Red Velvet's Irene Maintains 1st Place in Star Ranking Female Idol Category Surpassing Girls' Generation's Yoona
Red Velvet's Irene has once again secured 1st place in the star ranking female idol category. In the 142nd edition for the 2nd week of July, held from 3:01 PM on July 11th to 3:00 PM on July 18th, Irene garnered 18,025 votes.
Following Irene in 1st place, Girls' Generation's YoonA took 2nd place with 13,456 votes. NewJeans' Hyein followed in 3rd place with 3,668 votes, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon in 4th with 2,367 votes, and WJSN's Bona in 5th with 2,182 votes.
Red Velvet celebrated their 10th debut anniversary this year and recently marked the occasion with the release of their album 'Cosmic' on June 24th.
Star Ranking is a fan voting system where fans directly vote for their favorite stars to determine their rankings. Based on the voting results, top-ranked stars receive various benefits.
The star ranked 1st for 4 consecutive weeks will have their face featured on outdoor billboards. Fans of the star ranked 1st for 4 consecutive weeks can also request outdoor billboard video fan support.
IU Secretly Watches Her Own Movie in a Theater, Drops Hints About Her Identity, but No One Recognizes Her?!
IU recently revealed that she watched her own concert film in a public theater, but shockingly, no one recognized her—even when she dropped a hint!
On February 27, a new video featuring IU was released, showing her inside a car on her way to Daejeon.
She excitedly shared, “This is a surprise stage greeting for UAENA! I picked this location through a ladder game when I did stage greetings.”
Previously, IU had let fate decide which city she would visit after her stage greetings. She happily said, “There are UAENAs everywhere I go. Wherever I go, it's a flowery path.” The game ultimately led her to Daejeon.
IU originally hoped to explore the city, saying, “I wanted to visit Daejeon's pride, Sung Sim Dang, and walk around, but my team said it wouldn’t be possible. The lines are too long, and it’s freezing outside.” She sighed, adding, “So, things turned out this way.”
Dressed up for the occasion, IU smiled, saying, “I don’t get to meet UAENAs in Daejeon often, so I wanted to make a surprise appearance looking my best.”
She also joked about enjoying surprise events, adding, “As long as Hanteo oppa drives me safely, I’m happy.”
But what really caught fans' attention was IU’s unexpected confession—she had secretly watched her concert film in a theater, but no one noticed her! “No one recognized me at all. There weren’t that many people, and it was a weekday… but still! I even gave a hint!” she said, sounding both amused and surprised.
Later, when IU finally appeared at the theater, her fans were overwhelmed with emotion. Some even burst into tears, prompting her to gently say, “You really didn’t expect me to come, right?”
After wrapping up her stage greeting, IU laughed at herself, saying, “Wait, did I just do a 40-minute one-woman show? I must have talked so much.”
On her way back to Seoul, IU reflected on the day, sharing, “It was so cold today. I shook hands with all the UAENAs. My hands are usually cold, and since the weather was freezing, I think I made a lot of people’s hands cold, too. But after touching so many warm hands, mine became warm, too. I still haven’t washed them.”
