Here’s How Each Red Velvet Member Was Discovered, And Signed To SM

1. Irene

Irene dreamed of becoming a newscaster when she was young. She had even been an announcer for her school broadcast when she was in 5th grade of elementary school.

During her school days, Irene danced to TVXQ’s “Rising Sun” at a school talent show and she loved listening and dancing to music in general.

When there was something she wanted to do, she did not hesitate to try it out. As a result, she took makeup classes and even attended a flight attendant academy in the past.

When Irene was in her 1st year of high school, she followed her friend to an audition and did an audition herself.

Irene during her audition

When she failed the audition, she realized that this was something she really wanted to do. She apparently did not expect to find herself crying so much after hearing that she had failed.