Singer Lee Hyori. [Newsis]
Singer Lee Hyori. [Newsis]

A street interview featuring singer Lee Hyori, filmed roughly 30 years ago before her debut, has gone viral.

On a recent episode of MBC Radio's "Kwon Sunpyo's News High Kick," anchor Kwon Sunpyo recalled conducting street interviews about an economic downturn around that time. "I was looking for people to interview on the street and spotted a young woman who looked sharp, so I approached her," he said.

He added that he had completely forgotten about the encounter until a junior colleague sent him a clip years later. "They told me the video was making the rounds, so I watched it — and I was stunned. The person I had interviewed was Lee Hyori," he said.

He noted that he had no idea at the time, since Lee had not yet debuted, and had not even remembered conducting the interview.

"Why else would I have stopped her? She was so pretty and looked so sharp," Kwon said. "Even though she seemed like she had just graduated from high school, she came across as remarkably pure."

In the clip, Lee responded to Kwon's question about her outlook for the new year's economy by saying, "Things were so bad last year that I think this year can only get better." Her trademark eye-smile and still-rounded cheeks drew immediate attention from viewers.

Lee debuted in 1998 as a member of the girl group Fin.K.L and married singer-songwriter Lee Sang-soon in 2013.

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