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Nayeon gets fabulous for solo music video ‘POP’, fans say ‘Sharpay Evans from TWICE’

She is the 1st TWICE star to make her solo debut with mini-album 'Im Nayeon' where she collabed with Stray Kids Felix and Little Mix Jade Thirlwall

It is finally D-Day and ONCEs couldn’t contain their excitement for Nayeon’s solo debut with 'POP'. The K-pop idol becomes the first TWICE member to make her solo debut which surprised many as the girl group has been in the industry since 2015. Leader Jihyo had shared that they were focusing on group activities which is why they hadn’t branched out as soloists. But it seems 2022 is finally their year as the members opened personal Instagram accounts and Jihyo became the first TWICE member to get a solo project by singing the OST for the hit K-drama ‘Twenty-Five Twenty-One’.

With the announcement of Nayeon’s solo debut album ‘Im Nayeon’, fans were hyped up as JYPE went all out for it. We got a star-studded tracklist as the TWICE star roped in the likes of Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, Destiny Rogers, Stray Kids’ Felix and Wonstein. We also get several glamorous concept photos that showed off Nayeon’s youthful charms. Yet, no one was ready for the music video of the lead single ‘POP’ when it actually dropped on June 24. Channelling her inner Sharpay Evans from ‘High School Musical’, Nayeon became every musical theatre geek’s fantasy.

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Nayeon gets fabulous for ‘POP’ music video

Nayeon’s music video for her solo debut is quintessential Nayeon as ‘POP’ is bubbly, colorful and upbeat with a girl crush concept as the idol sings about love. The lead single also contains strains of jazz with brass instruments combined with the retro-pop genre that complements the Broadway-themed music video. The TWICE star also adds an energetic and eye-catching choreography proving her mettle as first and foremost a K-pop idol who is in her prime.

And fans couldn’t help but draw parallels with Sharpay Evans, a Disney icon of the early 2000s. Ashley Tisdale had absolutely killed it as the bratty it girl Sharpay Evans in the ‘High School Musical’ movies with a penchant for glitter and drama and raised the standards for musicals with legendary songs like ‘Fabulous’ and ‘Bop to the Top’.

‘The spirit of Sharpay Evans really possessed her’

Fans ended up trending Sharpay Evans as they hyped up Nayeon with tweets like, “IM NAYEON'S SHARPAY EVANS MOMENT.” Another joked, “SHARPAY EVANS FROM TWICE???” One fan added, “No cause wait the spirit of sharpay evans really possessed her.” Another ONCE made an edit, “IM #NAYEON as #SHARPAY EVANS.” One fan posted, “I am absolutely living for these im nayeon and sharpay evans/high school musical parallels.” 

Another said, “I wanna make it pop pop😍😭THIS SONG POP IS A BOP💯So proud of you Naeyeon.” One fan commented, “Y’all laughed at the pop pop in the teaser, laughed at my sista saying she wouldn’t make it but now everyone popping they titties to Pop Pop.” Another joked, “What if you run me over with a chainsaw? Pop pop. Pop my organs.” One fan asked, “ARE WE SEEING THIS NAYEON??”