A Story of Faith: Eun Hyuk of Korea's Top Boy Band 'Super Junior'
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 ~ Hyuk Jae Lee (2 College Mission; "Eun Hyuk" is Hyuk Jae's stage name)
Super Junior is a top boy band in Korea whose popularity extends to China, Japan, Thailand, the Southeast Asia, and beyond.
Of the 13-member Super Junior, the recipient of "The 2006 SBS Popular Music Mutizen Song Award," "The Most Popular Mobile Song Award" at the Seoul Music Awards, numerous "Best New Artist" awards, and Gold Disc Awards, there is a young man who shines like a beautiful jewel in his love for God.
The interview team met with "Eun Hyuk," whose birth name is Hyuk Jae Lee. Nurturing his dream to be a singer since his grade school days, Eun Hyuk auditioned for and was signed by SM Entertainment (one of Korea's major music producers and management companies) during his middle school years and debuted as a member of Super Junior in November 2005. It may appear as though Eun Hyuk achieved stardom overnight but, reminiscing the road he's traveled thus far, everything still feels like a dream for him.
"My training before the debut was actually a lot longer than that of other singers," says Eun Hyuk. "I trained for about 6 years and many others who had trained with me ended up debuting before I did. At times I was jealous of them. Friends at school would sometimes ask, 'So when's your big debut?' Some would even make a cruel joke. 'Are you sure you're still with the management company? You sure you haven't gotten fired?' It was difficult. But I thought it was all part of the process. Because I thought it was something I had to go through anyway, I never gave up, not even for a moment."
 Now that he's realized his dream, Eun Hyuk confesses that his faith had been an undeniable support that pulled him through staying up many a night for practice and psychological burdens he endured since the debut. Beginning his life in Christ in childhood with his parents, Eun Hyuk joined Manmin Joong-ang Church in May 1999 and has been nurturing his faith.
While watching many people being healed by the prayer of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, who was conducting "The Two-week Special Revival Meeting," Eun Hyuk says that even though he was very little at the time, his heart was deeply touched by the work of the Living God. Attending worship services afterwards, Eun Hyuk vowed to live by God's Word and has not forgotten to pray every day.
Eun Hyuk is extremely busy today, with continuous appearances on television and hosting the radio program "Kiss the Radio" on KBS 2FM.
Still, because he is a member of a group it is not always easy to make time for his personal use. Yet, Eun Hyuk confesses that whenever he attends worship services at Manmin and meets with Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee even briefly, he feels refreshed and reinvigorated.
"I'm so grateful for my family and relatives who support me with prayer. I am also grateful for the Senior Pastor who always gives me kind words of advice. I still feel I have long ways to go with singing and dancing but I am going to do my best to give great glory to God."
During "The 2006 Evangelization Campaign," Eun Hyuk has brought back many souls to the arms of our Lord and strives to emanate the scent of Christ and give glory to God whenever and wherever. Though he may be performing on stages of this world, Eun Hyuk's desire and passion for the heavenly city of New Jerusalem is as fervent as those of any others.
~ Filed by Yeoh-ran Choe (egghead50@nate.com)
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