217 – The Phantom of the Opera (2)

217 – The Phantom of the Opera # 2

Idol Christina, real name Jung Soo-jung.

She said she'd lived for the dream of becoming an idol since she was very young—so young she'd been almost in kindergarten.

“When I watched the older girls on TV, I thought I wanted to be like them.”

The glamorous lights of the entertainment world shown by the media were enough to set boys' and girls' hearts ablaze.

“I lived alone with my father. My mother died when I was young, and my father was a day laborer who went from one job site to another....”

Becoming an idol required money for training, lessons, and all sorts of other things.

Trainee life had many aspects that were hard for a girl from a poor family to endure.

“My father supported my dream. He told me, ‘Soo-jung, if it's you, you can definitely do it, so don't give up on your dream.’ After saying that, he even started doing designated-driver work.”

Thanks to her father's sacrificial support, Jung Soo-jung became an idol trainee at around ten years old and spent her days sleeping and training alongside the other trainees...