Model Lee Sora and Hong Jin Kyung seized Paris Fashion Week with sheer determination, creating the best minute for Sora and Jin Kyung.
On the May 24 episode of MBC variety show Sora and Jin Kyung, Lee Sora and Hong Jin Kyung challenged entry into Paris Fashion Week and each secured a fitting opportunity for a brand audition.
That day, Sora and Jin Kyung set a new personal best with a 3.5% rating in metropolitan area households and 3.2% nationwide according to Nielsen Korea. In particular, ratings rose across nationwide, metropolitan area and viewers aged 20-54.
Among them, Hong Jin Kyung delivered the best minute. The moment Hong Jin Kyung finished her first solo audition fitting, she was given a high-difficulty direction to "walk as if looking down on people." In response, her domineering walking drew viewers, and the instant rating soared to as high as 7%.
Viewer reactions supporting the actual challenges of Hong Jin Kyung and Lee Sora were considerable. Hong Jin Kyung said she recently received warm support from a viewer in their 70s she met in Jeju and was asked for spoilers to be told the result, which drew laughter.
However, the process was not smooth. Lee Sora was asked on the spot at an audition to change her clothes because her body was said to be hard to see, yet she did not get the fitting opportunity, and Hong Jin Kyung confessed that a diet obsession arose from thinking that she had failed a Paris audition 27 years ago. In fact, Lee Sora also revealed she heard a designer's abusive remark, "Why are you so fat," which added to the shock.
Nevertheless, Lee Sora achieved results by bravely walking barefoot at the haute couture brand audition of a designer from a luxury brand who typically requires high heels, which led to offers for joint shoots with male models and garment fittings. In addition, Hong Jin Kyung endured an extreme audition at Dover Street Market, a brand loved by pop star Lady Gaga and actress Tilda Swinton, where she had to wear 20cm kill heels.
Buoyed by this, the show set a new personal best rating. However, acceptance results were not yet decided. Attention is focused on whether Lee Sora and Hong Jin Kyung's overseas runway challenge on Sora and Jin Kyung will be successfully completed. <
[Photo] Provided by MBC.
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