I don't know much about Korean culture but the premise of this RP is very good. May as well give it a good ol' college try. By the way, what would be a particularly good show to watch to give me a good idea of Korean culture and their drama? [hr] Still reflavoring to match Korean Rose better. Will be done before Sunday ends. Will move to Characters when done. [hider=The Korean Rose][color=#2e2c2c]xxx[/color] [center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/200801/acba922e72bc890588c3e67bab29cf93.png[/img][/center][table][row][/row][row][cell] [color=2e2c2c]xxx[/color] [color=ff66cc]๐“๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ฎ[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [sup][color=gainsboro][i]Noh Yeong-Jin[/i][/color][/sup] [color=ff66cc]๐“๐“ฐ๐“ฎ & ๐“‘๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ญ๐“ช๐”‚[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [sup][color=gainsboro][i]22; January 7 1998[/i][/color][/sup] [color=ff66cc]๐“ฉ๐“ธ๐“ญ๐“ฒ๐“ช๐“ฌ[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [sup][color=gainsboro][i]Capricorn[/i][/color][/sup] [color=ff66cc]๐“–๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ญ๐“ฎ๐“ป ๐“˜๐“ญ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐”‚[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [sup][color=gainsboro][i]Male; He/Him[/i][/color][/sup] [color=ff66cc]๐“ข๐“ฎ๐”๐“พ๐“ช๐“ต ๐“ž๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ท[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [sup][color=gainsboro][i]Heterosexual[/i][/color][/sup] [color=ff66cc]๐“—๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ฝ๐“ธ๐”€๐“ท[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [sup][color=gainsboro][i]Seocho-gu, South Korea[/i][/color][/sup] [color=ff66cc]๐“ก๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ฎ[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [sup][color=gainsboro][i]The Korean Rose[/i][/color][/sup] [color=ff66cc]๐“œ๐“ช๐“ณ๐“ธ๐“ป[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [sup][color=gainsboro][i]Psychology and Criminology dual major[/i][/color][/sup] [color=ff66cc]๐“•๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฎ ๐“ฌ๐“ต๐“ช๐“ฒ๐“ถ[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [sup][color=gainsboro][i]Park Hyung-sik[/i][/color][/sup] [/cell][cell][color=ff66cc][sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup] [sub]โ–ˆ[/sub] [sup]โ–ˆ[/sup][/color][/cell][cell] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/581497240573444097/737924611303538688/d47a0e43e409e3c2171c64876656cfd5--park-hyung-sik-fan.jpg[/img] [img]https://media.tenor.com/images/0a3f28e9a6eddb87bfbff1c2fda61ad3/tenor.gif[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/581497240573444097/737923796396146728/db1381e84cc19388ed5aa5f49cdb6ad4.jpg[/img] [color=ff66cc]๐“Ÿ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ผ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ช๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐”‚[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [table][row][/row][row][cell][hider=Virtues][color=black][list][*]Honest and Direct [*]Hard-Working [*]Calm and Practical [*]Loyal to the end[/list][/color][/hider][/cell][cell][hider=Vices][color=black][list][*]Stubborn [*]To by the book [*]Blunt [*]Aggressive[/list][/color][/hider][/cell][/row][/table][color=gainsboro][sup][i]Noh Yeong-Jin is, in simple terms, a general stick in the mud. If it were only up to him he'd spend his day excelling at school and in his spare time either watching a crime drama, reading a mystery book, or studying criminology. Yeah, that last one is a new development as he's gotten older but he enjoys it so much that his younger siblings are betting on whether he'll become a cop or a criminal. Of course his desire is to become a prosecutor but he knows that unless his parents choose his older brother as the heir of the NY Group then that desire will fall through. Despite his disciplined behavior he does enjoy some things that most his age enjoy. This is mainly thanks to his few friends and his older sister dragging him into things until he grew to enjoy it. He enjoys the occasional party as long as laws are being followed but he really enjoys high society gatherings. Getting a chance to make connections as well as watching their attitudes and mannerisms feels like a fun game to him. He enjoys sticking to the rules but for his family and friends, he'd do a lot and go outside of the lines in order to make them happy and keep them safe. Outside of those people, if you do something he doesn't agree with he will either look down on you with disgust or if it harmed someone he cared about will do what he can to tear you down. Which is where those fancy high society connections tend to come in handy. He is of the mind that one strike and you are out. He won't break any rules when letting you know his viewpoint but you will know that you don't mess with the people he cares about.[/i][/sup][/color] [color=ff66cc]๐“—๐“ฒ๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ธ๐“ป๐”‚[/color] [sup]โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”โ–”[/sup] [color=gainsboro][sup][i]The golden standard among Korean Chaebols, born to a family with wealth built through hard work and cultivated over generations to reach a certain level of mugung, or โ€œinexhaustible abundance.