#2017 Japanese Nationals

[figureskatingcostumes]

Kaori Sakamoto performing in the 2017 Japanese Nationals gala.

(Source: sn_figure)

[rabidline]

ALL JAPAN FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS (2014 - 2022) 全日本フィギュアスケート選手権 SHOMA UNO // 宇野昌磨 5-TIME SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPION CONSECUTIVE SENIOR NATIONAL MEDALIST FOR 9 YEARS

[rabbitcruiser]

On August 10, 1942, incarcerees arrived at the Minidoka War Relocation Center. The number of incarcerees reached 7,318 at its maximum population.

[maranello]

@scuderiaferrari: チーム Excited for a reunion with our Japan-based Tifosi this weekend. It’s been too long ❤

[beehunni62]

Fishskin Robes of the Ethnic Tungusic People of China and Russia

Oroch woman’s festive robe made of fish skin, leather, and decorative fur trimmings [image source].

Nivkh woman’s fish-skin festival coats (hukht), late 19th century. Cloth: fish skin, sinew (reindeer), cotton thread; appliqué and embroidery. Promised gift of Thomas Murray L2019.66.2, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, United States [image source].

Back view of a Nivkh woman’s robe [image source].

Front view of a Nivkh woman’s robe [image source].

Women’s clothing, collected from a Nivkh community in 1871, now in the National Museum of Denmark. Photo by Roberto Fortuna, courtesy Wikimedia Commons [image source].

The Hezhe people 赫哲族 (also known as Nanai 那乃) are one of the smallest recognized minority groups in China composed of around five thousand members. Most live in the Amur Basin, more specifically, around the Heilong 黑龙, Songhua 松花, and Wusuli 乌苏里 rivers. Their wet environment and diet, composed of almost exclusively fish, led them to develop impermeable clothing made out of fish skin. Since they are part of the Tungusic family, their clothing bears resemblance to that of other Tungusic people, including the Jurchen and Manchu.

They were nearly wiped out during the Imperial Japanese invasion of China but, slowly, their numbers have begun to recover. Due to mixing with other ethnic groups who introduced the Hezhen to cloth, the tradition of fish skin clothing is endangered but there are attempts of preserving this heritage.

Hezhen woman stitching together fish skins [image source].

Top to bottom left: You Wenfeng, 68, an ethnic Hezhen woman, poses with her fishskin clothes at her studio in Tongjiang, Heilongjiang province, China December 31, 2019. Picture taken December 31, 2019 by Aly Song for Reuters [image source].

Hezhen Fish skin craft workshop with Mrs. You Wen Fen in Tongjian, China. © Elisa Palomino and Joseph Boon [image source].

Hezhen woman showcasing her fishskin outfit [image source].

Hezhen fish skin jacket and pants, Hielongiang, China, mid 20th century. In the latter part of the 20th century only one or two families could still produce clothing like this made of joined pieces of fish skin, which makes even the later pieces extremely rare [image source].

Detail view of the stitching and material of a Hezhen fishskin jacket in the shape of a 大襟衣 dajinyi or dajin, contemporary. Ethnic Costume Museum of Beijing, China [image source].

Hezhen fishskin boots, contemporary. Ethnic Costume Museum of Beijing, China [image source].

Although Hezhen clothing is characterized by its practicality and ease of movement, it does not mean it’s devoid of complexity. Below are two examples of ornate female Hezhen fishskin robes. Although they may look like leather or cloth at first sight, they’re fully made of different fish skins stitched together. It shows an impressive technical command of the medium.

赫哲族鱼皮长袍 [Hezhen fishskin robe]. Taken July 13, 2017. © Huanokinhejo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 [image source].

Image containing a set of Hezhen clothes including a woman’s fishskin robe [image source].

The Nivkh people of China and Russia also make clothing out of fish skin. Like the Hezhen, they also live in the Amur Basin but they are more concentrated on and nearby to Sakhalin Island in East Siberia.

Top to bottom left: Woman’s fish-skin festival coat (hukht) with detail views. Unknown Nivkh makers, late 19th century. Cloth: fish skin, sinew (reindeer), cotton thread; appliqué and embroidery. The John R. Van Derlip Fund and the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund; purchase from the Thomas Murray Collection 2019.20.31 [image source].

Top to bottom right: detail view of the lower hem of the robe to the left after cleaning [image source].

Nivkh or Nanai fish skin boots from the collection of Musée du quai Branly -Jacques Chirac. © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 [image source].

Detail view of the patterns at the back of a Hezhen robe [image source].

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[candypalace]

Translation: Heterodoxy Pamphlet. Music Writers Reflect on 20 Years of the GazettE, Part 1/6 (2002-2004)

Hello friends! As promised long long ago, I'm starting the Heterodoxy series where music writers reflect on their work with the band in the last 20 years. This might take some time since not all the texts are ready just yet, but I will do my best to finish them as quickly as I can. This is Part 1/6, hope you enjoy it!

scan credit: @rad-is-more

Text by Hiroko Yamamoto [1]

the GazettE was born in March 2002. The band was formed by Uruha and Reita, who were dear friends from elementary school, Ruki, who they crossed in the previous band (back when he was a drummer) and who later changed to vocals, and their first drummer, Yune, who also invited his buddy from a previous band, Aoi. Two months later, they played their first show at Meguro Rokumeikan, a live venue that can be described as a gateway to success for visual kei bands. Their first maxi single "Wakaremichi" has a melancholic, catchy melody and an impressive fast-paced sound. During the encore of their 20th anniversary live at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in March this year, Ruki looked back on the beginning of the band: "We are the GazettE, and 20 years ago we got together thinking this would be the last band of our lifetimes”. It was during those young days when the band was standing on the stage with recklessness and foolhardiness when such strong headbanging songs as “Kantou Dogeza Kumiai” and “Waifu” were created, yet they continue to stay popular to this day. The band's forward momentum is best represented by the time when they had to play “Kantou Dogeza Kumiai” over and over again because they didn’t have many original songs yet. While they were firing the audience up with their so-called "violent songs", they also had an amazing ability to write emotionally rich compositions with Showa-inspired melodies, such as "Juunanasai" (later included in the pamphlet with CD for their first Nippon Budokan concert). Everything in the GazettE of those early days, up to their make-up and costumes, was elusive and funny in a good way, as conveyed by "Sentimental na Onigokko", a song about bullying, which presents the listeners with a droll world view of a locked room.

