She was being completely honest about that.
As someone born in the United States, even though she had Korean blood running through her veins, she didn't feel a strong sense of belonging to South Korea.
The biggest reason she had wanted to return to South Korea was to debut as an idol.
After her career prospects were limited and things weren't going well, she honestly had no interest in staying in South Korea. Her only remaining attachment was to her friends.
As for Korean food, besides the hundreds of types of kimchi, it was basically just various stone-pot soups, spicy stir-fries, and barbecue.
The national dish, gimbap?
That was adapted from Japanese sushi.
Another national dish, ramyeon?
Sorry, but that was also invented by the Japanese.
The Korean-style fried chicken that was so popular with young people now?
Invented by Americans.
Not to mention things like dumplings, fried rice, and savory pancakes, which all came from the neighboring Great Xia.
