Different business veterans agreed.
One more senior idol has known as out the altering greeting tradition amongst youthful idols, and this time, it’s Women’ Technology’s Hyoyeon taking the photographs.
On November 29, Hyoyeon appeared as a particular visitor on SBS PowerFM’s Cultwo Present, together with veteran idols equivalent to Koyote‘s Baekga and H.O.T‘s Jaewon. In the course of the episode, they talked in regards to the greeting tradition amongst idols, noting how drastically it has modified through the years.
Recalling her rookie day, Hyoyeon bragged that she and her friends used to “bow at a 90-degree angle” even whereas receiving meals deliveries. She added, “Once I put out the dishes, I cleaned up all of the meals so it regarded like I had washed them,” explaining that she felt compelled to be respectful towards individuals who delivered meals to her daily.
Later within the episode, the subject of greeting got here up once more, and Hyoyeon straight known as out the brand new greeting tradition amongst idols, calling it disappointing. Although she stated her preferences have been a bit “old style,” Baekga and Kim Taegyun agreed together with her criticism, saying it was a fundamental method that everybody ought to take note of.
When Jaewon requested if juniors nonetheless greet her at broadcasting stations, Hyoyeon surprisingly revealed, “As of late, they don’t greet us in any respect.” Baekga then shared his expertise with how issues have modified in latest instances.
“We go to broadcasting stations yearly to advertise our albums, proper? However we don’t let others come to greet us,” Baekga defined, including that they felt unhealthy seeing juniors line up and wait to greet them. He stated that whereas in his rookie years, idols would line as much as say whats up to seniors, now broadcasting producers come to their ready rooms to greet them personally. “It feels unusual,” he added.
Hyoyeon responded by saying she additionally felt uncomfortable being greeted like that. “However when if we cross paths within the hallway, they need to at the least make eye contact or nod,” she added. Hyoyeon famous that these days, juniors barely even make eye contact, and therefore, they don’t trouble with greetings both.
In the meantime, Hyoyeon isn’t the primary senior idol to make clear this altering greeting tradition. OH MY GIRL‘s Seunghee additionally expressed her stern stance on this subject. Learn extra about it right here.
