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S.E.S. Didn’t Know They Were Popular?

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Sae in Music | 24 Aug 2008 - 02:00 PM

 
SES K-Pop Korean Music

Former S.E.S. member Eugene revealed on MBC’s “Come to Play” today, which had a special feature about former idol group members, that “While I was part of S.E.S., especially when we had just debuted, our management agency watched our behavior very seriously. Our manager practically stood in front of us at all times so we could maintain our image. Because we were so shielded, we didn’t know we were so popular.”

The singer-turned-actress added, “But when I see the guys around me go crazy over Girls' Generation or the Wonder Girls these days and I ask why, they say, ‘During your time, the guys were like this too’, and I think, ‘Oh, I guess we were that popular too’.”

Former g.o.d. member Son Ho-Young also added his tidbit, “We were performing at the Blue House (the residence of the president) and Park Joon-Hyung shook hands with President Roh Moo-Hyun, then the two hugged like they were friends. The rest of the members saw from the back, and we were really shocked, but the president was smiling.” He also said he cried a lot after their first broadcast, but no one really cares about that.

Former H.O.T. member Moon Hee-Jun also added his tidbit about his hairstyle, and former Fin.K.L. member Ok Ju-Hyun said how she didn’t think black hair suited her so she dyed her hair brown and the hair dye seeped down her face during a music video shoot. Um, thank you for that weird mental image.

As for S.E.S. being as popular as Girls' Generation or Wonder Girls during their 'time' (i.e. late 1990s), I'm not too sure about that. The K-pop scene was more “conservative” back then, so there really wasn't any underage girls parading around in shorts that could pass for underwear. Instead, they wore really cute outfits and had crazy hairstyles. And since Girls' Generation and the Wonder Girls cater more to the old men teetering on pedophilia, and everyone knows there’s a bigger market there, S.E.S. definitely did not have the popularity of girl bands these days.

Check out the before (note the high-waisted long pants) and now pictures of S.E.S. below. I personally think the recent shot looks much better - although I’m not sure how much Shoo’s changed her face again.

Before
SES K-Pop Korean Music

Now
SES K-Pop Korean Music



  
 

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24 Aug 2008 - 02:35 PM

1. TVXQBBLOVE (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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She’s lying.

 
Celestine's avatar

This just hasn’t only affected K-pop recently, it seems whore-ness has plagued many young girls worldwide latley. Yea S.E.S. Was popular, but I can’t find “I love you” to download to my mp3 anywere! Someone help me!

 
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24 Aug 2008 - 02:45 PM

3. babbi (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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90’s kpop idol groups > current idol groups

Ughh I hate how todays idol groups popularity is fueled with money!

 
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24 Aug 2008 - 02:57 PM

4. girlygirl (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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Yup, korean managers are fkin crazy! The idols[Shinhwa, DBSJ, SuJU,etc..] aren’t allowed to leave their own house without getting permission from their managers, they’re not allowed to have a gf/bf…etc. Basically managers take over your life.

 
amyy's avatar

bada looks soo old now

 
sharw1thme's avatar

i actually think bada looked older in the “before” picture.

 
★corraaaaa's avatar

I want Bada back with her VIP style.

 
Taejus's avatar

thats bada.. shoot. i succx..and who’s shoo again…the middle one?

 
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LOL @ the last chick STILL rocking the same hairstyle from the 90s.

 
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Shoo is pretty the way she is but we can’t really blame her…when she was with S.E.S she was the mediocre one…she was the pretty one when she was at school but with S.E.S, Eugene took the gorgeousness, and Bada took the voice…
and yeah…I’ll prefer S.E.S. than GG and WG anyday…

 
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24 Aug 2008 - 04:35 PM

11. kjpop (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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I miss the good ol’ 90s. I’m sure she’s just being humble, but men back then weren’t as blatantly obvious about their lolita complexes.

 
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24 Aug 2008 - 04:39 PM

12. J (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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SES was popular across the board back in the day.  They’d sell 300,000 plus CD’s every time they released an album.  Just because the scene was more “conservative” didn’t mean people were listening to kpop any less.  Maybe after WG and SNSD stick around for a couple more years can people start comparing them to SES or Finkl.

