So Hee’s Hug with Jo Kwon of 2AM Becomes a Hot Topic

July 19, 2008 by coolsmurf

A backstage video featuring JYP’s longest serving trainee of seven years and presently a member of 2AM, Jo Kwon when his group 2AM debuted on Music Bank a week ago has made headlines after it’s release yesterday.

On the afternoon of 17th July, fans of 2AM posted this backstage video on the fansite which then appeared on various video sharing websites as we saw what went behind the scenes when 2AM debuted a week earlier.

Not just that, from the video, we can also see Kim Hee Hwan and the Wonder Girls appearing in person to lend and show their support to 2AM. To console Jo Kwon who was seemingly overwhelmed with emotions after completing his debut stage, So Hee leaned forward and gave him a sincere hug.

After that was made known to the public, “Jo Kwon, So Hee” immediately became the No.1 search terms on Daum. On the other hand, the video which first surfaced on 2AM fansite saw an incredible jump in the number of people visiting, showing the high curiosity that netizens have over this.

Netizens commented, “Hope that 2AM can continue showing this kind of emotions from their debut stage in future”, “Hope that they will retain this purity and become great singers”, etc as support for them poured in.

According to someone from JYPE and Cube, “Everyone has been showing their support for 2AM who has been running towards their dreams. To repay everyone for their love, 2AM will work even harder in future.”

Wonder Girls visiting 2AM backstage on their Music Bank Debut Stage on 11th July staring at 2:01. The hug between So Hee and Jo Kwon is at 2:20.

Don’t read too much into it. Just a friendly reassuring hug from So Hee.

Posted in So Hee, Wonder Girls | Tagged 2AM, Jo Kwon | 42 Comments

42 Responses

on July 19, 2008 at 3:15 pm WONDERJJANG

thats nice to see jyp love:)
on July 19, 2008 at 3:18 pm iLOVEsunmi

i love this sweet moments!
i mean JYP family moments not the BGR but more to the family members of jyp
rock on!
on July 19, 2008 at 3:21 pm achu

jeeeeeeeeeeez hahaha
on July 19, 2008 at 3:21 pm jaime

Wonder Clock fighting!
Jo Kwon thanked SunYe nuna too!
is it a love triangle? awww thats sweet of So Hee.

Wonder Clock fighting! JYPent family fighting!
on July 19, 2008 at 3:29 pm IluvYubin

Oh god -___-;; lol I thought it’d be a hot topic simply because sohee was showing some sign of a warm human being somewhere in her, lol. jk XD but wow, lol.

HEECHUL WONT LIKE THIS!….lmao.
on July 19, 2008 at 3:36 pm WONDERBANG

YAY!!!!!!!!

WONDER CLOCK SLOWLY UNFOLDING!

JYPERS ARE SO DAYUM HOT!

WONDER CLOCK <3
on July 19, 2008 at 3:57 pm chae-gyeong_01

*sigh* i didn’t think of any malicious things when i saw it.
i hope korean netizens won’t too.
on July 19, 2008 at 4:08 pm iwishiwaskorean

<333
on July 19, 2008 at 4:12 pm charitee

yayy. i love seeing closeness and friendliness between groups, especially if they’re from the same company. it shows a sense of comradery<3.
on July 19, 2008 at 5:01 pm wondergirls4ever_94

yeah me too.. i love it when groups support each other… I hope the hugging thing doesn’t become an issue… its just a friendly hug… wonder girl and JYP family fighting!!!
on July 19, 2008 at 5:04 pm ab

I LOVE this side of Sohee.
But when I saw it the first time on cutegiurl’s blog I think it was I really hoped netizens wouldn’t make too much out of it.
I mean she hit him first, then hugged him, then shook his hand.
Hahaha I guess it’s just Sohees way of comfort xD
She’s just too cute.
And I do hope 2AM will do well with everything!

thanks coolsmurf
on July 19, 2008 at 5:46 pm lily

ahah so hee is so nice! she was so supporting!

she just hugged him and it became the No.1 search terms on Daum? wow

actually they became more famous & they gained fans thanks to so hee !! cool !

but the wonder girls fanboys weren’t jealous and upset when they saw that? i thought 2am would gain antis too…
on July 19, 2008 at 6:09 pm cOOLrOCKsOCks

Man, I’d love to hug him too. Look at his ARMS! *DROOLS A RIVER*
on July 19, 2008 at 6:29 pm IluvYubin

lol I hope sohee fan boys dont go on the attack x.x; like they did with whats his name from that movie, I forget I think its kim kibum or just kibum lol. ^^

But yahhhh I imagine heechul is the leader of sohee fan boys that would be upset lol. >XD
on July 19, 2008 at 10:06 pm iloveyeeun

WOW!!! WHAT A LUCKY GUY!!!
on July 19, 2008 at 10:37 pm wawa*

Awww mandoo pie is so adorable >.<
But seriously, stop touching his arms lol, jk.

