Baek Ah Yeon made the earliest debut as a professional artist among the top 3 artists who advanced to the final round of highly-touted first season of popular audition show 'K-Pop Star.' She has now come back with her second mini album featuring the title song "A Good Boy."

At a recent interview, Baek Ah Yeon revealed a few personal struggles and lessons learned from the past year as a professional musician.

"I used to think that I just need to sing well to be a singer. But your appearance matters a lot, too. I went on a strict diet and exercise regimen during my time off. It definitely was hard and still is difficult to keep such a high level of self-discipline but I have learned that it is part of my responsibility as a pubic figure. I am growing more used to it," said Baek Ah Yeon.

Asked about her decision to join JYP Entertainment, she said, "I really have no regrets whatsoever. I love the family-like environment here. MissA and 2PM members all supported me and rooted for me for my comeback. If I went to SM or YG, I might still be training."

"Park Jin Young (JYP) is the same on and off TV. No, actually, he is even more considerate and detail-oriented off TV. He told me pointers like keeping a smile on my face during performance."

About the constant comparisons made between her and Park Ji Min and Lee Hi, she commented, "We are very close and give one another lots of advice. We don't view each other as rivals but as friends. We hope that we all continue to do well."

She added, "After this album activity, I would like to make an album of self-written songs."