Because Teppy is a multi-talented k-pop cyber stalker, she can tell you anything you want to know about Super Junior....and EXO, EXO-K, F(X) and any other group you can think of. She spends a lot of time collecting random facts about the stars and their families. She can tell you how many siblings they have, where they went to school, who got busted posting a selfie with a female k-popper in the bedroom on Twitter, and even their blood types! She found out that some of the Super Junior moms own a coffee shop in Gangnam (she knows which members, but I am not so great at retaining that kind of knowledge, so you'll have to Google it to find out who they are), so guess what we did? That's right folks! We went there. It was pretty cool too. There were pictures of their sons all over the walls and the ambience was lovely. Even though the place was pretty empty and the moms were nowhere to be seen, we stayed about 1.5 hours and just chilled and used their wifi.
Anyhow, while walking around Hongdae one morning, we came upon a wall with some of the Super Junior members' photos and they ALL had been defaced! It was a horrible sight. Our flower boys looked raunchy! So, I took a picture. And here they are. I had debated including this fact on my general post about Hongdae, but it was too traumatic of a moment for both of us, so I wanted to give it its own space and attention. I guess Super Junior isn't loved by everyone in Korea, even though we assumed they were. That being said, while we feel sorry for the boys having had someone draw penises in their mouths and creepy smiles over their lips on a public billboard, we still think it is kind of funny.
On another Super Junior note, one of the members of Super Junior is a guy named Shindong. He's the chubby
one. I hate to call anyone chubby, but in a world of 4 foot tall anorexic k-pop stars, he definitely stands out as a bit portly. We like him, though, and feel he is one of the best dancers in Super Junior. In the video I shared above, he is
at the 12/13 second mark and is wearing a nasty black and white t-shirt with the black Harry Potter glasses. While riding the subway one day, Teppy and I were seated next to 2 flower boys. I asked them if I could take their picture and they asked me why. I told them that because the one was very pretty and the other looked like Shindong. You might be thinking that I just insulted the Shindong look alike because I told him his friend was pretty and implied that he was chubby. Not the case. To us, chubby is NOT an insult and does NOT mean one is not beautiful. I just happened to deliver my answer honest and unfiltered. They were both beautiful kids. One just had a prettier face than the other....like he should have been the lead in a K-drama whereas the Shindong look alike would more likely be cast as the opposite leading male role...you know...the JiHoo (but not as pretty as JiHoo. No other opposite male lead role has been as pretty as Kim Hyun Joong in any drama. Sorry. That's just our opinion) They laughed and let us take their picture. Then they pulled out their cell phones and took pictures with us. It was fun. They were some of the nicest people we met in Korea. They talked to us. Most people ignored us. Come to think about it, Shindong #2 spoke excellent English. He was about 20 and told us he had never left Korea. I pray that one day, Shindong #2 makes it out of that country and is able to see the world. He was such a sweet kid!