Weki Meki/IOI Choi Yoojung Official Thread

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I like her so much omg I'm going to miss her when the show ends :-( who knows when she'll debut

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Yoojung's fanbase in Korea is HUGE compared to the her international fanbase. Just compare the number of views on her Bang Bang fancam on Youtube (180k, lots of other fancams have similar viewcounts) vs. Naver (800k, easily 2nd most viewed) to get an idea.

 

It's interesting because I think the reason why there isn't as much international chatter for Yoojung is because a lot of her "stan-attractor" charms fly under the radar for I-fans simply because most are not fluent in Korean.

 

For example, the way Yoojung speaks is very unique, and K-fans often comment things like "Yoojung's speech mannerisms are sooo cute ã… ã… " on social media. In fact, just the way she said "I'm okay" after she tripped during episode 1 was different than the way someone would normally say it in Korean, and many viewers thought that it was adorable. Since that kind of difference in speech cannot be translated with subtitles, I-fans really are missing out on one of Yoojung's 'charms'. For a native Korean speaker, it's obvious that these unique mannerisms are natural and not "forced aegyo" and it adds to Yoojung's title as the trainee who is effortlessly adorable. K-fans are quite averse to idols who fake their cuteness so they find Yoojung's natural cuteness a work of art lol

 

Also, Yoojung's genuinely kind soul is harder to pick up if you're an I-fan. Though many can tell Yoojung's a nice kid in general, there's absolutely no doubt for native Koreans that this girl's niceness is totally ingrained into her being. For example, during the hidden camera Yoojung stayed on the line and said "Goodbye, I'll hang up now" when the rest of the trainees simply hung up or yelled something like "You're terrible!!" into their phones. It was hilarious that Yoojung even bothered to say something so formal while hanging up and it shows that Yoojung's politeness and consideration for others is practically a reflex. A small detail like that would probably go over many I-fans heads while it'd be super obvious to any K-fan.

 

In general, Yoojung also hits a lot of Korean 'appeal' points (genuine kindness, candidly cute, funny reaction faces), the biggest being her "gap moe", for lack of a better term. She's the ideal cinnamon roll offstage and incredibly charismatic and confident onstage. Usually shy idols are lacking in stage presence and confident idols have more blunt personalities, so Yoojung is 'the best of both worlds' for K-fans because she is a candid, adorable baby who transforms into a true performer when need be. And for Yoojung, neither side of her personality is forced, as she is cute without trying and she genuinely loves performing.

 

I hope this sheds some light on why Yoojung gets a lot more attention from K-fans, from someone who is a native Korean speaker (and who has lost a lot of fluency over the years lol)

 

omg thank you so much for posting this

I've always found yoojung incredibly charming and unique but it seemed like a lot of i-fans just didn't quite see it and I've never known how to explain it, but this explains it perfectly she's seriously a special one 

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rumor has it yoojung ranks 3rd this week. not that top 3 is bad by any means, I just really wish to see her sit on that number 1 chair once. Imagine a precious fluffball like her up there 

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OMG BABY YOOJUNG 

I was hoping she could place 1st this week, but somi's fandom is superior, so she got first place deservingly 

 

but I'm glad to see that the gap between yoojung and sejeong wasn't big at all, so here's to hoping yoojung can finish this in 2nd place!! if not, top 3 out of 100 trainees is still amazing, and she deserves it so much 

 

 

ASTRO on Yoojung
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ASTRO on Yoojung

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ahh posts like these make me so happy, I love reading anecdotes about her. Idk you guys yoojung just becomes more and more likable to me every single day I've yet to see anything to dislike 

Edited March 25, 2016 by black_pearls

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Omg this makes me so sad. And to think that it's yoojung's own fans who gave her that nickname? I feel so bad, yoojung's already pretty sensitive, she doesn't need "ugly" for a nickname regardless of how endearing these fans think it is

 

Ughh poor baby

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Ahh I thought stanning yoojung would be a quite peaceful experience, seeing as she's had no controversies, carries herself well on the show and gets along with the others. So hearing about the comments on her looks (coming from her own fans at that wtf) is really disheartening. I just hope so badly that her looks won't ever be a topic of discussion when she debuts because that's not what she needs or deserves

 

And anyone calling her ugly needs to get their eyes checked

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If the groups for the next mission are legit i think yoojung should be the centre. In my biased opinion I know she'll out centre somi.

 

god I HOPE SO. It's been too damn long. Sometimes I wish yoojung would be a bit more greedy and speak up and say she wants the center spot, but with her personality I guess it's unlikely ;; 

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Omg those lucky fans who got to greet her!! I would die!! Yoojung was adorable though, freaking out over meeting every person, she has the biggest smile omg I love her

 

How did this work though? Did each fan just choose one trainee they wanted to greet and then left the stage or?

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I'm kind of interested to know yoojung fan's I.O.I bias list though

Yoojung >>>> Doyeon > Mina = Somi = Chaeyeon > Chungha > Nayoung >>> Sejeong = Pinky > Yeunjung >> Sohye

 

mine is yoojung >>>>> nayoung > doyeon > somi = chungha > sejeong = pinky > yeunjung = chaeyeon > mina > sohye

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I was thoroughly disappointed with the mv, mostly bc I kept looking for yoojung and she was obviously not her normal self ;; I really hope she recovers soon, poor baby

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omg I keep rewatching ep 11 just to watch the moment yoojung gets called as 3rd place

and this

 

their friendship is absolutely precious I cry every time 

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same, friend

 

and I found this cute Yoojung fanart.

Click here to view the Tweet

 

omg she's such a tiny ball of fluff 

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cr: jngchae

 

 

I can still hear her giggle

 

ahh what a ray of sunshine 

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ahh I'm worried for her. She seems really fragile, I hope she'll gain more confidence with time 

 

also anyone calling this precious ball of fluff ugly needs to stfu   

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aww there were fans shouting "yoojung-ah you're pretty" after her yum yum performance   makes me so happy

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Yoojung performed with High4 20 again on Show Champion!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouQ7CylR0iU

 

what a freaking QUEEN 

yoojung is such an all-rounder it's ridiculous 

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I'm not sure how to feel about this... I just hope fantagio thought about it a lot and prepared.

I thought it was already clarified that they're going on vacation and probably doing some pre-debut stuff but not actually studying? Like they're just going there for a month

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ahh lucky fans who got so close to dodaeng in LA

How I would love to be able to say a few words to them