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Finally_Home Maggie 8
BIRTHNAMEΒ  Sakurami Kazuki (ζ‘œθ¦‹ε’ŒθΌ)
OTHER NAME(S)
- Sa Kaju (사카주): korean name
NICKNAMES
- kazu: shortened version of his name; most members tend to call him this
- haru: means flower in japanese and sakura is a flower uwu
BIRTHDATEΒ  april 1, 1995
BIRTHPLACEΒ  osaka, japan
HOMETOWNΒ  osaka, japan
ETHNICITYΒ  japanese
NATIONALITYΒ  japanese
LANGUAGES
- japanese: fluent: he's japanese...
- korean: 75% fluent: he's still sort of learning and sometimes has trouble understanding other ppl when they talk fast, but he knows enough to talk normally to ppl
- english: 50% fluent: he spent a few months in england when he was in middle school, so he had to learn english to do well in school
FACECLAIMΒ  okamoto keito (hey say jump)
BACKUPΒ  yamada ryosuke (hey say jump)
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HEIGHTΒ  175cm
WEIGHTΒ  64kg
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APPEARANCE
his ears are pierced but he only really wears plain black studs. he rarely changes them unless they're doing a flashy show, in which case it's up to the stylist. he has a small tattoo on his collarbone in a flying bird. his hair is about as long as in the picture but sometimes it's black and sometimes it's brown. he went blond once but didn't like it. he also will wear his hair in a short ponytail (unbeknownst to him, most fans would kill for him to always wear it like that).
STYLE
he prefers to wear clothes that fit him, like skinny jeans and tshirts. his fall/spring fashion is just throwing on a jacket over his shirt, but during the winter, he could give two s about fashion and puts on a huge puffy coat. he's known to be the person who popularized puffy coats again lol. he also wears beanies a lot.
PERSONALITY
+ attentive, hardworking, reliable, compassionate

= quiet, reserved

- sensitive, selfish, naive, moody

kazuki is a Soft BoiTM. he genuinely cares about people, no matter who, and is always willing to help them with their troubles or struggles if he can. he understands, to some extent, what many people are going through and often tries to make other people feel better. he also has a knack for noticing things that other people might not, like body language and tone inflections, which causes him to understand how someone is feeling at some point in time. he also is not the type to just abandon someone; if he's made a promise, he will follow through no matter what, and he'll do his part to the best of his abilities. he doesn't know the definition of 'giving up' and will always put forth his best effort into anything he does.

however, he is sensitive about criticism and comments about himself, and he'll often be down if he hears such comments. he tries not to be the mood spoiler, but oftentimes, he'll just wake up on the wrong side of the bed and snap at people who approach him. other times, he'll have a pessimistic outlook on life that makes everyone around him feel terrible. having grown up as a protected only-child, kazuki can also be selfish and naive. of course he knows how to share and all, but his priority is still himself and his own feelings/wellbeing, sometimes to the extent of causing arguments with other members. he also gets scammed quite a lot, since he doesn't realize that sometimes, life is just out to get him. he thinks that the world is generally good, and is often sorely disappointed when life doesn't turn out as such.

he is also shy and doesn't often talk to people he doesn't know, unless he has to or thinks they're in trouble. as a result, people assume that he's antisocial or cold, when in reality he's the exact opposite. he is quiet, though, in general. his voice is quiet and he doesn't seem to have very much presence in the room, though he often likes it as he doesn't necessarily enjoy the spotlight on him.
BACKGROUND
born and raised in a family of doctors, kazuki was brought up with the expectation that he, too, would eventually become a doctor or go into another 'respectable' profession. he didn't much care, growing up, since it was the only profession ever presented to him. in elementary school, his father took him to work for 'take your child to work day', and kazuki had the chance to interact with real doctors and even see a real surgery taking place.

he fainted. turns out, knives and blood aren't really his thing, but it was okay, because he could just not become a surgeon. things progressed until he was in middle school, when he participated in a study-abroad program to england. his parents didn't want him to live so far away for six months, but they agreed that it was a good learning experience for him.

