TXT’s Soobin says he became a K-pop idol because he “wanted to meet KARA”

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Soobin of K-pop boyband Tomorrow X Together (TXT) has opened up about why he became a K-pop idol.Soobin revealed the fact in a new YouTube video uploaded onto TXT’s official channel, where the quintet spoke about their journeys as K-pop idols and their hopes for the future.“To be completely honest, I first started dreaming of becoming a singer just because I wanted to meet KARA,” Soobin said in the video.

Unfortunately for the singer, TXT debuted in 2019, three years after KARA disbanded in 2016.However, the iconic K-pop girl group would later reunite in 2022 and release the album ‘Move Again’. “Fortunately, the timing worked out perfect, so I got to debut and achieve that dream.

I got to meet them in person,” Soobin recalled.The singer also said that he has “achieved things that are way bigger than I expected, so I think I’m at a place way higher and more ideal than what I was dreaming of as a trainee”.Soobin ended the moment by saying that he “[doesn’t] really have big dreams”, but instead he “always want[s] to do better”.Earlier this month, Soobin also spoke about how TXT “went through a rough patch” at some point 2022 in an interview with Weverse Magazine.

It come shortly after the release of the boyband’s new album, ‘The Name Chapter: Freefall’.Meanwhile, member Yeonjun previously opened up about the currently K-pop landscape, saying that he believes “boy groups are less favoured by the public” as compared to girl groups.In other K-pop news, former SF9 member Rowoon has opened up about this departure from the boyband for the first time, saying that it was “not an easy decision” to make.