케나

the looks

FACE CLAIM : Kim Chungha
BACK-UP FACE CLAIM : Lim NaYoung/Pristin's Nayoung
HEIGHT & WEIGHT : 5'3 (161cm)  & 105lbs (47kg)

APPEARANCE : 

— MiKenna is on the shorter side of kpop idols but that doesn't take away from her at all. She is quite thin, and knows how to dress in order to elongate her legs to appear taller than she is. 
MiKenna's natural eye color is light brown, though she wouldn't be caught without colored contact lenses varying in colors from pink to blue-green. Her makeup is always done if it isn't a day where she's scheduled to practice all day. MiKenna has a surface tragus, helix, lobe and two upper lobe piercings on her right ear and she has two forward helix's, orbital, two upper lobe, and a tragus on her left ear. MiKenna also has a navel piercing and one tattoo around her wrist. 
MiKenna has a milky skin complexion, and uses bright or dark red lipsticks/lipstains to make herself look more pale or to amplify the look of her lips or eyes. 
Everything else is as fc.

FASHION STYLE :

— In regards to fashion, MiKenna dresses to impress. MiKenna prefers skirts, shorts, and heels over jeans and sneakers. For the most part, MiKenna loves light pastel colors as well as beiges. She only ever wears darker colors in the fall.
However, on days when she spends in practice and wears little to no make-up, she has a habit of wearing caps, shades and a facial mask with baggier/loose fitting clothes. 

going deeper

PERSONALITY : With Mikenna its almost hard to believe she has any other emotion other than happiness. She's always active and jumping off the walls to make sure that everybody is content and that things go according to plan. Whenever she has a smile on her face, she feels like she's prepared to go into war. It makes her feel stronger than all of her woes. After all, nobody got anywhere sittin gon their , sulking. Alongside that, Kenna's got a heart of gold! She's got an open heart that's willing to give more than she recieves. Sometimes she finds herself falling fast and hard, without regret. It's pure, and its magical. Kenna will do anything in her power to make sure that she can help you out on a good day or on a bad day. No type of weather or disaster can prevent her from helping out a friend in need. Still, that makes a person like Kenna vulnerable to attacks at a close range. When it comes down to it, she even forgives the people who wrong her. It's a hard thing to do at the end of the day. Especially if they've hurt you in a way you'll never recover from. But Kenna is the type of person who doesn't want to get held back by the past. Forgive, but don't forget. It's the mantra she lives by. There's no sense in taking the low road when it only causes more hurt than healing. She's willing to put matters aside to just be done with it.

There's a part of Kenna that does internalize the woes, though. Often times you can see her sitting, staring at nothing, deep in thought. Not a smile, not a frown. To her, it's the worst feeling in the world. That's why she's always trying to make herself busy, because if she doesn't, she succumbs to her thoughts and drowns in feelings she's surpressed for so long in the first place. It's times like this when she welcomes the interruption.

Have you ever needed to get out of something but didn't know what to say? Kenna does! It's no secret she's a talker. She can come up with things on the fly and say all the things that need to be said to keep the mood crisp or crack a joke to break the ice. It's almost as if she was born to advocate. It's what she does best. Besides, in the indutstry, it's smarter to use your words over sitting back and watching.

What's weird? As bright and unaffected Kenna seems, she's pretty damn forgetful when it comes down to it. It's like when you have too much on your plate that there's bound to be some things you don't quite catch. It's one of the things she's known for. Sometimes it's some of the simplest things that she ends up forgetting too. It's no surprise actually, she gets overwhelmed by everything around her and the day is just too god awefully short to get a majority of those things down anyway. It becomes too easy to forget some things with a mindset like hers. Still, Kenna's a force of nature. It doesn't matter what's going on behind the scenes, she pushes herself to make ends meet. She's not a quitter, so she's definitely a fighter that won't give up easily. She won't even let her friends give up if she knows for certain that there's a way. Some people find her busybodied nature annoying, but hey, she'd prefer to get you through it and you hate her for it than you having that "what-if" feeling for the rest of your life. Trust me, you'll thank her later.

