'10s trot prodigy' Lee Su-yeon had a meaningful private first meeting with her role model, singer Hong Ji-yoon, on the last day of summer vacation.
Lee Su-yeon revealed her summer vacation routine on her official YouTube channel "Gukbo Lee Su-yeon" on the 28th. Although a planned water park visit was unfortunately canceled due to a cold, Lee Su-yeon said, "A bigger bucket list item, meeting unnie Hong Ji-yoon, came true," and invited Hong Ji-yoon as her first guest, delighting fans.
The two are colleagues who placed first and third respectively on MBN's 'King of Singers 3' and even toured together for a nationwide concert, but this was their first personal meeting in private. Lee Su-yeon went to special lengths to welcome Hong Ji-yoon, blowing up balloons herself and decorating the wall with a welcome card, and Hong Ji-yoon responded with a bright smile.
Lee Su-yeon confessed that "At 7 I saw unnie's performance of 'Bae Ttiweora' and fell completely for trot. I always sang unnie's songs on broadcasts and song festivals and said she was my role model," revealing the decisive moment that nurtured her dream of becoming a trot singer. In response, Hong Ji-yoon said, "Lee Su-yeon is the only friend who likes me this much and consistently performs cover stages," and added, "I resolved to work harder so that the affection she sends me will not be blemished," responding warmly.
That day Hong Ji-yoon watched Lee Su-yeon's past appearance on 'National Singing Contest' and her broadcast cover stages with her and did not hold back praise for her exceptional skill and talent. She also offered warm advice on the importance of language study and expressed anticipation for Lee Su-yeon's future as she becomes an adult.
Lee Su-yeon said, "Just as I grew my dream watching unnie, I heard that a friend who appeared on 'Morning Yard' said she became a singer after seeing me. I will develop further," conveying her determined resolve. She then happily concluded the warm, special meeting between junior and senior by gifting a pen she had commissioned in Hongdae to match Hong Ji-yoon's fan club color.
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