☆Spica's☆ (self-proclaimed) visual Juhyun changes name to Sihyun!

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

Edited with Soompi's translation ^^

SPICA member Park Juhyun has officially changed her name to Park Sihyun, according to the singer’s representatives.

A spokesperson from B2M Entertainment, SPICA’s agency, said, “She has been called Sihyun from childhood. Her parents had originally hoped to have a son, so they chose the name Juhyun in advance, and her name was officially registered as such. But now she wants to perform under her real name, Sihyun, so she has officially changed it.”

The spokesperson also added, “Since her debut three years ago, she has been known as Park Juhyun,” so her new name might be a little unfamiliar at first. She has resolved to keep trying hard at what she does. Please send her a lot of support and attention!”

@Spica_Tweets 옳을 시 빛날 현 이에요 ~^^

— 박시현님 (@p_joo) October 10, 2014

according to her reply, 시/是 = to be (right), 현/炫 = shining/dazzling :) it's a pretty name, I like it ^^ (she also changed her instagram name from @wneoddk to @sihyun_park_)

141013 Pops In Seoul (Star Zoom In) - SPICA.S

bless, Bbo actually got to speak lol

let's take two and a half minutes to appreciate the beauty and overwhelming attractiveness of Park Sihyun

btw their 1000th day anniversary is coming up on 4 Nov, and K-Mercuries have these two projects that international fans are welcome to participate in:

1. Message book
There’s no word limit, but take note that the messages will not be translated so if you’re writing in English, best to keep it short and sweet :)

2. Cover song recommendations

sauces: NewsWay, translated by @Spica_Tweets (KR-CH) & OP (CH-EN), Soompi, @p_joo, Turn Up Speaker, 단비

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I like the name Sihyun but give me approx. 5 years to get used to it lol. besides Secret's Zinger/Hana, ZE:A's Junyoung/Lee Hoo, are there other idols who have changed their names? I vaguely remember another boy group member....

Comments

[imyoona.livejournal.com]

2pm Jun.K

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

What's his name now?

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

he went by Junsu and now he goes by Jun. K

[metafictionally]

his birth name was Junsu and he changed it to Minjun.

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

isn't Jun.K a relatively new stage name for him? I don't know too much about 2PM lol I know he changed his birth name but i thought he changed his stage name too.

[allegsiseu.livejournal.com]

jun.k was his writer name but after the name change it became his stage name too

[metafictionally]

afaik he adopted the stage name Jun.K when he started doing his solo promotions, which happened to coincide with when he changed his birth name, but I don't think the two were related! Jun.K works with both Minjun and Junsu though so it worked out well for him haha

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

ohhhh okay thanks :)

[buttrflykis31.livejournal.com]

he changed his name to Minjun after his father passed away. but his stage name was already jun.k. i believe he used that stage name when he started to write and compose music which was before he changed his real name.

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

he changed his birth name from Junsu to Minjun too

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

your new icon made me so confused!

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

LOL it feels weird not having an eunji icon but i was watching old dbsk stuff last night and jaejoong + hamtaro pajamas is one of my otps

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

lol i actually had to double take and check your profile to be sure it was you not someone else with a freakshly similar username.

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

lmao i'll comment in your posts with an eunji icon to lessen the confusion

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

lol it's okay, i just need to get used to it.

and get the courage to finally change mine.

[glider.livejournal.com]

(lol wow I haven't commented in this comm in a million years, sorry if this is hella tl;dr)

He uses "Jun. K" as a nickname-type thing and it's also the name he's credited as on his songwriting work. He was born Kim Junsu and and went by it primarily until 2012 when his father unexpectedly passed away. His dad wrote in his will that he wanted Jun. K to change his legal name to "Minjun" because that was the name his dad wanted him to have, so he struggled with it for months until he finally changed it in October that year. Now I think he pushes Jun. K more because he didn't totally want to change his legal name/his new name is more personal I guess?

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

oh i see. wow that's confusing lol

[drfaith101.livejournal.com]

Spica is already 3?!

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

they debuted in Jan 2012 so almost 3, their 1000th day is on 4 Nov!

