[SBS Star] OH MY GIRL HYOJUNG Shares YOOA Was the Hardest to Manage as the Leader

HYOJUNG of K-pop girl group OH MY GIRL named YOOA as the most challenging member to manage as the group's leader. On August 29, HYOJUNG guested on Hong Eunchae of girl group LE SSERAFIM's YouTube show Eunchae's Star Diary. During their talk, HYOJUNG spoke about the challenges of being a leader. HYOJUNG said, I've always thought that being a leader wasn't really for me. But I've just been doing it while thinking that way, because I am the group's leader. I don't think I'm particularly suited to being a leader. She continued, Lately, though, the members of OH MY GIRL have been giving me a lot of compliments, saying that we were able to get closer thanks to my bright energy. Hearing things like that makes me think maybe it was a good thing I took on the role. When Hong Eunchae asked her, Have you ever gotten angry at the members? HYOJUNG replied, I would usually say something like, 'I don't want to hurt your feelings, but…' and then I end up getting so emotional that I end up crying. HYOJUNG then mentioned YOOA as the member who was the most difficult to manage during their early debut days. She explained, I had the most conflicts with YOOA. Since she is so unique who has her own style, she often didn't align her dance with the group. So I had to explain, 'YOOA, we are a team, and this is a group dance.' YOOA is a true artist. Sometimes she adds an extra spin without realizing it. Hearing this, Hong Eunchae also related and brouht up Huh Yunjin. Hong Eunchae shared, When we were filming our music video for 'Smart,' Yunjin's ending pose was different; her pose stood out too much. All the members asked her, 'Why did you do it like that?' and laughed. (Credit= 'KBS Kpop' YouTube, 'yoo__sha' Instagram) (SBS Star)

[SBS Star] Moon Sang Min Shares How Upset He Felt When Hong Eunchae Did Not Reply to His DM

Actor Moon Sang Min shared that he felt upset when Hong Eunchae of K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM did not reply to his DM. On July 25, Moon Sang Min appeared on Hong Eunchae's YouTube show Star Diary. Hong Eunchae introduced Moon Sang Min, her co-host on KBS' music show Music Bank, saying, Sang Min is here with me today! My new 'Music Bank' partner! She explained, He kept complaining, asking why I didn't invite him to join my show earlier. To make up for that, we'll make today's shoot extra fun. Moon Sang Min expressed, I really wanted to be on this show. It's super popular, adding, It's true that I'm upset. I'm upset with Eunchae and the production team of 'Star Diary.' I think I was invited too late. I've been watching everyone who came on before me. While eating together afterward, Moon Sang Min revealed that he absolutely loves seafood, especially raw seafood, and suggested they go out for sashimi sometime. When Hong Eunchae asked, Will you really treat me to sashimi? Moon Sang Min promised, Certainly, I will. However, he then went on to say, But there's another thing I'm upset about. Moon Sang Min continued, We recently performed 'WORLD' together on our first day of co-hosting, right? We practiced a lot, and you made time for it despite being busy. I wanted to thank you, but things got too hectic on that day. He added, So, I sent you a DM, thinking you would read it someday. Even after a week, you didn't reply. I ended up telling you to check your DM, remember? Even after that, I didn't get a reply from you for another week. In response, Hong Eunchae burst into laughter and apologized, saying, I know, I know. I feel bad about that. (Credit= 'KBS Kpop' YouTube) (SBS Star)

[SBS Star] Yang Hyun Suk Had Plans for Me Jay Park Reveals He Was Almost a Member of BIGBANG

It has been revealed that hip-hop artist Jay Park could have become a member of K-pop boy group BIGBANG. On July 19, Jay Park appeared as a guest on DAESUNG of BIGBANG's YouTube show Zip Daesung. On this day, Jay Park mentioned that his favorite BIGBANG songs are BAD BOY and A FOOL OF TEARS. As both of these tracks are from BIGBANG's debut album, DAESUNG asked in surprise, How do you know these songs? Jay Park explained that he has been a fan of BIGBANG since the group's debut in 2006, when he was still a trainee. Jay Park said, During my trainee days, I thought you guys were really cool. Listening to your music and watching your performances made me want to do something similar. There weren't many groups that could pull off R&&B, hip-hop music, and just styles like that. I got a lot of inspiration from BIGBANG. I've always been a fan of BIGBANG. When DAESUNG responded with, I heard that you could have been a member of BIGBANG? Jay Park, surprised, asked, How did you know that? and DAESUNG replied, The producer of this show told me. The producer then told Jay Park that Yang Hyun Suk, the head producer of YG Entertainment, had shared on SBS' survival audition show KPOP STAR that he had considered Jay Park as a member of BIGBANG, alongside G-DRAGON and TAEYANG. Jay Park responded, We could have been in the same group, DAESUNG, to which DAESUNG laughed and commented, No, my spot could have been taken! Thank you for not taking it, hyung! After that, Jay Park recalled, I remember going to the headquarters of YG Entertainment when I was a trainee at JYP Entertainment. There, I sang and danced in front of the executives with G-DRAGON and TAEYANG. DAESUNG added, laughing, At that time, the remaining trainees who weren't called up were saying, 'Hey, something's going on upstairs. I heard someone from JYP Entertainment is here. GD and TAEYANG were called up.' Jay Park reminisced, Yeah, I did some freestyle breakdancing and singing a song by Musiq Soulchild. TAEYANG sang a song by Usher. It was fun, a unique experience, smiling. (Credit= '집대성' YouTube) (SBS Star)

