Ren: At 16, I held onto my dreams and came to Seoul. I was happy and excited. But after starting trainee life, the days felt more grim rather than looking forward to it. Because I didn’t know what would happen in the upcoming days. There were those who..

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...I saw many who never debuted and got dropped after evaluations. And so the uneasiness continues

Ren: Although I came up to seoul with anticipation, the uneasiness of living apart from my family was also as big. And so even now, the affection and love I have for ‘family’ is really strong. To me, ‘family’ is the biggest existence over anything else

Ren: My grandparents were a base that I could lean on. They never made me feel intimidated, but always showed their pride in their grandchildren. After I debuted, they saw me on tv and thought it was so fascinating/were really happy. Just that made me so happy...

Ren: ... That’s why the part of overcoming the discrimination in society thanks to my mom/aunt’s (in Jamie) support hit home even more

To the precious audience to came out despite covid...

Ren: I can only say words of thanks. It was a cautious situation, and there’s uneasiness to come to the theater. To that extent, they believed in the person Choi Mingi and the piece ‘Jamie’ to come...

Ren:..It’s actually hard to come to the theater and cheer and enjoy the piece (in this situation). So I’ll never forget the fans who came to the theater during this period. I also gained a sense of duty to do lots more good work in the future and show many good things to fans.

Ren: So far I had thirst for activities but didn't have many opportunities so I was down and had a hard time, but 'Jamie' quenched a lot of that thirst. I want to take the self-esteem/pride from doing this piece and challenge other musicals...

Ren:...If I could receive the praise, "So Choi Mingi has this kind of amazing skills," I think all that thirst would be quenched. I hope those related to musicals can see my potential and contact me. hahaha.

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