Anyone can think of some?
I had the idea for this thread after I watched a video where a few idols got named who worked jobs before they debuted
Here are the people I can personaly think of who worked a job before they debuted:
KPop
- Ken (VIXX) - Worked at a burger place
- Leo (VIXX) - Was in a youth football team, but also competed professionaly in different other sports
- E-Tion (ONF) - Worked at several restaurants and a donut shop
- Jinu (WINNER) - Was a delivery man
- Hongki (FTISLAND) - Worked at a restaurant
- Kang Daniel - Worked as construction worker
- Eric Nam - Was a business analyst
- San (ATEEZ) - Worked on a garlic field
- Wooyoung (ATEEZ) - Worked at a convenience store and a restaurant
- Donghun (A.C.E) - Worked at different places like restaurants, computer rooms, convinience stores, as backup dancer,...
JPop
- Fengfan (INI) - Worked at Starbucks
- Hiromu (INI) - Worked in a pet store
- Masaya (INI) - Was backup dancer
- Hiroto (INI) Was backup dancer
- Takumi (IN) - Was part of a reality TV show
- Sukai (JO1) - Worked as construction worker
- Ren (JO1) - Was backup dancer and dance teacher
- Mame (JO1) - Was dance teacher
- Hiroomi (Sandaime J Soul Brothers) - Worked as hairdresser, than quit his job to work in a convinience store instead
- Kenjiro (Sandaime J Soul Brothers) - Worked at McDonalds
- Yuta (GENERATIONS) - Was dance teacher
- Kenta (THE RAMPAGE) - Was actor
- Masahiro (BALLISTK BOYZ) - Was backup dancer
- Natsuki Sawamoto (FANTASTICS) - Was dance teacher
- Sekai (EXILE / FANTSTICS) - Worked as stageplay actor
- Leiya (FANTASTICS) - Worked in a moving company
- Tetsuya (EXILE / EXILE THE SECOND) - Worked in a company who had to do with farming
- Hyuga (ENJIN) - Was model before (and still is)
Do you have some more?