Girls' Generation's Yuri Wore $1.50 Sunglasses on TV and Fooled Everyone

Girls' Generation member Yuri turned heads on a recent episode of MBC's variety program I Live Alone when she rode a motorcycle wearing a pair of cat-eye sunglasses that read, to most viewers, as quietly expensive. They were not. After the episode aired, Yuri shared a breakdown on her social media accounts of nearly everything she wore and carried that day, including the sunglasses, which she identified as a 2,000-won product (roughly $1.50) from a budget lifestyle goods brand.

The gap between the item's appearance and its price is what drove the story online. Comments accumulated quickly: "I genuinely thought they were designer," one viewer wrote. Others noted that the design looked credible at several times the actual cost, and a number of people reported that the sunglasses were already out of stock at stores by the time they went looking.

Yuri included other items in the same post, such as her outfit, shoes, bag, and even a blender she had used during filming, a rundown that read less like a promotional exercise and more like a practical response to the questions flooding her comments. The sunglasses, though, dominated the follow-up conversation.

This kind of moment is not unusual on I Live Alone, a long-running MBC show in which celebrities document their solo home lives. The format tends to surface personal style in unguarded settings, and affordable finds that look elevated tend to travel well on Korean online communities, where "cost-effectiveness" is a regular topic of discussion.

Separately, Yuri has been active in a newly formed unit group called Hyorisoo alongside fellow Girls' Generation members Hyoyeon and Sooyoung. The trio has been well received, with coverage noting the response is comparable to the group's peak-era popularity. It is a busy stretch for Yuri, and apparently one where even a 2,000-won purchase does not go unnoticed.