“Little Kang Dong-won” too pretty to be a boy

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Nicknamed by the Korean press as “Little Kang Dong-won,” Lee Tae-kyun (18) is stirring controversy over gender. Is the short cropped person a boy or a girl?

The androgynous person is the newest member for desperate reality show on the Korean comedy channel, “Ul-jjang: pretty boy and pretty girl recognition show” (ok, that was a bad translation, but even worse is the superficial concept). So does this dude look like a lady? or is he really a girl giving boys a run for their money?

64 Responses to ““Little Kang Dong-won” too pretty to be a boy”


  1. 1 kimiswasi July 6, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    if im thinking he’s a boy while looking at his picture then he will look like a boy. and if im thinking otherwise, then he’ll turn into a she. freeaaaky.

    • 2 Taejus July 7, 2009 at 9:45 am

      Yeah, true. I was thinking he was a boy, but now that popseoul mentioned it, I’m not so sure now…
      —-
      And i dont know why some people would say he’s ugly if he were a girl. If you’re unaware, I’ll let you know by now that not all girls look like Kim Ah Jung or some other plastic beauty. And besides, he does have potential to be some girl, albeit not the prettiest, but you don’t have to comment that in a mean way…
      :/

  2. 3 surrah July 6, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    Anything is possible.

  3. 5 li1destiny July 6, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    i its a lady but look like a boy.

  4. 6 libatz July 6, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    im guessing a gurl? hmmmmmmmm…….

  5. 7 ew July 6, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    if thats a girl, thats one hideous girl

  6. 10 ffiza July 6, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    a girly boy or a tomboyish girl

  7. 12 Bokki July 6, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    I think it’s a boy. No matter how I look at it.

  8. 14 Michael July 6, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    half ugly half troll

  9. 15 kimeunna July 6, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    he’s a guy -.-

    Michael,
    look into the mirror before u shoot ur mouth ..

  10. 17 hana July 6, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    Weird eyes… not a very pretty girl if he was one.

  11. 18 hyunnie July 6, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    wow!! another pretty boy huh!

  12. 19 L O R E Nㅗ July 6, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    LMAOOOOOO
    this is my friends ex boyfiend itaegyung..

    hes a boy people -_____-

  13. 20 L O R E Nㅗ July 6, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    and by the way popseoul, you chose like the ugliest picture of him . . . .

  14. 21 Seoyeon K July 6, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    Yeah.. ^ I’m her friend.
    And this is my ex-boyfriend..And he’s a guy. Trust me.
    Back when he first became an ulzzang (still dating him) I remember asking him about the diary entry he wrote that started the rumor (around October-November last year). He told me not to worry because the part about his gender was all made up. He’s a boy and it was really somehow a way to get revenge for his ex-best friend, Choi Suk Hwi. But he told me to not tell anybody because he didn’t want me to ruin his little plan thing. But whatever now. He’s a boy. I wish Cyworld didn’t delete messages -_-

    Hope that clears anything up.

  15. 22 gammelbraut July 6, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    looks like a dude to me…

  16. 23 poheijo July 6, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    i can believe that he’s a boy…because if you observe his neck…there’s a faint trace of adam’s apple…he’s a handsome, pretty boy…he’s the type that my daughter don’t want to date because he’s prettier than her…hahahaha…but i hope he’s not gay….

  17. 24 Kyongmi July 6, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    WTF! i don’t understand, really, he’s a guy! u can see that…there are pics of kim jaejoong…the real kim jaejoong…he luks EXACTLY like a frickin girl…nothing too surprising.

    • 25 vanessa July 11, 2009 at 6:27 pm

      i agree with ya! when i saw her picture, i was like, SHE LOOKS LIKE KIM JAEJOONG. (before the debut)

      and i just searched in cyworld LEE TAEKYUN, and i found out she was really a girl. there are some pics where she wore a dress. she was really a pretty uljjang.

  18. 26 BKJSuh July 6, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    Doesn’t matter? If he is a boy, he is fine looking boy. If it is a girl, it’s cute tomboyish girl. Easy as that.

  19. 27 DBSJSHINee July 6, 2009 at 9:00 pm

    After seeing guys like Jaejoong from DBSK and Heechul from Suju, whats so surprising that he’s a guy?
    And anyway, no matter how long I stare at this picture, I still see a guy.

    • 28 Akamekraze July 7, 2009 at 5:08 am

      But that’s b/c of their hair! lols If you look at their face, you can definitely tell their guys! But this guys eyes look like a girls eyes in this picture!

  20. 30 SHINee Luv XD July 6, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    He looks like a girl…

  21. 31 maricor July 6, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    if he’s a boy… well he looks like a lesbian you know? hehe^^

  22. 32 Lex July 6, 2009 at 11:01 pm

    He’s pretty??? o.O??

  23. 33 J3nny July 6, 2009 at 11:11 pm

    That’s a girl, b/c a guy would have an adam apple(idk if i spell this right)

  24. 34 lady July 7, 2009 at 12:07 am

    Oh please…this is just silly! If that’s the case the most of the guys is kpop can be suspect to being girls.

