These 4 K-Pop Idols Decide to Become Celebrities to Help Their Family's Finances, Including Taeyang Big Bang and Chanmi AOA

Kapanlagi.com - Taeyang Big Bang and Chanmi AOA are known as talented Idols in front of the camera. However, there is a personal life story of theirs that may not be widely known.

It is mentioned that Taeyang Big Bang and Chanmi AOA entered the entertainment industry to help their struggling families. Besides the two of them, there are also other Idols with similar situations.

1. Sunmi

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According to koreaboo.com, Sunmi revealed that she chose to become a celebrity at a young age to help her struggling family, as her father was in poor health and unable to work.

"Honestly, I became a celebrity because of my father. When I was in elementary school, I lived with my father and two younger brothers. But my father got sick, and his condition worsened. Our finances were very difficult, but my father couldn't move," Sunmi said.

"I am the oldest child. I thought about what I could do. My teacher told me to become a teacher, but I had to study for more than 10 years for that. I need money now," she continued.

2. Accepted at JYP Entertainment

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At the age of 14, Sunmi was accepted at JYP Entertainment as a trainee. However, Sunmi struggled with her trainee period and faced her father's deteriorating health.

Sunmi revealed that her father passed away 3 months before her debut. "He passed away three months before my debut. He also had a dream of becoming an artist. When I was preparing for the funeral, my siblings gave me a letter from him. At the end of the letter, he wrote, 'I hope you become my daughter in the future life,'" Sunmi poured out.

3. Taeyang Big Bang

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When he was 13 years old, Taeyang decided to move out of his home and try his luck as an idol. He did this to help his family who were experiencing financial difficulties.

He went to Seoul and eventually got accepted into YG Entertainment, which at the time was not a big agency like it is now.

4. Helping Parents and YG Entertainment

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Taeyang successfully debuted as a member of Big Bang and achieved tremendous success. Not only did he help his family financially, but he also contributed to building YG Entertainment to what it is today.

5. Sandara Park

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Sandara Park, former member of 2NE1, had a childhood filled with struggles. According to koreaboo.com, her father went bankrupt and decided to move to the Philippines with hopes of starting over,

However, it was revealed that her father had a second family in Korea and soon left Dara's family. Not only that, but her father also spent money on gambling.

6. Motivation for Success

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Life and harsh reality are what motivate Dara to succeed and help her family. She successfully debuted as an actress and singer in the Philippines.

Then Dara received an offer to become a trainee at YG Entertainment and went on to achieve incredible success as a member of 2NE1.

7. Chanmi AOA

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In 2009, Chanmi and her mother appeared on the Human Documentary program broadcasted by KBS television station. Through their conversation, Chanmi told her mother that her decision to become a celebrity was to be able to help her.

"The reason I wanted to start earning income early is because when my mother worked from dawn till midnight without having our own home," Chanmi told her mother.

"After my mother paid for rent and school expenses, we had no money left and I hated that," she continued.

8. Financial Help

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"The reason I tried to become a celebrity is because I thought I could help provide a situation where I could make money quickly," added Chanmi.

"People think it's easy to become a star and wear nice clothes, and I thought it would be easy to make money if you do well after debut. I just realized this is not something you can do forever," she concluded.

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