Red Velvet Joy "Studying hard because my family situation is not good"

Red Velvet Joy revealed that she focused on her studies during her school years because her family was not well-off. Joy recently appeared in a video on the YouTube channel ’Life84,’ where she shared her experiences before debuting and the process of achieving her dream of becoming a singer. Joy said she had decided not to pursue a career as a singer if she did not pass SM Entertainment’s audition. She explained, ″My family’s financial situation wasn’t that good. When I was young, the only thing I could do was study hard,″ explaining why she was dedicated to her studies. She also mentioned that she had ranked first in her class and second in her entire school at one point. She revealed that she started worrying about her future early on. Joy said, ″I had a lot of concerns about the future. From then on, I kept thinking, ’How am I going to make a living?’″ She recalled that she began to seriously nurture her dream of singing when she performed on stage during a talent show on her second-year middle school trip. She added that her friends were surprised when she went on stage, but after singing at various events, her grades started to decline. Kian84 told Joy that he thought she would have done well even if she hadn’t become a singer, and Joy responded that she was confident in herself. When asked which member of Red Velvet was the best at studying, Joy mentioned Wendy, saying, ″Wendy unnie even received the Obama Award. She was truly an elite.″