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PERSONALITY.

leo, ravenclaw, neutral good

pos friendly, hardworking, helpful, outspoken

clingy, emotional neu maternal, organized

insecure, petty, secretive, worrisome neg

esfj-t, 2w1. inspired by ginny weasley & asuna yuki

if you were to ask people to describe her, everyone who has befriended her, worked with her and maybe even encountered her in the hallways of the yg entertainment building would say similar words about song minju: "outspoken", "gregarious", "easy to get along with". and they are not exactly wrong. minju is a social butterfly. she can easily walk up to people, introduce herself, and start a conversation, going from one topic to another. she deeply believes that, after she passes on, she will be judged on even the smallest act of kindness she has shown in her life and she cares deeply about people's first impression of her and what people think of her, so she tries to get along with or at least be civil with everyone she has encountered in her life.

outspoken and loud, minju is not afraid of voicing her own opinions and thoughts on everything, from where they should eat to how she should sing a part of an aria a certain way. and if people do not agree with her, so be it. in this day and age where everyone is free to express their own opinions, people's opinions clashing shouldn't be an unexpected situation. not everyone will agree with her, and this is something minju understands, accepts and even appreciates, as in some cases, it may be, and at times is, better to hear the opinion of an outsider on things, as long as they are giving constructive criticism and not being a about it. unlike what her outspoken nature might suggest, minju appreciates constructive criticism a lot. she takes it to heart, adheres to it and tries to improve in the best way she can in the lines of the criticism.

she appreciates giving constructive criticism as much as she appreciates receiving it. the difference between constructive and destructive criticism is the way they are delivered, and she believes in the saying "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it", so if she's asked to comment on something, she always starts out with the positive aspects, so she has a nice thing to say at first, before pointing out the things that, in her opinion, can be improved upon and always concluding with the fact that they can come to her for help, which makes her a favorite among trainees. minju is a hard worker, and can literally spend the entire day in the dance practice room, practicing a choreography, sleep in one of the empty studios and then come back to the practice room the next day, stretch and continue practicing, with puffy eyes and circles darker than her coffee under them. if she's given a task, she will do it no matter how long it takes her and she will do it in the best way she can.

she is a pacifist, but believes that violence is the final answer rather than never. according to her, if all the other ways haven't worked, the best way to do things is a punch to the stomach or kick to the shin. minju is fiercely loyal to and protective of people she loves, she will not let anyone even look at them the wrong way because she'll be breathing down their neck in a millisecond. she's considered the mother bear in that sense, with the rest of the e2w members being her cubs. it's quite a funny sight when you visualize it really, a 163 cm girl standing up for a bunch of people, some of which are taller than her, but she wouldn't have it any other way. this was something that developed after her brother's psychological anxiety was revealed to the public. thankfully, her brother is now back on stage with lots of support and the support outweighs the bad comments and the hatred, so now she directs this protectiveness to the e2w members, striving to cover their eyes and ears to the evils of the world we live in.

minju has great attention to detail, which shows itself clearly in both everyday situations and in performances. this is the virgo ascending in her, focusing on even the smallest details. while this little aspect of her generally helps her out, especially when it comes to learning choreographies, it also has negative consequences as well and can hinder her, as she's often very much submerged in details that she may forget to look at the overall picture. she is described to be a very efficient worker, managing to finish everything on time or maybe even earlier than intended, and the reason behind that is that she has an intense sense of organization. she notes down everything that she's told, all the assignments and practices she has to do, keeps track of herself and adheres to a strict schedule. this is how she keeps herself organized and motivated, ready to get through the day.

her mbti is esfj-t, turbulent consul, and she identifies strongly with it, especially the feeling aspect. she has a very strong eq, and very strong empathizing skills. she can identify her own and other people's feelings easily, and can guide herself and them out of the maze in their head efficiently. she resonates very easily with people's emotions and thoughts, and often encourages them to let it out in an environment they feel comfortable in, be it in a private place where it is just her and them, or in a public place like the gym. this is another reason as to why she's considered a mother figure, she protects the members, validates how they feel and offers them healthy ways to let everything out. if something that tugs on heartstrings is shown, be it a movie such as "marley & me", "green mile" or "my girl", or just anything emotional like soldiers coming back home to their families or deaf/blind people hearing/seeing for the first time, it's guaranteed that minju will cry first. she's a sensitive person and with her high eq, and the result is a girl who is moved to tears easily. if only she could do that on cue. then, she would be a great actress. she's working on it.

