Riamu Yumemi


Name: Riamu Yumemi
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Occupation: Idol, employed at 346 Productions (346Pro for short)
Birthday: September 12th
Image Color: Pink
Height: 5'0"

Bio:
Riamu claims she can't live without idols and needs them in order to trudge through her "messed up" daily life. When she was approached to become an idol, Riamu called the scout an idiot over and over again believing them to be pranking her. When he asks her what her charm points are, she replies with, "Hello, I'm trash!!" She continues, saying that she doesn't have any appeal and she would be cruising through life if she did. After a bit of coaxing, Riamu tells the scout that she wants to stand out but is afraid of being criticized. According to Riamu, she's a bit cuter than average but other than that she's just "a mentally ill blob with big boobs." She denies the offer, saying that there's no point that "trash like her" should be an idol as she'll being a lot of controversy. However, when told she could be the star of controversy, Riamu soon agrees to be an idol.

Neurotic and contradictory, Riamu often is associated with the menhera subculture, though she herself does not identify as being part of that community or state of mind. Instead, she often refers to herself as a "female idol-loving otaku" with a "small fry mentality." Riamu is known for having frequent negative thoughts about herself and others, intense emotional ups-and-downs, no self-confidence, and cares about other people's opinions to an unhealthy degree. Riamu makes the decision to become an idol due to her desire to quit vocational school and as an attempt to turn her "dead-end" life around. She frequently makes references to the fact that she is pessimistic, lonely, and depressed, but at the same time desperate for any kind of attention. Riamu has a strong desire to be depended on by others, but also is aware that she has no apparent strengths or special abilities.

Riamu is also known for having a very fragile mentality. She is known to switch between short but impactful manic and depressive episodes and her mood changes very frequently, going from joyful and energetic to sullen and lethargic in a split-second. Riamu has a habit of crying, often over trivial events. Though she always complains and is scathed by her trainers during idol lessons, she is headstrong, never gives up or skips lessons, and is quick to recover from bad experiences or days. Many people believe that her perseverance through the toughest parts of being an idol is due to her love for idols, especially those who are hardworking. Though she doesn't want to work hard, she believes that she has to in order to be a true idol. Idols are sacred to Riamu, so to hold the title of being one when she doesn't give her all would be sacrilege.

Her low self-esteem and mental fragility can be traced back to her family's dynamic with her. Although her relationship with her parents and her sister are good, she sees them as accomplished individuals who are successful working abroad. Riamu often compares herself to her older sister, who is a painter working in America. Compared to them, Riamu is afraid of aging out of her teenage years and becoming part of the workforce. Unlike them, she is scared of growing up and just wants to attend idol shows for the rest of her life. Riamu claims her personality developed due to not being able to "surpass" her other family members. Her living situation augments the pressure she feels from her family's success, as she lives alone in an apartment paid for by her parents (as they think she's still in vocational school).

Despite her low self-esteem, she is obnoxiously opinionated when talking about things she is interested in, especially idols. A passionate idol otaku, she has a habit of judging others based on which idols they like, dislike, and how often they change the idols they support. She is known by others to be unrelenting and annoyingly passionate about her own opinions, and she always believes her judgement to be correct. Riamu prefers idols that work hard and are genuine in their efforts to connect with fans and despises idols who are superficial and spend more effort selling their goods than on the stage. According to her, idols are indispensable and are an instant cure for a damaged mental state. Riamu seems distrustful and critical of idol otaku, despite being one herself, only having faith in otaku who attend events and concerts in person. She seems suspicious of idol otaku who claim to support every idol in a group or fans that change who change their favorite idol (or oshi) because she does not believe they will actually be loyal to Riamu as an idol. It can be inferred that these attitudes likely stem from Riamu's low self-esteem and her desire for her fans' undivided attention and support. Even after becoming an idol, she still attends her oshis' lives, fan-meetings, and events and supports them just the same even before her fame.

Riamu is terrified of being hated and begs her fans to be nothing but kind to her, but at the same time states that she doesn't care if she causes controversy as long as she stands out, a trait of her unstable nature. She thinks people coming to hate her is something inevitable, so she wants to receive as much love and attention as she can from them before it happens.

Riamu always puts herself beneath other idols as they are pure and of "light itself" while she is dirtied and "like trash" because of her NEET-like otaku lifestyle. Riamu often has a mental breakdown when idols interact with her for work, whether it's linking arms during a photoshoot, playing with them at the beach, or performing side-by-side with them on stage. She always thanks the higher powers for letting her live this ideal paradise, as she feels like she isn't worthy for interacting with such "angels."

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1 | May 16th 2023 10:51