NewJeans Hyein recently drew attention for her resemblance to a webtoon character. Continue reading to know which character it is.
NewJeans Hyein Garners Attention for Looking Like THIS Webtoon Character
HYBE's new girl group, NewJeans, has been the talk of the town since they surprisingly dropped their first song "Attention" on July 22. The band consists of five members, including Hyein (who is the maknae).
NewJeans Hyein quickly attracted lots of attention for her interesting history in the entertainment industry. She used to be a member of U.SSO Girl under the stage name U.jeong. She appeared on Pocket TV as part of Play With Me Club, and she is a cast member of EBS "Tok! Tok! Boni Hani."
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And recently, she sent netizens into a frenzy after her audition video resurfaced. She again became a hot topic online, but for another reason.
On July 30, one user of the popular online forum Nate Pann created a post titled "NewJeans Hyein Looks Like Her." The post features one photo of the female idol and another picture of a scene from a webtoon.
The netizen pointed out that NewJeans Hyein resembles the webtoon character named Rosie from "Queen of Kiss."
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Looking at the images, it can be concluded that Hyein and Rosie have the same hairstyle and shape of lips. They also appear to be similar in the way they stare.
Since the Nate Pann post was made, it has been garnering thousands of views. It has more than 32,700 views as of this writing.
In the comments section, other netizens expressed their opinions, with some saying NewJeans Hyein looks like Hwang Shin Hye's daughter.
Here's what people are saying:
"Am I the only one who thought of Simeez (from LACHICA)?"
"She looks like Kim Minhee + Go Minsi."
"I seriously thought that she was Hwang Shin Hye's daughter the first time I saw her. They seriously look alike."
"Doesn't she also look like HyunA?"
"They have the same bangs."
"She also looks like Heize."
Do you think NewJeans Hyein does look like the webtoon character Rosie? Tell us what you think in the comment box below!
NewJeans Introduces Upcoming Song 'Cookie'
On Aug. 1, NewJeans uploaded a new video to Instagram to introduce their upcoming "Cookie," the third title song and final track of their first EP titled "NewJeans."
In the video, Haerin revealed that "Cookie" is a fan song that they made for their fans. Hyein added, "We wanted to find a cute way to show how much we appreciate everybody."
Minji then shared that NewJeans' "Cookie" is "so cute." Danielle added, "Yeah, the lyrics are so adorable. I really hope the fans like the cookies we made them."
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Minji continued, "When we're making it, we keep thinking, 'Wouldn't it be great if our debut album was like a sweet gift for our fans'... just like a cookie."
Danielle said, "We used a special recipe to bake NewJeans' first batch of cookies and we didn't hold back in the ingredients. So we really hope you love it."
NewJeans' "Cookie" and their first EP will drop later today at 6 p.m. KST. The new girl group will also hold a countdown live on HYBE Labels' YouTube channel at 5 p.m. KST.
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Written by Maria Scott