minju's love language, like her brother, is physical touch, so not only does she crave for it but she also loves giving it, either for fanservice or for genuine affection. she describes her love for physical touch as "a warm blanket", protecting her and telling her that she's safe against the cold breeze that is life. her favorite type of skinship is any type of hugs, from regular arms-around-each-other's-neck-and-waist hug to backhugs to straight up cuddling on the couch, legs tangled together, arms around each other, etcetera. she knows her limits when it comes to skinship and fanservice though, so she only does it with the people who she knows are okay with it. when she feels particularly needy or just in a teasing mood however, she may end up forcing some members who are not okay with it to do fanservice with her. which is, once again, quite a funny sight because she could literally be running after a member, yelling "let me love you!" while the said member runs away from her like she's a rabid dog on steroids.

no one is perfect, and neither is minju. she has her own flaws and imperfections that make her who she is, no matter how much she tries to cover them up. she's human, of course she is going to have negative aspects. for one thing, there are times where she's too engrossed in and influenced by the emotions of others that she can't differentiate their emotions from her own. she worries too much over her own actions and how they will affect the people around her, which can be a huge mistake if she needs to make a decision that will affect her and her only. she's a private person and more often than not non-confrontational when it comes to emotions, preferring to put others' thoughts before her own and not express how she feels clearly, basically choosing to run away from her own emotions rather than facing them, and bottling everything up until it comes bursting out like a grenade with the pin pulled. the result of this action is never nice, and usually ends in a storm.

another negative consequence of being too detail-oriented, for minju, is that it causes her to overthink even the smallest detail, and this can lead to her being either anxious or petty. let me just explain it this way. one of her best friends, choi san (yes, of ateez), left her on read for an hour once because he was busy practicing. and what did minju do? wait patiently for him to respond? no, she was feeling particularly petty that day. so, when san responded, minju left him on read for an hour and a minute. thankfully, moments like this are rare and she immediately apologizes after finding out the reason behind the said action.

it is not that hard to be on minju's good side, the girl was basically brought into the world to give love to everyone. she's merciful and forgiving, so it's not that hard to get a second chance from her either, all you have to do is apologize and promise you won't do whatever you did again, and voila. second chance given. but just because minju gave you a second chance, it doesn't mean that you're instantly forgiven. she needs proof, needs to see you be genuine about your apology and keep your promise. so, she will have her eye on you, watching you like a hawk to see whether you're actually making an effort to not make the same mistake you promised you wouldn't make. and even if she forgives you, she won't forget what you did. she's aware that this may make her seem petty and resentful, but she genuinely doesn't mean for it to come across as that, she just can't forget certain things and actions easily. the only ways to be on minju's bad side is to do something unforgivable or check out all the boxes on her hypothetical checklist of red flags. those who are on minju's bad side won't even get a glance from her, she has no time to waste with them and results in ignoring them.

you know how they say treat people the way you want to be treated? minju is the embodiment of this quote. she's genuinely interested in people's lives because she wants someone to be interested in her life and the things she has to say, just like how she is interested in theirs. she gives people so much praise and validation because underneath the motherly mask, lies a girl whose self esteem is broken, burned and torn down beyond recognition, striving to prove herself. something that she was told by her mother growing up was that everyone in this world has their own person: their other half, so to speak. minju's main goal in life is to find that person, someone who can be proud of her as much as she is of them, and someone who will give her praise and validation, especially during times where she's swimming in dark and dangerous waters and needs a lighthouse to guide her and a lifebuoy to keep her afloat.

overall, minju is like an onion. i know it might sound weird, but hear me out. actually, no, the onion analogy won't work in this case. okay, let's start over. overall, minju is like an elaborately made cake, looking so simple on the outside, waiting to be cut into to show the world all the layers she has. and here is the question, ladies, mens and non-binary friends. who is brave enough to take on the knife?

