So Hee troubled childhood revealed

So Hee of Wonder Girls, Nation’s Little Sister has always displayed a cheerful and happy image when on screen to viewers. So it was a bit of a surprise to learn of So Hee’s troubled past recently as it caught the attention of viewers.

So Hee’s father, Ahn Byung Guan expressed that even though So Hee appears cheerful on the outside, she is actually not like that inside as he revealed their family past. When So Hee was in fourth grade, her parents divorced. She ended up living with her father and her sister who is 6 years older. But bad times continued, the clothes factory that So Hee’s father was managing folded soon after he divorced. In order to survive, he ended up working as a courier delivery man on motorbike to support So Hee and her sister.

Despite So Hee possibly feeling hurt and having a hard time dealing with the divorce, she was always encouraging and egging her father on, “Why are your shoulders sagging?” “Have strength!”

So Hee and her sister still keeps in contact with their mother.

He added, “So Hee has been a very obedient kid since she was small and is very trusting of me, always encouraging me. Even if no one tells her, she knows her responsibility and never creates trouble for anyone. But I don’t feel safe letting her work in the industry. She is now not by my side and I can’t follow her everyday. Although she won’t do anything silly and can take good care of herself, it’s such a competitive industry and there’s always gossip and rumours. As long as she is safe, I will be contented.”

“Recently, she doesn’t act cute (throw tantrum) with me but rather she keeps saying, “Dad, I won’t let you suffer again in future. You just enjoy your life,” I feel like she is an adult when saying this. I am very thankful after hearing these from my daugther. I hope that I can assist her in her path to reach her dreams. To me, So Hee is not a celebrity, she is my adorable daugther.”

After hearing about So Hee’s family, netizens expressed their surprise, leaving replies such as “I thought she only had a happy past” “It must have been difficult but she’s grown up beautifully” “have strength”.

Credit: bbe_bbe_ro@soompi

Wonder Girls New York Diary 080229 (5 pictures)

New batch of pictures this afternoon uploaded on MTV Korea website.

Picture-perfect Sun Mi showing her Hello Kitty (?) ring

Kevin (designer?) and a beaming So Hee

What are you making?

Group picture. Random Sun Mi ^.^ 
No wonder ahboo says always look out for her!

This is a picture from yesterday. Sun Ye was taking pictures of the billboard advert at Times Square but her phone memory was full.

Wonder Girls wins Best Singer @ 20th Korea Producer Awards

Because of filming for their “Wishing on a Star” MV and “MTV Wonder Girls” Season 3, the Wonder Girls are currently in New York and were unable to attend the 20th Korea Producer Awards Ceremony yesterday afternoon.

Wonder Girls expressed their winning thoughts through a recorded video message by Sun Ye, “To be chosen by the PDs directly to win this award, we are really thankful and honoured. Thank you to each and every PD.”

Many thanks to ahboo for video.

Wonder Girls New York Diary 080228 (36 pictures)

MTV Korea website has uploaded another batch of pictures this afternoon with 36 pictures of the Wonder Girls going on a MTV/TRL studio tour, looking at their very own “Wonder Girls” board in Times Square, visiting a Walt Disney shop, touring the streets of New York, reading menu at a cafe.

Looking into the MTV/TRL studio

Wonder Girls posing in front of studio logo

See the advertising board behind, it’s MTV Wonder Girls S3 Preview! 

VJ Lindsey Rodriguez was their guide at Times Square

Nice depth-of-focus shot of Sun Mi

Sun Mi again

and again!

Sun Ye’s turn

and again

Sun Mi on the streets of New York

Sun Mi deciding what to eat from the menu

Mak PD and Sun Ye

Wonder Girls tearing after seeing their video on Times Square

Wonder Girls started tearing after a 12 minute video of MTV Wonder Girls Season 3 started airing on the advertising billboard of Times Square, New York.

Ye Eun said, “It was our second day in New York. So I said this, ‘There will be a day where our MV will be shown on the big screen’. But they said, ‘How is it possible that they will show it’. But I continued, ‘It will be, they will show our MV, just wait for 2 years.’ I was merely joking so I didn’t know that the day would arrive so quickly. I was really shocked but also thankful. Words can’t describe how I feel right now.”

Sun Ye said, “I really can’t believe it. Words can’t describe my feelings. I am really thankful to see our video appearing on the big screen in New York Times Square. This is a big encouragement for me.”