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Jo Hyun-a: "If I run out of songwriting material, I’ll check my ex-boyfriend's emails" ('My Ugly Duckling')

Kim Minju
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2025-06-22 22:02:49
‘My Ugly Duckling’ Photo | SBS
‘My Ugly Duckling’ Photo | SBS

Jo Hyun-a mentioned that when she faces difficulties in songwriting, she even looks through her ex-boyfriend's emails.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, singer Jo Hyun-a appeared as a guest on the SBS variety show 'My Ugly Duckling' (hereafter 'My Ugly Duckling').

During the broadcast, Shin Dong-yeop asked, "I heard that you keep meeting and breaking up, calculating breakups in terms of money?"

In response, Jo Hyun-a said, "Rather than just ending in pain and hardship, I thought I should leave something behind (so I left it in a song)."

When she encounters difficulties while writing lyrics, Jo Hyun-a stated that she looks through her ex-boyfriend's emails, saying, "If there’s something like 'I loved you so much' in the emails, I think 'That's nice~' and write it down," which drew laughter.

She added, "I don’t get contacted by my ex after they see the lyrics, but I hear from people around me. They say, 'This is about me, right?'"

It airs on Sundays at 9:05 PM on SBS.

[Seo Ye-ji, Star Today Guest Reporter]

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