fromis_9 Lee Cha-young appears on Radio Star, drawing curiosity with unexpectedly candid talk ranging from her heated popularity at military bases to the realistic dorm life with her members.
The MBC Radio Star, airing at 10:30 p.m. on April 1, will be presented as a "loyalty inciter" special featuring Jo Gap-kyung, Chae-yeon, Go Woo-ri and Lee Cha-young (planning Chey Yoon-chung / directed by Yun Hye-jin, Hwang Yun-sang, Byeon Da-hee).
The fromis_9 that Lee Cha-young belongs to is a team that has steadily built presence by getting consistent reactions even at military base performances. Now in her ninth year since debut, she draws attention by introducing herself as a "used rookie."
In particular, Lee Cha-young said she felt her popularity among service members when they recorded "Gigazini music video chart No. 1." She then shared a realistic and funny episode about how friends who desperately contacted her while they were enlisted stopped contacting her after discharge.
As befits a long-running MZ military sweetheart, Lee Cha-young expressed gratitude for ranking first in a 2019 soldier survey for "the song that lifts energy in hot summers." Recently, when it was revealed she ranked second in a survey of "the star soldiers most want to meet on the 2025 spring comforting train," she candidly shared her feelings about placing second, drawing attention.
Lee Cha-young also described the reactions she felt during military base performances and noted that her members each get responses from service members with their different charms. She revealed behind-the-scenes stories about how a competitive atmosphere naturally formed among members amid the enthusiastic response, adding to the intrigue.
She also revealed why the image once called the "military base free-pass award" changed to the "reception snub award." Saying, "I didn't expect it to become such a big topic," Lee Cha-young recounted how she was flustered by the larger-than-expected reaction at the time.
She also mentioned life in the dorm with her members. With a realistic chemistry of exchanging "harsh words" for each other, she added a reversal charm by revealing daily life in which she was ignored by the Maltese dog she raises and even researched ways to subdue(?) it.
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