Recently, Lee Juno and R.ef’s Park Chul-woo appeared as guests on the YouTube channel “RCool Holic Show”, hosted by Cool’s Kim Sung-soo and R.ef’s Sung Dae-hyun.
When Sung Dae-hyun asked “How did you come to join Seo Taiji and Boys?”, Lee Juno explained, “Chul-woo and I were working as dancers when Park Nam-jung asked us to do backup for his new song. Chul-woo and I discussed it and recruited two younger dancers, forming a four-member backup team for Park Nam-jung’s song ‘Can See Far’. One of those two younger guys was Yang Hyun-suk.”
Lee Juno continued, “Later, Park Nam-jung’s performance on ‘Top 10 Songs’ went well, and he even won first place. After that, we told him, ‘You’ve succeeded now, so we’ll step away. Take the younger guys with you.’ Around that time, Nam-jung started performing at nightclubs, including at the Itaewon Capital Hotel. The act that performed before him there was a band called Mugunghwa, and their bassist was Taiji. Taiji saw Nam-jung’s performance and, while preparing for MIDI music, thought, ‘It’d be great to form a team like that.’ That’s when he suggested forming a team with Hyun-suk.”
He added, “Although I didn’t hear it directly, Hyun-suk must have proposed the idea to several people before eventually coming to me.”
When Sung Dae-hyun brought up rumors of a strained relationship between Lee Juno and Yang Hyun-suk, Lee Juno responded, “It wasn’t that we didn’t get along; it was more about our differences. From Hyun-suk’s perspective, it might have been awkward to include me in the team. But I think he ultimately chose me to make the team cooler.”
Lee Juno also shared his thoughts upon hearing Seo Taiji’s demo for the first time, “I thought the music was amazing and felt it was worth trying. At the time, Seo Taiji was an underground band musician, practically a rookie. From my perspective as someone considered the best dancer in the underground scene, it didn’t make sense for me to back up a rookie singer. But the music was so good that I decided to give it a shot, and it turned out well. I’m grateful to both Seo Taiji and Yang Hyun-suk because, without their offer, I wonder if the name ‘Lee Juno’ would’ve ever become known to the public.”
Kim Sung-soo jokingly asked, “Can you call Seo Taiji now?” Lee replied, “Taiji doesn’t answer calls.” He added, “When Taiji returned to Korea after 10 years and started his solo career, he lived in Pyeongchang-dong with his wife, actress Lee Eun-sung. At that time, our families frequently visited each other. We’d go over for meals, and my wife would meet his wife. But even then, I couldn’t reach him by phone. Taiji doesn’t carry his phone with him.”
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