Heo Jung-min Reveals During Moon Child Activities: "Didn't Receive Settlement Funds... I Really Didn't Want to Do It" [B-grade Studio]

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Actor Heo Jung-min recalled his time during the Moon Child activities.

On the 10th, a video titled "I Definitely Saw It Before... We Gathered Popular Child Actors from Back Then!" was uploaded to the YouTube channel 'B-grade Studio'.

In the released video, Heo Jung-min, Kang Rae-yeon, and Seo Jae-kyung, who were active as child actors, appeared and shared various stories from their childhood acting days.

Heo Jung-min introduced himself by saying, "I am currently an idol actor named Heo Jung-min from Moon Child," and recalled his Moon Child activities: "This year marks my 31st anniversary of debut. I was active with Moon Child for two years. Originally, I had signed a contract as an actor with the agency, but I was deceived. The company said they were preparing a band and asked me to join for just two years. Since the contract was already signed and I had received an advance payment of 3 million won, I was immediately taken to the dormitory and began living there."

Regarding life in the dormitory, he honestly stated: "Four of us lived in a 9-pyeong (approximately 30 square meters) room in Mapo. Our food supply consisted of one box of tangerines, one box of dried squid, and one box of instant noodles. We survived on this. Of course, there was an older lady who cooked for us, but once she prepared a meal, the four of us would finish it all in a day. That was our daily life. That's why I really didn't want to do it."

When asked if Moon Child wasn't successful, Heo Jung-min explained: "It was actually quite successful, but back then, there were no social media platforms, and the internet was not well-developed either. If people said things like 'How much money have we invested in you?' or 'We're still operating at a loss,' I wouldn't receive any settlement payments. We had so many events that we would perform up to 10 times a day. Settlements were delayed, and it was extremely exhausting. Sometimes I was dragged out of the band onto the stage while sleeping, then dragged back up again after waking up. I was only 18 years old at the time. I couldn't even tell my parents anything. They kept saying, 'They'll pay you eventually,' but nothing ever came of it."

When asked if he never received any earnings from Moon Child, Heo Jung-min surprised everyone by answering: "I almost didn't receive any. If they gave me a small allowance, I lived on that."

Meanwhile, Moon Child, the group Heo Jung-min was part of, debuted in 2000 and received widespread love with hit songs such as "The Sun Is Full" and "Because I Love You." After his second album activities, Heo Jung-min pursued a career as an actor. Other members Lee Soo, Jeon Min-hyuk, and Jay Yoon went on to form MC the Max in 2002.

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