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birth name: Murakami Kimiko (村上 君子)
nickname(s): Kay, Kei, Kimi
stage name: Kei
gender: Female
birthday: July 5th, 1997
age: 22 (int.), 23 (kor.)
zodiac signs: Cancer Sun, Cancer Moon, Cancer Rising
birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
blood type: AB (RH+)
height: 161 cm (5' 3.3")
weight: 47.1 kg (104 lbs)
ethnicity: Japanese
sexuality: Heteroromantic Demisexual
languages spoken: Japanese, Korean, English
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ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ
wardrobe:
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ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ
good traits: warmhearted, imaginative, dependable, patient, generous, altruistic
bad traits: thin-skinned/pushover, weak-willed, over-emotional/cry baby, absent-minded, temperamental, procrastinator
usual mood: placid and gentle
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ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛs
likes: pastel colors, vintage trinkets, affection, stuffed animals, fairy lights, floral patterns, children, fairytales, holding hands with loved ones
dislikes: opposing and/or upsetting people, artist's block, criticism (helpful or not), root beer, grim fairytales with sad endings, boring people with no creativity, people who are apathetic and unemotional
hobbies: daydreaming, anything artsy, reading, collecting vintage things (particularly compacts, hand mirrors, and postage stamps), imagining fantasy scenarios, dancing, playing flute
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ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ & ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ
hometown: Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai region, Japan
education: Kyoto Tachibana High School [graduated]
mother: Murakami (née Adachi) Sanae | alive / late-40s | born in Sendai, Japan | nurse
father: Murakami Hideo | alive / late-40s | born in Kyoto, Japan | engineer
older brother: Murakami Takuya | alive / 23 y.o (b. 1995) | born in Kyoto, Japan | actor
younger brother: Murakami Yuta | alive / 18 y.o (b. 2000) | born in Kyoto, Japan | member of well-received jpop boy group LUX
younger sister: Murakami Sumire | alive / 18 y.o (b. 2000) | born in Kyoto, Japan | member of NMB48 (a sister group of AKB48), a rookie actress, and a recent participant of Produce 48
family background: both of her parent's families are simple folk with origins from Japan; her mom's family in particular come from the Tohoku region with the women having a long history of being pearl divers
• Born and raised in her father's hometown of Kyoto, Japan and had a rather normal upbringing
• For high school, she attended Kyoto Tachibana High School, a school known for it's marching band, the Kyoto Tachibana Senior High School (S.H.S) Band - affectionately nicknamed "Orange Devils" due to their infamous bright orange uniforms - which has become nationally renowned
• Kei was apart of said marching band, having started out as a flag twirler in her younger year and later going on to play the flute in the band until she graduated.
• Her older brother entered the entertainment business in Japan after he graduated high school and soon became an actor. Her and her siblings desired to follow suit
• During her high school years, she befriended an American exchange student named Alice who would become one of her closest friends
• Although initially just a fan of jpop groups, Alice had introduced Kei to kpop groups such as SHINee, Girls' Generation, Big Bang, T-ara, etc. This was also around the time SHINee began to make their Japanese debut and grew in popularity in Japan. These factors caused Kei to become enamored with kpop and she swept up in the Hallyu wave
• Given their support for her older brother, Kei's parents were completely on board with her decision to become a kpop star although they were a little wary about the distance
• The final push she received was from Alice and after she graduated, she traveled to South Korea to audition
• She was accepted into Pledis and started her training. She trained for 3 years before she would debut in Solar
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sᴏʟᴀʀ
position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist
stage persona: dreamy, gentle, charming
17 counterpart: Jun
god represented: Artemis (Ἄρτεμις), Goddess of the hunt, forests and hills, the moon, and archery
symbols: Bow, arrows, stags, hunting dog, and moon
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ғᴀᴄᴛs
i. she absolutely loves Disney movies and fairytales; her favorite Disney movie is Beauty and the Beast
ii. she shares a dorm room with Ari and Minnie
iii. her name is old-fashioned but she’s always sort of liked her vintage name
iv. she absolutely hates root beer (tastes like medicine to her) but she loves KitKats and has a major sweet tooth
v. she gained her stage name Kei from Alice; once they grew close enough (when they started using each others first names), Alice started nicknaming her “K” or “Kay” because that’s the letter her name started with in the English alphabet. even though it’s a pretty simple nickname, Kei has always been fond of it, seeing as Alice is the one who gave it to her
vi. Alice is the entire reason Kei even speaks English; Kei really wanted to learn how to speak English to better communicate with Alice and used pretty much every resource she could to learn it
vii. she is currently dating her high school sweetheart, Ryota Takahashi although they haven’t come out to the public about it. he moved to South Korea to be closer to her and is currently attending Korea National University of Arts on an International Program where he is majoring in Music - specifically Composition. he is a skilled guitarist with an interest in rock
viii. she's an excellent swimmer and diver given her family's history with diving
ix. celebrity crush: Hiro Mizushima (as well as Jun Matsumoto, Haruma Miura, and Masataka Kubota)
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- voice example (singing): Sana (Twice)
- face claim: Do Hwe-Ji
