Why I Dug Into Son Ho Young
Honestly? Saw this dude’s face pop up on some music show rerun yesterday. Looked familiar, couldn’t quite place the name or how old he might be now. Got curious. Thought, “Why not just look him up and share the weird journey?” Ended up down a rabbit hole.
Step 1: Basic Google Plunge
Smashed “Son Ho Young” into the search bar. Simple, right? Wasn’t expecting much. Boom – tons of pics, mostly looking super young. Okay, cool, 90s/00s Korean idol vibes. Needed concrete stuff though. Age first.
- Clicked the Wikipedia link. Always a dice roll.
- Scrolled past the intro blurb straight to “Early life.” Bingo! Found birthdate: March 26, 1980. Did the math. Dude’s 44 now. Mind slightly blown – he’s way older than he looked in those music videos.
Step 2: The “Fun Facts” Hunt Got Messy
Wanted more than just numbers. Time to dig deeper. Started clicking random articles and fan sites. Things got… chaotic.
- First find: He was part of god. That legendary group? Yeah. Kim Tae-woo, Yoon Kye-sang… the whole squad. Totally forgot he was OG K-pop.
- Next stumble: Military service story. Apparently, he enlisted super quietly in 2009. Like, told almost no one beforehand. Just vanished one day. Wild. Found forum posts from fans freaking out.
- Scrolled some more. Found a tidbit about him almost being JYP? Wait, what? Read closer. Turns out he trained under Park Jin-young before joining god. Whew, almost had me thinking he was JYP for a sec. Dodged that misunderstanding.
- Bonus weirdness: Some site mentioned he was really into fitness. Like, seriously into it. Post-military pics kinda proved it. Broad shoulders. Not bad for 44.
Step 3: Cross-Checking Chaos
Knew the internet lies. Tried double-checking the crazy stuff. Verified the god membership and military date on a couple of semi-reliable K-pop databases. Birthday seemed solid everywhere. The JYP trainee bit popped up in a few interviews, seemed legit. The fitness obsession? Well, the visual evidence spoke for itself. Had to trust the pics.
Wrap Up & Realization
Shut the laptop feeling kinda amused. Went in for a simple age check, ended up with military gossip and confusing JYP trivia. Learned more than I bargained for. Main takeaway? Son Ho Young is older than I thought, way more foundational in K-pop history than I remembered, and seems to have done things his own quirky way. Also confirmed that looking up “fun facts” online is usually a journey into mild chaos. Might remember his age now… maybe. Probably not.
