Many people mistakenly believe that to become K-pop trainees, they must have a rich family and be willing to spend a large amount of money on the process of becoming an idol. However, in reality, not all idols get effective financial support during the internship. Some members of BTS are prime examples of this!

Before becoming the world's top superstar, possessing a desirable fortune like today, BTS members had to go through a long time of overcoming difficulties while their families could only save their best amount of money and wholeheartedly support the members. But even without a rich family background, members still know how to overcome their fate and become proud children of their parents later.

Here is the story of the members' family background and starting point before they became global superstars:

BTS are currently the top superstars in the world with careers spanning over a decade and beyond. When it comes to the members of BTS, people immediately think of successful, famous, and wealthy men in their 30s who make millions of people admire.

But few people know that, in order to have the fortune and reputation as today, the members of the group must also come up from true zero. Before BTS debuted, they were really poor trainees and their families weren't so well-off that they didn't have to worry about the "bread and butter" at all.

In an interview with WSJ magazine, they briefly shared about each member's family background and life before their debut. Also here, ARMYs have a deeper look at the efforts and dedication of the 7 boys, although each of them has a different starting point.

Starting with RM, he opened up about his past, having considered going to college to study journalism according to his parents' expectations. RM's career is now almost a new chapter for him compared to what he had cherished before when he was a student at Ilsan.

Although RM's family is not very well off, his parents were able to provide some necessary items for the process of exposure to music, even making music when he was only about 12, or 13 years old and he also composed a song at this time. It can be said that RM is one of the lucky members to have the support of his family early on.

Similar to RM, Jin also has a stable family background so he can transition from acting to pursuing a career as an idol. Although Jin has never directly mentioned his family background, in an interview with WSJ, he said he was born into a family with a business tradition in Gwancheon. Jin shared, “My family is all in business, so they’re all good speakers".

For SUGA, he seemed to be the opposite of his two big brothers when he had to go through quite a difficult time with poor conditions. Coming from a not-so-well-off family in Daegu, SUGA still saved every pocket money to buy albums from a young age. In the past, SUGA's parents always wanted him to study hard to go to university and become a journalist instead of pursuing art. If in another world, SUGA would meet RM as a colleague in the same department.

However, all that career was forgotten after SUGA learned about music and started his dream with sound, the first instrument. Since then, SUGA has begun to experience the darkest days of his life when he has to face a hard trainee life in a flooded basement with old music production equipment. choose between walking home and eating ramyeon or taking the bus and starving….

He even had to work as a part-time delivery man after school just to have money to support his musical pursuits. The situation was made more difficult when he suddenly had an a̾c̾c̾i̾d̾e̾n̾t that resulted in a shoulder injury during a delivery and he thought he had to stop being an idol. Fortunately, Bang PD and Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Music were able to find out in time and solve stuffs including financial problems for SUGA. Thanks to that, they now have a great producer and idol!

Another member who also started his career with a not-too-rich family background is j-hope. He is a 'dancing machine' born in Gwangju and he does not follow in the footsteps of his father or mother.

j-hope describes his mother as a "very strong" woman who used to run an internet cafe. Meanwhile, the rapper's father is a literature teacher. Since his family had no artistic talent, j-hope was initially opposed by his father, who thought that dancing and creating art was a risky business.

On the contrary, j-hope's mother always encourages her son and tries to provide for him to pursue his dreams. She even worked 2 jobs at the same time and accepted to work far away to have money for j-hope to study at the dance academy.

Like j-hope but Jimin is luckier when it is his father who has supported his artistic path from the beginning. Although he was initially encouraged to learn modern dance and choreography in middle school, his father didn't think that would be Jimin's career later on. He is also a supporter of Jimin's transition to becoming a bräṩṩ idol by continuing to pursue contemporary stu∂ιєs despite his teacher's disapproval.

Next, V talked about the fate of his career that began with "the artistic вℓσσ∂ always flows in him". Since childhood, V has always wanted to become a famous singer in his area. V also said he was influenced by his father, who once dreamed of becoming a star.

In order not to waste their son's talent and help his family have a better life, V's parents had to travel far and work very hard in the days before he debuted. Even when V first went to Seoul to be a trainee, V's mother bought the most expensive coat they could afford in the hope that he wouldn't be looked down upon when faced with trainees with wealthy background.

Finally, Jungkook grew up in a family that loved art and music. He inherited his golden voice from his parents when they both loved singing. With a little more luck, Jungkook's parents helped him pursue an artistic path at an early age by letting him take part in auditions.

In the end, the live interview revealed more aspects of BTS than even famous idols. There are families of members with stable economic conditions, but there are also members whose families have worked hard to raise and support them in their careers. But in the end, stories of the past are precious moments that they never forget.

Now, the success of BTS has made up for the poor lives of some of the members in the past and is a sweet achievement that proves the choices of some members are right even though it took a lot to pursue!