Two members of the K-pop girl group TWICE, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu, said a final goodbye to their high school days after they graduated on Tuesday.
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They used the nine-member band’s Instagram website to tell fans about their graduation from Hanlim Multi Arts School in Jangji-dong, in Seoul’s Songpa-gu district.
South Korean Chaeyoung, 19, whose full name is Son Chae-young, and Tzuyu, 19, her Taiwanese-born band mate, whose full name is Chou Tzu-yu, thanked teachers and fellow graduates in Korean and Chinese and posted selfies in school uniforms.
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“I graduated with Cai Ying,” read the Chinese words, referring to Chaeyoung.
“All the friends who graduated and teachers have worked hard! Thank you!”
The graduation was like a school version of a press conference as other star graduates and celebrity guests stood behind the photo line-up, causing journalists to reach for their cameras.
Members of nine-piece girl band Fromis 9 were there to see fellow star Song Ha-young’s graduation. Girl band IZ*ONE’s Kim Chae-won, as well as artists from K-pop acts including DreamNote, THE BOYZ, Newkidd, G-reyish, Lipbubble, ASTRO, Golden Child and GWSN, also said farewell to the school.
Hanlim is a private institute of continuing studies established in 1960. It is famous for the many celebrities that have attended the school.
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This article was originally written by Ko Dong-hwan for The Korea Times .
