Sad and Tragic Story of the Family of 7 K-pop Artists Can Make You Nose

Sad and Tragic Story of the Family of 7 K-pop Artists Can Make You Nose - The image of South Korean artists is synonymous with living a luxurious life and treasure. But not many know that some celebrities come from families that are not harmonious, not even a few of them have tragic family stories.

The story of the seven South Korean artists could be proof that fame was not obtained just by flicking a finger. They have to go through hard times away from family, and some even lose their parents.

1. Sunmi

The 26-year-old singer decided to become a celebrity in order to be able to raise a lot of money in a short time. Fame is not Sunmi's main goal, or because he aspires to be a singer, but he believes being famous will make him quickly have a lot of money.

All that was because Sunmi's father who raised himself and his two younger siblings alone, suffered from tuberculosis and other complications of the disease, so they had to be hospitalized. Sunmi also decided to audition at JYP Entertainment since he was 12 years old. He later became a trainee at the age of 14 and finally debuted. But three months before his debut, Sunmi's father died.

2. Taeyang 'Big Bang'

When he was 13 years old, Taeyang decided to leave his hometown, to ease the burden on the family who were struggling at the time. The 31-year-old singer tried to survive alone in Seoul by auditioning at the artist agency. Since then, Taeyang managed to pay for his own life and become a top star in the world.

"The agency was looking for a young rapper so I auditioned for that part. I was accepted and that's when I entered the world of hiphop for the first time and made me want to be a trainee," Taeyang told Koreaboo.

3. Tiffany

These former Girls' Generation personnel are known as celebrities who often laugh and smile. But it turned out that there was sadness behind his bright smile. When he was 14 years old, Tiffany's mother died and that made him lose direction. Music is also the only escape.

Going away from the United States to South Korea alone, Tiffany paid for her living by a side job as a teacher of English between her schedules as a trainee. Until now, he has become one of Korea's great artists.

4. Leeteuk 'Super Junior'

This Super Junior leader has the ambition to be successful because of his unhappy childhood life. When he was a child, Leeteuk's parents always fought and even beat him. Even after he became a singer successfully, the fate of the Leeteuk family ended tragically.

In 2014 while undergoing military service, Leeteuk had to accept the harsh reality that his father killed his grandparents, then committed suicide. The three were found dead at their residence on January 6, 2014.

It was reported that Leeteuk's grandparents were strangled to death by their own children, because they felt unable to care for those who were elderly. Leeteuk's grandfather suffered from dementia, while his grandmother had cancer. As a result of the incident, Leeteuk suffered from severe depression.

5. IU

Lee Ji Eun, or better known as IU's stage name, comes from a poor family. Small IU lives with families who have financial problems and are in debt. In order to pay off debt, IU and his parents must live separately. Since childhood, a singer who is also adept at writing this song was entrusted to grandma with her younger brother.

IU, her grandmother and sister had lived in a small room with lots of cockroaches, before they moved to a house belonging to one of her relatives. Living with another family, IU was verbally bullied. Often his relatives go home drunk and see IU, his younger brother and grandmother, swear words and curses they get.

6. Yunho 'TVXQ'

This TVXQ member must face a difficult period when his father goes bankrupt. At the age of 12, Yunho had to work hard to pay off his parents' debts and pay for his brother's education.

"I think my father cheated because he always left the house at 4 am. One day, I followed him and finally found out that he had been an introduction to the newspaper to increase income," Yunho said.

7. Yenny

Yenny, a former Wonder Girls member, was also wracked with debts piled up after her father, Park Young Kyoon, was arrested for fraud charges of Rp 249 billion. Yenny, who had long lost contact with her father because her parents divorced when she was little, used her name for fraud.

Yenny's father used his name and reputation as a Korean artist to get funds and investments, arguing for the purpose of building a research center under the name of a church. His father also promised that there would be profit sharing. But finally it was revealed that it was only fraud.

"I don't have Rp 249 billion to pay for it. I don't know what to do," Yenny said.

Source: wolipop.detik.com