Singer Moon Hee-jun revealed the reason he does not mention his time with the group H.O.T. on broadcasts.
On the 28th, Channel A’s ‘Close Friends Documentary: Four-Person Dining Table’ featured Kim Jung-tae talking with guests Moon Hee-jun and Kim Byung-hyun.
On that day, Moon Hee-jun said, “I don’t have many memories of losing to anyone in my life. I always came in first in dance competitions and entered SM Entertainment’s audition in first place as well.” He prepared as many as eight personal talents for the audition.
Moon Hee-jun shared, “Originally, they said they would inform us of the results by mail. But it was such a good feeling when Teacher Lee Soo-man whispered in my ear, ‘You passed.’ So I started practicing from the next day,” which drew attention.
However, Moon Hee-jun mentioned, “(Being an idol) is a beautiful memory, but at some point, I started to avoid talking about that time on broadcasts. If I keep recalling that time, I can’t comfortably do the show. It becomes really hard after it’s over.”
He continued, “Should I say it was emptiness? I didn’t know the word emptiness until before my debut. I had never experienced it. I learned about emptiness while living as a singer.”
He added, “After only hearing cheers, when I went home, I heard a sound like tinnitus. I had been wearing in-ears all the time. I felt an immense loneliness from the moment I entered my house, hearing the beeping sound and the echoes of the cheers.”
He then said, “Now it’s okay. Now when I go home, my wife yells at me, so it feels really good,” which brought laughter.
[Lee Se-bin, Star Today Guest Reporter]
