In an interview, BoA revealed the struggles she went through early in her career and how Bang Si Hyuk, the founder of Big Hit Music and now HYBE, helped her during the difficult times.
During the interview, BoA looked herself up on the internet and shared stories about herself to confirm or deny the things written about her on Namu Wiki. During the segment, she came across a paragraph that said BoA was like a child head-of-the family of a large agency like SM Entertainment.
BoA quickly agreed and then revealed that in her early days as a K-Pop artist under SM, she didn’t have a manager and used to take the bus to recording sessions. It was Bang Si Hyuk who helped her at that time to get a taxi to get back home.
It was the dark age. As I didn’t have my manager, I took a bus on the way to recording. Bang Si Hyuk gave me money for me to take a taxi on my way home.
— BoA
This unexpected revelation caught many people off-guard, including the staff inside the room with BoA. The internet also quickly picked up the story as this specific segment from the entire interview started to make headlines.
This tiny detail is also trending on Naver. pic.twitter.com/KCGTpn858W
— Hikari (@nabiya0693) November 25, 2022
People who have been familiar with Bang Si Hyuk’s history felt appreciative of his kindness, which was reflected in the way he treated BTS from their trainee days as well.
Yup I think that’s what makes him special. What I notice about some company big bosses is that they like to be bigger than the idol they handle. They are super control freak and also want to hog the limelight to the point of upstaging their own talents.
— reb 🌸💜💙🚀 (@adn_lover) November 26, 2022
Some also felt that this random act of kindness fits right into the genre of Bang Si Hyuk’s eccentric personality lore that has made its way out of the industry over the years.
Bang pd lore is so funny. Paid for boa’s taxi. Bought Jo Kwon his first pair of heels. Put on an iron man helmet & fought gfriend’s ex ceo. Lived with JYP in America. trimmed off his beard to glue it onto Lee hyun’s face for a mv. Turned up on bfree’s doorstep ready to fight. https://t.co/rXIf1H804h
— 📺 (@itboypercy) November 25, 2022
