#chaeli

chaeyoung wasn’t born into fame exactly. well, she kind of was, but her parents weren’t a-listers. she was born into people vaguely knowing about her, with both of her parents being actors (but not very good ones).

they used their positions and connections, though, and by the time chaeyoung was two, she was already acting in commercials and videos and ads. movies and dramas. every year was more contracts, until chaeyoung’s fame was greater than both of her parents’ combined. 

and she did that for a while, and liked it. it was cool getting to go to school and tell everyone about bein on set with their favorite star. she got to see shows with her in them. after school, she got to be made up and dressed up, and just play pretend.

that wore off quickly, though. by the time she was thirteen, she was falling out of love with acting, and feeling rather burned out. and while her parents had introduced her to this world, the weren’t stage parents. they wanted her to be happy. so the moment she felt done, she was done.

she couldn’t go back to school in korea, though. she was famous. the biggest part that was weighing on the girl (who was now going through puberty, mind you) was the fame. she didn’t want to be perceived. 

her dad had signed onto a movie that was filming in vietnam, so she moved with him. her parents used the money she’d made to hire tutors to teach her abroad. and by the time she graduated, she could go back home to seoul and be relatively unnoticed. and even if people recognized her, she was eighteen now. she was more comfortable in herself. it was okay.

she’s not sure who reached out first-- new age, or her parents. but somewhere along the line, they got in contact, and chaeyoung was made aware that new age wanted her. they wanted to take her and make her an idol. and though she still had her reservations, it sounded fun. she wanted to give it a go.

she trained for two years before being added to byulbit auriga. she likes being in such a big group-- it means that she isn’t the star. believe it or not, there are byulbit members more famous than her. she can just be kind of regular, but with a cool job again.