Choerry/Facts

Choerry (Hangul: 최리, Choeli; Japanese: チェリ, Cheri; Chinese: 崔莉 Cuīlì) is the eighth member of LOONA
She is the third youngest in LOONA, the maknae of the sub-unit ODD EYE CIRCLE, and was revealed in July 12, 2017. Her solo single Choerry was released on July 12, 2017.
In the group, she's represented by a fruit bat and the color purple. Her secondary color is white.Official LOOΠΔ Instagram, Choerry's singles announcement In ODD EYE CIRCLE, she has the superpower “Dimensional Travel”. She's the only member outside of yyxy's members,to have a representative fruit, which is the cherry for her. She's also assumed to be the only member outside LOONA 1/3's members to be related to a location, which is Jeju Island in her case.
==Names==
* Choerry's stage name is a combination of her last name Choe (interchangeably spelled in English as "Choi") and the second syllable of her first name with the "y" and the "m" removed (from 최예림 to 최O리). "Choerry" (최리) is roughly pronounced like the fruit, not "Chorry". The stage name was used even as a child star.
*Her real name, Choi Ye-rim (최예림), is the same as the real name of Yeri (Kim Ye-rim) of Red Velvet and actress Lee Yerim, whose father is Lee Kyung-kyu, a star in Fisherman and the City when Choerry was a guest.
* She was credited as Choi Dae Ri in [X X].
* One of her possible stage names was Charles. Jaden Jeong was trolling her.
* Choerry prefers people using her real name, Yerim, instead of her stage name.
* Orbits often use the 🐿️ chipmunk/squirrel emoji for her rather than the 🦇 bat emoji.
=== Nicknames ===
* Her long nickname came from her first TV appearance as a child star: "My Eyes Are Shining, My Face Is Glowing, Have An S-Line, I'm Choerry."
* Nickname she wants Orbits to call her: "Yerimmie, Choerry I love you ♡"
* One of her nicknames is Choe-daero (roughly translates as "set to max"), which references her killing part in Butterfly.
==Charms==
*Her positivity.
* Her own charming points (according to herself):
** Reactions are out of this world
** Ms. Sun, who's out of this world
** A word magician who's out of this world
** A troublemaker who's out of this world
**The gap between her persona onstage and offstage.
*According to ViVi, Choerry likes to say "mmm" when she's thinking before responding to anything.
==Personality==
*In the group, she is known for her stunning positivity.
* LOONA's "sexy queens", according to herself: #1 Yves; #2 Kim Lip; #3 herself, Choerry; #12/last Chuu.
* Hashtags to describe herself:
** 2019: Ms. Sun, Boradori (The purple Teletubby, aka Tinky Winky)LOONA Profile Rewrite
** 2020: #SmileThatsLikeSunlight #BurnNegativity #ChoerryTeasing #PerfectHuman #dreamingOfMCing+ActingIdol
* Team Position: Assistant manager Choi (Choi-daeri), cheerleader captain, reaction queen
*Self written profile, 2020 Weekly Idol edition:
** Motto: Positivity always finds a way
**Personality: Optimistic, straightforward, positive
**Strengths: No concerns, doesn't get stressed easily 
**Weaknesses: Talks without fear
**She can surpass Yves in: Jumprope, teasing, winking, being positive
**She wants JinSoul's: Neck length, height, jawline
**Lately she's interested in: "The Return of Superman", things that help with swelling, fortune-telling, nail art, Orbits
*She would burst into tears after calling her mother as they are far apart from each other.
*Despite members never seeing her get extremely angry, Choerry knows that she can be towards her sisters, to the point that it freaks herself out afterwards.
*She is very cunning and street-smart compared to Chuu, having fended off scammers off her mother.
*She is prone to get stress-related gastritis.
*According to HeeJin, she's the most optimistic member of LOONA.
