Girls’ Generation member Sooyoung revealed she was hit on by a much younger guy who persistently asked for her number.
Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung | @sooyoungchoi/Instagram
On December 14, Sooyoung was a guest on singer Jo Hyunah’s YouTube talk show Jo Hyunah’s Thursday Night.
Jo Hyunah (left) and Sooyoung (right) | Jo Hyunah’s Thursday Night/YouTube
During the interview, Sooyoung shared a story she had never shared in a broadcast before. She revealed she was approached by two men in Apgujueong, Seoul, on a chilly day around early this year or last year.
Two young men… I think in their early 20s? They were walking towards me holding their cellphone! So I thought they wanted a picture with me so I was preparing to say hi. But he said, ‘Hello… I don’t normally do this… It’s my first time in my life…’ So I said, ‘Oh yeah, of course!’ I thought they were saying that it’s their first time asking for a photo with a celebrity.
— Sooyoung
Your browser does not support video.| Jo Hyunah’s Thursday Night/YouTube
Although she thought they were simply asking for a photo, she quickly realized she was wrong.
He said, ‘I’m sorry, but if you don’t mind, can I get your number?’
— Sooyoung
She shared that she had a mask on but pulled it down and asked, “Yes?” However, the guy still didn’t recognize her and again asked her for her number.
Your browser does not support video.| Jo Hyunah’s Thursday Night/YouTube
Sooyoung added that the friend next to him tried to be a wingman by emphasizing that it really was his first time asking a girl for her number.
She eventually told him she had a boyfriend, who everyone knows is actor Jung Kyung Hyo.
Sorry, I have a boyfriend.
— Sooyoung
GIrls’ Generation’s Sooyoung was seen on a date with her boyfriend, Jung Kyung Ho. | Dispatch
However, the guy asked if she was using the “boyfriend” excuse as a way to reject him and even asked her how long she had been dating her boyfriend.
Sooyoung found the situation hilarious and answered that she had been dating her boyfriend for a long time.
I couldn’t believe the situation. It was funny even while I replied, ‘Me? 10 years!’
— Sooyoung
Your browser does not support video.| Jo Hyunah’s Thursday Night/YouTube
He still asked for her number, saying maybe he could contact her when she posts a status like “All men are the same” on her KakaoTalk profile one day, showing his persistence.
Sooyoung thought about revealing her identity to the guy but hesitated for more than one reason.
If I say I’m Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung, the kid might feel so embarrassed. And what if he said, ‘Who?’ I was a bit scared of that happening, too. I was thinking about what I should do, but I just said, ‘I’m sorry,’ and he gave up.
— Sooyoung
Your browser does not support video.| Jo Hyunah’s Thursday Night/YouTube
The man never eventually found out about her identity.
| @sooyoungchoi/Instagram
Jo Hyunah then did some calculations and predicted that the guy was in his early 20s, meaning he was born around when Sooyoung debuted.
So that person didn’t know you were Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung and thought you were just a tall and pretty woman around the same age as him… Didn’t you debut in 2002? You’ve been in the industry for 20 years but if he never saw you, it means that person is in his early 20s.
— Jo Hyunah
Girls’ Generation | @girlsgeneration/Instagram
In the end, Sooyoung said the whole experience made her feel really good.
Sooyoung debuted as a member of the Korean-Japanese singing duo Route 0 in 2002 in Japan then debuted as a Girls’ Generation member in 2007. She and Jung Kyung Ho have been in a relationship since 2013, and they are considered one of the most adored long-term Korean celebrity couples.
Watch the full episode of Jo Hyunah’s Thursday Night with Sooyoung here.