while in england, kazuki became close friends with an older classmate, yabu kota. he learned that kota was only on this trip because his parents wanted him to become a lawyer and according to them, all successful lawyers need to study in england. but his real passion was music, and kazuki didn't really understand why he would choose music over a 'respectable' profession.

kota didn't explain much, but he dragged kazuki out to london's underground rock scene and introduced him to music and fun, stuff that he'd never experienced before in japan. kazuki thought it was great, but he thought it was too messy of a job to do for life. after the program ended and they returned to japan, he started hanging out with kota more, even though he was a grade above him and in 8th grade.

he didn't realize that he had feelings for his friend until he was 16, and they were hanging out on the swings in the park. the sky was blue and the trees were flaming orange, and the wind blew past and made shivers on his skin, and when he looked at kota, he thought his heart hurt a little bit. he sort of knew that boys weren't allowed to like other boys, but they were friends, right? and friends wouldn't mind such trivialities... right?

he was right; kota didn't mind. in fact, he liked him back! so they started dating secretly, and everything was fine for a year. but then, one of kota's friends found out and turned his back on them, spreading rumors of their homouality across the school, so everyone knew about it and shunned him. none of the parents or teachers knew, and kazuki's parents refused to pull him out from school just because 'kids don't like you'. unfortunately, being the sensitive boi he is, kazuki couldn't walk into school without being bombarded with jeers and death threats, and eventually, even thinking about school made his chest constrict, and he would spend more and more time in the bathroom shaking, trying to breathe, than actually sitting in class and learning.

he didn't know what kota went through, and honestly, he didn't really care. it turned out to be a huge mistake, because one morning, when kazuki walked into school, no one was taunting him anymore. instead, everyone was in a group, talking furtively and hushed amongst themselves. and that's how he found out that kota had committed suicide last night in the bathtub, staining the water and tiles crimson.

he doesn't know how he pulled through the last two years of school, only that no one bothered him anymore. despite everything, he still had anxiety attacks in the bathroom and ended up barely graduating. obviously, he didn't get into a good university, and his parents were mad at him, even though they'd never bothered to ask him what was wrong before.

that was probably it for kazuki. what use was being a doctor if he couldn't even save his boyfriend? if he was suffering too much himself? he decided in a moment of courage that in order to keep kota's memory alive, he'd live out his life for him and become a musician. he decided to become an idol instead of going to university, and though his parents weren't happy, they couldn't bring themselves to cut off their only child, so they reluctantly supported him. through a miraculous chance when he was 19, he found out about the kpop industry, and after a series of failed auditions, came to beau entertainment.
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LIKES
- clear skies
- spring/summer
- reading
- watching cat videos
- watching ghibli movies
DISLIKES
- blood
- hospitals in general
- being nagged at
- not being able to understand other people
- being misunderstood
HOBBIES
- sketching
- learning piano
- (trying to) cook
HABITS
- presses his hands to his chest if he's in a triggering situation
- constantly twists his hands and fingers together
- picks at skin when he's worried or nervous
- clenches his jaw/grinds teeth in his sleep
FEARS
- being blamed for anything that might cause nnd's downfall
- the supernatural
- being outed
TALENTS
- can elbow (barely, but still)
- despite never having studied martial arts, he can do a mean roundhouse kick
- he's a casual artist but his sketches are pretty decent
TRIVIA
- his favorite color is dark green
- he loves spicy tteokbokki
- he prefers hard rock to any other genre of music
- he likes reading steampunk and scifi
- he gains weight easily but fortunately he doesn't eat a lot
- he looked up to tvxq and ftisland when he first started training
- he feels dizzy and faint whenever he sees blood, and if it's in context of bathrooms, it'll trigger an anxiety attack
- his favorite movie is the secret world of arrietty
- he's nervous before performing in schools because he associates school with anxiety
- he can't cook for , but he still tries because he misses japanese food
- he has a secret fear that kota would blame him for driving him to suicide and will come back as a ghost to haunt him
- he does not deal with the horror genre well in general
- he likes to go outside (does the dorm have a balcony?) and look out at the city and ponder life
NAME SAYSΒ 
- says "yeah" before everything
- "i am the best~" to the tune if 2ne1's i am the best
- "it's okay, i think we'll just have to [deal] with it" except 'deal' is in context of dealing cards and dealing business...
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RELATIONSHIPS
yabu kota : former boyfriend : 7/10
they both had a mutual attraction to each other and started a relationship. a year later, someone outed them and kota cracked under the pressure. kazuki wonders if his selfishness in only caring about himself might have contributed, and he's scared that kota will come back to haunt him in retribution. but he still misses him. (fc: hsj's yabu kota)
[innocence] : groupmate : 8/10
the maknae is a very bright and innocent kid who genuinely tries to make kazuki feel better about himself whenever he feels down. kazuki can't just tell him that he can't 'feel better' like that, so he tries his best so he won't hurt his feelings. they're great friends, but they're also shipped together by fans, which makes kazuki feel a little icky because of kota.

