Recently, at a Boynextdoor fansign, a fan asked Jaehyun if he had any work experience before debuting as an idol. He responded “There’s pretty much nothing I haven’t done”.
He then went on to say that he worked at a construction site, parking attendant, wedding hall, convenience store, café, K-BBQ server, Gopchang restaurant & as a server/waiter, all before he turned 20. Not only that, he joined the Japanese language preparatory examination in his first year of Middle School- Throughout Middle School & High School, he was the head of the Economic club, the class president, the leader of the student council, captain of the sports team (If I remember correctly) and one of the top students in his school. He studied to enter the Korean language and literature department of a well-known university, entered many poetry competitions, attended acting school & studied abroad in Chicago for a short time where he learned English.
He joined YG Entertainment in 2019 and became a trainee leader. Since he wasn’t fortunate enough to afford recording equipment, Ikon’s Bobby offered to let Jaehyun use his equipment after he was done working. Bobby worked late, so Jaehyun would have to stay up late recording songs or practicing or doing whatever. (Honestly I’m not sure lol) Today, Jaehyun is very open about how he didn’t enjoy his time at YG. Essentially, he said that he was very depressed, anxious, irritable & angry inside, which ultimately lead him to leaving the company, isolating himself & giving up his dream of becoming a K-pop idol.
Jaehyun received a lot of offers from many entertainment companies and almost signed a contract with MineField, (Korean Hip-Hop company) but declined.
Around the same time, Zico was getting ready to debut Boynextdoor under KOZ entertainment, but the group was missing one thing- A rapper. Zico refused to debut this group without a proper lead rapper, but he just couldn’t find one, which lead to the group’s debut date getting pushed back further & further. Zico had mentioned this to Bobby, and Bobby forwarded Jaehyun to Zico/KOZ.
Jaehyun never had to go through any monthly evaluations, he was never in competition with any other trainees, he was instantly placed in the debut lineup just months before officially debuting on May 30th, 2023. Pretty sure at some point in this time, Zico provided psychological counseling/therapy to his trainees, which helped Jaehyun recover from his previous mental health struggles, along with meeting his members. Despite joining the company as late as he did, he was voted by all the staff and group members to be the leader of the group.
Jaehyun is known for participating in songwriting and composition for many of the group’s tracks, he has 25+ writing credits on KOMCA in just under 3 years. He said his dream is to become the idol with the most writing credits on KOMCA. He’s considered the ace of his group; he not only excels at rapping, but also dancing, singing and performing. His cartoon-like facial expressions are a big stand out in his performances, in my opinion.
In 2024, he covered Taeyang’s ‘I Need A Girl’, His fancam blew up and became the most viewed offical fancam of 2024 with 3.3M views! He is the FOTG, frequently going on interviews, variety shows & radioshows. He was an MC for MCountdown for almost 2 years. In 2024, Jaehyun won the title of the most scheduled idol with 697 schedules in one calendar year. (Yikes 😬) Throughout it all, he never showed any signs of being tired and he never stopped smiling. He can speak in 5+ languages, he’s weirdly really flexible throughout his whole body, and he’s suspiciously good at every sport/activity. There’s just really nothing he can’t do lol
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