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I was born at a farm village of Haeundae, a beach front community of Eastern Busan in 1958.
When I was a elementary school student, my father failed in his business and our family had to face a big difficulties in their livelihood.
All my family members had to work to earn money for keeping the livelihood. My elder sister and I did hard at each work right after school was over.
In the vortex of busy work, my mother came to run a small supermarket with the help of one of relatives. But we soon failed in the business and found to be cheated by the relative.
At that time, I thought I had to do something for our family. I went up to Seoul with no definite object in view and together with mother visited Mr. Gho, Dea-won who had debuted as a singer and begged him to help me to become a singer.

Since I had won three best awards at MBC singing contests while I was staying in Wul-san, I was soon debuted as a singer by passing the audition.
However I had to come back to my home town soon after my father died, and went back to study as a working student.
Afterwards I finished the military service and got a job at a bar providing accommodations and meals. I worked for the bar with several co-working clerks earning 60,000 won a month.

There is one friend among co-workers I still remember.
I cannot remember his name but his surname ¡°Bae¡±. He helped me so a lot while I was working at a bar named ¡°Utopia Club¡± in Myund-dong. He worked at a 2nd floor of the bar. We had not contacted with each other, but I want to meet him again. Please give me a call if he reads this.
A while after I came to meet Mr. Ahn, Tae-sub who had found and managed famous group singers ¡°Sook Sisters¡±.
I practiced hard living at his house and finally released the first album ¡°The Lost 30 years¡±.

Many of young artists today may not understand the bittersweet memories while trying hard to make one¡¯ debut, but I think such a hardship and experience is an energy which makes me always humble in front of the public and appreciate each day as a singer. There are countless memories of happiness and hardship, but I can not introduce all of them here. Whenever I am in a trouble, such memories are my consolation.
There¡¯s a Chinese idiomatic phrase, ¡°Great success does not usually occur early¡±.
I think a man who experiences many of difficulties and survives them has always try hard every day and night. I hope you to be such a man!