Kim Heechul, “IU And Suzy Aren’t Concerned With The ‘Nation’s Little Sister’ Title”

South Korea is very fond of giving titles to their celebrities. Many are familiar with the titles "Nation's MC", "Nation's Girl Group" or "Nation's First Love", and these names have proven to be beneficial in terms of promoting the artists, but there are some who just aren't interested in being branded.

On the November 28 episode of the talk show "Ssulzun", the panel talked about the title "Nation's Little Sister". The MCs asked Super Junior's Heechul on his opinion about the matter, and he admitted, "Truthfully speaking, IU and Suzy aren't interested with being labeled as the 'Nation's Little Sister'".

When the topic on how the agencies handle these titles, he said, "They actually think that it's a burden to be labeled. I asked IU about it not too long ago and she said that it's been a while since she's been referred to as the little sister."

Another MC said, "On Suzy's part, I think that it wasn't her company who took advantage of the name. It was her advertisers, especially after her portrayal in the movie "Architecture 101"." Suzy tops the list of the most sought after advertising models this year.

"Because her company didn't milk the image, I think Suzy will have an easier transition into adulthood," the panelists concluded.

Other artist and personalities who have been named as such are figure skater Kim Yuna and actress Moon Geun Young.  On being given the title, Moon Goon Young admitted in a previous interview, "At the time, being named was restricting and limiting, but I'm grateful that people used to call me that."

Who do you think is the next "Nation's Little Sister"?