Co-Ed member One Star Hyewon (15) met with reporters in the waiting room for Mnet’s “M Countdown” and talked about her sudden growth spurt.

“I’m 167 cm right now. Within six months of joining my agency, I grew 4 cm. I want to stop growing.”

Being only 15-years-old, it’s only expected that she should keep growing. Despite there being room to grow more, Hyewon expressed the pressures of her height as a “female idol” since her career relies on her cute, petite image.

Hyewon also talked about her nickname, “Little Goo Hara“. She stated, “Since before my debut, I heard from a lot of people that I look like Goo Hara. I think of it as an honor.” When asked whether she herself thought that she looked like Goo Hara, Hyewon replied, “I’m not sure.”

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Co-Ed’s leader Soomi recently explained the changes she went through while switching from being Seeya’s maknae to Co-Ed’s leader.

The first noticeable change is her physical appearance. Soomi usually opted for the cute bang hairstyle with natural black hair, but for Co-Ed, she dyed it green and orange, and pulled it up into a high pony tail, or what she calls, “the pineapple hair.” She stated, “My hair style changed a lot. We changed it many times, and kept dying and redying. My hair has gotten a lot coarser because of it. I never thought I’d have to go to such extremes with my hair.”

She also lost a lot of weight, a total of 4 kg. “I began dancing since my days with Seeya, so there wasn’t a lot of pressure. But still, the 20 hour rehearsal times really tired me out. I lost about 4 kg.”
When asked to comment on switching over from singing ballads to idol music, she revealed, “My genre did change from ballad to dance, but it’s not that difficult. I originally had an interest in both sides anyway.”

Soomi concluded the interview by stating, “I liked acting cute and being loved as the maknae when I was with my Seeya unnie's. It’s fun with Co-Ed because we’re all similar in age, but since I’m the leader, I have to earn to take more responsibility and manage a lot more things.”

Source + Photos: Sports Chosun

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Co.Ed School (or 남녀공학 - Nam Nyeo Gong Hak), is a 10-membered group from South Korea under Core Contents Media. They’re composed of 6 boys and 4 girls, with former Seeya member Lee Soomi (Smile Soomi) as the leader. They made their official debut stage on September 30, 2010 on M! Countdown with their debut title track ‘Too Late’ which was released on the same date (including a part 1, 2 and a remix) in addition to their 7-minute 3D Music Video which was premiered at Samsung Megabox last September 27, 2010.


MEMBER PROFILES


Miso Soomi (Smile Soomi)
[ Soundless laughter ]

Real Name: Lee Soomi
DOB: March 3, 1989
Height: 168cm
Weight: 47kg
Education: Korean Aviation College, Aircraft Cabin Service Management (Graduate)
Hobbies: Shopping, Watching Movies, Collecting shoes
Specialty: Designing clothes
Discography:
Oct. 26, 2009 - Seeya - Rebloom (EP)
Jan. 1, 2010 - Seeya, T-Ara, Davichi - Wonder Women (Digital Single)
Additional Info:
Member of Seeya from October ‘09 to July ‘10

Akdong Kwanghaeng (Rascal Kwanghaeng)
[ Rascal/Playful ]

Real Name: Lee Kwanghaeng
DOB: January 20, 1990
Height: 186cm
Weight: 70kg
Education: Baekseok Arts University (Leave of Absence)
Hobbies: Watching movies, Acting imitations, Sports/Exercise, Reading
Specialty: English, Basketball
Additional Info:
Appeared in ‘Coffee House’ Episode 14 and 15

Chunji Yoosung (Sky Earth Yoosung)
[Voice across the sky and earth]

Real Name: Kim Jungwoo
DOB: May 9, 1990
Height: 181cm
Weight: 62kg
Education: Bucheon University, Advertisement Design (dropped out/left)
Hobbies: Exercise/Sports, Playing the guitar, Playing games, Shopping, Watching TV
Specialty: Soccer, Chess, Biking, Push-ups

Jihye Taewoon (Sage Taewoon)
[The action of the mind/heart on choosing what’s right or wrong ]

Real Name: Woo Taewoon
DOB: May 11, 1990
Height: 184cm
Weight: 68kg
Education: Tokyo Polytechnic University (Leave of Absence)
Hobbies: Composing songs, Playing Basketball, Watching movies
Specialty: Painting/drawing, Japanese, Writing lyrics

Yeolhyeol Kangho (Hot Blood Kangho)
[Has an intense passion, a passionate spirit, superior skills and a strong person]

Real Name: Park Yongsu
DOB: December 14, 1991
Height: 182cm
Weight: 67kg
Education: Hyundai High School (Graduate)
Hobbies: Watching movies, Travelling, Exercise/sports
Specialty: Golf, Acting

Byeolbit Chanmi (Starlight Chanmi)
[Beautiful person like a star light ]

Real Name: Heo Chanmi
DOB: April 6, 1992
Height: 162cm
Weight: 44kg
Education: Anyang High School of Arts, Department of Theater and Film
Hobbies: Playing the piano, Shopping, Watching movies
Specialty: Playing the drums, Chinese
Additional Info:
SM Trainee from 2004-2009. Was rumored to be in Girls’ Generation and f(x) before.

Ga-on Noori (Balance Noori)
[Be the center of everything in this world]

Real Name: Kang Inoh
DOB: March 3, 1993
Height: 184cm
Weight: 70kg
Education: Lila Art High School
Hobbies: Listening to music, Watching movies,Playing Omok/Gomoku
Specialty: Boxing, Basketball, Soccer, Computer

Hanbit Hyoyoung (One Light Hyoyoung)
[Leads this world’s bright light]

Real Name: Ryu Hyoyoung
DOB: April 22, 1993
Height: 167cm
Weight: 52kg
Education: Gwangju Soongil High School
Hobbies: Shopping, Reading
Specialty: Cooking
Awards: 2010 89th Miss Chunhyang Competition - ‘Jin’
Additional Info:
Casted for ‘Jungle Fish 2’ as Jung Yumi
Twin sister of T-Ara’s new Member, Ryu Hwayoung
Appeared in ‘Starking’, Episode 166 (July 16, 2010)

Hanbyul Hyewon (One Star Hyewon)
[Just like one big star ]

Real Name: Jin Hyewon
DOB: March 6, 1995
Height: 167cm
Weight: 46kg
Education: Jungheung Middle School
Hobbies: Window shopping, Making cookies
Specialty: Jazz dance
Additional Info:
Model for Gujejoa (Online Shop)
Known as ‘Little Goo Hara’

Alchan Sungmin (Solid Sungmin)
[To be a solid person/all around person]

Real Name: Choi Sungmin
DOB: December 17, 1995
Height: 172cm
Weight: 49kg
Education: Unnam Middle School
Hobbies: Playing the drums, Listening to music
Specialty: Popping
Additional Info:
Appeared in ‘Starking’, Episode 180 (September 11, 2010)
Last member to join the group

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