The long and difficult path Young Tak endured to become a star is in the spotlight. He looked back on his twenty year journey and confessed the hardships and fierce survival as an unknown singer.

Little Jin Seong's Hard Start in His Twentieth Year in Seoul

Young Tak first came to Seoul in two thousand and four with the dream of becoming a singer. As of two thousand and twenty four, it has been twenty years of living in Seoul, but he spent most of that time as an unknown artist. Senior singer Jin Seong also sympathized deeply with the hardships Young Tak experienced, calling him Little Jin Seong and mentioning his exceptionally long period of being unknown.

Working as a Vocal Trainer and Mastering Various Genres for a Living

During his years as an unknown singer, Young Tak lived fiercely to maintain his livelihood. He worked as a vocal trainer to supplement his insufficient income and taught students. He also built his skills by performing on any stage available, exploring various fields of the music industry to the point where there was no genre he had not tried. This experience became the driving force behind his current ability to lead the stage in any situation.

Switching to Trot in two thousand and sixteen and Memories of Dancing in a Suit

Young Tak began his career as a trot singer in earnest in two thousand and sixteen with the release of the song Nuna ga Ttak iya. At that time, he performed with a unique concept, wearing a neat suit like a stockbroker and dancing while singing. Although he did not have the luck of receiving great attention immediately upon his debut, he silently built his skills, feeling a sense of responsibility to earn his keep through his songs.

A Superstar's Humility Blossoming After Twenty Years of Perseverance

Ultimately, the past twenty years were not just a time of hardship for Young Tak, but a process of refinement to become a true artist. Despite reaching a position where he is finishing national tour concerts, his humble attitude of still seeking things to learn from senior Jin Seong as a junior showed his character that does not forget the original intentions of his unknown years.