On July 13 episode of SBS Plus' television show 'Do You Eat?', Jo Kwon was invited to join the talk.

He continued, "It was really stressful; I had a lot of pressure every day. There was a monthly test, and many trainees failed the test and were sent home. I was scared that I might be the next one to go home."
He went on, "I wanted to make debut as fast as I could, because I wanted to financially help my parents. They were heavily in debt at that time. I wasn't making debut even after years though. I felt very pressured."

Jo Kwon said, "I felt like I was in more rush, seeing Seon-ye's success. I couldn't give up on it as well, since I didn't want eight years of my hard work to go down the drain."
He carried on, "For those eight years, the head producer J.Y. Park never gave me feedback. I wanted him to tell me I'm good if I'm good or I'm bad if I'm bad. The level of my stress was unbelievable. I would hit myself on the piano sometimes too."
He added, "I thought I was going to make debut as a member of 2PM, because JYP Entertainment took me as a trainee after watching me dance. But J.Y. Park said there was this deep sadness in my voice, so he made me the vocal of 2AM."

(Credit= 'kwon_jo' Instagram, SBS Plus Do You Eat?)
(SBS Star)