The race started with 17 contestants
Now we're reaching the middle of this race
Everyone is running as fast as they can
But this region stopped at 8th place!
With 16 Idol members
It's Daegu!
Congratulations~
I thought Daegu was gonna be higher!
(That's ma hometown!)
8th place is Daegu with 16 Idol members
Daegu is surrounded by Palgong Mountain and Nakdong river
Daegu has a basin topography
And in these regions, farming is the way to go
Daegu apples are the best!
Apples!
(Reaction kingz)
(Somebody give him an Oscar)
And there's more
A lot of franchise brands actually started off in Daegu
That's right!
If you make it in Daegu, you can go national... no global!
This applies to Idols as well
Daegu has produced some of the most globally popular Idols
Regions that produced the most Idol members,
8th place is Daegu with 16 Idol members
(Daegu! Put yo hands up!)
A girl group member that represents Daegu
Is Irene of Red Velvet - A goddess!
Sojin of Girl's Day!
And also, Heize!
There's something they have in common
They are all in their 30s!
They all look so young...
Is she really in her 30s?
Daegu girls are so beautiful!
And there is something famous about Daegu
The killer heat of Daegu! - Daegu is actually as hot as Africa!
(It's so hot in Daegu...)
Even Sam, born and raised in Ghana, couldn't take the Daegu heat!
(Ha ha ha ha)
He almost went crazy because of the heat in Daegu
Daegu is known for it's hot weather
Maybe that's why Idols from Daegu are so patient
Born in Daegu, raised in Daegu I'm the pride of Daegu New era New wave
You can see his patience and tenacity in his lyrics
Who is the Idol member that wrote these lyrics?
Hello, it's SUGA
It's SUGA of BTS
Everyone knows he's from Daegu
(I'm a Daegu man!)
He looks as if he had a smooth and stable life
But he went through so much in order to fulfill his dreams
Yeah he went through so much
SUGA went through a tough patch during his trainee years
If I chose to have a meal
I didn't have enough money to take the bus
A bright and sunny day will come~!
SUGA's efforts did not betray him
Now he's a major superstar
His family must be so proud
In 2016 January, SUGA taught a special lecture at his alma mater for his juniors
Also, BTS V
SEVENTEEN S.Coups
MOMOLAND Nancy
MONSTA X Jooheon
And WJSN Bona
16 Idol members are from Daegu
No.8 on our list is
Daegu with 16 Idol members
(Applause)
Dong Han's hometown is finally on the list
We mentioned Daegu's hot weather earlier
Once a banana tree grew in a Daegu household
Huh? Really?
- I saw a photo! - Yeah it was actually on the news
- Bananas growing in a Daegu household? - Really?
Yeah it was pretty fascinating
- Bananas in Daegu... - Isn't that a great prize?
And chicks came out of their shells too
In the banana?
No not in a banana... come on
Are you out of your mind?
So many surprising things happen these days...