Coda Choi

Face-up artist(s):

Milkweed and Honey BJDs

Date of acquisition:

2023

Provenance:

Body: marketplace
Head: Direct from the artist (me)

Reason for choice:

The body was the perfect color for his head!

Best Points:

His skin tone is gorgeous! His body is really sturdy and well-sculpted.

Worst Points:

His head doesn't fit his neck all that well (I modeled his neck on a different body before I got him the iplehouse one, and didn't take the size into account), and his possibility isn't the greatest. For some reason his resin is too smooth on this cast and his faceup chips too easily.

Eyes:

Resin (gift from my sister)

Wig:

Yarn (also from my sister)

Favourite colours:

Anything that catches his eye

Fashion style(s):

casual and cool, Hollywood vibes, moon boots (because why not?)

Key fashion accessory:

necklace (has sentimental value)

Name story:

His English name is Dakota Johnson, his Korean name is Choi Haneul, and his stage name is Coda, hence his sculpt name :) Since he is a musician, I thought that the musical term 'Coda' was appropriate.

Character age:

mid twenties

Character gender:

Male

Offsite roleplay:

This doll's character is not available for offsite roleplay.

Dakota Johnson/Choi Haneul (He mainly goes by Coda Choi), is half-Korean and was born in Korea. When he was still very young, he moved to America to live with his father after his parent's divorce.
He had a traumatic childhood. His mother died tragically when he was in his mid-teens.
After the death of his mother, he moved back to Korea with his best friend, Uri, who had moved to America as an exchange student a few years before.
When they got back to Korea, Coda grew close with Uri's circle of friends, a group of adventurous teens (Uri, Taeri, Minji, and Woosung) who look to their eldest friend, Minji, for motherly direction in life.
He broke away from his friends after his life takes a turn, perhaps for the worst.
After being in the music industry for a while, he rejoined his circle of friends, devastated by the loss of a close friend. He wants to start life anew, but the death of his friend still haunts him.

Personality: Outwardly, Coda is a very strong-willed person who loves social interactions and can be seen as a bully sometimes by people outside his friend group. Inwardly he is very sensitive and cares deeply about people. But it is easier sometimes for him to put on a face, to protect himself. He is not afraid of conflict and will fight to be heard. He has a deep passion for speaking up for people. Coda is very opinionated yet open to new ideas.
He has some anger issues that link back to childhood. He feels very insecure when people are not on his side. He vehemently opposes competition, usually because he perceives his opponent as better than him, and that plays on his insecurities.
He tries to ignore all of his traumas but has intense nightmares and insomnia.
He has manic episodes (hereditary, surfaced shortly after his friend passed away), PTSD, c-PTSD, and some other un-diagnosed issues.

Likes: Music, chocolate, fresh sheets, street food, cooking, traveling, spending time with his close friends, intellectual debates, and people he can look up to

Dislikes: staying in one place for too long, feeling like a failure, his childhood home, police, lawyers, substance abuse, and the press

IMG_0115 by Liv S, on FlickrIMG_0141 by Liv S, on Flickr
IMG_0107 by Liv S, on Flickr
Coda by Liv S, on Flickr