May 28th, 2012
- MBC “Pyojun FM 95.9 MHz Younha’s Starry Night” 10:05PM KST (Radio) - Himchan
May 29th, 2012
- MTV “The Show” (Pre-recording)
- MBC “Beautiful Concert” (Live Broadcast 7:30PM KST)
- MBC “Pyojun FM 95.9 MHz Younha’s Starry Night” 10PM KST (Radio)
May 30th, 2012
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[B.A.P Hot Debut Story] ZELO (1)
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[B.A.P Hot Debut Story] Jongup ④ “Bang Yongguk’s first impression? I thought he was a hip hop teacher”
“How did the celebrities inside our televisions become a star?”
With the outlooks on the entertainment industry rising one step higher, we as the public aren’t just curious about their glamorous images, but their back stories before they became celebrities as well.We have prepared the column “star story” in our publishing which not only tells a truthful side to stars, but their past that brought them to where they are today. This episode’s protagonist is B.A.P’s Jongup, who is one members of the heartwarming magnae line.
Selected as a new trainee under TS Entertainment, Jongup was the second to have had the longest trainee days after Bang Yongguk among the B.A.P members. With everything being fascinating in the eyes of Jongup, how did Bang Yongguk appear to him?
“When I became a trainee, Yongguk hyung was alone. At first, I thought he was a hip hop teacher. If anyone took a look at him, they’d think that he was a person of hip hop for sure (laughs). Yongguk hyung called me over and after introducing himself, he asked me, “Do you like hip hop?” I remember replying to him that I did. Now that I think about it, I’m a veteran of the trainees after Yongguk hyung haha.”
However, Jongup couldn’t do much as soon as he became a trainee and the reason was because at the time, the group B.A.P was still being sketched out which heightened his fear for the future.
“In my trainee days, I did train but there were more times where I did nothing. That period of time was the most difficult for me and I used to fear that I’d spend my trainee days and it’d just end. However, after starting it up a little with the other trainee hyungs, I started finding hope again.”
Jongup, who joined as a trainee after Bang Yongguk, revealed that he lived with him. Despite the rigorous trainee days, what was the biggest strength to Jongup was Bang Yongguk who always watched over him and was a dependable figure to him.
“At the time, Yongguk hyung liked being alone so we’d sleep separately too. Then one day, Yongguk hyung started sleeping next to me and that’s how we spent our days in depending on one another to overcome the obstacles. An anecdote of our trainee days? Our practices would end late into the night and I would be so tired to go to school and Youngjae hyung went to the same school with me, but we were so glad that our school was the last bus stop since we could get plenty of sleep in between (laughs).”
It was also during this time when Jongup had a role model who helped his desires of becoming a singer grow even more.
“I really like an American artist by the name of Chris Brown and he made me want to become a singer. Before finding out who he was, I was uncertain about being a singer for an occupation but seeing him solidified what I wanted to accomplish and as the result, I am now promoting as a member of B.A.P (laughs).”
And soon enough, Jongup’s interview was nearing an end. In conclusion, he spoke out about future plans and his gratefulness for fans.
“Although I’m scared often, I feel that I’m able to show a lot of different sides to myself on stage and in a way, it makes me think that I’m fit for being on stage haha. With the difficulties in finally being able to make a debut, I won’t lose my roots and I’ll work at my hardest. Also, we have dependable figures that are fans and we’ll return the favor to the abundant amount of love we receive from them and that we won’t disappoint them. We hope that you look out for us lovingly (laughs).”
![[B.A.P Hot Debut Story] Jongup ③ “Middle school student Jongup, he was already known as a popular dancer in Bundang then”
“How did the celebrities inside our televisions become a star?” With the outlooks on the entertainment industry rising one step higher, we as the public aren’t just curious about their glamorous images, but their back stories before they became celebrities as well.
We have prepared the column “star story” in our publishing which not only tells a truthful side to stars, but their past that brought them to where they are today. This episode’s protagonist is B.A.P’s Jongup, who is one members of the heartwarming magnae line.
With Jongup graduating elementary school, he moved onto middle school where he faces a whole new world. To Jongup – who had just entered middle school then – everything was fascinating in his eyes and different kinds of extracurricular activities garnered his attention.
“I did extracurricular activities in my first year of middle school and joined cross-stitching with my friends and I don’t really know why I did choose cross-stitching then haha. Finding out that there was a club for dance was later on and after following my friend to the dance club all the time, I ended up joining as well.”
Jongup fell for the charms of charms of bboying when he saw his seniors in the dance club bboy and for a good while, he couldn’t find himself to detach away from it; he even hoped to become an awesome senior of the dance club in the future.
“Seeing the seniors dance, it made me think of how I wanted to try it for myself and since then, I literally only practiced. It was to the point where I’d go practice during school vacations. Around the end of my first year in middle school was when I went out to bboy competitions or school festivals the most. It was really fun to the point where I’d practice dancing more than playing with my friends.”
And it was during this time that Jongup tested his competence when entering official competitions. Despite being at such a young age – his second year of middle school – he was chosen as the representative of Bundang-gu to enter a competition where he showcased his skills. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to win a trophy but he claimed it to be his most memorable competition. Despite moving up grades in school, his passion for dancing continued.
“I was still active in the dance club during my third year of middle school. This was the time where I entered the most competitions. After placing 2nd in an open competition, I entered another one but still placed 2nd unfortunately. I entered during my second year in this same competition before and at the time, I didn’t earn any trophies so placing 2nd was a bit disappointing but that was what comforted me (laughs).”
However, Jongup’s life changed completely with this competition and it was because this was the time where his current company had scouted him in recognizing his skills.
“I met the person who was in charge of recruiting at the competition for the first time. In my first year of middle school, I got a phone call to audition for them and I didn’t have anything prepared necessarily so I danced to Usher’s song that I did for the qualification exam for my high school [*T/N: Like Himchan auditioning with drums for his Korean traditional music high school, Jongup auditioned for his “major” to enter his arts high school]. What did I feel at the time? I thought I was disqualified for sure. The person who was judging my auditions had a serious face (laughs). I was going home in almost having gave up but I got a call of them telling me, “It’s hard preparing to become an idol but do you think you can do it?” I shouted “Yes” of course haha.”
August of his first year in high school, Jongup officially became a trainee and started an unforgettable summer.
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