BtoB’s Sungjae on the secret behind the boyband’s longevity: “We don’t really contact each other”
nme.comBtoB has revealed that contrary to popular belief, the group do not contact each other often, saying this is the secret behind their longevity as a team.The singer-actor recently made a guest appearance on singer Jung Jae-hyung’s YouTube series, Fairy Table on its March 31 episode.
Over the course of the hour-long episode, Jung asks Sungjae about his years-long experience in the K-pop industry.“You’ve been in the K-pop scene for quite a while.
Right, Sungjae? It seems like many K-pop idols burn out after about 10 years. Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s just what I’ve noticed,” Jung says, per SBS Star, to which Sungjae replies: “That’s right.
A lot of groups don’t last longer than seven years as well.”This is commonly due to most K-pop idol group contracts stipulating a seven-year period of effectiveness, after which many idols opt to leave their companies in pursuit of other endeavours.
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