Super juniorSungmin opened his ten -year silence, revealing the emotional struggles he faced after his sudden wedding announcement in 2014.
The singer appeared in a special episode of KBS2 The return of Superman On October 7, where he candidly spoke of the pain, fear and solitude that followed one of the most controversial turning points of his career.
“I never talked about my real feelings even for people close to me”, Sungmin confessed. “I was the first idol to get married and I worried about how fans would react. Before I could explain, the voices spread and the articles came out. I didn’t know how to answer.”
While the criticisms mounted and the online backlash intensified, Sungmin said that he gradually retired from public life. “Seeing people hate me made me feel as if I had no place to stay. I was afraid because singing was the only thing I knew how to do.”
Sungmin explained that her marriage to actress Kim Sa-Eun was a choice made for love and protection, but she arrived at the cost of her career. For almost ten years he has remained far from group activities, struggling to reconstruct his identity as an artist.
Kim Sa-Eun, who also appeared in the transmission, shared his side with sincere emotion. “He must have suffered more than me. I’m always sorry as if I were why he lost so much.”
Now a proud father of a son named Do-Yoon, Sungmin said his son gave him the courage to start again. Hoping to reconnect with the stage, he moved to the classical pop music of South Korea of ​​South Korea.
At the beginning he recalled that he had fought, admitting that the first results of the competition were disappointing. Defined to improve, he spent four years to train under the veteran composer of the Lee Ho-Seop trot, studying the vocal technique from the bases.
The episode showed Sungmin diligently preparing for his next performance National singing contestSpending time with his son and even cooking the same food for children showing his life as a devoted dad.
The day of his performance, Sungmin remained on stage as a singer of the beginners trots who sang in the rain for the few faithful fans who had come to rejoice. His voice did not tremble from fear, but from gratitude.
“I hope that one day my son can look at me to perform and say:” Dad, you were fantastic “” He said in tears. “I have been a singer for 20 years, but I start from scratch. Please don’t hate me, see me like a new artist and give me your support.”
The story of Sungmin is a rare and raw look in the emotional cost of the fame of idol and the quiet strength it takes to return after losing everything. His words, “I was afraid because I had no place to be”, Eco beyond K-Pop, resonating with anyone who has ever had to reconstruct from scratch.
Sources: Daum
