2AM balladeer Jo Kwon reveals that he was quite a talented young entertainer by uploading a couple of audition clips recorded 14 years ago.

On June 30, Jo Kwon posted two audition clips recorded in 2001.

A video posted by J.KWON (@kwon_jo) on Jun 30, 2015 at 10:03am PDT

The first clip shows a very young and bespectacled Jo Kwon belting out a ballad. Even at a tender age of 13 and only in 6th grade, the idol already showed great singing technique.

A video posted by J.KWON (@kwon_jo) on Jun 30, 2015 at 10:02am PDT

A second clip revealed Jo Kwon letting loose to the beat of a girl dance. This is also sentimental for the idol since he has risen in popularity partly due to his excellent ability to perform girl dances in variety shows.

Fans were both impressed by the raw talent and amused by the entertainer qualities Jo Kwon showed in his early audition clips.

They also noted how Jo Kwon never really lost his youthful face as a 13-year-old boy.

"OMG so small and so cute. Your face remains the same," "I can't believe this was Jo Kwon 14 years ago!" "Hahaha you were already a diva," commented Instagram fans.

Jo Kwon is currently impressing theater goers as one of the lead actors in the musical Chess. He is sharing the leading role with three other idols, B1A4's CNU, VIXX's Ken and SHINee's Key.

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