SOURCE: ‘7전8기’ 안효섭 “기회는 어디서 올지 몰라”…JYP 탈락에서 케데헌까지
Actor Ahn Hyoseop shared how he kept challenging himself despite repeated setbacks, such as failing to debut as an idol and his low appearance fees, before eventually finding his path as an actor.
In the video released on the Youtube channel 'Fairy Jaehyung' on the 26th, Ahn Hyoseop shared a life lesson that helped him rise again after continuous failures, "Everything is connected. All the effort and those processes were precious just as I believed they would be."
Having spent his school years in Canada, he dreamed of becoming an idol and spent several years training under JYP Entertainment, but his debut plans ultimately fell through. He recalled, "I thought I could manage singing somehow, but dancing was too difficult," and added, "For the first time, I cried during a phone call with my parents and said 'Dad, I'm sorry,' because he had sent me there believing in me."
He continued, "For about four or five years after my debut as an actor, I hated talking about this. It felt like a stain on my life. Looking back now, it was an incredibly precious and meaningful experience, but that's how I felt back then."
However, pursuing acting wasn't easy either. Ahn Hyoseop explained, "At first, my Korean pronunciation was awkward and my acting wasn't good. I even attended a voice acting academy to relearn everything from the basics."
He explained that the reason he appeared in four dramas in just one year wasn't because of his skill, but rather his low fee at the time. Ahn Hyoseop shared, "My fee was cheap back then. My first fee was 500,000 KRW per episode. It barely covered labor costs, but I felt more grateful than anything else at the time."
Regarding his involvement in 'K-pop Demon Hunters,' which sparked a global K-pop craze, he said, "Director Maggie Kang said she held so many auditions for the voice actors. She apparently auditioned a lot of people for Jinwoo's role and was feeling stuck. But she happened to watch 'Business Proposal' and liked what she saw there."
He added, "Honestly, I didn't expect 'K-pop Demon Hunters' to become this successful. I thought it would be fun, of course. It made me realize I should stay humble and keep working hard in everything I do. I truly felt that you never know where opportunities might come from," sharing the lesson he learned after so many setbacks.
