minghao talking about how he used to teach breakdancing classes during school breaks and how he thought of korea as a "just in case" opportunity π₯Ή
π± so when i was in school, we would have school festivals. after i breakdanced at one, i got really popular with both guys and girls and then the guys.. well.. you know how schools have vacations, right? like 1-2 months
π»ββοΈ summer break?
π± yeah it lasts about 2-3 months. back then, kids who wanted to learn came to me and i taught classes during break. but after 3 months at the beijing school, i got cast by pledis. they just saw me dancing the way i normally do and picked me. my voice was going through puberty then so i said i didnβt want to sing so they didnβt record my singing, just my dancing and i forgot about it for a week. then they suddenly called and said i made it.
the ceo wanted to meet me in beijing.
π»ββοΈ the ceo came all the way to your school to see you?
π± yeah, we met there and everything went well then they asked me to come to korea so i talked to my parents. my dad was against it and my mom was as well, but she said if i wanted it, i should do it.
π»ββοΈ did you want to?
π± at the time, that school had all the best dancers from across china. but even watching them, i felt like they still couldnβt make a lot of money, even though they were the best in china, they were genuinely living the life they wanted. but i just wanted to make my parents happy, my family was just an ordinary family, i figured even if things didnβt work out in korea, iβd still have studied abroad and if i came back, my value would go up. that was my mindset going in. just in case..