Heechul says IU and Suzy do not care much for the title of 'nation's younger sister'
On November 28,JTBC's 'Ssul Jeon' talked about the female celebrities who were known as "the nation's younger sisters," such as IUandSuzy.
'Ssul Jeon' got the ranking for the female celebrities most considered the nation's younger sister for the last five years. IU came out in first place with 49.5% while Suzy came out in fourth with 5.6%. The gathered data also showed that IU's connection to being the nation's younger sister was decreasing bit by bit every year. In addition, after her SNS scandal, her male fan base had decreased greatly while her female fan base had increased.
Heechul revealed,"In the case of IU and Suzy, they aren't really interested in being the country's younger sister . . . They feel burdened by it . . . IU had even said to me, 'It's been a while since my title as the country's younger sister ended.'"
Kang Yong Suksaid,"I don't think that Suzy's agency is pursuing the image of nation's little sister,"and the others agreed, sayingmiss Anever went for a particularly cute image.
Park Ji Yoonsaid,"As Suzy is not intentionally creating the image of the nation's younger sister, I think she is most naturally transforming into the mature image."
The remainder of the list hadMoon Geun Youngin 2nd (17.6%),Kim Yunain 3rd (13.1%),Park Bo Youngin 5th (4.8%),Soheein 6th (2.1%), andSon Yeon Jaein 7th (1.6%).