After disbanding in 2018, SECRET once again had a reunion for Hana's birthday. However, fans noticed that Han Sun Hwa was missing, re-igniting the discord rumor between members.
Where Is Han Sun Hwa? SECRET Reunion Photo Draws Attention for 'Missing' Member
On February 20, Jun Hyosung and Jung Hana took to their personal Instagram to share a reunion of the girl group SECRET, along with Song Ji Eun.
On this day, the second-gen K-pop idols showed undying affection to each other by sharing that they gathered and had fun in celebration of Hana's birthday.
In the released photo, the three members shared a warm atmosphere inside a four-cut photobooth. Although the three all in their mid-30s now, their beauty garnered praise from fans, especially from fandom Secret Time.
Upon seeing the photo, K-pop fans cheered the reunion of the second-gen icon, who rose to popularity with its hits, "Madonna," "POISON," "I'm In Love," and more.
They brought nostalgia as one of the girl groups who served c.u.n.t in the K-pop scene.
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However, amid delight, some fans raised their brows after seeing that Han Sun Hwa was missing again. Due to this, it relit the rumored discord between the members.
Since the group disbanded in 2018, the three members would often meet up on special occasions.
In 2019, they had their first reunion photo, and in October 2023, they flaunted their unchanging friendship on their supposedly 14th debut anniversary.
But among those two reunions, Han Sun Hwa was missing.
Summary of Han Sun Hwa's 'Beef' With SECRET
Han Sun Hwa was embroiled in a discord rumor with other SECRET members when she left the team in 2016.
Earlier in 2015, the alleged "beef" started when she captured screenshots of what Jung Hana said in a variety show about her.
At the time, Hana exposed Sun Hwa, saying:
"When Sun Hwa gets drunk, she has a lot of complaints against the world."
To defend herself, Sun Hwa wrote on her Twitter (hereinafter X):
"Three years ago, we drank once or twice because of the atmosphere between the members. At the time, I told them that I was upset because of my 'pretty airhead' image, but I guess Hana took it as having 'a lot of complaints against the world.'
Actually, I think we only drank once."
In response, Jun Hyosung denied discord rumors in another program, explaining that Sun Hwa was not specifically targeting Hana but was just clarifying possible misunderstandings about her drinking habit.
Unfortunately, the rumor didn't die after Han Sun Hwa continued:
"Contrary to what fans think, it's like a 'hidden picture' game. Rather than posting it because I was upset, the words 'I have a lot of complaints against the world' made me bewildered.
I know entertainment to a certain extent, and I say that variety is variety, but I just opened up to Hana to get some advice because I was having a hard time three years ago.
Not now, but for a long time, if there was a problem that could be resolved privately, I wouldn't have reposted it on Twitter. I just want you to know that the reason I posted this was because there are a lot of things that fans don't know about."
After that, Han Sun Hwa left the team after a year without much explanation and became a full-fledged actress.
Although SECRET continued as a trio after her departure, they eventually disbanded in 2018 after Hyosung left the team due to a lawsuit against TS Entertainment.
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