Kenna does not have a larger-than-lifer personality; it's quite the opposite actually. Kenna is humble, she knows that she's got a lot to learn and its evident by how she leads her group. There's always that chance that she'll guide them in the wrong direction or even herself because the truth is that she doesn't know what she's doing, she's just trying to take it a day at a time to get by. She's learning everything on the job. And there are going to be times where she sticks her head into the wrong situation, but that's what life is about, learning from your mistakes. But whatever she messes up isn't ever out of spite, it's because she's just genuinely cares about the people around her that she sees it necessary to go to those lengths. Kenna isnt' the best judge of character either so, she's bound to come up short more times than anything.

Kenna has a hard time being open to doing things outside of her comfort zone. It takes a lot for her to even consider it. If you know her well enough and know this about her and still ask her, there's no way she's going to take this sitting down. First of all, you know that she doesn't want to and you still come up to her and ask her when you know she won't say no. The nerve. The AuDaCiTy. When it comes to it, she's going to say whatever she can to get out of it instead of flatly saying 'no'. Despite the queen she is, she doesn't have a lot of self-confidence when it comes to going out of her comfort zones. Furthermore, if you know her and still force her to, she'll start distancing herself from you, and there's no telling if or when the trust she'd had for you will be restored.

BACKGROUND : Kenna is the only child of her immediate household. She was born in the states but immediately left along with her family with the change of her fathers job. Her family didn't have a plethora of money, but since she was the only child, any extra money the family did have was spent on Mi-Kenna. Kenna's parents used their household funds to send her to the best art schools and camps they could afford. Early on, they knew Kenna was destined for greatness. They sent her to a prep school for the arts after her primary school teachers commented to her parents that she'd probably be better suited at an arts academy after she'd gone through a children's aptitude test. She started tap dancing at five, and ballet at age eight. She even won a local contest to appear in a commercial at age ten which led to her being cast for a tween idol group at age twelve, called "ILY" and even though their run in the industry was short (a year or activity) they did recieve positive recognition for their project, "love the planet". In which the group was created to launch a go-green, love the planet campaign. The group disbanded after the year and Kenna went on to model for both local and nation-wide brands.

She attended the Seoul Performing Arts High School, as she became a trainee in the industry, and having had prior experience in the field, she was granted a solo debut under her agency, NH Media where names like UKISS and Laboum were signed at the time. As a solo artist in those times, she did not recieve much attention going up against contenders like both UKISS and Laboum. Besides that, many other groups were gaining attention and at a much quicker rate than Kenna (who, at the time was going by the stage name Mii) was. Groups like iKon, Seventeen, Day6, Twice, Gfriend, Mamamoo, Oh My Girl, and so many more quickly overshaddowed an underdog like Kenna, who had only wanted to release music true to her. She didn't have teammates, or a team working behind the scenes who cared much about her image or fame. So she called an end to her contract with NH Media and withdrawed from the limelight.

With no word other than her withdraw from NH Media, fans grew skeptical that she'd ever return to her platform. However, she gave fans whiplash when a very familiar looking female's teaser photo for a brand new girl group gets released by sunlight entertainment. Internet sleuths were able to deduct that Kenna was indeed Mii from tween group ILY and soloist under NH Media. She trended for having both the best glow-up and comeback the kpop industry had seen in a while, which also garnered quite a handful of followers to adore. Kenna instilled upon fans that no matter what you go through in life, if there's a will there will always be a way.

TRIVIA :

— Likes:
– dancing : dancing has always been a release for her emotionally.
– music :  her whole life revolves around music. she is genre fluid; will listen to anything and will most likely give her opinion on any piece as soon as she has one. she has an ear for music and can differentiate what instruments or mixers are being used in pieces of music and play it by ear via her ukulele. 
– family time : regardless of the dinamics of her family, Kenna will never be able to get enough of it. her family means the world to her. she's always trying to show them how much they matter.
– beverages : water is a must, however she loves hot teas (black/english breakfast tea), bubble tea (chocolate, hazelnut, vanilla, strawberry), and the starbucks acai refresher with coconut milk instead of water (#thepinkdrink).
– food : eating is always something she wants to do. especially when it comes to pastries, it's something her parents and her enjoy. Kenna isn't picky with food though, she eats what they give her. she lives by "trying everything at least once".
– cuddling : day or night, it doesn't matter. if you're in her bed while she's asleep, you'll be the receiver of a cuddle monster.
– skinship : she has no shame when it comes to showing her love for others. she's into letting the world know of her love by holding hands with you, hugging you, or kissing you in public.
– sleeping : there isn't much time for it, so she gets shut-eye any time she can squeeze it in.
– nature : especially on rainy days, because everything looks so much more prettier. 

