as i put the finishing touches on him let me introduce you to niko, a 24 year old hairstylist who grew up in korea (hometown not set in stone so i'm open to whatever lines people might need!) after finishing high school he went to the aveda institute in los angeles where he completed their cosmetology program. during that time he met a girl he ended up in a 90 day fiance sort of situation with, but after that fell through spectacularly he had to come back home and rebuild his life in seoul. this involved gaining experience at a couple different salons before settling at his current one where he's worked for two years. he likes his job because it allows him to live vicariously through his clients' fascinating stories. generally niko has a fear of missing out but a lack of motivation to seize memorable experiences for himself. he's a bit scattered as a person, always jumping from hobby to hobby - he's that guy at a party who is like "hey watch me solve a rubik's cube" and by the end of the night it looks worse than it did when he started. he also questionably plays drums for pokemon's shitty garage band and dabbles in so many other things he never moves past novice level in any of them. overall he doesn't take anything very seriously and likes to laugh at himself and life.
for lines how about a roommate, anyone he could have met during his time in california, flings m/f with some funny details, a more serious relationship he ruined by forgetting or dropping the ball on every possible important occasion, clients new and old but especially guinea pigs who stuck with him through the development of his skills, maybe a client who he made a mistake on as a baby stylist and always gives discounts to now, any company trainee hopefuls who witnessed the unintentional comedy acts that were his auditions back in the day, someone with actual money whose stuff he drools over, whatever else i have tons of ideas!