IVE Wonyoung’s Unexpected Appearance In Netflix’s “Pop Star Academy” With HYBE Group KATSEYE

IVE‘s Wonyoung has made an unexpected cameo in a recent Netflix documentary following the creation of HYBE‘s new girl group.

IVE’s Jang Wonyoung | @for_everyoung10/Instagram

Since debuting, Wonyoung has been seen as the “IT Girl” of K-Pop’s fourth generation of female idols, and she’s a standard for many when it comes to her visuals, talent, and presence.

HYBE’s new group, KATSEYE, is part of a Netflix documentary called Pop Star Academy, and it follows the journey of creating the group through all the ups and downs.

During the series, they spoke about creating an image for the group which is cohesive but allows the members’ personalities to shine.

Photos and sketches of the members, along with outfit ideas, were spread across the table.

At one point, they were sorting through photos to use as inspiration.

A netizen quickly realized that one of the photos being used to help inspire the looks nd image of KATSEYE was actually Wonyoung.

HELP I'm watching Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE and Humberto is developing a look for the group and he picks out Wonyoung's photo for the moodboard pic.twitter.com/IayXG6GBW6

— cj (@dreamlikewony) August 21, 2024

The netizen showcased the OG photo of Wonyoung that was used…

It showed that the look was being used as inspiration for member Sophia.

Wonyoung is definitely influential and cements her status as a true idol.