*Removed male candidates by the Jasminka’s comments of “real ageing anxiety” or other types of anxiety at the last session before end-term.
**In Korea, now on the Stage 4 Alert in Seoul. Gathered under 4 people in daytime, only 2 people at night.
1. Nickname: ‘Saenari’ means a new day (53, b.1968)
-Job/Company: Samsung Electronics Employee (Manager) / Personal Career Coach. Will join as a Vice chairperson at a Diet and Wellness company from Feb, 2022.
-Education: Ewha Woman’s Univ Graduated (Psychology Major).
-Appearance: Looks like a Hong Kong actor Maggie Cheung. Very young seems almost in her late 30s or early 40s. Recently, gained 12kg within 3 months due to the stress following missing the promotion opportunity. After confirmation of moving to the lifestyle company, she tried to lose the weighs only in a month by walking 20,000 daily and doing yoga twice per week.
-Character: Smart, diligent, and supportive. (my view)
Sensitive. (self-view)
-Marital Status: Manages well her marriage such as a life project.
-Children: One daughter and one son in their 20s.
-Health: Menopause in 2020. Feeling some pains through whole body. Eye sight a bit weakened.
-Ageing Anxiety: 3 out of 5 scale. Uncomfortable and physically painful, but trying to embrace it naturally.
-Life Satisfaction: 4 out of 5 scale. Almost satisfied.
-Common Anti-ageing: Going to the Dermatologist, Taking health supplements.
-Special Preparation for Ageing: Taking a photo for her future funeral every year for several years ago, Regular donation to NGOs.
-Changes after ageing: Enjoying golf, Avoiding from loud restaurants, being dull about the younger generations’ style or taste.
-Agony of life: Loss of promotion opportunity to the executive position at Samsung Electronics.
-Resolution: Transfer to other company as a Vice President.
-Art Activities: Going to galleries or museums at least per quarter. Not yet starting to collect art works. Not draw or make something.
-After viewing the solo exhibition of Dansaekhwa artist Chung Sang Hwa (b.1932-) at MMCA (National Museum of the Modern and Contemporary Arts, Korea), deeply moved by the time-filing and labor intensive works related her ageing process.
“If I were in my 20s, I could not understand the beauty of these works. Now I can open my soul-eyes.”
2. Nickname: ‘Pliny’ (52, b.1969)
-Job/Company: Architect, Real Estate Developer, and Top Hotel Brand Advisor based in Boston, Shanghai and Seoul. Economically huge successes.
-Education: Harvard Univ Graduated. (Architect Major).
-Appearance: Well educated Middle aged woman, looks smart with her chic and fresh tastes.
-Character: Charismatic, smart, positive, and persuasive. (my view)
Outgoing and strait forward. (self-view)
-Marital Status: Happily married with her Colleague in the same field for 27 years. Still loves so much her handsome and smart husband.
-Children: One daughter who graduated Phillips Exeter Academy and doing MA now. Her greatest regret of life was having only one child. She loves children and is very proud of her daughter’s smartness.
-Health: Menopause 5 years ago.
-Ageing Anxiety: 3 out of 5 scale. It bothers her, but tries to embrace with regular exercise with a personal trainer.
-Life Satisfaction: 4 out of 5 scale. Almost satisfied.
-Common Anti-ageing: Regular exercise
-Special Preparation for Ageing: Investing Real Estate.
-Changes after ageing: Loving flowery patterns.
-Agony of Life: The feeling of not much time to remain.
-Resolution: Exercise.
-Art Activities: Regular visiting the museums and galleries. Investing some art pieces with guide of experts. Studying art investment and history in a closed group.
3. Nickname: ‘MetaB’ (49, b.1972)
-Job/Company: IT Designer, Serial Entreprenuer who owns 3 companies in IT, Design, and Wellness fields.
-Education: Art School (Carpentry Major)
-Appearance: Has a perfect body, looks like in her late 20s or early 30s with fabulous style.
-Character: Positive, Creative, and Independent. (my view)
Creative, Logical, Intuitive, Honest, Lascivious. (self-view)
-Marital Status: Happily married with very supportive husband. She still loves her handsome and cooks well husband so much. She married at her mid 30s after fully enjoying parties with fancy friends in art and entertainment industry, so there is no more curiosity on it and fully satisfied with her family. Pliny and MetaB always praise their husband and they call themselves husband addicted.
-Children: Two boys in their 10s, one of them has school maladjustment issues. She is very supportive mum to her kids.
-Health: During my intervention session, got a total health check-up and found some little problems in her womb. She was hilarious by the news there is still 10% of chance to have a baby, then try to persuade her husband having their third baby!
-Ageing Anxiety: 1 out of 5 scale. A little bit annoying, but accepts her ageing with a cool gesture.
-Life Satisfaction: 4 out of 5 scale. Almost satisfied.
-Common Anti-ageing: Visiting dermatologist, exercising, taking supplements, eating more green.
-Special Preparation for Ageing: Donation, doing Minimal life, not wearing fur, remaining in her 20s style, buying vacation home at Jeju.
-Changes after ageing: Economically successes and can afford taking care of parents proudly.
-Agony of Life: The age itself is a kind of barrier or bias in her creative fields. They believe a newly debuted designer in 20s is better than an experienced one in 40s. / Education problem of her elder son.
-Resolution: Remaining young, transferring her son to other school.
-Art Activities: Visiting museums and galleries since her 20s, Buying some art products including print editions and art posters so far. During my intervention, bought two more print editions via auction, and one poster from museum shop. Loves colorful pieces like pop art. Now starting art study with Pliny.
She named after our group of four (No.1 ‘Saenari’, No.2 ‘Pliny’, No.3 ‘MetaB’ and myself), as “Club Unjoo”. It means Unnies(sisters in Korean) and Jinjoo(my Korean name). Actually, we met each other 3 years ago at a special culinary tour to ancient Andong combined with “The Life School” launched by Alain de Botton, the writer. I was an invited speaker and they participated in that kind of expensive tour($900) willingly.
4. Nickname: ‘Camille’ (45, b.1976)
-Job/Company: Publisher who owns one person publishing company deals with literature only. Former HR manager for 17 years.
-Education: Sookmyung Woman’s Univ Graduated
-Appearance: Has very beautiful classical face and thousands of followers in Facebook.
-Character: Feminine. (*my view)
Calm, Outgoing, Active. (*self view)
-Marital Status: Happily married for 16 years.
-Children: No kid.
-Health: Declining of stamina and Weakening digestive function this year. Unable to drink coffee or alcohol.
-Ageing Anxiety: 2 out of 5. A bit concerned.
-Life Satisfaction: 3.5 out of 5. A bit satisfied and a bit regretted.
-Common Anti-ageing: Taking supplements.
-Special Preparation for Ageing: Nothing yet.
-Changes after ageing: No more loves Louis Vuitton and Prada.
-Agony of Life: Declining of her absolute beauty and stamina.
-Resolution: Thinking today is her most beautiful day. Trying to wear more beautiful outfits without any hesitation.
-Art Activities: Bought an art piece for the first time several months ago. Drew the cover images for four books which published in her company.
5. A (43, b.1978) *Withdraw / Delete the info