So-Ae Hyun (Korean: 현소애, Hyun So-ae) is a recurring character in Odd Girl Out. So-Ae runs a popular YouTube channel where she vlogs about food. Her family owns the largest supermarket in the area and often brings snacks to school to give to friends. Her goal is to study film after graduating. Currently, she is a second year student at C.H. High and is dating Nari's older brother, Hun.
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So-Ae is outgoing, kind, and likes meeting new people. She looks after those close to her and offers advice, especially to Nari. So-Ae's passion is making videos, and once invited Nari and Seonji to participate in some her videos. However, Nari and Seonji decided the YouTube life wasn't for them and left her channel.
So-Ae has a huge crush on Nari's older brother, Younghoon Oh. She first sees him in Chapter 138 as he's running out from the Tortoise Bakery and she is going to meet Nari. Nari greets So-Ae as she walks in, and So-Ae tells her that she just saw a cute guy on her way there. Her crush on Nari's brother contradicts what she told Nari about her ideal type:
I don't want my man noisily slurping his drink through a straw like you [Nari] are right now. And he should never scrap the bottom of the cup to gobble up every last tapioca pearl in there [referring to Nari doing so]. Actually, I don't want him ordering bubble tea in the first place! He can only get hot or iced americano! But if he chews on the ice cubes, he's out! He should always smell fresh and cool. I want him to look good wearing a silver watch. He should look good even when he's wearing a simple white shirt![1]
Hun is a slob, doesn't shower, doesn't care about dressing up, and slurps his food out of the bowl or can. Yet, So-Ae is fascinated by him.
Season 1[]
So-Ae meets Nari when they change seats, and So-Ae is assigned behind Nari. She offers Nari sausage and also has ppushu ppushu (Korean for "raw ramen") and Nari suggests they dip the sausage in the ppushu ppushu. So-Ae likes this idea, saying to her: "You know your way around food. I like your style."[2] Because So-Ae always has snacks in her backpack, the area where she and Nari sit becomes the hottest spot in the class every break time.