On Saturday, January 20, the third episode of SEVENTEEN with Nana Tour began where member Mingyu was seen talking about his teenage years. It's no secret that teenagers are known to be difficult individuals to control as they go through various emotional and physical changes in their lives, and it seems that rapper SEVENTEEN was also part of the crowd.
During the episode, when the members and Na Young-suk PD sat on a bench in a cafe talking about the various members, Mingyu revealed the story behind how Pledis chose him. When he was a teenager, his mother seemed to have had a hard time raising him, even going to churches to pray for someone else to take care of her son.
Surprisingly, a week later, he was picked up by Pledis Entertainment, and the idol jokingly added that his mother's prayers came true and the agency continued to raise him from now on.
“Pledis raised me instead.”
SEVENTEEN's Mingyu tells the story of his choice, and funnyly mentioned that his mother had difficulty raising him during his teenage years.
Nana tour With seventeen Featuring Na Young-suk PD and members of the K-pop boy band, other than S.Coups, who has been on hiatus due to health reasons, is currently premiering its long-awaited episodes. The show is a spin-off of the popular travel reality show Youth on flowersit has been an adventurous edition for CARATs as they reveal members' stories, anecdotes and much more.
One of the surprising and funny revelations revealed during the recently released episode was about the story of Mingyu joining Pledis Entertainment, the agency he currently works for with his fellow SEVENTEEN members. As with many other teenagers during their adolescence, the idol was also a difficult child for his mother to handle.
Mingyu even said that his rebellious phase drained his mother to the point that she would visit churches and pray for someone else to raise Mingyu. It seems that her prayers worked perfectly as the idol was picked up by Pledis Entertainment after just one week, and then continued to grow under the agency's care.
Since entertainment agencies usually took full responsibility for trainees' expenses and other needs such as food, living space, lesson fare, etc., Mingyu was literally lifted from his mother's duties. However, the idol soon realized how much he loved and appreciated his mother.
“When I was 15, I went into a rebellious phase. I had a hard time raising me. She said she went to pray in church, for someone to raise me instead of her. A week later, I was chosen. Pledis “She raised me instead. I was healed instantly. “I missed my mother and realized how precious she was.”
One employee even jokingly added that his mother immediately got rid of his rebelliousness. Mingyu replied that his teenage phase ended immediately, and he began to miss his mother and think about how important she was during his training period.
Upon hearing this, fans had a funny reaction to the idol's confession that his mother's prayers had come true instantly. They also adored Mingyu for his love and appreciation for his mother.
