Sooyoung, Yuri fly to New York

Choi Sooyoung and Kwon Yuri were photographed at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday as they left for New York, with airport sightings linking the two K-pop stars to Tommy Hilfiger events during New York Fashion Week. ChosunBiz published airport photos of the pair on Sept. 8 and said they were departing South Korea for a fashion event in New York. (biz.chosun.com) A widely shared social-media post also said both were headed to New York for Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week appearances. The travel comes two days before the official start of New York Fashion Week’s spring-summer 2027 season. (cfda.com) ### Which Sooyoung and Yuri are involved in this trip? (cfda.com) Choi Sooyoung and Kwon Yuri are the two artists identified in the airport coverage. ChosunBiz referred to them as “Yoori and Sooyoung” in its Sept. 8 item on their departure for New York. The social-media post cited in the source briefing likewise identified Sooyoung and Yuri at Incheon Airport on Sept. 8. Yuri and Sooyoung are both long-established South Korean entertainers with parallel careers in music, television and fashion events, which has made their airport departures a regular source of fan and media coverage. In this case, the reported destination was New York, and the stated purpose was attendance tied to Tommy Hilfiger’s Fashion Week schedule. (biz.chosun.com) ### What exactly was verified on Sept. 8? Incheon International Airport was the location named in the Sept. 8 reports. ChosunBiz said the two were departing Korea for a New York fashion event, and the social post in the source packet said they were en route to New York for Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week appearances. (biz.chosun.com) Neither source, as reviewed here, gave flight numbers or a full event itinerary. Sept. 8 is also two days before the official CFDA schedule begins. The Council of Fashion Designers of America said the September 2026 official New York Fashion Week calendar runs from Thursday, Sept. 10, through Tuesday, Sept. 15. (biz.chosun.com) ### Where does Tommy Hilfiger fit into this week’s New York schedule? Tommy Hilfiger is listed as one of the brands returning to the official New York Fashion Week schedule this season, according to the CFDA’s preliminary calendar. The CFDA said the schedule features 70 runway shows and presentations for the spring-summer 2027 season. (biz.chosun.com) The CFDA’s July 1 schedule announcement placed Tommy Hilfiger alongside other returning labels including Monse and threeASFOUR. A separate fashion-industry listing published in August said Tommy Hilfiger was set to return to The Plaza Hotel during the week, though that venue detail was not included in the CFDA’s own summary. (cfda.com) ### Why are they traveling before the official opening day? Wednesday, Sept. 9 already includes major off-calendar and eve-of-week events. The CFDA said Ralph Lauren will present its spring 2027 collection that day, and that Coach, Rachel Comey, Cult Gaia, J. Press and Libertine are also showing on the eve of New York Fashion Week. (cfda.com) That timing leaves room for international guests to arrive in New York ahead of brand events, fittings, press calls and front-row appearances. The available reporting does not specify which Tommy Hilfiger event Sooyoung and Yuri will attend, only that their travel was tied to Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week appearances in New York. (cfda.com) ### What happens next in New York? Thursday, Sept. 10 is the official opening day of New York Fashion Week, with the CFDA saying the season begins that morning and runs through Sept. 15. Tommy Hilfiger is on the official schedule as a returning participant. (cfda.com) New York is expected to host 70 runway shows and presentations during the official week, and further confirmation of Sooyoung and Yuri’s appearances would most likely come from event photography, brand posts or the participants themselves once Tommy Hilfiger’s New York programming begins. (cfda.com) (biz.chosun.com)