The band’s first turning point came the following year. In 2003, when their first drummer left the band, Kai, with whom they had played together in session shows, quickly took his place. This made the current five members, and the band moved to a new office. It was Ruki who made a last-minute call to Kai, and the drummer had to join in right from the next day's show. From this point on the band’s rapid progress officially began. the GazettE of those times actively participated in organized taiban [2] events. They were even nicknamed “taiban killers”, as their heat-packed shows helped them steal away fans who had come to see other bands. In the next three months they released three consecutive four-track mini-albums, "COCKAYNE SOUP", "Akuyuukai" and "Spermargarita", which increased the number of their fans in geometrical progression. Incidentally, at the time they called themselves "Dai Nippon Itan Geisha Gazetto" [3]. The name derived from the thought of what the word “Visual Kei” would sound like if it was a Japanese word [4]. On their 15th anniversary in 2017, the band held a concept show at the Yoyogi National Stadium. On that stage today's the GazettE performed songs from the Dainippon Itan Geisha era, so hopefully fans who didn’t know their early days got to know them. The sense of unity between band and fans that rose steam from the live house, the "Jump to us!" screams, and the band's stage presence all developed during that exact period. Back in September of 2003, the band sold out a two-day one-man show at Takadanobaba AREA, and only four months later, in January 2004, their one-man show "JUDGMENT DAY" at SHIBUYA-AX was sold out. On the day of the show, the venue was overflowing with fans, and the venue’s doors were barely closing. The band was not informed that the tickets had been sold out until the day of the show, and how they were surprised by the scenery in front of them and the crowd’s enthusiasm almost seems funny today.

Particular about every aspect of their performances, videos, sets, playing their music live, even coming up with their own ideas for photoshoots and never stopping the work until they are satisfied – this is the GazettE. When I was covering them in a magazine for the first time, I felt that a band of an entirely new generation that took over from the royalty of Visual Kei (although there was no such term back in the day) had entered the scene. I remembered their down-to-earth attitude, in which the live show and the fans who attend it are the most important thing. I also remembered that young the GazettE had a simple goal of keeping the band going, rather than becoming a band that was listened to by a certain number of people. Come to think of it, that hasn’t changed a bit. Truly an ironclad band.

[1] Hiroko Yamamoto / Born in Tokyo. Impacted by glam and punk rock as well as blues in her college days, she started a band and spent her life immersed in music. After working for an entertainment editorial production, she became a freelance writer. She covered the GazettE for the free papers and visual-kei specific magazines like Neo Genesis. She was particularly impressed by the band’s stance with its emphasis on live performances and believing in their music and their fans without being influenced by trends or critical opinions. Currently writes columns on music, as well as films and doramas. (From the pamphlet’s credits)

[2] 対バン (taiban) - A live with several bands performing. Usually those are beginner bands that split the venue and equipment rent as well as other costs.

[3] 大日本異端芸者 (Dai Nippon Itan Geisha) can be translated as “Heretic people of art (professional performers) of the Great Japan”. We know Ruki never chooses names for anything without putting a lot of meaning into it, and I’d say there are many layers to this title as well. 

大日本 (Dai Nippon) initially referrs to the Japanese Empire (大日本帝國 Dai Nippon Teikoku, 1868–1947), which embraced the Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa eras in Japanese history, though nowadays it is considered a nationalistic way of referring to Japan. Dai Nippon expressed the overall aesthetics that the GazettE (then - Gazetto) was working with at the time: Japanese flags on the Wakaremichi cover, the silhouettes of children wearing Imperial Japan school uniforms on the COCKAYNE SOUP cover, lyrics (Oni no men) and the use of traditional melodies (Back Drop Junkie [Nancy]), their iconic indie photoshoots with lots of elements clearly inspired by Japanese culture and so on.

異端 (itan) means heresy. This word is also clearly important for the GazettE’s vision and positioning since we see it literally everywhere: in the fanclub name, 20th anniversary live name, merch etc. If we look up the meaning of the word “heresy”, we’ll see the following: “an opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted”. Not only “being profoundly different” is a key principle of Visual Kei, it is also one of the grounds the GazettE exists and continues to work on.

Finally, 芸者 (geisha, “a person of art”) is a pretty well-known word internationally. While most people associate geisha with professional female performers, the Japanese word itself doesn’t have any gender markers, and the first geisha, which appeared around the first half of the 18th century, were actually male. At the same time, it might refer to the androgynous nature of Visual Kei.

[4] “Visual Kei”‎ is partially a gairaigo — a word that came from a foreign language. The question they asked themselves was “if the concept of v-kei had to be translated through the prism of Japanese culture and values, what would a Japanese word describing it sound like?” And the answer is, apparently, “heretic people of art”.

[en-eunhee]

─── 𝑾𝐇𝐎 𝓲𝘀 𝓢𝗛𝗘 ! ⠀𓈒 ◌⠀⠀ 𓍼 ⠀𝅅⠀

STAGE NAME : eunhee BIRTH NAME : kim eunhee NICKNAMES : kpop's all-rounder, fourth gen royal princess, standard of kpop, kitty, eun, sunshine BIRTHDAY : may 17, 2004 ZODIAC SIGN : gemini BIRTH PLACE : los angeles, california NATIONALITY : korean-american FAMILY : younger brother, mom , step-dad LANGUAGES SPOKEN : english (native), korean (native), japanese (82%), spanish (60%), chinese (40%)

𝑷𝐇𝐘𝓢𝓲𝐂𝑨𝐋 ֺ ✦۫   ִ 　·　　 ̮ ̮　

HEIGHT : 167cm (5'7'') BLOOD TYPE : A FACE CLAIM : seulgi from red velvet VOICE CLAIM : seulgi from red velvet DANCE CLAIM : seulgi from red velvet RAP CLAIM: chiquita from babymonster

