Russian fan of South Korean culture to make debut in K-pop girl group
Eugina Svetlana, 21, a part-time model and local TV personality who fell in love with K-drama, has been idol trainee for two years while studying in Seoul
A Russian woman studying in South Korea will make her debut as a member of a K-pop idol group this winter.
Eugina Svetlana, 21, posted the news in her personal Instagram account.
She has been an idol trainee for two years and recently clinched an exclusive contract with an agency, according to the post.
“Did you get surprised?” she wrote.
Svetlana is originally from Sakhalin, a large island off the east coast of Russia in the Pacific Ocean, north of Japan.
She is studying political science and diplomacy at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.
“I decided to come to Korea after travelling the country with my mother,” Svetlana told The Daily Sports Seoul on Monday.
“Korea was so different from Russia – it was a culture shock.”