Sophy Ling

**Sophy Ling** (凌朔, Líng Shuò) is a supporting character in *Star Dream Idol Project*.

## Overview

Sophy Ling is a member of Picture World Corporation (Ying Huan), and a junior of Leo Long. She was a secret contestant sent to the North Division, but decided to compete at East Division instead.

At age 10, Sophy made her debut in the musical theatre industry. Her style back then was very different from her current self, described as "an adorable princess from the fairy tales" by Leo.

## Appearance

Sophy is a tall girl, towering most (if not all) the female characters, including judges like Ianna Xing and Cynthia Qin. She has sharp golden eyes and short white hair, and is frequently described as "fierce" and "cool". Before joining Supernova, she used to have long brown hair. Her appearance is androgynous and punk-ish, and can pass very easily as a pretty boy. Her fellow contestants have been surprised of her feminine image twice, one in the regionals as she faced off against Vivian, and one in the quarterfinal when she teamed up with Jackeline to sing "Lightbulb".

## Personality

Sophy is a very carefree and honest person. She strongly dislikes being controlled, as seen in her choice to join the East Division to disobey the boss, despite originally from Northern China. She is also very competitive, and has a tendency to go on a full attack towards her opponents. She doesn't seem to care much about how other people sees her and could be very blunt, such as when she voted for Yulissa in the regionals and told her so without hesitation. Her nonchalant, carefree and wild-card personality has lead to some conflict with other contestants, but it also makes her a reliable person when there's a stressing or surprising situation happening.

Sophy is honest to the point of blunt and often has a pessimistic view on things, including on herself. She calls herself "an egoist", admitting that she doesn't understand why people would help each other even though they lost.

> *"I...am an egoist. I'll spare no effort to fight for what I want. Always couldn't understand people who've lost, but are still willing to take risks to help their opponents."*
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**- Sophy Ling about herself, chapter 278 -**

## Relationships

### Yulissa Jin

Yulissa and Sophy have quite an up-and-down relationship, bouncing between friends and rivals. They first met in the selection round of Supernova. After realizing that she's only second place, Sophy demanded to know who was Yulissa, apparently interested to finally meet someone in her level. They became friendly in the next round until the voting section, when Sophy voted for Yulissa and told her about her intention to have a real battle. This upset Yulissa, who thought they were friends. Despite this, they still seem to get along fairly well, as Sophy is often included in the Siha-Yulissa-Ivy trio. When Sophy had the revival battle with Yulissa, she tried to hug the former crying from the imminent separation, while Sophy comforted and encouraged her.

Having contrasting personalities and ideology, Yulissa and Sophy frequently headbutted each other. Sophy would confront Yulissa's naivety and simplicity, and in reverse, Yulissa would argue against her practrical way of thinking. This helped both of their growth, as seen in Sophy's inner monologue in chapter 278, Yulissa's performance in chapter 314-315 and their duet in chapter 300-302.

### Jade Duanmu

Jade and Sophy are both in the same company with Leo. They've met prior to Supernova and are implied to be fairly close. Despite that, they didn't interact much and only made comments about each other. Their first significant interaction was in chapter 303, when Sophy confronted Jade with her suspicion of the rank-swapping. They both have respect and recognition for the other, and can understand the other easily.

Personality-wise, Jade and Sophy are similar, though the way they express it is different. They're both stubborn, competitive and can be arrogant, but Sophy is more laid-back while Jade is more aggressive. They both hate to be controlled and both struggled to free themselves from the suffocating life they had. This similarity might be part of the reason why they're friends in the first place.