BACKGROUND.

when expecting couple mr. and mrs. song came to the obgyn for a check-up, they were told that they would be having twins. after being told in their previous appointment that they would be having only one child, this fact came as a surprise to them. but they weren't unhappy, not in the slightest. they were prepared, physically, mentally and financially, and also the more the merrier, right? this surprise was replaced with joy when it was revealed in their next appointment that one of the twins was a girl while the other was a boy, since they had been trying for a girl for a while. when the twins were born, they were born ten minutes apart, the boy was born first and given the name "mingi", while the girl was born ten minutes later and given the name "minju". the couple's oldest son and only child up until that point, mingeon, accompanied them to the hospital to meet and hold his newborn siblings as well, bouncing happily on his feet because he would be getting not only one but two people to play with and take care of at the same time. and so, song mingi and song minju opened their eyes to the world in seoul, on a warm summer day on august 9, 1999.

if you ask minju what her earliest memories are, she would tell you that it was music playing in their house in bucheon after the song family moved there when mingi and minju were very young and her parents dancing around their house with mingi in one parent's arms and minju in the arms of the other parent. music was an important part of the song family household. from classical music to newly released kpop songs, there would be some type of music playing around their small house and mingi and minju were waddling around, doing what they believed to be was dancing with their father and minju singing along to the songs on the radio with their mother.

compared to her brother, who loved dancing and rapping, minju preferred singing. she would sing almost anywhere and everywhere, on the bus on her way to and from school, in between classes, at home while helping her mother, everywhere. minju's music teachers at school had nothing but praise for her, believing that she could be a very strong contender to join the entertainment industry with the voice she possessed, especially as an idol. minju believed so as well, she loved singing and would love to stand on stage one day. and that chance came to minju at the age of 13. her music teacher came to her one day, telling her all about how yg entertainment, one of the three biggest entertainment companies, accordingly titled "the big three", in south korea, was holding auditions for trainees that they could debut.

when minju told her family about the audition, mingi was elated. he was also dreaming of being an idol like his sister and the praise from her music teacher and audition information made him immensely proud of her. her parents on the other hand… well… let's say they weren't the most enthusiastic, not about the praising but the bit about the entertainment industry, being an idol and the auditioning part. as someone who had his own dreams of being an idol himself ruined badly and being reduced to a backup dancer at the hands of the entertainment industry, mingi and minju's father knew how harsh it was and could get. mingi had already been taking classes in the incheon branch of "joy dance & plug in music academy", better known as "seungri academy", and a lot of audition calls were coming in, as most students in this academy were like mingi, looking for a company to audition to so they can hopefully stand on stage one day. he had also gotten information that maroo entertainment, a company relatively unknown compared to yg entertainment, was holding auditions.

when the twins expressed that their career of choice would be in the entertainment industry, their parents sat them down to have a talk with both of them. their father told them all about his own experiences: the vigorous training he had to go through, how tough and unforgiving the industry was and how his hopes and dreams of becoming an idol himself were ruined, reducing him to just a back-up dancer, a shadow behind the idols who were the real stars of the show, while their mother told them about how it affected him physically and mentally, and how she took care of him on days where it got too dark in his mind, because he had no one else to light a torch and show him the way out. they concluded this talk by saying that they weren't saying any of this to discourage their children, just telling them about everything they would be facing if they chose to continue on this path, that their chance to debut would be slim by default but their chance to debut AND be successful would be even slimmer, so that they might want to choose a more stable career.

this gave the twins motivation to prove their parents wrong, that that they would debut and would be successful. with this newfound motivation, mingi auditioned for maroo entertainment and got accepted, training there for a short while before transferring over to kq entertainment, yet again another relatively unknown and fairly new company, and eventually making his debut in ateez in 2018, along with seven other boys, each with a story as complex as his own. ateez went onto become very successful, releasing hit music after hit music and cementing their place in the industry as "performance idols", as they're known for their tough and knife-like choreography and synchronization while performing said choreography. so mingi proved his parents wrong.

what about minju, you say? minju on the other hand, received another talk from her father after she revealed she was going to audition for yg entertainment. he told her about how yg would have hundreds of people audition but choose only one trainee, how harsh the training conditions were and what yg would expect of her, telling her once more that he can't change her mind now because she's very determined, but the least he can do is give her advice, from one experienced person to someone getting ready to start a career in the same field as him. taking her father's advice to heart, minju practiced very hard for her audition and got accepted out of 400 trainees, passing all three stages of audition with flying colors.

