ideal type is and she says DK.
 — Making toxic friends? 
 — idk i'm so disappointed in how she turned out i can't think
 

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