'You Quiz on the Block' RIIZE's Wonbin first released a video from his 2019 trainee days.
On the 4th episode of tvN 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter 'You Quiz'), Yoon Hee-jun, head of SM Entertainment's idol development center, appeared. From Super Junior, Girls' Generation, EXO, f(x), Red Velvet, aespa and other idols, Yoon Hee-jun, who raised them, was the trainees' terror and standard.
He introduced his own casting method. In particular, he had a firm aesthetic sense, and Chanyeol, who was said to be especially striking in person among EXO, was a member cast by Yoon Hee-jun.
His casting method changed with the times. Yoon Hee-jun said, "These days we do it anew. We also cast through social media. RIIZE's Wonbin was cast after sending a DM," and "Even if it's not Seoul Station, when someone comes to Seoul they can be seen somewhere, so I told them to go and bring Wonbin in person."
Wonbin recalled, "I got a DM on an ordinary walk home from school, and for some reason I was drawn to it," saying, "As soon as I arrived at Seoul Station they put a mask on me and told me to hide my name tag."
The trainee video of RIIZE's Wonbin first released by SM indeed showed that he might have been tightly wrapped and brought to Seongsu. Yoon Hee-jun continued, "Because RIIZE's Wonbin was cast through social media, he had never been exposed to dance or singing, but he improved really quickly. In early trainee videos he watches the seniors from the corner of the practice room, then goes behind them and comes forward. That's not easy at all," naming Wonbin as a determined idol following EXO's Kai and NCT's Doyoung.
[photo channel] tvN channel 'You Quiz on the Block' broadcast screen capture, OSEN DB
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