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TRAINEE HISTORY.

minju arrived in yg entertainment in 2012, as a fresh faced trainee with a good set of pipes, immediately being thrown into an intense regimen of dance, vocal, rap, etiquette, language and acting training and individual practices, along with the constant height and weight checks to ensure that she stayed "healthy" in their standards anyway. she was friendly and adorable, and this personality of hers made a lot of people take care of her and show her the ropes during the first few months of training, something she appreciated a lot. her first few months of arrival, and minju already made a name for herself for her vocal skills, scoring either first or second, receiving the nickname "yg's siren."

a few years after her arrival, minju was placed in the line-up of pink punk, yg's first girl group since 2ne1. the trainees couldn't exactly understand why minju got into the lineup because "she's so young, how the hell did she get into such a distinguished lineup?" they got their answer when they heard the set of pipes young minju possessed though, and learned that the infamous "yg's siren" was, in fact, her. she was the youngest member in the lineup, the eldest members being eunbi and jisoo, so she was constantly told not to compare herself to anyone because she stood out in her own way and was young, so she had plenty of time to improve.

some time into training, however, everything changed when the founder of yg entertainment, yang hyunsuk, called her into his office. after she entered his office, hyunsuk told minju that not only would there not be a new girl group debuting anytime soon, the vocal trainers had informed him of her opera skills and wanted her to polish it more, telling her that managed to get into contact with seth riggs, a distinguished vocal trainer who worked with famous singers such as prince, michael jackson and sohyang. and in the spring of 2014, minju was on a plane to the united states to train under the tutelage of seth riggs, all expenses paid by yang hyunsuk himself. the founder had thought this would be a good experiment as well, to see if he could send any other trainees to train overseas. the trainees who saw her leaving the trainee dorms with her bags packed thought she was kicked out.

they were proven wrong when minju walked back into the trainee dorms in september, 2016, jet-lagged and tired out of her mind, only taking a shower before crashing into her bed to sleep. the experiment was a success on minju's behalf, she had better technique and breath control, and could switch between registers easily, and she had also built up a lot of confidence. however, not only was she deceived and yg had, indeed, debuted a girl group named blackpink while she was gone (which included jisoo, jennie, rosé and lisa), yang hyunsuk wasn't satisfied with how it turned out, stating that he thought this could do so much better for her and that's when the berating started. he would constantly tell her that she needed to improve, that she's not talented enough and that she wouldn't bring anything to any group she debuts in (that is if she can debut at all) if she keeps going like that.

this shattered the confidence the 17-year-old minju had built up while training in the states and she constantly began doubting herself and getting stressed before evaluations, sometimes so badly that she would be sick with a stress-induced fever on the day of evaluations and would have to perform that way. she just wished for something to happen, because she wanted to stop being this way. and her wish came true when yang hyunsuk called her to the office and told her she would be debuting with the 5 other trainees that were in his office, including but not limited to shin jiae and jenna shin. minju was on autopilot the entire time due to her feverish state and the shock that she's debuting as one of the main vocalists of "e2w", yg's new girl group shortly after blackpink.

PREDEBUT EXPERIENCES.

— pink punk. as everyone knows, before blackpink's debut, there were rumors flying around that yg was planning on debuting a girl group named pink punk. minju was also a part of the lineup, but there wasn't much information released about her, only that she was on the younger spectrum of trainees and that she was a vocalist. she was pulled out of the lineup in early 2014 though.

— vocal training. received vocal training in los angeles, california, united states, with emphasis on opera under the tutelage of seth riggs and margareta svensson riggs. march, 2014 – september, 2016

FUTURE EXPERIENCES.

— king of masked singer. due to her knowledge of music and experience in opera under the tutelage of seth riggs, a very influential vocal coach worldwide, minju is qualified to join king of masked singer as a panelist. she'll probably join as a contestant first though. manifesting haseul on king of masked singer. tba.

