How was Felix from Stray Kids discovered by JYP Entertainment?

Lee Yong Bokbetter known by his artistic name, felixdebuted as a K-pop idol on March 25, 2018 by forming Stray Kids, a group that emerged through a survival program with the same name, made by the company JYP Entertainment.

He, alongside Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Seungmin and INhad its debut marked by the release of the album “I am Not” and the title song “District 9”, which was promoted alongside the release of an MV; remember:

But, you know how felixby Stray Kids, was discovered by JYP Entertainment? The information that was circulating among fan forums and even news portals was that the idol had been approached on the streets of Sydney, the capital of Australia, the city where felix was born and raised.

However, last Monday, the 22nd, a chat was aired in which the artist explained to STAYS [nome do fandom do Stray Kids] as actually found by the agency years ago.

ON FACEBOOK?

In an interview with the Australian TV program The Project, felixwho was accompanied by the group leader in the chat, Bangchandenied that he was approached casually in Sydney, as he stated that the invitation came through the social network Facebook.

He said:

It wasn’t on the streets, it was on Facebook. There was a woman who sent me a DM. I was like, ‘Oh, okay, this is kind of weird,’ but she was asking if I was willing to go to a photo shoot. That was my thought, ‘dangerous and strange’. But the funny thing is, I was practicing at a dance academy and then the boss there said, ‘I think you should try it.’ So yeah, bye, Australia. I went to Korea immediately, two weeks later.

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On social media, fans of felix gave their opinions on how he was recruited and made jokes about the idol having been an active teenager on Facebook:

Therefore, felix He became a JYP trainee and practiced for 1 year before making his long-awaited debut, which was almost postponed, as he was eliminated from the Stray Kids program in the eighth episode. Luckily, he was brought back in the ninth episode and could finally become an idol.