Heechul of Super Junior nearly gave up early in his career, but is now one of the K-pop industry’s most popular performers. Heechul of Super Junior nearly gave up early in his career, but is now one of the K-pop industry’s most popular performers.
Heechul of Super Junior nearly gave up early in his career, but is now one of the K-pop industry’s most popular performers.
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Heechul from Super Junior: how singer put troubles behind him to become one of K-pop’s biggest stars

  • Despite false starts with boy bands Four Seasons and TraxX, Heechul never lost faith and debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior
  • Not even a broken leg in a 2006 car accident and, most recently, being targeted by internet trolls, can dim his enthusiasm

Topic |   K-pop, Mandopop and other Asian pop
Jeff Benjamin

Updated: 1:59pm, 2 Aug, 2020

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Heechul of Super Junior nearly gave up early in his career, but is now one of the K-pop industry’s most popular performers. Heechul of Super Junior nearly gave up early in his career, but is now one of the K-pop industry’s most popular performers.
Heechul of Super Junior nearly gave up early in his career, but is now one of the K-pop industry’s most popular performers.

Corrected [1:59pm, 2 Aug, 2020]

  • [1:59pm, 2 Aug, 2020]

    Heechul was born Kim Hee-chul, not Park Jeong-so, and in Hoengseong, not Wonju. His parents are not divorced.

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