REI: TMI

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PREFERENCES & TASTES

Food

• Rei is not a very picky eater, as she will eat most dishes. She also likes vegetables.
• Rei likes strawberries and loves to eat strawberry cake, strawberry latte, strawberry ice cream, and strawberry flavored-pocky.

• Rei’s favorite fruit is pineapples, and she also likes Hawaiian pizza.
• Rei likes mint chocolate flavor.
• Rei likes Korean food; below is the list of Korean food that she has said she likes.
  • Rei said that she had a craving for kimchi stew/kimchi jjigae and samgyeopsal (pork belly BBQ) when she was in Germany.
  • Rei loves myeongi namul, a popular side dish of pickled leafy greens in Korea, often eaten along with BBQ meats. She even received myeongi namul as birthday present in 2022.
  • Rei likes to eat samgyeopsal and naengmyeon (cold noodles) together, a popular food combo in Korean.
  • Rei likes bean noodles/kong-guksu; she first tried the dish because one of her nicknames is “Kongsuni.”
• When she goes back to Japan, Rei often goes for convenience store food, Ichiran ramen and Hitsumabushi(grilled eel on rice).
  • Rei is also into spicy ramen, both Korean ramyeon and Japanese ramen.

Hobbies

• Rei has a lot of hobbies; she likes drawing and collecting items with butterflies and roses in them.
  • Even though she has never had classic training in drawing, Rei is talented at drawing and often draws caricatures of people’s faces.
  • She once said that she used to be into sticker deco and crafting with beads.
  • She has said in 2022 that she was obsessed with the game Animal Crossing.
• Rei also likes to discover new music and listen to it nonstop. According to Yujin, Rei cannot be seen without her headphones on.
  • Her favorite item is also her headphones, gifted by her grandfather.
• Rei likes to watch horror films; she often watches horror films with Gaeul.
• Rei likes to read; she always prefers to read the original book first before watching the movie adaptation. She has said that reading helps with her writing lyrics as well.
• Rei loves to swim; she has said that just being in a swimming pool could keep her happy.

Likes and Dislikes

• Rei loves butterflies; she often incorporates butterflies into her accessories, clothing items, signature, and letters.
• Rei has watched and enjoyed the Japanese anime series Spy Family.
• Rei likes dolls, especially her penguin doll called “ppoppo” (”kiss” in Korean).
• Rei likes to exchange handwritten letters, as she prefers the emotions and sentiments preserved in the handwritten script.
• Rei’s favorite color is purple, but these days, she’s into pink and has purchased many pink items.
• Rei’s favorite Sanrio character is My Sweet Piano. She has a keyring of My Sweet Piano on her bag.
• Rei’s favorite Pokémon is Jigglypuff.
• Rei loves the cat character Marie from the Disney animation Aristocats.
• Rei’s favorite movie of all time is Romeo and Juliet.
• Rei likes the Japanese manga artist Ai Yajawa and has said that she has watched all of the anime and manga from her.

OTHER TRIVIA

• One of the keywords that Rei uses to describe herself is “curiosity.”
  • Rei actually sings the lyrics “Irresistable attraction and curiosity” from LOVE DIVE.
• Rei prefers to do things on her own rather than with friends.
• Rei uses a different hair scrunchie every day.
• Rei said that she would like to film a commercial for lipsticks.
• When Rei was young, her grandmother raised many dogs; Rei said that she definitely wants to raise a dog in the future.
• Rei is a fan of Red Velvet; her bias is Joy.
  • Rei can guess exactly what Red Velvet song it is by listening or looking at just a little snippet of the Red Velvet song or choreo.
• Rei has also listed Jennie (BLACKPINK) and Lee Hi as her role models.
• Rei doesn’t scare easily; she’s the only member of the team not to be afraid of thrill rides at amusement parks, horror movies, and insects.
• Rei is left-handed.

REI’S NICKNAMES

Most of the nicknames on this page have originated from Korean media or conversations held in Korean among members.