- [Irene] Right now… I really like HWASA.
- [Eric] Uhuh.
- [Irene] Like ‘Maria’... I think she’s so hot.
Is that creepy?
- [Eric] No why is that creepy?
- [Irene] She’s beautiful! - [Eric] She is! She’s beautiful.
- [Eric] Switching gears… We are a K-Pop show.
For the most part.
So we got to ask you.
What are you listening to recently in K-Pop…
What’s going on and…
What music in K-Pop really…
You know, influenced you or do you love?
Some of your favorite K-Pop songs.
- [Irene] I love K-Pop. I think I always…
Always have loved K-Pop. Right now…
I really like HWASA.
- [Eric] Uhuh. - [Irene] Like ‘Maria’...
I think she’s so hot. Is that creepy?
- [Eric] No why is that creepy?
- [Irene] She’s beautiful!
- [Eric] She is! She’s beautiful.
- [Irene] And like she’s so talented and so charming.
And like… The way she sings and dances like you could see that it’s coming from her heart.
- [Eric] So big fat girl crush on HWASA.
- [Irene] Yes. I got a big girl crush on HWASA.
- [Eric] Can you send HWASA a voice message?
This is HWASA’s answering machine.
“Hi. This is HWASA…”
- [Eric] “Leave a message.” - [Irene] In English?
- [Eric] Sure. Or whatever you want. “Beep!”
- [Irene] Hi HWASA… It’s Irene.
I don’t know if you know who I am but…
I really love your music and…
The way that you express yourself.
I sound like a stalker.
Like, “Please… I hope I can meet you one day.”
- [Eric] There you go. - [Irene] Love you. Bye!
- [Eric] Bye! Hang up. - [Irene] I’d probably be like, “Love you. Bye!”
- [Eric] So HWASA… Who else?
Who else are you listening to recently?
I’m like a big girl group like...
I get these like girl crushes.
Just ‘cause I’m also looking at the visuals and the styling…
And the way that they wear their makeup.
It’s inspiration for me.
So like BLACKPINK… Red Velvet… ITZY…
Those girls they’re… Just like styling wise.
And visual wise.
- [Eric] Killin’ it.
- [Irene] Yeah. They’re like on point. You know?
- [Eric] There you go. - [Irene] Yeah.
- [Eric] So we have some questions for you from fans.
- [Irene] Okay. - [Eric] Alright.
Here we go.
This is from Rami Abdullah.
“What’s the worst outfit you’ve had to wear? Or the one you’ve hated the most?”
Do you have like a legendary look where you’re like,
“I should’ve never worn this. Or…”
- [Irene] There’s like a few. Like when I look back…
Like at those some of those street style photos.
I’m like, “What the…”
Just too much.
- [Eric] Okay… Well walk us through one of them.
One that you’re like… “You know what. I hate to admit it.”
- [Irene] Should I look it up right now?
- [Eric] This was not… - [Irene] It?
- [Eric] This was not it. - [Irene] There was a lot.
- [Irene] I’m looking it up right now.
- [Eric] Oh I’m curious. I’m very curious.
- [Irene] I will have to say… This look.
- [Eric] That’s a lot. - [Irene] It’s just a lot.
- [Eric] Now can I please see this in detail. - [Irene] It’s just too much.
- [Eric] Now… - [Irene] There’s a lot going on.
- [Eric] There is a lot going on here.
And you have polka dotted inside sleeves.
- [Irene] Yeah. Like that jacket has polka dots on the inside of the sleeve.
- [Eric] So the question here is…
As you were putting this together, what were your thoughts?
- [Irene] I was like…
This is gonna be like a set looking outfit…
Like it’s tone on tone.
Like it’s going to photograph well ‘cause it’s so colorful.
And there’s so many things to photograph…
You don’t know where to put your eyes.
- [Eric] It’s just…
- [Eric] It is a lot. - [Irene] It’s a lot.
Now if you were to look at this Irene now…
What message would you send to Irene in…
I don’t know what year this is.
But wherever you are.
- [Irene] This was like two thousand... This was like 2015…
- [Eric] 2015 Irene… What would you say to her?
- [Irene] Just like… Go… Back in the car.
Go back in the car… Put on a leather jacket—
I don’t know it’s just like too much.
- [Irene] Like ugh. - [Eric] There you have it.
You have it from the queen herself.
- [Irene] No there are a lot of outfits though.
Like what am I doing?
Like look at me… Like blue hair… Like what?
- [Eric] Is that you? - [Irene] That’s me.
- [Eric] Wooow.
- [Irene] I have blue hair and I’m wearing like this long rainbow dress like…
I think I look so cool. Walking down the street.
- [Eric] I mean you do look cool. - [Irene] I look like a Christmas decoration.
- [Eric] It looks like the inside of a glass marble.
- [Eric] You know? - [Irene] Yes.
- [Eric] Where it’s blown and it’s like circular?
But you know what…
Props to you for pulling these together.
Pulling them off.
And having the confidence to do them.
- [Irene] It’s all about confidence. - [Eric] It’s all about confidence.
- [Irene] It doesn’t matter what you wear.
It’s all about confidence.
- [Eric] All about confidence.