kim changsoo : acting coach : 6/10
not to say that kazuki hates him, it's just that sometimes, he can feel changsoo's anxiety and it amplifies his own. but he sought out changsoo once in his trainee days and asked him how he manages his anxiety, and though they're not close, there's a mutual understanding between them that they both suffer, and suffering always brings people together.

melinda cho : language teacher : 8/10
being foreign and all, kazuki probably interacts with melinda the most out of any other staff. he finds that he likes her, even if she might not understand why he takes criticism so seriously. he'll sometimes seek her out to talk about japan and the music industry there, or even just to talk about anything because she's the only person who understands japanese well enough.
STAGE NAMEΒ  KAZUKI (stylized as such; no hangul) - he just can't be creative tbh
PERSONAΒ  quiet but charismatic older brother - he's quiet and doesn't take up much presence until he's in the center performing; he's not quite the mom or the dad, but he still has a tendency to take care of ppl
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PLOTLINEΒ  anxiety (backup: alcoholism)
POSITIONΒ  main dancer, lead vocalist
FANCLUBΒ  flower road (꽃길) #F9B0EE
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TALENT TWINS
vocal: nct's jungwoo
dance: wayv's yangyang (backup: nct's taeil)
(rap: nct's ten or this one could work too>
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TRAINING YEARSΒ  2014-2016: beau entertainment
TRAINEE LIFE
when he was accepted into beau entertainment, all he had going for him was a decently-okay voice and an ability to talk fast. granted, that wasn't much, but someone must have seen potential enough to accept him, and he spent the majority of his time learning how to develop his voice and dance.

he felt great dancing. the physical exertion made him forget about everything else that was bothering him and the fast heartbeat that came with anxiety could easily be passed off, if he lied to himself, as the exertion of exercise. so he liked dancing a lot and ended up pouring a lot of time into it.

he thought his anxiety was pretty manageable around this time, but whenever he started having too much fun, he'd think about kota and how it was supposed to be him having fun, and then the guilt would come back, and sometimes, he couldn't even go into the bathroom for fear of seeing a body in the bathtub. after consulting with changsoo, kazuki started chanting in his head 'i'm living your life so you can be happy' each time he was plagued with thoughts about his dead boyfriend, and to some extent, it did work.

and that was pretty much the only way he knew to control the thoughts, and since they never had to perform in schools, he could manage to control it pretty decently. he made friends and made progress, and he ended up being on track to debut :3
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PREDEBUT
nah
HEADLINES
2016: nite and day's kazuki allegedly bullied in school
- someone who went to school with him could probably post smth on a japanese forum saying that he went to her high school but wasn't popular and everyone bullied him a lot

2017: nite and day's kazuki struggles with anxiety?
- probably after a performance in a school auditorium (like the show school attack, where idols perform in high schools) and fans see him having an anxiety attack due to being back in a school

