K-Pop Idol Reveals Intense Mental Health Struggle That Made Him Ram Himself Into A Mirror [Video]

In the latest episode of CBS‘s YouTube channel show, Tony An, a member of the OG K-Pop group H.O.T., revealed the intense mental health struggle that came after his huge success as an idol and as an entrepreneur.

Looking back at his time as H.O.T., Tony commented that he “lacked self-esteem.” He opened up about his feelings of inferiority.

Throughout my time as an idol, I always lacked self-esteem. I thought to myself, ‘I’m actually not good enough, but I was fortunate enough to be signed to a good agency and teamed up with good members.’ I thought that was the only reason why things worked out for me the way they did. I believed I had no real talent of my own, and I was afraid to do anything by myself because I feared failure.

— Tony An

Such feelings led him …