— Disikes:

– being disrespected : she's aware that respect is earned, so you can't shut her down just because she's new at something. that will surely get you on her bad side.

– crude comedy : simplistic comedy or straight out bad comedy; when its forced or distasteful. it just straight up puts her in a mood opposite of comedic.

– wasting time : there isn't enough time in the day, so wasting it is not an option. she hates being kept waiting or making others wait for her.

– being lied to : this has to be one of her biggest pet peeves; hurt her as you will, but she will not tolerate being lied to. this is a make or break for her.

– exercising : nobody likes working out willingly -- or at least that's something that Kenna thinks. if she works out, she does it strictly from dancing and moving around all day, not because she's going to go lift weights.

–  waiting in traffic : who in their right mind even wants to sit on a highway waiting for traffic? stop breaking, damnit! its a damn green light!--

–  morning alarms : ugh, can't i have five more minutes? Kenna absolutely hates hearing the sound of an alarm in the morning because she's a light sleeper, having her alarm on silent with vibration on is much more affective and will most likely put her in a much better morning mood as opposed to a blaring alarm.

– washing dishes : because of all the gunk that falls off the plates from what they'd previously eaten. it's just gross, and she won't be caught doing it.

— Fears:
– hemophobia : the fear of blood. any time she sees it she instantly falls faint.
– vehophobia : the fear of driving. it makes her anxious, and she can't put herself in charge of the lives of her passengers.
– galeophobia : the fear of sharks. they're huge and terrifying.
– thalassophobia : the fear of the ocean. it houses sharks, it's big and we haven't even explored half of it. 
– taphophobia : the fear of being buried alive. it's highly unlikely but everytime she just imagines it, it scares the living daylights out of her.

— Hobbies:
– dancing
– stone skipping : back home, her parents have a little pond in their backyard; although she'd preffer a large lake, the pond is where she learned to skip in the first place. 
– ice skating/figure skating : lets be real, she's not the best at it, but it's fun and she'd love to compete one day.

— Habits:
– getting nervous : when she gets nervous, she touches at her earlobes, or starts playing with her piercings.
– deep in thoughts : when she's deep in though or organizing her thoughts, she bites at her lower lips, or sticks her tongue out.
– stressed out : when too much pressure builds up inside of her, she tends to keep it to herself until it blows up in her face whether it be by saying rude things she'll regret or crying until she can't anymore.

— Special talents:
– she can immitate her favorite scenes from kdramas
– she can surprisingly play the ukulele, and make songs up on the spot specifically fit for certain people.
– dancing in general, any genre even tap and aerial
– doing impressions

— Trivia:

– she's left handed
– she's not afraid of bugs, and will most likely kill them if the other group members ask her to.
– she doesn't have perfect vision, so she either wears contact lenses or round lensed glasses (or harry potter glasses).
– she has a twitter, instagram, snapchat and youtube account uner the name @theekennalee
– wants to star in an action/adventure movie, a horror movie, or a period drama.
– she has a soft spot for indie and ballad music
– she posts covers to her youtube page
– more than enough times, she takes her fan's gifts
– she communicates with her fans a lot

– 100% real and true on the outside as well as the inside

–

— Kenna says:
- "Just be ing honest with me. I'd rather hear the truth than hear the b.s that'll come out of your mouth instead. And you and me both know I can read through the fake sh*t better than most."

- "Wait just one second and let me see what I can do to help out!"

- "Heeey! I just saw the craziest thing on my way over here!" *proceeds to retell the story*

- "Ahhh, come on! Can't you chose? Everybody up in here knows how bad I am at having to choose something!" >w<

- "A-yo just leave me alone with my feelings for a quick second!"

- "Aghhh nevermind! You just don't understand!" o.0

- "You will never have the power to tear me down, only I can tear me down."

- "So hey, between you and me...what can I do to make you feel more comfortable?" *mom mimi on the job*

- "Awh, babe. What can I do for you?" owo

- "Okay, what the actual ?"

