Se Ri Pak Named After Japanese Anime Character?!

Just read a newspaper article posted on the Seoul Sisters discussion board that claims Se Ri Pak was named after a character from a 1980s anime series. In the midst of my final grading push now so I don't have time to verify this, but apparently it's a character known as "Seri" or "the Magic Princess." Ring a bell to anyone out there in Blogoramaville?