Hyoyeon flirts with handsome Frenchman at overseas club

Hyoyeon of Girls' Generation revealed a past incident where she received an aggressive advance from a French man at an overseas club. With the vivid testimony of a makeup artist who has worked with her for nearly 20 years since her debut, Hyoyeon's human side, which differs from her charismatic stage persona, drew laughter.

In the 414th episode of the MBC entertainment program 'The Manager,' which aired on September 5, the daily life of Hyoyeon—a member of the representative 2nd generation girl group Girls' Generation who recently embarked on new activities with the project group Hyoryesu—was revealed.

On this day, Hyoyeon reminisced about past memories while having a meal with close acquaintances, including a makeup artist she has worked with for a long time and a manager of the same age. During the conversation, the makeup artist shared an anecdote from 2016 when they visited a club together during an overseas photo shoot.

Hyoyeon laughed, saying, "That was my first time going to an overseas club. I was so tacky." She recalled, "When people go to clubs, they usually dress comfortably, but we had our hair and makeup done and even wore dresses."

Actual footage filmed at the time caught the eye, showing Hyoyeon fully dressed up in a black mini dress.

However, the real story began after they arrived at the club. The makeup artist shared the situation of moving to a beach club afterward, saying, "We went to the club and the two of us were completely excited. We were so disappointed that we didn't want to go home."

She caused a stir in the studio by saying, "While the two of us were sitting and drinking beer, a handsome French man who looked like a painting saw Hyoyeon and looked completely smitten. He was so proactive that he even swam toward Hyoyeon.""

She added, "That man was completely fallen for Hyoyeon. So perhaps Hyoyeon got even more excited and didn't want to go home," bringing laughter to the room.

Hyoyeon's club adventures were not limited to overseas. She also revealed episodes from when she first visited clubs in Korea. Hyoyeon confessed, "It was on my bucket list to go to a club as soon as I turned twenty." She added an unexpected fact about visiting a club in Kangnam with her Girls' Generation members.

That was that her mother waited outside until dawn. Hyoyeon drew laughter by revealing, "I went with the members, and my mom waited for us outside until 5 AM."

It seems the heart of a parent worrying about their daughter is not much different from any other household, even after starting a glamorous life in the entertainment industry.

In particular, Hyoyeon is once again showing her 'Idol Hyoyeon' side by taking on a new challenge as a member of the recent project group Hyoryesu. After maintaining her position at the top for a long time with Girls' Generation, Hyoyeon has expanded her own musical territory through DJ activities and solo work, showing that even as time passes, she still enjoys new experiences and actively dives into change.

The club episode revealed in this broadcast was less a story of a glamorous star's deviation and more a scene of Hyoyeon's honest youth—realizing her bucket list as soon as she turned twenty and being so excited by an unexpected advance at a foreign club that she was reluctant to return home. While she delivers intense performances on stage, her unexpected charm of being more full of excitement and curiosity than anyone else in her daily life provided pleasant laughter to viewers.