Rei/Trivia

## Rei

July 23, 2023

* On November 7, 2021, she was revealed as the fifth member of IVE.
* In the group, her representative color is  Green .
	+ From December 2021 to July 2022, it was  Purple .
* In Japanese, the name Rei means “lovely” or “bell”, depending on the Kanji used.
	+ Her name is like the Civilian Identity of Sailor Mars from Japanese Anime *Sailor Moon*.
* In Korean, the name Na oi mean “I, cucumber”.
* She is the first Japanese idol to debut under Starship Entertainment and IVE's only foreign member.
	+ She is also the first ever Japanese idol from Shikoku Island to debut in Korea.
* Although born-and-raised in Anan city, she introduces herself to be from Nagoya.
* She has poor concept of “Korean age”, so she wants to become same-aged friends with Yujin, which the latter rejects.
* In IVE's dorm, Rei shares the master bedroom with Gaeul and LeeSeo.
* She is the fastest typist in the group, even though she isn't used to using a fully Korean keyboard.

## Pre-Debut

* As trainees, Rei and Liz shared a room.

### Scouting Story

* Rei became a Starship Entertainment trainee through an audition in Japan. Upon being accepted by the agency, she moved to Seoul, South Korea.

## Nicknames

* Kim Rei
* Reiyomi
* Kiddy
* Alpine Leek
* Peuyu
* Kongsuni
* Gap Difference
* Baby Chapssal-deok
* Mochi
* Reiko

## Personality

* Rei describes her personality as goofy and unique; she admits she thinks differently from others.
* She is known to be a straight-talker, but is also very empathetic and considerate of others.
* According to Keyword Changers, her Keywords are:
	+ Unique, Unpredictable, Fan-attracting Fairy, Lowest Ranked, Sympathetic Fairy, Cool Pretty, World Star
* On episode 4 of *1,2,3 IVE*, however, she didn't tend to voice her worries, even when she was sick.
* Wonyoung once described Rei as being “overprotective, but in a good way.”

## Appearance

* Rei had never cut her hair short before she was announced to be debuting.
* She usually wears her side and front bangs as a “Hime cut”, a hairstyle from Japan with origin in the Heian Era (794-1185), worn by noblewomen and princesses.
	+ For the After Like Music video, she had her hair dyed brown, and bangs swept to the side, but are back to himecut for live shows.
* Despite being part of IVE's Short Line, measuring at 170 cm, Rei is tall compared to average Japanese females. She looks even shorter when only her short upper body is seen.
* Upon her reveal, netizens said she resembled former Nogizaka46 member Nishino Nanase and SHINee's Minho.

## Abilities & Habits

* Rei is a strong swimmer and skier, but is not good at running.
* She is left-handed.
* Rei can write her own raps in three different languages: Japanese, Korean, and English.
* Rei has a habit of pouting her lips.
* She tends to spin counter-clockwise as a left-hander, and would spread her arms to the side to regain balance. However, when she cannot do so in dance practices, and when she is sick, she can't regain balance as well.
* She is the only member who is neither scared of being in escape rooms, nor being scared of bugs, so she is the team's bug catcher.

## Items

* She uses a black iPhone 13 Pro Max with a pink and red case.
* According to episode 4 of *1,2,3, IVE*, she has a Nintendo Switch Lite.
* Rei has a collection of Sylvanian Families dolls and even picked one baby doll for each IVE member together with LeeSeo.
	+ Gaeul is a Brightfield Goat with a fairy wand.
	+ Yujin is a Tuxedo Cat in a puppy costume.
	+ Rei is a Persian Cat in a nursery outfit.
	+ Wonyoung is a Hopscotch Rabbit in a nursery outfit.
	+ Liz is a Cuddle Bear with a crown.
	+ LeeSeo is a Hazelnut Chipmunk in a nursery outfit.

#### Gifts

* She gifted a sketch of Kwang Hee and Eunhyuk on IVE's first visit to Weekly Idol.
* Red Velvet and IVE go to the same salon, so she gifted Joy a signed copy of the "Eleven” album.

## Famous Friends

* Kim Dayeon (member of project girl group Kep1er)
* Dana (former member of girl group HOT ISSUE)

## Likes

* The song that got Rei into K-pop is Red Velvet's “Happiness”.
* She likes writing letters.
* Rei's hobbies include decorating things and collecting pretty and cute items (i.e., roses, butterflies.)
* She loves decorating, making jewelry, and drawing.
* Her hobbies are drawing, watching movies, and listening to music.
* She was a big fan of Wonyoung during Wonyoung's time as an IZ\*ONE member.
* She is a huge fan of Red Velvet and her favorite member is Joy.
* Her role models are Lee Hi and Jennie of Blackpink.
* Rei likes cute hats these days.
* She enjoys dad jokes.
* She prefers flavored milk to plain milk.

