{"id":21045,"date":"2022-02-02T22:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T06:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=21045"},"modified":"2023-02-19T04:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T12:13:03","slug":"meet-the-trainee-who-was-almost-the-eighth-member-of-bts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/meet-the-trainee-who-was-almost-the-eighth-member-of-bts\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the trainee who was almost the eighth member of BTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although <strong>BTS<\/strong> is considered the biggest K-Pop group right now, like all idols, they started out as <strong>trainees<\/strong>. Even after debuting in 2013, it took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get to where they are now.<\/p>\n<p> But did you know that the septet could actually have <strong>eight<\/strong> <strong>members<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <strong>VICE Asia magazine<\/strong>, former <strong>Big Hit Music<\/strong> trainee <strong>Kim Jihoon<\/strong> talked about his experiences with the boys of BTS. In particular, he talked about how difficult it was when the agency revealed that he would not be a part of the group.<\/p>\n<p> At that time, he didn&#8217;t want to cry in front of the employees, so he walked away to clear his head:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<em><strong>It was a park I often visited and I just sat there and let out a sigh. I had trained hard and practiced everyday, sometimes until dawn. Why haven&#8217;t I gotten any better?<\/p>\n<p> What is wrong with me? I was going through a slump, my skills were downgrading, so I thought I should just accept it and tell others right before I leave<\/strong><\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>After leaving Big Hit Music, Jihoon explained that he went through a difficult time because his mother had <strong>health<\/strong> problems while she was trying to adjust to normal life. But while he explained that the boys were sorry he had to leave, his actions meant more.<\/p>\n<p>While going through this difficult time, Jihoon and <strong>RM<\/strong> graduated and it was this moment that he confirmed how much they cared when they came to <strong>visit<\/strong> him. He said that while it may seem like a small gesture, it made a big difference during a time when he was at his lowest point.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<em><strong>It had been weird not seeing the guys that I&#8217;d hung out with everyday. To have them show up and to able to talk and eat together rejuvenated me. () <\/p>\n<p> [\u2026] Even after getting cut, before they&#8217;d debuted as a band, I once snuck back into the dorm with some fried chicken<\/strong><\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Trained With BTS: Being on the Brink of Fame and Then Losing it All\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Rli94zPzjM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although BTS is considered the biggest K-Pop group right now, like all idols, they started out as trainees. Even after debuting in 2013, it took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get to where they are now. But did you know that the septet could actually have eight members? 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