Khuntoria ( Korean: 쿤토리아; Thai : คุณตอเรีย; Chinese : 维尼夫妇; Japanese : クントリア) is a couple’s name in the program We Got Married (WGM), a popular South Korean reality TV show.
The husband is Nichkhun, the Thai member of boy band 2PM. The wife is Victoria, who is the Chinese leader of girl group f(x).
The word Khuntoria is a combination of Nichkhun and Victoria. They are the first foreign couple in We Got Married, with the husband from Thailand and the wife from China.
They spent 456 days (one year and three months) together in We Got Married from Season II to Season III as a married couple.
Background
On March 4, 2010, new rumors of Nichkhun casting surfaced through several newsites, even naming T-ara member Eunjung as his partner. However, JYPE stated that they were forced to decline the offer due to schedule clashes.On June 1, 2010, ‘We Got Married’ was announced additional cast members, pairing up Nichkhun of 2PM with Victoria of f(x) and the couple filmed for the first time.
Leaving the show
On September 06, 2011, MBC “We Got Married” announced Khuntoria would leave the show in mid-September, the end of 1 year and 3 months of hypothetical marriage, on August 30, 2011 they film for the last time.After the end of the show
On December 15, 2011, MBC Korean Music Festival official facebook announced that Khuntoria will be one of the four couples for the 2011 MBC Gayo Daejun Festival (or 2011 MBC Music Festival) MCs which aired on Saturday, December 31st at 10PM (KST).Dubbed couple names
* 삼겹살커플 ( Samgyeopsal couple ) – Samgyeopsal is Nichkhun’s and Victoria’s favorite Korean dish.* 쿤토리아 (Khuntoria) – Acknowledged by Nichkhun and Victoria as their official Korean couple name.
* 维尼夫妇 ( Winnie Couple ) – Acknowledged by both as their official Chinese couple name.
* International Couple – Because they hail from different countries, Nickhun from Thailand and Victoria from China
* No-Hands Couple – Because they are often seen performing tasks for each other from eating to washing hands.
* World Star Couple – Given by JoKwon in Episode 11.
* 화보커플 / Poster Couple / 画报夫妇 – MC commented on them because when they took photos their pictures always comes out perfect.
Endorsements
In May 2011, 2PM’s Nichkhun and f(x)’s Victoria was chosen as the Caribbean Bay 2011-2012 model.Anniversary
| Date | Anniversaries |
|---|---|
| 2010.06.01 | Khuntoria First Date Anniversary |
| 2010.09.08 | Khuntoria 100th Day Anniversary |
| 2010.12.01 | Khuntoria 6th Month Anniversary |
| 2010.12.17 | Khuntoria 200th Day Anniversary |
| 2011.03.27 | Khuntoria 300th Day Anniversary |
| 2011.04.19 | Khuntoria First Bobo Anniversary |
| 2011.06.01 | Khuntoria One Year Anniversary |
| Date | Anniversaries |
|---|---|
| 2011.06.14 | Khuntoria First Kiss Anniversary |
| 2011.06.14 | Khuntoria Propose with Ring Anniversary |
| 2011.06.21 | Khuntoria Wedding Anniversary |
| 2011.06.21 | Khuntoria Second Bobo Anniversary |
| 2011.07.05 | Khuntoria 400th Day Anniversary |
| 2011.08.30 | Khuntoria 456th Day Anniversary |
| 2011.10.13 | Khuntoria 500th Day Anniversary |
| Date | Anniversaries |
|---|---|
| 2011.12.07 | Khuntoria 1st 100th Day since the Last filming |
| 2011.12.08 | Khuntoria 555th Day Anniversary |
| 2012.01.22 | Khuntoria 600th Day Anniversary |
Trivia
* Nichkhun & Victoria both won ‘Popularity Award’ for MBC Entertainment Awards 2010‘.* The couple performed a sexy dance stage for MBC Gayo Daejun 2010, which also broadcasted live in China by HunanTV as one of the special segment.
* At 64 episodes Khuntoria couple currently has the most episodes for a couple in the “We Got Married” show.
* Fanclub: Khuntorians – (In one of Nichkhun’s tweet refer fans of Khuntoria as Khuntorians.)
* Slogans: “Khuntoria Fighting”, “Khuntoria Forever”, “Khuntoria 456″.
o Chinese fans’ slogans: “Khuntoria V587″, “维尼夫妇 Khuntoria Forever”.
o Japanese fans’ slogans: “Khuntoria Fighting DongDong”
