“Coming of Age” Day: K-Pop Idols Celebrating 20 Years of Age
Twenty. It’s an exciting age in Korea when a child becomes an adult, and in this country where age defines many aspects of your status and role, that transition into adulthood is celebrated nationwide.
Koreans celebrate “Coming of Age” every year on the third Monday of May, which this year is today, May 19. It’s a special day in which people who are turning 20 years-old in 2014 are celebrated and given gifts (rose, perfume, kiss) for becoming “adults” in society. The law changed last year so that people who turn 19 years old are considered “adults,” which means that people born in 1995 and after July 1 in 1994 all celebrate “Coming of Age” day today. There are a lot of idols out there who are celebrating their coming of age on May 19, so let’s take a look.
miss A‘s Suzy
f(x)‘s Krystal
AOA’s Seolhyun
4Minute‘s Kwon Sohyun
A Pink‘s Namjoo
Ladies’ Code‘s Zuny
F-ve Dolls‘ Hyewon and Eunkyo (left to right)
Tiny-G‘s Dohee and J Min (left to right)
Wassup‘s Jiae
After School‘s Kaeun
Fiestar‘s Yezi
Hello Venus‘ Yooyoung
Rania‘s Xia and T-ae (left to right)
GOT7‘s Jr
Teen Top‘s Niel
BTOB‘s Ilhoon
BTS‘s Rap Monster
A-JAX’s Seungjin and Seungyub (left to right)
VIXX‘s Hyuk
BTOB‘s Yook Sungjae
Teen Top‘s Ricky and Changjo (top to bottom)
Boyfriend‘s Minwoo, Youngmin, and Kwangmin (left to right)
B.A.P’s Jongup
Topp Dogg‘s Yano and A-Tom (left to right)
C-Clown‘s T.K.
BTS‘ Jimin and V (left to right)
Boys Republic‘s Suwoong
NU’EST‘s Minhyun, Baekho, JR, and Ren (clockwise)