[SBS Star] SVT MINGYU & SEUNGKWAN Tell How Strict Their Agency Was to Them in Their Early Career

MINGYU and SEUNGKWAN of K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN shared how strict their agency was to them in their early debut days. On July 13, the first episode of boy group MONSTA X's leader SHOWNU and another boy group NCT's member JUNGWOO's new YouTube show NOPOGY was released online. This episode of NOPOGY featured their close friends MINGYU and SEUNGKWAN. While they all chatted together, MINGYU and SEUNGKWAN brought up the relationship between MONSTA X and SEVENTEEN. MINGYU mentioned, MONSTA X debuted about a week before SEVENTEEN. But even that week made you seem like sunbae, jokingly adding, We could hardly look at you in the eye. SHOWNU chuckled and commented, Really? It's just a week. We're not that sunbae to you guys. He continued, I do remember seeing you guys a lot at music shows. We used to promote for like 8 to 9 weeks whenever we released albums back then. He then asked, You guys don't play Mafia game in your waiting room anymore, right? I still vividly remember seeing you guys playing Mafia game back then while waiting for your recordings. SEUNGKWAN replied, We don't play it nowadays, but during our first and second albums, we played a lot. Ah, it was really fun. Explaining why SEVENTEEN used to play Mafia game by themselves in their waiting room, he said, Our agency was very strict with us at that time. They only allowed us to spend time with each other and didn't let us talk to other groups. SEUNGKWAN shared, If I talked to other groups, I would get in trouble with the company staff. I still remember getting a warning after talking with the members of MONSTA X. MINGYU then expressed gratitude towards SHOWNU, saying, PLEDIS was the first company for all the SEVENTEEN members, so we didn't know anyone else in the industry. Many groups seemed to know each other, but we all just trained at PLEDIS, so we knew nobody. But MONSTA X members approached us first and started conversations with us. I'm still thankful for that. SEUNGKWAN added, Yeah, so I was always eager to chat with you guys, so I'd sneak over to talk with you. But then our company staff would catch me and ask, 'Are you seriously going to keep going back and forth like that?' Back then, we even had to go to the restroom in groups of three. Surprised, JUNGWOO asked, You had to go to the restroom in groups of three? MINGYU confirmed, That's right. If I needed to go and no one else did, I had to wait until someone could come with me, recalling the strict management by their agency during their early debut days. (Credit= 'KBS Kpop' YouTube) (SBS Star)

미국 Z세대 사로잡았다 …'K-하트' 포즈 인기, 왜?

&<오! 클릭&> 마지막 검색어는 '미국 사로잡은 'K-하트''입니다. 요즘 사진 찍을 때 손가락으로 하는 이런 포즈 한두 번은 해보셨을 텐데요. 최근 미국의 Z세대 사이에서 엄지와 검지 손가락을 겹쳐 하트 모양을 만드는 이른바 'K 하트'가 큰 인기를 끌고 있다고 합니다. Z세대는 1990년대 중반에서 2000년대 초반 사이에 태어난 젊은 층을 말하는데요. 현지 매체는 이같은 유행이 한국에서 시작해 최근 몇 년 동안 방탄소년단 BTS와 뉴진스 같은 K팝 아티스트를 통해 미국으로 퍼졌다고 전했습니다. 특히 BTS는 지난 2022년 조 바이든 미국 대통령과 사진 촬영 시에도 손 하트 포즈를 취한 바 있는데요. 이후 미국 유명 연예인들이 손가락 하트를 사용하며 한층 유행을 이끈 것으로 보인다고 매체는 전했습니다. 또 엄지손가락을 볼 아랫부분에 대는 볼 하트를 비롯해 여러 모양의 손가락 하트들이 등장해 Z세대에게 인기를 끌고 있다는데요. 전문가들은 Z세대가 이모티콘이나 밈 등으로 비언어적 의사소통에 능하기 때문에 다양한 방식의 손 모양으로 하트를 만들어 낸 것이라는 분석을 내놨습니다. 누리꾼들은 아무리 해도 원조 못 따라가지 카메라보고 브이 하면 조상님, 하트 하면 젠지 세대 안 해본 사람은 있어도 한 번만 해본 사람은 없을걸 등의 반응을 보였습니다. (화면 출처 : 온라인 커뮤니티·빅히트 뮤직·유튜브 KPOP NETWORK·Charming akki)