We reported about the uproar by Korean Wonderfuls over Sohee and Yubin of the Wonder Girls signing on a fan's sneaker placed on a table yesterday. Judging from the majority of comments left in that article, most of you felt that it was a cultural misunderstanding and that the Korean Wonderfuls were just overreacting to the incident. More details have been revealed about what happened during this fan signing event which took place in August after the Jonas Brothers concert in Florida, America. The photos shown above reveal Yubin and Sohee reaching over the table to sign the sneaker of a white woman. Even though there were autograph papers provided, the woman had placed her sneaker onto the table for the Wonder Girls' to sign. Nothing wrong with that, you might say, since it may be normal custom in America. However, according to an eyewitness, it was not simply a case of cultural differences. This particular woman was accompanied by two others and when it was their turn to get autographs, this woman rudely placed her leg onto the table for Yubin and Sohee to autograph. She later laughed after getting her sneaker autographed before leaving. According to the eyewitness who was behind them, "Even in America, it's rude to place your dirty worn sneaker onto the table and ask for it to be autographed. The Wonder Girls did not say anything and just signed their autographs, but it did not look nice. No wonder the Korean Wonderfuls are irate since they are a hugely popular group in Korea." With regards to this, a representative from JYP Entertainment said, "Looking at the photos, this seemed to have been taken at a fan signing event on 17th August and was organized by 93.3 FLZ radio station. But from our memory, it wasn't quite rude like what the eyewitness had said and didn't make the Wonder Girls uncomfortable or anything. We hope that the Wonder Girls will not be affected by this report." Meanwhile, the Wonder Girls are currently in New York, preparing for their official American debut with the release of their first English album in October. They have just finished performing for the Jonas Brothers concert tour.
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