Right now, Ive says wonyoung is one of the most popular 4th gen k-pop idols. as sad as it is, some people aren’t willing to look past her pretty face and acknowledge the hard work she went through to be where she is right now. Let’s find out the incredible story of ISA’s wonyong and what you might not understand about her. The mystery behind her family won young is now able to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle. Still, even her upbringing seems absolutely magical as we all know netizens are always curious about the background of their favourite idol, and wonyoung’s life behind the scenes became the topic of heated discussions.
Many times quickly after wonyoung debuted Ive, netizens wondered what background she came from and what her life looked like pre-debut. It turns out that one young lad quieted the princess-like life before. If the rumours are anything to go by, it seems like wonyong’s family is not only wealthy but also powerful and influential in the political world.
It’s been speculated numerous times that wonyong was born into a chaebol family and that her grandfather is Chinese wonyoung’s grandfather used to be the general secretary of the association of overseas Chinese in Korea.
Apart from being active in the political scene, wonyoung’s family seems to operate a few Chinese restaurants in different busy locations in Seoul. What caught netizens by surprise was when they found out that wonyoung is close to the granddaughter of the chairman of Korea’s leading conglomerate Daelim group. Fans theorize that if wonyoung is close to a chaebol granddaughter, her family’s background is the real deal. Wonyong’s activities during her school years also hint at her wealthy background. she once shared that she went to an English-speaking kindergarten and attended many academic and art classes.
When she was just six years old, wonyoung took piano, flute violin, and swimming lessons classes. She remarked that she used to focus so hard on her classes that she often got nosebleeds. wonyoung never used a bus or subway before, which surprised the netizens.
Apart from her family’s background, netizens have been curious to find out where wonyoung truly is from. ?Her nationality has been a mystery since she became a trainee for produce 48. there have been rumors that she is Taiwanese and Korean, with her father coming from Taiwan and her mother being Korean on the produce 48 trainee’s website.
Her profile said her name was chang yan ying, but it was quickly changed after people started to notice. wonyoung’s upbringing remains a mystery to many people as she keeps her privacy and family protected.
Even though it’s obvious that she comes from a wealthy and comfortable setting, it didn’t change her personality one bit
Trouble in paradise with wonyoung’s level of success, it would be hard for many to stay humble, and with her feet firmly on the ground, this doesn’t seem to be won young’s case, although she has received criticism over her attitude during one of Ive’s performances.
In December 2021, ive appeared on music bank to perform their debut single, 11. shortly after the performance went, viral, netizens began to criticize wonyoung for her alleged rude behavior during the performance. Some netizens pointed out how wonyoung didn’t thoroughly shake her head during one part, unlike other members, it sounds like a lame reason to accuse someone of attitude problems, but some people truly believed wonyong didn’t give it her all during the debut stage and that she lacked professionalism.
Then in December of 2021 as well wonyong received many malicious comments for her alleged rude behavior towards nct’s gaming. The phrase wonyoung bad attitude trended on Twitter because of her interaction with Jaime. After Ive received their fifth win at music core, Jaemin, who was an mc at the time, was supposed to give the usual ending speech; however, wonyoung cut in and was the one to carry out an acceptance speech for Ive’s win.
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Additionally it’s considered respectful to bow one’s head when colleagues are leaving, but neither of Ive’s members bowed their heads at Jaime or at stray kids ino, who was also an mc. The two MCs bowed their heads to Ive as if nothing was happening, but what really angered the fans was Ive greeting the third mc mindu, who was previously an eyes one with Eugene and wonyong; that’s why a lot of people are criticizing won yong and Ive for their rude behavior while also calling wonyoung disrespectful for cutting off Jaime’s speech then in another instance wonyoung was interviewing NCT at another music video where she was an mc and once the group started to bow to her wonyoung looked away. Ive’s fans quickly came to wonyong’s defense claiming that it was a simple mistake done by a rookie group and that it shouldn’t have attracted such harsh reactions. Numerous articles about wonyong’s personality came out proving that she’s far from being the
mean girl, a real sweetheart. Wonyoung’s fans have been concerned that she has only seen for her beautiful visuals ever since she started to gain attention.
Since wonyoung has sharp features, she has been mistaken for being cold, and wonyong’s fans know very well that she is far from being cold and mean.
In may of 2022, a clip from the time wonyoung was still in eyes. wonyoung went viral on the internet and it showed wonyoung’s kind and respectful personality even when she was the youngest member in Iz*One. She was always praised for her charisma and professionalism even behind the cameras. Wonyoung is just as charismatic and can make people smile just with her actions.
A short gift that gained attention online showed former eyes one (Iz*One) member heiwan dropping a bag of confetti on the stage while the rest of the members and other idols began to leave the stage Wonyoung hesitated for a while before she bent down quickly and picked up all of the confetti bags that were on the floor so no one would slip on the stage and get injured. as this was at the end of the show it meant that also any staff member wouldn’t get hurt when the clip started to make its way across social media international netizens shared a lot of praise for wonyoung explaining that wonyoung is an incredibly kind person and people trying to paint her as someone with a bad personality are just trying to taint her image. one netizen commented probably one of the reasons why she’s so successful in the industry, she probably has a nice personality and is asked to come back for shoots and events love her. Before this, wonyong went viral for her interaction with fans upon landing in Germany to attend the k-pop festival,k-pop flex. While walking through the airport, one fan was lucky enough to get close to wonyong and start a conversation with her. The fan said you’re my sister’s favorite, and she loves you without hesitating wonyoung replied how about you? Throughout social media, netizens praised wonyoung for her quick and witty response and how approachable and friendly she seemed, which isn’t always the case for idols; then, during a video call with a fan, wonyoung surprised everyone by being moved to tears. wonyoung is known for her strong mentality and bubbly personality, so seeing wonyoung being emotional took everyone by surprise.
Even during Iz*One‘s last concert before disbanding wonyoung managed to hold in her tears and hug the other members instead. During the video call, wonyoung shed a few tears after hearing the fan; the fan told wonyoung that she had been feeling very stressed recently but was happy to see wonyoung, the fan added that although she might not be satisfied at the moment, she feels stronger whenever she watches wonyong’s videos and pictures.
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