*Choerry likes to handle unresolved arguments immediately rather than later after the fact.Orrery/nim "220703 LOONA Fansign" Twitter. 2022.07.03
**Furthermore, when she's done something wrong, she'll apologize immediately.
==Relationships==
*Choerry's idol is Younha.
*Choerry's mother is a farmer; she grows sweet potatoes.
* Role model: Tae Yeon, Sunmi,TaeYeon Why + Sunmi Gashina Yoo Jae SukRole model: Yoo Jae Suk
*She would love to do a collab with Ariana Grande.Interview with Yesi Ortiz (March 22,2021)
* Choerry used to dorm with YeoJin and the rest of the members of ODD EYE CIRCLE (Kim Lip, JinSoul).
* Now she dorms with LOONA 1/3, YeoJin and the rest of ODD EYE CIRCLE (Kim Lip, JinSoul).
* Choerry is the first and only member to have a representative fruit and not be in LOONA/yyxy.
* Choerry calls Go Won "Kong Won".Frequency of the Moon Ep.4
* Choerry is into playing video games like Go Won and Olivia Hye but she's often the one losing and getting the loser punishment.
* She used to have the same MBTI as YeoJin: ENFPFrequency of the Moon Ep.13. After Chuu and YeoJin were retested, Chuu also got ENFP, while YeoJin switched to ESFP.
*Unbeknownst to Choerry at first, she was schoolmates with Olivia Hye.LOONA TV #328
*Choerry and HaSeul joined the company on the same day and lived close together, so they often take the same bus home.
*Her role model is Suzy.
**"Because I'm amazed whenever videos of her come out, and I've thought many times about wanting to be like her!"
===Family===
* Her sisters are named Choi Ye-jin (최예진, born 2003) and Choi Ye-won (최예원, born 2008).Frequency of the Moon ep.13 @ 50:01, 50:59. VLIVE. 2020.01.09
** There is a 7 year age difference between Choerry and her youngest sister.Age difference Choerry-youngest sister
* Choerry owns a dog called Haengwoon (Lucky). They share the same birthday.
===Members impression===
HeeJin
* When first meeting as trainees, HeeJin frequently asked what Choerry's name was as she kept forgetting her name.
YeoJin
* They first met as trainees, and due to YeoJin's height, Choerry initially thought that YeoJin was an elementary student, despite YeoJin being in middle school at the time.Rolling Stone Korea "/RSK/THE FIRST TIME/ 이달의 소녀 (LOONA)" YouTube. 2021.07.28
Choerry first and current impression of the other members (as of March 2020): 
Members 	
First impression 	
Current impression
HeeJin 	not very close with me 	fun unnie who's simultaneously cute and a dummy
HyunJin 	a ball of sass 	8D (8 dimensional) unnie with a strange/unique charm
YeoJin 	anyone could tell she was an only child 	the maknae has the expected maknae personality
ViVi 	her face was really small(T/N: compliment for one's looks in Korea)	personality like a matnae(T/N: oldest but can act like a maknae)
Kim Lip 	her head was really pretty 	aegyoster unnie
JinSoul 	unnie who sang with such style 	unnie who's clingy and seductive
Yves 	quiet, pretty smile 	just a comedian
Chuu 	born with hyperactivity that's out of this world 	cute darling unnie
Go Won 	unnie who seems younger than me 	an unnie who looks like she'll fall over if you touch her
Olivia Hye	very shy, a touchy friend 	invincible girl
The other members' first and current impression of Choerry (as of March 2020)Weekly Idol: self-written profile (whole thread)
Members 	
Her first impression of Choerry 	
Current impression
HeeJin 	"what was that kid's name again" 	7 years old
HyunJin 	innocent 	scary dongsaeng
YeoJin 	wow... 	I become positive everytime I see her
ViVi 	looks like Haseul 	"It's okay" (an interjection Choerry uses a lot)
Kim Lip 	kid who I probably woudn't get that close to	reaction boss
JinSoul 	potato-like girl 	sure grown a lot
Yves 	celebrity 	has grown up a lot
Chuu 	Jingu 	Jingu with the essence of Doraemon
Go Won 	circle glasses + long padding: circle 	cheeky
Olivia Hye	a friend who takes action 	frustrating
==Pre-debut life==
* In 1st grade in elementary school, she performed Wonder Girls' "Nobody."LOONA Studio - OEC Hertz
* In second grade, when she was 9, she went on a show called "Fantastic Mates". She had to do a self-introduction she was told to memorize: "With shining eyes, sparkling face, and an S-line body".