𓂃𓆩⠀⠀ ⊹𓈒⠀ 𝓟𝐄𝐑𝓢𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝓲𝐓𝐘

MBTI : enfj MBTI TYPE : ENFJ personality type are often described as warm, outgoing, loyal, and sensitive. POSITIVE TRAITS : caring, social butterfly, enthusiastic, positive, open-minded, friendly, funny NEGATIVE TRAITS : too trusting, overwhelmed easily, pretty sensitive

୨୧ㅤִㅤׄ 𝓗𝓲𝐒𝐓𝑶𝑹𝓨 ⠀݃⠀ ✣ ⠀۪

STAGE NAME : eunhee AGENCY : SM ENTERTAINMENT (2017-2018) BE-LIFT ENTERTAINMENT (2018-NOW) GROUP : enhypen DEBUT DATE : 30 november 2020 POSITION(S) : lead vocalist, lead dancer INDIVIDUAL FANDOM : angels REPRESENTATIVE EMOJI : 🐱 OCCUPATION(S) : singer, dancer, model, composer, lyricist, producer TRAINING PERIOD : 4 years and 2 months SIGNATURE :

𝓣𝐑𝐈𝐕𝓲𝐀 𓈒 ♡  ۫ ۪ ⟡ ⌢  ꒱

eunhee participated in musical theater and dance in the u.s. from a young age, which gave her early exposure to performing on stage.

she taught herself how to play guitar as a teenager, often writing her own songs and performing them at small school events.

her parents divorced during her time in i-land, a difficult moment for her, but it pushed her to work even harder to achieve her dreams.

eunhee’s first acting gig was a cereal commercial when she was just 7 years old, and she still laughs about how she had to pretend to love raisins.

in i-land, eunhee was ranked second with 1,229,204 votes

eunhee is known for picking up new choreography faster than the other members, often becoming the "unofficial dance captain" during rehearsals.

eunhee is the second member of the group that has perfect pitch along side heeseung

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH EUNHEE

[mizldrizl]

Some pieces of information -- mostly about Dong Sik and Joo Won -- I've learned from the scriptbook.

(Note: The content of the scriptbook might not be 100% same with the canon facts.)

- Dong Sik was born on May 30, 1981 at 7 AM in Manyang. Joo Won was born on August 13, 1994 at 7 AM in Seoul.

- Dong Sik is good at Taekwondo and boxing.

- Dong Sik started his military service in November, 2000, shortly after Yu Yeon went missing. He was still serving when his father died. Dong Sik received a special leave to arrange his funeral.

- Dong Sik started working as a police officer at Munju Station in November, 2007. He was transferred to RIU of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in May, 2015 and worked there till October, 2017. He was on leave for the whole year of 2018 before he started working at Manyang Substation in January, 2019.

- Dong Sik killed Song Ji Oh, the murderer of Lee Sang Yeop, at the scene. He told this to the EMT and later in his report, but Nam Sang Bae got rid of the statement from the official documents and took the responsibility himself. As a punishment, Nam Sang Bae, who was soon to be promoted to be a Unit Leader, transferred from Seoul to Manyang and became the Chief of the substation.

- Joo Won's apartment is in Mapo-gu, Seoul. The room number is 2701, which means his place is on the 27th floor.

- Joo Won graduated from Westminster Under School and Eton College. He finished high school in Korea.

- Joo Won was exempted from military service as he got admitted to Korean National Police University. (He got into the university in 2013. For that year, the number of places was 120 and 7,641 people applied, which makes the admission rate approximately 1.57%.)

- Joo Won started working at Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in March, 2017. (Meaning, he and Dong Sik technically worked in the same building for about eight months.)

- Joo Won speaks Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese. He is also good at Judo and Kendo.

- Manyang Garden (만양가든) was a kalbi (갈비) restaurant.

- Chief Nam was alive when he was attacked in the junkyard, all the way to the port. In the trunk of Lee Chang Jin's car, he sang, almost whispered, the song to himself. "I feel lonely leaving without you, I feel so lonely... Don't cry, don't cry tonight..."

[deowon]

﹟HAN JAEWON ⠀╱⠀ 한재원 ⠀ ────── ⠀ a fictional member of south-korean boy group  THE BOYZ.  he made his debut on  DECEMBER 6, 2017  with the single  ‘Boy’  in their mini-album  ‘The First’ .  outside of the group,  he is known for his participation on the second season of hit survival show  PRODUCE 101,  where he placed 13th in the final episode.

a study on  stardom since childhood,  perceived innocence,  misplaced optimism,  being milked for fame,  not-so-first first loves,  last chances,  self-acceptance,  and learning to live for yourself.

　　　　　 ››⠀ BASICS.

BIRTH NAME : 　 han jaewon ⠀ ( 한재원 )

ENGLISH NAME : 　 jamison han

STAGE NAME : 　 jaewon ⠀ ( 재원 ) 

NICKNAMES & TITLES : 　 jaewonnie.  wonnie.  jae.  hannie.  hanjae.  ( all )  james.  jamie.  jam.  sonny.  jw.  (  jacob, kevin, eric + other english speaking friends )  lover boy.  pengwon.  hammie.  idol heartstlear.  nation’s face card.  nation’s sweetheart.  korea’s cutie.  snow prince/ss.  forever rookie.  mr. forgettable.  unknown twelfth.  ( netizens & deobis & antis ) 

DATE OF BIRTH : 　 september 30, 2000 

ZODIAC : 　 libra & dragon 

PRONOUNS : 　 he  ╱  him 

SEXUALITY : 　 biromantic-asexual  ( private )

ETHNICITY : 　 south korean 

NATIONALITY : 　 american 

BIRTHPLACE : 　 gyeonggi, south korea 

HOMETOWN : 　 seongnam, gyeonggi 

LANGUAGES : 　  korean  ( fluent  ╱  mother tongue ).  english  ( fluent ).  japanese + french + italian  ( conversational ).  mandarin  ( basics ).  

　　　　　 ››⠀ PHYSICAL.

HEIGHT : 　 180 cm  |  5’11  

BLOOD TYPE : 　 A

NOTABLE FEATURES : 　 doe eyes.  mole on his lower lip and by his left eye.  small scar on his left palm and back of the neck. 

