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Source: Women's Generation (Grab-euri)
YG intern
Worked at HYBE for 5 years before resigning
After that, started a business and appeared on a lesbian dating show
Seoyeon from "Your Love"
She used to work as an entertainment employee and even caused some stirs while at HYBE, but after appearing on the dating show, fans opened a support cafe for her.
The fans didn't even announce it; she was so excited after seeing the news about the support cafe that she announced exactly what time she'd be arriving lol. You can really feel the "industry veteran" vibes from the way she made the announcement.
She said it felt even more surreal because when she worked at the company, there was always someone's birthday or support cafe happening near the HYBE building.
She came to the support cafe and handed out "unreleased photocards" of herself that she produced herself lol. Such a former entertainment employee mindset.
She said that when she worked at HYBE, she handled many boy groups, and seeing how female fans sometimes put themselves in a subordinate position while fangirling made her feel a certain way. It was one of the things she struggled with professionally. So, once she got her own fans...
She pre-paid at a nearby restaurant so that every single fan who came to the support cafe could eat before leaving.
And in the process, only for women. "Only women, please eat before you go."
She admitted that when she worked at HYBE, she honestly wondered "Why are they crying..?" when she saw fans and singers crying (because for employees, they're just office workers who can't go home). But once she had her own fans...
She felt so grateful and sorry that she cried for the first time, begging them to at least eat before they left.
https://x.com/yjjdjim/status/1971836795534066014?s=46&t=bJ_NXLQpd837rjcz4PmkWg
Cried a second time saying she'll miss them.
Cried a third time after getting home while reflecting on it and feeling grateful.
A legendary case of putting yourself in someone else's shoes lololol.
It was a legendaryly chaotic dating show (not many people watched it, but everyone knows the controversies;), so it ended with Seoyeon losing all interest in dating after appearing on a dating show.
Source: https://cafe.daum.net/subdued20club/ReHf/5660477