In Korea's culture, not acknowledging a compliment is a thing to show modesty. But K-Netz are learning how to respond to it better from Jang Wonyoung.
In an online community, the IVE member rose as a hot topic after a netizen brought to light Jang Wonyoung's way of responding to compliments.
In the screenshots from behind-the-scenes videos of the idol, Jang was often praised for her top-notch beauty. Indeed, not only staff but the whole entertainment industry would rave about her beauty that's considered the No. 1 in the current K-pop generation.
Since she's a global idol who always receives words like "You're pretty," and "You're beautiful," people thought that she would be numb to them and ignore them.
However, they were surprised that Wonyoung remained humble through the years, and rather than saying, "Thank you," she would return the praise instead and recognize that she was able to look pretty due to the help of people and things around her.
One example was when they were having a pictorial, a staff called her pretty after checking the photos, but the idol replied:
"What? How did you take such good pictures?"
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When netizens learned about this, they were amazed by how Jang is indeed the "perfect" idol and that they are learning so much from her beautiful mindset and personality.
- "Whether it's innate or having a good sense and working hard, it's amazing. I want to emulate that too."
- "How can this be, even your attitude is legendary."
- Let's give Cha Eun Woo and Jang Won Young the titles of honorary princess and honorary prince of the Republic of Korea and let them promote national prestige. They are not only pretty in appearance but also have pretty minds. If it were up to me, I would like to make a country for them."
- "When celebrities receive compliments, they usually just say thank you and end it."
- "If you respond like that, the person you're talking to will feel really good."
- "I need to learn to think and speak in a creative way."
- "You'll probably get a lot of compliments from celebrities saying you're pretty and cool, so you might become numb to it, but Wonyoung is really amazing and special.
- "Wonyoung really has top-notch social skills. She's much younger than me, but I want to learn from her."
- "Wonyoung's words are pretty and there is nothing bad about her. It's really pretty."
- "I can't say things like that. I just say, 'Oh yeah' haha. I have to learn to do that."
- "She's a princess, even her princess mind is pretty."
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
