Red Velvet Wendy Talks About The Most Heart Breaking Moment She Suffered During Trainee Days

Red Velvet‘s Wendy opened up on Idol Party about the hardest moment she experienced while she was a trainee and confessed that it still affects her now.

She lived and studied abroad since she was in the fifth grade, so her mother would always send flowers and cake each year for her birthday.

Like most trainees, she was on a diet during her trainee days. Her mother would make a low-calorie cake with as much as the sugar taken out as possible especially to help her stick to her restrictive diet.

One year, her mother made and sent a low-fat pumpkin cake. Wendy was scolded by her agency for eating the cake and sharing it around because she was failing to follow her diet.

The agency told scolded her, saying “Why did you eat it? You’re on a diet!” Wendy, feeling frustrated and upset, channeled her anger at her mom by yelling at her.

She recalls often taking her frustrations out on her mom when it was difficult during her trainee days.

“We get irritated and angry when we’re upset and stressed. Whenever I was having a hard time I got frustrated and I was often frustrated with my mom. I’m so sorry to my mom who had to endure all of that.” — Wendy

Wendy shed tears because she felt so guilty and thankful for her mom’s constant support.