On March 10, Park Jinyoung appeared on the YouTube channel “TEO 테오” for the show Salon Drip, alongside actress Kim Minju. The two stars are currently promoting the upcoming JTBC drama Shining.
During the interview, host Jang Do-yeon asked Jinyoung whether he still keeps in touch with his former GOT7 bandmates.
He replied that although they have a group chat, they do not communicate very often.
“We have a KakaoTalk group chat, but we don’t talk that frequently. Even if we don’t contact each other, it still feels like family,” he said. “I check on how the members are doing from time to time.”
“We fought a lot,” Jinyoung admits
Jang Do-yeon then mentioned that she had heard GOT7 fought as often as senior groups like Shinhwa and Super Junior.
Jinyoung did not deny it. “Yes, we fought a lot,” he admitted.
He explained that many of their arguments happened while practicing choreography. “There were moves where we tapped each other during the choreography. If someone got tapped, they’d feel annoyed and hit a little harder. Then the other person would get annoyed and hit even harder,” he recalled.
Fighting in the bathroom… then smiling on stage
The actor also confirmed a long-circulating story about the group fighting at a broadcasting station just moments before performing.
Jang Do-yeon asked if it was true that the members once grabbed each other by the collar in a bathroom but immediately pretended to be friendly once they had to go on stage.
Jinyoung laughed and said it really happened.
“Yes, we even fought in the bathroom,” he said. “Then someone would say, ‘We have to go on stage now,’ and we’d suddenly smile and go out.” He humorously reenacted the situation during the interview, drawing laughter from everyone on set.
“Now we’re like family”
Despite the frequent conflicts during their idol days, Jinyoung said the members usually reconciled quickly.
“After about an hour, we’d already made up. We’d be angry at first, but then we’d be eating together and laughing,” he shared.
According to him, those experiences ultimately strengthened their bond.
“Because we fought through everything, now there’s nothing left to fight about. I think it made us even closer,” he added.
Sources: Daum | 스포츠조선