– In the same month, she became a panelist on the KBS show Trick & True with band mate Wendy. – On October 14, Irene became a host of OnStyle’s fashion show Laundry Day. – From to June 24, 2016, Irene hosted KBS Music Bank with model Park Bogum. – Reason for becoming a performer: enjoyed singing and dancing very much and really likes the feeling of being on stage. – Irene was a member of an forum cafe for people dreaming of being an idol predebut. – When she was a trainee, she never dyed her hair and only kept it a pitch black. Others say that she was scary to approach because she was so pretty. – Since then, she has fixed her accent and only speaks with the dialect when she’s speaking on the phone with her mom or overly excited. Because her Daegu dialect was so strong, she would just say “hello” and walk by others. – Many of the trainees thought Irene to be scary because she didn’t speak much. – Irene normally doesn’t eat vegetables and she only eats them when they are in soups. She believes her body just doesn’t accept it. So, I don’t eat it.” When she eats chicken, her head extremely hurts and she turns pale. “When I was young, I fell sick after eating chicken. – She was in Henry’s “143” MV and SHINee’s “Why So Serious”
– Her hobbies are dancing, cooking seaweed soup for the members’ birthdays. – She was close with f(x)’s Amber when they were trainees. – She was a part of the predebut team SM Rookies. – Her nicknames are: Baechu, The 2nd Tiffany, Hyun-ah. – She was cast in 2009 through public audition. – Her representative drink: Pink Island Ice Tea (Ingredients: Red-flesh Watermelon, Pink Ukulele, Red Hibiscus flower) – Her representative fruit: Red-flesh Watermelon – Her representative animal: Cat (Happiness to #Cookie Jar), Rabbit (Summer Magic onwards) – Her nicknames are: Cabbage (Baechu), Mother, Hyun-ah, Grandma She came to Seoul during her 3rd year of high school, in order to be a performer.