PIERCINGS : 　 n/a 

TATTOOS : 　 a small star  ( inner left wrist ).  a cat curled in a sleeping position ( above his right knee ). 

FACE CLAIM : 　 kim yonghee  ( cix ) 

VOCAL CLAIM : 　 ha hyunsang  ( soloist )

RAP CLAIM : 　 mark lee  ( nct )

DANCE CLAIM : 　 hwang hyunjin  ( stray kids ).  @/shoyan_yan. 

SPEAKING CLAIM : 　 kim wooseok  ( soloist ; korean ).  joshua hong  ( seventeen ; english ). 

　　　　　 ››⠀ PERSONAL.

MBTI : 　 INFJ-T 

STRENGTHS : 　 soft hearted.  empathetic.  thoughtful.  gracious.  compassionate.  practical insight.  fair-minded.  creative.  organized.  great communication.  understanding of other perspectives.  best hype man out there.  optimistic.  the hardest worker you will ever meet.  high eq.  

WEAKNESSES : 　 conflict averse.  overthinks social interactions.  perfectionist.  insecure / low confidence.  people pleaser.  ignores his needs and wants for others.  has difficulty setting his own boundaries.  gets caught up in stress.  altruistic.  tends to overwork himself by doing too much for others.  

LIKES : 　 soft sweaters.  cheese.  fashion.  reading.  puzzles.  indie rock & r&b.  making & posting song covers.  the colour purple.  cute stuffed animals / trinkets.  shows with more than one season.  strawberries.  pokemon.  babying his members.  getting to perform darker concepts.  psychological thrillers. physics & math.

DISLIKES : 　 having to act cute.  getting involved in arguments without good reason.  waking up before 9 am.  being purposely left out of things.  broken guitar strings.  people touching his stuff without asking first.  uncalled for cliffhangers.  broken promises.  weak plotlines.  superficial relationships.  

HABITS : 　 pouts when focused / in deep thought.  cracking his joints ( knuckles, wrists, & ankles ).  hums instead of responding with words.  chews his lip when annoyed.  clings to a groupmate’s arm when nearby.  rubs at his eyes a lot.  straightens his posture when excited.  hands tremble when nervous.  

FEARS : 　 astraphobia  ( fear of thunder and lightning ) 

KNOWN FOR : 　 his popularity on produce 101.  having the longest training time in the boyz.  being the quietest member.  chaotic solo lives.  emotional singing voice.  being adopted by friends with many other idols.  his bond with keonhee of oneus.  never being scared of chanhee’s antics.  iconic one-liners.  being the younger brother of han subin.  crying at the end of every big tour the group has done so far.  not being in the visual line up.  his soft demeanour & politeness.  his duality on stage.  being the second scariest in the group when mad.  his small hoard of stuffed animals / keychains.  boba eyes.  nepotism allegations.

　　　　　 ››⠀ CAREER.

PROFESSION : 　 idol.  model.  actor. 

COMPANY : 　 ist entertainment  ( 2021 – current ).  cre.ker entertainment  ( 2017 – 2021 ).  sm entertainment  ( 2013 – 2017 ). 

TRAINING PERIOD : 　 four years & four months  ( 2013 – 2017 )

GROUP : 　 the boyz  ( 2017 – current ).  smrookies  ( 2013 – 2016 ). 

POSITION : 　 main vocalist.  main dancer.  sub rapper. 

SPECIALTIES : 　 bass & electric guitar.  songwriting.  producing.  acting.  choreographing.  freestyle.  acrobatics.  figure skating.  

REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER : 　 17 

EMOJIS : 　 🐹  ╱  🐰  ╱  ⭐️  ( main )  🐧  ( fan joke )

INDIVIDUAL FANDOM : 　 PBs 

　　　　　 ››⠀ TRIVIA.

﹟ he used to do competitive figure skating when he was younger but stopped a year after moving to america. he got into the sport because of his sister, han subin—a now retired professional figure skater, and saw her as a role model. 

﹟ despite being seen as soft, jaewon doesn’t get scared easily and often partakes in tormenting the other members with chanhee. he enjoys psychological thrillers the most and gore films the least under the genre. 

﹟ a human scale; he can tell how heavy someone is just by lifting them. 

﹟ there’s an old video of him as a child slipping on the ice and sliding on his stomach, leading to his fans fondly nicknaming him “pengwon”. many often use the penguin emoji as a joke whenever he does something clumsy on screen. 

﹟ whenever nervous or scared, jaewon said that his hands go freezing cold and take a while to warm up again after. he mentioned that it happens a lot still and he isn’t sure how to fix it. 

﹟ his close idols friends include: oneus’ keonhee, verivery’s dongheon, a majority of nct, and sf9’s chani. he wants to be closer with stray kids but is too shy to approach them first. 

﹟ him and sunwoo are childhood friends and somewhat rivals. they used to live close by to each other before and after jaewon moved back to south korea and would bicker a lot. sunwoo mentioned that jaewon is not the type of person you want to play fight with unless you’re sure you’ll win. 

﹟ loves pokemon and animal crossing. his favourite pokemon are mimikyu and eevee while his favourite villagers are raymond and butch. 

﹟ grew up learning piano and cello and is self-taught in bass and guitar. he often helps to compose and produce the group’s music and loves to make his own songs. fans have been begging him to post stuff on soundcloud.

[kissofsena]

⤻ ♡ . BASIC INFORMATION

name : moon sena (문세나)

nicknames: star, star girl, moon, nana

birthday : august 2, 1999

zodiac sign : leo

nationality : american

family : aunt, parents, older brother

languages : english (native), korean (95%), japanese (75%), thai (54%)

⤻ ♡ . PHYSCIAL INFORMATION

height : 160 cm (5'3)

body modification : earlobe and upper lobe piercings on both ears

vocal claim : belle from kiss of life

dance claim : seulgi from red velvet

⤻ ♡ . CAREER INFORMATION

stage name : sena

agency : kq entertainment (2017 - present), sour grapes media (2013 - 2016)

group : ateez (2018 - present), cupid's rejects (2014 - 2016)

debut date : october 24, 2018

positions : vocal, performer

individual fandom : sailor-pies

representative emoji : 🌱 / 🦔

mic color : lilac

signature :

⤻ ♡ . BACKGROUND

Sena Moon was born in North Bend, South Carolina on August 2, 1999 to office worker parents. She has an older brother, but not much is known about him. From a young age, Sena had always been in love with music and would always sing, dance, and even do small performances in her bedroom. She had taken a liking to artist like Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Girls Generation especially as her reason for wanting to be a performer. However, her parents were very against her being a singer as they didn't see it as a "real career" as they would tell her.

