1. Ahead of Irene's sole debut on November 26, SM Ent. held a free photocard giveaway event in Kwangya for 6 'Courage amulet' designs (1 for each person)
As expected, the photocards were resold for 60,000 to 70,000 KRW (~43 to 50 USD) each.
4. SM Ent. initally announced they would update fans on the remaining stock tomorrow, but later declared that the event is already over.
The photocard giveaway event held at KWANGYA@SEOUL to celebrate the release of Irene's first solo album has ended.
There will be no further distribution of photocards. We would like to thank everyone who came despite the cold weather.
Please look forward to Irene's first solo album 'Like A Flower' that will be released on November 26.
Thank you.
5. Irene found out about the situation through Bubble and said she would come visit later.
So cold. I have my mugwort hot pack and a blanket. I got it, I will wrap myself up like a Kimbapㅋㅋ I won't let the cold get to me.
What's going on with my photocards? The 'Courage amulets'. Hmm... First of all, I'll come by later.
6. She returned and said that she had already talked to the company and requested for the original photocards to be released.
I didn't expect the 'Courage amulets' photocards to be this popular..!!ㅜㅠㅠ I felt that it was right to give them to anyone who needs courage, so I asked the company to release the source! Those who picked them up today at the company were the first ones to receive their courage! A special gift will be uploaded at 8PM, so please wait a bit longer!
Fans were crying because the resellers are selling her photocards at very expensive price range... This is so touchingㅠㅠㅠ
-Whoa, that's really amazingㅠㅠ I really want to have one.
-You're telling me that there are people who went to the event only to receive the photocards and resell them, instead of going just for their love for the idol????
-Whoa... Her fans must feel so touched to see this.
-I think they should check for fan club membership, how many times the fans have participated in the idols' events, album certifications, or at least Melon stream scored even for freebies or giveaway events like this.
-She has such a beautiful heartㅠㅠ
-If you're not a fan, please don't attend this kind of eventㅠㅠ I feel like resellers are starting to take over everything nowㅜㅜ
-This makes me realize how well she understands her fans' feelings.
-Irene is so nice to her fans...
-There are actually people who go to pop-ups or other events just to resell.
1. [+241][-24] I clicked on this post thinking, 'Of course she'd look pretty as usual', and then the picture shows and she looks f*cking gorgeousㅋㅋㅋ I can already tell the reason why she's still active and popular as an idol just by looking at her face...
2. [+180][-24] I can't help but admire her face as soon as I saw the picture... She has the most legendary visual in the industry no matter what people sayㅋㅋㅋㅋ
3. [+161][-18] Judging from the picture, this is an unedited picture, in fact this was screen-captured from a video taken from a phone camera. And yet it looks like it was already tuned and edited, taken from a professional camera by a fansite masterㅋㅋㅋㅋ I have to admit that she looks beautiful...
4. [+131][-23] Her eyes, nose, lips, even her eyebrows are f*cking flawless... She looks like a beautiful doll...
5. [+95][-19] She looks so pretty that I was taken aback as soon as I saw that pictureㅋㅋㅋ
Lizzie Yeo, the honorary virtual human ambassador for Korean Tourism Organization, is currently in talk for her uncanny resemblance to a famous girl group member, Irene of Red Velvet.
Lee Byung-hoon of the Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the National Assembly's Culture and Gymnasium Committee, said in a parliamentary audit of the Korean Tourism Organization today, "It's good to introduce virtual humans, but there are some problems such as infringement of portrait rights and illegal purchases of followers."
Lee Byung-hoon also asked, "I see Irene's and other celebrities' faces in the video. Did they sign a contract for this?", He continued, "There's also a bigger problem than Lizzie Yeo. It's that the Korean Tourism Organization purchased some number of followers. We checked the accounts and the operator said the purchase was done through a marketing agency as one of the processes to promote the account. But shouldn't the Korean Tourism Organization be responsible for this?"