2020: nite and day's kazuki is G A Y?????
- lol maybe another one of his former classmates will expand on why he was bullied
FUTURE EXPERIENCE
2018: solo album bluemaze
2019: self-composed h.our time (maybe on youtube channel)
LOVE INTERESTΒ  wu shenghui (uwu my other boi)
BIRTHDATEΒ  oct 1, 1994
NICKNAMES
- hwee-hyung -- refers to when he said his name wrong and the nickname just stuck
- mom -- dude's a fullass mom friend
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PERSONALITY
he's your typical mom friend who tries to make everyone feel better, and he has a sense of humor and likes to joke around. if he likes you, he'll stick to you forever, and he'll also think about your wellbeing and all that. but he's also impatient as , and his mood also changes hella quickly. sometimes he'll be violently angry, which is scary, and he makes impulsive decisions a lot too.
LOVE STORY
they entered beau entertainment around the same time, and being the two foreigners, naturally paired up. when they started getting to know each other, they realized that the last characters of their names were the same, and it was like a 'WHOA DUDE THIS IS FATE' moment that pulled them even closer together.

shenghui is a mom friend, and kazuki is a mess, so naturally, it fell to shenghui taking care of/encouraging kazuki. however, shenghui also does nag at kazuki a lot, mostly to do chores and stuff, which kazuki just doesn't like, but it's not like shenghui means any harm.

they grew closer and kazuki ended up being able to manage his anxiety better, partly because shenghui was always there to reassure them that things were okay even if he didn't know why things weren't, and then kazuki realized that maybe he liked him. this freaked him out a lot since he wasn't really over kota, and he was afraid that if he was outed again, things would go way downhill for nnd and he'd hurt shenghui too. so he stopped talking to him as much and started hanging out with [innocence] more.

[basically, i want him to be pretty much only anxious whenever he has to perform in a school or if he sees a terrible accident/injury, or whenever someone mentions suicide for the first few years. then, after like 2019, when he realizes that he likes shenghui, he'll freak out and he'll be a lot more anxious because he's scared that what happened with kota will happen again with shenghui. so he's scared to admit that he likes him because admitting it will mean risking everything he has. maybe it can be a huge dramatic scandal or something, where he breaks down onstage or something, and everyone confronts him about it and then he tells them bits of what happened.]
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STATUSΒ  he's scared to admit that he likes him
ENDINGΒ  hopefully happy but you can also make it very sad
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RELATIONSHIP TRIVIA
- aside from what i wrote in shenghui's section
- shenghui will sometimes call kazuki 'xiao hua' (little flower) derived from his last name
- when kazuki can't sleep, he'll go outside to clear his mind, but sometimes he sees shenghui smoking and he's like ??!??!!?!
- but they're both just coping with life and kazuki wants shenghui to be happy, except he thinks that shenghui can't be happy with him
- he tries to listen to cpop/crock to better relate to shenghui, but he just can't get into it and shenghui is like 'well i don't even like rock that much anyway' to make him feel better
- shenghui is decently okay with skinship, but kazuki's sort of scared of doing it with him, so no one ships them together even though they both sort of want to be lmao
Maggie SAYSΒ 
i had a rough personality from shenghui's app for kazu but i changed it around for his legit app... it's okay if you want to combine them though!! also yeah i felt like alcoholism could also work for him, and i also didn't want to romanticize/portray anxiety wrongly, so i was cautious but i'm not sure if it was a compelling story.
SCENE REQUESTSΒ 
- pls make him break down when he realizes that he likes shenghui
- also maybe shenghui wants to do skinship during a concert or smth and he sort of just wiggles away and later there's a news article like 'nnd's members are fighting????'
- he seeks out changsoo who's very understanding and all
PASSWORDΒ  wite and black (white being day and black being night hahahaaah i'm not funny ;;)

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BlueSkySeeker
#1
HE'S SO CUTE well not cute BUT I MEAN KINDA CUTE??