In 2012, Sena would get the chance to go to South Korea for the summer to stay with her aunt who was a musical actress. Sena would go with her aunt to her practices and performances and would fall even deeper in love with music. By the end of summer, Sena would beg her aunt to let her stay with her and go to school in Korea. Sena's aunt would actual gain custody of Sena during this time which allowed her to stay with her aunt in Korea. Sena would struggle with adapting to living in a new country and culture for the first few months, before she was able to begin to fit in. Through her middle school years, Sena would begin to perform at school festivals and talent shows whether by herself or with other girls and this quickly helped become scouted by different companies.

In 2013, Sena would be scouted by Sour Grapes Media and would become a trainee with her aunt's approval. During this time at Sour Grapes, Sena would seen as one of their most popular trainees mainly due to her singing and dancing. This would eventually help Sena make the lineup of the company's newest girl group Cupid's Rejects, and would debut as their Main Vocalist and Face of the Group in 2014. Sena would remain with the group until 2016 when she was removed from the group due to having used "violent language and misuse of power towards staff." this statement would eventually be proven false by her group members and staff that have worked with Sena. This would lead into a legal battle with Sena and her aunt suing the company and winning.

After this scandal, Sena would become an independent idol for several months, appearing on several popular variety shows and even releasing a few solo projects. This would last until she is approached by someone from KQ Entertainment who wanted to recruit her to their company. Sena would agree and become a trainee under the company around mid-2016. Sena would become a trainee again and rumors would spread about her debuting a soloist. Nothing officially ever came from these rumors. KQ would later announced in 2017 that Sena along with her fellow trainees would all be auditioning for MixNine and while she passed the audition she would end up ranking 14th.

After this in 2018, Sena would announced to joining the company's trainee project KQ Fellaz. Sena would finish her training and in October of 2018, she would debut in the idol group ATEEZ as a Vocalist and Performer of the group.

[rabbitcruiser]

The United States government incarcerated over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry at the Minidoka War Relocation Center. Construction began on the site on June 5, 1942, by the Idaho-based Morrison-Knudsen Company.

[kim-areum]

╰┈➤ ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) is the final 8 members of the survival show I-LAND under BE:LIFT Lab, a subsidiary label under HYBE. The group consists of Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Areum, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-ki. They debuted on November 30th, 2020 with the mini album, “BORDER: DAY ONE“. The group made their Japanese debut on July 6th, 2021.

╰┈➤ Group Name Explanation: ENHYPEN is a mix of an en dash and a hyphen that connects different words to create new meaning, members of ENHYPEN will connect, discover each other, and grow together.

ENHYPEN Dorm Arrangements: Dorm 1: Heeseung, Jay, Sunghoon, & Ni-ki

Dorm 2: Jake, Sunoo, Areum, & Jungwon

All of the members have their own solo rooms

STAGE NAME: areum (아름) (a•room)

NAME: Kim areum (김아름)

BIRTHDAY: January 2 2003

ENGLISH NAME: Celestia

JAPNESE NAME: izumi (いずみ) (i•zoom•e)

POSITIONS: Face of the group, Visual, All Rounder

ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

CHINESE ZODIAC: Rat

REAL HEIGHT : 176 cm (5’9”)

OFFICIAL HEIGHT: 174 (5’8.5”)

WEIGHT: 51 kg

NATIONALITY : Japanese-Korean

MBTI: ISTJ (previous ESFJ)

EMOTICON: 🪼

FACTS:

Training period: 2016-2020

She ranked in 5th in the final episode of iland

Her microphone is pink

Her name areum means beauty

charming point: her 2 moles on her right cheek, voice, eyes (self-revised profile), nose, neck(?)

she is into archery 🏹

Habits: Sticking her tongue out, smiling with closed eyes, spacing out, side eyeing, flipping her hair, crossing her legs, touching her collarbones, touching her necklace (self-revised profile)

Aerum’s favorite color are pink and black

she has her own instagram and twitter @/areumdawo0 @/ENHYPEN_AREUM

According to Jungwon she is the most calm and easy going in the group and listens to him the most

she auditioned for JYP entertainment but she was rejected

she was scouted in SM in (2016-2017) while she was eating in a restaurant with her father

she left SM entertainment to be in bighit and trained there (2018-2019)

According to her members she’s the tallest girl they have ever met

Nicknames: pretty girl, princess, areumie, reumi, princess swan, mierum (Self-Revised profile)

Areum and jungwon met in SM (mentioned in ILAND)

she wrote Enhypen’s Blossom Blind Chaconne Le sserafim’s blue flame and swan song, impurities

Likes: sour candies, mint chocolate, sleeping, listening to music, Niki, enhypen, coffee cakes, skinship (Self-revised profile)

She helped Choreographed Le sserafim's smart and their song Still Monster

Dislikes: Mud, sasaengs, people who bash her members, messy tables, dusty floors (Self-revised profile)

She is close friends with IVE’s rei Le Sserafim Members BOYNEXTDOOR’s Jaehyun &Team’s Harua NMIXX’s sullyoon ZEROSBASEONE gyuvin and ricky TXT’s beomgyu ILLIT’s wonhee

She was chosen as #1 visual in iland a tie between her and sunghoon

Her role model is Twice’s Chaeyoung mentioned in ILAND

her favorite quote is “don’t let others bring you down with simple criticism, in the end it only benefits them”

FACE CLAIM: Nakyoung (triple s) and Karina (aespa) Bang Jeemin (Izna)

VOCAL CLAIM: jiwoo (RUN contestant ) Yunjin (Le sserafim)

DANCE CLAIM: sujung (ILAND 2 contestant)

RAP CLAIM: Chanelle (RUN contestant) and koko (ILAND 2 contestant )

border creds: @/saradika

[m3loria]

COMEDIC AND CHARISMATIC ! ── ❛ let's take a trip to the sea ❜. member 005, ahn kyuhyun !

