Nam Gyu-ri is taped down

We’ve seen Hollywood stars use breast tape, but feet tape?

This is new.

Seeya’s Nam Gyu-ri tapes her feet into her shoes for safety.   A spokesperson from her management company confirmed that tape was used to prevent accidents from happening. You know, the kind of accident when a shoe comes flying off and hitting someone on the head!

Nam Gyu-ri’s shoe tape was spotted at her performance for the Mnet M-countdown on July 24th 2008 and the next night at the press conference for her new horror flick, “Death Bell(고사).

Death Bell opens nationwide in Korea on August 7th 2008.

77 Responses to “Nam Gyu-ri is taped down”


  1. 1 asdf August 2, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    hmmm…
    Why not? I mean its for safety.
    but
    if shes afraid of causing an accident she should wear a lower heel, I mean look at it. Its HUGE. my feet would kill if i wore them.

  2. 2 Nick August 2, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    Phew..finally the female solo who wear clothes that can cover almost half of her body.

  3. 3 Whipp August 2, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    I think it’s a good idea. With shoes as high as those, you don’t want to slip on stage and have your ankle bend sideways. ouch.

  4. 4 leah August 2, 2008 at 10:27 pm

    I’m all for safety, but it looks rather funny with tape wrapped around the high-heeled shoes in that manner. lol!

  5. 5 millie August 2, 2008 at 11:13 pm

    i raher think it’s a smart idea
    those heals are just too dangerous

  6. 6 eeteukluv August 2, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    that’s cute, cool, and smart..will have to give it ago the next time my shes don’t fit to well and I wanna dance.

  7. 7 Julia August 2, 2008 at 11:43 pm

    Well.. isn’t it smarter to wear mary-jane?
    I mean, it’s better than tose tape..

  8. 8 Hay Hay August 3, 2008 at 12:05 am

    Even her feet has “plastic”!

    :)

  9. 9 hehehe August 3, 2008 at 12:12 am

    So? Atleast she protects herself from embarrassement and malfunctions!

  10. 10 soohyun3194 August 3, 2008 at 12:30 am

    shes taped to the shoe o0;;
    it looks like shes taped to the floor.. or is she??
    woah, how does she go on stage and get off
    haha. but it is a smart idea :)
    i rather stay safe than wake up with a broken leg.

  11. 11 ♥Ish August 3, 2008 at 12:33 am

    safety first~ good idea. haha. =p

  12. 12 ♥Ish August 3, 2008 at 12:35 am

    ive never imagine a star would do this. not even me. haha~ cool.~

  13. 14 Luna August 3, 2008 at 12:54 am

    Height increasing soles, anyone?

  14. 15 mieo August 3, 2008 at 1:00 am

    those heels are hella tall!!!! looks very deadly and painful…
    it was a smart idea that she taped her feet to them

    *wonders how she manage to walk or better even dance in them!*

  15. 16 8 August 3, 2008 at 1:19 am

    what’s the big deal?

  16. 17 asianromance August 3, 2008 at 1:30 am

    pretty neat idea!

  17. 18 Taejus August 3, 2008 at 1:49 am

    and it looks so obvious and tacky, but hey, what can they do.

  18. 19 Victoria August 3, 2008 at 1:54 am

    What other clothing tricks do the artist have?Share with fashionista fans.

  19. 20 Jasmine* August 3, 2008 at 1:58 am

    It’s ok if they did it in a less tacky way..XD

  20. 21 oooohhh August 3, 2008 at 2:01 am

    Not a big fan of Nam Gyuri, but I have to say, those are some NICE shoes! I want them!!!!

  21. 22 evelyn August 3, 2008 at 2:35 am

    Does she have an extreme ankle tan or is that the tape too? And omg, you can see up her dress. Would it kill them to make it a little longer?
    Pretty nice idea though – those heels can poke someone’s eye out if it falls off her feet.

  22. 23 Wicked August 3, 2008 at 3:19 am

    This is definitely new. I thought in order for accidents not to occur someone has to wear shoes that fit them not shoes two sizes bigger. :/ maybe am wrong cuz I do notice a lot of stars wearing shoes that seem just too big for their tiny feet.

  23. 24 TVXQBBLOVE August 3, 2008 at 3:42 am

    LOL! It makes the shoes look so cheap. She’s a celebrity (in Korea) and she can’t afford the real thing? (Yes they make ‘feet tape,’ where you can just slip it on.)

