Red Velvet’s Seulgi was moved to tears when she was reunited with an old friend who walked a difficult path after graduating from School of Performing Arts Seoul.
Red Velvet recently guested on I Can See Your Voice Season 5 and chose ‘Helmet Man’ as a tone deaf contestant.
However, he revealed that he was a skilled singer. But that wasn’t the most shocking part!
Seulgi instantly recognized him as Ji Dong Kook, her close friend from high school.
It turns out that he became a construction worker after graduating from SOPA, as he lost a place to live in Seoul due to a tough situation with his family.
As a construction worker, he was able to live in Seoul for free but unable to pursue music fully. He was only able to practice singing after work at the empty construction sites.
His determination brought him to I Can See Your Voice and caused Seulgi to tear up while listening to his story as well.
“I feel good because I got to sing in front of my friend” — Ji Dong Kook, Seulgi’s old friend
Seulgi sent him off with a big wave and let him know that he did really well!
Good luck to Dong Kook on achieving his dreams of becoming a professional singer!