People Are Obsessed With This Adorably Serious Olympic Curler
Meet your new girl crush and style icon.
Meet Kim Eun-Jung. She is 27, and the skip (aka captain) of South Korea's women's Olympic curling team.
While competing in Pyeongchang, Kim has gained a loyal fanbase across the world. They love her glasses — so much so that they've nicknamed her "Glasses Sister."
“Glasses sister” 안경언니 aka South Korean curler Kim Eun-jong is trending on Korean twitter. #PyeongChang2018 https://t.co/xApFnsmz4q
안경언니 웃는거 졸기탱ㅜㅠㅠㅜ
"Glasses Sister's smile is so cute."
Missed connections-- You: the South Korean women's Olympic curler with the cutest damn glasses Me: the girl watching at home in her PJs
Along with the glasses, they love her *frosty* gaze.
모두 안경언니하세요~ #안경언니
"Every Glasses Sister."
하지만 우리 안경 언니는 절대 웃지 않죠!
"But Glasses Sister never smiles."
The many faces of Kim Eun-jung aka 'Annie,' the leader of S Korea's women's curling team, 'Garlic Girls'
And they kind of generally think she's adorable.
she's called kim eun-jung bro she's so pretty i want her to knock me out
Guys, we need to talk about how badass Korean Women’s Curling skip Kim Eun-jung is. #Olympic #PyeongChang2018
She even has a catchphrase: "Yeong-mi," the name of one of her teammates.
Lmaoo Young mi!!!! Youngmi!!!! I can't
Team Youngmi
Even if you're not into curling, you can appreciate her excellent fashion choices, like these Squirtle socks.
김은정 선수 양말 꼬부기 ㅜ ㅜ ㅜㅋㅋㅋㅋ ㅜㅜ ㅜ ㅜ ㅜ ㅜ ㅜ ㅜㅜ ㅜ ㅜ
"Kim's athletic socks lol"
And lifestyle choices.
Kim Eun-jung (Annie/Yogurt) once said her hobby was "surfing the internet" https://t.co/XeSHP9mVNy
She's even reached the heights of another Korean icon.
너무 조아.. 너무 자신 있어... 뭐든지 다 할 여자상 #GIRLSCANDOANYTHING
"I love this, they are so confident. They can do anything because they’re women."
And Kim's Olympic aspirations are soaring as high as her popularity — the team is currently leading the competition 6–1.
🥌 Curious of the women's @Olympics #curling standings? Take a look! 👀 🔹Republic of Korea 6-1 Q☑️ 🔹Sweden 5-2 🔹Grea… https://t.co/pprDrsu3P9
Fashion AND athletic icon.
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Rachael Krishna is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.
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