Post by jazmin on Dec 22, 2017 21:02:59 GMT
Yuta Saitō
齊藤優太
Nicknames
His friends back in Japan always called him Saitō, but his American friends call him Yuta or Yu.
Pronunciation
Yoo-tah Sai-toe
Pronunciation
Yoo-tah Sai-toe
Age and Birthday
20 years old, born February 2, 1997
He’s an Aquarius and doesn’t put too much thought into it.
Appearance
He’s 5'8, around 139 lbs, though it fluctuates a bit. He has a slim build, black-brown hair, and dark brown eyes. He likes to dress nicely; often in some sort of polo or dress shirt, with a pair of slim khakis or jeans. Occasionally, he’ll dress more casually, with just a hoodie and jeans.
Speech Pattern
He’s got a slight Japanese accent and sometimes speaks to himself in Japanese. He’s fluent in English, but sometimes forgets words and mixes up idiomatic expressions.
Major
Pre-med. When Yuta was a sophomore in high school, his dad had a heart attack that left him hospitalised for almost a week. During that time period, he felt as if he were powerless to help his father, so he decided to become a doctor so that he could take care of his father and others in need.
Major
Pre-med. When Yuta was a sophomore in high school, his dad had a heart attack that left him hospitalised for almost a week. During that time period, he felt as if he were powerless to help his father, so he decided to become a doctor so that he could take care of his father and others in need.
Personality
Yuta puts his studies before anything else, but he also loves to just hang out with a couple friends in the dorms. He’s quite laid-back and doesn’t get angered easily. He likes to compete against his sister and his friends in whatever he can. He’s not one to give up easily; when he starts something, he does everything he can to finish it. However, Yuta can be extremely stubborn and impatient. He doesn’t like when people try to persuade him of something he’s already made up his mind on. He’s very honest with his friends and himself, but sometimes too honest and ends up hurting feelings. He can also be quite oblivious to his friends’ feelings.
Likes
+science fiction novels, springtime, blue, white, tea, Japanese food, animals, manga
Dislikes
+spending money, cold weather, being sick, going to the doctor (despite wanting to be one lol), Nutella
Strengths
+respectful, confident, honest, determined, ambitious, optimistic
Weaknesses
+stubborn, impatient, sensitive, oblivious to others’ emotions, blunt
Family members
+Erika Saitō - older sister, 23;
Yuta and Erika are constantly bickering, about anything and everything. They're extremely competitive with each other. She works at a boutique in LA part-time and goes to college for interior design.
+Takahiro Saitō - father, 43;
Takahiro is a businessman who works for a pharmaceutical company based out of Kyoto, but he was offered a position in Los Angeles, California when Yuta was twelve. He is quite strict and expects nothing but the best from his family. He and Yuta are not close, but they have a mutual respect for each other.
+Harumi Saitō - mother, 43;
Yuta's mother adores her son because he is the "miracle baby" and she considers him to be a blessing. She supports him completely and wants him to be successful. She's the family's homemaker and is very set in her traditional ways.
Relationships
[open]
Backstory
Harumi and Takahiro eventually decided that they wanted another child— this time a son. They had tried again several times in the couple years after Erika was born, but each pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. They were told that they wouldn’t be able to have any more children, despite wanting a son desperately. Almost three years after their first child, they finally had the son they’d always wanted.
On February 2, 1997, Yuta Saitō was born. It was a miracle birth, and his parents cherished his life as if he were a gift from the gods. Because of this, his parents treated him as if he were special. Pretty much anything he did, his parents acted like it was the best thing ever. All of their praise and attention went to Yuta, leaving Erika jealous and neglected. She began to resent her brother for it and constantly tried to one-up him. This led to some serious competition between the two. All through primary school, they competed for the best grades, best outfits, best at sports, literally anything they could think of.
When Yuta was twelve, just about to start his first year of middle school, his father received a job opportunity that he couldn’t turn down and decided to move to California. The family arrived in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo, and he and his sister started school in the fall, despite knowing hardly any English. Yuta always did well in his studies back home, so this was no different. He studied constantly; trying his hardest to grasp the new language and to adapt to the new home, new culture, and new people.
He adapted fairly quickly and steadily learned more and more English— even made a few friends. It seemed as if everything was falling into place.
In Yuta's second year of high school, his father suddenly suffered a heart attack. He was in the hospital for nearly a week while the doctors were running tests. They found that he had had a weak heart and told him to just take it easy as to not put any more stress on his body. It was then that Yuta realized that he wanted to become a doctor.
Playby: Yudai Chiba
Relationships
[open]
Backstory
Harumi and Takahiro Saitō grew up in the same village. It was just a tiny village, called Ine-cho, in the Kyoto prefecture of Japan. It had a population of just over two thousand and was once a thriving fishing village. Their parents and grandparents had spent their entire lives there, never even leaving the prefecture. They hardly knew each other until their last year of high school where they shared the same class. On the first day they made their introductions, and from that day they were inseparable. They studied together, ate lunch together, played together. They frequently visited the shrines near their village and offered their prayers together. They spent all their time together. A year after graduating, they married and had their first child, a daughter, Erika.
Harumi and Takahiro eventually decided that they wanted another child— this time a son. They had tried again several times in the couple years after Erika was born, but each pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. They were told that they wouldn’t be able to have any more children, despite wanting a son desperately. Almost three years after their first child, they finally had the son they’d always wanted.
On February 2, 1997, Yuta Saitō was born. It was a miracle birth, and his parents cherished his life as if he were a gift from the gods. Because of this, his parents treated him as if he were special. Pretty much anything he did, his parents acted like it was the best thing ever. All of their praise and attention went to Yuta, leaving Erika jealous and neglected. She began to resent her brother for it and constantly tried to one-up him. This led to some serious competition between the two. All through primary school, they competed for the best grades, best outfits, best at sports, literally anything they could think of.
When Yuta was twelve, just about to start his first year of middle school, his father received a job opportunity that he couldn’t turn down and decided to move to California. The family arrived in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo, and he and his sister started school in the fall, despite knowing hardly any English. Yuta always did well in his studies back home, so this was no different. He studied constantly; trying his hardest to grasp the new language and to adapt to the new home, new culture, and new people.
He adapted fairly quickly and steadily learned more and more English— even made a few friends. It seemed as if everything was falling into place.
In Yuta's second year of high school, his father suddenly suffered a heart attack. He was in the hospital for nearly a week while the doctors were running tests. They found that he had had a weak heart and told him to just take it easy as to not put any more stress on his body. It was then that Yuta realized that he wanted to become a doctor.
Yuta studied hard and focused all of his attention towards school, and graduated with a GPA of 4.0; within the top 5 in the school.
He applied to a university not too far from LA to start his pre-med education, where he excelled. It was there where he heard about a more prestigious, challenging school, and he decided that he would transfer there the next year so that he could make the most of his education.
He applied to a university not too far from LA to start his pre-med education, where he excelled. It was there where he heard about a more prestigious, challenging school, and he decided that he would transfer there the next year so that he could make the most of his education.
Playby: Yudai Chiba