While LABOUM has finally made their comeback to the delight of their fans, it seems that members have had to endure a lot of hardships to make it in the industry. Solbin, recently, appeared on television and shared that she thought of getting a part time job at one point because of their situation.
According to a report by All Kpop, LABOUM's Solbin made a heartfelt confession during the recent broadcast of MBC's Nangman Club and shared the dark moments she experienced while trying to make it through the competitive world of Kpop.
In her interview, Solbin shared that she felt like, even though she has been in the industry for five years, she is still a no name celebrity and far from achieving her goals.
"When I'm done with work and taking the subway home, I have less and less work and I haven't received any rewards for my work. So I sit in the subway feeling pathetic. I thought maybe I should get a part-time job, and that thought made me sadder," Solbin confessed.
LABOUM debuted in 2014 and, recently, made their comeback with the album Two of Us last September 19. Members Yujeong, Soyeon, ZN, Haein and Solbin dropped the MV for Firework, the title track for the album produced by Iconic Records and partly written by Soyeon, Soompi reported.
While Firework was generally well received by fans of LABOUM, supporters understand the pressure that the members have been under after the departure of Yulhee when she started a family with FT Island's Minhwan. Yulhee, currently, appears in the reality show Mr. House Husband and shared that she had no regrets leaving her life as an idol.
After losing one member, it appears that LABOUM is also thinking of reorganizing and adding a Japanese member to the idol group. The group announced in June that they will be having an audition for the sixth member of the group, which will be part of their Japanese promotions.
The group opened auditions for the sixth member through Rakuten Live in Japan in the hopes of adding new energy to LABOUM's full fledged activities in Japan, Soompi reported.
It is not uncommon to recruit foreign members for idol groups. Many girl groups feature non-Korean members in their roster for a more diversified and inclusive line up of talents. JYP Entertainment'S TWICE has Japanese members Sana, Momo and Mina while Tzuyu is Taiwanese. BLACKPINK's Lisa is a Thai rapper. IZ*ONE, Ladies Code, and G(Idle) also have members who are not from Korea. Kpop idol group Z-Girls has no Korean members at all, Quartzy reported.
