Yuri, a Jeju Local, Cheers in the Front Row of 'National Singing Contest'

Girls' Generation's Yuri was captured this time in the audience rather than on stage. As her appearance enjoying 'National Singing Contest' in comfortable attire—wearing a T-shirt and a cap instead of glamorous styling—was revealed, her daily life, which has become close to that of a Jeju resident, is drawing attention.

The 2185th episode of KBS1 'National Singing Contest' broadcast on the 4th was set in Seogwipo, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. Visiting Jeju again for the first time in about 3 years since 2023, this broadcast met viewers with a 90-minute special programming. The recording took place at a special stage at Pyoseon Beach, and an unexpected star was captured in the very front row of the audience. It was Yuri.

On this day, Yuri sat in the first row of the audience wearing a white T-shirt and a green cap. Heavy makeup or glamorous outfits were hard to find, and it was a comfortable look at a glance. The Girls' Generation member, who used to receive the gaze of numerous fans on stage, appeared to have returned completely to being an audience member on this day.

Yuri's attitude as a spectator also drew attention. She filmed the participants' performances with her mobile phone, laughed loudly at funny scenes, and sent applause, fully enjoying the performance. Rather than posing while being conscious of the camera, her appearance of enjoying the stage together with the surrounding audience added a natural charm. Looking only at her sitting in the audience of 'National Singing Contest', she was closer to a Jeju resident visiting a local event rather than a famous celebrity.

Yuri is already in her third year of living in Jeju. She has consistently garnered interest by showing a lifestyle significantly different from that of a celebrity moving busily based in Seoul. She continues a life closely connected to nature, such as being near the sea in Jeju, harvesting ingredients to cook meals, or roaming around the neighborhood on a scooter.

In particular, this capture at 'National Singing Contest' can also be read as a scene showing that Yuri's life in Jeju has established itself as part of her daily life, not just a simple rest or temporary stay. This is because she did not dress up specially to watch a famous singer's performance, but sat comfortably in the audience like a local resident to enjoy other people's stages.

While she is the charismatic Yuri of Girls' Generation on stage, she was a bit different in Jeju. She is seen as an ordinary spectator, wearing a cap and holding a mobile phone, laughing and clapping in the audience. The 'local vibe' of Yuri, in her third year of living in Jeju, having let go of the glamour, instead provided a different kind of fun to fans.