Female K-Pop Star Admits To Performing While Drunk

It wasn’t her proudest moment. Koreaboo 29 minutes ago K-Pop singer Chae Yeon, who recently went viral after her hit song appeared in The Glory, has opened up about the career incident that changed her relationship with alcohol for good. | @chaeyeon_lee/Instagram In a new video on comedian Lee Eun Ji’s YouTube channel, Chae Yeon looked back on how she managed her body and schedule at the peak of her career — including just how often she used to drink. Shortly after her debut, she was going out to drink four to five nights every week. | 이은지/YouTube I had just become a celebrity. A lot of people contacted me. They’d say, ‘Come out for drinks,’ or ‘Come out here.’ I had just debuted, so of course I was excited. — Chae Yeon Her intense drinking habits eventually led to one night she still remembers clearly. After drinking all night and through to the morning, Chae Yeon admits that she headed to a scheduled performance without even sleeping. | 이은지/YouTube By Chae Yeon’s own account, even the drunken car ride to the venue was rough. Once she made it on stage to sing, her condition felt so different from usual that she realized, “I can’t keep doing this.” That was the moment that marked a...