#cl:starlets

—BIOGRAPHY

There was a time where Mirae wasn’t as popular as she was. In fact, the girl lived more of a normal life or at least that was what they wanted or preferred. In reality, people didn’t consider it normal at all, no matter how much it was viewed that way with her parents. Once they had placed her in an elite all girls school starting around her elementary school days, it started to frustrate her parents in a way that they wouldn’t expect their little daughter to act.

Mirae was only four years old when her mother had paid for vocal lessons and took the time out of her day to see her practice with her tutor, which had lasted for a few years until she turned around eight years old when her father forced her to stop, much to her mother’s dismay and disapproval of her father’s actions.

She was raised to be a smart, independent individual while wanting her to rely on a good education to get her far and this method had worked for awhile. Her mother wasn’t around often, her father wanted the woman to stay away from Mirae or at least put her at a distant to where she wouldn’t be suspicious. But even her father couldn’t keep her curiousity from rising; it didn’t take long for her to figure out what she wanted, which would ultimately lead to her finding a similar connection to her mother; she was the starlit that she would inspire herself to be, one who would compose her own music lyrics and have custom outfits designed for herself.

The school that her father sent her to, had a dress code that required her to wear a skirt just below the knee, she found it uncomfortable as she’d prefer to wear something else. They were all about etiquette and discipline but as far as grades go, they were always up to par as Mirae was smart and intelligent, otherwise she wouldn’t have entered. Although because of super strict teachers and their extreme ways of teaching, it had been strongly effective and yet it was enough to stress her out.

She didn’t exactly fit in with most of the students until she secretly signs herself up for many after school activities such as art and choir; anything that would help improve her interests for art and music. Gone for most of the day and for hours, her father would always worry but whenever her mother comes into the picture, Mirae felt more at ease with her despite her disapproving father. And when she was kicked out for messing around with a female student and acting out towards her own teachers, she began to feel the wrath of her father.

Her mother had a dream to be one of the best international singers in the entertainment industry and by far, she was popular for writing her own music and have her outfits designed, one of a kind. Mirae inspired to be as big of a star as the woman was but her father wanting her to become an architect or an engineer was a big setback for her goals. When her family took a much needed vacation on an island in Saipan, this placed her in a rut as well as placed her into another big setback. No one expected a big wave would cause her to almost drown from being too far out of the ocean, causing her mother to come out and rescue her. Not only did she lose her life but had left Mirae alone with her unbearable father, who had been ridden with guilt.

Mirae turned twenty one, desperate to get out of isolation and that was when she had been recommended to attend Mokwon University, seemingly much more different than the private school that she attended a few years ago. Her high grades were enough to get herself into the University while her small history of trouble was nothing but small to them. Mirae had changed a bit since then, now known for her unique rapping skills and outfits which were custom made for her by her mother’s original designer whenever she’d be out and put out a shining performance for the roaring crowd. She had become a star that she had set out to be, but not as big as her mother yet in which that was where her goal was headed. After the death of her mother, she vowed to finish her dream for her while pursuing her own.

Yeah, it had taken awhile for her father to approve of her moving to attend Mokwon University but he expected her to stay and not get kicked, to draw bad light on their family. Mirae had promised her father and she had to succeed in her dreams or else she wouldn’t be able to live it all down. She tends to keep her deep grief and feelings at bay and not let the pressure to get the best of her. When she arrived, she had already made a big impression, hoping that rumors about her would not swirl as much as in the past.

—PERSONALITY

When it comes to academics and for the most part, songwriting, she’s indifferent towards those around her and having the habit of never acknowledging those who are trying to get her attention. Even if it doesn’t seem like it towards prying eyes, Mirae was quite dedicated and focused when it comes to work and preferred to get down to business instead of wasting her time. But when it comes to everything else, she’s fairly easy going, laid back with nothing in mind but having fun when messing around with other students.

