Red Velvet's Joy revealed she once idealized Junji Ito's Tomie. The episode featured Ki-an 84 meeting the horror manga artist.
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Red Velvet's Joy confessed that in the past, Junji Ito's Tomie was her ideal style. On the 13th, in the MBC variety show 'I Live Alone,' Ki-an 84's visit to the respected Japanese horror manga artist Junji Ito was depicted. In the opening of that day's episode, Joy, who visited the studio of 'I Live Alone,' mentioned, 'I saw the preview last week, and it seems they went to meet Junji Ito.' Kim Dae-ho said, 'People of my generation liked Junji Ito's manga,' and Joy confessed, 'At one time, Tomie was my ideal image.' Ki-an 84 remarked, 'I can't believe Junji Ito is appearing,' and on that day, he drew a picture to give as a gift to Junji Ito, drawing attention to his own artistic skills.
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