At the time, Ronnie became popular in the local music industry after he joined the ABS-CBN reality contest "Pinoy Dream Academy" and due to his hit song Ngiti. This led him to getting an offer to audition for a K-pop group that was being formed in Korea. It was a big deal then because it could possibly make him famous worldwide, but it also meant facing tough challenges like living far from his family and being homesick.
Sharing the story with The STAR, he said, "Totoo (It's true, I auditioned.) That time, it was the height of Ngiti.
They wanted to bring me to Korea.
Then the requirement was two to three years of training.
"They even said, 'Are you willing (to do a) face change?' I said, 'Yes.' But then three years without going home.
Because that time, we were promoting 'Ngiti.' I just released that song. I have contracts, commitments to shows." He further shared that the process back then was to audition for the producers.
"Yung show ang may invitation na may audition. Because there's this trend where they will get artists from different countries and then, they will be combined together and launch them as a K-pop group."
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