According to JTBC's report the previous day, most of the followers of Lizzie Yeo's account have been confirmed to be 'fake accounts' that were purchased with money. The number of fake accounts that are following Lizzie Yeo's account is confirmed 3,000 last month and has reached 5,100 this month.
Vice President of the Korean Tourism Organization, Shin Sangyong, explained, "We have the responsibility to manage more thoroughly. This shouldn't have happened and we have taken stern measures regarding this matter". An official representative from the organization said, "We confirmed that the agency runs these fake accounts without consultation with the corporation. We have deleted 8,100 followers now. We are currently considering taking legal action against the agency."
In an interview with press, the corporation claimed, "We analyzed and combined 50,000 combinations of eyes, nose, and lips that the MZ generation prefers when we create Lizzie Yeo. We did not originally create it with Irene in mind"
-The resemblance is so uncanny that it gets me goosebumps all over my body...
-It's very cheap of them to purchase illegal fake accounts to follow their account...
-She doesn't really look like Irene in the video but did they really have to generate a virtual human...?
-So you're telling me the girl in the video is not a real human but just a CG...? That's terrifying...
-I don't think they only used Irene's face because she looks like other celebrities in some other scenes. That's very low of them. What's wrong with them?
-She looks like the combination of Irene and Joy...
-I just watched the video and it looks like they use Irene's face as the base and add a layer of Joy's face with an opacity of 30%ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-She looks like a different person in different scenes. It's really scary.
-Stop generating virtual humans. It's very terrifying and makes me uncomfortable every time I see articles like thisㅠㅠ
-Is that even legal? This is getting me goosebumps all over my body...
-I would think it's just Irene if the title didn't say it was a virtual human...
-They should've just used their money to hire a real model for the video...
-Why are they always trying to shift the blame to the MZ Gen every time they have the chance to...
-What makes this any different than deep-fakes...?
According to Seezn, their original reality show, 'Irene Work & Holiday' will start airing on August 4th. This reality show is made to show Irene's daily life and also her sincerity and passion for her job. The show raises anticipation as it will show Irene's image as she goes on a vacation with staff who are close to her and have been accompanying her since her debut.
-Irene looks so f*cking beautiful, she suits this brand...
-Prada must be really happy to have Irene and Chanyeol as their new models... They're both young and have the ability to make the pictorial looks expensive, which can persuade not only usual customers, but also fans, to buy their products...
-Chanyeol often dyes his hair in light color, but I think dark color makes his facial features look more distinctive... I see that a lot of EXO's members are modelling for fashion brand these days, Irene looks very beautiful in those pictures!!
-Crazy... Both of them suit the image of Prada really well...
-Both of them totally suit the image of this brand because they originally have fancy and glamorous vibes...
-SM Ent.'s treasures...
-I've always wanted to buy products from Prada, now I want it even moreㅠㅠㅠ
-SM Artists are really good at looking good...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Whoa, Chanyeol looks so much more handsome with dark hair...
-Whoa, you can really trust SM Ent. when it comes to visual...
-The two of them somehow have similar auras... They're very beautiful and handsome...
-They look like siblings here, very good looking...
-They're only doing this hairstyle because they're performing on stage. If you do this hairstyle for a daily look, people would stare at you in disbeliefㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Irene looks so f*cking beautiful with that hairstyle...
-Whoa... My eyes are blessed. They're all really beautiful and look fresh...
-I think Jennie, Yeji, and Irene suit this hairstyle really well...
-Wonyoung is seriously a baby... Looking at her being mentioned among these senior idols makes her look even more like a baby...
-This hairstyle doesn't look good, to begin with, in my personal opinion. They only look good with it because of their visuals... I seriously don't think this hairstyle looks pretty...
-They look very gorgeous, but honestly, none of them pull off this hairstyleㅋㅋㅋㅋ I think Han Seungyeon rocks this hairstyle the best...
-The OP said she's crying while writing this post after she tried out the hairstyle herselfㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-They all look very adorable and beautifulㅠㅠ Has Yoona never tried out this hairstyle? I'm curious...
-They all look beautiful with this hairstyle, but it's not their best looks... All I could notice is how beautiful their faces are.
