Former After School member Kahi shared the struggles she faced after leaving the group.
On February 20th, Kahi appeared on CGN and talked about the financial and emotional hardships she went through after her idol career ended.
Kahi, who started as a dancer in 1999, spent over a decade working her way up before debuting in After School.
Reflecting on those years, she said, "I had to work myself to the limit just to be noticed. I pushed myself so hard. I even drank a lot the night before and went to church the next day crying. I was miserable. I thought, ‘Why am I living like this?’"
However, life after After School wasn’t easy either. Kahi revealed, "After I left, I completely hit rock bottom. It was devastating. My company couldn’t support me, and I was struggling financially. I didn’t know what to do."
During that time, she turned to faith and was baptized at church. "Even when I had almost no money, I gave my tithe regularly. I wanted to live responsibly as a person of God. That’s when things started changing for me."
Kahi recently fulfilled her long-time dream of opening a dance academy, but she admitted it wasn’t an easy journey.
She recalled, "I always wanted to run a dance school, but things never worked out. When I was in Bali, I kept thinking, ‘If I were in Korea, I could be working, but I’m just stuck here, getting older. What am I even doing?’ I was really unhappy and depressed."
Eventually, her husband had to return to Korea, and she decided to go with him. "The moment I arrived in Korea, I knew I had to make my dreams come true. That’s when I finally made up my mind to start for real."
Meanwhile, Kahi married a businessman in 2016 and had two sons. After spending time in Bali, she has now returned to Korea, focusing on her career as a dance instructor and educator.
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