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Hyoyeon says she changed her stage name because of her international fans

Posted by yckim124770 pts Thursday, April 19, 2018
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Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon shared why she changed her stage name to Hyo.


On April 19, Hyoyeon and HA:TFELT (Yenny) guested on MBC FM4U's 'Ji Suk Jin's 2 O'Clock Date'. 


The DJ asked why Hyoyeon decided to go by DJ Hyo for her solo comeback. She answered, "International fans have trouble pronouncing 'Hyoyeon'. It almost sounds like Yo-nyeon (a curse word) so I decided to go by Hyo."


SEE ALSO: IVE’s Wonyoung goes viral for her new hairstyle

 


Meanwhile, DJ Hyo recently made her solo comeback with "Sober". 




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