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The group ATEEZ revealed a story about how they collectively ran away from home during their trainee period, which ironically led to them securing the opportunity to debut.
On the episode of JTBC's variety show 'Knowing Bros' broadcast on the 14th, ATEEZ appeared and shared details about their turbulent trainee days and the behind-the-scenes story of their debut.
On this day, ATEEZ disclosed an anecdote from their trainee days when the members collectively fled to Min-gi's house.
Despite time passing without any sign of a debut in sight, and with the debut schedule constantly being delayed contrary to promises, they ended up running away as a group.
To hide the traitor among them, the members gathered at Min-gi's house, surrendered their mobile phones, and went a week without contact.
They also shared an amusing anecdote about how the members who were adults at the time would pick up the underage members from school to prevent them from straying onto other paths.


In response to the members' impulsive actions, their agency imposed a penalty of assigning a significantly higher practice volume than before.
At the time, the company believed the members would be unable to handle the increased practice load and carried out this measure with the intention of intimidating them. However, contrary to expectations, ATEEZ's members completed the assigned practice volume to the end. It was explained that the company, watching this, recognized the members' potential, which led to their debut.

ATEEZ also shared a story about traveling all the way to Morocco for a music video shoot after their debut. They revealed behind-the-scenes details tied to budget issues at the time and looked back on the various experiences they went through to become ATEEZ as it is today.
In this way, ATEEZ drew attention by revealing everything from the unexpected incident of a group runaway, to the process of overcoming rigorous training to debut, to anecdotes about overseas music video shoots.
Meanwhile, ATEEZ is an eight-member boy group that debuted in 2018, continuing their global activities with strong performances and stage presence.
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