Kim Tae-kyun Reveals Past Ties with SM Entertainment on 'Cultwo Show'
Nov 08, 2024
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Nam Ho-yeon and Kim Seung-jin appeared as guests in the 'Cultunius' segment of SBS Power FM '2 Escape Cultu Show' (hereinafter 'Cultu Show') which aired on the 8th.
On this day, Kim Tae-kyun "I signed a contract right after I got SM." Shin Dong-yup was also the first comedian, but he was the only new comedian who signed a contract."
He then signed an eight-year long-term contract. I received a down payment of 3 million won, but I got a big amount of money for the first time and gave it to my mother. But SM didn't do much for me."
Kim Tae-kyun said "It was uncomfortable to have a company when my classmates tried to make and perform a cultu trio. I asked him to let me go because he didn't do anything for me. I asked if I could just return the down payment, but when I went out, I asked for three times the amount, so I paid everything. I remember it's been a year and a half"I recalled the time.
Then "It was when a lot of celebrities were managing at the time. Kim Tae-hyung, a former fire engine, created the NRG, and Yang Hyun-seok established the Yanggun Planning in 1996. When I released my first Culture Three Musketeers album in 1997, I worked with Young Tux Club, which was produced by Lee Juno.
On the other hand, when JYP first opened in 2000, Rain made me audition and joined the dance team as a dancer. At that time, Wonder Girls, 2PM, etc. were trainees, and they taught them in person."
Asked what JYP's early company atmosphere was like, "It was so family-like. There was a practice room in the basement, a parking lot on the first floor, a recording studio on the second floor, and accommodation on the third, fourth and fifth floors. Since the building was not big, the trainees, the choreography team, and the singer were all close. It was a small scale, so we lived like a family."
When asked who was the most impressive trainee "Jo Kwon. I worked really hard. And the friends who can't dance but worked hard are the sunset. Can't you imagine Noeul dancing?""The Noeul couldn't dance to anyone's eyes. The song 'Hold On' is our debut song, but we have some choreography, so we have to dance. Basically, since I'm a singer, I have to learn the groove, so I did the lesson."
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