ぅ( FILE ONE ) ## BASIC INFORMATION

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ birth name : ahn kyuhyun. ( 안규현 )  ̟ ˖ ⁺ preferred name : kyuhyun. ( 규현 )  ̟ ˖ ⁺ name meaning : kyuhyun. ( of korean origin, "규" meaning "standard" and "현" meaning "worthy, wise". )

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ nicknames : kyu, kyu-kyu, hyunie ( everyone. ) hyunky, kyumi, kyuti ( meliora. ) kals, kovan ( kiarra. ) all rounder ( netizens. ) the giant, gentle giant, 95% legs, top shelf, tall hyun ( meliora , his fans. ) nation's little brother ( netizens. )

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ date of birth : march 13, 2001.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ legal age : 23 years old.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ zodiac sign : pisces.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ lunar zodiac sign : snake.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ place of birth : daejeon, south korea.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ hometown : daejeon, south korea.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ nationality : south korean.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ ethnicity : korean.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ residences : daejeon, south korea. ( 2001 —— 2011 , 2015 —— 2017 ). seoul, south korea. ( 2011 —— 2015 , 2017 —— present ).

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ spoken languages : korean ( 100% , chungcheong dialect ). english ( 100% , standard english ). mandarin ( 52% , basic mandarin ). japanese ( 15% , basic japanese ).

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ gender identity : cisgender male.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ pronouns : he / him.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ romantic orientation : heteromantic.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ sexual orientation : heterosexual.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ relationship status : taken.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ height : 188 cm ( 6'2 ).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ weight : undisclosed.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ blood type : b-.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ natural eye color : dark brown.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ natural hair color : black.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ current hair color : black.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ body modifications : 3 piercings. ( right ear ) 3 piercings. ( left ear ) 1 piercing. ( naval ) 2 tattoos.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ face claim : yoon sanha (astro).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ speaking claim : yoon sanha (astro).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ vocal claim : kim jungwoo (nct).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ dance claim : kim jungwoo (nct).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ rap claim : oh sehun (exo).

ぅ( FILE TWO ) ## CAREER INFORMATION

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ stage name : kyrie. (카이리)  ̟ ˖ ⁺ explanation : he didn't exactly choose the stage name for it's meaning, he chose the name to simply give himself some space between his idol life and former acting life. besides, kyrie begins with "ky" and so does his birth name.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ agencies : louvix audio (2017 —— present). sonata media (2020 —— present).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ former agencies : filos design (2010 —— 2015).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ training period : 3 years and 5 months.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ years active : 2009 —— 2015 (actor). 2020 —— present (idol).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ occupation : singer-songwriter. dancer. rapper. kpop idol. former actor.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ group : meliora (2020 —— present).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ debut date : may 1, 2020.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ debut age : 19 years old.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ position : lead vocalist, lead dancer, lead rapper, visual, face of the group.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ representative color : navy blue ( #000080 )  ̟ ˖ ⁺ representative emoji : 💎  ̟ ˖ ⁺ individual fandom name : jangmi ( 장미 — the korean name meaning "rose", to be completely frank, kyuhyun loves roses, and also he has no other ideas )

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ instagram : kahnli ( personal , 1408 posts , 1.7m followers , 8 following )

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ known for : being the tallest member. his sheer and very targeted hatred towards blueberries. being meliora's substitute for public transportation. his uneven growth rates. crying over everything. having no choice but to give his members constant piggyback rides. pretending he can't speak english to avoid strange interview questions. his tendency to zone out for extended minutes during v lives. his friday instagram livestreams. being the only meliora member in a happy, committed, public relationship. scaring everyone into thinking he was engaged with that marquis promise ring. "i'm not married!.. yet".

ぅ( FILE THREE ) ## PERSONAL INFORMATION

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ analyzing the mbti : esfp // entertainer. is someone with the extraverted, observant, feeling, and prospecting personality traits. these people love vibrant experiences, engaging in life eagerly and taking pleasure in discovering the unknown. they can be very social, often encouraging others into shared activities.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ strengths : practical, showmanship, observant, sociable, positive, enthusiastic.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ weaknesses : sensitive, conflict-averse, unfocused, easily distracted, very self-indulgent, insanely impulsive.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ family : father. mother. two older brothers.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ family dynamics : oh kyuhyun gets tired of his family sometimes, because they are all insanely extroverted, which also includes him. there's a lot of tension there, especially because kyuhyun is the youngest and deemed "most successful", but usually it's all fine! (not really, but he tries to be positive).  ̟ ˖ ⁺ household history : kyuhyun was born in the early march of 2001 to high school sweethearts ahn sehun and jang sohee. he was, for lack of a better term, a clear surprise, because his brothers are both ten and nine years older than him. from the beginning there were problems, because kyuhyun could barely speak and his brother's were well into elementary school. by the time he got to a certain age, they couldn't even relate with him. it all really came to a head when kyuhyun got that life changing role in boys over flowers in 2009 out of sheer luck, which then catapulted him to insane levels of fame no eight year old can comprehend, which then caused for him to become the main focus of dad and mom's attention. this caused much more damage to the already withering relationship he had with his older brothers, who simply couldn't help but find him annoying. he tried, he really did try to get through to them, but having an almost decade difference in age didn't help, especially because he was forced into acting jobs day in and day out, no longer allowed a regular childhood. it was a heavy decision when he just quit acting in 2015, because he was sort of holding their household together with the money he was drawing in. with him leaving acting altogether, his family sort of fell apart, and even though they pretend to be normal when they have dinner in current day, many of their problems still aren't solved, they simply just allow them to hang in the air.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ father : ahn sehun, born march 30 1968 in jeonju, north jeolla, south korea, resides in daejeon, south korea, employed as a mechanic, father of 3.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ mother : jang sohee, born november 6 1968 in changwon, south gyeongsang, south korea, resides in daejeon, south korea, employed as a nail technician, mother of 3.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ oldest brother : ahn kyungho, born february 19 1991 in daejeon, south korea, resides in gangnam-gu, seoul, south korea, employed as a software developer, father of 1.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ older brother : ahn kyungtaek, born october 29 1993 in daejeon, south korea, resides in daejeon, south korea, employed as a chief automation officer.

