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Singer Heo Chan-mi shared the challenges she has had for 16 years and the pain she experienced in the process.
TV CHOSUN's "Dad and Me" season 3, which aired on the 15th, revealed the daily life of Heo Chan-mi's family.
On this day, Heo Chan-mi's father said, "It's been 16 years since I started my career in the entertainment industry, and it hurts to think about the difficult period," adding, "When I entered SM Entertainment as a trainee at age 13, I thought I would become a singer in a year or two, but that's not it. At that time, all I had was that it would be okay. That's how I waited," he said.
At the age of 13, Heo Chan-mi became a SM Entertainment trainee and even made her debut group of Girls' Generation, but she did not make her debut. After six years as a trainee, he made his idol debut with "Men and Women Engineering," but his activities were suspended two months after his debut.
He then worked as a "Five Dolls" again, but was demoted to a trainee again and withdrew after a year. Huh Chan-mi said, "The boss demoted us to (trainee) to practice more for our team."
Heo Chan-mi did not give up and went to "Produce 101," "Mix Nine," and "Miss Trot 2," but rather suffered from malicious comments and did not see the light.
Heo Chan-mi's mother said, "Chan-mi was frustrated a few times in those difficult hardships and adversities and tried to give up her life because of malicious comments," and her father said, "My wife also said, 'Can't we stop now?' and Chan-mi said I must succeed. Then I tried to achieve my dream and do everything I could," he said, touching.
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