Taehyung on his journey to being an Idol from a small dance academy in Daegu to Bighit auditions
🗣️: So how did you start becoming an idol?
🐻: I started going to a dance academy,
and that’s where I came across an audition
for non-majors. I heard Big Hit was holding auditions, so I went but honestly, my skills weren’t that great. I had only been learning for about seven months
🐻: So I just had a basic foundation. I didn’t really know choreography or anything like that.
🗣️: Then why dance?
🐻 Honestly… what I’ve always liked the most is dancing. Ever since I was young, my grandparents would always tell me I was good at it, so I started to believe it. But when I actually went to a dance academy,
I realized I wasn’t really that good.
🐻 Around that time, I heard there was a Big Hit audition and it had been about seven months. But honestly, I just wanted to see people in Seoul, so I went out of curiosity. It felt new like a different kind of atmosphere. Back then,people from Seoul seemed like they were all successful somehow. So I just wanted to see that for myself
🐻: After the audition ended, a BigHit staff member came up to me: “Did you come here to audition?” I said, “No, I just came to look around.” But they said, “Let’s see you try anyway,” so I ended up auditioning.
🐻: I got cast right there on the spot. They told me, “Come up to Seoul.” That’s how it started.
🗣️: What did you do there? Took photos?
🐻: No… they asked me to sing.
🐻: But honestly, I had never really learned how to sing. I had mostly just listened to CDs growing up; older songs, trot music with my grandparents. So I tried singing a more recent pop song, but it didn’t leave much of an impression
🐻: Then I thought, “Let me try something I’m better at,” so I danced. But compared to others, there was still a big gap in skill.
🐻: So I tried everything, rap, beatboxing…
and finally, I played the saxophone.
🗣️: Did you ever ask why you got in?
🐻 I did! asked, “How did I get accepted?”And I think, they just found me interesting.
🗣️: In what way?
🐻 Even though I wasn’t that good, I kind of acted like I was doing well but my expressions were sincere. So maybe it looked like, “I’m not very skilled, but my expressions feel experienced.”
🐻 So I think that’s how I got in.
🗣️ But honestly, for people chasing dreams in music, film or anything; I think stories like these can give them strength. That even if you’re not at your best, there are people who can see your potential. Atleast thats what I believe
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