Chanmi, the reason she felt depressed even during AOA's peak: "No settlement... The sexy concept was overwhelming" [Chaorum]

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Chanmi, a former member of the group AOA, revealed the hardships she experienced during her active period.

On the 24th, a video titled "I met AOA's youngest member Chanmi! We talked about everything from dating to marriage stories.. Is the broadcast level okay?" was released on the YouTube channel 'Chaorum'.

On this day, Chanmi recalled how she entered the entertainment industry, saying, "I received a trainee contract, but my mother strongly opposed it. We lived in the provinces, and she said, 'What kind of entertainer do you think you are? You lack everything.'"

She continued, "Hearing those words made me angry. I was considered cute in my neighborhood, so my pride was hurt." She added, "I told her that if she wouldn't let me go, I would pack my bags and go alone. Then my mother said that if I had that much passion, I could go and try, but I had to come back if I didn't debut within two years."

Chanmi, who began her trainee life in Seoul in this way, revealed that she was placed in a fierce competition for debut.

She explained, "There were 12 trainees in the debut group, but we underwent evaluations every month, and members changed. Since we didn't know when the debut would be, the person who remained until the end would debut."

She continued, "I was the youngest member, and life in Seoul was not easy. When I was in Gumi, it was fine and I had confidence, but as a trainee in Seoul, I was compared to others often and scolded a lot. It made me lose my spirit."

In particular, Chanmi also mentioned the strict weight management by her agency at the time. She revealed, "Even when we had evaluations as trainees, there was a scale in front of the practice room door. If you failed the weight check, you couldn't take the evaluation itself," surprising listeners.

She added, "The company set individual target weights for us, and mine was 47kg. But I couldn't reach it. I was still growing."

Chanmi added, "After debuting, they stopped weight checks, so the members gained a lot of weight. Then, after releasing our second album, they started weight checks again."

Additionally, Chanmi revealed that she actually felt depressed when the group began to gain popularity. She confessed, "I thought I would feel good if we hit number one and did well, but it wasn't like that. I was extremely depressed starting from 'Excuse Me.'"

She continued, "There was a lot of work, but I didn't receive settlement until the promotion period for 'Excuse Me.' The company invested a lot in us, so the amount we had to pay back was large."

Chanmi said, "I didn't even know what sexy meant, yet the group was doing well. Looking at the stage, other members were shining, but I wasn't that attractive." She added, "But because we were successful, I had to keep doing things I wasn't good at. It was driving me crazy. It was too overwhelming."

Meanwhile, Chanmi debuted in the group AOA in 2012 and was loved for hit songs such as 'Short Skirt,' 'Excuse Me,' 'Sapoon Sapoon,' and 'Heartbeat.' She later expanded her activities to acting.

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