10 K-pop stars with bizarre breakout stories: BTS’ V accompanied a friend to the audition, Got7’s BamBam was inspired by his Rain-loving mum, and NCT’s Taeyong only joined because he got free food
- BTS’ Jungkook preferred badminton, Jackson Wang of Got7 was training to be a fencer like his gold medallist dad, and NCT’s Taeyong only auditioned because he was offered free toast
- NCT’s Lucas and TXT’s Taehyun caught the eye of talent scouts because of their looks, while TVXQ Changmin’s mum entered him in a contest hoping to meet K-pop Queen BoA
Here’s how some members of huge bands like BTS, Got7, TVQX, TXT, ITZY, NCT and Girls’ Generation broke into the entertainment industry. Sometimes, it was luck, sometimes by accident, and sometimes, mum called it for them.
1. V of BTS went to an audition only to support a pal
V wasn’t thinking about becoming an idol when, back in 2011, he accompanied a friend who was auditioning with Big Hit Entertainment, just to lend his support. But while there, he was also asked to give it a try, V revealed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. So he sang. But that was just one of his many talents, as it turned out.
“I danced and they said, do you have something else? I sang for them and they asked, do you have anything else to show us? I beat-boxed and they asked, what else? I rapped and they said what else? I brought my saxophone and played it for them, to which they responded, do you have anything else to show us? It was then that I finally said no, I don’t have anything else to show you,” he said.
V got in but his friend, unfortunately, did not.
2. BTS’ Jungkook wanted to be a badminton star
