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‘No regrets’ at Boys Planet loss for K-pop band Pentagon’s Hui, who also talks about getting in touch with his past self and losing his ‘cold-hearted’ persona
- Despite the doubts of some of his fans and fellow Pentagon members, Hui – whose real name is Lee Hoe-taek – took part in a singing contest for K-pop rookies
- While he did not make it to the final nine and missed out on a spot in a new group, Hui has no regrets about taking part and is finding the good in losing out
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By Dong Sun-hwa
When Korean cable channel Mnet floated teasers for its new audition programme Boys Planet earlier this year, it became the talk of the town thanks to one contestant – Hui.
The frontman of K-pop boy group Pentagon seemingly had no reason to take part in a competition show for yet-to-debut idol trainees, but the young performer – whose real name is Lee Hoe-taek – chose to do so anyway.
Although the 29-year-old did not make it through to the top nine to join the project boy group ZeroBaseOne (ZB1), Hui says he has no regrets at all.
“Honestly, I have no regrets because I did my best at all times and learned so many things,” Hui says during an interview at a cafe in Gangnam in Seoul, South Korea. “Thanks to the programme, I learned that bad can be good too.”
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