Re-Blogged By: De De Tillman

Source: koreaboo

Media: koreaboo

Posted: Saturday May 19, 2018 @ 6:08 pm PST

During her school days, Irene danced to TVXQ’s “Rising Sun” at a school talent show and she loved listening and dancing to music in general.

When there was something she wanted to do, she did not hesitate to try it out. As a result, she took makeup classes and even attended a flight attendant academy in the past.

When Irene was in her 1st year of high school, she followed her friend to an audition and did an audition herself.

When she failed the audition, she realized that this was something she really wanted to do. She apparently did not expect to find herself crying so much after hearing that she had failed.

Later on, she was on her way to eat ddeokbokki after class when she received a phone call indicating that SM Entertainment wanted to sign a contract with her. She said that she remembered the exact location and even the air around her when she received that phone call.

Even during her trainee days, she was known among other trainees for her exceptional visuals and dance skills.

She joined SM Entertainment’s pre-debut group SM Rookies in December 2013 and soon after appeared on Henry’s “1-4-3” music video before finally debuting as a member of Red Velvet in 2014.

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