
4minute’s Hyuna became the first K-Pop artist to cover British fashion magazine POP.
POP is a British fashion magazine that aims to portray fashion as art. Other celebrities that have made the covers include Madonna, Britney Spears, Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lopez, all big icons in the celebrity and fashion world.
The editor-in-chief Ashley Heath explained that her choice by saying that Hyuna became a K-Pop icon thanks to her appearance in Psy′s Gangnam Style music video.
Hyuna has been steadily making her name known globally, with her singles Bubble Pop and Ice Cream, as well as her work with international star, Psy.

Hyuna, first ever cover model for England's fashion magazine... "Korea's pop icon" praise
1. [+254, -76] As big as Hyuna’s influence in K-Pop is, I think we should be supporting her instead of hating on her. If you look at it objectively, she’s a Korean who has worked hard and is now out in foreign countries spreading awareness about our culture. She’s come away with great results and I think we need to change our perception of her. Hyuna fighting!!!
2. [+363, -105] Has Hyuna done drugs? Hit someone with a car and run away? Why does Hyuna get all this hate for no reason?
3. [+343, -112] Already doing better than the Wonder Girls
4. [+38, -11] I’m a girl and I like Hyuna
5. [+33, -4] Daebak ㅋㅋ Shouldn’t things like this receive praise? Why the hate?
6. [+20, -3] Good thing Hyuna left the Wonder Girls
7. [+14, -4] The logic of orcs. Our oppas have done drugs, drunk driving, hit and runs, assault, and rape, but it’s okay because they’re handsome. Hyuna’s a crazy b*ch because she’s pretty and has an erotic gaze~!
8. [+11, -1] Hyuna’s pretty and is always working hard so I don’t know why people are always up on her case. If you don’t want to see her, don’t click on the article.
Source: Global Mnet, TV Daily via Nate, Netizen Buzz

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Date: 2013-02-25 07:03 pm (UTC)ilh still tho. ♥
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Date: 2013-02-25 07:04 pm (UTC)So proud of her :')))
/also OTL i don't have a Hyuna icon ¬_¬
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Date: 2013-02-25 07:05 pm (UTC)I think this is the cause of her Anne Hathaway-style hatred from the Korean masses. Her songs are eh OK. She is well known overseas because of PSY, not because she's shown that she's a WAY BETTER singer or actor compared to other people who have gone overseas like SNSD, Wondergirls, 2NE1, TBSK.
Kinda like how Anne Hathaway was some Lifetime chick-flick actress until she was in Batman and then suddenly, out of nowhere, she became a household name. (I like her for her chick flick roles, actually. She played a really minor, shallow role in batman imo that didn't let her act at all.)
I'm all for more Koreans being known overseas but some Koreans want to make sure people only get what they deserve and get all jelly when people get really lucky. It's hard for Koreans to accept that effort does not equal success.
Success is a combination of effort/ability AND being at the right place at the right time (=luck).
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Date: 2013-02-25 07:07 pm (UTC)this sfm. anyway, hyuna ♥♥♥
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Date: 2013-02-25 07:32 pm (UTC)it looks worse than the stuff delusional fans make on tumblr
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Date: 2013-02-25 07:49 pm (UTC)But at least knetizens are not hating on her.
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Date: 2013-02-25 07:49 pm (UTC)Doesn't do her justice at all
I thought Taylor Swift was on the actual cover though... got it mixed up I guess
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Date: 2013-02-25 07:54 pm (UTC)Exactly.
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Date: 2013-02-25 08:52 pm (UTC)Reminds me how they used to be with Daul, now loving, now hating.
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Date: 2013-02-25 09:14 pm (UTC)I'm happy for Hyuna, my girl from her WG days. I wonder if her management is trying to get her in to Western markets or if this is just because they asked.
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