Red Velvet’s Seulgi shared an awkward episode from her solo trip to Japan, where a bar encounter led to an unexpected photo request.
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Red Velvet’s Seulgi talked about an episode she experienced during a solo trip in Japan. Recently, Red Velvet appeared on Girl’s Day’s Hyeri’s YouTube channel, "Hyeri’s Club." Seulgi revealed that she had felt romance in solo travel and had actually traveled to Japan. In particular, Seulgi said, "I dreamed of talking with a bartender," and, "Since I can speak a little Japanese, I made plans to go to Japan because of that." However, while she was talking with a Japanese bartender, a Korean customer came in, and the bartender, being considerate of Seulgi, seated that customer next to her because they were both Korean. Seulgi said, "Just drinking alone here is a little awkward, and the Japanese bartender seated the other person next to me because we were both Korean. I had only said hello and had not talked at all, but the people next to me said, 'Could you take just one photo for us?'" and revealed that she ended up in a difficult situation. In the end, she politely declined, saying, "I came here on a solo trip. I’m sorry." Unexpectedly, what they wanted was not "a photo with Seulgi," but a request to leave behind a group photo of themselves. Seeing them taking selfies, Seulgi said awkwardly, "I asked, 'Shall I take it for you?' and took the photo for them." Irene said, "They never imagined Seulgi was there," and Seulgi said, "I hope they don’t notice me." However, Irene said, "Aren’t they going to post it in the comments?" and, in fact, the people who were the main characters of this story wrote comments, making it a topic of conversation.
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