-

the squad

CONNECTIONS :

— best friend : Yvonne "V-Kwon" Kwon / Former ILY member, current Solo Artist under Mystic Story / loquacious, bubbly, enthusiastic, out-going, charismatic / 5 out of 5
The girls met in the tween group ILY, and have been best friends ever since. When people see them out in public, they're the kind of friends getting side-eyed for doing something extra. The two hype each other up so hard, and are just genuinely rooting for one another. They text and video call constantly, and hey Ivonne even teases Kenna and Codi so hard because Codi is like...the only thing that flusters her best friend these days. She's a no.1 MiKokua shipper.

— group mates : ADORE / idol(s) / 5 out of 5
She considers her gorupmates as her sisters. As a leader, she puts herself in the role of a caregiver. She takes pride in her group, and wants to make sure they're all flourishing.

MEET THE MEMBER!

STAGENAME : Kenna (케나)
PLOTLINE : AI (LIEBE)
POSITION : Leader, Main Vocalist (Vocalist, Rapper)
PERSONA : The Sovereign + Being Adore's leader, she's always looking to take care of her members and present them in the best light possible; much like a ruler would to her people.

FANCLUB NAME : Starlights + (#6d0091) her fans are the stars in her sky

TALENT TWINS : 

— vocal twin: Chungha (IZ*ONE's Yuri)
— rap twin: here (backup) (optional)
— dance twin: Haseul (Everglow's Onda)

TRAINEE YEARS : 

— One Year, Eight months at Seoul Records from 2007 - 2009.  Two Years, Eleven months at NH Media from 2010 - 2013.  Four Years under Sunlight Ent from 2015 - 2019.

TRAINEE LIFE  : 

— Her trainee life at Seoul Records was short and sweet. Since she was more of a child at that point and her parents pretty much managed every second of her life, she spent about half her time in a studio practicing or in a booth. They made sure she remained as a child for as long as she could which was nice. She didn't really grasp the whole celebrity thing at such an age. So, a lot of her trainee life was just fun. It's what opened up many more doors for her, and her want to continue to be in the limelight.

— Once her contract at Seoul Records was terminated, she took a gap year where she returned to the states. When she'd come back it was to sign with NH Media. She'd gotten in on her own talents at this point. She wanted more than ever to make NH Media her forever home but other trainee's teased and bullied her for her past. Their words were more about being jealous of what she'd accomplished and how much attention the company was putting into Kenna than anything, and even though she did get to debut as a soloist, it was one of the most uncomfortable experiences she'd faced. It's one thing to have it all, but it was another to be depressed about it because nobody let you enjoy your own success. She terminated her contract with NH Media early on, and took a short hiatus from the limelight to focus on her own well being before moving on to bigger and better things at Sunlight Entertainment.

— Her training period at Sunlight Entertainment was a godsend. Compared to NH Media, they looked at her with fresh eyes and actually gave her a trainee period worth her time. She picked up various new skills and talents that even she didn't know she'd be able to achieve. She was grateful to other trainee's and the staff for being open and willing toward her. She knew from the get-go that she'd found a place she'd make her home and a team that would become her family.

PRE-DEBUT EXPERIENCES   : 

— Filmed a CF for Unicef in 2007

— Joined a tween group, ILY in 2009. The group disbanded in 2010.

     ➥ ILY January 2009 debut single, "I Love You"
     ➥ ILY the second single, July 2009 "Love This Planet"
     ➥ ILY the final single, November 2009 "On Our Way"

— Debut in 2013, as a solo artist under NH Media

     ➥Mii, the Debut mini "Take Me", 2013

         ➥ Track 01: "Evermore"

         ➥ Track 02: "Take Me" [TITLE TRACK]

         ➥ Track 03:  "Mild Escape"

         ➥ Track 04: "All Right"

FUTURE EXPERIENCES  : 

— Solo activities pls
— At this point in her life she's not much into acting but she'll do it if her company/management suggests it.

SCANDALS   : 

— Some rumors about her and Codi? lol I can't really think about any other things rn .-.

Golden-Blood : Sun :  turn in

COMMENTS : Well here's my baby girl Kenna, it took me longer than I originally planned but at long last. A majority of her personality is straight from Siri-P's but highly updated lol. Hope you enjoyed her cause she really just flowed out of me and I love her ;u;

SCENES REQUESTS : 

— Special stage featuring her and Codi?
— Sunlight Ent. Artist interations, like halloween parties or launch parties where we get to see everyone!

PASSWORD : Soveriegn Gold (#ffdf00)