Young K-pop stars come of age
By Ko Dong-hwan
Suzy
Seolhyun
By Ko Dong-hwan
After rocking the K-pop world as a teenage idol, Suzy is now an adult.
Suzy, a member of the popular girl band Miss-A, joins other singers such as A Pink member Kim Nam-joo, AOA’s Seolhyun, f(X)’s Crystal and B2B’s Ilhoon who have or will become 19 this year, making them legally adults by Korean standards.
“I feel kind of weird and good at the same time,’’ Suzy said in a statement issued through her management agency JYP.
“I used to always think that, when I turn 19, I will definitely earn a driver’s license and drive a car by myself after my schedule. And I managed to do just that recently.’’
Korea has lowered its official adult age from the previous 20 to 19 starting this year.