He had an extremely flattering (and well-deserved) title before he even debuted!
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TXT is still a pretty young K-Pop group, but they’ve been able to show their talent and charisma since the beginning of their careers. While all of the members have their own skills, Yeonjun is the focus today, and he rightfully deserves the attention!
He’s very multi-talented, having the position of a rapper, dancer, and vocalist within the group! He’s also the oldest member of TXT, though he is full of youthful energy. Whether you’re already a fan of Yeonjun or just want to learn more about him, here are 5 facts you should find interesting!
1. He was extremely skilled even before he debuted.
Usually, when a person goes through a trainee period at a K-Pop entertainment company, there are monthly evaluations to determine how well a trainee is doing and keep track of their progress, and they’re often ranked among other trainees.
In the 4 years that Yeonjun was a trainee at BigHit Entertainment, he spent an entire year constantly getting first place in all areas of training! Because of this, he was known as the company’s “legendary trainee”.
2. He was apparently very popular in school.
Despite the fact that Yeonjun had to transfer to different schools throughout his childhood, he apparently was so friendly and outgoing that he was able to make friends and become popular easily! In fact, it’s even said that his friends would cry when he would have to switch schools. But really, who could blame them — who wouldn’t want to be friends with Yeonjun?
3. There’s a rumor that he started at a different company before BigHit Entertainment.
Though it hasn’t been confirmed, there’s speculation that Yeonjun spent time training at a different company before he joined BigHit Entertainment. While it’s true that he did audition for Cube Entertainment and did actually pass the audition, it’s less clear if the rumors that he spent 3 months training there before he switched to BigHit Entertainment are true or not. Hopefully, it will be clarified someday!
4. His handsome but cold looks may give people the wrong impression at first.
There’s no doubt that Yeonjun is a handsome guy, though he has naturally icy visuals that may make people think he’s intimidating or serious. In reality, he’s actually quite an emotional person, and also isn’t afraid to show aegyo and is known to be a little eccentric!
5. He’s a model.
Despite still being a rookie idol, Yeonjun already has had some modeling experience! Some of the companies he’s modeled for include It’S SKIN, SKOOLOOKS, and Lotte Duty-Free Shop.
Hopefully, you learned something new about this extremely multi-talented idol today!
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5 K-Pop Idols Who Were Popular Already Since Their Trainee Days
While a lot K-Pop idols get famous as soon as they debut, some K-Pop idols were quite popular when they were trainees. Some idols were even popular among other trainees in their companies. Here are 5 K-Pop idols who were popular trainees in their companies.
1. Yeonjun (TXT)
When Yeonjun was a trainee, he had quite the reputation since he excelled in singing, dancing, and rapping. Also, Yeonjun never lost first place in a monthly evaluation test!
Due to this, Yeonjun was labeled as “Big Hit’s Legendary Trainee”.
Here’s the full video below!
2. Lisa (BLACKPINK)
Caroline Suh, the director of BLACKPINK’s Netflix documentary, BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky, spoke on Lisa’s bright personality in an interview.
"Lisa’s personality is amazing. All the members appreciated Lisa and they all lit up when talking about Lisa. Lisa seemed to be someone who makes everyone feel good."
Also, the other BLACKPINK members shared with Caroline Suh that Lisa was quite the top in trainee lines, as she aced pretty much everything and got A score for every subject that they had to study.
"And the members mentioned that Lisa aced everything back when they were trainees. She’s humorous and she knows how to not take herself too seriously. So even after having become a huge star, she likes to joke around. She has one chill personality."
3. Mina (TWICE)
A former JYP Entertainment trainee once spoke about TWICE and revealed that Mina was quite popular among male trainees due to her visuals. However, Mina never acted arrogantly or bragged about this.
4/5. Seungyoon & Seunghoon (WINNER)
Before their debut with WINNER, Seungyoon and Seunghoon both were contestants on survival programs. Seungyoon was a contestant on Superstar K2, where he finished in fourth place.
Not only that, but Seungyoon also debuted as a solo artist before he debuted as a member of WINNER.
Seunghoon was a contestant on the first season of K-Pop Star, and similar to Seungyoon, he finished in fourth place.
These two eventually participated in the survival program WIN : WHO IS NEXT, which is the program that created WINNER. In this show, it was highlighted how tough it was going to be for “Team B” to beat “Team A”, as both Seungyoon and Seunghoon were members of “Team A”.
Here’s the full video below!