ぅ( FILE FOUR ) ## TRIVIAL INFORMATION

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ habits & mannerisms : always tapping his fingers onto nearby surfaces, patting shorter people's heads, saying random mandarin words when he doesn't want to talk to anyone, loudly laughing in awkward situations just to make them more awkward, cupping everyone's cheeks, kicking up his feet when he sits.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ hobbies and skills : acting, fencing, rewatching his old dramas and cringing at himself, picking up his members with ease, singing, dancing, rapping, playing laser tag, hoarding albums, attempting to crochet, writing lyrics that are completely inappropriate, letting his girlfriend style his hair.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ likes : fencing, old dramas, laser tag, chocolate, fruit snacks, music, pinching people's cheeks, bunnies, baggy jeans, tacky posters, language learning, sweet things, iced coffee, turtles, heart jewelry, rhinestones, gemstones, kiarra, rain, fuzzy sweaters.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ dislikes : wine, fire, hot coffee, banging, blades, road trips, vomiting, acting, blueberries, anything blueberry flavored, moths, his old dramas, tight jeans, needles, flashing lights, working out.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ phobias : trypanophobia ( fear of needles ) emetophobia ( fear of vomiting )

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ favorite colors : navy blue, neon purple.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ favorite seasons : spring, specifically early spring.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ favorite animals : bunnies, raccoons.  ̟ ˖ ⁺ favorite numbers : 26.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ personal playlist : one for me, shinee. resonant blue, morning musume. love on top, beyoncé. closer, jihyo. when the sun hits, slowdive. the eve, exo. disco heaven, lady gaga. trick it, twice. rose-colored boy, paramore. scenery, red velvet. obstacles, syd matters.

 ̟ ˖ ⁺ close friends : yoo kangmin, verivery. yoo yongha, kim yohan, wei. shin ryujin, lee chaeryeong, itzy. choi soobin, choi beomgyu, tomorrow x together. noh kiarra, gianna seo, yoo hyejin, phoenix.

ぅ( FILE FIVE ) ## FACTUAL INFORMATION

001 ▬▬ kyuhyun has the strangest growth rate in all of meliora. he just continues getting taller, the members are afraid his head might begin scratching the ceiling anytime soon.

002 ▬▬ kyuhyun is the worst person to hit with constructive criticism, not because he's uncooperative or anything, but because he is just so easy to make cry. so the slightest mean thing to him and he cries, send him a sad puppy video and he's sobbing on the ground.

003 ▬▬ for like six years straight kyuhyun was keeping his family afloat. he didn't necessarily enjoy acting, but he was such a need that he was paying their bills for almost a decade before he decided to quit. he would've quit years earlier if he wasn't afraid of completely angering his parents. he still hasn't seen any of that money to this day either..

004 ▬▬ kyuhyun only got a spot in boys over flowers after he begged his mom to let him audition for another show, but then a casting agent caught sight of him and he did another audition that day, then getting a part in boys over flowers in early 2009.

005 ▬▬ kyuhyun will never go back to acting. he's grown a small disdain for it even with how much it built him from the ground, most of the things he acted in were completely against his own will, he only watches his old stuff to laugh at himself.

006 ▬▬ he used to fence for his school's team for a while, but after 2017 it became more of a hobby because his team had to disband. he has still not gotten over it.

007 ▬▬ kyuhyun is easily the member with the craziest solo stans. considering he began his career on screen as the annoying little brother of a main character, he attracted many eyes due to his natural sense of mischief and his knack for quickly improvising his lines, but of course.. his stans are also crazy. a good chunk of his fans are simply sasaengs, most of them are even older than him! they top the list of meliora's craziest solo fans by far, and kyuhyun is always wondering if he should even give them credence or not.

008 ▬▬ kyuhyun hates road trips and wishes to eradicate them all from existence. he gets sick so easily and would rather walk at least seven miles somewhere than get into a car for over two hours.

009 ▬▬ kyuhyun has basically become meliora's main course of transportation. the members use him as a tool, making him carry them literally everywhere. usually it's the shorter members (specifically byeol) that make him carry them around, and he simply agrees to not cause problems.

010 ▬▬ kyuhyun is the only member of meliora who is in a long lasting and very public relationship. he's been dating kiarra of phoenix for a good 6 years, and he's had no problem with making it obvious. he's often said to be the only member with "any sort of game" (which often has hajoon pouting behind screens).

[yuzu-all-the-way]

Yuzuru Hanyu Through the Years MasterPost (senior)

Yuzuru Hanyu's first and last* senior competition figure skating costumes, White Legend (SP) & Ten to Chi to (FS)

*Technically the last costume is the Haru Yo Koi gala costume, but I'm focusing on the competition itself

1) Olympics Through the Years (2014; 2018; 2022)

2) Grand Prix Series Through the Years (2010-2019)

3) Japanese Nationals Through the Years (2010-2015; 2019-2021)

4) Four Continents Through the Years (2011; 2013; 2017; 2020)

5) World Championships Through the Years (2012-2017; 2019; 2021)

6) World Team Trophy Through the Years (2015; 2017; 2021)

7) World record-breaking reactions Through the Years

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This concludes the summary of Yuzuru Hanyu's senior competitive years.

After turning pro on 19th July 2022, Yuzu has continued breaking "world records", this time related to what ice shows look like and what can be done within an ice show.

[gryphon1232]

DRS Universe Info Post

Hey all! This is going to be a long post, and it's going to break down a lot of my work on the universe!

🛑What is the DRS Universe?

The DRS Universe is a connected fictional Formula One-centric universe. The history of the sport generally follows the real world counterpart, and for the most part, the world is kept as similar to the real world as possible, but things such as sponsors, drivers, teams, wins and events throughout the history of the sport are brand new.

