They have been caught off guard.
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Sharing their firsts with NME journal, NewJeans‘ Minji and Hanni recalled the first time fans recognized them in public.
For Hanni, the moment happened during Chuseok when her family visited her in Korea for a few days. They decided to spend some time doing a bit of shopping.
As they walked around, Hanni remembered hearing someone call her name. Thinking it was leader Minji, Hanni turned around to see who it was. It happened to be a shy fan who laughed and ran away with their friends.
After that fan drew attention to Hanni, others noticed her as well. While it was “really surreal” for the idol, it was super exciting for her sister.
I remember [it] being really weird. How does everyone already know me? I only debuted like a month ago.
And then I remember my sister getting really excited that people were recognizing me.
— Hanni
Minji’s first time getting acknowledged was a bit extra low-key. Shortly after the release of their debut music video, she rode the bus to high school like all typical day. Thinking nobody would acknowledge her, Minji “wasn’t wearing any cap or [disguises].”
But because the bus stuffed up with college students, they started to note Minji and whispered to one another so loudly that she might hear them via headphones.
NewJeans’ debut was so well-known that their music video wasn’t even up for a number of days earlier than the women obtained acknowledged in public.
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