While there are rumors that Jessica, a former member of Girls' Generation, will appear on a Chinese audition program, it is controversial that Jessica was introduced as a 'Korean-Chinese' in a document presumed to be a list of performers.
On the 10th of last month, Chinese media reported that Jessica was appearing in the Chinese girl group survival program 'Seungpoong Blue Red Jerk Season 3'.
'Seungpoong Blue Red Jerk' is an audition program that selects and re-debuts 5 finalists for female entertainers in their 30s or older.
Last season, JYP former Miss A members Jia and Fei appeared and became a hot topic.
A total of 58 names are written on this list, whose authenticity is uncertain, and the 22nd is the Korean name of Jessica from Girls' Generation, 'Jung Soo-yeon'.
The list contains personal information along with Jung Soo-yeon's name, and it is written that she was born in 1989 in the United States, a singer and actress who graduated from Kent Foreign School in Korea, and came from Girls' Generation.
The problem is that the document classified Jessica as 'Korean-Chinese', a Chinese minority.
As this fact is known in Korea, the controversy is growing along with criticism from netizens.
This news of Jessica is the first official step since the fact that she was in debt of 8 billion won last year, and Jessica's side has not yet revealed an official position on whether or not she will appear on the program.
(Photo = Coridel Entertainment, Weibo capture)
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(SBS Entertainment News Editor Seonghwa Kim)