BASICS
FULL NAME: KIM SI-U [ 김시우 ] » MEANING: Kim [is written as "김" gim in Korean. ("김" solely by itself has no specific meaning unless specified by its underlying hanja or derived from context.) The hanja for Kim can also be transliterated as Hangul: 금 geum "metal, iron, gold". The Kim family is also the ruling family in North Korea. ]; Si-u [ From Sino-Korean 始 (si) meaning “begin, start” combined with 祐 (u) meaning “divine intervention, protection” or 雨 (u) meaning “rain”.]
VERSE: Excess Baggage, The Game, City of Gods, Fame
NICKNAME(S): Rain
AGE: 29-years old.
DATE OF BIRTH: 19th September 1990, Wednesday, noon.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Melbourne, Australia.
OCCUPATION: Record producer, songwriter.
PERSONALITY
STRENGTHS: Loyal, Analytical, Kind, Hardworking, Practical.
WEAKNESSES: Shyness, Worry, Overly critical of self and others, All work and no play.
APPEARANCE
FACE CLAIM: Christian Yu/Yu Ba Rom
HEIGHT: 5′10 ft. [179 cm.]
WEIGHT: 143 lbs. [65 kg.]
BUILD: Athletic.
GAIT: TBA.
HAIR COLOR: Dark brown.
EYE COLOR: Brown.
BIRTHMARK: TBA
OVERVIEW: » SCARS: He has some from minor accidents; nothing major. » TATTOOS: He has a few; details to be added.
BACKGROUND
HOMETOWN: Ilsan, South Korea; Melbourne, Australia.
RESIDENCE: Seoul, South Korea.
NATIONALITY: Australian-Korean.
ETHNICITY: Asian.
FINANCIAL STATUS: Upper-middle class.
EDUCATION LEVEL: University graduate.
DEGREES: To be added.
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Rain speaks fluent English and Hangul. He is knowledgeable in Japanese, Chinese, some Spanish, and French.
RELATIONSHIPS
PARENTS: To be added.
SIBLINGS: Two younger siblings.
CHILDREN: None.
PETS: A corgi named Cookie; also an office duck he calls Emma but his staff thought he meant ‘eomma’ so now everyone calls her Eomma.
SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS: » Rain is very close to his family and a few close friends.
FAMILY HISTORY: Rain’s parents met in Australia where he was born. When he was a teenager, they moved back to Ilsan where Rain finished most of his schooling. He returned to Australia to study in university but due to family emergency, he transferred to Seoul and finished college there.
ROMANTIC HISTORY: Rain is currently single. He had relationships in the past the last one lasted for 9 months. It ended a year ago.
PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS: Rain is good friends with chef Hajun whom he met when he first moved to Seoul. He is also friends with auto shop owner Keun. He is also friendly with his make-up artist, Riri. He has a cousin he grew up with, Garam, who he was very close with growing up.
THOUGHTS ON LOVE: "It’s a hit or miss.”
HEALTH
PHOBIA(S): None.
HANDICAP(S): None.
MENTAL DISEASE(S): None.
PHYSICAL DISEASE(S): None.
PREDISPOSITION(S): Alcoholism, depression.