— global ambassador for burberry. minju's love for the brand didn't take long to be noticed by the famous company and they reached out to her to ask her if she would like to be their global ambassador, which she accepted happily. as of january 2023, minju shares the global ambassador position with newjeans member danielle. 2023.

HEADLINES.

…lazy dancer? (unanswered). similar to blackpink's jennie and itzy's lia, minju also faced backlash from e2w antis at their debut for being "lazy" and "careless" on stage, seemingly not bothering to put in enough effort and lacking power and energy for the dance. this is not true in anyway shape or form. the only reason why minju may look… different on stage is because her dance technique differs from the other members, with her being a more fluid dancer as compared to some of the e2w members, or yg artists really, who focus on power and strength in their dances. sadly, this scandal alone brings so much hate to minju. and, of course, yg being yg doesn't do anything to combat the hate, instead utilizes the hate comments as a means to berate her even further. 2017, after e2w's debut.

…not deserving of being an e2w member? (unanswered). the lazy dancer scandal escalated further into plain out hatred, with toxic comments like "she's a lazy dancer", "she trained for 5 years and this is how she dances?", "how dare she say she's improving on her dancing when even blackpink's jennie dances better than her?" getting thousands of upvotes, fans rallied against minju, going as far as saying she should be removed from e2w since she only brings them down dance-wise. yg entertainment, consistent with their previous behavior, did nothing once again. whenever you deem fit, honestly, but during a comeback for sure.

…hiatus due to anxiety? (true). despite everything the members of e2w did to shield minju from the comments, she couldn't help but feel anxious because she still saw toxic comments about herself, comments about how she only got into e2w because she would've been past the age to debut otherwise, how she deserved to be kicked out of pink punk, how she wouldn't have brought anything to blackpink had she debuted like how she doesn't bring anything to e2w now, etcetera. she took it all and held it down, down, down until it all came bursting out in the form of an anxiety attack while e2w were preparing for a comeback. immediately after that, minju asked the managers to take her to a psychiatrist to be checked out. her visit resulted in a general anxiety diagnosis and an important decision. yg entertainment released an announcement the same day, revealing that minju would be halting all group-related activities for the time being to focus on her own mental health and recovery and that the upcoming e2w comeback would still carry out as scheduled, but with five members instead of six. after the "…not deserving of being an e2w member?" scandal breaks out.

…return to promotions? (true). while the members of e2w were performing in music shows and appearing in variety shows to promote their comeback, minju decided to focus on her recovery. with some photos she posted on e2w's instagram page getting lots of supportive comments and feeling mostly better about herself, minju spoke to her doctor about wanting to return to group activities, and with her doctor's approval, she started promoting with e2w members again. once again, whenever you deem fit.

OPEN FOR MATCHMAKING!

LOVE STORY. read the cheatsheet, it's your friend. /// the whole thing from the top, please.

STATUS. read the cheatsheet, it's your friend.

ENDING. read the cheatsheet, it's your friend.

RELATIONSHIP TRIVIA. read the cheatsheet, it's your friend.

COMMENTS. i think this is the fastest i've ever done an app, no joke. makes sense though, she's mostly copy-paste. also, for the "headlines", you're free to come up with the official titles of the "news", i just put those for title purposes. anyway, i digress, i hope you like her! also, fair warning, i will be placing stayc's entire discography in the song suggestions.

SCENE REQUESTS / SUGGESTS.

— song siren moments™ aka minju showing off her opera skills and the members hyping her up

— ateez and minju being each other's hype... people. yes, hypepeople™ that's what we're gonna go with.

— heart-to-heart chats with the e2w girls

SONG, ETC SUGGESTS.

title songs:

— so bad (tak remix)

— asap

— stereotype (japanese)

— run2u

— beautiful monster (tak remix)

— poppy (korean, japanese)

— teddy bear (japanese)

— bubble (japanese, english, english sped up)

— lit

b-sides:

— like this

— so what

— love fool

— i'll be there

— slow down

— complex

— same same

— 247

— young luv

— butterfly

— i want you baby

— i like it

— love

— not like you

— i wanna do

— be mine

PASSWORD. so that's why i'm not like you (ayyy)~