โ€ The Korean Rose was born to a decent-sized family as a middle child and groomed to reach perfection through diligence. This resulted in a quiet child that often took the consequences for his older siblings shenanigans. Dedicating himself to hard work and sticking to himself has created a sort of โ€œIce-Princeโ€ exterior that many college girls swoon over, unfortunately for them, he has a duty to fulfill in an arranged marriage with The Lily. Yeong-Jin is the third child and second son of the Noh family. Just like the rest of his siblings, Yeong-Jin found himself with good parents who instilled in them that no matter your goals, hard work and diligence would get you to the top. Of course, as a family involved in a large Chaebol named NY Group, one of the children would have to dedicate themselves to taking over from their father eventually. One would expect the oldest to eventually take over but for various reasons, Yeong-Jin's parents didn't deem either of his older siblings fit to take over as CEO from their father. The likely hood of either of Yeong-Jin's younger siblings having a shot at this role was low as they were much younger than the older three and their father, due to various ailments, wasn't expected to live long enough for them to be as old as needed to properly take his place. But despite this, the young intellectual didn't resent his position at all. The only thing he didn't enjoy was the occasional jealous looks from his older sister and brother. His sister tended to be aloof towards the high life of being a Chaebol but she eventually got over it. She had always wanted to be an actress so this worked out for her. His brother was a different story though. He wanted the company. He had always been shrewd and very interested in business but as he grew older he showed signs of greed and self-importance. Because of this, their parents tended to favor Yeong-Jin as the heir. Due to this, the brothers don't have a very great relationship. Even though his position as the future CEO of the NY group seems to be set in stone and his brother's flaws seem dangerous for staying a good-natured business, Yeong-Jin believes that his brother is a good person and would be a better fit as CEO than himself. However, as a dutiful son, Yeong-Jin hasn't really voiced this opinion to his parents. They are much older than him and it is their decision to make. He still had his own wants and desires. Maybe it stemmed from his mother being one of the best defense attorneys in South Korea or from his general desire to look after and take care of his younger siblings, but he wants to serve and protect the people. For the longest time, he was unsure of how though. Even if he knew how he wanted to do this it'd be hard to actively do so if he was made the CEO. But the whims and desires people have don't care about logical thinking. They just happen, which is why when Yeong-Jin's sister made her debut on the small screen in a Korean crime drama. He became hooked. Usually, the world of fiction didn't tend to interest him much, but the nature of crime dramas and how close they could be to reality drew him in. He found himself trying to solve the crimes alongside the main characters. He got quite good at it. He even started reading books within the same genre. He was fascinated with solving puzzles of this variety. When it comes to relationships outside of his family and maybe one or two friends though it seems like a barren wasteland. He doesn't really care enough to get close to anyone else largely in part to how no one else seems to want to put up with his blunt and seemingly boring nature. At most he is just friendly to other people and when it comes to romantics if you asked those near him then they'd probably say that for as long as they've known him nothing has gotten that ship to sail. In truth, that is only because he knew that there was a good chance that one day his parents would arrange a marriage for him so he tended to ignore flirtation or those kinds of feelings, but the heart tends to not care what the mind says at times and Yeong-Jin's is no different. You see, the children of the leaders of Chaebols tend to meet from time to time. It was at one such event that he met her and, despite how he usually was, Yeong-Jin felt inextricably drawn to her. Maybe it was her confidence or how she wasn't inherently like most other girls he knew. Her lack of shame for being who she wanted to be seemed like a north-seeking pole to his boring do what you're told and follow the road paved before you south-seeking pole. He never dared bring this up as he knew how old fashioned his parents were on some things and that they'd likely play a heavy role in determining who he'd be married to. Imagine his surprise, when during his last year of high school, to find that the one his parents would arrange for him to marry would be the one he had felt drawn to. He was presently surprised. He wouldn't call his feelings towards her love as they really didn't know each other but she was a very interesting person to him. As it was near the end of the school year he wasn't able to go and meet with her. Little did he know, she probably had no desire to see him. This is largely why, when after high school graduations she left the country, he was confused. He didn't know what was going through her head. He reached out to one of her brothers to try and figure out what was wrong. Let's just say that despite it not being his fault he had felt a little guilty about the whole situation. His parents were a little upset by the whole situation but with the help of his older sister, he was able to calm them down. He, on the other hand, didn't really know what he should do. After a month of debating with himself the best course of action, he decided that it really wasn't his place to say or do anything. If he tried it may just make matters worse so he simply prepared a bouquet of chamomile and purple hyacinth sending it to her. He wasn't going to force anything on her but hoped this gesture would let her know he didn't blame her. He did have to admit though that not accepting what others chose for her was alluring to him. He wouldn't be able to take it as far as she had and simply took a dual major which his parents weren't too fond of but he convinced them to let him study what he enjoyed.[/i][/sup][/color] [/cell] [/row][/table][/hider]