GISELLE: TMI

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PREFERENCES & TASTES

Food

• Giselle has mentioned that she likes the following food items and drinks:
  • Shio Bread (Salt Bread), Kaymak, Pepero, Choco Boy Mushroom, Gingerbread Cookies, Cinnamon Rolls, Sweet Pumpkin Soup, Clam Chowder, Consomme Soup
  • Caramel Latte, Chai Tea Latte, Horchata, Milk, Strawberry Milk
• Giselle has mentioned that she wants to shoot an ad for Chapagetti, a Korean brand of ramyeon and the second highest-selling brand of instant noodles in South Korea.
• Giselle has said that she takes probiotics regularly and has dubbed herself a “probiotics maniac”.

Hobbies

• Giselle likes to take photos; she especially likes taking photos in the “analog” style, with the 90s, early 2000s, and 2010s aesthetics.
• When she’s stressed out, she likes to go shopping, eat sweets, and work out.
• Giselle is a fan of Japanese anime; she was seen reading the Tokyo Revengers manga, and has once accidentally followed a Evangelion meme account with her official instagram account.

Likes & Dislikes

• Giselle likes the color black, especially as a fashion statement or clothing item. She has once said “If you’re not sure, just wear black.”
• Giselle dislikes the color orange.
• Giselle likes the jewelry brand Chrome Hearts. She has received a skull ring from Chrome Hearts from her dad as a graduation present, and has often been seen wearing the aforementioned ring and other Chrome Hearts items.
• Her favorite Pokémon is Venusaur and Pichu.
• Giselle has mentioned several movies and dramas that she enjoyed and would like to recommend. The list includes the following:
  • Movies: Deadpool, Fight Club, Ocean’s Eleven, Truman Show, Music and Lyrics, Friends with Benefits, The Wolf of Wall Street, Kick-Ass, Miss Congeniality
  • American Show: White Collar
  • J-Drama: Simpleness is Great! Copy Editing Girl Kono Etsuko, Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom
  • K-Drama: Twenty Five Twenty One, My Name, Bloodhounds
• Giselle has said that she goes through phases of listening to the genres of rock, Hip-Hop, R&B, and pop.
  • She often uploads her song recommendations to her Instagram stories.

OTHER TRIVIA

• In her high school yearbook, she wrote “That’s hot” under her photo, and this has circulated around the web and became a meme prior to aespa’s debut.
  • In 2022, Giselle actually met Paris Hilton in real life, the original speaker of the quote “That’s hot,” at the backstage of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Giselle has also said that she wants to meet Elon Musk, Song Gain (Korean trot singer), and Jeong Hyung Don (Korean comedian) in the future.
• Giselle’s friendship with K-Pop soloist Jeon Somi is well-known; as both TCK (Third Culture-Kids) and fluent speakers of English and Korean, Giselle and Somi have filmed a vlog that was uploaded on aespa’s official YouTube channel.
• Giselle has said that her role models are CL, Kehlani, The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky, Avril Lavigne, Justin Bieber, and ASH ISLAND.
• Giselle would like to visit Italy in the future.
• Giselle has the lowest alcohol tolerance in aespa, as seen in the web variety series Street Alcohol Fighter with the other aespa members.
• In interviews, Giselle was chosen as a member with the most aegyo, according to the other members of the team.
• In 2022, Giselle has made a donation of 10,000,000 KRW (apprx. 7,500 USD) to a charity dedicated to the cause of helping rescue animals.
• Her mottos are “Everything happens for a reason.” and “So what?”

GISELLE’S NICKNAMES

Most of the nicknames on this page have originated from Korean media or conversations held in Korean among members.