Singer Mina revealed not only her activities in China, where she reigned as the 'goddess of the continent', but also the hardships behind the popularity of 'Military President'.
In the 2nd episode of the E Channel/Channel S entertainment show 'Playing Unnie', which aired on the 5th, the five members Chae Rina, Lee Ji-hye, Narsha, Ivy, and Choa, as well as Space A's 'sexy voice' Kim Hyun-jung and 'World Cup Goddess' Mina, a first-generation star choreographer and ‘Original Supa’ Hong Young-joo joined as the first guest.
On this day, the five members gathered at a nightclub with a 'fin-de-siècle sensibility' and gave themselves over to a remix of their hit song. Just when the excitement was at its peak, the game suddenly went dark and Space A's Kim Hyun-jung appeared singing 'Sexy Man' (1999). Mina then performed ‘Answer the Phone’ (2002). Here, Hong Young-joo heated up the atmosphere by performing dance moves to the hit songs she choreographed, ‘Elevator’ (Jin-young Park, 1995), ‘Dash’ (Ji-young Baek, 2000), and ‘Oppa’ (Wax, 2000).
After an exciting dance time, Chae Rina formally introduced Hong Young-ju, saying, “Dancers are the trend these days, and Hong Young-ju is the original.” Lee Ji-hye also vividly testified to Hong Young-joo’s majesty, saying, “Baek Ji-young was originally bad at dancing, but she said she was able to become a dance singer thanks to Hong Young-joo.” In response, Hong Young-ju said, “When I saw Baek Ji-young, I thought, ‘What should I do?’ I wanted to. “At first, there wasn’t even a single wave,” he revealed, causing laughter.
Lee Ji-hye and Kim Hyun-jung recalled the time when they did not say a word to each other because there was an invisible war of nerves between Shop and Space A, which were the same time they debuted, and Kim Hyun-jung said, “Shop was more popular on broadcast, but we played more at events.” She showed off her pride as the queen of . Mina also reminisces about her heyday when she toured throughout China for nearly 10 years with her hit song 'Answer the Phone', and is proud to say, "The Chinese version of 'Answer the Phone' was higher in popularity in China than Psy's 'Gangnam Style'." did. When Lee Ji-hye asked, “I’m curious about the size of the event expenses in China,” Mina coolly answered, “4 to 5 times the amount in Korea.”
Hong Young-ju summoned Moon Knight, a mecca for dancers and a gateway to stardom. Chae Rina looked back on the history of Moon Knight, saying, “I am seven years younger (than Hong Young-joo), but I am a senior in terms of playing.” On the other hand, Mina said, “I am 10 years behind everyone else,” and added, “I was quiet until my early 20s, but as soon as music came out, he came. “There was a time when I lay down on the stage hoping that everyone would see me,” he said, confessing his ‘instinct to follow’.
Lee Ji-hye said, “I said, ‘Everyone should only look at me,’ so I laid down. How can I overcome that?” and put an end to Mina’s ‘super-obsessive’ attitude. Ivy also agreed, saying, “I went to a club before my debut because I wanted to experience it,” and boasted that she was a “prepared sexy singer,” saying, “Men followed me to a taxi and asked for my phone number.”
Hong Young-joo surprised people by telling the story of her past, saying that she was an ordinary company manager, but later discovered club culture and became a choreographer. Regarding the reason why she married a church pastor, Kim Hyun-jung said, “After I lent him money and got it back, I went to the church in a bad mood and met my husband.” She added, “I drank so much that my husband said, ‘If you hadn’t met me, you might have passed away.’ “He ‘self-detonated’ and devastated the scene.
After the exciting talk, the sisters had time to learn dancing from Hong Young-joo. Furthermore, they even had a dance battle that put their pride on the line. In the preliminaries, Mina dominated the atmosphere with her passionate sexy dance, while Hong Young-joo won a surprise victory with her innate sense of rhythm. Choa made everyone burst into laughter with her basic dance moves, and Narsha defeated Choa and advanced to the finals with the 'lying down' skill she learned from Mina. In the finals, '90s dance master' Hong Young-joo and 'adult idol' Narsha faced each other, and Hong Young-joo took the honor of final victory.
The sisters, who set the stage on fire with a dance battle, had an after-party at a gamjatang restaurant. Here, Mina, the 'original military president', surprised everyone by confessing that she had once been sexually harassed during a military event. He shocked his sisters by confessing, “I had prepared a first-come-first-served handshake event, but suddenly they came rushing in and surrounded me, and one of them touched my breasts from behind.”
Mina explained, "I thought about sending him to the prison camp for this incident, but I asked for leniency, so he didn't go to the prison camp. It wasn't just one person doing it by chance, but we all did it together, so the guilt got worse."
Lee Ji-hye confessed her hardships, saying, “During those days, didn’t we all experience unspeakable things at one time or another?” and Hong Young-joo reenacted a situation in which she danced to avoid flying peanuts, saying, “Drunken guests even threw snacks at night.” Chae-rina said, “That’s why I have a strong mentality,” and showed a detached appearance, receiving ‘respect’ from youngest member Choa.
As the night deepened, Jihye Lee was about to finish the after-party, but Mina held the spoon again and sang. Finally, he showed off his surging energy and said, “I can dance ‘3D’ and I can rap like Blackpink,” and then performed Jungkook’s ‘3D’ dance. Narsha, who captured Mina’s armpits drenched from the intense dance, said, “It’s a female Psy. “What is this, drenching show?” he said, sticking out his tongue. Jihye Lee acknowledged Mina’s passion, saying, “Guys, you need to learn these things.” Choa opened the soft ‘Cool Skin’ and said, “I’m sorry. “I will work harder,” he reflected.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr