THE BOYZ's Sunwoo opens personal Instagram account after 8 years, fans excited for future posts
March/15/2024 17:30
THE BOYZ's Sunwoo has opened his first personal Instagram account (@sunwoo) in his 8 years since debut. Yesterday (14th), Sunwoo opened his personal Instagram account. As the first post, he wrote "sunwoo" and posted a video. Then today (15th), he posted three photos with a star emoji. With the opening of his personal Instagram account, netizens showed their expectations for future posts, saying "Welcome Sunwoo" and "Exciting. Looking forward to what kind of photos will fill the feed." Sunwoo, the only member of THE BOYZ without a personal account, had been eagerly awaited by fans to open his own account. He had previously discussed with fans the nickname for his personal account during a live broadcast, increasing fans' expectations for his account opening. At the time, Sunwoo said that the ID he wanted to use, "sunwoo," was already being used by an existing fan and asked them to contact him if they were willing to transfer the ID. Thanks to the fan's transfer, Sunwoo was able to open his personal account with the desired ID. Fans of THE BOYZ showed reactions such as "The fan who transferred the ID is too kind," "Pure heart," and "I was very worried during the live broadcast, but I'm glad I was able to open it with the ID I wanted." THE BOYZ's Sunwoo currently has about 440,000 followers. Attention is focused on his future steps through his personal account. ・THE BOYZ, one after another, opens personal Instagram accounts! Each has already surpassed 180,000 followers ・THE BOYZ, additional concept photos for the 2nd full album pt.3 "Love Letter" have been released
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