  25. 35 Deajay July 7, 2009 at 12:17 am

    he’s defiantly a boy

  26. 36 raisin918 July 7, 2009 at 12:38 am

    If its a boy, its a good looking boy. If its a girl, then she is an ugly girl.

  27. 38 peace July 7, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Seriously!!! This dude is a boy. I would never date a girl like him if he was a girl. Too ugly for a girl. No offense

  28. 39 wabawaba July 7, 2009 at 1:54 am

    uhhh.
    hes a guy
    wtf
    blind ppl…..

    asians always look like that
    duh
    cause
    asians r like
    that
    lool

  29. 40 chiara July 7, 2009 at 2:26 am

    I’m sure he’s a boy coz he has this adams apple which all guys have…girls doen’t have it…guys have this at its throat

  30. 41 chiara July 7, 2009 at 2:30 am

    @J3nny: look at his throat his got adams apple…. I can see it clearly….he is a boy…….you just can’t see his adams apple in his throat, in the upper portion of his neck

  31. 43 Akamekraze July 7, 2009 at 5:03 am

    Wow! Looks like a girl’s eyes I know…That’s freaky! He/she looks like both genders! I feel bad for him tho! It’s kinda freaky/creepy if people wanna know your gender….-.-;;;

  32. 44 yunjae-thelove; July 7, 2009 at 6:03 am

    Looks like a guy to me.
    but i think this photo does’nt do him any justice.
    i think he’d look cuter in real life?

  33. 45 Guavimoto July 7, 2009 at 6:58 am

    Is it just me, or is this kid no attractive?

    O_O

    Why is he/she even on an Uljjang show? Are they low on budget?

  34. 46 Anon July 7, 2009 at 7:35 am

    Heeey I KNOW HIM!
    Dude, popseoul you guys did use the worst picture of him.

    He is super hot.
    Goo look at his cyworld.
    cyworld.com/phonesex

  35. 47 Saul July 7, 2009 at 9:04 am

    Looks like a typical highschool boy to me….

  36. 48 iki July 7, 2009 at 9:24 am

    guy~ look at his neck
    doesn’t look like a girl too, else it would be a really ugly one

  37. 50 TraceD July 7, 2009 at 9:41 am

    its a boy look at his neck. and i dont think he;s that girly.

    BUT JESUS IF THIS IS A GIRL….MY HOLY GUACAMOLE WHAT WENT WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  38. 51 gillie July 7, 2009 at 10:56 am

    huh? this new show sound weird….

  39. 52 T_T July 7, 2009 at 10:57 am

    At firsdt glance I thought “Oh it’s boy, maybe one who was blessed with super perfect skin and nice eyes and lips…*JEALOUSJEALOUS*”, but thne I read the article & it kinda made me think … and kind of see SOME female characteristic(they’re not like obvious ones, but cna be sene maybe if you squinted your eyes, thought of how mot girls look like and then tiled your head…..)

  40. 53 keke July 7, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    My guess is he’s a boy….er…girl, no boy!

  41. 54 ohhyeahhmochi July 7, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    looks like a boy to me…a feminine boy, but still a boy.

  42. 55 carrie July 7, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    Definitely girl!

  43. 56 Olivia July 8, 2009 at 2:59 am

    Looks like a guy to me. But I have to say that the title “Little Kang Dong Won” is too much… Kang Dong Won is way hotter.

  44. 57 bdean2 July 8, 2009 at 7:08 am

    How is this guy “pretty” (as in actually good-looking) in any way? Androgynous, otoh, I can totally see.

    As for Kang Dong Won, he’s not really good-looking either (has assymetrical features), but he does have a certain charisma (well, at least he did in “Temptation of the Wolves”).

  45. 58 Miko July 8, 2009 at 9:40 am

    What’s with you Asian people and liking dudes who look like chicks?

    • 59 bdean2 July 8, 2009 at 1:22 pm

      Another ignoramus I see.

      By “you Asian” people, I’m sure you meant teenie-bopper girls who tend to go for the “safe” type of teen idols -just like teenieboppers in the US go for the Jonas Brothers and before them, Justin Timberlake and the Hanson Brothers (and before them, David Cassidy and Leif Garrett).

      Asian WOMEN, otoh, tend to go for guys like Kim Sung soo, Song Seung Heon, Kwon Sang woo, Oh Ji ho, Jo Han sun, Joo Jin mo, Yoo Gun, Won Bin, Cha Seung won, etc.

    • 60 DBSJSHINee July 11, 2009 at 6:58 pm

      Oh please, The Jo Bro’s look like girls any day. Especially the youngest one. Whats his name again? Nick?

  46. 61 maymay777 July 8, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    It’s defo a boy, I know a guy friend who looks almost exactly like that! Down to the chunky earring.

  47. 62 CandyGirl89 July 10, 2009 at 1:29 am

    it have been announced that it is a girl

  48. 63 Taejus July 10, 2009 at 2:59 am

    A girl, :P PPPPPPPPPPPPP

  49. 64 jane. August 2, 2009 at 7:26 am

    lmao and candygirl..”it”? she is a girl for sure. it’s announced on the show.


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