![[instiz] PRODUCE 48 KIM CHOYEON “THE VIDEO OF ME BEING COMPARED TO JANG WONYOUNG IS STILL CREATING A BUZZ… I FEEL BAD LOOKING AT MYSELF”](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMJL2dsYgT416HNiNCvCLT3xOlliUWHwgtEFsyizRjrj1e1fkWaBPGZjpGUXyoOAbevr2kV1UC53CbMphb-shzbyDfFut5b5PjIPaWVEFsmgG8tPa-eGuQyaEIcAzYlzwiLpXP6pixjBgCJ_IVVQ_42inR0XLMInoCnEWT6e87XibPIqESfVa1HieJv-DW=w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu "[instiz] PRODUCE 48 KIM CHOYEON “THE VIDEO OF ME BEING COMPARED TO JANG WONYOUNG IS STILL CREATING A BUZZ… I FEEL BAD LOOKING AT MYSELF”")
Kim Choyeon, a former contestant from Produce 48, has shared an update about her life.
On February 1st, a video featuring Kim Choyeon was uploaded to the “Geunhwang Olympic” channel with the title, “After retiring, working as a server at a Chinese restaurant, ‘Produce’ contestant competing with Jang Wonyoung for the center position.”
Kim Choyeon first gained attention when she participated in Produce 48 as a trainee under A Team Entertainment in 2018.
At that time, Kim Choyeon went through a tough period as she was often compared to Jang Wonyoung, the center of the competing team, due to her exaggerated facial expressions. Kim Choyeon shared, “People still remember me from that video. Even now, I get comments on my posts asking, ‘Isn’t that the person from back then?'”
Regarding her rivalry with Jang Wonyoung for the center position, Kim Choyeon said, “Jang Wonyoung is really pretty. I love idol stages, and when I see her on stage, she’s just so beautiful. I hope she does even better.”
She also added, “I feel both proud and sorry for myself watching how hard I worked back then. I wonder if I could ever work that hard again in my life, and it makes me emotional.”
After debuting in the girl group bugAboo following Produce 48, Kim Choyeon ended her activities after just one year. She confessed, “After bugAboo ended, I received a lot of love calls. I thought about giving it another try, but I realized I wouldn’t be happy even if I returned, so I decided to put my idol career behind me as a memory and look for something else.”
During her time as an idol, she struggled with depression and panic disorder. She shared, “Being an idol was harsh. Mentally, it was really difficult, which led to depression and panic disorder, and it got so bad that I couldn’t stand on stage anymore. I couldn’t breathe, and I felt like I was going to collapse. I even fainted a few times on the subway during my commute. Even after going to the hospital, it didn’t improve.”
She continued, “After I packed up everything from the dorm, I had to go back to my hometown, Gwangju, but it felt like it would be the end if I did that, so I ended up staying at my aunt’s house in Seoul. In order to make money, I started working part-time at a Chinese restaurant. One day, someone called out to me and asked, ‘Aren’t you Choyeon from bugAboo?’ They wanted to take a picture with me, and it broke my heart. I was wearing my uniform and sweating a lot at the time, so I politely declined and went to cry in the back.”
She also shared, “While I was an idol, I was always showing off my pretty side, but seeing myself all sweaty and a mess made me feel miserable. Since it was my first time working a part-time job, I made a lot of mistakes, and I thought to myself, ‘What am I even doing right now?'”
1. ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ My heart hurts for herㅠㅠㅠ
2. This really doesn’t sit well with me
3. I loved seeing her hardworking side though, what a shame…
4. I’ve always felt like that, but the idol industry is so gloomy… They can put the light out from anyone
5. Choyeon was so good on her Lip & Hip stage at the beginning, she got so much unnecessary hate..
6. She seems to be having a way better life as an influencer now ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
7. It was so good to see her hardworking side…! Fighting
8. She was just trying her best. How harsh it must’ve been to see all the people micking her..ㅠㅠ
9. She got this much hate? That’s too much
10. What the? I don’t really feel bad for her after reading this article though
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