 
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24 Aug 2008 - 04:55 PM

13. s.e.s!!!>< (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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s.e.s > wg/gg!!!
really miss the ‘90s….ses was da bomb ><

 
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I miss S.E.S. :[

 
BeSerious's avatar

Child, I know you’re only about 12 years old and simply don’t understand the setting of kpop 10 years ago so I’ll forgive you.
S.E.S. was technically the first girl K-pop group ever formed with an immense fan base. There was little divide like today with Wondergirls fans and Girl’s Generation fans. Yes there was Fin.K.L but if you were a teenybopper in the late 90’s, you were an S.E.S. fan.

 
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Wow you are SO wrong about SES. SES was one of the original girl kpop groups and the original is ALWAYS better than the copy-ers.
you think that SES wasn’t as popular as money fueled wonder girls & girls generation? were you even old enough to understand SES’s popularity back then? they were practically a legend in the kpop history. please don’t post another ridiculous blog like this again. it’s embarrassing, really.
i completely agree with BeSerious.

SES > Wonder Girls & Girls Generations
ANY DAY.

 
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and Girlygirl, don’t put shinhwa as one of the current idol groups. they can leave their house whenever they want without a permission. they’re kinda OLD now?? they WERE from the late 90’s. they are nothing like the current idol groups. that’s kinda disrespectful to put an idol group from the 90’s thats been together for over 10 years with the current idol groups these days.

i miss the 90’s.

 
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There’s a big difference between “SES did not have the popularity of idol groups these days” and “SES was unpopular”, nor did I ever say that WG or GG are better than SES. Yep, you’re right, I was like, six years old when the 90s idol groups were popular, but in my opinion, GG and WG has a fan base that SES or FinK.L. or even Baby V.O.X. didn’t have, and that’s crazy-ass fans who’d do anything for their beloved girls (Dream Concert, anyone?)

Look, you can bash all you want, but I don’t really care. raspberry

@xevilangel117x, sorry, I’m still gonna keep writing and if you find them so ridiculous and embarrassing; you see the little name called “Sae” under an article title? That’s written by moi. DON’T click the link, okay? I repeat: do not click the link.

 
tokio's avatar

who doesn’t love S.E.S the music was great, classic pop music for me
miss them, they’re a good idol group!!! and they paved the way for many, so yea they might have not been as popular compared today’s groups but they did help Kpop music.

 
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Eugene looks de best…

 
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oh mang. shoo seriously looked so so so so much better before. she just looks so scary now. but yoojin/eugene was and still is really really pretty.

 
Leah's avatar

Eugene looks amazing! Bada and Shoo should have stuck to their original faces.

 
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i wish i could build a time machine and go back to the late 90’s with SES, finkl, and babyvox…the choreography wasn’t as sharp as it may be now and production values were lower but kpop was more interesting then…before kpop developed larger acts with less talented members…

 
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hahahaha BeSerious fucking rocks. took the words right out of my mouth.

 
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Eugene is my FAV. :D They had the worst hairstyles ever back then..my first kpop girl group. <3

 
kerochan's avatar

i think SES was as popular as WG & GG.
it’s just that fans now are more insane.
eugene♥!
shoo didn’t change much.lol.
90’s fashion….. =______=

 
tomoko's avatar

i love eugene and all… but her forehead seems unusually large in that “now” picture.

 
Valensi101's avatar

Eugene still looks pretty :D
She’s my favourite in S.E.S

 
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eugene FTW! ;D

 
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i used to listen to their music back then.
those were the good ‘ol days. hehe

 
stevewonder06's avatar

SES > SNSD & WG.
I would add a greater or less sign in between SNSD and WG but i don’t want to start something. =]
I always liked Bada for the voice and Eugene for the looks. To me, Shoo was just there…but i did think she looked good back then.

 
uchimura's avatar

i still like their music
they were very popular
eugene is too cute now

 
angelxtasy's avatar

They were an awesome group. I loved ses.

 
angel_102's avatar

SES was an awesome group. I think they’re better vocally and physically, although shoo doesn’t look the same as she did then,

 
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05 Nov 2008 - 02:46 PM

35. KAHN (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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There is no comparison when it comes to S.E.S.
Whoever started this should be shot.

I’ll like to see the present girl groups sell albums like S.E.S. did.
300,000++ every time!
I don’t see that right now. They had better music. Better sales.
ergo better in popularity.

The only girl group that can even compare with S.E.S. right now
is CSJH The Grace.
S.E.S. were and still are legends and rule kpop history.
Don’t even start.

 
Bob DaBuilda?!'s avatar

With all the people posting angry comments, it seems S.E.S has the popularity of Wonder Girls and Girl’s Generation. Besides, having good album sales > popularity when it comes to being an artist.

 


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