She’s more used to being around females, not too much males, although she does not hate them completely. Back then, she used to think that boys smelt bad with difficulty understanding her while the opposite gender was much easier to communicate with. That or they were at a whole different level but her thoughts about them dwindled and soon, she set those opinions aside for good. Mirae was passionate and creative, not wanting to say more than was necessary but she had her small outbursts here and there when stress gets to her. In truth, she holds a lot of guilt regarding the past.

—BIOGRAPHY

Katerina comes from a wealthy family from Japanese ascendance in the vast land of Russia. She is the oldest daughter of a primaballerina and a CEO from a multinational company that were radicated in the cold old country. She always studied in the best schools in town and, in the world and her liking for dancing started since she was almost a baby, since she saw her mom dancing in several international stages and taking all the attention from the audience being that her first dream, to be like her mother. 

As a privileged child, her father paid all her, and her sister dancing studies in the best places known in the city and the world, even taking overseas workshops in places like New York, Paris, London, Tokyo and Seoul, making them a name among promising dancers around the globe and, expanding their views of the world. It was because of these travels that Katerina could learn many languages and get acquainted with famous choreographers and dancers from the whole world, thanks to her bright personality and abilities in dancing. During her early teenage years, she learned more about ballet and contemporary dancing, being the first dancer of every Academy she attended in Moscow, where she resided at that time, and also, street dancing which became one of her passions, passion that she shared with her younger sister Katya. Since she was 15, she started a double life, one that in part was hidden from her strict father, when she became part of a street dance crew with whom she competed at international level in the underground world of the European dance stage, taking up almost immediately the role of the choreographer inside the group. Even when her sister was alongside with her in the dance crew, Katerina kept a part of her life there as a secret, she was too involved in the world behind the dance crews, a world that Katya shouldn’t or wouldn’t know at all.

The underground world was a tough one. The fights among the different members of these crews, many of them led by gangs, made her see another side of the world, one more dangerous and, at a certain level, appealing to her. It was during those years, that she became like a rebel to the eyes of her parents and they couldn’t control her like when she was the sweet Katerina who obeyed everything her parents said, she had like a yakuza behavior, probably influenced by the fact she wanted to know more about her roots, her Japanese ascendance with the beauty of a Russian swan. 

But, at 17, she tried to get rid of that dangerous life and gain some control of her life after experiencing a traumatic incident in which someone dear to her was involved, someone that was part of her life. She wanted to get out, not only for her, but because she didn’t want her sister to follow the same footsteps as her and suffer like she did so, even when she had the option to enroll to any university of her liking, she enrolled Mokwon University as Dancing major. She needed a fresh start in a new country and, because Korea was always appealing to her when it came to music and dancing, she chose it, taking the responsibility before her parents to take care of Katya too. It was her time to shine, and she had her sister by her side to conquer the world, or at least that was what she wanted.

—PERSONALITY

Fun, joyful and optimistic, those would be the words to describe her at first sight. She is a social girl who likes to meet people and new places due to the fact that she spent most of her life traveling around following her mother’s footsteps or attending to any dancing workshop available. Always open to everything, with a smile on her lips whenever she goes, even if that everything involves unnecesary risks because she had always love the dangerous side of life, which brought her many problems in her past. She likes living her life to the fullest, with no regrets, which sometimes make her fall hard but, as her motto says “The fall is only the way to learn to stand up”.

She is crazy and maybe impulsive when it comes to make a decision, which brings her more than one trouble at the end. She doesn’t take things too seriously on daily basis but, only those close to her know that is just a mask to hide some of her hidden side, the one not many people know when insecurities come to her, especially with things related to her body and self-esteem after some episodes of her childhood that no one but her know about, and also, because of the experiences she got when she was part of a dance crew. She doesn’t like talking too much about her feelings or her past, at least, openly unless is with someone she can fully trust but, to be one of those persons, it’s something really hard to accomplish.