Son Heung-min the K-Pop star?! Tottenham hero joins up with girl group NewJeans as superstars hold up their own Spurs jerseys during South Korea tour

Tottenham attacker Son Heung-min posed with K-Pop group NewJeans as the South Korean superstars held up Tottenham shirts with their names on the back.

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• Son poses with K-Pop stars NewJeans
• Spurs star on pre-season tour in South Korea
• Bayern's Kim Min-jae also makes appearance

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Son was always going to be the star of the show while on pre-season tour of his native South Korea, and the Spurs forward took the opportunity to pose with K-Pop girl group NewJeans. Son and the five-strong group took a photo with the girls holding up Tottenham shirts with their names on it.

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• (C)Hiroto Taniyama
  

  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Tottenham suffered a 2-1 defeat against Bayern Munich in their pre-season friendly in Seoul. Spurs have been touring Japan and Korea this summer, having won 4-3 against a K-League XI earlier this week, in which Son scored twice.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  South Korea international Kim Min-jae also had his own photoshoot with the NewJeans stars, who held up Bayern Munich shirts alongside the defender.

• (C)Hiroto Taniyama
  

  WHAT NEXT FOR SON AND SPURS?

  Having wrapped up their Asian tour, Spurs will face off once more against Bayern in a week's time at home in north London. Ange Postecoglou's men will then have their first Premier League game of the season against newly-promoted Leicester City on August 19th, with Son expected to feature.