RIIZE, SM Entertainment's first boy group in seven years, made the group's official debut on September 4.
As soon as RIIZE made their debut, 2002-born WONBIN went viral for his striking looks.

Soon, they were able to discover that he was found on Instagram; WONBIN told fans about it at a fan signing event.
WONBIN said, "SM Entertainment scouted me on Instagram, and I was asked to come in for an audition. I started training under the company in 2019."

But they did become curious about his past photos that got SM Entertainment's casting director to snap their fingers and go, "He's exactly the one I'm looking for!"
It did not take too long for interested fans to dig up his past photos from high school, specifically around the time when he was cast by SM Entertainment.
After looking at these photos, in which he looked younger but incredibly good-looking, fans instantly went, "Wow, no wonder the casting director wanted him to join SM Entertainment. Totally get it."



He recently stated, "Following my first evaluation at SM Entertainment, I received a big round of applause from my trainers. I didn't know how to sing or dance at the time. So, I just improvised. But they were like, 'You possess excellent singing and dancing skills.' I didn't expect to hear that from them at all."
(Credit= Online Community, 'wonandbin' Twitter, SM Entertainment)
(SBS Star)