Kim Ji-hoon revealed his dream of being a singer on MBC's 'Radio Star', reflecting on his past as an SM trainee and his ongoing passion.
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Kim Ji-hoon revealed that his dream is to become a singer. Recently aired on MBC's 'Radio Star', as part of a Chuseok special, director Jang Jin, Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Kyung-ran, and former IZ*ONE member Choi Ye-na appeared. On this day, MC Kim Gook-jin asked, 'Kim Ji-hoon, the idol of the aunties, could you have actually become TVXQ?' Kim Ji-hoon replied, 'I was originally a trainee at SM Entertainment. When I was training, TVXQ and SUPER JUNIOR debuted. If I had debuted, I would have been somewhere among SHINHWA, SUPER JUNIOR, or TVXQ.' He continued, 'I originally wanted to be a singer and auditioned to join, but when I got there, I realized how many talented people there were. When they sang, it was just like the CD. I thought, 'Oh, that's how people become singers. I shouldn't become a singer.' At that time, the company was thinking the same thing about me.' He reflected, 'At that timing, the company started managing actors for the first time. They told me, 'You should become our company's first actor,' and I agreed, thinking that would be good for me, and I started learning acting from then on, starting with Lee Yoni and Seo Hyun-jin.' However, Kim Ji-hoon has not given up on his dream of being a singer. He dreams of being like Park Hyo-shin, saying, 'I love to sing, and I've talked about it many times on shows, so many people know. It's about having big dreams, so I'm aiming for Park Hyo-shin.' He also mentioned, 'So I'm thinking about a practice period of about 20 years. I'm progressing slowly like a turtle, year by year. I'm taking lessons and practicing in between.' Hearing this, Yoo Se-yoon said, 'You've gotten quite good. You appeared in content from a famous singing teacher on YouTube,' and then Kim Ji-hoon's before-and-after singing skills were revealed. Kim Ji-hoon showed his passion, saying, 'When I see a really good teacher on YouTube, I just go to meet them.' Kim Gra asked, 'Don't you want to release a CD? It's become easier to release CDs recently.' He replied, 'If I wanted to, I could release one, but I don't want to rely on machines. I don't want to create music that I wouldn't even want to listen to myself.' When the MCs asked him to sing a short verse, he said, 'I'm not ready right now. I'll sing when I come back on 'Radio Star' next time.'
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