GISELLE shared the story of her and COOPER during an interview with Vogue Korea for their special DOGUE cover.
she recalls it started as the unforgettable 13th birthday. the decisive moment came when she was around six, she stayed briefly at her aunt’s house and lived alongside a dog.
after returning home, GISELLE begged her parents to adopt a dog, and as a result, she met baby cooper, who had been hiding in a closet as a surprise gift. "you know right? how greyhounds look mature once they're grown, like how cooper does now. but they're soo incredibly cute as puppies! the moment i opened the closet, this tiny, adorable, wriggling cooper came out. that is still stays with me as one of my happiest memories." GISELLE smiled brightly, as she recall that moment.
just as the time they spent together in Tokyo during her childhood was special, the everyday life they now share in Seoul, just the two of them, is equally special. although the weight of reality has grown heavier, but for GISELLE, cooper has become both the vitality that erases the fear of living far from home, and someone who firmly supports and protects her in return. their bond has also grown even stronger than before. "my parents love him too, of course, but out of everyone in the family, i was the one who wanted cooper the most. especially since cooper's getting older now, i really wanted to spend as much time with him as possible until the very end."
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GISELLE being COOPER’s interpreter 😆
"my name is cooper, i'm 11 years old now. my zodiac sign is sagittarius. it's such an honor to be able to shoot the cover of vogue. since it's not my first pictorial, i think i'm a little used to it now."
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“cooper actually likes women. maybe that’s why he gets along so well with all the members. cooper’s really blessed, isn't he?”
“If I had to pick just one thing, I’ll tell him ‘be nice to men too’ (for the record cooper is a male) even when he lived with my parents, he had zero interest in my dad but only had eyes for my mom. even today, he barked at photographer jiyong when they first met. so I think I’ll tell him to be nice to men too”
cooper is a men-hater oh this diva