your place at i’park on the 13th floor is all ready for you, we hope you enjoy your stay. citizens, let’s welcome our new neighborhood student and waitress !
although it wasn’t easy to leave her previous life to build a new one at jukjeon, iseul would say she kind of enjoys jukjeon and a calm suburban life. the problem is she knows life will stay the same if she doesn’t leave, so iseul plans on moving out after college to look for better oportunities.
born on november 29th, 1994, iseul became the older daughter of the kim family, a wealthy and prosperous one that was recognized for their jewelry business. her sister would be born two years later, only to be her best friend after. both of them grew up knowing money and status weren’t what actually defined them, but instead of living a carefree childhood like her sister, iseul took advantage of all the time and money available to do every kind of activity. the first born attended all types of classes she could, such as ballet, volley, swimming, chess; everything. the only thing that stopped her was high school, since iseul decided to focus on her grades to guarantee her place at seoul nation university.
she had always been very studious and smart, providing her a responsible look and bright personality even as a teen. iseul’s hardwork was shown when it came to her goals, intending to improve and have a good career by succeeding her parents. she was accepted at snu, but one year later everything went wrong. the problem took form of corruption, though. it was suddenly all over the news, how two of kim jewelry’s leaders were diverting money and evading taxes, one of them being iseul’s father. it was disappointing and embarassing to discover that all the values she had learned from him meant nothing to the man, that he dirtied the family’s name.
iseul became poor by the age of nineteen and had to give up on college. there was no way she could afford the tuition, and besides, she felt the responsability to work and help her family out. leaving their expense and extravagant house, iseul, her parents and sister moved in with her grandfather. her mom’s father was a simple man, living in jukjeon to keep him in a pleasant and safe place. it was hard to adjust from high-priced life to a cheaper one, in which they’d share an apartment smaller than five people should. within a year iseul got used to her new lifestyle, that demanded a lot of part-time jobs and hardwork.
ever since she was a child, iseul was overcritical when it came to herself, intending to make her parents proud by being excellent in most activities she got herself into. she had to learn how to deal with defeat after her family’s scandal, though. it was also difficult to postpone her studies, and iseul knew that the best way to provide to her family was getting a nice job, but necessities came first. after three years, money was a smaller problem than before when they had nothing, but now, at twenty two, iseul was able to apply to dankook university while keeping a part-time job.
kim iseul’s a patient and nice person, although she gets easily obsessed with her stuff and how she thinks things should work. easygoing and an easy smiler, she might sound bossy sometimes, as spoiled children often do, even when she tries her best not to.Â