ELLE Korea has unveiled the second season of “Hello, Little Love” — the first cover project in the magazine’s history to feature people and animals together — and the lineup of stars posing with pets is stacked.
ELLE Korea Hello, Little Love cover project stars (Credits: Soompi)
The November special edition explores how small beings make our world bigger and more beautiful. It begins from the belief that a single photo and a single encounter can change someone’s tomorrow — while never forgetting the reality that countless animals are still abandoned. Under the message “Living with Animals,” stars ranging from veteran actress Kim Hye Ja and actors Seo In Guk and Kim Jae Won to Kim Yuna, TWICE’s Momo, TXT’s Huening Kai, ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Han Bin, and ALLDAY PROJECT’s Annie stood before the camera with pets they have long shared their lives with — or with abandoned animals still waiting for new families.
ELLE Korea Hello Little Love Cover Project: Stars and Rescue Pets
Actress Kim Hye Ja posed with Gureum and Susu, the dogs she has shared a long life with. She recalled meeting Gureum for the first time: “Even when Gureum was still inside Susu’s belly, I’d always touch her stomach and talk to them, ‘Grow up pretty and healthy, and when you come out, don’t make Mommy (Susu) suffer too much. Just slip right out!'”
Olympic figure skating legend Kim Yuna appeared alongside Tony and Cookie, abandoned dogs waiting for new families. “If even one dog can get its face out there and find a family, and if I can help with that, isn’t that a wonderful thing?” she said, adding a firm message: “I can’t understand what kind of mind would allow someone to abandon a life. If you bring one home, you have to take responsibility for it until the end.”
Actor Seo In Guk completed a special portrait with Snow Flower and Chu Chu, cats who were abandoned. Patiently waiting for the movements of the cats he had just met, he showed a natural bond with them. “Pets share so much love while living together. These friends have every right to receive that love too,” he said.
TWICE’s Momo, who appeared with her dogs Boo and Dobby, shared: “It feels like they’re a part of me. Rather than saying ‘I love you’ in any special way, they’ve naturally become a part of my everyday life. They’re the driving force that keeps me working harder every day.”
TXT’s Huening Kai, long known for his love of his family cats Aqua and Ruby, posed with Popo, an abandoned cat waiting for a family. “I hope we can all remember together that there are many cats, like Popo, who deserve to be loved but still haven’t met their families,” he said.
Actor Kim Jae Won appeared with abandoned dogs Hakoo, Noonbyeol, and Pooreun, leaving a message for their future families: “Please take good care of them. I think you’ve made a wonderful decision.”
ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Han Bin shared the story of Bori, a dog abandoned in a box 10 years ago who became a true family member: “In the mornings, Bori goes around wiggling through everyone to wake them up, and that’s what I treasure most.” ALLDAY PROJECT’s Annie completed a warm portrait with her Labradors Echo and Koda, saying: “Rather than worrying and grieving about the future ahead of time, I’m going to love them more now, hug them one more time, and give them one more sweet potato.”
Also Read: GTA 6 Poll: A Concerning Number of Fans Would Give Up Their Pets to Play Early
TVXQ’s Changmin Spots Legendary Actor Won Bin After 16-Year Hiatus in Real-Life Encounter
Source: Soompi — read the full story there.
