In the episode of May 5th of Channel a’s Best Friends documentary: table for 4singer and music actor Kim Junsu he delivered an unusually frank reflection on his emotional journey after his legal battle with Smeniorinment – A turning point that has remodeled not only his career but also his sense of identity.
A rare reflection: Kim Junsu Opens on life later Smeniorinment
United by the music actor I’m jun-h, Kim Hyung-Jun of SS501and singer trot Jeong Dong-WonJunsu spoke of how his experience as a former K-Pop and Battler Lega Battler informed his leadership style as CEO of his own agency.
“I always say to my artists who can leave every time they want”, he said. “Keep someone tied with a contract after their heart has remained is not right. I know that pain all too well.”
Junsu referred to his high -profile legal dispute 2009When he and two other members of TVXQ presented for an injunction to suspend exclusive contracts with Smeniorinment. The impact from that decision led to his departure from the group and his debut as part of Jyj In 2010.
But while the move allowed him to creative freedom, he also arrived with strong emotional costs. “For six months or a year after leaving SM, our names have been splashed in newspapers as if we had made a crime”, Junsu shared. “I was ashamed, even guilty towards fans. I ended up hiding at home for a long time.”
Musical, healing and silent resilience
During those isolated and emotionally tiring months, the musical theater has become an unexpected salvation for Kim Junsu.
“I always wanted to try musicals, but I had never seen one before. I was afraid,” I was afraid “, He admitted. “But it was the only blade that remained to me. If I left him rust, I would have nothing else.”
He was only 25 or 26 years old when he took his first steps on the musical stage – not for ambition, but need. Determined to be successful, he pushed himself on the edge.
“I didn’t want to be a weight for the other actors, so I gave everything I had. But behind the scenes I cried a lot and I fought so much”, He remembered.
Junsu also touched his absence from television television after the dispute. “I did not try to return to TV because even if I had made a recording, often it would not have aired”, he said. “I didn’t want to hurt me anymore.”
Having debuted for the first time in 2003 with TVXQ, Kim Junsu Roses to become one of the greatest K-pop stars. But it is through adversity – and the reinvention on the musical phase – that it has found both artistic freedom and emotional healing. Now by tracing a course for his condition, the story of Kim Junsu represents a powerful reminder of the cost of the conflict of the sector – and the strength necessary to reconstruct not only a career, but a life.
