Singer Dawn shocked everyone with his thoughts on leaving the industry.
On the 30th, Dawn made a guest appearance on the TEO Youtube show 'Salon Drip' alongside NCT127's Johnny and casually dropped a major hint about his five-year plan. When host Jang Doyeon asked if he had already planned his retirement, he straight up answered:
"I'm thinking about trying it within the next five years."
Hearing that, everyone on set was completely stunned. Jang Doyeon told him, "I'll pretend I didn't hear that. Why would you make a plan like that?" which just made Dawn laugh and ask, "Why? Is that not allowed?"
When Jang Doyeon pointed out that retirement is an incredibly major life decision, Dawn explained that he doesn't look at it that way, saying:
"I don't see it as something that heavy. Within the next five years, I might discover another new dream. I love dreaming up new things."
This whole conversation actually started when he was breaking down his stage name. He explained that he chose 'Dawn' because the Chinese character 'Hyo' (曉) in his real name, Kim Hyojong, literally means dawn.
"At first, I thought I had chosen the wrong name. Whenever I searched 'Dawn' on portal sites, so many unrelated results came up. I regretted it."
However, his persepective completely flipped because of his retirement plans. He added with a smile:
"But now, I actually like it. It means I'll disappear from searches more quickly."
He also openly admitted that when he does finally retire, he wants people to forget him quickly, noting, "Thinking that way made me feel that it would be nice for my name to disappear quickly."
Looking back, Dawn originally debuted in 2016 as a member of Pentagon, where he was active as both a rapper and a producer. He even participated in creating their massive hit song, 'Shine.' Later on, he formed the iconic project unit Triple H alongside Hui and Hyuna. After transitioning into a solo artist, he went on to release songs including 'MONEY,' 'DAWNDIDIDAWN,' and 'Dear My Light.'
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