Group Red Velvet member Irene and actor Kim Jaewon's unexpected connection is drawing attention.
Recently, videos of Red Velvet's Irene and Kim Jaewon filming a challenge have been rediscovered on online communities, social media and YouTube.
The video shows Irene, who made her comeback by releasing her new album "Biggest Fan" on March 30, preparing to film a challenge video with MC Kim Jaewon, who is called the "bank president," after appearing on KBS2 MUSIC BANK.
Irene, wearing a lavender-colored outfit, and Kim Jaewon, styled in a baseball uniform, greeted each other in front of the camera. In this moment, Irene introduced Kim Jaewon and explained, "a cousin of a friend of mine." Kim Jaewon, seeming shy, replied, "yes," then bowed and said, "hello."
In the following challenge, Irene and Kim Jaewon performed simple but key choreography and completed flawless coordination. Although they have a 10-year age difference and work in different fields so they might seem to have no clear connection, netizens reacted with comments such as "the world is really small" upon learning they are connected by the link of being a friend's cousin.
Meanwhile, Irene won first place on MUSIC BANK with "Biggest Fan," marking her first No. 1 since her solo debut and her first No. 1 on a terrestrial music show since her solo debut.
Kim Jaewon is currently active as an MC on MUSIC BANK, and recently gave a strong performance as Shin Sun-rok in the concluded third season of tvN's Yumi's Cells.
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