Irene Cho

" ' Everyone here wants to kiss me—fuck, even I wanna kiss myself. '""—Irene to November in" Irene Cho is a main character and narrator in Evergreen. She is the younger daughter of David and Esther Cho. She is also the childhood bestfriend of November Nelson, ex-girlfriend of Calem Walker, and girlfriend of Rebeca Blaine.

Irene deals with the struggles of her sexuality and her reputation as a Reputable. Once she breaks up with Malachi and hooks up with a few other guys, including a fling of a college student, she discovers her true identity and morals once she meets Rebeca.

Early Life
Irene Cho was born on October 10, 2002 in Evergreen, Virginia. She was given the most comfortable life—a lifestyle most children dream of living. Her parents spoiled her more than her sibling, and was given all that she desired. When she was six, Irene started to learn ballet from the wishes of her mother since Esther did ballet until she became pregnant with Jina.

Personality
Irene is the classic epitome of the most popular girl at Evergreen High. She has wealth to her name, a two-story house in the suburbs, and has the "hottest" boyfriend. With all this gain came her internal development of pity for those who lacked these benefits in life. She was taught to know better and to "put her feet in others shoes" when Irene reanimated the lecture into fitting her expensive high heels into the ragged high-tops lower-classed students wore.

She is the total party animal, always participating in drinking battles and dancing with anyone who is attractive to her taste. She is seen dancing with many male students, even those at the college parties she attends with Stephanie. She enjoys grinding on boys as a "tease" and never lets them "hit home base." However, behind this sexual persona, she is a genuinely soft girl. She does her work in class and she studies and aces her exams. Though one point in the semester, she starts failing AP English.

Her arrogance soon dissipated once she met Rebeca, a middle-class girl who is openly gay at their school. Though Irene felt pity for Rebeca's lack of class, she was quick to become interested in her, including her hobbies, interests, and eventually her sexuality. When Stephanie's junior year party was dwindling down, Irene and Rebeca shared a deeper connection by the pool once they started discussion their troubles as a teenager. Rebeca unconsciously kissed Irene, and apologized instantly while Irene was shocked, though aroused. Irene interrupted Rebeca's apologizes by kissing her back.

Physical Appearance
Description from the novel, Irene stands five feet four inches tall, which she wears heels to add to her height "just for kissing and confidence boosting." She is a "curvy for an Asian" and has slender legs with some size to her thighs of muscle mass from dancing. She prefers skirts that a dress since she loves styling different tops with the same skirt. She also prefers heels, or shoes that have platform since they complement her legs. Her hair is styled in different ways, though it is fundamentally down—curled or straight—with hairspray or gel for styling.

For parties, she goes all out, "looking like a hooker" according to Jared, though Irene takes it as a complement as she is confident with her body and ignores negativity. She will wear higher heels, shorter skirts or dresses, and her makeup is "glitz and glamor" since glitter and money shine the most to her.

Irene and Rebeca
"Main Article: Irene and Rebeca""" Rebeca is Irene's girlfriend.

November and Irene
"Main Article: November and Irene"

Seven and Irene
"Main Article: Seven and Irene"

Jared and Irene
"Main Article: Jared and Irene"

Irene and Malachi
"Main Article: Irene and Malachi"

Irene and Alice
"Main Article: Irene and Alice"

Irene and Lucas
"Main Article: Irene and Lucas"

Other Relationships

 * Irene, David, and Esther (Family)


 * Irene, Jina, and Binnie (Siblings)

Name

 * Irene (Greek: Ειρήνη- Eirēnē), sometimes written Irini, is derived from εἰρήνη, the Greek word for "peace". Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace.
 * The name Cho is primarily a female name of Japanese origin that means Butterfly. Also a Korean name meaning "beautiful."

Trivia

 * Her class schedule is Trigonometry, U.S History, AP English, Lunch, Anatomy, and has Dance last for practice.
 * Irene lost her virginity when she was 14 years old by Jessie.