Singer and musical actor Kim Junsu appeared on the MBC entertainment program ‘Radio Star’ and shared a variety of stories. This broadcast was decorated as a ‘Short Form Star K’ special, and Kim Junsu honestly talked about his career as a musical actor and his personal experienc
Recalling his days with SM Entertainment K-pop boy group TVXQ (also known as DBSK), Kim Junsu shared how the group became the first Asian male group to top Japan’s Oricon chart and how they earned multiple awards in Korea.
Despite their success, however, he admitted to feeling a sense of crisis when BIGBANG emerged as a strong competitor.
“One day, we decided to focus on promoting in Japan, so we only promoted in Japan for about two years, and went on a hiatus in Korea. That’s when BIGBANG appeared. At first, we didn’t feel that burdened because our rivals kept changing, but when I first saw their ‘Lies’ stage, I thought it was cool even from our perspective. We had sharp choreography, but BIGBANG was so free and cool. I felt a sense of crisis for the first time when I saw that”, the singer-actor admitted.
This eventually led to the release of TVXQ’s hit song “Mirotic”, and according to Junsu, TVXQ was supposed to promote more in Japan, but ended up returning to Korean early.
One of the more personal moments came when Kim Junsu opened up about how, despite his enormous financial success as a musical actor, people still looked at him with pity when he wasn’t actively appearing on TV. At one point, he owned 15 supercars, which led to him being nicknamed “Rich Oppa.”
He explained, “Even though my income increased 100-fold, people still looked at me with pity because I wasn’t on TV. It bothered me, and I felt the need to show off my wealth. But eventually, people began to acknowledge me for my work, and I realized I didn’t need to flaunt material things anymore.”
He humorously mentioned that he once bought a 24K gold-plated bed, the same model used by Donald Trump. However, he emphasized that he has since reduced his car collection to three and no longer indulges in such extravagant purchases.
Source: Naver
