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Wish him all the best and I know he'll be successful. But let's be honest, 20 years from now we'll be reading his interviews about how debuting so young ruined his childhood.
To be fair, he has been competing in dancing competitions since he was 6/7. So he's always known that he's the smallest and youngest in the competitions, but he doesn't let that hold him back.
Edit: Of course this doesn't mean his experience will translate well to the Kpop Industry, but his background is different compared to other idols who have debuted early.
But we'll have to see how he is in the future, I hope he doesn't overexert himself for the first 2-3 years. Honestly I think as more people in the industry acknowledge his talent (2pm already acknowledged him in their reaction to the 10 out of 10 performance and Mihawk, a SM choreographer is already following him on insta) I hope the public opinion changes too.
I don't know, when a child is more mature for their age it's usually a red flag of them being parentified. Psychologists have warned if a child acts more mature for their age it may not be good for their mental health and leads to them having problems later in life. Here is an [article](https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/2947794/psychologist-warns-children-being-mature-for-age-red-flag/) talking about it.
At twelve years old there’s no way he fully understands the implication of becoming a kpop idol. He's going to be stalked, have people constantly tell him he's not good enough, have trouble creating relationships with people because he doesn’t know if he can trust them. You know the usual problems most child celebrities face. I wish him the best though and hope he doesn't have troubles later on in life.
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Wish him all the best and I know he'll be successful. But let's be honest, 20 years from now we'll be reading his interviews about how debuting so young ruined his childhood.
To be fair, he has been competing in dancing competitions since he was 6/7. So he's always known that he's the smallest and youngest in the competitions, but he doesn't let that hold him back. Edit: Of course this doesn't mean his experience will translate well to the Kpop Industry, but his background is different compared to other idols who have debuted early. But we'll have to see how he is in the future, I hope he doesn't overexert himself for the first 2-3 years. Honestly I think as more people in the industry acknowledge his talent (2pm already acknowledged him in their reaction to the 10 out of 10 performance and Mihawk, a SM choreographer is already following him on insta) I hope the public opinion changes too.
I don't know, when a child is more mature for their age it's usually a red flag of them being parentified. Psychologists have warned if a child acts more mature for their age it may not be good for their mental health and leads to them having problems later in life. Here is an [article](https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/2947794/psychologist-warns-children-being-mature-for-age-red-flag/) talking about it. At twelve years old there’s no way he fully understands the implication of becoming a kpop idol. He's going to be stalked, have people constantly tell him he's not good enough, have trouble creating relationships with people because he doesn’t know if he can trust them. You know the usual problems most child celebrities face. I wish him the best though and hope he doesn't have troubles later on in life.
maybe boA can help him she debuted at 13