The life of a K-Pop idol is not easy and it has been shared by former stars that unless one achieves great success, it is almost impossible to make a living in the industry, factoring in debts from training and promotion costs .
There’s a new musical survival show called Undercover on air This and a familiar name shared the hardships after joining as a contestant.
In the last episode, the teaser of one of the contestants showed a photo of two groups, one of which was the fourth generation group Pink Fantasy. The caption read: “Two girl groups debut, ₩0 KRW profit.” The contestants seemed intrigued by who it might be.
It turned out to be so Kim Yechan, who was a member of the acapella group Awe5omeBaby but best known for being the lead singer of the K-Pop group PinkFantasy.
Considering the caption, one of the judges, soloist Eunbi, asked if it was difficult to live without income.
After admitting that she had not earned any money from her active days, Yechan revealed that she was quite old when she debuted, but that it was difficult to make money as an idol.
Yechan explained that he worked at a barbecue restaurant to earn money and had held part-time jobs, even when promoting himself as an idol. Yechan added that he continues to do the same to earn money.
You can watch the full video below.
