“Satisfied with daily wage of 180,000 won”…former idol who became a painter = Korean report

A Hot Topic about a former idol member who turned into a painter has been released. On the YouTube channel ``Yolhyun Boy,'' he wrote, ``I quit being an idol and learned painting techniques, and earned a daily wage of 180,000 won (approx.
A video titled ``30-year-old receives 200,000 yen'' was uploaded. The main character of the video is a member of the boy group "BTL" who debuted in 2014 and is active under the name Ellen.
Oh Jimin (30) was there. He has now been working as a painter for 11 months, and is raising two children while working with his wife, who runs a cafe.
Oh said, ``As an idol, even if you work hard and want to become better, it's not as easy as you thought.It was such a difficult world.
There are too many talented people,'' she said, reminiscing about her time as an idol, saying, ``About 70 idol groups debut each day, and the competition to survive in that world is really fierce.''
Oh, who says that he felt a barrier in his career in the entertainment industry, has been active as an actor in addition to being a singer, appearing in two movies and one web TV series. However, the income at that time was very low.
It was said that it was. Oh said, ``All activities were canceled the day before my second comeback. Rehearsals had finished and all music videos had already been released.''
"It's really outrageous that even though I worked hard, sweated and practiced, I still couldn't stand on stage." Mr. Oh, who went to the military late due to his activities as a singer, was sent to the Discharge2 camp.
A month ago, I found out that my current wife is pregnant. Oh, who revealed that he filed for marriage registration with his wife as soon as he discharged his wife, said, ``After having a baby, it became impossible for me to be active in the entertainment industry.''
Ta. I had to earn money, so I worked as a salesperson at a mobile phone store, and it was very difficult to make ends meet. I didn't have anything else to do, so I ended up working for a year," he said.
In the meantime, Mr. Oh ended up starting a painting business through someone who did interior work for the cafe his wife runs.
Mr. Oh said, ``It was very interesting from the moment I started working. There's a lot to learn.
``Currently, I'm working at a construction site, but I get a daily wage of 180,000 won.If I become an engineer, my daily wage will increase, and if I start a company, my income will increase.'' 3)
It could even double." Mr. Oh, who started with a daily wage of 130,000 won (approximately 14,600 yen), talked about the process of puttingty and sanding work on the interior of a store, and his education.
He even showed us the process of applying the finishing touches after the raw work. Mr. Oh said, ``My satisfaction level is almost 120%,'' and added, ``I have a good life-work balance and am able to spend time with my children.''
I'm most happy to be able to spend some time with him," he said with a satisfied look on his face.