GOT7 Yugyeom opens up about financial struggles: “I fell into a period of slump…” - Deets inside

Yugyeom, the youngest member of GOT7, recently opened up about the financial struggles he has had to go through in the past couple of years. He talked about how even without much work to keep him occupied, he still had to be the breadwinner for his family, which ended up taking a major toll on his mental health.

Yugyeom on his financial struggles during COVID

GOT7 have remained one of the most popular groups in K-pop, even when most members are on their path of exploring solo opportunities. This fame and popularity, however, did not stop financial struggles from reaching the youngest member of the group.Yugyeom recently appeared in an episode with YouTuber Draw Andrew, where he opened up about what he went through during the COVID pandemic, and how he went through mental exhaustion.

He shared that at the time, shows and performances were getting cancelled left and right, which left him with the least amount of solo schedules. This is where his financial struggles just began, and although the artist tried to remain hopeful and positive about things, his situation finally got to him. In the interview, he shared, “I thought I would never let any kind of stress or obstacles get in my head. For the rest of my life, too.

I didn’t think I’d ever be affected. But then, I fell into a period of slump, too. I did have my moments of mental exhaustion”.

What he did to get out of the slump

While talking about his struggles, the idol shared that not doing anything got to him the most. At first, he was not motivated enough, but after a while, he managed to fill all of his free time with making music and choreographies. He shared, “I felt so uneasy, not doing anything. I kept thinking to myself, ‘I should be working harder and doing literally anything’. So I started focusing on making music. I basically stayed in my room all day, making songs every day”.He also added that for choreographies, he contacted his elders from his days at the dance academy. He got together with them and worked on new choreographies to keep himself functional and occupied.