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Born into family as the only child to working parents, Yerim was used to working alone. She was always hands on with whatever she did, finishing everything with a big smile and a sense of achievement. She took pride in whatever she attached her name to. School was important for Yerim, as she was usually at the top of her class. It only moved down the rankings of priorities when she became a trainee.

Dancing was a hobby she enjoyed in her free time. It was something she was passionate about since she was younger. Once she was old enough, Yerim became a member of a dance crew, honing her skill and adding multiple genres and style to her repertoire. People suggested that she try to pursue dancing professionally. Street casted by an entertainment company, Yerim didn’t look too much into it and assumed that the company would take her on as a background dancer.

However when she auditioned for Midang, she realized what the company were looking for. They were looking for people who become idols, which was something she had no interest in before. The audition went horribly and she doesn’t pass, mainly due to her underwhelming vocals.

She goes home discouraged, but she went home with a goal. She was determined to prove that she was good enough to be accepted. She takes vocal lessons, focusing on developing an acceptable technique and stability. The second time she audtioned a year later, they saw the potential in her. She was accepted and signs with Midang Entertainment. They focus on her singing since it was lightyears behind her dancing abilities. Her training was vigorous so that they didn’t miss out on a potential star and the perfect opportunity to debut her when it was time.

Struggled with her voice at debut. She still wasn’t the best vocalist and hadn’t developed a good breathing technique for singing while dancing. Live performances were used as proof, but Yerim was still good besides that. With each comeback, Yerim drastically improved on her stability and breathing, earning praise and earning new fans as her dancing was still remarkable for that time.

Over the years, Yerim had a peaceful career. Her reputation was as clean as it could be, never catching herself in any major scandals or anything that would land her in hot waters with the general public. However, she did acquire a couple of saesangs who have done some extreme actions in attempts to get close to Yerim over the years. The most well known incident happened to be her worst memory as Vi’Va, as someone found her hotel information and meddled their way into her room. She was unharmed, but the fact that someone was able to be somewhere she thought she’d be safe terrified her. She inspects the room she’s in most of the time just incase.

Yerim is still very open about her life. As Vi’Va, she is fairly active and always updates and interacts with fans. Most of them are satisfied, as she never goes long without updating them on her life or providing them with content. She had learned how to balance her public and private life, and it was easy for her to separate the two from each other. Not many, if any, can distinguish the two and often think that the side of her that she shows on broadcasts is the true version of herself, when it is not the case. She’s extremely private with things that matter to her.

It’s fifteen years later, and she’s still having fun on the stage. But as the oldest active artist under Midang, Yerim also feels pressure to excel due to her longevity. She began feeling like she had to continue because people expected her to instead of truly wanting to. Retirement crossed her mind a few times when she turned thirty as she never really had much of a desire to be an idol in the first place, but it wasn’t like she loathed it. She had watched the new generation of artists, and got to learn why some of them wanted to be an idol. Finding them admirable, Yerim went on a journey to find what she loved about performing. She is still searching for the exact reason, but she had found a good few possibilities over the years.

Considered a important figure in the history of Midang Entertainment due to being the only artist under the company to make it past nine years. There was a decade between her debut and the debut of the second oldest atist under Midang Entertainment, and she can’t help but feel out of place when placed next to her label mates. They make her painfully aware of how long she’s been performing and how “out of date” she may appear to those who comment on her age and question why she’s still performing on stage.