{"id":3650,"date":"2022-01-18T06:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T11:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/trends\/?p=3650"},"modified":"2023-03-06T07:22:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T12:22:32","slug":"does-sunghoon-from-enhypen-practice-skating-when-did-he-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/trends\/k-pop\/does-sunghoon-from-enhypen-practice-skating-when-did-he-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Sunghoon from ENHYPEN practice skating? When did Park Sung-hoon begin skating?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the latest episode of ENHYPEN’s<\/strong> ‘EN-O’CLOCK’ aired on December 16, Sunghoon<\/strong> (Park Sung-hoon) returned to the ice rink for the first time since his debut as a K-Pop idol!<\/p>\n

Sunghoon from ENHYPEN returns to the ice rink<\/h2>\n

As many fans know, ENHYPEN’s Sunghoon has an impressive career history as a pro Junior League figure skater, having retired in 2020 shortly before appearing as a contestant on Mnet’s ‘I-Land’. In fact, before switching career paths to music, Sunghoon competed in the top-tier (Rank 8) group and was well on track to become a South Korean national representative in figure skating!<\/p>\n

But since his debut as a member of ENHYPEN, fans have not had a chance to see Sunghoon ice skating again… that is, until today!<\/p>\n

On this latest episode of ‘EN-O’CLOCK’, all of the ENHYPEN members paid a visit to the ice rink, where they got to witness Sunghoon skating in real life. The members then also gave ice skating a try themselves, playing various games and having a good time.<\/p>\n

Before diving into the fun and games, though, Sunghoon decided to treat fans to a surprise, impromptu figure skating routine to his own song, ENHYPEN’s “Given-Taken”!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s How Figure Skating Gave ENHYPEN\u2019s Sunghoon An Edge As A K-Pop Idol, According To Sunghoon Himself<\/h3>\n

Before he was a K-Pop idol, ENHYPEN\u2018s Sunghoon was an award-winning figure skater. He had a podium finish in international competitions such as the Asian Figure Skating Trophy and the Lombardia Trophy, quickly gaining a legion of fans who admired his graceful performances on the ice.<\/p>\n

When he made it into the lineup of ENHYPEN in 2020, he ended his decade-long career in figure skating and became a full time singer. The two jobs may be vastly different, but Sunghoon was able to take his learnings from one and use it for the other! He explained just how he did so in an interview with Weverse Magazine.<\/p>\n

When the interviewer commented, \u201cAll your experience as a figure skater must have been a lot of help for your performances and facial expressions,\u201d he readily agreed.<\/p>\n

What does he say about it?<\/h4>\n

Skating allowed him to get used to expressing himself while moving along to the music. I wasn\u2019t really good at facial expressions when I figure skated, but I remember feeling the melody and I did a lot of sentimental acting, which I think helped.<\/p>\n

He was also able to naturally gain a dance style that was clean and attractive. When it comes to dancing, one can rarely fault him in any way.<\/p>\n

And because I figure skated for so long, I\u2019ve become pretty athletic, so even though I haven\u2019t learned much, say, acrobatics, I could do it right away. People say I have a clean dancing style and that I don\u2019t have any bad habits, and that there\u2019s a soft, pretty tone to my dancing.<\/p>\n

Finally, figure skating helped Sunghoon put on a consistently great performance on stage. Practicing on the ice and not in a practice room was the tougher way of doing things, but it definitely paid off.<\/p>\n

And people usually practice their dance moves in front of the mirror and get used to that, but when I was figure skating I never really did that. I think not having to rely on the mirror makes my performances on stage and on camera look just as good as when I practice.<\/p>\n

Looking at Sunghoon\u2019s performances as a member of ENHYPEN, it\u2019s easy to see how figure skating gave him an edge!<\/p>\n