Singer-actress Bae Suzy has recently opened up about her time in K-pop girl group Miss A compared to her life as an actress.
Upon the release of her new movie Wonderland, the actress and former Miss A member sat down with South Korean media, per SBS Star, to discuss her new project and beginnings as a K-pop idol, sharing that she is much more content in life now.
Bae first entered the public eye when she debuted in JYP Entertainment girl group Miss A in 2010, and remained part of the group until their disbandment in 2017. She has since made several solo releases as a singer, but has primarily been working her acting career.
The singer-actress shared that she often feels “[caught] off guard” when watching old footage of days as a K-pop idol, though admitting that she finds those memories “endearing”. While she spoke fondly of her time in the group, she reveals that she’s much happier with her life now.
“Back then, I had no spare time or headspace, and was [living] a more fierce life. There weren’t enough opportunities to think about my life or look at it from a distance,” Bae explained. “It’s not that things were harder back then; I didn’t know what to do because I was so young”.
“Now that I have more headspace to reflect on my life, I am incomparably more content with my life [now] than I was back then,” she added, while noting that K-pop idol life also played a significant part in her personal growth. “I don’t think I would have reached this emotional state if I hadn’t gone through that time.”
Prior to the premiere of Wonderland, Bae’s latest project had been the Netflix adaptation of the hit Naver webtoon Doona!. Starring as its titular character, the singer-actress played the role of a retired K-pop idol living in a college town.