Red Velvet’s Seulgi Gets Awkward Around EXO Members

Red Velvet‘s Seulgi opened up about her trainee days at SM Entertainment during her time on Secret Unnie.

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Sunmi and she were discussing about their trainee days when Sunmi asked, “Don’t you feel awkward when the people you train with debut before you do?”

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Seulgi revealed she’s trained closely with the EXO members before any of them debuted.

“I trained alongside the EXO members, but they debuted before me.” — Seulgi

EXO debuted about 3 years before Red Velvet, which meant Seulgi spent those years training while watching her friends achieve their dreams.

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Seulgi revealed that because EXO debuted before her, she feels awkward around them.

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“It’s still a little awkward around them.” — Seulgi

She opened up more about how she felt when she first became a trainee at SM Entertainment.

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“When I first became a trainee, I thought everyone was so pretty and talented. The trainees back then had a strong aura about them. They all looked like Girls Generation and Super Junior members to me.” — Seulgi

She lost a lot of confidence while training because she kept comparing herself to the other talented trainees.

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“I began to think, ‘How did I pass the audition? Will I be okay? What should I do?’. I seemed like a girl from the countryside. I first entered with self confidence but everyone was so talented and good looking. I lost a lot of confidence and just trained quietly.” — Seulgi

But as everyone knows, Seulgi debuted as a member of Red Velvet and has become one of the most beloved girl group of the century!