Heechul once again talked about his 'forever idol' Sohee, a former member of Wonder Girls, reminiscing how he fanboyed along with Epik High Mithra Jin, who is a Girls' Generation fan back then.
On KBS Joy's entertainment show "20th Century Hit Song," which aired on the afternoon of Jan. 29, MCs Kim Heechul of Super Junior along with broadcaster Kim Minah recalled their era of being a fan of the iconic girl groups such as Girls' Generation and Wonder Girls. The conversation took place as they looked back to the Top 20 Songs in the Mini HomePage BGM Hit Song."
Super Junior Heechul Recalls How He Fanboyed Over Ahn So Hee + Put More Social Distancing with Her
Kim Minah recalled, "My age was divided into Girls' Generation and Wonder Girls."
Kim Heechul then empathized with her and said, "At that time, I was friends with Epik High's Mithra Jin, and he was a fan of Girls' Generation while I was a Wonder Girls fan."
He also confessed that the game ID that the two of them played together was "Wonder Wonder" and "Soshi Soshi" for the K-hip-hop icon.
Furthermore, he reminisced about how fans nowadays use Instagram to like and follow their idols, but during their time, he followed Wonder Girls' Cafe and used the ID "King Wangjjang Dumpling Ahn Sohee."
He then revealed how the former idol created a happy atmosphere for him, saying, "I was so sensitive because I couldn't sleep at the beginning of my debut. I saw Wonder Girls debut with "Irony" at the time of their rookie promotions, and I saw their energy in the waiting room, I became happy (when I saw it)."
He added that he purposely put more social distance to her as they were both idols at that time and treasured the feeling of being a fan, adding, "Unicorns, beings that I can't catch. That's what I felt."
On the other hand, Kim Jongkook's "One Man" and "Loveable" entered the top 20 songs of the Mini Hompage, along with Girls' Generation's Taeyeon's "If," Epik High's "Love Love Love," Wonder Girls' "So Hot" and "Nobody."
Brown Eyed Soul's "Nothing Better," Baek Jiyoung's "I Love You Today," and Sweet Sorrow's "No Matter How I Think About it" also decorated the mini-homepage hit song list.
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After postponing the release of their new album in December 2020, Super Junior announced their new date for the release, which will be on February 16.
"The Renaissance" is both special to the group and their fandom, E.L.F, as aside from it's gonna be their 10th full-length album, it will also commemorate their 15th anniversary as a group.
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