Former After School member can't believe her eyes when she saw rookie group STAYC's Yoon.

High Up Entertainment, a company founded by producer duo Black Eyed Pilseung, recently debuted its very first girl group called STAYC and consists of six members: Seeun, Sumin, Isa, Sieun, Yoon, and J. The new female act released its first single album "Star to a Young Culture," which features the title track "SO BAD" on Nov. 12.

Among the members, STAYC's Yoon garnered attention from the netizens, who can't stop talking about her visual. Only sixteen-years-old, Yoon is said to be 170-cm tall and is being praised for her perfect bangs. Some netizens look for her fancams, and others even expressed their wishes to see her in web dramas and variety shows.

In particular, a former girl group member also reacted to STAYC's Yoon's visual. Not only because she is beautiful but mainly because of their resemblance.

On Nov. 19, South Korean actress Lee Jooyeon who is best known as a former member of After School posted a photo of STAYC's Yoon through an Instagram story. She stated that it was a picture her friend sent her, and she commented, "Oh my! I thought it was me." And at the same time, she praised the rookie singer's beauty by saying, "You are prettier than me."

The resemblance of the two Korean stars can be mainly seen when STAYC's Yoon debut photos are compared to Lee Jooyeon's shots during the "DIVA" era back in 2009 when the latter also have full bangs. Even fans of the two girl group members reacted to their likeness. Fans left comments like, "It's like they are real sisters," "They really look the same," and "Both of them really look alike."

Yoon, also known as Shim Ja Yoon, is one of the lead vocalists of STAYC, along with Isa. She is the tallest member of the girl group, and her role model is BLACPINK's Lisa.

In other news, STAYC held its debut showcase on Nov. 12 at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, performing its debut single "SO BAD." The members were also interviewed that day and expressed their thoughts about their official debut.

Moreover, the new girl group has set an impressive result with their debut. The female act became the very first rookie group this year to reach more than 10,000 debut album sales on Hanteo Chart just a week after the release of "Star to a Young Culture." 

According to the Initial Chodong sales data Hanteo Chart released, STAYC has gained the sales amount of 4,335 copies from the first day of the album's launch and peaked at No.3 on Hanteo Chart's Daily Album rankings. The following days, STAYC has recorded more album sales, thus leading to over 10,000 copies in cumulative sales.

Furthermore, the new girl group is reported to be taking part in 1theK "Hard Training" variety show. The members will be undergoing training classes, famous for its Spartan training course, which aims to make them professional idol singers.

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Written by Mhaliya S.