{"id":259405,"date":"2026-05-05T00:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/05\/how-txts-soobin-turned-his-childhood-dreams-into-reality-a-journey-from-fan-to-idol\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T00:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:09:53","slug":"how-txts-soobin-turned-his-childhood-dreams-into-reality-a-journey-from-fan-to-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/entertainment\/2026\/05\/05\/how-txts-soobin-turned-his-childhood-dreams-into-reality-a-journey-from-fan-to-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"How TXT&#8217;s Soobin Turned His Childhood Dreams into Reality: A Journey from Fan to Idol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result.<\/p>\n<p>TXT&#8217;s Soobin revealed what inspired him to pursue a career as a singer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"photo-layout\" image photo_319192 float-center data-idxno=\"319192\" data-type=\"photo\"><img alt=\"src=contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0293\/image-b0067a29-6c64-4fb2-981c-fe0c2e815e23.png\" width=\"720\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo-layout\" image photo_319193 float-center data-idxno=\"319193\" data-type=\"photo\"><img alt=\"src=contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0293\/image-6996e6c4-a50a-45c7-8b58-b3e4fb208350.png\" width=\"720\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo-layout\" image photo_319194 float-center data-idxno=\"319194\" data-type=\"photo\"><img alt=\"src=contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0293\/image-79434e18-45f3-4f13-9ed9-42836b314581.png\" width=\"720\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo-layout\" image photo_319195 float-center data-idxno=\"319195\" data-type=\"photo\"><img alt=\"src=contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0293\/image-3fdc5057-8622-43ee-ad53-02a73aab9519.png\" width=\"720\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"photo-layout\" image photo_319196 float-center data-idxno=\"319196\" data-type=\"photo\"><img alt=\"src=contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0293\/image-a906d8b1-73df-43ad-9fbb-34c73b8d58f8.png\" width=\"720\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the 4th, the YouTube channel &#8216;Jjanhan-hyung Shin Dong-yeop&#8217; posted a video titled \\&#8221;TXT Soobin &amp; Beomgyu EP.143: An eight-year idol who dreams of becoming a variety-show personality.\\&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Soobin said he has been a huge fan of KARA since elementary school. 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