Fledgling agency White Entertainment made a shock announcement today by revealing that they will be launching a new bi-racial female solo artist!
According to White, their new signee, HyunA Knowles, is a 19-year-old half-Korean, half-Indian model from New Delhi who will become the agency's first "Supermodel Idol".
In an official statement, White CEO Trina Villota said: "HyunA has been secretly training and preparing for her debut with us for the past year. She first came to my attention through her modelling work in India, and as soon as I saw her I knew that I had to sign her immediately."
"HyunA's exotic beauty is guaranteed to win over fans in the K-Pop industry, and we are confident that she will be one of the top rookie artists of 2011. In addition to her unique charm and looks, HyunA is also a skilled rapper, and we look forward to showing you her musical skills through her first single promotions."
"With HyunA's addition to the White Family, we will continue to build our reputation as the most culturally diverse agency in Korea with the most beautiful talent."
While White are keeping details of HyunA's first single a secret for now, they did reveal that it will be an electronic track that will show off the young star's unique colors.
Along with the announcement of HyunA's debut, White have released several official promotional photos. The photos show off HyunA's model charms, focusing on her long legs and slender figure, but some of the more provocative poses could ending up causing some controversy for the new singer.
Upon hearing the news of HyunA's upcoming debut, netizens comments, "Wow, she is truly stunning, but does she have any talent?", "I can't believe they signed an Indian, but as long as she isn't Caucasian I guess I am fine with it", "She reminds me of RaNia and Nine Muses, but a solo version."
While HyunA's ethnic background is bound to become a hot topic with netizens, she isn't actually the first Indian idol to debut this year; Alisha Budhrani of Pan-Asian girl group Blush is currently K-Pop's first South Asian star.
So AKF readers, what do you think of HyunA so far?
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