Hwang JungEum Reveals the Real Reason She Quit Sugar

Why did Hwang JungEum quit girl group Sugar?

 

After three years after her debut with the girl group Sugar in 2002, Hwang JungEum dropped out of the group in 2005. She will be featured on the KBS 2TV show 'Star Life Theater' to talk about the real reason she quit the group. 

"I hated that people called us Ayumi and the girls" Hwang confessed. "I'm Hwang JungEum and I'm my own person but the executives expected me to act like an extension of Ayumi." Hwang JungEum said that she could not act as herself and that brought severe distress to her 18 year old self. 

Hwang JungEum debuted as the group leader as well as the lead vocal but was forced to stay in the shadows when another member Ayumi gained the most popularity. 

She also could not deal with the rigorous training and restrictive diet required to keep her body skinny. She remembers running 100 laps a day and hiking regularly as a part of her training. She said she wasn't even allowed to phone her parents for consolation. 

Her story will air on KBS 2TV on January 9th. 

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