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People Are Obsessed With This Adorably Serious Olympic Curler

Meet your new girl crush and style icon.

By Rachael Krishna and Jules Darmanin

Rachael Krishna BuzzFeed News Reporter

Jules Darmanin BuzzFeed Staff

Posted on February 20, 2018, at 9:59 a.m. ET

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.

Rachael Krishna is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.

Contact Rachael Krishna at rachael.krishna@buzzfeed.com.

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Jules Darmanin est journaliste chez BuzzFeed News France et travaille depuis Paris.

Contact Jules Darmanin at jules.darmanin@buzzfeed.com.

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