Remember the taxi show where SunMi was crying? SoHee hit her as a sign of comfort lol adorkable

WonderClock fighting!
on July 19, 2008 at 10:45 pm mandulover

let go of my so hee TT
i’m sure he wanted to hold her tight but it was impossible with the camera^^

ahaha i love the cameraman!! i love the camera!!!
on July 19, 2008 at 10:57 pm vertigo

LOOOOOOL!!! AWWWWW *CRIES*
So sweet to see the love between them… and Kwon mentionning Sun Ye! Too bad she wasn’t there for his debut.. Or else the whole changing room would’ve cried.. HAHAHA!!
Anybody missed Sun Mi patting his stomach?? this more scandalous than a hug!! hahah.. netizens better calm down with this one.. I’ll go Ninja on them… Can’t wait for Star King!!
on July 19, 2008 at 11:25 pm Pauline

JYP family is the best. I just can’t wait till the debut of 2PM. That’ll be one hot party right there.
on July 19, 2008 at 11:44 pm chae-gyeong_01

i hope when 2PM debut, Sohee will hug Junsu. ahaha~
on July 20, 2008 at 12:29 am salina

fighting WONDER GIRLS~! hais i wanna see them…. i totally idolize them
on July 20, 2008 at 12:30 am salina

oh by the way is wonder girls going to genting or something? in KL.
on July 20, 2008 at 12:43 am beautifulred

that was a beautiful hug from sohee. <333.
on July 20, 2008 at 1:32 am dooberap

2AM has my support!!!!!!!!
and that was so lovely hug from SoHee, showing us how she and the WG fully support their friends
on July 20, 2008 at 1:44 am kjpop

so hee fanboys are going wild aha jk

JYP FAMILY LOVIN!!
on July 20, 2008 at 2:02 am wondergirlsfan

i love JYP Family!
wonder clock forever!
cant wait 2PM!
on July 20, 2008 at 2:11 am wondergirlsfan

@Pauline
i totally agree with you
i cant wait the photoshoot with 2PM haha
hot girls + hot guys = jyp family =)
on July 20, 2008 at 3:36 am Cindy

hey if i was sohee i would hug my crying friend too!
and they were sooooo cute.
i hope 2am does well in the future

JYP people FIGHTING!
on July 20, 2008 at 4:04 am Jenny

Is 3:02 where he mentioned Sun Ye?
on July 20, 2008 at 9:09 am IluvYubin

He has nice arms! lol why are his arms so nice lol ^^;;; lol it is weird to see him tear up with such manly arms hahahahaha ^^;;; lol n.n
on July 20, 2008 at 10:02 am irees

@IluvYubin
Haha. Your comment made me lol.

That was really sweet. I love moments between members of the same companies because they’ve usually trained together, and when others debut, they are all supportive of each other. =D
on July 20, 2008 at 12:12 pm hellooo

awww sohee’s so sweet <3
on July 20, 2008 at 3:06 pm Wonderdbsk

Haha sohee was so warm! People dont take it seriously like junsu and taeyeon XD
on July 20, 2008 at 3:45 pm YOObiNCRazY

its funny how people go crazy over this stuff i mean its just a hug i mean it’ll be a big deal if they kiss or tounge but a hug?
on July 21, 2008 at 7:31 am amyy

thats cute he cried which was sad hmmm … how old is he ? jyp love (: aha like everyone said
on July 21, 2008 at 4:22 pm aiqha

sweet so hee
i wonder heechul will get upset bout this..
but it become normal among artists to hug each other right?
haha

cute so hee
on July 23, 2008 at 3:58 pm nhiisme

ohhhhh…. so sweet!
so hee was so sensitive!
she cheered him up!
on July 23, 2008 at 8:18 pm Gerard

Does anyone know the fan site that the video came from?
on July 24, 2008 at 6:29 am TOP love

she just cheered him up. lol
2am im gonna suppoert u. ahaha
on July 24, 2008 at 7:39 pm agatha

I LOVE JYP FAMILY!!
on July 27, 2008 at 3:01 am TellMeLastFarewell

its good to see care between jype members
on March 19, 2009 at 9:47 am toi_la_ruby

she is so sweet.. jiyong will be jealous haha