Lee Seung Gi, Yeri (Red Velvet), Yuqi (G)I-DLE … are some of the cat age Kpop idols that the audience is expecting to shine in the coming year.
According to Vietnamese tradition, the lunar year 2023 is identified as the year of the Rabbit. Meanwhile, Koreans consider this to be the year of the black rabbit – a year of longevity, peace and prosperity.
Thus, people born in 1999, 1987, 1975 or earlier will officially turn their year of age on January 22. Here are some Kpop idols/singers of the cat/rabbit age that are expected to be successful in the lunar year 2023:
1. Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi Born on January 13, 1987. The Korean “ballad prince” has just gone through a tumultuous 2022 when he left the management company in the midst of a noisy salary fraud, having to bear a slave contract for many years. By mid-December, he was paid the entire debt of up to 5 billion won by his former agency Hook Entertainment.
Lee Seung Gi has used this money to support charity recently. In addition, it is expected that the “national groom” will come back stronger in the music race when he is no longer being held by Hook Entertainment.
2. Mark (NCT)
Mark’s birthday falls on August 2, 1999. He is considered as one of the key members of the NCT system when participating in most of the subgroups such as NCT 127, NCT Dream, NCT U and especially SuperM – the boy group gathered from famous members. top reputation in groups managed by SM Entertainment.
Mark’s career can be said to be on the rise when the two fixed groups he joined NCT 127 and NCT Dream had consecutive albums selling more than 2 million copies. SM Entertainment has also confirmed that SuperM will return in 2023, so we will soon see Mark in this “super group” lineup in the near future.
3. The Place (Red Velvet)
Location same age as Mark and born on 5/3. Last year, it can be said that it was not too successful for Yeri and Red Velvet when the group’s first comeback of the year with the title song Feel My Rhythm failed as expected.
After that, Red Velvet had to cancel the concert because of problems, and at the end of the year, the comeback with Birthday criticized for the music.
Fans hope Yeri and her group will come back stronger in 2023 with more tasteful songs and the long-awaited concert tour.
4. Yuqi (G)I-DLE
Chinese female idol was born on September 23, 1999. In the past year, Yuqi’s reputation skyrocketed when (G)I-DLE continuously had explosive projects such as: Tomboy, Nxde vwon a series of prestigious awards. It will not be surprising that Yuqi and (G)I-DLE will still go strong in 2023 with a perfect run in 2022.
5. Tzuyu-Chaeyoung (TWICE)
Tzuyu and Chaeyoung are both the youngest of TWICE and were born in 1999. In 2022, TWICE broke the notorious “7-year curse” in Kpop when all members re-signed with the management company JYP Entertainment. With the new contract, we can fully expect more “genuine” comebacks from TWICE in the “black rabbit” or Quy Rabbit year.
Nhu Quynh
According to VietNamNet