Find out the details behind the moment TWICE’s Tzuyu was mistaken for an Olympic athlete
In 2020, Tzuyuof TWICE, became known not only in the world of K-pop but also in the world of Olympic sports fans. This is because, that year, the Tokyo Olympics were held, a time when, due to a single tweet, the group’s maknae was confused with an Olympic athlete representing Taiwan.
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The fake news spread after a Brazilian ONCE (as TWICE fans are called) shared images of Tzuyu wearing sportswear while holding a bow and close up. The photos were accompanied by the phrase: “I’m in love with the Taiwanese archery representative”, as well as the hashtag #Tokyo2020, which was the detail that made many think that the idol was really an athlete. Look!
As a result, the tweet pierced the K-pop bubble and reached people who didn’t know about K-pop’s career. Tzuyu, causing the singer to go viral. At the time, as reported by the Observatório dos Famosos portal, the idol’s name appeared in trending topics and became a keyword in the country, as there were countless tweets from non-fans who extolled the artist’s beauty and physique while believing that she competed in the Tokyo Olympics. Check out some!
looks like a beautiful movie protagonist
— manu. (@yhwhneji) July 24, 2021
It looks like a game avatar. So beautiful
— @caio.highlyunlikely.net (@caiodias) July 26, 2021
She can’t be real, the girl is almost literally a doll.
One of those rare examples that even when I see it, I refuse to believe it…
😂😂😂— Aldo Diego (@AldoDiegoNMN) July 26, 2021
Still, many ONCEs dedicated themselves to responding to posts from those who had no knowledge of their idol career, explaining that the person in the photos was the youngest member of TWICE, in an attempt to correct errors and not spread fake news related to their favorite artists in K-pop.
Where did the images come from?
It is worth mentioning that the photos included in the viral tweet, which has accumulated more than 96 thousand likes and one million comments, were removed from the participation of Tzuyu in the 2019 Chuseok Special edition of the Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC). Look!
The Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) is a competition that brings together dozens of idols to compete in sports, normally held twice a year. This is because one of the annual editions is held in celebration of Chuseok, a national holiday celebrated in September.
TWICE accumulates several participations in ISAC, where Tzuyu always represents the group in archery. In fact, in the competition held in 2016, the idol had also gone viral, but this time, because her hair was touching the bowstring, meaning that, when she released the string, the strands flew and created an incredible image. Remember!
ISAC has existed since 2010 and is shown on the MBC television channel, as well as on the broadcaster’s YouTube channel. Among the sports practiced in the competition are, in addition to archery, racing, long jump and fencing. Check out the full list!
ISAC sports modalities
- Brand: Running and walking, hurdles, relay, long jump, high jump and 50 m freestyle swimming
- Invasion: Futsal, football, penalties and basketball
- Precision: Archery, bowling, curling and javelin
- Net and wall: Footvolley and table tennis
- Combat: Fencing and Korean wrestling (ssireum)
- Field and bat: Baseball pitching
- Combinatorial-technical:
- Aerobic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and competitive ballroom dancing
- Other sports: E-sports, equestrian training and canine agility
Source: Recreio
