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Posted by Sophie-Ha Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Young K reveals JYP debuted DAY6 as a band because the members couldn't dance

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DAY6's Young K recently shared the backstory of the band's formation.

On April 23, Young K appeared as a special guest on the Vivo TV YouTube talk show, where he was driven to his next destination by Song Eun Yi.

In the video uploaded on this day, Young K shared about the group's first full comeback as a group in four years. He shared that due to COVID-19 and the members' mandatory military service, they were on a hiatus for four years. In particular, Young K revealed that the members had timed their enlistment to make sure that the members would enlist together and also be discharged around the same time.

Also on the show, Young K reflected on his journey since joining JYP Entertainment and also the group's journey as DAY6. He shared, "When I was in Canada, a lot of people praised me for my singing abilities, which boosted my confidence quite a bit. But then I was humbled after joining JYP because it felt like all the talented people were gathered at JYP."

Young K also shared that the group DAY6 became a band due to the lack of dance skills of all the members. He shared, "We were the first group that JYP Entertainment gave up on when it comes to dancing. That's why we formed DAY6 formed the band. It wasn't because we were all good at playing instruments."


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fazyfaz1,403 pts Tuesday, April 23, 2024 1
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This is somewhat refreshing.. that a company would cater to the trainees ability instead of just trashing them bc they couldn't dance.

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acha5024,966 pts Tuesday, April 23, 2024 1
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I remember that interview he did with DIVE where he said he almost died trying to do back flips because all male trainees had to be able to do them to debut in a JYP boy group back then. But when he finally was able to, the very next day JYP Ent told him he'll be in a band, so don't need to dance or do back flips. LOL.

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