### Favorites

* **Artist(s):** Seventeen, TWICE, Red Velvet, Doja Cat, DPR Ian, ENHYPEN, and Dua Lipa.
* **Animal:** Penguin
* **Actress:** Nana Komatsu
* **Color(s):** White, Black, Pastels
* **Emoji:** White Heart (🤍)
* **Fruit(s):** Pineapples, strawberries
* **Food(s):** Hawaiian Pizza, Marshmallow, Shine Muscat, Udon
* **Item:** A pair of wired Beats headphones gifted to her by her grandfather.
* **Ice Cream Flavor:** Rainbow Sherbet
* **Korean Quote:** “What's learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.”
* **Nickname:** Reyomi
* **Red Velvet Song(s):** Somethin' Kinda Crazy, Light Me Up
* **Season:** Spring
* **Scent:** Roses
* **Tools:** Retractable BBQ prongs

### Song Recommendations

* 0WAVE – too bad
* 88rising, BIBI - The Weekend
* Aaron Taylor – What Do You Do (Gold Edit)
* ADORA, EUNHA - MAKE U DANCE
* BIBI - I AM SHAMPOO
* BIBI - PADO
* BTS – Telepathy
* Diamond White – Love Songs 4
* Ellie Goulding, DIPLO, Red Velvet – Close To Me (Red Velvet Remix)
* f(x) – All Night
* george, SUMIN - … Take care (Prod. L-like)
* Good Gas & JP THE WAY – Bushido
* grentperz - (Only) About Love
* Hojean - Pick Up Your Phone
* IVE - Lips
* jeebanoff - NOT ME!
* Marteen - Sriracha
* meenoi - LIVIN - Intro
* meenoi - march (feat. Kid Milli)
* meenoi - Salang Salang
* MOON – Day n Nite (feat. Sik-K)
* MOON – Walk In The Night (feat. Zion.T)
* NIKI – Every Summertime
* NIKI – Indigo
* PARKMOONCHI, Young K – What a Wonderful World
* Red Velvet – About Love
* Red Velvet – Blue Lemonade
* Red Velvet - Queendom
* Seulgi - Bad Boy, Sad Girl (feat. BE'O)
* SOLE - merry merry
* Vaundy - 踊り子
* Wendy, John Legend – Written In The Stars
* Will Smith – Men In Black
* WOODZ - Multiply
* YENA - SMILEY (feat. BIBI)
* YUGYEOM – Love The Way (feat. Jay Park & punchnello)

## References

1. ↑ Refers to her fluency in Korean (she obtained level 4 in TOPIK.) Hence, she's a honorary member of Kim Line.
2. ↑ A combination of her first name and 'Gwiyomi,' the Korean word for "cute person."
3. ↑ Given by Gaeul, the name combines the initials of the Korean words for "pretty" and "unique."
4. ↑ Refers to her resemblance of the cartoon character.
5. ↑ Refers to her reverse charms.
6. ↑ Mochi is glutinous rice cake. Hence, the nickname refers to Rei's squishy cheeks.
7. ↑ Used by her parents, means "baby Rei"
8. ↑ @IVEstarship on Twitter: REI (November 6, 2021)
9. ↑ Based on member content for "After Like" promotions
10. ↑ Taken from the opening screen of her "SHOW WHAT I HAVE" video.
11. ↑ Koreaboo: IVE’s Gaeul Chose Starship Entertainment Despite Being Scouted By Other Companies For An Unexpected Reason
12. ↑ Refers to her fluency in Korean (she obtained level 4 in TOPIK.) Hence, she's a honorary member of Kim Line.
13. ↑ A combination of her first name and 'Gwiyomi,' the Korean word for "cute person."
14. ↑ Given by Gaeul, the name combines the initials of the Korean words for "pretty" and "unique."
15. ↑ Refers to her resemblance of the cartoon character.
16. ↑ Refers to her reverse charms.
17. ↑ Mochi is glutinous rice cake. Hence, the nickname refers to Rei's squishy cheeks.
18. ↑ Used by her parents, means "baby Rei"
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 1, 2, 3 IVE Episode #0 (Dec. 6, 2021)
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 *Weekly Idol*: IVE Members' Self-Written Profiles (December 2021)
21. ↑ *1,2,3 IVE*: Ep. 7
22. ↑ *1,2,3 IVE*: Ep. 8
23. ↑ Taken from Universe private messages, December 28 and 30, 2021
24. ↑ IVE on Weekly Idol Episode.540 (December 8, 2021)
25. ↑ @joyisthetics on Twitter (December 8, 2021)
26. ↑ Spotify K-pop: IVE Rei's I'm on K-pop ON
27. ↑ IVE REIㅣBLACKPINK JENNIE SOLO, LeeHi 누구 없소(NO ONE)ㅣRole Model Cover VS
28. ↑ Universe private message (December 28, 2021)
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 FANVATAR on YouTube: IVE's TMI interview that made DIVE's heart colorful 💜