On August 21, JIHYO guested on singer Kangnam's YouTube show.
In this episode, JIHYO and Kangnam were seen having a conversation while making a crêpe cake at Kangnam's place.
During their talk, JIHYO told Kangnam how she entered the industry, "There was this competition where the potential child actor was chosen. I think my mom wanted me to work in this field. So, I took part in the competition and finished in second place. I was scouted that day by the casting director of JYP Entertainment, who was present at the competition. That's how it all started."
"One day, I ran away from home, as I was just so tired from training. I was a high school senior then. I went to my aunt's house after leaving home without notice, but was immediately caught. It was right before I made my debut, and I was simply too stressed and exhausted. In retrospect, I was a fool. I could've seriously messed things up.", then laughed.
JIHYO continued by sharing some information about her time as a trainee, "Back when I was a trainee, I couldn't eat much. Since I almost starved myself then, I can't follow a diet that requires me to cut down on most of the food I eat now. Nowadays, I tend to eat everything that I want to eat."
She laughingly added, "I gained weight after debuting; I weighed less when I was a trainee. I kept on trying to compensate for the years that I haven't been able to eat as much as I wanted as a trainee, you know."
Following her intense training at JYP Entertainment, JIHYO entered the K-pop world as the leader of TWICE in October 2015.
(Credit= '동네친구 강나미 [Kangnami]' YouTube, Mnet SIXTEEN)
(SBS Star)