Stella, or her real name Esther Shim, is one of the major antagonist of the series XO, Kitty in Season 2. She is Kitty, Juliana and Yuri's roommate. She is portrayed as Audrey Huynh.
Background[]
Stella is originally from Ohio and lived in a small town. Her actual name is Esther Shin and she uses the alias of Stella Cho to get her revenge on Minho's father. She is formerly a roommate of Kitty, Juliana and Yuri in the Second Season of KISS Semester as an exchange program through her church. She insisted to be Kitty's friend and harbors feelings for Minho.
Personality[]
Stella is an exceedingly cheerful pupil who conceals her identity from everyone at KISS. She states that she loves being underestimated, comparing it to having a "dirty little secret" because no one knows what she is capable of. She comes out as pleasant, cheerful, and somewhat off-putting. She is actually rather cunning, ambitious, and passionate. When she meets new individuals, she attempts to blend in while keeping her personal life secret. She's really smart and calculated. She subsequently expresses regret for using people's emotions, particularly Min Ho's, in her vengeance plot against his father.
Physical Appearance[]
She has a striking appearance of being young and a short black hair with brown eyes later changing it to a bob hairstyle.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Stella, previously Esther, was born and reared in Pepper Pike, Ohio, and has a strong religious upbringing. She auditioned for Young Moon's talent program, 'Rising Stars with Young Moon,' when she was in middle school. She sung Amazing Grace and was praised for her skill. She was immediately rejected due to her lack of the desired appearance. She remarked that "but beauty is supposed to be from within." Her statement later became an internet meme. This prompted her to alter her name and modify her appearance. She removed her spectacles and braces, altered her haircut, and underwent plastic surgery, which included a nose operation. She is only seen interacting with anyone from her previous life once, when she joins the Pepper Pike Youth Club zoom call to get Kitty off her trail.
Season 2 series[]
She joined Kiss as a transfer student. Her mother wanted her to return home and sought to reach her through a family group chat. She contacted her, reiterated her new identity and ambitions, and demanded that her mother leave her alone. Stella's actual motivations for retribution were revealed when her statements to Min Ho resembled those in the viral video from years ago. It was subsequently found that she dated Min Ho to appear innocent. Her original plan was to destroy his entire firm, but when she heard about the tour, she decided to become famous and achieve the objective she had set for herself years ago. She framed Kitty by putting the Moon Leak proof on her computer.
Stella has bugged Young Moon's room and gathered information on Joon Ho and Eunji, his backup dancer with whom he secretly became pregnant. Her objective is to use this as blackmail to further her career. During the concert, Stella attempted a variety of techniques to undermine the competence and win. She fractures Eunice's heel. She ruins Dae's images and audio track. In order to prevent his backup dancers from dancing, she also gave them poisoned juice. This prompted Kitty to encourage her friends and Professor Daniel Lee to play guitar while also pursuing his musical love.
After being apprehended and challenged, Young apologized to her and disclosed that she would be sent to Ohio. Security guards eventually lead Stella away.