On October 19 episode of entertainer Kang Ho-dong's audio show 'Just Come Out' (literal translation), SAKURA made a guest appearance.
During their conversation, Kang Ho-dong mentioned SAKURA joining Mnet's survival audition show 'Produce 48' in 2018.
SAKURA said, "Ah yes, I was scared to join the show, but I decided to try it because trying something is the only way to gain things in life. I was like, 'Let's try it. I'm going to Korea!'"
She continued, "But I received so many hate comments back then. A lot of different kinds of people watched the show that they all thought differently about me. Imagine their comments... Yeah..."
SAKURA explained, "There were an unbelievable number of comments saying that I wasn't good at singing. After reading them, I couldn't even enter a recording studio. I was scared that I would get the same type of comments again."
She carried on explaining, "This was what I thought to myself, 'Since I wasn't good enough, it would be better for our team if there was no part given to me.' But at the same time, I thought, 'I wouldn't have received those comments if I was actually good.' So, I practiced and practiced after I entered my current agency. I don't believe that I'm talented. I only have talent to practice hard."
She added, "In the past, I used to get hurt when I read negative comments about me. I used to have a really hard time because of that. Nowadays though, I don't let them get to me. I simply don't care about them, unless they bring up something that I've actually done wrong."
The K-pop star wrapped up the topic by stating, "They always tend to see me the way they want to see me, so I just think like, 'So what?' I don't let them get to me."
사쿠라 악플 얘기하면서 대박이었죠~하는거가슴이찢김띠발…... 처음엔 녹음실들어가기무서웠는데 지금은 그런소리듣고싶지않아서 열심히연습한다고 근데 잘못한게아니라면 신경안쓰고 어쩔?마인드한대 진짜 단단해짐ㅠㅠ pic.twitter.com/ZPgU0xtFlr
— 쿠키② (@i_sakura_you2) October 19, 2022
SAKURA initially made debut as a member IZ*ONE in October 2018, after getting the second most votes out of the contestants on 'Produce 48'.
Then, she debuted again as part of LE SSERAFIM in May this year.
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