8 K-Pop Idols You Probably Didn't Know Used To Live In Southeast Asia

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When a K-Pop idol is said to have lived in a foreign county, itโ€™s 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 whoโ€™ve lived in Southeast Asia lived in Thailand and are ethnically Thai, but youโ€™d 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

 8 K-Pop Idols You Probably Didn't Know Used To Live In Southeast Asia

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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

 8 K-Pop Idols You Probably Didn't Know Used To Live In Southeast Asia

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Soloist and former THE BOYZ member HyunJun Hur (formerly Hwall) lived in the Philippines for 4 years. He said th