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Lee Bo-young’s Bottega Veneta Card Wallet: The Story Behind a Decade of Use

Lee Bo-young says she used a green Bottega Veneta card wallet for about a decade. In Vogue Korea’s MY VOGUE episode, she explains why it was difficult to replace and why she still keeps the old one at home. The story is about the attachment built around an everyday object.A compact wallet for the cards she carriesAt approximately 6:44 in the August 14, 2025 video, Lee says she does not carry muc..

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Moon Ga-young’s Kobayashi Breath Care: The Mint She Bought in Japan

One of the smallest items in Moon Ga-young’s Harper’s BAZAAR Korea bag tour is Kobayashi Breath Care. She says she bought it in Japan and has already finished one container. The on-screen caption identifies the product family as Kobayashi Breath Care.A small item she chose againThe introduction begins at approximately 1:06 in the April 22, 2026 video. Moon calls it a mint and explains that, alth..

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Song Hye-kyo’s Film Camera: A Gift from Photographer Jungwook Mok

The small film camera Song Hye-kyo takes out of her bag in Vogue Korea’s MY VOGUE episode was a gift from photographer Jungwook Mok. Holding the white-and-black camera, she wonders how to get her pictures printed. The memorable part of the introduction is the story attached to the gift.A camera among her everyday belongingsAt around 3:02 in the September 26, 2025 video, Song explains that her ph..

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