AOA's ChoA appeared on MBC's 'Radio Star' on May 20 and talked about how hard it had been for her to become a trainee and singer. �

She said, "I really liked [the idea of being] a singer. �I used to look at pictures and stuff when I was little. �I happened to see Girls' Generation when they were trainees. �I was envious of that image. �However, my parents were very against it. �I went around by myself to audition."

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She added, "I failed SM auditions 15 times. �Afterwards, I tried out for JYP and was dropped again at the very end," surprising everybody.

Well, FNC Entertainment saw her potential and now she's a hit star, so all that hard work paid off! �You can also see her mimic Yano Shiho and act cute in the videos below.