There are a variety of things that determine a K-Pop idol’s success aside from talent. Appearance and age have always played an important role in the development of an idol’s career. stars like SISTERit is Bora Yes Hyorin they are known to have changed their ages by a year when they debuted. Although it was a harmless little change, it had been very different for the others.
In the case of old Baby VOX member read gayhe made a change much older than his age in hopes of succeeding.
kpop girl group Baby VOX debuted in 1997, a time when first-generation bands like SSE Yes God They were dominating the charts. The group company, then dr entertainmentnow DR Musicactually modeled the band after the spice girls Yes HOTwhich earned the group the title of “the female HOT”. Their debut got off to a somewhat rocky start as their title track “To Men” was banned due to its lyrical content.
It was during the promotions for this album that the band’s lineup underwent the first of many changes. Member cha yumi left the band due to a stage injury and was replaced by kan miyoun. Then the members jang hyunjung Yes Jung Shi Woon left the group and was replaced by corner eunjin Yes read gay. It is with this range that Baby VOX had great success after the release of baby vox ii, where the group’s concept changed to a much more cute and audience-friendly image.
After the release of this album, one of the members started getting a lot of attention for her rather “mature” look. According to his profile, Lee Gai was 20 years old, but many fans wondered what someone that age might look like.very old” than the other members. Lee Gai also wore sunglasses or hats to cover his face and made mistakes while dancing on stage.
Curious fans began to investigate and discovered that there was a singer who had the same background and looked exactly like Lee Gai. The only difference was that this singer was born in 1968, ten years earlier than Lee Gai’s profile indicated! It was revealed that Lee Gai had previously debuted in a trio called, Saetoraein 1988 under his real name Lee Hee-jung.
Saetorae released two albums before disbanding in 1989, leaving Lee Gai to determine his next steps. He then debuted again as part of a duo called SIZE Size with one of the other Saetorae members in 1991. They only released one album before breaking up the same year.
Lee Gai’s next hit opus was a solo career under the name Lee Jisoo below Yoon Deung Ryongit is Deungryong planning (an ancestor of DR Music) in 1993. His two solo albums under the label did not attract much attention and Lee Gai quickly came full circle in 1994.
In what would be his last attempt at stardom, Lee Gai joined the Baby VOX lineup under a new name and ten years younger in 1997. His success as a member of the group, however, was short-lived. What many are saying is the moment that really gave her away was a moment in an interview with a football player who was 19 at the time. In the interview, Lee Gai can be heard calling it. oppa or older brother, something that didn’t match his fake age.
Fans were outraged that a woman much older than the rest of the group (the other members had an average age of around 18) made her debut and tried to fit in with the concept of “youth”. of the group.
DR Entertainment (DR Music) released an official notice and apologized for the deception regarding his age, but the “damage” had already been done. Lee Gai was eliminated and replaced by Yoon Eun Hye, a girl who is half his age. Baby VOX continued as a group until 2006 when a sample of Tupac on a track caused an unfortunate and unwarranted scandal which led to their disbandment.
Lee Gai’s current whereabouts are unknown, assuming he continued to lead a normal life after his entertainment experience. One of the members of Saetorae has expressed a desire to reunite and perform, but nothing has come of it yet.