**In 2020, it was imitated by Go Won during LieV.LOONA X LieV @12:03
*She started as a trainee of BlockBerry Creative on the same day as HaSeul, and auditioned on the same day as YeoJin.59" Manual
*The first time she sang in front of an audience was in 1st grade, during a school festival.
==Abilites==
* She understands some English, but is not quite fluent.
* She has the best English speaking skills in ODD EYE CIRCLE.
* Strength: No concerns doesn't get stressed easily
* Weakness: Talks without fear, often has to have others repeat after themselves, which annoys Yves and Olivia Hye.
* She can surpass Yves in: jumprope, teasing, winking, being positive
* She wants Jinsoul's ability in: "Neck length!!, height, jawline"
* She can create choreographies and formations with paper cups.
*She can still recite the mnemonic rap song about different eras in history from 2000 BC (Bronze Age). It's a song that is well -known in schools in Bucheon City, her hometown.
==Goals==
* She wanted to learn to play drums.Frequency of the Moon Ep.8
* Long-term Goals: "Billboard #1!!! World Tour~!!! Becoming a sexy queen!!!"
*Choerry would like to try dyeing her hair an ashy tone, similar to Kim Lip's hair during the Hi High era.GENIE MUSIC "[Answering Machine 12 Questions and Answers with LOONA]" YouTube. 2019.04.10
==Items==
* She gifted Olivia Hye a T-shirt that reads "Choerry I love you". There is a part of it that glows in the dark. Olivia Hye wears it as sleepwear. (Choerry 2019 Birthday VLIVE)
* Airpod name: "Orybit" ("Orbit" with "ry" in the middle)Airpod name
==Likes==
* Choerry loves the Harry Potter series and says she's a Gryffindor.
*Unlike JinSoul, Kim Lip, Chuu and Yves, Choerry loves amusement rides.
*She enjoys sweet scents.
*Her favorite colors are yellow and purple.
*According to Kim Lip, Choerry's into fantasy movies.
*Unlike most members, she'd rather have the window down when riding in a car.
===Hobbies===
* Watching variety shows, watching movies, coloring books
* Habits: touching hair
===Food===
*She prefers tea over coffee, and loves red bean tea to reduce swelling.
**She finds that drinking coffee makes it difficult for her to sleep.
***To combat this, she like decaffeinated coffee.
**Though she doesn't like mint, she likes peppermint tea.
**She also likes lemon tea
**She likes to make plum tea in the morning.191214 | Premier Greeting: Meet&Up
* One of Choerry's favorite foods is Kalguksu.
* Choerry loves eating jellies.Frequency of the Moon Ep.1
*She likes green tea.
*She has a really big sweet tooth, even more than Kim Lip and Olivia Hye.
*She also likes plain yoghurt
*She likes tteokbokki and grilled hagfish.
* Her favorite Baskin Robbins flavor is "Zzon Tteok" Orbit 1st Anniversary Chat Event while she has previously said her Baskin Robbins ice cream picks were "Mom is an alien" and "Cotton Candy Wonderland".Baskin Robbins - Ice cream picks
** "The Zzon Tteok ice cream is a mix of black sesame and injeolmi (traditional Korean rice cake), Baskin Robin's take on the traditional Korean food. The base is nutty and sweet, and there's bits of rice cake and pecans in the middle. A Korea-exclusive flavor"Baskin Robbins flavor intro
** Mom is an alien is the name of the "Puss in boots" flavor in South Korea.
** Cotton Candy Wonderland: "A sweet blend of purple, pink and yellow cotton candy flavored ice creams sprinkled with crackling cotton candy flavored clusters."
