PLUSDAYS PLUSDAYS JULY 17 - World Emoji Day!!

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Today, we celebrate "World Emoji Day"! And who doesn't have a Discord channel full of idols' fun emojis, or a Twitter timeline
flooded with their their faves' worst faces? Today is the occasion for us to make a light-minded top 8 of idols
who deserve the title of "living memes"!

Disclaimer: this "article" (what a pretentious word for a top!) was purely written for fun - there's no wish to make fun of any idol!




#1: MONSTA X'S HYUNGWON
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Hyungwon, member of MONSTA X, doesn't only know how to perform on stage: he is also famous for his "living meme" skills. Fans were quick
to notice his potential, and when a video of him sipping his drink from a Starbucks cup at a fansign went viral, it probably did not come as a surprise to them,
given the amount of material the boy had already provided. The "sipping meme" made the world discover Hyungwon and Starbucks' community managers
finally caught on the hype, mentioning him on their Twitter account - MONSTA X answered the following day, making Monbebe laugh even more:


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Hyungwon is fully aware of his "living meme" status and re-created the Starbucks sipping video in 2018 - this time with apparent difficulty to not laugh
at himself! Dozens of other Hyungwon memes exist, but we will agree that this one remains the most iconic
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#2: TWICE'S NAYEON
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Whether you are a ONCE or not, you have probably seen enough Nayeon content around to know she would be included in this list!
Twice is full of meme potential, from Sana and her cheesy kimbap to Dahyun and her laughing faces. The winner among them is still the group's center,
who keeps giving us the best judging, mocking and derpy expressions - and even celebrating a music show's win on national television can't stop her:






Whoever you are, and no matter what you are doing, never forget this one thing: the existence of a Korean girl named Im Nayeon,
who is judging you 24/7

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#3: (EX-WANNA ONE'S) JISUNG
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The first episode of Produce 101 Season Two didn't only feature performances and teachers' harsh comments: it was also the occasion for Jisung,
who was only a random trainee among 100 others, to let everyone know he would be the show's official "variety king":





The boy spent hours gossiping, commenting, and giving viewers material to make the best gifs and emojis - and his talent finished sealing the deal,
allowing him to keep entertaining his fans in Wanna One. A quick Google search is enough to find his finest contributions to the world of memes!


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#4: BLACKPINK LISA
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On August 8th, 2016, Blackpink released "Whistle" and "Boombayah", and kpop fans gained four new talented girls to stan. No one knew it yet, but
another debut was secretly being prepared behind the scenes - Lisa's "meme" potential was hiding in a corner, still a little too shy to appear, but determined
to take the world by storm in the near future. Blinks did not have to wait for long: the girl's face quickly delivered, and Lisa gave us some of the best
emojis and memes you can find on the internet.

Lisa's best "meme" arguably remains this one - her group mate Jisoo was giving a short interview and being emotional, and the we all know what
happened behind her...




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#5: SHINEE'S TAEMIN
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(Live footage of Taemin waiting to see his name in this list)


Ah, Taemin. The SHINee member has been out there for a decade, proving everyone that you can be both a respected idol and a meme provider.
Searching for his funny faces on Google is like using a time machine: you can find dozens of pictures taken throughout the years, and kpop enthusiasts
still use most of them up to this day. The reason? Taemin's "living meme" status has become legendary, and fans are always anticipating his next
iconic facial expression!


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#6: HKT48/PRODUCE48'S MURAKAWA VIVIAN
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If you don't know anything about JPOP and you've never watched any episode of Produce, it's time for you to meet Vivian.
From cute to savage faces, this girl knows how to deliver, and Vivian gifs are the pride and joy of all experienced meme collectors.


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She is still young, but she is fully aware of her skills and she doesn't seem to care about haters (that's how you do it, girl!)
It's time for you to join the Vivian cult - our meme queen doesn't only feed us with pictures, but also full videos!




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#7: EXO'S SEHUN
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As soon as he debuted, EXO's maknae worked hard to become the group's #1 meme provider. Apparently, no award or music show's win was
satisfactory enough for Sehun, who instead aspired to add new words to the Merriam-Webster. It failed, but at least "Yehet" and "Ohorat" went viral
and made it to the Urban Dictionary:



For the memes to be complete, those random moments obviously came with the best facial expressions. You probably use the emoji
everyday,but here is a bigger version for the reminder - and for this face to haunt your dreams tonight

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#8: BTS' Suga
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Last but not least, Yoongi has rightfully earned a spot in this top 9! The BTS member is skilled enough to fill an entire "meme" folder
with his pictures alone: sassy, sneaky or shocked facial expressions, he knows how to nail them all. However, our favorite face of his remains
his "unbothered" one - there are dozens of videos out there showing his group mates being a mess, while he silently judges them.
A very useful talent to win "try not to laugh" challenges (everyone failed but him):



His "disgusted" face is also legendary... don't lie, I know you have at least one Suga gif in your "meme" folder!


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That's it for today! Who else should have been included in this thread? Drop your favorite emojis, gifs and pictures in
the comments, so we can all steal them and add them to our folders
;)

Don't forget that our Events Team launched an
Emoji contest - suggest yours there and they might be added
to Hallyu+'s collection!


Thank you for reading!


We don't own any of those pictures/videos - all credits to their rightful owners.


 
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