🛑General Info/Q&A:

🛑Why does the DRS Universe Exist? I'm a very big fan of F1 and of Writing, and I wanted to mix those things together and write an F1-Based novel. I'm also a fan of creating OC's and having more control over what I write, so it was only natural that I'd make my own teams and drivers. That expanded to stuff like sponsors and some brands and companies in the universe, etc. I tried to keep the broader strokes of the sports history accurate to the real world as well, but I made new, fictional historic drivers, events, dates, etc. 🛑What is the current season? The current season as of the novel I'm currently working on (shunted) is 2023! 🛑What is Shunted about? Shunted focuses Lance Adams and Alexandre Lareaux, enemies-and-rivals turned teammates. It follows them as they navigate the 2023 season, and even worse for both of them depending on how you look at it, their newfound friendship and possible romance. 🛑Why are there 11 teams? Because more teams + more drivers + more cars on track = more fun. Also, because I wanted 11 teams, and it's my universe.

🛑What are the teams?

(This is a list based vaguely on each teams' performance throughout the 2022 season.)

Delphi Voltage Racing

Aurelia ABM F1 Team

Scuderia Rossetti

McGrath Racing

Hayworth Moore F1 Team

Cautiline-Aimé

Reinvoire GP

Pearsons Racing

Scuderia AltairShock

Modena-Roth

Hurst F1 Team

🛑Who are the drivers for the 2023 season?

(Drivers names are listed, followed by their driver number, nationality, age, birthdate, height, and first season in F1. If something hasn't been decided yet, there will be a "TBD" in that section, if a driver has won a WDC, there will be an "🏆" following their name.)

Delphi Voltage Racing:

Felix Akerson 20 • Swedish • 23 • TBD • TBD • 2020 Kennedy Grant 14 • American • 20 • TBD • TBD • 2023

Aurelia ABM F1 Team:

Annika Becker 🏆 33 • German • 37 • TBD • TBD • 2006 Émilien Rousseau 6 • French • 41 • TBD • TBD • 2001

Scuderia Rossetti:

Alexandre Lareaux 11 • Monégasque • 25 • 8/26/1998 • 5'9 • 2017 Lance Adams - 🏆 5 • British • 25 • 12/29/1998 • 5'11 • 2016

McGrath Racing:

Noah Landvin 8 • Belgian • 23 • 6/4/2000 • 5'7 • 2019 Jack Palmer 47 • Kiwi • 21 • TBD • TBD • 2022

Hayworth Moore F1 Team

Scarlette LaRosa 50 • Spanish • 22 • TBD • TBD • 2022 Beatrice Camelio 88 • Italian • 21 • TBD • TBD • 2022

Cautiline-Aimé

Connor O’Riley 77 • Irish • 26 • TBD • TBD • 2016 Owen Lancaster 76 • American • 20 • TBD • TBD • 2023

Reinvoire GP

Benjamin Accardi 4 • Australian • 32 • 5/24/1991 • 6'0 • 2013 Mateo Vassallo 44 • Mexican • 24 • 5/17/1999 • 5'8 • 2017

Pearsons Racing

Giang Mai Linh 99 • Vietnamese • 25 • TBD • TBD • 2018 Vincent Fortin 28 • Canadian • 25 • TBD • TBD • 2017

Scuderia AltairShock

Matthew Coleman 16 • British • 19 • TBD • TBD • 2022 Toru Kajima 81 • Japanese • 18 • TBD • TBD • 2023

Modena-Roth

Cláudio Amaral - 🏆 21 • Brazilian • 43 • 8/17/1980 • 5'7 • 2000 Marco De Caro 61 • Italian • 24 • 1/19/1999 • 6'0 • 2018

Hurst F1 Team

Martijn Van Hall 24 • Dutch • 36 • TBD • TBD • 2009 Charles Stafford 58 • British • 42 • TBD • TBD • 2001

I leave you with this little piece of art/graphic design I did to introduce my drivers!

The Results of the 2023 Formula 1 Chronex Australian Grand Prix:

[g1rltalk]

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♀ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ ୭̥⋆*｡ ❪ basics ❫

STAGE NAME ﹕yuri (유리)

BIRTH NAME ﹕sato yuuri (佐藤有利)

KOREAN NAME ﹕son yuri (손유리)

ENGLISH NAME ﹕eurie

BIRTHDAY ﹕september 28, 2002

ZODIAC SIGN ﹕libra

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♀ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ ୭̥⋆*｡ ❪ physical ❫

FACE ﹕fukutomi tsuki of billlie

NATIONALITY ﹕japanese

ETHNICITY ﹕japanese

HEIGHT ﹕168cm / 5’6”

WEIGHT ﹕47kg (103lbs)

BLOOD TYPE ﹕a

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♀ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ ୭̥⋆*｡ ❪ career ❫

OCCUPATION ﹕idol

COMPANY ﹕delphi entertainment

GROUP ﹕girl talk

POSITION ﹕maknae, lead vocalist, lead dancer

REPRESENTATIVE COLOR ﹕yellow

REPRESENTATIVE EMOJI ﹕🐰

INSTAGRAM ﹕tokkieurie

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♀ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ ୭̥⋆*｡ ❪ history ❫

Sato Yuuri was born on September 28, 2002 in Takamatsu, Japan to criminals Sato Michiya and Hiroka. She was fostered and later adopted by an American couple, Daisy and Logan Hughes and is one of six children. As she came from a family full of (albeit unknown) musicians, she showed interest in singing as early as five. She remained connected to her roots as she listened to J-pop and later K-pop as well.

After a video of her singing while playing Just Dance 2016 went viral, a Delphi Entertainment staff member saw and scouted her. She came to South Korea to audition properly, as well as auditioning at other companies in person and auditioning online at companies in Japan. She got accepted into multiple companies, and was going to choose Avex but was too nervous to go through with it. She ultimately chose Delphi Entertainment in the end.

In 2017, she was announced as a trainee in Delphi Entertainment’s pre-debut girl group project; GIRLISH, with nine other girls. She was well received by the public and was the third member to be revealed for GIRL TALK. She debuted in 2018 in the girl group GIRL TALK as their maknae, lead vocalist, and lead dancer.