Former After School member Kahee confessed that she experienced extreme financial hardships.
Kahee appeared on the channel 'CGN' on the 20th, recalling the difficult times she faced financially and mentally after leaving the group.
Kahee, who debuted as a dancer in 1999, took over a decade to debut with After School. She reflected, stating that when she was active as an idol, she worked incredibly hard in hopes of being loved and recognized, saying, "I tried everything I could. I would drink a lot the night before and then go to church the next day and cry like that. It was a bit sad. It was really tough at that time. I was living a very hypocritical faith."
She continued, "However, after leaving After School, I hit rock bottom completely," adding, "It was really devastating. Even the company could not care for me, and I was suffering from financial hardships."
She went on to say, "At that time, I was baptized at church. I squeezed out my non-existent money to consistently give tithes and tried to live as someone of God, and I became someone who was improving gradually. I became someone who would hold on to God. From that time on, everything changed. My life changed a lot from then."
Recently, she opened a dance academy, stating, "I wanted to run a dance academy for a long time, but it was impossible due to my circumstances. While staying in Bali, I kept thinking, 'If I go to Korea, I can work, but I'm getting older, and the things I can do are decreasing. What am I doing?' This thought was making me feel desolate. I was not happy. I went through really hard times, feeling depressed," she also confessed.
Then Kahee's husband suddenly had to come to Korea, and she came along. He explained, "As soon as I came to Korea, I felt I had to realize the dreams I had, and that's when I started seriously pursuing them."
Meanwhile, Kahee married a non-celebrity businessman three years older than her in 2016 and gave birth to two sons. While living in Bali, Kahee returned to Korea, established a dance academy, and is walking the path of an educator.