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Red Velvet’s Irene clarified the story behind a group photo taken with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Irene talked about the behind-the-scenes story during the Pyongyang performance. 

In SBS 'Horizontal Channel' broadcasted on February 14, Red Velvet Irene has appeared as a twelve winner of 'Kang Ho Dong's trivial showdown'. 

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On this day, Kang Ho-dong asked Irene why Kim Jung-eun took a group photo right next to the North Korean state secretary at the time of the Pyongyang performance. 

Irene said, "I went to the show for a little while after the performance, but he came. I got a picture because I was going to take pictures. I was shooting there while I was shooting, so I was there. I do not know why I was there. " 

"I did not know when I took the picture," Irene says. I came to Korea and understood, "he said. I did not give it in advance. "

The MC commented, “But people tend to look around to see who they’re standing next to.” Irene explained, “I was so busy and the meeting wasn’t planned. I went because they asked the artists to stand together.” Kang Ho Dong asked if Kim Jong Un had said anything to her while they shook hands later on, but Irene said he hadn’t.