When a K-Pop idol is said to have lived in a foreign county, itโs typically the US, Canada, China, or Japan. However, there's actually a number of K-Pop idols who've lived in a Southeast Asian country at some point in their life.
You might think that most idols whoโve lived in Southeast Asia lived in Thailand and are ethnically Thai, but youโd be surprised how many ethnically Korean K-Pop idols have lived in a Southeast Asian country before, especially the Philippines! Are you familiar with the K-Pop idols that have lived in Southeast Asia before? If not, then here they are!
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1. CRAVITY's TaeYoung
On multiple occasions, TaeYoung has said that he lived in Malaysia for around 2 years, moving to the country with his family at the age of 4 and returning to Korea at 6. He often says that it's because he lived in Malaysia for a couple of years that his English is so good. In an interview with iHeartRadio, he also said that he wants to visit Malaysia because he had fun living there and made lots of nice memories.
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2. HyunJun Hur
Soloist and former THE BOYZ member HyunJun Hur (formerly Hwall) lived in the Philippines for 4 years. He said th
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you forget jung jong young, jung min joo, ayana moon and loudi, they lived in Indonesia
y'all forgot Bit from BAE173 who used to live in Philippines