Jiyeon defeated new K-pop idols with her unrivaled beauty and undying popularity! Along with her, GOT7, IZ*ONE, MCND, and more also won!
Jiyeon, a member of K-pop girl group T-ara who is currently an actress topped the overall weekly, "Idol Pick" voting.
On Dec. 14, Monday, the second-gen idol reigned for the first week of December, winning as No. 1 in the voting chart, Idol Pick, of Donga site.
Along with Jiyeon, GOT7, IZ*ONE, Kang Daniel, and MCND are also the winners for their respective categories.
Jiyeon Tops "Idol Pick" Female Category and Overall Weekly Chart
According to "Idol pick," a star voting web service for "Pick My Own Idol," Jiyeon topped the women's individual idol category on the weekly vote for the first week of December.
Among new-gen K-pop female idols, the female idol-actress who debuted in 2009, won 52,647 votes and even swept the weekly vote for the overall ranking, proving her global popularity.
Jiyeon in T-ara, 1st Look Photoshoot, and Upcoming Drama
Jiyeon is a member of T-ara who is also known as an actress.
In 2009, the female idol debuted under MBK Entertainment. In their (T-ara) stardom, they recorded numerous hit tracks, including, "TTL (Time to Love)," "Bo Peep, Bo Peep," as well as their breakthrough track, "Roly Poly."
Jiyeon then rose as one of the "Most beautiful K-pop idols," gaining massive interest from music fans and the industry.
Later on, she appeared and starred in numerous Korean dramas including, "Master of Study," "Miss Ripley," "Dream High 2," "Triangle," and "I Wanna Hear Your Song." In addition to this, she was also the main cast of 2010's hit movie, "Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp," and last month, she was cast as the main character of the web drama "Imitation," which is set to be aired in the first half of next year.
On Monday, 1st Look, a Korean magazine, released photo sets of Jiyeon.
In the photos, the female idol expressed an elegant and seductive feeling owning the red-concept. Jiyeon, who wore red-lip makeup, overwhelmed the atmosphere with her skillful and delicate poses, along with strong colored outfits such as red and black.
Meanwhile, during a short interview with the magazine, Jiyeon looked back to the time where T-ara reunited again this year since 2018.
Answering the question of how did she feel upon their performance onstage again, Jiyeon replied, "Honestly, I thought, 'will this work?' Me in the past, I planned and prepared performances such as concerts and fan meetings with the members several times, but it wasn't easy."
She added, "Now that each of us is working, there were many difficulties in the coordination process. When I first went to the practice room, I didn't realize it. But it was amazing that my body moved naturally as soon as the song started as if we practiced together just yesterday."
In talks about her upcoming drama, "Imitation" which will be slated next year, Jiyeon shared how the drama resonates with some of her real-life experiences.
"Imitation" is about the story of idols in the industry. Regarding her role La Lima, she described her saying, "I could tell that she is an ordinary woman in her 20s who looks like a person who lives in the yearning of many people, but feels lonely outside the camera."
GOT7, IZ*ONE, MCND: Who are the Winners for This Week's "Idol Chart"
In the male idol group category, GOT7 topped the list with 18,055 votes.
In the female idol group category, IZ*ONE was ranked first with 2,988 picks.
In the male idol individual category, Kang Daniel topped the list with 27,253 votes, while MCND won 17,815 in the rookie idol category.
For the second week, numerous groups and idols will be battling again for the top spot. Jiyeon, who has been topping the female category for consecutive weeks will have to encounter the huge fandom of IZ*ONE's Chaeyeon and BLACKPINK Lisa, who is
leading at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
