Luckily he received a miraculous opportunity.
Koreaboo
Lately, Kwon Eunbi appeared on a YouTube series and shared the difficult times she overcame to debut.
I debuted as Ye-A when I was 20, but it didn’t work out. After that debut I spent four years as an intern. Those four years were the hardest.
—Kwon Eunbi
Guest Lee Su Geun I felt for her because it would be difficult to prepare for the debut again.
“I didn’t go to university until I was 24. When I turned 25, I felt like I couldn’t debut anymore because I was too old compared to the other trainees. So I thought, “What am I going to do when I’m 25?” and decided to attend college.
So, at the age of 24, I took the college entrance exam and entered the Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts. I figured that after a year of college budgets, if I thought I’d done enough and it still wasn’t working, then I should quit at 25.
—Kwon Eunbi
But just when he was about to give up, an unexpected opportunity presented itself.
But then, during freshman orientation, I got the sudden offer for “Produce 101.” So I did that show at 24 and debuted that year as IZ*ONE.
—Kwon Eunbi
If it weren’t for that sight, she felt like she wouldn’t know where she would be now.
Korean netizens thought that with her mentality, she would be able to do anything.
- “She seems smart and nice. He seems like the type who can do anything well.
- “He probably makes a lot more now.”
- “She must have felt really frustrated being an intern at 24.”
- “First chapter: Yes-A. Second chapter: IZ*ONE. Third chapter: Water bomb.
In the meantime, watch the full episode below!
