Former Idol Reveals Different Jobs After Disbandment
After leaving her life as a K-pop artist, former Cleo member Chae Eun Jung mentioned about engaging into different jobs. She confessed that she did several jobs on the aftermath of her career as a music artist on MBC's "King of Mask Singer," which aired on the 6th, with a scene in which the identity of "The Silver Rays for Ga Wang-Seok" was revealed to be her.
On the same day, Chae Eun Jung took the stage with "The Silver Race for Ga Wang-Seok begins with silver hairtail," and was eliminated in the first round thus prompting her to unveil her face to the mob. "It's been 13 years since I greeted you while singing on stage," said Kim Sung Joo.
Chae Eun Jung said, "I thought you would know me, but I was a little disappointed because I was the only one whom you didn't know."
In response, Se7en said, "I didn't know that Cleo's image was this good at singing because he was a singer with a focus on visuals rather than singing ability," and Chaeyeon replied, "It was beautiful then, but now I didn't expect a husky voice."
How was Chae Eun Jung after Leaving Cleo?
Chae Eun Jung also said she had worked in various fields since the disbandment of Cleo. She mentioned that the different jobs include becoming a dentist, curator at an art gallery, an agent in Hong Kong, a party planner, a Youtuber and currently a Pilates Instructor. This proves that she became an all-rounder person even after stepping out of the limelight.
Chae Eun Jung almost debuted as a Fin.K.L member
In particular, Kim Sung Joo said that an interesting fact about Chae Eun Jung is that she almost debuted under Lee Hyori's band, Fin.K.L. She then explained what actually happened - she was indeed a trainee of the K-pop girl group when she was in high school. However, she was expelled because she wanted to play so much in her neighborhood and rather than practicing or go to the record studio.
She even added that there is some smell of regret that happened while seeing Lee Hyori debuted in the group. "Lee Hyori came in and made her debut. Watching it, I dreamed of becoming a singer and made my debut. I'm regretting it," she added.
Cleo is a trio girl group composed of Kim Hana, Park Yeeun and Chae Eun Jung. They debuted in 1999 with a smashing hit, "Good Time." After years in the music scene, they officially disbanded in 2006.
