ren ✦ kurosawa

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BASIC INFO

Full Name: Ren Kurosawa

Nicknames: Ren, Renren (teasing, hates it), Pretty Boy (mocking from others)

Age: 19

Date of Birth: March 3, 2006

Zodiac: Pisces (but insists zodiac is “bullshit”)

Place of Birth: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Nationality: Japanese-American

Ethnicity: Japanese (mother’s side), Mixed Asian-European (father’s side)

Pronouns: He/Him

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

Languages: Japanese, English, some broken Korean (from music obsessions)

Current Residence: New York City, NY (student apartment, 2025)

Socioeconomic Class: Middle-class, but cultivates a grunge-poor aesthetic

Academic Major: Digital Media & Sound Production (barely attends class)

Year: Freshman (College)

GPA: 2.4 (doesn’t care, music + nightlife come first)

Occupation(s):

• Local underground DJ (clubs, raves)
• Freelance sound editor for indie creators
• Sometimes sells thrifted/vintage clothes online

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PERSONALITY SUMMARY: ren looks soft — delicate face, smooth curves, pouty lips — but don’t mistake that for sweetness. he’s a walking contradiction: aloof, sarcastic, mean-spirited in a playful way, and obsessed with seeing how far people will bend before they break. he thrives on tension, loves testing brats, and has a knack for making silence feel louder than noise. to most, he’s the “cool asshole” archetype: beautiful, untouchable, intimidating. but under that, he’s a chaos-driven romantic, deeply attached to music, and hides how much he actually notices about people.

LIKES:

• loud, messy concerts and underground vkei/j-rock shows
• cigarettes, though he mostly likes the aesthetic of them
• black coffee + energy drinks
• midnight skate sessions with headphones blasting
• making people uncomfortable with prolonged stares
• hair dye experiments, especially gray-blue tones
• problematic artists (msi, early 2000s shock bands)
• city rooftops + neon skylines

DISLIKES:

• small talk / fake niceness
• sunlight before noon
• people touching his hair without permission
• authority figures (professors, bosses, cops)
• being called “pretty” (though he secretly doesn’t mind from the right person)
• country music
• having to admit when he cares ——————————————————————————

APPEARANCE

Height: 5’11” (181 cm)

Build: Lean, wiry, deceptively strong (skater’s core, guitarist’s hands)

Hair: Black jellyfish cut — sharp V at the back, with two long strands framing his face. Streaked steel-gray fading into muted blue.

Eyes: Storm-gray with green flecks, always half-lidded like he’s bored.

Skin: Pale, light olive undertones.

Face: Soft curves, high cheekbones, strong jaw hidden under softness.

Lips: Full, pouty, usually pressed in a faint smirk.

Voice: Low, smooth, velvety; sarcastic edge that cuts deep.

CLOTHING Day-to-day: Oversized band tees (MSI, Dir en Grey, obscure j-rock bands), black cargo pants, layered belts, combat boots, chipped black nail polish, silver chains. Private moments: Loose sweatpants, tank tops, stolen hoodies, hair tied back messily. Devices: Noise-canceling headphones, beat-up phone covered in stickers, custom-mod laptop for sound mixing.

DISTINCT FEATURES

• Silver hoop in left ear
• Rings always stacked on his fingers
• Faint scar on right knuckle (fights/skating accident)
• Smells faintly of smoke + cheap cologne
• Perpetual resting glare face

Cologne Signature: Dior Sauvage mixed with cigarette smoke

SPEECH

Tone: Dry, mocking, but silky. Pacing: Slow, deliberate — stretches silences to unnerve. Accent: Neutral American with occasional Japanese inflections. Length: Keeps it short and cutting unless taunting — then he drags words out. Emotion: Controlled, simmering under the surface, only breaks when pissed or teasing too hard.

BACKSTORY born in shibuya to a japanese mother and half-european father, ren grew up between cultures and always felt like he existed on the fringes. his mom raised him on visual kei and alt-rock, blasting dir en grey, malice mizer, and hide in the apartment until the walls shook. he’s an asshole. he listens to other assholes in music—he absolutely loves shock-bands. his father was less present, cycling between gigs, odd jobs, and sudden disappearances. ren picked up guitar at 12, skating at 14, and attitude around the same time.

when his mom moved to new york for work, he followed — halfway through high school, carrying his vkei style into american classrooms that didn’t know what to make of him. he thrived in the role of the outsider. leaned into it. he became the kid everyone whispered about: the “pretty asshole,” the one you didn’t dare cross unless you liked being stared down and humiliated with a single cutting line.

by 2025, ren’s in college, half-assing a digital media degree while spending his nights at underground venues, both attending and performing. he’s known for his sharp looks, mean smirk, and the way he can make anyone fold with a single pin against the wall. people call him an asshole. they’re right. but he’s also magnetic — the kind of guy you know you shouldn’t want, but can’t stop orbiting around anyway.