*Jjajangmyun vs Jjampong: Jjajangmyun
*She likes rosé braised chicken.
*She likes matcha.
=== Movies / TV shows ===
* She watched "Encanto".
* She likes the anime "Sugar Sugar Rune".
=== Dislikes ===
*Choerry does not enjoy the taste of cherries, even though they are her representative fruit.
*Choerry doesn’t really like mint chocolate (flavor).
*Choerry doesn’t like broccoli, bell peppers and eggplants.
* She doesn't like pineapple pizza.
*She doesn't like cherry flavored drinks or desserts because that was a common flavor for medicine syrup.
=== Songs===
* Her favorite B-side on "X X" is Colors.
* She likes Indie songs.
*She likes to cover TWICE songs.
*When she's writing in her diary, she often likes to listen to Fall Again.
;Recommendations
* acourve (now known as "Mind U") - The night of parting/The night we parted (헤어지던 밤) 
*aespa - Savage 
*A-FLOW (with Choerry) - YOU
*Apink - RememberOrrery/nim "Melon promotion: #LOONA's summer playlist" Twitter. 2022.06.20 
* Chen - Beautiful Goodbye Mu:fully questionnaire (Halloween 2019)
*Choi Sung Won - Blue Night of Jeju Island LOONA Studio - Odd Eye Circle HertzLOONA STUDIO English Subtitle Transcripts (@gointosubbit)Blue Night of Jeju Island
**Covered by various artists : TAEYEON, Soyou
*Eloise - Trick of the Moon
* Girls' Generation - Way To Go (힘 내!)Billboard: Song recs during the COVID-19 pandemic
* Huh Gak - Running in the Sky (하늘을 달리다)TV Daily: Song recs - Chuseok
*IVE - ELEVEN
*Jesse Barrera (feat. Jeff Bernat, Johnny Stimson) - Casual
*Ji Jin Seok - My Dear 
*JO GON - 괜찮은 척
* Kwon Jin-ah - The End 
* Lee Jin Ah (이진아) - Bye Bye Bye (밤, 바다, 여행 / Night, Sea, Travel) 
*LOONA - Fall Again
*LOONA - Heat (열기)
*LOONA - PTT (Paint The Town)
*LOONA - U R
* Monogram - Dream Attic (꿈꾸는 다락방) IDOL RADIO EP.502 (SPECIAL DJ LOONA HeeJin & Yves)IDOL RADIO EP.502 recs - explanation thread
*ODD EYE CIRCLE - Chaotic
*OH MY GIRL - CLOSER 
* Park Boram - Hyehwa-dong (혜화동) (Reply 1988 OST)
* SEVENTEEN - THANKS (고맙다) TV Daily: Song recs - Chinese New Year
* SLEEPY (슬리피) - Like A Dream (꿈만 같아) Fact iN Star - w/ YeoJin & Choerry Pt.1
* SOYA (소야) - Fade Away (늘어진 우리의 연애)
* SUNMI - Gashina 
*Red Velvet - Bad BoyChoerry dancing to “Bad Boy” by Red Velvet
*TAEYEON - CANDY CANE
*TAEYEON - GEMINISong rec: TaeYeon Gemini + Younha Waiting
*TAEYEON - STRESSTV Daily: Song recs - When You’re Being Nagged
*TAEYEON - WHY
*TWICE - SCIENTIST
*TWICE - The Feels
*Younha - Waiting 
** Choerry covered this song herself with a friend sometime before her debut Choerry - The Blue Night of Jeju Island (pre-debut cover) and she sang it shortly after LOONA's debut too.Blue Night of Jeju Island - Choerry's cover during Hi High area
==References==
Category:Choerry
Category:Facts pages