30 Days of Character Development: The Idol Edition
In the spirit of Character Development memes, we've come up with a meme of our own for the general and semi-au rp'ers out there. For those of you that want to expand more on your muse's past, this one is for you. Hopefully by the end of the 30 days, you'll have even greater of a love for roleplaying your muse. These questions are structured so you have the option to answer the prompts as the muse or the typist.
+ Day One: Introduce your muse. Are they solo or in a group? What is their position in the group? Consider this day the day for writing the basics. + Day Two: Talk about your muse's childhood. Where did they grow up? Did they have any dream jobs besides being an idol? When did they realize they wanted to be an idol? + Day Three: Take us back to when your muse was either recruited or auditioned to become an idol. How did that go? How did they feel getting up on stage for recruiters? If your muse could give their younger selves advice before the audition, what would they say? + Day Four: Remember the trainee days? What are some of your muse's memories of being a trainee? How long were they a trainee? Were they worried about potentially not making a debut? Talk about any challenges they might have encountered. + Day Five: Recall your muse's debut. What was the song they debuted with? How did it feel performing for the first time on stage as an idol? Feel free to bring up their thoughts about the concept, choreography, lyrics, music video, or other components. + Day Six: What concept does your muse think they can pull off best? Cutesy? Manly? Sexy? What concept do they have a hard time pulling off? What kind of concept would they want to do at some point? + Day Seven: Which era is your muse's favorite in their career? Why is it their favorite (think concept, promotions, choreography, etc.)? If your muse has recently debuted, talk about what they would want to do for their next comeback. + Day Eight: Talk about your muse's strengths and weaknesses as an idol. Feel free to discuss their own personal thoughts regarding these components. Think of qualities such as vocals, dancing, visuals, acting skills, and variety show skills, for example. + Day Nine: What is your muse's fashion style? Talk about what kind of clothes they love to wear. To them, what is the essential thing to have in their closet? What is their favorite outfit? + Day Ten: Talk about your muse's three closest friends. How did they meet? How long have they known each other? What do they love most about their friends? + Day Eleven: Has your muse had any scandals? How have these scandals affected your muse as an idol or as a person? If your muse has not had any scandals, talk about their views on scandals. Is all publicity good publicity? + Day Twelve: If your muse is in a group, what are the fun things about promoting with other members? What do they love about being in a group? What do they love about their members? If your muse is a solo artist, what are their thoughts on promoting alone? What do they love about being solo? + Day Thirteen: For the muses in a group, what are the challenges of being one of several people in a group? Have there been any troubles that have come along with being in a group environment and times they wish they were alone? For the solo artist muses, have you ever felt lonely promoting alone? Do you ever wish that you were in a group instead? + Day Fourteen: If your muse is in a group, how do you think they would have fared had they had a solo career instead? What kind of concept would they have? If your muse is a solo artist, how do you think they would have fared if they were in an idol group? What position of the group do you think they would have? + Day Fifteen: Who does your muse look up to in the industry? Why do they look up to this person? + Day Sixteen: If your muse could do a special stage with another artist or idol group, who would it be and why? What song would they perform? + Day Seventeen: How would your muse fare in a variety show? If your muse could appear on any variety show, which variety would it be and why? If you don't have a lot of knowledge of variety shows, talk about what kind of variety show they would go on. + Day Eighteen: What entertainment agency is your muse a part of? What do they think of other groups and artists that are in the same agency as them? Which labelmates do they get along with the most, excluding group members? + Day Nineteen: Is there anything besides idol activities that your muse would want to do? Would they want to take their hand at hosting a variety show or act in a television show or drama? Would they want to try out modeling or a musical? If they have done things such as these, talk about their thoughts toward these things. + Day Twenty: If your muse was able to be a part of a supergroup that comprised of current idols, who would they want to be in the same group and why? What kind of concept would this group have? How do you think the group would do in terms of popularity? + Day Twenty-One: How does your muse feel about their fans? How do they feel about sasaeng fans? How would they handle a situation in which they were faced with obsessive fans that followed them or invaded their privacy? If they've had problems with sasaeng fans before, how did they feel about it? + Day Twenty-Two: Talk about your muse's goals that they have for their group or themselves if they are a solo artist. Where would they want to promote if given the chance? Do they want to do a solo album at one point? This can be any sort of professional goal. + Day Twenty-Three: What is your muse's thoughts on being an idol and dating? Are they against dating? Have they ever been in a relationship after debuting? If so, talk about the challenges that have come along with dating. If they aren't dating, would they want to date? + Day Twenty-Four: Who is your muse's ideal type? Why is this person their ideal type? + Day Twenty-Five: What does your muse want to be remembered for in the idol world? Do they want to be remembered for their vocal prowess? Their image? Their dancing skills? Their scandals? + Day Twenty-Six: Does your muse ever regret becoming an idol? Do they ever think about what they would be doing instead if they lived a normal life? If they could go back in time, would they do everything all over again? Or would they end up doing something else? + Day Twenty-Seven: After working hard on promotions, your muse is given the chance to take a two week vacation anywhere in the world at any time they want, with nobody bothering them. Where would they go and when? Why would they want to take their vacation there? If they had the opportunity to bring three other people, who would they bring? + Day Twenty-Eight: Talk about your muse's low point in life. Why was this a low point in their life? What kind of challenges did they face and how did they feel about this? Were they able to overcome it? If it is still ongoing, are they working on overcoming these challenges? + Day Twenty-Nine: Talk about your muse's most meaningful moment as an idol. This is what they feel so far is the highest point in their life and where they've never been happier. Recall the memory and describe it; what happened and how did they feel? + Day Thirty: Think about your muse's life down the road. Where would they be and what would they be doing? Would they still be in the entertainment industry? Would they settle down and have a family?