[taylorniw.livejournal.com]

I think they see it as 2012 + 2013 + 2014 so three years.

[hyungmoney.livejournal.com]

awww, good for her!! im all for name changes bcus im planning on changing my name too

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

ooh for what reason(s), may I ask? I get attached to names so I'd never consider changing mine, but it's interesting to hear about others who do!

[hyungmoney.livejournal.com]

Mainly im getting my name change bcus im not close to my dad and I feel weird having a name that has no meaning to me but then there's also the petty details like people not being able to pronounce it, the teasing I got for having an "unusual" name, etc....

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

ah completely understandable.. does that mean you've been going by your unofficial name for a while now?

[hyungmoney.livejournal.com]

Yea and it's so weird when people call me by my real name cus it takes me a minute to realize that they are addressing me lol

[prlsb4swiine.livejournal.com]

As long as shes happy :)
im gonna miss the spica.s styling....
Also where the fuck is boa like ive been waiting for an eternity

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

in that Pops In Seoul interview Narae said her friend thinks Spica.S look like ~classical Chinese beauties~.. they've looked absolutely gorgeous this promo cycle

Boa is....probs still in LA, she was sighted there last week (with lilac hair!). idk, with Nicole's solo slated for November, I guess the earliest we're gonna see Boa's solo will be next year. S I G H

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

omg boa with lilac hair...so perfect.

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

I love her with pink/lilac hair ♥__♥

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

BOA!!!!!!

*Mrs Weasley voice* Where HAVE. YOU. BEEN?!

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

hoboing it up in Los Angeles ~_~

[lazmy.livejournal.com]

pretty name for my pretty girl

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

every time an idol changes their name I fail to remember the new one lol.

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

haha ikr? especially if the fandom/group members don't use the new name.. does anyone really call Lee Hoo by his new name? Sihyun's asked fans to address her as Sihyun and change the fanchants, + the fansites and fandom are starting to use her new name so hopefully it sticks soon..

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

"does anyone really call Lee Hoo by his new name?"

A fan sent a message to Hotbeat and used the name Lee Hoo and Kevin was like "Lee Hoo...Lee Hoo...oh Junyoung" so idt it's going very well lol but it could also be because he still goes by Junyoung outside work

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

Zinger will always be Zinger to me, tbh.

[kairoso.livejournal.com]

i'm so behind because i'm still confused why the romanization for Park Gahee's name changed to Kahi

[dapo322.livejournal.com]

It might've always be Kahi?

It's like Hyorin/Hyolyn - Starship supposedly been using Hyolyn since her debut, but most people still use Hyorin.

I believe in After School Pledis uses U-ie, but most kpop sites use Uee.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

pledis only changed the form of writing Uee's name after their japanese debut, so fans and sites did not care to use the new one.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

kahi always used kahi and not gahee, just like kaeun goes by that instead of ga eun.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

I'm with you op, even as a 2pm stan it took me a while to get used to calling him by his new name.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Good for her :) I've wanted to change my name for a while too, hm.

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

her new name is lovely~ (altho it'll take approx 9284993 yrs for me to remember it...)

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

I'll just have to keep typing it and getting used to seeing it... I'll start now

SIHYUN ☆ SIHYUN ☆ SIHYUN ☆ SIHYUN ☆ SIHYUN ☆ SIHYUN ☆ SIHYUN ☆ SIHYUN ☆ SIHYUN ☆ SIHYUN

[staygame.livejournal.com]

dabin from boys republic changed his name to sunwoo and on most days i end up calling him dabinwoo in my head.

i like her new name, though! it will take some getting used to.

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

ahhh right, he's the boy group member I vaguely remembered haha. does the fandom call him by his new name?

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

Her parents had originally hoped to have a son, so they chose the name Juhyun in advance, and her name was officially registered as such.

...

[uguukawaii.livejournal.com]

i hate calling hana hana and not zinger because of the timing i think i never remember it. like if she changed it but rapped in their next song it wouldnt have bothered me but hana seems like it suits concepts like yoohoo