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Recently, it has gotten the attention of fans that MOMOLAND ‘s Nancy had changed her Korean name to Lee Gru.
It was known that her original name was Lee SeungRi.
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On Mar. 19, Nancy had uploaded several pictures of her standing in front of her mirror using the hashtag of her Korean name, Gru. It seemed like she wants her fans to get used to her new Korean name.
[#그루]
?Green Vibes☘️
⠀⠀⠀#모모랜드 #MOMOLAND #낸시 #NANCY pic.twitter.com/FFQbeHnxpW— 모모랜드_MOMOLAND (@MMLD_Official) March 19, 2019
Fans had also noticed how she had left comments in their fancafe, using the name Gru.
Daum Fancafe
With that being said, her fans found her new Korean name rather adorable and it also reminds them of the character from the movie “Despicable Me”.
MOMOLAND will be coming back on Mar. 20 with their 5th mini album “Show Me”.
Do you like Nancy’s new Korean name?
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COMMENTS
Her agency clarified that this is her nickname; its not an official name change.
???♥️
I think she changed her korean name to avoid confusion with BIGBANG Seungri especially now due to the scandals. Hmmmm…
It’s kind of obvious tbh
i thought so too
yeah…that’s kinda sad tbh…
Not a fan of ‘Gru’. Seungri suited her better.