Miryo explained why she decided to drop out of high school despite being a good student. 

On the December 21 episode of 'Prodigy Discovery Team,' the rapper revealed that she became a high school dropout because of Seo Taiji's influence. 

During the show, the MCs were shocked by Miryo's great academic records. She explained, "In middle school, I was selected as 'gifted' by the city. I always scored the highest in my class." The rapper also explained that she studied Japanese on her own. 

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However, Miryo suddenly left high school, surprising everyone. She explained, "Because of my academics, nobody thought that I would do music. But ever since I was young, I wanted to pursue music. When I found out that my idol, Seo Taiji, dropped out of high school, saying, 'You don't need to go to college to do music,' I agreed with him, so I also dropped out."