    I don’t see ‘wild’ dancing so why would they fall off?

  24. 25 E.C August 3, 2008 at 3:49 am

    LOL
    Shoe tape?
    Haha, how embarrassing…

  25. 26 irees August 3, 2008 at 4:44 am

    Haha! That’s actually quite smart! I should’ve done that in my school’s semi-formal! XD

    Whatever! It’s better than wardrobe malfunctions!

    Plus, I wouldn’t have noticed it anyway until I read the post.

  26. 27 Kayla August 3, 2008 at 4:47 am

    That’s a really good idea, but why not just wear shoes that won’t come off easily?

  27. 28 boo August 3, 2008 at 5:07 am

    of course it’s a good idea! some unlucky girls end up in leg casts when they trip over insanely high heels!

    * from a high-heel hater, except on other people *

  28. 29 @@@ August 3, 2008 at 7:14 am

    lolz, this reminded me of those barbie dolls. when you just bought them and you open the box and its shoes are strapped to its foot.

  29. 30 janepak August 3, 2008 at 7:15 am

    makes sense…but still weird.

  30. 32 rubylovefaith August 3, 2008 at 7:58 am

    LOL……….it looks cheap and tacky……Im sure they can do better than this……..

  31. 33 wendy August 3, 2008 at 8:12 am

    it looks like it’s b/c her shoes are just too big?

  32. 34 tomoko August 3, 2008 at 8:24 am

    i agree with wendy, her shoes look big.

    but i must admit… those black shoes she has on are CUTE.

  33. 35 Mel August 3, 2008 at 9:09 am

    The girl wearing the blue dress has weird looking undies!! kekekeke

  34. 36 konshita02 August 3, 2008 at 10:11 am

    Ok. . .I agree with Jane, who suggested wearing Mary Janes instead. If not, use less-shiny tape, because the tape she used was so conspicuous. . .it looked tacky.

    I’m pretty sure someone has already come up with some sort of inner-sole-tape-shoe invention.

    . . .either way, the shoes are awesome ^_^

  35. 37 rockmyboat. August 3, 2008 at 11:26 am

    thats really weird
    what is it, they can’t find shoes that are her size?

  36. 38 Jane. August 3, 2008 at 11:36 am

    It’s a smart idea but..couldn’t it be more discreet? I mean, they’re so shiny..

  37. 39 cherrybomb August 3, 2008 at 12:33 pm

    did something happen to nam gyuri’s face? it seems more round or something not as pretty as she usually is… =/ and who cares about the tape thing she needs to tape her boobs more so she doesn’t have a nip slip again.

  38. 40 korean August 3, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    who gives a shiet? i’d tape her down before i penetrate her with my man meat.

  39. 41 epik August 3, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    its for safety.
    and since the shoes they wear are sponsored, they can tend to be a bit big for the person. but wearing the tape is better than not wearing it, spraining your ankle and suffering with it.

  40. 42 claire August 3, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    wow, she got fat.

  41. 43 yay August 3, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    u can see her underwear in the 1 pic wearing blue dress. wtf?

  42. 44 Dovey August 3, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    Smart idea, but it looks kinda tacky to me.

  43. 45 Tenderly August 3, 2008 at 2:14 pm

    Couldn’t they just put double-sided tape on the inside of the shoes? And besides, I think the biggest safety hazard is breaking her ankles from dancing in such high heels.

  44. 46 yonary canales August 3, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    i think its super kool of her part to be safe while performing besides its not like she’s using some gray duck tape AT LEAST SHE MADE IT CLEAR.

  45. 47 megan August 3, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    holy cow, those are some high high heels. and the base is tiny!

    i probably wouldn’t be able to walk in those if i wanted to. moreover, perform in them!

  46. 48 yellow August 3, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    she didnt have enough time to get the proper thing

  47. 49 hellolily August 3, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    Like some have previously stated, good idea but bad execution. It looks rather tacky with clear tape, it’s still visible. The key with using tape is to keep it hidden. Maybe she should tie a cute ribbon to cover it up or just wear high heals with ankle straps. I mean tape is fine if you were being resourceful and had nothing else and was in a rush but don’t wear it with a cute dress to your own event. It ruins the whole look and makes everything else look cheap. She’s lucky she’s cute.

  48. 50 oluchi August 3, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    this is also known as tacky, or ghetto.

    if the shoe doesn’t fit….

    …..

    try a two-incher.

    haha


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