Kedeheon Jae and SM don't match..K-pop resentment after termination of 12-year trainee contract (Yuquiz)
Oct 22, 2025
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On tvN 'You Quiz on the Block', which aired on the 22nd, Lee Jae, the main character of 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' OST 'Golden', which swept the world, appeared.
Lee Jae-jae, who has been a SM trainee for 12 years since he was 11 years old, has been a trainee with Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, and f(x). EXO is slightly overlapping."
He said that he turned on the light in the practice room first at dawn and worked hard enough to come out last at night. "Looking back now, it's amazing that he worked so hard at a young age." Then, "Girls' Generation Yuri came in while I was practicing singing. At that time, he told me 'You really look like you're going to be something. You're working so hard. I remember saying, 'I will succeed unconditionally.'"
He said he once fainted while practicing dancing and singing, and "Choi Kang Chang-min came in and woke up." I didn't see him fainting, but he said it was okay because he said, "Are you okay?" and "The senior went out and cried." The dance was so bad."
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He said, "I always stayed in the trainee stage, but ended up leaving SM at the age of 23 without making a debut." Why can't I debut?', I was disappointed in myself, saying, 'I think I'm not good enough.'"I got in a taxi after the contract was terminated, and I cried. It rained a lot at that time, and the sky seemed to be shedding tears. 'You worked so hard, but this happened? Life is so hardI thought ' The wound was too big."
In particular, Lee Jae-jae, who felt sorry for the 'young Jae-jae' rather than terminating the contract, said "I'm so sad. At that time, I really wanted to become a singer, so I felt so sorry for practicing so much, and what Yuri said was 'Oh, that moment doesn't come to me. I was so sorry. I wanted to be a singer for a long time, but I hated myself", he confessed. Then "The most hurtful thing was that I felt a lot that I shouldn't work hard. The disappointment was great. I learned that at a young age."
Then "After my trainee life, I was in bed at first. I slept and cried for a month and woke up in my sleep. 'What should I do now?' I thought so. Idol, K-pop had a lot of resentment. I was hurt a lot. "But the music was so good. I discovered a genre other than K-pop, and the music raised me up.'
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