Sunye’s "Fold Greeting" Shows Her Politeness

Lately, Wonder Girls’ Sunye has garnered much attention for the so-called “fold greeting.” Since her debut in 2007, the leader greeted everybody enthusiastically after each performance, bending 90 degrees from her hips. Now, six years later, she still greets everybody in the same enthusiastic way.

[Soompi 2011] Most Noticeable Trends of the Year

With 2011 winding down, Soompi took a look back at the year and compiled a list of some of the major trends we’ve seen in the K-Pop industry. From K-Pop concerts popping up all over the world to celebrities openly dating, we’ve identified 7 trends that had a significant impact on the business. Here’s our list:

Wonder Girls: “Popularity is Fleeting. We Don’t Regret Going to U.S.”

On December 15, the Wonder Girls appeared on YTN’s “News & Issue” and talked about their popularity, competition, and music. The show asked why the girls decided to move to the U.S. when they were already enjoying so much success in Korea. “A lot of people think that way, but popularity can be such a fleeting thing. At some point you eventually lose it. If you insist on holding on to it, and give up on the career path that you long dreamed of—wouldn’t you regret it more that way? There are a lot of things I learned from the U.S. promotions. We’ll probably never enjoy the same level of success as back then (in Korea), I don’t believe we lost anything and I don’t regret moving to U.S.,” Ye Eun said.

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