Kim Namjoon¹¹

«You don't choose when to exercise: you exercise until you're told to stop.»

Namjoon was a trainee at a small company called BigHit entertainment. Even before his internship, he was involved in rap and wrote his own songs, but he was offered an internship and, of course, he accepted, becoming one of the very first male interns of this company. In the same year 2010, when Namjoon joined, BigHit Entertainment opened their dorm and Namjoon became one of its first residents.

When Namjoon began his internship at BigHit Entertainment, he faced significant challenges. Busy schedules, grueling workouts, and a lack of good gyms. At that time, BigHit Entertainment was a small company that was not part of the big3 (big3/the big three — These are the three most influential companies of that time: SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment и YG Entertainment), and therefore the halls there were terrible. But despite this, Namjoon did not give up on his dream and worked a lot with other idols.

Namjoon, despite being a fellow trainee, joined the company without any entrance examinations (Usually, interns had to prove their abilities for three months, and then it was decided whether the intern would be retained or rejected). You could say he was an incredible trainee. He trained with Yoongi and Hoseok, so he wasn't lonely (and of course, neither were the other trainees).