Jang Won-young, a member of the group Ive, received Sharout from the popular Japanese animation "Favorite Child."
On the 2nd, writer Yokoyari Mengo mentioned Jang Won-young in a post on his personal SNS Twitter account, "Wonyoung..."
Mengo was impressed when a fan posted a picture of Jang Won-young imitating the character in "My Favorite Child." Overseas fans said, "The ultimate idol", "Hoshino Wonyoung", "Perfect fit for the idol challenge", "I'm so happy that K-pop idols do the idol challenge"He praised it, saying, "It's.
"My Favorite Child," an animation dealing with the Japanese idol industry market, is considered the best animation in the third quarter of 2023, and was released through Netflix, an OTT platform. The music video of the opening "Idol," which has created numerous challenges around the world, is enjoying unprecedented popularity exceeding 200 million views less than two months after its release.
Many K-pop idols, including singers Yoon-ha and Ive's Lee Seo, Liz, Chuu, Lecera Pim Hong Eun-chae, and Billy Tsuki, drew attention by presenting the "Favorite Child" challenge.
In particular, Jang Won-young's "Favorite Child" challenge video spread online this time, drawing keen attention. Hoshino Ai, a character imitated by Jang Won-young, is a character that has become so popular that it is called a legendary idol, and has the charm of attracting people's attention instinctively by showing remarkable talent for idols in many ways.
Therefore, Internet users say that it is perfect for Jang Won-young, who served as the center of the project group IZ*ONE and then served as the center of the group Ives. In this situation, he even received Sharout from the author of "My Favorite Child."
Meanwhile, Ive, a group to which Jang Won-young belongs, released Japan's first album "WAVE" in May and began overseas activities in earnest.
Ive, who has made four consecutive hits from his debut song "ELEVEN" to mega-hit "LOVE DIVE," "After LIKE" and "IAM," is showing off his peak popularity with all four of his titles exceeding 100 million cumul
ative views on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming site, on the 27th of last month.
