Co-Ed’s Hyewon talks about her growth spurt

[velvetsunglass.livejournal.com]

Co-Ed member One Star Hyewon (15) met with reporters in the waiting room for Mnet’s “M Countdown” and talked about her sudden growth spurt.

“I’m 167 cm right now. Within six months of joining my agency, I grew 4 cm. I want to stop growing.”

Being only 15-years-old, it’s only expected that she should keep growing. Despite there being room to grow more, Hyewon expressed the pressures of her height as a “female idol” since her career relies on her cute, petite image.

Hyewon also talked about her nickname, “Little Goo Hara“. She stated, “Since before my debut, I heard from a lot of people that I look like Goo Hara. I think of it as an honor.” When asked whether she herself thought that she looked like Goo Hara, Hyewon replied, “I’m not sure.”


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It's not that it's a big deal to us, but it is a big deal to them - South Korea is documented to have one of the most image-fixated societies, and part of the standard is that idols (especially girl idols) have to put up with self-criticism. They either criticize themselves first or they get called out for it by some random news article/"important person" from what I've observed. It's part of the thing you learn while paying attention to kpop =/

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I always thought they were more obsessed with being tall...

Yeah I've definitely noticed it (you can't not), although I mostly see it about weight and not height. Either them moaning they are fat or someone calling out 'belly fat'.