Former Secret group member Jinger (Jeong Hana) wholeheartedly engaged in deceiving Yoo Jae-suk. In the end, both Yoo Jae-suk and Song Eun-i, as well as Jang Dong-yoon, were completely fooled by Jinger's acting.
In the episode that aired on the afternoon of 6th on the cable channel tvN's entertainment program 'Sixth Sense: City Tour,' former Secret member Jinger made an appearance, catching people's attention. As Jinger had hardly any entertainment activities since the end of Secret's activities, the appearance surprised the members of 'Sixth Sense'.
Jinger was at the first visit site of the 'finding the fake in city hot spots' segment in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It was a famous kimchi stew restaurant where Jinger welcomed the 'Sixth Sense' team while working part-time. Mimi immediately recognized Jinger as soon as she entered the store and asked the members, 'Isn't that Jinger senior?' Yoo Jae-suk and Song Eun-i also warmly welcomed Jinger.
Introducing herself as Jeong Hana from Secret, Jinger said, 'I am studying entrepreneurship. I am trying to open a chain.' Jinger naturally took orders and served the food while also kindly conversing with the customers. The restaurant owner looked at Jinger with satisfaction.
Jinger said, 'After my activities ended, I was worried about what to do and I wanted to pursue something I like and can do well, so I was trying to become a creator. But it didn't go well. Since my income wasn't stable, I couldn't do what I wanted to do.'
She explained the reason for working part-time at the kimchi stew restaurant, saying, 'Friends who are from girl groups that are in the food business sometimes say that fans come to visit them. I decided to give it a try with a mindset of starting. I thought I needed to understand how the hall operates, so I started working. Fans who have liked me for a long time come by.' Jinger was introduced as a 'business preparer' from a girl group.
According to Jinger, she has been working part-time at the kimchi stew restaurant for a year. Jinger stated, 'I started working around February-March last year, and it's almost a year now. My aunt is truly a 'taste expert.' The moment I ate, I was impressed. I went to the owner right after that. At first, they were hesitant, but seeing how much I wanted to do it, they said, 'Let's just give it a try,' and that has been a year.' The restaurant owner added, '(Jinger) didn't really know at first that she was an idol. We decided to see how the part-time job went, and she was really good at it. She is still learning now.'
In particular, the restaurant featured a signed message from Jeon Hyo-sung, supporting Jinger's new start, which drew attention. The sign, dated last year, contained a message of encouragement for Jinger, and Yoo Jae-suk quickly looked for Jeon Hyo-sung's signature and confirmed that it was 'the real signature.' Jinger also mentioned that about a month ago, she met comedian Kim Suk, a close friend of Song Eun-i, at the kimchi stew restaurant. Song Eun-i seemed to recall that she had heard about it from Kim Suk.
As soon as the 'Sixth Sense' team finished filming and left, Jinger handed Yoo Jae-suk the coated signature she received 10 years ago and noted that she was keeping her promise to 'meet again.' She was so earnest about her new endeavors that she even drew strength from the signature she received from Yoo Jae-suk 10 years prior.
However, Jinger's preparation for opening the kimchi stew restaurant was fake. All the members, including Yoo Jae-suk and Song Eun-i, who did not suspect Jinger was fake, were greatly surprised. In fact, Jinger was active as a creator and had been cast by the 'Sixth Sense' production team to act as if she were a business preparer.
Both the signature from Jeon Hyo-sung and the meeting with Kim Suk were also pre-arranged to deceive the 'Sixth Sense' team. Jeon Hyo-sung had previously visited the kimchi stew restaurant to help Jinger and the production team and even took a photo with Jinger, who was acting as a part-timer, to post on her social media. The production team had contacted Kim Suk to ask her to help deceive Song Eun-i. Ultimately, both Yoo Jae-suk and Song Eun-i were fooled by Jinger and the 'Sixth Sense' production team.
[Photo] Capture from tvN broadcast screen.
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