EXO Baekhyun's Backup Dancer Gains Interest From Fans: Who is She and Why is She Popular?
EXO's Baekhyun's backup dancer is currently the center of attention among K-pop enthusiasts, especially EXO-Ls, after her adorable appearance on Baekhyun's newest title track MV!
On May 25, the male idol had his major comeback as a solo artist, releasing his second mini-album, "Delight." On the same day, Baekhyun introduced his new song, "Candy," and its MV that immediately gained millions of views on YouTube.
"Candy" gathered lots of positive feedback from netizens and is now one of the most viewed K-pop MVs released in May. As fans and netizens hyped his stunning visuals and dancing abilities he showcased in the MV, EXO-Ls also can't help but notice the female backup dancer of Baekhyun for a number of reasons and here are a few of them. .
First, among any other backup dancer, she was able to pair with the male idol, and Baekhyun's gaze at her made his fans swoon over their "sweet chemistry!"
Not only this, but EXO-Ls also hailed her as the luckiest backup dancer ever. When Baekhyun gave her his sweetest smile that fans could ever ask for, and everyone can't understand how she even manages to stay calm after that!
The way he looking at back up dancer@B_hundred_Hyun @weareoneEXO #EXO #BAEKHYUN #DELIGHT pic.twitter.com/BpIhHlEPG9 — Fearless (@SNIEXOL) May 26, 2020
Also, the female backup dancer of Baekhyun is not only drawing attention from the fans due to her dancing prowess that seems to put the idol in a good mood, but netizens are also praising her visuals that pass the standards of K-idol beauty.
According to K-pop enthusiasts, she resembles BLACKPINK's Jennie in the MV, carrying the swag of the female idol. In addition to this, some are also saying that she looks like Red Velvet's Joy, who shared the same sweet face and innocent aura.
As netizens took interest to find her, Baekhyun's backup dancer's name is not Kim Jennie but Kim Jihyang!
In particular, despite not being an idol, she is actually popular among Koreans and even has her own fan sites and fan base for being pretty and good at dancing.
Furthermore, this is not the first time that she had gone viral over the internet among K-pop fans, because during Kang Daniel's promotion for his track, "2U," fans were also mesmerized by her cool vibe, fun to watch dancing skills and idol-like visuals.
Kim Jihyang, who is also a dance member of the crew "Freemind," who is indeed popular, had worked with multiple artists, such as Rain, Taemin, SOMI, Jessi, Hongki, BLOCK B, and Psy.
Meanwhile, the rising popularity of Jihyang among international fans added up to the support Baekhyun's newest and sweetest album "Delight" is getting.
Currently, Baekhyun tops as No. 1 in several charts, including iTunes (now dominating in 69 countries), MelOn, China's largest music streaming site QQ Music (achieving double platinum, making it the first Korean artist's album to do so in 2020), and even swept physical charts after surpassing 730,000 pre-order sales, smashing his own record after the release of his debut album, "City Lights," and joined BTS as the only artists who recorded an all-kill chart on MelOn.
Check out Baekhyun's "Candy" The Stage below!
