Jo Kwon looked back on his debut days when he became a huge topic as “Kkap-Kwon” on the show “Ani Geunde Jinjja!”.
In the May 25th episode of the SBS variety show “Ani Geunde Jinjja!”, actor Kim Eung-soo, MMA fighter Kim Dong-hyun, and singer Jo Kwon joined MCs Tak Jae-hoon, Lee Sang-min, Lee Su-ji, and Kai.
During the episode, Lee Sang-min brought up Jo Kwon’s childhood, mentioning “Gifted Child Development Project 99% Challenge,” which was essentially an early version of modern audition programs.
Jo Kwon recalled, “That was 25 years ago. Wonder Girls’ Sunye was also there.”
Lee Su-ji expressed surprise, asking, “Wait, are you the first singer JYP’s Park Jin-young gave up on?” To this, Jo Kwon shared, “I spent eight years as a trainee before I finally debuted.”
He added, “My first variety appearance was on ‘Star King.’ I performed Lee Jung-hyun’s ‘Wa,’ and it caused a total stir the next day. But since I was supposed to sing ballads with 2am, Jinyoung hyung…” He trailed off, leaving the cast in laughter.
Lee Sang-min noted that heel dancing is incredibly difficult, but Jo Kwon left everyone speechless by performing a dazzling dance in high heels that looked nearly impossible to even stand in.
