The 'second generation singers' who appeared in the variety show 'Star Junior Show Taiyaki' (hereinafter referred to as 'Taiyaki') in the form of cute and lovely children have now become 'singers'. Park Nam-jung's daughter, Park Si-eun, is a member of the girl group StayC, and Sim-shin's daughter, Shim Hye-won, is about to debut.
Park Si-eun's face was known when she appeared in SBS' Taiyaki with her father, Park Nam-jung, when she was young. Aired from 2009 to 2015, 'Taiyaki' is a talk and game entertainment featuring stars and their children. Park Nam-jung is the original idol-like singer who gained popularity in the 1980s with her so-called 'g n dance'. As much as her father was a 'flower boy', Park Si-eun also drew attention from the time she appeared in 'Taiyaki' with her outstanding visuals that resembled her father.
Park Si-eun worked as an actress from 2014 before debuting as a singer in 2020. In the dramas 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Six Flying Dragons', 'The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop', 'Queen for 7 Days', and 'Ssanggapp Bar', she played child roles of Baek Jin-hee, Jung Yu-mi, Choi Ji-na, Park Min-young, and Hwang Jung-eum. Through 'Thirty but Seventeen', in which she appeared as Shin Hye-sun's child, she also won the SBS Drama Awards Youth Acting Award. It means that his acting skills are also of a high standard.
Currently, the main vocalist of StayC, Park Si-eun, is evaluated as a 'hexagonal member' who has singing, rapping, dancing, acting, foreign languages, and visuals. Refreshing tone, solid vocalization and voice, and expressive power accumulated through acting activities are considerable. The speed at which he learns to dance is fast and his dance lines are neat, as if he inherited the DNA of his dance singer father.
Park Si-eun said in 'Taiyaki', "I want to become a great singer when I grow up." Now that dream has come true. Park Nam-jung was proud of Park Si-eun, saying in EBS1's 'Life Story', "It's as if I inherited my family business. It feels good to know me more because of my daughter."
Shim Shin's daughter Shim Hye-won, who appeared in 'Taiyaki' in 2012, is also preparing for girl group activities. Shim Hye-won, who attracted attention with her lovely and clear voice during the broadcast, will debut as a member of the girl group Kiss of Life. The activity name is Bell. The debut album 'Kiss of Life' with the same name as the team name will be released on July 5 through each music site.
Bell's father, Mind and Body, gained popularity with his tall appearance and neat atmosphere. In the early 1990s, the choreography 'Pistol Dance' of the song 'Only You', which utilized tall height and long limbs, was especially loved. As if he inherited his father's talent, Bell was also known to have excellent musical talent from a young age. Participated in works such as Le Seraphim's 'Unforgiven' and (G)I-DLE's Miyeon's solo song, revealing her singer-songwriting ability. In a broadcast in the past, Shim Shin boasted of her daughter's songwriting skills, who were in her second year of high school at the time.
The album also includes Bell's self-composed song 'Countdown'. The music video for "Countdown", released recently, contains images of conflicts with family over the dream they truly want after escaping from the oppressed life of living as a ballerina that their parents wanted. Belle expresses the feelings of hope and wandering of a teenage girl through acting that bursts into resentment.
The second generation of stars who inherited their father's DNA and became singers. It is impressive to see him reborn as a singer through steady efforts without relying only on his father's fame. Attention is focusing on what kind of development the two cute girls will make as full-fledged singers in the future.
Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr