Special feature on K-POP idols who like Japanese animation!

Japanese animation is popular all over the world, but did you know that many people are also into K-POP idols? Today, we're introducing a K-POP idol who professes to like Japanese animation!

The first is Soobin and Huening Kai from the Korean boy group "TOMORROW X TOGETHER". These two people often talk about Japanese anime on the live video stream service "V LIVE". Even among fans, they are famous for being Japanese anime otaku, and their maniacs are astounding.

From the latest anime such as "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "SPY x FAMILY", he also talks about a little core anime such as "CLANNAD" and "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai". The sight of the two of them talking about Japanese anime with twinkling eyes makes us Japanese very happy.

The third person is Woozi of the Korean boy group "SEVENTEEN". Through 'V LIVE', he also showed his love for anime. About two years ago, on "V LIVE", a live broadcast was held to talk about the anime while playing the opening song for the Korean version of the Japanese anime. Also, when he came to Japan for a live performance this year, he did a live broadcast talking about anime during the six-day quarantine period. Woozi made a broadcast called 'Best 128' to decide the best of 128 animation works, and he explained each work to fans and performed a long live broadcast for 6 hours, showing his passion for animation.

In particular, he seems to be familiar with anime from the 90's to the 2010's, watching anime from a wide range of ages such as "Haikyu!!", "Atashinchi", "Tokyo Mew Mew", "Ranma 1/2", and "Galaxy Express 999".


The fourth person is Kim Sun Woo of the Korean boy group "THE BOYZ". As before, Sunwoo professed that he loves animation through "V LIVE". In particular, he loves anime that makes his heart flutter, not action-related anime. They seem to be watching a wide range of movies such as "Weather Child," "Notification to You," "Kaguya-sama wants to tell you," "A Prank Kiss," "Zuren Children," and "Monthly Girl Nozaki-kun," from blockbuster anime to works known by animtion and manga lovers. In particular, his favorite movie is "Your Name," and there is information that he liked it so much that he watched it eight times.
His love of "Your Name" is well known among fans, such as showing him covering his songs with "V LIVE."