-I personally think Jang Wonyoung looks more beautiful with her hair downㅠㅠ
1. [+313][-4] What is Wendy doing alone...ㅋㅋㅋㅋ She's so freaking cute
2. [+245][-2] Isn't it that...?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Irene said thank you to Ryujin, but Seulgi thought she was thanking the fans so she continued thanking the fans?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
3. [+228][-5] I think Ryujin did that because she wants to get closer to Irene...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Both of them are so cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋ
4. [+101][-0] I'm a Reveluv, I'm explaining this because some people said it was very rude of Ryujin since Irene and Ryujin doesn't know each other. Red Velvet and ITZY did an interview together in the backstage before this happenedㅋㅋㅋㅋ I don't think they don't know each other, how do you guys know what Irene feels anyway...? The fans think this interaction was really cute and that's what matters. No one saw this interaction negatively. Who are you guys to judge that this was rude and talk bad about it? I don't understand it..
5. [+76][-0] The way Wendy covers her butt afterwardsㅋㅋㅋㅋ She's so funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋ The way Irene gets startled, tooㅋㅋㅋ And also Ryujin, who helps her Sunbae getting rid of the confettis that got stuck on her bodyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
2. [+71][-4] She wanted to dye her hair blonde for this promotions, but the hairstylists didn't allow her, that's why she's using wigs
3. [+52][-2] Fans would go crazy if she releases that picture as a photo card
4. [+27][-2] I really hope idols would stop using filters from applications like Soda, Snow, ULike, etc... Your facial features are already perfect enough, all the filters do is blur them out...
5. [+25][-25] Get this comment the same amount of upvote and downvote
6. [+25][-0] I heard Irene's habit when she's drunk is sending out her selfies to people she knowsㅠㅠㅠ That's so cute, I wish I was her friends...
-Irene really does look younger than she actually is...
-I don't think Nayeon looks younger than her age, I mean... She's young, in the first place...
-Hul, Nayeon is the oldest member in Twice?? I never expected that...
-Not a lot of people know Xiumin's real age besides his fans...
-Irene is turning 30?????? This year??????
-Irene doesn't look like she's 30... She really does look younger than she actually is...
-Xiumin is already in his 30s? Hul...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I still can't believe that Xiumin and Taeyeon are already in their 30s... When I first saw Xiumin during Wolf, I thought he was a high school student...
-I've always known that Xiumin and Taeyeon have baby faces. But Irene?? She was born in 1991?? She really does look younger than her age...
-I think Apink's Park Chorong also looks younger than her actual age
-I thought of Leeteuk...ㅋㅋㅋ
-I think Block B's Taeil also looks younger than he actually is...
-Seriously, though... I thought Xiumin was the youngest member in EXO...
-Not a lot of people notices that Jin is the oldest member in BTS because he looks younger than he actually isㅋㅋㅋ
-If you're not going to look in the mirror, just give your face to me...
-I think she looks prettier with that purple hair than black hair...
-Unnie, I don't look in the mirror too...
-Hmm... I personally think that's her best hair color, though...
-Maybe she thought it looked weird with no make up on...
-Honestly, I didn't really like her purple hair as wellㅠㅠ I know she still looks beautiful regardless, but it's not her best hair in my personal opinion...
-She made me want to dye my hair purple at that time, though...
-Seems like that hair color didn't suit her skin tone... She probably looks better in gifs because they can be edited, we don't know about that, right?
-If I had a face like hers, I would literally sit in front of the mirror to see my face all day
-She looks really pretty, though... Seems like she doesn't think it's her best hair color...
-Unnie, it's a crime to not look in the mirror when you have that kind of looks...
-I think the blonde hair is worse than the purple one, though... It just didn't suit her skin tone...
-I guess the grass is always greener on the other side...
-Why... I personally think that's her best hair color...
-She has that looks and she's not looking in the mirror?? Tell me it's a lie...
-No, Unnie... You look beautiful no matter whatㅠㅠ I would still love you even if you're bald
